On the way to learn the scriptures, Sun Wukong probably encountered the most inexplicable thing is to encounter the six-eared macaque, because the appearance of the latter directly led to the two Sun Wukong, and the problem of the true and false Monkey King appeared. Whether it is appearance or ability, or even weapons, there is almost no difference between the two.
In order to distinguish between true and false, the two equally matched monkey kings finally fought from the difu and the dragon palace to the Western Heavens Rulai, all relying on Rulai's wisdom and skill, recognizing that the other monkey king was a six-eared macaque, and the weapon he used was a hardcore soldier, and under the combination of Rulai and Sun Wukong, the six-eared macaque was killed in front of Rulai.
Regarding the death of the six-eared macaque, many people broke out conspiracy theories, believing that the person killed by Rulai was the real Sun Wukong, because Sun Wukong was disobedient, and in order to complete the established strategy of the Eastern Transmission of the Dharma, Rulai had to get rid of Sun Wukong, because after the true and false Monkey King incident, the contradiction between Tang Monk and Sun Wukong's master and apprentice was very small.
Those who hold this conclusion prove that the real Sun Wukong was killed, so the one who survived was the six-eared macaque, in addition, there is another view that the six-eared macaque is Sun Wukong's inner demon, this time with rulai's mana, to eliminate their inner demons, their argument is that the final chapter is the title of the second heart to disturb the great Qiankun, and it is difficult to cultivate the true silence of the whole body.
Judging from this topic, it does seem to tell people that Sun Wukong has two hearts, and this two hearts is indeed no problem explained as a heart demon, but if it is interpreted in this way, the latter one sentence is not related to the previous two hearts, because the two hearts can also be interpreted as someone is not satisfied with this sutra collection mission, so they have two hearts.
Moreover, if it is really Sun Wukong's inner demon, then there will be many problems, first of all, if you explain Sun Wukong's heart demon in this way, what six-eared macaque, what kind of hardcore soldier, this is complete nonsense, if you come to honor nonsense, it is okay, but whether the Jade Emperor or taishang Laojun is a real oligarch, if you want to expand your territory, you definitely dare not talk nonsense.
Moreover, if it is really a heart demon, Sun Wukong can barely conjure up a six-eared macaque, but how to conjure up a free-spirited hardcore soldier with the same magic power as the Ruyi Golden Hoop Stick? The golden hoop stick will not be separated, moreover, it is really a heart demon, then, it can only appear in the nightmare, and it will not go from the Dragon Palace and di fu to the Western Heavens at all, so the explanation is fundamentally different.
In this way, the hypothesis about Sun Wukong's inner demons can be ruled out. One conspiracy theory remaining, did Rulai kill the six-eared macaque? The distortion of history is that such an assumption is equally untenable.
Because, when Sun Wukong made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace, he was tricked by Rulai into pressing under the Five Elements Mountain for 500 years, and afterwards as one of the sutra collection teams of the Eastern Transmission of Buddhism, this thing must have been arranged in advance by Rulai, it is impossible to temporarily start thinking, if you want to kill Sun Wukong early, why wait until the time of the sutra collection team to kill?
Moreover, the eastern transmission of Buddhism is the result of mutual compromise between the three forces, and the personnel who take the scriptures are also the result of the joint consultation of the three parties, so how can it be possible to get rid of an important member with great fanfare, after all, he has not yet covered the sky with one hand, and once this is true, then no one in the heavenly court and the Taoists can see what is the beginning?
As the head of Buddhism, if you really want to do something stupid, then killing a member of the sutra team may be the most stupid, and directly destroying the ready-made team to show your stupidity is not what the ancestors of a religion should do.
Finally, as an established project of the Eastern Transmission of Buddhism, after the team of sutra collection was formed this time, the three forces made compromises and achieved their own interests, so no matter what the members of the group, the sutra team can still complete their goals, they are not restricted by anyone, in this context, there is no need to find trouble for themselves to sabotage the sutra team.
Therefore, the assumption about killing Sun Wukong is just as illogical and impossible, and the only thing that can die is a six-eared macaque.