
After 80 days studying kung-fu in solitude, he achieves the four major disciplines of invulnerability and the four major disciplines of bodily form, which means he can’t die and can shape-shift. The next day, he declares that all monkeys in his kingdom must wear shoes, and locks himself in his chambers. Back home, he’s suddenly aware of his fur’s smell. The Monkey King is embarrassed, so he beats up the other deities at the party.

When he gets to the door of the party, the guard denies him entrance since he’s a monkey and isn’t wearing shoes.

One night, smells from a party in Heaven waft down to Flower-Fruit Mountain, and since the Monkey King loves parties, he decides to go. The novel begins with the story of the Monkey King, a deity who reigns over monkeys on Flower-Fruit Mountain.
