.. trained an anti-Imperial attack force but following capture of the force by the Imperials, was forced to teach and lead 50,000 Imperial troops in the second destruction of the Shaolin Temple at Henan to prevent those captured with him from being tortured and killed. There, Bak Mei slew the "invincible" Shaolin leader, Chi Thien Su, in single combat by breaking his neck. He claimed he did this to prevent the massacre of the monks in the temple by the troops who followed him. ..
Bak Mei was a
. He had many specialties, and was best known for his "tongzigong" or the "Art of Being Childlike", enabling him to be youthful even at old age, despite his white hair and long white bead. He was also expert in "mianhuagong" or "Cotton Art", which included "Cotton Palm" and "Cotton Belly". His favorite style was the Dragon, and he was extremely skilful at the phoenix-eye fist. striking the opponent's vital points.