The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#785 - Magic and Martial Arts

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Seeing that Master Kumu had suffered internal injuries, Chan Master Yunhe wanted to step forward to heal her, but he was stopped directly by Kumu.

“No need, I have wound medicine with me. You should hurry up and try to retrieve the *Wujing*.” After a pause, she added, “They are already cursing us to our faces, but unfortunately, this old nun is incapable and can only endure the insult.”

Chan Master Yunhe had long understood Master Kumu's temperament, so he wasn't surprised to see her reject his kindness. As for her last sentence…

Chan Master Yunhe took a deep breath and said to Lu Jing, “Great Hero Lu, we have all seen your actions as a righteous hero. You are indeed worthy of the titles of chivalrous, righteous, benevolent, and unmatched. Moreover, you once saved many fellow practitioners from fire and water in the capital, making you a role model for our righteous path.

“We really don't want to fight you today, and even more so, we don't want to… harm you. Doing so would only sadden our loved ones and gladden our enemies, giving those demonic fiends a chance to applaud.”

“What, are you thinking of letting us go?” Lu Jing asked.

“That won't do,” Chan Master Yunhe shook his head, “As I said before, the *Wujing* is a treasure of our Buddhist sect and must not fall into the hands of outsiders. Therefore, we have just discussed it.”

“What did you decide?”

“We hope that Great Hero Lu can shave his head and become a monk.”

“What?” Lu Jing almost spat out a mouthful of water onto the ground.

But Chan Master Yunhe's expression was very serious, not at all like he was joking, “Once you become a monk, you will be a member of our Buddhist sect. Then, there will naturally be no problem in reading the *Wujing* or even practicing the skills within.

“So, as long as you are willing to shave your head and become a monk and hand over the *Wujing*, we will not make things difficult for you today.”

After he finished speaking, another monk added, “Also, the three female benefactors who are following Great Hero Lu, if they have read the *Wujing*, they must also become nuns.”

“Together with me?”

“Cough, Great Hero Lu is joking. Of course, they will enter temples that only accept female disciples, such as the Quiet One Sect of Master Kumu.”

“Then forget it. I just experienced Master Kumu's profound Buddhist skills, and it doesn't seem very good.”

Master Kumu's face became even more unpleasant, but this old nun was willing to accept her loss. Having just lost to Lu Jing, she remained silent no matter what Lu Jing said, and did not argue.

Chan Master Yunhe seemed puzzled by Lu Jing's choice, “Why bother, Great Hero Lu? Your martial arts are indeed very powerful, especially your inner strength, which can even be said to be unmatched.

“None of us are your match in a one-on-one fight, and even a series of fights might not be enough to defeat you, but if we really all attack together, you only have two hands and two feet, how can you possibly win?

“Rather than being buried here, why not choose to enter the Buddhist gate? The Mad Demon 108 Staffs you practice were created by Grandmaster Honglian. Now that you have obtained the *Wujing*, which was written by the Buddha himself, it shows that you have a connection with our Buddha and have the roots of wisdom. If you convert now, your future achievements may not be inferior to Grandmaster Honglian.”

“Master, there's no need to waste your breath,” Lu Jing said, “I have so many wives, it's impossible for me to enter the Buddhist gate, and…”

“And what?”

“And…” Lu Jing smiled, “You are not my match either.”

“Since that's the case, then please forgive us.”

Chan Master Yunhe knew that the negotiation had broken down, so he didn't say anything more. He put his hands together, bowed to Lu Jing, and then untied the three-pronged halberd from his waist.

Apart from Master Kumu, who was still healing, the other eleven top Buddhist experts were also ready to attack.

Although they knew that attacking together, and against a junior at that, didn't seem right, Master Kumu had already set an example for them.

She had shown them that they were no match for Lu Jing in a one-on-one fight. In order to retrieve the treasure of the Buddhist sect—the *Wujing*, which was said to be the source of all martial arts in the world—they had to put aside their pride.

After all, in the face of the entire Buddhist sect, personal gains and losses were no longer important.

This time, Lu Jing didn't wait any longer and actually attacked first.

Chan Master Yunhe was right. Although the *Wujing* had fallen into his hands, Lu Jing had not had time to practice it. Even the inner strength part, according to Lu Jing's speculation, would only affect him when the inner strength was refreshed next time.

With his current martial arts, no matter how hard he tried, it was impossible for him to withstand the siege of twelve martial arts masters. No matter how you looked at it, defeat was inevitable.

But Lu Jing had never been just a martial arts master. He was also a cultivator with fighting methods belonging to cultivators.

Of course, the rules of the Sitianjian still had to be followed. Lu Jing did not randomly display spells in front of ordinary people, but disguised them as hidden weapons.

As expected, the great monk from Jiming Temple was fooled. Seeing that the approaching light was not fast, he planned to directly grab it with his bare hands, but he never expected that at the last moment, the flying sword suddenly accelerated and dodged his grasp.

Until this time, he was only surprised by Lu Jing's superb hidden weapon skills and didn't care too much, after all, he still had the Vajra Indestructible Body to protect him.

But then he felt a pain in his waist, and his lower abdomen was cut open by the small sword.

What a joke, this was the full-strength strike of a flying sword from a second palace cultivator in the late stage of spiritual movement, how could it be blocked by the body alone?

The great monk from Jiming Temple had already lost his ability to fight before he could even make a move.

Lu Jing didn't even look at that side. With the connection between him and Huguang, he already knew everything around him like the back of his hand. Then, he used secret power to activate the runes on the Zen staff and smashed it at another monk from Yunshan Temple who was rushing in front.

The latter didn't dare to take it head-on and dodged the blow.

As a result, Lu Jing seemed to have swung too hard and couldn't stop the force, causing the Zen staff to smash on the ground.

The monk from Yunshan Temple was overjoyed and quickly waved the precept knife in his hand and rushed up, wanting to take advantage of this opportunity to make Lu Jing look good, but the moment the Zen staff hit the ground, his spirit was a little dazed.

Is this… sound skill? But which sect's sound skill can be used like this?!

Although his daze was only for a moment, in a contest between masters, there was no room for the slightest mistake.

When he looked up again, Lu Jing's Zen staff had already slammed into his chest.

The second one.

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