The last time he came to the Jinshan Temple, Li Mu met the abbot once.
The old monk had white hair and a white beard. He had a benevolent face, but his body was a little thin. He sat cross-legged on a futon in the meditation room.
His body looked weak, but his eyes were bright, as if they could see through people's hearts.
Xuandu stepped forward and introduced, "Martial Uncle, this is young benefactor Li Mu."
Li Mu put his hands together and said, "Greetings, Master Abbot."
"Young benefactor, you don't have to be so polite." The abbot smiled kindly and said, "My old bones will have to trouble you."
"I owe Master Xuan Du a debt of gratitude. This is what I should do." Li Mu said politely. Without further ado, he said, "Let's start now."
On the futon, the abbot sat cross-legged with his back facing Li Mu. Li Mu stood in front of the bed, reached out his right hand and pressed it against the abbot's back.
He closed his eyes and used the Heart Sutra to silence himself. A golden light gradually appeared in his hand. With Li Mu's chanting, the golden light continuously flowed into the abbot's body.
After a while, as Li Mu's mana was exhausted, the golden light in his hand gradually dimmed.
At this time, Xuandu reached out and placed his hand on Li Mu's shoulder. Li Mu felt a pure Buddhist mana surge into his body from his shoulder, rushing into his limbs and bones.
This mana was calm and stable, allowing Li Mu to mobilize it.
The dim golden light in Li Mu's hand suddenly became dazzling. The abbot of the Jinshan Temple was wrapped in a ball of Buddhist light.
After a quarter of an hour, Li Mu opened his eyes. The Buddhist light in his hand had completely dimmed.
Under his full power, Xuandu's mana was also close to being exhausted.
At this time, Li Mu smelled a strange smell. He looked down at the black stain on his skin and exclaimed, "What is this?"
Xuandu smiled and said: "These are the impurities left behind after your Body Tempering. Every time you break through a new realm, you will expel these impurities, making your body even tougher …"
Li Mu knew that Xuandu was helping him on purpose. He cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Master."
Xuandu smiled and said to a young monk outside, "Take Benefactor Li to bathe."
His body was sticky and smelly. It was very uncomfortable. Li Mu bathed for more than an hour before he felt that the smell on his body was gone.
Li Mu also took the opportunity to admire his own body. He discovered that his skin was whiter and more tender than before. Most importantly, Li Mu could feel the surging strength in his body. It was unprecedented, and it gave him the illusion that he could kill a cow with a single punch.
This made Li Mu even more determined to cultivate Buddhist techniques.
If he could train his body to the extreme, it could be big or small, soft or hard. When he encountered zombies or demons, Li Mu could also be like Xuandu and use his fists to hammer them to death.
The official uniform he was wearing was dirty and could not be worn again. Xuandu asked the young monk to prepare a monk's robe for him. The size was just right. After Li Mu changed, he opened the door and found Xuandu standing outside.
Xuandu's spirit was slightly lifted. He looked at Li Mu and said: "The Buddhist light from the sutra does have a miraculous healing effect. Uncle Abbot's injuries have recovered a little, but if you want to fully recover, I'm afraid you will need to treat him a few more times."
Li Mu nodded and said: "Then I will do it a few more times."
"Sorry to trouble you, Benefactor Li," Xuandu said: "I asked the kitchen to prepare vegetarian food. Benefactor Li, go and have some food first."
Li Mu shook his head and said: "No, I have something to do at home. I will go back first."
Li Mu had eaten the vegetarian food of the Jinshan Temple. It was plain soup and the taste was average. Today it was Liu Hanyan's turn to cook. Li Mu had been craving for her since the morning.
Seeing Li Mu's thoughts, Xuandu nodded and did not force him. He said: "In that case, I will send you down the mountain."
Li Mu waved his hand and said: "No, I will go back to the yamen with Huiyuan."
Before leaving, Li Mu thought of something and said to Xuandu: "By the way, I have a presumptuous request …"
Xuandu said: "Benefactor Li, feel free to say it."
After feeling the increase in his physical strength, Li Mu wanted more. He asked Xuandu about the cultivation method of breaking through to the next realm.
The first realm of Taoism usually cultivated the seven souls. Every time one cultivated a soul, one's spiritual power would increase greatly.
The first realm of Buddhism cultivated the six senses: the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind. Every time one cultivated a sense, the physical strength would increase greatly.
When one cultivated to the Golden Body realm, the physical strength was comparable to a fourth realm demon cultivator. When one cultivated to the Transcendence realm, the physical body could expand or shrink to a certain extent. It was even more powerful.
After Li Mu asked, Xuandu did not refuse. He generously told him the cultivation method of the first realm of Buddhism.
After cultivating the six senses, one's vision, hearing, smell, and taste would all increase greatly. Li Mu was looking forward to it.
When he returned to the yamen, Li Qing was still not back. Han Zhe, who was about to leave, saw Li Mu and was stunned. He said with joy: "Li Mu, you have finally become a monk!"
Li Mu looked down at his monk's robes and shook his head. He heartlessly cut off Han Zhe's hope.
"What a pity," Han Zhe looked at him with pity and said: "You look quite good in this robe."
He stood at the yamen door and looked at Li Mu. Suspicion gradually appeared on his face.
He did not know if it was his illusion, but he felt that the Li Mu today was different from before. He seemed to have become more handsome.
Li Mu looked at him indifferently. "Why are you looking at me?"
"Nothing …"
Han Zhe felt that he must be crazy to think that Li Mu was handsome. He waved his hand impatiently and turned to leave.
During the days when Old Wang was not around, Li Mu realized that Old Wang was the mainstay of the yamen. As the secretary, he had to deal with all the big and small matters in the yamen. Every day, he was busy from morning to night, from inside to outside.
Li Mu was busy in the yamen for a while before he took the dirty robe home.
Liu Hanyan was standing in the yard. When Li Mu approached, she suddenly pinched her nose and frowned: "What's so smelly? Did you fall into a cesspool? What are you dressed up for?"
Li Mu waved the dirty robe in his hand and said: "This official robe is dirty, so I changed it temporarily."
Liu Hanyan pinched her nose and took the robe from his hand. She threw it into the basin and washed it with water several times. Then she squatted there and helped Li Mu wash it.
Li Mu was a little embarrassed and said: "Leave it there. I'll wash it myself later."
"I'm afraid you won't be able to wash it clean." Liu Hanyan muttered and said: "I really don't know how you made the robe so smelly …"
As Liu Hanyan squatted there to wash the robe, Li Mu could not stay idle. He took out the vegetables from the kitchen, rolled up his sleeves, and squatted beside her to wash the vegetables that were to be eaten today.
She scrubbed the robe vigorously and said: "The bookstore found a few old books today. I put them in your study."
Li Mu put the washed vegetables aside and said: "I'll look at them when I have time."
The Yunyan Pavilion Bookstore was now the most popular bookstore in Yangqiu County. In addition to selling books, they also collected old books to see if there was a possibility of republishing.
Usually, when they came across interesting books or unorthodox Taoist books, Liu Hanyan would help Li Mu bring them back.
Liu Hanyan was washing when she suddenly stopped and stared straight at Li Mu's arm.
Li Mu looked at her strangely and asked: "What's wrong with you?"
Liu Hanyan put down the robe and grabbed Li Mu's arm with her wet hands. She turned it over and over several times and said: "Why do I feel like you've become fairer? Your skin has also become better. It's so shiny and so smooth …"
She suddenly looked at Li Mu and asked: "Don't tell me you've been cultivating some kind of youth-preserving method behind our backs?"
In principle, as long as Li Mu cultivated according to the method Xuandu gave him and constantly expelled the impurities in his body, his skin would become better and better.
Buddhism focused on tempering the body. Including Huiyuan, all the monks in the Jinshan Temple had delicate skin and tender flesh.
Looking at Liu Hanyan's questioning eyes, Li Mu shook his head and said: "Of course not."
Li Mu did not intend to let her cultivate both Buddhism and Taoism. She drew Spiritual Qi into her body every day and had Fu-lu, which had the effect of retaining her youthful appearance. There was no need to add flowers to the brocade.
More importantly, Li Mu really could not imagine what Liu Hanyan looked like when her whole body was shining with golden light and she hit people with a guzheng or a pipa …
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