FMP Story idea

I have been researching through different types of stories and folklore's to see if I could find anything to help me come up with a story idea of my own.

After looking I was told about a story called Journey to the West which is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming Dynasty.

A tale of Buddhism, adventure, culture and Chinese mythology, Journey To The West tells the fictional account of a pilgrimage undertaken by the Buddhist monk Xuanzang, also known as Prince Tripitaka, to retrieve sacred scrolls from India.

On his journey Xuanzang is appointed three unruly disciples by Buddha in the form of the greedy pig beast Pigsy, the river monster Sandy and his most valuable disciple Monkey. Hatched from a stone egg when the Earth was still young and granted the secrets of heaven and earth, the mischievous and irrepressible Monkey rides on clouds, can turn invisible and transform into any other shape. Monkey’s special skills become invaluable when the traveling group is pitted against dragons, bandits, and evil magicians that threaten to put an end to their quest. Along his journey, Xuanzang rides a white horse that is a Dragon Prince who has promised to keep him going on his journey. All of Xuanzang’s disciples agree to help him on his journey to atone for past crimes; Pigsy for terrorizing a village, Sandy for eating unfortunate passers-by and Monkey for disrupting the business of the Gods and causing havoc in heaven.  

Journey to the West begins by telling the tale of how Monkey came into existence and the mischief he caused that got him into so much trouble with the gods, which ultimately resulted in him being trapped under Five Element Mountain by Buddha. After this, the book then picks up with Xuanzang and his reluctant start on his journey towards enlightenment.

There was also a game made from this story called Journey west 
it follows the basic outline of the plot from the novel  but softens it a little with most of the heroes' negative characteristics removed.

The game's plot are heavily based between Buddhism and Hinduism. Buddhism is the main religion in this game where Sanzo and his party member must save Buddha, while gods from Hinduism are the main antagonists.
 

Also the story and characters from a show called Dragon Ball were partly inspired by the Chinese folk novel Journey to the West, though they diverge from the novel very quickly.