What is the great sage Wu and the Monkey King, the water ape in The Journey to the West?

As we said before, the Monkey King was the reincarnation of the King of Dayu, and it was also mentioned that Niu Wangmo was also the reincarnation of the King of Archaean. Besides Niu Wangmo, which demon king is from Taikoo in the Westward Journey World?

When Journey to the West wrote about the battle between the Monkey King and Qingniu Jing, he visited the Great Sage Buddha King and Bodhisattva in Jianghuai area. The king bodhisattva said, What you did today is because of the prosperity of Buddhism. You should go there yourself. It's early summer, the Huaihe River is flooding, and the Great Sage of Water Apes is newly harvested. That fellow improvises at the sight of water, fearing that after I go, he will be stubborn and there is no god to cure him. ?

King Bodhisattva, a great Buddhist, said that as a Buddhist disciple, he should have helped Wukong. I just surrendered to the Great Sage of the Water Ape, and I haven't cleaned up the finishing work yet. If you leave by yourself, I'm afraid others can't surrender.

Who is the Great Sage of Water Apes? According to ancient legend, this kind of water ape that can make waves is called one of the five.

After the former God King Dayu killed Fang Feng's family and defeated the workers, the biggest enemy left was Wu. In order to subdue the helpless Qi State, Dayu took his generals and fought against the helpless Qi State in Tongbai Mountain.

Without the support of Qi's occupation of Tongbai Mountain, Tongbai Mountain is surrounded by sand and stones, and the wind and thunder are rolling, so the water control project can't continue at all. King Yu was angry, summoned all the gods in the world and ordered them to surrender helplessly. Some gods, such as HarmonyOS's, were too timid to fight Wu Zhiqi, so Yu Wang locked all these people up and finally found the real culprits.

Dayu went to see Wuqi himself, and saw that the water god who had made a mess was quick-talking and easy to talk to. As for his appearance, he is like an ape, with a blue body, a white head, a pair of clear and white teeth. The most terrible thing is that this kind of unsupported qi is infinitely powerful, comparable to nine elephants; It moves quickly, like a strong wind.

Dayu first sent the gods of heaven to capture Wu. As a result, Wu Shen was defeated without a few moves. Dayu sent other gods and finally surrendered to them.

In another version, it is said that Dayu turned into a giant bear and defeated Wu Zhiqi.

Wu Zhiqi was not killed after being captured, but was suppressed by Dayu at the foot of Guishan Mountain.

So, why is it that the Great Sage of the Water Ape in The Journey to the West is not the God of Qi?

There are two reasons:

First, the era of life is far from Wu's great sage of water apes.

The world in Journey to the West cannot be equated with the real world. It is clearly stated in the original work that the Jade Emperor lived for more than 200 million years. In the journey to the west, the protoss gods and kings all fell, and now the immortals are in power. Therefore, people like Dayu and Wu Zhiqi lived at least hundreds of millions of years ago.

The life span of any immortal in The Journey to the West is limited, and the King of God will perish.

Secondly, the supernatural power of the Great Sage of the Water Ape is far from that of Wu Bi.

An unruly person like the Monkey King, when it comes to Dayu, has always been called Yu Wang, the God King, the Immortal, and also regarded as Dayu.

Dayu can destroy the world and become the Lord of the gods, with a position close to the jade emperor, at least at the level of four emperors. In other words, Yu Wang should be cultivated as a Buddha or even a giant Buddha.

However, what about the Great Sage of Water Apes? In fact, it was the Great Sage, the Buddha King and the Bodhisattva who surrendered. King Bodhisattva is just an ordinary Buddhist Bodhisattva. When he sees the Monkey King, he should go out to say hello and be polite. Visible status, strength is not as good as the Monkey King.

Therefore, the Great Sage of the Water Ape mentioned in The Journey to the West is most likely that Shou Yuan was exhausted and a wisp of ghosts reincarnated after the suppression of Wuqi for countless years. Only in this way can we explain why the Great Sage of the Water Ape was surrendered by Prince Xiao Zhang and the Buddha King and Bodhisattva of the Great Sage.