I'm already a Great Luo Golden Immortal, how come you're only Martial Saints?

Bodhi Patriarch, listening to the sermons coming from the village below the mountain, stroked his long beard, nodded gently, and a hint of satisfaction appeared in his eyes.

As expected, Ning Chen is indeed extraordinary. Bestowing the Tai Xuan Scripture upon him was a test in itself. If Ning Chen misses this opportunity, he will no longer pay attention to this young man.

However, it now seems that Ning Chen's ability to join the mountain sect with the monkey is itself a manifestation of his profound good fortune.

Fortunately, they didn't send him down the mountain, or they would have missed a potential for spiritual cultivation.

In the days that followed, Ning Chen and Sun Wukong did their homework and practiced meditation during the day, and studied the Tai Xuan Scripture at night. Their relationship grew deeper day by day.

That day, both of them felt irritable and restless, and had no desire to meditate. So they went out of the mountain gate and wandered around Fangcun Mountain.

Ning Chen had heard from his fellow disciples that Bodhi Patriarch allowed his disciples to act freely.

However, if one wishes to descend the mountain, one must first inform the patriarch.

It was late autumn, and the leaves on Fangcun Mountain were a beautiful sight, displaying red, green, blue, and yellow hues.

Using their keen sense of smell, the monkey led Ning Chen to a peach orchard.

The peach orchard was densely covered with peaches of all sizes. Upon seeing this, the monkeys cheered and leaped onto the treetops, scurrying about in the woods and letting out sharp cries.

Ning Chen watched him run wild in the peach grove with a smile, and couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion. Perhaps only at this moment could the monkey's true nature be revealed.

For the monkey, even the seven frozen fairies were not as tempting as peaches.

After frolicking for a while, the monkey finally quieted down. He took a bite of a peach from Fangcun Mountain, chewed it twice, then wrinkled his furry face and disgustedly tossed it aside.

"Pah! These peaches are dry and tasteless, nowhere near as good as the peaches from my Flower and Fruit Mountain!"

Ning Chen chuckled inwardly upon hearing this, thinking to himself.

"You monkey, you don't know how lucky you are! Flower Fruit Mountain is the ancestral vein of the ten continents and the source of the three islands. Since the beginning of time, it has been nourished by the essence of heaven and earth, and the spiritual peaches it produces are incomparable to those of the peach groves in the mortal world!"

He casually picked a peach, wiped it on his clothes, and took a bite. Although it was sweet and juicy, it was indeed bland and just an ordinary mountain fruit.

Ning Chen swallowed the peach flesh, and seeing the monkey scratching its ears and cheeks, he suddenly felt like teasing it and casually said...

"Wukong, the peaches from Fangcun Mountain are naturally ordinary, but if you ask where the best peaches in the world come from?"

The monkey picked another peach and started eating it, his cheeks puffed out and a hint of nostalgia flashing in his eyes.

"Since I left home to seek the Dao, decades have passed. Of all the peaches I've eaten, the ones from my hometown, Huaguo Mountain, are still the most delicious. Junior Brother Ning, if you have the chance in the future, I'll invite you to Huaguo Mountain to eat peaches. They are the best peaches I've ever eaten in my life."

Ning Chen took a bite of the peach and shook his head.

"No, no. In this world, the most delicious peaches must be the peaches from the Queen Mother of the West's Peach Garden in the Jade Pool of Heaven."

Upon hearing the words "immortal peach," Sun Wukong's golden eyes widened immediately, and he darted in front of Ning Chen in a flash.

"Flat peaches? What kind of variety is that? Could they be even better than the ones from Flower Fruit Mountain? Tell me quickly!"

Ning Chen smiled.

"That Peach Garden has 3,600 peach trees. The first 1,200 trees have small flowers and small fruits, ripening once every 3,000 years. Those who eat them become immortals, gaining a healthy and light body. The middle 1,200 trees have layered flowers and sweet fruits, ripening once every 6,000 years. Those who eat them ascend to heaven and live forever. The last 1,200 trees have purple-veined, yellow-kernel peaches, ripening once every 9,000 years. Those who eat them live as long as heaven and earth, as long as the sun and moon. The taste... tsk tsk, it must be the sweetest thing in the world."

Sun Wukong's mouth was practically watering as he listened, scratching his ears and cheeks, jumping up and down, his eyes filled with longing.

"Eating a peach can grant you immortality, making you as old as the sun and moon? Are there really peaches this good? When I learn the skills, I'll definitely go to heaven and taste what those peaches of immortality are like!"

He clenched his fists and looked up at the sky.

Ning Chen just smiled and continued to eat the peach in his hand, but in his heart he was thinking.

"Although this place is good, with abundant spiritual energy and a power boost every six months, the food... it's just steamed buns and thin porridge every day, with the occasional wild fruit or vegetable. It's far too bland. Cultivating immortality isn't just about eating dew and wind; satisfying one's appetite is also part of cultivation. We need to think of a way to improve the food..."

As he was thinking, a pale blue light suddenly flashed before his eyes.

The Westward Journey Mutual Aid Group popped up, and message notifications kept flashing in front of Ning Chen's eyes.

[Wu Dajin] "@Everyone, major discovery! Major discovery! I met a high monk! He said he's going to the Great Thunder Temple in the Western Paradise to worship Buddha and seek the true scriptures! Isn't this an extraordinary opportunity? If I go with the scripture seeker, will I be able to directly come into contact with extraordinary powers?"

"Anyone want to go together? I'll send you the address. I think this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in the Journey to the West universe!"

As soon as Wu Dajin said this, the long-silent chat group instantly erupted.

[Tang Hao]: "Holy crap! The pilgrims? Really? How come I haven't met them? Brother Wu, your luck is off the charts!"

[Zhao Zhenyuan]: "The journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures sounds amazing! Does that mean if I follow it, I can acquire extraordinary martial arts techniques?"

[Qian Quan]: "Calm down! Calm down! What kind of opportunity is so easy to obtain in this Hellish God Realm? Once we leave the human realm, there are demons and monsters everywhere. With our current strength, if we leave human territory, wouldn't we just be feeding the monsters immediately?"

Several new members started speaking in the group.

[Sun Rongrong]: "But what if it's true? Could this be the only chance to come into contact with extraordinary opportunities? If we miss it, we might never have another one."

[Zhou Tao]: "Brother Li, what does that guy look like? Is he fair-skinned and riding a white horse? I just released one out of the city yesterday."

[Wu Dajin]: "Yes, yes, yes! He was a fair-skinned, exceptionally handsome monk, wearing a monk's robe and carrying a tin staff!"

"Any of you want to come along? He said the road ahead is long and requires the support of like-minded people! I think we can go with him!"

Ning Chen's heart skipped a beat as he looked at the messages in the group chat.

The pilgrim on the journey to the West? Tang Sanzang?

Something's not right," Ning Chen thought, quickly recalling the events of Journey to the West and rewinding time.

At this moment, Sun Wukong was still at Fangcun Mountain, learning his skills with him, and had not yet caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace. Tang Sanzang's journey to the West was still five hundred years later!

The timeline in the mortal realm should be the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The Eastern Han Dynasty was nearing its end, and the Three Kingdoms period was fast approaching. As a song goes.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the country was divided into the Three Kingdoms, and war raged on endlessly!

The world is about to be completely engulfed by war.

So the one who went to retrieve the scriptures now should be the Tripitaka Master from the Eastern Han Dynasty?

Tang Sanzang reincarnated nine times before finally obtaining the true scriptures. Before him, the Eastern Han Dynasty Sanzang and the Sui Dynasty Sanzang had all died.

Moreover, they all died in the Flowing Sand River. General Sha Wujing, the Curtain-Rolling General, was banished to the mortal realm and became a demon in the Flowing Sand River after accidentally breaking a glass lamp, where he devoured passersby.

Jin Chanzi was destined to be eaten and reincarnated nine times before he was able to cross the Flowing Sand River with the help of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Moreover, these ordinary travelers probably won't even see a river, and will become snacks for the monsters and demons on the road.

Ning Chen frowned, pondering how to dissuade them in the group chat without revealing his knowledge of the plot, while also making everyone realize that following the Eastern Han Dynasty monk was a dead end!

Before Ning Chen could figure out how to dissuade everyone...