northernbook Chapter 327 Zen Mind
Chapter 327 Zen Mind
Chapter 327 Zen Mind
Lin Fei's "Finger-Plucking Finger" technique, while not yet fully mastered and perhaps not as refined as that of the abbot of Leiyin Temple who had dedicated many years to it, was still far beyond the reach of ordinary monks and more than sufficient for combat.
Xuan Guang's martial arts, while undeniably powerful, are primarily suited for close-quarters combat. Therefore, ranged attacks like the "Flower-Picking Finger" technique are their greatest weakness.
Lin Fei had already noticed that while Xuan Guang Monk's Twelve Dragon-Capturing Hands were incredibly powerful, even capable of breaking through his own Vajra Indestructible Divine Art's protective energy, to unleash their full potential, one needed to use the dragon heads on both hands to strangle the opponent.
As the saying goes, every creature has its counter. Although the Twelve Dragon-Capturing Hands could break through Lin Fei's Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, it had no good way to deal with the Flower-Picking Finger, which was good at long-range attacks.
As expected, under Lin Fei's machine-gun-like attacks with his finger-pinching technique, Xuan Guang blocked left and right. Although Lin Fei's finger-pinching technique had not yet reached its peak and could not harm Xuan Guang, Xuan Guang could only passively parry under Lin Fei's relentless attacks and could not get close to Lin Fei at all.
It should be understood that when the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is abundant, the true energy within the body of a person at the Dharma Aspect Realm is almost inexhaustible. Lin Fei can quickly recover from the energy consumed by activating the Flower-Picking Finger technique.
Although the two sides seem to be at an impasse for the time being, for the head of the Leiyin Temple's Discipline Hall to only be able to fight to a draw with a junior is already a defeat.
Just a moment later, Monk Xuanguang suddenly pulled away, jumped back, and put his hands together, saying, "Amitabha, benefactor, you have a fine finger-picking technique. This time, I have lost!"
As the head of the Disciplinary Hall, Abbot Xuanguang naturally possessed his own pride and would not pester a junior relentlessly.
Seeing this, Lin Fei also stopped attacking and put his hands together, saying, "Thank you for your mercy, Master."
Even the monk Xuanguang was defeated, and none of the many chief monks dared to challenge Lin Fei again.
Ordinary methods probably wouldn't even be able to break through Lin Fei's Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill's protective inner energy. And in the entire Thunder Sound Temple, there are probably only a handful of martial arts masters whose power surpasses that of Xuan Guang, the head of the Discipline Hall.
It should be noted that Monk Xuanguang's Twelve Dragon-Capturing Hands are not only incredibly powerful, but also effective against all protective qi in the world. The other senior monks would likely find it difficult to even break through Lin Fei's protective qi.
If one wants to break through Lin Fei's Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill's protective true energy, besides the Twelve Dragon-Capturing Hands, which are specifically designed to counter protective true energy, there is probably only the Dragon-Subduing and Elephant-Taming Skill, which is also known for its immense power.
In the entire Leiyin Temple, there was only one person who had mastered the divine skill of Subduing Dragons and Elephants.
The monk Du Nan turned to look at Xuan Li. Xuan Li was not only the only person in the temple who had mastered the Dragon Subduing and Elephant Taming Skill, but he was also proficient in many other skills such as finger techniques, fist techniques, and palm techniques. In terms of martial arts skills alone, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Xuan Li was the number one person in Leiyin Temple after the abbot. If he were to take action, it should not be a problem.
However, when faced with the gaze of the monk Du Nan, Xuan Li simply raised his head high, as if he hadn't noticed the monk's gaze at all. It seemed he had already made up his mind not to attack Lin Fei.
Seeing this, the monk Du Nan could only sigh slightly. Xuan Li's status in Lei Yin Temple was extremely special. Not only were the heads of the various academies unwilling to provoke this guy, but even the monk Du Nan couldn't do anything about Xuan Li if he really got into a stubborn temper.
If Xuanli doesn't intervene, among the remaining chief monks, probably none of them are confident enough to defeat Lin Fei—Lin Fei not only possesses the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, but also the Buddhist secret technique of the Flower-Picking Finger, something the Divine Monk Dunan never expected.
It was already disgraceful for Leiyin Temple to send its head monks to deal with a junior. After suffering two consecutive defeats, sending even more head monks to relentlessly harass them would likely tarnish Leiyin Temple's reputation completely.
The monk Du Nan sighed slightly and said to Lin Fei, "Your cultivation is profound, I admire you. Let's end our martial arts competition here today!"
Since the monk Du Nan had spoken in this way, it meant that Lei Yin Temple had conceded defeat and would no longer actively make things difficult for Lin Fei. Lin Fei breathed a sigh of relief.
The revered monk then asked, "Where did you learn your flower-picking finger technique, benefactor?"
The Flower-Picking Finger Technique is a Buddhist secret art. Although it cannot compare to the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, a supreme technique of the temple, it is still absolutely forbidden to be easily passed on to outsiders. Although Leiyin Temple will no longer pursue the matter of the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, if Lin Fei's Flower-Picking Finger Technique is of dubious origin, Leiyin Temple will still investigate.
Before Lin Fei could answer, the monk Xuanli scratched his bald head and said rather embarrassedly, "Abbot, I lost a bet to Benefactor Li about his flower-picking finger technique."
The monk Du Nan glared at Xuan Li with annoyance. Since it was Xuan Li who gave Lin Fei the item, and not Lin Fei who stole it from Leiyin Temple, then if anyone should be held responsible, it should be Xuan Li, not Lin Fei.
The monk Du Nan sighed and said, "You have won today's contest. I promised you something before, please tell me now!"
Regarding the previous bet, Lin Fei didn't even want the martial arts secrets of Leiyin Temple; he had already decided what he wanted. As soon as the monk Du Nan finished speaking, Lin Fei blurted out without thinking, "This junior hopes that the abbot will allow me to enter the stupa forest of your esteemed temple."
The Relic Pagoda Forest is a place where the relics of eminent monks of Leiyin Temple are enshrined after their passing. At the same time, Leiyin Temple also uses the relics left by these eminent monks to suppress evil spirits.
The Relic Pagoda Forest is as renowned in the martial arts world as the Jade Emperor Sect's Demon-Subduing Pagoda.
"This..." Upon hearing Lin Fei's request, the monk Du Nan seemed somewhat troubled: "To be honest, this Relic Pagoda Forest is of great importance. Even the monks of this temple, and even the abbots of each monastery, are not allowed to enter without permission. How about you change your request? You can choose any two martial arts techniques below the Celestial Realm from my Leiyin Temple."
Two martial arts techniques below the Celestial Realm level were already an extremely tempting offer, but Lin Fei had already made up his mind and would not easily change it. He still said, "I hope the Abbot will allow this junior to enter the Relic Pagoda Forest."
"What a joke! How could martial arts below the Celestial Realm compare to the Six Paths Incarnation Technique created by the True Martial Emperor? If it were the five great divine skills that Leiyin Temple possessed, perhaps Lin Fei would give it a second thought."
Seeing Lin Fei's insistence, the monk Du Nan could only sigh and say, "Since you are determined to go, I will not stop you. However, our temple has its own rules, and non-monks are not allowed to enter easily. If you insist on going, you must let me test your Zen mind."