Requirements

Zhang Yunji was sweeping the floor when he felt someone watching him. He looked up and saw a humanoid monkey standing in the doorway. He was startled and instinctively raised the broom to his chest, staring at the monkey while saying to Luan Feng, who was wiping the bookshelf, "General Luanfeng, there's... there's Divine Beast causing trouble..."

Zhang Yunji could naturally recognize this monkey at a glance, but his cultivation was only at the Spirit Venerable realm. Even though he had just finished listening to the teachings, his strength had only increased by two levels. After all, he hadn't advanced many levels and his talent was only slightly above average, so the benefits he gained weren't particularly impressive.

Even if he were to Transcendent to Saint, he still wouldn't be able to defeat this monkey; Invincible Physical Body is no joke.

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Luan Feng frowned and looked at the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey at the door. Undeterred, she walked towards the door, stood before the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey, and said, "The Bookstore is closed today. Please come another day."

The moment those words were spoken, the atmosphere turned tense. Everyone thought that the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey would go berserk, and they all prepared to join forces to suppress Sky-reaching Ape Monkey.

To everyone's surprise, when the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey heard what the Luan Feng said to it, a look of joy appeared on its face. It waved its hands wildly at the Luan Feng and opened its mouth to say "Ah ah~ ah~", as if it wanted to express something.

"My God, is it communicating with General Luanfeng?" A cultivator exclaimed in disbelief upon witnessing this scene.

"I remember this Sky-reaching Ape Monkey was quite irritable, wasn't it? How come it's so good-tempered now?" Another cultivator was also puzzled; the contrast between the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey before and after was simply too great.

The others were also suspicious.

"What do you want to say?" As the object of the conversation, Luan Feng did not understand the meaning behind the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey's random waving of its hands, nor did she have Gongsun Qiong's eyes that could Detect everything, so she could only ask further.

"Ahhh~~" The Sky-reaching Ape Monkey kept gesturing, but seeing that the Luan Feng still looked blank, it became so anxious that it scratched its ears and cheeks and jumped around.

Suddenly, the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey's eyes lit up, and it excitedly danced around, running towards a cultivator.

"You... you... what are you going to do!" The cultivator was so frightened that he backed away repeatedly.

Everyone was startled, thinking that the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey was about to become agitated. They expected the important figures in the sky to make a move at this moment, but to everyone's surprise, the important figures in mid-air remained Levitate in the air, quietly watching the scene, without making any move to stop it.

"It doesn't have any killing intent!" A cultivator pointed out the reason why these important figures hadn't made a move. Upon hearing this, everyone turned their attention back to the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey and discovered that it indeed didn't have that murderous aura.

The subsequent actions of the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey proved this point. It grabbed the cultivator, took off his long robe, and put it on itself in a rather incongruous manner.

"Pfft~" A young female cultivator couldn't help but burst out laughing, but then realized it wasn't quite right. Her face flushed red, she whimpered, covered her face, and stomped away. (Straight-as-an-arrow Hema, one punch for every whiny girl!)

The Sky-reaching Ape Monkey didn't find anything wrong with it; on the contrary, its face lit up with even more joy. It returned to the shop entrance, struck a pose, and even winked at the Luan Feng.

Luan Feng was stunned for a moment, then her face suddenly turned red, and she ran straight to the backyard.

"Oh... I see, that's a pose the shop owner often makes!" one of the practitioners exclaimed in sudden realization.

"And this purple robe, the shopkeeper's everyday attire," another cultivator said, pointing to the purple robe on the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey.

"And another thing, that look in his eyes just now was absolutely divine! It was exactly the same as when the shopkeeper was flirting with a young woman on the street!"

"..."

"What? That monkey came to see me?" In the backyard, Ma Feifei was squatting on a small stool, buying Divine Abilities and Spells, when he heard Luan Feng's purpose for coming to see him. He was startled at first, then slapped his forehead; he had almost forgotten about the monkey...

"Could it be that he was moved by the Tao Te Ching during his sermons and came here on his own initiative?" Ma Feifei didn't even take the card from the small stool, and got up and walked into the Bookstore.

Ma Feifei was determined to complete this system task, but he hadn't had a better way to subdue the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey before, so he had selectively put it aside. Now that he had the opportunity, Ma Feifei naturally wouldn't miss it.

"Hey? Sister Luan Feng, why is your face so red? Are you feeling unwell?" It's only a few steps from the backyard to the Bookstore, and Ma Feifei still wanted to find a chance to chat with the girl, which was really difficult for him.

Upon hearing this, Luan Feng didn't know how to respond to Ma Feifei, so she lowered her head slightly and chose to remain silent.

Ma Feifei was just asking out of curiosity. Since Luan Feng didn't want to answer, he naturally wouldn't pry. After all, what young girl doesn't have a crush? Right?

Upon arriving at the Bookstore, the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey became incredibly excited upon seeing Ma Feifei, spreading his arms wide as if to step into the Bookstore.

"Don't move!" Ma Feifei pointed and said in a deep voice.

Just kidding, Ma Feifei's chest is only for women to hug in this lifetime. Men can forget about it, let alone spirit beasts. It's impossible.

The Sky-reaching Ape Monkey froze in place, staring at Ma Feifei with Covet eyes.

"Huh..." Ma Feifei looked awkward. Why did it seem like this monkey had taken a liking to him?

"So you've finally come to your senses? You want to become the guardian Divine Beast of my Mysterious Bookstore?" Ma Feifei asked, suppressing the goosebumps on his skin.

If the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey is coming to seek refuge, then this Side Quest is very easy to complete; you don't have to do anything, just fight.

"Ahhh~" The Sky-reaching Ape Monkey nodded, then shook its head, jumping around in place, leaving Ma Feifei completely bewildered.

"Can you speak human language?" Ma Feifei asked jokingly. "You're Divine Beast, is it really that hard to speak human language? Yun Qingyang is Divine Beast too... look how fluent his Mandarin is."

"Ahhhhh..." The Sky-reaching Ape Monkey was getting impatient again, scratching its ears and cheeks. Its purple robe was torn to shreds, becoming strips that, undeniably, gave it a tattered denim vibe.

"It is a descendant of the Stone Monkey, and it is just beginning to develop intelligence, so it cannot speak human language." Yun Qingyang also entered the Bookstore at some point and came to Ma Feifei to say this.

Ma Feifei knew that the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey was a descendant of the Stone Monkey, one of the Ten Ancient Divine Beast, but he was unaware that the Stone Monkey was born without intelligence. Therefore, like most cultivators, he was still puzzled as to why the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey could not speak human language.

"Can you understand what it's saying?" Ma Feifei asked. Yun Qingyang and the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey are both descendants of the Ten Ancient Divine Beast, so they should be considered to have the same origin. Maybe she can understand it.

Sure enough, Yun Qingyang nodded and said, "I can understand. It said it's willing to become the Bookstore's guardian Divine Beast, but it needs to agree to one condition."

"Clap!" Ma Feifei clapped his hands and said boldly, "Ask it what the conditions are."

Even if it's just one condition, or even two, Ma Feifei would still have to meet them to complete the mission.

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingyang looked at the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey. She didn't say anything, but the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey just stood there blankly. Then it nodded happily, making "ah ah ah~" Growl. After a while, it pointed to its clothes, bare legs, touched its head, and clapped its hands.

"What does this mean?" Ma Feifei, somewhat curious.

"It said that if you provide it with a suitable weapon, a majestic helmet, magnificent armor, and exquisite shoes, it will agree to become the Bookstore's guardian Divine Beast."