"If you really just want to complete the transaction with Saijo Taiga, you just need to hand over the copy of the inner skill and mental method directly to Saijo Taiga. Your 'Tathagata Divine Palm' is already quite good, and the 'Li Huo Xuan Ice Technique' must be It’s so familiar that it’s no problem at all to write it down silently, but you asked Saijo Taiga to look directly at the original on the Buddha statue. Didn’t you just want him to think of the other two Buddha statues and then ask you for more, so that you have a reason? kill him."
Yan Kai looked at the shocked old monk and slowly expressed his thoughts.
The old monk's murderous intention has never been extinguished since he entered this Buddhist hall from Saijo Taiga. It's ridiculous that Saijo Taiga thought he was the dominant one, but he didn't know that he was just meat on the old monk's chopping board.
"Also, do I know that the 'Tathagata Palm' is strange?" Yan Kai chuckled, "Since Bodhidharma, the 27th generation descendant of Sakyamuni, brought the 'Tathagata Palm' to the Central Plains, 'Tathagata God The palm has been circulated in the Central Plains for more than a thousand years. Although due to various reasons, the current "Tathagata Palm" is incomplete and no one has collected all the nine styles of "Tathagata Palm" anymore, but at least the Songshan Shaolin Temple There are still two styles of the 'Tathagata Palm' preserved, and legends about the 'Tathagata Palm' are also spread in the world. As a member of the Central Plains martial arts community, I am not surprised to know the existence of the 'Tathagata Palm', right?"
The old monk had regained his composure at this time. Although he had never experienced an actual battle, and killing an ordinary person who did not know internal strength would require a sneak attack, the old monk's "god" state was there, and he quickly calmed down his inner fluctuations. , no longer bothered about Yan Kai’s identity, but bowed slightly to Yan Kai with his hands together: "Amitabha, as expected, I should go to the Central Plains to look for the remaining postures of the 'Tathagata Divine Palm'. After all, even the Medicine Master Tathagata has The three Buddha statues were also spread from the Central Plains to Japan during the Song Dynasty, and finally settled in Shanneng Temple. It was a stroke of luck to find the three "Tathagata Divine Palms" in Japan, but I kept looking for them in Japan. I am obsessed with planting Buddha treasures in the hope of finding the remaining forms of 'Tathagata Palms' on those Buddha treasures."
The old monk sighed.
Twelve years ago, the Medicine Buddha statue was open for viewing every twelve years. It was at that time that the old monk discovered the secret on the Medicine Buddha statue.
However, because the "Tathagata Divine Palm" on the Buddha statue is incomplete, only the first three postures are included, and the inner strength and mental method of "Lihuo Xuanbing Gong" is only the first half. People in Buddhism should avoid greed, but the old monk is not greedy enough. After obtaining the three types of "Tathagata Palms", he felt that he was the chosen one. He wanted to collect all the "Tathagata Palms" to become a true descendant of the Tathagata, and even wanted to become a leader in the religious world.
Because the "Tathagata Palm" was found on the Medicine Buddha statue, the old monk thought that there might be some remaining forms of the "Tathagata Palm" on Buddhist treasures in other temples, so he formed a theft gang with the abbot of Yulong Temple. , specializes in stealing various Buddhist treasures, and this is the later "Genji Hotaru".
The abbot of Yulong Temple is a close friend of the old monk. The old monk and even the Yulong Temple are in a dilemma. There is no incense and no believers. Sooner or later, they will face the desperate situation of abandoning the temple, so they use their power in the religious world to save the Yulong Temple and let the abbot of Yulong Temple serve as the For your own use.
The abbot of Yulong Temple had no choice but to submit to the old monk in order to preserve the temple. He transformed into "Yoshitsune", the leader of "Genji Hotaru", and stole various magic weapons for the old monk.
The Buddhist treasures stolen by "Genji Hotaru" will be sent to the old monk as soon as possible. The old monk will carefully inspect them. After confirming that they are just ordinary Buddhist treasures, they will be handed over to Sakura Masazo in "Genji Hotaru" and be made by him as an antique. The businessman sells the stolen goods, and the old monk gets a big share of the stolen money, and the remaining part is divided equally among the members of "Genji Hotaru" because the reason why "Genji Hotaru" has been able to never make a mistake for so many years is because of the old monk. Eminent monks with high status in Japanese religious circles provide various information.
It is difficult for ordinary people to see the Buddha treasures that are tightly collected in the temple. Only a respected monk like him can easily see them, and no one will doubt him.
It is precisely with the protection of the old monk that "Hotaru Genji" can travel across Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto and become the most troublesome thief to the police.
Of course, considering that the Japanese police have long been thwarted by various monster thieves, they may not actually feel too embarrassed.
Listening to the old monk's explanation, Yan Kai couldn't help laughing contemptuously: "Perseverance? I think you are not persistent, but afraid. The temples in the Central Plains are not like your temples in Japan. The guards are so lax, how many people can you let go?" A thief steals at will, and he is even more afraid that someone will recognize your 'Tathagata Palm' and demand it back from you!"
The "Tathagata Palm" was introduced to the Central Plains by Bodhidharma. In the Central Plains, Shaolin Temple is the orthodox inheritor of the "Tathagata Palm". Even if outsiders accidentally obtain the "Tathagata Palm", they must return it to the Shaolin Temple, otherwise the eighteen members of the Shaolin Temple A bald guy is coming.
This is also the reason why he has refused to reveal his martial arts for so many years. He is afraid that once outsiders know that he knows "Tathagata Palm", the Shaolin Temple, the orthodox inheritor of "Tathagata Palm", will come to visit him.
After hearing Yan Kai's words, the old monk's breathing slowed down a bit.
The words of this young man who suddenly appeared in the Buddhist hall were really unpleasant, but what he said was absolutely correct. The old monk could deceive others, but he could not deceive himself. He did not go to the Central Plains because he was afraid. His "Tathagata Divine Palm" was taken away.
In his mind, the "Tathagata Palm" is the Buddha's magical power to achieve enlightenment, and it is the most powerful martial arts in the world. If people know that he has practiced the "Tathagata Palm", others will definitely come to snatch it, and even retaliate afterward. To silence.
To say why, it's because if it were the old monk, he would definitely do this. No, he is doing it. The Saijo River that has turned into ashes is the best proof.
Eight years ago, this was also the reason why the old monk asked the people of "Genji Hotaru" to steal the Medicine Buddha statue. He was afraid that someone like him would accidentally decipher the secrets on the Medicine Buddha statue and obtain the "Tathagata Palm" and "Tathagata God". The "palm" belongs to him, and he is the only one who is the descendant of Buddha!
However, the Medicine Buddha statue is a Buddha statue of Sannoji Temple, not his personal Buddha statue. He cannot always prevent others from approaching the Medicine Buddha statue. This will make him appear guilty and abnormal, making people more curious about the Medicine Buddha statue.
So eight years ago, the old monk who was tossing and turning because he was afraid that others would know the secrets on the Medicine Buddha statue, finally made up his mind to let "Hotaru Genji" steal the Medicine Buddha statue and completely take it for himself!
Obviously only a set of three Buddha statues can be considered a national treasure. When the three Buddha statues are separated, they can only be regarded as ordinary precious Buddha statues. However, "Genji Hotaru" only stole the main Buddha statue and let go of the other two. Respect the Buddha statue, because as long as the main Buddha statue is missing, or in other words, the white hair on the main Buddha statue, then no one will know the secrets on the Medicine Buddha statue, and the old monk will not have to worry every day.
For the old monk who is already familiar with the "Tathagata Palm" on the Buddha statue, the Buddha statue is no longer important. What is important is to prevent the secrets on the Buddha statue from being known to others, so not having a Buddha statue is the most important thing.
After the Buddha statue was stolen, the abbot of Yulong Temple seemed to guess that there was a big secret hidden in the Buddha statue, so he deduced that he also liked the Buddha statue very much, and deliberately kept the Buddha statue from the old monk, hoping to use it to tease the old monk, but he did not know that the old monk The monk had already acted as an internal agent with "Benkei" in "Genji Hotaru", that is Saijo Taiga. He knew that the white hair on the Buddha statue had been lost, so he was not afraid that the abbot of Gyokuryuji Temple would discover the inner strength and mental method of "Lihuo Xuanbing Gong" on the Buddha statue. , so the old monk pretended to be sorry on the surface, but felt that it didn't matter in his heart. However, just in case, the old monk made an agreement with Saijo Taiga. As long as Saijo Taiga can hand over the complete statue of Medicine Buddha to him, he will give it to Saijo Taiga. A set of profound inner strength and mental methods.
Saijo Taiga believed in the promise made by the old monk, because he knew that in Japan, it was normal for any temple with a long history to have one or two powerful martial arts.
In ancient Japan when Buddhism was prosperous, temples had food, fields, and money, and they didn't pay taxes. Why didn't those greedy daimyo embezzle the temple's wealth but kept making offerings to the temple? Is it because of piety? No, it's because most of those temples have monk soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is not generally high. Especially those temples built by monks who came from the Central Plains across the sea have excellent martial arts. Those famous people who want to sleep peacefully at night will definitely not To offend those temples.
Until the peaceful and prosperous times in recent years, Buddhism had a very good life in Japan. No one was willing to conflict with the temples that controlled the sale of cemeteries. Otherwise, it would be really uneasy to die, especially those big temples, where you can make money just by lying down. The monks live a 9-to-5 office life. After get off work, they live a feasting and feasting life. Without the pressure of survival, who has any reason to practice martial arts hard? Not to mention, many martial arts in Buddhism require keeping a virgin body, which is even more undesirable in Japan where monks can get married.
Therefore, although those large temples have a complete system of martial arts, few people deliberately practice it. It's not that Saijo Taiga has not gone to those temples, hoping to obtain martial arts from them, but they don't practice anyway, so it's better to give him an advantage.
But those martial arts, even if the monks in the temple do not practice them and the secret books are left alive, it is absolutely impossible to pass them on to outsiders. Therefore, Saijo Taiga repeatedly hit the wall. Finally, the old monk was willing to trade on the condition of internal skills and mental skills. Saijo Taiga was ecstatic. Naturally convinced.
The Buddha statue was in the hands of the head of Yuryuji Temple, so it was okay to leave it alone for the time being, so Taiga Saijo began to search for Peko with all his strength. Who knew that the search would last eight years.
Originally, the old monk thought that Baiko would never be found again after he lost it, so he began to practice the "Tathagata Divine Palm" with peace of mind. Who would have thought that some time ago, Saijo Taiga ran over happily and told him that there was news about Baiko. The old monk's heart sank to the bottom again, so he ordered Saijo Taiga to get the pekoe and the Buddha statue. And Saijo Taiga did live up to the old monk's expectations and sent the Buddha statue and pekoe over. But in addition to the Buddha statue and pekoe, there were also I accidentally brought a "little tail" here, well, a deadly "little tail".
"This little benefactor, why do you come to our Shanneng Temple late at night?"
The old monk said with a smile.
He didn't know Yan Kai's identity, so he could only point out that this was his territory, and Yan Kai was just an uninvited outsider.
Yan Kai did not speak, but looked at the old monk and said, "Is this the Master Enhai of Shanneng Temple?"
The old monk was slightly surprised when his identity was revealed, so he said: "This little benefactor, I don't remember meeting you before. How can you recognize me?"
That's right, the old monk's true identity is the abbot of Sannou Temple, Enhai.
"Guess."
Yan Kai smiled and said: "Before I came, I asked two detectives to inquire about the 'Genji Hotaru' and the Medicine Buddha statue, and then I discovered a big problem."
"A Buddha statue is stolen. This is not something that can be dismissed by just saying, especially if it is a valuable treasure like the Medicine Buddha statue. If you conceal it and fail to report it, even if you are the abbot of Shanneng Temple, you will still be questioned if word spreads. Responsibility, your attitude towards the Buddha statue is too indifferent, this is not the attitude that a temple abbot should have."
The Buddha statue was stolen. If this matter is revealed, it will have a huge impact on Sannou Temple and affect the reputation of Sannou Temple. However, it is not painful for the abbot Enkai himself. After all, so many temples have lost their Buddha treasures. There is no reason to just If you blame him alone, he can bow and apologize, and the matter will be over.
However, host Yan Hai chose not to call the police or deal with it. Others said that he had a Buddha nature, but Zai Yankai saw that this was nothing but a Buddha nature, and he was completely shielding the criminals.
"So you suspect that you have fallen in love with me?"
Host En Hai asked.
"But it was just a suspicion, but now it seems certain."
Yan Kai said with a smile.
"Hehehe, hey... I really don't want to do it myself. Monks are compassionate, and killing people is really a very heartbreaking thing."
Host Enhai's little eyes began to show murderous intent.
It was obvious that he had murderous intentions.
In fact, when Yan Kai appeared, he already wanted to take action. However, after just casting the "Golden Dome Buddha Lamp", his inner breath needed to be calmed down, so he talked to Yan Kai so much. Now He has finished adjusting his breath and can use the "Tathagata Divine Palm" again.
Although the young man in front of him looks unfathomable, host Yan Hai firmly believes that the power of "Tathagata Divine Palm" is absolutely invincible. No matter how powerful Yan Kai is, he is not afraid of Yan Kai at all.
"Little donor, yes, I am the person behind 'Genji Hotaru', I..."
In the middle of the conversation, Master Enhai suddenly began to form seals with his hands. If there are people here who know something about Buddhism, they can see that the Sanskrit seal formed by Master Enhai at this time is the "One Heart Seal" of Buddhism, and it is also the "One Heart Seal". The starting position of the first posture of Tathagata Divine Palm.
"Golden-domed Buddha Lamp" consumes too much internal energy. He has just used it once. Although he has recovered a little now, it is really difficult to use it a second time, so he chose "Tathagata Divine Palm", which consumes the least internal energy, and activated it at the same time. It is also the fastest first move to deal with Yan Kai.
"Buddha's light appears!"
Host Yan Hai gave a low shout and prepared to perform the first move of "Tathagata Divine Palm" - the first appearance of Buddha's light.
But when host Yan Hai set his sights on Yan Kai, his green bean-sized eyes suddenly opened wide, as if the corners of his eyes were about to burst, because he saw something unbelievable to him - Yan Kai was actually there too The seal is formed, and the seal is..."Sunlight Bodhisattva Seal"!
The sixth form of "Tathagata Divine Palm" - "Buddha's light shines everywhere"!
Endless brilliance overwhelmed Enkai, who had just gathered the weak Buddha light. The powerful Buddha light collapsed the Buddhist chamber and soared into the sky. The entire urban area of Kyoto could see the Buddha light rising into the sky from Sanno Temple.
For a time, countless people turned their attention to Shanneng Temple. After recognizing that the Buddha's light came from Shanneng Temple, they instinctively thought that this was the appearance of the Buddha. They all knelt on the ground, clasped their hands and prayed for the Buddha's blessing.
