Xu Tian Tian reached out her hand and pulled out a hair from the back of her neck.
Then she hissed.
“This still hurts a little, but it’s okay.”
“Wow, my hair can turn into incense!”
“The Great Sage's hair is ever-changing, it's amazing, mine works too.”
Xu Tian Tian looked at the hair in her hand, which had already turned into incense, and carefully walked in front of the Earth Temple and inserted the incense into the incense burner.
In the next moment, countless points of light scattered out.
The dry branches that had been entwined around the Earth Temple suddenly sprouted peach blossoms.
They were full of life again.
Xu Tian Tian reached out her hand and wanted to touch the flowers.
At that moment, a puff of white smoke suddenly rose from the ground beside her.
There was a voice in the swirling smoke, “Wait.”
It was the same voice that had asked Xu Tian Tian to offer incense to the temple before.
A moment later, the smoke dissipated, and a figure appeared within it.
It looked like a child of only seven or eight years old.
He held a cane in one hand and a tickle stick in the other.
His head was almost half the size of his body.
His bald head was covered in bumps, and his face was full of beard, like the roots of some plant.
After taking one look, Xu Tian Tian immediately mumbled to herself.
“How come this person looks like a radish?”
Hearing Xu Tian Tian's words, the viewers in the live stream instantly exploded with comments.
“Haha, the streamer's brain circuits are so unique.”
“Don’t say, it really does look like a big radish.”
“Well, I didn’t think so before, but now that I look again, I can’t unsee it.”
“This old man looks like a monster, he must not be a good person.”
“Streamer, beat him to death!”
“No, the voice reminded the streamer earlier, maybe it's a friend.”
…
The viewers in the live stream were all talking at once, but Xu Tian Tian remained calm and didn't attack.
“The little deity is the Earth God of Black Wind Mountain, waiting for you for a long time.”
After he finished speaking, Xu Tian Tian’s eyes widened.
It was the Earth God!
Just… this Earth God’s appearance… was a bit demonic.
Then the Earth God looked at Xu Tian Tian and suddenly rushed towards her.
“Like, really like…”
Xu Tian Tian was startled by the Earth God’s actions.
The viewers in the live stream were also scared and flooded the chat with comments.
“You say what you want, but don’t come over here.”
“What a rapid approach.”
“Like who? This Earth God speaks so strangely.”
“I feel like the Earth God’s words mean something.”
“I remember that the Earth God’s voice mentioned before, no matter how many times they come, they can't change their mischievous nature, that's a problem, it’s like the protagonist has been here before.”
“Brother, you're too sharp, I didn't notice.”
“That being said, it does seem like there was that line, is it foreshadowing? Or just random talk?”
“It's probably just made-up lines, in the games I've played before, NPCs often mumble, it’s useless.”
“That's other games, do you think this game is the same as the others?”
“Indeed, a game that can make such a high level of graphics and actions, the plot will definitely not be that childish.”
…
“Further up is the Guanyin Zen Temple.”
“It used to be very prosperous.”
“But that great fire, oh.”
“Later, the Zen Temple was rebuilt, but what good is a rebuilt temple when people's hearts are burnt out?”
The Earth God walked beside Xu Tian Tian, rambling on and on.
Xu Tian Tian knew that this was giving the game's background, so she listened attentively.
The story of the Guanyin Zen Temple is also quite famous in Journey to the West.
Whether it was the Golden Pond Elder, who coveted the kasaya, or the Black Bear Spirit, they all left a deep impression.
A wolf howl came from the mountains in the distance.
Hearing it, the Earth God suddenly stopped in fright.
“You don't remember this place, many people have their eyes on you here.”
“Little Monkey, you're on your own.”
After he finished speaking, the Earth God turned into a puff of white smoke and disappeared.
“Wow, he just ran off?”
“So realistic, the Earth God actually ran away.”
“Speaking of which, isn't the Earth God a god? He’s also afraid of monsters?”
“Did the person who said that read Journey to the West? Which Earth God in Journey to the West wasn't a doormat?”
“I think it's like the community workers of this world.”
“Wow, that makes sense, the Journey to the West grid worker.”
“Brother, don’t say that, I am actually a grid worker.”
…
At this moment, Xu Tian Tian realized that she had obtained a Shrinking Ground Charm.
Looking at its attributes, it can teleport back to the Earth Temple at any time.
“Wow, this Earth Temple is really extraordinary, it’s actually a teleport point.”
Xu Tian Tian said excitedly.
Soon, Xu Tian Tian discovered that this Earth Temple was far more than just a teleport point.
The Earth Temple had three options.
Regulate Breathing, Shrinking Ground, plus one to leave.
Regulate Breathing restores life, mana, and stamina attributes.
Shrinking Ground can teleport between different Earth Temples.
It can also be used to upgrade points in the Earth Temple.
“Clever, this design is clever.”
“It’s like I’ve seen similar settings in a foreign game before, but it was much simpler, just a bonfire.”
“Burning incense to pay respects can activate the Earth Temple, it’s so Chinese.”
“The taste is so authentic, I like it.”
“I feel like it could be like this in the real Journey to the West world.”
“This game is so detailed.”
…
Xu Tian Tian didn't stay, after activating the Earth Temple, she continued forward.
Soon, a stone archway appeared in front of her.
After defeating the two small monsters at the door, Xu Tian Tian entered the Pale Wolf Forest.
“Quickly report to the King, that monkey is back again.”
A wolf demon shouted before falling.
Xu Tian Tian’s heart stirred this time.
Why did he say again?
But soon, Xu Tian Tian was attracted by a towering mountain gate in front of her.
The gate was somewhat dilapidated and mottled, covered in moss and vines.
But it still gave off a sense of traditional architecture.
A tall blue-skinned monster holding a giant ax, at least ten feet long, stood in front of the gate.
His aura was completely different from those wolf demons before.
Xu Tian Tian saw this and widened her eyes.
This…
An elite monster?