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After a series of military defeats by Qin and the deaths of several senior ministers, Zhao Dun – son of the revered Zhao Cui – rose as chief minister of Jin. In 620 BCE, Duke Xiang of Jin died, leaving his seven-year-old son to ascend the throne as Duke Ling of Jin.
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In Journey to the West, the theft of the Peaches of Immortality from the Heavenly Orchard is a pivotal episode. While Sun Wukong (the Monkey King) is the apparent culprit, the incident is shrouded in doubt, layered with political intrigue and celestial manipulation.
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In Journey to the West, the tales of immortals, demons, mortals, and ghosts unfold across the three realms (Heavenly, Mortal, and Underworld), which reflects the Daoist cosmology.