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Dear players, are you ready?

Here he comes, here he comes, Monkey King, the superhero in the hearts of Chinese people, this time he comes with "Black Myth: Wukong"!

Black Myth: Wukong is based on the Chinese classic Journey to the West, and many of its plots and clues involve plots from Journey to the West. While enjoying the game, players also begin to revisit this classic. Even many foreign players have begun to study our classic in order to better understand the game...

In short, if you want to play Black Myth: Wukong well, you must first understand Journey to the West. However, don't worry, players, your Black Myth: Wukong story guide is here!

Who are these immortals?

As soon as the game starts, Yang Jian appears with the Four Heavenly Kings and the Giant Spirit.

Although you may still be stuck in the first two levels and have not yet seen the vast "Journey to the West Universe", you may as well follow Guoli Jun to "review" it first. I believe everyone still remembers that in terms of the structure of the novel "Journey to the West", the climax of the first story isSun Wukong caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace.

The number of gods and immortals in "Journey to the West" is not specifically listed in the novel, but it is definitely not a small number.For example, when Sun Wukong was recruited to heaven to be the "Great Sage Equaling Heaven" in name only, he had nothing to do every day. Today he traveled east, tomorrow he wandered west, "seeingSanqing, called the word "old";The Four Emperors, and say "Your Majesty".Nine stars, five directional generals, twenty-eight constellations, four heavenly kings, twelve zodiac signs, five directional elders, universal stars, and the Milky Way gods, all treat each other as brothers and call each other by name". With this short sentence, dozens of gods and fairies appeared. When the Queen Mother held the Peach Banquet, she also invited various gods and fairies:"The Buddha, Bodhisattva, and Arhat of the West, the Guanyin of the South Pole, the Holy Emperor Chong'en of the East, the Immortals of the Ten Continents and Three Islands, the Mysterious Spirit of the North Pole, and the Great Immortal Huangjiao of the Yellow Pole in the Center. These are the Five Elders of the Five Directions. There are also the Five Star Gods, the Three Pure Ones, the Four Emperors, and the Taiyi Celestial Immortals of the Upper Eight Caves, the Jade Emperor, the Nine Fortresses, and the Sea and Mountain Immortals of the Middle Eight Caves, and the Netherworld Cult Master and the Earthly Immortals of the Lower Eight Caves."It’s no wonder that Sun Wukong was annoyed when he heard the seven fairies call out so many names but “The Great Sage Equaling Heaven” was not among them.And these are only the middle and high-level gods with names and surnames, plus the "land gods every ten miles and mountain gods every ten miles" who govern the land, as well as the big and small dragon kings in the sea, rivers, and even wells.They constitute the entire group of gods in "Journey to the West".

The Jade Emperor is in charge of all the gods and immortals in heaven and billions of human beings. In terms of origin, the Jade Emperor is a Taoist god, but in Journey to the West, his status even exceeds that of the "Three Pure Ones" who are the main gods of Taoism, and he becomes the Lord of all gods.

In the heaven, around the Jade Emperor, there are civil officials such as Taishang Laojun and Taibai Jinxing, as well as a large number of military generals. From the Heavenly King Li who commands 100,000 heavenly soldiers, to the powerful Heavenly Kings such as Pang, Liu, Gou, Bi, Deng, Xin, Zhang, and Tao who guard the gate of the heaven, others like the Heavenly King of Growth, the Heavenly King of Broad Eyes, the Heavenly King of Holding the Country, the Fish Belly General, the Yaksha General, the Giant Spirit, the Thousand-Li Eye, the Wind-Ear, etc., all have their own responsibilities. As for the local gods, they also perform their duties. There are ten kings in the hell who are in charge of the life and death of the human world at any time; there are dragon kings in the four seas who are in charge of the sea and the clouds and rain. As for the low-level gods such as mountain gods, land gods, and city gods that frequently appear in novels, they are actually the "grassroots organizations" of the heaven.

Such a hierarchical power system is actually a projection of the feudal dynasty in the Ming Dynasty where the author of the novel lived. This leads to a very interesting question. When Sun Wukong was first recruited, he was given the title of "Bima Wen". Was his official position high or low? In the Ming Dynasty, there were twelve supervisors in the inner court (the head of which was the famous Silijian), one of which was "Yu Ma Jian", which was in charge of the inner court's horse policy. After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, eunuchs who went to local areas and supervised military affairs mostly borrowed the title of Yu Ma Jian to go out. Not to mention, Wang Zhi, who was powerful in the court and founded the "West Factory" during the Chenghua period (1465-1487), was the eunuch in charge of the Yu Ma Jian. It can be seen from this that the "Yu Ma Jian" was not a cold government office. Corresponding to the heavenly court, "Bima Wen" was in charge of "a thousand heavenly horses", and under him were "supervisory officials, deputy supervisors, bookkeepers, strong men, and officials of all sizes". These subordinate officials are naturally also gods. When Sun Wukong ascended to heaven, he was in charge of so many genuine gods. It seems that it cannot be said that the Jade Emperor was intentionally belittling him.

Be careful when characters representing Taoism appear!

Wu Cheng'en witnessed and heard firsthand the serious harm that the ruling class of the Jiajing Dynasty, who worshipped Taoist priests, brought to the people. However, he could not directly criticize the government like Hai Rui did, so he used Journey to the West to criticize Taoism and Taoist priests to express his anger.Throughout the book "Journey to the West", Taoist priests and Taoist temples often appear, but most of the Taoist characters are not good. For example, the bear monster in the Black Wind Cave that is "trapping" the players now., which talks about "setting up a tripod and furnace, kneading sand to refine mercury, white snow and yellow buds, side doors and unorthodox practices", and taking the so-called elixir.Obviously a Taoist believer.。

Even the Taoist ancestor, "Taishang Laojun", has become a mediocre character in the novel "Journey to the West". He has been inferior to the Jade Emperor, living in the Tushita Palace, talking about Taoism and refining elixirs every day, becoming an old Taoist who refines elixirs. And he refined the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir to "serve Your Majesty in the Dan Yuan Conference" - this naturally makes people easily think of the Taoists who refined elixirs for Emperor Jiajing. The few outstanding things about Taishang Laojun are that he provided help in the capture of Sun Wukong by the Heavenly Court, but the method was a sneak attack. And after capturing Sun Wukong, he did not show any mercy. In order to avenge Sun Wukong's stealing of the elixir, he actually threw Sun Wukong into the alchemy furnace.

These monster characters may have hidden identities

So where do these difficult monsters come from?Many demons on the way to the West have escaped from the presence of gods such as Laozi, Bodhisattva, and Buddha, or have close ties with them.Therefore, the backstage is strong and confident. Even if Sun Wukong subdues it, there will always be gods to stop it and take the monster back for punishment.sameThe Yellow Wind Monster that "traps" all the playersIt was originally a yellow-haired sable that had attained enlightenment at the foot of Mount Lingshan. After stealing the oil from the Buddha's lamp, it escaped and came down to the mortal world to become a demon to cause trouble. The Yellow-browed Monster was the yellow-browed boy in front of Maitreya Buddha. While the Buddha was attending the Yuanshi Meeting, he stayed in the palace to look after the house, and kidnapped three national treasures, ran to Lesser Western Paradise, pretended to be a demon, and framed Tang Monk and his disciples. The Green-haired Lion Monster was the green-haired lion that was the mount of Manjusri Bodhisattva, and the yellow-tusked old elephant was the mount of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva. Their sworn brother, the Garuda Eagle, was the uncle of Tathagata Buddha in terms of seniority.

If you want to pass the level, you must first master these magical powers!

Even so, from the Monkey King's rampage in Heaven to Monk Tang's journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, there is always a long or short battle. And the most dazzling and fascinating part of the whole "Journey to the West" is probably theseThe magical powers and magic of gods and demons. Upon closer examination,Riding on the clouds and ascending in broad daylightThis is something that all gods and monsters in the novel can do, and it is also a sign that they are different from ordinary people. For example, Tang Monk, as a "mortal", could only rely on his feet (white dragon horse) on the journey to the West to obtain the scriptures, but after obtaining the true scriptures and becoming a Buddha, even Tang Monk can "fly with the wind like a diamond"."change"It is the manifestation of magic power. For example, Sun Wukong, Bull Demon King, and Erlang Shen all haveSeventy-two changes, in contrast,Zhu Bajie and Monk ShaThirty-six changesSome other gods and fairies also have more or less transformation abilities depending on the size of their magical powers.

In addition to transformation, gods, monsters, and demons generally have some "special skills".Spider SpiritThe silk rope coming out of the navel can be woven into a large net to cover people; the centipede demon (the Hundred-Eyed Demon) has a thousand eyes under his ribs that emit golden light, which is so powerful that even Sun Wukong can't stand it; the scorpion demon can sting people with its tail, and Red Boy has Samadhi True Fire, etc. These magic spells are all extraordinary, which makes people marvel at the imagination of the author of "Journey to the West".

In addition to magic, another eye-catching part of the battle between gods and demons in Journey to the West is the various"magic weapon"The fighting scenes in Journey to the West are not that many and not attractive enough, but these incredible magic weapons can greatly stimulate people's curiosity and keep readers dazzled.

As for the influence on Tang Monk's journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures, the ""Tighten the hoop"It can be considered one of the most important magic weapons. This item can cure people who are disobedient, causing their eyes to swell, their heads to collapse, and their foreheads to split. With this magic weapon, even the Monkey King, who has supernatural powers and the courage to fear nothing, was tortured to death and begged for mercy without any resistance.In "Black Myth: Wukong", Yang Jian recited the Tightening Curse at the beginningNot only that, the "tightening hoop" is a rare exception among the various magic weapons mentioned in "Journey to the West" - it cannot be cracked. Even if Sun Wukong used the magical weapon, the golden hoop, he still couldn't pry it off his head.

In most cases of gods and demons fighting, just like the "five elements" of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, no magic weapon will be so powerful that it has no limit. It must have a "life gate", that is, other magic weapons can subdue and restrain its weaknesses. Take the "Vajra Cutter" of Taishang Laojun for example. The One-horned Si King acted recklessly with this magic weapon. The weapons and magic weapons of Sun Wukong, Nezha, the Pagoda-Bearing Li Tianwang, the Dragon King, the Fire Star Lord and others could not do anything to it, and even the eighteen grains of golden elixir sand of the Buddha Tathagata could not help. According to the Buddha Tathagata, this kind of golden elixir sand is very powerful. As long as it is thrown out, the monsters will be unable to move immediately and let you kill them. But when the battle really came, the golden elixir sand was still covered by the Vajra Cutter and could not exert its power at all. From this point of view, isn't the Vajra Cutter an invincible "big killer"? As a result, when Taishang Laojun personally came out, he only used the banana fan to fan a few times, and the diamond cutter stopped working, and the One-horned Rhinoceros King could only reveal his true form and surrender. As for the banana fan of Princess Iron Fan (Rakshasa), it was also a magical treasure from the beginning of chaos. The wind it blew could blow a person 84,000 miles away, but a small wind-fixing pill of Lingji Bodhisattva could restrain the power of the banana fan, making Sun Wukong stand still in front of the banana fan...

It's time to get off work, dear players, you can start the game again after reading the guide, but remember to rest your wrist more~