After Chen Zhixuan traveled through time, he happened to meet Tang Monk who had just embarked on the journey to learn the scriptures after recovering Sun Wukong. He recognized everyone at a glance, and with his understanding of the future plot, he successfully gained the trust of the master and apprentice and joined the team to learn the scriptures.
Along the way, Chen Zhixuan discovered many things that were wrong. The monsters with great supernatural powers seem to be deliberately arranged on the pilgrimage route to create hardships for the master and disciples. Every time they are in danger, there is always a mysterious force secretly adding fuel to the flames, allowing them to avert danger. Chen Zhixuan began to suspect that Tathagata's conspiracy was behind all this. The purpose was to consolidate his rule in the Western Heaven through a predetermined "Sutra-seeking performance". The so-called scriptures may also have hidden mysteries.