Monkey worked hard at his new post, grooming the heavenly horses, but when he found out that his position was actually a very lowly one, he Stormed back to the Mountain of Fruits and Flowers in a rage and declared himself the "Great Sage, Equal to Heaven."
但當他得知這官位乃是個「未入流」的冷差事，頓感懷才不遇，一怒回到花果山，自起「齊天大聖」名號，仍做他的山寨王。