Journey to the West: I’m Heading East to Seek the Scriptures

“I see that the Western Ox Continent is overrun with demons, where human lives are worth no more than grass. The Buddhas protect them, letting filth and evil fester as they feast on human flesh!”

“I hear there are sages of the Daoist faith in the East, who have written the classics of the Daoist Canon. They can relieve people's suffering and subdue demons!”

“Heaven above, this disciple is willing to journey east alone to seek the scriptures, deliver the souls of the dead in the Western Ox Continent, and save my people from their suffering!”

“What's the name of that mountain up ahead?”

“Flower-Fruit Mountain. Don't you know, Daoist Li?”

“Flower-Fruit Mountain is in the Western Ox Continent? You think you can fool me just because I'm bad at geography? Don't tell me there's a monkey monster up there with a furry face and a thunder god's beak!”

“Oh, so Daoist Li has seen him! There's also a pig demon, a Quicksand Mirror... all sorts of monsters in there!”

“I hear they specifically want to capture Daoists who are going to fetch the scriptures!”

Li Zhibai: “...”