Plot A Supplement to the Journey to the West

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an idealized woodblock print of yue fei wearing imperial garb.


after resuming normal form, junior devils appear , tell him king yama has died of illness , monkey must take place judge of dead until suitable replacement can found. ends judging fate of deceased prime minister qin hui. monkey puts qin through series of horrific tortures, after demon uses magic breath blow broken body proper form. sends demon heaven retrieve powerful magic gourd sucks speaks before inside , melts them down bloody stew. uses qin s final punishment. meanwhile, monkey invites ghost of yue fei underworld , takes him third master. entertains yue until qin has been reduced liquid , offers general cup of prime minister s blood wine. yue, however, refuses on grounds drinking sully soul. monkey experiment makes junior devil drink of wine. sometime later, devil, apparently under evil influence of blood wine, murders personal religious teacher , escapes gate of ghosts, presumably being reborn existence. yue fei takes leave return heavenly abode. monkey sends him off huge display of respect making of millions of denizens of underworld kowtow before him.


after leaving underworld, monkey able return tower of mirrors of new ancient, man had been trapped in world of future centuries. however, when tries leave tower through window, monkey becomes entangled red threads (a representation of desire). becomes worried own spirit leaves body and, in guise of old man, snaps threads. later discovers local daoist immortal qin emperor has loaned mountain-removing bell founder of han dynasty, former enemy. in addition, learns tang priest has given journey india, dismissed other disciples pigsy , friar sand, taken wife, , accepted position general of imposter great tang s military. xuanzang begins amass huge army fight forces of desire led king paramita, 1 of monkey’s 5 sons born lady iron fan. monkey made junior general , faces son in battle. confusion sets in causing clashing armies attack both friend , foe. shock causes monkey wake dream.


somewhere between dream world , world of reality, learns disembodied master of void has been bewitched qing fish demon. monkey , qing fish have connection because born @ same time same primordial energies @ beginning of time. difference monkey’s positive yang energy offset demon s far more powerful negative yin energy. demon in effect physical embodiment of monkey’s desires. when awakens, having dreamed entire adventure in few seconds, discovers demon has infiltrated tang priest’s retinue taking on form of young , beautiful buddhist monk. monkey instantly kills him iron cudgel, thereby killing desire. explains has transpired, , tang priest commends him great effort.








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