After Lingyun and the Great Sage landed, the Great Sage suddenly became somewhat agitated.

"Damn the Vajra Bracelet! It's reduced my cultivation to the Integration Realm! My Immortal King cultivation level is gone!"

Looking at the Great Sage scratching his ears and cheeks.

Ling Yun, standing to the side, laughed:

"This is because the spirit of the universe is worried that you will not be able to control your temper. Once the Immortal King aura erupts, even the star field will turn into nothingness."

"It's okay, I'm here for the big guys!"

The Great Sage glanced at Ling Yun and said resentfully:

"I am the Fighting Saint Ape, who can soar to the heavens and descend to the abyss. Do I need your protection? Pshaw~ I can beat anyone below the Immortal King level! Don't forget that I am beyond the Three Realms and outside the Five Elements. My original form is the Heaven-Mending Stone, my physical body is invincible, and I am impervious to all magic!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Great Sage's face froze instantly, because he felt his physical body weakening and his protective divine aura that could withstand all magic was gone.

Without a doubt, it must have been done by the spirit of the universe.

"I'm so annoyed!"

The Great Sage was very upset, and carrying the Heavenly Golden Stone, he headed towards the Heavenly Saint City.

Ling Yun shook his head and smiled as he followed, asking curiously along the way:

"Great Sage, back in the Peach Garden of the Gods, when you froze the Seven Fairy Maidens, did you really just freeze them and then eat peaches, without doing anything else?"

Upon hearing this, the Great Sage countered with a question:

"Of course, we eat peaches! What else can we do?"

"Okay, the Great Sage is indeed very obsessed with food, and our team is full of food-loving little guys!"

Ling Yun said with a smile.

The Great Sage didn't realize what Ling Yun meant by those questions.

Thinking back to how hard it was to wait for the peaches to ripen, the seven fairies were in the way, and how could they eat them if they weren't frozen in place?

As for doing other things... um? Doing other things!

The Great Sage finally realized what was happening, "You little rascal, your thoughts are so filthy!"

Ling Yun said in a serious tone:

"Filthy? Great Sage, what are you thinking!"

The Great Sage rolled his eyes at him and said nothing.

Soon the two arrived at the city gate, where Abao and the others had been waiting for a long time.

"Greetings, Great Sage Senior!"

Ah Bao and the others respectfully bowed to the Great Sage, their faces showing restraint, but their eyes filled with fervent worship.

Even a mortal in all the myriad realms knows the legend of the Great Sage.

Ah Bao and the others must have known, but none of them had associated the monkey under the Five Finger Mountain in Tian Sheng City with the great image of the Great Sage.

Now that they have seen the Great Sage in person, A Bao and the others are extremely excited.

"Hmm, not bad! They're all geniuses! Our little team has a bright future!"

The Great Sage looked at Po and the others with the same pride and admiration that an elder would show to his outstanding descendants.

"we?"

Abao looked startled and quickly asked:

"Is the Great Sage going to join us on our journey to the West... oh no, to travel the heavens with us?"

The others were also shocked but delighted.

"That's right! From now on, the Great Sage will be part of our little team!"

Ling Yun smiled.

"That's great!" Po hugged the Great Sage's arm as if they were old friends.

"I must treat you to a good meal today, senior! It's on me!"

Then, the group arrived at the most luxurious restaurant in Tian Sheng City. The Great Sage changed his appearance and transformed into a young boy.

The boy's eyes held an endless sense of vicissitude and arrogance.

With the food and wine served, and seeing the hundreds of delicious dishes, the Great Sage's eyes lit up. Having not eaten anything delicious for tens of thousands of years, the Great Sage was clearly starving and craving more.

Just as the Great Sage was about to make his move, the White Qilin Ling Shan said crisply:

"Great Sage, please wait! Let me try out the dish for you first!"

As she spoke, Ling Shan began to taste the dishes, offering her comments on each one she tried.

Seeing this, the Great Sage was a little confused. Was this even possible?

"Every dish is great, so everyone can eat with peace of mind!"

After Ling Shan finished speaking, everyone started to pick up their chopsticks and start eating heartily. Even Lin Moyu, who had always been very quiet, no longer cared about her image.

Seeing this, the Great Sage was a little stunned again. He thought he was already very unrestrained, but he didn't expect to encounter a group of even more unrestrained people.

But the Great Sage likes it.

"Great Sage, please don't be shy and eat whatever you like. I'll have the innkeeper make another serving of whatever you prefer!"

"Great Sage, eat up! Why are you only eating so little? Is the food not to your liking? If not, we'll go to another restaurant!"

"Oh, I remember now, the Great Sage likes to eat bananas and peaches. I'll have someone bring them over right away, order two..."

"..."

The Great Sage rubbed his head, seemingly not quite at ease.

After a satisfying meal, everyone reclined in their seats, lazily digesting their food.

"Not bad, not bad! I'm finally experiencing some delicious food! Back when I was escorting Jin Chanzi, we could only eat vegetarian food the whole way, and I was so hungry!"

The Great Sage said, "Maitreya Buddha is the one who truly understands life. Wine and meat pass through the intestines, but Buddha remains in the heart!"

"The Great Sage is right!"

Everyone immediately applauded, making the Great Sage a little embarrassed.

The group then stayed overnight in Tian Sheng City and would set off for the next city the next day.

That night, the bright full moon hung in the night sky. The Great Sage sat on the roof of the inn, leaning against the Tongtian Divine Golden Pillar, gazing at the bright moon in a daze, unaware that Ling Yun was sitting next to him.

"Is the Great Sage missing his Fairy Zixia?"

The Great Sage glanced back at him, and immediately became angry upon hearing this.

"It's one thing for those people to write my story, but they had to add Zixia Fairy to it. Isn't that ridiculous? I didn't even have the Seven Fairies..."

Then, the Great Sage fell silent.

In fact, most of the Great Sage's deeds were passed down orally, and even Ling Yun heard about the Great Sage's deeds from his master.

Immediately, Ling Yun exclaimed in surprise:

"The Fairy Zixia is fictional? I remember there was a saintess in the Celestial Immortal Sect of the Rainbow Cloud Star Region who was called the Fairy Zixia. You two are not related?"

The Great Sage gave Ling Yun a look, letting him figure it out for himself.

Ling Yun wasn't embarrassed at all, and said with a smile:

"We might pass through the Rainbow Starfield, and perhaps we'll encounter that Fairy Zixia!"

"Do young people these days like these kinds of superficial things?"

The Great Sage was speechless, feeling out of place with everything around him.

...

The next morning, the group rode the Qilin out of Tian Sheng City.

The Great Sage did not choose the Qilin mount, but instead carried the Heavenly Golden Stone and floated forward.

Abao unfolded the map, pointed ahead, and said:

"The next city is Tianlin City, and its most famous food is... let me see, it's beef hot pot!"

Upon hearing this, the Great Sage asked with some curiosity:

Do you have to recite the names of the dishes every time you go to a new place?

Abao nodded and smiled:

"Of course, let's keep the anticipation alive!"

The Great Sage agreed wholeheartedly:

"Not bad, much better than when I was. Back then, I had to worry every day about encountering demons. It wasn't that I was worried about not being able to beat them, but that if I killed them, it would be hard to explain to their backers."

In the end, they were caught in a dilemma: fighting or not fighting!

Ling Yun laughed:

"There's no need to worry about these things now. Along the way, we'll drive away evil, punish wickedness, and eliminate demons!"

Of course, if there's an opportunity to plunder a treasure vault, one should not hesitate to do so!

Upon hearing this, the Great Sage nodded in satisfaction.

"Great, I like this!"