Black Myth: Wukong, the person who influences Wukong the most unexpectedly is he.

  In recent days, many friends must have paid attention to the topic of "Black Myth: Wukong". As of now, "Black Myth: Wukong" has sold 10 million copies on the Steam platform, setting a new record for Chinese games and even world-class 3A masterpieces.

  "Black Myth: Wukong" is an action role-playing game developed by Chinese game development company Game Science. It is set against the background of "Journey to the West", one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature.   With Sun Wukong as the protagonist, it combines many elements such as traditional Chinese mythology, folk tales, Taoism, and Buddhism, while adding cool artistic styles and technical special effects.

  Friends who have learned about this game "Black Myth: Wukong" must be deeply impressed by Wukong's extremely powerful abilities. So, for such a powerful Wukong, who is his master, a great figure?

  In the novel "Journey to the West", the master who taught Wukong all his abilities is called Patriarch Subhuti. He is a real Taoist immortal with unparalleled supernatural powers. In the novel, he is described as an otherworldly immortal wearing a Taoist robe, a square scarf on his head, holding a horsetail whisk, with a kind face and an elegant demeanor.

  He lives in seclusion and cultivates in the Slanting Moon and Three Stars Cave, not caring about worldly affairs and only teaching the great truths.

  In the novel, when Patriarch Subhuti taught the woodcutter the words in "Man Ting Fang", there is a sentence "Sit quietly and lecture on the 'Huangting Jing'". The "Huangting Jing" is a major classic of the Shangqing School of Taoism and is also regarded as the main classic for inner alchemy cultivation by inner alchemy practitioners.

  At the same time, when Wukong first went to pay his respects to a master, he said to Sun Wukong, "I don't have any delicious food or good clothes here. I only have some principles of tranquility and non-action."

  All these show that he has the thoughts and realms of tranquility, non-action, and following the natural way of Taoism.
In the full text of "Journey to the West", Sun Wukong's identity as a "Taiyi Loose Immortal" is also emphasized many times.
  For example (When Zhenyuan Daxian heard this, he was not angry at all and said: Don't cry, don't cry! You don't know that the one surnamed Sun is also a Taiyi Loose Immortal. He once caused a great disturbance in Heaven and has great supernatural powers. -- Chapter 25 of "Journey to the West").

Obviously, this is the inheritance of our Taoist Xuanmen.

In Taoism, the master has a very profound influence on the disciple!

  The traditional Taoist apprenticeship has a long history. Since Emperor Huangdi asked for advice from Guangchengzi, it has a history of more than 4,000 years. In Taoist beliefs, if a cultivator does not have a master, it is equivalent to "water without a source and a tree without roots". The cultivation methods of each school can only be carried forward through the inheritance between masters and disciples. As it is said in "The Articles of Commandments of the Three Caves": "If Taoist scriptures are not taught by a master, they will not be effective when practiced." This shows the importance of a master.

So there is a saying that "once a master for a day, a father for life".

  Taoist believers' reverence for their masters is beyond words. The most fundamental reason is that in Taoist beliefs, parents give us a tangible body, while the master leads us into the Taoist gate and gives us an intangible Dharma body and wisdom life.

  From the perspective of Taoist inheritance, as the saying goes, "The master leads you in, and cultivation depends on yourself." The master is not only the person who leads you into the mysterious gate. Having a master means that you have approached the extremely mysterious Tao. The next thing is to practice earnestly and devoutly. If you encounter confusion, you can either realize it by yourself, ask your master, or visit Taoist sages. Only in this way can you make progress.

  Therefore, in Taoist culture, the fates of masters and disciples are closely bound together through beliefs. From being total strangers in the vast sea of people to sharing the same journey on the path of cultivation, it is not only a worldly affection but also the extraordinary predestined relationship of Tao.

  From the perspective of the novel "Journey to the West" itself, the reason why Wukong committed so many great mistakes but was finally conferred as the Fighting God and Buddha and obtained a good destination is closely related to the protection of Patriarch Subhuti. Whether it is Wukong causing a great disturbance in Heaven or breaking the ginseng fruit tree and committing a heinous crime, there is always the figure of Patriarch Subhuti protecting him behind.

  Therefore, it can be said that Wukong's fate is closely connected with Patriarch Subhuti and closely connected with Taoism!