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Chapter 808: The Journey to the West: The Legend of the Monkey King Comes to a Complete End; The Expedition Against the Black Myth is About to Begin.

"Bajie! Are you leaving too!?"

Looking at his second disciple, whose emotions were unstable, a mixture of sadness and anger, yet whose eyes revealed the same unwavering determination as his eldest disciple, Tang Sanzang asked in an incredulous voice.

“Master, I’m sorry, but I have my reasons for going.”

Pigsy mumbled something, and you could tell he was a little embarrassed, but it didn't affect his determination to join the Great Expedition.

Tang Sanzang was completely bewildered; he had no idea what had happened in the past day or so.

The most trusted eldest disciple is leaving, and I've heard that the second disciple, who's always talking about breaking up the group, is also leaving!
Although his determination to travel west to obtain Buddhist scriptures would not be easily thwarted, and from the very beginning he had already prepared to dedicate his life to the journey to the west.

However, he still couldn't easily accept the departure of his two disciples, who were so determined to leave.

"Eldest brother! Second brother! What's wrong with you?! Why are you leaving so suddenly?! What will happen to Master if you leave? Should we continue our journey to the West?!"

In the original work, Sha Wujing, who was mainly responsible for carrying the load and shouting "Master has been captured by a monster!", couldn't help but become more talkative after learning about his two senior brothers' choices.

Judging from the fact that Erlang Shen and the Third Prince both descended to the mortal realm, Sha Wujing did indeed sense something different, but he was still not quite sure what exactly was happening.

However, his question suddenly enlightened Monkey King.

Admittedly, the memories of the Black Myth counterpart had a great impact on Monkey King, but this does not mean that he would completely forget everything he experienced on his journey to the West.

Although the master was stubborn, even obsessive, he was undoubtedly the most determined and least susceptible to external influences.

If it were just me going, it would be fine, as Pigsy could hold out for a while. But if Pigsy were to go with me, then the master's safety would obviously be in danger.

But after his anger reached its peak, Monkey King calmed down and was able to consider the situation more objectively. Given the state of the Black Myth world, let alone the Heavenly Court's wrath, even Mount Ling would probably take action after finding out.

In other words, the priority of the pilgrimage to the West would inevitably drop significantly.

In that case, could I bring my master there as well to protect him as well?

"Theoretically, it's fine. However, given the extremely dark state of that world, putting aside our values ​​for the moment, can you really guarantee your master's safety?"

Regarding Monkey King's idea of ​​leading the original team to retrace the Journey to the West in Black Myth, Cheng Tian expressed indifference but also offered reasonable reminders.

But then he received this reply from Monkey King.

“My master is not weak and helpless.”

Oh ho?

Upon hearing this, Cheng Tian's eyes sharpened, and the image of Tang Sanzang from "Journey to the West: The Legend of the Monkey King 2" immediately came to mind. Tang Sanzang was skilled with a tin staff, possessed profound Buddhist knowledge, and was adept at using both physical and Buddhist methods to deliver demons from suffering.

In a sense, this is indeed more in line with the original characterization of Tang Sanzang.

Historically, Tang Sanzang traveled west alone, overcoming countless hardships to reach India and ultimately complete his studies.

This is incredibly valuable; such a long journey requires willpower, physical strength, skill, and even martial prowess.

The Journey to the West is essentially a mythical fabrication that splits Tang Sanzang into several disciples, thus distributing Tang Sanzang's martial prowess among them. So, does this mean I might have a chance to see Tang Sanzang personally subdue demons?
Of course, Cheng Tian wouldn't mind letting the entire pilgrimage team go to the Black Myth Temple, but this would probably require the approval of Mount Ling. It's unknown how far the communication between these two major forces has progressed.

With the Heavenly Court making such a show of force, if Mount Ling didn't understand the situation, it might think they were about to fight them.

Of course, this exchange was no longer Cheng's business; he had already begun dealing with the main quest issues in Chechi Kingdom.

The "big bet" has been settled, and the "delayed transport" and "expulsion of Taoists and promotion of monks" are a foregone conclusion. In other words, every single player who joined the Blazing Sun Legion has essentially completed the main storyline ahead of schedule.

However, their attention had already been drawn to the new Great Expedition mission.

Actually, when Cheng Tian first acquired the Blazing Sun, they had some understanding of the Grand Expedition missions that the space had explained to the players. But they never expected that one day they would encounter, or even personally participate in, a player team cooperating with a large NPC force in an entire instance to launch a cross-instance Grand Expedition against a force in another instance.

Foreigners and people of other ethnicities may not quite understand, but those who share the same Chinese culture are extremely excited.

They'd never seen anything like it before: Heaven fighting against Heaven!

Many viewers have developed a similar bloodthirsty mentality, with an impulse to think, "To witness a battle of this scale, even death would be worth it!"

However, Cheng, who is always the brave one, still faces a crucial decision: when and where to launch this great expedition.

If it's a period of spatial stay, then the freedom of the mission is relatively high, and players can accept or abandon it as needed. The downside is that there will basically be no benefit in terms of attribute points or skill points, and players can only stay in the Grand Expedition mission for a period of time equivalent to the spatial stay.

If you choose to replace the main quest, all members will be forced to participate. Although there will be a theoretically higher reward bonus, you will lose the option to choose and can only follow Cheng Tian. Even if the quest time is too long, it will be controlled within the 10 days of the monthly trial through time compression, so it will not affect real-world issues.

For Cheng Tian, ​​it didn't really matter what, but he still had to consider the players' thoughts, so he decided to conduct a questionnaire survey and cast a vote after returning to the space.

The Heavenly Court mobilized its troops and was eager to launch Cheng Tian's grand expedition. As expected, people from Mount Ling also arrived.

Moreover, the one who came was none other than Guanyin Bodhisattva, who had a blood feud with Cheng Tian over the killing of his pet!
This time, however, the Bodhisattva seemed quite eager, as if he didn't have a cold relationship with Cheng Tian, ​​and wanted to get a more definite conclusion from Cheng Tian.

However, it was directly intercepted by Erlang Shen in his true form.

"If you have any questions, just tell me."

Before long, an icon named "Lingshan" appeared in the NPC faction panel of Cheng Tian's Great Expedition.

The previously fragmented pilgrimage team was reunited.

With the official seal of the King of Chechi Kingdom affixed to the travel document, the entire copy was finalized for the second time.

Cheng Tian also received the following notification from the space.

[You have significantly expanded the number of NPCs appearing in "Journey to the West: The Legend of the Monkey King," unlocked hidden maps, and introduced the involvement of the two major forces, "Heavenly Court" and "Mount Ling." The game space will be appropriately templated based on numerous Journey to the West-related games.]

[You have completely disrupted and ended the normal + mutated main storyline of "Journey to the West: The Legend of the Monkey King," and initiated a full-scale expedition against "Black Myth."]

Your main quest final rating has been significantly improved, and the final score is "SS"!

(End of this chapter)