It was precisely his photographic memory that gave Gavin Norton boundless confidence in the upcoming Tongzi Exam. After several days since his transmigration, he had already imprinted every book in this small study into his mind, burying them deep within his heart. In fact, with just a little probing and effort, he could already recite them backwards with ease. With such ability, what was there to fear about a mere Tongzi Exam?

If not for today’s events ruining his previously good mood, he might have already been sitting cross-legged on his bed, feeling that faint trace of qi within his body with extreme excitement.

Qi sensation, for a martial arts fan from the modern world, was far more tempting than the allure of beautiful women.

Although he was only at the first level of Qi Refinement, that faint trace of internal energy in his body was enough for him to toy with all night.

But now he was in no mood. His mood had been completely ruined by that last look Charles Norton gave him. He had come to the study to recite the Rebirth Sutra, not to seek psychological comfort, but simply to dispel his depression.

The Rebirth Sutra wasn’t long, just about six hundred characters. Gavin Norton recited it several times over and over. At first, he was just trying to relieve his gloomy mood, doing what he could as a person. But as time passed, without realizing it, he seemed to enter a wondrous state, gradually forgetting himself.

Every syllable that left his lips seemed to transform into a character and merge into his body. His voice became ethereal and indistinct.

The surrounding atmosphere, the vital energy, also began to undergo strange changes.

Gavin Norton's eyes involuntarily narrowed slightly, his entire mind focused on the Rebirth Sutra—nothing else existed.

“Hmm? Which great Buddhist master is attaining enlightenment in my The Norton Estate?!”

As one of the most powerful local forces in the Great Qi Dynasty, The Norton Estate had always been heavily guarded.

The security was tight—not only were there guards and hidden sentries throughout the residence, but the center of The Norton Estate, which occupied a quarter of the city, was built atop the largest earth vein in the southwest. Directly connected to this earth vein was The Norton Estate's ancestral treasure, the supreme spiritual artifact, the Taihao Yuhua Mirror.

With the Taihao Yuhua Mirror at its center, supported by thirteen top-grade spiritual artifacts and forty-two supreme magical implements, a secret formation—the Mirror World—was constructed to cover The Norton Estate!

Everything that happened within The Norton Estate would be reflected in the Mirror World in perfect detail, leaving nothing hidden from the master of the residence—including who had pushed Gavin Norton into the pond.

Brian Norton was also sitting at his desk, his brows slightly raised. He lifted his slender index finger and traced a “circle” in the air before him.

Once the “circle” was completed, the space within it turned into a clear mirror, reflecting everything happening in Gavin Norton’s study.

“It’s him? He actually attained enlightenment in a Buddhist divine power—how interesting!!”

This world also had Buddhism, and Buddhists also possessed divine powers. However, Buddhist divine powers were different from those of ordinary martial artists. Buddhist powers were quite unreasonable: they required no instruction, no study—everything was gained through enlightenment. As the saying goes, wisdom arises in meditation, and divine powers are born of themselves.

As they say, the Buddha saves those with affinity.

If one is destined, just like Gavin Norton now, unconsciously chanting scriptures, one could comprehend a Buddhist divine power.

If not destined, even if one recited scriptures from age three to three hundred, chanting all eighty-one minor sutras and twenty-five major sutras, one might only comprehend one or two divine powers.

As the saying goes, medicine cannot cure the incurable, and the Buddha saves those with affinity!!

It’s just that unreasonable!

At least tonight, Gavin Norton was fated with the Buddha.

Unconsciously, that trace of internal energy within Gavin Norton completely merged with his spirit. Under the mysterious guidance of the scripture, it transformed into a faint blade aura, emerging from his body.

“The Kṣitigarbha Original Vow Blade—he actually comprehended this minor divine power. My son truly has a murderous aura!!”

The moment the blade aura formed, Brian Norton recognized the divine power Gavin Norton had comprehended: the Kṣitigarbha Original Vow Blade, one of the two great Buddhist killing divine powers alongside the Wrathful King Sword!

But Gavin Norton was still oblivious. When all his internal energy was completely drawn out, he suddenly opened his eyes, a trace of confusion in his gaze. The invisible blade aura, however, was drawn by his breath and shot out suddenly.

Swish!!!

Silently, it split the desk before him in two, leaving a deep blade mark on the floor that extended all the way to the opposite wall.

Gavin Norton stared blankly, dazed at the desk split in half, at the blade marks on the floor and wall. He didn’t know how long he stood there before a look of realization and joy appeared on his face.

“A minor Buddhist divine power—I actually mastered a minor Buddhist divine power!”

His heart, like Brian Norton’s, was filled with disbelief and delight. He never expected that, just by trying to dispel his gloom and reciting the Rebirth Sutra a few times, he would comprehend a Buddhist divine power? Truly, as the saying goes, the Buddha saves those with affinity!!