After a moment of contemplation, Li Changfeng gave a bitter smile. He simply couldn't understand the reasoning behind it. This kind of Buddhist teaching was beyond his comprehension, so he could only put it aside for now.
Abbot Hongchen suddenly remembered something and said solemnly, "There's one more thing I forgot to tell you: you can't commit any more killings now! You must cultivate your mind and character for a year before you can, otherwise the malevolent energy in your body will relapse, and its power will be even more troublesome than before!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng's expression turned extremely grave. "I understand! I'll stay at Shaolin Temple for the entire year and not go anywhere else!"
Abbot Hongchen nodded upon hearing this, "It's good that you understand!"
The back mountain of Shaolin.
At this moment, Li Changfeng's true energy erupted, activating the [Draconic Elephant Prajna] and unleashing the third move of the [Vajra Palm of Immense Strength], "Vajra Body Empowerment." A domineering and fierce pale golden true energy slowly condensed around his body, and a demon-subduing halo appeared on his arms.
A massive Vajra figure, eighty feet tall, appeared behind him and then attached itself to Li Changfeng's body. It immediately emitted a dazzling light, its entire body turning a golden-bronze color, with faint illusory runes appearing on its surface.
Behind him, the awe-inspiring power of the seven dragons and seven elephants was revealed, and a golden palm that was fifty feet long was suddenly struck out. The palm print was thick and solid, lifelike, and even the palm lines were clearly visible. Its power was several times greater.
Then it slammed down on the mountainside with tremendous force!
"Boom!"
A violent explosion rang out, and Li Changfeng struck the hundreds-of-zhang-tall solid mountain wall with a palm, leaving a deep palm print. The rubble in the center of his palm was shattered into dust, and cracks like a spider web slowly spread outwards.
After Li Changfeng unleashed this palm strike, he slowly exhaled, and the entire mountain wall suddenly collapsed into pieces of rubble. This hundreds-of-foot-long solid mountain wall was shattered by Li Changfeng's palm strike, its power terrifying beyond measure!
Seeing this, Li Changfeng was extremely satisfied. "My strength has undergone a tremendous change compared to before!"
"Ding! Congratulations, host! You have completed the main quest. Experience Points, Cultivation Points: 20!"
"Ding! New main quest added: A great battle is coming! The host must overcome this difficulty at Shaolin Temple. Reward: One bottle of Demonbane Pill, 100 Cultivation Points!"
"The mission is finally complete, but a new mission has been added. This mission is to overcome this difficulty at Shaolin Temple. It seems that the Imperial Court is about to intervene. Could it be that this happens at this particular juncture?"
"If that's true, I won't be able to make a move. I need to think of a way! And what kind of pill is the Demonbane Pill? Does it expel demonic energy and malevolent spirits?"
"Forget it! There's no point in thinking about it too much! What's done is done! Things will work themselves out. We'll see what happens!"
Subduing Tiger Hall.
At this moment, the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger slowly walked out of the closed-door gate. He took a deep breath and said, "After nearly four years, I have finally broken through to the Grandmaster Perfection! I wonder how that kid Jue Kong doing."
Then the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger summoned a disciple and asked, "Where is Jue Kong? Tell him to come find me!"
"Reporting to the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger! Jue Kong should be in the Subduing Dragon Hall. If you are looking for him, I will go and fetch him right now!"
The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger was slightly surprised upon hearing this, and said with a wry smile, "That's true! With his talent, he could have gone to the Subduing Dragon Hall long ago. Never mind! You don't need to call him here, I'll go find him!"
"Very well! Hall Master of Subduing Tiger! If there's nothing else, this disciple will take his leave!"
Upon hearing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger nodded and said, "Go ahead!" Then he slowly walked towards the Subduing Dragon Hall.
On his way to the Subduing Dragon Hall, the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger happened to run into the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon, and greeted him, "Jianglong! Long time no see!"
The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon looked at him with a gloomy expression, "Long time no see!"
Seeing that the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger looked unwell, the leader of the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon asked in confusion, "Jianglong! What's wrong? Why do you have such a deadpan expression, like someone has seriously offended you!"
The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon had a gloomy face. "How dare you say that! It's all your fault! You almost killed your disciple!"
The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger was completely dumbfounded. "What? You killed my disciple! Explain yourself clearly!"
The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon slowly said, "All these years you've only taught him martial arts, not Buddhism, almost causing him to suffer a qi deviation and die suddenly, do you know that?"
"What?! He's gone mad from practicing martial arts! Impossible! Even though I taught him martial arts, no matter how talented he is, he shouldn't have reached the point where he needs Buddhist teachings to neutralize his malevolent energy so quickly! He can at most master one martial art, which is easy to neutralize!"
"Easily resolved? He's mastered all four martial arts techniques to perfection, and you still say it was easily resolved??"
"What?! He... he actually mastered all four martial arts techniques to perfection! Damn it! It was my oversight. I never expected his talent for martial arts to be so high! How is he now? I'm going to go see him!"
"Hmph! Luckily, thanks to the Buddhist Beads bestowed by the Abbot and the help of Hongchen, he barely survived. Otherwise, you would have killed your disciple!"
"You're not worthy to be his teacher at all. Luckily, he later became my student too! Otherwise, you would have wasted a promising talent!"
Upon hearing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger said with gratitude, "What a close call! What a close call! Luckily, you were here, Jianglong! Otherwise, that kid would have been in great danger. However, you can't blame me. That kid has basically never spent more than a few days at Shaolin Temple, so I had no chance to check his progress in strength!"
The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger was suddenly startled, recalling the last words of the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon, and hurriedly said, "Wait! What did you just say? Jue Kong also became your disciple, and it was his own request?"
Upon hearing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon immediately said, "It wasn't his own request; I was the one who made him become my disciple!"
Upon hearing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger erupted in fury, shouting, "Jianglong! Are you trying to steal my disciple?!"
The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon scoffed, "What do you mean by 'stealing your disciple'? Can't a good talent have multiple masters? You've had several masters yourself!"
Upon hearing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger flew into a rage, shouting, "Jianglong! You bastard! You actually stole my disciple!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger unleashed the power of a Grandmaster at the peak. Streams of golden true energy condensed in his palm, and he slammed his palm down on the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon. The palm force was violent and fierce, and the void trembled violently wherever it passed. Its power was extremely astonishing.
Upon seeing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon was immediately startled. He unleashed his true energy, gathering powerful and fierce energy in his palm. He also struck out with a palm to meet the fierce attack from the leader of the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger. His palm strike was powerful and domineering, causing ripples in the void wherever it passed. Its power was extremely domineering!
"Bang!"
A violent explosion of air rang out as the two clashed palms, unleashing a burst of violent shockwave that shook the very air. Both were forced back seven or eight steps by the force of the other's palm strike, showing they were evenly matched.
The Hall Master of Subduing Dragon was furious. "Fu Hu! What's wrong with you?! Why did you suddenly attack?!"