Time flies by, and the Lantern Festival is coming in a blink of an eye. (It turned out to be the seventh day of the first lunar month, but it was changed to the Lantern Festival.)
Although Li Chen presided over this competition, most of the work was done by the six major Zen monasteries.
Enthusiasm was high throughout the temple.
The location of the competition is set at the Blood Testing Cliff of the Sesshou Temple.
It is the place where Li Chen and Li Reference were tested before.
When it was dawn, the place was already full of disciples.
"Have you heard? The reward for the first place in the competition is a heaven-level skill!"
"Really?!"
"Of course, it's a sure thing!"
"I also heard that there is a bottle of 'Shixuan Dan' in the reward. It is said that after eating it, it is like being possessed by Bodhi, and your understanding is astounding!"
"Is it really so magical?"
"Amitabha, if a young monk is given one to eat, even the "Yuan Tu Sword Technique" will be enlightened!"
"Can you pull me down, just you? You also have "Yuan Tu Sword Technique", at most you can learn a stick!"
This killing competition is indeed rich in rewards.
In addition to a heaven-level exercise "The Candlelight Sutra", there is also a heaven-level footwork "The Fragrance of the Sea of Blood", Shixuan Dan, Ten Days of Drunkenness, Red Gold and Iron Buddha Chain, Moon-Bone Beast Amulet, etc.<
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The rewards alone are enough to dazzle people.
It can be regarded as the richest session of Sesshoji Temple in the past hundred years.
And similarly, this time is also the occasion of the century-old prosperity of Sesshou Temple.
Every Zen monastery has its geniuses born.
There is no need to say more about Empty Nest Zen Temple.
There is an outrageous monk who was once known as the most talented person in Sessho Temple. Now he has entered the realm of interior scenes. Unfortunately, he was unable to participate in the competition due to injury.
On the other hand, Li Chen has become a disciple of the Buddha of Killing Life and is in charge of the entire Temple of Killing Life. Naturally, it is impossible for him to participate in the competition.
In this competition, the only disciple participating is Li Sao.
He practiced another unique magical skill of Zen Master Lonely, "The Forty Forms of Guanyin Holding Treasures", and was often taught by his senior brothers. He had many adventures and was highly anticipated.
The farewell monk of Yixin Zen Temple is known as the best in Zen Buddhism in the Nine Dynasties, and his cultivation is outstanding, and he has won the attention of the three elders.
Shuangcheng Chanyuan originally thought that without Monk Li Shen, it would be weak.
Unexpectedly, another monk named Lihuan appeared. He usually remained quiet, but he immediately mastered the "Lotus of Great Strength" which has not been inherited for two hundred years.
He is the favorite to win this competition.
As for Sanbao Chanyuan, although the chief disciple Li Geng is still facing the wall and thinking about his mistakes.
But apart from him, there are two other big hits, one is 'Silent Monk' Li Ge, and the other is 'Crazy Monk' Li Chou.
Li Ge is a ruthless person who doesn’t talk much.
He has mastered the 'Ling Ming Gang Qi' and has several magic weapons on his body, so he can be regarded as invincible.
Lichou, on the other hand, is more reckless and fights as if he is crazy, so he is also known as the "mad monk".
There is a buff bonus.
Key Lichen also taught him "Karma Fire in the Sky" and "Inviting Shadows in the Moon Sky", and he had the help of the shadow-picking gourd.
Isn’t this wave of random killings?
The favorite to win the championship in the Four Nobles Zen Monastery is the chief disciple Li Zhen, who is nicknamed the ‘Smiling Monk’.
Especially good at heresy: using poison, hidden weapons, traps, etc.
Moreover, he is very scheming and calculating. If you fight against him, once you fall into a passive position, you will be defeated in advance.
In Wulu Chanyuan, the one who has the loudest voice is Deacon Lixu.
He was originally a disciple of the Four Noble Truths Zen Academy. Although he was not a genius, his cultivation was solid.
Coupled with the elusive machine skills now, there is still hope.
In addition to Monk Lixu, there are two other outstanding disciples in Wulu Chanyuan who were called geniuses by Mr. Muduo.
One is Chen Dong, a disciple from Kaiyang City, and the other is Yun Gu, a disciple from Longyang City.
A fight is fierce and a series of moves are made.
A man with a deep mind and careful steps.
The two people's understanding of the art of mechanism is obviously stronger than that of other disciples.
"Who do you think will win this competition?"
"Hey, if you ask me, how would I know?"
"You still have to listen to Senior Brother Qi Qi on this matter."
At this time, all the stands around the Blood Testing Cliff were full of people.
At the front of the crowd, there was a disciple who was surrounded by everyone and sat down.
He has a unibrow and cross-eyed appearance. He is thin and inactive. Although he is young, he is already hunched over.
What makes people feel novel is that there is a little bird on his shoulder, jumping up and down, quite agile, and from time to time it will come to the monk's ear and chirp.
The monk seemed to understand, nodding from time to time, and then writing and drawing in the book.
It’s the strange senior brother I haven’t seen for many days.
"Brother, please tell everyone."
"Which Zen temple will win this year's competition?"
"Yes, I have to say that this year's disciple lineup is really amazing."
"Yes, how could there be so many talented people in the past years?"
"Ahem."
"Shut up! Listen to Brother Liqi!"
The strange monk coughed twice, and the little bird on his body chirped.
"Ahem, as all the brothers said, this year's competition is really interesting."
"The empty nest means separation; one mind means separation; the double vehicle means separation from joy; the Three Treasures means separation from song and separation from sorrow; the Four Noble Truths means separation from truth."
"Even Wu Lv, Li Xu is unpredictable and has never shown his true strength."
"If you want to say who can win, I can't judge it yet, little monk. I have to watch each person's actions before I can know."
"Amitabha."
"Brother Li Qi is right."
Li Chen was passing by and happened to hear the strange words.
As soon as the monks saw Lichen, they hurriedly saluted.
Li Chen pressed his hand, indicating that everyone was not polite, and continued: "This year's competition, the fight between the dragon and the tiger, is really hard to guess."
"What the Buddha said is absolutely true."
Liqi nodded slightly, but the little bird on his shoulder was 'chirping', very lively.
Li Chen and Li Qi nodded, but their eyes fell on Xiao Que'er unconsciously.
Compared with the last time we met, this little bird has three black quills on its head.
It looks a little more agile.
What a good bird.
Chirp.
Soon Li Chen, the three elders, and the six leaders walked to the high platform one by one.
At this time, the entire Blood Testing Cliff was still buzzing with people.
Li Chen stood up and pressed his hands down slightly.
Suddenly, the Blood Testing Cliff, which was originally extremely noisy, suddenly became quiet.
Since Li Chen became a disciple of the Buddha of Shasheng, the changes in Shasheng Temple can be described as 'changing with each passing day'.
This also made Lichen's reputation among monks even greater.
It is nothing less than respect for the three elders.
"Amitabha."
"My Buddha is compassionate and always makes me reflect on myself."
"Zen and martial arts are not separated."
"This is also the reason why our Sasho Temple holds a grand competition every year."
"The rules of the competition remain unchanged, and the 'round battle method' is still adopted."
"That is: the six major monasteries take turns guarding and fighting. They compare each other and the winner is recorded."
"For example: the first disciple from Yixin Zen Temple will fight against the disciples from Shuangcheng Zen Institute, and the winner will be the defending side."
"Other Zen monasteries can challenge them until they defeat the disciples of Yixin Zen monastery and become the new challenger."
"At this time, if there are new disciples who challenge, the defending party can send out disciples from the Zen Academy to fight against the opponent."
"If you win the battle, it is a successful defense, otherwise it is a failure."
ps: monthly tickets, recommended tickets, come to the bowl~
