Under one person: I, Zhang Zhiwei, the arrogant Zhang.

The light was so dazzling that it enveloped him instantly. He instinctively closed his eyes, but found that he could clearly "see" those brilliant lights that did not exist in the world.

He saw, in the light, a huge statue before him, beginning to practice the palm techniques one by one.

Following the "First Appearance of Buddha's Light" comes the second move, the "Golden Roof Buddha Lamp"! The statue holds up a golden lotus lamp in its palm, seemingly capable of illuminating the world!

With his third move, "Buddha Moves Mountains and Rivers," he pressed down with his palm, causing the entire dream space to shake violently, as if it were about to collapse at any moment!
……

One move after another, the colossal statue, towering between heaven and earth, radiated boundless light, each strike containing earth-shattering power. Until the sixth move, "Buddha's Light Shines Everywhere," a radiant light erupted from within the statue, warm and compassionate, yet containing the majesty to purify everything.

Immediately afterwards, the statue leaped up and soared to the top of the sky, reaching the same height as the entire space. Then, from top to bottom, it unleashed that earth-shattering palm strike!
"The Heavenly Buddha has descended to earth!"

At that moment, Ah Xing felt the whole world pressing down on him. The endless pressure made it hard for him to breathe, and his soul trembled!

Finally, there was the legendary ninth move, "Ten Thousand Buddhas Paying Homage"! Behind the statue, countless golden Buddha phantoms appeared, all thrusting out a single palm! That earth-shattering power instantly engulfed Ah Xing's consciousness...

After an unknown amount of time, Ah Xing suddenly opened his eyes.

He found himself still lying in the alley where he had fainted, without a single scratch on his body. Everything that had just happened seemed like an incredibly real dream.

"Maintaining world peace...it all depends on you..."

That sentence, like a brand, was deeply engraved in his mind.

"Am I dreaming?" He shook his groggy head.

But then he discovered that every detail, every technique of exertion, and every path of Qi circulation of the nine forms of Tathagata Palm practiced by the statue in his dream were deeply engraved in his mind, as clear as a brand!
He stood up subconsciously and, as if possessed, formed the hand seal where the Buddha's light first appeared.

The Qi within his body began to circulate with unprecedented smoothness! He had a sudden inspiration and thrust out with his palm!
"boom!"

A golden palm print, several times larger than before, shot out and destroyed a tree a dozen meters away.

Ah Xing glanced at his hands and then quickly began practicing the second move, "Golden-Topped Buddha Lamp".

This time, although he did not hold up a lotus lantern in his palm, he did condense a blazing golden ball of light the size of a washbasin!

The third move, "Buddha Moves Mountains and Rivers".

He slammed his palm on the ground, and the ground trembled slightly, leaving a huge palm print!

He practiced each move one after another and found that he had actually learned them all! Although the power was incomparable to what the Heavenly Tong Sect Master had used in his dream, he could indeed use them!
He practiced until he reached the sixth move, "Buddha's Light Shines Everywhere," and could barely perform it.

But when he tried to perform the seventh move, "The Descent of the Heavenly Buddha," he found that he couldn't do it no matter what.

This move requires leaping into the air and launching it from top to bottom, but he... he can't fly at all!
Even so, Ah Xing was extremely excited. He stood there, looking at his hands, his eyes filled with an unprecedented light. The dreamlike experience, both real and illusory, not only allowed him to grasp the essence of the Tathagata Palm, but also planted a seed in his heart.

"Maintaining world peace..."

He pondered those words, and for the first time, he felt that the dream he had always considered a joke since childhood might not be so unattainable after all. He clenched his fist, a feeling he had never experienced before surging within him.

Meanwhile, on the rooftop of a building not far away, Zhang Zhiwei and Wang Ai were watching his every move.

"Senior Brother Zhang, you...you've finished transmitting already?"

Wang Ai watched Ah Xing practice his boxing and said incredulously, "This method of transferring power in a dream is too amazing!"

“It saves time and effort,” Zhang Zhiwei said. “We’ve taught him everything we need to. How much he can grasp depends on his own destiny.”

"Then his seventh move..."

"The 'Heavenly Buddha Descends to Earth' requires flying through the air, and since he can't even use his Qi freely right now, he naturally can't perform it. When his cultivation becomes more profound in the future, it will naturally come to fruition," Zhang Zhiwei explained.

Wang Ai nodded repeatedly, filled with anticipation for Ah Xing's future. He asked, "Senior Brother Zhang, would you like to go see Ah Xing?"

Zhang Zhiwei said, "I had planned to do this before, but he ran away as soon as he saw me, so I let it go. Maybe we'll meet again someday. Anyway, I've already taught him everything I needed to teach him."

Wang Ai nodded, feeling sorry for Ah Xing for a second, and then said, "Senior Brother Zhang, I think that kid is getting a little cocky. I'll go and remind him."

“Go ahead!” Zhang Zhiwei said, “Remember to give him a little talking-to, don’t let him get too cocky.”

Wang Ai was taken aback, but then she understood the meaning behind Zhang Zhiwei's words.

At the same time, Ah Xing was still muttering the words "maintain world peace" when suddenly he heard footsteps behind him. He turned around abruptly and saw a fat man standing behind him, Wang Ai.

"Lord... Bishop?"

Ah Xing blurted out that he knew Wang Ai. He had known her since he was in a church school, and there were many places in the school with Wang Ai's sign.

Later, after he successfully cultivated the Qi through the earth-shoveling technique, the bishop personally met with him and said that he was exceptionally gifted. He wanted to recruit him into the apologetics department of the Tiantong Church so that he could fight for the Tiantong Church and for justice.

He had been receiving aid from the Tiantong Church since childhood and had also attended the Tiantong Church School. He had a very good impression of the Tiantong Church, so he joined the apologetics department without much hesitation.

"Bishop, what brings you here?" Ah Xing asked.

Wang Ai didn't answer directly, but looked him over a few times and said, "How much of what you dreamed about do you remember?"

How did he know about what happened in my dream...? Ah Xing was startled: "Bishop, you mean..."

"Didn't you remember when the Master transmitted the Dharma to you in your dream?" Wang Ai asked.

Ah Xing nodded hurriedly: "I remember, I remember it all! From the first move to the ninth move, I remember every movement and every flow of Qi clearly. It's just that I can't use the later moves yet, especially the seventh move, which requires flying. As for me..." He glanced at the church bell tower: "I might have to stand on it to be able to perform it."

“Don’t force it if you can’t fly,” Wang Ai quickly interrupted him. “You have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. It’s already a stroke of luck that you can use the sixth move now. If your foundation is not stable, you might hurt yourself before you hurt the enemy.”

Upon hearing this, Ah Xing scratched his head sheepishly and said, "Oh... I understand."

“Knowing is useless; you have to take action,” Wang Ai said. “No matter how powerful those nine moves are, they are just techniques. The reason you can use six of them is not because you have reached a certain level, but because of your innate ability.”

"My innate ability?" Ah Xing looked puzzled.

"Have you noticed that you didn't feel weak even after using the Six Forms of Tathagata Palm?" Wang Ai asked.

"Oh right, why don't I feel weak? Could it be..." Ah Xing frowned, "that the Tathagata Palm technique doesn't require any energy expenditure?"

"Do you think it's possible?" Wang Ai asked.

"So... is it because I'm a once-in-a-million genius?" Ah Xing said.

Wang Ai nodded: "That makes sense. Every person with innate extraordinary abilities is one in ten thousand, and your ability is one in ten thousand of those."

"One in ten thousand, one in ten thousand?" Ah Xing asked in shock.

Afterwards, Wang Ai explained his abilities to A Xing. After receiving the explanation, A Xing suddenly realized why he had been able to escape death so many times before. It turned out that it wasn't good luck or a strong destiny, but rather his innate ability.

“Your innate ability was activated by the hoeing technique, and…” Wang Ai said, “Your innate ability cannot be strengthened through training. This is also a drawback of many innate extraordinary people. Their Qi circulation trajectory is fixed innately and difficult to change. But you are an exception. Such a strong innate ability, and the key is that your meridians are the same as ordinary people.”

Wang Ai patted A Xing on the shoulder: "Alright, make use of your talent. As for the Tathagata Palm, just practice it appropriately. It's just a technique. You should focus on cultivating your life force."

“Cultivating life and spirit, you mean…” Ah Xing looked at the hoe at his feet.

“That’s right, it’s the skill of hoeing the ground. The most important things are often the most basic and the most inconspicuous. Your ability is an enormous advantage, but if you don’t control it properly, it will lead to disaster. This Tathagata Palm is not the rein for you to wield this power, but the skill of hoeing the ground is. You must remember this.” Wang Ai reminded him earnestly.

Ah Xing nodded thoughtfully, then perked up and said, "Don't worry, Bishop, I gained Qi through cultivation, and I will definitely persevere!"

“That puts my mind at ease. By the way, didn’t you join the apostolic ministry before? Now, I plan to make you the head of our apostolic ministry. From now on, you will be the chief protector of our Tiantong Church, and the entire apostolic team will listen to you!” Wang Ai said.

"Me, the Great Protector?" Ah Xing was shocked. Although he had always wanted to make a name for himself, this was happening a little too fast. He felt it was a bit unreal.

“That’s right!” Wang Ai turned around, deliberately creating an aura of authority, and said, “Don’t think that I chose you as the Great Protector because of your talent. Our Tiantong Church has many people with high skills. For example, I am a master.”

Ah Xing subconsciously looked Wang Ai up and down, her round figure, then nodded heavily and said in a very sincere tone:

"Bishop, you must be a master! A truly masterful master!"

Although he said that, he had a different thought in his heart. After obtaining Qi, he could roughly sense the strength of a person's aura.

The bishop before him certainly possessed a powerful aura, far surpassing that of ordinary people, but... he didn't sense much threat from him. Come to think of it, since he attained Qi, he seemed to have rarely felt a real threat from anyone.

Having received the cult leader's power transmission in his dream, could it be that he has few rivals left in the world?
Anyone who suddenly gains power will feel elated, especially Ah Xing who gained this power without going through a life-or-death ordeal.

Zhang Zhiwei saw this, but he had no intention of personally giving him a talking-to. Just like his master wouldn't personally give him a talking-to back then, the difference was too great, so it wasn't a talking-to but a compliment. Wang Ai was more suitable.

Wang Ai immediately saw through A Xing's perfunctory and dismissive attitude. He chuckled inwardly, thinking, "Kid, still so young. He's got a few tricks up his sleeve and doesn't know his place. Today, I'll show you what the Church's true power is!"
The reason he dared to make such a boast here was naturally because he had something to rely on. Just now, on his way here, he had secretly communicated with the vice-leader and, by binding half of his body, borrowed a portion of the national advisor's power.

"Binding the whole body" means entrusting the body to the spirit mediums who have been invited, with the spirit mediums taking the lead. "Binding half the body" means using only the spirit mediums' power, with the body in control.

Feeling the power within him, Wang Ai's confidence instantly increased tenfold. He extended a palm towards Ah Xing and said in an unquestionable tone:

"Come, attack me, use all your strength. I'll only use this one hand. If you can push me back even half a step, from this day forward, my position as archbishop is yours!"

Ah Xing was startled: "Bishop, is it really necessary to go this far?"

"Enough with the nonsense, make your move!" Wang Ai said.

"Then I'll make my move." Ah Xing took a deep breath, lowered his waist and stood up straight, and with his most skillful "Buddha's Light Appears", he pushed Wang Ai forward!

Although he held back some of his strength and didn't dare to kill with this palm strike, he still used half of his power.

The golden palm print roared out, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound that tore through the air.

However, what happened next left Ah Xing dumbfounded.

Faced with the menacing palm strike, Wang Ai simply stretched out his hand without flinching or dodging.

Just as the golden palm print was about to touch his palm, a sudden burst of intense silver lightning flashed in Wang Ai's palm.

Ah Xing's powerful golden palm print vanished instantly upon contact with the lightning, just like ice and snow melting away!

There was no explosion, no shockwave, not even a gust of wind; it simply vanished into thin air! As if it had never existed at all!
Ah Xing stood there, stunned, his mind blank. This fat bishop was really powerful! And when he struck him with his palm, the other's hand didn't even flinch?!
The difference in strength is quite significant!

Wang Ai slowly withdrew his hand, the spark of electricity in his palm disappearing as well. Looking at the completely stunned Ah Xing, he spoke slowly in a profound and enigmatic tone:
"I said before that I didn't choose you as the Grand Protector because of your high talent. Do you know why I chose you as the Grand Protector?"

"If it's not because of talent and ability, is it because I... am handsome?"

Ah Xing's sudden remark left Wang Ai speechless; this kid's thought process was a bit unusual.

He explained, "The reason I chose you is because you received personal instruction and guidance from our Heavenly Tong Sect Master. You are already considered a disciple of the Sect Master, so I entrusted you with this important task. This is not because of your talent; it is all the Sect Master's will." (End of Chapter)