Journey to the West: Shattering Mount Ling

After Sun Wukong was pinned beneath the mountain, the Jade Emperor and the Tathagata Buddha held the Heaven-Pacifying Assembly, where immortal music and dancing filled the air and the immortals and Buddhas presented gifts. But on earth, the Five Barbarians were ravaging China, leaving the people in ruin during the darkest five hundred years.

Sha Yi transmigrates to the world of Journey to the West. Whenever he encounters a tribulation, he can absorb karmic power and obtain a Dao Seed. Thus, he experiences the darkness firsthand, sowing seeds, sprouting, unfurling leaves, blossoming, and bearing fruit.

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Before the journey west began, I planted three thousand Dao Seeds.

When the journey west ended, three thousand Dao Trees bloomed, their branches and leaves piercing the Nine Heavens and reaching into the Netherworld, laden with three thousand Dao Fruits. On that day, when the gods and Buddhas across the sky saw me, they were like mayflies gazing up at the heavens.

P.S.: A pure Journey to the West setting, a slow-burn story with rich, satisfying details.

My previous book, Who Says Eunuchs Can’t Train Their Bodies?, has been adapted into an audiobook. Feel free to listen on Ximalaya.