Sun Wukong's mouth curled up with a crafty, wicked smile, a glint of cold light flashing in the depths of his eyes. Due to his issues with the old fogey Primordial Heavenly Venerable, he had never harbored any fondness for the Chan Sect. After battling successively with the Cultivation Heavenly Venerable and the Ran Deng Buddha, his indifference towards the Chan Sect only grew stronger. On the contrary, he held quite a favorable view of the Jie Sect led by the Leader of Tongtian.
The Jie Sect emphasized understanding the Heavenly Dao and embraced the idea of unity without discrimination. This understanding of the Heavenly Dao originated from the principle that "the Great Dao begot fifty, the Heavens produced forty-nine, and one eluded capture." This elusive one is precisely the sliver of hope that the Jie Sect seeks to grasp.
