Journey to the West: Starting at the Finish Line to Create the Eighty-One Tribulations for Buddhism!

“Look at Lingshan. Generation after generation, how many people have gone out? Has anyone obtained the sacred decree? Same old story in a new wrapper!”

“Li Chengqian has every reason to say, ‘Do you know what my status is in the Tang Empire? Do you know who I brought with me? The finest officials and generals from across the empire! And who are these people you want me to take along? You'd send your subduers of dragons and tigers to the Tang Empire? Can they even go there? No, they can't. They're just not up to it, understand?’”

“If things keep going like this, we won't just fall behind the Three Teachings, we'll even fall behind the Heavenly Court. And if we can't measure up to the Heavenly Court, we can't beat the Underworld either. There'll be nowhere left to compete!”

“You've got no shame at all!”

Watching one Lingshan expert after another head east to obtain the sacred decree, only to fail time and again, the Tang Empire's imperial disciple flew into a rage and spoke to his colleagues beside him.