"Really? Shaomu Temple actually did something like this? It seems the claim that monks are detached from worldly desires isn't entirely true!"
"Is there something wrong with the lineage of the Fangzhang of Shaomu Temple? Either they don't break the precepts and become highly virtuous monks, or they break the major precepts right away!"
"Didn't any of you focus on the main point? Fahai 'Grandmaster Damo's Four Great Divine Arts are truly the most powerful Invincible. As expected, they deserve the titles of the Reign Over the World Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic, the Ascension and Enlightenment Xi Marrow-Washing Classic, the World- Invincible Golden Bell Shield, and the Virgin Boy Divine Art Skill for Building Immortal Dao!"
"It's a pity that Grandmaster Fahai, a highly accomplished monk, was willing to cripple his martial arts to protect the reputation of Shaomu Temple Buddhist Order. It's truly a shame."
Not far away, outside the wall, a large group of martial arts practitioners were lying in wait, eavesdropping. Among them were the eight patriarchs of the Confucian School.
They rushed over as soon as they received a report from their subordinates that people from Shaomu Temple had come looking for them, wanting to hear more secrets about the overseas martial arts world.
Although the completed Yin-Yang Divine Temple is very important, the Ancient Emperor Divine Hall is already there and won't grow wings and fly away, so there's always an opportunity to go and comprehend its mysteries.
In comparison, the conversation between Shaomu Temple and Ximen Chuixue was a rare and precious opportunity, especially since it might even involve the so-called Damo's Four Great Divine Arts.
They knew that the Puyin, who obtained the Golden Bell Shield Divine Art, directly advanced to Golden Bell Shield Divine Art Innate Realm with Innate and even killed several Half-step Innate experts who tried to intercept him. The scene of being ravaged was something that even Innate experts could hardly match.
This proved the authenticity of Damo's Four Great Divine Arts at the time, so this kind of information is of paramount importance.
Leaving aside the numerous martial arts practitioners eavesdropping around, Xie Feng on the other side was getting increasingly carried away with his charade, even starting to add his own dramatic flair.
"If you ask me, the most touching story is the one about Grandmaster Fahai and Senior Bai Suzhen taking refuge in the Three Refuges and the Four Refuges!"
He took a sip of the tea the young monk had served to moisten his throat, Xie Feng looked deeply moved.
These words left Wang Hao completely bewildered. He had only given the guy some basic information and told him to do as he pleased, but there was nothing about taking refuge in the Three Refuges Four Refuges!
Fangzheng and the others saw this and nodded in approval.
They had been keeping a close eye on Ximen Chuixue, and now that he seemed genuinely unaware of these matters, they ruled out the possibility that the two people opposite them were putting on an act.
"Please enlighten me, sir, what are the Four Refuges?"
An old monk couldn't help but ask out of curiosity. He knew about the Three Refuges, which was a kind of initiation ceremony in Buddhist Order, signifying submission and reliance on the Three Refuges: Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.
But they had never heard of the Four Refuges before, which confused them greatly.
"Then I'll tell you about it!"
Xie Feng didn't keep them in suspense and continued to deceive them, "After Senior Bai Suzhen took Grandmaster Fahai, who was seriously injured and on the verge of death due to his willingness to accept the punishment of the precepts and cripple his martial arts, away from Shaomu Temple, she used the secret methods of the Demon Sect Fahai to revive him. When he was recuperating, Grandmaster Fahai told Senior Bai Suzhen a story about the Three Refuges in Buddhist Order."
The story goes that there was once a temple that was frequently visited by petty thieves. One day, the thief came again, and the old monk of the temple said to the thief, "Please put your hand through the crack in the door. Whatever you want, this humble monk will give you."
The thief was overjoyed upon hearing this and hurriedly reached his hand through the crack in the door. The old monk grabbed his hand, tied it to a pillar, and beat him severely with a stick, shouting as he did so, "Recite after me, 'I take refuge in the Buddha! I take refuge in the Dharma! I take refuge in the Sangha!'"
The thief was in excruciating pain and had no choice but to shout, "I take refuge in the Buddha! I take refuge in the Dharma! I take refuge in the Sangha!"
Upon hearing this, Fangzheng and the others nodded in agreement.
As highly accomplished monks, they were naturally well-versed in Buddhist scriptures, and the story of taking refuge in the Three Refuges is very famous, even being included in the literacy textbooks for some young Little Sha, making it widely circulated.
After taking a sip of tea, Xie Feng patted the little monk who was pouring the tea on the head and continued to confuse him, "After Grandmaster Fahai finished speaking, Senior Bai Suzhen suddenly said that she also had a story about Four Refuges, and asked Grandmaster Fahai to extend his palm as well."
Grandmaster Fahai was greatly surprised and, as instructed, extended his hand. Senior Bai Suzhen took Grandmaster's Fahai and made him recite the Refuge in Buddha! Refuge in Dharma! Refuge in Sangha! Refuge in Bai Suzhen! Unfortunately, Grandmaster Fahai still failed to recite the fourth refuge.
Afterwards, Bai Suzhen left heartbroken, and Grandmaster Fahai was also in pain. So he built a thatched hut at the place where the two parted ways and lived in seclusion to cultivate himself.
Fifteen years later, a young man came seeking help. Upon seeing the boy for the first time, Grandmaster Fahai knew that he was his child. After asking him, he learned that when he was seriously injured and on the verge of death, Senior Bai Suzhen used a secret dual cultivation technique of the Demon Sect, expending most of her own power to save him.
It was during that time that Bai Suzhen became pregnant. After leaving her ancestral homeland in the Central Plains, Bai Suzhen, having already lost her virginity, seriously violated the rules of the Demon Sect. She took her child and went into hiding, but was eventually found by the Demon Sect. Only the boy escaped and later found Grandmaster Fahai.
After settling his children, Grandmaster Fahai rushed to the Demon Sect in the overseas martial arts world. There, he unexpectedly benefited from the misfortune, as he relearned the Damo's Four Great Divine Arts Grandmaster Fahai through to the Celestial Person Realm Peak.
Just as Bai Suzhen was about to be burned at the stake by the Demon Sect sect, Grandmaster Fahai finally arrived in time. His first words upon appearing were the Four Refuges that Bai Suzhen had spoken of, thus revealing his own intentions.
Then, Grandmaster Fahai, with his Invincible power using the Damo's Four Great Divine Arts, nearly crippled the Demon Sect. Three Demon Sect masters at the Celestial Person Realm were critically injured and on the verge of death. This ultimately provoked a Shattering Realm expert from the Demon Sect Shattering Realm, who fought and killed him. Grandmaster Fahai then reached the Shattering Realm, and even carried Bai Suzhen to shatter the void, ascending to heaven and creating a legendary tale in the overseas martial arts world!
Wang Hao was once again completely bewildered, and his expression grew increasingly strange.
He hadn't expected that Xie Feng would add such a perfect touch to the story, leaving him with no room for criticism, and even incorporating Buddhist Order elements, greatly enhancing the sense of immersion.
This guy is a real talent; it's such a waste that he's not writing books!
"But this ' Four Refuges' thing seems so similar to a scene from JX3 (Swordsman Online)? Could this guy also be a time traveler?"
Wang Hao Wang Hao stroked his chin, giving Xie Feng a strange look.
As a loyal player of JX3, he has collected all the music videos for the story of JX3. Moreover, many of the songs in JX3 are very good. One of them is a story called "Buddha and Xiu", in which the female protagonist creates the Four Refuges, which is very similar to the version of Xie Feng.
If this guy hadn't been transformed into Soldier Man using his own bloodline, he would have suspected that this guy was also a transmigrator.
What a coincidence!
" Amitabha Buddha!"
After a long silence, Fangzheng and the others solemnly chanted a Buddhist prayer.
Although it was wrong of Grandmaster Fahai, the Fangzhang of Shaomu Temple, to break the precept against lust, they couldn't say anything about such extraordinary true love.
Besides, even Grandmaster Fahai eventually disarmed himself and left Shaomu Temple, so what else can they say?
"So, the Yan Household was founded by the children of Grandmaster Fahai and Senior Bai Suzhen?"
Stroking his chin, Wang Hao smoothly concluded the conversation and steered it towards the next, more crucial topic—in Chinese terms, a transitional step.
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Fangzheng and the others' gazes once again burned with fervor.
Their main purpose in coming here was to bring back the Damo's Four Great Divine Arts. The only Yan Household in the overseas martial arts world that still possesses these Damo's Four Great Divine Arts is the Yan family. Knowing this secret will be of unimaginable help to them.
Fangzheng had even come up with several plans in his mind. As long as nothing unexpected happened, there was a high chance that he could obtain the inheritance of the Great God from the Yan Household.
However, it would require someone from the Yan Household to come; as for Shaomu Temple to go, that's impossible.
They had previously heard that the overseas martial arts world was incredibly far from the Central Plains, hundreds of thousands of miles away, and that the vast ocean was extremely dangerous, making it impossible for them to reach it with their abilities.
Now they can only pray that the Yan Household will come, otherwise their Shaomu Temple will be doomed.
"Benefactor Ximen, do you have any way to contact the descendants of the late Master Fahai?"
After pondering for a moment, Fangzheng turned his gaze to Wang Hao.
Although Xie Feng had just said a lot, they were also very clear that in the eyes of the Tribulation Lords of the Ten Directions the Heavenly Demon Sacred Cult Sect, this guy was just a servant, someone who had no say in anything, let alone any connections with the overseas martial arts world.
Now we can only rely on the Sword God, Ximen Chuixue!
"Although my Ximen Household has no connection with the Yan Household, I happen to know Dugu Jian, and that kid owes me a favor. I should be able to invite the Yan Household over, but..."
At the end, Wang Hao gave a knowing look, implying that this favor was extremely valuable and there was absolutely no way he would let him do it for free.
Having risen to the position of Fangzhang of Shaomu Temple, Fangzheng was no fool and quickly understood Wang Hao's meaning.
"Then I'll leave it to Benefactor Ximen. I will bring some local specialties from my Shaomu Temple later, and I hope you won't find them too expensive."
Fangzheng immediately responded, stating that the labor fee would be credited to his account shortly.
The old monks behind them did not refuse; in fact, they were quite pleased.
Just kidding. Although we'll be sacrificing a lot of treasures this time, they're nothing compared to Damo's Four Great Divine Arts.
At least those treasures have no chance of creating a Celestial Person Realm expert, or even a Innate Realm expert. Rather than hoarding them as junk, it's better to take them out and use them.
If they can establish contact with the Yan Household, descendants of the late Fahai, they will have a chance to bring back the Damo's Four Great Divine Arts. This is a major event concerning the rise and fall of Buddhist Order in the Central Plains, and cannot be taken lightly.
In their view, they actually made a huge profit this time!
"Of course! Of course!"
Wang Hao's smile widened. He was planning to use Yan Shisan's alias to fool people at Shaomu Temple anyway, and this was a good opportunity to extort some benefits from them.
Why not take advantage of freebies!
It should be noted that the Buddhist Order represented by Shaomu Temple is one of the four major powers in the Central Plains, with a history of over a thousand years. Its foundation is not much inferior to that of Taoist School, and it must contain many treasures.
Watching his master and Fangzheng complete their shady deal, Xie Feng couldn't help but twitch his face repeatedly.
He knew that those so-called overseas martial arts figures were all created by his master using disguise techniques, and that the Yan Household members would obviously also be impersonated by his master.
In this way, they made a fortune for free; this is truly a business with no capital!
I wonder if Shaomu Temple, and indeed the entire world, will be driven mad with rage once they learn what's going on?
"These people are all quite powerful; they probably won't go completely mad, but they'll definitely be so angry they'll vomit blood!"
Glancing at Fangzheng and the others, Xie Feng couldn't help but feel a surge of anticipation. He really wanted to see that scene!