Chapter 173 A Golden Elixir Down In My Stomach (2/2)

Shen Lian continued to recite, ”If I could control my destiny, I can plant golden lotus in the fire.”

The fire red cumulus cloud produced a silk-like blue ray that encircled the Qing Guang that was being temporarily bonded to the cloud. Like a silk thread, the blue ray winded around the Qing Guang from top to bottom in an intensity of a hurricane. The Qing Guang shattered as the cloud dispersed.

The scene looked like a majestic fireworks show. It was brilliantly magnificent.

Theoretically speaking, Daoist Huanzhen still had the advantage as it took Shen Lian two moves to resolve one blow.

However, Shen Lian did it so neatly and elegantly.

It looked like both of them were working together to put on a fireworks show to congratulate Baoyue the Venerable.

Shen Lian laughed, ”I am Shen Lian of the Qing Xuan Sect. Please forgive me if I have misbehaved.”

As soon as he announced his background, coupled with his great job done earlier, it really showed that he was not an easy opponent. Huanzhen could only hold back his anger and refrained from making any more statements as he did not want to be the joke of the day.

A calming Buddhist chant could be heard coming out from the Pagoda. The person who was chanting was a handsome looking teenage monk in a moon colored robe. People started whispering to each other until a wise person explained that this person was indeed the abbot of the Jinguang Temple, Baoyue the Venerable, who had obtained the Golden-bodied Arhat.

He had always lived a low profile life unlike his Junior Apprentice-Brother Baoguang Zen Master who would eliminate demons and acted as the national advisor of Yue Tuo. He hardly shows his face and thus not many people had seen his true colors.

His appearance today has stunned many as they were awed by the greatness of Buddhism and how young he looked.

After the Buddhist chant, Baoyue the Venerable said, ”You are as charismatic as Brother Chen. Qing Xuan sure is producing talents in every generation, and that is really impressive.”

Shen Lian was surprised to see Baoyue the Venerable. Judging from his words, it seemed that he did not mind at all what happened between Chen Jianmei and Monk Baoguang. Shen Lian could not help but feel puzzled by it.

He held back his doubt and greeted politely without further commenting. Buddhism and Daoism were of different approaches. There was no need for him to overly humble of himself. As the wind blows, Baoyue pointed to the ground and a ratan tree sprouted to form a canopy facing the direction of Daoist Huanzhen. Shen Lian took his seat without saying anything.

Considering that Baoyue the Venerable stepped in, he probably did not want Shen Lian to clash with Daoist Huanzhen right now.

But the crowd could not help but peep at Shen Lian and Daoist Huanzhen, thinking about when will they start fighting again.

Qing Xuan and Guangqing were of legendary status. It would make a good show if both of them fight and everyone loved a good old fashion drama.

Seated next to Shen Lian were Song Qingyi and Qixiu. Using telepathy, Song Qingyi said, ”Great job. I've always disliked this person.”

Shen Lian smiled without commenting further. At this moment, the sound of a ringing bell could be heard as a bell flew swiftly from the southwest direction. A pair of calves and the hem of a monk's robe could be seen under the bell. Clearly, a monk was lifting the giant bell and traveled from far with god-like speed.

Although it generated quite a bit of a buzz, a truly wise person would be doubtful and secretly thought, ”Huike is the representative of the Ming Wang Temple. And rumor has it that Daoist Huanzhen acknowledged that they are off the same level. But why does it seemed that his cultivation has yet to reach that standard.”