come to the heavens

Those who pass the test will be official Shaolin disciples from today, and are qualified to practice Shaolin intermediate martial arts. At the same time, they will be taught various martial arts by brothers or uncles from Luohan Hall. If they are lucky, they may be accepted as disciples by eminent Shaolin monks.

Becoming an official disciple doesn't mean that you don't have to work, you have to work, but it's just that the salary is much better, the authority has been increased, and the place to live has changed. Ye Chen still has to carry water early every morning to exercise.

Of course, after becoming an official disciple of Shaolin Temple, every new entrant to the temple still has to make an important choice, that is, to become a monk disciple or a lay disciple.

The so-called lay disciples are formal disciples of Shaolin who have held the Three Refuge Ceremony but do not need to take precepts.

And monks, also called Buddhist disciples, need to shave off their hair and take precepts, and formally convert to my Buddha.

The difference between lay disciples and monastic disciples is that lay disciples can choose whether to observe the precepts, they can observe or not, and they can also marry wives and have children, while monastic disciples must abide by the internal rules and regulations, and they will be punished if they break the precepts.

It seems that lay disciples seem to have no restrictions, much more enjoyable than monastic disciples.

But in fact...it is much more enjoyable, ordinary people can't stand all kinds of strict rules and regulations, and both of them are formal disciples, they can both practice Shaolin martial arts, and they can also practice Shaolin 72 unique skills if they meet the requirements.

However, there is an unspoken rule between lay disciples and monastic disciples, that is, lay disciples cannot become high-level officials in Shaolin Temple. Only disciples who become monks can practice, such as Yijin Jing, Washing Marrow Sutra, Vajra Indestructibility, etc.

Therefore, Ye Chen's choice was to become a monk and shave his hair to become a monk.

Anyway, after he learns the unique skills of the Shaolin town school, he can return to vulgarity.

Shaolin Temple does not restrict eminent monks from returning to lay life, but there are few or no real eminent monks returning to lay life.

After all, those who can learn those rare schools of the town and succeed are basically in their seventies and eighties. At such an age, the four majors are basically empty, and there is no idea or need to return to the vulgar.

But Ye Chen is different, as long as he has enough potential points, he can cultivate to the extreme within one year and become an invincible super master.

Shaolin Temple accepts many disciples every year, but few actually choose to become monastic disciples. Basically, there are only one or two out of ten, and sometimes none. Just like his class of 35 students, only three chose to become monks. They all choose to become lay disciples.

The three are Ye Chen, Zhang Xuanye, and a descendant named Wu Wenguang.

Zhang Xuanye chose to become a monastic disciple, probably because he felt that his aptitude was too poor, and he would have to wait more than ten years to get revenge, so he decided to become a monk directly.

However, Wu Wenguang, the descendant, had a very simple idea. He could guess that he came here for Shaolin martial arts. He wanted to practice a few Shaolin unique skills before the end of the descending time.

Unlike other descendants who may have last wish tasks to complete, Wu Wenguang's last wish is probably related to Shaolin.

The shaving ceremony was held in the Daxiong Palace. After the three-day fasting ceremony, the three of them officially shaved and branded a scar on the top of their heads.

Shaolin lay disciples also have to shave their heads, but there is no ring scar on the top of the head. This is the difference between lay disciples and monks.

As a monastic disciple, Ye Chen was officially granted a Dharma title after ordination——Hollow, who is a disciple of Shaolin's Kongzi generation, which is the lowest generation today.

As for lay disciples, they also have dharma titles, but they are not given by their masters. Instead, they take their own name and their seniority. For example, Ye Chen, if he chooses to be a lay disciple, his dharma name will be Kong Chen.

To be honest, Ye Chen feels a little weird about his dharma name, hollow, which means he has no heart.

Official dharma titles do not have to be changed, they are all ranked according to seniority.

From the day of his ordination, Ye Chen officially entered Shaolin and began his career as a monk who abides by the rules and regulations.

There are a lot of rules and regulations in Shaolin Temple, but there are ten main ones, the so-called Ten Commandments, which must be observed, even for lay disciples.

Ye Chen glanced at it, and it was almost the same as he imagined, to be compassionate, not to bully the weak, not to kill and set fire, etc.

However, one of the precepts is different from what he imagined, and that is to drink alcohol and eat meat.

There is a special note on this article, Shaolin monks can disobey this article, but they are not allowed to kill at will, which means that Shaolin monks can eat meat and not drink alcohol.

After thinking about it, it's normal. Shaolin monks specialize in martial arts, and their bodies can't bear it if they don't eat meat. The so-called fasting of monks does not include monks.

Chapter 88 Fifteen Layer Arhat Fist

"The early worm gets eaten by the bird!"

Touching his bare forehead, Ye Chen got up from the bed, the sky outside the window was just getting bright, and the sky had just appeared. According to the time, it should be around four o'clock in the morning, and he had to get up to start his day's homework .

Unlike monks who specialize in studying Buddhist scriptures, monks still need to work and exercise every day, not because they are formal disciples.

Putting on a knee-length jacket, he picked up a big ax and went out from the door. He saw a bald monk walking out of the next room. He saluted with his right hand in front of him, and then went out.

His task is to chop firewood, and he has to chop a certain amount of firewood every day to exercise his arm strength and precision.

When he came to the yard of the firewood house, he was alone here, without lights, and he could see everything in the yard through the starlight in the sky. This is a courtyard house with an open space in the center. A water well, the bluestone well is covered with moss, and it is surrounded by open houses, which are full of logs as thick as arms.

He first brought a pile of logs from the house next door to the side, picked up a thigh-thick stick and put it upright on the chopping board, raised the ax and slammed it on the center of the log, and the log split into pieces with a 'click' sound. Two, separate exactly from the center.

After chopping firewood for almost a month, Ye Chen has been able to cut the log into two with one axe, but that's all.

It is said that some brothers who have been chopping firewood for several years have already managed to split a log into two with their hands instead of an axe, which is much better than him.

But this is not the most powerful. It is said that the most powerful one hits the top of the standing log with a punch, and the force is dispersed. It can accurately divide a log into more than a dozen pieces of the same size. in place.

This kind of monk no longer needs to practice any boxing and palm skills, and can make a name for himself in the arena with just this firewood chopping skill.

Of course, this legendary technique is just a legend. It is said that someone could do it a hundred years ago, but it is no longer there.

It's not that no one can do it, some masters can do it with their superb techniques of exerting strength and strong internal strength, but this is done by martial arts, not by skills alone.

Ye Chen is not interested in learning this kind of skill, it's not useless, but it's just superfluous for him, he has attribute abilities, as long as he improves an advanced boxing technique to a master, he will naturally master this skill , How can there be a need to devote more than ten years to pondering the firewood chopping skills.

When the required wood was cut, it was already the sun on the branches. Ye Chen threw the ax away, washed his body with cool well water from the well on the side, and went to the open space on the side to start punching.

"Snapped!"

He punched out, and the powerful force burst into the void, making a crisp explosion.

Punching, turning, hammering, clapping, there are very few basic boxing moves, just these few moves, any boxing method is transformed from these basic moves, but the power is different depending on the strength technique.

The Arhat boxing he practiced is one of the basic Shaolin boxing techniques. It is strong, light, agile, and well-prepared. Generally speaking, it does not require much strength to exert its power, but if the strength is strong enough, the power will also increase. Arhat This is a fierce category, with Ye Chen's current strength, one punch can even blow up the air.

Originally, after Ye Chen became an official disciple, he could practice any martial arts in Shaolin except 72 unique skills, and he was also eligible to enter the Cangjing Pavilion to read scriptures, but he has not been in once a month, but has been practicing this Arhat boxing.

It's not that he doesn't know that there is unique knowledge in the Shaolin Tibetan Scripture Pavilion. According to the plot of the Shendiao novel, the Jiuyang magic skill is still hidden in the Shaolin Tibetan Scripture Pavilion. Shaolin Jueyuan doesn't know if he has discovered the Jiuyang hidden in the Buddhist scriptures. Divine skills, if he goes to the Sutra Pavilion now, there is a high probability that he will find Jiuyang divine skills.

The biggest reason is that he can't cultivate his internal strength now. What he wants most now is the Shaolin Yi Jin Jing. Only by practicing this unique art of the Shaolin town school to connect the broken meridians can he practice other martial arts.

In one month, Ye Chen has already upgraded Luohanquan to No.15 level, and he is still three levels away from cultivating Shaolin Luohanquan to Dacheng No.18 level.

The level of Shaolin Arhat Boxing on the fifteenth floor has been quietly raised to a two-star top-grade martial art. Under the power of his seventh-level Dragon Elephant Prajna Kungfu, he is unrivaled. He estimates that raising this martial art to the eighteenth level has It may reach the realm of third-grade martial arts, which is comparable to Shaolin 72.

"It's almost there, let's go to the Sutra Pavilion to have a look."

After clapping his hands, Ye Chen left the small yard and walked directly up the mountain.

There are not so many gauges in Shaolin Temple. As a formal disciple, except for some important areas inside the gate and other disciples' private rooms, they can basically walk around the entire temple.

The Sutra Pavilion is located on the mountainside of Shaoshi Mountain. This is already a very important area of ​​Shaolin Temple. Some important buildings in the temple are in this area. It already belongs to the area where he can’t just walk around. He can only walk along the stone steps. Walking, occasionally seeing other monks on the road, he would stop and salute with his palms together, calling out 'Amitabha! '