If I'd known there would be such a damn awful quest later, I never would have gotten involved with Thousand-Mile Eye.
Thousand-Mile Eye really is my jinx!
Uh... all right, that's going a bit too far. Although the reward he gave me for finding the illusory rainbow immortal crystal was pretty meager, it was also the thing that helped me most. Without Dream Glass, Phantom Immortal Technology would never have grown to its current size.
Shen Bing also found something puzzling about the quest before him: it actually had no time limit.
How can a quest without a time limit have a failure penalty? If I simply never do it, won't I never fail?
But Shen Bing knew that thought was naive. The system probably would not leave him such a massive loophole to exploit.
There was probably some hidden catch behind this situation.
So he had better steal what he needed to steal as soon as possible.
"How do I steal Peaches of Immortality?"
Shen Bing reckoned he would have to consult a veteran about this.
Who was the veteran? Wasn't that obvious? The Great Sage Equal to Heaven, of course.
"I hope that monkey hasn't truly become a Buddhist. Otherwise, stealing is one of Buddhism's major prohibitions. If I go to his door to discuss this, he might kill me with one swing of his staff."
Regardless, Shen Bing went to Mount Huaguo.
Flowers bloomed in profusion on Mount Huaguo throughout the year, but Shen Bing was in no mood to admire the scenery.
When he reached the Cave Abode halfway up the mountain, Shen Bing saw the monkey lying on a stone chair, watching a few of his monkey followers pick lice in the sunshine out of sheer boredom.
"You certainly know how to enjoy yourself, Great