Comprehensive Martial Arts: Relying on Pili Martial Arts to Achieve Dimensionality Reduction Attack

Chapter 520: Talking about Buddhism

Xuan Ci did as he was told.

Witnessed by Lu Ping, Xiao Feng and others, he summoned all his fellow disciples of the Xuan generation in the temple to the Discipline Court, confessed all the mistakes he had made when he was young, and was willing to accept the punishment.

Lu Ping finally figured out his previous doubts -

It turns out that Xuanci and Ye Erniang's child was not stolen, but died of a serious illness when he was young. Although there is a "Xu Zhu" in Shaolin now, he is not the same one in the original book.

When the monks heard about Xuanci and Ye Erniang, they were all struck by lightning. Some were shocked, some were angry, some were sad, some were lucky, and so on. But after calming down, they realized that handling the matter this way was the best outcome.

According to the rules, if a Shaolin monk breaks the precepts of sexual intercourse, he will be punished with a hundred sticks. As the abbot, Xuan Ci doubles the punishment to two hundred sticks, and he is not allowed to use his internal strength to resist.

Even though Xuan Ci was strong, he still lost 70% of his life after being hit with 200 sticks.

Xuan Ci had kept this secret for many years. Now that the truth had been revealed, he felt both relieved and sad after learning of Ye Erniang's death. He wished he could commit suicide on the spot.

It was only because he had promised Lu Ping that he would go to Dali to atone the sins of those innocent families, and he was afraid that after he committed suicide, Lu Ping would make the news public and implicate Shaolin, so he had no choice but to keep his life.

Perhaps for Xuanci, continuing to live is indeed more painful than dying.

As they left the Discipline Hall, Wang Yuyan suddenly asked, "Brother Lu, if I really avenge my cousin one day, how about converting to Buddhism?"

Several people were stunned. They didn't expect Wang Yuyan to say such a thing.

Although Shaolin does not accept female disciples, there are nunneries in the world.

Just looking at Wang Yuyan with her bright eyes and kind looks in front of them, both Xiao Feng and Azhu felt that it was such a pity for such a girl to become a nun.

Lu Ping didn't say anything like it was a waste. He was silent for a while and then asked, "At that time, did you feel hopeless and had no motivation to live?"

Wang Yuyan thought for a few seconds, nodded and said, "Not bad."

"Then I don't think it's appropriate."

"why?"

It's time to show off!
Lu Ping cleared his throat and said, "To quote a Buddhist master..."

“Dharma is the wisdom of life. It is to be examined, experienced, and integrated quietly and carefully in a cloudless state of mind, inch by inch, into one’s own flesh and blood, becoming an inseparable whole, rather than making hasty decisions in the face of a sudden change.”

“What’s more, people who are in pain have no right to be pessimistic, because pessimism in pain is not true pessimism.”

“Similarly, the concept of emptiness is not something a sad person can truly comprehend.”

“Buddhism is not a pile of sand for an ostrich to bury its head, nor is it a hard shell for a tortoise to hide its head in.”

“To enter the Buddhist world is not to escape, but to face it.”

Lu Ping couldn't remember the long speech in the middle, so he had to skip it.

“Buddhism is an art of life that is internalized through practice. In the practice of compassion and wisdom, and the practice of merit and wisdom, the one who stays in the mind should be the master of one’s own destiny and soul, rather than a broken-hearted person entangled in karma.”

Having said that, Lu Ping turned and looked at Wang Yuyan.

"So if you really lost the motivation to live after taking revenge as you said just now, then you are absolutely not suitable to become a monk and convert to Buddhism."

"Otherwise, today's Xuan Ci will be tomorrow's you."

"By then, breaking the precepts and defiling the Dharma will be minor matters. Becoming a demon and bringing disaster to the world will be the most terrifying."

It was like an epiphany, and Wang Yuyan suddenly understood and had a great epiphany.

Even the Shaolin monks who followed behind felt ashamed of themselves. After looking at each other, they lowered their heads unconsciously.

Normally, someone like Lu Ping, who came to the door to expose the shortcomings of a sect and caused the downfall of the leader, would never be well-liked by the sect.

But the group of monks in front of him were obviously different.

They heard a strong sense of Buddhist principles and connotations in Lu Ping's words, and realized that the young boy in front of them clearly understood Buddhism better than old men like them.

"This child has a connection with my Buddha!"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

"I don't know if he is willing to convert to Buddhism."

"Forget it. How can we keep such a great man?"

After several monks with the surname Xuan discussed it together, they stepped forward.

"We have already handled Xuan Ci's matter according to Master Lu's instructions. After his injuries are healed in a few days, we will expel him from Shaolin. I wonder if Master Lu has any other instructions?"

The monks were very humble, and Lu Ping was very satisfied. "I want to go to the Sutra Library."

The monks were stunned when they heard this.

Shaolin has always been powerful and has a strong foundation. They would not be like the Murong family, who think that Lu Ping looks down on their martial arts.

But they had already heard the news that Lu Ping defeated Yan Kuangtu, and knew that even if the entire temple joined forces, they would probably not be able to stop Lu Ping, so for a moment they didn't know whether to stop him or let him go.

After hesitating for a few seconds, the monks nominated one of them and asked tremblingly, "Layman, are you going to the Sutra Library to borrow Buddhist scriptures? Or to study martial arts books?"

"You can rest assured."

Lu Ping smiled softly: "I am not interested in Buddhist scriptures; I also look down on martial arts."

"I just heard that there's an old monk who sweeps the floor there and has great martial arts skills. I want to learn from him."

"Ah this..."

The monks opened their mouths wide, speechless with surprise. They stared at each other for a long while before saying, "There is no old monk sweeping the floor in the Sutra Library in our temple."

"I wonder where Mr. Lu heard this news from, or maybe he was deceived by someone?"

Xiao Feng and the others also looked at Lu Ping, feeling greatly surprised.

It was not until then that they knew who the opponent Lu Ping had mentioned was.

However, a few people could also see that the expressions of the Shaolin monks did not seem fake, and there was no need for them to lie.

If Lu Ping was not talking nonsense or making things up, it meant that even this group of old monks with the surname Xuan were unaware of the existence of the so-called sweeping monk.

There are many sects with a long history in the martial arts world. It is not uncommon for one or two "old seniors" to be in charge of these sects.

But if this senior is so old that even the higher-ups in his own sect don't know of his existence, then it would be extremely terrifying to think about it.

Wang Yuyan was immediately curious and pulled Lu Ping over and asked, "Brother Lu, is there really that person you mentioned?"

"Of course!"

Lu Ping nodded: "If you don't believe it, let's go and see for ourselves."

Then he leaned closer to her ear and whispered, "As far as I know, the sweeping monk has been in the Sutra Library for at least forty years, which is older than the ages of some of the monks present. Of course, they don't know of his existence."

Although these words were spoken in a low voice, they were obviously meant for the other monks to hear.

As expected, as soon as the words fell, the expressions of all the monks changed drastically. They were shocked and looked incredulous.

They have always boasted that Shaolin is heavily guarded, and the Sutra Library is a key location in the temple, with daily patrols, inspections, and guard duty. As a result, someone has been living quietly in there for more than 60 years without anyone noticing...

If the other party had evil intentions and intended to harm people, and simply put something in their daily food, wouldn't it be impossible to guard against and the whole temple would suffer?
Thinking of this, these old monks were so frightened that their hearts started pounding, they almost had a myocardial infarction, and fainted on the spot.

Now that things have come to this, there will be no end to the matter unless I go to the Sutra Repository myself, search the entire attic, and pull out the person hiding in the dark.

So everyone led the way, taking Lu Ping and others, and the group of people went towards the Sutra Repository.

This team was so powerful that it attracted many disciples along the way.

The disciples didn't know the reason and thought that Lu Ping and others were too powerful, so they started to talk about it.

"Wow, they actually want all the Xuan-generation uncles and elders in the temple to personally entertain us? I have never seen such a scene before! What are the origins of those donors?"

"I don't know. I only know that the man in the middle was the former leader of the Northern Beggars' Sect, Qiao, but now he should be called Xiao Feng."

"I do know. I saw a portrait of another person when I went down the mountain some time ago."

"Did you see the most handsome young man? He is Lu Ping!"

"It is rumored in the martial arts world that his martial arts realm has reached the realm of Tongtian. Two months ago, he defeated Yan Kuangtu, one of the four great legends. Some people also say that he also defeated Xiao Qiushui."

"What?! How is that possible? How old is he?!"

"It's true. I've heard about these things. Many people in the martial arts world are spreading them. They must be true..."

"What is a person like this doing in Shaolin?"

"I don't know. Looking at their direction, they seem to be heading to the Sutra Library... Let's follow them and see!"

The team grew larger and larger, but the old monks pretended not to know.

Soon, the group finally arrived outside the Sutra Repository.

(End of this chapter)