The Monkey King's intention was simple: find the mastermind. Wasn't that enough?
Wan Lei gave a wry smile.
"I know this Wind Blade Evasion technique too. We all learned it from the Genesis God Disk. Back in our homeland, we braved six secret realms, facing near-death countless times, just to gather the God Disk and obtain the Wind Blade Evasion and the Genesis God Disk.
Who would have thought coming to the Immortal Realm would bring such trouble."
Great Sage suddenly understood.
"Ah, now I know who taught you."
"Little Wan Lei, I really want to help you with this, but your situation reeks of conspiracy. It might be another scheme by the Dog Immortal Venerable, and I mustn't interfere with it.
However, to have such a young child sent here to die, and then to arrange for him to break into the Five Elements Hall, any misstep in these matters could lead to eternal damnation.
Is this the kind of pressure someone of his strength and age should bear?
Your trials are truly playing with your life.
Bah, Dog Immortal Venerable, so despicable."
The Monkey King nodded, patted Wan Lei's shoulder, and then directly placed the Genesis God Disk into Wan Lei's forehead.
As the Genesis God Disk entered his sea of consciousness, the Cosmic Seed detached itself from the disk.
Wan Lei looked at the Monkey King in surprise. The Monkey King shook his head.
"I have no use for this. What belongs to you is yours. If you left it with me, I fear I might not be able to resist claiming it for myself one day."
After cracking a joke, the Monkey King's expression turned serious.
"This item is of great use. Do not use it as a shield anymore. If you break it, you couldn't replace it even by bringing all the shields in the Immortal Realm.
The chaotic energy within it is indeed formed by the fusion of the seven primal energies, but it cannot yet serve the purpose you described.
When your realm is higher and you can refine the chaotic energy within, and then re-divide it into seven energies, each imbued with your will, then you shall become the Supreme Immortal Venerable."
Wan Lei chuckled. That was too far off for him to consider now.
"By the way, if you're going to break into the prison, I can give you a gift that will be of great help."
"What gift?"
Wan Lei's spirit immediately lifted. He had no confidence in the prison break matter, and a gift from the Monkey King would surely be invaluable.
The Monkey King did not reply but smiled faintly. Then, Wan Lei was stunned.
Before his eyes, the Monkey King transformed into himself in an instant. His appearance, clothes, demeanor, even his cultivation and aura were identical!
The person who knew himself best was himself, yet Wan Lei couldn't tell which was the real him and which was the fake.
What kind of divine ability was this? To be able to change one's appearance!
The Monkey King then reverted to his original form.
"I gained more than just insights during my three days of contemplation. I have a divine ability taught to me by my master, called the Seventy-Two Transformations.
Of course, it doesn't mean I can transform into seventy-two things, but rather achieve infinite transformations by utilizing seventy-two types of dao rhymes.
However, during my recent enlightenment, inspired by your seven primal energies, I've streamlined these seventy-two transformations to be derived from seven types of energy.
This means, after cultivating this divine ability, as long as you have energy within you, any single type of energy can be used for infinite transformations.
I have named this new divine ability 'Wuji'."
"Wuji?"
Wan Lei asked curiously, not understanding.
"This divine ability has three stages.
The first stage is called 'Thousand Faces.' You can transform into anyone's appearance and mimic their aura, but not overly powerful beings, as you lack their true strength and might be easily exposed.
In this stage, you can create a domain within a radius of a few meters, altering the appearance of your companions within this domain, but not the environment.
The second stage is called 'Phantasmal Body.' You can still undergo infinite transformations, and the range of influence expands. Furthermore, you gain the ability to split off an identical duplicate of yourself to confuse enemies.
The phantasmal body will be identical to you in cultivation and aura, and can be maintained for a period, while your true body can become invisible for a while.
During this time, the phantasmal body can be used to deceive or as a decoy.
The third stage is called 'Wuji.' This stage might require you to reach the Golden Immortal realm or the Half-Saint realm to perform.
Wuji means 'limitless.' You can alter anything at will, not just yourself, but also your surroundings, even the world, according to your desires. Of course, the more you change, the heavier the burden, which you will have to bear yourself.
Wuji also has another meaning: your own transformations are limitless. Even if you transform into a Saint, you can still possess a Saint's aura and pressure, and even briefly wield Saintly power.
Though this divine ability seems invincible, always remember to act according to your abilities. All divine abilities are a form of equivalent exchange; the more you use them, the more you bear.
If, at the Golden Immortal realm, you were to use Wuji to wield Saintly power, or transform into the will of the Heavenly Dao, you could very well die on the spot."
Wan Lei nodded solemnly, feeling both delighted and honored.
Delighted because, with this divine ability of infinite transformations, he could disguise himself as anyone, a perfect tool for breaking into the prison and causing chaos.
Honored because this divine ability was known only to him and the Great Sage in the entire world, as the Great Sage had just created it minutes ago, and no one else could possibly know.
At this moment, the Great Sage had already placed a monkey hair on Wan Lei's head. This monkey hair was tucked within his hair, and barely noticeable if not examined closely.
"I have recorded this divine ability in this monkey hair. It will automatically be infused into your mind. Go back and cultivate it well. I believe the first stage will be sufficient for your prison break.
After escaping the Five Elements Hall, come directly to me. I will be in seclusion here, cultivating. Once you are here, no one will dare to harm you.
If you encounter danger in the future, pull out this monkey hair. If it disappears, I will know your location and come to save you.
As I said, I owe you a great debt."
"Thank you, Great Sage!"
Wan Lei stood up and bowed respectfully, clasping his hands in thanks.
The Great Sage's kindness was that of imparting knowledge and saving his life.
Moreover, the Great Sage had already saved him once before.
"No need for thanks. In this Prime Plane, besides Immortal Venerables, there are few beings I, Old Sun, am afraid to provoke.
If you have no other questions, you may leave."
"Uh... Great Sage, this junior does have one small question."
"Speak."