Sun Wu Kong nodded . Once again he summoned his clone and asked him to fetch an assortment of sprouts from Xuanzang ’ s garden at the monastery . An hour later , he presented a meal complete with fresh Brussel sprouts for appetizers , bean sprouts for main course and French garden spouts for dessert . When the Ox Monster saw it , he thrust the Iron Fan at Sun Wu Kong and devoured his all-sprouts meal . At the entrance of the Flaming Mountains , Sun Wu Kong swished the fan once and sent the group floating to India while cooling down the mountains at the same time . On the other hand , Sun Wu Kong somersaulted , and with one big leap , landed in the southwestern part of India to rejoin the group . After hours of digging in the Royal Library of India , Pigsy finally found the most precious cookbook on earth – the Bible of Vegetarian Culinary Arts . The group was exhilarated . They brought it back to China , along with some exotic spices . When Emperor Taizong saw the cookbook , he granted the group Three Gold Lotus Flowers . To this date , they were the only ones in China who had received the honor without having a restaurant of their own .