Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In an instant, fierce winds rose and layers of light and shadow flashed!
The radiance spilling from the Jade-Cleansing Vase was swept apart and scattered in every direction!
The three strands of Monkey Hair first became shadows of the Three Flowers, then took on gold, azure, and white forms. Their outlines resolved into three savage monkeys. Baring fangs and claws, they lunged at the woman in white! Before they reached her, each stretched out a hand and tore!
The golden monkey ripped through the faint Golden Light. It had looked solemn and sacred, full of compassion and mercy, but once torn open, it proved to be rolling black mud, no different from the silt at the bottom of the River of Time. It dripped down, and every drop could corrupt another's mind!
The azure monkey tore through the layers of mist that filled the surroundings. The dense forest hidden beneath them appeared once more, every trace of ethereal energy around it vanished, and the enchanting scene disappeared entirely. In its place stood real trees, flowers, and grasses, fresh and natural!
The white monkey gave a sharp tug, as though tearing away something invisible. The pressure enveloping Zhang Jingbei vanished at once. He could not help letting out a long breath, as though a heavy burden had been lifted from his heart. Even his Magic Power flowed much more freely!
"Mind Monkey?!"
At the sight of the three monkeys, the woman in white retreated again and again. The Buddha Light and immortal mist around her shattered, and her bare white feet came down in the mud, stained by the grime of the mortal world.
Having descended as a true Buddha, she knew full well that an incomparably ferocious Savage Ape roamed the lands west of the river. It