The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Becomes a Disciple of Yue Buqun

Seeing this, Buhuo knew that Zen Master Lingxuan had made up his mind, and he saluted with his hands clasped together.

"The disciple retire."

When Buhuo was about to walk out of the room, Zen Master Lingxuan suddenly opened his eyes.

"My time as a master is running out. From now on, Southern Shaolin will be handed over to you."

Zen Master Lingxuan looked at Buhuo with a smile and other emotions in his eyes.

"You have a compassionate heart, but you are impatient, unable to see things clearly and let go. You have two of the following: greed, anger and ignorance. If you don't correct them, you will take many detours and fail to transcend. The Diamond Sutra says: One should not dwell on anything, but give rise to the mind. I hope you will keep this in mind."

Hearing this, Buhuo was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and clasped his hands together.

"Yes, Master."

Zen Master Lingxuan smiled and waved his hand.

"let's go."

Buhuo left the Zen room and then left the Zen temple.

Jiang Ning looked at Buhuo's departing back in the dark, and then looked at the figure in the Zen room.

The figure didn't move or make any sound.

Jiang Ning left after seeing this, keeping the conversation between Buhuo and Zen Master Lingxuan in mind.

It can be said that there was no gain from this night trip. Instead, we heard the monks from Southern Shaolin chattering about the Huashan Sect behind our backs.

Chapter 504: Discussing Martial Arts

After coming out of Master Lingxuan's Zen temple, Jiang Ning returned to the guest house, where he found that Linghu Chong was still awake.

Jiang Ning asked in surprise: "Brother, are you still awake?"

Linghu Chong shook his head and explained, "No, I was just practicing swordplay in the yard."

After saying that, Linghu Chong asked again: "Junior brother, where did you go just now?"

"Take a walk around."

Jiang Ning smiled.

Linghu Chong did not suspect anything and stood up, yawning, and went back to his room. This time he was really ready to sleep.

Jiang Ning didn't stay long and went back to his room to sleep.

Early the next morning.

The young monk came to greet them and took them to Master Lingxuan's meditation room.

At this time, there was another person in the Zen room besides Zen Master Lingxuan.

"Did you two sleep well yesterday?"

Zen Master Lingxuan said with a smile.

"Thank you for your concern, Master. My brother and I slept very soundly yesterday."

Jiang Ning smiled.

Zen Master Lingxuan nodded slightly. He seemed to be a little older today than when Jiang Ning saw him.

Only then did Zen Master Lingxuan begin to introduce another monk to Jiangning and the other man.

"This is my disciple."

The monk stood up and bowed to Jiang Ning and the other man: "Amitabha, my Buddhist name is Buhuo, nice to meet you two young men."

Linghu Chong quickly stood up and returned the greeting.

"Junior Linghu Chong greets Master Buhuo."

Hearing his voice, Jiang Ning recognized that the monk was the one from Huashan Sect who had been teasing him behind his back last night.

Jiang Ning also stood up and said, "Junior Jiang Ning, nice to meet Master Buhuo."

Buhuo is of medium build, and looks to be in his sixties, about the same age as Yue Buqun is today.

Buhuo smiled slightly, without the hostility towards the Huashan Sect that he had shown when he talked to Zen Master Lingxuan last night.

Zen Master Lingxuan said at this time: "When Master Yue wrote to me before, he wrote in the letter that our two sects have not been in contact for many years. Now Master Yue wants to make friends with my Southern Shaolin, and in fact, my Southern Shaolin also wants to do the same."

Zen Master Lingxuan smiled and said, "In the past, our Southern Shaolin and your sect have been on good terms, but we have neglected communication over the years. If it weren't for this letter from Sect Leader Yue, I would have written to your sect to reestablish contact between the two sects."

Linghu Chong couldn't help but smile when he heard this.

Before going down the mountain, Yue Buqun said that this time he wanted to establish diplomatic relations with Southern Shaolin. Now the abbot of Southern Shaolin, Zen Master Lingxuan, has shown positive goodwill towards them, which means that they can complete the task given by Yue Buqun on this trip. Linghu Chong couldn't help but feel happy.

"Speaking of discussing martial arts, my temple is actually very impressed by your school's exquisite swordsmanship, and I would also like to discuss it with you."

Buhuo said at this time.

It is called a discussion, but in fact it is an exchange of martial arts theories between oneself and the other party, hoping to be inspired by different concepts and thus make further progress in the martial arts. This happens frequently in the martial arts world, but in the end the discussion will end with a competition.

"All right."

Zen Master Lingxuan laughed at this time and said, "I am old. I am willing but unable to discuss martial arts. Buhuo, you and your fellow apprentices can discuss with the two young heroes."

Buhuo said respectfully: "Yes, Master."

After saying this, Buhuo turned to Jiang Ning and the other two and said, "My two young men, I believe you haven't had breakfast yet. My temple has prepared breakfast for you. Please follow me."

Jiang Ning stood up and said, "Thank you, Master."

Linghu Chong also stood up and left with Buhuo.

The meals in Shaolin Temple are all vegetarian. After eating, Buhuo personally took Jiang Ning and the others to visit Southern Shaolin.

Shaolin Temple has one courtyard and four halls: Bodhidharma Courtyard, Arhat Hall, Discipline Hall, Guest Reception Hall and Prajna Hall.

These four courtyards are very important places in Shaolin Temple and are the core institutions. There is also a Sutra Repository. In addition to these, there are other courtyards and halls, such as the Medicine King Courtyard, which is the place where injured Shaolin monks who practice martial arts are treated, as well as the Zhengdao Courtyard, the Relic Courtyard and other places.

However, Buhuo did not take Jiang Ning and the others to these places. Instead, he took them to visit some buildings in Southern Shaolin, and they met many monks along the way.

In the next few days, Buhuo received Jiang Ning and the other two. His main purpose was to discuss martial arts and exchange martial arts theories with them.

Huashan Sect is a Taoist sect, while Southern Shaolin is a Buddhist sect. Each side follows Taoism and Buddhism, and their martial arts philosophies are different, so there are many feelings between the two sides when they communicate with each other.

Buhuo knew that Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong were not ordinary people and their martial arts skills were very high, so he did not look down on them. However, after the subsequent martial arts exchanges, he found that he still did not take them seriously enough.

Although Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong are young, their martial arts have reached their current level and naturally they have an extraordinary understanding of martial arts.

Buhuo's martial arts skills are pretty good, and he is top-notch in the martial arts world, but he often feels stretched when communicating with Jiang Ning, which makes him sigh at their talents.

Later, Buhuo summoned all the high-ranking monks from Southern Shaolin to discuss Buddhism and Taoism with the two of them. One side started from the theoretical basis of Buddhist martial arts, while the other side started from the theoretical basis of Taoist martial arts. The two sides' ideas collided and each expounded on his own martial arts concepts. Over the past few days, not only did the masters from Southern Shaolin admire Jiang Ning and the other, but Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong also gained a lot.

Especially Linghu Chong, after the Buddhist and Taoist exchanges in the past few days, he has gained some insights into Buddhism.

Five days later.

"Young Master Linghu and Young Master Jiang are both gifted geniuses. The monks in our temple admire them very much."

Buhuo said to Jiang Ning and the others.

This time it wasn't just a polite remark, he really admired her.

Jiang Ning also said: "The monks in your temple are not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also have profound Buddhist teachings. My two brothers and I admire them very much."

Over the past few days, he discussed scriptures and doctrines with these monks during the day and wandered around Southern Shaolin at night, trying to explore the secret places in Southern Shaolin and discover something.

He went to the Zhengdao Temple, the Relic Temple and the Bodhidharma Temple, but found nothing. Next, he planned to go to the Sutra Repository to take a look.

I heard that the Shaolin Temple's Scripture Library stores Shaolin Temple's scriptures and martial arts secrets, but it also stores books and martial arts from other sects.

Jiang Ning went to the Sutra Library not to look at the martial arts secrets, but to see if there was anything related to the Huashan Sect in it.

Although so many years have passed, Southern Shaolin should not and will not keep this matter in the Sutra Library, but Jiang Ning would rather not miss it, so he decided to take a look and planned to go there tonight.

But he should be careful when he goes to the Sutra Library tonight.

Generally speaking, a place like the Sutra Repository might be home to some real masters. Jiang Ning might not be afraid, but it would be bad if he was discovered.

Jiang Ning, who had just made up his mind, suddenly heard Buhuo speak.

"I heard rumors in the martial arts world that the sword came from Huashan. Today, the two young heroes are here. The monks who practice martial arts in our temple want to have a sparring match with the two young heroes."

Sure enough, the discussion of martial arts ultimately ends in a competition.

Chapter 505: Arhat Formation (Louis Likes Oranges, additional update 5/16)

Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong were not surprised. Linghu Chong was even prepared and said, "I also admire the martial arts of Southern Shaolin Temple very much and would like to learn from it. May I ask which senior monk in your temple would like to learn from me?"

There was no need to say who would go for the sparring, Linghu Chong took the initiative to take over the conversation.

Jiang Ning's martial arts skills are extremely high, and there may be no master in Southern Shaolin who can match him. In that case, there is no suspense, and Linghu Chong is ready to go on the field himself.

But Buhuo smiled slightly and said, "Young Master Linghu, you are joking. No one in my Southern Shaolin Temple can match your martial arts, so this competition may be a little special. I wonder if you two agree to it?"

Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong looked at each other, and Linghu Chong asked, "Master, please speak."

"Our temple would like to spar with the two young heroes in formation."

Formation?

Linghu Chong asked: "What formation?"

"One Hundred and Eight Arhats Formation."

What formation are you talking about?

Not only Linghu Chong was stunned, but even Jiang Ning was surprised.

The formation of one hundred and eight arhats, to deal with the two brothers?

The Shaolin Temple was famous throughout the world, and they had also heard that Shaolin had some very powerful formations, such as the Bronze Man Formation and the Vajra Subduing Demon Formation, but Jiang Ning and Linghu Chong had never expected that the Shaolin Temple would choose to use the Arhat Formation to deal with them.

It is hard to say which one of these formations is the most powerful, but the Arhat Formation is well-known in the world. It can be said that everyone knows about it and it is very famous.

As a major martial arts sect, although it is located in the martial arts world, Shaolin Temple once said that it does not like fighting and killing. However, Shaolin is very famous. Throughout history, countless masters have wanted to go to Shaolin to learn martial arts, which inevitably involves exchanging martial arts. Therefore, Shaolin's Arhat Hall is designed to deal with this aspect. Normally, the monks of the Arhat Hall fight with the people of the martial arts world, but Shaolin also introduced a formation, which is the Arhat Formation.

Shaolin once established a rule that if someone could break Shaolin's Arhat Formation, then all of Shaolin's martial arts would have no secrets from that person and he could watch them to his heart's content.

As soon as Shaolin said this, many people from the martial arts world came to the formation, all wanting to break through the Arhat Formation and read the Shaolin martial arts secrets, but no one had ever been able to break through the Shaolin Arhat Formation. As a result, the fame of the Arhat Formation spread more and more widely in the martial arts world, and it became extremely famous, even having the reputation of being the most amazing formation in the world.