Chapter 1583: Chapter 52: Changing Heaven and Defying Fate Chapter 1583: Chapter 52: Changing Heaven and Defying Fate Perhaps it was truly a matter of enough fortune being accumulated, the two young monks Tang Luo set his eyes on had impressive backgrounds.
The rules of Nanshan Temple were strict; the disciples admitted into the sect gates must sever their ties to the past.
If they do not achieve enlightennt (transcend mortality) within five years, they could only beco monks within the Nanshan Legal Realm, waiting until they achieve the Arhat Fruit Rank before they could be appointed otherwise.
Due to these stringent entry requirents, the number of disciples in the Nanshan Sect has always been low.
In ordinary years, despite holding heart-piercing competitions, only thirty to forty disciples could join the sect. However, since the Path of No Suffering and Extinction established its court in Zhongzhou, the incredibly brilliant children all ran to that ancestral court, resulting in a significant yearly decrease in new disciples for the Nanshan Sect, with only twenty barely qualified Inner Sect Disciples this year.
Among them, Yu Luo and Yu Zhi, were two of the newly promoted twenty Inner Sect Disciples.
As the sect with the strictest disciplines in Buddha’s Country, the ntor-disciple bond in Nanshan Sect differs from elsewhere. In other monasteries in Buddha’s Country, disciples first pay respects to their master before being gifted with a Dharma na by the master.
However, in Nanshan Sect, all disciples admitted into the sect are divided into East and West Sequences, then given Dharma nas and precepts by the Sect Head and Du Jian.
Usually, this Dharma na would accompany them for life, even if they verify the path to becoming an Arhat or Bodhisattva.
Unlike other monasteries where one master leads one disciple, every disciple in the Nanshan Sect practices uniformly, and their instructors comprise of the West Sequence’s Sect Head, three hall elders, along with the East Sequence’s Du Jian, monastery supervisors, and Law Team Elders.
Generally, these high monks only teach, not concerning themselves with the disciples’ comprehension. However, if a disciple displays a spark of wisdom, a great monk may indeed take them under their wing.
But most of the ti, the virtuous and high monks do not take a young disciple along since they are already swamped with their duties—the higher their rank, the busier they are. There just isn’t the capacity to educate disciples newly entered into wisdom.
However, there are always exceptions. Perhaps it was truly a matter of special affinity, Sect Head Fachuan really took a liking to two disciples during routine teachings and planned to admit them into the sect.
Still, for a Great Zen Master like Fachuan to accept disciples, naturally, they must test their intelligence and nature. Thus, the first test for the two young monks was to go out of the city to receive soone.
Receive whom?
An old acquaintance.
From where does the person co?
From afar.
That was all the information the two young monks received from Fachuan, and then with full confidence, they left the city.
“Ha, in my opinion, those two young monks are unlikely to be accepted into Monk Fachuan’s tutelage.”
Watching the two teary-eyed monks tied to a tree, Tang Luo remarked teasingly.
“Why do you say that, my husband?” asked Yun Xiu, puzzled.
“If the old acquaintance is going to co, why bother searching? Honestly guarding at the city gate, or rather holding a wooden sign with Fachuan’s na would have a much higher chance than plunging headlong into the vast forest, thousands to tens of thousands tis higher,” Tang Luo joked. “Or be more lazy and just wait right at the entrance to Fachuan’s monastery. Since it’s an old acquaintance, coming to the Nanshan Legal Realm would surely an paying a visit to an old friend. It’s not like they are directly being sought after by the dia. Now look, the acquaintance wasn’t found, but instead, they ran into two villains and got tied to a tree.”
Even if one leaps through the Dragon Gate and is admitted into the Nanshan Sect, a youth is ultimately still a youth.
The top talents of heart-piercing competitions, when encountering the true demon king of Longzhou, what chance would they have to resist?
Originally thinking they had encountered a bold enemy of Buddha, expecting to be tornted to death, but as they listened, they were inadvertently drawn into the scenario.
The mysterious test suddenly beca clear, and it made the young monk Yuan Xiang burst into tears crying, “So that’s what Master ant, that’s what Master ant, elder brother, I regret it so much, boo hoo hoo.”
“Stop crying!”
Yuan Xing, the young monk with a round face and small tiger teeth and a pair of beautiful eyes, even misty, glared widely: “We are Inner Sect Disciples of the Nanshan Sect, don’t let the thieves see and laugh!”
“The young monk does have so spirit,” Tang Luo chuckled. “But being trapped, arrogance is not a good way to survive.”
“Burglar, stop speaking sophistry!” Yuan Xing, the young monk, shouted angrily at Tang Luo: “If you must kill, then kill, the high monks and virtuous monks of the Nanshan Temple will surely avenge us!”
“…Perhaps you should handle it,” Tang Luo said helplessly. “It seems I can’t communicate well with these two young monks.”
Hearing this, Yun Xiu, who was digging a hole in another large tree, chuckled lightly and turned to say, “My husband, you try talking with them a little more; I’m almost done here.”
“Alright then, I’ll keep the two young monks company for a bit longer.” Tang Luo shrugged and turned to console the two young monks, “Don’t be afraid, we won’t hurt you. We’re just using your identities to have a look around the Nanshan Legal Realm, and we’ll leave in a few days.”
“Hmph, the Jifeng Zen Assembly is currently underway at the Nanshan Legal Realm. No matter what sinister intentions you, the thief, harbor, you will not succeed!” Yuan Xing, the young monk had just said this when he was hit hard on the forehead by a falling round gourd from the tree.
“It wasn’t who used the gourd to hit you, why glare at …” Tang Luo, both amused and frustrated, turned and shouted toward Yun Xiu, “I can’t handle it here much longer, aren’t you done yet?”
“Done, I’m done.” Yun Xiu deftly ca down from the tree and approached saying, “I’m now fairly familiar with the appearances and attires of the two young monks. Let’s place them in the tree hollow.”
“All that hustle just for this, huh?” Tang Luo puzzled.
“The ground has many poisonous insects, and moreover, if tied to the tree for too long, it could harm the children’s ridians, so it’s better to place them in the tree hollow.”
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