Swords emerge from Mount Hua, sweeping across the heavens from the world of Swordsman.

"Your information network is quite impressive. Just after Zhang Gong handed over Luo Mo's remains to me, you arrived."

Lu Zhu's expression faltered slightly before he explained, "Rama was a high-ranking Buddhist monk. The discovery of his remains is something our Buddhist community naturally needs to pay close attention to."

Legend has it that Rama was an Indian from India eight hundred years ago who crossed the sea to the Central Plains to spread Buddhism. He voluntarily castrated himself and entered the palace to preach to Emperor Wu of Liang for three years. Afterwards, he went alone to Mount Jiuhua to meditate facing a wall, where he mastered an unparalleled martial art and became the most powerful figure in the martial arts world.

His martial arts are quite profound; they can restore what is damaged and create new life.

Therefore, after Rama's death, his remains became the object of contention among countless people in the martial arts world, sparking a bloody conflict.

"The remains of Rama have caused conflict in the martial arts world. Our Buddhist sect has a responsibility to resolve this calamity, so this humble monk intends to take the remains back to Shaolin Temple to be permanently sealed away."

Sect Leader Yue is fair and just; he will surely be pleased to witness this humble monk's efforts to accomplish this!

"Monk, you're really good at using moral blackmail, applying Buddhist compassion to me?"

Yue Zhuoqun narrowed his eyes, his expression sharp:

"My Huashan sect can also seal and suppress the remains of Rama, so why should we go through the trouble of handing it over to your Shaolin?"

"Master Rama was, after all, a Buddhist, and it is most appropriate for our Buddhist community to handle his remains."

"Pah! Rama is from the Indian Buddhist sect, what does he have to do with your Central Plains Buddhist sect?"

Even if it were to be handled by the Buddhist community, it should be handled by the Indian Buddhist community. Shaolin's meddling in other people's business is far too much.

Yue Zhuoqun's words were anything but polite.

He didn't have much affection for Buddhism to begin with, let alone the fact that Lu Zhu had deliberately provoked him.

The root cause of the conflict between sword qi in the Huashan Sect lies in Buddhism.

This secret manual, created by a eunuch from the previous dynasty, somehow ended up in the hands of Abbot Hongye of Shaolin Temple in Putian. It was eventually stolen and read by Yue Su and Cai Zifeng of Mount Hua, causing a conflict between the sword and qi factions, which led to the decline of Mount Hua.

This matter is indeed due to the greed of Yue Su and his companion; they shouldn't have coveted other people's martial arts skills.

But who dares to say that Shaolin didn't have a scheme involved, or that they deliberately set a trap?

After all, Shaolin has been the leader of the martial arts world for hundreds of years, and they have thoroughly enjoyed this prestigious status.

After Zhang Sanfeng of Wudang rose to prominence, in just a few decades, the Wudang School became a sect that could rival Shaolin.

With such a precedent, is Shaolin really willing to watch Huashan become the second Wudang?

They have a strong incentive to weaken Mount Hua and maintain their own superior status.

At this moment, Lu Zhu, representing Shaolin, came to demand the remains of Luo Mo. It would be strange if Yue Zhuoqun had a good attitude towards him.

Upon hearing Yue Zhuoqun's words, Lu Zhu's smile vanished, and he said with a stern face, "As the head of a righteous sect, isn't Sect Leader Yue afraid of being ridiculed by the martial arts community for uttering such unreasonable words?"

"Am I being unreasonable, or are you being unreasonable?"

"Tell me, besides his Buddhist identity, what other connection does Rama have with Shaolin?"

Lu Zhu's face stiffened; he really couldn't find any other connection.

"If I hand over Rama's remains to you, I will be ridiculed by my fellow martial artists when the news spreads throughout the martial arts world."

If you were a virtuous disciple of Buddhism, and came to sit and discuss the Dao with me, I would welcome you with open arms.

If anyone tries to use Shaolin's prestige to cause trouble for me, I will meet them with my sword just as fiercely.

"Amitabha!"

Lu Zhu clasped his hands together, took a deep breath, and then made a fierce expression, like a Vajra glaring at someone.

"This humble monk is naturally willing to sit down and discuss the Dao with Sect Leader Yue, but I never expected that you, a sect leader and a dignified gentleman swordsman, would be such a domineering and unreasonable person."

"Further discussion with you would likely be fruitless; let's have a martial arts contest and decide the fate of Rama's remains based on strength."

"Oh!"

"You stinking monk, how dare you seek trouble with our sect leader? Do you think this is the capital city, and that our Huashan Sect has no one left?"

Wang Xing, who was standing nearby, was furious.

Although he was an outer disciple, Yue Zhuoqun was the person he respected most. How could he stand by and do nothing while Lu Zhu was being so provocative?

My heart is filled with anger.

At first glance, seeing that the monk had a compassionate face and was very polite, they invited him into the inn to report to the sect leader.

I never expected they were here to cause trouble.

If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have let him in the inn.

Wow~

Yang Lin and the others drew their weapons, glaring coldly at Lu Zhu, and surrounded him.

It seemed as if they were about to swarm forward and tear Lu Zhu apart.

However, Yue Zhuoqun waved his hand, signaling them to step back, a cold smile playing on his lips:

"Master Lu Zhu is the foremost among the younger generation of Shaolin, and his martial arts skills must be unparalleled in the martial arts world. You cannot afford to be disrespectful to him."

Since Master Lu Zhu wishes to discuss martial arts and test the skills of our Huashan Sect, it is only right that I, as his teacher, personally take charge.

"Study hard, watch carefully, and truly appreciate the domineering presence of the martial arts master."

Anger surged in Lu Zhu's eyes.

How could he not understand Yue Zhuoqun's implied meaning?

It appeared to be a reprimand of a disciple, but in reality, it was a mockery of him and Shaolin.

"Sect Leader Yue, this humble monk has been rude!"

He let out a cold shout, pulled out two-foot-long iron chopsticks from his waist, and stabbed them straight at two major acupoints on Yue Zhuoqun's waist.

His seemingly simple thrust contained the power of the Weituo Subduing Demon Sword and the Shaolin secret technique of piercing two swords with a single line.

The Shaolin Seventy-Two Arts are extremely famous, and any one of them is on par with the Five Sacred Mountains Sword Technique.

Although these two techniques are not the most advanced, they are still unique in their own way.

Lu Zhu used iron chopsticks to execute the sword techniques of the Weituo Subduing Demon Sword, using a single line to generate force. The iron chopsticks were covered with a semi-transparent light screen, making the attack ruthless and swift.

Even if someone who doesn't understand the technique manages to decipher it, they will still be injured by the force.

Yue Zhuoqun saw this very clearly.

Because of his dislike for Shaolin, he intended to teach Lu Zhu a lesson and make him understand that the current Mount Hua was no longer an entity that Shaolin could easily manipulate.

So they immediately resorted to ruthless tactics, employing the "transferring flowers and replacing jade" technique.

With fingers spread wide, she gripped two iron chopsticks tightly, twisted her wrist, unleashed her inner strength, and thrust them forward with a sudden burst.

"Pfft pfft~" The iron chopsticks were reversed and inserted into Lu Zhu's waist acupoint.

"W-how..."

Lu Zhu's eyes widened, and his brows furrowed tightly.

The defeat was so swift that he was completely stunned.

"What? Does Master Lu Zhu look down on me and refuse to show his true skills?" Yue Zhuoqun interrupted him, a smirk playing on his lips.

Aren't you the number one certified young and strong person of Shaolin Temple?

Shaolin Temple is known for its domineering ways!

Didn't you want to decide the ownership of Rama's remains through a martial arts contest?

So easily defeated, I wonder where Shaolin will put its face from now on!

The gazes of Yang Lin and the others around them were blatantly mocking, their lips curled into a wide smirk, as if to say:

The high monks of Shaolin, just like that?

Chapter 32 It’s rude to come and not return.

Lu Zhu felt her face burning hot, wishing she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

To be honest, he didn't take Yue Zhuoqun seriously before he came.

In the eyes of the Shaolin disciples, the Huashan Sect is no longer the Huashan Sect of 25 years ago. Apart from Feng Qingyang, no one is worth their attention.

Even though Yue Zhuoqun has the reputation of being a gentleman swordsman;

Even though he has managed Huashan Mountain very successfully over the past ten years;

Even though he had just defeated Yu Canghai and killed the Purple and Green Twin Swords and the Wheel King...

These achievements were not worth mentioning in Lu Zhu's eyes.

Because Shaolin is the leader of the righteous path in the martial arts world, whether it is Mount Hua or the entire Five Mountains Sword Sect, they all have to bow down to Shaolin.

He thought that Yue Zhuoqun wouldn't dare to resist his offer to take away Luo Mo's remains, but it turned out that Yue Zhuoqun didn't take him or Shaolin seriously at all.

Only then did he propose a discussion on martial arts, so that Yue Zhuoqun would understand that Shaolin's status was not to be challenged.

However, he was seriously injured in one move and didn't even realize how Yue Zhuoqun had done it.

Faced with Yue Zhuoqun's mockery and the gazes of the Huashan disciples, he became utterly enraged:

"Very well, this humble monk underestimated Master Yue's martial arts skills. Let's try again."