Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1961 True Master

But it is indeed very efficient. Even Yang Honghui once praised Zhou Zhi and Gu Lao for their good comprehension. Even if their movements did not meet the requirements of a martial artist, they had a sense of understanding and application of sword and boxing principles, which was better than many professional athletes.

In order to achieve the purpose of training, Zhou Zhi actually practiced sword skills more than boxing. The old monk's sword was a real thing, shorter and wider than the one Zhou Zhi was used to using, and there were no more fancy decorations. It was a real practical weapon, the kind that the police would confiscate if they saw it.

However, the feel was similar to the one Zhou Zhi used himself, so Zhou Zhi demonstrated and explained, mainly pointing out the movement techniques and extended relationships.

The old monk picked up the broom on the ground, held the broom upside down, and followed Zhou Zhi's technique, with his index finger extended and the remaining four fingers holding the broom handle. His shoulders trembled slightly, and his wrist followed closely to move the broom, gently drawing circles.

When Zhou Zhi finished his practice, the old monk took the sword and performed Tai Chi sword moves, which immediately attracted Zhou Zhi and the young monk to applaud: "Good! Good!"

The people around were also attracted by the cheers of the two men. They formed a big circle and watched the old monk perform martial arts. When they saw the exciting parts, they also applauded.

The layman watches the excitement while the expert watches the details. It is unknown what level the old monk was at before, but now he is quite organized.

Especially when he was striking the sword and stabbing downwards, the old monk's extremely fast movements actually brought out the rustling sound of sleeves and the whistling sound of metal piercing the air, which made Zhou Zhi horrified. The noise was even louder than that of Yang Honghui at the Wuying level.

Mai Xiaomiao had also practiced Tai Chi sword, although she was still practicing the wooden sword that Zhou Zhi asked Lao Chi Ri to carve for her. However, she also knew how powerful the old monk in front of her was, and she clapped and cheered even louder than Zhou Zhi.

After the round of moves was finished, the old monk thanked Zhou Zhi and said, "Young donor, you really have some tricks. I'm glad to learn from you."

"No, no, it's because you are so amazing, Master. I was just showing off my skills just now. I wonder how long you have been practicing Tai Chi sword?"

"Haha, last month Liaoran went to the state for exchanges and learned two routines. I practiced with him and I always felt that it was not what he did." The old monk seemed to be a martial arts lover. Now that he understood the meaning of Tai Chi, he was just like Zhou Zhi after reading a good poem. He was so excited: "Now it seems that this should be what the young donor taught me!"

Zhou Zhi now wished there was a crack in the ground to crawl into: "Master, I am so ashamed to say that. My swordsmanship is far inferior to yours. No, there is no such thing as teaching."

"Hahaha..." The old monk laughed and said, "I'm the abbot of this temple, my name is Mingtai. How about you have a vegetarian meal with us tonight and give us some pointers during the morning class tomorrow?"

"We have several female relatives," Zhou Zhi was not afraid that the monk had bad intentions, "but I'm afraid it will be inconvenient."

"How many?" Mingtai was stunned: "Besides this person, who else?"

Zhou Zhi pointed to the Mahavira Hall high up: "Over there."

Mingtai looked up and saw Wu Renzhong and Shama Azi waving at the people below, and Chi Xueli was filming with a camera.

"It doesn't matter. Our temple is a little far from the city. It's inconvenient for pilgrims to travel back and forth, so they stay overnight in the temple. There are several guest rooms here, so we can accommodate them."

"Then I'm really troublesome to you, Master." This time, Zhou Zhi had no choice but to follow Mai Xiaomiao's example and put his hands together to express his gratitude.

"It's okay." Mingtai was generous: "It's just that the vegetarian meal is a little simple, don't mind." Zhou Zhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully: "I misjudged the difficulty of visiting your temple before. I was actually worried in my heart just now. It's easy to go up the mountain but difficult to go down the mountain. What should I do when I get down the mountain? It's great to be able to rest for a night before going down the mountain."

Mingtai handed the sword to Ran and invited him, "Let's go. I'll take Little Donor Mai to continue burning incense, and you can also visit our main hall."

Zhou Zhi admired the old monk even more. He had told the monk before that he was here for a visit, but the monk did not ask for his respect. This kind of indifferent and detached mentality actually surpassed that of many monks who were obsessed with saving people.

So he also said respectfully: "Then I will trouble you, Master."

The main building of Lingshan Temple actually also has traces of Tibetan Buddhism. This format of building red walls on the mountain and temples on the red walls seems to be very common in snowy areas.

However, the current Main Hall is a standard Han-style building, spacious and grand with a solemn structure. Sakyamuni is enshrined in the center of the front hall, with the Eighteen Arhats on both sides, all of which are standard Han-style statues from the Qing Dynasty.

Now these are no longer a problem for Zhouzhi. The most prosperous period for statue making in Shu was the Song Dynasty. There are numerous statues left in Anyue, Dazu and Yazhou.

Statues from the Sui and Tang dynasties are basically collected in the Shudu Museum and the Shuda Museum. Statues from the even earlier Han Dynasty are most common in the Manzhou region, and Zhou Zhi has done enough research on them in Jiachuan.

More statues remain from the Qing Dynasty, but they show a greater aesthetic regression, losing the gracefulness and refinement of the Song Dynasty and becoming stereotyped and formulaic. Not only do they lose their individuality, but they even lose their agility. They have truly become clay sculptures made of wood, completely devoid of life.

Therefore, the age of Zhouzhi can be identified at a glance.

However, unlike statues, architecture is quite impressive. From the earliest existing Tang Dynasty buildings to the Qing Dynasty, it has been improving and becoming more complex and exquisite, even folk architecture.

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Therefore, Zhou Zhi estimated that this main hall was built on the base of a former Tibetan Buddhist temple, but he was too embarrassed to ask Master Mingtai whether it was true.

However, it is still possible to give some general knowledge about ancient architecture to Chi Xueli and others who have already paid their respects.

Wu Renzhong and Shama Ricong were actually a little unable to walk, and they were very happy to hear that the abbot agreed to let everyone stay in the temple for one night.

Since they had established a good relationship, Mingtai no longer hid anything. After taking Mai Xiaomiao to worship Buddha sincerely, he led everyone to the back hall which was not open to the public to burn incense.

The back hall houses a wooden statue of Yang Xuexin, the founder of Lingshan Temple, and a Linggu. It can be said that 100% of the people who come to Lingshan Temple to worship are here for Master Yang, but basically no one can actually see the statue of Master Yang in person, and worship and burn incense.

This was an opportunity that Wu Renzhong, Shamaricong, Jike Azi and Chi Xueli had not had before, and now of course they had to make up for it with Mai Xiaomiao.

Mingtai welcomed them all and guided them through the rituals one by one, very dedicatedly.

Now Zhou Zhi, who did not worship Buddha, stood out too much. He felt embarrassed. He turned his head left and right and saw a crookedly written article. After reading it, he guessed that it was written by a scholar or some intellectual at that time. It was an article about the believers at that time who contributed money and effort to build this pavilion to enshrine Yang Zushi, when it would be built, when it would be completed, who contributed and how much money.

Neither calligraphy nor writing is worthy of praise, which shows that this area was still ruled by the Yi people at that time and the level of Han culture was not very good.