"Journey to the West" Chapter Table of Contents and Summary

"Journey to the West" Chapter Table of Contents and Summary

● The First Chapter: Cultivating the Spiritual Root, Nurturing the Source, Unleashing the Heart-Mind, and Practicing the Great Path to Enlightenment

In the kingdom of Aolai, located within the Dongsheng Shenzhou, lies the Flower and Fruit Mountain. On this mountain, an immortal stone gave birth to a stone monkey. At the source of the stream where the stone monkey resided, it discovered a stone cave known as the "Water Curtain Cave" and was acclaimed as its king by the other monkeys. After another three to five hundred years, the stone monkey was moved by the realization of life's impermanence and its inability to enjoy a long life, and it wept bitterly. Following the guidance of an elderly monkey, the stone monkey journeyed from the Southern Shangbu Continent to the Western Niuhe Continent, ascended to the Fangcun Mountain on the Spirit Terrace, entered the Xiyue Sanxing Cave, and paid homage to Patriarch Bodhi; there, he was accepted as a disciple and given the name Sun Wukong.

● The second session: comprehending the profound truth of Bodhi, overcoming demonic influences, returning to one's original nature, and uniting the primordial spirit.

Wukong learned the art of eternal life, the seventy-two forms of transformation, and the "Clouduggle" technique from the Patriarch. One day, provoked by others, he transformed into a pine tree, which displeased the Patriarch and led to his expulsion from the cave. Upon returning to Flower-Fruit Mountain, he fought and defeated the local demons and monsters, thereby rescuing the captured monkeys and recovering their belongings.

● Chapter III: All lands and mountains bow in submission; all nine realms and ten categories are finally eradicated.

Wukong employed the Seizing Technique to transport the weapons stored in the Aolai Kingdom's Treasury Hall into the mountains, where he then led a troop of monkeys in training. The demons and beasts inhabiting the mountains all revered Wukong as their supreme leader. Wukong requested from the Dragon King a Ruyi Golden Staff weighing 13,500 jin and then removed the name of the monkey clan from the Book of Life and Death in the Underworld. The Dragon King and the King of Hell then petitioned the Jade Emperor to subdue the rebellious monkeys. The Jade Emperor dispatched Taibai Jinxing to Mount Huaguoshan to persuade Wukong to submit to imperial authority.

● Chapter 4: The official appointment of the horsekeeper—what significance does it hold? Yet the heart remains unsettled, and the will to reach the heavens remains unquiet.

Wukong was appointed as the "Horse Caretaker"; upon learning that this was a low-ranking position, he returned to Flower-Fruit Mountain. The Jade Emperor then ordered the Heavenly King Li Tianwang and his son, Crown Prince Nezha, to capture Wukong, but Wukong defeated them. Subsequently, the Golden Star once again summoned Wukong. The Jade Emperor ordered the construction of the Great Sage's Palace, where Wukong was to reside.

● Chapter 5: The Great Sage Steals a Pill and Defies the Heavenly Palace; The Gods Catch the Monster

Wukong manages the peach garden and eats all the big peaches in the garden. Then he went to Yaochi, drank all the immortal wine, and ate all the golden elixirs in Taishang Laojun's gourd. Escape back to Huaguo Mountain. The Jade Emperor ordered King Tota to lead his heavenly soldiers to capture Wukong. Wukong fought off the gods.

●Chapter 6 Guanyin went to the meeting and asked why the little sage used his power to surrender to the great sage.

Mu Cha, a disciple of Guanyin in the South China Sea, helped the King of Heaven but was defeated. Guanyin also recommended Erlang Shen. Erlangshen fought with Wukong. Taishang Laojun was watching the battle in the sky, dropped the diamond sleeve and hit Wukong. The gods escorted him back to the upper world. The Jade Emperor issued a decree to execute him.

●Chapter 7 Escape from the Bagua Furnace and the Calming Monkey at the foot of the Five Elements Mountain of the Great Sage

Taishang Laojun put Wukong into the alchemy furnace to refine it. Forty-nine days later, Wukong came out and made a big fuss in the heavenly palace. The Jade Emperor invited Tathagata Buddha. Sun Wukong somersaulted all the way and couldn't jump out of the Buddha's palm. Tathagata turned his five fingers into mountains to suppress Wukong. He ordered the Earth God to feed Wukong with iron pills and copper juice.

●Eighth Chapter: My Buddha created a sutra and preached extremely optimistic news, and went to Chang'an on an edict

Five hundred years later, Tathagata Buddha wanted to find a follower to learn the scriptures so that the Buddha's teachings could be spread to the east forever. Avalokitesvara led the wooden chak to ride on the clouds, carrying a cassock, a tin staff and three hoops of gold, tight and forbidden. Along the way, they subdue Sha Wujing, Zhu Wuneng and Xiao Bailong; persuade Sun Wukong and let them protect the Buddhist scriptures together.

●Appendix Chen Guangrui took office and took revenge on the monks who suffered from the disaster.

Chen Guangrui was delighted to win the first prize, was recruited as the prime minister's son-in-law, and was appointed as the head of Jiangzhou. On the way to take office, he was killed by boatman Liu Hong and his wife was robbed. Liu Hong assumed the post as a bailiff. Chen was rescued by the Dragon King and taken into the Dragon Palace. His wife gave birth to a son and threw him into the river. He was rescued by the elders of Jinshan Temple; he was named Jiangliu and later Xuanzang. The elders told him about his life experience. Xuanzang found his mother. Then he went straight to the capital to complain to his grandfather. Liu Hong was sentenced to death. Chen Guangrui returned to Yang. Xuanzang entered Hongfu Temple to continue his spiritual practice.

●Chapter 9 Yuan Shoucheng's clever plan for selfless Qu Laolongwang's clumsy plan to violate Tian Tiao

In order to make Yuan Shoucheng's prediction fail, the Dragon King of Jinghe secretly changed the rainfall into Chenchen and the amount of rainfall. He also destroyed Yuan Shoucheng's Gua Shop based on his inaccurate possession. Yuan Shoucheng asserted that the Dragon King would be executed by Wei Zheng, the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, for violating the decree. And asked the Dragon King to ask Tang Taizong for a way out. Taizong Meng Longwang begged for mercy and agreed to it, and ordered Wei Zheng to serve in the court so that he could not kill the dragon.

●Chapter 10 The second general’s palace gate suppresses ghosts and the ghost of Tang Taizong returns to the underworld

When Wei Zheng and Taizong were fighting against Yi, he dreamed of killing the old dragon. That night, Emperor Taizong dreamed of the Dragon King demanding his life. From then on, he became uneasy physically and mentally and fell ill. In order to prevent sneaking, he ordered Wei Chigong and Qin Shubao to guard the palace gate at night. Taizong died soon after, and in the underworld he met Cui Jue, an old friend of Wei Zheng who was now the judge of the underworld. Cui Jue extended Taizong's life by twenty years. On the way back to Yang, Taizong was entangled by evil ghosts and escaped by scattering gold and silver to the ghosts.

●The eleventh chapter is still reborn. Tang Wang Zunshan Guo saved the lonely soul Xiao Wang + Yu Zhengkongmen

Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty came back to life and came to the court to declare a general amnesty for the whole world. It was strictly forbidden to slander monks and slander Buddha. Everyone recommended Chen Xuanzang to preside over the land and water conference, and Taizong agreed.

● Chapter 12: Xuanzang, with unwavering devotion, convened a grand assembly; the phoenix's melody manifested itself, transforming into a golden cicada.

Guanyin Bodhisattva assumed the form of a wandering monk afflicted with scabies and presented her staff and monastic robe to Emperor Taizong. Emperor Taizong then bestowed them upon Xuanzang. Ascending the stage, Guanyin expounded upon the profound wisdom of the Mahayana Buddhist teachings to Xuanzang; moved by this, Xuanzang resolved to journey to the Western Heaven. In recognition of his dedication, Emperor Taizong honored him as the "Imperial Brother, the Holy Monk" and conferred upon him the title "Sanzang." Thus, the Tang monk Sanzang departed for the Western Heaven.

●Chapter 13: Entering the Tiger's Den; Jin Xing Overcomes Misfortune; Boqin留住 the Monk at Shuangcha Ridge

Tang Sanzang rode his horse westward. At the mountain-side town, he climbed Shuangcha Ridge at night and was captured by soldiers under the Tiger King. Taibai Jinxing rescued Tang Sanzang. As Tang Sanzang was traveling toward Liangjie Mountain, he suddenly heard a thunderous shout: "My master is coming!"

●Chapter 14: The Mindful Monkey Returns to Righteousness – The Six Thieves Vanish Without Trace

The speaker is Sun Wukong. Tang Sanzang takes Wukong as his disciple. During their journey westward, Wukong slays six bandits who had disrupted their path; Tang Sanzang expresses deep regret over this. Wukong then departs from Tang Sanzang on a cloud. Guanyin imparts the Tightening Ring Spell to Tang Sanzang; upon receiving the Dragon King's counsel, Wukong reaffirms his commitment to protecting Tang Sanzang and dons the Tightening Ring Spell, declaring that he will not defy his master's teachings by revealing his true identity.

● Chapter 15: The gods of Snake-Circling Mountain secretly protect Yingchou Gorge as the spirited horse retracts its reins.

While traveling along the Snake-Circling Mountain, the horse was swallowed by a dragon in the Eagle-Sorrow Stream. Guanyin summoned the evil dragon and transformed it into a white horse, which she bestowed upon Tang Sanzang as his mount.

●Chapter 16: The monks of Guanyin Temple plot to steal the monastic robe from the mysterious creature of Black Wind Mountain

Upon arriving at the Guanyin Zen Temple, the elderly abbot, seeking to seize the monastic robe, intended to set fire to Tang Sanzang and his disciples to kill them. However, Wukong borrowed a fire-shielding garment from the celestial realm to protect Tang Sanzang, while he himself blew wind from the side to extinguish the flames that had engulfed the Zen Temple. The bear monster from Black Wind Mountain took advantage of the fire to steal the monastic robe. Wukong then ascended the mountain to confront the monster and demand the robe back.

●Chapter 17: Sun Wukong Causes Havoc at Black Wind Mountain; Guanyin Subdues the Bear and Wild Beast Monster

Wukong saw a dark-skinned man discussing the organization of a Buddhist robe-wearing ceremony with a Taoist priest and a scholar dressed in white; he then slew the scholar and battled the snake monster. Outside the cave, Wukong defeated a small demon and received an invitation, so he transformed into the elderly abbot to attend the gathering. When his true identity was exposed, he had no choice but to summon Guanyin. Guanyin assumed the form of a Taoist priest and persuaded the bear monster to swallow the elixir that Wukong had transformed into. Within his own body, Wukong caused the bear monster unbearable pain; ultimately, the bear monster had no choice but to return its robe and rejoin the Buddhist community.

●Chapter 18: Tang Sanzang Escapes from Peril at Guanyin Temple; The Great Sage Eradicates Demons at Gaolaozhuang

Gao Taigong of Gaolaozhuang, having been married into the family by a monster, requested that he be sent to subdue the creature. Sun Wukong then assumed the form of Gao Taigong's daughter to deceive the monster; afterward, he revealed his true self. The monster transformed into a fierce storm and fled, while Sun Wukong pursued it relentlessly.

● Chapter 19: Wukong Recruits Bajie at Yunzhan Cave; Xuanzang Receives the Heart Sutra at Futushan

The strange creature entered the cave and retrieved a nine-toothed rake; then it confronted Wukong. Upon hearing Wukong's words—that he had come to protect Tang Sanzang—the creature dropped the rake and followed Wukong to pay homage to Tang Sanzang; Wukong later identified this creature as Zhu Bajie. The three then journeyed to Futu Mountain, where they met Zen Master Wuchao and obtained a copy of the *Heart Sutra* from him.

●Chapter 20: Tang Sanzang Faced with Peril at Huangfeng Ridge – Bajie Rushes Forward Halfway Up the Mountain

The Yellow Wind Monster, the Vanguard Tiger Spirit of Huangfeng Ridge, captured Tang Sanzang and led him into the cave. Wukong and Bajie rushed to the cave entrance to engage the monster in battle. Unable to withstand the attack, the Tiger Vanguard retreated and was slain by Bajie's mighty whip strike.

●Chapter 21: The Dharma Protector establishes a monastery to detain the Great Sage; Lingji subdues the Wind Demon on Mount Sumeru

Wukong could not defeat Huangfeng Sheng and was ultimately defeated. He then summoned Lingji, who captured the demon transformed from a yellow-furred mink and rescued Tang Sanzang.

●Chapter 22: Bajie Engages in a Great Battle at the Flowing Sand River; Muka Accompanies Fengfa to Reunite with Wujing

In the story, a monster attempted to snatch the Tang Sanzang away; thus, Bajie and Wukong set out to confront it. The monster hid in the water and refused to come ashore. Wukong then sought out Guanyin, who instructed him to accompany him with his wooden halberd. With this, Wukong called out the name of the monster, Wujing. Wujing then fashioned a magical boat from the skull beneath his neck and used it to ferry the Tang Sanzang across the river.

●Chapter 23: The Tripitaka Remains True to Its Roots; The Four Sages Test the Zen Mind

Lishan Old Mother, Guanyin, Samantabhadra, and Manjusri Bodhisattva became mother and daughter, intending to test whether the four people's Zen hearts were strong, but the Eight Precepts' Zen hearts were not strong and were tied up.

●Chapter 24: The Great Immortal of Wanshou Village stays with his old friend Wuzhuang Guanxing and steals ginseng

There is a tree in the Longevity Villa that bears ginseng fruit, which makes you immortal after eating it. The second boy of Yuanzidu in Guanzhu Town treated Tang Monk with ginseng fruit. He mistakenly thought that the ginseng fruit was a baby and did not dare to eat it. Wukong stole three fruits and shared them with Bajie and Sha Seng. Bajie thought it was too little and kept talking. The second boy cursed Tang Seng.

●Chapter 25 Zhen Yuanxian rushes to capture the Buddhist monk Sun Xingzhe and causes a disturbance in Wuzhuang Temple

Wukong couldn't bear the curse and knocked down the tree. Ertong designed to lock Tang Monk and his disciples into the main hall. The master and apprentice escaped at night. Zhen Yuanzi caught up with Zong Yun and used his robe sleeves to cage Tang Monk and his entourage back. The master and apprentice escaped again at night. Zhen Yuanzi ordered Wukong to be fried in a pot, but Wukong turned into a stone lion and smashed the pot through.

●Chapter 26: Sun Wukong’s Three Islands Seeking Prescriptions and Avalokitesvara’s Sweet Spring Living Tree

Wukong visited Guanyin to heal the fruit tree, and Guanyin came with Wukong to revive the fruit tree. Zhen Yuanzi held a ginseng fruit party, entertained Guanyin, the immortals and Tang Monk masters and apprentices, and became brothers with Wukong.

●Chapter 27: The Three Plays of the Corpse Demon

Monk Tang sent Wukong to prepare a vegetarian meal. The goblin in the mountain transformed into a beauty, an old woman, and an old man to confuse Monk Tang. Wukong killed the goblin. Tang Monk was furious and drove Wukong away.

●Chapter 28: Demons gather in Huaguo Mountain and Sanzang encounters demons in Black Pine Forest

Wukong returned to Huaguo Mountain and spread wind and rocks to kill all the hunters who went up the mountain to catch monkeys.

Tang Monk mistakenly entered the demon cave and was captured. Bajie, Sha Seng and the old yellow-robed monster were killing each other in mid-air.

●Chapter 29: The Tuojin River flows to the land to express its gratitude and Bajie turns to the mountains and forests

Tang Monk saw a woman in the cave, claiming to be the princess of Baoxiang Kingdom, who was photographed by a yellow-robed monster thirteen years ago. The princess persuaded the old demon to be released into the Tang Dynasty. When they arrived at Baoxiang, Monk Tang handed the king the letter entrusted by the woman. The king begged Bajie and Sha Seng to subdue the monster and save the daughter. The two agreed and went to fight the yellow-robed monster. Bajie was unable to defeat him and hid in the bushes. Sha Monk was captured by the yellow-robed monster and thrown into the cave.

●Chapter 30: Evil Demons Invade Zhengfa Yima Yixinyuan

The yellow-robed monster turned into a beautiful man and went to Baoxiang Kingdom to visit his father-in-law, transforming Tang Bei into a tiger. The white dragon horse turned into a palace maid, raised a knife to attack the yellow-robed monster, and was hit in the hind leg. Bajie wants to return to Gao Laozhuang, and Bai Longma persuades him to go find Wukong. Wu refused, and Bajie went down the mountain and cursed, but was caught by the monkeys.

●Chapter 31: Zhu Bajie’s righteousness inspires Monkey King Sun Xingzhe to defeat the nine monsters with wisdom

Bajie used the provoking method to make Wukong follow him immediately. Wukong turned into a princess and cried bitterly. He swallowed the inner alchemy relics of the nine monsters and showed his true appearance. He beat the monsters with sticks and disappeared without a trace. Wukong went to the heaven to investigate, and the Star God chanted a spell to take back the Kuimulang who secretly came down to earth to cause trouble. Wukong brought the princess back to his country and restored Tang Monk to his original body.

●Chapter 32 Pingdingshan Gong Cao conveys the message that Mumu of Lotus Cave is in trouble

Traveling to a mountain, Wukong heard that there was a demon and asked his master to let Bajie go patrol the mountain. Bajie wants to lie around and sleep, making up lies to deceive others, but Wukong, who has been transformed into a bug, hears everything and exposes his lies face to face. Bajie had no choice but to explore the road again. King Yinjiao, one of the two demons, led a group of demons to patrol the cave and captured Bajie.

●Chapter 33: Heretics are obsessed with the true nature, and the gods help the true mind

King Silver Horn turned into a Taoist priest who had fallen and broke his leg, lying on the road. Tang Monk asked Wukong to pick him up. The demon sent three mountains to suppress Wukong and took Tang Monk and Sha Monk into the cave. The earth, mountain gods, etc. moved the mountains to allow Wukong to escape. Wukong turned into an old Taoist priest, and with the help of Prince Nezha, he replaced the fake gourd with the real gourd used by monsters to pretend to be humans.

●Chapter 34 The Demon King cleverly plotted against the trapped ape Great Saint Teng to deceive the treasure

Wukong turns into an old demon and enters the cave, and Bajie, who is hung up, realizes the news. King Silver Horn fights Goku. Wukong threw the golden rope he obtained from the old demon to tie up his opponent. King Silver Horn chants the Rope Loosening Mantra to free himself, but instead ties Wukong with a rope. Wukong transformed into a steel file and cut the rope to escape. He turned into a little demon and stole the gold rope. King Silver Horn used a gourd to contain Wukong. Wukong tricked the demon into opening the gourd, took the opportunity to escape, then sneaked into the hole and stole the gourd.

●Chapter 35: Heretics use force to bully the righteous monkey, gain treasure and defeat evil spirits

King Silver Horn was put into a gourd by Wukong and turned into water in an instant. The Golden Horned King defeated Wukong with a fan attack + a fan blowing out fire. Wukong got into the cave and stole the bottle and fan. Putting the old demon into a pure bottle, Taishang Laojun said that he was entrusted by Guanyin to let the boy turn into two demons to test Tang Monk and his disciples. The two boys were resurrected and returned to heaven.

●Chapter 36: The Heart Monkey is surrounded by various circumstances and breaks through the door to see the bright moon

Arriving at a ruined temple, the master and the apprentice were admiring the moon in the courtyard. Monk Tang was homesick, and Wukong used the moon as a metaphor to illustrate the principle that "it is easy to see the Buddha in the sky, and it is easy to return to his hometown." Tang Monk understood this and was filled with joy. Bajie and Sha Seng observed the moon and each gained something from Buddhism.

●Chapter 37: The Ghost King visits Tang Sanzang at night and Wukong is deified and lures the baby

Tang Monk Meng came here and claimed to be the king of the Wuji Kingdom here. Three years ago, he was pushed into the well of the imperial garden and killed by a Taoist priest. The Taoist priest became the king and usurped the throne. He also gave a jade to Monk Tang. As a sign to inform the biological prince. Tang Monk woke up from his dream, but there was a jade stone under the steps. Wukong turned into a white rabbit and led Tai into the temple when he went out to hunt. He turned into a dwarf and told the prince about his father's affairs, and asked him to go back and verify it with his mother.

●Chapter 38: The baby asks his mother to find out what is wrong, what is true, gold, wood, ginseng and metaphysics.

After a thorough examination, the Empress and the Crown Prince confirmed that the current monarch was actually a demon transformed into human form. Wukong's Eighth Journey led him from beneath the banana tree to a buried well in the Imperial Garden. There, Bajie descended into the well and retrieved the king's corpse, then carried it back to the temple. He then incited his master to recite the Tightening Spell, compelling Wukong to revive the deceased.

●Chapter 39: A single Golden Elixir obtained from heaven over three years; thus, the original master is reborn in the mortal realm.

Wukong obtained a Resurrection Pill from Lord Laozi, which revived the king; the impostor king, terrified, transformed himself into Tang Sanzang, but was soon exposed because he could not recite the Tightening Ring Spell. Manjushri Bodhisattva told Wukong that the king had once soaked himself in the Imperial Water River for three days, and thus dispatched this creature to soak the king for a year as a way to repay his past grievance.

●Chapter 40: The Infant's Play Transforms the Zen Mind; The Wild Horse's Blade – Kume Kō

Red Boy used the wind to scare away Tang Sanzang. Upon learning that Red Boy was the son of the Bull Demon King—his sworn brother from five hundred years earlier—Wukong sought to leverage this relationship to reclaim his master from him.

●Chapter 41: The Heartless Monkey Suffers a Defeat; The Wood Mother Is Captured by the Demon

Hong Haier did not believe the words spoken by Wukong; instead, he喷出了烟火 from his mouth and nose, driving Wukong and Bajie back. The Dragon King and his brothers were summoned to spray water at Hong Haier, but this nearly drove Wukong—who was surrounded by a cloud of fire and smoke—to his death. When Bajie went to seek out Guanyin, the monster disguised himself as Guanyin and tricked him into entering the cave.

●Chapter 42: The Great Sage diligently worships Guanyin of the South Sea and uses charitable means to bind the Red Boy

Wukong, having transformed into the Bull Demon King, had his flaw exposed by Red Boy; then he leaped across the Rainbow Cloud and fled to the South Sea, where he sought out Guanyin to subdue Red Boy.

●Chapter 43: The Black River Monster Captures a Monk; The Dragon Son Returns from Catching a Giant Turtle

The monster from the Heishui River transformed into a boatman and lured Tang Sanzang and Zhu Bajie beneath the water with their boat. Sha Wujing dove down into the depths and fought the monster fiercely, but was unable to defeat it. Sun Wukong then confronted the Dragon King for this trespass, and the Dragon King ordered his prince, Mo Ang, to be sent out to subdue the monster.

●Chapter 44: The partial destiny meets the driving force; with a righteous heart, the demonic force traverses the spinal passageway.

They arrived at the Kingdom of Chechi. There, the king had promoted Confucianism and suppressed Buddhism; as a result, all the monks were sentenced to perform hard labor. Wukong supervised the laborers, freed the monks, woke up Bajie and Sha Wujing, blew the wind to disperse the assembly of Taoist priests, toppled the statues within the temple, and transformed them into offerings for the Three Pure Ones.

●Chapter 45: The Great Sage Leaves His Name at the Sanqing Temple; the Monkey King of the Qechi Kingdom Reveals His Divine Power

The Taoist priests regarded the three men as the Three Pure Ones descending to pray for rain; they offered their urine and then soared back into the sky. The Three Great Immortals then reported to the king that Wukong and his companions had slain the Taoist priests and were pretending to be the Three Pure Ones. The king ordered Tang Sanzang and his companions to compete against the Three Great Immortals in a wager to secure rain. The Great Immortal Tiger Power first ascended the altar and performed a magical ritual, summoning the gods of wind, cloud, and mist, as well as the Dragon Kings of the four seas; however, Wukong used his magical powers to thwart this spell, and no rain fell. Then Wukong himself ascended the altar, where thunder and lightning erupted, and a torrential downpour began to fall.

●Chapter 46: The heterodox sects employ forceful tactics to oppress the orthodox practitioners; the Mind Monkey reveals his divine power to eradicate all heretical forces.

Hulì and Tang Sanzang each sat on separate high platforms meditating. Hulì transformed into a cockroach and bit Tang Sanzang; Wukong then turned into a centipede and stung the Great Immortal Hulì, causing him to fall off. They also engaged in various gambling games—such as guessing what was inside a cabinet, betting on having their heads cut off or abdomens剖开, or bathing in an oil pot—among other challenges. Thanks to Wukong's clever tricks, all three great immortals lost their bets.

●Chapter 47: The Holy Monk Prevents the Flow of Heavenly Water; Jinmu's Compassionate Intervention Saves a Young Boy

Ahead lay the Tongtian River, stretching for 800 li. The four travelers stayed overnight at the home of an elderly man in a village by the river; they had heard that a certain Demon King ruled this region and was known for bringing timely, bountiful rain—yet each year he required the consumption of a boy and a girl; this year, it was their turn to eat their own daughter and the son of her younger brother. Sun Wukong transformed into a boy, while Bajie transformed into a girl, and they waited at the temple for the demon to appear.

●Chapter 48: The Demon Weaves Cold Breezes and Heavy Snow; The Monk Worships the Buddha Amid Layers of Ice

The monster was lifted by Bajie with his rake, which created two fish-scale-shaped fragments; then the monster fled back to the Water Palace. There, it froze the river surface, luring Tang Sanzang to cross the river on the ice and causing him to fall into the water. He was then hidden within a stone box located behind the palace. Bajie, Sha Wujing, the White Horse, and Wukong reunited and returned to the village.

●Chapter 49: When the Tripitaka encounters misfortune, Guanyin emerges from beneath the water to save it—revealing a fish basket.

Bajie and Sha Seng led the monster out of the water, and Wukong hit it with his stick. The monster dived into the water and could not come out. Guanyin was invited by Wukong to subdue the monster, saying that the monster was a goldfish in his pond that escaped and became a spirit. An old turtle in the river carried Tang Monk and his disciples across the river, and asked Tang Monk to go to the West to ask the Buddha about his future affairs.

●Chapter 50: Passionate sex, dizzy with love, encountering the devil

Wukong used a golden cudgel to draw a circle to stop the demon, and asked Tang Monk to sit in the circle before going to Huazhai. The three monks in Tang Dynasty couldn't bear to wait, so they walked out of the circle to the house in front of them, and accidentally entered the magic cave of King Dujiao Si. Wukong rushed to fight the demon, but was thrown into a circle by the demon and caught the golden hoop.

●Chapter 51: Xin Yuankong uses all kinds of tricks to refine the demon with water and fire without any success

Wukong went to heaven to investigate the origin of the monster to no avail. He successively invited the Tota King and his son, the God of Fire, the God of the Yellow River, etc. to help him fight, but they all failed to win. Wukong became angry and used his hair to transform into thirty or fifty little monkeys. Then he was lured away. Wukong turned into a fly and flew into the hole. He picked up the golden cudgel and beat it all the way out.

●Chapter 52: Wukong makes a fuss in Jinshan Baiji Cave. Tathagata hints at the protagonist.

Wukong went into the cave and took out the weapons that the gods had trapped, but was trapped again by the monster. The Tathagata Buddha sent eighteen Arhats, but they were unable to fight against the monsters. A lot of dharma words, Tathagata once indicated to ask the Supreme Master how to subdue monsters. Wukong invited Laojun and used his bat to fan out the strange three-dimensional appearance. It turned out to be Laojun riding a green bull, and the circle was Laojun's diamond ring.

●Chapter 53: The Zen master swallows a meal and becomes pregnant with a ghost. Huang Po transports water to dissolve the evil fetus

Tang Seng and Bajie drank the river water and became pregnant. Wukong went to search for the spring water where he was born, and Ruyi Zhenxian became angry because his nephew Hongbai was killed by Wukong. Wukong taught Sha Monk to take advantage of his opportunity to lure away the true immortal and take away the spring water. Tang Monk Bajie drank water to dissolve his fetus.

●Chapter 54: Dharma sex comes to the west to meet the female country's heart ape decides to take off the fireworks

When they arrived at the capital city gate, a group of people were admitted to the post by a female official. The queen wanted to recruit Tang Monk as her husband. Wukong asked Tang Seng to pretend to agree. The four of them entered the city, and the queen held a banquet in the palace. After the banquet, she changed the rules and sent three disciples to the west. Tang Seng invited the Queen to ride a dragon chariot out of the city to see off his three disciples. He took the opportunity to flee to the west with his three disciples. Suddenly a woman appeared on the roadside and took Tang Seng away in the wind.

●The fifty-fifth chapter of the erotic drama of Tang Sanzang’s sexual integrity and indestructible body

The three disciples rushed to a high mountain and saw a cave in the mountain. Wukong transformed into a cave and met Tang Monk being teased by a banshee. He fought with the monster and was stung on the head. Bajie was stung. Guanyin asked Wukong to ask the god Angri to heal the injuries of Bajie and Wukong. The original body of the big rooster appeared again and frightened the monster to death. It turned out to be a female scorpion transformed into a spirit.

●The fifty-sixth chapter of the chapter is about madly killing the grass bandits and the ignorant apes.

Tang Monk was hung from a tree by a group of robbers. Wukong rescued Tang Monk and beat the two of them to death. That night, he stayed at an old man's house. The old man's son and the robbers discovered Wukong and wanted to seek revenge. The old man reported the news, the master and the disciple escaped, and the robbers chased him. They were beaten to death and wounded by Wukong. The old man's son was also beheaded. The monk was shocked. He first recited the tightening curse, which made Wukong unbearable pain, and then drove him away.

●Chapter 57: The true traveler Luojiashan complains about the false monkey king Shuiliandong Transcript

Wukong went to see Guanyin and was left alone. The fake Wukong defeated Tang Monk and snatched the baggage. In Huaguo Mountain, he recited the ultimatum in the baggage and declared that he would go to the West to obtain scriptures. Sha Monk saw this and went to the South China Sea to visit Guanyin. Suddenly he saw Wukong nearby, so he struck with his stick and told Guanyin what he saw. Guanyin sent Wukong Sha Monk to Huaguo Mountain with him.

●Chapter 58 Two minds disturb the unity of the universe and it is difficult to cultivate true annihilation

Wukong became angry when he saw the fake Wukong, and the two dance sticks fought fiercely in the air. It was difficult to distinguish between the true and false. Tathagata recognized the false Wukong as a six-eared monkey and made him appear in his original form. Wukong beat him to death with a stick, and was sent back to Tang Monk by Guanyin.

●Chapter 59: Tang Sanzang Road blocked the Flame Mountain by Sun Xingzhe who adjusted the banana fan

The Flame Mountain blocks the road ahead, so Wukong borrows a fan from the Bull Demon King's wife Rakshasa. Rakshasa is subdued by Wukong because of her son Red Boy. Wukong's fan reaches Lingji Bodhisattva fifty thousand miles away. Wukong got the Wind-Fixing Pill and went to Suozhan, but was unable to move. Then he turned into a bug and flew into the tea. He was drank by the Rakshasa girl and writhed in his belly. The Rakshasa girl had no choice but to lend her fan to Wukong. Wukong kept fanning the fire until he realized the fake fan.

●Chapter 60: The Bull Demon King stopped fighting and went to China to feast on Sun Xingzhe’s two-tone banana fan

Wukong went to Ji Lei Mountain to borrow a fan from the Bull Demon King who married Princess Jade Face. The Bull Demon King was invited away to a banquet. Wukong stole the Golden Eyed Beast, the mount of the Bull Demon King, and transformed into the Bull Demon King. He went to the Banana Cave, deceived him into getting a real fan, and made the fan bigger according to the method taught by the Rakshasa Girl. But it won't get smaller. The Bull Demon King lost his golden-eyed beast and hurried back to Basho Cave.

●Chapter 61: The Pig Wolf Ring helps defeat the Demon King Sun Walker with the three-tone banana fan

The Bull Demon King turns into Bajie, takes over the fixed fan, and appears in three forms to fight Wukong. With the help of all the guardian gods, the Bull Demon King was defeated. All the metals and powers, together with the heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals, subdued the Bull Demon King. Wukong used the precious fan handed over by the Rakshasa girl to extinguish the mountain fire, and the master and apprentice climbed over the Flame Mountain.

●Chapter 62 Cleansing away dirt and cleansing the heart, only sweeping the tower, binding demons and returning to righteousness is self-cultivation

The four of them followed the monks in shackles and chains to Jinguang Temple. Wukong learned that Ye Fangxiaguang's treasure was stolen by the Dragon King's consort, the nine-headed insect, and was entrusted by the king to capture the demon and get the treasure.

●Chapter 63: Two monks make trouble with monsters and make trouble in the Dragon Palace. The saints eliminate evil and obtain treasures.

The monster is a nine-headed giant bird. Wukong was helped by Erlang Shen and the Six Saints of Meishan. Defeat the demon and get the tower treasure by deceiving him.

●Chapter 64: Jingjiling Wu Neng works hard at Muxianan Sanzang talks about poetry

Bajie opened the way to Jingji Ridge, and was captured by an old man who claimed to be from Jingji Ridge. He turned into a dark wind and took Tang Seng away. The old man and the other three old men are the essence of cypress, juniper, bamboo and pine. The four elders preached the Tao, and Monk Tang presided over the Buddha. The Apricot Fairy came to marry Monk Tang. When the disciples came to find him, the tree spirits turned into trees. The trees in Bajie fell down.

●Chapter 65: The evil spirits assume that Xiao Leiyin and everyone will suffer a great disaster

Tang Monk went to the "Leiyin Temple" to worship Buddha, and he, Wukong, Bajie, and Sha Seng were trapped together in a golden cymbal. He revealed the truth and invited the Star God from heaven. Kang Jinlong used his horn to get in along the cracks in the cymbal and rescued Wukong. Wukong smashed the golden cymbals, and the old demon quickly used the bag to put all the gods in it. In the middle of the night, Wukong let go of his master and sang his brother and the gods. The demon chased him out and pretended to kill Tang Monk, his disciples and the gods. Wukong escaped and asked Emperor Zhenwu of Wudang Mountain to rescue him.

●Chapter 66: The gods were poisoned by Maitreya and bound the demon

The Five Dragons, Turtles, Snakes, Prince Xiao Zhang of Xuyi Mountain and the four great generals sent by Zhenwu packed all the demons into their bags. When Wukong was miserable, Maitreya Buddha suddenly came and said that the strange yellow-browed boy who was his own chime was becoming a spirit. Wukong followed Maitreya's plan and got into the monster's belly to writhe around. Maitreya put the monster into a bag.

●Chapter 67: Saving Tuoluo Zen to stabilize his nature and escape from the filthy Tao and keep his heart pure

A python in Qijue Mountain became a spirit and acted strangely. Wukong took advantage of its open mouth to swallow it. Taking advantage of the situation, he got into its belly and dug out the golden cudgel from its back. The monster died in the soil. Bajie made a giant pig and arched it along the row of rare persimmons. Tang Monk and his party crossed Qijue Mountain.

●Chapter 68: The Tang Monk from the Kingdom of Zhuzi talks about Sun Xingguo’s gift of three-folded arms in his previous life

The master and disciples entered the country of Noble and Purple. The king was ill and sought medical treatment. According to Bajie's words, the officials asked Wukong to go to court to treat the king's illness.

●Chapter 69: The Lord of the Heart Practices Medicine at Night. At the Monarch's Banquet, Wukong cures the disease of the evil king Wu Wu. He reveals that the root cause of the disease is due to the Dragon Boat Festival three years ago, when the demon Sai Taisui of Qilin Mountain robbed the golden saint of Queen Yu. While he was talking, the monster suddenly appeared. Wukong asked Bajie and Sha Seng to protect him. He rushed into the Xiangjiang River and jumped up.

●Chapter 70: The demon treasure sets off smoke, sand and fire, and Wukong plots to steal the Purple Gold Bell

Wukong fights off the vanguard sent by Sai Taisui, kills a little demon who has replaced the nobleman as a challenger, and returns home with his body. The king gave the golden string that the queen once wore to Wukong as a sign. Wukong transformed into a little demon that was killed and went into the cave. He handed the treasure string to the Queen and asked her to trick the monster into giving away the three golden bells that released smoke, sand and fire. When he was about to steal it, the monster was disturbed, so he had to drop the golden bells and turn into a fly to hide.

●Chapter 71: The Returner’s pseudonym subdues monsters and the phenomenon of Guanyin subdues the demon king

Wukong used a trick to trick the monster into getting the golden bell, slipped out of the cave and challenged the monster, and then used the bell to shake out smoke, sand and fire, making the monster cornered. Guanyin sprinkled nectar to put out the fire, and said that the monster was his golden-haired harpoon + Kong. He came here to break up King Luan Feng to avenge the king for shooting the peacock Daming King Bodhisattva's children.

●Chapter 72: The Spider Cave – The Seven Emotions Entwine; The Purification Spring – Zhu Bajie Loses His Sense of Self

Inside the Pan-Silk Cave, the seven female demons hoisted Tang Sanzang—who had come to seek alms—up onto the roof beam, then a silk rope emerged from his navel and secured the village gate. Seeing the seven women bathing at the hot spring beside the hermitage, Wukong transformed into a fly and snatched away their garments. Bajie dove into the water and transformed into a catfish, darting about wildly; then he revealed his true form and wielded his rake to begin digging. The seven women, tripped by the pan-silk webbing, saw Bajie retreat back into the cave. Wukong then used his own hair to transform into a flock of birds, eliminating the venomous insects guarding the cave and rescuing Tang Sanzang; by then, the seven women had already escaped.

●Chapter 73: Love born of old grievances sparks calamity; a heart consumed by malice encounters divine fortune, shattering all darkness.

The Seven Female Demons sought refuge at their senior brother's Taoist temple; upon seeing Tang Sanzang and his companions arrive, they secretly requested a Taoist priest to avenge them. The priest then poisoned Tang Sanzang, Jie, and Sha Sanzang with poisoned tea. Wukong broke through the spider web and slew the giant spider that served as the physical form of the Seven Female Demons. Then, the Taoist priest's eyes flared with golden light from both sides of his chest, enveloping Wukong. As Wukong engaged the priest in battle, he followed the advice given by Old Lady Li Shan and summoned the Bodhisattva Pilanpo; using a golden needle, Wukong shattered the golden light and entered the temple to revive Tang Sanzang and his two companions, before safely evading the giant centipede that the Taoist priest had manifested as his true form.

●Chapter 74: Changgeng reports on the formidable figure Shi Weizhi's remarkable abilities and versatile actions.

For Taibai Jinxing, the three demon kings in the mountain are very powerful. Wukong turned into a little demon and announced that Sun Wukong would come and kill all the demons. All the demon souls dispersed and rushed away.

●Chapter 75: The ape penetrates the Yin and Yang orifices and the devil returns to the true state of truth

Wukong enters the cave and sees a lion monster, an elephant monster and a roc monster, but the roc monster accidentally breaks the bundle and puts it into a treasure vase. Fire, snakes and fire dragons appeared in the bottle one after another. He hurriedly pulled out the life-saving hair given by Guanyin, turned it into a drill and drilled through the bottom of the bottle, and was swallowed by the lion monster. The lion monster drinks medicinal wine in order to poison Wukong to death. Wuwan went crazy after drinking alcohol and tortured the lion monster to death.

●Chapter 76: The spirit of the mind resides in the house, the devil returns to nature, and the wood mother descends into the monster body together.

Wukong forced the lion monster to agree to send Tang Monk across the mountain. The elephant monster stopped him and used his trunk to roll up Bajie and wrap up Wukong. Wukong stabbed his nostril with a stick and was beaten and released. He then took the elephant's trunk and took it back, forcing him to agree to let Tang Monk pass. The three demons made a plan to stop the three disciples from fighting in the city ahead. The little demons took the opportunity to snatch the monk into the city.

●Chapter 77 A group of demons deceive each other into worshiping the truth

Bajie was bitten by a monster, Sha Monk was caught by an elephant, and Wukong somersaulted in the clouds to escape, but was caught by a flying monster. When the three monsters put the master and apprentice into a cage and steamed them, Wukong escaped and rescued Tang Seng and others. However, the devil noticed and captured Tang Seng and others. Wukong paid homage to Tathagata, and Tathagata ordered the two Bodhisattvas Manjusri and Samantabhadra to restrain him from riding a green lion and a white elephant respectively. Tathagata caused the roc monster to fall on his head and reveal his original body.

●Chapter 78: Bhikkhu Lianzi sends the Yin God to the Golden Palace to recognize demons and talk about morality

In the city ahead, every house has a goose cage with a child in it. The Yi Cheng said that the king was greedy for the beautiful women presented by the Taoist priests, which made him sick. He also listened to the Taoist priests and wanted to use the hearts and livers of more than a thousand children as medicine. Wukong realized that the Taoist priest was a demon and ordered the gods to hide the goose cage. I also heard the Taoist say that Tang Monk’s heart and soul were better than the hearts and livers of a thousand lost children. Wukong became Tang Monk and was escorted to the court by warriors.

●The 79th Return to the Cave to Capture the Demon and the Old Master to Save the Baby

悟空将自己胸腹剖开，唯缺道十所要的黑心，现出原身，打败道士。 妖道化寒光投东而走，被寿星在空中罩住。 The demonic path appears as the original body of the longevity constellation riding a white deer. 悟空打死化为美女的狐狸，回城令诸神送归小儿。

●Chapter 80: A young girl seeks her spouse to protect her from evil spirits.

Wukong saw that there was a dark and evil spirit in the black pine forest in the mountain, and advised Tang Monk not to save the demon girl who was tied to the tree. Tang Monk refused to listen and took the girl to the Zen Forest Temple. The old lama in the temple invited his master and disciples to come in, and led seventy or eighty young lamas to meet him.

●Chapter 81 Zhenhai Temple The Heart Monkey Knows the Monster and the Black Pine Forest Three People Search for their Master

Monkey King's disciple, a monk, reported that some demons were harming people in the area; at night, he transformed into a small monk. When a beautiful woman tried to lure him, he revealed his true form and struck her with his staff. The woman then abducted the Tang Monk. The Mountain God and the Earth Deity knelt down and pleaded that the demons lurking in the bottomless cave of Xiankong Mountain had taken the Tang Monk away. Monkey King then sent Pigsy into the mountain to scout the way.

●Chapter 82: The Charming Maiden Seeks Protection from the Yang Yuan Spirit on Her Taoist Journey

Bajie discovered that the demon and Tang Sanzang had married that evening. Using Wukong's trick, Tang Sanzang invited the demon into the backyard garden and took the red card that Wukong had transformed into, presenting it to the demon. Once Wukong had entered the demon's stomach, he forced the demon to escort Tang Sanzang out of the cave.

●Chapter 83: The Mindful Monkey Discovers the Alchemical Core; The Charming Maiden Returns to Her True Nature

The monster emerged from the cave, transforming into a flower-shoe figure to combat the three disciples, then captured Tang Sanzang back into the cave. Upon discovering the memorial tablets of the Heavenly King Who Holds the Tower—and the tablet of Nezha—which the monster had enshrined, Wukong was overjoyed. He carried these tablets to heaven, first petitioning the Jade Emperor for justice regarding the Heavenly King's act of allowing the female spirit to harm others, and then followed Jin Xing to the Heavenly King's palace. The Heavenly King and his son then accompanied Wukong down to the earthly realm. This monster was actually a rat spirit that had previously been subdued by the Heavenly King and his son, and it had revered them as its father. Upon meeting Nezha, it kowtowed and begged for mercy.

●Chapter 84: The Great Enlightened Dharma King, Gachi, assumes his true, natural form;

The French king had a particular penchant for killing monks. Taking advantage of the night, Wukong soared into the city on his cloud, transformed into a lantern moth, and flew into a inn, where he stole the clothes of the guests before riding his cloud back out of the city. When the master and his disciple arrived at the inn, they slept in a large wooden chest. Upon hearing that Wukong was carrying a large sum of silver, the innkeeper conspired with thieves to carry the chest out of the city; however, the imperial troops eventually recovered the chest. Wukong then sent a younger version of himself to shave the king and his consorts' heads bald, as a punishment imposed by the officials.

●Chapter 85: The Heartful Monkey's Jealousy Toward the Wood Mother Demon Lord – Ji Tun Chan

The master and his disciples announced that they would no longer kill the monk. The master and his disciples leaped out of the cabinet and exchanged a letter of authorization. As they journeyed to a towering mountain, Bajie fought the monster and emerged victorious; however, the monster used three lesser demons as substitutes to confront the three disciples. Seizing the opportunity, the monster captured the Tang Sanzang. When Wukong saw his master, he was utterly astonished.

●Chapter 86: Mu Mu Strengthens the Expedition Against Monsters; Lord Jin Casts a Spell to Vanquish Evil Forces

Bajie shattered the gate of the Demon Cave. The monster threw out a head made of tree roots, which Wukong immediately recognized; then it threw out another human head to deceive the three disciples. Determined to seek revenge, Wukong and Bajie confronted the monster in battle. Suddenly, Wukong transformed into a sleepybug, causing all the demons to fall asleep; then he headed to the back garden, untied his master, and led him back into the cave to bind the monster. With a single sweep of his hoe, Bajie killed the creature—it turned out to be a leopard spirit.

●Chapter 87: Fengxian County – Sun Wukong Encourages Good Deeds and Brings Downpouring Rain

The magistrate of Fengxian County posted a public notice offering a reward to anyone who could pray for rain to relieve the prolonged drought. It turned out that the county governor had been disrespectful toward Heaven, which had brought about the calamity. Sun Wukong advised the governor to embrace Buddhism; thereupon, he personally sought out the Celestial Lord Yingyuan from the Ninth Heaven and borrowed the deities of thunder, lightning, and rain to bring down three feet of rain. In gratitude, the county governor erected a memorial temple in honor of the four divine beings.

●Chapter 88: At the Yuhua Dharma Practice Assembly, the Mindful Ape Wood Mother传授法门给其门徒

Upon arriving at Yuhua City in the Kingdom of Tianzhu, the three disciples demonstrated their martial arts skills to three princes who had come seeking refuge, thereby convincing them to submit. The King of Yuhua earnestly requested that Wukong and his two companions take the three princes as disciples and asked them to forge replicas of their weapons for the princes. These three weapons shone brilliantly in the workshop at night, but were spotted and stolen by a monster from the nearby Hukou Cave.

●Chapter 89: Huang Shijing makes a false plan to stage a rake banquet with gold, wood and earth to cause trouble in Leopard Mountain

Wukong went into the mountain to detect that the demon king wanted to buy pigs and sheep, so he could get weapons. He and Bajie became two little demons, and asked Sha Monk to pretend to be a pig and sheep seller. The three of them entered the cave, each grabbed weapons, and fought while walking. The demon king, the Yellow Lion Monster, came to seek help from his ancestor, the nine-headed lion, in Panhuan Cave in Zhujie Mountain. Zu Weng led the lion monsters to the city.

●Chapter 90: Master Shishi teaches and receives the same Stealing Dao, entang Chan and Jing Jiuling

The nine-headed lion carried away Tang Monk and Prince Yuhua and his son, and took Bajie in its mouth. Wukong was also carried into the cave. Wukong killed the little demon guarding him and escaped, and based on what the land said, he visited Taiyi Tianzun, the master of the nine-headed lion. The Heavenly Lord sent down nine lions. The prince practices martial arts with Wukong and the others.

●Chapter 91: The Confession of the Tang Monk in Xuanying Cave at Yuan Ye, Jinping Prefecture

The master and his disciples stayed at Ciyun Temple in Jinpingfu City, and then followed the monks into the city to watch the lanterns. Three Buddha bodies transformed by monsters suddenly appeared in the sky and took Tang Monk away. Wukong couldn't defeat the three monsters, so he told Bajie and Sha Sengyan that the three monsters seemed to be three rhinoceroses turned into spirits.

●Chapter 92 Three monks fight against the four stars in Qinglong Mountain and capture the rhinoceros monster

Bajie and Sha Seng were captured one after another. Wukong went to heaven and invited the four-star Jiaomu Jiao, Doumu Xie, Kuimulang and Jingmufan to subdue the demons, and the three demons fled. Until the Western Ocean. The Dragon Prince took a rhinoceros, Jing Xing appeared and killed one rhinoceros, and the gods captured another rhinoceros.

●Chapter 93: Asking about the ancient story of Guyuan Today, the king of Zhu Kingdom met by chance

Go forward to "Bujin Temple". The monks of the temple said that this was the garden where the lonely elder was invited to give Buddhist sermons, and the ground was covered with gold bricks. At night, the master of the temple said that a woman named Princess of Tianzhu had entered the temple last year and asked Tang Monk to go to the middle school to find out. The next day, when the master and apprentice entered the city, the princess turned into a demon was throwing an hydrangea ball to choose the prince-in-law, and hit Tang Monk.

●Chapter 94: Four Monks Feasting in the Royal Garden, a Monster Is Empty and Full of Emotions and Joy

The king issued an order to let Tang Monk and his disciples go to the imperial garden to rest and fast. On the wedding day, Wukong asked Tang Seng to agree to the wedding. The king put a seal on the customs and sent three disciples and four post houses. Wukong turned into a bee, flew into the court, and landed on Tang Monk's hat.

●The ninety-fifth round of the false combination of the true form to capture the Jade Rabbit and the True Yin Reformed Meeting Spiritual Energy

The princess was transformed by the evil spirit. Because she was no match for Wukong, she got into the cave and was found by Wukong. Taiyin Xingjun said it was the Jade Rabbit in the Moon Palace and brought it back. The king sent a decree to paint the true faces of the four Tang monks for worship.

●Chapter 96: The bandit members were very happy to treat the eminent monk Tang Elder without seeking wealth.

The master and apprentice entered another city and went to the home of the bandit's wife, the monk Xingxi Zhai. Tang Seng Wei Yuan Wai stopped serving as a fasting monk and had achieved a perfect Taoist temple of ten thousand yuan. Kou Yuan Wai saw off Tang Seng Master and his disciples and returned in tears.

●Chapter 97: The paid guard is stung by demons; the ghost appears to save Yuan Yuan

The robbers entered the Kou's house at night and kicked the soldiers to death. His wife Tunzi went to the government to falsely accuse Tang Monk and his party. Wukong bound the bandits. The master and apprentice wanted to return the property to the Kou family, but were taken into the city by the soldiers. At the fifth watch, Wukong transformed into a grasshopper and flew into Kou's house. He bit the coffin and pretended to be a member of the army to speak, so that his wife could withdraw the complaint. He also flew into the governor's house, pretended to be the soul of his uncle, and ordered the release of Tang Monk and his party. At dawn, he stretched out a foot from mid-air, filled the county hall with beauty, and ordered the officials to release Tang Monk immediately. After the master and apprentice were released, Wukong went straight to Senluo Palace to retrieve the soul of the bandit and bring him back to life.

●Chapter 98: The ape is cooked and the horse is tamed and then sheds its shell. Successful actions are full of true knowledge.

When I arrived at Yuzhen Temple, I was greeted by the Golden Summit Immortal. The next morning, four people climbed Lingshan Mountain. Meet the big river. Tang Monk lost his footing and fell into the water. His mortal body was taken off and turned into a corpse in the water. The group went up the mountain to the Leiyin Temple where the Tathagata Buddha is located, and paid homage to the Tathagata. Anuo and Kassapa were ordered by Tathagata to retrieve Buddhist scriptures, but they took the opportunity to ask for gifts, but Tang Monk did not prepare them and got the wordless scriptures. Tang Monk came to pray to the Buddha again. After Anuo and Kasyapa got Tang Monk's purple gold bowl, they recited the sutras.

●Chapter Ninety-Nine: The demons are exterminated after ninety-nine counts, and the three or three lines complete the path and return to the root.

Guanyin Bodhisattva observed the calamities befalling the monk and noticed that one of the eighty-one requisite conditions was still missing; thus, she commanded Jieti to inflict another tribulation upon him. Upon receiving Guanyin's divine decree, the Eight Great Vajra Protectors who had been escorting the four disciples sent them plummeting down to the western bank of the Tongtian River. The Old Giant Turtle then carried the four disciples across the river, but because Tang Sanzang had forgotten to ask the Tathagata about the matter entrusted to him, he cast the four disciples and their horse into the water. The various yin demons attempted to conjure wind and rain in an attempt to seize the sutras, yet they failed. At dawn, the villagers welcomed Tang Sanzang and his disciples warmly upon their return. At the third watch of the night, the disciples departed.

●Chapter 100: Return to the Eastern Land; The Five Saints Become Real

The four disciples returned to Chang 'an and were warmly welcomed by Emperor Taizong of Tang and his court officials. The following day, Emperor Taizong convened the imperial court and composed the "Preface to the Sacred Teaching" to acknowledge the Tang monk's remarkable contribution to the quest for Buddhist scriptures; he also adopted the suggestion made by Xiao Yu, inviting the Tang monk to deliver the sutra-recitation ceremony at the Wild Goose Pagoda Temple. As the Tang monk carried the scriptures up the platform, he suddenly heard the call of the Eight Great Vajra Guardians and thus ascended into the Western Heavens. There, the Tathagata conferred the following titles upon the monks: the Tang monk as the "Buddha of Sandalwood Merit"; Sun Wukong as the "Victorious Buddha of Battle"; Zhu Bajie as the "Temple-Purifying Envoy"; Sha Wujing as the "Golden-Body Arhat"; and the White Dragon Horse as one of the Eight Heavenly Dragon Horses.