Qingyuan glanced at Monk Tianzen and the Golden Roc Dharma King and said,

“Amitabha. The discussion is divided into a discourse and a martial arts section.”

“First part, discourse!”

With that, he flicked his finger and a golden light shot into the sky in the center of the square.

Rumble!

With a loud bang, a huge statue of Buddha appeared in the air.

This statue was solemn and grand, and it had a bearing of looking down on all living beings.

The statue was holding an exquisite Gold Borneo Flower in its hand.

When a golden light flashed on the flower, the Buddha statue actually revealed a smile.

Everyone present revealed looks of awe and admiration when they saw this. They pressed their palms together and chanted a few Buddhist scriptures.

Seeing such a strange scene, Xuan Zhu and the others revealed extremely shocked gazes.

“Father, why is the old man on the statue smiling?”

Lin Xuan smiled. “This statue is the statue of the ancestor of Buddhism.”

“He smiled while holding a Golden Borneo Flower to convey a beautiful moral message to all Buddhist cultivators.”

“Oh ~” Xuan Zhu nodded thoughtfully. “Then the two uncles are competing to see who understands this moral message the best, right?”

“Yes.” Lin Xuan rubbed her little head dotingly. “Baby, you’re so smart.”

Qingyuan and the other accomplished monks heard the father and daughter’s conversation and nodded in admiration.

Lin Xuan was knowledgeable, and Xuan Zhu was smart. Their attendance really added splendor to this grand event.

At this moment, in the center of the square,

Monk Tianzen bowed and said, “Senior Brother Golden Roc, please go first!”

Golden Roc Dharma King nodded and walked to the Buddha Bead statue before bowing respectfully.

“The Buddha’s smile is to tell us that the Dao can be comprehended with a thought!”

Phew ~

As soon as he finished speaking, five twelfth-grade Merit Golden Lotuses suddenly lit up under the Buddha statue.

Seeing the five golden lotuses shining with golden light, Golden Roc Dharma King could not help but reveal a delighted expression.

Because this meant that his comprehension of Buddhism had already reached the fifth level.

This was definitely commendable at his age.

When the eighteen Future Buddhas beside Lin Xuan saw this, they nodded and praised,

“As expected of the young representative of the North Buddha Sect. To be able to attain a fifth-grade Merit Golden Lotus at such a young age is commendable!”

The Golden Roc Dharma King then looked proudly at Monk Tianzen. “Junior Brother Tianzen, please go ahead!”

Monk Tianzen nodded and walked to the Buddha statue.

“When the flower is seen by the heart, the heart appears because of the flower. When you see the flower, you see the heart. The flower is the heart.”

“When Buddha smiles while holding a flower, it comes from the heart and shows a beautiful mentality to everyone.”

Phew ~

After he finished speaking, five twelfth-grade Merit Lotuses suddenly lit up under the statue.

“Amitabha!” Monk Tianzen was delighted.

Everyone present could not help but discuss softly.

“As expected of the most outstanding representative of the younger generation of the North and South Buddhist Sects. Monk Tianzen and the Golden Roc Dharma King lit up five golden lotuses. They are indeed on par!”

“The younger generation will surpass us in time. They can cultivate a fifth-grade Golden Lotus at such a young age. They will definitely be able to attain the Buddhist Fruit in the future!”

Hearing everyone praise the two of them, Xuan Zhu and the others also had looks of admiration.

“They are so awesome. Everyone is praising them!”

“Yes, yes!”

Xuan Zhu couldn’t help but pull Lin Xuan and say,

“Father, both of them have their own understanding of Buddha’s smile.”

“You must know why Buddha smiled, right?”

The little girl felt that her father was omniscient and must know the true morality of Buddha plucking flowers and smiling.

When she asked this, Qing Yuan and the other senior monks immediately looked at Lin Xuan.

They also wanted to know how shocking the North Mystic Heaven’s Consort would be.

He saw Xuan Zhu and the others’ expectant expressions.

Lin Xuan searched for the Absolute Mystic Sutra and read everything about the Buddha smiling while plucking flowers.

Then, he smiled calmly.

“Buddha’s smile is actually to express a ‘righteous’ mentality.”

“This mentality is peaceful, quiet, and harmonious. It’s indescribable, and one can only experience it with one’s heart.”

“In summary, it’s truly sublime!”

When the little girls heard that, they revealed looks of admiration. “Daddy said it so well!”

Although they did not know what “truly sublime” meant, they understood their father’s words very well.

As for Qingyuan and the other senior monks, they revealed shocked expressions.

The words “truly sublime” were the supreme true meaning of Buddhism.

Unexpectedly, Lin Xuan actually comprehended such a profound understanding from Buddha’s flower-picking smile.

“Amitabha, the Consort is indeed intelligent!”

“With the Consort’s comprehension of Buddhism, he will definitely be able to light up a Merit Golden Lotus above the seventh-grade!”

“Unfortunately, the Consort is not a member of our Buddhist Sect. Otherwise, in the next hundred thousand years, the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm’s Buddhist Sect will view the Consort as the most respected one!”

…

Qingyuan and the others praised from the bottom of their hearts.

This was because they had all cultivated bitterly for tens of thousands of years before they could comprehend the words “truly sublime”.

As for Lin Xuan, he could say these words just by watching a grand event. His comprehension ability was really impressive.

After praising him, Qingyuan stood up and looked at Tianzen and Golden Roc.

“In the first round, the North and South Buddhist Sects are tied!”

“The second round, martial arts!”

“Please stop once you reach the zone and don’t harm yourselves!”

Tianzen and Golden Roc bowed. “Yes!”

After saying that, the two of them took a step back at the same time and circulated the true essence in their bodies.

Phew!

A dazzling golden light flashed from Monk Tianzen’s body and transformed into a huge golden wheel that condensed countless Sanskrit words.

For a moment, endless chantations sounded.

It was as if a Buddha had descended into the sky above the entire Great Thunderclap Temple. The golden light was so dazzling that it was shocking.

The hundreds of thousands of people at the foot of the mountain were also full of praise after seeing such a strange scene.

They all knew that this must be the dharma idol condensed by Monk Tianzen.

At the same time, golden light shot out from the Golden Roc Dharma King’s body. The huge Golden Roc soared into the sky and roared.

Endless auspicious clouds and Buddhist light were released at this moment.

A huge golden sun formed in the sky.

Everyone who saw this scene was terrified.

The aura of two quasi Emperor Realm Sons was so extraordinary!

“Senior Brother Golden Roc, please go ahead!”

“Junior Brother Tianzen, please!”

After the two of them bowed to each other, they attacked at the same time.

A ten-foot-long vajra pestle appeared in Monk Tianzen’s right hand and struck at Golden Roc Dharma King with a spatial-shattering aura.

“Vajra Dragon Subduing Technique!”

The senior monks present revealed looks of awe.

This cultivation technique was Monk Tianzen’s signature technique, and it was extremely powerful.

At this moment, the Golden Roc Dharma King gathered all the true essence in his body and clasped his hands together to form a huge golden seal.

“Undying Dharma Seal!”

Bang!

The air exploded.

The huge Dharma King Seal turned into a golden sun that shot towards Monk Tianzen.

All the senior monks present were shocked again.

Golden Roc Dharma King also used his ultimate technique.

From the looks of it, the two of them were rushing to defeat each other with the first move!