Chapter 4 Scripture Pavilion, Five Years Later

"Little fellow."

"Show me your hand."

Just as the Great Zen Temple Abbot, the Abbot, and the others were having turbulent thoughts,

that Long-browed Old Monk stepped forward and said in a kindly tone,

"Alright."

Lin Yuan did not refuse.

In fact, he couldn't refuse either.

As he looked at this Long-browed Old Monk, Lin Yuan felt that within his Dantian, the wisps of Innate Qi that had just been nurtured were trembling.

It was obvious.

The strength of this Long-browed Old Monk far exceeded Lin Yuan's imagination.

At least he was vastly stronger than the Great Zen Temple Abbot, the Abbot, and the others.

Because Lin Yuan hadn't felt such pressure from the latter.

"Martial arts at Perfection, Qi is generated naturally."

"He has indeed cultivated a superior martial art to the Realm of Perfection."

The Long-browed Old Monk gently touched Lin Yuan's right hand, and a wave of scorching Qi diffused outward, followed immediately by a sigh.

"Qi generated naturally?"

Hearing this, the Great Zen Temple Abbot and the various Abbots simultaneously let out a soft breath of relief.

Even though they had guessed it in their hearts long ago, they still found it unfathomable.

The martial arts of this world were divided into Acquired, Innate, Grandmaster, and Great Grandmaster.

Generally speaking, a Grandmaster was already the ceiling, while a Great Grandmaster might not even appear once in several hundred years.

As for Acquired and Innate, they occupied the overwhelming majority of Martial Artists in the world.

There were roughly three pathways to step from the Acquired Realm into the Innate Realm.

First: Swallowing some rare heaven and earth Spirit Medicine; as long as the medicinal efficacy was fully absorbed, even an ordinary person could become an Innate Realm martial arts expert.

Second: An Acquired Peak Martial Artist seized the opportunity for a Breakthrough and successfully stepped into the Innate Realm.

This pathway was also the mainstream; almost all Innate Martial Artists came about this way.

Third: Cultivating a superior martial art to the Realm of Perfection.

Superior martial arts were the painstaking works of Grandmaster Realm martial arts Experts.

Superior martial arts at the level of Perfection had already developed a certain aspect of the Physical Body to the extreme.

Thus, the natural birth of Innate Qi from this was not a strange matter.

However, martial arts Experts who stepped into the Innate Realm through this pathway were basically fifty or sixty years old, having studied superior martial arts day and night for decades, finally experiencing a moment of sudden comprehension on a certain day by chance.

For someone like Lin Yuan to comprehend a superior martial art at the age of three or four was something the Great Zen Temple Abbot and the Abbot had at least never heard of.

Only those martial arts prodigies who were born knowing things and were encountered once in a millennium could barely explain it.

"Little fellow, would you be willing to take me as your master?"

The Long-browed Old Monk looked at Lin Yuan with a complex expression and suddenly spoke.

As soon as these words came out, the Great Zen Temple Abbot, the Abbot, and other monks did not show any strange expressions.

After confirming that Lin Yuan had comprehended a superior martial art and cultivated it to the Realm of Perfection,

several people realized that Lin Yuan's martial arts Aptitude could definitely be called the highest in the Great Zen Temple for a millennium.

With such a martial arts prodigy, only the Long-browed Old Monk in the entire Great Zen Temple had the certainty to teach him.

As for the Great Zen Temple Abbot, the Abbot, and others, strictly speaking, they were also within the Innate Realm just like Lin Yuan.

How could they have any qualifications to take Disciples?

"Disciple greets Master."

Lin Yuan immediately bowed toward the Long-browed Old Monk.

Becoming the Disciple of the Long-browed Old Monk indeed saved Lin Yuan's time to a great extent.

According to the rules of the Great Zen Temple, any Disciple, no matter who they were or what their identity was,

all needed to experience three years as a horse-running monk, three years as a miscellaneous chores monk, three years in the Scripture Lecture Hall, and three years in the Disciplinary Hall.

Only after surviving these twelve years would they be qualified to officially come into contact with the true martial arts of the Great Zen Temple.

If Lin Yuan did not display his Aptitude and hid among ordinary little novice monks, he didn't know how much time would be wasted.

Although with his Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability, even observing mountains and rivers could lead to some comprehension,

but the starting point was different, and the gains obtained in the same amount of time would naturally be vastly different.

Under the major premise of only being able to stay in this Realm for twenty years, hiding out obviously wouldn't work.

Lin Yuan took the Long-browed Old Monk as his master, having the personal instructions and teachings of the only Grandmaster in the Great Zen Temple.

Coupled with his Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability, Lin Yuan's speed of progress was definitely rare in the world.

Two months later.

Lin Yuan and the Long-browed Old Monk sat facing each other.

"From now on, you should move into the Scripture Pavilion to live."

The corners of the Long-browed Old Monk's mouth twitched slightly.

The implication of these words was that the Long-browed Old Monk felt he could no longer teach Lin Yuan.

There was no help for it.

Lin Yuan's Comprehension Ability was too exaggerated.

At the very beginning, the Long-browed Old Monk could still guide Lin Yuan a little.

But after a few days, he felt something was wrong.

Since ancient times, people used "deducing three instances from one fact" to describe those with brilliant natural talent.

But how could Lin Yuan be limited to deducing three instances from one?

He deduced ten from one!

He deduced a hundred from one!

No matter what the Long-browed Old Monk said, Lin Yuan could quickly understand it.

And from it comprehend even more profound artistic conceptions.

What made the Long-browed Old Monk find it even more incredible was that Lin Yuan not only possessed such Aptitude in the path of martial arts,

but the same was true for Buddhist scriptures and Buddhist dharma.

Facing such a freak of nature, even a Grandmaster as strong as the Long-browed Old Monk couldn't quite handle it.

Therefore, towards the end, rather than saying the Long-browed Old Monk was guiding Lin Yuan,

it was more like two eminent monks debating on equal terms.

Even certain things Lin Yuan said greatly benefited the Long-browed Old Monk, who was a Grandmaster.

And to reach this step, it had only taken two months.

"Scripture Pavilion?"

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up slightly.

The Scripture Pavilion was the place where the Great Zen Temple collected martial arts.

It belonged to an absolute restricted and vital area.

Those seventy-two superior martial arts, such as the Seventy-Two Arts, were placed on the second floor of the Scripture Pavilion.

In addition, on the third floor of the Scripture Pavilion, there were even more profound martial arts that surpassed the Seventy-Two Arts.

In fact, Lin Yuan had long wanted to go take a look at the Scripture Pavilion, except the Long-browed Old Monk had never agreed.

Saying that he was too young and coming into contact with things of too high a level would be disadvantageous to his state of mind.

"The many martial arts collected in the Scripture Pavilion were written by the successive Grandmasters of the Great Zen Temple."

"There, you should be able to learn more things."

The Long-browed Old Monk waved his hand, looking as if he had given up caring.

Since he couldn't teach Lin Yuan, he would let the successive Grandmasters of the Great Zen Temple teach him.

In fact, as a vital area of the Great Zen Temple, ordinary Disciples simply did not have the qualifications to enter the Scripture Pavilion.

But Lin Yuan was different; with the permission of the Grandmaster Long-browed Old Monk, entering the Scripture Pavilion would not be any problem at all.

After that day, the Long-browed Old Monk announced seclusion.

As for Lin Yuan, he took up permanent residence inside the Scripture Pavilion.

At only three years old, Lin Yuan began browsing numerous martial arts.

The martial arts collected in the Scripture Pavilion were vast as smoke and sea, and the Seventy-Two Arts were only the most famous part; besides those, there were many other martial arts.

"Muscle Tendon Changing Classic?"

On the second floor of the Scripture Pavilion, Lin Yuan took out an ancient booklet.

The Muscle Tendon Changing Classic was a special martial art that could cleanse and mold the Meridians, enhancing martial arts Aptitude.

Its value was even above the Seventy-Two Arts.

However, throughout the entire Great Zen Temple, not a single person had successfully cultivated this martial art.

The reason was that the threshold of this martial art was too high; it not only required martial arts Comprehension Ability, but also involved the essence of Buddhist scriptures.

The Long-browed Old Monk perhaps possessed the foundation to Cultivate the Muscle Tendon Changing Classic successfully, but for a Grandmaster, the Muscle Tendon Changing Classic was no longer that important.

Lin Yuan picked up the original text of the Muscle Tendon Changing Classic and began reading it earnestly.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

[Your Comprehension Ability is Heaven-Defying. By observing the special martial art Muscle Tendon Changing Classic, you have comprehended the special martial art "Muscle Tendon Cleansing, Body Tempering, Blood-Swapping, and Spirit-Refining Divine Skill"]

Joy arose in Lin Yuan's heart.

A mysterious breath began to circulate among his limbs and bones, slowly strengthening his own Meridians, flesh, and blood.

This power was not just limited to the Physical Body; even Lin Yuan's spirit and Soul began to be nourished.

"The original Muscle Tendon Changing Classic could only cleanse and mold the Meridians, and its effect was somewhat singular. The 'Muscle Tendon Cleansing, Body Tempering, Blood-Swapping, and Spirit-Refining Divine Skill' comprehended now can strengthen in an all-around way without any shortboards or shortcomings. A Great Grandmaster would probably turn red with envy upon seeing it."

The corners of Lin Yuan's mouth couldn't help but reveal a smile.

Through the two months of teaching by the Grandmaster Long-browed Old Monk,

Lin Yuan was no longer completely ignorant of the martial arts of the current world.

Grandmasters did not focus on bones and muscles.

Or rather, every Grandmaster's bones and muscles had already been developed to the limit of ordinary people in terms of bones and muscles.

However, the subsequent Body Tempering, Blood-Swapping, and Spirit-Refining could have a tremendous impact on Grandmasters.

Especially Spirit-Refining; it was said that Great Grandmasters were immensely eager for martial arts that could elevate the spirit.

"With this 'Muscle Tendon Cleansing, Body Tempering, Blood-Swapping, and Spirit-Refining Divine Skill', stepping into the Grandmaster Realm should be brought forward by a period of time."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly, quite satisfied in his heart.

After comprehending the 'Great Luo Han Buddha Fist', although Lin Yuan stepped into the heavens in a single bound, bypassing the Acquired Realm and directly stepping into the Innate Realm,

Lin Yuan's Innate Realm was slightly strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

After all, other Innate martial arts Experts nurtured Innate Qi under the premise of vigorous Qi and blood, ultimately breaking through to the Innate Realm.

As for Lin Yuan, who nurtured Innate Qi in the body of a three-year-old child, regardless of quality or quantity, it was naturally far inferior to normal Innate martial arts Experts.

It was just that his Realm had come up, and everything else was merely a matter of time.

However, now, with this 'Muscle Tendon Cleansing, Body Tempering, Blood-Swapping, and Spirit-Refining Divine Skill' to nourish his Physical Body and spirit, Lin Yuan even saved on time.

This martial art far surpassed the Muscle Tendon Changing Classic, capable of comprehensively improving and enhancing everything about Lin Yuan.

Just like that.

Once Lin Yuan stayed in the Scripture Pavilion, he stayed for five years.