In "The Great Dream Journey to the West", five hundred years have passed since the four masters and disciples of Tang Monk returned after obtaining the scriptures. Lingshan was granted the title, and all four achieved fruition: Tang Monk became the Sandalwood Merit Buddha, Wukong was the Fighting Victory Buddha, Bajie became the messenger of the Pure Altar, and Sha Monk became the golden Arhat. The years in heaven are long, and they should have enjoyed eternal bliss, but they didn't know that their fate was hidden. On this day, a bell suddenly rang in the heaven, and the Jade Emperor summoned Tang Monk with an order. Wukong had a strange intuition and grabbed his master's cassock: "The Jade Emperor has not been looking for us for a long time, why do you suddenly invite us today? I'm afraid it's not a good thing, master, don't go." Tang Monk patted the back of his hand, his smile was as gentle as ever: "Wukong, things are different now. You and I have entered Buddhism. Heaven is also reasonable, don't worry." Bajie muttered at the side: "Brother Monkey is just suspicious, maybe he wants to invite us to eat flat peaches!" Sha Monk adjusted his clothes silently and said calmly as always, "Senior Brother, I can't refuse after being summoned."
In the Lingxiao Palace, the Jade Emperor looked solemn, and the immortals on both sides stood solemnly. It turns out that the faith of Nanzhanbuzhou in the lower realm is gradually declining, and the emperors of the world are claiming to be arrogant and blasphemous. The Jade Emperor attributed it to the fact that after Buddhism spread eastward, people in the world only chanted Buddha's name to pray for the next life, and did not respect the king of heaven and earth. Tang Monk was prostrate on the ground, but his voice was firm: "Your Majesty, Buddhism saves all sentient beings and encourages people to do good. What crime is there?
