Chapter 429: Saint Creation Plan
After Su Xibi left, the whole night had become completely dark.

Zhou Tieyi looked at the mountains in the distance. What was different from before was that a bright full moon had risen at the moment dusk fell, shining in harmony with the real waning moon in the sky.

Because Father Tian finally sanctified the full moon among the eight phases of Taiyin, this moon phase is different from the other seven. In essence, it has the characteristics of the saintly way covering the world and making it impossible for even the first-class to touch it. However, because Father Tian did not completely follow the saintly tradition, the power of this full moon cannot cure all ink stone diseases alone.

Fortunately, there are seven other smaller moon phases that will fly over the mines according to the guidance of the full moon. There is also the method of cloud lanterns, which can distribute moonlight to remote mining areas. Generally speaking, it can be said that a way out has been found for the miners in Taihang Mountains.

Miaoyu saw Zhou Tieyi standing still, walked over and said softly, "Given the current situation, staying in Taihang Mountain might be another option."

Zhou Tieyi turned around and looked at his senior sister's cold and worried expression, and smiled, "Then senior sister, aren't you worried that if I stay in Taihang Mountain, it will immediately cause chaos in the world and the people will suffer?"

Su Xibi came here just now to test his attitude. The reason why the Emperor of Great Xia did not forcefully read out the imperial edict was, on the one hand, that he truly had the power to threaten him, and on the other hand, as Guan Guan and he had discussed before, the Emperor of Great Xia was the weakest when he entered the third rank of Taoism.

The drastic reforms he had carried out in Shantong Prefecture and the erection of his statue in all academies across the world more than a month ago had already shown that in this reform, not only did he benefit, but the emperor as well. It only took him two or three months to successfully advance from the lower level to the third level.

But this was also the most dangerous time for him, or for the entire Da Xia. That's why there was pressure from the Northern Yuan Meng, evil gods causing trouble, and even his rapid rise to prominence. All this meant that the strength of the Great Xia Emperor was no longer enough to control the overall situation.

Therefore, at this time, the Emperor of Daxia needs to unite more people. He read it out in the form of a "secret decree". I am afraid that all the philosophers in Tianjing have already known about this secret decree. If he disobeys the decree, he will lose the righteousness that Tian's father has fought so hard for him.

What's more, it seems that he can control Taihang Mountain, but in fact, he has only been reforming Taihang Mountain for two months. Most people here follow him because of interests and threats. Once he cuts off ties with Tianjing, the reform of Taihang Mountain will inevitably be hindered. Once the people inside have the idea of ​​uneven distribution of benefits, the few people he has now are simply not enough to manage this place.

The reform has not been deepened and promoted, and our grassroots team has not been trained at all. If we give ourselves 20 years, we can run the Workers' College vigorously and train at least four or five generations of outstanding graduates. Only then will we have a chance.

"Senior sister, you are too concerned."

Miaoyu heard this and laughed at herself, "That's right."

Zhou Tieyi continued, "I do have something that I need your help with."

"What's the matter?" Miaoyu asked curiously.

"The court summoned me back to Beijing to report on my duties, but since Senior Sister is not serving in the court, she can stay in Taihang Mountain and look after this place for me."

Zhou Tieyi took off the Tai Chi Yin Yang bracelet in his hand and handed it to Miaoyu. Because they both cultivated the Tai Chi together, this Tai Chi Yin Yang bracelet was also able to exert powerful power in Miaoyu's hand. Combined with Miaoyu's current strength of the third rank of Taoism, it was enough to suppress an ordinary third rank, comparable to a second rank with slightly weaker strength.

"After I leave, there will be no one to suppress them. Those noble families will certainly have some changes. After much thought, I think only Senior Sister has the ability to help me watch over the noble families living here. If we encounter people with ill intentions, Senior Sister can just kill them and leave the rest to me. In addition, the Cloud Talisman Moon-taking Method that Senior Sister created must be spread through the Workers' School."

The core of the Yunlu Quyue method is a ninth-grade talisman, so as long as it is cultivated carefully and someone in every mining area learns it, then this method will naturally spread.

"I see."

Miaoyu nodded cautiously. She also understood that although Zhou Tieyi would return to the capital in response to the imperial edict, his purpose was not to please the Emperor of Great Xia, but to give an explanation to the various schools of thought that Zhou Tieyi was not a person who destroyed unity. On the contrary, after Zhou Tieyi returned to the capital, the ball of how to arrange for Zhou Tieyi, a meritorious minister, would be kicked back into the hands of the Emperor of Great Xia.

After Miaoyu left, Zhou Tieyi found Qin Yu again. At this time, Qin Yu's face was flushed and he looked very heroic. He did not have any of the nervousness he had when he first met Zhou Tieyi.

Who could have thought that in just two months, he would go from being a frightened stray dog ​​to the top clerk in Taihang Mountain? In just half a day, the secret promises made by various noble families in Taihang Mountain even made Qin Yu, the son of the Minister of Works, couldn't help but look sideways.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhou Tieyi still remembered the fifty military sticks he had received at the beginning, Qin Yu would probably have been able to earn more wealth than his father could have earned in his entire lifetime with just a little less effort.

Seeing Zhou Tieyi sitting in the middle hall, Qin Yu put away his smile and respectfully clasped his fists and said, "Sir." Zhou Tieyi nodded, "You have followed me for so long, and you know the reforms of Shantong Mansion. I plan to let you build a new city between Mo City and Liuhuan Machinery City..."

Qin Yu looked up in shock and said quickly, "I am not very knowledgeable and I don't dare to take on this important task."

Zhou Tieyi raised his hand to stop him, "This is not a matter of daring or not, it's a question of Taoism. How far have you progressed in your Taoism?"

Hearing about the path, Qin Yu licked his lips. In the past, it was because he could not see the way forward and it was impossible for him to truly follow the Mohist path of universal love, so Qin Yu was happy to be a second-generation rich man.

But when Zhou Tieyi handed him the pure ink stone, Qin Yu understood that he had the opportunity to walk his own path like those great masters who founded their own schools in history. How could he not work hard?

His talent was not bad to begin with, and he was previously a seventh-rank 'Mo Shou' of the Mohist school. With Zhou Tieyi's supply of resources for the past two months, especially during the time in Mo City, Qin Yu was able to ask Tian Fu and Gong Shu Ting for advice, and had initially figured out a way to further practice.

He reached out and touched his left hand, only to see that the left hand, which seemed to be made of flesh and blood, actually opened to both sides like a mechanical door, flashing with a blue light. The complex ink stone mechanism array was slowly operating under the outline of silver and gold. At the core, a pure artificial ink stone the size of a baby's fist slowly provided energy to the surroundings.

In the past, because the spirit of inkstone was impure, even the mechanical practitioners of the Mohist and Gongshu schools only dared to use it on independent mechanical creations and did not dare to use it directly on the human body.

Gongshujia's method of using wood and steel to replace the human body was already extremely bold, and now with the pure ink stone, Qin Yu completely transformed his left arm, taking Gongshujia's method of wood and steel transformation a step further.

Such benefits may not be seen at the upper three levels, but at the middle level, it can provide practitioners with powerful energy, allowing people to gradually become machines.

It’s just that Qin Yu is not strong enough now, so he only dares to use his left arm for the experiment. He doesn’t dare to move his most critical dantian at all.

Qin Yu excitedly told Zhou Tieyi about his cultivation results. "After completing the initial transformation, I already feel that my mechanical force has undergone some qualitative changes. It seems that because my own spirit and energy have merged with the nature of the inkstone, my mechanical force is more efficient when driving the inkstone mechanical array. In this case alone, I can exert four times the energy output efficiency of the original mechanical array, and at the same time, the loss of the mechanical array is also reduced."

Zhou Tieyi looked carefully at the mechanism array diagram on Qin Yu's arm. The reason why the mechanism array diagram has high consumption is not only because the ink stone itself is precious, but also because after each use, the ink stone converts energy and consumes the mechanism array diagram. The entire mechanism array diagram needs to be repaired with silver and gold.

Just four times the energy output efficiency is enough to show that Qin Yu's Taoism is worth developing.

Zhou Tieyi thought for a moment and said, "Not only 'internal training', but also 'external training'."

Qin Yu's eyes lit up, and he let his palm recover. He quickly clasped his fists towards Zhou Tieyi and said, "Sir, what is an external connection?"

Zhou Tieyi said, "Ordinary mechanical creations transmit energy through the inkstone mechanical array diagram. Since your path has already internalized the mechanical array diagram into your body, and the energy provided by your own mechanical force is completely sufficient for large mechanical creations to fight, then can you research a large humanoid mechanical creation that is exclusive to this mechanical artist? Then you will be the energy core."

"Of course, these are just my guesses. Whether this path is feasible or not depends on you."

Qin Yu quickly wrote down Zhou Tieyi's words and nodded in agreement.

Seeing that Qin Yu had indeed come up with a new road, Zhou Tieyi returned to the previous topic, "This time, the Mohist School and the Gongshu School are jointly building a new city to study steam-powered roads. I plan to announce the artificial inkstone."

Qin Yu, who had just been showing joy, looked up in shock, "Sir, this artificial inkstone is extraordinary!"

"I know." Zhou Tieyi interrupted. When he made it before, he knew that he didn't have the strength of the top grade. If he made the artificial inkstone public, he would not be able to keep it. But now is different from the past. With two holy powers, Zhou Tieyi has the confidence to publicly research the artificial inkstone. Only by conducting public research and allowing a large number of people to participate can this Taoist school be quickly improved.

What's more, he wanted to create a saint together with Mohist and Gongshujia, and completely push Tianfu to the sainthood. Although the Mingyue system had enough influence, it was not enough to convince those people outside Taihang Mountain who were not troubled by the inkstone disease. But artificial inkstone was different. Ordinary people could use it, and it was enough to fight against the mechanical techniques of practitioners. This was the saint who truly changed the times.

(End of this chapter)