In a small house with green tiles and white walls, a bald strong man dressed as a traveler was drinking a bowl of steaming noodle soup with sweat all over his face.
The sturdy man's name is Yu Lu, he is the second son of the Yu family in Hexian Town, and he is also a famous lay martial monk within a ten-mile radius. He can capture a mad pig and kill a murderer.
He was more than eight feet tall, with broad shoulders and a thick waist, a bald head and no beard. His muscles were as taut as those of a lion or tiger, and he exuded a strong and fierce aura.
This doesn't look like an 18-year-old boy at all. Other young boys have birds flying on their shoulders and willows swaying in the wind. But Yu Lu is a tough guy who can shoot eagles with a bow and pull out weeping willows.
After drinking four bowls of noodle soup in a row, Yu Lu finally stood up contentedly, picked up the 78-jin iron Zen stick with one hand, and shouted to Li Xiu'e who was busy in the kitchen:
"Xiu'e, I'm going to the temple to practice boxing. Remember to close the doors and windows at home!"
"Why are you leaving so early today? Erlang usually leaves at noon."
Upon hearing this, Li Xiu'e quickly wiped her hands, untied her apron, and walked out the door. She looked at Yu Erlang who was about to leave with a look of reluctance and a little nervousness.
The world is far from peaceful nowadays. Not only are demons rampant and cannibalistic, but even criminals dare to break into homes and rob people in broad daylight.
She always felt terrified when there was no man at home.
Two days ago, a gangster climbed over the low wall of her house. If Yu Lu had not happened to come back early and beaten him into a pulp with two or three punches, Li Xiu'e couldn't imagine what would have happened.
"There's no other way. My master asked me to go earlier, so I had to do this." Yu Lu said with a wry smile. When he thought of the strange Lotus Temple, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
"That's the only way. This bag is filled with steamed bread. When you're hungry, remember to soak it in boiling water to soften it before eating. Otherwise, it's too dry and hard for your stomach to handle."
Upon hearing this, Li Xiu'e could only hand the dry food to Yu Lu, and stood with Yu Lu, whispering instructions to him, looking like a lovely girl from a small family.
"I understand." Yu Lu felt warm in the heart when he heard this and responded quickly.
"Also, be careful when you go up the mountain. There has been a lot of unrest in the town recently. Seven people in one family had their hearts dug out and their skin peeled off. Everyone said that a demon had sneaked from Changfeng County to Hexian Town to cause trouble."
"The forest on the mountain is dense, and it is easy for dirty things to hide. Don't rush to take shortcuts, remember to walk on the wide stone road."
"I know the severity of it." Yu Lu smiled, then frowned as if he remembered something, hesitated for a while and asked:
"Xiu'e, I heard that Changfeng County has been massacred by demons and no one in the city survived. Is that true?"
Li Xiu'e's face turned pale and she nodded. "It should be true. I was cooking that day and I smelled an unprecedented aroma of meat. The whole Hexian Town could smell it. I heard... I heard from everyone that it was the demon who occupied Changfeng County and cooked thousands of people. Ugh~"
By the end of the story, Li Xiu'e could no longer hold back and bent over, retching non-stop.
Yu Lu hurriedly supported her and did not let go until she recovered.
"Don't worry too much. There is Baiyun Mountain between Hexian Town and Changfeng County. Those demons will not go far away. Besides, even if they attack, our Hexian Town is close to Yongzhou Prefecture. Changfeng County is a land of fish and rice in the whole Yongzhou. The prefecture will definitely not sit idly by."
"Perhaps, the reinforcements from the palace have already arrived secretly, ready to catch the demons off guard, but we just don't know about it yet."
Feeling the big hand on her waist, Li Xiu's pretty face flushed, and she was extremely happy about such intimacy. She hurriedly said, "Erlang, hurry up the mountain, or you will be punished by the temple if you go too late."
...
After Yu Lu left, Li Xiu'e closed the doors and windows and walked towards the room with difficulty carrying the hatchet.
Yu Lu was walking alone on the mountain road. The thick and dense tree canopies above his head connected together, blocking the sky completely, and not a single ray of sunlight could get in.
What was even more bizarre was that there was not a single sound of birds singing or animals roaring. The entire forest was filled with a cold and eerie atmosphere. Yu Lu was the only living creature, and the mossy stone road under his feet seemed to be leading to the netherworld where countless evil spirits were cheering and rejoicing.
Soon Yu Lu arrived at the ruins of a previous dynasty.
The collapsed ancient walls, the headless Buddha statues, the dull glazed tile fragments were flying everywhere, and all that could be seen were broken walls and ruins.
But if you look closely, you can still see signs of human cleaning. On the highest pile of rubble is a plaque made of fragments, which reads:
Lotus Temple.
In the ruined ancient temple in the deep forest, Yu Lu was practicing his boxing beside the ruins. His moves were extremely ferocious, like a green lion pouncing on its prey, revealing a ruthless spirit that would not stop until it had torn its prey into pieces.
Yu Lu had already tested the power of this punch on bad guys. An ordinary flesh and blood body would be torn into pieces if hit by it.
"Gululu!"
The sound of rolling stones came suddenly and echoed in the gloomy mountain forest. Yu Lu clenched his fist and jumped up in an instant, as if facing a powerful enemy.
After seeing clearly, Yu Lu breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out to be a broken Buddha head blown by the wind and rolling towards him.
The Buddha's head's eyes were staring straight at Yu Lu, as if it was examining him closely, which made people feel a little creepy.
Yu Lu felt uncomfortable, so he moved the Buddha head behind the pile of stones and continued to practice boxing to strengthen his muscles.
After practicing boxing, as Yu Lu mobilized his mind, several lines of information appeared in front of him:
Yu Lu
Martial Arts Realm---Eighth Realm: Body Forging
Immortal cultivation --- None
Skill: [Blue Lion Swallowing Heavenly Book] Incomplete Volume (Minor Success)
Conditions for advancement to the Great Mastery stage: a green lion whip, a pair of green lion claws, ten jars of lion heart medicinal wine, three hundred kilograms of rabbit meat, and spending three full-moon midnights in the belly of the stone lion that guards the house.
Effects of the skills: Lion's roar, revenge, and the world in the belly.
Lion's Roar: The structure of your throat is different from that of ordinary people. A full roar can stun and stun surrounding enemies.
Retaliation: After taking damage, your next attack deals 50% more damage.
The Universe in the Belly: After being transformed by the Green Lion Swallowing Heaven Book, there is a special universe in your belly that can store three things.
This is Yu Lu’s golden finger. As long as certain conditions are met, his skills can be improved. He does not need to practice hard like ordinary people, let alone face the risk of alienation and degeneration.
The cultivation of immortals in this world does not advocate tranquility and inaction, breathing the wind and drinking dew. On the contrary, the process of cultivation is full of unpredictable dangers.
Especially when relying on practicing the life sutra to improve the realm of cultivation, not only is there a risk of alienation and degeneration, but one may also be targeted by some indescribable existence at any time!
As magic and martial arts are dependent on one's own natal sutra, there are not so many concerns when practicing them. As long as one does not practice magic and martial arts that conflict with one's own natal sutra, there is basically no risk of alienation and degeneration.
"The condition for the Blue Lion to Swallow the Heavenly Book is to use a stone lion to protect the house. People say that stone lions can drive away evil spirits and kill demons. I hope that I can gain the ability to drive away evil spirits and kill demons by then."
Yu Lu muttered to himself that his current martial arts skills were already quite strong in Hexian Town, but it was only brute force, still within the realm of mortals. He had no power to resist when facing those weird powers, demons and monsters.
As the sun sets and evening arrives, the atmosphere in the forest becomes increasingly eerie and spooky. There are faint rustling sounds and it seems as if mountain ghosts are crawling in the invisible shadows.
Yu Lu only felt as if countless pairs of eyes were looking at him in the gaps between the trees.
Li Xiu'e always thought that the temple where Yu Lu practiced martial arts was Baoxiang Temple on Wo Shi Mountain. Yu Lu never took the initiative to explain and always evaded the question.
Only he knew that what he came to every day was a lotus ghost temple that only appeared in the evening.
There are many demons running rampant in this ghost temple, but they are all sealed in small meditation rooms and cannot wreak havoc on the human world.
This also gave Yu Lu the opportunity to become stronger. He was accepted as a disciple by a powerful dragon-raising monk in the temple, who taught him how to practice to help get rid of the demons and monsters in the temple.
The immortal monk told Yu Lu that as long as he left the temple before the sun completely set, there would be no danger. So Yu Lu decided to take him as his master and come to practice every day.
However, what puzzled Yu Lu was that his master always looked like a handsome little monk. He did not teach him Buddhist principles, nor did he recite Buddhist scriptures or do morning prayers, which were things a proper monk should do. As a result, until now Yu Lu could not understand the meaning of even the simplest Buddhist scripture.
Yu Lu turned around and saw that the ruins of the original temple had been transformed into a prosperous, magnificent Zen temple. Thousands of Buddhist chants and melodious bell sounds could be heard from the temple, which made people feel calm and peaceful.
"Bang!"
The temple gate opened sinisterly, the bronze animal heads on the door clanged as they held rings, but there was no one behind the door.
Yu Lu was not surprised at all. Looking at the brand new plaque above his head with the words "Lotus Temple" written on it, he opened the door and walked in as if he was familiar with the place.
After Yu Lu entered, the temple door slammed shut again.
Hearing the sound of the door closing, the Buddha's head rolled over from behind the pile of stones again, staring at the plaque of Lotus Temple with a smile.
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