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Early life

Taoist temple for study

learned all his abilities

Abilities

72 earthly transforms (given the opportunity to learn 72 earthly transforms or 36 heavenly transform. This is so Monkey would have the ability to escape the "Three Disasters" that happens every 500 years to immortals. first is lightning, then fire, then flat out disintegrate. if he can avoid all three he'll live) Although monkey learns the 72 earthly transforms, one thing that he couldn't quite get a hang of is his tail. whichever he transforms into, it has a tail. duplicate of himself, his hair can transform.

art of cloud somersault in cloud (you make the magic by clasping your hands in the special way, recite the words of the spell, clench your fist, shake yourself, and jump. With one somersault you can go sixty thousand miles)

Water (Splendid Monkey King. He leapt to the end of the bridge and made a spell with his fist to ward off the water. Then he dived into the waves and split the waters to make way for himself till he reached the bed of the Eastern Sea. On his journey he saw a yaksha demon who was patrolling the sea.)

immense strength ( 'AS−YOU−WILL GOLD−BANDED CUDGEL: WEIGHT 13,500 POUNDS)

Ability to change his size (GROW and freaked out the other demons)

Eye of truth (Allows him to identify evil no matter what form it takes; however, it also causes smoke to sting his eyes. Wùkōng acquired this ability after Lao Tzu traps Wùkōng in his cauldron for 49 days, attempting to distill him as punishment.)

7 years training with immortal Taoist sage. technically immortal but court of heaven does not approve this method of immortality.

"True spells, revealing secrets and all powerful, Are the only sure way of protecting one's life. They all come from essence, vapour, and spirit, Must be stored away securely, and never be divulged. Must never be divulged, and be stored in the body, Then the Way I teach you will flourish of itself. Many are the benefits of learning spells: They give protection from evil desires and make one pure. Make one pure with a dazzling radiance Like a bright moon shining on a cinnabar tower. The moon contains a Jade Rabbit, the sun a Golden Crow, The Tortoise and the Snake are always intertwined. Always intertwined, then life is firm, And one can plant golden lotuses in fire. Grasp all the Five Elements and turn them upside down, And when you are successful you can become a Buddha, or an Immortal."

In his sleep the Handsome Monkey King saw two men approach him with a piece of paper in their hands on which was written "Sun Wukong." Without allowing any explanations they tied up his soul and dragged it staggering along till they reached a city wall. The Monkey King, who was gradually recovering from his drunken stupor, looked up and saw an iron plate on the wall on which was inscribed WORLD OF DARKNESS in large letters. In a flash of realization he said, "The World of Darkness is where King Yama lives. Why have I come here?" "Your life in the world above is due to end now," his escorts said, "and we were ordered to fetch you."

bashed his way into the underworld palace to place complaint with "the ten kings." they said "Please don't be angry, lofty Immortal," the ten kings said. "Many people in the world share the same name, so perhaps the fetchers of the dead went to the wrong place."

When Wukong ask them to show him the records, he scribbled out his name. "The account's closed. That's an end of it. We won't come under your control any longer." Then he cudgeled his way out of the World of Darkness. The Ten Kings dared not go near him, and they all went to the Azure Cloud Palace to bow in homage to the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha and discuss the report they would send up to Heaven

Wukong was assigned to tend the garden of the peach of immorality. The ones growing at the front have tiny blossoms and small fruits, and they ripen every three thousand years. Anyone who eats them becomes an Immortal and understands the Way, and his body becomes both light and strong. The twelve hundred in the middle have multiple blossoms and sweet fruits, and ripen every six thousand years; whoever eats them can fly and enjoy eternal youth. The back twelve hundred are streaked with purple and have pale yellow stones. They ripen once every nine thousand years, and anyone who eats them becomes as eternal as Heaven and Earth, as long−lived as the Sun and Moon. While serving, Wukong just couldn't help but ate some. or all.

"This is the Immortals' greatest treasure," he exclaimed in delight. "I've wanted to refine some of these golden pills to save people with ever since I understood the Way and mastered the principle of the correspondence of the Esoteric and Exoteric, but I've never had time to come here. Today I'm in luck−−I've found them. As Lao Zi isn't here I'll try a few." He emptied the gourds of their contents and ate up all the pills as if he were eating fried beans.

(alchemist sage of the heavens) temple where he finds pill of immortality. eats it.