Great Sage Ventilation? That was King Macaque.
This quest shouldn't be too hard, right? After all, King Macaque and Sun Wukong were both monkeys. They should have plenty in common and probably got along pretty well!
"May I ask where Great Sage Ventilation lives?"
"That, Old Sun doesn't know. King Macaque comes and goes without warning, appearing and disappearing like a Ghost, with countless transformations at his disposal. Outsiders can hardly discover where he lives. Old Sun hasn't been in touch with him for years and doesn't know where he's gone," Sun Wukong said helplessly.
Shen Bing wore an expression that said he'd expected as much and casually tapped the quest in the Quest List. Sure enough, the teleport option appeared, just as he'd anticipated.
However, this teleport option differed from those in previous quests. It offered several destinations. Besides Bull Demon King and Sun Wukong, the other five of the Seven Great Sages were all listed.
That put Shen Bing considerably more at ease. As long as he could find King Macaque, inviting him to Mount Huaguo within a day wasn't impossible.
Next, using the images on the map as a reference, Shen Bing drew out the route he'd taken through the Spirit Ruins for Great Sage Sun. Then they went their separate ways.
Leaving aside Great Sage Sun's trip to the Heavenly Court to find Taibai Jinxing, Shen Bing used a Teleportation Talisman straight away. In an instant, the scene on his screen changed to a dense mountain forest.
If Mount Huaguo was a paradise secluded from the world, then the woodland before him was a primeval forest.
Ancient trees towered overhead, tangled with withered vines, blocking out the daylight.
Dead leaves carpeted the ground, broken branches lay in heaps, and no young grass could grow.
Dark, cold,