Blasting Journey to the West: Don't Mistake a Carrying Pole for Anything Less Than a Buddha!

I’m a peachwood carrying pole at Jinshan Temple, and after gaining sentience from listening to sermons, I was forced to become the “chief luggage carrier” for Tang Sanzang’s pilgrimage team. From then on, I witnessed firsthand the most absurd pilgrimage in history: The chatty royal brother keeps chanting the tightening spell, while the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, with his headband on, always wants to swing me around like the Golden Cudgel! The gluttonous Marshal Tianpeng eyes me like emergency rations, while Sha Wujing, who recognizes the pole but not the person carrying it, inexplicably worships me... Along the way, I’m not only the team’s resident commentator, with a head full of inner monologue, but also struggle to survive when immortals fight. See how a carrying pole bears witness to the eighty-one tribulations, and rises from a dimly aware “pole spirit” to a meritorious “Pole Buddha” amid hilarious antics and thrilling adventures! This is a high-energy new take on Journey to the West, told from a carrying pole’s perspective. I’ll measure the pilgrimage road with my own body, and invite you to join me for a laugh and discover the true meaning of spiritual cultivation!