Chapter 1012: Lu Yang Having a Golden Finger Should Be This Feeling

"Junior Brother Xinding, I observe your agile movements, indicating recent breakthroughs. How about we spar?" Xin Cheng sneered. It was a customary rule in the Service Yard for two people to spar, with the loser giving the winner ten merit points.

If Xinding refused, Xin Cheng would gather people to continuously harass him, preventing him from accomplishing anything!

"Excellent, Senior Brother, since you've invited, how can I refuse?"

Xin Cheng was momentarily stunned, not expecting Xinding to agree so readily.

However, this was for the best, saving time. With the Warrior Monk selection approaching, it was ideal to conserve time.

Seeing that the two were about to fight, a quick-witted disciple immediately ran to find the Deacon Uncle-Master for intervention.

"Junior Brother Xinding, please begin," Xin Cheng said, feigning politeness. Xinding, however, wasted no time and started the fight.

Disciples in the Service Yard all practiced Bodhi Fist, the most basic boxing technique, and Xinding and Xin Cheng were no exception.

Xinding attacked first. His spiritual sense had greatly increased, and his control over his body was far superior to before, making his Bodhi Fist movements more precise.

Xin Cheng was startled. This punch was both fast and fierce. When had Xinding's boxing become so powerful?

"Look, isn't Junior Brother Xinding overpowering Senior Brother Xin Cheng?"

"That shouldn't be right. Doesn't Senior Brother Xin Cheng have a fragment of the 'Elephant Crossing the River' contemplation map?"

"Could it be that Senior Brother Xin Cheng hasn't diligently contemplated it since obtaining the map?"

Xin Cheng heard the onlookers' discussions and felt so frustrated he wanted to vomit blood. He had been contemplating the map diligently since he got it. Logically, all qi-refining stage five service monks in the entire Service Yard shouldn't be able to defeat him. How could the unremarkable Xinding possibly get the better of him?

Xin Cheng's mind was in turmoil, and his punching and kicking techniques became clumsy, even worse than before he obtained the "Elephant Crossing the River" fragment.

Xinding seized the opportunity, widened his stance, and with a crushing punch, sent Xin Cheng flying.

The crowd erupted in an uproar; Xin Cheng, who had high hopes of entering the Warrior Monk Yard, had actually lost!

"Stop! Xin Cheng, what are you doing!" The voice of the Deacon Uncle-Master echoed from outside the crowd. Everyone quickly made way.

"Xin Cheng, you deliberately… Hmm, why are you lying on the ground?" The Deacon Uncle-Master had intended to reprimand Xin Cheng, but instead saw him sprawled on the ground.

"Did you hit him?" The Deacon Uncle-Master turned to ask Xinding.

"Yes, Uncle-Master, I did."

The Deacon Uncle-Master gave Xinding a meaningful look. "Not bad. I didn't expect you to be such a promising talent. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can always come to me. Xin Cheng, a bet is a bet. Give Xinding ten merit points."

The service monks looked at Xinding with envy. Being able to seek the Deacon Uncle-Master's help for any difficulties meant Xinding had become a trusted confidant of the Uncle-Master, and no one would dare provoke Xinding anymore.

Moreover, difficulties in cultivation also counted as difficulties, so the Deacon Uncle-Master might even guide Xinding's cultivation.

It was said that the Deacon Uncle-Master was originally a powerful Golden Core expert who had fallen to the Foundation Establishment stage after failing a breakthrough. Disheartened, he came to the Service Yard to be a deacon.

Although his cultivation realm had fallen, his insight remained.

Xin Cheng slowly picked himself up from the ground, reluctantly about to give the merit points, but Xinding showed no intention of accepting them, leaving Xin Cheng quite awkward.

"What do you mean?!"

Xinding put his palms together and said earnestly, "Senior Brother, as monastics, we abstain from anger and gambling. Our match just now was merely a friendly spar, with no wager involved."

With that, Xinding turned and left, leaving only his back to the onlookers.

In the Green Edge Sword Minor World, Lu Yang watched this scene with great emotion.

Exactly! This was the feeling! Having a cheat-like ability should come with such treatment!

He recalled how long it had been since he resurrected the immortal, yet as his "cheat," she had never once allowed him to publicly defeat a powerful enemy and leave gallantly.

The Undying Immortal was indignant, feeling that Little Yangzi was heartless. "Who says I haven't? Haven't I used your body and your identity as the acting sect leader to allow you to fight above your level and leave gallantly?"

Lu Yang pressed his hand to his forehead. "That's not the kind of scenario I want."

"Little monk, are you considering entering the so-called Warrior Monk Yard?"

"Yes, I want to."

"Although your spiritual sense has improved, the boxing technique you've learned is truly mediocre, and your cultivation doesn't give you an advantage."

Xinding's gaze was firm. "I must at least try."

"Having that attitude is good," the Tofu Heavenly Venerate's tone sounded somewhat pleased.

"As for cultivation, there's no rush; take your time to avoid an unstable foundation and hidden dangers. But for the boxing technique, we can think of a way."

"Heavenly Venerate, are you going to teach me a boxing technique?" Xinding said excitedly. A Heavenly Venerate's boxing technique, he imagined, must be unparalleled in the world.

The Tofu Heavenly Venerate chuckled softly. "How could that be? My boxing technique sweeps across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, silencing gods and ghosts. If you were to learn my technique, it would be too easy for others to spot something amiss."

"Here's what we'll do: Go to the Scripture Depository. I'll help you see if there are any good boxing techniques."

"Heavenly Venerate, we service monks are only allowed on the first floor of the Scripture Depository, and the best boxing technique there is Bodhi Fist."

"Just go," the Tofu Heavenly Venerate said with a smile.

Xinding went to the Scripture Depository, half in doubt.

The first floor of West Heaven Temple's Scripture Depository was no worse than that of the Dao Seeking Sect's, with a "massive" collection of books.

Xinding wandered around the Scripture Depository, unsure of what he was supposed to do, when he heard the Tofu Heavenly Venerate's voice in his ear: "Little monk, go to the twelfth row, sixth bookshelf, third line, on the side. The book you need is there."

Xinding did as he was told and discovered a boxing manual hidden there, with the prominent characters "Arhat Fist" on its cover!

"Is this the legendary Arhat Fist, which, when cultivated to its highest realm, can lead to attaining the Arhat Fruition?"

Xinding's voice trembled as he spoke. The merit points required to exchange for Arhat Fist were so immense that even all the merit points in the Service Yard combined couldn't afford it!

"Heavenly Venerate, how did you know Arhat Fist was here?"

Lu Yang thought, *Of course, I know. I just put it here last night.*

*If you want to learn anything else, I can make sure you find it in the Scripture Depository.*

Seeing that the Tofu Heavenly Venerate didn't respond, Xinding simply assumed that such a minor question wasn't worth the Heavenly Venerate's answer.

"Perhaps some ancient sage or powerful being hid it here, waiting for a fated person," Xinding mused, recalling stories from epic narratives, and didn't overthink the origin of the Arhat Fist.

Hearing Xinding's self-talk, Lu Yang suddenly remembered a question: "By the way, Immortal, are there any real cultivation methods left by ancient sages on the first floor of this Scripture Depository?"

"Yes, plenty! Here's the Great Vajra Palm, next to it is the Prajna Zen Palm, over there is the Lesser Formless Heart Sutra, beneath the floor tiles is the Dragon Subduing and Tiger Taming Sutra, and at the very end, if you let a drop of blood fall on that introductory Buddhist text, the World Honored One's Enlightenment Contemplation Diagram will appear."

"Do you want map fragments? This place also hides quite a few, along with various tokens, sariras, storage rings, and so on."

Lu Yang: "..."

*Why is the first floor of your West Heaven Temple Scripture Depository so lively, while the first floor of our Dao Seeking Sect's Scripture Depository only has the 'Dragon-Phoenix Transformation'?"*