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Lei Zhenzi Transforming into a Monstrous Bird-Man After Eating Two Magical Apricots

🐉 Chinese MythologyMount Zhongnan, Shaanxi, ChinaLei Zhenzi • Yunzhongzi • Ji Chang (King Wen of Zhou)

During the fall of the Shang Dynasty, the immortal Lei Zhenzi underwent a radical physical transformation on Mount Zhongnan to gain the power necessary to save his father, King Wen of Zhou. By consuming two magical apricots provided by his master, Yunzhongzi, he sprouted massive wings of wind and thunder and took on the appearance of a blue-skinned, beak-faced celestial warrior. This...