The Monkey King's Birth in Search of Immortality, an Immortal's Guidance All Depends on "Fate"

Eastern Continent of Divine Victory, Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Ever since that day when golden light shot into the sky, an unruly Handsome Monkey King had appeared here.

This stone monkey had been extraordinary from birth. He quickly became one with the monkeys of the mountain, running through the ravines and playing amid the woods every day, living a wonderfully carefree life.

One day, the monkeys were playing at the source of a mountain stream. They clamored that whoever could enter the waterfall and investigate it would become their king.

The stone monkey had been born bold. Without a second thought, he plunged straight in.

As a result, an entirely new "dungeon" was unlocked—Water Curtain Cave.

Inside, pots, bowls, ladles, and basins were all available. It was practically a fully furnished cave residence, ready to move into with nothing but a bag.

The stone monkey was overjoyed. He immediately called his companions and moved the entire monkey tribe inside.

The monkeys also kept their promise. They lined up, bowed their heads to the stone monkey, and shouted in unison, "Great King!"

From then on, this Handsome Monkey King lived the carefree life of an immortal, claiming a mountain as his domain.

However, happy times were always short-lived.

Three to five hundred years later, during a feast, the Handsome Monkey King watched an old monkey beside him pass away and suddenly became depressed.

"Alas, though I am happy now, I still cannot escape the jurisdiction of that old King Yama."

"When I grow old and die, won't this life have been for nothing?"

The more he thought about it, the more sorrowful he became. The more sorrowful he became, the more troubled he felt. At last, he made a decision that shocked the monkeys.

The stone monkey was going out to sea to