Legend had it that, to deliver all living beings from suffering and dispel calamity, Tathagata Buddha passed down an unparalleled martial art to mortals: Palm of the Tathagata. Its might dazzled past and present, rivaled natural disasters, and subdued demons and monsters.
After Yang Ming obtained Palm of the Tathagata, information on its ten moves poured into his mind.
First Appearance of Buddha Light!
Golden Summit Buddha Lamp!
Buddha Shakes Mountains and Rivers!
Buddha Questions Jialan!
Buddha's Light Shines Universally!
Welcoming Buddha to the Western Heaven!
Heavenly Buddha Descends into the World!
Boundless Buddha Dharma!
Ten Thousand Buddhas Pay Homage to the Ancestor!
Tathagata Exterminates Demons!
Of these ten moves, the ninth and tenth palm strikes were the strongest, surpassing even the Nine Tribulation Sword Technique Yang Ming had obtained before.
As the saying went, "No image in the ten directions, no trace throughout the six paths. Beyond the three realms, outside the five elements. Each move higher than the last, each step wider than the last. Seated astride the Buddha's gate, the road once traveled lost."
A tiny figure suddenly appeared in Yang Ming's mind, its face identical to his own. Sometimes it sat in meditation, sometimes it lay on its back, sometimes on its side, its face wearing a smile like Maitreya Buddha's. A lone silhouette danced in a desolate temple, each palm technique becoming familiar to his heart. In an instant, it felt as though hundreds of years had passed, and threads of understanding welled up within him.
When Yang Ming abruptly opened his eyes again, his gaze, still as an ancient well, carried a power that could make all the worlds tremble. It vanished after only an instant, merely the influence Tathagata Buddha had left within the palm technique. Yet to the kings and emperors of