Although the time for the Journey to the Western Heaven had not yet arrived, the mystery-hidden Buddha's rise kalpa had begun the day the Stone Monkey was born. As the protagonist of this kalpa, Sun Wukong possessed a very special fortune. Saying he could turn calamity into good luck and disaster into blessings would be going too far, but it was true that no one could kill him before the pilgrimage, nor would anyone dare to.
Thus, sending him out with the army might improve the Heavenly Court's chances of victory.
With this in mind, Ao Yue decided to have him accompany Bai Ze to the Sea of Blood. He also sent someone to the Heavenly Emperor Palace to inform Gungun.
After learning of this, Gungun agreed without much hesitation.
By rights, the monkey should have been stealing Immortal Pills and drinking Jade Nectar by now, then been pinned beneath Five Finger Mountain for five hundred years with a single slap from him. But after suffering repeatedly, the monkey had become remarkably well-behaved. Getting him to make a mistake would not be difficult, but getting him to commit a serious offense would be another matter. Gungun had previously asked the Monkey God to arrange a job for him guarding the Little Penglai Orchard precisely to test him. Although he had not gone there yet, Gungun reckoned he was very likely to pass the test.
So, sending him to fight in the Sea of Blood, letting him suffer another bitter ordeal, and using that to lay the groundwork for his eventual Journey to the Western Heaven seemed like a good idea too.
With that thought, Gungun allowed the order transferring the monkey to the battlefield to be signed without any obstruction.
Returning to the matter at hand, a Divine General arrived