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Under his father's influence, Yang started learning traditional Chinese painting when he was 5. He was fascinated with Star Wars in high school and went to China Academy of Art in Hangzhou. Now, the Wukong team is based in Hangzhou, Yang's favorite city because he lived and studied there for many years. Yang has been a graphic designer for over 15 years. His art has a dark fantasy vibe, and it’s easy to tell his work, no matter if it's characters or environment.
Shots from Inside the Studio Making Black Myth: Wukong
Game Science Studio was founded in Shenzhen and part of the team moved to Hangzhou to start the Black Myth: Wukong project in 2018. In the beginning, there were only 7 people on the team, now expanded to 30 people. In the early days, the team spent lots of time getting familiar with Unreal Engine 4. They thought of outsourcing to speed up the project, but after talking to several companies who worked with Naughty Dog and Santa Monica Studio, they decided to take on the project themselves.


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As Art Director, Yang did a lot of design work on the special effects of the battles, but the actual project was handled by game designer Jiang Baicun. Jiang was the lead level designer for Asura, and co-founded Game Science with Feng and Yang.

Jiang is maybe the only person in the company who didn't care about the feedback after the trailer was released. Feng teases him for being a defeatist, but the truth is Jiang is the type of person who has the personality that can be described by a Chinese poem, "Not overjoyed by external gains, also not saddened by personal loss." Jiang is a very calm and down-to-earth kind of person.


Output: Jiang started with the Black Wind Mountain level and picked four or five versions to make this debut trailer. He remembered when the first version of the trailer was played in the studio, the room was silent. It meant the trailer was not OK. He said when they started Game Science, their motto was to "make the game that can move you." They believed if you are not happy with it, you can't expect other players to accept it.


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The final version undoubtedly has everyone on the team satisfied, but fans started getting skeptical. Some questioned whether this might be a CGI animation and not actual gameplay footage, so I asked Feng to let me play the demo, and he was happy to do it. He also said that I am one of only a few people that have been able to play this outside of the company.I can't reveal too much, but I can assure you that the version that I played was the same as shown in the trailer.
“Due to the NDA I signed, I can't reveal too much, but I can assure you that the version that I played was the same as shown in the trailer: the fights, transforming, casting spells - it had it all, and it’s a complete experience.


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I intentionally picked a different approach to play than the trailer. Firstly, instead of transforming to a golden cicada to evade the enemies, I decided to fight. Secondly, during the final battle with the big white wolf, I transformed into another shape to fight against him. Feng also put in a new enemy that was not in the trailer (I can't talk about its name nor look) and taught me how to defeat him to prove that this gameplay is more than just what you see in the trailer.

Feng also unlocked another testing level for me. This is a level they called, “Toilet”. It features four bosses that have finished basic design, and each one can be battled. Feng said they still needed to spend more time to polish the bosses, so they didn't show up in the trailer.


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Feng said to complete Black Myth: Wukong, players probably need at least 15 hours of playtime. To ensure people stay excited during the gameplay and boss fights, the team plans on having over a hundred different kinds of monster enemies. However, with their current manpower, they can only have one team work on designing levels. They realized if they want to finish the game within 3 years, hiring more talent is unavoidable.
Everything We Know About Black Myth: Wukong


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Everything We Know About Black Myth: Wukong
Right now, Game Science is planning on hiring 10-15 people so they can have two teams work on the level design. But after the trailer went viral, over 10,000 resumes flooded into their recruiting inbox. Some are from AAA gaming companies, even candidates from outside of China who are willing to apply for a Chinese working visa at their own cost. These candidates just want to work on this project. The craziest thing is that the day after the trailer came out, there were people showing up at the door of the company asking for a job. This is much more than the company's HR can handle.


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Feng Ji was calm when he saw the massive influx of resumes. He admitted right now the game might be overhyped, and it’s not normal. Although he is very grateful, right now he feels the need to put a damper over himself and their employees so they don’t get in over their head.

The day of my visit, Feng was telling everyone to be calm in the all-hands meeting. He said the popularity of the trailer is both encouraging and a pressure. Because everyone loved it, they needed to make the game even better. He wants everyone back to work like before the trailer came out. Everybody doing their job is the only way to ensure this project can be successful.


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But the truth is Feng has planned an even more ambitious future for his team and himself. The title Black Myth suggests a bigger myth universe. In Chinese myths, Journey to the West is just one of the many great stories. Feng and his team are hoping Black Myth: Wukong is just a beginning to build up a Chinese Black Myth Universe, similar to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He even told me the names of the two other Black Myths - although I am not allowed to tell you what they are, I can say it is a really ambitious plan.
Black Myth: Wukong - 11 Screenshots


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Black Myth: Wukong - 11 Screenshots
The attention that Black Myth: Wukong got is something that we have never seen before for a Chinese game. The trailer got over 25 million views on the largest Chinese video website, Bilibili.com. On the country's biggest social media website Weibo, it got retweeted over 100,000 times, and this is only from Game Science’s official Weibo account. In the past few days, a lot of deep dives and breakdown videos of the trailer got over hundreds of thousands views worldwide. Chinese players are celebrating the success and calling it “The Pride of China.”


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Some western players may know of the tale of Journey to the West and the main character Monkey King, but more know of him through the Japanese manga Dragon Ball Z and the main character, Son Goku. Feng named it Black Myth: Wukong and hoped to give the Monkey King's name back to him. He said the tale is from China, but everyone refers to him as Goku, so he wants to let the world know his name is Wukong.

Feng said right now the game is still in early development and Game Science still has a long way to go. When I asked when we could see the game next, he responded, “We might go quiet for a long time, because right now we need to settle down and finish the project. It is a complete surprise that the trailer got so popular, but it’s also a challenge for our next reveal. If we can’t make something that is even better than this trailer, we won’t show it to the rest of the world.”


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Analysis of the Black Myth Wukong Controversy
Black Myth: Wukong is a single-player action game adapted from the 16th-century Chinese classic novel “Journey to the West.” The game has been praised as a rare case of telling a compelling Chinese story on international gaming platforms. Players take on the role of a supernatural being, an anthropomorphic monkey known as the “Destined One,” inspired by the legendary Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King.

A Tale of Rebellion
The story of “Black Myth: Wukong” is built on the themes of human desire and nature, portraying a tale of rebellion. Within 24 hours of its release, the game became the second most popular game in the history of the Steam platform. It attracted over 2.1 million concurrent players and sold more than 4.5 million copies.


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Cultural Significance
“Journey to the West” is one of the greatest works in Chinese literature, blending elements of Chinese mythology, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhist folklore. It has inspired hundreds of international films, TV shows, and animated works. However, “Black Myth: Wukong” has also faced some criticism. Some players feel that the game's story deviates significantly from the original novel.

Controversial Adaptations
The game's ability to spark widespread debate lies in its rich content and profound themes, similar to “Journey to the West.” The Black Myth: Wukong controversy includes the ending animation, where the protagonist shatters his past lover three times, implying a romantic relationship between Sun Wukong and the White Bone Demon. The storyline also suggests that Sun Wukong once fell in love, leading to accusations of altering and diminishing the original work.


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Media Reactions
Additionally, various media outlets have fueled the controversy. Some accused the game of portraying women in a discriminatory manner, while others found the scene where the Monkey King pulls out his golden staff unrealistic. However, these adaptations, whether emphasizing the human aspects of Wukong or his rebellious nature, are generally acceptable as they remain true to his character.

Producer's Perspective
The game's producer, Feng Ji, stated in an interview, “I believe that a good cultural product or content should naturally resonate with the local audience and those culturally similar to the creators. If its quality is high and it lasts long enough, it will naturally spread overseas.”


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Overall Reception
Despite the controversy, the overall positive reception of “Black Myth: Wukong” remains unaffected. The game's art and action design are particularly noteworthy, with its artistic elements being a feast of Chinese aesthetics. The accurate depiction of ancient Chinese architecture marks a milestone in the field. For many Black Myth: Wukong collectors, owning a physical copy of the game has become a sought-after treasure.

As for the Black Myth: Wukong price, it has been competitively set to ensure accessibility for both casual gamers and dedicated fans, further increasing its popularity.


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Conclusion
Black Myth: Wukong is not just a game; it is a cultural phenomenon that has successfully brought a classic Chinese story to the global stage. Despite the Black Myth: Wukong controversy, its artistic achievements and compelling storytelling have earned it a place in the annals of gaming histor. As the game continues to capture the imagination of players worldwide, it stands as a testament to the power of cultural storytelling in the modern era.

Black Myth Wukong, what kind of story is told?
Black Myth Wukong Chapter Analysis
Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology, developed by Game Science. The story is based on the 16th-century novel Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.

But the story in the game is about the story after Journey to the West. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.


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If you are not interested in the content of the game or find the plot of the game difficult to understand, but want to know what is happening in the game, the article will give an example, and you can go straight to the end

Where does the story begin?
Let's start with when Sun Wukong was the Monkey King in Huaguo Mountain.

At that time, he was quite carefree.However, good times didn't last long.The Heavenly Court couldn't tolerate such a disobedient outlier like him.Even if Sun Wukong only wanted to live freely and unrestrained on Mount Huaguo, he couldn't avoid trouble.

For the Heavenly Court, Sun Wukong had only two options:

Either he accepts their invitation, joins the system, and becomes a low-ranking member of the Heavenly Court.Or he becomes the enemy of the Heavenly Court, which would send celestial warriors to crush Mount Huaguo!

Sun Wukong, of course, refuses to bow to the Heavenly Court. So, he gathers his brothers, determined to storm the Jade Palace!


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In the original tale, Wukong had sworn brotherhood with seven powerful demon kings on Huaguo Mountain: the Bull Demon King, the Flood Dragon Demon King, the Roc Demon King, the Lion-Trojan King, the King of the Yao Clan, and his own title as the Beautiful Monkey King.

Ultimately, it ended in failure.

His brothers and the monkeys of Huaguo Mountain suffered heavy losses — some were killed, while others were gravely injured.As for him, he was trapped under the Five Finger Mountain by Buddha for five hundred years.

During this long and torturous period, he began to understand certain profound truths.He gradually grasped the underlying logic of the world:

When demons exist in the heavens, they are considered immortals and buddhas. Conversely, when immortals and buddhas are uncontrolled on earth, they become demons and monsters.

Only by becoming an ‘immortal' or ‘buddha' himself, gaining an official title within the system, could he return to Huaguo Mountain as a guai without consequence.


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So he posed a question to himself: If I join the establishment, will they let me go? Will they spare my brothers too? This contemplation led him to decide to join the pilgrimage team to obtain scriptures and earn merit, securing his place within the system once more.

But what was the cost of this choice?

The cost was that he would have to wear the tightening headband! In addition to that, he would have to assist the Heavenly Court in eliminating all demons, like himself, who were unwilling to join the establishment.

This journey was filled with hardship for him.

His true motive behind seeking the scriptures could not be revealed to others. Thus, there were times when, despite his reluctance, he had to confront his former brothers.

All he can do is secretly make concessions, hoping that his brothers understand his good intentions.


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“Recognizing a master and cultivating oneself — this is the only path left for us. Doesn't big brother understand this yet?” Sun Wukong look to pave a way for their future. He finds ways to get other demon brothers to join the system as well, seeking survival opportunities.

For instance, the Black Bear Spirit successfully joined the ranks and went to help Guanyin guard the back mountains. Other demons were arranged to serve as steeds for the immortals. Those who could be integrated into the system were all reformed.

Sun Wukong thought that if everyone could join the system, they would have a bright future. After enduring a long journey and successfully obtaining the scriptures, he finally achieved enlightenment and was bestowed the title “Victorious Fighting Buddha.”

Believing he had accomplished his plan, he decisively returned to huaguo Mountain, yearning to spend his days in peace and leisure.


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But what happened next?
The Heavenly Court saw that he had become a potential danger once again and dispatched heavenly soldiers to besiege Flower Fruit Mountain! This time, the heavenly beings only gave him two choices once more.

But both options are destroyed！

Given Sun Wukong's temperament, he would certainly choose to fight back.

Initially, the battle was fierce and unresolved, but at a critical moment, the golden crown suddenly tightened on his head! The crown restricted his powers, leading to his death at the hands of Erlang.

Before he died, Sun Wukong spoke to his brother the Bull Demon King, despite the latter's choice to join the system and provide no help. Sun Wukong did not hold a grudge against him.

“I always thought that after accumulating merit and joining the celestial ranks, they would let me go, and would spare you too. It turns out that someone like me — living alone is also a sin. Big brother, take good care of your wife and children. After I die, don't touch what I turn into.”


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His corpse was divided by erlang among five demons who had meritorious service.

The Black Bear Spirit received the eyes.

The Yellow Wind Monster got the ears.

The Yellow-Browed Monster received the nose.

The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord received the tongue.

The Bull Demon King got the body.

However, Sun Wukong was merely dead.

His spirit did not perish.

His spirit transformed into six spiritual objects, hiding away in the world.

These six spiritual objects are also called the “Great Sage's Spiritual Roots.”

They are: eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind.

These six roots correspond to the Buddhist concept of “Six Pure Roots.”

According to legend, if a destined person can recover these six Great Sage Spiritual Roots and bring them back to Flower Fruit Mountain, it might be possible to revive Sun Wukong! — This is why the character players control in the game is the “Destined One.”

The ultimate goal of the game is to pass through six levels and collect the six spiritual roots to resurrect Wukong!


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This is the background story of the entire game. Of course, the game also contains other hidden plots, such as why there are two endings and what conspiracies and meanings lie behind each ending. The length of this chapter is limited, so if you want to understand the stories and clues behind the plot, please check out my other articles.

If you think the background of the story is more esoteric and you want to understand what happened in the story, here's a metaphor.

Sun Wukong is the leader of the “huaguo Mountain” gang; the Heavenly Court is the FBI, and Spirit Mountain is the CIA.


Output: The “ huaguo Mountain” gang was originally a small, insignificant gang, but the boss, Sun Wukong, was exceptionally good at fighting. The FBI recognized Sun Wukong's abilities and once attempted to recruit the “huaguo Mountain” gang. However, due to issues with compensation and other matters, the “ huaguo Mountain” gang fell out with the FBI. Sun Wukong, carrying a baseball bat, went to the FBI office and started smashing and looting. The FBI had no choice but to request the CIA's intervention. Thus, the CIA took action and locked the Wukong up in Guantanamo Bay with a sentence of 500 years without parole.


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Later on, a CIA leader named Guanyin found the imprisoned Sun Wukong and said to him, “I need you to escort a VIP to a certain place to retrieve an important document. If you handle this task efficiently, not only will you regain your freedom, but you might also get a formal position.” So Sun Wukong went, and along the way, he defeated many former gang bosses he knew, even some of his own brothers. In short, after numerous life-and-death struggles, he completed the mission.

After the mission was over, having witnessed the corruption and darkness of the CIA and FBI along the way, Sun Wukong no longer wanted the promised position; he just wanted to return to the “Flower Fruit Mountain” gang and live his own simple life. However, the CIA didn't want him to break free from their control and sent troops to silence him.


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In the end, Sun Wukong was eliminated, but he had a backup plan — he left behind six items. As long as you find these six items, he might make a comeback. And you play the role of the person who journeys to find these six items.

Black Myth: Wukong
A Souls-like based on the characters from a historic novel from 16th-century China that has the quality of a AAA title? Try to make me not play this game. Well, you're too late because I've beaten it despite a frustrating final chapter, and I loved it! Most of the time. If you're a fan of Nioh—and I love me some Nioh 2—then you'll find a similar style here in a game that isn't going to drive you to tears with its difficulty.


Output: Black Myth: Wukong follows a silent, anthropomorphic monkey looking to follow in Sun Wukong's footsteps, gathering the five relics he left behind so you can complete your reincarnation. I think. I'm not sure, to be honest. Based on the novel Journey to the West, Black Myth has artistic license in what would happen if a monkey—named the Destined One in the game—wanted to become the monkey hero of legend. Honestly, though, I lost sight of the main plot pretty early in the first chapter, as the story largely follows the eccentric characters in each encapsulated chapter.


Output: You, the Destined One, will meet all sorts of odd characters who wish to aid you along the way and maybe help themselves in doing so. A reciprocal back-scratching tale of altruism. Within each chapter, those are the overarching plots, but you may meet a variety of other characters with their own challenges and wishes. These NPC-driven narratives won't blow anyone away, but the novelty of the tales and powerful personalities will surely delight.


Output: This is a Souls-like, meaning it's an action RPG with challenging bosses, experience gained, stats and skill trees, and shrines littered about to serve as checkpoints should you fall in battle. Now, how Black Myth departs from the formula is that while bosses can be difficult, I beat most of them on my first try. That isn't to say they were easy—some of them I was down to my last healing item and out of mana—but others I did away with in a surprisingly brisk fashion. Another departure is the regular enemies along the path, which are almost always fodder. Though these fights are trivial, they're not unwelcome; they keep the route from point A to B active and add to the world in terms of hostility and visuals.


Output: Many Souls-like fans turn their nose up at easy games in the sub-genre, and I find this tiring. We have no need to gatekeep a game because it doesn't waste our time. Black Myth is easy and fantastic fun. I wasn't bored to tears because, while easy, I had to work for my wins. Proper dodging, strategy in building my monkey's skills and equipment, and understanding boss patterns keep the action mentally active and make victories feel earned. The dodging is generous, and while parrying doesn't exist, a well-timed roll results in a Perfect Dodge, significantly building the focus gauge and potentially other benefits depending on the skill tree.


Output: Wukong uses one weapon, which helps make a reasonably diverse skill tree that's balanced around gameplay. However, weapon skills, such as changing Wukong's stance for different combat abilities, are only one tree. Players can enhance the few spells available, transformations, and core combat abilities, such as enhancing varied combos, jump attacks, and light attacks. This sounds like a lot, but most of it isn't available right at the start. Chapter one serves almost as a tutorial, though a meaty one, and introduces gameplay elements at an excellent pace.


Output: Spells include abilities folks familiar with Sun Wukong will recognize, such as summoning clones to ambush an enemy. Each spell's skill tree has interesting options, while transformations—infrequently earned abilities to turn into meaty foes encountered along the way—exist without a tree. Level-ups occur at a decent clip, so be prepared to make difficult, fun decisions about how you want to build Wukong, because you can't be the best at everything. Made a mistake or need a different tactic? No worries; players can respec at any shrine for free.


Output: Other systems and abilities exist, such as summoning a spirit to briefly change Wukong into a foe—don't mistake it for transformations—for one or two attacks. Sometimes, spirits don't even attack but plant a buff in the ground for players to fight around after changing back. On rare occasions, players may find vessels, earned by finding secret dungeons while interacting with the environment; vessels can be game changers and recharge with successful attacks in combat, like focus.


Output: In true Souls-like fashion, NPCs are cryptic, but pay attention to what they say. Oftentimes, a fork in the road or clue to a hidden dungeon lies in their words. Find a weird key item in a chapter you have no idea what to do with? It was likely referenced earlier, and if you weren't paying attention, you won't know what to do with it. Sometimes you just have to wait. Folks may take issue with this because in order to unlock everything Black Myth has to offer, doing the “right things” seems to require prior knowledge, though that fits the game's theme of Buddhism and reincarnation.


Output: I took about 45 hours to beat Black Myth, which includes exploring areas for secrets and finishing quests. For the vast majority of the game, I was having an amazing time. Littered with unique bosses that often present different attack patterns and sometimes introduce elements I'd not seen before in a Souls-like, I was thinking, “How high do I score this?” Then came the final chapter, which introduced an entirely new mechanic to traverse the chapter. Exhilarated, I was wide-eyed at the prospects laid before me. Unfortunately, the execution didn't land, and while I won't go into specifics for fear of spoiling, it's important that readers know I had wasted a few hours aimlessly trying to figure out what to do and how to do it. Disheartening, to be sure. Regardless, I muscled through and finished the game, but I hope the team adds some quality-of-life features to this section in a patch.


Output: Other quibbles I have with this otherwise stellar experience involve how the game handles boundaries in chapters. For the most part, Black Myth plays as a linear game with several diverging paths, be them hills, drops, or turns. Maybe a wall you encountered earlier is gone now. The problem here is the ample use of invisible walls. Now, to present this breathtaking world as beautiful and open as GameScience has, I understand the need to use invisible walls. That said, sections that appear traversable but aren't may appear later on and be absolutely traversable because a treasure chest lies in the distance. A simple example is a rock that's about waist high: can't cross it! Same sort of obstacle later? Totally can. The inconsistency hurts the experience and adds a touch of frustration for completionists who want to check every corner for hidden goodies. All this said, I'm not sure what the answer is, because putting in actual walls everywhere the developers don't want players to go would hurt the visuals.


Output: don't want players to go would hurt the visuals. Maybe some studious designer has the answer.


Output: Speaking of visuals, Black Myth exhausts every opportunity to add detail, whether gazing into the mountains far off a cliff or squinting at the stonework of a wall carved with hundreds of Buddhas. Immersive environments are core to the experience, and anyone with a taste for Asian history, philosophy, or environments is going to love this marvel. Areas in which players have no business looking have detail. Some odd ravine had little statues lying about if you look closely enough, while other carvings have believable moss growing on them or show the wear of time.


Output: Similarly, Black Myth's voice actors match the script, breathing life into these anthropomorphic teddy bears. Few characters come off as grounded and well-adjusted; most are erratically excitable, overly confident in the most dire situations, or seem immeasurably anxious at all times. I love them all. The music blends into the background, but in critical moments, the Chinese instrumentation—gongs, liuqin, and the like—either accentuates the bombasity of ridiculous situations or heightens the intense battle ahead.


Output: I would be gushing if I were writing this before the final chapter. The finale should not negate the majority of the game, but to cast it aside would be disingenuous. Without a doubt, I had a blast throughout Black Myth. If you have the slightest interest in Journey to the West, Asian philosophy, or want to broaden your horizons, then this is an easy recommendation. Aside from being an exceptional, accessible game to play, the references to works you may not be familiar with will instill an appetite to learn more. I know it has in me. All of this coming from a studio I had never heard of before (GameScience), though I hope it finds great success after their effort here. If this is an example of what they can achieve, I can't wait to see the next project.


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An Analysis of Buddhist Philosophy in “Black Myth: Wukong”
The story of “Black Myth: Wukong” begins after the successful completion of the mission to obtain the scriptures in the Journey to the West. At the beginning of the game, Sun Wukong, who has already been titled “The Victorious Fighting Buddha,” decides to give up his position and retire to Flower Fruit Mountain.

However, the Heavenly Court sends Erlang Shen to lead an army to subdue the mountain and bring Wukong back, leading to his eventual defeat and death. Over generations, countless monkeys have attempted to revive Sun Wukong. Players take on the role of one of these monkeys, defeating various monsters from “Journey to the West” to prove themselves worthy of inheriting the title of “Great Sage.” They enter Wukong's memories, overcome his lingering consciousness and body, and eventually become “Sun Wukong.”


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As a commercial game, “Black Myth: Wukong” features a significant amount of original content. Many aspects of the story are open to interpretation, but it is clear that the game is deeply rooted in Buddhist culture. Today, we will discuss this popular game from the perspective of core Buddhist principles.

What is the Journey to the West?
In the game, players collect the “Six Roots” left by the Great Sage. These “Six Roots” are named “Eye Joy, Ear Anger, Nose Love, Tongue Thought, Body Sorrow, and Mind Desire” (from Chapter 16 of “Journey to the West”). These peculiar names are derived from the six senses and their corresponding objects in Buddhism: eye and visible objects, ear and sound, nose and smell, tongue and taste, body and touch, mind and mental objects. The game's design is closely related to Buddhist teachings on these concepts.


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There is also a hidden quest line to collect the “Five Aggregates.” The concept of “Five Aggregates” is an abstract way of categorizing all phenomena in the world. This concept is deeply rooted in Buddhist philosophy and reflects a more profound understanding of the game's narrative.

How does “Black Myth: Wukong” Retrace the Journey to Obtain the Scriptures?
Understanding the true essence of the Journey to the West, let's reexamine the game's plot with a Buddhist perspective.


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The first chapter：”Burning Black Clouds,” draws from the story of Jinchi Elder from “Journey to the West.” The elder's desire for a robe given by Tang Sanzang leads to his downfall. In the game, defeating these monsters grants the “Eye Root – Joy,” reflecting how attachment arises from sensory experiences.
The second chapter, “Wind Rises at Dusk,” introduces an original storyline about the Sand Kingdom. The king's rejection of Buddhist teachings results in chaos. Defeating these monsters grants the “Ear Root – Anger,” symbolizing how attachment arises from auditory experiences.
The third chapter, “Night Dew Rises,” is inspired by Little Thunder Monastery in “Journey to the West.” The Yellow Brow Monster's pursuit of pleasure reflects attachment arising from olfactory experiences. Defeating these monsters grants the “Nose Root – Love.”


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The fourth chapter, “Curved Purple Mandarin Ducks,” tells an original love story between Zhu Bajie and a spider spirit. Zhu Bajie's entanglement with his past reflects attachment arising from gustatory experiences. Defeating these monsters grants the “Tongue Root – Thought.”
The fifth chapter, “Red Dust at Sunset,” draws from the story of Flaming Mountain in “Journey to the West.” The Bull Demon King's attachment to his past reflects attachment arising from tactile experiences. Defeating these monsters grants the “Body Root – Sorrow.”
Finally, in the sixth chapter, players return to Flower Fruit Mountain and enter Sun Wukong's memory space. The images of defeated monsters reappear within this space. This reflects the Buddhist teaching that all consciousness is fleeting and interconnected.


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How Many Rounds Must One Walk on the Journey to Obtain the Scriptures?
The game allows players to restart after defeating the final boss. If players haven't found all hidden maps, they cannot unlock the true ending and must start over. This design reflects Buddhist concepts of impermanence and rebirth.

If players find all hidden maps and complete hidden tasks, they unlock the true ending and gain access to Sun Wukong's memories for a final battle using his original form. This reflects Buddhist teachings on karma and fruition.

In conclusion, “Black Myth: Wukong” presents a profound journey through Buddhist philosophy. The game's narrative and mechanics are deeply intertwined with Buddhist concepts such as impermanence, attachment, and rebirth. By experiencing this journey alongside the game's protagonist, players gain insight into the cyclical nature of existence and the path to liberation.


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In summary, “Black Myth: Wukong” offers a compelling exploration of Buddhist philosophy within a captivating gaming experience. It provides players with an opportunity to delve into profound teachings while embarking on an epic adventure through ancient mythology.

Black Myth: Wukong FAQ – Every Answer You Need About the Megahit Action Game
All your Black Myth: Wukong questions answered.

Black Myth: Wukong is a smash hit, breaking all sorts of player count records on Steam, cementing itself as one of the best video games in August and of 2024. The action RPG from GameScience is inspired by the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, while its gameplay takes cues from Soulslikes.

Naturally, you must have a lot of questions regarding Black Myth and we've gathered all of answers you need.

Who is Wukong?
Black Myth: Wukong's protagonist is called The Destined One, and he's based on Sun  Wukong from Journey to the West. In Chinese mythology, Sun Wukong is the monkey king and a trickster god.


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How Long Is Black Myth: Wukong?
If you want to complete most side quests along with the main story, then Black Myth: Wukong will take around 40 hours to beat. If you're a trophy/achievement hunter, then prepare to lose around 70 hours to the game.

How Many Chapters Are In Black Myth: Wukong?
There are six chapters in Black Myth: Wukong, lasting for around 3-5 hours depending on how much you explore them.

Is Black Myth: Wukong An Open-World Game?
While there's plenty of variety in Black Myth: Wukong, it is not an open world game. The game's progression is fairly linear, taking you to different biomes in each chapter.

Does Black Myth: Wukong Run on Steam Deck?
Yes, Black Myth: Wukong can run on a Steam Deck, though you'll need to turn down a lot of the settings and limit the frame rate to 30fps. You'll also need to enable AMD's FSR for image upscaling. Thankfully, the game seems to run really well on PC.


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Is Black Myth: Wukong on Xbox?
No, Black Myth: Wukong is skipping Xbox at launch, so only PC and PS5 players can enjoy the game at the moment.

Is Black Myth: Wukong on PS Plus?
No, you'll need to buy Wukong on the PlayStation store for PS5 as it is only available for purchase there, and not available within the PS Plus catalog.

What is Black Myth: Wukong Compatibility Mode?
PC players have the option to enable a "Compatibility mode" in Black Myth: Wukong before launching the game. This function disables certain features so the game can run better on PC, such as making sure that third-party programs like screen recorders, performance capture software, and more. If you're having issues with the game crashing or showing black screens, consider turning on compatibility mode.


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Does Black Myth: Wukong Have Denuvo?
Yes, Black Myth: Wukong does use Denuvo anti-tamper DRM to secure its files. Denuvo has been proven to hinder game performance in many titles, though how much it affects your experience will depend on your hardware. You can make sure it runs well by checking the Black Myth: Wukong PC system requirements before attempting to run the game.

Does Black Myth: Wukong Have a New Game+ Mode?
Yes, Black Myth: Wukong does have a New Game+ mode so you can replay the entire  adventure with all of your acquired skills. In New Game+, many stats like your character's level, skills, armor upgrades, vessels, and more are retained.

How Many Trophies Are in Black Myth: Wukong?
There are a total of 36 trophies in Black Myth for PS5, while the PC version has 81 achievements.


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7 Lingering Questions We Have After The End Of Black Myth: Wukong
Black Myth: Wukong proved to be more than just an adaptation of an revered Chinese novel. It ends up building on top of it, managing to both keep the nature of the characters intact while taking them on new journeys altogether, particularly when it comes to Wukong.
However, not all questions are answered when that ending hits, since there are a few key characters missing from the main crew. While some things fans are wondering could be answered in a sequel, they still feel like important enough gaps to leave in the dark.

What Happened To Pingping? Did The Red Boy Get Her?
During Chapter 5, you'll be guided around by Pingping, daughter of the Bull King, who tries to have the Destined One help her stop her brother, the Red Boy. Pingping ends up aiding the Destined One to reach the Bull King, but it turns out she wasn't Pingping at all, but the Red Boy in disguise.


Output: A fight ensues, ending in the demise of the Red Boy, but we are left wondering what happened to Pingping. We know that the Red Boy took her place, but did he kill her to do so, or only removed her from the playfield temporarily as he did his power play?


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Where Is The Tang Monk?
He's The Novel's Main Character
In Journey to the West, a Buddhist monk enlists the help of three creatures during his search for the ancient scriptures. This Monk has many names, and it is referenced by many characters (by Yellowbrow during Chapter 3 in particular), but it seems odd that he doesn't show up in any capacity during the game.
Note: The monk seen during Chapter 3's ending cutscene is Jinchanzi, a previous incarnation of the Tang Monk, but we don't see him during his current iteration.
One possibility is that the Wise Man, someone who helps the Destined One during their journey, is the Tang Monk, although it isn't confirmed. It could be that the character doesn't appear at all, since he's supposed to be in the Celestial Court with the Buddha, but it is hard to imagine he'd have nothing to do in a story about Wukong.


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Who Is The Elder Monkey?
Seems To Work For The Heavens
The Elder Monkey is the one that first narrates Wukong's demise, sending the Destined One on their journey to find the Six Senses of the Wise Sage. He seems to be on our side, helping us enter the stone holding the final Sense, but once you beat the final boss, something strange happens.
The Golden Headband, a mark of imprisonment for Wukong, is finally removed, but the Elder Monkey picks it up. In the Bad ending, the Elder puts the Headband on the Destined One, making them enter a state of stasis, meaning that the Elder Monkey was working for the heavens all along; just who was he, and why was he helping us?


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Is Wukong Resurrected?
What About The Destined One?
During the True ending, it is revealed that everything that happened was planned by Wukong, so he could remove the Golden Headband from his head. To do this, he dies, his Six Senses going into a new monkey, the Destined One.
When the game ends with the Destined One gaining the memories of Wukong, we are left wondering what happened to our monkey. Is the Destined One gone, is he just upgraded with the memories of Wukong, or are Wukong and the Destined One now a single entity?


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Why Is The Golden Headband On Wukong's Head?
It Was Removed At The End Of Journey To The West
The main catalyst for the story of Black Myth: Wukong is the Golden Headband, placed there by Buddha so Wukong couldn't rebel against the heavens. Wukong wants to get rid of it, hence why he hatches an elaborate plot involving dying and coming back as the memories in the Destined One's head.
This, however, shouldn't be necessary, since Wukong has the Headband removed at the end of the novel. We are even shown this moment during the cutscene of the game's True ending, so we are left wondering how exactly Wukong ended with the Headband again; maybe it was placed after he refused to stay in the Celestial Court?


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Why Did Erlang Shen Help Wukong?
He Seemed Like The Main Bad Guy
Erlang Shen is the mightiest warrior of both Heaven and Earth, and has bested Wukong on at least two occasions, making him the biggest threat to the Monkey King if he ever wants to be free of celestial control. However, it turns out that Erlang was helping Wukong achieve his goals, since he's been using the bosses of the game to test a Monkey capable of replacing Wukong.
Exactly why he is doing that isn't clear, but he seems to see eye to eye with the Monkey on some level. He claims that the “win is his” (talking about Wukong) and that he is “now at peace,” but without proper context, it's hard to know his motives; was this all a bet he had with Wukong, is he content knowing that he lost? Only time will tell.


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Where Is Sha Wujing?
How Come The Pig Gets To Be Here But Not Him?
When the Tang Monk went around recruiting members for his Journey, he ended up with three bodyguards: Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing. During Black Myth: Wukong we see what happened with two of them, but there is not even the slightest mention of Sha Wujing anywhere.
He is usually depicted as a big warrior with red hair, and we even see him during the cutscene showing events of the Journey to the West, but it feels odd that he isn't even mentioned in Black Myth. If he is still at the Celestial Court, he might be a boss in future games, or perhaps we might even get a Black Myth: Sha Wujing to explain what he's been doing.

Black Myth: Wukong FAQ – All your questions answered

How long to beat Black Myth: Wukong?
Black Myth: Wukong is roughly 40 hours long, but if you want to know more about how long different playstyles take – like how long it takes to 100% the game – check out our full guide for how long to beat Black Myth: Wukong.


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Is Black Myth: Wukong on Xbox?
No, Black Myth: Wukong is currently only available on PS5 and PC.

When is Black Myth: Wukong coming to Xbox?
Black Myth: Wukong has been confirmed for an Xbox release, but no release date or even release window has been announced yet.

Is Black Myth: Wukong on PS Plus?
No, Black Myth: Wukong is not on PS Plus.

What is Black Myth: Wukong's age rating?
Black Myth: Wukong is rated as following according to IMDb:

ESRB: M
PEGI: 16
AUS: MA15+
USK: 18
CHI: 17
TAI: (Banned)
Does Black Myth: Wukong have multiplayer?
No, the game does not have any multiplayer features, co-op or competitive.

Does Black Myth: Wukong run on Steam Deck?
Black Myth: Wukong can run on Steam Deck, but you may need to turn some settings down. It's recommended that you limit the framerate to 30fps to avoid tearing, as the game can be unstable at higher caps.


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How many trophies does Black Myth: Wukong have?
Black Myth: Wukong has 36 trophies, and you can find out how to get all of them with our Black Myth: Wukong trophy guide.

Does Black Myth: Wukong have difficulty settings?
No, the game does not have any difficulty settings, and the development team has said there are no plans to add them.

Is Black Myth: Wukong open world?
No, the game uses linear levels with an open-ended structure. Find out more about it in our full guide for Is Black Myth: Wukong open world?

Who is Sun Wukong?
The game's namesake, Sun Wukong is known in Chinese mythology as the Monkey King and is a trickster god featured in the famous 16th-century Chinese novel, Journey to the West.

Does Black Myth: Wukong have New Game Plus?
Yes, find out more about how New Game Plus works in Black Myth: Wukong at that link.


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What is the controversy surrounding Black Myth: Wukong?
The controversy is about how Black Myth: Wukong streamers were asked not to mention “feminist propaganda” among other things.

How many endings does Black Myth: Wukong have?
Black Myth: Wukong has two endings, one normal ending, and then a second secret ending that can only be achieved by completing a set number of tasks, and finally finishing the game a second time.

Hey guys! I finally finished the game. In this post, I'm going to explain all the cutscenes from each chapter ending as well as explain a bit on the ending's meaning.


Output: Chapter 1 Black cloud, red fire. Is pretty self-explanatory. It shows Jinchi as a kid growing up under the friendship of the black bear. Eventually, one day he meets Sanzang and wants the treasure cassock for himself. This results in him wanting to burn the monk to death, but of course, this backfires and burns his monastery instead. At the end of the cutscene, the black bear asks Guanyin, “Monks should be free of worldly desires. Why does Jinchi insist on that one cassock?” Guanyin says, “If he doesn't wear it, how would anyone know he's a high monk?” What she means is that Jinchi should be free of worldly desires, but he wants to wear that to prove to others that he's a high monk free of desires, which ultimately is hypocritical.


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Chapter 2 Yellow sand, desolate dusk This one shows the scholar who saves a white fox. After having a dream that the wolf was a yaoguai, they fall in love and have children. But the dream turns into a nightmare when he dreams of the fox killing his family and him. Ling Ji then says, "Man, beast, Buddha, or yaoguai, all has each of their own nature. They are ranked from good to bad, and the order cannot be disrupted, do you agree?"

This could be interpreted in 2 ways. Lingji could be saying that we all suffer our own karma and that we reap what we sow. As shown in chapter 3 when we learn what happens to the scholar. Or it could be interpreted as everyone has a purpose and should stay in line. I, however, don't think so.


Output: Chapter 3 White snow, ice-cold We see a cutscene featuring the soft-shelled turtle providing treasure and ultimately losing it when the villagers got greedy and attacked him. At the end, Jin Chan Zi says, “You are so desperate to declare a winner and loser; it's both funny and sad.” The turtle replies, “If I can't win, then what's left to argue about?” As many members speculated, this turtle is the disguise of Yellow Brow, who previously said to the destined one “Jin Chan Zi said, If all beings are equal and have potential, then why are we high above while they are below and have to kneel?” Yellow Brow replied, “Simply because we are better.” The turtle, being Yellow Brow, was trying to prove a point that humans are beneath them. Humans are greedy and will do anything to benefit themselves, which is why they will always remain below. Sanzang, of course, still disagrees.


Output: Chapter 4 Rosy cheeks, grey hair So the scene starts out with Bajie back when he was still a heaven marshal. He saw is jade rabbit who had an affair with the sun crow. Bajie fell in love with her.. Along the way, he meets with the violet spider who is chang'e a maiden of the moon palace. The violet spider falls for him, but of course, he was really only into the jade rabbit. He realizes Jade rabbit has a lover and was caught peeking, so he was cast down to the human world. The third lady we see where he chases among fabric is Gao Cui Lan. His human wife. It shows, however, he was reincarnated into a pig. After, it shows he turned into a catfish to swim around the spider sisters. With the violet spider recognizing him. They make love and created the little girl we see in the game which is violet and Bajie's daughter.


Output: Now some people say the lady she was chasing was chang'e and that the purple spider was just a regular maiden. Other say she was chasing Taiyin goddess who had an affair with the jade emperor and that the violet spider is chang'e which is a broad term for moon maiden. I don't really know.


Output: Chapter 5 Golden child, crimson blood At the beginning, we are shown Bull King holding Wukong in his arms as he's dying. This is during the beginning of the game when the 5 chapter bosses and erlang team up to fight Wukong. And Wukong is injured. Then it shows Wukong and Bull King facing heaven together. This is during havoc in heaven. It then jumps to when Wukong fought him during the journey to the west stating this was the only way to help yaoguai kind like them. and then back to when he was dying in the first scene. Basically, these are memories of the two's past as well as the end. Bull King and the other bosses teamed up with heaven in defeating Wukong after the journey was over and Wukong refused to go to heaven. Wukong apologizes to Bull King saying he thought after finishing the journey he could have protected him and his family but was wrong.


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Chapter 6 Unfinished The secret ending scene we see is actually going backward from when he vs. Erlang Shen in the beginning. We see after the band appeared on his head he refused to submit and ripped it off. It then shows him finishing the journey and being promoted to victorious fighting Buddha. The scenes we see actually go backwards from his journey. Scenes go by fast so I'll just do a quick of what I see. The turtle throws the group in the ocean is Tongtian River. They were thrown in after forgetting to do what the turtle asked.

The chicken with ground covered in rice and lantern plus lock is Fengxian City. That had a drought for three years cause of a mistake the Marques did.

The cage with babies is the Deer Arc where the Immortal of Longevity's deer told the king to harvest baby hearts.

The black bird is a great roc.

Snake is a small demon which swallows Wukong and Wukong killed her from her stomach.


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the nine-headed bird is the son-in-law of Green Tidal Wave Pool, and the husband of White dragon Horses cheating fiancé.

The two monkeys are real and fake Monkey King,

the ring with all the weapons being sucked in is Azure Bull and his diamond circlet,

the tiger on an execution stand and the dog with his head in its mouth is Tarrycart Kingdom arc during a bet,

Sanzang reciting prayers refer to him chanting the tightening spell causing Wukong great pain.

The white spirit is the White Bone Demon mocking Wukong for getting punished by his master. though I'll talk more about that later,

the tree being picked up and the fruits falling is Ginseng Fruit arc

the pig and that giant is Flowing Sands River Bajie vs Wujing,

the mountain and talisman is when Wukong was released from the mountain by Sanzang.


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The next scene with Wukong in armor is Havoc in Heaven, him pissing in Rulai hand and the words written is when he made a bet with Rulai, Erlang and Nezha fight him which is also havoc in Heaven, goes to him sitting on a table drinking wine and crossing his name off the book of life and death for him and his monkeys, the last scene we see is him becoming brothers with the 7 demon kings. Friends gone and the weapons remaining usually means of fallen comrades so he wrecks heaven once again.

Now some Easter's eggs The song in the true ending is actually a remix of the original Journey to the West 1986 song. A national classic.


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In the boat cutscene of Wukong's memories, we hear how Wukong has a love affair with White Bone Demon. This isn't canon and was added as an Easter egg to a previous game, Game science had made. Probably also why they never added her to the game anywhere. No quotes or anything related to her. Not even a special frame in the ending cutscene or anywhere. As it's just an Easter egg. Bajie even said “ Wukong is better then me he isn't that kind of person” since this isn't anywhere near canon and is just a Easter egg ( not to mention it won't make sense either)

The special items like Weaver's Needle, Fire Mantel, and Wind Pearl and Wukong's armor, the quotes written are all quotes from the book as well.


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When Pigsy sees Wukong's throne, he sits on it and calls the destined one a monster saying how all his men looked the same, etc. This is actually a reference. Bajie explains later in the game as well (though not well) this is when Wukong was cast away and Bajie begged him to come back. Wukong teased him pretending not to recognize him and says that quote.

There are so many references and Easter eggs in the book. Overall this game makes my heart hurt. But it makes sense in a way. The story Journey to the West is so well known. Wukong is so famous maybe with time a new one should arrive but his memories will never fade. After all keep in mind this game is called BLACK MYTH Wukong. At the end of the day it's just a myth that's dark in nature.


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Origin lore of cannon characters chapter 1-5
So I just finished the game first run. Here is a list of the characters that existed in game and the book. Including there lore from the actual novel. Note I did not write chapter 6 cause it got way to complicated and almost all the heaven bosses we fight do exist. In novel somewhere although insignificant.

Chapter 1

Erlang Shen (Yang Jian)

Erlang Shen is a deity in heaven said to be the Jade Emperor's nephew in some lore. He was recommended by Guanyin to fight Sun Wukong when Wukong first wreaked havoc in heaven. The reason for this was that Erlang Shen has 73 types of transformation, compared to Wukong's 72. During the fight, the two were neck and neck. Taishan Lao Jun threw a diamond circlet (a treasure) that hit Wukong in the head mid-fight, resulting in Wukong's capture.

Guanmo and Guanzi


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Guanmo and Guanzi

Both of these were monks in the Guanyin Monastery. They served the elder monk Jinchi, along with several hundred other monks. In the original story, these two are human, and not much more is said about them other than that one persuaded Jinchi to use fire, and the other to murder Sanzang and Wukong to steal their cassock.

Abbot Jinchi


Output: Jinchi, the monk/abbot, is the leader of the Guanyin Monastery, having lived for 270 years. He was close friends with the black bear, and despite being a monk, he always valued the finer things in life. When he met Sanzang, he exchanged pleasantries and inquired about the vast wealth of the Tang dynasty. Wukong sensed that the monks were looking down on them for being poor, so he showed off the treasured cassock that Guanyin had given to Sanzang. The cassock was adorned with jewels that allowed the wearer to avoid disasters and escape harm. Elder Jinchi begged Sanzang to inspect it closely in his room, promising to return it the next day. However, that night, he intended to keep the cassock, so he ordered the monks to burn Sanzang and Wukong while they were sleeping. Wukong used the fire mantle to protect Tripitaka and then blew some wind to spread the fire throughout the monastery. The next morning, Wukong asked for the cassock back, but it was gone. Jinchi had no idea who took it. Without any explanation,


Output: had no idea who took it. Without any explanation, and with his reputation in tatters and the monastery destroyed, he committed suicide.


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Black Bear

The black bear saw the roaring fires of the monastery that night and decided to help his old friend. However, when he got close, he saw the treasured glow of the cassock and stole it for himself instead. He later wanted to celebrate his birthday with a cassock banquet. Wukong found him discussing this with his friends and attacked out of anger, slaying the white-clad noble on the spot while Lingxuzi fled. Wukong chased the bear to a cave where, after a few fights, the bear hid, refusing to leave. Wukong eventually asked Guanyin for help. On their way, Wukong spotted Lingxuzi and killed him on the spot. He discovered that Lingxuzi had made some immortal pills to gift to the bear, and a plan was devised. Eventually, after the black bear was subdued, Guanyin spared the bear's life and made him the protector of her purple bamboo woods.

Lingxuzi and the White-Clad Nobleman


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Lingxuzi and the White-Clad Nobleman

Lingxuzi and the White-Clad Nobleman are a wolf and a snake yaoguai, respectively. Both were good friends of the Black Bear King. The White-Clad Nobleman was killed before he could do anything significant and is almost forgettable as an NPC in the book. After his death, Wukong vented his anger by ripping his hide to shreds.

Lingxuzi, the white wolf, was killed while delivering an immortality pill to the Black Bear for his birthday. Other than that, not much else is mentioned about him.

Chapter 2

Tiger Vanguard

The Tiger Vanguard served the Yellow Wind King. He was sent out to distract Wukong and Bajie while the king captured Sanzang. The plan worked. Both Bajie and Wukong killed the Tiger Vanguard, but this left Sanzang wide open for capture.

Yellow Wind King


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Yellow Wind King

The Yellow Wind King is a weasel demon (marten). He has the special ability to blow a yellow wind that can cause normal people to go blind and kill them. He was originally just a marten who had attained the way. He stole oil from a crystal lamp in Buddha's hall. Because he took the oil, the lamp went out, and he was scared of getting caught, so he ran to the human world to become a demon. He later captured Sanzang in hopes of eating him. While fighting Wukong, he caused discomfort to Wukong's eyes. Wukong had his eyes treated by a disguised Taibai (the Great White Star Planet God). Afterward, he was guided to Lingji Buddha, who helped Wukong avoid the wind with a special wind pearl. Wukong was going to kill him, but he was spared by Lingji, who took him back to be judged.

Chapter 3

Kang Jin Long


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Chapter 3

Kang Jin Long

Kang Jin Long appeared in the Yellow Brow Arc. He is one of the twenty-eight constellation gods that Bajie had asked to come down to help Wukong when Wukong was trapped in some cymbals. Kang Jin Long, has an iconic single horn.

When Wukong was trapped in the magical cymbals, none of the weapons anyone had was able to break or wedge open the cymbals. Kang Jin came up with the idea to stick his horn into the cymbals. He wedged himself into the crack where the cymbals joined and managed to push his horn inside. However, the cymbals were like skin and tightly surrounded the horn. Even as he grew in size, the cymbals grew with him.

Eventually, Wukong drilled a small hole into the tip of the dragon's horn and shrunk himself to hide inside it. Through everyone's efforts, they pulled his horn out, thus freeing Wukong. After Wukong was freed, an enraged Wukong smashed the cymbals into pieces.


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(Not to be confused with Kang Jin Star. Kang Jin Star does not exist in "Journey to the West"; only Kang Jin Long does.)

Smiling Buddha

The Smiling Buddha is the little kid who was eating watermelon during the treasure-hunting quest. He grants you the Seal skill. He is the Smiling Buddha and the master of Yellow Brow.

In the story, he helped Wukong capture Yellow Brow. He gave Wukong the same spell, but in the novel, the spell prevented Yellow Brow from using his abilities and his sack. Wukong made Yellow Brow chase him into a watermelon field, where Wukong then transformed into a watermelon. The Smiling Buddha turned into a farmer, and when Yellow Brow came searching for Wukong, he offered him a watermelon to quench his thirst. Wukong then caused havoc in Yellow Brow's stomach, making him submit back to his master.

Yellow Brow King


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Yellow Brow King

Yellow Brow is one of the main demons Wukong faced on his journey. Yellow brow is a disciple of the smiling Buddha used to be called a Yellow browed page who is in charge of striking the stone chime every day.

The arc begins with the group coming across a monastery titled Little Thunder Monastery. For reference, the group is aiming for the real Thunder Monastery. Wukong sensed demonic energy from the place and warned Sanzang not to go in. However, Sanzang refused, saying that if there was a monastery, he must visit and show his respect.

Once inside, they encountered the Yellow Brow Buddha, who trapped the group. The Yellow Brow demon used his magic cymbals to trap Wukong and then captured Sanzang and the others, with only Bajie escaping. Soon, Bajie received help from the twenty-eight constellation gods, and Kang Jin Long managed to free Wukong. Wukong destroyed the cymbals and fought Yellow Brow, but Yellow Brow's treasure sack sucked everyone in, leaving only Wukong to escape.


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Wukong eventually sought help from the Heavenly Demon Suppressor, who sent the Turtle General and Snake General, along with five dragons, to assist. However, none of them could escape the sack. Wukong ultimately received help from the Smiling Buddha, who put an end to Yellow Brow in the watermelon fields. Wukong did not get the chance to kill him.

Jin Chan Zi

Jin Chan Zi is mentioned by Yellow Brow and the monk in the cutscene. He is the second disciple of Rulai Buddha, and his reincarnation is Sanzang, the monk whom Wukong protects on the journey. Sanzang is one of the main characters in "Journey to the West."

Zhu Bajie, the pig, is Wukong's second disciple and little brother by bond. He was originally Tian Peng Marshal, in charge of 80,000 water soldiers. He was kicked out of Heaven for harassing the beautiful Chang'e (the Moon Goddess). While reincarnating, he accidentally went down the wrong hole and became a pig.


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Third prince and 4 generals In the book he is known as little prince Zhang (English translation) he and his 4 generals are disciples of the great sage of Sizhou. He introduces himself, with his father being the king of flowing sands kingdom. He was born sickly and weak. By chance he meets his master to which his master gives him an immortal pill that heals him. He then started training in the way. They got sucked into the pouch as well.

Chapter 4


Output: Zhu bajie Zhu bajie one of the main characters of the story. He used to be the Tian peng marshal. In charge of 80000 water soldiers. In the novel he gotten drunk and was punished for harassing Chang'e the moon goddess. This sparked outrage and he was punished to be cast down to earth and reincarnated. However he accidentally fell into the wrong pit and ended up as a pig. He was later instructed by guanyin to protect sanzang and head west. However while waiting he got bored. The village near by called Gao village was home to many people with the surname Gao. Inside lived squire Gao. He had three daughters. The youngest was called Cuilan. Because squire Gao has no son he wanted the youngest daughter to marry a nice man who would take over as man of the house. So Zhu bajie disguised himself and married the daughter from house of Gao. He worked hard but slowly lost his transformation over time. When called out as a demon he locked cuilan in the back of the house for 6 months till Wukong arrived and subdued him.


Output: for 6 months till Wukong arrived and subdued him. After the journey Zhu bajie was given the tittle jingtan sheze which is in charge of eating offerings.


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Spiders In journey to the west gossamer cave arc the 7 spiders captured sanzang when sanzang insisted on begging for food on his own that day. In the story after they captured sanzang they went bathing in a special spring known as the filth cleansing spring. Wukong stole there clothes causing them to remain trapped there. Bajie did indeed turn into a carp and swam around there crotch, playing around. However towards the end. Wukong captured all 7 and planned on using them as a bargaining chip against their elder brother by bond the hundred eye daoist. When the daoist refuse to hand sanzang over, Wukong killed them all.

Duskveil


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Duskveil

Dawn star constellation or the star officer of Pleiades ( mao re xing guan) Other wise known as the rooster star. He helped wukong during the scorpion arc. His crow was able to revert the scorpion lady back to her true form and kill her. This is also written in the scorpion lord boss lore ( note: scorpion lord does not exist in book) Look at honourable mentions for more on scorpion lady.


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Hundred eye daoist The hundred eye daoist is the elder brother by bond to the spider sisters. When the spider ladies were defeated by Sun Wukong they went to him for help. He agreed to help wanting to eat sanzang as well. He welcomed sanzang into the temple and offered the group tea. Wukong tried to stop sanzang but he doesn't listen and drinks the tea anyway. Of course everyone except Wukong ends up getting poisoned. Wukong heads back to gossamer cave and captures the spiders planning on using them as a bargaining chip. But the hundred eye daoist refuse. Claiming he wants to eat the monk. In fury Wukong kills the spiders. This angers the daoist and they fight. The daoist has a unique skill that can shed out light that hurts everything its eyes can see. Eventually pi lan po saves the day and saves the rest of the poison as well. She also stops bajie and wukong from killing the hundred eye daoist. She took the daoist away and made him her door keeper to guard her front door.

Chapter 5


Output: Iron fan princess She is a raksasi a type of ghost king in a way. She lives in plantain cave and is known as the iron fan princess. The official wife of bull king and the mother of the Red Boy. ( for simple purposes I'm gonna just call her fanny) In the novel the group reached fire flame mountain and is unable to cross due to the intense heat and flames. In order to cool the mountain down they need the plantain fan to cool it. The fan belongs to Fanny and so Wukong goes to burrow it. However Fanny is pissed at how wukong got her son captured and so she refuse to lend him the fan. Wukong decides to hide in her tea and reaches her stomach creating havoc and forcing her to give up her fan. Unable to bear the pain she gives him the fan however the fan is a fake and only worsens the flames. Wukong then decides to go find bull king to try to get him to convince Fanny to give up the fan. Wukong thought this was an easy thing since he and bull king used to be brother by bond. However along the way Wukong scares the


Output: by bond. However along the way Wukong scares the jade princess and so bull king becomes enraged and refuse. Claiming he bugged his wife, harassed his concubine, bullied his son. Obviously bull king was a no go. So wukong heads back and turns into bull king and seduces Fanny. Making her give up her fan. He is successful and heads back to the mountains. Bull king finds out and turns into bajie tricking the fan back from wukong. Eventually Fanny does give up the fan after bull kings defeat wanting to save her husband. Wukong later permanently extinguished the flames of the mountain by fanning it 49 times. He then returned the fan to Fanny.


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Bull king Bull king is a white bull with tremendous strength. He was originally brothers by bond with wukong back when Wukong was still king of flower fruit mountain. He and 6 other demons formed this bond. The bull king was defeated by nezha and heavenly king Li. When defeated he begged to be converted to Buddha faith and was spared after his wife gave up her fan. He was then taken away by nezha to lead him to Buddha.

Keeper of flaming mountains

In the novel he is the tudi or local god of fire flame mountain. He originally was actually a furnace attendant for taishan laojun. He was punished and was sent down to be a local god. He explained to wukong and bajie the origin of the mountain. Back when Sun Wukong wrecked heaven he was punished to be thrown into the furnace and turned into a pill. But he survived and in anger kicked over the furnace. Bricks from the furnace fell down to earth creating the now flaming mountains.

Bishui golden eyed beast


Output:
Bishui golden eyed beast

Bishui means water avoiding so it's a water avoiding beast with golden eyes. He is bull kings mount. Able to fly and go in the water. Bull king went to green wave pool to drink and eat at the dragon kings place. He rode his mount there. Wukong decided to trick the fan out of iron fan princess and so he turned into bull king and stole the mount. Riding it to plantain cave.


Output:
Red child Red child is the son of bull king and princess iron fan. He wanted to cook sanzang and disguised himself as a regular boy that was tied up by bandits. Wukong saw right through him but sanzang insisted they rescue him. Sanzang then told Wukong to carry the child while they walk through the mountain. Wukong listens having no choice. Red uses a spell to weigh himself down heavy wanting to crush Wukong but instead Wukong throws him off destroying his body. Luckily reds spirit escaped in the nick of time and was fine. He later captures Sanzang through a violent gale. He fights Wukong and was able to harm him using his samadhi fire. Wukong later disguise himself as his father but fails a few questions which allowed red to see through. Eventually Wukong gets help from guanyin and through a trap they manage to capture him and force him to submit. Guanyin then takes him wanting to have him as a disciple.

Honourable mentions


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Honourable mentions

The guy with the big gourd on his back whom we meet again in chapter 2 talks of jinghe dragon king. The one punished by heaven. He is in the original journey to the west as well. He is also the father of the 4 coloured dragons. Who are also briefly mentioned in journey to the west.

Jinghe dragon king has an interesting story that varies on version but one thing remains the same. He was ordered to produce rain but produced the wrong amount of rain and added to the wind which resulted in him getting executed by wei Zheng. He is married to the younger sister of Ao Shun who is dragon king of the North Sea.

Jing he has 9 sons. Wukong fought with the 9th. Eldest is yellow, 2nd is black, 3rd is blue, 4th is red. 5th, 6th, 7th all are in heaven with Buddha or gods. 8th is with a relative.

Tudi (local earth god)


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Tudi (local earth god)

The guy that look like vegetable roots that guide us in chapter 1. The local earth god is a different person in every region. So it's not possible to say exactly what he does cause there's to many of em. But they do appears in journey to the west as well.

General Snake and Tortoise
Both were sent by the Heavenly Demon Suppressor to help Wukong defeat Yellow Brow, along with five dragons. After fighting for an hour, they were sucked into Yellow Brow's sack. Later, of course, they were rescued, but they did not have much significance otherwise.

Kui Mu Lang
Kui Mu Lang is mentioned in Kang Jin Long's lore. He said, “Even though that monkey messed up my plans, I still respect him.”


Output:
In the book, he was one of the main demons Wukong faced. He was known as the Yellow Robe Demon (lots of yellow). He kidnapped the princess of Elephantia and later captured Sanzang. This happened while Wukong was cast away and not by Sanzang's side. The princess of Elephantia gave birth to two of his children. She also secretly freed Sanzang, asking him to pass a note to his father. Sanzang obliged and later sent Bajie and Wujing to rescue the princess. The plan failed, resulting in Wujing being captured. Kui Mu Lang then disguised himself as a hunter and went to the king in Elephantia. He tricked the king into believing that a tiger yaoguai had kidnapped the princess and that he had saved her. He then used his magic to turn Sanzang into a tiger, fooling everyone.

Later, under the White Dragon Horse's plea, Bajie went to beg Wukong to come back. Wukong did so and beat Kui Mu Lang badly. Before Wukong could kill him, his fellow constellations came to retrieve him.


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Pi lan po She is a Pusa or Budhisattva in English. she is also the mother of dawn star constellation ( maore xing guan)(duskveil) in the novel old lady of mountain li told wukong to go search for pi lan po to help defeat the hundred eye Taoist. The weapon Pi lan po used is the weavers needle we get in game. The quote from the needle in game says “ this vessel of mine is forged not of iron or steel, but solely from the eyes of my son” this is what she tells wukong as well. This needle was created from Mao re xing guans eyes. After she defeats the hundred eye daoist she takes him back to make him guard her place.

Scorpion lady


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Scorpion lady

Scorpion lady lives near the kingdom of woman. She abducted sanzang wanting to marry him. After sanzang desperately refused she tied him up. She is a very strong demon sporting a horse killing poison. Fighting both bajie and wukong at the same time she manage to stung bajie on the lips and wukong on the head. Causing both of them pain. Though Wukong recovered way faster and had a weaker effect. It was revealed that she was a scorpion listening to Buddha teachings at the thunder monastery. When rulai mistakenly swatted at her she stung his thumb in defence causing him pain. She was arrested and now she's here. She was later killed by mao re Xing guan.

Wang ling guan Heavenly inspector head of security for heaven. In charge of 500 guards. He faced Sun Wukong during havoc in heaven. When Wukong reached the hall of miraculous mist.


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Jade princess Jade princess was a fox demon. Her father was a ten thousand year old fox king who gave birth to just one daughter. After the king died all his property was left with no rule. When the bull king arrived and showed how strong he was the princess fell for him and asked him to marry her. So the bull king left iron fan princess for her. She was later killed by bajie when he ransacked her cave.

# WINE AND SOAKS

Chapter 1:

- Gall Gem: dropped from the yaoguai you kill saving shen monkey.
- Tender jade lotus: RNG drop can be from any jade lotus you find in the water.

Chapter 2:


Output:
Chapter 2:

- Lambrew wine: up the slopping path in the initial spawn area with archers shooting at you.
- Laurel buds: from village entrance shrine head to the open area where you need to go before you fight king and seccond prince. It's guarded by a mage on an alter.
- Steel ginseng: RNG drop from any aged ginseng. Popular farm is the ginseng in the ravine before man of stone from squall hideout.
- Iron pellet: complete man in stone quest.
- Copper pill: along the path after killing tiger vanguard.
- Goat skull: RNG drop farm licorice plants. The place where you first enter the chapter has some on route.
- Tiger relic: while heading down tiger vanguards cellar before as you slide down the sand slide there is a ledge where you can jump then heavy hit to roll up and grab it.

Chapter 3:


Output:
Chapter 3:

- Stranded long whiskers: After defeating kang jin long. Teleport back to mirrormere shrine. Head across the lake towards the back right side where a sad tree is. It's right under it.
- Breath of fire: defeat cyan long on turtle island to the right.
- Blue bridge romance wine: bitter lake shore head into the temple and on the left there's a huge lake with this wine on it.
- Turtle tear: find snake generals dead body. North shore head to the right all the way.
- Jade essence: towers of karma to the left then right past the blade monk where a lot of ginseng are. Behind that pillar.
- Sweet ice: left balcony above clay varja.

Chapter 4:


Output:
Chapter 4:

- Goji shoots: Upper hollow shrine. Take a left follow the path in a small house
- Purple veined peach pit: Inside a chest during the 4th sister cutscene.
- Death stinger: Defeat scorpion prince in the garden
- Worry free brew: Before the scorpion prince behind a house guarded by two sacs
- Bee mountain stone: Mountain trail shrine follow the path it will be on your left behind the stone fence.
- Sunset of nine skies: Court of illumination head out and go straight. In a hut next to fungiwoman
- fruit of dao: RNG drop farm the 2 monks guarding the front of the gate to court of illumination.
- undying vine: Chapter 4 secret area farm treeman
- Double combed rooster blood: Defeat duskveil.

Chapter 5


Output:
Chapter 5

- Mount lingtai seeds: After you fight the first elemental cart it's up the path to the left in a pavilion.
- Loong balm wine: Next to the throne in emerald hall.
- Slumbering beetle husk: Left side of the steps next to the throne in the emerald hall.
- Flame mediator: RNG drop from flame boulders next to where ping ping got rid of the fire.

Chapter 6

- Flower primes: Brought from shen monkey after chapter 6
- Graceful orchid: Give Chen long all seeds
- Guan yin willow leaf: Brough from shen monkey in NG+

# CURIO

Chapter 1:

- Cat eye beads: kill wandering wright
- Agate jar: arena where you fought the black wind boss in a chest from cave interior shrine
- Back scratcher: brought from shrines after chapter 1
- Boshan sensor: dropped by red loong boss ( come back after chapter 2)

Chapter 2:


Output:
Chapter 2:

- Glazed reliquary: Windrest hamlet right behind the tiger acolyte in a cave in a chest.
- Goldflora hairpin: Purchased from man in stone after his quest.
- Tricandna pendant: Defeat black loong from behind the water fall. Rockrest shrine to the right all the way down.
- Tiger tally: Defeat OG tiger vanguard in the secret area. You'll meet if you finish the pig squire quest.

Chapter 3:


Output:
- Mani beads: RNG drop you can farm the closest enemy from mirrormere shrine yhe nearest enemy on the right against a tree.
- Frostsprout twig: kill captain lotus vision
- Fine China tea bowl: lower level pagoda small chest before heading up the stairs.
- Auspicious lantern: kill all 8 lantern wardens during nightmare mode.
- Maitreyas orb: in a chest in mindfulness cliff before in a cave before non white 2nd fight.
- Gold spike plate: longevity road shrine head to the stone statue yard and go left. Head down and it's the giant guy on the right.
- Bronze Buddha pendant: from the longevity road shrine head back pass the stone path path to the gates where two weasel assassins are. Farm them till this drops.
- Snow fox brush: complete the snow fox brush quest.
- Beasts Buddha: RNG drop towers of Karma shrine, farm that blade monk facing the wall on the left.
- Thunderflame seal: RNG drop the 4 mages after going straight from temple entrance shrine. Farm them till this drops.


Output: - Thunderstone: straight pass the mages in the room is a box guarded by a monk.


Output: Chapter 4:


Output:
- Cuo jin yin belt: Upper hollow shrine right turn down then up a hill at the end in a chest.
- Spine in sack: RNG drop from spider sacs
- Golden carp: Dropped by yellow loong boss.
- Jade moon rabbit: Dropped by bajie after fight.
- Virtuous bamboo engraving: RNG drop by worm daoist just past temple entrance.
- Tablet of three supreme: Defeat commander beetle following the path past temple entrance.
- Tiger tendon belt: RNG drop Court of illumination, head behind you farm that snake tiger
- Celestial registery tab: Valley of blooms shrine head straight past the shrine hop into the river and head left. Inside a box in a pavilion.
- Gold sun crow: Valley of bloom head straight. When 2 archers are shooting at you head up the hill to the archer on your right and it's in a chest on this hill.


Output: - Preservation orb: After you beat the final boss of chapter 4 ( hundred eye daoist) come back to where you fought the venom daoist ( where you entered the purple mountain ) in the big yard with a tree past the cave there is now a box at the end below an alter.


Output:
Chapter 5:

- Amber prayer beads: Follow the main path after height of Amber shrine. Go into the cave and turn right. In a chest.
- White seashell waist chain: RNG drop Rakshasa palace, farm the guards on the lava and bridge.
- Gold button: Rakshasa giants in the palace
- Flame orb: Kill rusty gold cart
- Daoist basked of Fire and Water: Finish secret area.

Chapter 6:

- Waterward orb: Kill Jiao long in chapter 6 ( right next to the lake below the point where you get your cloud on the left.
- Celestial birth stone fragment: Defeat ling-baw-baw in chapter 6

# GOURDS


Output:
- old gourd: starting gourd
- plagues bane: complete the well quest in chapter 2, in a coffin on the left side of the mad tiger arena.
- Jade lotus gourd: brought from shen monkey after chapter 2.
- fiery gourd: from chapter 3 mindfulness cliff shrine head forward and walk off the side once you reach the wooden scaffold. Follow the path up all the way till you come across a rock enemy in a cave with a coffin on your right side. Open the coffin.
- medicine gourd: upgrade old gourd
- healing gourd: upgrade medicine gourd
- medicine sage gourd: upgrade healing gourd
- medicine master gourd: upgrade from medicine sage gourd
- medicine Buddha gourd: upgrade from medicine master gourd.
- Jade guanyin gourd: upgrade from Jade lotus gourd.
- Xiang river goddess gourd: located in the treasure room near verdure bridge unmissable open all the chests.
- stained jade gourd: beat chapter 5 scorpion king


Output:
- immortal blessing gourd: defeat Buddha right hand and get the left one from scorpion lord, then you can purchase this gourd after chapter 4.
- supreme gourd: when your old gourd is fully upgraded to medicine Buddha gourd from the rakshasa palace shrine entrance follow the path ahead on the bridges across the lava pool. Just after the path turns on the left of the lava pool is a small cave with the old man npc talk to him and take the fire in the centre.
- multi glazed gourd: brought from shen monkey in chapter 6
- Qing tian gourd: get all journal portraits and purchase in ng+


Output:
# SEEDS

- Jade lotus
- Purple lingzhi
- Nine capped lingzhi
- Snake head mushroom
- Monkey head fungus
- Fragrant Jade flower
- Fire bellflower
- Tree pearl
- Celestial pear
- Licorice
- Aged ginseng
- Millennium ginseng
- Gentian
- Golden lotus
- Fire date

# WEAPON

- Willow wood staff
- Bronze cloud staff
- Twin serpent staff
- Cloud pattern stone staff
- Wind bear staff
- Rat sage staff
- Kangjin staff
- Loong wreath staff
- Chu-bai spear
- Chitin staff
- Visionary centipede staff
- Spikeshaft staff
- Staff of blazing karma
- Golden loong staff
- Spider celestial staff
- Bishui beast staff
- Tri point double edge spear
- Jing gu bang
- Storm flash loong staff (NG+)
- Adept spine shooting fuban staff ( ng+ upgrading chitin staff)
- Dark iron staff ( NG+ after chapter 5)

# ARMOUR

You will get all the armour as you progress the story I've only included some armour that you will need to do more then just that to get.


Output:
- Old ginseng cape: dropped by old ginseng guai in chapter 3
- Bronze brocade battle robe set: defeat elder jinchi chapter 1
- Iron tough armour set: defeat yin tiger chapter 3
- Skull of turtle treasure RNG drop from turtle treasure enemy. Can find one in valley of exactly longevity road follow road down next to awaken wine worm.
- Varja arm guards dropped from the clay varja spirit
- Venomous sting armour set: Defeat scorpion lord chapter 4
- Bull king Shanwen set: Finish chapter 5 after finishing secret area
- Venomous arm guard: Slice the arms off venom daoist chapter 4
- Locus antenna mask: Farm flying loctus assassins in chapter 4
- See no evil: Farm blind monks chapter 3
- OG suozi armour: after you get your cloud in chapter 6 fly back past your spawn point and under a tree in a chest.

# SPIRITS


Output:
# SPIRITS

- Apramana Bat
- Baw-Baw-Lang-Lang
- Centipede Guai
- Commander Beetle
- Earth Wolf
- Elder Armourworm
- Father of Stones
- Flit Chief
- Flint Vanguard
- Fungiwomen
- Gore-Eye Daoist
- Guangmou
- Mad Tiger
- Misty Cloud, Cloudy Mist
- Mother of Flamlings
- Nine-Capped Lingzhi Guai
- Non-Able
- Non-Pure
- Non-Void
- Non-White
- Old Ginseng Guai
- Second Rat Prince
- Tiger's Acolyte
- Top Takes Bottom, Bottom Takes Top
- Wandering Wight
- Beetle Captain
- Blade Monk
- Bull Governor
- Charface
- Civit Sergeant
- Clay Vajra
- Crow Diviner
- Dragonfly Guai
- Earth Rakshasa
- Enslaved Yaksha
- Falcon Hermit
- Fungiman
- Lantern Holder
- Mountain Patroller
- Poisestone
- Puppet Spider
- Puppet Tick
- Rat Archer
- Rat Governor
- Rat Imperial Guard
- Red-Haired Yaksha
- Scorpion Prince
- Snake Herbalist
- Snake Sheriff
- Spearbone
- Swift Bat
- Turtle Treasure
- Verdant Glow
- Wolf Assassin

# Chapter 1 step by step walk through + list black myth Wukong


Output: First, head to the shrine in the "front hills." Continue moving forward until you come across a bridge. Once you reach a tree with an axe-wielding wolf, it's time to explore. From the tree, head down and turn left. You'll see a cutscene of a monkey fleeing. Go to the stone head and take its eyes. Following the river will lead you to a crow diviner and some will. Continuing along the path from the tree to the right, you'll come across the first chief bull guard. He's slow, so you should be fine. Past him, you can head uphill. Up the hill to your right, you'll see a wooden cliff pavilion with wine jars on the side and your first meditation spot.


Output: Turning 180 degrees and going straight, you'll see sparkles and a crack in the wall. Go through and follow the path to the shrine “outside the forest.” Head straight, killing the two wolves, and from here, take the left path. Move up by the rocks and continue straight until you see a man guarding a chest. You may explore the left area, which has small ponds and another crow diviner, but after you're done, cross the bridge and kill the archer. Continue straight, and you'll come across Guanzi, the fire wolf, your first real challenge. After he's defeated, grab his sword to obtain Red Tides, his transformation. Walk forward and ring the bell. Once you're done, head back the way you came or teleport back to your shrine using the talisman charm in your inventory.


Output: From the “outside forest” shrine, we will now take the right path. You'll cross a bridge, and on your right is the wandering wright. You can use your transformation to make things easier. Once you do, he will drop a spirit and cat eye beads. You won't be able to absorb his spirit yet, but don't worry, that's fine for now. Just leave it. Head straight through the cave and follow the path; there is no other choice. You will come across the Guayin Temple shrine. Explore the yard first; there is a chest in the upper left and a will in the lower left. Pass through the gate to fight Lingxuzi, your first yaoguai king! Through the front door to the left, there is a celestial lotus pill to permanently increase your health.


Output: Continue to the Back Hills shrine. Go straight and head to the left side of the road; follow it and enter a small cave at the end. Talk to the horse guy until his dialogue repeats. In this room by the shrine is the second meditation spot. Heading back out, we will continue straight along the cobblestone path. You can explore the small pond and waterfall; it's not big and just rewards some small blue will. Continue up the path; when you see sparkles, look to your left to find a box with some pills inside. Follow the sparkles and kill the crow diviner. Then activate the Snake Trail shrine.


Output: Now head up the stairs, and a cutscene will ensue where the mysterious old man gives you a new gourd, allowing you to claim spirits. Now go back down to the shrine and head to the little wooden pavilion straight ahead. Go to the edge on the left and jump down. You'll land in the river. Follow the path to the left, and straight down, you'll come across a swamp where you will fight Bawliguhbaw. Absorb its spirit and head back to the shrine (note: you can collect the wandering wright spirit at the shrines).


Output: Now follow the path all the way up; once you reach a thick area with bamboo, be careful, as this place is full of snakes. Go straight through until you reach two cracks in the wall. You will now fight Guangmo. After that, go straight to ring the bell. Now head through the wooden gate to the Marsh of the “White Snake Temple.” To the left is some Luojiao flower; grab that, then follow the path until you meet Shen Monkey and acquire the Snake Gall Soak. After you talk to him in the cave, continue down to fight the White-Clad Noble.


Output: After defeating him, going straight through the cave will lead you to the Black Bear Cave. Once you're out, you will see a meditation spot on your left and a Taiyi pill. Now we are going to head back through the cave and this time go to the left of the arena where we fought the White-Clad Noble. Defeat the wolves and ring the bell. You will be teleported to a secret area, the Ancient Guanyin Temple. Here you will find a shrine and the secret boss, Elder Jinchi. Once you kill him, he will give you the Fire Mantle, which is very useful for the next boss and some future ones.


Output:
Now, continuing through the Black Bear Cave, follow the path to reach the “Cave Interior Shrine.” Going through these doors will trigger the Black Wind King boss fight. After you're done, search the entire area for a few goodies: awaken the wine worm on the left (break open the pots in the yard), and find an agate jar curio in a small orange chest in the center. Follow the path to the “Outside the Cave Shrine.” Follow it, and to your left, where you see a chest, is a spirit called Wolf Assassin. Follow the path up for a celestial pill. Continue up to the “Bodhi Peak Shrine” and fight the final boss, the Black Bear. Don't worry about that one boss missing journal entry. We need an item and will get back to it! Same with the backscratcher and boshan sensor curio.

# CHIEFS AND BOSSES


Output:
# CHIEFS AND BOSSES

- Bullguard
- Guangzi
- Wandering wright
- Lingxuzi
- Baw-li-guh-baw
- Guangmo
- White clad Nobel
- Elder jinchi
- Black wind king
- Red long
- Wolf assassin is a spirit not a boss but this is the only spirit who is not a boss in chapter 1 so I'm writing it down here.

# CURIOS

- Cat eye beads: kill wandering wright
- Agate jar: arena where you fought the black wind boss in a chest from cave interior shrine
- Back scratcher: brought from shrines after chapter 1
- Boshan sensor: dropped by red loong boss ( come back after chapter 2)

# MEDITATION

- The arbour forest of wolves
- The cavern bamboo forest
- The cliff black wind cave

# DRINKS AND SOAKS

- Gall Gem: dropped from the yaoguai you kill saving shen monkey.
- Tender jade lotus: RNG drop can be from any jade lotus you find in the water.

# Transformation and spirits


Output:
# Transformation and spirits

- Wandering wright: outside the forest shrine follow the path and to the right.
- Baw-li-guhh-lang: snake trail shrine head to the left where the pavilion is and walk off the ledge to the right then follow the stream down.
- Guang mo: defeat guang mo snake trail path follow the trail.
- Wolf assassin: outside the cave shrine where archers on. On the lower platform with a chest.

# Chapter 2 step by step walk through + list black myth Wukong

Oof, okay, we're in for a long one this time. In my opinion, this is 2nd the longest chapter in the game. Let's get started!

After we spawn in, follow the path down, get rid of those annoying archers, and take the slope up on the left where the rats were shooting you. Head to the end to find Lanbrew wine. Now, follow the main path up the slope to the “village entrance shrine.”


Output:
Next, head back up straight around that abandoned tower. The Lingzi you see is a Yaoguai. Go all the way down, and you'll meet an NPC called Xu Dog who asks for your help. For now, go straight to the wooden platforms. All the way down is a boss named Langliguhbaw the Frog. Head back up and deliver the medicine to the dog; this will grant you the ability to craft medicine at the shrines. Now follow along the edge to the right of where the dog was, right next to the wooden platforms, and go straight to see the first meditation spot.

After that, head back, go up the steps, and follow the path. Do not go to the right. Follow to the left and eliminate the two-headed rat guards. Go left again and up the slope to get rid of the two archers; there's a well nearby. Coming back down, you can explore this big area. Next to one of those rat wizards is an altar with the Laurel Buds soak. To the left, up a hill, is an NPC you can talk to for some story context. You can also go on the roof to eliminate archers.


Output:
Straight down the path to the left, you'll hear begging; it's the horse NPC we met in Chapter 1. Before you reach him, you will trigger the Earth Wolf fight. After you defeat it, talk to the horse until his dialogue repeats. Now head back to those giant doors on the left in the arena and open them for a shortcut. You'll face some guards and the Rat Archer spirit. Afterward, head back to the main area where the two rat guards were attacking us. Go through the door on the left this time.

Now you will have to make a choice: Do you want the second prince transformation, or do you want the easy way? In this battle, you'll face the King and the Second Prince. However, the King will not attack, and the Second Prince is fairly easy. If you kill the Second Prince first, the King will run away to activate his first son. If you kill the King first, the Second Prince will get mad and become harder, but after you defeat him, you will get his spirit to transform into. It's up to you.


Output: After you kill him, you'll see sparkles leading you to the Valley of Despair shrine. Take the path leading up first into the caves. Follow the path straight down. If you didn't kill the King, you will get a cutscene and can fight the First Prince. Regardless, we are going to follow the path down, and in the open arena, you can summon the First Prince depending on your choice earlier. Afterward, you'll see the wall with the Buddha carvings. It's possible that during the fight, a crack was created in the wall. If a crack wasn't formed, then aim yourself in the middle and use Wandering Wright to break the wall. Enter to get the Long Scale.


Output:
Head back out; now we're going to go up the path through a small corridor back the way we came so we can get the Awaken Wine Worm. Now head straight; you can kill the spitters and then head through a wooden plank to the end to reach a crack. Go through to get the Swift Bat spirit and break the wooden fence to get a Celestial Pill. Head out and to the left is Crouching Tiger Temple. You'll find the shrine “Temple Entrance.” Up the steps to your right is a chest. Up another step to your right is Meditation Spot 2.

Going all the way up is the Tiger Vanguard fight. He moves fast! Have fun! After you're done fighting him, head up the stairs and see that you cannot unlock the statue yet. But keep in mind we will come back. Walk past the arena and follow the path up; you'll find a Celestial Pill and a small chest with a Copper Pill inside. Continue to reach Windrest Ridge.


Output:
Now we are going to travel back to Black Wind Mountain, outside the Forest of Wolves. At this shrine, go to the store and buy the Backscratcher curio. Now head back up to the opened chest on the left side. Look left, and you should see a waterfall. You'll hear a poem when you get close. Head there and use the scale to enter the long waterfall. Fight him, open the chest, and head back out.

Now we're going to travel back to Yellow Wind Ridge, at the Valley of Despair shrine. This time we head left, straight past the wooden bridge, and follow the path to Fright Cliff. Along the way, you'll see some more Buddha head eyes. Grab them and unlock the nearby shrine “Gull Hideout.” Head left and straight through the ravine. All the way to the end, you'll meet a man in stone who will give you a quest.


Output: Leaving the ravine, we're going to head right up the stairs next to the ravine. Follow the path to another pair of eyes, head straight to the end, and on the left, down the steps is a new shrine “Rockrest Flat.” We're going to head back into the caves now. To the right along the wall we entered from, head up, and you'll find the Poie Stone spirit. Continue down that path; you'll see those glowing blue crystals. That is Mother Stone. Attack the crystals to start the fight. Once you're done, go to the side where light is coming in. Follow the narrow path to get another Buddha eye.


Output: Head back down, turn right, and continue through the tunnel. Head right to see Buddha eyes. Come back; there's a chest on the right, and the left path straight up leads to a coffin. Head straight down, and you'll see you're back on the side of the ravine. Go right and down. Head back down into the ravine and talk to the man of stone. Fight him. After you defeat him, talk to him to get the Azure Dust transformation. You can then travel to a shrine. Travel back, and he will be available as a merchant for you to buy stuff from. He sells the Gold Flora Hairpin.


Output: Now, from the shrine or out of the ravine, head left up the side of the ravine, killing the shooting things. On the scaffold, there is another Buddha eye; don't forget there's a chest here as well. Afterward, we're going to head back to the Rockrest Flat shrine. Now on the left side, grab the Buddha eye, then head straight for that porcupine guard in the distance. Destroy the wooden fence behind him and head through. Talk to Pig Squire, then go straight for the meditation spot. Go back to the shrine and head left up the stairs. Here you'll see another waterfall where you will face the Black Dragon. You'll also grab the Spearbone spirit.


Output:
For the Black Dragon, when he does his wave attack, head on the rocks to avoid it. Now, after you're done and have collected the chest, head back to our shrine. From here, go left through the gate, and we will fight against the Stone Vanguard. Go to the shrine on the left, “Rock Crash Platform.” Head back to the Vanguard arena, and on the far side, there is a Buddha statue. Insert the eyes and fight Shiganda. After that, go back to the shrine and head straight next to the houses. Get the Rat Governor spirit and find a meditation spot.

To the left is a Celestial Pill. Go back to the shrine now and teleport back to Windrest Ridge. Head straight and explore the village. There are lots of enemies, coffins, and wills. Explore every house. The upper left section of the village has a small vase hidden; it's glowing and contains the Sobering Stone. Head out of the village from the right side, and go straight to get the Rat Imperial Guard spirit.


Output: Going through, open the door, and on your left should be some Luojiao Vine. Now go straight up through the hidden path next to the wall. Unlock the new shrine “Windrest Hamlet.” Follow the path, and you'll come across the Tiger Acolyte spirit and a Spirit Drum. Head straight to get the Glazed Reliquary curio. Follow the path, and you'll be back at the Stone Vanguard arena. Go to the left and travel to Windrest Bridge. Go to the second hall and far right corner; it's a bit misty there. A scene should trigger asking you to rattle a drum. Do it.