Sun Wukong bowed deeply again before leaving the room and made his way back to his own dwelling.
After Sun Wukong left, the amiable look on Patriarch Bodhi's face vanished, replaced with a mysterious and inscrutable one.
"Once Sun Wukong has succeeded in his cultivation, the Calamity of Measurement during the Journey to the West can begin!" Patriarch Bodhi muttered to himself.
Meanwhile, at the depths of the Western Pure Land, both Amitabha Buddha and Saint Zhunti sensed the changes from Patriarch Bodhi.
"It seems that everything is progressing according to the original plan; any changes in Sun Wukong's destiny are merely our misperception!" Saint Zhunti spoke slowly.
Amitabha Buddha nodded and said, "It seems we, too, have been overly cautious because of the rising prosperity of Buddhism. After all, Sun Wukong was born only a few hundred years ago and has yet to mature, appearing no more significant than an ant before us!"
"However, we must continue with our arrangement, and what changes might occur in the celestial Court of the East are still unknown!" Saint Zhunti said with a furrowed brow, his concern evident over the potential changes in the celestial Court of the East.
Moreover, the Calamity of Measurement related to the Journey to the West pertained to the great prosperity of Buddhism and the eventual prosperity of Buddhist stars, a subject of their concern.
After all, what rises to its peak must decline, just as it happened with the Cutting Teachings Sect.
The grand occasion of thousands of immortals paying homage eventually dissipated like smoke and clouds.
Not just the Cutting Teachings Sect, but the Dragons, Phoenixes, Qilins, as well as the Witch and Demon Clans experienced the same.
After reaching the zenith of their power, they all eventually declined and fell into decay.
Now, with the Daoist Sect in decline and Buddhism flourishing, there is momentum to surpass the Human Teachings Sect and the Expounding Teachings Sect. As Buddhism reaches its peak after flourishing in the Western Direction, the Buddhist Sect will inevitably reach its peak as well.
Although they would gain great benefits, it was necessary to consider carefully what to do with Buddhism in the future, especially during its great prosperity. After all, as Buddhist Saints, how could they possibly let go of such an opportunity to further Buddhism's prosperity?
Nevertheless, in order for Buddhism to flourish perpetually, all their actions must be well-calculated.
...
While Wang Yang was cultivating, he suddenly heard a system notification.
"Ding, congratulations on altering Sun Wukong's cultivation of Divine Skills, and for obtaining the Hongmeng Yin Yang Dao Transformation Decision!"
Following that, details of the Hongmeng Yin Yang Dao Transformation Decision and the Art of Transformation emerged in his mind.
Endless Techniques of Transformation condensed around him.
Spiritual Energy gathered around him, manifesting a multitude of Transformations.
"Yin and Yang create all things, Transformations are myriad, the Daoist Techniques of the Primordial Era!"
Feeling the changes, Wang Yang was somewhat shocked; these Transformations were far more powerful than the Thirty-Six Transformations of celestial Gang or the Seventy-Two Transformations of Earthly Fiends.
Moreover, what was frightening was that these Transformations seemed to share the same origin as the Thirty-Six Transformations of celestial Gang.
The only difference was that both the Thirty-Six Transformations of celestial Gang and the Seventy-Two Transformations of Earthly Fiends paled in comparison to the Hongmeng Yin Yang Dao Transformation Decision.
However, this was hardly surprising, given that nearly any great power could perform the Thirty-Six Transformations of celestial Gang and the Seventy-Two Transformations of Earthly Fiends, which were essentially just a collective roundup of commonplace Techniques.
The Seventy-Two Transformations of Earthly Fiends, although not as powerful as the Thirty-Six Transformations of celestial Gang, were only slightly stronger.
They could not compare to the Daoist Techniques of the Primordial Era.
"This is a treasure; once cultivated to the extreme, even a Saint would not be able to distinguish its true nature from its illusion. Compared to the Thirty-Six Transformations of celestial Gang, it's better for Sun Wukong to cultivate this new Technique I've just received!" Wang Yang murmured to himself.
After all, by having Sun Wukong cultivate the Technique he had obtained, he could receive feedback from Sun Wukong's progress.
Not just the transformation of Wind Escape, but also from the Nine-Turn Profound Art, changes that had significantly accelerated his cultivation speed.
"There's no rush for now!"
As there was still some time before Sun Wukong departed, he felt no urgency to act.
...
After leaving Patriarch Bodhi's meditation room, Wukong's mind was still constantly revolving around the Thirty-Six Transformations of Celestial Gang.
The Thirty-Six Transformations of Celestial Gang were far more powerful and much more exquisite than Wind Escape.
"But why do I feel like there's still room for improvement?"
Scratching his ears and cheeks, Wukong wasn't the least bit worried about the cultivation problem, with his experience in cultivating Wind Escape. He needed to slowly comprehend it; everything required time.
"Originally, my Senior Brother said he would impart the Daoist Techniques to me. But this time, because of going to see our Honorable Master, he completely forgot, which is really too bad!"
While speaking, as Sun Wukong looked up, he realized that he hadn't come back to his own meditation room but had instead arrived at his Senior Brother's place.
"How did I end up at Senior Brother's place?"
Sun Wukong scratched his head and turned around to leave.
But then, with a twinkle in his eye, Sun Wukong hopped and skipped over to Wang Yang's meditation room.
At that moment, there was still light shining from Wang Yang's room. As he gently pushed the door open, he saw Wang Yang meditatively sitting on a cushion, seemingly in contemplation of something.
"Watch my Art of Transformation!"
Sun Wukong's figure flickered and he turned into a fly, then flew inside, heading straight for Wang Yang.
Circling around Wang Yang, he then approached close to Wang Yang's ear.
"Heh heh, Senior Brother will definitely not find me!"
Just as Sun Wukong was brimming with confidence, suddenly, a huge palm appeared above and smacked down directly.
Bang!
A terrifying boom resounded.
Sun Wukong was directly smacked to the ground.
Ouch!
After such a heavy blow, Sun Wukong's Art of Transformation had faded away, and he had returned to his original form.
Sun Wukong looked up at Wang Yang only to find that Wang Yang had disappeared.
The scene he had just witnessed seemed as if it had been fake.
"Senior Brother?"
Sun Wukong wore a puzzled expression. He had clearly just seen Wang Yang, but in the blink of an eye, Senior Brother had vanished.
"What, after practicing a bit of the Art of Transformation, do you want to tease your Senior Brother?"
Right at that moment, Wang Yang's voice came from behind him.
"Senior Brother?"
Sun Wukong scrambled to his feet and looked towards Wang Yang.
But the Senior Brother in front of him was indeed his Senior Brother, except that in the next moment, another Senior Brother appeared on both his left and right.
Following that, Senior Brothers started appearing one after another.
In the blink of an eye, countless Senior Brothers filled the entire room.
Sun Wukong's eyes flashed with golden light, but he couldn't see through even one of them; they all seemed to be his Senior Brother.
"Senior Brother, which one is you?"
Sun Wukong was somewhat astonished. Although he already understood the need to be careful and cautious, after having cultivated for some time, he couldn't help wanting to try his hand at it. That's why, upon seeing his Senior Brother in the midst of cultivation, he wanted to tease him a bit.
Just that he hadn't expected his Senior Brother's strength to be so formidable that with just a slight transformation, he could no longer see through it.
"You can't even see through my Art of Transformation and yet dare to tease your Senior Brother? Do you realize that if I had wanted to kill you just now, you would already be dead?"
Wang Yang slowly spoke.
Hearing Wang Yang's words, Sun Wukong couldn't help but shiver.