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Chu Luren's appearance at this moment only confirmed that it was inconvenient for Master Zhang to take action.

Before Master Zhang could speak, Chu Luren interrupted, "Although I am not a disciple of Wudang, I am considered half a disciple of Master Zhang. Moreover... who said I would represent Wudang? The Golden Wheel Monk is provoking our Righteous Alliance, and our alliance naturally cannot sit idly by. After the Monk defeats me, it will not be too late for Master Zhang, as the honorary leader of the alliance, to take action!"

Jinlun: ? ? ?

After pondering the logic in this beautiful Chinese for a long time, Jinlun finally realized that... Chu Luren meant that he was just coming up to fight for nothing.

I must defeat you first before I can challenge Master Zhang?

"The Central Plains is a land of etiquette, and this old monk has come to challenge you according to propriety. Where is this rule of a series of challenges?" the Golden Wheel Dharma King said angrily.

"Buddhist rules." Chu Luren curled his lip—didn't you send your protectors to launch a sneak attack first?

The situation inside the hall immediately became tense, with swords drawn.

At this moment, Kumārajīva solemnly clasped his hands and smiled, saying, "Amitabha, what Alliance Leader Chu said is not without reason."

Jinlun glared at Kumārajīva as if condemning his betrayal—Kumārajīva was someone he had only recently recruited to join the Yuan Dynasty, or rather, to cooperate with it. Jinlun had never trusted this Dharma King, whose martial arts had improved by leaps and bounds recently, but who was becoming more and more Zen-like.

Kumārajīva gave Jinlun a reassuring look, and then said, "How about this, Grand Preceptor, first have a contest with Alliance Leader Chu. If Alliance Leader Chu can't handle it, then this humble monk will dare to have a match with Master Zhang."

Although both were Dharma Kings of Tantric Buddhism, their styles were clearly very different at this moment.

Jinlun also possessed the demeanor of a venerable master, but he only exuded solemnity and showed no compassion. On the other hand, Kumārajīva was increasingly leaning towards Zen Buddhism. Judging from his appearance and demeanor, he seemed like a humble monk. If he changed his attire, he could easily pass for a Shaolin monk—after all, not everyone could see the evil hidden in his heart.

After glancing at Kumārajīva for a couple of seconds, Jinlun nodded and said, "Very well!"

Although he suspected that Kumārajīva had his own ideas, Jinlun couldn't refute the "win-win" solution that Kumārajīva had proposed.

In fact, Jinlun had also considered whether to reverse the roles—with Kumārajīva facing off against Chu Luren.

However, Jinlun quickly changed his mind. If Kumārajīva wanted to let the water out, it wouldn't matter whose water he let out, the result would be the same.

In contrast, if he were facing a severely injured Zhang Zhenren, given Kumārajīva's personality, he might covet the title of "Number One Under Heaven" and fight with extraordinary effort.

Chu Luren actually wanted them to turn things around, since Kumārajīva's current state seemed to be in dire need of the "Buddha's Palm" technique.

"Please!" Chu Luren acted as if he were the host, gesturing for the golden wheel to be pulled outwards.

If a martial arts contest is to be held, it naturally cannot take place inside the Zhenwu Hall.

Upon arriving at the enormous training ground, Jinlun stood silently in place, as if he wanted Chu Luren to make the first move.

Song Yuanqiao, Zhang Songxi, and other Wudang disciples also gathered at one end, watching this scene with bated breath...

Especially Song Yuanqiao and Zhang Songxi!

The other disciples only vaguely guessed something from yesterday's order to "pack their belongings," but they didn't actually know Zhang Zhenren's current state.

Song Yuanqiao and Zhang Songxi knew all too well...

Yesterday, Master Zhang stopped Zhang Songxi from leaving, not entirely because of Chu Luren.

Master Zhang has made preparations to kill the Golden Wheel Monk on Mount Wudang!

In other words, they were prepared for their injuries to worsen drastically, or even become irreversible, leading to mutual destruction!

After exchanging pleasantries, Master Zhang remained silent, actually holding back his anger. At this moment, the look he gave Kumārajīva was even more dignified.

"Today, this old monk originally came on behalf of King Kublai Khan to seek guidance from Wudang, but since Alliance Leader Chu insists on stepping forward, this old monk can only accept the second-best move in the Central Plains." Jinlun first explained the origin of this battle.

When Chu Luren saw that Jinlun had misinterpreted him as "the second in the Central Plains," he couldn't help but retort: ​​"I dare not claim to be the second in the Central Plains. The Grand Preceptor probably doesn't know the rules of the Heroic Deeds Ranking... There are so many heroes in the Central Plains. My martial arts skills are nothing to mention. I am only second in the world in terms of chivalry!"

Jinlun took a long time to process what he was seeing, and he was struck by the profoundness of the Chinese language—the line between modesty and boasting is very thin.

Chu Luren was also staring at Jinlun—where was his Wulun?

In the original work, the Golden Wheel Monk's five wheels—gold, silver, copper, iron, and lead—are his signature weapons. Moreover, Zhao Min mentioned before that the Golden Wheel Monk cultivates the "Five Wheels Great Revolve"...

"Alliance Leader Chu, please!" Jinlun acted as if he wouldn't bully a young person.

Seeing this, Chu Luren didn't stand on ceremony with him. He waved his hand dismissively and shouted, "Sword, come!"

Instantly, the four sword attendants raised their swords, and with a wave of Chu Luren's hand, the four swords were drawn and struck at the Golden Wheel Dharma King from afar.

As for the sword box, Chu Luren did have other ideas, but they were still just ideas. Although he had consulted with Master Zhang before, he still lacked some practice to truly realize his ideas. At this moment, he was still using the four swords from Lingjiu Palace!

Chu Luren's move, which he used on Bright Peak less than two months ago, is still relatively unknown.

Seeing Chu Luren seemingly "controlling a sword" out of thin air, not only the younger disciples of Wudang, but also the Golden Wheel Monk and Kumārajīva were all intrigued...

"Gibberish!" Jinlun shouted in Tibetan.

Although I speak Mandarin quite fluently, at this moment I instinctively shout out my mother tongue—probably something like "Good day!" or "Take this!"

Then, Jinlun stretched out his arm and shook it, and five large true qi wheels, each the size of a millstone, formed from gold, silver, yellow, white, and gray energy, appeared behind him, intersecting and coming towards the four swords!

Chapter 671 Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill

Chu Luren had not expected that the Golden Wheel Monk's internal energy had reached such a level, even to the point of transforming the illusory into the real.

Could it be that we have already reached the threshold of knocking on the gates of heaven?

However, Chu Luren then discovered that this version of the "Five Wheels Great Rotation" using true qi was not as powerful as he had imagined...

The two stood at a distance, exchanging a few blows with each other using "Sword Control True Qi" and "Five Wheels Great Rotation," only to find that... they were evenly matched!

Chu Luren remotely controlled four longswords, each one like a peerless swordsman (with a very weak body), attacking the enemy's vitals with every move and exploiting the enemy's weaknesses with every technique.

The Nine Swords of Dugu are said to be able to break through all laws under heaven.

Swords, martial arts techniques, internal energy, and hidden weapons—all were arranged meticulously.

The "Dugu Sword Technique" fully captures its essence, focusing on the word "break"—which perfectly complements Chu Luren's somewhat weakened sword-wielding true energy.

Using "Sword Control True Qi" to remotely control sword techniques results in sword energy that is much weaker than when wielding a sword normally. Of course, the attack range is incomparable to the sword energy when holding a sword.

At the same time, because it does not require wielding a sword, it allows for many more variations. The "Dugu Sword Technique" is precisely about skill and adept at defeating the strong with the weak!

In comparison, the "Nine Swords of Dugu" was merely a sword technique that Feng Qingyang learned from a wooden sword box when he failed to obtain the complete inheritance of Dugu Qiubai in the Sword Tomb.

At first, Chu Luren was worried that the Five Wheels of True Qi were too strong, but after exchanging blows, he found that it was not as strong as he had imagined!

The five wheels are formed from five different kinds of true energy, or rather, from five kinds of true energy in different proportions. Some are powerful and heavy, some are light and agile, and some are solid and defensive...

Gold, silver, white, yellow, gray?

Ultimately, there seem to be only two colors—white and yellow—Chu Luren estimates that this is due to the different proportions of dragon power and elephant power.

For a moment, the two fought like nine top-notch masters, divided into two sides, attacking each other with perfect coordination.

What appeared to be a clash of masters, a mere spectacle of a gazelle hanging its horns, drew gasps of amazement from the onlookers, but in reality... both sides secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The old monk thought it was eight swords flying at once!

Our alliance thought you were just passing by!

Moreover, the Golden Wheel Dharma King's Five Wheels of True Qi clearly had the problem of running out of steam. When Chu Luren's four swords had been used for nearly ten moves and he had to turn back to replenish his mana, the Five Wheels of True Qi were also shattered by the Qi-Breaking Sword Technique.

Chu Luren breathed a slight sigh of relief—it seemed that the Golden Wheel Monk had used some special method to make his true energy so solid, and that he had not actually reached the threshold of enlightenment.

After testing each other, both were ready to get serious. And so, on the training ground, they simultaneously clasped their hands together.

Jinlun was slightly taken aback by the other party's demeanor—was Chu Taisui also a Buddhist?

Of course, if you look closely, there are differences in their postures. Chu Luren's is a simple Zen-style clasping of hands with palms pressed together, while Jin Lun's is a loose cupping of hands with only the wrists and fingertips together. This is the Samadhi Mudra, a common mudra in Tantric Buddhism.

Tantric hand mudras are complex and have many rules. In Tantric Buddhism, these mudras are considered a means for practitioners to get closer to the Buddha. In contrast, Zen Buddhism has very few mudras. Although there are meditation mudras, Zen emphasizes the "mind." Mudras are considered to be seeking the Dharma outside the mind, and are only an aid. They can be done as one pleases.

Jinlun seemed taken aback, but his hands moved quickly. After forming the Samadhi Mudra, Jinlun's body gradually swelled up, becoming a head and a half taller and three or four times stronger than before, turning him into a burly monk.

The dent on his forehead was filled in, and even a bulge appeared... as if a flesh-colored vinegar dish was embedded in it!

Chu Luren's body shone with Buddhist light, and the palm force formed by the Buddhist light pressed down on Jinlun. However, Jinlun's seemingly ordinary vertical slash broke through the Buddhist light in front of him with force over skill.

Then the two attacked simultaneously, and the five rounds and four swords clashed again in a chaotic battle, while the two also fought each other personally.

Chu Luren unleashed a move called "Golden Top Buddha Lamp," which instantly shone with Buddhist light, transforming into the Buddha's wrathful flames that swept towards Jinlun. Jinlun, however, faced his fists together, extended his middle fingers to touch, forming a Tantric mudra. His immense power seemed to transform into a surging torrent, dispersing Chu Luren's Buddhist flames.

Then, his fingers intertwined again, instantly increasing his speed several times. He quickly approached Chu Luren and then threw a punch. It was unremarkable, but it made the air explode!

Chu Luren did not dodge upon seeing this. Instead, he spread his arms as if to welcome the attack, and a burst of Buddhist light emanated from him as he met Jinlun's palm strike.

Within a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) of where the two stood, the ground remained completely intact, while beyond that zhang, dust began to shatter and fly, creating layers of dust barriers!

"Amitabha, Amitabha..." Kumārajīva chanted the Buddha's name softly from the side.

Master Zhang glanced at him, frowned slightly, and then sighed—he also noticed that the Tantric master was not in a good state, but unfortunately, he had no way to resolve it at the moment.

On the training ground, the sounds of weapons clashing, internal energy colliding, and air exploding filled the air...

Chu Luren and Jinlun Fawang were evenly matched, their "Sword Control True Qi" and "Five Wheels Great Rotation" complementing each other, and their battle was full of wonderful surprises.

Chu Luren originally thought that the attack method of "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill" should be very simple: it should be big, dark and crude, and win by force.

But I never expected that such a change would occur after cultivating to a higher level?

Whenever the Golden Wheel Monk forms a hand seal, a strange power is generated, or rather... the original pure and abundant great power is transformed into a "strange power"!

Chu Luren had seen the Tantric Great Handprint Technique before, but what he had seen were only powerful palm strikes or some strange palm strikes, such as the Great Handprint of Master Lingzhi and the Poison Palm of Master Yuzhenzi.

As for why the Chu Lu people knew it was "transformation"?

At this moment, Chu Luren used another move, "Heavenly Buddha Descends to Earth," and clashed squarely with Jinlun from above!

Chu Luren felt an overwhelming surge of pure power; his arm swelled, and he was sent flying backward...

When not forming hand seals, the Golden Wheel Monk's moves are not fancy at all; they are simply powerful and heavy. He doesn't even release his true energy; he only generates energy and... the power to break through true energy.

When it comes to a head-on confrontation, Chu Luren is at a disadvantage—of course, these slight advantages cannot shake Chu Luren's protective Qiankun Wuji Force.

When Jinlun uses the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill at full power and expands, he forms hand seals before releasing his true energy each time. Like the "Buddha's Palm," these seals can display different properties of true energy, making them exceptionally versatile...

For Chu Luren, the greatest threat was still Jinlun's pure power. However, whenever he wanted to "win by surprise," Jinlun would also form hand seals, turning pure power into fancy moves.

Chu Luren was unsure whether this was some other profound hand seal technique or a subtle development resulting from cultivating the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill" to a high level.

Chapter 672 Give Up

In the blink of an eye, Chu Luren and Jinlun Fawang had fought for more than three hundred moves in the Wudang Sect's martial arts arena—and that's not counting the four swords and five wheels, otherwise it would have been more than a thousand moves!

The training ground looked as if it had been plowed repeatedly by hundreds of old oxen, and the brick and stone paving was no longer visible.

Just then, the four swords had exhausted their power, and the five wheels had dissipated. Chu Luren then made a move called "Ten Thousand Buddhas Paying Homage to the Ancestor," and the Golden Wheel Monk immediately felt a great sound of chanting in his ears. At the same time, Chu Luren's figure appeared all around him, striking him with palm strikes...