Journey to the West: Break the entire Western Heaven!

The White Dragon Horse gave no response, but on reflection, realized how relaxing it felt without the monk around. Then the two guys simply sat down right there and enjoyed this rare break.

In the Black Wind Mountain, inside the Black Wind Cave.

The Bear Demon had returned, and a bunch of small demons rushed out to greet him and line the path—everything from mountain chickens, wild cats, to leopard demons was present.

The small demons cheered along the way, and the Bear Demon was immensely proud.

"Great King, why did you bring a monk back? I thought we don't eat human flesh," a small demon yelled out.

The Bear Demon burst out laughing, "This monk is no ordinary monk—this is the master of the Great Sage Equalling Heaven who once caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace!"

The small demons were startled upon hearing this.

"The master of the Great Sage Equalling Heaven who caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace? Great King, if the Great Sage Equalling Heaven comes after us, we could be in big trouble," another small demon exclaimed worriedly.

The Bear Demon chuckled cheekily and proudly declared, "What's there to be afraid of? That Bima Wen is mediocre at best. I've fought with him; he's nothing special. And this monk, I snatched him right out of his hands."

Hearing this, the small demons' eyes lit up as they showered their leader with flattery.

"The Great King is mighty!"

"Great King is amazing, with your skills, you could be a Great Sage Equalling Heaven yourself!"

"Hahaha..."

The Bear Demon, greatly pleased with himself after his own boast, grabbed Tang Sanzang and brought him into the cave, threw him into a room, and ordered, "Keep a close watch on him! Make sure he doesn't escape, got it?"

Two small black bear demons, holding steel forks, stood guard and nodded vigorously, "Rest assured, Great King!"

Content, the Bear Demon went off to eat and sleep.

It wasn't long before cries of Sun Wukong could be heard outside. The Bear Demon, full and drunk, cursed, "Bima Wen, what are you yelling for? Can't you sleep?"

Without even going outside, the Bear Demon just found a place to sleep.

The cave was exceedingly sturdy, and besides, he hadn't planned to exert real effort to bust in. Those couple of shouts weren't really meant for the Bear Demon but for Tang Sanzang—it was his way of saying he'd arrived, he'd tried…

After symbolically banging on the cave's main gate a few times, he went off with the White Dragon Horse to find a place to rest.

Into the night…

"Ah—ha! Smack smack…"

Tang Sanzang woke from his sleep, rubbed his neck and his bald head, and mumbled sleepily, "Not having a pillow isn't very comfortable."

After rubbing his eyes and looking around, Tang Sanzang realized he seemed to be locked up.

However, he showed no signs of awareness of being imprisoned, stood up to look around—there was nothing that could serve as either a pillow or a bed, only rough hard stones…

"No pillow, no bed, no mattress...how can one sleep like this?"

Just as Tang Sanzang was worrying, a voice emerged, "Hey, monk! What's all the noise in the dead of night? Shut up!"

Tang Sanzang turned to look, and saw at the doorway, beyond the iron bars, stood two small black bears, barely reaching 1.6 meters tall.

Both creatures, donning steel helmets and armed with steel forks, exuded the stern aura of gate-guarding generals.

Seeing these fluffy, plump bears, Tang Sanzang's eyes immediately sparkled, and he began walking towards them.

Seeing the monk approaching, one of the small black bears pointed at Tang Sanzang, "Monk, what are you doing? Didn't you hear you are supposed to sleep?"

Even though Tang Sanzang was locked up, the two bears had an uneasy premonition. But taking another look at the steel forks in their hands, then back at the seemingly harmless, oblivious monk, a burst of courage surged within them. They stomped the steel forks and shouted, "You stay right..."

Before they could finish, the monk grabbed the iron bars and effortlessly tore them apart; the bars twisted and deformed, and with a groan, the door flung open.

And just like that, the monk walked out.

"Jailbreak…"

Before the bears could shout the words "prison break," Tang Sanzang slapped each of them down and dragged them back.

The bears were placed side by side, and Tang Sanzang, feeling blissful, lay on top of them. Through the window, he gazed at the moonlight outside and sighed, "This is much more comfortable."

But Tang Sanzang found that he couldn't fall asleep no matter how hard he tried.

Sitting up to inspect his bed, he found it soft but not big enough, nor flat enough, and it lacked pillows and blankets. Moreover, the smell was rather unpleasant! This seriously affected his ability to sleep.

"No pillows, bed, sheets, or duvet covers—alright, let's go out and look."

Creak, creak...

The sound of twisting metal filled the air once more.

Footsteps then echoed through the pitch-black cave.

"Pillows, bed, sheets, duvet covers, thick quilts..." mumbled Tang Sanzang as he walked.

Just then, a dark figure loomed over him, "Monk, are you thinking of escaping?"

Tang Sanzang looked up and saw a giant three meters tall blocking his path, with a large cape fluttering behind him!

Tang Sanzang's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Monk, what are you staring at?"

Bang!

Tang Sanzang threw a punch, and the huge black bear fell backwards.

Tang Sanzang casually took his cape: "This will make a fine sheet... Still need pillows, a bed, duvet covers... hmm, and a quilt..."

Twisting and turning along the way, Tang Sanzang encountered some minor demons, but he knocked them out effortlessly.

However, Tang Sanzang was frustrated that the cave was too primitive to contain anything that could serve as a bed. Let alone any bed sheets or duvet covers...

Just as Tang Sanzang was considering whether to leave, a large door appeared in front of him!

At the same time, a little black bear sprinted into the room of the black bear demon, exclaiming, "My lord, it is terrible, the monk is heading for the treasury!"

The sleeping black bear demon abruptly sat up, exclaiming, "What?"

Then the black bear demon, as if remembering something, laughed, "That useless monk is going to the treasury?

Ha, ha, ha... no need to worry.

The door to my treasury is even sturdier than the cave's main door.

Without my Treasure Seal Mantra, even Sun Wukong couldn't get in."

Just as the black bear demon said this, a loud bang resounded, and the entire cave trembled.

The black bear demon's heart shuddered...

The little black bear said, "My lord, the sound seems to have come from the treasury's direction."

The black bear demon could no longer sit still and dashed toward the treasury.

When he got there, he was stunned!

The door, which he prided himself on, had been opened!

The black bear demon immediately panicked, howling, "My treasures!"

However, when he stormed into the treasury, he was shocked to find that none of his treasured celestial and earthly treasures were missing!

The black bear demon was puzzled, "Strange, the door is open, but nothing's missing. What's going on?"

At that moment, the little black bear came up and said, "My lord, not everything is intact. Your treasury's door is gone…"