The Prequel to Marshal Tianpeng

Zhu Ganglie, a mortal, worked around every day in order to have enough food. He fainted from hunger at the gate of a temple. He was rescued by the traveling Jin Chanzi. Then he met his first master and taught him how to practice martial arts. However, these martial arts can only strengthen the body and defend himself, and are far from becoming an immortal. In order to become an immortal, Zhu Ganglie wandered around, looking for teachers everywhere to learn skills, and suffered many hardships. During this period, he met many people and monsters mentioned in Journey to the West, such as the Bull Demon King, and Monk Sha who later became the general of rolling curtains. Later, he visited Guanyin Temple, and Guanyin Bodhisattva pointed him to a place. Finally, he met the Bodhi Patriarch, who taught him thirty-six transformations... This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.