After a moment of silence, Xiao Yuanshan replied in a low voice: "As you said, I really shouldn't have any murderous thoughts towards Xuan Ku and the Qiao family, but only kill the first culprit. Two people like Zhao Qiansun and Zhiguang were just There is no need to pay attention to the characters who make up the numbers.”
"Yes, if you can not be blinded by excessive hatred, your martial arts level, which has been stuck in a bottleneck for many years, can quickly return to the normal improvement speed." Zhao Qing nodded and replied calmly.
In her opinion, Xiao Yuanshan's martial arts has hardly improved in the past thirty years. Although a large part of it can be attributed to the strong training of Shaolin skills, he is immersed in deep hatred and violates the true meaning of his original martial arts. A major reason.
Suddenly, an old voice outside the window said: "How good, how good! Master Xiao can avoid many disasters in the world by thinking this way throughout his life. It is really a great good deed."
When Xiao Yuanshan heard this, he was shocked. Why was there another master that he didn't notice? He didn't know how long he had been listening outside the window. According to the other party's words, this person should really be from the Shaolin Temple, and he could be regarded as his biggest enemy.
Rather than letting him leak his affairs to other people in the Shaolin Temple, it would be better to strike first.
He has been in the world for many years, and he has excelled in the world very early. There are almost no people in Liao and Song Dynasty who can't beat him. Yan Longyuan, who he met in Zangjing Pavilion, was the number one master he had ever played against before tonight.
I have never seen an expert like Zhao Qing in the past decades, so he would not be so unlucky as tonight to meet two of them in a row.
Thinking of this, he secretly placed his hand on the handle of a long rope tied around his waist. Just as the other party finished speaking, he suddenly retreated towards the window, and the long rope was quickly thrown towards the source of the sound. It was like throwing an iron spear several feet long.
This is Xiao Yuanshan's own master's skill. Its power is not inferior to most Shaolin skills. Not only does the rope head carry an astonishing force that can break bones and muscles, but it also contains various exquisite subsequent changes.
Under the sudden attack, even a master of the same level would suffer a big loss.
But when he heard a crisp sound, Xiao Yuanshan was already extremely horrified before he turned around to collect the rope and observe the other party's situation at this time.
A master of his level, even if he uses a whip rope that is more than ten feet long, can accurately estimate the actual distance traveled by each attack.
Under Xiao Yuanshan's induction, the whip he threw out, as soon as the long rope touched the window, seemed to have encountered a wall that was both hard and soft, and stopped strangely, and the strength suddenly disappeared. , causing no damage to the wooden windows.
"Who are you?" Xiao Yuanshan resolutely abandoned the long rope, raised his hand and laid out two layers of soft yet strong strength. After his body floated out backwards, he had time to turn his head and see clearly the real scene at the window.
I saw two wooden windows at the window slowly opening, and when the long rope fell to the ground, an old monk wearing a green robe was revealed outside.
"Lao Monk is just an ordinary serving monk in Shaolin Temple. He is responsible for the cleaning of the Sutra Pavilion. Master Xiao does not need to act rashly and ignorantly." The old monk replied truthfully: "Lao Monk already knew about the layman's affairs twenty-nine years ago. But I never informed the masters of this temple.”
"How is it possible..." Xiao Yuanshan was about to refute, but did not continue. If the old monk's strength could be similar to that of Zhao Qing, then it would be entirely possible to find out what happened to him secretly.
"The layman just thought that the signs of three important points on the body were actually caused by the strong practice of Shaolin's special skills..." The old monk briefly mentioned Xiao Yuanshan's every behavior in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, and explained the dangers of strong training in Buddhist martial arts. .
Xiao Yuanshan was both surprised and shocked. These phenomena had troubled him for many years and could not be eliminated, becoming a major worry. I never thought that it was caused by practicing Shaolin martial arts.
He glanced at Zhao Qing beside him, knowing that this holy monk was probably the one who exchanged martial arts with her. He thought secretly for a while, cupped his hands towards the two of them, and asked: "Two masters, don't you know what's going on in me?" Is there a solution to the pain you are suffering?”
The sweeping monk outside the window returned the courtesy and replied: "The injury suffered by layman Xiao was caused by the strong practice of Shaolin martial arts. If you want to find a way to resolve it, you must find it in Buddhism. Buddha is born from the heart, and Buddha is enlightenment." . Others can only give advice, but cannot do it for you."
"How should I find it from Buddhism?" Xiao Yuanshan was a little confused. He couldn't tell me to give up hatred and convert to Buddhism, right? How could such a bloody feud be let go just like this?
The sweeping monk smiled slightly and replied: "The layman was obsessed with revenge, so he practiced Shaolin martial arts. From then on, he fell into the devil's path, and he fell deeper and deeper into it. Causes and conditions arise, and only by letting go of the obsession that caused the devil can we get rid of the consequences. The anger generated resolves the mental and physical trauma.”
"Let go of your obsession with revenge?"
Xiao Yuanshan was stunned for a moment, then immediately shook his head and replied in a firm tone: "The sea of blood hates so much that you can just let it go if you want to. What the monk said was too much. Even if the pain on his body increased tenfold, I have to go and avenge this big revenge first!"
"What I said is just a choice. If you don't want to, there is no need to force it." The old monk shook his head and replied calmly.
Xiao Yuanshan has not officially carried out revenge yet, and is not planning to implicate innocent people. The problem is not big, so that's what he said.
"Actually, the internal injuries you suffered may not necessarily be resolved by relying on Buddhism." Zhao Qing observed the flow and changes of Xiao Yuanshan's true energy for a while, and then gave a completely different answer after the sweeping monk.
"No need to use Buddhism to resolve it?" Xiao Yuanshan's eyes were bright, and his face couldn't help but reveal a happy look.
Although he is also a master that he could not imagine, the seemingly young Zhao Qing is more inscrutable than the older and garrulous sweeping monk.
However, as soon as Zhao Qing said this, Xiao Yuanshan's evaluation of the two people immediately reversed. He felt that she, who had a normal solution, might be the one with more means.
"That's right." Zhao Qing nodded and said to the old monk outside the window: "Every stunt in Shaolin Temple must be reconciled and resolved with corresponding compassionate Buddhist teachings, otherwise the evil spirit will penetrate deep into the internal organs and become deeper and deeper. This kind of damage Could it be that the violent energy in the body is the 'demon' opposite to the Buddha?"
"Amitabha." The old monk clasped his hands and replied, "What layman Zhao said is exactly the essence of 'violence' in Buddhist martial arts. Therefore, if you want to resolve the accompanying demons in your heart, you can only inspire the inner strength that everyone has. It is truly like Buddha nature.”
"If Master Zhao has other means to resolve the 'rage' and subdue the demon, I will naturally retract my previous judgment."
"As expected." Zhao Qing had a clear idea in his heart. Suddenly, he swayed and put two fingers on Xiao Yuanshan's wrist. He decided to determine the truth of the "violent aura" and the truth about the "violent aura" through further inspection of his body. Try to find another way to resolve it.
At the same time, relying on the internal energy of the Qi that penetrated the opponent's meridians, she experienced the changes in Xiao Yuanshan's thoughts and used them as nourishment for her own spirit, making her mind and soul more active.
There is a saying in Buddhism, "I will save all sentient beings", which means to help all sentient beings free themselves from troubles and pain.
Taoism's "The Book of Saving People", which is known as the first of the group of scriptures and the sect of all kinds of dharma, also states that "the Immortal Way cherishes life and can't measure people." It takes helping the world and saving people as the purpose of the religion. Only then can we achieve both ends.”
In Zhao Qing's view, this is because all living beings are not only the same people as the practitioners, but also part of the world, so they have special meaning and can promote their own practice.
Sensing the thoughts of sentient beings can bring indescribable feelings, including love, hate, separation, and sorrow, as well as pride and ambition. It is both a human way and a part of the way of heaven.
The five supernatural powers of Buddhism and the Taoism of Taoism are not intended to make people fight against each other, but to "save oneself and all living beings."
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With her in-depth exploration, Zhao Qing quickly sensed some yang internal forces that were affected by the hostility and were more restless than the normal energy, and tried to expel the hostility.
First of all, from the perspective of "too much yang energy and false fire rising up", she activated a partial yin true energy with opposite yin and yang attributes, and merged it with the internal force mixture containing violent energy, hoping to make it reach the yin and yang level. A state of impartial equilibrium.
As a result, the internal energy after the fusion is still relatively restless, showing the fact that the hostility has not disappeared. It can be seen from this that the yin and yang direction of internal force is only one of the effects of hostility, not its fundamental element.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Qing injected the inner power of Shenzhao Gong with the addition of the "Ku Zen" concept into Xiao Yuanshan's meridians, hoping to cure the pain at several acupuncture points on his body.
However, it still had no effect at all.
The internal injuries caused by violent anger are more like a deeper change in the body, involving the mental and spiritual levels. They are not internal injuries in the ordinary sense, but a contaminated product after combining with the essence, energy and spirit.
In fact, if there is an injury to the flesh and blood or meridians in the body, Xiao Yuanshan's skill can completely heal it gradually.
According to Zhao Qing's detection and inference, the mind should first be affected by the hostility, which then affects the spirit, and then affects the body through the true energy.
Combined with the sweeping monk's previous statement of "being possessed by a demon", she had already figured out the nature of this "violent energy".
There is a saying that Buddha and demon are originally one body. If you realize one thought, you will become a Buddha, and if you lose sight of it, you will become a demon.
With one good thought and bodhicitta, one becomes a Buddha. With one evil thought, one becomes depraved and becomes a demon. Buddhas and demons are one and the same. Becoming a demon or a Buddha all arises from the mind. Good and evil are essentially the same, but in a single thought.
Those who have practiced Buddhist martial arts to a high level but have insufficient spiritual realm will be affected by the "demons" that accompany the Buddha, creating hostility in the mind and body that is difficult to resolve.
There is also a saying, "A small devil becomes a small Buddha, a big devil becomes a big Buddha, and one cannot become a Buddha without devils." It is believed that it takes the tempering of "devils" to get closer to the realm of "Buddha".
In Zhao Qing's view, the sweeping monk in the original work transformed Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo, allowing them to achieve enlightenment in an instant, transform from "demon" to "Buddha", and eliminate all internal injuries, which indeed proves this point.
From a certain level, the "Tao Heart Seed Demon Technique" of first entering the demon from the Tao, and then from the demon to the Tao, also utilizes a similar principle.
However, in her mind, the best and the worst are too extreme, and she should choose the middle of them to achieve a harmonious effect. It is precisely "all things bear yin and embrace yang, and the qi is in harmony", "the qi is harmonious, and the yin and yang are harmonious." Conceive it, and then all things will come into being.”
To put it simply, it is to use the Taoist idea of "harmony" to connect the extreme Buddhas and demons with each other to achieve an "impartial" balancing effect.
"Liezi Tianrui" says: "The pure and light ones are the sky above, the turbid and heavy ones are the earth below, and the harmonious ones are the human beings." "The Doctrine of the Mean" says, "When harmony is achieved, heaven has its place, and all things are nurtured." Human beings. There is the harmony of heaven and earth in the life, so it can reconcile yin and yang and transform all things.
"Tao has a body and is useful. The body is the immobility of the vitality, and the user rushes and moves between the heaven and the earth. When the qi is emptied and unified, it is the fifth day in the sky and the sixth place in the earth. The qi is the source of the vitality. When it is born, it becomes empty and one, and it may seem like it is not full.”
The qi of yin and yang is the essence of "Tao", and the qi of conflict and harmony is the phenomenon of "Tao", and they are inseparable from each other.
In a vague way, Zhao Qing realized the deep connection between Buddha, demon, yin and yang, and found his own path.
At the same time, he also roughly figured out how to treat Xiao Yuanshan's anger.
The "resolving with Buddhism" mentioned by the sweeping monk is undoubtedly the most orthodox method, but it requires Xiao Yuanshan to devote himself to Buddhism, which has the effect of "transformation".
But practicing Buddhism and being able to forget even deep hatreds, in her opinion, is really not a good thing. It is closer to "brainwashing" and completely goes against people's original intentions.
Regardless of Buddhism, if one achieves advanced attainments in Taoist practice, or simply follows the path of hostility and joins the demonic path, it should be possible to resolve the negative impact of hostility.
The last method is for Taoist masters to cultivate the "harmony qi" that can reconcile the opposing factors such as yin and yang, Buddha and demon, and heal him, which can naturally eliminate the influence of the hostile qi and resolve it from the root.
Unfortunately, he still has some way to go before he can reach the realm of "the harmony of energy", so he cannot really solve this problem for the time being.
But it is not difficult to just suppress the anger and heal the existing injuries. All you need to do is block the process of the anger affecting the body.
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Although I thought of a lot of content and tried several methods, it only took a moment.
Zhao Qing was seen silently running the Ming Yu Gong, quickly sucking out Xiao Yuanshan's anger-affected true energy from his body and discharging it to the outside world.
After these "tools" that assist the evil spirit in affecting the body disappear, the "possessed" mind will have to go through the steps of "mind-spirit-infuriating energy" again, causing the infuriating energy to become obviously polluted again. It will take at least ten years at least. time.
Xiao Yuanshan was shocked at first when he felt the rapid loss of true energy in his body, and then found that the essence of heaven and earth from the outside world was poured into his body at the same time, making up for the consumption of his own true energy, without much actual impact.
On the contrary, in the process of the true energy leaking out of the body, he gradually felt that the dull pain in the "Liangmen" and "Taiyi" points on his lower abdomen had disappeared; the numb area on the "Guanyuan" point also disappeared. From an area the size of the mouth of a tea cup, it quickly became smaller and finally disappeared.
As the pain completely disappeared, Xiao Yuanshan felt that his mind and body had become more relaxed and comfortable than ever before, as if a huge stone weighing on his heart had been removed, and his energy and spirit completely returned to normal, as if he was ten years younger.
What kind of miraculous skill is this that can cure this kind of symptoms that even the holy monks around are helpless?
One can only let himself seek Buddhism, but the other can cure it with a raise of his hands. It can be said that he is superior to superior.
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At this moment, although he was also an unfathomable master, in Xiao Yuanshan's mind, compared to the sweeping monk, Zhao Qing's figure had become taller and became the object of his incomparable awe.
