Chapter 12: The Butcher's Knife

The Shura knife technique is certainly easy to use, but Liu Ruoshui only used three swords and killed sixty or seventy people before stopping.

Among the seventy-two Shaolin stunts, the Shura knife is probably the best martial art of Liu Ruoshui. Almost as soon as I started it, I almost cultivated it to the fullest. Therefore, Liu Ruoshui just tried the knife and stopped.

After all, Liu Ruoshui is only here to practice knives. Now that he has already trained the sword, there is no need to waste it. There are not many Jinguo soldiers in this team, so they have to save some money.

After practicing the Shura knife, it was the turn of the "Breaking the Ring Knife Method".

Compared with the "Shura Knife", the "Breaking Ring Knife Method" is a little worse than Liu Ruoshui's phase, but Liu Ruoshui is still extremely easy to use.

The precept-breaking knife method, as the name suggests, is used to "break the precept".

"Breaking the ring knife method", of course, is to kill the ring.

Compared to the Shura knife method, this sword technique is slightly less murderous. But the killing power contained in it is a little heavier. Every move and every style is a killing move that kills people, and it is worthy of the name of "breaking the ring".

In this knife technique, Liu Ruoshui only used four knives before he stopped. After all, for him, comprehending this sword technique is actually no more difficult than the Shura knife.

After practicing the Shura knife, it is the "Bodhi knife".

Bodhi is a Sanskrit word that means awareness, wisdom, knowledge, and path. Broadly speaking, it is the wisdom of cutting off the world's afflictions and attaining nirvana. That is, the enlightenment of the Buddha, the enlightenment, and the sound and hearing are the enlightenment obtained by each of them. Among these three kinds of bodhi, the Bodhi of the Buddha is the supreme end, so it is called the three bodhisattvas of Anuttara, which is translated as supreme enlightenment, supreme enlightenment, supreme truth, and supreme bodhi.

The Bodhi knife method is naturally also a wise knife method.

In martial arts, Liu Ruoshui can already be called a peerless grandmaster. Wisdom is naturally not lacking. Therefore, for him, the Bodhi knife method, naturally, is not a problem, Liu Ruoshui only practiced six knives, and then comprehended the essence of this knife.

When Liu Ruoshui used the Bodhi knife, the scene was very different from Fang Cai. After Liu Ruoshui swung out the Bodhi knife, although the person who received the knife was also killed on the spot. But there was not a hint of pain on their faces. On the contrary, there was a serene smile on the faces of the deceased, as if they had gone to Western Elysium.

For Liu Ruoshui, the wood-burning knife method, the Shura knife, the precept-breaking knife method, and the Bodhi knife are actually not difficult, but for him, the only thing that is really difficult is the mercy knife.

To put it simply, if Liu Ruoshui can understand the meaning of "compassion", how can he use this way to comprehend the essence of Buddhism. He even delusionally imagined that he could "put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot." ”

It's not that I don't want to, I just can't.

For true Buddhist disciples, eating meat or being vegetarian is not a big deal. The real enlightened monks don't care about those rules and precepts anymore. Take the famous Dragon Descending Arhat Jigong as an example, he is not taboo. Whether it's pork or dog meat, he doesn't refuse to come.

However, although a Buddhist person may not pay attention to the rules and precepts, it is impossible for him not to have compassion.

But what Liu Ruoshui lacks most is that true compassionate heart.

Although it is said that Liu Ruoshui does have some kind thoughts in his heart. But good thoughts are not the same as compassion. For example, if Liu Ruoshui sees the wicked oppressing the good. Then what he will do is definitely not to help that good man. All he did was to cut off the heads of the wicked.

Even, what Liu Ruoshui cut off with his hands may be two heads.

Therefore, Liu Ruoshui can't cultivate the Buddha, nor can he cultivate the Compassion Knife.

A knife.

Two knives.

Three knives.

Five knives.

Ten knives.

Liu Ruoshui held the knife in one hand, his face was indifferent, and he slashed it like those golden soldiers with the knife technique of the Mercy Knife. Therefore, in just a few breaths, Liu Ruoshui cut off the last ten heads.

Although, Liu Ruoshui killed cleanly. But there was no joy in his heart. On the contrary, he didn't have some headaches.

The Knife of Compassion, as the name suggests, is a knife technique based on the word "compassion". This knife method pays attention to "not killing".

Since Liu Ruoshui can kill people with a knife, it is precisely the original intention of this knife that has been deviated.

However, Liu Ruoshui has long been aware of this. It has also been prepared for a long time.

If he can't cultivate, then he can kill more people, and he will be able to cultivate.

This point is Liu Ruoshui's "talk of experience", and it is with this method that Liu Ruoshui gradually practiced the seventy-two stunts to the fullest.

Although, the pursuers sent by Wanyan Honglie have been killed, but it doesn't matter. In this golden country, there are many people for him to practice.

For example, the Imperial Palace of the Golden Kingdom.

The main gate of the palace is open to the south, so the south gate of the palace is much more majestic and majestic than the other three gates, and the width is much wider than the other three gates. Dozens of brass door nails are lined up on the vermilion lacquer door, which glows pale yellow in the sunlight.

After Liu Ruoshui walked to the gate of the palace, he saw that the gate in front of him was towering, the air dead wind lamps were hanging high on both sides, and there were patrol soldiers with guns and knives patrolling back and forth in the city gate building.

Since ancient times, the people who have been able to break through the gate of the imperial city head-on have all been a large group of men and horses who have smashed open the gate with a giant tree that has hit the city, or hammered the gate open with a siege hammer.

Although the gate of this palace is much worse than the city gate, if you want to break it head-on, you must also use siege equipment, and there is no reason to break the gate by personal courage.

However, this point is only limited to a low-martial world like Condor archery. If it is in the Datang world, there are a lot of people who can do this.

Naturally, Liu Ruoshui can also do it easily.

Liu Ruoshui didn't make much effort, let alone effort. He just walked under the gate and pushed hard with his hand.

As a result, the bolt of the palace gate creaked and broke. The gates of the palace opened with ease.

Inside the palace, there is a large square, and at this time, a group of guards are waiting for them with guns and bows, looking at their appearance, they are obviously elite.

Since it's an elite, let's kill it.

Liu Ruoshui's body shook, flashed to the center of the soldier, and then slashed at a soldier with a "mercy knife".

The mercy knife in Liu Ruoshui's hand is not compassionate. After a single sword, there is one more revenant in hell.

Although, the "Knife of Mercy" is unusually unpleasant. But with Liu Ruoshui's pace, he can still make a move. Therefore, in just a moment, the person was killed by Liu Ruoshui.

Seeing the corpses of a group of guards lying on the square, Liu Ruoshui recited "Amitabha" and continued to walk towards the depths of the palace.

One step kills, ten steps and ten kills.

Although, this is the palace of the Jin Kingdom, although there are many masters hidden in the palace, although Liu Ruoshui used the "Mercy Knife", it was extremely uncomfortable.

However, there is no change in the ending, Liu Ruoshui is so easy to kill it, as if stepping into the green.

Although there are people, there are countless people, who have already risked their lives and want to stop Liu Ruoshui and stop Liu Ruoshui's pace. But no matter who they are and whatever they do, the ending hasn't changed in the slightest.

No one could stop him.

This trip to the palace did not have any fierce battles, nor did there be any desperate fights, just a "tour" like a tour.

At this moment, the true meaning of the equality of all beings is truly demonstrated.

Under the butcher's knife, there is equality for life.

In this way, Liu Ruoshui happily killed from the palace gate, and then happily killed from the palace gate.

Along the way, Liu Ruoshui killed many people. There are eunuchs, soldiers, palace maids, and concubines. Of course, there is also a middle-aged fat man who wears a dragon robe and contributes a wisp of Xuanhuang Qi after death.

Liu Ruoshui didn't remember their appearance, let alone their lives, what Liu Ruoshui only knew was that after this killing, the "Mercy Knife" was finally practiced.

Of course, it's the same as other Shaolin 72 stunts. Liu Ruoshui's mercy knife is not merciful. On the contrary, the murderous aura of this knife is probably three points thicker than that of the Shura knife.

This knife, Liu Ruoshui obviously practiced wrong. It doesn't matter, though. After all, Liu Ruoshui's Shaolin seventy-two stunts have actually never been practiced correctly.

From the beginning, what he practiced was actually just a one-trick knife technique.

Butcher's knife!

If you really want to talk about it, not only is the mercy knife a butcher's knife, the Shura knife is a butcher's knife, and the precept-breaking knife method is a butcher's knife, even if it is the wood-burning knife method, the Bodhi knife method, and even the Wuxiang robbery finger that Liu Ruoshui has practiced, the Wei Tuo pestle, the dragon subduing elephant gong, the flower finger, the scattered flower palm, etc., that move is not a butcher's knife?

So far, Liu Ruoshui's seventy-two stunts have been practiced. But his "butcher's knife" is actually just a small success.

Therefore, Liu Ruoshui pondered a little, then left the capital of the Jin Kingdom and walked towards Lin'an, the imperial capital of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Lin'an, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, after the Jin destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty, Song Gaozong Zhao Gou promoted Hangzhou to Lin'an Mansion in the third year of Jianyan, as a place to go, and Shaoxing was set as the capital in eight years. At this time, Lin'an had a population of more than one million, and it was the only city with a population of one million in this era.

Although the national strength of Lin'an City is weak, it is the richest era in history, and it is the most prosperous era in terms of economy, culture and education. Entering Lin'an City, you can see the streets densely packed with pedestrians, merchants coming and going, as well as soldiers and officials. Lin'an City is very large, there is a royal street that runs through the north and south, also known as 'Heavenly Street', from north to south, ten miles long street, all the way to Fengshan Gate, there are many shops on both sides, seeing the prosperous scene in Lin'an City, it is difficult for you to imagine that this is the country that survives in the cracks.

Everyone who lived in the city lived a relatively affluent life, and even the farmers wore silk shoes on their feet. Stand on the streets of Lin'an. Never before in the world has I ever seen a second city so prosperous. As if there was no threat from war or enemy countries, there was singing and dancing everywhere. And in the territory ruled by the Jin Kingdom, you will see dilapidated city walls, bare trees, and sparsely populated cities.

If you look at the development of the city alone, you may think that the country's military strength is the Jin State rather than the Southern Song Dynasty.

Liu Ruoshui walked around Lin'an and found that there were singing and dancing everywhere, and he was extremely happy.

Liu Ruoshui walked on the streets of Lin'an for a long time, and suddenly saw a long street full of people. There are three floors inside and three floors outside. I couldn't help but be a little curious, so I squeezed in.

After squeezing in, Liu Ruoshui realized that it was some people performing street juggling. In the open space, several strong men and two or three women were performing chest smashing boulders, a sturdy man was lying on the ground, with a boulder on his chest, and a big man standing next to him, holding a sledgehammer in his hand, smashing at the man on the ground.

The sledgehammer slammed into the stone, which shattered with a clatter, but the man was unharmed. In addition, a man stood not far away, put a spear on the ground, the head of the spear against his throat, and slowly bent down, and the spear slowly bent. Seeing this scene, everyone in the audience erupted in cheers.

Immediately after, a stout man came out and took out a bench. The stool was about knee-high and about two feet long, with only a small gap from the ground. But this sturdy man knelt down, shrunk his body, did not touch the stool, and slowly squeezed under the stool. In addition to this, there are also slapping stones with the palm of your hand, doing a handstand with one hand, and pushing the tank with your head.

In addition to these strong men's performances, the two or three women were not idle, standing upside down with one hand, volleying upside down, and at first glance, they were people with kung fu.

Then, another woman picked up the gong and struck it, said a witty remark, and then flipped the gong, put it in front of everyone, and shouted: "Ladies and gentlemen, those who have money have a money field, those who have no money have a personal field, those who are free have a stay, and those who like it have a love field." ”

The woman's voice was loud, and she walked up to everyone and sent the gong to them. Most of the people took out a few copper plates and threw them on the gong, maybe one or two, or they could give a handful, and some were luxuriously dressed and put a few taels of silver.

Because Liu Ruoshui squeezed forward. Therefore, the woman also handed the gong to Liu Ruoshui.

These tricks are indeed wonderful, and Liu Ruoshui was not stingy, he directly took out a gold ingot and threw it over.

After talking about gold, the woman was naturally overjoyed and thanked her repeatedly.

In the woman's thanks, Liu Ruoshui folded his hands and recited "Amitabha!" three times, as if he was really a high-ranking monk.

It's just that every time Liu Ruoshui recites "Amitabha", not only does he not calm down like an ordinary monk. On the contrary, the killing intent in his heart instantly rose.

In Lin'an, there are singing and dancing everywhere, laughter and laughter, and flowers everywhere. It seems that this is heaven on earth.

It is naturally a good thing that there is such a paradise in the world.

However, if this paradise appears in Lin'an, it is undoubtedly the greatest "original sin".

Originally, Liu Ruoshui was also a little hesitant whether he should come to Lin'an. After all, this is the capital of Song, not the capital of gold. In the city, it is the Song people, not the Jin people.

But after coming to this city, Liu Ruoshui was very sure that there was no mistake in coming here.

Here, it is time to kill.

Liu Ruoshui has a hunch that if he kills all the people who should be killed, it is really possible to "put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot" because of this.

This feeling is not an illusion, but a premonition from the psyche. Just like those dying masters of national arts, they can clearly know the date of their death. (To be continued.) )