Everyone’s gone broke!
The human world worships money, not gods or Buddhas. Heaven and Spirit Mountain are both bankrupt.
The Jade Emperor is so worried his teeth hurt,
while Tathagata is so worried he’s losing his hair.
Wukong slaps the table. “I’m sick of this. I’m going down to the mortal world!”
That’s exactly what Tathagata wants to hear.
So,
Wukong opens a martial arts school, beats up celebrity fighters from every corner of the internet, opens martial arts academies nationwide, and founds a martial arts association…
Bajie starts a food-streaming channel, gains ten million followers overnight, and opens a hundred branches of the Gao Family Village restaurant…
Sha Seng starts selling sand and becomes a real estate tycoon;
The White Dragon Horse starts out delivering takeout, then moves into logistics, where no one can compete with him;
Tang Seng starts teaching traditional Chinese studies, and parents fight to hand over their money!
The five master and disciples rake in money.
They strike while the iron is hot and found the Journey to the West Group, making a fortune every day.
Spirit Mountain is delighted, Heaven is green with envy, human-world capital is panicking, and all kinds of big shots, demons, and monsters come knocking: “Join us or die!”
Wukong sneers. “First, let’s see if my Golden Cudgel agrees!”
…
After navigating a world of wine and lights, indulging their growing desires, and scheming against one another, the five begin to reflect: What are we really making all this money for?
So the five master and disciples set out on the Journey to the West once more, rewriting the true scriptures of the human world…
