After the dragon king of the Eastern Sea and the kings of the underworld had laid their charges against Sun Wukong before heaven, the Jade Emperor took Taibai Jinxing’s advice, called him up first and made him Bimawen. Learning that the post was not even ranked, Wukong overturned the table and went back to Mount Huaguo, and raised the banner of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.
The Jade Emperor first sent Li Jing and Nezha against him, and when that failed allowed a second amnesty and had a residence built for Wukong in heaven. While Wukong kept the peach garden he stole the peaches, ruined the feast at the Jade Pool and ate the golden elixir in the Tushita Palace, and the Jade Emperor sent a hundred thousand soldiers to close Mount Huaguo.
Wukong was taken by Yang Jian and Laojun together, survived blade, axe, thunder and fire on the demon-executing platform, and was thrown into the eight-trigram furnace. After seven times seven days he kicked the furnace door down and fought his way to the doors of the Hall of Universal Brightness, and the Jade Emperor then sent to the western heaven for Rulai, who pinned him under Five Elements Mountain.