Seeing Fang Chen holding Yaoyue and standing there in a daze, the sweeping monk suddenly looked up and asked in confusion.
"Senior, the reason I've been waiting here is that I have two questions I'd like to ask you," Fang Chen said, putting down Yaoyue and bowing with clasped hands.
"Go ahead and ask."
The sweeping monk paused for a moment, then nodded.
"Is the senior the one Wu Yazi loved most, Li Canghai?" Fang Chen asked nervously.
Upon hearing Fang Chen's words, the sweeping monk was taken aback. He didn't speak, but looked up into the distance and slowly said, "Once you enter the gate of emptiness, all four elements are emptied."
"Senior, are you really Senior Li Canghai?"
Fang Chen was shocked to hear this; he hadn't expected his guess to be true.
"With swords and horses, the world is in chaos; the dream of imperial ambition remains unfulfilled; heroes eventually return to dust at the end of their road; once one enters the Buddhist gate, there is no regret in heaven!" The sweeping monk remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking. After speaking, he picked up the broom and began sweeping the fallen leaves at a leisurely pace.
"Senior, you...you're not Senior Li Canghai?"
From the four sentences spoken by the Sweeper Monk, Fang Chen suddenly had a feeling that his guess was wrong.
Could it be that the Sweeping Monk is someone else entirely?
But if that person were still alive, he would probably be around 200 years old by now!
Is it really possible for anyone in the world to live that long?
The sweeping monk glanced at Murong Bo and Xiao Yuanshan, but did not answer Fang Chen's question, as if he had not heard it.
"Senior Murong, my second question concerns the realm of martial arts. I would be grateful if you could enlighten me," Fang Chen said, clasping his hands in greeting as the Sweeper Monk remained silent.
He wanted to see what would happen if he mentioned another person's name.
Upon hearing Fang Chen's words, the withered body of the sweeping monk trembled, and without raising his head, he said, "Murong Longcheng is dead. Now there is only the nameless sweeping monk of Shaolin Temple."
"Senior, you really are Senior Murong Longcheng!"
Fang Chen was shocked. He had read Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils many times, and there were only two people who were most likely to be the Sweeper Monk: Li Canghai and Murong Longcheng.
However, Murong Longcheng was a figure from the late Five Dynasties period, and he is probably one or two hundred years old now, which Fang Chen felt was impossible.
That's why he concluded that the Sweeper Monk was Li Canghai.
But the sweeping monk in front of him admitted that he was Murong Longcheng, so how did he live to be 200 years old?
Is there some secret to immortality?
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Chapter 125 Seeking the Dao, Martial Arts Realm
"Why......"
The sweeping monk remained silent for a long time, then sighed. "Young benefactor, you are so young, yet you have such a clear and thorough understanding of the affairs of the martial world. It's rare indeed!"
"Senior Murong, you flatter me."
Fang Chen clasped his hands in a salute and said, "This junior is very interested in the rankings of figures in the martial arts world. The martial arts world has given this junior the nickname 'The Omniscient Know-It-All'."
"oh."
The sweeping monk didn't say much, only nodded, and continued, "Regarding the realms of martial arts, with your thorough understanding of the affairs of the martial world, how could you not know?"
"Senior, I know about the initial strength classification of martial arts practitioners in the martial arts world, but I don't know about those above the top level. Please enlighten me!" Fang Chen said sincerely.
The descriptions of martial arts levels in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils are rather vague and unclear, so Fang Chen had no choice but to seek guidance from the Sweeping Monk.
He also wanted to figure out the future direction of martial arts.
"In the martial arts world, strength is categorized into third-rate masters, second-rate masters, first-rate masters, top masters, and above that, grandmasters." The sweeping monk's gaze fell on Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo as he slowly spoke. "Their strength lies between top masters and grandmasters."
"If they can overcome the barriers in martial arts, they can truly step into the realm of grandmasters."
"And you and this female benefactor also belong to this category."
"From your internal energy, I can see that you have cultivated various martial arts. Although your physical body is strong, given time, when your internal energy surpasses your physical body, you will still be unable to break through the barriers of martial arts and will encounter the same problems as them."
The sweeping monk spoke with profound meaning.
"Thank you for your guidance, senior."
Fang Chen continued, "Senior, what about those above Grandmaster?"
"Above Grandmaster?"
The sweeping monk looked up at the sky with longing in his eyes. "Throughout history, that is a realm that very few people have reached, and it is called the Grandmaster! As for what comes after the Grandmaster, I have read through all kinds of historical records and classics, but I have not found any records of related ranks."
"That realm is too profound; I doubt anyone has ever reached it!"
"Senior, are you now considered a Grandmaster?" Fang Chen's heart stirred. This Sweeper Monk was the person with the highest martial arts skills in the Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. If he wasn't a Grandmaster, then who was?
"Grandmaster level isn't something that's easy to break through to."
The sweeping monk slowly shook his head and said, "More than forty years ago, I was already a grandmaster. In order to break through the barriers of martial arts, I came to Shaolin, the holy land of martial arts, to cultivate Buddhism. Even today, I am still a step away from becoming a great grandmaster."
"Senior, I am still a beginner in the path of martial arts. I humbly request your guidance on the right path!"