In the troubled times of the ten directions, the Martial Saint in the world!

In a place with surging sea of ​​clouds, picturesque mountains and clear waters, there are ancient buildings standing tall.

Exotic flowers bloomed, spiritual springs gushed out of the ground, and the rich and pure power of heaven and earth seemed to be materialized, like drifting clouds and mist, or like a vast wave.

At this moment, under the shade of the tree, a young man in gorgeous clothes was holding a heavy, unsharpened cold iron sword. He gritted his teeth and stabbed out the sword again and again with great difficulty.

The most common kendo moves became extremely strange in his hands.

Even the five most basic sword techniques: stabbing, chopping, poking, lifting and picking, were extremely difficult and fragmented in his hands.

The young man refused to give in and practiced his sword skills meticulously, even though the sweat was dripping.

He repeated his exercise: once, twice, three times, four times, five times.
Almost every time, it is extremely difficult.

At this time, a clear and cold childish voice sounded:

"The sword technique you are practicing is the most basic sword technique in the Martial God Canon. You have been practicing for eleven days, why haven't you mastered it yet? You are so stupid, do you want me to teach you?"

"Who?" The boy's face turned red instantly and he turned around in panic.

What caught his eye was a pretty girl of about his own age.

She is dressed neatly and refreshingly, wearing bright clothes and with long hair. Although she is still childish, she is also very gentle and lovely. At first glance, she is a natural beauty.

At this moment, she held the sword in both hands, her expression was cold, and her thin bright red lips were pursed hard, as if she was trying her best to appear majestic and cold, even standing on tiptoe.

"You, why are you peeping at me practicing? It's not good for you to do this." The boy's face became increasingly red. He tried his best to defend himself. His little hands frantically hid the heavy sword behind his back, looking quite at a loss.

snort!
The girl snorted, looking down at the boy with pretentiousness, and said proudly: "I am about to enter the realm of supernatural powers, and you are still struggling in the Vajra Ordinary Realm. You haven't even succeeded in strengthening your body! Do you think I would care about your mediocre skills?"

Speaking of this, she raised her fair face and said proudly, "What's more, is it peeking?"

you!
The young man seemed quite annoyed and embarrassed, and hesitated to speak.

The girl continued, "I was wondering why you didn't want to practice with us in the academy. So you're afraid of being embarrassed if you can't master it! Really, I can easily master such a basic sword technique, not to mention only five moves, even if there are fifty moves, I can learn it in one go. If you are really that stupid, you should come and ask me! I am kind-hearted and will naturally help you!"

"Hmph! What do you care? I can practice on my own and don't need anyone else's advice!" The young man said angrily, gritting his teeth like an angry little lion.

The girl raised her chin slightly and said slowly, "You practice on your own, so how long do you have to practice? In ten days, it will be the examination of the academy! Do you think you can pass the examination? If you fail the examination, can you be worthy of your uncle and aunt?"

I.
There were tears in the boy's eyes, he was angry and ashamed.

"Well, in consideration of your uncle and aunt's concern for me over the years, and your previous care for me, I will reluctantly guide you and help you master the swordsmanship as soon as possible so that you can pass the assessment of the academy." The girl turned her cheek, a blush appeared on her fair face, and she said in a pretentious manner.

"Thank you, but I don't need it! I will work hard on my own for my assessment!" The young man held the heavy sword, spoke angrily, and ran towards the back mountain without looking back.

The girl was stunned, as if she had not expected such an outcome.

She stood there for a long time before she muttered, "Really? You are so stubborn and have no ambition. Why can't you just listen to me?"

"Am I really that stupid? The assessment is coming up, what should I do?"

The young man murmured, his eyes swept across the pavilion on the back mountain, and instantly his eyes burst into light, as if he had found a savior, he said to himself: "Yes, I can go find Master Chen. He said that no matter what kind of trouble I encounter, he will help me. Master Chen is mysterious and unpredictable, he will definitely find a way."

Thinking of this, he ran wildly into the mountains.

He met Mr. Chen by chance.

Mysterious, but gentle.

Moreover, he knows a lot!
Under the moonlight, the breeze blows.

In a pavilion in the mountains, Chen Xiu, dressed in a blue shirt, sat leisurely alone, holding an old book in his hand. He sat facing the moon, bathing in the bright and holy moonlight, overlooking the vast mountains. Beside him was a pot of tea slowly brewing on the fire, emitting a faint tea fragrance.

At this time, the sound of "thump thump thump" footsteps sounded, coming from far away and getting closer, completely breaking the balance of the mountains and startling the birds flying in the sky.

In the moonlight, in the reflection of the swaying forest, the young man carrying a heavy sword walked with difficulty. He trudged along the mountain road and finally reached the top of the mountain. He stood beside the pavilion, gasping for breath and sweating profusely.

Chen Xiu chuckled and raised his hand slightly. The warm tea flew out of the pot and landed in the white jade teacup.

He smiled faintly and said, "The moon is bright in the sky, and this night is peaceful. Be patient and have a cup of tea to calm your mind."

"Thank you very much, sir."

The young man picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

At this moment, the uneasiness and anxiety in his heart also dissipated a lot.

"What happened? Why are you so anxious?" Chen Xiu asked with a faint smile, his voice gentle.

The young man held the heavy iron sword and thought for a long time before speaking slowly, his face filled with grievance.

He hesitated and said, "Sir, can I ask you a question?"

"Please speak. As your friend, I am willing to listen to your anxieties and troubles." Chen Xiu spoke with a smile, with different meanings in his words.

"Young master, do I have poor talent? Am I really stupid? I want to hear the truth!" The young man raised his head and looked directly at Chen Xiu. There was a lot of anxiety and uneasiness in his bright and aggrieved eyes.

He said loudly in his heart: Master, please deny me! I know you always think I am very insightful! Now, I must have encountered a critical level of practice, as long as I can get through this difficulty! It must be like this! Master Chen must think so!

The young man thought to himself, looking at Chen Xiu with more and more expectant eyes, eager to find comfort from him.

"Hehehe——" Chen Xiu put down the book in his hand, smiled leisurely and said: "Why do you ask me this question?"

"Because, because, I have been practicing the most basic sword technique in the "Martial God Classic" for eleven days. However, I still haven't mastered the five basic sword techniques." The young man hesitated, with a lot of uneasiness and shame on his cheeks, and his voice gradually became smaller.

Chen Xiu picked up a cup of tea, drank it leisurely, and said with a faint smile: "That's right. You are indeed very stupid. Whether it is martial arts talent or martial arts qualifications, you are both below average."

"Ah, is that true?"

The young man was stunned for a moment, and for a moment he seemed quite at a loss.

At this moment, his face showed confusion, grievance, unwillingness, and despair.

He bit his lips tightly, trying to hold back the urge to cry, and murmured, "It turns out that she didn't lie to me. I am really stupid."

At this moment, the boy looked so helpless and weak standing under the moonlight.

He couldn't even hold the heavy sword in his hand!

"But being dumb doesn't mean being stupid, nor does it mean there is no possibility for the future."

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Gentle words were spoken, and the cup of tea emitting a fragrant aroma was brought to him again.

Still warm, still fragrant!
"Sir, thank you for comforting me. But..." The young man held the warm teacup, looking a little helpless and at a loss.

Chen Xiu smiled gently and said calmly: "Stupid does not mean foolish. There are those with excellent talents and those with ordinary understanding; there are those with insufficient talents and those with extraordinary understanding, who can understand the great way by observing the heaven and earth, and understand the Buddha Dharma by observing the sun and the moon. Moreover, in many cases, the so-called stupidity is just taking the wrong direction in the path of cultivation. After all, there are fifty heavenly evolutions, and one escapes!"

"Well, then what should I do?" the young man asked with great anticipation.

Chen Xiu smiled faintly and said, "As long as you can be patient, willing to suffer losses, willing to endure hardships, willing to walk alone on the path of cultivation, able to endure the coldness and loneliness, not afraid of failure, and unyielding. Then, you can still succeed! But, the premise is that you can pay ten times, twenty times, thirty times, fifty times, or even a hundred times the effort for your goal! Wait until the clouds clear and the moon appears, just like the bright moon tonight. You see, I have waited for so long, even until you have completed your cultivation, and finally saw this bright moon in the sky!"

The young man looked up, and what caught his eye was the exceptionally bright moon!

He whispered, "Sir, you mean, as long as I am willing to work hard, can endure loneliness, and find my own way forward, I can also succeed? Like you?"

Chen Xiu shook the teacup in his hand, pointed it at the bright moon under the sky, and said with a faint smile: "As I said before, being dumb does not mean being stupid. Now, all your ascetic practices are not on the right path."

"I used to be not only a mediocre talent, but also a useless person in the eyes of the world. But now, am I still free and unrestrained, and very cool?"

The young man was extremely surprised and asked: "Sir, you were also stupid when you were young? Is this true?"

In his heart, this mysterious Mr. Chen is almost the most powerful person in the world.

Even above his own father and ancestors of his family.

Almost, there is no problem that can stop him.

Was such a great person also very ordinary when he was a child?

"Don't believe it?"

Chen Xiu stood up slowly and said leisurely, "I used to be not only a useless person, but also a cripple. In the eyes of the world, my life was almost over. Moreover, my life in the city was far from peaceful as here. My sister and I depended on each other and had no family members to take care of us. Even the place where we stayed was almost robbed by evil bandits! I didn't start practicing until I was fourteen! Why? Because I didn't have enough food to eat and I didn't have the strength, so how could I have the mind to practice?"

Ah!
The young man covered his mouth in great surprise, his face full of disbelief: "Then sir, how did you do that?"

"While not giving up, stick to your heart and move forward firmly along the path you have chosen. No matter what difficulties I encounter, I will not give up!" Chen Xiu stared into the distance, with a lot of vicissitudes in his words!
"If that's the case, then I want to learn from you, sir. I want to stick to my heart and move forward firmly on the path I choose!" The young man waved his fists, as if he had regained his confidence. He blinked and asked, "But how do I know where my path lies?"

There were many deep thoughts in Chen Xiu's eyes, and he said slowly: "Have you ever seen anything in your dream? Or, what have you been thinking about in your heart?"

"I did have a dream, and I've always been thinking about that dream!" The young man suddenly became alert, waving his hands and gesturing, "I, I once saw a golden lotus platform, endless lotus flowers, and a splendid temple in my dream. Also, there were the Buddhas in the world, and they seemed to be surrounding me!!"

At this point, he seemed a little frustrated and said, "But, I told my father and mother the news, and they just thought I was really dreaming. I told the clan leader, and he also said that I had seen too much of the virtual space of the Ten Thousand Worlds during the day. He said that whatever you think about during the day, you will dream about at night!"

"But, that dream really felt very real to me! I heard the chanting very clearly, and I still remember the name of the Buddha that filled the sky."

As he spoke, the young man began to count on his fingers: "There is Amitabha Buddha, there is Bodhi Buddha, there is Maitreya Buddha and Kukkusun Buddha."

At this moment, there was an ancient and vicissitudes of life file in his eyes.

It was the ancient book that Master Chen had read before.

"It seems that I have found its owner." Chen Xiu smiled gently, handed the scroll to the young man, and said with a faint smile: "Take a look. This should be your future path."

The young man gently opened the book, and what came into his eyes were the extremely ancient and complex characters.

He didn't know him.

But for some reason, he began to chant softly and mutter to himself.

Every word and every sentence is filled with the childishness of youth, but also contains a lot of magic and sacredness.

At this time, golden flowers bloomed all over the sky and the ground, and brilliant light emerged in the world.

Between the sea of ​​clouds, there is a vast Buddhist sound from the past that resounds across thousands of miles!
Amid the endless echoing of Buddhist sounds, the young man reached out and picked up a falling golden lotus.

At this moment, a faint smile appeared on the corner of the boy's mouth, as if he understood a lot in an instant.

The Buddha recites scriptures and smiles while holding a flower!
Chen Xiu smiled softly, stepped into the shade of the trees, waved towards the sky, and said in a low voice: "I have found the reincarnation of Buddha for you!!" (End of this chapter)