Under the sky

Chapter 309 Destroying Buddha with Buddha

The two monks of Wenshu Monastery did not expect that Jue Jian would say such a thing. Even though they have been practicing for many years and have excellent meditation skills, especially the first monk of Jue Ming who has been immersed in Buddhist scriptures for decades, he has long been immovable. Hearing these words, he couldn't help but feel his heart. Big earthquake.He kept fiddling with the beads in his hand, as if chanting sutras to suppress the madness in his heart.

Jueming, who didn't touch a leaf, couldn't help but fiddle with the beads in his hand, as if he was chanting sutras to suppress the madness in his heart.

"Kill Juekong, destroy the secular monks..." The Buddha beads on the chest of Jueguang, the Tongue-pulling Bodhisattva, rose and fell with his violent breathing. He said in a trembling voice, "The tree fell and the hozen scattered. Juekong is the tree..."

Although he focused on the classics, he was not as good at worldly affairs as Jueyun, nor was he a solitary person like Jueming. After all, he was the abbot of a church, and he knew that it was not easy to change power.

"Lay monks occupy nearly half of the four courtyards and eight halls, and there are many lay disciples in the territory... If Juekong falls..."

Juejian knew that tonight would determine the success or failure of the great event, so he fired his bow without looking back. He held the Buddhist beads in his hand tightly and nodded slowly: "Not only Juekong, but also Jueji and other lay monks and dignitaries. Once Kong dies, the lay monks will have no backbone."

He must make his arrangements clear.Over the past year or so, Jue Jian has been generous and generous, granting many concessions to lay monks, opening brothels, allowing family members to visit, abolishing the rule that non-monks cannot enter the church, and allowing lay monks to return to secular life. This has established his prestige and reputation among lay monks. .Stabilizing the hearts of lay monks is the first step to suppress the turmoil after Juekong's death as much as possible. These favors will not be withdrawn after Juekong's death, but will even be loosened to stabilize the hearts of lay monks.

The second step is to reduce the power of lay monks.The war in the south was an opportunity. Almost all of the [-] monks and soldiers who rushed to Hengshan gathered from Henan and were disciples close to the lay monks. This left the lay monks in Henan greatly empty of power. Coupled with Jueru who was in charge of Shanxi, the two The power of the earth can completely control the lay forces in Ji.

The third step is to lower Jue Kong's guard.It was suggested that Shaolin should be restructured, Wo Li Dao Jue Guan should be deposed, and the construction of the city of Luoyang would further disperse the power of lay monks. Jue Ci and Liao Lin, the two important lay monks, are not in Shaolin. The only ones left in Shaolin are Jue Kong, Jin Mao Shi Jue Ji, and Shi Tou. Awakening to peace and awareness.

Next is the time to take action.Although there are only four leaders, there are still more than a thousand lay monks and disciples in the temple. It is impossible to catch them all, and we cannot let these people help Juekong and others.

"As usual, on the birthday of the Buddha, the first abbots of the eight halls of the four courtyards will come to Ciguang Pagoda to pay homage to the previous abbots." Juejian said, "The poor monk plans to take action as soon as he enters Ciguang Pagoda."

"Seven versus four?" Jue Guang pondered, seeming to think this was feasible.

"It's eight versus four, or even eight versus three or nine versus three." Jue Jian said, "Jue Guan will go back to Shaolin tomorrow, and Jue Wen may not be able to help Juekong."

"After Juekong's death, the poor monks will claim that Juekong and others conspired to seize the throne, so they will be executed. At this time, someone needs to fill the position of Juekong's leader, not Juekong, nor Jueci."

Neither the golden-haired lion nor the iron rooster are suitable. Although Jue Wen is a lay monk, he is devoted to Buddhism. He may not side with the lay monks in the dispute between orthodoxy and secularity.Jue Jian plans to convince Jue Wen during the battle. Even if Jue Wen doesn't switch sides, just hesitating or standing back is enough to make the situation even more disparate.

Once Kyokong dies, Kyawjian will support Kyawun as the new leader of the lay monks.He was originally Juekong's right-hand man, and his leadership of the lay monks could further appease the lay monks, gradually separate the monks and laymen, and return to the Shaolin before the Shaosong War.

Jueming asked: "Why not convince Juewen first? It can also increase your chances of winning."

Jue Jian said: "Jue Wen is in awe of Jue Kong. If he changes sides, everything will be lost. Only by killing Jue Kong will Jue Wen have to obey. They must hide it from Wu and inform them tomorrow to avoid exposing themselves." There is a flaw. Even if we are eight against four, we will still win."

"Eight versus four..." Jue Guang looked at Ming Ming unknown, seemingly confused, "Won't Ming Tai's nephew participate?"

"Disciples guard the outside of the tower to prevent changes." Ming shook his head uncertainly, "Disciples do not kill people."

When the two monks in Wenshu Monastery heard about the plan, they were all shocked, sad and happy.There is nothing wrong with the plan. During the war in the south, [-] lay monks went out to fight, Luoyang was built, and the lay monks in the four courtyards and eight halls lost two masters. It was also the birthday of the Buddha, and most of the monks in the temple went to the Buddha's capital to receive the believers. This was the right time. ; Metta Pagoda is easy to ambush and siege, which is the geographical advantage; over the past year, the prestige has been growing, which is due to human harmony.The right time, right place, and right people may never find such a good opportunity to start again.

But... As the four houses discussed before, when there was great chaos in the south, and barbarians invaded Kunlun Palace, the situation became increasingly turbulent this year. Qingcheng changed hands, Zhuge Ran fled, and Wudang reformed. Only Tangmen and Kongtong Being on the outside, it would be inappropriate for Shaolin to reorganize its system at this time. Would it also be inappropriate to eliminate lay monks at this time?
Juejian saw the hesitation of the two monks and said: "The chance of survival lies in one thought, and the opportunity cannot be missed. The survival of the Buddha depends on this one move."

If it hadn't been for the chaos in the south and Shaolin sending troops, and if there hadn't been such an embarrassing person among the lay monks, we wouldn't have had such a good opportunity. This was indeed the best opportunity in the past 50 years, and such an opportunity would never come again in the future.

The two monks had no choice. The announcement of Shaolin's restructuring almost pushed the matter to an irreversible point. If they didn't take action, they could only watch Shaolin's restructuring.Jue Guang realized that this was Jue Jian's plan, and he immediately said: "Others are trying to catch a duck, but the abbot kills a duck to make a move."

They were standing on a cliff, with no way to retreat but to move forward.

"The day of Buddha's birthday is the day of Shaolin's rebirth!"

From the beginning to the end, Mingwu never said a word, quietly listening to Juejian and the two monks from Wenshu Monastery discussing how to surround and kill Juekong.After the two monks left, Juejian asked Ming Xiang'er, "Why didn't Xiang'er say a word?"

"The plan has been agreed upon. The abbot is talking to the three grand masters, and it is not appropriate for the disciples to interrupt." Ming unknown answered respectfully.

Juejian nodded and patted Mingshishi on the shoulder: "Thanks to you, everything went so smoothly."

Before leaving, Juejian once again looked at the tablets of past abbots, knelt on the futon and clasped his hands together to recite sutras devoutly.In the past, he prayed here more than once for the successive abbots to protect Shaolin and protect Buddhism. It was the unknown that made him understand that protecting Buddhism cannot only rely on compassion, let alone the protection of successive abbots, but must rely on his own wrists and carry Shaolin on his own shoulders. , protect Buddhism with your own hands, and stick to your true heart even if you commit a serious crime.

Juejian knew that even if he killed Juekong, it would still take some time to completely drive out the lay monks, and it might even frustrate the vitality of Shaolin. However, in this troubled autumn, if the world is really in turmoil, the lay monks will become even more powerful. If there is peace, there will be no chance. This is a chance of life and death, and he must make a decisive decision at the moment.

After leaving the top of the tower, he went to the sixth floor and kowtowed to the first abbots of the eight halls of the four courtyards in sequence, and then went all the way down to pay homage to the monks of all generations.

What made Shaolin what it is today?More than a hundred years ago, didn’t Shaolin also lay the foundation for four provinces with the help of its righteous monks and sages?There were no lay monks at that time. Didn’t Shaolin also go through ups and downs?The Shaosong dispute was just a war, which allowed lay monks to infiltrate into Shaolin and become a gangrene.

After leaving the Ciguang Pagoda, he came to the Mahavira Hall and looked at the solemn Buddha statue.When the desire for power contaminates Buddhism, even the Buddha becomes dusty. Faced with this majestic golden body, don't lay monks have any sense of awe?
He further strengthened his determination - Shaolin is indispensable without Buddha.

Ming unknown watched Juejian's figure leave, also bowed to the previous abbots of Shaolin, and walked out of the tower.It was night, and the temple was brightly lit, with the Main Hall just below, and the Buddhist capital at the foot of the mountain in the distance was brightly lit for the Buddha's birthday celebration. The lights appeared faintly from the mountainside, standing like a tiny pillar of light in the dense forest.

He did not add fuel to the flames. He planted the seeds of destroying demons with demons when he met the abbot more than a year ago. He returned to Shaolin more than a year later, just to see how this seed would develop.The world is changing, and this seed has grown meanderingly, but it has never been broken by the wind and rain. Instead, it has become more upright. No need for him to irrigate it, it has already grown into flowers.

Buddha and Shaolin really cannot coexist?

One person's delusion, the delusion of two monks in Wenshu Monastery, and even the delusion of all the righteous monks in the world, why can such a group of people be persistent for the same reason?

Enlightenment or emptiness, who is closer to the Buddha?Are you attached to Shaolin’s enlightenment, or are you attached to the Buddha’s enlightenment?
He is getting closer and closer to the appearance of all living beings. It is not the attachment of one person, he will see the attachment of all living beings intertwined.

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Kunlun 91, April [-]th, Buddha’s birthday

Everyone thought that the war in the south would make this year's Buddha Festival deserted. However, although there were fewer visitors, the Buddhist capital was still crowded with thousands of people.Tens of thousands of believers and laypeople either listened to scriptures or prayed in front of the Buddha's relics. Street vendors and shops worked day and night, and monks from Wuming Temple also came out to receive believers.

An old monk wearing a bamboo hat and cassock walked towards him with a Zen staff. His steps were steady and he could not tell that he was an old man who was over seventy years old.He squeezed into the crowd and walked towards the Shaolin Temple.The road from the Buddha's capital to Shaolin was full of crowds. Many people kowtowed to Shaolin. This section of the road was only five miles long, and the crowds had already reached one mile in front of the Shaolin Temple.

The monks in the temple set up a barrier to draw a clear line between Shaolin Temple and believers.The old monk came to Juma and took off his bamboo hat. The monk glanced at him and bowed respectfully to let him in.The old monk looked back at the believers kneeling on the road. A middle-aged man in the crowd just raised his head, met his eyes, and immediately lowered his head and kowtowed.

The old monk frowned slightly, his face looked similar to that of Déjà vu. Has he seen this person before?When he was confused, he heard the monk ask: "Master Juekuan, do you want to enter Shaolin?"

Jue Dian nodded and walked to the Shaolin Temple without further delay. He kept thinking about who that person was and why he was so kind-faced.
He walked into the Shaolin Temple. Compared to the liveliness and joy of the Buddhist capital, the temple was particularly deserted. Most of the monks were sent to the Buddhist capital to help with the affairs. In the huge Shaolin, only Wenshu Monastery could be heard singing Sanskrit.

It had only been a few months since he had left his first post, but now that he had returned, all the monks recognized him and hurriedly came up to greet him.

"Is the abbot here?" Jueguan handed the bamboo hat to the receptionist monk, "The poor monk wants to pay a visit to the abbot."

"The abbot and all the chief abbots are paying homage to Ciguang Pagoda." The monk replied, "Please wait a moment for the chief abbot."

"The poor monk is no longer the leader." Jue Guan said, "I just came to reminisce with the abbot."

Jue Guan walked directly to the Ci Guang Pagoda. After all, he was the head of the former Guanyin Temple, so no one stopped him.He knew he was going to take action when he saw it, so he quickened his pace. For some reason, he kept thinking about the strong man's face just now, and felt something was wrong.

Since Jue saw the abolition of the rule that non-monks were not allowed to enter the temple, except for a few important lay monks under Juekong, all the lay monks in Shaolin Temple had grown their hair and returned to lay life. Now one can distinguish lay disciples from monks at a glance.Jue Guan saw more than [-] lay disciples carrying buckets of water walking quickly from Ksitigarbha Monastery to Wenshu Monastery. Their steps were very fast and a lot of water splashed out. He became suspicious, so he stepped forward and touched the ground. Wrinkled unconsciously.

kerosene?

He looked towards the Puxian Courtyard on the left and saw groups of lay disciples walking around carrying weapons.Jue Guan was taken aback and used Qing Kung to run towards the Ci Guang Pagoda. As soon as he rounded the Main Hall, he heard a familiar scream...

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Less than half an hour ago, in Puxian Courtyard, Liao Tong was about to go to Ci Guang Pagoda. Jue Ji led two lay disciples to follow quickly from behind, shouting: "Master nephew Liao Tong, wait a minute!" Liao Tong! He stopped and turned around and asked, "What's the matter?"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Jueji suddenly clasping his hands together.This move was very forceful, but there was no sound when it was taken. Liao Tong was stunned for a moment, and a surging palm force suddenly hit his chest. It was like a heavy punch that knocked him a foot off the ground. He didn't know how many ribs were broken.

The peaceful palm of Amitabha!
Liao Tong groaned, but before he could scream, two lay disciples had already grabbed him from behind and covered his mouth.Jueji pushed with his palms, and all the broken ribs were inserted into his heart and lungs.

"Gather the monks of Puxian Monastery." Jueji took out the Juekong Token and handed it to two lay disciples, "You know what to do."

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In Guanyin Yuan, Liao Wu was about to go to Ci Guang Pagoda when he saw a flat stone on the road.Liao Ping came up to say hello, and the martial arts master Cheng Jueru hated the lay monks the most and ignored him at the moment.

Liao Ping asked: "Junior brother Liao Wu wants to go to Ciguang Pagoda? Why don't we go together?"

Liao Wu ignored it.

Liao Ping followed him, and just as he was about to raise his hand, a voice suddenly shouted: "Senior nephew Liao Ping! Nephew Wu Wu!" When he turned around, it was Jue Wen who arrived.

Liao Ping put down his hands and said respectfully: "I have seen the first seat of enlightenment."

Jue Wen said, "Why don't we go to the Metta Pagoda together?"

Jue Wen was not only Liao Wu's superior, but also devoted himself to spiritual practice. Liao Wu didn't have any bad feelings towards him and said respectfully: "Yes."

Juejian and the three monks from Wenshu Monastery had already arrived at the Ciguang Pagoda, and Juewen, Liao Wu, Liao Ping, and Liao Zhen arrived at the same time.Jue Guang and Jue Ming came forward to greet each other, secretly stuffed notes into the hands of Zheng and Liao Wu, and winked at Liao Ping, who was standing a little further away. The two understood, stepped aside, turned their backs and unfolded the paper secretly. There are only six words written on it: "Kill Juekong and destroy the lay monks."

The two monks were shocked. They looked at Juejian and saw the abbot nodding slowly.Juejian looked at Ping, then looked at Juewen: "Why hasn't the leader of Juekong come yet?"

Jue Wen was also puzzled: "None of the three monks from Samantabhadra Monastery have arrived. Maybe there is something delayed?"

After a while, he saw Juekong and Jueji following him.

"Why can't I see Tong?" Juejian asked.

"I don't know." Jueji replied, "Maybe Zhengye Hall still has something to explain, so it was delayed."

Juejian frowned but said nothing. After waiting for a while, Tong was still missing, so he said, "Liao Wu, sent someone to hurry Tong."

Liao Wu respectfully agreed and was about to leave when Juekong said, "There's no need to look for him anymore."

Liao Wu was stunned for a moment, and Juekong lowered his eyes to look at Juejian.He is tall, although he is shorter than when he was young, he is still nine feet tall, half a head taller, and his eyes are like lightning.

Juejian made eye contact with him and asked, "What is the meaning of Juekong's first seat?"

"Does the abbot want to kill the poor monk?" Juekong asked slowly.Several righteous monks were shocked when they heard this, but among the lay monks, only Suewen was dumbfounded.

"Why did the leader say this?" Juejian stared at Juekong with awe and no fear.

Juekong looked at Zheng. Zheng Zheng was called a steamed bun, which meant he was weak. When Juekong glanced at him, his hands couldn't help but tremble.

"Abbott, you can speak out." Juekong said slowly, "Because the poor monk also has this intention."

After he finished speaking, he took a deep breath and pushed out with both hands.It turned out that he had secretly accumulated his true power while speaking, but the thunder blow did not hit Juejian, but the two eminent monks Jueyun and Jueming.

The two of them were aroused by his words and were panicking. Before they could regain their senses, they felt Kong's palms coming, and they hurriedly raised their palms to greet each other, with less than [-]% of their energy gathered.The four palms connected, and the two monks felt a strong push, like a mountain collapsing, the sky and the earth were destroyed, their internal energy was suddenly disordered, and both of them were injured internally with just one move.

At the same time, Jueji put his hands together and struck Juejian with his Amitabha palm.Jue Jian was on guard for a long time. He raised his left palm upright in front of his chest, with abundant Qi in his palm, as if in a salute manner. This was one of the moves "Salute in front of the Buddha" in one of the 72 unique skills, the "Compassion Knife".Although the Mercy Sword has a sword in its name, it is actually a palm technique. Jueji Amitabha's palm collided with the Mercy Sword, and the force of the palm was immediately cut into two and dissipated without a trace. He waved his palm forward to delay.

Juekong succeeded with one blow, but he didn't need to regain his breath, and struck Jueming with the third palm.Jueming clasps the thumbs and middle fingers of his hands in a circle, which looks like a flower, and the two fingers of the flower pop out in a row. However, his real strength is not enough, and the strength of his fingers is dissipated without a trace after being chopped by Juekong's palm.

The Great Sumeru Palm is also called Sumeru Mountain Palm. The palm is as heavy as Mount Sumeru. It can take several palms in one breath.This is Juekong's famous stunt, he can strike twelve palms in one breath. With his skill, even Qi Zigai's Hunyuan Zhenqi can't resist it.

He attacked Jueyun and Jueming first, not because of their martial arts skills, but because he knew that these two people had studied classics for many years in Wenshu Abbot, were not familiar with common matters, and were the worst at adapting to changes. As expected, they immediately showed their skills.With a thunderous strike, he used his whole life's skill to make a quick decision. The third palm broke through his fingers, and the fourth palm struck Jueming's chest.Jueming used the Yi Jin Sutra Heart Technique to protect his body, crossed his arms, and jumped back to release the force. He was helplessly injured in front of him, and his inner breath was disordered. After all, he could not release the powerful palm force. With a "click", his arms were broken. A mouthful of blood spurted out and he fell to the ground.

In the flash of lightning, Juekong had defeated one person and turned around to strike at Jueyun with his fifth palm.Jueyun is the eldest among the monks except Juekuan. He has mellow internal energy. He is busy adjusting his inner breath. He retracts his hands into his sleeves and robe, closes them, and arches forward.This is the "World in the Sleeve" among Shaolin's 72 stunts. The hand is hidden in the sleeve and can be pointed, palmed, punched or grasped, so that the opponent cannot predict it.At this moment, what he was hiding was his palms. He used his palms to touch the empty palm, his sleeves and robes swelled, and his throat felt sweet.

Juekong's sixth palm struck down, and Jueyun raised his sleeves and robes. With this palm, not only the sleeves and robes bulged high, but also the cassocks also swelled.Jueyun's mouth was bleeding. He took a step forward and arched his hands forward. Even Juekong didn't expect that Jueyun's internal strength was so strong. After being injured in an attack, he could still fight again after receiving two large Sumeru Palms.

There was a sound of wind behind him, and Jue Guang swept his leg towards the back of Jue Kong's head. Jue Kong could not use his big Sumeru palm lightly, so he ducked to avoid it. The seventh palm pushed towards Jue Yun, but it was weak at the tentacle. It broke through the middle palace and hit him. Jueyun's chest.There was only a loud noise, and Jueyun's spine and front and back ribs were shattered, and he flew two feet away.

Although Jueyun is not good at adapting, he is perhaps the most dedicated to practicing Buddhism, the most compassionate, and the most familiar with Shaolin martial arts among this group of righteous monks. He knows that the Big Sumeru Palm is the most energy-consuming, even though the Yi Jin Jing is famous for its mellow and upright character. Juekong could not use the Great Sumeru Palm again within half an hour. His finger bones and arm bones had been broken when he used the second palm, but his hands were hidden in his sleeves. Juekong could not see the injuries, so he did not hesitate to die. It's just to waste Juekong's palm in vain.

Juekong realized that he had fallen into the trap too late. When Jue Guang saw Jue Yun's death, he felt sad in his heart and kicked Jue Kong in a series of fast kicks.The leg technique he uses is "kicks that follow the shape like a shadow", where the left and right feet move forward and back, intertwining the virtual and the real, like a shadow following the shape. He also uses the left and right hands to pass through flowers and feel the empty ears and eyes.He deeply felt that Kong Kung Fu had reached the state of transformation, but the Big Sumeru Palm should not be used lightly, and it had to be used in one breath. The kicking technique was only used to disturb the enemy.

Juekong struck out with his right palm, which was the eighth palm, and followed with his left palm, which was the ninth palm.Jue Guang was about to dodge, but he saw that the two palms were moving faster and slower. It was clear that the right palm came out first, but the left palm seemed to come first. Seeing that the left palm came first, the right palm actually caught up with him. For a moment, he couldn't tell which one was which. Palm first.

Jue Guang recognized this move of "vacuum is not empty" and was horrified. However, although he did not panic, and although his skill was not as good as Jue Kong's, he was not injured by the attack. Since there was no way to tell the difference, instead of gambling on his luck to avoid his two palms, it was better to Give him a slap.

Jue Guang threw himself to the left, avoiding Juekong's left palm. He put his hands on the ground and kicked his feet upwards, hitting Juekong's right palm.This time, he used all his strength and used his body to release the force in mid-air. Unexpectedly, the kick was solid, but he was hit by a heartbreaking pain, and his body was pushed by Juekong's palm and flew more than ten feet away.Jue Guang stumbled to the ground, and when he was about to get up, his feet went weak and he was unsteady. Juekong had already caught up with him, and the tenth palm came at him.

Jue Guangda shouted, channeled his internal energy through the Yi Jin Meridian, and used all his strength to use the Great Nirvana Palm. He pushed out both palms at the same time, resisting Jue Kong's palm.A surging internal energy came overwhelming, Jue Guang's inner breath was churning, Juekong's No.11 palm slapped his lower abdomen. Jue Guang could no longer turn around, so he could only use the remaining internal energy to eat hard. There was another loud noise, the internal energy poured in, and Jue Guang Guang felt as if his body was exploding, and he screamed and fell far away.

This was the scream that Jue Guan heard.At this moment, he arrived just in time and saw all three monks in Wenshu Monastery falling to the ground. His anger suddenly boiled and his white beard stood on end.

It was so easy for Jue Jing to save all sentient beings with one move of the Buddha. Then he turned around and was struck by Jue Kong with a palm. Jue Jing couldn't avoid it.

No.12 palm!

Juejian counterattacked with the "Buddha's Enormous Grace" move from the Compassion Knife. The two palms collided with each other, making a loud sound. Juekong actually took three steps back, and his energy and blood surged.

Juekong is old, and although there is still no muscle on his resolute face, the No. 12 Sumeru palm cannot be used after all, and the palm that Jueyun deceived turned out to be the key.

Jue Guan flew in and swept his Zen staff towards Jue Ji.

Even if the stone is flat, something is wrong.

While at Guanyin Temple, Ryohira was ordered to attack and kill Takeru, but was bumped into by Kakuwen and was unable to do so.At this moment, he faced Wu and Liao Zheng, one against two, and there were dangers everywhere. If he failed, Liao Wu and Liao Zheng could join forces with Jue Guan to attack Jue Ji, and then fight against Juekong.

Jueyun died, Jueming and Jueguang were seriously injured one after another. Everything happened in a moment, and Juekong only used twelve palms.Jue Wen stood there stunned and watched everyone fighting. He was in a daze and was at a loss. He didn't even know what was happening.

Just as Jue Jian did not trust Jue Wen, Jue Kong also did not trust this lay monk who devoted himself to practicing Buddhism. No one told him what would happen. At this time, Jue Wen's embarrassing situation in his life was fully exposed.

However, the success or failure of this battle between the secular and the secular is tied to the life of Awakening, who has been embarrassed both as a monk and a layman. At this moment, he can decide the situation as long as he takes action.

"Jue Wen!" Jue Jian struck at Jue Kong with his palm and shouted loudly, "Do you really want the Buddha to die in Shaolin?"

At the same time, thick smoke billowed from the direction of Wenshu Monastery, and another massacre quietly unfolded in the Shaolin Temple.

(End of this chapter)