Zhe Xingsun

The Western Heaven, Brahma Court.

The boundless Brahma lands seemed to shimmer forever with merciful golden light, shining upon all living beings.

Within the Brahma lands, in a certain Secret Realm, stood a massive mountain.

The mountain resembled five fingers, as though it held an endless, mysterious power.

From afar, atop the highest peak of Five Elements Mountain, six great characters of the Brahma Gate gleamed with ten thousand rays of golden light:

Om, ma, ni, ba, mi, hum!

This was the famed Five Elements Mountain of the Brahma Gate.

The surroundings of Five Elements Mountain were utterly desolate.

At the mountain's foot, however, a monkey was pinned beneath it.

Its body was buried under the mountain, with only its head and two arms exposed. It seemed to have been there for countless ages; its fur had grown wild, and fallen leaves rustled atop its head.

"The peaches before the mountain have ripened thousands of times... Thousands of years have passed. Why hasn't Master come yet..."

The monkey scratched its face, seeming impatient.

A bleak, cold wind swept past. The monkey let out a long sigh and murmured:

"I, Zhe Xingsun... am ultimately just an imitator. The story has already ended. Perhaps no bald-headed monk will come here to save me..."

A trace of deep disappointment seemed to cross its monkey eyes.

Suddenly, as though sensing something, all six of its ears appeared at once. It raised its eyes and looked ahead.

"Old Brahma Ancestor, have you come to bring your Grandpa Zhe Xingsun something to eat and drink?"

The monkey spoke.

As its voice fell, a lotus platform suddenly appeared in the space ahead.

The Twelve-petal Golden Lotus Platform, sacred and supreme.

Brahma Ancestor sat cross-legged upon the lotus platform, solemn and compassionate, radiating Brahma light, as though he