502 Second Page of Nine Yang Skill (1/2)

”Leave.”

Once the legendary Mad Monk said his request for Happy to leave from the clouds and fog, he said nothing else.

With countless questions in him, Happy could only leave Punishment Mount to receive Shaolin Temple's Nine Yang Skill. However, while he moved down the mountain, he obtained some information regarding Mad Monk from Yuan Mie's lips.

Rumors had it that Mad Monk had wreaked havoc upon the world of martial artists in the past and brutalized the innocents because the people in the path of justice had killed the evil sect, Sky Demon Sect.

Before Mad Monk became a Buddhist, the sect master of Sky Demon Sect had picked him up as his own when he was abandoned as an orphan. So when Mad Monk learned that all of Sky Demon Sect had been destroyed, he flew into a rage and slaughtered his way up Shaolin Temple, then to all the other sects. He paid blood with blood, and he killed many people. Countless elites died in his hands.

In the end, if Shaolin Temple had not sent hero's invitations to everyone in the world, and Mad Monk's master had not personally led the attack, the elites from the sects might not have been able to fulfill their wish in defeating Mad Monk in that battle.

In fact, there were plenty of people who spread rumors at that time that Mad Monk had already taken his revenge, and he grew sick of all the fighting, which was why he was willing to be captured by Shaolin Temple and allowed his collar bones to be pierced as well as get trapped in Punishment Mount for more than thirty years!

”In truth, with Mad Monk's state of mind that allows him to desire nothing, the current abbot of Shaolin Temple is not his opponent. If he wanted to leave, it'd be incredibly easy for him to do so.”

Yuan Mie's words shocked Happy, and he could not help but blurt out, ”Then why is he still staying at the summit and going through so much suffering?”

Yuan Mie said nothing for a time and just smiled in anguish. ”The senior is a monk with great wisdom. We cannot use worldly thinking to see through his thoughts. Before, I was unable to see through him as well, but just now, I seem to have understood a bit of it.”

”What is it?”

Curiosity was on Happy's face. The two men were both eminent Buddhist monks, so he believed that Yuan Mie could understand Mad Monk.

Yuan Mie called out the name of Buddha with great emotion.

”When he was young, he brought a lot of karma on himself because of the people he killed. Even though he did it in the name of revenge, he also affected many innocents, and that includes many martial artists from other sects. There were plenty who died horribly in his hands. If anyone learned that Mad Monk left Punishment Mount, the world of martial artists might welcome so much bloodshed that the world will lose its color.”

He stopped talking for a while, and when slight understanding appeared in Happy's eyes, he spoke up again. ”The senior refuses to leave Punishment Mount because he does not want to offend the other Shaolin Temple martial artists. He intends to sacrifice himself in exchange for peace in the world by extinguishing the anger of the people who lost their loved ones.

”And the final reason is that the senior has no other thoughts in his heart. He has already become tired of everything in the world. The world of martial artists is no longer in his heart.”

”I see,” Happy said, having come to an understanding.

Yuan Mie then said, ”Also, the rumors about me withstanding ten moves from Mad Monk and not dying are false. In truth, before the senior attacks, he will size up the person's temperament first. If his opponents came to learn ultimate techniques, showed up for revenge, or are monks who broke their vows at the top of the mountain and want to get something from him, they will all be thrown off the cliff.

”I stayed on the mountain for three years and faced Bodhidharma Cave day and night. I tried to understand the mural Founder Bodhidharma left behind, and during that time, I occasionally sent him food, and this touched his heart, which is why he let me learn Vajra Demon Subduing Great Art.”

”I see.” Happy came to an understanding again. ”If that is the case, Mad Monk is actually a pretty good senior.”

His expression grew puzzled then. Why did Mad Monk call out to him? Why did he ask Happy to seek him after he transcended Life and Death Realm?

'Strange…'

As the two talked to each other, they quickened their steps and eventually reached the door of the temple.

Abbot Kong Xiang welcomed them at Mahavira Hall. When he saw Master Yuan Mie, who followed behind Happy with a torn and gray kasaya, his eyes became watery. ”Amitabha. Yuan Mie, you have finally returned…”

”I am Yuan Mie, a monk who sinned. I have come back to report to you. After more than twenty years of repenting for my sins, I have finally gained some achievements!”

When Yuan Mie returned to Shaolin Temple, he was so touched that he was incoherent. His lips began to quiver.