They discovered:
✓ The so-called spiritual qi revival was actually an AI harvesting scheme run by New Leiyin Group.
✓ Urban legends were cultivation traditions twisted by technology.
✓ And the true pilgrimage to the Western Heaven was about liberating the data ghosts on the blockchain...
Cyber cultivation: Use a Great Compassion Mantra app to exorcise electronic ghosts, and wield a Nine-Toothed Rake (molecular gastronomy machine) to fight the Taotie virus.
High-tech magical treasures: Shared skateboards that double as Somersault Clouds, noise-canceling Headbands of Tightening, and data-powered fortune-telling alms bowls.
The modern-day Eighty-One Trials: The inner-demon tribulation of cyberbullying, the financial tribulation of P2P crashes, the overtime tribulation of involution disguised as a blessing...
"Master, you don't have depression. You've been afflicted by electronic karma!"
"The Headband of Tightening? It's just my noise-canceling headphones for arguing with haters!"
"They say there are eighty-one trials, but who knew the hardest one would be squeezing onto the subway during rush hour?"
When the metaverse meets the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, and the legacy of the Victorious Fighting Buddha falls into the hands of an esports kid, this Journey to the West in the 5G era must vanquish not only demons and monsters, but also the deepest karmic burdens of our time.
