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Chapter 165 Martial Arts Impairment

In the Sutra Pavilion, two young monks fell asleep on the lamp table, while Meng Xiuyuan and the floor sweeping monk faced each other indifferently not far behind them.

Originally, because of the impurities in the lamp oil, the lights in this pavilion would still flicker slightly, but from the moment the sweeping monk walked in, the lamp seemed to have some spiritual charm, and immediately stabilized.

The soft light reflected on the faces of Meng Xiuyuan and the sweeping monk, only one of them was illuminated to be handsome and refined, and the other was illuminated to be kind and kind, but neither of them seemed hostile.

"Good, good, you don't have to be polite.

The old monk is just a serving monk in this Sutra Pavilion who handles the chores, so he can't be called a master.

On the contrary, the benefactor is young and has excellent internal cultivation. After many days in the pavilion of Tibetan martial arts classics, he can still uphold his heart and not do things that exceed the rules. It is really a good martial arts character.

I haven't been out of this scripture pavilion for a long time, I didn't expect that the Xiaoyao faction would have such a young hero as a benefactor.

If the benefactor has something to ask, please speak up. "

The sweeping monk didn't move while speaking, but suddenly he saw a pair of futons trembling slightly in the corner about Zhang Xu away, and then slowly slid towards them as if being dragged by a pair of invisible hands.

When the futon slid in front of the two of them, the old monk saluted politely, signaling Meng Xiuyuan to sit down and talk.

When Meng Xiuyuan heard that the sweeping monk explained the origin of his martial arts as soon as he met him, and seeing such a miracle again, he couldn't help but shudder in his heart.

But after all, he knew that the other party was unfathomable, Meng Xiuyuan was not too surprised, just nodded to the old monk, then sat down comfortably and said:
"Master is able to do so with all his heart and strength, without any fakes, his kung fu is really amazing.

I just don't know if the master has integrated his own martial arts to create a unique 'artistic concept'? "

Meng Xiuyuan was not in vain, he even expressed his doubts in his heart, and wanted to seek answers from the sweeping monk.

When he first heard the old monk's heartbeat and breathing just now, he found that it seemed to be integrated with the surrounding environment, the pulse was connected to the ground under his feet, and the breath changed with the surrounding air currents. He felt that the person in front of him was unfathomable.

No wonder I haven't been aware of its existence for many days.

But after careful observation, Meng Xiuyuan saw some tricks in this floor sweeping monk.

This old monk's feeling between breathing and exhaling is somewhat similar to the "martial arts artistic conception" shown by Zhang Zhenren in "Tai Chi" in his previous life, as if he integrated himself into the surrounding environment.

It's just that there is a slight difference in the subtleties, and it seems to be a little less charming than Zhang Sanfeng.

Since Meng Xiuyuan hadn't personally practiced to this level, he couldn't explain clearly, so he had to ask for advice.

The old monk suddenly heard Meng Xiuyuan's words, and couldn't help showing a little surprise, and asked Meng Xiuyuan:

"Since the benefactor is from the Xiaoyao School, how can he recognize these?
But have you ever been instructed by other experts? "

Meng Xiuyuan was taken aback when he heard the words, he didn't understand the meaning of the old monk's words, but out of politeness, he nodded and said sincerely:
"What the master said is true, I know this 'martial arts artistic conception', it really has nothing to do with the Xiaoyao Sect, but I saw it at another master.

I just don't know why the master asked this question. From your appearance, it seems that you know the Xiaoyao faction very well? "

The sweeping monk saw Meng Xiuyuan was so sincere, so he didn't hide anything, nodded to him and said:
"When I was young, I didn't understand many things, and I traveled far away from the monastery in order to prove my martial arts.

At that moment, I met Senior Xiaoyaozi from your sect by fate..."

After speaking, the floor sweeping monk briefly told about how he happened to meet Xiaoyaozi when he was traveling abroad.

According to what he said, even though he hadn't mastered martial arts at that time, he was quite appreciated by Xiaoyaozi because of his talent and understanding.

If it weren't for the shortcoming of "not being very handsome", Xiaoyaozi might have forced him to be a disciple.

It was during this process that he had a better understanding of Xiaoyao School's martial arts, and was also inspired by many martial arts concepts of Xiaoyaozi, and his own kung fu went a step further.

Speaking of this, the sweeping monk couldn't help but admire Meng Xiuyuan's martial arts:
"Benefactor, your Northern Dark True Qi is as deep as the sea, but it is very pure, obviously it was not taken from someone else's body.

At your age, to have such a cultivation level is truly astounding.

If senior Xiaoyaozi is still around, you must be his favorite apprentice.

It's a pity that to practice the martial arts of the Xiaoyao School, there are a lot of requirements for external objects.If there is no fate, it will be difficult to reach the realm of Senior Xiaoyaozi..."

When Meng Xiuyuan heard this old monk talk about these things, he couldn't help but feel his heart move, and became interested.

One must know that even Wu Yazi, a direct disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect, failed to disclose such crucial information when talking about the Xiaoyao Sect's martial arts with Meng Xiuyuan.

It was really a surprise to hear the sweeping monk mention it now. Obviously, this old monk did have a deep communication with Xiaoyaozi back then, and he knew the key points of Xiaoyao sect's kung fu very well.

Seeing this, Meng Xiuyuan would not let go of this opportunity, and hurriedly preached to him:
"Master, I practiced in a cave heaven and blessed place a few days ago. When my skill is deep, I can use the "Beiming Divine Art" again, and I feel that I can absorb a light and elegant air from the outside world..."

As he said that, Meng Xiuyuan began to chat with the sweeping monk about the matter of inhaling "spiritual energy" from his luck.

And the old monk was not surprised when he heard the words, he just nodded and said happily for Meng Xiuyuan:

"Senior Xiaoyaozi's kung fu was passed down from the Everlasting Spring Valley in the southwest, and can be traced back to the ancient Qi refiners.

You can have such an experience, obviously you have already entered the door, and you are destined to find a treasure land suitable for practicing qigong.

Under such circumstances, if you collect the kung fu left by senior Xiaoyaozi and break through the 'martial arts barrier', you may be able to achieve great success in a short time. "

Meng Xiuyuan heard that it would be beneficial to communicate with the old monk secretly, so he couldn't help asking:
"What is the 'martial arts barrier' mentioned by the master?"

This old monk was probably compassionate due to his advanced Buddhism, and maybe because he was familiar with Xiaoyaozi, he had a certain affection for Meng Xiuyuan, the successor of Xiaoyao School. In short, he was not impatient after listening to Meng Xiuyuan's question after question, on the contrary, he became more and more impatient. Fa explained to Meng Xiuyuan in detail:
"Usually speaking, the 'martial arts barrier' refers to the confusion caused by the lack of cognition of the martial artist when practicing martial arts.

But at your level, it's different.

If you have reached the top of your martial arts training, if you want to take another step forward and be extraordinary, there are only two ways to go.

Or it is like your carefree school, seeking the nature of the world from the outside, and absorbing the essence of the world into the body.

Or use the method handed down by my Patriarch Shaolin Dharma, seek your own body from within, integrate Buddhism and martial arts, and temper and condense your true energy.

But in this process, it is different from going back and forth to practice martial arts. There is a difficult barrier that needs to be broken through, which is what I call the 'martial arts barrier'. "

After listening to the words of the sweeping monk, Meng Xiuyuan couldn't help feeling that there was a lot of information in it, and it was quite consistent with some of his own experiences in his previous life.After thinking for a moment, he asked:
"Master, you said that you have quenched and condensed the true energy. Did the method taught by your temple compress the true energy into a liquid?"

The sweeping monk heard the words and nodded, without concealing anything, he explained to Meng Xiuyuan calmly:
"After I bid farewell to Senior Xiaoyaozi, I went back to the monastery to meditate, and I accidentally found in this Sutra Pavilion the method of breaking through the limit of martial arts left by Patriarch Bodhidharma, hidden in a "Vimalakirti Sutra" .

This part of the content is covered in a hidden way. If the reader has not cultivated to a very high level in martial arts and Buddhism, even if he sees it, he will not be able to see the deep meaning.

At that time, I felt like I had found a treasure, and I devoted myself to studying it for more than ten years, but I made no progress. Instead, I developed greed, hatred, ignorance, resentment and anger, which made my mind disturbed and my body damaged.

Until I felt that I was at the end of my life, I went to read the Buddhist scriptures in this Sutra Pavilion carefully one by one, and finally became enlightened for a while, and crossed the "martial arts barrier".

With the penetration of martial arts and Buddhism, the world seems to have changed in my eyes.

And the whole body's true energy is naturally tempered in this process, becoming thick and dense, like a substance, it is indeed quite appropriate to say that it is like water. "

As he spoke, the old monk slowly put his hand on Meng Xiuyuan's shoulder, injecting a stream of dignified zhenqi into his body, allowing him to feel it intuitively.

Seeing this, Meng Xiuyuan couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, secretly thinking that this eminent monk really has a broad mind, and he is sincerely trying to solve his doubts.

Taking a closer look at the zhenqi of the sweeping monk, Meng Xiuyuan felt that its quality was really different, pure and thick, with inner aura, it was definitely far beyond the ordinary zhenqi in the world.

It's just that compared to the liquefied true qi that he obtained in the deep sea in his previous life, the true qi of the sweeping monk seems to be a little weaker in density.

Reminiscing when we first met, seeing that the old monk seemed to be blending himself into the surrounding environment, but he was a little bit worse than Zhang Sanfeng's "martial arts artistic conception", Meng Xiuyuan couldn't help but suddenly realized in his heart, and saw through the whole body of this floor-sweeping monk Cultivation.

It turned out that the two extraordinary paths that he and his master Zhang Zhenren tried in the previous life were not wrong.

Combining the two, and then weakening them separately, is the current state of the sweeping monk.

Integrating one's own martial arts, condensing the "martial arts artistic conception", and compressing one's true energy into a liquid state, these two paths can actually coexist, and can be classified as the method of "seeking oneself from within" go.

It's just different from the floor-sweeping monk who has the detailed guidance left by Bodhidharma and can practice step by step. Both Meng Xiuyuan and Zhang Sanfeng rely on their own talents, groping in the unknown, and finally achieved such an achievement.

Especially Master Zhang Zhenren, from an abandoned disciple who was expelled from Shaolin Temple, with a set of Arhat boxing and a little incomplete "Nine Suns Divine Art", he actually created a complete martial arts system in a hundred years, and in In the end, he mastered all of them and condensed his own "martial arts artistic conception".

In terms of this artistic conception alone, Zhang Sanfeng's original work is more suitable for himself than the sweeping monk who inherited the wisdom of his predecessors.

Moreover, Meng Xiuyuan believed that with Zhang Sanfeng's seemingly healthy body, it would not be a problem to live for another few decades.During this time, perhaps he could also research the method of "compressing true energy".

It can only be said that Zhang Zhenren's achievements in martial arts throughout his life are indeed the same as Shaolin's Bodhidharma Patriarch, which can be called the past and the present.

For a moment, Meng Xiuyuan couldn't help being proud of his master, and he couldn't help but recall many memories from his previous life.

From when his master led him up the mountain when he was six, when his master taught him "Purple Sky Sword Qi" when he was 16, and when his master reluctantly sent him away from that world at the age of 26.

Without his master guiding him along the way, he would never have achieved what he is today.

Thinking up to this point, Meng Xiuyuan's heart couldn't help but think that he didn't know how lucky he was to be able to worship such a good master.

However, the opportunity to seek knowledge is rare, so Meng Xiuyuan didn't express much emotion. He immediately calmed down and asked the sweeping monk for advice:
"Master, do you know what is the 'martial arts obstacle' that Xiaoyao Sect will face after combining these three magical skills?"

Meng Xiuyuan thought, if he could know in advance, he would be better prepared.

No, the sweeping monk shook his head after hearing the words, and replied to Meng Xiuyuan:
"This martial arts barrier is unpredictable, and you have to experience it yourself to fully understand it.

I haven't practiced Xiaoyao School's martial arts, so I don't know much about it. "

Meng Xiuyuan couldn't help feeling a little regretful when he heard the words, but thinking that he had gained a lot from chatting with the floor-sweeping monk for a while today, he didn't want too much, and raised his head to thank the old monk.

Unexpectedly, he hadn't spoken his words of thanks yet, but it seemed as if the floor sweeping monk hadn't finished what he had just said, and continued to say:

"However, I heard Senior Xiaoyaozi mention that their Kung Fu of this line, when they first practice, requires a high degree of aptitude from the disciples, but when they want to cultivate to the highest level, they also require the disciples' xinxing.

To put it simply, it is to achieve the word "Xiaoyao".

Follow your heart, not bound by worldly dogma.But he can uphold his own heart and not be enslaved by desire.

Senior Xiaoyaozi once said that the reason why he took in three disciples, one man and two women, and divided the magic skills into three parts and taught them to each of them, was to temper their xinxing.

Handsome men and beautiful women, love each other, is a matter of course in the thoughts of the Xiaoyao School, and it is also a process that must be experienced.

But because of this, there will inevitably be a lot of hatred and resentment, making the three people entangled.

One day, when the three of them see through all this, let go of the resentment in their hearts, and return to freedom, they will naturally be able to cultivate to the highest depth by combining the three kung fu..."

At this point, the sweeping monk looked at Meng Xiuyuan for a while, then lowered his head slightly, and remained silent.

Meng Xiuyuan knew in his heart that the old monk should have told everything he knew, without any reservations.

In addition to being grateful in his heart, Meng Xiuyuan still couldn't help but ask again and finally said:
"Master, thank you for clarifying my doubts, I have benefited a lot from it.

It's just that I have one last question I want to ask you.

I don't know if you know, there is a Khitan who secretly learned Shaolin skills from you all the year round, where is he now? "

Hearing the words, the sweeping monk replied calmly:

"In the Sutra Pavilion, there are indeed two lay Buddhists who come and go, borrowing and reading martial arts secret books all year round.

But recently, they have already transcribed all of the 72 special skills hidden in this pavilion, so it has been a long time since I saw them come again.

So benefactor, I'm sorry, although I caused you to waste a few days in this pavilion, but I don't know their whereabouts at this time. "

Hearing the sound, Meng Xiuyuan quickly waved his hand, indicating that it doesn't matter.

The sweeping monk in the middle of the night knew everything, solved many confusions in Meng Xiuyuan's mind, and pointed out the way forward. This is indeed a rare opportunity.

Therefore, after Meng Xiuyuan solemnly bid farewell to the sweeping monk, besides thinking about the so-called "martial arts barrier", he couldn't help thinking:

How to find an opportunity to return this favor to Shaolin Temple.

(End of this chapter)