Chapter 82

Upon hearing this,

Jiu Mozhi's expression changed drastically, and he suppressed his anger.

Taking advantage of Su Chen's lack of preparation, he secretly channeled his energy.

Inside his wide sleeves, a fierce Flame Blade was already gripped in his palm, ready to strike!

One must know that this Flame Blade was Jiu Mozhi's unique skill and a martial arts technique that shook the martial arts world.

This blade Qi, formed entirely from internal energy, was not only overbearing and fierce but also extremely fast.

Even compared to the Six Meridian Divine Sword of the Dali Duan family, it was not the least bit inferior!

If an ordinary person were to be hit by it, the result would be certain death.

In Jiu Mozhi's view, if this fortune teller could not keep his mouth shut, he would have to take action and send him to the afterlife early.

But at the same time,

after Su Chen finished speaking,

the unsuspecting audience around them could not help but start discussing it again.

"Did you hear that? Mr. Su asserted that the great monk will lose his life at Shaolin."

"No way, right? Jiu Mozhi is the Imperial Preceptor of Tubo, after all; Shaolin Temple should show him some courtesy. Why kill him? Just crippling him would be enough!"

"If I were that monk, I would definitely kneel and beg for mercy immediately. If Mr. Su were in a good mood, he might even give me some pointers and tell me how to break the curse!"

"No way, right? You have to know that the Imperial Preceptor fought five people at once at Tianlong Temple and was quite spectacular! If it were one-on-one, Shaolin might not necessarily have the upper hand!"

"Sigh! It's shameful to say! Shaolin's talent has withered. In the 'Xuan' generation, Xuan Ku was murdered, Xuan Bei was murdered, and Xuan Nan was also murdered! Now, the only ones left in Shaolin who can hold their own are the abbot, Abbot Xuanci, and the head of the Dharma Hall, Xuan Du! That Abbot Xuanci is still okay; after decades of hard work, he finally mastered the Vajra Palm, one of the seventy-two Shaolin arts, and his cultivation has finally entered the Grandmaster realm! As for Xuan Du, he is much worse. That great monk practiced the Flicking Finger Skill for thirty years and didn't achieve anything!! I don't think Xuan Du can beat Jiu Mozhi!"

"Isn't that exactly it? If Jiu Mozhi is determined to go and provoke them, I'm afraid that even if Abbot Xuanci and Xuan Du go together, they might not be a match for this Tubo Imperial Preceptor! You have to know, although this great monk is hypocritical, his martial arts are genuinely high! Didn't that Buddhist chant just now startle the birds and beasts and make everyone look over?"

"That's right! Since this great monk is so powerful, why did Mr. Su say that he is destined to return in defeat? And even meet the Buddha ahead of schedule?"

"Could it be that something unexpected will happen on his trip to Shaolin?"

Amidst the discussions of the crowd,

Su Chen gently shook his folding fan and then smiled at the crowd:

"The reason for this is naturally not complicated."

"It is because when the Imperial Preceptor goes to Shaolin, he will encounter an extraordinary little monk,"

"and the Imperial Preceptor's martial arts will all be neutralized by this little monk,"

"and even the seventy-two Shaolin arts that the Imperial Preceptor is most proud of will be exposed by this little monk."

"When it comes down to it, the Imperial Preceptor's martial arts are claimed to be the seventy-two Shaolin arts, all mastered,"

"but in reality, the Imperial Preceptor is merely using the Xiaoyao Sect's Little Formless Art as a foundation to forcibly drive these Shaolin techniques."

"Because of this, the Shaolin techniques are indeed used, but they look somewhat incongruous and not quite right."

Hearing this,

the crowd was even more incredulous!

Xiaoyao Sect?

Little Formless Art?

What was this all about?

One must know that Jiu Mozhi was a Buddhist, and the martial arts he practiced were also Buddhist,

but the Xiaoyao Sect was a Daoist sect, and it had absolutely nothing to do with the Buddhist sect!

How could Jiu Mozhi, a Buddhist expert, know Daoist martial arts?

Besides, this Little Formless Art was no ordinary martial art;

it was one of the foundational secret techniques of the Xiaoyao Sect back in the day!

It was the martial arts foundation of the entire Xiaoyao Sect and an absolutely secret technique that was never passed on!

Apart from a few experts of the Xiaoyao Sect, no one in the entire Jianghu knew this internal art.

In fact, even people from the Xiaoyao Sect might not necessarily know this martial art.

Because the founder of the Xiaoyao Sect, Senior Xiaoyaozi, had only passed this Little Formless Art to two disciples.

The stories about this were numerous and varied.

But regarding the Little Formless Art,

after all these years, people had not only never seen it, they had never even heard of it.

If it hadn't been for Bai Xiaosheng specifically publishing the Jianghu Monthly Report later, explaining the past and present of the Xiaoyao Sect, I'm afraid people still wouldn't know about the grievances and grudges between these enemies of the Xiaoyao Sect.

The crowd thought about it and became even more suspicious, unable to understand it for a while!

Just then, Lu Xiaofeng was truly confused and asked:

"Mr. Su, I have one thing I don't understand!"

"Jiu Mozhi is clearly a Buddhist disciple, so how could he know Daoist internal arts?"

"How is such a thing possible?"

After Lu Xiaofeng finished speaking, everyone nodded in agreement.

On the balcony, Yao Yue saw this and smiled disdainfully: "Hmm? Could this also be stolen?"

Lianxing saw this and smiled gently: "That's not very likely. You have to know that there are very few experts in this world who know the Little Formless Art. Even if he wanted to steal it, where would he go to steal it?"

At this point,

they all stretched their necks, waiting for Su Chen's answer.

Su Chen smiled calmly and said softly:

"The Imperial Preceptor's Flame Blade technique is naturally inherited from the Tubo Great Wheel Temple; it is indeed a sect inheritance."

"The seventy-two Shaolin arts come from Murong Bo's generous gift; although it is not honorable, there is nothing more to say."

"As for this Little Formless Art, it was naturally obtained by the Imperial Preceptor through his own efforts...."

Speaking of this, Su Chen paused again and continued:

"Back in the day, when the Imperial Preceptor was young, he could be considered solemn and quite impressive,"

"and it just so happened that the Empress Dowager of Western Xia was sincerely devoted to Buddhism and invited high monks from all over the world to the palace to lecture on scriptures every year."

"And the Imperial Preceptor, who became famous at a young age, was also known for his profound Buddhist dharma, so he was naturally among those invited."

"However, there were eighty-four high monks who entered the Western Xia Empress Dowager's palace that year, but when the monks left the palace after the lectures were finished, there were only eighty-three."

"Among the many high monks, one person remained in the harem of the Western Xia Empress Dowager....."

"Just as you all expected, this person is undoubtedly the Imperial Preceptor!"

"And the Empress Dowager of Western Xia is none other than the third disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect back then—Li Qiushui."