The Black Bear Spirit lost his father when he was young, carries a blood feud, and is trapped on Black Wind Mountain.
He yearns for the peace and salvation of the Buddhist path, dreaming of securing a position and making it into the establishment,
but with no connections or way in, all he can do is gaze longingly at the road to the immortals and Buddhas.
While other demons feast on Tang Monk’s flesh, the Black Bear Spirit builds infrastructure on Black Wind Mountain, keeps the peace, and puts together a flawless grassroots résumé.
By chance, he hears a sermon and gains enlightenment. His cultivation soars, and he rises to become the lord of Black Wind Mountain, living happily alongside A Yue.
But one moment of poor judgment leads him to steal the Brocade Kasaya, provoking Sun Wukong’s fury and bringing disaster to his doorstep.
At the brink of disaster, Bodhisattva Guanyin appears and subdues him, bringing him into the Buddhist establishment.
On one side is the blood feud he cannot let go of;
on the other, the hard-won stipend and standing of the Buddhist order.
Caught in the tide of Journey to the West, this demon king longs for a quiet life.
How can he find his own way forward between old grudges and the Buddhist path?
