Leaving aside Duanmu Huai and Sun Wukong traveling west with the merchant caravan, far away in the western mountains stood Bowl Hill Wave Moon Cave. A demon named Yellow Robe Monster, Kui Mulang, lived inside.
Kui Mulang was originally Twenty-Eight Constellations Kui Star from the heavens, descended into the mortal realm. Now transformed into a demon, he had seized the famous mountain and was living a life of carefree luxury.
One day, while Kui Mulang was taking an afternoon nap, a Black Fox Little Demon suddenly rushed inside.
"Great King, this is bad! Something terrible has happened!"
"What terrible thing?"
Kui Mulang had been having a wonderful dream, and being woken up left him furious. He glared at Black Fox Little Demon and demanded an explanation.
"Just now, while we were patrolling the mountain, we spotted a merchant caravan passing by. Two monks were following behind it. The one in front is seven feet tall and fierce and savage, hardly human in appearance.
"He rides a tall horse and looks like a ferocious god reborn. If I'm not mistaken, he must be the monk from the Great Tang of the East who is said to be traveling west to obtain the scriptures!"
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Kui Mulang sat up and began to ponder.
"I've heard about that monk from the Great Tang of the East. His magic power is boundless, and he has slain countless demons and monsters along the way.
"If we eat his flesh, not only can we become immortal, we can even shed our mortal forms, ascend to become immortals, purify our Yang Spirits, and attain the Great Dao!"
As he spoke, Kui Mulang's heart began to stir.
"But Great King, I heard Tang Sanzang is difficult to deal with. So many demons have been beaten to