Book 56 Chapter 8 – The Battle of the Buddhist Hall (1/2)
Book 56 Chapter 8 - The Battle of the Buddhist Hall
Translator: Foxs' Wuxia
Jing Nian Chan Yuan was unreasonably quiet, this should be the ti class was ringing, as it that not only there was not any ‘Knock! Knock!’ sound of wooden fish, but there was nothe Zen? It seemed like the monks in the entire teht ht sky, the snow-covered plaza, the layer upon layer of tes wrapped in silver adornently reflected the golden yellowheaven and earth of white snow and goldenDaoqi’s voice came from the direction of the distant Copper Hall He did not blow any qi or raised his voice, but every word rang clearly in Kou Zhong’s eardruure-in-the-Central-Plains, one-of-the-three-grand Daoqi hispering in his ear, “How I hope that Song Xiong caht to have a drink and heart-to-heart talk, sharing the experience of life I only hate that the heaven and earth is not benevolent, using all that exists as fodder for dogs, so that we sink into reverse, the intention of our hearts exists only deep in our breast Today, the disaster of the Central Plains is pressing on our eyebrows and eyelashes, troubling otten the months and years, and is happy not to kno to return - have no choice but to ask Song Xiong to give pointers on a couple of Heavenly Saber moves But I had not bothered whether I could bear it, so I ask Song Xiong to start off leniently”
Uncontrollable subli Daoqi’s remarks fully derandmaster of the Taoist School, he did not deny that he had a secret intention to destroy Song Que’s plan to send out his troops out of Lingnan, and he did not talk nonsense, he declared war on Song Que openly in theQueanswer, it could also be a factor of defeat tonight
When ainst each other, there was no room for failure, even if the difference was only a fraction of a hairsbreadth
With both hands behind his back, Song Que strolled leisurely towards the Copper Hall Laughing involuntarily, he said, “Dao Xiong’s [brother Taoist] words are really interesting, youQue, havexinfa has reached the co the Taoist School’s purpose in e Que received instructions!”
Kou Zhong’s heart and spirit were severely shaken, Song Que’s words were as inti as his saber, a few indifferent words showed that he had a thorough understanding of Ning Daoqi, proving that he was at his peak, and that Fan Qinghui had no influence on hi the saber and then forgetting the saber
After thinking hard and then forgetting it
Cohest level, the-sky-and-earth-turning-upside-down’s saber way cultivation After obtaining the saber and then forgetting the saber Looking at Song Que’s majestic back, he clearly felt the confidence he carried on his back, so powerful that no one could change and alter No victory, no defeat, neither of them existed inside the ocean of his brain
This was the genuine goods at fair prices Heavenly Saber
Ning Daoqi said cheerfully, “Song Xiong praised me too much! I never liked Laozi’s [Lao-tze or Lao Tzu, founder of Taoiszi (369-286 BC), Daoist author] e with secular society] and co out of the world [to withdraw from worldly affairs] even more, in accordance with the way of nature Otherwise, I don’t need to ht”
The conversation between the tas quick-witted and sharp, deeply containing profound principles within it Kou Zhong knew even ate, the two have already clashed against each other
Song Que spoke in astonish ‘Zhi Ren’ [fully realized huevity or pre, slander or acclaiarding the world and all things as an integral whole with oneself, not knohether there is self or non-self, free and at leisure ThenQue’s chatter ’s dhar Que’s words see Daoqi’s involveemony over the world this ti counter to Zhuang Zhou’s standing aloof over everything’s decree As long as Ning Daoqi’s Taoist heart was not fir himself, this flaw in his mind and spirit could cause hi Que, who since the beginning was adept in attack, was already advancingretreat to advance, using the soft to restrain the hard
Kou Zhong followed behind Song Que, passed the bell tower, and finally arrived at the platform plaza, surrounded by the white stone carved fences where the Copper Hall was located at the core of the Chanyuan
In front of the statue of Manjushri riding a golden lion at the center of the white stone plaza, Ning Daoqi, fiddling with his beard, laughed and said, “Born after the heaven and the earth, yet knowing the beginning of the heaven and the earth; died before the heaven and the earth, yet knowing the end of the heaven and the earth Therefore, since there is life then there , there must be an end Death and life intersect, life is the test of death, this is the way of the nature The travel of the sky has perendary Emperors] to survive, not for Jie [emperor of Xia dynasty) to die The Way [Dao/Tao] has a body and has a function, the body is the y], the function is to transport this yuanqi between the heaven and the earth Therefore, when things reach an extres and s are relied on Laozi put ezi put emphasis on nature, not to teach people not to create matters and seek success, otherwise, why did Laozi have five thousand fine and delicate works of art, and Zhuangzi has fables? It iswithout self-confidence; wouldn’t Song Xiong agree?”
Ning Daoqi was as elegant as ever, his five strands of long beard lightly fluttered blown by the wind, wearing high hat and wide belt, and brocade robe draped over his body, the innocent expression showing in his eyes with standing-aloof-fro Que without blinking, as if he was co’s existence All around the courtyard, not the least bit of lantern light was seen, not a single person’s trace was perceived
Kou Zhong tactfully stopped outside the white carved stone fence, unwilling to have his presence to affect the results of the two htly divided, Song Que would surely take advantage of the e Daoqi was defeated and die
To the left and right behind Ning Daoqi were the statues of Yao shi+ [pharmacists, lit medicine master] and Sakyamuni, the Manjusri Bodhisattva’s attendants, and the five hundred copper Luohan [arhats] evenly distributed everywhere on the white stone platfor to the mundane world, to be the silent witnesses to thebattle of the Central Earth Wulin in the last hundred years or so
The large incense burner in front of the Manjusri Bodhisattva’s niche was lit with sandalwood, the fragrance per-the-dust-the-absolute-vulgarity atmosphere to the imminent decisive battle severalfold
Unhurried and cal Que climbed up the white stone steps, set foot on the platfor Daoqi, and spoke indifferently, “Fro and the end of heaven and earth, the way of the nature, thereby you transcend life and death, the beginning and the end,Zhou’s Xiao Yao You [lit wandering free and unfettered], about the giant roc, divine bird, whose back was like Mount Tai, whose wings like the cloud hanging down fro into a ball in one’s hands] and supporting the swaying goat’s horn 90,000 li up into the vanishi+ngQue lacks this ability to coion of the earth, but vertically leaping a th and breadth of the earth, wouldn’t Dao Xiong think so?”
This fable of Zhuang Zhou, the conception was grand, wonderful, and ’s [both are reatness, but to point out the difference between big and s When the little bird in the swa over in the sky, it was not ashamed of its own diminutive size, instead, it felt its own leisure, propriety, and freedo Que used Zhuang Zhou’s lance to attack Ning Daoqi’s Zhuang Zhou’s shi+eld, to explain clearly his deterardless of how great Ning Daoqi’s argument was, because everyone has different standpoint, he could only let nature took its course
Listening to that, Kou Zhong adet about such tit-for-tat talk and exchange
Ning Daoqi laughed aloud and said, “I thought Lao Zhuang [it could zi, both are considered the founders of Taois‘s spleen and stomach [taste (in literature)], hence you disdained it as beneath conteht that you areDaoqi? Understood! May I venture to ask Song Xiong’s confidence in howQue smiled and said, “How about nine saber strikes?”
Ning Daoqi spoke in astonish thinks that Daoqi’s San Shou Ba Pu only has eight ”
Kou Zhong also agreed hat he said Based on his own experience of fighting hand to hand with hi Daoqi’s moves followed his heart’s desire, completely without any fixedacross the skies, not subjected to any restrictions, not lihter, Song Que said, “The great way is si starts froe endlessly, in the final analysis, there are no ht essences, otherwise it will not be na Que, cannotdare not repeat it, no need to talk about victory or defeat However, if Dao Xiong has no choice but launching eight secrets all together, by the ninth saber strike, naturally victory or defeat will be clear Does Dao Xiong still think that this is a hed involuntarily and said, “Actually, I already used a little bit of heart’s intention, hoping that Song Xiong would say this Then if Daoqi can block Song Xiong’s nine saber strikes, would Song Xiong froer care about the younger generations’ affairs any Dodge could fir Que’s nine saber strikes, everyone shook hands and talked about peace, Song Que surelyto the agreereat cause and accomplish his cherished desire for him; in any case, it surpassed one side defeated and dispersed, which was one thing that he did not want to see theQue was silent for half a day, he spoke heavily, “Has Dao Xiong ever killed anyone?”
Ning Daoqi was slightly surprised, he replied frankly, “I have never opened theask?”
Song Que sighed and said, “Ol’ Song’s saber technique is a killer saber technique, te and sh there is no life and death, victory or defeat in the process, the consequences ht back with all your strength with the deter to death, there is no doubt that in this battle you will die, there is not the slightest bit of leeway for turning around I, Song Que, willchoose whether you still want to receiveDaoqi put his palether, his expression auspicious and peaceful, he spoke slyly, “May I ask, if Daoqi can really withstand the nine saber strikes and still not die, would Song Xiong be willing to adhere toQue threw his head back in laughter and said, “Of course I will follow Dao Xiong’s words En garde!”
Finished shouting, he reached out to draw the saber fro immediately stared blankly, he nearly did not dare to believe his pair of eyes
Yin Xianhe walked hurriedly out of Shang Lin Yuan Just by looking at his expression, it was obvious that he could not find Ji Qian