And the westward-bound party continued to grow.
A pig demon and a river demon joined them, one after the other.
The sutra-chanting gang grew stronger by the day.
Zhu Bajie, who meted out judgment in all directions.
Sha Wujing, who, if he killed, left no one alive.
This made Sun Xingzhe, who diligently studied Buddhist sutras every day, breathe a sigh of relief.
He was the mighty Monkey King who contended with heaven, who styled himself Equal to Heaven, yet now he had been reduced to searching Buddhist sutras every day for a means of transcendence.
It was hardly any different from being in prison.
But if there were two more unlucky bastards just like him...
Well, that seemed a little more acceptable!
Never mind how impressive his two junior brothers' names sounded. After joining up, their main purpose was actually to study Buddhist Dharma alongside him, poring over Buddhist sutras every day.
These two ferocious-looking junior brothers had been somewhat unwilling at first, and had even wanted to put up a fight.
After all, they were great demons who had eaten countless people and committed every kind of evil. How could they possibly pick up sutras and become monks?
First came his second junior brother, the pig demon Zhu Bajie, who was personally delivered by a Three-Eyed Heavenly God.
Every word this Three-Eyed Heavenly God spoke carried immense power, enough that even Tang Sanzang felt suppressed.
Yet the heavenly god spoke with considerable courtesy. "This pig demon is the reincarnation of someone who held an important heavenly office. Elder, please guide him well, so that this demon may bring his merit to fruition soon."
Though Tang Sanzang could not discern the visitor's strength, he could sense that this Three-Eyed Heavenly God before him was definitely stronger than he was.