A Monk from Britain's Western Lands Travels East to Heaven to Fetch the Scriptures

[Project Overview: Journey to the East to Fetch the Scriptures, Bringing Buddhism West]

○ Chief Executive Officer: Anuo (formerly a Venerable of Lingshan and a personal disciple of the Tathagata, now the chief coordinator of the journey east to spread the Dharma)

○ Goal: Expand the faith of Lingshan into the barbarian lands of Europa and fulfill the great ambition of bringing Buddhism west.

○ Core pain point: The original pilgrimage team completed their merits and virtues, while Guanyin Bodhisattva rose up the ranks. This provoked Anuo, whose soul was replaced after his body was tempered by karmic fire.

○ Project positioning: Targeting the blue-ocean market of Europa, where pantheons abound and faith is fiercely competitive.

○ Building an “all-star” lineup:

① Lead pilgrim: Jiaye (formerly a Venerable of Lingshan and a personal disciple of the Tathagata, as well as the junior brother who failed to obtain “gifts” alongside Anuo). After ten lifetimes of reincarnation, he is born the son of a count. Inspired from childhood by his tutor Anuo, he yearns for Buddhism. When he comes of age, he dons a kasaya, sets out from the British Isles, crosses the ocean, and vows to travel to Lingshan to seek the true scriptures.

② “Great Sage Equal to Heaven” role: Surtr. The team’s muscle, a fire giant from the Norse pantheon who once tried to bring about Ragnarok but failed.

③ “Marshal Tianpeng” role: Cuchulainn. A Celtic Child of Light, shunned by his people after a fit of rage led him to commit a grave mistake. He joins the team seeking wisdom to control his anger and regain his honor.

④ “General Who Rolls Up the Curtain” role: Prometheus. The fire-thief, disillusioned by humanity’s betrayal and Zeus’s punishment. He takes up the fight for “enlightenment” once more, this time to bring Eastern wisdom to the West.

⑤ “White Dragon Horse” role: Veles Volkov. A Slavic werewolf, serving as both mount and wilderness survival expert.

This book is also known as The Chief Executive Officer's Journey to the East.