Journey to the West: You Call This the Eighty-One Tribulations?

Gu Changqing transmigrates to the world of Journey to the West and obtains a formation: the Balanced Formation.

As luck would have it, the formation is set up right along the route the pilgrims must take on their journey west.

Sun Wukong challenges the formation. A draw.

Venerable Guanyin challenges the formation. A draw.

The Buddhist arhats and novice monks challenge the formation. A draw.

A Great Luo Golden Immortal and quasi-sage take the field. A draw.

Zhunti and Jieyin personally join the fight. Still a draw.

With no other choice, Buddhism can only call in the Dao Ancestor.

But even the Dao Ancestor can't beat him, so he tries an emotional appeal and reason: "Fellow Daoist, the journey west is the will of Heaven and cannot be stopped. Why go against Heaven and make things difficult for the younger generation?"

Gu Changqing: "I only want Buddhism to take a different route. Can't the will of Heaven take a little detour?"

Zhunti roars until his voice breaks: "Why is it that when it's Buddhism's turn to flourish, the will of Heaven can suddenly change?"

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.