In the middle of the night, the moonlight shines, the soft breeze blows, and the water murmurs.

There is a pavilion standing next to the mountain stream, and there is a plaque at the top of the building, which reads the words "Tibetan Scripture Pavilion". This building is built on the water's edge, away from other houses, in case a fire in the temple destroys the precious scriptures.

Zhao Qing gently swept across the stream and walked around the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion for half a circle, only to see that in the corridor outside the pavilion, a thin monk in a green robe was holding a broom and sweeping the floor with a bow.

This monk is not young, his sparse long beard is already white, his movements are slow, his strength is weak, and he does not look like he has martial arts.

It was Zhao Qing, if she hadn't deliberately looked for the traces of the sweeping old monk, she would have almost ignored him at a distance of more than ten zhang.

"The Great Treasure Sutra" cloud: "If a person is in a thorn forest, he will not be hurt if he does not move." I can't afford to be delusional, and I will always be in the joy of silence. After a while, he will be stabbed by all beings. ”

Observing the behavior of the sweeping monk, Zhao Qing can be sure that the other party has obviously reached the extremely high realm of "always unintentional and immovable", and if his mind does not move, he can make outsiders ignore him and no longer have the intention of exploring.

Perhaps, he has stayed in this scripture pavilion for more than 40 years, although he pretends to be a serving monk who performs miscellaneous duties, but in fact he is not known to the official monks of Shaolin Temple, and it is also possible.

"The body is a Bodhi tree, and the heart is like a mirror. Always wipe diligently, don't make dust. "Sweeping the floor is not only the real ground, but also the pure land in his heart.

At the moment when Zhao Qing sensed the sweeping monk, the sweeping monk also sensed her synchronously.

He slowly turned his head and looked at Zhao Qing, his eyes were dull, as if he couldn't see it, and he didn't seem to react, but he fell on Zhao Qing's induction, under this appearance, the breath of the sweeping monk was constantly rising, not only the accumulation of skill, but also the concentration of spiritual power.

Under the gaze of seeing the night as if it were day, Zhao Qing saw that the old monk's eyebrows suddenly appeared a red color, which was his cultivation to a certain realm.

Being able to practice the knack of the eyebrows to this extent, there is no doubt that the sweeping monk has reached the realm of "sympathy between heaven and man".

However, it was not normal for him to have such a big reaction immediately after sensing me.

Zhao Qing thought secretly in his heart, spread the Mingyu aura within five feet of his body, gathered his voices into bundles, and said to the other party: "Senior, I came here this time, I have no malice, I just want to exchange martial arts with each other. ”

At this time, she could already see the true qi rotation on the surface of the other party's body, although she could not fathom the specific changes in yin and yang, but she could also sense it and see the general characteristics of its internal force.

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Under Zhao Qing's observation, the internal force characteristics of the sweeping monk are somewhat similar to Xiao Wuxianggong, but they exude a surging Buddhist atmosphere.

"Exchange martial arts?" The sweeping monk's aura no longer climbed, and quickly fell back to the previous imperceptible state, the red eyebrows disappeared, and he asked in an old voice.

As if thinking of something, he quickly nodded and replied, "When you come to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, you have formed a good relationship with my Buddha." The exchange of martial arts between you and me is a matter of karma. ”

It's quite easy to speak, could it be that his reaction just now was to mistake me for the enemy? Zhao Qing's heart moved slightly, and he asked, "I don't know the name and law name of my predecessor?" Zhao Qing thanked him first. ”

"Name? Law number? The old monk showed an apologetic look on his face, and replied: "I can't remember the name of the layman very clearly, it seems to be surnamed Li." As for the Dharma name, Lao Wei has never had one, and the layman can call it whatever he wants. ”

Surname Lee? Zhao Qing knew that most of the sweeping monks had some connections with the Xiaoyao faction, and this surname "Li" was not Li Qiushui's "Li"?

"I wonder if the communication that the layman wants is through the exchange between the two sides, or through the discussion of words?" The old monk glanced at the package containing the "Yijin Sutra" in her hand, and said:

"With Zhao Jushi's martial arts realm, if you want to cultivate the internal strength of this Yijin Sutra, as long as you can enter the state of 'Divine Qi Separation', there is not much difficulty. However, this sutra is written in Sanskrit and is quite difficult to understand; And the subtle twists and turns in the scriptures, if you don't know much about the essence of Buddhism, there are also some possibilities for practice. ”

However, for each of the cultivation points, Lao Wei had already memorized and understood them well. If the layman trusts the old man, he may wish to write down the scriptures and put them back in their place, and if there is any confusion, they can talk to the old man with each other. ”

Zhao Qing was slightly shocked, the sweeping monk had learned the Yijin Sutra, which was not surprising to her.

If you get the guidance of the other party when you practice the "Yijin Sutra", you can undoubtedly reduce the time you spend groping for the scriptures.

After all, even the two ancestors of Zen Buddhism who were personally passed down by Bodhidharma could not decipher much of the content by studying and studying alone. It was only by relying on the secret truth of the Buddhist monk and the help of Li Jing that he realized the secret of Zen Buddhism and martial arts respectively.

What really surprised her was that the other party could see through the contents of the package at a glance, if it wasn't by guessing, it was an amazing supernatural power?

The six spiritual powers of Buddhism, namely the heavenly eye, the heavenly ear, his heart, fate, the divine foot, and the leakage, perhaps, the sweeping monk is to use the heavenly eye and his heart, and discover the situation in the package with the ability to see through or explore the mind.

Zhao Qing nodded and replied, "It's great to be able to communicate with your predecessors about the cultivation on the Yijin Sutra. In fact, this Sanskrit "Yijin Sutra" is a book and two scriptures, and it also uses a kind of Tianzhu herb soaked in water to paint a miraculous yoga technique, called "Desire Samadhi Breaking Lines to Achieve Divine Foot Sutra". ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Qing took out the Yijin Sutra in the package, manipulated the water vapor in the air to soak the first few pages of the scripture, and saw that between the crooked words on the page, a line of Chinese characters appeared: "The country of Magadha wants to achieve the Divine Foot Sutra by breaking the line of samadhi." ”

Next to the Chinese characters, there is a figure of a foreign monk, the monk has a peculiar posture, the head passes through the crotch, stretches out, grasps the two feet with both hands, and draws many tiny red arrows on the body.

When the old monk saw the newly revealed content of the scriptures, his gaze, which had originally looked a little dull, suddenly returned to normal, and his eyebrows emitted a surging white light, showing the fluctuations in his heart.

"There are four kinds of samadhi, and there are four kinds of divine feet. Those who want samadhi can keep away from all the evil and bad dharmas, and the entanglements that are in place, and they can keep them away, but they will not be harmed forever, and they will sleep with their troubles. ”

"'Divine Feet' means that the mind is sufficient, and cultivating 'Desire Samadhi' is the cultivation of 'Desire for Divine Feet', and it is also the method of cultivating the Four Meditations of 'sacrificing and purifying'. Live in purity, forget the mind and body, and be at ease. ”

The old monk briefly explained the meaning of this sutra, adding: "If the old man expected to be right, the monks of the Magadha kingdom in the past created this feat in order to dispel external demons and enable people to enter a deep state of 'meditation' without being disturbed by the outside world. ”

"If a layman can share this exercise with me, the old man is not very grateful."

Speaking of this, he suddenly sighed self-deprecatingly, and said: "The three thoughts of 'greed, hatred, and stupidity' in the seventh consciousness, Lao Gao's 'anger, and stupidity' have long been cut off, and only this one word 'greed' has the last thin layer left. Alas, if you want to cultivate the 'Arhat Fruit', you will be greedy, and it is really difficult. ”

Zhao Qing's mind moved slightly, and he already understood the meaning of this "Divine Foot Sutra".

The mystery of this skill is not only a method of dissolving poison, but also a method of cultivating the mind and centering the mind, which can promote the entry of the "pure land of sacrificing thoughts" in meditation, which is equivalent to the entry threshold of the four Goa arhats.

In other words, if the sweeping monk claims to want to cultivate the 'Arhat Fruit', does it mean that his realm has reached the level of the Three Goa Arhats, that is, the "Anahan Fruit"?

The level of "Anahanguo" has cut off the confusion and confusion, and the inner mind does not have desires for me, people, sentient beings, and long-lived beings, and looks at all kinds of things externally like floating clouds.

In Zhao Qing's opinion, the realm of the sweeping monk is indeed quite consistent with it.

As if to see what she was thinking, the old monk gently put the broom aside and began to tell:

"According to the information told by a close friend of Lao Gao, the practice of Taoist martial arts is generally divided into four realms, namely, 'refining and refining qi, refining qi and transforming gods, refining gods and returning voids, and refining voids and merging the Tao."

"The last two stages can also be subdivided into the four realms of 'refining the gods, returning the void, refining the void, and merging the way'. The realm of 'returning to the void' is also called 'the sympathy of heaven and man', and the realm of 'refining the void' is called 'the unity of heaven and man'. ”

"Therefore, according to old legends, if you have cultivated to the ultimate and limit of 'the unity of heaven and man', as long as you take another step forward and surpass the extreme of heaven and man, you can 'break through the void and ascend to the Tao'."

Zhao Qing nodded and listened quietly.

The old monk looked at her carefully a few times, and continued: "For example, you, a layman, have already reached the middle and late stages of the 'Returning Void' stage, and as long as you make one or two more small breakthroughs, you can enter the 'Refining Void' stage. At the age of a layman, he is probably the most promising person to 'ascend' in the past thousand years. ”

"The practice of Buddhist martial arts, because it is foreign, has been largely integrated into the elements of the Central Plains, and for hundreds of years, there is not much difference between it and Taoism in the practice of internal strength."

"However, most of the more advanced Buddhist exercises are still integrated into the concept of Buddhism, and if the realm is insufficient and forced to practice, it will be invaded by the evil spirit in martial arts."

Speaking of this, the old monk pointed to the content of the "Yijin Sutra" and added: "The "Yijin Sutra" created by the ancestor of Bodhidharma needs to be 'to investigate the appearance of people and me' as the premise of practice. ”

"Later, the second ancestor Hui Ke and Li Jing jointly comprehended the martial arts in the "Yijin Sutra", which made the Chinese version of the "Yijin Sutra" born, although it lowered the threshold for the cultivation of this skill, but when the cultivator's realm was insufficient, most of the power was lost, and he did not realize the painstaking efforts of the Bodhidharma Patriarch back then."

"The masters of the contemporary Shaolin Temple, the laymen may have seen some on the way here, and they can see that the power of the 'Shaolin Seventy-two Stunts' is not strong. The reason for this is also similar to the matter of the "Yijin Sutra". ”

"According to the old man's opinion, what the disciples of Shaolin Temple should do is to understand the Buddhist principles contained in these Buddhist martial arts, as for the martial arts themselves, it is not very important."

"Alas! Ancestor Bodhidharma only taught his disciples some methods to strengthen their bodies. The body is healthy, the soul is easy to understand. However, the disciples of later generations are often obsessed with martial arts, so that they abandon their roots and chase the end, and do not understand the purpose of the ancestors to teach martial arts, which is a pity, a pity. ”

"I see." Zhao Qing thought secretly in his heart, and figured out the reason why Shaolin Temple only had a top martial art of "Yijin Sutra": it was not that Bodhidharma couldn't create it, but that he didn't want his junior disciples to go astray and be hurt by anger.

But what exactly is this anger? Is there a backlash that occurs because the cultivation does not match the realm?

The sweeping monk continued: "In order to practice Buddhist martial arts without anger, you need to cultivate the corresponding Dharma realm. These realms, in a way, can also be regarded as the stages of practice of Buddhist martial arts. ”

"From the lowest to the highest, they are: the seniority position, the preliminaries, the seeing position, the monastic position, and the non-degree. Those who have no learning, all their troubles are cut off, and there is no way to learn anymore, for the realm of the four Goa Arhats, the Buddha of the Buddha, and the Bodhisattva of the Eight Lands. ”

"Roughly speaking, it can correspond to the Taoist refining of qi, refining qi and transforming gods, refining gods, returning emptiness, and refining emptiness. Above the 'no degree', it is the level of 'great arhat' and 'bodhisattva above eight places', which is equivalent to the realm of Taoism's 'conjunction' and 'ascension', and can be freed from the shackles of 'desire realm' and 'color realm'. ”

"As long as the realm of Buddhism is reached, it is really easy to practice the corresponding level of Buddhist martial arts, and in a short period of time, you can quickly achieve it."

Zhao Qing's mind moved slightly, in a short period of time, it can be done quickly? I'm afraid it's because of the world level, the spiritual cultivation is higher than the same realm of the advanced world, so it has a bonus effect.

The realm of the sweeping monk's "Anahanguo" is only one step away from the "no degree" and "Arhat Fruit" that are equivalent to the "unity of heaven and man", and in terms of realm, it seems to be a few points higher than the "sympathy between heaven and man" has not yet reached the limit.

So, he should be a good place to fight?

For more than a month, he has not met a suitable opponent who can ignite his desire to fight. And this sweeping old monk who practiced Buddhist martial arts, and perhaps also practiced Taoist martial arts, I believe that he can bring a lot of inspiration to himself.

However, in the original work, the sweeping monk was actually injured by Qiao Feng's palm, but it was a little incredible. Is it too much consumption for Murong Bo and Xiao Yuanshan to enter the sleep of turtle breath? Or does he have an old wound or something?

At the moment when Zhao Qing's battle intent was slightly revealed, the sweeping old monk seemed to have a sense, put his palms together, and said: "Amitabha, the layman is willing to confirm the martial arts and concepts of Buddhism and Taoism with Lao Gao, that is the best." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he took a big stride, and as if he was walking in a void, he swept out of the Scripture Pavilion and walked straight to the place where there was no one on the mountain.