Chen Wei saw only a flash of golden light before his eyes.
Before his body could even begin to fall, magic power flowed from the monkey hair through his meridians and throughout his body. It felt exceedingly strange.
After so long as an Immortal Official, he had grown accustomed to measured composure, every step as graceful as a lotus blooming. Now, however, his back suddenly itched, his knees splayed outward against his will, and his body naturally hunched over.
This was the supreme divine ability Sun Wukong had taught him-the Formless Mind Ape Technique.
By the time Chen Wei landed, his appearance had changed.
Two Victorious Fighting Buddhas stood in the courtyard of Pure Heart Temple.
They had the same jutting muzzle, and even their Buddhist robes were identical. The two monkeys stared wide-eyed at each other.
"Heh-heh." Sun Wukong grinned, took out the unfinished peach from earlier, and bit into it. "Well, would you look at that. You make a pretty convincing monkey."
"Great Sage, this divine ability of yours truly is wondrous beyond compare," Chen Wei said, unable to resist scratching his cheek.
The Formless Mind Ape Technique had not merely changed his outer shell-it had infused him with a monkey's habits as well.
Sun Wukong finished the peach in a few bites and clapped his hands. "Old Sun worked this technique out after fighting that Six-Eared Macaque back then, tracing his methods backward. That fellow could fool even Guanyin Bodhisattva, all thanks to his unorthodox Formless False Form. It's not much use, but it'll do well enough to give you cover."
Barely had he finished speaking.
Golden light flashed around Chen Wei, and he returned to his immortal form.
"Thank you for teaching me, Great Sage! With such a divine ability at my disposal, I have all