Among the temporary members of the Scorching Sun Legion who had joined the Journey to the West: The Great Sage's Fury instance, there were quite a few people from the country as well.
To outsiders, Journey to the West was merely an ancient mythological tale from another land, but to the vast majority of people from the country, it held an absolutely irreplaceable significance.
So when these people learned that Cheng Tian would be competing in magic against the Pilgrimage Team, a rather peculiar feeling welled up within them.
From the perspective of viewers who had once watched the Journey to the West TV series, most of them naturally stood with the Pilgrimage Team. Yet now, they had to stand with the Three Immortals and engage the Pilgrimage Team in a magical showdown... how should they put it? It felt somewhat "immoral," yet also a little exciting.
Especially when Cheng Tian decided to give up two of the contest slots, the group fell silent at first before immediately fighting over them.
Of course, it was not solely because they could compete in magic against the Pilgrimage Team. These two slots were also tied to the main quest segment of "wagering victory and defeat." If they defeated the other side in that segment, the main quest would be considered complete.
Naturally, Cheng Tian would not yield the contest against Monkey Brother, because it involved something rather important.
But there was no problem with giving away the contests against Bajie and Sha Wujing.
Through the contract, as long as Cheng Tian won alone, the Half-Elf, Tomboy, and Smart Head on the team would all be directly considered to have completed the additional objective.
As for preventing the settlement of "Relocating Chechi" and "Expelling Taoism, Promoting Buddhism," that would basically have to wait