Chapter 202 Bodhisattva Statue

Zhou Tiege has already comprehended part of the [Buddha Kingdom in the Palm], so why didn't he make preparations earlier?

[Buddha Kingdom in the Palm] takes oneself as the boundary, and uses one's own small world to pry open the outside world. Since it is a boundary, it can be touched and broken through.

Nine thunders exploded, forming a brilliant tree of fire and silver flowers, followed by nine Taoist mantras mixed in with the thunder.

"Those who are facing a battle should march forward in formation!"

Light and sound are like one bright and one dark, one yin and one yang, and two swimming fish, one visible and one invisible. With fire trees and silver flowers as the center, they grow wildly in the palm-sized Buddha kingdom woven by Shenxiu!
The universe has its limits, and the Buddha's kingdom naturally has its limits as well.

"found it!"

A childlike smile appeared on Zhou Tiege's face. In his eyes, the untouchable space became real and tangible. Under the touch of light and sound, he saw Shenxiu using himself to pry open the boundary between heaven and earth.

The purple lightning spear that Zhou Tiege was thrusting with his right palm did not move forward, while the fluttering military flag in his left hand swept across the sky. The illusory and turbid Yellow Spring waves surged and hit the invisible boundary of space, making a sound like the sea tide hitting the rocks.

Under the scouring of the Yellow Spring, Shenxiu's waved hands quickly lost their blood color, and a large amount of vitality was lost, causing the young man's rosy palms to quickly dry up, become waxy, and age and decay, as if decades had passed in an instant.

This is Yin.

This further intensified the tremor of the entire [Buddha Kingdom in the Palm]. When the tremor reached its peak, the tip of the spear in Zhou Tiege's hand burst into unprecedented brilliance, which was the most masculine, the most powerful, and the greatest.

This is Yang.

The interaction of yin and yang is the fighting skill [Dawn] that Zhou Tiege himself understood from [Buddha Kingdom in the Palm]!
With a loud crash, pieces of light reflecting the surrounding scenery shattered, as if a layer of glass between Zhou Tiege and Shenxiu was broken.

The space between them returned to normal, and Shenxiu's Buddha palm could not contain everything.

With the acceleration of thunder, Zhou Tiege arrived ten feet in front of Shenxiu almost instantly.

Thunder and lightning rose up along the broken light, with great force, extremely brilliant, swallowing up everything.

"Amitabha."

Shenxiu's eyes were still clear and steady. If it weren't for Master Konghai's Taoist teachings to suppress his state of mind, when the [Buddha Kingdom in the Palm] was broken, he would probably be caught by the enemy and have the opportunity to decide the outcome because of his flawed mind.

But it is different now. Although Shenxiu is shocked that Zhou Tiege can break through the rut, he is unusually calm at this moment. Instead, he has a sense that everything has been settled.

He withdrew his palms, and joined his dry right hand with his full left hand, making the most simple gesture of worship, just like how he had worshipped the peaceful Bodhisattva statue in front of him after meditating on countless rainy nights with green lamps.

I see the world as a bodhisattva, and the world sees me as a bodhisattva.

A halo of great wisdom and perseverance spread from the relic flesh mole between Shenxiu's eyebrows. The radiant light of merit presented dazzling seven colors. Halos spread out purple lightning and thunder, and a six-foot-tall statue of Bodhisattva stood majestically.

The Bodhisattva had a compassionate face and his Dharma eyes were lowered. The next moment, the halo of merit turned from invisible to visible, and arms stretched out from the merit, forming palms and fists.

Those who make their palms are compassionate and dignified; those who make their fists are wise and superior.

Hundreds of arms formed a circle, almost perfect, and their fists and palms combined to hammer towards Zhou Tiege who was close at hand!
There was total silence in the Tingchao Tower. The battle situation changed so quickly that no one had time to judge. When ordinary people saw this grand scene, they were already shocked by the wonderful methods comprehended by the top geniuses.

Even the spectators who were also top talents were shaken when they saw this scene.

Especially behind Shenxiu, there is the six-foot-tall statue of Bodhisattva with a hundred hands and extraordinary light.

Is this the fifth level of 'Pudu' in Buddhism?
Even the fourth-grade 'Dharma-situation' of the Wu family is no more than this!
They asked themselves, could they defeat the two people in front of them?

Only a great practitioner like Kukai, who was of the upper third rank, seemed to have anticipated the change in the situation and said first, "Shenxiu, as the preaching monk in the temple, preaches the sutras to the monks day and night, so he can be considered to have merits."

He looked at Zhou Tieyi with a compassionate expression.

The reason why Shenxiu's power is mentioned is that, on the one hand, after using this trick, with the knowledge of the people present, the details cannot be concealed at all, and the reasons will be analyzed out sooner or later.

On the other hand, he was also trying to lure Zhou Tieyi.

Shenxiu is weaker than you in understanding Buddhism, but with the support of Fahua Temple, he can still possess such meritorious power. If you enter our temple, then our temple will also fully support you, and your future achievements will be even better than Shenxiu's!

The relief in Zhou Tieyi's eyes turned into solemnity. It seemed that Shenxiu had received advice from the old monk. He did not think of suppressing Zhou Tiege with a simple palm Buddha kingdom at the beginning. Instead, he set up a trap. Although he seemed weak, he attracted Zhou Tiege to his front and then unleashed the killer move that could decide the outcome.

Thousand-Hand Guanyin?

Even if it is not, it is a similar Buddhist principle, which has evolved into a tradition that is not much inferior to the [Buddha Kingdom in the Palm].

He has a hidden trump card, but Shenxiu, who is a walking figure in Fahua Temple, doesn't have one?
Zhou Tieyi thought solemnly.

He finally understood why he saw a statue of Bodhisattva lying on Shenxiu's sea of ​​luck when he first met him.

Combining the information I learned yesterday, I finally figured out all the reasons.

The five levels of "universal salvation" in Buddhism are to save millions of ordinary people, but it is not as comfortable as saving a great practitioner.

Before Shenxiu came down the mountain, he spent most of his time in the Fahua Temple. How could there be so many ordinary people to save him and enable him to achieve the fifth level of "universal salvation" in Buddhism?

So Fahua Temple came up with the simplest solution.

Ordinary people are people, and monks are also people.

How much feedback can you get if you save an ordinary person, but it’s different if you save a monk.

Every time you explain the principles of martial arts to the other party, the martial arts that he gives back will be enough to kill the enemy at the critical moment.

Shenxiu, as a painter who comprehends the "Buddha Kingdom in the Palm", happens to be good at this.

Therefore, he preached to the monks day and night, and the feedback he received was enough to make him stand out among the five ranks of Buddhism.

How could ordinary monks have resources like Shenxiu, who could easily make a fifth-grade martial monk sit and listen to the Dharma when his cultivation was insufficient, let alone the feedback from hundreds or thousands of fifth-grade martial monks.

The abacus in this Fahua Temple is really loud!

No wonder the Lord of Daming Palace said that after the death of Buddha, these monks were no longer worthy of respect.

You are so good at calculating gains and losses, why don't you be a businessman? Why do you want to be a monk?

Universal salvation, universal salvation. It seems that the merit gained from saving a martial monk is much greater than that of ordinary people. But if all monks in the world think so, then the true meaning of universal salvation will be lost.

The Fahua Temple is nothing to be feared now!

Zhou Tieyi figured this out. His brows relaxed into a calm and relaxed smile. He smiled at Kong Hai and said, "If Xiu'er switched to business, his achievements would be even greater than today!"

Kong Hai frowned, he heard the sarcasm in Zhou Tieyi's voice.

Yuchi Pojun next to him laughed out loud.

None of them seemed to care about the outcome of the two geniuses in the field.

Brilliant Buddha's light fell on Zhou Tiege. Every punch and every palm strike was almost like a fifth-rank monk's attack. In almost an instant, hundreds of monks pressed down on Zhou Tiege with their fists and feet.

Two fists are no match for four hands, not to mention the hundreds of fists and palms that suddenly appear in front of you. The best way is to retreat first and get out of the Buddha's light.

But Shenxiu had anticipated this.

The Buddha image that blends into the surrounding space unfolds.

The grand scene is coming.

A Buddha is sitting upright, one hand pointing to the sky and the other pointing to the earth. Below him is an endless sea of ​​blood, and all living beings are suffering from the three poisons of greed, anger and ignorance.

Suddenly, the facial features of all the creatures, which were originally different from each other, gradually turned into Zhou Tiege's appearance.

Each person has a bit of charm, and millions of people are like one, with both form and spirit!

The seventh level of painting is 'Shezhen'!
Even though his right palm was eroded by the power of the underworld, Shenxiu still did not use the hidden Buddha picture, just for the purpose of killing with one blow at this moment!

The nine-colored rainbow followed the light from the sky and fell into Zhou Tiege's mind.

Another self also condensed in his Dantian Qi Sea.

This 'Zhou Tiege' sat on the lotus platform, with invisible thoughts spreading, "I am you, put down the butcher knife, and attain the fruit of Bodhisattva."

The Bodhisattva statue of 'Zhou Tiege' has completely eliminated the three thoughts of greed, anger and ignorance. His appearance is solemn and the soft Buddha light spreads, suppressing Zhou Tiege's blood and energy, offsetting his thoughts of resistance, and the next moment it seems to convert Zhou Tiege into Buddhism.

Holding a knife, a spear, a shield, and a bow, and carrying nine thunder drums on his back, the God of Martial Arts roared angrily, stirring up the blood in his body, and boosting the resistance in his heart to the maximum, breaking through the restrictions of the Shezhen method on himself.

But since it was an intention of resistance, Zhou Tiege's actions would be driven by his intention. He couldn't run, as his mind would collapse if he ran, so he could only withstand the hundreds of punches and palms that were falling on him.

As the thunder accelerated, the light and shadow of the world in Zhou Tiege's eyes changed, like an ink painting that had lost its color. For a moment, even the vast Buddha's light faded a little.

With this extraordinary sense, the hundreds of punches and palms he saw were naturally different, some in front, some behind, some weak, some strong.

Just as Hu Wenlang expected.

Even though Shenxiu entered Buddhism through painting, he did not have enough time to perfect his own Buddhist foundation. Even if he could use the Buddhist principles in the [Buddha Kingdom in the Palm] to help the monks find out the shortcomings of their own martial arts and get corresponding feedback.

But this feedback is from the monks themselves, not Shenxiu.

So he seemed to be able to throw out thousands of punches and palms in an instant, but each punch and palm was standard and rigid, without any flexibility or change.

Zhou Tiege thrust out his spear, aiming at the fists that were most harmful to him. Purple spear shadows slowly spread out like a forest, resisting the fists that almost covered the sky and the sun.

The terrifying power of the gun shadows and fists was shared by Shenxiu and Zhou Tiege.

The perfect light of merit behind Shenxiu's head dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Every time he fought, it consumed his past accumulation.

Zhou Tiege seemed to be in an even worse situation. His fists and palms were so powerful that even though they were blocked, the transmitted force still passed through the spear and shook his flesh and blood.

The vast blood energy that was rising into the sky was also decaying at a speed visible to the naked eye. More importantly, lines of hidden energy were lurking in Zhou Tiege's body like poisonous snakes, constantly beating his flesh and bones.

In the eyes of ordinary people, the six-foot-tall Bodhisattva behind Shenxiu swung hundreds of fists and palms, and each fist and palm was like a heavy hammer, constantly pressing down on Zhou Tiege. Even if the defense was watertight, the power that was difficult to pour out was transmitted into the ground through Zhou Tiege's feet, causing Zhou Tiege to sink into the ground inch by inch, as if he was suppressed by the Buddha's palm right in front of him.

"The victory has been decided."

A Confucian scholar who was watching the battle on the fourth floor chuckled.

Chen Daxing, who was standing not far from him, heard this and asked Wang Mingyi beside him worriedly, "Brother Yi, is Young Master Zhou going to lose?"

The worry in his words was genuine, just like when he stood firmly beside Wang Mingyi in Wangshu Tower that night, because during the training, Zhou Tiege often came to train them personally, and when he was free, he would smile and tell them about the scenery of the northern frontier and the dangerous battlefield.

"look more."

Wang Mingyi stared intently and spoke seriously.

The sound of bones breaking was heard, as if some precious porcelain was breaking, and it was as faint as a mosquito amid the roar of thunder and the whistling sounds of fists and palms.

However, the practitioners sitting under the storytelling stage were all very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, especially the third-grade practitioners such as Kūkai.

This is the sound of jade bones breaking!
The fifth rank of military strategist is "Forging Weapons". On the one hand, he forges magical weapons, and on the other hand, he forges himself into a magical weapon.

Every time a jade bone is broken, it means that Zhou Tiege's cultivation level will regress by one point.

Kong Hai couldn't help but look at Zhou Tieyi and Zhou Yulong again, only to see that Zhou Tieyi and Zhou Yulong, mother and son, looked normal, and didn't seem to be worried about Zhou Tiege on the field at all.

There are changes!

Konghai was alert and looked at Hu Wenlang, who was sitting on the stage and still using the novelist's method to interpret the scene of the ancient battlefield.

This is an open card!
Although it is unknown how much Hu Wenlang's method of entering the truth can improve Zhou Tiege's combat power, and whether it can save the situation from defeat, Hu Wenlang must not be allowed to launch the attack now!
On the second floor, Hong Shigui, who was paying close attention to the battlefield situation, also understood this.

The terrifying and invisible dream was centered on him, covering only Hu Wenlang on the storytelling stage. For a moment, the howling sounds of hundreds of ghosts that were evolved using the novelist's method suddenly became smaller.

The entire Tingchao Tower was eerily quiet.

Yuchi Pojun was the first to discover this, but Hong Shigui only attacked Hu Wenlang, which could not be considered as interfering in the fight between Zhou Tiege and Shenxiu.

Kong Hai's whole body tensed up as he looked at Zhou's mother who was wearing purple celestial clothes.

If Zhou's mother attacked Hong Shigui, then he could only stop this Taoist who could see the fish and dragons in the sky without entering the sky.

Mother Zhou looked at Zhou Tieyi, who smiled and said, "The winner has been decided."

The next moment, Zhou Tiege underwent a drastic change.

In his mind, the invading brilliant Buddha light suddenly dimmed, then became darker, four times in a row, as if it was blocked by some huge shadow.

However, what blocked the Buddha's light were four even larger shining statues.

The Green Emperor holds a bamboo stick, the Red Emperor steps on a dragon python, the Yellow Emperor embraces a baby, and the White Emperor wears a sword on his waist.

They separated into four directions, blocking the connection between the Buddha's light and the inside and outside.

Zhou Tiege, the martial arts master, opened his eyes, swung his spear, and directly pierced through the false "self" who was like a bodhisattva, "You are not me."

(End of this chapter)