The five relics that had once been embedded in Cheng Tian's equipment smoothly slipped back into the places where they belonged. The last one, Desire for Opinion, remained in Cheng Tian's palm in the form of a golden headband.
It was both the core root relic of the Great Sage's remnant body and a symbol of this world's shackles of reincarnation.
If he had not completed the hidden Mount Mei questline and obtained the sealed memories of Heavy Male Erlang Shen, then putting on these shackles of reincarnation would have meant walking the cycle anew, still unable to escape the predetermined destiny.
Yet the Great Sage's golden headband, already corroded and covered in fine cracks, did not hold together for long in Cheng Tian's hand before breaking apart on its own, like the Demon King Great Sage who had personally taken part in and fulfilled his wish, then returned to heaven and earth contentedly.
Once the golden headband had completely shattered, only an energy form closer to a conceptual existence remained. With nowhere else to go, it directly slipped into the central socket left behind on the Chosen One Template.
At that moment, Cheng Tian suddenly sensed that, with Desire for Opinion as the core, the other five roots that had originally each served their own function were abruptly linked together, truly becoming a single existence.
``` [Golden Headband Desire for Opinion: Great Sage's Root, exclusive accessory. Enlightened and spiritual, yet the long night remained unbroken. You may once again set foot upon the westward road through memories.
Golden Headband—When you are within a dungeon map region related to the "Westward Road," you may use the Earth Temple in each region for map teleportation and to reset and respawn nearby Grunt Units; within dungeons or spatial training areas, you may