Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 608: The Difficulty of Subduing the Tiger
With the call of “Uncle Master”, a sad atmosphere quickly spread among the disciples of Fuhu Temple.

Zhao Feng saw that something was not right, so he quickly stepped forward and coughed dryly, drowning out all the other sounds.

"Everyone, Master Chengche has been recuperating for two days and is no longer in danger."

While Zhao Feng was speaking, he did not forget to wink at Li Xuan.

Li Xuanke was never vague when it came to serious matters. He directly used the Yin-Yang Qi to stimulate Monk Chengche to wake up.

He opened his eyes blankly and saw the blue sky above his head.

"Master uncle is alive, Master uncle is alive!"

The next moment, Monk Chengche heard the excited voices of his disciples.

"Am I not dead?"

Monk Chengche felt weak all over. Compared to usual, this feeling of being powerless was almost like being dead.

But before Monk Chengche could continue complaining about his physical condition, familiar bald heads appeared one after another in his field of vision.

"Uncle Master, Uncle Master..."

"how do you feel?"

"Can you still talk?"

The excited disciples of Fuhu Temple surrounded Monk Chengche.

Li Xuan and the two stewards tactfully took the eunuch in flowery clothes to the side.

"Uncle Master——"

Although the scene was chaotic, Monk Chengche, who had just awakened, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that all the disciples of Fuhu Temple were safe and sound.

Although he still didn't understand what was going on, he just felt good that everyone was still alive.

"what happened?"

Monk Chengche asked his disciples weakly.

"Uncle Master, we were rescued by people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"We are inside the palace now."

When Monk Chengche heard this, he couldn't help but frown.

He now sees enemies everywhere and can't tell who to trust.

At this time, Master Shanliao and Master Chenghai also walked up, and the disciples of Fuhu Temple silently made way.

"Master Shanliao, Chenghai... Junior Brother."

Seeing the two people, Monk Chengche felt a little more at ease.

Perhaps these two are the only people in the capital who can make him feel at ease.

The two of them nodded to Monk Chengche, and Master Chenghai even chanted a Buddhist name with red eyes.

The two of them had already seen the letter left by Monk Chengche.

Master Chenghai knew that he almost made a big mistake and witnessed Monk Chengche going to a dead end. Now that he saw Monk Chengche survive, he naturally felt a different feeling.

"Chengche, you are still very weak. Let's find a warm place to talk."

"Manager Zhao, thank you for making the arrangements."

After Master Shanliao finished speaking to Monk Chengche, he turned around and bowed to Zhao Feng.

Monk Chengche looked at everything in front of him blankly. Except for those familiar people, the environment seemed particularly unfamiliar to him.

"The Imperial Palace..."

Monk Chengche muttered something.

"Naturally."

Zhao Feng agreed immediately.

It is indeed not convenient to talk about their subsequent conversation here.

The main purpose of inviting disciples from Fuhu Temple to be present was to put Monk Chengche at ease.

But now it seems that Monk Chengche is much calmer than they expected.

It could also be his physical weakness that forced him to calm down.

This time, the eunuchs in flowery clothes didn't need to do anything. The disciples of Fuhu Temple carried Monk Chengche to the house.

Then the disciples of Fuhu Temple and the eunuchs in flowery clothes stayed in the courtyard outside, and only Li Xuan, the two stewards and the two masters entered the room together.

They gathered together today just to ask Monk Chengche what happened in Jiangnan Dao that caused him and a group of Fuhu Temple disciples to be hunted down by the Western Region Fire Demon.

Monk Chengche leaned on the pillow, half sitting on the bed.

Li Xuan and others sat around the table opposite the bed.

Of course, Li Xuan sat at the table as usual and took the "main seat".

"Chengche, now that things have come to this, you can always tell me what happened to Fuhu Temple, right?"

Master Shanliao asked Monk Chengche.

But Monk Chengche looked at everyone and asked doubtfully:

"That's not right, how did you save me?"

"I remember that I had already successfully activated the Acalanatha Vow."

Monk Chengche's eyes were fixed. He had been in a coma for two days and his mind was still a little unclear, but he remembered some things clearly.

He had already "set himself on fire" and even the gods could not save him.

But now Monk Chengche found that he was alive and well again, and except for being a little weak, he didn't even have any serious sequelae.

In this state, he will be able to return to his peak condition in just a few days.

After hearing these words, the two masters' faces changed drastically:
“Brother Chengche, you performed the vow of Acalanatha!?” Master Chenghai asked in shock.

"Yes, that feeling is absolutely real. It is definitely not an illusion."

Monk Chengche clenched his fists, recalling the feeling at that time, which is still vividly remembered.

"How can this be?"

Master Chenghai knew clearly what Acala's vow meant and was more shocked than anyone else.

"Chenghai, what is the vow of Acalanatha?" Master Shanliao asked hurriedly when he saw that he looked strange.

Although Monk Chengche is sitting there safely now, Master Shanliao is afraid that he may not have much time left.

"Everyone, the Vow of Acalanatha is a desperate measure of the Fuhu Temple. Once it is launched, it cannot be stopped, and the price is to burn out all the inner energy by means of the Five Elements' insults."

The four people present were all top-three masters, so they naturally knew what the consequences would be if the internal energy was burned out.

There is no other possibility except death.

The two stewards exchanged glances quietly and then remained silent.

They only knew that Li Xuan rescued Monk Chengche, but they were not clear about the details, and Li Xuan did not say much.

After Li Xuan stopped the monk Chengche's vow of Acalanatha, he was in a hurry to return to the battlefield and forgot about this.

Now that I hear them talking about it again, I remember this detail.

However, this was the first time he had heard of the five elements insulting each other, and he didn't understand the reason behind it.

Seeing Li Xuan's confused expression, Chief Steward Shang took the initiative to explain:

"Ah Xuan, the five elements restrain each other, but this restraining relationship can be reversed under certain circumstances."

"There are two reasons why the Five Elements are in conflict with each other: 'too much' and 'not enough'."

"For example, if the wood energy is too strong, the metal element, which is unable to overcome it, not only cannot overcome it, but is bullied by it, resulting in the reverse restraint phenomenon of 'wood bullying metal'. This phenomenon is called 'wood bullying metal'."

"This is the mutual insult caused by 'excess', which means that one of the five elements is too strong, so that the element that originally restrains it not only cannot restrain it, but is restrained by it in the opposite direction."

Having said that, Manager Shang couldn't help but take another look at Monk Chengche.

Obviously, the vow of Acalanatha is based on this principle.

But in order to accomplish this kind of thing, not to mention the need for corresponding special skills, the pain of burning the true energy in the body is not something that ordinary people can endure.

This is true even for them who are top third-grade warriors.

This is equivalent to letting a normal person endure the pain of burning every inch of his flesh and blood while remaining conscious until the last drop of blood is burned out.

The two stewards looked at Monk Chengche with a little more respect in their eyes.

"The second type of 'not enough', the mutual insult of the five elements, is more common in the cultivation world."

"For example, the 'fire' of a third-grade warrior cannot be extinguished by the 'water' of a fifth-grade warrior. On the contrary, it will burn it dry."

In order to make it easier for Li Xuan to understand, Manager Shang used two simple examples.

Li Xuan also quickly understood what the Five Elements were. "The cultivation methods of the human race are really varied, and there are even methods that use the Five Elements to fight to the death."

Li Xuan sighed in his heart, feeling that the five elements of heaven and earth that he had been comprehending had opened a new door for him.

This directly doubled Li Xuan's understanding of what he could explore.

Originally, he was still complacent with his current understanding and thought he had achieved some success.

But today, the feeling of the five elements insulting each other made Li Xuan regain his humble attitude.

While Manager Shang was explaining to Li Xuan, the three old monks all looked at them with strange expressions.

The three old monks all had some understanding of Li Xuan's supernatural powers.

Among them, Monk Chengche knew the least about Li Xuan. Now, seeing Manager Shang seriously explaining such an obscure principle to a cat, there was inevitably a look in his eyes as if he was looking at a fool.

Master Shanliao and Master Chenghai, on the other hand, had a better understanding of Li Xuan's power. When they saw the two stewards' attitude towards Li Xuan, they were inexplicably surprised.

"What on earth is this black cat?!"

Master Shanliao and Master Chenghai also exchanged glances silently, and then continued to look at Manager Shang and Li Xuan.

Seeing this, Zhao Feng on the side said: "Three masters, our Ministry of Internal Affairs has its own means to rescue Master Chengche."

"The Western Fire Demon dared to attack Buddhist monks in the vicinity of the capital. This is a great disrespect to the imperial court."

"Your Majesty is also quite concerned about this matter now, so let's get back to the topic."

"Master Chengche, the Western Region Fire Demon is targeting you for a reason. You must have come to the capital this time under some pressure, right?"

"Master Chengche, please explain clearly and resolve our confusion."

Seeing that Zhao Feng was genuinely curious about this matter, Monk Chengche couldn't help but let down his guard slightly.

Master Shan Liao, who was standing by, also advised: "Cheng Che, if the Ministry of Internal Affairs had not rescued you, you would have died in the hands of the Western Region Fire Demon. What is there to be said now?"

"The Fire Demon of the Western Regions?" Monk Chengche muttered.

It was only at this time that he knew who he had fought with that night.

"Ouch——"

Monk Chengche exhaled a breath of foul air, and then asked Master Chenghai:
"The letter I left behind?"

"We've already seen it."

Master Chenghai emphasized the word "we", and it is obvious that at this moment it does not refer only to him and Master Shanle.

"Okay, I understand."

Monk Chengche nodded, as if he had made up his mind and no longer concealed anything.

"Fuhu Temple is in a bad situation right now and is being targeted by various parties in Jiangnan Road."

"This is also true among the government, Buddhists, other martial artists, and even the common people."

"No one in the temple knew the reason, and we didn't take it seriously at first. After all, we are monks."

"But later on, some disciples started to disappear while out punishing evildoers and never returned to the temple."

"More and more people are missing. The temple sent people out to look for them, but only a few returned with serious injuries."

"They said they were ambushed, and we thought it was their former enemies who came looking for them."

"But later I found out that things were not that simple."

Monk Chengche said, looking up at everyone, scanning their eyes, and then slowly said:

"During several encounters, we saw some familiar figures among those enemies."

"There are people from the government, Buddhists, and martial artists..."

“There are still many people whose backgrounds are unknown.”

The two stewards and the two masters frowned unconsciously after hearing these words.

"While Fuhu Temple was struggling to cope with these attacks, some people quietly emerged from the public, posing as Fuhu Temple disciples and committing rape and robbery, and committed several major crimes."

"The government came to question me, and other fellow martial artists joined in the pressure."

"We feel more and more that something is wrong, but now it has become difficult to take a single step and we are surrounded by enemies everywhere."

"There was no one in Jiangnan Road who could help us, so I came out to ask for help. Fuhu Temple also closed its doors after we set out, trying to cut off the disturbances from the outside world."

"After I led my disciples out of Jiangnan Road, I looked for some capable temples nearby and wanted to ask for their help."

"But for some reason, I always feel something is wrong."

“Although we didn’t encounter many attacks on the road, we always felt like we were being watched from time to time.”

"When I met other Buddhists, I was also suspicious and didn't dare to tell the truth."

Thinking of that time, Monk Chengche couldn't help but laugh at himself.

He was a third-rank master, but he was walking along the road in fear, like a rat crossing the street.

Monk Chengche was not afraid of his own death, but he was reluctant to let the disciples who came out with him die together.

When the abbot sent him out, Monk Chengche felt something was wrong.

However, facing the order from the abbot, Monk Chengche had no choice but to come out and ask for help.

But when he later discovered the skills and elixirs inside the little monk's Buddhist beads, he realized the abbot's true thoughts.

"After I understood the abbot's plan, I had no choice but to grit my teeth and head north. I even thought about going all the way to Floating Cloud Temple to seek justice."

"But after visiting temple after temple, I finally couldn't even trust the Floating Cloud Temple."

"Finally, I thought of Ci'en Temple. After some exploration, I decided to leave the young disciples here, which would also be considered as leaving a way out for Fuhu Temple."

Having said this, Monk Chengche actually laughed miserably.

Li Xuan had never seen such an expression on the face of this strong old monk.

“Clear!!!”

After hearing these words, Master Shan Liao roared angrily, and his eyes, which had been hidden behind his white eyebrows, widened angrily.

Monk Chengche lowered his head and said nothing.

Master Shanliao was angry about Monk Chengche’s distrust of Buddhism and his distrust of himself.

He met him several times when he was staying in the capital, but he never told the truth until the end and finally chose to entrust his orphan to the care of Ci'en Temple.

But no one present could blame Monk Chengche's actions.

When they reach this level, they cannot and dare not disbelieve their own intuition.

The intuition after enlightenment actually has some of the mystery of heaven and earth and is extremely accurate.

But if Monk Chengche's intuition is accurate, then wouldn't there be problems with all the temples he visited along the way?
How could Master Shanle not be angry when such words were spoken in front of the two stewards?

But whether he is more angry with Monk Chengche for not telling the truth until now, or with these fallen Buddhists, probably only he himself knows best.

If Buddhist disciples can even harm their own family members, what is the point of talking about Buddhism that aims to save all sentient beings? Isn’t it all nonsense?

"Brother, are you planning to take those disciples of Fuhu Temple back to die?" Master Chenghai asked in disbelief.

"They are all adult disciples. They can fight and die to punish evil, but they must never succumb to evil." Monk Chengche answered calmly.

"You!?" Master Chenghai couldn't help but get angry.

The Fuhu Temple disciples in the yard had just called Monk Chengche "Uncle Master", but Monk Chengche actually led them on the journey home with the idea of ​​living and dying together with Fuhu Temple.

But only Li Xuan knew that there was not a single coward among the disciples of Fuhu Temple.

When they faced an irresistible enemy like the Fire Demon of the Western Region, no one surrendered.

Even if they knew Monk Chengche's true thoughts, they would probably be happy to die with him.

"The Fuhu Temple uses thunderbolts to show the angry eyes of a diamond and cleanse the world of its stubborn diseases."

"From the beginning we knew what kind of cause and effect we were taking on."

"We can't catch it because we don't have the ability!"

Monk Chengche raised his head and looked at everyone, his eyes determined.

Until this moment, facing such a desperate situation, he had never regretted it.

Li Xuan shook his head helplessly, and felt even more deeply about the bad tempers of the monks in Fuhu Temple.

"A bunch of stubborn bald asses."

Then, Li Xuan smiled again.

“But I admire it.”

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