The Master is captured by a powerful Lion Demon armed with a magical Purple-Gold Bell that causes a lot of trouble for Wukong.

Cleverly Obtaining the Purple-Gold Bell

Qiao Zhen

Cheng Yuzhu

Liu Feng

Shen Xiaoqian

Bravely Charging Lion Camel Ridge

Wukong Becomes a Famous Doctor

A stone monkey hatches from a rock on Flower Fruit Mountain and becomes king after successfully leaping behind a waterfall.

The Monkey King is Born

Seeking a suitable weapon, the Monkey King creates a disturbance in the Dragon King's underwater palace and obtains the Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden-Hooped Rod).

Obtaining Treasure from the Dragon Palace

Sun Wukong is offered a minor position in Heaven as Keeper of the Heavenly Horses (Bimawen) but, feeling insulted by the title, he rebels.

Trouble While Tending Horses

Having declared himself "Great Sage, Equal of Heaven," Wukong fights the Celestial Army and wreaks havoc in the main halls of Heaven.

Havoc in Heaven's Palace

The Jade Emperor summons his nephew, the powerful Erlang Shen, who battles Wukong in a fierce duel and finally captures him.

Great Battle with Erlang Shen

Wukong is trapped in Laozi’s furnace, but he escapes; the Buddha intervenes, challenging Wukong to leap out of his palm.

Cannot Escape Buddha's Palm (1)

Wukong attempts the impossible leap but fails and is imprisoned by the Buddha beneath the massive Five-Elements Mountain.

Cannot Escape Buddha's Palm (2)

The Tang Monk, Xuanzang (later Tripitaka), begins his journey to the West and passes the mountain, freeing Sun Wukong to be his disciple.

Happy Reunion of Master and Disciple

A dragon, son of the Dragon King, eats Xuanzang’s horse; Wukong helps subdue the dragon, who is then transformed into Xuanzang's new white steed.

Cleverly Subduing the White Dragon Horse

The pilgrims stay at a monastery where a greedy old abbot plots to steal the precious Kasaya (monk's robe) given to Xuanzang by Guanyin.

The Evil Monk Steals the Kasaya

The abbot’s black bear demon friend steals the robe; Wukong battles and subdues the demon, recovering the garment.

Subduing the Black Bear Demon

In the Gaolao Village, Wukong subdues the lustful pig demon, Zhu Bajie (Pigsy), who agrees to join the pilgrimage as a second disciple.

Pigsy Becomes a Disciple

The group encounters a demon on Yellow Wind Ridge who uses a powerful sandstorm, forcing Wukong to seek aid from a divine helper.

Dangerously Passing Yellow Wind Ridge

At the treacherous Quicksand River, the last disciple, Sha Wujing (Sandy), is subdued and joins the group.

Accepting a Disciple at the Quicksand River

At the Wuzhuang Temple, Pigsy and Wukong steal the temple’s precious Ginseng Fruits, which are said to grant immortality.

Stealing and Eating the Ginseng Fruit

The angry Taoist master, Zhenyuan Great Immortal, catches the disciples; Wukong damages the immortal tree, which Guanyin must heal to resolve the conflict.

Guanyin Saves the Immortal Tree

A female demon tries three times to capture Xuanzang by transforming into a woman, an old lady, and an old man, but Wukong sees through her disguises.

Three Attacks on the White Bone Demon

Xuanzang, furious after Wukong seemingly kills innocent people (the demon's disguises), dismisses Wukong from the pilgrimage.

Mistakenly Entering the Wave Moon Cave

Xuanzang is captured by the Yellow Robe Demon in the Wave Moon Cave, who transforms the monk into a tiger.

Tang Sanzang Turns into a Tiger

Pigsy is sent to Flower Fruit Mountain to beg Wukong to return and save their Master from the demon.

Pigsy Invites Wukong

The pilgrims encounter the Gold and Silver Horned Kings, two powerful demons armed with magical calabash gourds and ropes.

Danger at Flat-Top Mountain

Wukong uses his cleverness and transformations to trick and capture the two demon kings, recovering the powerful magical items.

Subduing the Demon at Lotus Cave

In the Kingdom of Wuji, Xuanzang receives a dream from the deceased old king, revealing that a fake king (a demon) has taken his place.

The Old King Entrusts in a Dream

Wukong finds the old king's body in a well and helps restore him, then battles and defeats the shapeshifting demon that had usurped the throne.

Eliminating the Demon in the Kingdom of Wuji

The group encounters the Red Boy (Hong Hai'er), the son of the Bull Demon King, a powerful demon child who captures Xuanzang.

Wukong Meets the Holy Child

Red Boy's powerful Samadhi True Fire nearly defeats Wukong, who must appeal to Guanyin to help subdue the child, who becomes her disciple.

Subduing Red Boy

In the Chechi Kingdom, the group finds three Daoist Immortals oppressing Buddhist monks; Wukong challenges them to a contest of magic.

Contest of Strength in the Chechi Kingdom

Wukong, Bajie, and Sandy defeat the three demon immortals—a Tiger, a Deer, and an Antelope spirit—in a battle of supernatural skills.

Great Sage Eliminates Three Demons

The pilgrims are stopped by the vast Heaven-Connecting River, which they can't cross, due to the influence of the Great White Turtle and a demon.

Night Obstruction at the Heaven-Connecting River

The group encounters a powerful water demon known as the Lingmo, or "One-Horned Monster," who captures the Master.

Hard Fight with the One-Horned Monster

The pilgrims enter the Kingdom of Women, where Xuanzang is pressured to marry the queen, but Wukong devises a trick to escape.

Strange Encounter in the Women's Kingdom

After leaving the kingdom, Xuanzang is captured by the Scorpion Demoness in the Pipa Cave, who tries to force him into marriage.

Forced Marriage at Pipa Cave

A Six-Eared Macaque appears, impersonating Wukong perfectly and causing trouble; the two look-alikes fight bitterly.

The Real and Fake Sun Wukong

The two Wukongs go before the Buddha, who uses his spiritual sight to identify and expose the true identity of the Six-Eared Macaque, who is then slain.

Buddha Recognizes the Macaque

The journey is halted by the immense Flaming Mountains, which are too hot to cross, and they require the magical Iron Fan.

Trapped in the Flaming Mountains

Wukong fights his sworn brother, the Bull Demon King, to obtain the Iron Fan, which is held by his wife, Princess Iron Fan.

Fierce Battle with the Bull Demon King

Pigsy is captured by seven beautiful Spider Demons who try to lure him; Wukong attempts to rescue him and burns their lair.

Burning the Silk-Web Cave

The Master is poisoned by the Centipede Demon, the sworn brother of the Spider Demons; Wukong defeats the demon with help from a divine Star Lord.

Eliminating the Centipede Demon

Wukong investigates the theft of the Golden Light Treasure Pagoda relics by two demons, resolving a false accusation against two priests.

Redressing the Wrong at the Golden Light Pagoda

The pilgrims encounter a group of demons disguised as the Buddha and his disciples, who capture Xuanzang in a false monastery.

Suffering Misfortune in the Fake Western Heaven

Wukong discovers the mastermind is the demon boy Huang Mei, who stole the magic of the Maitreya Buddha, who must come to subdue his own boy servant.

Maitreya Subdues the Demon Boy

In the Kingdom of India, Wukong acts as a traveling physician to cure the Queen, whose ailment is caused by a demon.

The group faces the immense Lion Camel Ridge, where three formidable demon kings (Lion, Elephant, and Roc) hold an entire city captive.

Wukong fights the three powerful demon kings, who are finally revealed to be mounts of Manjusri, Samantabhadra, and the Buddha himself, who subdues them.

Great Sage Battles Three Demons

The group encounters a king who is being advised by a deer demon disguised as a Daoist, who is secretly stealing the life essence of children.

Rescuing the Kingdom of Biqu

The Rat Demoness of the Bottomless Pit captures the Master; Wukong seeks help from Heaven, as the demon is the mouse who ate the Buddha's oil.

Filling the Bottomless Pit

The king of the Kingdom of Xuanyang is confused and Wukong must clarify the situation surrounding the capture of Xuanzang.

The Confused Old King

The Master is captured by the Rhinoceros King, who has linked his cave to the palace, causing further chaos before he is subdued.

Causing Havoc in the Linked Caves

The group arrives in the India Kingdom, where the princess announces she is seeking a husband; Wukong suspects something is wrong.

Seeking a Husband in the India Kingdom

Wukong discovers that the princess is actually the Jade Rabbit from the moon (servant of the Moon Goddess, Chang'e), who captured the real princess.

Chang'e Subdues the Jade Rabbit

After enduring eighty-one trials, the pilgrims finally reach Vulture Peak (Griddhrakuta) in the West and are granted the sacred scriptures by the Buddha.

Obtaining the True Scriptures at Vulture Peak

Sun Wukong, who was born from a magic stone, has been imprisoned underneath a mountain for five centuries for his mischief in the heavens. One day, the Guanyin told Monkey that the Monk Tang Sanzang will set him free and Monkey will join him on a pilgrimage from China to India. The next day, Tripitaka came and set Monkey free, and the two started their Journey to the West. Along the way, they meet two new friends, Zhu Bajie and the Hermit Sha Wujing, who join them on the journey; together, they face many dangers and evil creatures and sorcerers and learn to get along.

Cleverly Obtaining the Purple-Gold Bell

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