Chapter 686

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　　“The poor monk is here！”
　　These four words lingered in the ear like Buddhist chants, and did not dissipate for a long time.
　　Ye Qiu looked around, only hearing the voice but not seeing the person.
　　The next second, his eyes fell in the direction of the pagoda, and his heart was shocked.
　　Master Kong Jian was in the pagoda！
　　You know, the position where Ye Qiu is standing now is a full hundred meters away from the pagoda.
　　That is to say, Master Kong Jian in the pagoda a hundred meters away heard the conversation between Ye Qiu and Master Du E.
　　Ye Qiu marveled in his heart： “As expected of a generation of Buddhist masters, with extraordinary cultivation！”
　　Master Du E pointed to the pagoda and said： “This pagoda is called the Enlightenment Pagoda.”
　　“It was first built in the Song Dynasty and has a history of more than 800 years up to now.”
　　“The Enlightenment Tower stands on the cliff. Many predecessors of our Tianlong Temple have attained enlightenment in the tower and gone to the Western Paradise.”
　　“My master has also been attaining enlightenment in the tower in recent years. By the way, the sword manual of the Six Meridian Excalibur is also in the tower.”
　　“Benefactor Ye, let me take you there！”
　　After Master Du’e finished speaking, he took Ye Qiu to the bottom of the cliff.”
　　The Enlightenment Tower is built on the cliff, 200 meters above the ground, and there is no road to go up.”
　　“Master, is it true that everyone who goes to the Enlightenment Tower climbs up by hand？” Ye Qiu asked.”
　　“Benefactor Ye is intelligent. Exactly so.”
　　Master Du’e explained： “The so-called enlightenment must require a certain level of cultivation.”
　　“According to the rules of Tianlong Temple, in the past, only the abbot, elders, and deacons were eligible to enter the Enlightenment Tower. Outsiders, unless permitted by the abbot, could not break in without permission.”
　　“Benefactor Ye, in the past 100 years, you are the third guest to enter the Enlightenment Tower.”
　　Ye Qiu immediately asked： “I wonder who the first two are？”
　　Master Du’e said： “The first two guests are both extremely talented people.”
　　“The first one is Ye Wushuang, the number one master in the world back then.”
　　“The second one is the eldest master of the Forbidden City, Long Yi！”
　　Ye Qiu was shocked again. Both his father and the boss of the Forbidden City had been here？
　　He then asked, “What did Ye Wushuang and Long Yi come here for？”
　　”What else could they do? Discuss the Tao with the master.”
　　Master Du’e said, “Ye Wushuang discussed the Tao with the master for three days and three nights and then left Tianlong Temple.”
　　”Who won？” Ye Qiu really wanted to know the result.
　　Master Du’e shook his head. “I don’t know.”
　　Huh？
　　Ye Qiu was surprised. How could he not know？
　　Master Du’e said, “At that time, the master and Ye Wushuang didn’t fight. The two just sat face to face and talked about the Zen principle for three days and three nights. I couldn’t understand most of their words, so I didn’t know who won or lost.”
　　”However, when Ye Wushuang left, the master said to him, ‘Listening to your words is better than reading books for ten years.'”
　　”I guess the master should have lost.”
Ye Qiu couldn’t help but have a new understanding of his father. Youdaoplaceholder0 his father was also well-versed in Buddhism and Taoism.
　　”What about Long Yi of the Forbidden City？” Ye Qiu asked again.
　　Master Du’e snorted coldly. “Long Yi said he came to discuss the Zen principle with the master, but in fact, he is a sinister villain. He doesn’t understand Buddhism at all and even attacked the master when the master was completely unprepared.”
　　”Fortunately, the master is highly skilled and was not injured by Long Yi.”
　　”However, the master also failed to keep Long Yi.”
　　”It ended in a draw！”
　　Master Du’e said in a deep voice： “Long Yi’s martial arts skills were extremely terrifying back then. Now that he has secluded himself for many years, by the time he comes out again, I’m afraid he will truly be invincible under the heavens…”
　　Suddenly, the voice of Monk Kongjian came from the pagoda on the cliff： “Du’e, since our honored guest has arrived, how can we neglect him？”
　　”Yes, what Master taught is right.”
Master Du’e respectfully bowed to the cliff and then said to Ye Qiu, “Benefactor Ye, let me take you up!”
　　”Master, please.”
　　As soon as Ye Qiu’s voice fell, Master Du’e moved.
　　I saw Master Du’e take a deep breath, and then his body soared into the air. His five fingers became like claws, like iron hooks, grabbing onto the stone wall. Like a nimble rabbit, he rushed up more than ten meters in one breath, without blushing or panting.
　　It can be seen that Master Du’e’s rock climbing skills are very proficient.
　　After Master Du’e rushed up more than ten meters, he looked down and saw Ye Qiu frowning at the bottom of the cliff.
　　”Benefactor Ye, what are you thinking？”
　　Master　Du’e　asked.
　　Ye Qiu pointed to the cliff and said frankly： “I’m thinking about how to get up？”
“Benefactor Ye hasn’t thought of a way yet?” Master Du’e smiled and said: “Just now, the old monk used the Dragon Claw Hand among the seventy-two extraordinary skills of Buddhism. How about I taught the Dragon Claw Hand to Benefactor Ye?
　　”Does Master have any conditions？”
　　”Master Ye is smart. As long as you join our Tianlong Temple.”
　　This old bald donkey, why is he so bent on getting me to join？
　　Ye Qiu shook his head and said, “Master, you misunderstood. It’s not that I don’t have a way to go up, but there are too many ways, and I haven’t thought about which one to use for a while.”
　　The smile on Master Du’e’s face froze.
　　Dammit, you could have said so earlier！
　　Isn’t this deliberately slapping me in the face？
　　You have slapped my face several times today. Is my face really that easy to slap？
　　”Forget it, just use one casually！”
　　After Ye Qiu finished speaking, he quietly drew a talisman.
　　Then, his feet stepped on the stone wall as if walking on flat ground, like an arrow shot out, and the speed was incredibly fast.
　　In the blink of an eye, he was already almost on top of the cliff.
　　Master Du’e’s face became even more rigid.
　　Can you slow down a little bit, you bastard？
　　This makes me lose face, you know？
　　Master Du’e quickly climbed the cliff.
　　After Ye Qiu climbed onto the cliff, he saw that on the futon in the gate of the pagoda, there was a thin old monk sitting cross-legged.
　　The old monk had high cheekbones, a very thin face, dull complexion, sunken eyes, and the wrinkles on his face were as rough as tree bark, looking very weather-beaten.
　　At this time, the old monk had his eyes closed and was meditating.
　　”Is this Monk Kongjian？”
　　“He looks like an ordinary old monk, and his momentum is very weak. He is in his declining years and seems to be on the verge of death at any time.”
　　Ye Qiu patted the dust on his body, adjusted his clothes, and then bowed and saluted： “Junior Ye Qiu, pays his respects to the divine monk.”
　　Huo！
　　The moment the old monk opened his eyes, it seemed that a divine light shot out from his eyes, as deep as a profound abyss.
　　At this moment, Ye Qiu felt as if he was a transparent person, as if all his secrets had been seen through by the monk Kongjian.
　　He stared at Ye Qiu for a full half a minute.
Only then did the monk Kongjian speak and said: “One leaf falls and one knows that the world is autumn. Hello, the monk Ye.”
　　“Hello, divine monk！” Ye Qiu put on a very low profile.
“Ye, you don’t have to be so polite.” The monk Kongjian smiled slightly and said: “Meeting you for the first time is like an old friend returning.”
Youdaoplaceholder0 enough, when I saw the donor Ye, I couldn’t help but think of an old acquaintance.
Youdaoplaceholder0, the donor Ye has heard my apprentice Du E mention this old acquaintance.
　　“His name is Ye Wushuang！”