The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun.

However, what Bu Huo said next put Linghu Chong at ease.

“Young Master Jiang, my master summoned me last night after meeting with the three young heroes.”

Bu Huo looked at Jiang Ning and said, "Zen Master Lingxuan said that his life has come to an end and he will soon return to the Western Paradise. Before he left, the Zen Master asked me to give you this thing."

As they were talking, a monk came over carrying a plate with some books on it.

These books are yellowed and look very old, as if they have been around for many years.

"Yesterday, Young Master Jiang mentioned to the Zen Master that he was interested in my Buddhist Lion's Roar Kung Fu, so the Zen Master instructed me to give you these books."

Bu Huo said, "These books are the training experiences recorded by the eminent monks of our temple who have mastered the Lion's Roar Kung Fu. The Zen Master said that they might be helpful to you."

Jiang Ning was no longer surprised, but astonished.

"Master, this..."

Jiang Ning was about to refuse when Bu Huo continued, "The Zen Master said that Young Hero Jiang is the first person in our temple's history to break through the Arhat Formation. These books are a small token of his appreciation, and they are also his dying wish. I hope Young Hero Jiang will not refuse."

At this moment, Bu Huo felt extremely sad.

Last night, when Zen Master Lingxuan asked him to do this, he was very puzzled as to why Zen Master Lingxuan was so good to Jiang Ning, but it was his master's last wish, so even if he was unwilling, he had no choice but to agree.

Jiang Ning opened his mouth, unsure of what to say, before finally saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Zen Master."

Jiang Ning accepted the books.

Bu Huo said, "Are the three of you about to leave? I will have someone escort you out of the temple shortly, and I will not accompany you."

Linghu Chong quickly said, "Thank you, Master."

After speaking with Jiang Ning and the other two, Bu Huo turned and left to arrange the funeral of Zen Master Ling Xuan.

A sense of grief permeates the entire monastery.

"Let's go, Senior Brother, Junior Brother Lin."

Jiang Ning said.

Linghu Chong and Lin Pingzhi nodded, and the three of them left.

After leaving the temple, Jiang Ning and his two companions rode their horses towards Fuzhou Prefecture.

Linghu Chong was in low spirits throughout the journey, clearly affected by the death of Zen Master Lingxuan.

Although he only stayed at the Southern Shaolin Temple for a period of time and did not meet Master Lingxuan many times, he had a great fondness for the old man.

"When I came here, Master Lingxuan was perfectly fine, but now he has suddenly passed away."

Linghu Chong couldn't help but sigh.

"Master Lingxuan was truly a good person, but alas, life is unpredictable."

Compared to Linghu Chong, Jiang Ning appeared relatively calm.

He just had some doubts.

After leaving the Southern Shaolin Temple, the three traveled on their way and arrived in Fuzhou the next day.

It's almost November now, autumn has arrived, and Fuzhou is filled with the colors of autumn, with maple leaves falling rustling down from the trees lining the bluestone paths.

When Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong returned to Fuwei Escort Agency, they found that the two broken flagpoles on either side of the agency's main entrance had been re-erected, with flags fluttering at the top. One flag was embroidered with a lion, and the other read "Fuwei Escort Agency".

This was started by Lin Pingzhi.

Looking at the two flags, Lin Pingzhi secretly made up his mind.

I will definitely revive and make Fuwei Escort Agency great again!

squeak~

Lin Ping stepped forward and pushed open the door of the escort agency. Inside, he saw many people busy at work. These were the people he had hired to clean the agency and take care of the children.

"Hey, watch out."

A woman saw a child almost fall and quickly went over to help him up.

"If it's inconvenient for you to walk, just tell us if you need anything. We are all being taken care of by Young Master Lin at his expense."

As the woman spoke, her eyes welled up with tears when she saw the child's disability, and she wiped them away.

"I really don't know what you guys went through before, or which heartless bastards ruined you like this. Sigh."

Just as the child was about to speak, his eyes caught sight of Jiang Ning and his two companions at the gate. His eyes lit up, and he quickly got up, broke free from the woman, and limped towards them, calling out as he went.

"Brother Lin."

The "Brother Lin" he mentioned was Lin Pingzhi.

The child opened his arms as if to hug, but did not stop when he reached Lin Pingzhi. Instead, he rushed towards Jiang Ning.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Ning bent down, and the child rushed into his arms.

How are your injuries?

Jiang Ning inquired.

This child is the same little beggar he rescued for the first time.

"Mmm, much better."

The child nodded repeatedly.

"Sir, where have you been these past few days?"

"Some things took a while."

Jiang Ning smiled.

The child nodded, looking bewildered, and then asked, "Are we leaving now?"

Jiang Ning nodded: "Yes, I'm going to Shaanxi."

"Senior brother, when do we set off?"

Lin Pingzhi asked from the side.

"I'll pack up and leave in the next couple of days."

Jiang Ning said.

Lin Pingzhi didn't say anything upon hearing this, but nodded and went to prepare.

night.

Jiang Ning checked the children's health during the day and found nothing wrong, so he was relieved.

At this moment, he picked up the books that Bu Huo had given him.

These are the training notes written by eminent monks of the Southern Shaolin Temple who have mastered the Lion's Roar technique.

“I have known this since I was a child: the sound of ordinary speech may seem harmless, but it can hurt people invisibly. When the sound is sharp, it is piercing and breaks the membrane; when the sound is deep, it is like a bell or drum shaking the spirit.”

"The Lion's Roar is a secret technique of Shaolin that uses sound to injure people. It can kill enemies by sound and bring out the power of sound to the extreme. It is a very magical skill. I have studied the Lion's Roar for decades and finally mastered it. The following is my experience in practicing it. I hope it can inspire future generations."

The book begins with the author's inner monologue, followed by his insights into practicing martial arts.

"The Lion's Roar is a technique that uses internal energy from the dantian to generate sound and exhale. Once mastered, when fighting an enemy, the roar is like thunder. At its peak, it can be heard several miles away, causing people to tremble with fear and defeat the enemy without a fight."

"To practice this skill, you should choose a quiet place with many trees, sit cross-legged, with your Baihui (GV20) and Huiyin (CV1) acupoints aligned vertically, and the tip of your tongue lightly touching the roof of your mouth..."

Jiang Ning carefully read through the manual, and at the end it was the author's advice.

"The Lion's Roar is one of the seventy-two unique skills of our Buddhist sect. Its power is greater than that of other unique skills. Those who practice this skill must remember that our Buddhist sect is compassionate and must not use this skill to commit murder. Otherwise, they will be eternally condemned to the Avici Hell and will never be able to escape."

Chapter 516: Taking the Great Rejuvenation Pill (Louis Likes Oranges 10/16)

These books are the notes left by each master monk who has mastered the Lion's Roar technique. Some of them are yellowed and obviously very old, but they are still of great value.

To be honest, among the 72 Shaolin arts that Jiang Ning had seen, there were many that were more powerful and damaging than the Lion's Roar, but he was more interested in the Lion's Roar.

There's nothing special about it; I just feel that Lion's Roar is a technique with a wide range of destructive power.

Jiangning currently lacks such means, and the need for such means is quite urgent in the near future.

Since he started wandering the martial world, the enemies he has encountered have mostly come in groups. Although most of these enemies are not very skilled in martial arts, even ants can kill an elephant if there are many of them. If the Black Wind Society ambushes him again, he may not be able to break through the encirclement. He will more likely be worn down and killed.

Therefore, Jiang Ning now wants to master a wide-range, lethal technique so that he can directly kill those small fry instead of wasting time and energy killing them as before.

Now that he has seen the Lion's Roar of Buddhism, he feels that this is the ultimate skill he has been looking for.

However, he doesn't know how to practice the Lion's Roar.

The Lion's Roar is indeed a unique skill, and its power is considerable once mastered, but its lethality is somewhat lacking.

The reason is that when Buddhists created the Lion's Roar technique, they intended to use Buddhist chants to intimidate enemies, not to kill them, which is different from what Jiang Ning wanted.

Jiang Ning had no intention of taking the lives of those evil and heretical people; he simply used whatever power he could.

For those evil and crooked people, their best destiny is death.

Aside from the fact that the Lion's Roar technique is somewhat lacking in power, another issue is that it is a Buddhist technique, while Jiang Ning's entire body is trained in Taoist techniques. It's not that Jiang Ning is biased towards any particular school, but rather that the martial arts theories of Buddhism and Taoism are different, and their energy circulation trajectories are also different. This technique is also not compatible with Jiang Ning's nature and doesn't quite suit him.

Although Jiang Ning did not intend to practice it, he had an idea in his mind: could he create a technique that perfectly suited him?

In the ultimate path of martial arts, one must forge one's own path. Following the path of predecessors will only allow one to reach a level below that of their predecessors, and Jiang Ning has always understood this.

Jiang Ning now wants to create a widely applicable martial art. The Buddhist Lion's Roar gave him an idea, and these notes have also been of great help to him.

After reading this notebook, Jiang Ning continued to read other notebooks until late at night.

Jiang Ning closed the last notebook. At this moment, he was no longer thinking about the Lion's Roar technique, but about his trip to the Southern Shaolin Temple.

His main goal on this trip to the Southern Shaolin Temple was to investigate the sword qi dispute, but he found nothing. However, the reaction of Zen Master Lingxuan was quite thought-provoking.

When Jiang Ning first met Zen Master Lingxuan, he found that the other man had a strong aura and abundant internal energy. He also had no hidden illnesses and should have lived for seven or eight years. However, every time Jiang Ning saw him later, he noticed that the other man's face was getting older and older, and in the end, he died from exhaustion.

Jiang Ning recalled the strange look Lingxuan Zen Master gave him when he mentioned the Sunflower Manual in the meditation room that night. In addition, Lingxuan Zen Master gave him and his fellow disciple the Great Rejuvenation Pill and these notes. This kindness to them went beyond the care of a senior martial arts master to a junior.

There is no such thing as good without a reason; everything has its underlying cause.

Why was Zen Master Lingxuan so kind to his two fellow disciples? And why did he look at them with such a strange expression when they mentioned the Sunflower Manual?

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning took out the Great Rejuvenation Pill from his pocket, his eyes filled with inscrutable emotions.