Chapter 784 Inner Sage
Bei Xuan's words immediately made Chen Yang realize many things.
Chen Yang asked Bei Xuan, "So, which Buddhist sect do you belong to?"
Chen Yang had wanted to know about Bei Xuan's identity for a long time, but he had no clues. He didn't expect the guy to finally reveal a bit now.
"Damn it, you're that eager to know? But even if I tell you, you might not really understand. Apart from me, very few people from my sect are active outside. Even if there are, they won't admit their identities." Bei Xuan was truly helpless. He shouldn't have said so much.
If it weren't for the fact that he was facing Chen Yang right now, he would never have revealed these things.
At this moment, Chen Yang, not wanting to stop, continued to ask, "Besides yourself, can you also talk about Dong Cang and Xi Bai?"
After much thought, Bei Xuan could only sigh helplessly.
Since Chen Yang wanted to know, there was no harm in telling him.
"Then let me talk about my sect first. Legend has it that there were seventy-two Buddhist sects, but only thirty-four remain today. Among them, the sect with the greatest influence is the Southern Martial Buddhist Sect, which owns dozens of temples. Their incense offerings are envied by many."
"The Southern Martial Buddhist Sect and our sect belong to the same lineage, called the Chan Buddhist Academy Sect. However, we have very few people. There are only six disciples in my generation, and some of my uncles don't even plan to take in any disciples."
Halfway through, Chen Yang suddenly asked a question, "What about the strength of you and your fellow disciples? Are you all at the peak of the Grandmaster realm?"
Facing Chen Yang's question, Bei Xuan almost spat out blood.
Bei Xuan really wanted to pry open Chen Yang's head and see what on earth this guy was thinking!
"Are you kidding me? Peak Grandmaster? You haven't experienced that stage yet. To reach the peak of the Grandmaster realm requires not just effort and talent, but even a tiny bit of luck."
"I admit that our sect has a very strong foundation for martial artists' advancement, and we even have some methods that can reduce the difficulty of promotion. But the peak Grandmaster realm is the peak Grandmaster realm. It is always an insurmountable wall. Among my fellow disciples, only three of us are currently at the peak Grandmaster realm, and the other three are Grandmaster martial artists."
Chen Yang noticed that Bei Xuan was a little annoyed, so he chuckled awkwardly, "It's just that I haven't had much contact with your sect. By the way, is it convenient to ask if you are all young?"
Bei Xuan didn't immediately grasp the meaning of Chen Yang's words and mumbled, "Age? About one or two years younger than me? I'm the eldest disciple among my peers."
"The youngest disciple should be around twelve now? Why are you suddenly asking this?"
After speaking, Bei Xuan immediately realized what Chen Yang meant.
At this moment, Chen Yang's mind was about to explode.
So, Bei Xuan's junior disciples hadn't reached the peak Grandmaster realm simply because they were too young?
Chen Yang clearly remembered Bei Xuan's earlier words: "Everyone else is a Grandmaster!"
A twelve-year-old Grandmaster was something Chen Yang couldn't even imagine!
Although Chen Yang had become a Grandmaster a long time ago, at twelve years old...
Chen Yang felt his scalp tingle!
What kind of sect could cultivate such martial artists?
All along, Chen Yang felt that his rapid progress to the peak Grandmaster realm was already the fastest among martial artists.
Although Chen Yang never explicitly said it, this was indeed the case.
Of course, Chen Yang always remembered the words left by his master: "There are always people better than you!"
But what Bei Xuan was saying now was truly shocking to Chen Yang.
After realizing this, Bei Xuan coughed awkwardly, "Ahem, well, you shouldn't misunderstand what I'm telling you. Whether it's me or my fellow disciples, our talent is not weak. Coupled with the help of the sect, breaking through naturally is faster than ordinary martial artists."
"Besides, your breakthrough speed seems to be even faster than mine. In fact, we've always suspected that you were a secret weapon of some sect. We even asked seniors from our sect to inquire about you, but after asking around, we couldn't find anything about you."
"The name Luo Yanghong was actually overheard at that time."
In Bei Xuan's heart, Chen Yang was actually the most monstrous among current martial artists. Most importantly, Chen Yang was not only high in cultivation, but his medical skills and alchemy were even more terrifying.
Especially his medical skills, Bei Xuan guessed that there were probably no longer people who could rival Chen Yang in medicine.
"As for Dong Cang and Xi Bai, they both have some peculiarities."
"Dong Cang belongs to the Daoist lineage. If I remember correctly, it should be the Celestial Master's Mansion. Their family matters are complicated, and I can't explain them clearly in a few words. You can ask him yourself if you have the chance."
Bei Xuan wasn't unwilling to talk about Dong Cang, but he genuinely didn't have much information.
Even the direct descendants of the Daoist lineage might only have a vague understanding of some matters.
"As for Xi Bai, you can understand him as a successor of Confucianism."
Chen Yang's mouth twitched, and he asked with some shock, "Are you sure? Confucianism? In what way does this guy act like a Confucian?"
Chen Yang had interacted with Xi Bai more than once or twice and had some understanding of his personality.
His personality, while not extremely unbearable, was certainly not something ordinary people could tolerate.
Confucianism advocated inner sageliness, yet Bei Xuan was calling Xi Bai a successor of Confucianism. This was truly hard for Chen Yang to accept.
"Ahem, you're not the only one who thinks this way, including me. Even within Confucianism, there's a significant disagreement about this matter. But there's nothing that can be done; he is the successor now. I heard it's related to some mysterious ritual of Confucianism."
Since it wasn't his own sect's affairs, Bei Xuan wasn't too clear.
After briefly explaining the backgrounds of the three, Bei Xuan also took the opportunity to mention Chen Yang, "Although the identities of the three of us appear mysterious to outsiders, it's nothing more than knowing more about martial arts than ordinary martial artists. Even so, some people have already surpassed us. Do you think such a person is monstrous?"
Chen Yang naturally understood Bei Xuan's implication. This guy was indirectly talking about him!
In response, Chen Yang just smiled and said nothing. In this world, there was no true fairness. Chen Yang didn't believe that his current strength was entirely due to himself.