Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 376 Meditation, sitting meditation, chopping wood, cooking, listening to sutras, and chanting Buddha's name

The Great Master Ku had nothing in his hands, but he casually picked up a wooden stick and struck the "wooden fish" in front of him as if he had done it a thousand times.

This is so natural that it seems every monk sits on it hundreds or thousands of times a day.

Sun Yanwan then heard the Zen Master Daku's leisurely voice lingering in her ears, saying, "This style is called Zen meditation."

Sun Yanwan felt as if he had become the wooden fish about to be struck down. He was completely restrained, as if he could only wait for the non-existent wooden stick of the Great Master Daku to fall.

Sun Yanwan was terrified. A thought suddenly popped into her mind: she seemed to be under a sheep-turning curse, but this time, it wasn't turning her into a sheep, but into a wooden fish, waiting for the Great Master Daku to strike it.

He shouted, and the Xuanhuang Tower within his body suddenly trembled, dispersing all the true energy that had been unknowingly locked in the acupoints around his body. This allowed Sun Yanwan to finally regain her mobility, and she immediately met him with a Dragon Elephant Prajna move.

Sun Yanwan never expected that her first move against Zen Master Daku would be a martial art she had created herself.

Dragon and Elephant Prajna vs. Zen Meditation.

Sun Yanwan was like a monkey throwing a punch at the Buddha, and was sent flying like a bullet.

However, Sun Yanwan, who was blasted away, felt an indescribable joy. He had finally broken free from the influence of the Zen master Da Ku's meditation posture and was no longer about to become a wooden fish, dull and lifeless, waiting for someone to knock on it.

The Great Master Ku smiled, not at all bothered by Sun Yanwan breaking his move or blasting Sun Yanwan away with one move. He laughed and said, "This second move is called meditation."

This renowned old monk, a peerless master of his time, extended a single finger and gently touched Sun Yanwan, who was as if frozen in place. There was nothing unusual about him, and he did not seem to be controlled by meditation. His meridians and mental consciousness seemed to be slowed down. He clearly and distinctly understood the true meaning of the martial arts of the Great Master Ku's finger strike and knew how the great monk would unleash his next move.

However, there are only two or three ways to deal with this move, and he has to make the most difficult choice among them. If he makes the wrong choice, defeat is imminent.

Sun Yanwan shouted, and as if by magic, a Ruyi Cudgel appeared in his hand. He had already taken it when he was forced back by the Great Master Ku. He then launched a fierce attack with the move "Havoc in Heaven".

This was the least desirable of the several contingency plans left to him by Zen Master Daku, but Zen Master Daku still smiled and pointed a finger at the end of the Ruyi Cudgel. The two streams of true energy, belonging to the Taoist and Buddhist schools respectively, clashed fiercely within the Ruyi Cudgel sixty or seventy times.

Sun Yanwan put away the Ruyi Cudgel and landed gracefully, but her internal energy was in chaos. Fortunately, the Xuanhuang Pagoda was indeed sharp, and she recovered her energy in an instant, calming it down again.

The Great Master Ku said calmly, "Not bad, not bad, you've already held out until the third move!"

"This move is called chopping wood!"

With a casual press of the Great Master Ku, Sun Yanwan felt as if she had seen a god wielding a divine axe, ready to split open the mountain that suppressed her mother.

He unleashed the power of "If I go and never return, then I will never return!" almost without hesitation.

An unparalleled, incomparable, all-encompassing, ruthless, annihilating, and dominating martial arts essence pierced through the void, seemingly intent on shattering all enemies before it.

It was this very move that killed Grandmaster Tang Chuwan.

The Great Master Ku was certainly not comparable to Tang Chuwan. His wood-chopping fell lightly, not colliding with the Ruyi Cudgel, but the two earth-shattering, immense internal forces seemed to transform into two giant millstones in the nearby void, grinding against each other as if to shatter the void itself. Sun Yanwan felt a sweetness in her chest and hurriedly activated the Taiyi Azure Spirit Fan to dissipate the reversed true energy. Her meridians, damaged by the shock, were repaired, and her internal organs were stimulated. She channeled all her injuries into a mouthful of blood, spat it out, and regained her spirit, shouting, "Great Master Ku, you too, take my move!"

Sun Yanwan knew that if Zen Master Daku were to unleash his full power and complete his Nine Styles of Martial Arts, she would likely be in trouble for three to five rounds. She would have to seize the opportunity to counterattack and interrupt Zen Master Daku's vigorous momentum.

With a single blow, he struck down all the gods and Buddhas in the sky. His body spun like a top, spinning wildly, and the Ruyi Cudgel seemed to multiply into hundreds of pieces, falling down in an indiscriminate manner.

The Great Master Ku laughed and said, "What a coincidence, my fourth move is called cooking rice."

The old monk's hands moved with ease, as if he were manipulating pots and pans, or picking vegetables and washing rice. His movements were ordinary and unremarkable, yet they were just right to block every blow from Sun Yanwan.

After a fierce exchange of blows, the two pushed each other away. Sun Yanwan, while recovering her inner energy, thought to herself, "The true meaning of the nine martial arts techniques of the Great Master Ku..."

"The fifth form must be listening to sutras!"

Without hesitation, he activated the Seven Illusions of Dream Weaving, the Demon-Summoning Banner, the Vajra Bracelet, the Immortal-Slaying Whip, the God-Slaying Thorn, the Underworld, the Land of Ultimate Bliss, and Mount Sumeru—seven transformations in total—which intersected with the chanting of the Great Master Da Ku, who was "arriving as promised," in the void. This time, even the faces of the onlookers around him changed.

It seemed that everyone saw a Buddhist Pure Land slowly emerging from the void, and everyone had the thought of stepping into it. However, in the blink of an eye, the two fought to a draw, each withdrawing their spiritual powers. Almost 90% of the onlookers were sweating profusely, wondering what would happen if the same move were used against them.
Almost everyone had the same thought: "I'm afraid I'm completely unable to resist it."

Even Yang Wuji showed a serious expression and said in a low voice, "Zhang Yuanqiao really knows how to train his disciples!"

"Hehe, no matter how well he's trained, he still became my son-in-law."

The Great Master Daku chuckled and said, "You have surprised me greatly. This sixth technique is called: Reciting the Buddha's Name."

A statue of a master or Buddha appeared in Sun Yanwan's spiritual world, seemingly about to sit beneath her.

This time, Sun Yanwan did not choose a forceful approach. Instead, she suddenly leaped up, using a move called "Leaping Beyond the Three Realms, Outside the Five Elements," which is the most subtle and varied move in the Divine Staff Technique.

Sun Yanwan didn't actually jump very high. The original intention of this staff technique was not to jump high, but to break the enemy's mental strength.

Listening to sutras and chanting Buddha's name are two actions that are linked together and are both forms of mental attack.

Sun Yanwan used the Seven Illusions of Dream Weaver and fought hard once. She used "transcending the Three Realms and not being within the Five Elements" to break through the mental lock of Zen Master Da Ku. Even Zen Master Da Ku was full of praise for this and said, "Many people say that you will definitely become the number one in the world in the future."

"I think it won't be long before, at most three to five years, and Old Baldy will be no match for you."

"However!"

"Now you must withstand this move from the old bald man!"

"This technique is called..."

(End of this chapter)