Chapter 99: Red Moon Past
Chapter 99: Red Moon Past
"This is the general outline of our temple's supreme and unique skill, the Golden Light Mantra." Yan Kong spoke lightly.
Fa Yue was struck by lightning and asked with difficulty: "This eight-character mantra is clearly the profound theory of Taoism."
Yan Kong smiled slightly: "Foolish boy, where does the Buddha and Tao come from in the profound principles of the world? The Tathagata said that there is no self, no person, and no sentient being. You are obsessed with Buddhism and Taoism because of appearances."
Fa Yue hurriedly clasped his hands together and said, "My disciple is stupid."
Yan Kong laughed out loud, his voice like morning bells and evening drums. After hearing this, Fa Yue felt his bones all over his body tingling, the effect seemed to be comparable to practicing the Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist, and he felt a little reborn. He then heard the old monk say: "However, this eight-character general outline is indeed a Taoist mystery."
Fa Yue almost rolled his eyes, but when he thought of the old monk's grudges, he held back. In the past few months, the old monk had become more and more unfathomable. Even the flesh and blood of the spirit fox he brought back were taken away by the old monk.
Could it be possible that at this age, the old monk could still make a major breakthrough in martial arts?
Before the old monk could continue speaking, a monk from outside the cave came over and said that Xu Qing came to visit.
Yan Kong then called Fa Yue to entertain the "financier".
When he saw Xu Sanyuan, the old monk's face was full of smiles. He enthusiastically asked the monk in charge of reception to serve the best tea. After the guests and hosts sat down, Xu Qing explained his purpose of visit.
Yan Kong looked at Xu Qing and said slowly, "Has Xu Sanyuan already mastered the Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist of this temple?"
Xu Qing knew that he couldn't hide it from Yan Kong, an old expert, so he simply admitted it.
Moreover, when he saw Yan Kong again this time, he found that the old monk had lost all the blood and masculinity of a warrior. He looked just like an ordinary old monk, but without the feeling of "old age".
The last warrior who could make Xu Qing not see blood was "King Lin".
Xu Qing was shocked.
Xu Qing was not surprised that King Lin used the flesh and blood of the spirit fox to train his internal organs. How could the old monk, at this age, still have such a major breakthrough?
Or has the old monk already been an expert in dirty tricks, but has kept it hidden all this time?
With such ability, why is Jinguang Temple still short of money?
In Xu Qing's eyes, the old monk became more and more unfathomable.
He couldn't help but reflect in his heart that it was because the pressure from Duke Wei's Mansion was too great that he lost his composure and rushed to the mansion to ask for the Golden Light Curse.
But the old monk is so powerful that it would make no difference even if he waited a few more months.
What if we wait a few more years?
Not to mention the pressure from Duke Wei's Mansion, it is still unknown whether he will be alive in a few years.
He now understood what the ancients said, "When the time is up and the road is exhausted, one must do the opposite."
Under the threat of death, it is only natural for people to do things without considering the consequences. It is only a matter of death, so why should we be afraid of fighting?
The Golden Light Curse involves Xu Qing’s most fundamental interests, so he had to come and try.
There is no such thing as preparing for so many major events in the world. Many of them are just on the verge of being shot.
It's all right. Just do your best and leave the rest to fate.
Moreover, since Jinguang Temple wants money, it cannot sever its cooperation with Xu Qing.
And Prefect He is standing behind Xu Qing.
The county magistrate is considered a marquis of a hundred miles, and the prefect is higher than the county magistrate. As long as Jinguang Temple is still in the white way, there is no way around the government.
In a flash, Xu Qing thought a lot, but did not show it on his face.
Yan Kong put his palms together and said, "Since the passing of the founder of Jinguang Temple, no one except this old monk has mastered all 206 moves of the Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist. Xu Sanyuan is indeed a martial arts genius of the time."
Xu Qing: "Master, have you also finished practicing the Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist?"
Yan Kong: "It is thanks to Xu Sanyuan that without the fox's flesh and blood, this old monk would not be able to complete the practice of the Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist."
"How is that possible?" Xu Qing and Fa Yue spoke almost at the same time.
Yan Kong: "This matter has another opportunity, and the significance of this old monk practicing the Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist is far different from that of Xu Sanyuan. It is not worth mentioning."
Xu Qing didn't quite believe it, and even doubted whether the old monk had also comprehended the Tiger, Leopard and Thunder Sound.
He felt that something was wrong with Yan Kong, but he couldn't put his finger on it. Xu Qing simply returned to the point and said, "Master, what do you think about the Golden Light Mantra? I am willing to exchange it for the Lotus Sect's cultivation secrets, plus a large sum of money for incense."
Yan Kong sighed softly and said, "Does Xu Sanyuan know how this Golden Light Curse came into the hands of Red Moon Patriarch?"
Xu Qing shook his head: "These old stories are beyond my ken."
Yan Kong: "Everyone knows that Patriarch Hongyue was born in the Great Zen Temple, but no one knows why Patriarch Hongyue left the Great Zen Temple. I wonder if Xu Sanyuan is willing to listen to my nagging?"
Xu Qing: "I'd like to hear more details."
When Fa Yue heard this, he also couldn't help but listen attentively. There was no record in the temple of why Patriarch Hong Yue left the Great Zen Temple.
Yankong: "Master Hongyue did not become a monk at the Great Zen Temple when he was young, but he went to study with a master. Before he became a disciple, he was already a well-known figure in the martial arts world at that time, known as the Iron-footed Immortal."
Xu Qing said in a lost voice: "Iron-footed Immortal? Isn't that the Immortal Yuyangzi, one of the seven disciples of Quanzhen Dao who disappeared long ago?"
Yankong: "Xu Sanyuan is indeed well-informed and has a good memory."
Xu Qing frowned again and said, "No, True Man Yuyangzi was a figure from three hundred years ago, but your temple's Patriarch Hongyue passed away a hundred years ago."
Yankong: "So Mr. Xu believes in reincarnation?"
Xu Qing: "This kind of thing is mostly nonsense, but it cannot be disproven."
Of course he wouldn't say that there are indeed some, such as me.
Yankong: "Although this body is of a different sex, after Master Hongyue awakened his wisdom as the Iron-footed Immortal, he was actually the reincarnation of Yuyangzi. Before he later entered the Great Zen Temple, he deliberately concealed his origins. He only said that he had inherited the legacy from his predecessors. He knelt in the snow for seven days and seven nights, and finally moved the great monk Huiming of the Great Zen Temple. Later, Master Hongyue practiced Buddhism in the Great Zen Temple. However, within a few years, except for the four great monks in the temple at that time, no one could compete with Master Hongyue in Buddhism. If things had gone on normally, Master Hongyue should have become the abbot of the Great Zen Temple."
"Then why did Patriarch Hongyue break out of the temple?"
Yan Kong sighed softly: "In order to seek the great Dao, Patriarch Hongyue did not hesitate to test the law with his own body and discuss the Dao with the soul of the Black Fox King suppressed by the Great Zen Temple. This discussion led to a big incident."
"What's the big deal?"
"Master Hongyue was so obsessed with Taoism that he even planned to unlock the seal of the Black Fox King. Everyone in the Great Zen Temple tried to dissuade him, but he refused to listen. Later, in order to make Master Hongyue give up this idea, the divine monk Huiming used the Great Zen Temple's 108 Arhats Demon Subduing Formation to stop him."
"Who knows..." Yan Kong said this with an extremely complicated expression.
"I guess it was Patriarch Hongyue who broke the Arhat Subduing Demon Formation." Xu Qing said.
Yan Kong nodded, "If it were just that, it would be fine. The method used by Red Moon Patriarch to break the Arhat Subduing Demon Formation was the Quanzhen Dao's Tiangang Beidou Formation. At that time, his body was transformed into seven forms, and his body formed the formation. It was not until then that everyone in the temple knew that not only had Red Moon Patriarch's martial arts reached the level of a martial saint, but even his soul had 'possessed' the body. The Arhat Subduing Demon Formation of the Great Zen Temple and the Tiangang Beidou Formation of the Quanzhen Dao were both extremely high levels in the formation, and it was difficult to tell which was better. It was just that Red Moon Patriarch's body was transformed into seven forms, and his mind was one, which was far beyond the reach of the martial monks who set up the formation, so the formation was broken by Red Moon Patriarch."
He paused at this point, "When Divine Monk Huiming saw that Patriarch Hongyue had broken the formation, he should have agreed to unlock the seal of the Black Fox King according to the previously established rules. However, Divine Monk Huiming knew that once the Black Fox King's spirit escaped, it would cause a monstrous disaster, so he changed his mind on the spot and personally stopped his favorite disciple. In the end, Divine Monk Huiming, at the cost of being hit by Patriarch Hongyue's palm, used the innate energy cultivated by the One Finger Zen of the Great Zen Temple to break Patriarch Hongyue's Vajra Body Protection Divine Art with one finger. Patriarch Hongyue was defeated by Divine Monk Huiming, and immediately went down the mountain, threatening to find a more powerful Zhiyang method than the Vajra Body Protection Divine Art, so that he could meet Divine Monk Huiming's innate energy again."
"That method is the Golden Light Mantra?" Xu Qing couldn't help but ask.
Yan Kong: "That's right. The Golden Light Mantra originated from the Taoist Thunder Method, and is the world's first-class martial arts foundation-building method. When it is practiced to perfection, the golden light protects the body, which is even better than the Vajra Body Protection Divine Art. This method was originally a secret of the Tianshi Dao. The Red Moon Patriarch was a Taoist predecessor and knew the Tianshi Dao very well. He sneaked into the Tianshi Dao alone and obtained the secret method of the Golden Light Mantra. However, at that time, there happened to be no Tianshi in the world of the Tianshi Dao, and no one could practice the Golden Light Mantra. I don't know why, after the Golden Light Mantra was taken away by the Red Moon Patriarch, they did not embarrass the Red Moon Patriarch, but sent a Taoist child to tell the Red Moon Patriarch that it would be difficult to practice the Golden Light Mantra without the help of the Tianshi."
He paused at this point, "When Patriarch Hongyue was comprehending the Golden Light Mantra, he did encounter difficulties, so he tested the other party with the content of the Golden Light Mantra. Unexpectedly, the boy answered fluently and said that if Patriarch Hongyue converted to Taoism and joined the Heavenly Master Dao, he would let the Heavenly Master teach Patriarch Hongyue to comprehend the Golden Light Mantra. Patriarch Hongyue did not agree, but returned the Golden Light Mantra and only left the copy he had copied. Not only that, he also passed on his various insights about the Golden Light Mantra to the Heavenly Master Dao. Ten years later, the Taoist boy became the Heavenly Master of the Heavenly Master Dao."
"What happened to Master Hongyue later?" Xu Qing asked again.
Yan Kong: "Master Hongyue has innate wisdom and is a rare genius. Even though the Taoist boy at that time warned him that it would be useless to practice the Golden Light Mantra without the guidance of a Heavenly Master, Master Hongyue still insisted on practicing it and became the only person other than the Heavenly Master who mastered the Golden Light Mantra."
"What happens next?"
Yan Kong said leisurely, "Everyone knows that Master Hongyue passed away at the age of fifty, but few people know that in his later years, Master Hongyue often lost his mind and went down the mountain to slaughter bullies and tyrants, committing many murders. Later, the master knew that this was all caused by his forced practice of the Golden Light Mantra. The master felt that his sins were grave, so he committed suicide in a black coffin and told his descendants that they could only open the coffin after three years and then burn his body into relics to suppress the evildoer in this temple.
Three years later, the monks in the temple dug up the soil and opened the black coffin according to what the Red Moon Patriarch said. But they found that the Red Moon Patriarch in the coffin was covered with..."
When he said this, he couldn't help but look frightened.
"What's covered?"
"When everyone opened the coffin, they found that the body of Red Moon Patriarch was covered with red hair, which was full of ominous meaning." Yan Kong said faintly, and then he continued, "And everyone found that there was a line of handwriting on the inner cover of the coffin..."
(End of this chapter)