Chapter 34: Xiaolan's "Qualification"; Sanzang's Helplessness

Afternoon time.

Lin Xuan mostly accompanied Hua Xiaolan around the entire Shaolin Temple.

During this time, I also gave her a general account of the daily routine of Shaolin lay disciples.

Morning classes, martial arts practice, lectures, evening classes and so on.

Among them, "Guotang" means eating vegetarian food.

Lay disciples are not like the real monks who have been ordained as monks. They are extremely serious in morning and evening classes.

Occasionally, when reciting scriptures, you can also take a break.

Just don't paddling too much.

In fact, during the time that Lin Xuan had been in Shaolin, he had hardly attended morning or evening classes.

It was not because of his special status, but because the senior monks in the temple, after studying his Buddhist studies, felt that Lin Xuan was sharp in Buddhist debate and extremely good at Zen, so they no longer required him to study Buddhism.

It’s not that Lin Xuan was cheating, but he had already dabbled in Buddhist scriptures such as the "Lotus Sutra" and the "Great Compassion Mantra" in his previous life.

After all, I have read so many books, and I can often come up with Zen and Buddhist principles at will.

After all, Shaolin is the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism.

The essence of Zen Buddhism can be summed up in eight words: Enlighten your mind and see your nature, and seeing your nature means you will become a Buddha.

It has a lot to do with the psychology of previous lives.

Of course, even if you can, it doesn’t mean you can completely abandon Buddhist Zen scriptures.

Lin Xuan understood why the water was so clear. It was because it came from a source of fresh water.

Also.

It just so happened that refugees came to Shaolin during these days.

Morning and evening classes had to be cancelled temporarily.

Therefore, Lin Xuan spent most of his time eating and practicing martial arts.

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Unknowingly.

The setting sun is as red as blood, slanting through the mountains and forests.

At dusk, Lin Xuan and Hua Xiaolan stopped wandering around.

Instead, he came to the porridge stall to help.

It took less than half an hour to help and dinner was ready.

After they finished their dinner, they went back.

According to the arrangement of Abbot Sanzang, Hua Xiaolan was going to the abbot's courtyard to practice with him.

Lin Xuan went back and continued to practice "The Great Stone Smasher".

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Abbot's Courtyard.

At this moment, Abbot Sanzang heard the light footsteps outside the door, and knew that Hua Xiaolan had returned, so he stopped meditating and got up and walked into the courtyard.

"master!"

Hua Xiaolan bowed to Abbot Sanzang when she saw him coming out of the hall.

"Xiao Lan, yesterday your senior brother said that you have good aptitude. Do you know why he made such an evaluation?"

Under the moonlight.

Abbot Sanzang looked at the girl in front of him and asked seriously.

"Um……"

Hua Xiaolan's tone was a little hesitant. She was thinking about how to respond to her master's questions.

But then she thought again, Senior Brother Lin Xuan had shaken her arm away with just one blow yesterday, and the bed sheet that her grandmother had been washing almost fell to the ground.

Finally, she shook her head and said honestly:
"Disciple doesn't know."

"That's because you already have true Qi in your body," said Abbot Sanzang.

"True Qi?"

Xiaolan frowned.

This was the first time she had come across this term.

At this moment, that beautiful face looked very confused under the moonlight.

Obviously you are not very clear about what true Qi is?
"It's the inner strength."

Abbot Sanzang changed his words, trying to make them as easy to understand as possible.

In fact.

The reason why Abbot Sanzang thought of Hua Xiaolan as the reincarnation of the Shaolin monk mentioned by Ancestor Wenlu yesterday was because he thought of Hua Xiaolan first.

This is because, like Lin Xuan before her, she already has a wisp of true Qi in her body without any instruction or guidance from others.

This made him suspicious.

Afterwards, he had to run to the Huashen Kiln to seek confirmation from Zen Master Jueyuan.

"Then Master, what is inner strength?"

Hua Xiaolan asked in confusion.

Abbot Sanzang thought about it carefully before answering Hua Xiaolan's question:

"Internal force is the essence of the body, and it is the foundation of martial arts training."

"To give another example, it's like the flame that burns wood to cook rice. Without fire, no matter how good the ingredients are, you can't cook rice." "Similarly, without internal strength, even if you have Shaolin's unique skills in front of you, you won't be able to exert any power."

"The disciple seems to know."

Through the examples given by Abbot Sanzang, Hua Xiaolan seemed to understand more.

Not long after, Abbot Sanzang arranged:
"Tonight, I will first teach you how to recognize the true Qi, and then I will take you to choose an internal energy method."

"Yes, Master."

Hua Xiaolan had no suspicion and smiled happily.

Ever since.

Next, Abbot Sanzang patiently taught Hua Xiaolan.

First, the concept of Qi is explained. What is the innate Qi and what is the essential Qi?
Essence, blood, energy, spirit, etc.

But Hua Xiaolan doesn't seem to be very interested in these.

Even though Abbot Sanzang's explanation was very thorough, there was still some confusion in her eyes, unlike Lin Xuan's, which were pure and clear.

Abbot Sanzang knew at a glance that Hua Xiaolan was not keeping up with his pace.

In other words, she only has a superficial understanding of these theoretical knowledge.

See here.

Abbot Sanzang sighed in his heart.

Didn't continue talking.

Instead, he decided to let Hua Xiaolan try to feel the wisp of true Qi in her body.

"Xiaolan, close your eyes, hold your breath, concentrate, calm down, and feel all the changes in your body..."

Abbot Sanzang spoke slowly and gave instructions.

He originally thought that based on Hua Xiaolan's previous learning ability, it would take at least an hour to find the true Qi in her body.

Who would have thought that in just a cup of tea...

Hua Xiaolan suddenly opened her eyes:
"Master, I found the true Qi. It's right here."

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and pointed to the area three inches below her armpit.

now.

Abbot Sanzang focused his gaze and clearly saw a ray of true energy lingering there.

"This……"

See this.

Abbot Sanzang was stunned.

Immediately, he looked at Hua Xiaolan with some confusion, his eyes full of strange looks.

In your previous theoretical studies, you stumbled and understood nothing.

How come it’s time to put it into practice now?

But you understand it immediately and can do it right away?

"Master, is what I said wrong?"

Hua Xiaolan frowned slightly and said in a low voice.

"No, you're right."

"Xiaolan, is this the first time you've sensed it?"

Abbot Sanzang smiled bitterly, but asked one more question to prevent any accidents.

Hua Xiaolan smiled and said:
"It's the first time."

"Now this is much more interesting than the lecture just now..."

Abbot Sanzang: “…”

At this point, Abbot Sanzang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

This was the first time he encountered this situation.

He is not proficient in the theory of life and death, but is good at practicing martial arts.

After thinking for a while, Abbot Sanzang instructed her:

"Xiao Lan, take a rest first. See if you can sense it later."

Hua Xiaolan could sense the true Qi in her body right away, so it was hard for Abbot Sanzang not to suspect that it was due to luck.

If it still works later, it would prove his previous guess.

Of course, the real evidence is yet to come.

From the current perspective, Hua Xiaolan's comprehension is not as good as Lin Xuan's.

He threw the "Dragon Elephant Subduing Demons Technique" to the latter, and in just a few days, Lin Xuan was able to understand the practice of this technique without his guidance.

In his opinion, it would be impossible if he had not fully understood this technique.

What about Hua Xiaolan?

Abbot Sanzang was not optimistic.

in contrast.

Even if she didn't understand the true meaning of the technique, she could still succeed.

That was definitely due to the great wisdom of her as a reincarnation of Shaolin!

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