Journey to the West: One Cry of 'The Great Sage Returns' and Gods and Buddhas Panic

The protagonist, Lu Yan, transmigrates into the world of Journey to the West and becomes a penniless storyteller in Chang'an City. Before the Water and Land Dharma Assembly, the Buddhists demand that every storyteller in Chang'an stick to the same story and proclaim: The Great Sage Equal to Heaven was savage and wicked. Sun Wukong was defeated by the Buddha's divine palm. The Five Elements Mountain suppressed the demon monkey, proving the boundless power of Buddhism. But when Lu Yan takes the stage, he tells a different story before the people of the city and Guanyin's incarnation. "Sun Wukong was never truly defeated." "The Five Elements Mountain pinned down only his body." "The defiant spirit in his heart remained undiminished for five hundred years." "When the Great Sage returns, a single strike will shatter this false Three Realms!" The crowd is swept up in excitement. Tens of thousands shout together: "The Great Sage has returned!" "The Great Sage has returned!" At the same time, a thousand miles away, the Five Elements Mountain splits apart with a thunderous crash. Sun Wukong, pinned down for five hundred years, opens his eyes. A power that has never existed before appears within him. [Mythic Status: The Undefeated Great Sage Equal to Heaven] [Mythic Trial: Your first battle after leaving the mountain. Seek no gods or Buddhas, call for no reinforcements, and kill the Demon King blocking your way with a single strike.] [Trial complete. Legend becomes reality.] Heaven is shaken. Mount Ling falls silent. Guanyin fixes her gaze on Lu Yan in Chang'an City. "What exactly did you do to that monkey?" Lu Yan closes his folding fan. "I only told the story he was always meant to have, ahead of time."