What is the relationship between Sha Monk and Barefoot Immortal

Among the four disciples of Journey to the West, although Sha Monk’s presence is not very high, he is the most hardworking. In fact, Sha Monk’s previous image was more inclined towards evil. Before being tamed, he was no different from a demon, but later he became the image of a good family man. Sha Monk doesn’t have any amazing background, he’s like a man chosen by fate, but the story between Sha Monk and Barefoot Immortal can be told. Although the Barefoot Immortal is not a legitimate immortal, he has a deep experience. The Jade Emperor should also show respect to him. Let’s take a look at their relationship together.
In Journey to the West, Sha Monk has always been an unknown character, responsible for logistics affairs in the scripture retrieval team. He never leaves Tang Monk for a moment, and as long as his master or senior brother gives orders, he will never find a bunch of excuses to evade like Zhu Bajie. Instead, he is willing to work tirelessly.
To ask who has the best reputation among the scripture collection team, rest assured that it is not Sun Wukong or Tang Monk, but Sha Monk. His tireless and selfless dedication has won him countless fans.
Actually, today our topic is to have a good talk about Sha Monk and explore why he doesn’t like to show off so much? Why is it so obscure? What is the reason behind this?
The location of Sha Sengzhi is closely related to his upbringing. He is not as lucky as Sun Wukong, who was born to become the owner of Shuilian Cave and was able to find a very powerful master.
Sha Monk is not like Zhu Bajie, who was noticed by the Jade Emperor as soon as he entered the Heavenly Court and was appointed as the Marshal of Tianpeng, in charge of 80000 Tianhe sailors. Sha Monk actually relied more on himself. He was able to become the rolling shutter general of the Heavenly Court step by step.
It was also because of this environment that Sha Monk understood the difficulties of life and developed his low-key and unassuming personality. To put it simply, Sha Monk had experienced too much and learned too much.
Before becoming an immortal, Sha Monk was a very ambitious young man. In order to be ranked in the immortal class, he ran around looking for a mentor in life. Of course, the heavens did not disappoint those who had the heart. After all kinds of hard work, Sha Monk finally found his master.
Actually, the main topic of this article is to talk about who Master Sha is? Once this question is raised, many readers may not know because there is no introduction in the original work. It’s okay, let me explain it to you in detail below.
Speaking of Master Sha, he is quite powerful. Although this immortal is a scattered immortal in the Three Realms, his identity and status are extremely high in the Heavenly Court. Even the Jade Emperor, who is in charge of the entire Three Realms, has to yield to three parts.
This famous San Xian is the Barefoot Immortal, isn’t it incredible! How could Barefoot Immortal possibly be the master of Sha Monk? In the entire Journey to the West, only the Barefoot Immortal has the qualifications to become the master of the Sand Monk.
At the Peach Blossom Festival, Sha Monk accidentally broke a glass cup. Upon learning of this, the Jade Emperor intended to directly behead Sha Monk. However, the Barefoot Immortal interceded on his behalf, and in the end, the Jade Emperor demoted him to the Liusha River.
The problem now is that the Barefoot Immortal is a scattered immortal, while the Sand Monk is a regular member of the Heavenly Court. In theory, these two individuals are unlikely to have any intersection; Once again, Sha Monk has a low-key personality, does not like to show off, is not strong in strength, and has a low status. He was also sentenced to death by the Jade Emperor, so the Barefoot Immortal has no reason to take risks against Sha Monk.
The combination of these two points can only illustrate one issue, which is that the Barefoot Immortal had a good relationship with the Sand Monk before. Some readers may ask, perhaps these two are friends, but this doesn’t make sense. The reason is also mentioned above, one is a scattered immortal and the other is a regular member of the Heavenly Court. The two have little intersection and the probability of becoming friends is very small.
So Xiaoyi boldly guessed that before being ranked in the immortal class, Sha Monk should have known the Barefoot Immortal. If that’s the case, Sha Monk must have worshipped the Barefoot Immortal as his master, because he has always had a dream of becoming an immortal.
So, is the Barefoot Immortal qualified to teach the Sand Monk? There is no problem with this. It should be noted that the Barefoot Immortal holds a very high position in the immortal realm. He is the only immortal in Journey to the West who participated in the Peach Blossom Festival as a scattered immortal. Even such a powerful scattered immortal as Zhen Yuanzi is not qualified.
The key point is that the Jade Emperor has to give three parts of courtesy to the Barefoot Immortal, because the Barefoot Immortal is not a regular celestial being in the Heavenly Court and is not under the jurisdiction of the Jade Emperor. He can participate in the Peach Blossom Festival because of his high status in the immortal world and the many things he has done for the Heavenly Court.
For these foreign gods and goddesses, the Jade Emperor generally respects them very much, because the Jade Emperor wants to win over these gods and consolidate his ruling position. This is also the main reason why the Barefoot Immortal intercedes for the Sha Monk and the Jade Emperor can forgive him.
In summary, the unknown personality of Sha Monk in the team of Buddhist scriptures is closely related to his upbringing environment; His master is a scattered immortal from the Three Realms, a barefoot immortal with a high status, even the Jade Emperor has to give in to three parts.