Buddhist Enlightenment System
In the thousand-year-old Shaolin Temple.
Incense smoke lingered in the air of the hall, curling up and not dissipating.
" The first blade, swear to end all evil."
A middle-aged monk with a solemn expression and a treasure light flowing on his face said.
His thin figure stood at the side of the praying mat, holding a Buddhist Commandment Blade in his hand. He was shaving the hair of a 'young monk' who had changed into a monk's robe. The little monk looked to be only seven or eight years old. He was young and full of spiritual energy. He put his palms together and lowered his eyebrows. He obediently let the middle-aged monk shave his hair.
" The first blade, swear to end all evil!"
"Second blade, willing to do all good!"
"The third blade, willing to save all living beings!”
The moment the word 'all living beings' fell, the last strand of hair on Ye Chenxin's forehead fell to the ground.
A shiny round head appeared.
At the same time, the monks who were sitting cross-legged on both sides of the hall sang Buddhist hymns together.
After the Buddhist hymn, the middle-aged monk looked at the small monk and said,""Amitabha. If you join our Buddhist Sect, your six roots will be pure. From today onwards, you are a disciple of my Shaolin Temple. Xu Chen."
Ye Chenxin raised his head at this moment. His eyes were clear and bright as he said respectfully,""Xuchen, thank you for giving me your Dharma name, Elder!”
His delicate and fair little face was revealed, with a few strands of hair stuck to his cheeks. Although he was young, he was already very handsome. He was a handsome and playful little monk.
"Yes, the tonsure ceremony has ended. Xuchen, come with me to the Discipline Hall.”The middle-aged monk put down the Golden Commandment Blade and turned to leave.
Ye Chenxin glanced at the many senior monks sitting in the hall. He stood up from the futon and quickly followed.
After passing through the long corridor, Ye Chenxin followed the middle-aged monk to the entrance of the Discipline Hall.
"Go in. You need to undergo the test.”After the middle-aged monk finished speaking, he turned around and left without any hesitation.
Looking at his back, Ye Chen took a deep breath and finally stepped over the high threshold of the Discipline Hall and walked in.
He knew that Shaolin Monastery needed to go to the Discipline Hall to test their martial arts talent after shaving their heads. This was related to their future fate and was very important.
"Ethereal! Enter Arhat Hall!"
In front of the golden Buddha statue, an old monk in a gray monk robe placed his hand on a young monk. A moment later, he sang loudly, his voice withered and old.
Ye Chen looked over and saw that his eyebrows were completely white, his eyes were like torches, and his skin had already lost its luster and was wrinkled. However, there was an inviolable majesty that made people feel fear. Ye Chen knew that the man in the grey robe was a Shaolin Temple disciple of the Xuan generation. He worked in the Discipline Hall and had a very high seniority.
In front of the golden Buddha statue and the incense table, there were more than ten praying mats. On them were monks of different ages. The oldest was a teenager of sixteen or seventeen years old, and the youngest was seven or eight years old.
"There's actually such a long queue for the test.”
Ye Chen thought to himself. His gaze swept across the last futon in the second row, which was still empty. He quickly walked over and knelt down.
The young monk who entered the Arhat Hall was overjoyed. He put his palms together and thanked them. Under the envious gazes of many young monks, he walked to the area belonging to the Arhat Hall. After the test, they would be taken away by the monks of the hall.
"It's actually the Arhat Hall. Senior Martial Brother Xu Ling's talent is really amazing.”
"Yeah, I want to go to Arhat Hall too. Please don't be assigned to a handyman. Otherwise, I'd rather kill myself.”
"It depends on your luck. Quick, it's your turn!”
A few young monks discussed.
The gray-robed monk continued to test.
"Xu Sheng! Enter the Bodhi Hall!"
Monk Xu Sheng was also very happy. This was a good place, not inferior to Arhat Hall.
Soon, he retreated to the side under everyone's envious gazes.
"Xu Zhan, enter the Dharma Hall!"
"Xu Jing, enter the Medicine Hall!"
"Xu Zheng, enter the servant quarters."
The old monk assigned the newly shaved monks to different places according to their different aptitudes. Those with good aptitudes were assigned to Arhat Hall, Prajna Hall, and so on. Those with the worst aptitudes were assigned to the Chores Yard.
Soon, it was Ye Chenxin's turn.
The little guy walked in front of the old monk.
"I am Xu Chen." Ye Chenxin looked up at the old monk and said.
The old monk ignored him. He stretched out his withered hands from his gray robe and pinched Ye Chenxin's limbs and other places. Finally, he urged a magical power into Ye Chenxin's body to test it.
The test was over.
The old monk's dignified gaze met Ye Chen's hopeful gaze.
"Xuchen, enter the Chores Quarters.”
The smile on Ye Chenxin's face froze slightly, and his bright eyes quickly dimmed.
It was actually the Chores Quarters!
He was extremely depressed.
He especially hoped to enter Arhat Hall or Prajna Hall. That way, he could learn profound martial arts. However, the Chores Quarters could only cultivate some low-level martial arts, and they spent most of their time doing chores. It was a far cry from the former. They simply could not be compared.
Thinking of the dark future, Ye Chen's heart instantly fell from the clouds to the bottom. When he said Elder Xie's words, he felt extremely bitter, as if he had exhausted all his strength, almost like a mosquito.
The test continued.
Ye Chenxin, who had retreated to the side, quietly walked to the servant area.
Many young monks looked at him, and he felt as if their gazes were piercing him.
"Servant Quarters." Ye Chenxin pursed his thin lips and clenched his fists tightly.
After the test, Ye Chenxin and the other two little monks were brought to the Chores Yard. After the allocation, Ye Chenxin followed the monk to a courtyard and saw a fat monk in a yellow monk robe.
"Junior Brother Yuan Qing, this is Xu Chen from the Xu generation. He was assigned to our Chores Quarters, so I'll leave him to you!”
"Yes, sir! Take care, Senior Brother!"
The fat monk was all smiles. After sending the monk away, his gaze shifted to Ye Chenxin.
"Is it very aggrieved to be assigned to the Chores Quarters?”
"No, I haven't."
"Then relax your brows.”
“...”
Soon, Yuan Qing took out a white robe for Ye Chenxin to change into.
This was what the lowest-level little monk wore.
"This is your room. According to seniority, you have to call me Martial Uncle Yuan Qing when you enter my Chores Quarters. From tomorrow onwards, you will be a sweeping monk. This is the cultivation homework assigned to you by your Martial Uncle Yuanqing. You can only practice martial arts after you finish it seriously, remember?”
"Yes, Martial Uncle Yuan Qing."
The fat monk nodded solemnly and left after handing some Buddhist scriptures to Ye Chenxin.
Those Buddhist scriptures were the scriptures that every monk had to have, such as the Shurangama Sutra, Diamond Sutra, Heart Sutra, and so on. There were dozens of scriptures, and they were a thick stack. Just looking at them made one's head ache.
"What? It's just some Buddhist scriptures. There's not a single martial arts secret manual.”
Ye Chen was quite unhappy.
How could he be in the mood to read these Buddhist scriptures? He flipped through them casually and confirmed that these were indeed Buddhist scriptures and not martial arts secret manuals. Then, he lost interest.
However, just as he was feeling depressed, a cold mechanical voice sounded.
"Ding dong! The Buddhist Sutra Enlightenment System was loading…1%... 67?...”
"Ding dong! The Buddhist Sutras Enlightenment System had been activated! Bound to host!"
The system had appeared!
The sensitive Ye Chenxin was stunned for a few seconds before he was overjoyed.
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