Chapter Ninety-Eight: White Jade Temple
There are main buildings in the temple, such as the mountain gate, the Tianwang Palace, the Daxiong Treasure Palace, the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, the Abbot's Courtyard, the Wind and Rain Pavilion, and the Thousand Buddha Palace.
The mountain gate is the temple gate, which is three rooms wide and three rooms deep, and is the gatehouse of the general building.
The Tianwang Hall is dedicated to the four heavenly kings who symbolize the wind and rain, and the Daxiong Treasure Hall is the center of the temple's Buddhist activities, and the Tianwang Hall and the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion are called the three major Buddha halls.
The Tibetan Scripture Pavilion is a place for monks to hide scriptures and teachings, with a collection of 8 million volumes.
Hojo-in is the presiding officer of the temple, which is five rooms wide and is the place where the monks of the temple work and live.
The Wind and Rain Pavilion is a place for the second ancestor of Zen Buddhism, Hui Ke, to seek Dharma from the first ancestor. The Thousand Buddha Hall enshrines a thousand Buddha statues.
The four of them walked to the gate of the monastery, and a sweeping monk with an iron broom stopped them while sweeping the floor.
Monk: "Donor, why do you need to enter this monastery?" β
Jiang Lengyan took a step forward and said softly: "We heard that there is a treasure in the Zen Shadow Temple, and we have come to look for it. β
The monk smiled slightly: "Treasures? There are only some useless things in this temple, so how can there be treasures? β
Lin Weiyin's eyes lit up, and she stepped forward and asked, "Dare to ask the master, what is a useless thing?" β
The monk stopped sweeping the floor, looked at Lin Weiyin and said, "Everything in the world has its use. However, some things, seemingly useless, have a reason for their existence. β
The monk was not quite the same as ordinary monks, holding a broom in his hand, and his movements were somewhat peculiar, as if he was sweeping the floor, but the broom was iron, thick and long, and when the monk stopped the four people, he waved the broom, and the broom head carried a sharp light, leaving a shallow mark where it swept.
Lin Weiyin looked at the monk sweeping the floor, and was surprised in her heart, this monk was a little interesting. Her face changed, it turned out that there was really internal strength in this world. A strange feeling suddenly appeared in her heart, this monk ...... So familiar. She saw the monk put down the broom and began to move again, each step being a "killing move".
The monk looked at her and smiled, "I'm not a member of a force, I'm just an ordinary monk. β
Lin Weiyin exclaimed: "You are a monk!" I came on the orders of the hall master to look for white ginseng. β
"Oh?" The monk smiled and said, "It turns out that you are also from the martial arts. β
Lin Weiyin nodded: "My name is Lin Weiyin." β
"My name is Jiang Lengyan." Jiang Lengyan continued.
Lin Weiyin's eyes lit up: "Oh? So......" She saw Jiang Lengyan unnaturally turn her head, and she understood something. Most of the martial arts in this world originate from sword techniques.
However, most of these small sects did not learn much about swordsmanship, so they went through the temple to the real treasure place to find the treasure. But the treasure is good, but it is not something they can take. So this temple is just a faΓ§ade.
The monk seemed to see her thoughts, and said, "Although we have treasures, we will never do anything to give them away. β
Jiang Lengyan looked at the monk in front of him with contempt, he was slender and long, his face was simple, but his eyes revealed a wisdom that transcended the world. Lin Weiyin said with a smile: "May I ask Master Fu, what is your name?" β
Jueyuan smiled slightly and said, "My name is Jueyuan." Lin Weiyin and Jiang Lengyan glanced at each other, and they were a little surprised in their hearts.
Jiang Lengyan said: "Master, we were just passing by here, and we didn't expect to meet you." We didn't mean it, we just asked for some white ginseng. Jueyuan said: "You better go back!" β
Jiang Lengyan frowned slightly, she knew that this monk was not easy to deal with. With her sword in hand, she attacked Jueyuan.
The Jueyuan monk easily blocked Jiang Lengyan's attack with an iron broom. Jiang Lengyan was shocked in her heart, she knew that this monk's martial arts were not simple. She began to speed up her attacks, but Jueyuan was always able to deal with them with ease.
The two stood opposite each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense. A trace of fierceness flashed in Jiang Lengyan's eyes, and the long sword in his hand slid through the air like a snake, directly taking the monk Jueyuan. The face of the monk Jueyuan remained unchanged, and with a wave of the iron broom, Jiang Lengyan's long sword was repulsed.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Jiang Lengyan's mouth, "You think you can resist my sword?" β
Monk Jueyuan shook his head, "Buddhism has no self and is not obsessed with victory or defeat. β
Before the words fell, Jiang Lengyan's sword had already struck again. The monk Jueyuan met with an iron broom, and the iron broom intersected with the long sword, making a crisp sound. Jiang Lengyan's figure shook and she was almost swept to the ground. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, she didn't expect this Jueyuan monk to be so powerful.
The river wind howled, and the two began to fight on the riverside. The iron broom and the long sword intertwined into a sword light, and for a moment it seemed as if the whole world was covered by this fierce battle. Jiang Lengyan's body was light and elegant, like a fish swimming in the water, shuttling between the attacks of the iron broom. And the iron broom of the monk Jueyuan is like a torrent of steel, unstoppable.
Jiang Lengyan couldn't help but exclaim: "What a peerless warrior monk!" She secretly decided in her heart that she wanted to take him as her defeat. So she stepped forward to challenge and stabbed Jueyuan with a sword. However, Jueyuan easily dodged the blow, and then swung a broom at Jiang Lengyan. Seeing this, Jiang Lengyan hurriedly retreated, not daring to despise this seemingly ordinary monk.
After a moment of confrontation between the two sides, Jiang Lengyan attacked again. This time, she used her own stunt, and her swordsmanship was like a rainbow and as fast as lightning. However, Jueyuan did not panic, he danced more flexibly with his broomstick, and defused Jiang Lengyan's attacks one by one.
At this moment, Jiang Lengyan suddenly found that the tip of her sword was entangled in a wire. She struggled to break free, but Jueyuan's broom clung to her body. It turned out that this was a trap laid by Jueyuan.
Jiang Lengyan secretly scolded in her heart: "What a cunning warrior monk!" However, instead of flinching, she launched her strongest attack at this point. Her swordsmanship became more powerful, and for a while, the sand and rocks flew away, and the wind and clouds changed color. Jueyuan actually had the upper hand,
Lin Weiyin watched from the sidelines, and she was also a little anxious. She knew Jiang Lengyan's character, and if she couldn't defeat her opponent as soon as possible, she would lose her patience. Lin Weiyin also began to join the fight, and the two of them teamed up to attack Jueyuan.
Jueyuan remained calm, and he used an iron broom to fend off the attacks of the two, while also constantly launching counterattacks. His iron broom is like a spirit snake, constantly attacking the weaknesses of the two.
Seeing this, Lin Weiyin immediately stepped forward to rescue, but Jueyuan blocked her attack with an iron broom. Lin Weiyin was shocked, she knew that this monk had surpassed her knowledge of martial arts.
Jiang Lengyan stood up, she wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and said, "The master's martial arts are really strong. Jueyuan smiled slightly and said, "You didn't lose, it's just that I know how to fight better than you." β
Jiang Lengyan and Lin Weiyin gradually felt a little struggling, and they began to look for opportunities to fight back. Jiang Lengyan suddenly let out a heavy blow, knocking Jueyuan's iron broom flying. She thought she had defeated her opponent, but she didn't expect Jueyuan to suddenly jump, and Lin Weiyin hurriedly stepped forward and knocked Jueyuan to the ground with a kick.