Retracing the Great Sage's Path

"Hiss!"

Ma Feifei originally wanted to imitate Monkey King by stuffing his Golden Cudgel into his ear, but as soon as he did, he felt a sharp pain that almost made him cry out. He quickly took the Golden Cudgel out and finally just held it in his palm, continuing to say to the East Sea Dragon King, "This piece of iron is useful, but there's another story behind it."

The Dragon King asked, "Does the Venerable Immortal have anything else to say?"

Ma Feifei said, "If we hadn't had this iron back then, it wouldn't have mattered; but now that we have it in our hands, and we have no clothes to wear, what can we do? If you have any armor here, please give me a set, and I will be eternally grateful."

The Dragon King said, "There isn't one like that."

The Dragon King stubbornly refused to give Ma Feifei any more clothes, and finally, Ma Feifei got annoyed and, before the original dialogue was even finished, said directly, "If you really don't have any, then let's test this iron!"

The Dragon King panicked and cried out, "Venerable Immortal, please don't act! Please don't act! Let me see if my brother has any; I'll send him a copy."

Ma Feifei curled her lips. If she had known this Dragon King was so cowardly, why did he waste so much time talking? Wouldn't it have been better to just say the last sentence? The dignified East Sea Dragon King, an immortal with a celestial position, should have been able to defeat Ma Feifei, who hadn't even reached the Immortal Realm, in a matter of seconds. But the Dragon King just endured it all because of Ma Feifei's words about being born a saint. It was really unbecoming of the East Sea Dragon King.

What followed was simple. Under Ma Feifei's threat, the East Sea Dragon King summoned his three younger brothers: Ao Qin, the South Sea Dragon King; Ao Shun, the Dragon King of the North Sea Dragon King; and Dragon King Ao Run of the West Sea. They then brought out equipment that Ma Feifei was familiar with.

With the Lotus Silk Cloud-Walking Boots, the Chain Gold Armor, the Phoenix-Winged Purple Gold Crown, and the Ruyi Golden Cudgel in Ma Feifei's hand, the Great Sage Set is now complete!

The system notification sounded the moment Ma Feifei received the equipment.

Ma Feifei felt a chill in her heart, realizing that it had indeed affected the plot.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Great Sage Set."

"Ding! Because the host took the Great Sage Set, thus affecting the normal plot of 'Journey to the Journey to the West,' from this moment on, there will be no more Great Sage Equal to Heaven in 'Journey to the West.'"

"Holy crap!" Ma Feifei was startled, as were the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, who all retreated, thinking that Ma Feifei was planning to turn on them after taking the items.

Ma Feifei had no time to pay attention to the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas. He flew directly towards the sea, leaving the Dragon Palace, his expression very heavy.

Ma Feifei never expected that taking the Great Sage Set would affect Sun Wukong, the most important character in "Journey to the West," and even cause Sun Wukong to disappear!

What does this mean? Without Sun Wukong, there would be no Havoc in Heaven, no self-proclaimed Great Sage Equal to Heaven to Heaven, no five hundred years of imprisonment under the Five Finger Mountain, and no journey to the West with Tang Monk to Journey to the West Buddhist scriptures. Could "Journey to the West" still be called "Journey to the West"?

Most importantly, what will happen to the content of this book after we leave? Will it remain the same as the original? Or will it change from this moment on? Will it affect the quality of the book? Ma Feifei has no idea about any of these things.

"This is really a disaster." Ma Feifei sighed, flew back to Flower-Fruit Mountain, stood on the cliff, looked at the empty Flower-Fruit Mountain, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

He could have simply chosen to leave, but now his heart was heavy, and he suddenly felt like a sinner, having erased a mythical figure from his life.

It has to be said that Ma Feifei still has some fondness for the Great Sage Equal to Heaven King. In "Journey to the West", Sun Wukong is the mythological figure that Ma Feifei admires the most. Putting aside everything else, his rebellious spirit of daring to fight against the heavens is enough to make him the most outstanding character in "Journey to the West".

However, now that Ma Feifei has taken the Great Sage Set, it's destined that those previous stories will no longer appear, and it's even possible that the content of the book "Journey to the West" will change after Ma Feifei takes the Great Sage Set.

"Didn't the shopkeeper successfully obtain the Great Sage Set? Why isn't he coming out yet?" The cultivators outside couldn't help but ask when they saw Ma Feifei standing motionless on the cliff.

The narrator had clearly outlined everything Ma Feifei needed to acquire to enter the world of the book, so everything was clear to Ma Feifei. According to the narrator's notes, Ma Feifei had successfully obtained the Great Sage Set and should have been able to retire gracefully, but he was still inside.

"Could there be other tasks that we don't know about?" A practitioner asked doubtfully.

"That's possible. After all, there was no narration when the world in the book was opened before. Maybe the shop owner received some hidden quest."

Just as everyone was wondering why Ma Feifei hadn't come out yet, the projection suddenly shone with golden light, tinkling incessantly. Then, it slowly converged into a beam of golden light and returned to the book. At the same time, the book stopped turning its pages and slowly closed.

A beam of golden light shot out, Ma Feifei appeared in front of the long table.

'Ding ding ding~~'

The Legendary-grade quality book "Journey to the West" slowly fell and lay quietly on the table.

Everyone stared intently at Ma Feifei then picked up a copy of "Journey to the West" from the long table, turned around, and went into the Bookstore.

"What happened?" This was the question that surfaced deep in everyone's mind.

Indeed, something did happen, because Ma Feifei heard the system notification sound again the moment he came out.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, on obtaining the Great Sage Set. The Great Sage Set is worth 20 billion spirit Spirit Crystal. The host enjoys a 40% discount, so the price of the Great Sage Set is 12.1 billion. The host also enjoys a 20% bonus, so the final price is 9.6 billion Spirit Crystal. It has been detected that the host only has 1.5 billion Spirit Crystal. The system will automatically provide a loan to pay the remaining amount. (Note: The loan amount is 8.1 billion Spirit Crystal)."

Well, with the Great Sage Set in hand, Ma Feifei instantly became a billionaire debtor again. However, Ma Feifei wasn't worried. He now had a 40% discount. As long as he put the book "Journey to the West" on his bookshelf, the resulting profits would be astronomical. Ma Feifei wasn't afraid of not being able to pay it back; he was just worried that his fellow book lovers would go bankrupt and still not be able to afford it.

Of course, the most critical issue now is not the debt, but the fact that the system will continue to provide warnings.

"Ding! Because the host took the Great Sage Set, the plot of 'Journey to the West' has changed. Do you want to complete the plot and accept the listing quest?"

"The plot can be completed?" It was because of the system's notification that Ma Feifei couldn't wait to grab the book and run into the Bookstore, responding to the system as she did so.

Since it could fill in the gaps in the storyline, Ma Feifei naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity and immediately clicked "agree."

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for triggering the newly launched quest - Retracing the Path of the Great Sage."

"Task Details: Please find someone who can replace Sun Wukong's avatar to complete the story missions from chapter 1 to chapter 57. (Note: Books can still be read during the mission, but cannot be placed on the bookshelf.)"

"Task Reward: Legendary-grade- quality copy of 'Journey to the West' can be added to the bookshelf for fellow readers to read and learn from."