Chapter 442 Three strategies: upper, middle and lower

The spirit and energy that blew on people's faces like a warm spring breeze actually created a raging wave in the hearts of many top-grade practitioners. Even Xu Wugui looked dazed. He and Gongshu Ting had previously gone to Xiaoshi Town in Shantong Prefecture to meet Zhou Tieyi. Zhou Tieyi once said that he would present a big gift, but who could have imagined that the gift Zhou Tieyi presented would be so heavy!
"Lord Zhou, can I take a closer look at this thing?"

As the host and a great figure of the Mohist school, Xu Wugui asked first.

"It's impossible."

Zhou Tieyi replied that now that this artificial inkstone has been taken out, it will no longer be kept secret, because the use of this inkstone will only be of great significance if it eventually falls into the hands of ordinary people.

He handed the artificial ink stone in his hand to Xu Wugui. Seeing Gongshu Ting, the Lord of Daming Palace seemed to want to say something but hesitated. He signaled Qin Yu next to him to take out a few more artificial ink stones from his Qiankun bag and distribute them to the various Taoist sects present.

The heads of the major sects no longer cared about coming to greet Zhou Tieyi. They took the so-called artificial ink stone with solemn and surprised expressions.

The moment the palm touches the artificial ink stone, everyone can feel the pure spirit.

"It's a bit like the snake fish in the underworld."

This was the immediate reaction of many high-ranking practitioners. The chief lecturer of the Nanda Temple recalled how Zhou Tieyi, in the Yellow Springs battle in the Mountain Copper Mansion, used the power of Tai Chi to absorb the Great Wisdom Root Realm, and used the power of Saint Power to split the snake fish that symbolized the source of all evil. He asked, "Did Lord Zhou's method come from the Yellow Springs snake fish?"

Zhou Tieyi smiled but did not answer. Although he did not mind each company developing its own artificial inkstone, he would not be foolish enough to tell everyone about Tao Du Weng's matter right now.

"No, it's very different from the Yellow Spring Snakefish!"

The Lord of Daming Palace retorted, "The spirit and energy in the Yellow Spring Snake Fish is pure, just like a fetus in its mother's womb. However, although this artificial inkstone is pure, the spirit and energy in it is full of 'inertia', similar to the state between life and death, so it cannot be directly absorbed by living people..."

He first made an instinctive judgment, then raised his head and glanced at Qin Yu sharply. How could Qin Yu hide from the eyes of the Daming Palace Master? When the Daming Palace Master looked at Qin Yu's left arm, he saw that the left arm had been transformed and was similar to the inkstone array. The artificial inkstone in the left arm was generating active energy all the time, blending with Qin Yu's own mechanical force.

He nodded and praised, "Using the inkstone formation to activate it and eliminate inertia is one way to use it, but you must not absorb it directly unless you have already understood the principle of the transformation of life and death."

At this point, the Lord of Daming Palace turned to a Taoist priest wearing a black and white Taoist robe and with white hair and a youthful face and said, "Qingsongzi, do you think this can be used directly as medicine and use pharmacology to transform the essence, energy and spirit in it?"

The Taoist with white hair and a youthful face carries a small medicine basket on his waist, which constantly exudes a pleasant fragrance, like the scent of burning pine and cypress. Although he is wearing a Taoist robe, he is a veritable medical expert. It's just that medicine and Taoism have always been inseparable, similar to the relationship between novelists and Confucianists.

Qingsongzi looked at the artificial inkstone for a while, carefully broke off a piece, and put it directly into his mouth to chew, which made Qin Yu next to him stunned. The Lord of Daming Palace said that this thing could not be directly absorbed by a living person, but this medical genius ate it directly.

After chewing for a while, Qingsongzi still felt that it was not enough, so he took another piece and swallowed it directly into his stomach. The next moment, his stomach turned into a glazed color, like a cow's stomach, and four stomachs appeared!
The four stomachs transformed into the four elements of earth, wind, water and fire, like a huge alchemy furnace. After the four stomachs were transformed, Qingsongzi said, "It's okay to use a little bit of ordinary pharmacology. If you want to use it in large quantities, you still need the alchemy furnace to enlighten you. The pills you refine will also tend to be tonic."

The Lord of Daming Palace nodded with a smile, agreeing with Qingsongzi's statement. It was already a very good thing that this artificial inkstone could be used to make elixirs, because although the inkstone was precious, its output was stable, and its output was already the best among many spiritual medicines. In the past, because the essence, energy and spirit in it were mixed, even the third-grade Taoists and doctors did not dare to use it to make elixirs.

Although artificial inkstone is now fully inert and needs to be enlightened by an alchemy furnace, the difficulty has been reduced to a medium level.

The Minister of Education Tang Anshi had a solemn expression on his face. He rubbed the artificial inkstone in his hand repeatedly and explored it inch by inch with his righteous energy. He didn't know much about the method of alchemy, but he could be sure that this inert spirit would no longer cause harm to ordinary people!
This is the greatest benefit!

Previously, the Mohist school was ranked as one of the nine schools, second only to the Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. What restricted the development of Mohist doctrines was not only its own unreliable theory of universal love, but also the harm of inkstone to ordinary people, which forced the Mohists to use it frugally to avoid hurting others and themselves.

The emergence of artificial inkstone has, in a practical sense, freed the Mohists from the shackles that bound them.

He looked at the smiling Zhou Tieyi. Now that all the hundreds of families had gathered together, it was the best time for Zhou Tieyi to launch the artificial inkstone, because as long as there were still people in their families who cared about the people of the world, it would be impossible for them to work together to keep this matter secret.

As long as someone wants to announce it to the world, with the power of newspapers today, the people will soon hear it. This is something that even the Emperor of Daxia cannot stop.

"Everyone, it's getting late. Let's first watch the succession ceremony of Master Xu. The research on artificial inkstone will not be completed in a day or two."

Zhou Tieyi looked up at the sky and gave a reminder.

Xu Wugui, who had been completely immersed in the artificial ink stone, was reluctant to take his eyes off it. Fortunately, Zhou Tieyi gave the artificial ink stone as a gift and did not want to take it back from Xu Wugui, allowing him to keep the artificial ink stone with peace of mind.

Xu Wugui, who had come to his senses, personally led everyone to the viewing platform. The Mohist school was committed to frugality, and the same applied to Xu Wugui's succession ceremony. If this succession ceremony did not have many other meanings, Xu Wugui would have even wanted to keep it simple and not invite so many people to watch.

As everyone watched, Xu Wugui took over the Mohist ruler and compass, which symbolized his status as a great man, and thus ended the entire succession ceremony.

Although the Mohists advocated universal love, as Zhou Tieyi had said to Tian Fu before, this universal love was partly based on the powerful strength and romantic ideals of the Mohist masters. Therefore, within the Mohist school, the masters' orders surpassed the law. Before the masters showed obvious moral violations, including the succession of the next masters, they could be directly designated by the previous masters, without any additional tests in between, thus ensuring the supreme authority of the masters, and only then could a stable social structure be established in the system of universal love. The Mohist master Tian Fu of the previous generation was not only not immoral, but could even push the Mohist orthodoxy a step further. Didn't you see that Zhou Tieyi had already begun to build momentum for the Mohists and wanted to canonize Tian Fu? At this time, the will of Tian Fu, who sacrificed for the entire Taihang Three Provinces, was unimpeded in the Mohist school, and Zhou Tieyi, who possessed the two holy powers left by Tian Fu, was the most powerful executor of this will.

The succession ceremony was simple, but Xu Wugui did not intend to keep it simple afterwards. He invited Zhou Tieyi and Gongshu Ting to the viewing platform and said, "When Tian Sheng was alive, he always regretted that our Mohist and Gongshu School both originated from mechanical arts, but parted ways because of the different explorations of the great way by our predecessors. This is often a regrettable thing."

"Before, Zhou Hou visited Mo City and discussed Taoism with Tian Sheng. He proposed the theory of human desire. Tian Sheng agreed with it and established the holy way based on it. Now, the bright moon system illuminates the mountains and rivers first, and then people create inkstone to bless the people. This is the manifestation of the holy way. The so-called great way, even if it is at odds, there will be a day when you meet. The steam engine method proposed by Zhou Hou and Gongshujia is also deeply agreed by the saint. When he was alive, he often discussed it with Zhou Hou and Gongshujia. Now that I have succeeded the position of the great man, I should uphold the saint's aspirations."

He looked to both sides. Zhou Tieyi smiled and nodded, indicating that Xu Wugui was still the protagonist today. Gongshu Ting sighed lightly, and for the sake of Tian's father, he gave the speaking position to Xu Wugui.

After getting the two's affirmation, Xu Wugui said loudly, "The three of us have agreed to build a new city here, with artificial inkstone as the foundation and the theory of human desire as the basis, incorporating the Mohist, Gongshu, and Zhouhou schools, and studying the method of steam machinery. Anyone who is interested in this can come to this city, aiming to benefit the people of the world and explore the way of the saints. Today, the earth bears witness, the saints bear witness, and the hundreds of schools bear witness!"

As Xu Wugui announced, vast power surged from his body, and the luck of the Mohist school continuously poured into his body, causing his aura, which was already close to the first rank, to continue to rise. Moreover, because of the addition of new paths such as artificial inkstone, steam machinery, and the theory of human desire, Xu Wugui felt that a brand new avenue was within reach.

While Xu Wugui was improving, Gongshu Ting next to him was no less advanced. The Eye of Imaginary Numbers in his eyes kept spinning, causing the surrounding space to be upside down and dislocated. The same vast luck surged from all directions, allowing Gongshu Ting to truly see the path to becoming a first-class Gongshu family member.

For a moment, heaven and man were in harmony, and colorful clouds rolled down from the sky like an endless waterfall. The power of the earth's veins in this place, which was originally blessed with beautiful natural conditions, surged up and turned into little dragons, competing to devour the falling clouds and human luck. The combination of the two made this Feng Shui treasure land even better.

The various philosophers present could also feel the change in the luck of the three people on the stage. Needless to say, as long as the method of steam machinery was promoted throughout the world, even if they did not attain the status of saint, they could at least support the three people present to attain the first-class status.

“Steam machinery that can be used by ordinary people.”

The Lord of Daming Palace muttered to himself in a very low voice, "This is enough to change the color of the sky."

He had already foreseen that this steam machinery, which could be used by ordinary people, would change the world, but now it had become a constant that no one could change.

At the beginning, the hundred schools of thought joined forces to kill Jiang Taiyi, the seed of the military sage, because his Tao was born from killing. Once he became a saint, who knows how many lives he would have to kill. Therefore, the hundred schools of thought were able to reach a consensus quickly without violating the original intention of their own Taoism.

However, the way of steam machinery is not centered on killing, but on benefiting ordinary people. Naturally, the Hundred Schools of Thought cannot unite to ban it, otherwise they will first be backlashed by public opinion. What's more, Zhou Tieyi, Gongshu Ting and Xu Wugui didn't mind the Hundred Schools of Thought having a share from the beginning. They allowed all people with aspirations to study this way, which was almost to open up the way. Maybe some later comers would be able to prove the truth before them.

At least from everyone's current observations, although Zhou Tieyi is the enlightener of this path, it seems that he is not prepared to follow this path.

After announcing the construction of the city, Xu Wugui wanted to invite Zhou Tieyi to give a sermon, but Zhou Tieyi politely declined, citing the priority of returning to Beijing to report the Moshi case to the emperor.

Xu Wugui also knew the seriousness of the matter. Now that they had caused such a big incident in Taihang Mountains, it would be much more useful for Zhou Tieyi to return to Tianjing as soon as possible to deal with the central situation than to preach here.

So in the afternoon, Zhou Tieyi, two other angels and the Lord of Daming Palace boarded Feipeng and escorted the main culprit in the Mo Shi case to Tianjing.

Above the sea of ​​clouds, Zhou Tieyi looked towards the direction of Yujing Mountain. In fact, he was always communicating with Taodu Weng in the white jade chessboard. This time, he did not intend to use the luck obtained through the artificial ink stone on himself, but to distribute it to Taodu Weng through the Taiyi Jade Disc to help Taodu Weng grow.

This mighty destiny can help second-grade masters like Xu Wugui and Gongshu Ting see the path to the first-grade. When it falls on Tao Du Weng, it helps him grow rapidly. He has already absorbed the Confucian spirit of righteousness. With the help of this mighty destiny, the dragon seals that Tao Du Weng comprehended are like the sound of the great way, falling down to temper his tree body.

Zhou Tieyi even completely handed over the ownership of the white jade chessboard to Tao Du Weng. As the prototype of Tao Du Weng's own kingdom of God, this kingdom of God was based on human luck and would be quickly completed. When the artificial inkstone was really combined with steam machinery and spread by at least ten thousand people, it would be enough to help Tao Du Weng condense a unique priesthood and completely step into the third rank of Shinto.

"You have posed a great problem to His Majesty when you returned this time."

The Lord of Daming Palace walked up to Zhou Tieyi with a smile.

Zhou Tieyi looked at the master and said, "Aren't you afraid that when I return this time, the emperor will throw me into the Heavenly Prison?"

The Lord of Daming Palace laughed loudly, "If he is so unwise, why would he cultivate immortality? Wouldn't it be better to be an emperor who works hard to govern the country?"

The Lord of Daming Palace directly answered the core question. If the Emperor of Daxia was the kind of wise monarch who loved the country more than himself, then it would be possible for him to fight to the death with Zhou Tieyi. But unfortunately, the Emperor of Daxia had already made a choice between the country and himself, and naturally would not fight to the death with Zhou Tieyi, who held two holy powers and controlled the overall situation of the world.

"Then how do you think His Majesty will deal with me?"

The Lord of Daming Palace stopped laughing and asked, "The worst option is to send you to the Yuanmeng front, the middle option is to put you under house arrest in Tianjing, and the best option is to use your wisdom to help him. How do you think His Majesty will deal with you?"

(End of this chapter)