He was born from a stone and thought that he would be equal to heaven by overturning rivers and seas and making havoc in heaven.
It wasn't until the day he left home that he realized that the so-called seeking immortality was just an eternal battle in the name of "protection" - his spiritual stone body was the source of the destruction of Huaguo Mountain, and his existence was a conspiracy set by heaven.
On the way westward, the five masters and disciples each had thoughts of death. When the calamity is approaching, no one can defeat it. The only way is to turn one's body into a pillar to withstand all calamities, lock the void, and change the cycle of reincarnation for all living beings.
He stopped his master and junior brother who were about to die first, and said with a smile, "For this matter, I was born and raised best." But no one knows that what he fears most is never being lonely forever, but never being able to hear the words "When you are full, no matter where you go, this will always be your home."
The calamity is eliminated, the three realms are reborn, and the myth comes to an end.
Tang Monk forgot his apprentice, Bajie forgot his obsession, Sha Monk forgot the past, and there is no legend of the Monkey King in the world.
Only in the prison of nothingness, the soul that blends with the way of heaven is still holding on to wild fruits from thousands of years ago, guarding a piece of scorched earth, and enduring the torture called "warmth" day after day.
Later, a child drew circles and sticks on the beach and asked his mother what they were.
The mother replied: "Maybe... It's a story."