The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 286 - 98 Small Vehicle Buddhism

Chapter 286: Chapter 98 Small Vehicle Buddhism

Gong Ying died, died at the hands of Shi Jue, who he had deemed as critical for salvation. This irony, dramatic as it may seem, cannot go unmentioned.

At the very least, Kong Hai, the orchestrator of this drama, was shocked by Shi Jue’s sudden action.

"You... You actually killed him?" Kong Hai’s fingers trembled as he pointed at Shi Jue, who still bowed his head humbly.

The death of Gong Ying was not enough to shock Kong Hai. What shocked him was the decision Shi Jue made.

By killing Gong Ying, Shi Jue proved he had really made a decision, a decision that disregarded the lives of the thousands at Qiangong Castle.

"Are you... still a man of the Buddhist faith?"

One thousand lives, these were not a thousand chickens or ducks. The karmic debt of these thousand souls—if there was even a sliver of guilt in one’s heart, it could ferment over time and potentially lead Shi Jue, the man of Buddhism, astray into deviation, never to recover.

Yet, Shi Jue seemed to truly regard these thousand as mere chickens or ducks, his face as placid as an ancient well, he calmly said, "Buddhist Friend Kong Hai jests. Had you not taken advantage of Lord Gong, inciting him to harbor thoughts he should not have had, there would not be today’s retribution. Speaking of karmic debt, Buddhist Friend Kong Hai has no less than this poor monk, perhaps even more.

Even you, the instigator of all this, are at peace with yourself, so what have I to feel guilty about? I was merely granting Master Gong liberation."

Such justifiable words left Kong Hai somewhat speechless.

However, this did not obscure the fact that Shi Jue himself had killed Gong Ying, and certainly, Gong Qing would not feel grateful to Shi Jue for granting his elder brother liberation.

"You dare kill my elder brother!!"

Gong Qing, who had been kneeling, suddenly burst up from the ground, his face twisted with hatred, and pushed his palms flat toward Shi Jue’s abdomen.

"Boom—"

The palms hit Shi Jue’s abdomen squarely.

However, they did not cause him any harm. With the "Heart Zen Immortal Skill" protecting him, even Qing Yu had to destabilize his mental state before she could break through, let alone Gong Qing.

Shi Jue gently shook his head and sighed lightly, "Benefactor, why bother?"

The right hand that had killed Gong Ying once again fell lightly, casually, claiming the life of Gong Qing.

Indifferent and self-possessed, he killed two men without a ripple of emotion.

Kong Hai’s doubts were well-founded; such a monk was hard to believe as a man of the Buddhist order.

"Small Mahayana Buddhism." The raspy voice turned everyone’s gaze towards Yuanzhen.

"I never thought there would still be people who practice Small Mahayana Buddhism." Yuanzhen’s murky old eyes bore an incredulous look.

’Small Mahayana Buddhism.’ Qing Yu murmured this term in her heart.

Buddhism uses the metaphor of a chariot for the means of ferrying sentient beings. The so-called Small Mahayana, to put it plainly, is like a single-passenger carriage, which can only carry the owner beyond the Sea of Suffering, to the Other Shore.

Whereas Mahayana, as the name implies, is the opposite of Small Mahayana, aiming to universally save all sentient beings, ferrying this boundless population to the Other Shore.

When compared, there is no doubt that the Mahayana Buddhism was more popular among people. It was through Mahayana Buddhist teachings that Buddhism became the most popular religion at the time.

After all, compared to the selfish Small Mahayana Buddhism that only focused on oneself, devotees would naturally prefer the Mahayana Buddhist teachings, which claimed that one could be saved to the Other Shore without having to do anything.

Therefore, over time, the Small Mahayana Buddhist teachings were naturally discarded by Buddhism, becoming a historical record.

"Monk Shi Jue has said before that if one cannot save oneself, how can one speak of saving others?" Shi Jue spoke, "Mahayana Buddhist teachings aim to save all beings, yet all beings still remained in the Sea of Suffering."

"From a young age, Monk has studied Buddhist teachings and was able to discuss Buddhism with the monks in the temple at the age of seven. However, after that, Monk could no longer see the path ahead. Thus, eight years were wasted until Monk realized that Mahayana Buddhist teaching’s so-called salvation of all beings was but an illusion. Unable to save oneself, how can one be qualified to save others?"

"Since then, Monk began studying the Small Mahayana path, determined to achieve enlightenment on my own. Thus, I gained today’s name, ’Little Buddha.’"

With a few words, everyone understood how the ’Little Buddha’ of the Great Zen Temple began to study the Small Mahayana Buddhist teachings.

In fact, for those practicing martial arts in this world, there isn’t much difference between the great and small vehicles of Buddhism. For them, waiting for others to save them is a complete joke. The reason why Buddhism became widely believed in the Central Plains wasn’t because of the teachings that lured people into belief, but because of its strong force.

However, this force aside, if a high monk were to truly forget about compassion and become an evil ghost, then they could become a devil. After all, people would prefer high monks to be great beings full of compassion, not selfish individuals only caring about their own enlightenment.

At least, had Shi Jue’s recent actions spread, the name ’Little Buddha’ would probably be destroyed.

"Hehehe..."

A dry laugh, unable to hide the excitement within, Yuanzhen’s wrinkled old face beamed as he said, "I’m now very glad that you are the most outstanding disciple of the Great Zen Temple. If you were to become the holder of the Zen Sect in the future, my Esoteric Sect would win without a fight."

Saying so, Yuanzhen suddenly grabbed Kong Hai’s shoulder, intending to use Qinggong to leave.

However, before their bodies could rise into the air, they were struck down by someone in mid-air.

"Do the two of you think too highly of yourselves, thinking you can just escape whenever you wish?"

With a speed as swift as lightning, creating countless illusions in the air, Qing Yu executed ’Phoenix Dance Six Illusions.’ Coming from behind but arriving first, he blocked Yuanzhen’s path with a sword strike that landed on the palm Yuanzhen held in front of him, producing a clanging sound.

This sword strike could not harm Yuanzhen, whose body was as tough as Vajra, but forced him back to the ground, facing an imminent attack from Shi Jue.

Shi Jue’s footsteps bloomed lotuses with each step. Nine steps later, he was behind Yuanzhen, pushing out the ’Mustard Seed Sumeru Palm,’ which contained immense power within a small palm, forcing even ’Vajra Unconquerable’ Yuanzhen, with his Esoteric Sect’s Body Refining Divine Skill, to confront it cautiously.

"Bang—"

With a swing of his golden-glowing arm, he collided with the ’Mustard Seed Sumeru Palm.’ Even Yuanzhen, who was at the Divine Origin Peak and used a technique like the ’Withering and Flourishing Zen’ to contain his Primordial Energy, hadn’t reached Perfect mastery of his powers and was unable to stand against Shi Jue’s ’Mustard Seed Sumeru Palm,’ getting struck and sent flying.

"Moha rasna (great wrath)."

Kong Hai’s hands formed seals, and he chanted the True Words, launching the ’Immovable Ming King Seal’ towards Shi Jue.

"Monk Kong Hai, the gap between you and Monk is somewhat large," Shi Jue said, with a flick of his left hand that was held in front of his chest, casually dissipating the raging ’Immovable Ming King Seal.’

"Although Buddhist Friend has advanced into Divine Origin, your previous cultivation is not as refined as Monk’s. You rushed through the Innate Realm rather hastily to break through, leaving your current strength not much different from an average person at the Divine Origin Realm."

As he spoke, Shi Jue didn’t stop attacking, and his palm struck Kong Hai’s blocking arm.

Despite being blocked by Kong Hai, the price was a sound of bones cracking from his arms, suggesting that a fracture wasn’t far off.

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