Calamities in Journey to the West? My heart and form are both void.

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Summary of the passage: After attending a lavish banquet at the Dragon Palace, Wu Kong is approached by Tai Bai Jin Xing, who delivers a decree from the Jade Emperor to invite him to the Heavenly Court and receive the Immortal Register. Despite the honor, Wu Kong is reluctant and attempts to decline, expressing his unwillingness to accept. Tai Bai insists on taking him to meet the Jade Emperor, and they journey to the Southern Heavenly Gate, with Wu Kong contemplating how to refuse the celestial decree and the potential implications of his fate.

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