Xiao Yuanshan took the lead, and soon came to the Shaolin Scripture Pavilion with ease.

In the past 30 years, he has visited many times, so he is naturally very familiar with this place.

Looking at the Buddhist scriptures on the rows of bookshelves, Xiao Yuanshan secretly said that it was a pity, but he did not have nostalgia.

After all, he knew that the Shaolin monks were behind him and would come immediately, and he didn't have time to sigh.

Immediately, Xiao Yuanshan took out a handful of fire folds, ignited them in the wind, and threw them towards the bookshelf.

Xiao Yuanshan was about to leave, but found that the fire fold did not fall on the bookshelf at all, but fell into the palm of a hand that suddenly stretched out out out of nowhere.

Suddenly, Xiao Yuanshan couldn't help but be shocked.

In order to maintain the order of the martial arts conference, the Shaolin monks can be said to have poured out of the nest, and they are all near the Shaolin martial arts arena.

Therefore, he went all the way to the Scripture Pavilion and did not find any monks nearby.

Besides, with his internal cultivation, if there were people nearby, the sound of breathing should have been heard by him a long time ago, how could there be someone all of a sudden?

Xiao Yuanshan looked at the hand holding the fire fold, and saw that next to the bookshelf, I don't know when, there was a thin monk in a green robe.

The monk was holding the fire fold he had just thrown in one hand, and a broom in the other, and it looked as if he was cleaning.

Moreover, this monk is not young, his beard is white, and he looks sluggish, not like he has martial arts.

Xiao Yuanshan thought that he was nervous for a while, and the old monk might have been hiding behind the bookshelf just now, so he didn't find out.

So, he casually asked, "How long have you been here?" ”

The sweeping monk slowly raised his head and said slowly: "The donor is asking, how long have I been here?" ”

The sweeping monk looked too old to count, and after a while he said, "I can't remember whether it's forty-two or forty-three years." I only remember that when you first came here to read the scriptures at night, I had been here for ten years. ”

Xiao Yuanshan was shocked when he heard this. In the past 30 years, he has been in and out of the Shaolin Scripture Pavilion many times, thinking that he has never been discovered. Unexpectedly, he was discovered by this sweeping monk for the first time.

This is simply incredible, Xiao Yuanshan couldn't believe it was true, so he asked, "Why have I never seen you?" ”

The sweeping monk said: "Just because of Old Monk Xiao, you are engrossed in the martial arts classics and have no distractions, so naturally you won't see the old monk."

I remember that the first night you came to this scripture pavilion, what you borrowed was a book of 'Fingers of the Infinite Tribulation'. Since then, the layman has entered the path of demons. What a pity! ”

Xiao Yuanshan's surprise was not trivial, he clearly remembered the first stunt he had read, which was this "Peerless Tribulation Fingerbook", which was also one of the Shaolin 72 stunts.

He had always thought that absolutely no one else knew, but he didn't expect this sweeping monk to say that he had done well in the Scripture Pavilion. Xiao Yuanshan was suddenly shocked and frightened, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.

I only heard the sweeping monk continue: "The martial arts of this school are passed down from the Bodhidharma Patriarch.

Buddhist disciples learn martial arts in order to strengthen their bodies and protect the Dharma and subdue demons. Therefore, when learning any martial arts, there is always compassion and benevolence in mind.

If you really don't base yourself on Buddhism, then you will definitely hurt yourself when you practice martial arts. The deeper the martial arts practice, the heavier the hidden dangers will be.

If it is an ordinary martial art, it is fine, but if it is a superior martial art of this school, such as the seventy-two stunts, it must be reconciled and resolved with the Dharma of Compassion every day.

Otherwise, the anger will inevitably penetrate deep into the heart, and the hidden dangers will become deeper and deeper, and the attacks will become more and more serious in the future.

Do the three laymen understand? ”

When Xiao Yuanshan heard this, he was even more surprised. Three laymen, who are those two?

Following the gaze of the sweeping monk, he saw that there were already two more people in this scripture pavilion, it was Zhao Mingyuan and Wang Yuyan.

It turned out that I didn't know when, but the couple had already come here. And he didn't make a sound, just quietly listening to the sweeping monk's speech.

Xiao Yuanshan saw that the person who came was Zhao Mingyuan and his wife, and when he saw that the two of them didn't seem to have malicious intentions, he didn't care.

After all, compared to Zhao Mingyuan, the sweeping monk in front of him, who knew everything about him, was even more terrifying in his eyes.

I saw the sweeping monk looking at Zhao Mingyuan and the two of them and then said: "The virtuous couple found another way and practiced this Yijin Sutra, which can be regarded as having a relationship with my Buddha." Fortunately, both of them have compassion, so it is not a big deal. I just hope that the two of you can do more good deeds in the future, that's all. ”

When Zhao Mingyuan heard this, he was also surprised that this sweeping monk could see that he and Wang Yuyan had cultivated the Yijin Sutra, and he could also see that the two of them had cultivated in a different way, which was indeed extraordinary.

Presumably, this sweeping monk must be very familiar with the Yijin Sutra, but I am afraid that he can build a three-foot qi wall, and this Yijin Sutra also plays an important role.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps suddenly came from far and near. Then eight or nine monks came to the attic. It is the monks of Shaolin's Xuansheng and Xuanxuan generations, as well as the people of the sacred mountain and the Gumo Zhi.

When everyone came, they saw that Zhao Mingyuan and his wife and Xiao Yuanshan were quietly listening to the speech of an old monk with a broom in front of them, and they couldn't help but feel surprised. It's just that everyone is a cultivated person, so they didn't bother.

I only heard the sweeping monk continue: "My Shaolin inheritance has been for thousands of years, but only the Bodhidharma Patriarch has cultivated all kinds of stunts. After that, no one else was able to practice these martial arts. Why is this why the king of Ming may answer me? ”

Gu Mozhi said: "This is a matter of your faction, how can the little monk know?" ”

The sweeping monk said: "Just because this door is seventy-two stunts, they are all fierce and ruthless, and they can easily hurt people's lives." It is because every skill must be solved by the Dharma of Compassion.

If you don't have enough comprehension of the Buddhist scriptures and Zen principles, you will naturally be hindered and you will not be able to continue cultivating.

This is the cognitive impediment.

Therefore, only the higher the cultivation of the Dharma and the greater the compassion, the stronger the martial arts stunt can be practiced.

If the Dharma is insufficient, but you forcibly practice superior martial arts, even if you don't go mad, you will be riddled with internal injuries.

At the beginning, Master Xuancheng of this sect was the person who had cultivated the most seventy-two stunts in the past two hundred years, but his muscles and veins were broken overnight and he became a wasted person, and it was because of this. ”

Zhao Mingyuan heard this, but thought in his heart, what this sweeping monk said sounded extremely reasonable. It's just that isn't this a kind of cognitive obstacle?

He just knew that as long as the Dharma was profound, it would be easier to practice these stunts, and there would be no internal troubles.

It's just a matter of knowing what it is, not why it's happening. I have practiced all the seventy-two stunts, and I have even cultivated the Yijin Sutra, is it because of my profound Buddhism?

Of course, when it comes to the idea of compassion, Zhao Mingyuan is not left behind, and he thinks that he is indeed a compassionate person. Perhaps, it is indeed his own moral level that is too high.

Everyone listened to the words of the sweeping monk, some of them were like Feng Guigao, some were lost, and some were not impressed.

The sweeping monk continued: "Xiao Jushi, have you felt a faint pain in the two acupoints of 'Liangmen' and 'Taiyi' on your lower abdomen recently? ”

Xiao Yuanshan suddenly changed color when he heard this, and everyone knew that the sweeping monk was right.

But I heard the sweeping monk continue: "The numbness on your 'Guan Yuan Acupoint', has it been serious recently?" ”

Xiao Yuanshan replied tremblingly: "What the monk said is good, the numbness in this place has become deeper and wider. ”

The sweeping monk said: "The injury on Xiao Jushi's body was caused by forcibly cultivating the martial arts skills of the Shaolin School, and if you want to find a way to resolve it, you need to find it from Buddhism." If Xiao Jushi is willing to stay in the Shaolin Temple to chant scriptures and study Buddhism every day, it will probably not take long for these injuries to be resolved. ”

Xiao Yuanshan listened to the words of the sweeping monk and laughed: "How am I going." It turns out that this is another way to keep the old man in Shaolin. Hum! Are you afraid of death? Death is death, a little pain, what is it? ”

The sweeping monk said: "Xiao Jushi misunderstood. The old monk just hoped that Xiao Jushi could recite Buddhist scriptures, give birth to compassion, and stop killing in the rivers and lakes.

If Xiao Jushi wants to leave, he can leave at any time, and he has no intention of being imprisoned.

However, Xiao Jushi's revenge has been avenged, is there any unfulfilled wish, and there is a lot of nostalgia for the red dust? ”

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Yuanshan's heart moved, and he couldn't help but ask himself.

Yes, in this red dust, what else can I be nostalgic for?

His revenge has also been avenged, and his son has also been happy, and he and his loved ones have gone into seclusion, and the two are happily herding horses and sheep. I really don't have any regrets.

Xiao Yuanshan has fought and killed for most of his life, and now, seeing that the great revenge has been avenged, for a while, he really feels aimless, and he is a little at a loss for a while.

Where do you go? Go back to Liao and follow your son to wander the world, or go to live in seclusion outside Yanmen Pass?

Listening to the words of this sweeping monk, Xiao Yuanshan really felt a little bit of conversion to Buddhism in his heart.

It's just that he just forced Xuan Ci to death, could it be that he became a monk in this Shaolin Temple in his heart?

Xiao Yuanshan couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart.

However, Xiao Yuanshan has always had a bold temperament, so he simply said directly: "Like the old man, who has killed countless people, and just forced to kill the abbot of Shaolin Xuanci, can such a person also become a monk in Shaolin?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

I didn't expect this Xiao Yuanshan to be really persuaded by the sweeping monk, is this the degree of the monk?

The sweeping monk smiled: "Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the ground!" If Xiao Jushi can realize and abandon evil and follow good, Buddhism will naturally open the door to convenience. Amitabha! ”

All the monks present admired and admired each other, and they also said in unison: "Amitabha! ”

Seeing that the scene was overjoyed, the sweeping monks were even ready to sit on the ground and preach the Dharma and discuss the scriptures, and the monks were also ready to listen to the sweeping monks' wonderful explanations of the Buddha.

However, Zhao Mingyuan had other plans.

I saw Zhao Mingyuan pull out the sword at his waist and said, "The master's Buddhism is indeed admirable, and I heard that the master's martial arts are also the best in the world." Zhao is not talented, but he wants to see it. ”

(End of chapter)