Journey to the West: Master of Fangcun Mountain

The blood of the Chu-Han contention has barely dried in 202 BCE—two hundred years before the future Monkey King will be appointed Keeper of the Heavenly Stables, and eight hundred years before the great pilgrimage to the West. Ji Cheng, reborn with memories of a past life, awakens as an ordinary city guard in the imperial capital of Chang'an. But this world is not the one he remembers. Here, the divine and mortal realms intertwine, and cultivation, demon clans, and celestial politics move in shadows behind the dynastic upheavals. As a mere soldier caught between the fading ambitions of heroes and the stirring of ancient powers, Ji Cheng must navigate a path that will lead him far beyond the city walls—to the legendary Fangcun Mountain, where destiny awaits. A pure Journey to the West tale in the classic sword-immortal style, neither the mythic prequel of primordial chaos nor a simple two-realm portal story, this novel weaves mortal struggle with immortal intrigue in a world where even the smallest spark can ignite the heavens.