Millions of years ago, before Sun Wukong became the Victorious Warrior Buddha and met Lin Tian...
In the middle of the vast ocean, under the eternal sky, stood a mountain called the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits. At its peak, a huge rock was exposed to the light of heaven and earth for thousands of years, until one day, the rock cracked and a magnificent golden monkey was born. He was no ordinary monkey—he possessed intelligence, strength, and spirit far beyond that of any other creature.
This monkey, who would later be known as Sun Wukong, grew up with the other monkeys. However, he always felt that there was something greater waiting for him outside his small world. One day, after successfully discovering a hidden waterfall and the cave behind it, he was crowned Monkey King by the other monkeys.
However, this glory was not enough for Sun Wukong. He wanted more than just to be king among monkeys—he wanted to master true power, become immortal, and transcend the limits of this world. With strong determination, he left the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits to seek the path to immortality.
Wukong eventually chose to wander, and gain knowledge of immortality.
Sun Wukong wandered for many years, until he finally found a holy teacher, Patriarch Su Bodhi. With his extraordinary intelligence, he learned various magic arts, Taoist breathing techniques, and martial arts. He mastered the 72 Changes, which allowed him to transform into various creatures and objects, and the Flying Cloud technique, which allowed him to traverse thousands of miles in an instant.
However, despite his talent, Sun Wukong was still arrogant and stubborn. He considered himself superior to the other disciples and felt that no one could match him. When Patriarch Su Bodhi learned of Sun Wukong's ambition,
he warned him, "If you continue to let your arrogance get the better of you, you will face great consequences in the future."
Sun Wukong ignored the warning and continued on his journey, feeling that he was now invincible.
After returning to the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit, Sun Wukong became even more thirsty for power. He went to the dragon palace under the sea and stole the Ruyi Jingu Bang, a magical staff that could change size at will and weighed thousands of tons. With this weapon, he became more confident and began to challenge the sky.
Because it was impossible to defeat Sun Wukong, the Dragon King went to the Jade Emperor and complained about what happened in the underwater dragon palace.
The Jade Emperor who saw Sun Wukong's behavior became furious.
However, the golden star Tai Pei tried to tame him by giving him a position in the heavenly palace, namely horse guard.
However, Sun Wukong felt that the position given was too low. He went berserk and declared himself as "Qi Tian Da Sheng" (Monkey King Equal to Heaven).
He invaded the palace of the gods, defeated the heavenly army, and even stole the immortality pill from Laozi and the immortal peach from Xi Wangmu.
In the end, Bodhisattva Guanyin suggested that they bring down the God Er Lang or Yang Jian, the nephew of the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor agreed.
A fierce battle took place between Yang Jian and Sun Wukong, even though both were very evenly matched in the fight on earth with their cosmic forms.
Until finally, Sun Wukong gave up because he saw a threat to his monkey nation. He was taken to the heavenly palace and punished severely, but nothing worked because he was so powerful.
As a result, he rebelled and once again caused chaos in Heaven.
The chaos he caused left the Jade Emperor with no choice but to seek help from one of the highest authorities in heaven, the Buddha of the West.
Under the sky shimmering with golden light, in the middle of the Heavenly Palace, Sun Wukong stood confidently, challenging the gods. However, suddenly, silence enveloped the palace.
From the western horizon, a radiant figure appeared. It was the Buddha, who came with an unwavering calm. The light of wisdom radiated from his body, making the entire universe seem to bow in silence.
Sun Wukong grinned, looking at the Buddha with confidence.
"You have finally come, Buddha. Do you want to stop me too?"
The Buddha only smiled gently. "Wukong, you have gained great power, but do you understand your limits?"
Sun Wukong laughed.
"Limits? I have no limits! I have defeated the heavenly army, I have immortality, and I can go anywhere I want! Nothing can stop me, not even the heavens can hold me back."
Buddha nodded. "Very well. If you are truly limitless, then let us test you. I will only give you one challenge."
Sun Wukong narrowed his eyes. "What challenge?"
Buddha raised his hand, revealing his open palm. "If you can jump out of my palm, then I will admit that you are a the strongest, and heaven will hand over its throne to you."
Sun Wukong laughed out loud. "That's too easy! I'll show you how great I am."
Sun Wukong soars into the sky at incredible speed. He flies beyond the seventh heaven, across dimensions.
The universe and dimensions that Sun Wukong traverses do not simply transcend the physical or metaphysical boundaries known to human thought. He not only transcends time and space, but also transcends every form of "transcending" itself, nullifying the concept of transcendence that is still bound by definition and understanding.
The journey he takes cannot be measured by any scale, because all concepts of measurement—whether mathematical, philosophical, or metaphysical—become null in his existence. In other words, the universe he traverses is not something that can be approached with human logic, because logic itself disappears in the face of the more absolute nature of existence.
In his journey, Sun Wukong not only breaks through the boundaries of ordinary dimensions, but also enters a realm that nullifies boundaries themselves. Every concept that forms the understanding of reality, whether in theology, ontology, or philosophy, has no meaning in the landscape he traverses. He traverses every possibility and impossibility simultaneously, penetrating paradoxes without being bound by any laws of reality.
Even the concept of "beyond" becomes irrelevant before him, as existence itself has dissolved into something higher than mere existence or nonexistence. Any notion of "beyond" or "meta" becomes empty, for in the space he explores, everything has passed the point where it no longer has meaning or definition.
Furthermore, the universe he traverses negates any structure of thought that attempts to comprehend it. Mathematics, once considered the fundamental language of reality, no longer functions in this field of existence. No numbers, dimensions, or equations can explain the essence of Sun Wukong's journey.
Any form of numerical structure or calculation is nothing more than an illusion, as every number, concept of infinity, and even the idea of infinity become null and void. He has not only transcended mathematics as a discipline, but has also nullified the very idea of its existence—that anything can be measured or compared. Thus, even the idea of "beyond infinity" itself becomes meaningless in the realm he has traversed.
At this point, Sun Wukong's journey could no longer be categorized as an exploration of dimensions or the multiverse, for even the concept of the multiverse itself had been abandoned. He had penetrated a reality that no narrative could explain, where every principle of existence, known or unknown, had vanished.
He had not merely transcended theology, philosophy, and ontology, but had also negated the essence of all of them. His very existence had entered a realm where all concepts ceased to function, leaving everything in an absolute state that could not even be called "being" or "not being."
Having traversed all of this, he finally arrived at a place with five giant pillars towering in the void.
"This must be the boundary of the world," he thought. "I have succeeded."
To mark his victory, he carved his name on one of the pillars and left a small mark as a taunt to the Buddha. Then, full of confidence, he returned to where the Buddha was waiting for him.
"I have surpassed your palm!" Sun Wukong exclaimed proudly.
However, the Buddha Ru Lai remained smiling calmly. "Really? Take a good look."
Sun Wukong looked at the Buddha's palm—and was shocked. There, on the Buddha's finger, was his name. Even the stench of humiliation he had left behind was still there.
"Impossible…!" Sun Wukong staggered back.
The Buddha said softly, and with a smile of wisdom, "You never truly left my palm, Wukong."
Before Sun Wukong could react, the Buddha turned his palm over. Instantly, an infinite power pressed Sun Wukong to the ground. He was buried beneath the Five Finger Mountain, with a sacred seal locking his power.
Sun Wukong screamed, raged, trying to break free, but in vain.
Ru Lai Buddha looked at him with pity. "True power is not about ruling the world, but controlling yourself. When you understand this, someone will come to free you."
With that, Ru Lai Buddha returned to the West, leaving Sun Wukong in silence.
Five hundred years passed. Sun Wukong, once arrogant and invincible, was now trapped in silence. However, this was not the end of his story.
One day, a monk from the East named Tang Sanzang will come, free him, and lead him on a journey to true enlightenment.
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