Chapter 550

All eyes were cast on Xuan Bei. Some were suddenly enlightened, some were confused, and some were frowning.

"Ah?" Mengqi looked at his master in shock. He did not understand why he had to bear the sin that had nothing to do with him. Shouldn't he be more curious and want to know where he learned the "Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship"?

"Amitabha, I have sinned." Kong Wen chanted the name of Buddha in a low voice. His eyelids drooped, and there was no joy on his face. He was still calm and kind.

As the President of Commandment Hall, Wu Jing looked at Xuan Bei sharply. "Xuan Bei, why did you teach Zhen Ding 'Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship' privately?"

There seemed to be golden pupils condensing in his eyes, making him look like a God or a Buddha.

Xuan Bei raised his head and looked at Wu Jing calmly. "Zhen Ding loves bladesmanship, so I lent him a lot of bladesmanship to study in order to guide him in the future. But he accidentally saw me practicing the 'Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship', and he admired this bladesmanship very much. He showed his talent in this bladesmanship, so I could not bear to delay his bladesmanship practice. I also thought that with the progress of his Golden Bell Shield, it should be natural for him to enlighten the Apertures. So I was confused and privately taught him the 'Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship'."

Wu Jing did not seem to see anything wrong, and Xuan Bei's statement was reasonable. Everyone knew that Zhen Ding had broken through the first four levels of the Golden Bell Shield in three months, and it was only a matter of time for him to enlighten the Apertures. At that time, he could borrow the 'Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship' from the Sutras Depository to read the 'Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship'. But no one could think that Zhen Ding would encounter the danger of using the 'Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship'. Under normal circumstances, he would not need to use the 'Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship' without reservation even if he stayed in the temple for a hundred years.

"Is that so?" Wu Jing turned to look at Mengqi.

Mengqi knew that he could not lie to Wu Jing. In a split second, he followed his Master's words and came up with a countermeasure. He looked at Wu Jing fearlessly. "To answer the President, thanks to Master's kindness, I can master the 'Peace Quietude Split' initially. It has absolutely nothing to do with Zhen Yong and Zhen Chang."

Every word he said was true, but the meaning of his honesty would be different from what others heard. Mengqi meant that he could not master the 'Peace Quietude Split' initially without Xuan Bei practicing the bladesmanship and thinking about the changes while practicing the Golden Bell Shield. to. with Xuan with with Xuan Bei, they would only think that he could learn the first move of the 'Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship's private teaching. with...

As for colluding with Zhen Yong and Zhen Chang, Meng Qi had a clear conscience and spoke frankly.

Wu Jing nodded slightly and did not ask any more questions. He turned to Kong Wen and said, "Your Abbotship, Xuan Bei violated the commandments and privately taught unique skills. He should be severely punished. Zhen Ding knew he should not, but he still practiced the 'Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship'. He should also be punished."

"Wu Jing, you are the President of the Commandment Hall. How do you think they should be punished?" Kong Wen said calmly.

Wu Jing thought for a while and said, "Xuan Bei should be flogged 100 times and copied the 'Prajna Sutra' 100 times. He is not allowed to enter the Sutras Depository within five years and is not allowed to learn new skills."

"Zhen Ding should be flogged 20 times and copied the 'Prajna Sutra' 10 times. He is not allowed to enter the Sutras Depository before opening four apertures."

"Zhen Ding and Zhen Hui discovered that Zhen Chang and Zhen Yong had stolen the scriptures. This is a great achievement. Senior Brother Wu Si, please decide the reward."

His consistent philosophy was to punish those who made mistakes and reward those who made contributions, but not to offset the merits and demerits, in case someone broke the commandments because of his merits.

As for this punishment, Mengqi, who had indeed "stolen" the 'Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship', was relieved. If the "Dominator of Samsara in Six Realms" found out, he would die without a burial place. If he did not tell the "Dominator of Samsara in Six Realms", he would be involved in the matter of Zhen Yong and Zhen Chang stealing the scriptures. Therefore, it was only flogged 20 times and copied the scriptures 10 times. It was really not a big deal. After all, he had the Golden Bell Shield.

The relatively heavier punishment was that he was not allowed to enter the Sutras Depository before opening four apertures. Mengqi had planned to read the experience of practicing the 'Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship' and choose two or three auxiliary skills related to acupoint sealing, acupoint breaking, and soul transfer. Now it seemed that the plan had to be postponed. But compared to exposing his secret or being "wronged", this was not a big deal.

Kong Wen glanced at other Presidents and Elders, nodded slowly and said, "Amitabha, the punishment is appropriate. I have no objection. Wu Si, you decide the reward."

President of the Bodhi Yard Wu Si, who looked like a dead tree, chanted the name of Buddha and said, "Zhen Hui is practicing the 'Flower-pinching Finger', so he can't be distracted by other skills. So we reward him with a string of 'Eradicating Buddha Beads', which can clear his heart and clear his mind and protect him with Buddha's Aura. Zhen Ding is not allowed to enter the Sutras Depository before opening four apertures, so we reward him with the opportunity to choose a movement or skill supreme art."

Part of the "External 54" supreme arts belonged to the movement and skill, not divided into the chapters of Qi-cultivation and Enlightening the Apertures. For example, the 'Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship' had a total of five movements, each of which was of the Exterior level and could be started in the Qi-cultivation period. However, it was only a superficial knowledge and could not exert much power. There were very few people like Mengqi who could understand the Gist of Trueness of one movement.

Of course, some of the movement and skill supreme arts had high requirements and could only be practiced by enlightening the Apertures or even the Exterior level.

When he first heard that Zhen Hui was rewarded with a Buddha bead, which was obviously of the Refined Weapon level, Mengqi was quite perturbed. If President Wu Si gave him a Buddhist Commandment Blade of the Refined Weapon level, then wouldn't he have exchanged for the "Red Sun Evil Blade" for nothing? Fortunately, Wu Si's words made him feel relieved. He began to struggle and hesitate. Should he choose a supreme art of sealing acupoints, or the Dharma Access of the Sky Demon Disintegration?

As for the Soul Transfer and the Spirit Invasion, he had the Transformation Strategy, so there was no need to repeat one of them.

After thinking for a while, Mengqi suddenly laughed at himself secretly, "I don't even know what the" External 54 "is. What am I worrying about now?"

"If there is a Dharma Access of the Sky Demon Disintegration, I will choose it!"

"Amitabha, I have no objection." Wu Jing agreed with the reward of President Wu Si of the Bodhi Yard.

The President of the Commandment Yard, who was in charge of the reward and punishment, had no objection. The other Elders and Presidents naturally would not object and nodded.

Therefore, Wu Jing said to Xuan Bei and Mengqi, "Xuan Bei, Zhen Ding, privately imparting supreme arts must be punished in front of His Abbotship. Xuan Kong and I will not show mercy."

In the Grand Buddha's Hall, there were only two monks of the Commandment Yard, him and Xuan Kong.

"I am willing to accept the punishment." Xuan Bei took off the clothes on his back and knelt upright.

Mengqi also knelt down like him, exposing his back and standing upright.

Wu Jing grasped his hand, and a little glazed light appeared in front of him and gathered into a transparent and illusory Buddhist staff. Then he whipped Xuan Bei's back hard.

Clang!

After the whipping, there was a sound like the evening drum and morning bell. Xuan Bei did not resist, and immediately a ring mark appeared on his back.

Although the expression on his face was still heavy and self-blaming, without a trace of pain, his face became paler. Obviously, Wu Jing did not show mercy.

Xuan Kong went outside the hall to borrow a copper rod, walked to the back of Mengqi, and hit him hard with the rod.

Mengqi could not operate the Golden Bell Shield when being punished, so he could only resist it. His skin was slightly dark golden, and the severe pain rushed to his head.

Again and again, Mengqi's back was covered with blood marks. If it were not for the automatic protection of the Golden Bell Shield, his skin and flesh would have been torn, and his lungs would have been hurt.

But he still kept his back straight, without a trace of weakness in his heart.

What was this pain? When I was shot like a hedgehog by crossbow arrows, stabbed by Cui Xu's sword again and again, and cut open my chest and abdomen by a long knife, what was this pain?

One strike after another, the twenty strikes were soon over. Mengqi put on his clothes and slowly got up. Looking at his Master who was still being punished, he was very grateful.

This time, thanks to Master, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

But why is he so good to us and willing to bear the inexplicable sin?

Wait, how should I explain to him in private about the "Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship" …

Xuan Bei also finished his punishment in a complicated mood. Kong Wen asked him to take Mengqi and Zhen Hui back to the yard to rest.

On the way back to the yard, Mengqi kept thinking about how to explain to his Master.

Suddenly, Xuan Bei said softly, "Zhen Ding, the past is the past. Don't think about it anymore."

"Master?" Mengqi looked at him in confusion.

Xuan Bei walked in front without looking back, "No matter how you learned the 'Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship', it is the past now. I won't ask you. Just remember to abide by the commandments in the future."

"However, in the case of Zhen Yong and Zhen Chang, I have to remind you not to be greedy. Once you are greedy, you will easily fall into the boundless sea of bitterness."

"I can save you once, but I can't save you forever."

"Yes, Master." Mengqi answered with blurred vision. No matter what his Master had imagined, no matter whether he had doubts or not, at least at this moment, he was very moved.

…

Inside the Great Buddha's Hall.

"Wu Si, how should we deal with the matter of Jin Gang Temple?" Kong Wen asked Wu Si, the President of Bodhi Yard.

Wu Si thought for a while and said, "Abbot, Shaolin has always been upright, and this matter should be the same. First of all, we should send monks to the major sects and families to explain the matter to them. Second, we should ask an Elder to go to Jin Gang Temple to question them and see how they answer. Then we can decide whether to subdue evil or be merciful."

"It's a pity that I wasn't there when Zhen Yong and Zhen Chang died. Otherwise, I could ask the remnant souls, and the evidence would be more conclusive." Wu Jing, the President of Commandment Yard, said with a little regret, "But Zhen Yong's meridians, Aperture acupoints, and body all have traces of Jin Gang Temple's martial arts, so they can't argue."

Kong Wen laughed and said, "They can say that we deliberately faked it, or killed disciples of Jin Gang Temple to pretend to be Shaolin traitors. But Wu Si's response is very good. Just do as he said."

"Abbot, which Elder should we send to Jin Gang Temple?" Wu Ding, the President of Sundries Yard, asked. It was his duty to arrange monks' tasks.

Kong Wen thought for a while and said, "Him."

…

Sacrifice Formula. After careful selection on the third and fourth floor of the Sutras Depository, Mengqi gave up "Ananda's Finger" and other divine kung fu and chose this supreme art.

It was similar to the Sky Demon Disintegration Art, one of the 72 Ultimate Arts. After using it, the practitioner would burn his Blood Essence, restore his martial arts and improve his strength by 30% in a short time. He could also concentrate all his martial arts into a single blow, which could produce a terrible effect, killing demons with one's own body.

After it was over, the practitioner would fall seriously ill and his martial arts would regress. In serious cases, the practitioner's meridians would be broken and he would be like a disabled person.

Of course, with the help of the "Dominator of Samsara in Six Realms" or other teammates with superb medical skills, it would not be a problem!

After copying a copy of Sacrifice Formula, Mengqi returned to Xuan Bei's yard with joy and no pressure. As soon as he stepped into the yard, he saw Xuan Bei waiting for him.

"Zhen Ding, pack up." Xuan Bei ordered.

"Ah?" Mengqi was confused.

Xuan Bei gently nodded and said, "His Abbot sent me to Jin Gang Temple to question about the theft of scriptures. You and Zhen Hui are important witnesses, so he asked you to go with me."

Mengqi was surprised and happy. Could he leave the temple just like that?

(End of Volume One)