The Adventures of Wu Kong Omnibus 4: Volumes 16-20: The Complete Omnibus

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Vol. 16: As autumn draws to a close, San Zang have traveled well past the dangerous Mount Flame when they come upon an enormous city. It is the capital of the JiSai Kingdom, and at its center is an enormous Buddhist temple. Soon, they come upon a group of shackled monks begging for food. The monks explain to them that the JiSai Kingdom was once blessed with good fortune emanating from a magical treasure that rested at the top of the golden temple. One day, the treasure was stolen, and as the kingdom's fortunes declined, the king's angry subjects accused the priests of the theft. The king severely punished the innocent monks and allowed the golden temple to fall into disrepair.

Vol. 17: San Zang and his disciples enter a land consumed by an ominous fog and encounter an innkeeper who tells them of a mysterious threat in the mountains. Several merchants who had spent the evening at the inn set out westward to conduct business and were never seen or heard from again. Several days later, the innkeeper was doing chores when one of the businessmen stumbled out of the fog. Covered in a mysterious weblike sunstance and moments away from death, the merchant was only able to mutter something about a spider before he died in the innkeeper's arms. There are seven monstrous faries, both beautiful and savage, who will ensnare San Zang in a dangrous web of deceit.

Vol. 18: A horrible premonition haunts San Zang as he and his disciples enter a land ruled by three brothers. San Zang kneels at the foot of three open graves. Weeping uncontrollably, the priest ponders existence and the fleeting nature of the relationships formed over a lifetime. Sobbing, San Zang throws dirt over the bodies in the graves, bodies belonging to Sun Wu Kong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing. San Zang determines that continuing the journey without his disciples would be hopeless and decides to kill himself. Just then, he hears the voice of the Goddess of Mercy, who beseeches him to carry on in the memory of his disciples. As he slowly makes his way across an endless desert, he is swallowed by a pool of quicksand. As he sinks to his death, he cries out for Wu Kong to save him. San Zang startles awake from his nightmare, calling out Wu Kong's name.

Vol. 19: After several years of arduous travel, during which time they crossed every imaginable form of terrain and confronted innumerable obstacles and adversaries, San Zang and his disciples come to a legitimate mark of their progress for the first time in ages: they have crossed the border out of China and into India, and their journey's conclusion is drawing closer by the hour. But being in a new country doesn't mean they won't encounter the same old villains, and the four companions will have to call on everything they've learned to ensure they journey doesn't end before their fianl destination is reached.

Vol. 20: At long last, ten years later, the trusted priest, San Zang, and four companions have entered India and are within days of the journey's end when they come upon the mysterious Monk Kingdom. But the Goddess intended for the journey to be difficult and dangerous, and just because the four travelers have reached their destination does not mean they will make it safely home. Finally, on the way home, San Zang and his disciples are confronted with near-drowning and almost being swept away in a windstorm; these are leftover obstacles from their encounters with monsters and magical creatures, and once they overcome these threats, the return to Tang Dynasty is finally achieved. San Zang presents the sutras to Emperor Taizong, after which the priest and his disciples ascend to Heaven. There, San Zang and Wu Kong are granted the rank of Buddha, while Bajie is appointed Guardian of the Altar, Wujing is promoted to the rank of Golden Arhat, and Yu Long is appointed to the Order of Heavenly Dragons.

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