In April of the second year of Tianqi, the weather was gloomy and raindrops fell from time to time. In Shandong, Caozhou Prefecture, a secret village. There are very strict guards here. There are many people inside and outside the village holding big swords and spears, five steps and ten steps. In the main hall of the village, there are about fifty White Lotus scholars kneeling in front of a statue of Maitreya Buddha without eyes, burning incense and praying devoutly, shouting: "Maitreya Buddha descends to earth, the Ming King is born, and all people are turning over!"

The leader Xu Hongru held three incense sticks and held high above his head, praying devoutly: "The mother of the lifeless is empty, and her hometown is empty. The disciple Xu Hongru prayed sincerely, please help the King Ming protect us and others for success in their work, build a kingdom of God for you, so that the world can regain light and rebirth, no longer be oppressed by the government, and can live in this world with dignity!"

After Xu Hongru's prayer was over, he stood up and piously inserted the incense burner into the furnace. He turned around and was about to discuss matters with several leaders, but he did not expect that a brilliant light burst out from the statue of Maitreya Buddha. This light illuminated the entire room, penetrated the world, and cleared the entire sky!

People outside also saw the strange phenomena of heaven and earth happening here. All the believers knelt down and prayed loudly for the blessing of the Ming King!

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, natural disasters continued and the people were in trouble. No wonder so many people prayed to God and worship Buddha and prayed to the omnipotent gods to bless them. Xue Tian came to save the suffering and reap the faith. This wave of saints gained more than 300,000 Buddhists, Taoists and White Lotus believers who witnessed miracles. He thought it was quite good.

Have Xu Hongru and others ever seen such a magnificent miracle? They knelt down one after another, shouting in a respectful and pious manner, "Believers welcome the Ming King!"

A majestic voice came into the ears of everyone: "You are confused people, I am your Lord, my name is the God of Light, I heard your prayers, your wishes are grand, but your actions are too slow."

"We are guilty! Please let our Lord be guilty of our sins!" After hearing Xue Tian's words, everyone apologized for guilt, but they were both uneasy and hopeful. They hoped that the Lord could bless them and help them realize this dream. At this moment, they were all looking forward to it.

Xue Tian thought about it, and the whole village turned into a large Gothic church of light. His statue was placed on the cross, and the clothes on everyone's body turned into white robes, and only the leader Xu Hongru turned into red robes. All of them were hung with gold cross necklaces on their necks.

Everyone was amazed at this miracle. Xue Tian exerted his strength again, and saw a white light covering Xu Hongru. A book of light appeared on his left hand, a scepter appeared on his right hand, and there were also contents of light praise, pastor preaching methods, drawings for the construction of the Holy See of Light, etc.

"Light my Lord, your humble believer Xu Hongru must obey your decree, spread your glory all over the world, and make everyone your devout believers!" After the holy light disappeared, Xu Hongru crawled on the ground again and humbly spoke flattering words.

"Very good. Anyone who believes in me who will never have to worry about food in the future. The most devout believers, the pastor who spreads my gospel, and the knights of light who fight for me will ascend to the kingdom of God after death and gain eternal life in the kingdom of God!" Xue Tian issued a decree again.

More than fifty white-robed pastors shouted: "Light my Lord!Light my Lord!"

"You should keep in mind the sacred texts of light and use them as the golden rule. When your faith is pious enough, I will give you divine power so that you can heal believers, fight with pagans, and defend your dignity. If you are unfortunately killed in battle, I will also let you ascend to the Kingdom of God and live forever in the Kingdom of God! Do you understand?" Xue Tian asked.

"We understand! Thank you for your gift from Guangming!" Everyone kowtowed together.

"Well, just be sure you understand." After Xue Tian finished speaking, he gave him another bag of rice and a box of gold coins. He said majesticly: "From now on, all the food and food needed by the believers can be solved through these two things. They are inexhaustible and useable under the blessing of this God, but you must remember that those who dare to use them for improper purposes will die on the spot. Remember! Remember!"

"We understand! Remember the decree of my Lord Guangming! Thank you for your gift!" Everyone kowtowed again.

"Xu Hongru, I will grant you your first pope. You must use this money to establish the Holy See of Light as soon as possible, distribute rice and grain to believers who need them, and spread my gospel. I will send angels to the earth to supervise you! Remember!"

The holy light disappeared soon, and everyone was still praying devoutly in front of the holy elephant. Xu Hongru was in a state of great emotion. He stood up slowly and shouted loudly: "Dear believers, my Lord of Light has given us great divine power. In the future, we must obey the Lord's will and strive to spread the Lord's gospel! Just now, the Lord taught me that from now on we will sing the praises of light every day. Now I will give it to everyone and let all the believers outside know about it!"

He took the lead in kneeling in front of the statue, holding the cross in his hand, and sang loudly: "Great Light, my Lord, you are the only star in the eternal night, guiding the confused people toward the light. I praise you, the great Lord of Light..."

It has to be said that Xu Hongru has a good ability. In just one month, he took out a large amount of rice and gold coins given by Xue Tian and distributed them to the church members in white robes, and asked them to distribute rice and grain to the places where believers are located in various places, establish the Church of Light, develop believers, and spread the gospel of the Lord. He also asked someone to copy the book of Light and print it. According to the will of the Lord, the pastors of each church will organize believers to worship every Sunday, and they usually go out to preach to help the poor and develop believers. Their lives can be said to be very fulfilling and busy.

"Brother, my Lord Guangming is really powerful and boundless. This church, as well as these rice and gold coins, are all miracles! The leader of the past dynasties has never received the gift from the Lord. Brother, you have this immortal fate. Now believers from all over the world are spontaneously coming here to pilgrimage!"

The one who said this was Xu Hongru's younger brother, Xu Zhiyang. After praying in front of Xue Tian's statue, they retreated to the backyard and whispered.

"The Lord's will now not make us rebel, but to develop believers and make everyone believe in our Lord. As long as our Lord is here, I am the real pope, and I am the same level as the emperor. What else do we need?" Xu Hongru said proudly.

"That's true. Recently, with the support of these money and food, more and more believers who believe in our God of Light are. Even the government dare not touch us easily. This is the Lord's contribution, and I praise my Lord!"

"Praise my Lord!"

Time flies by, and in a blink of an eye, half a year has passed. Xue Tian has been silently paying attention to these two small worlds. Liu He also gave him endless rice, grain and gold coins, asking him to let all believers not worry about food and clothing, and not worry about illness. Both of them did as he asked, but there are always people in the world who are unwilling to be ruled because of their ambitions. So, large-scale holy wars broke out on both sides, all fighting to defend the dignity of the Divine Cult!
Chapter completed!