Now, along the road to the Western Heaven lay the Sihali Kingdom, the place where the sun set, commonly called the "End of Heaven."
The great sun sank into the West Sea, and its Solar True Fire brought the water to a rolling boil.
The Great Sun Demon King had concealed himself here.
He hid within the setting sun so that he could steal its power for his cultivation.
Six-Eared Macaque and Red Boy rode the clouds together to seek the Great Sun Demon King.
Ao Tu and the Blood Sea King did not know when the Asura King might attack, so they had to remain together, standing ready for battle, and dared not separate. They therefore sent Six-Eared Macaque and Red Boy to invite the Great Sun incarnation.
When the Great Sun incarnation had parted from Six-Eared Macaque before, he had privately told him where he was going, so Six-Eared Macaque knew where to look.
The two arrived in the Sihali Kingdom just as late afternoon gave way to dusk. The sun entered the sea, and the boiling waters roared.
The King sent men up onto the city walls to beat drums and blow horns, mingling their sounds with the boiling sea.
Without the drums and horns to muddle what people heard, the sound of the boiling water would kill the children in the city.
The sounds were so chaotic that Six-Eared Macaque covered his ears, unable to pinpoint the Great Sun Demon King's location.
Six-Eared Macaque and Red Boy therefore entered the sea separately to search.
Red Boy plunged into the sea and headed toward the great sun. From afar, he saw a Golden Crow cultivating, perched on one foot atop the sun beneath the water. Red Boy hurried forward, but the heat made it difficult to approach.