Log In: Buddha Palm Obtained

"I can't believe that I'm a floor-sweeping monk at the Shaolin temple!" 

Su Qin opened his eyes and leaped out of bed. He ran at high speed out the door. Su Qin was not from this world—he transmigrated from planet Earth. It also turned out that Su Qin was not a disciple at the Shaolin temple, but the Third Young Master of the Su family before he entered the universe.

The Su family was wealthy in the local area. Many powerful fighters came from the Su family and the family patriarch was a martial artist of the sixth-rank. Their might and power were known far and wide across the realm.

It was unfortunate that when Su Qin was ten—which was just a few days ago—an enemy of the Su family launched an attack on them. With one blow, he managed to injure the Su family patriarch. To preserve their bloodline, the Su family was forced to send away all their disciples. Su Qin was then sent to the Shaolin temple in secret. 

To avoid the Shaolin temple from rejecting him, the Su family did not reveal Su Qin's true identity. They dropped him off at the Shaolin temple as an orphan.

The Shaolin temple had an extremely rich history and strong foundation. Even though the prestige of the Shaolin temple had declined in recent years, even the Su family enemy would still be unable to defeat them. Su Qin was safe as long as he was at the Shaolin temple.

In the end, Su Qin was accepted into the Shaolin temple. However, because he had no aptitude for martial arts, he was assigned to the Miscellaneous Court and was made a temple sweeper.

Su Qin walked to the door and saw dozens of novice monks who stood outside, all dressed in grey robes. Su Qi tiptoed over and stood among them somewhere at the back.

"Well then, since you've all been accepted into the Shaolin temple, everything that happened in the past is no longer relevant to you," said a monk with a broad face and large ears.

"The Miscellaneous Court may not be able to compete with the Dharma Court or the Martial Arts Court. However, it's peaceful and quiet here. As long as you complete all your daily tasks, no one will disturb you."

The broad-faced monk with large ears paused for a moment before he continued, "You're all dismissed. Carry on with your tasks for today!"

At the command, all the novice monks dispersed and left the area.

Su Qin grabbed a broom and walked in the direction of the Great Palace Hall of the Shaolin temple. Even though Su Qin was a temple sweeper, he was not the only sweeper there.

The Shaolin temple was one of the greatest sects of martial arts in the realm. The area of the temple was extensive. If the entire area was left to Su Qin alone, it would take him more than a year to completely sweep the temple grounds.

Su Qin was assigned to sweep the surrounding area of the Great Palace Hall. Su Qin arrived quickly at the entrance of the Great Palace Hall and stared into the magnificent and grand hall. The Great Palace Hall was one of the most important places in the temple. Every corner of the hall was filled with a strong sense of awe-inspiring solemnity. 

From Su Qin's position at the entrance of the Great Palace Hall, he almost saw the Gold Buddha statue that was enshrined within the hall.

All of a sudden, a robotic voice was heard next to Su Qin's ear. 

[It is detected that the host's current location meets the criteria...]

[The system is being activated...]

[Activation is successful, the host can sign in today...]

...

'The system? Sign-in?' Su Qin thought, as his pupils narrowed.

Su Qin's brain spun with thoughts in an instant. He wondered, 'So I can only sign in here?'

[The host can sign in at any location in the world that has traces of Dao Aggregates1.]

[Attention: You may only sign in once a day.]

[Signing-in in areas with stronger Dao Aggregates will result in more rewards.]

[Multiple sign-ins are possible in some areas.]

The robotic and detached voice spoke slowly into Su Qin's ear. 

"Dao Aggregates?" Su Qin mumbled to himself. He figured that he understood most of what the system meant. Not every location met the criteria for signing in. For example, the Su family home where Su Qin lived for ten years had none of the 'Dao Aggregates' mentioned by the system. Hence, the system could not be activated. 

However, the Great Palace Hall… As it was the place where the Gold Buddha statue was enshrined, it was an important site for the Shaolin temple and was located at a Dao Aggregate. Hence, it met the criteria for signing in.

Su Qin was deep in thought as he looked excited and jubilant. He assumed that he would live the rest of his life as a sweeper at the Shaolin temple until the day he died. After all, the Shaolin temple was not a place that any person could enter or leave as they pleased. 

Su Qin became a disciple at the Shaolin temple under the guise of being an orphan. It was equivalent to being 'sold' into the temple because if he wanted to leave and return to the secular world, he needed the permission of the head monks.

That was impossible. 

Why would any head monk concern themselves with a lowly temple sweeper like Su Qin? Furthermore, if the head monks granted permission to every disciple who wanted to leave, there would be no one left in the temple.

Even if the Su family was able to defeat their enemy and regain their former glory, no one in the family would have been able to influence any head monk in the Shaolin temple. Even a great family in the region like the Su family was no match for the powerful Shaolin temple who had previously controlled everything under the sun and even produced a Luohan. They were on two vastly different levels.

The Su family, who were forced to scatter apart to preserve their bloodline, was not even worth comparing to the Shaolin temple.

When Su Qin became a disciple at the Shaolin temple, he was able to escape from the clutches of that powerful enemy. However, at the same time, he sentenced himself to spend his whole life stuck within the temple walls.

Yet, the possibility of signing into the system gave Su Qin hope.

"System, sign me in," said Su Qin once he had calmed down.

The next moment, he heard the system intone slowly into his ear. [Congratulations, host! Your sign-in is successful. You have obtained the special technique-Buddha Palm Technique.]

"Buddha Palm Technique?" Su Qin wondered as he took a deep breath. If he was not mistaken, the Buddha Palm technique was one of the strongest techniques of the Shaolin Sect. It was also known as Buddha's Technique.

At that exact moment, Su Qin obtained the Buddha Palm technique…

Bang!

A gigantic, gold Buddha appeared in the air at the Great Palace Hall. One of its hands pointed upward to the sky while the other hand pointed at the ground. It was a terrifying, yet awe-inspiring sight.

"Everything on Heaven and Earth belongs to me!"

A heavenly light permeated the air and illuminated the entire Shaolin temple. It appeared to contain the wisdom of countless Buddhist scriptures and texts.

At that moment, the Shaolin temple shook and countless monks shouted, "It's the Sacred Return of Buddha!" All of them then knelt on the ground.

Woosh!

Woosh!

Woosh!

All of a sudden, countless figures appeared outside the Great Palace Hall. The leader among them was dressed in a large red cassock as he held a Nine-Ringed Tin Sceptre. He was the abbot of the current generation of Shaolin monks, Hui Wen.

The other people with him were the heads of the various temple courts. At that moment, everyone including abbot Hui Wen stared at the humongous gold Buddha in shock.

"Namo Amitabha[2]..." abbot Hui Wen chanted as he bowed toward the giant, gold Buddha. The other temple heads followed suit as they chanted, "Namo Amitabha" as well.

A moment passed and the heavenly light slowly dissipated. Only after the heavenly light completely dissipated did abbot Hui Wen dare raise his head. 

"Such a strong sense of Buddha Essence…" said abbot Hui Wen. His heart was overwhelmed with waves of emotion. He was not only an abbot of the Shaolin sect but also a world-renowned martial arts expert. The gigantic, golden Buddha that had just appeared was a manifestation of the Buddha Essence.

To understand its significance, one must know that the Buddha Essence of that gold Buddha was ten thousand times greater than that of a great Luohan.

"Is it possible that one of the disciples has obtained the favor of Buddha? Is that the reason for the Buddha Essence's appearance?"

Abbot Hui Wen stared into the Great Palace Hall and saw that many disciples made offerings to the gold Buddha statue.

As the Great Palace Hall was a sacred place in the Shaolin temple, there were always disciples on duty there.

If one of the disciples gained the favor of Buddha, that disciple must have been among those who served within the Great Palace Hall. The rest of the temple heads seemed to have also reached the same conclusion. Their impression of the disciples inside the Great Palace Hall instantly changed.

The Shaolin temple had not produced an abbot of the Divine Master rank since the last Divine Master passed on 60 years ago. Hence, the status and power of the Shaolin temple among the martial arts sects of the world fell drastically.

If one of their disciples had truly obtained the Buddha Essence, they might even surpass the rank of the Divine Master and achieve the Luohan rank with ease.

The heads of the temple court became extremely excited as they imagined it. 

"All of you, leave this instance! You're not allowed to step foot near this area without my permission," ordered the Martial Arts Court head as he gestured at several of the disciples of the Miscellaneous Court who were all quaking in fear. He was known for his fiery temper. Hence, all the disciples exchanged looks and quickly ran away.

Abbot Hui Wen and the rest of the temple court heads observed the situation but did nothing to stop him. If they knew that the person who caused such a great disruption was Su Qin, the temple sweeper from the Miscellaneous Court who was standing right before them, they would be dumbstruck.