They passed rows and rows of lofty towers and huge alcoves, of pearly chambers and carved arches. After walking through innumerable quiet chambers and empty studios, they finally arrived beneath the Jade Platform, the Monkey King saw Patriarch Subodhi (Master Subhuti) seated solemnly, flanked by thirty young immortals.
One day, the Handsome Monkey King reached the Western Ocean. Certain that immortals dwelled beyond the seas, he built a new raft and sailed westward, arriving at the West Aparagodaniya Continent (Xiniu Hezhou).
Braving the wind and waves, the Handsome Monkey King sailed his raft across endless seas until, one day, distant land came into view—the South Jambudvipa Continent(Nanshan Buzhou).
One very hot morning, he was playing with a group of monkeys under the shade of some pine trees to escape the heat. So, after the monkeys had frolicked for a while, they went to bathe in the mountain stream.
Prologue In the beginning, the world lay shrouded in darkness—an era named “Chaos.”
The novel Journey to the West concludes its legend with a triumphant homecoming, sparing little detail on the return journey.