Kongo's actions towards the villagers, the Jade Emperor of the Celestial Heavens sends a young boy by the name of Nata (Nehza) down to earth to duel against Kongo. From dueling Nata, Kongo soon realizes that he is no match against Nata's fighting strength, in which he lies in the dust ashamed, and defeated. From then on, Kongo vows to become stronger and attain a majestic power just like Nata, in which he sets out on a long journey. On his journey, Kongo eventually meets a celestial master, Subodye, who leads a monastery atop a large mountain, where he offers to train Kongo as one of his disciples. After learning and then mastering the mystical techniques of cloning and jet cloud summoning, Kongo completes his training with Subodye and returns to Flower Fruit Mountain, using his new-found abilities to protect his home against the villagers. Perturbed by Kongo's new abilities and violence towards the villagers, the Jade Emperor then orders for both Nata and Dupac's elite heavenly ships to subdue Kongo. However, this task proves futile, as Kongo is able to defeat both Nata and Dupac's forces with clever tactics. After agreeing to an armistice, Kongo is invited to the Celestial Heavens by the Jade Emperor where he is given the position of supervisor of the imperial stables, a job Kongo at first believes to be one of the most important positions in the Celestial Heavens. However, after discovering this position to be the lowest job in the heavens, inferior even to a servant, Kongo seeks vengeance and raises havoc upon the heavens which eventually leads him to contend with Refang along with the entire heavenly forces. After proving himself to be formidable and indestructible after obtaining greater longevity and an unbeatable weapon, the Celestial Power Rod, Kongo is able to defeat the entire Celestial Heaven forces, taking the Jade Emperor hostage. However, after the Guardian arrives and defeats Kongo in a contest of strength, Kongo is soon banished back down to earth by the Guardian, who imprisons him within a mountain for 500 years. After being confined for 500 years, Kongo is eventually set free by Sanzo in which he agrees to assist the latter on his journey west, serving as his disciple and bodyguard. Sanzoh (Sanzo) Sanzoh is the incarnation of the Tang priest known as Sanzang. Sanzo would first be featured within episode 11 in a flash-back.