Chapter 232: The Monk Who Receives Guests

Most of the Yunzhong Temple is desert, but the clouds are floating in the low sky. They are like some kind of living creatures, moving slowly on the sand dunes.

The low-altitude cumulus clouds condense into tall cloud-shaped people, each of them is three times taller than the apostle, and their arms almost drag on the ground.

They float and walk on the ground, some walk all the way to the sky, or drift away, and some come and go with the wind. There are also some tall quadrupeds condensed from the clouds, which also move slowly on the ground.

Lu Yao clicks on a cloud person.

…

[Cloud Monk LV33]

HP: 1440/1440

Mana: 307/307

Damage: 29

Defense: 16

Speed: 10

[Cloud]

It is part of the cloud.

[Undead]

For unknown reasons, it has the characteristics of immortality and can be resurrected continuously.

[Rule Projection]

The projection formed by the power of rules.

…

The Huayun monks cannot communicate. They seem to live in their own world, following the wind and wandering in the world of Yunzhong Temple.

They are not aggressive and ignore strangers.

As long as they are not attacked, they will not fight.

Lu Yao tried to let the apostles kill several Huayun monks.

After being eliminated, the bodies of Huayun monks dissipated into groups of white clouds, which floated in the air and reshaped the dead not far away.

The Huayun monks continued to walk erratically.

In general, the group of Huayun monks does not have personal consciousness. They have been integrated into the rules [cloud], and now they have emerged one by one. It is only because of the power of the rules that they are formed. In essence, they are more like a group of afterimages of the past.

The apostle team continued to move forward in the desert.

Along the way, you can see tall [Sand Towers]. The towers built by these sand walkers stand quietly in this quiet world. It can be seen that there were many sand walkers here in the past.

Suddenly, an exclamation mark appeared on the head of the White God.

"Lord Zhengshen, there is some special treasure approaching quickly in the north."

He has the characteristic of [Treasure Hunter] and is very sensitive to various treasures.

Soon, the treasure that approached actively emerged from the sand.

It was a huge fish head.

Lu Yao even identified it and thought it should be a catfish head. Because the head of the catfish is relatively flat, with a big mouth, several long whiskers, and a pair of straight eyes.

The only problem is that it is made entirely of sand, with only a fat fish head exposed in the desert.

The catfish opened its mouth and a dialog box appeared on its head.

"Guests from afar, Yunzhong Temple welcomes your visit. I am the monk who knows guests here."

Lu Yao clicked on the fish head.

……

[Drum Fish LV88] Monk of Reception

HP: 28679/28679

Mana: 4407/4407

Damage: 122

Defense: 160

Speed: 18

[Undead]

Possessing the undead attribute for unknown reasons, and can be resurrected continuously.

[Symbiote]

Exists in a symbiotic state with multiple entities, gaining additional benefits.

[Sand Element Secret]

Double speed in the sand, gaining the [Undead] attribute.

[Debater]

Prefers to decide the outcome through language rather than fighting.

[Conquer People with Virtue LV8]

[Drum Fish Exclusive Ability]

No matter who you face, you will be polite. If the opponent is decent, the drum fish will be more modest. Once the opponent continues to speak rudely or lacks etiquette, the drum fish will become angry and enter the [Conquer People with Force] state, and all combat attributes will be greatly improved.

……

Lu Yao read the ability description twice.

Unlike the rule projection of the Huayun monk, the reason why this catfish is immortal is because it has mastered the secret of the sand element. In other words, it is immortal in this desert home, and it can only be completely eliminated by taking it out of here or transforming the environment.

In addition, the drum fish's ability of [Conquering People with Virtue] may also trigger transformation, which may increase the combat power by a lot, which is also a hidden danger.

However, Lu Yao is not worried.

If you want to talk, let's talk well. If you want to fight him, he has the apostle soul seal of Forester at LV99. If it doesn't work, it's okay to transform the surrounding environment by rain and force killing.

The monk who knows guests asked: "Do you have a lot of confusion?"

"There have been no guests here for many epochs. It's a blessing to see you all. I am deeply honored that there are gods coming in person."

Isabel negotiated with him as Lu Yao's ambassador.

"Excuse me, are the gods still here?"

"Lord Yuncuike disappeared in the 511th epoch."

"Disappeared? Did the gods abandon the kingdom of God?"

The monk in charge of reception did not shy away and said, "Let me correct you. It is not that the gods abandoned Yunzhong Temple, but that the gods gave this place their last gift. Lord Yuncuike hopes that new gods can be born here."

Isabelle continued to ask, "Then may I ask if the gods will come back?"

"..."

The fish-headed monk in charge of reception seemed to be thinking.

After a moment, the words appeared in the frame above its head: "Lord Yuncuike once integrated many gravel worlds into Yunzhong Temple, wanting to make this damaged world complete."

"Lord Yuncuike was impacted by the power of the world's rules, exhausted the fire of faith, and finally left."

A question mark appeared above Isabel's head: "Why did the gods do this?"

"Lord Yuncuike wants to return to his hometown."

"home?"

"Master Yun Chunke comes from a distant world. He cannot stay there. He can only continue to rise or fall."

Zhike Monk almost knew everything: "In a huge disaster, the Kingdom of God was damaged and continued to fall, so it became Yunzhong Temple."

"Lord Yun Zhike needs many gods to restart the Kingdom of God and return to his distant hometown."

When Lu Yao heard this, he felt that Yun Zhike must have been quite powerful in the past.

Isabel raised a key question: "Why must we cultivate local gods instead of trying to obtain other gods? It should be much easier if we look for them through external divine kingdoms."

"Because it takes many gods, thousands of them, to complete this long-distance journey of the Kingdom of God."

"The kingdom of God needs to give birth to gods."

Lu Yao was a little confused.

Yunhuike's ideas are bold and he has made many attempts.

But, is it really possible?

Can you create your own gods by relying on the power of the gods alone, without the need for godhead?

He always felt that Zhike Monk seemed to be hiding something.

Lu Yao asked Isabel to question Zhi Ke Monk.

Catfish Head replied: "Gods need divine power, but the Sand Walker created by Lord Yunhuike can hold the fire of faith. The Sand Walker can enter other gravel worlds to collect the power of faith."

Lu Yao suddenly realized.

The Shadu Tower was discovered in the world of the Banquet Bird before. There should be Sand Walkers looking for the Fire of Faith there.

"Guests, do you want to visit this world further? Zhike Monk will guide you and explain it." Catfish Head volunteered.

Isabel said: "That would be troublesome."

"Please stand on the young monk's back."

The drum fish's broad back emerged from the desert, and everyone stood on it.

Then it began to swim in the sand, seemingly moving slowly, but the surrounding sand dunes continued to recede.

As they moved forward, Zhike Monk said: "The fall of Yunzhong Temple caused serious defects in the rules of the world, so only the two rules of Yun and Sha are relatively sound, so there is no rich environment like other divine kingdoms here."

"As you can see, there used to be only two living creatures here, one was the life in the sand, and the other was the life in the clouds."

"It's just that many epochs have passed, and as the world's environment has evolved further, all life has disappeared. Now the only ones left are Huayun Monk and me."

Isabelle asked, "Where's the Sandcrawler?"

"Sand Walkers who successfully ascend can enter the nearby gravel world outside. Sand Walkers who fail to ascend are completely bound by the rules and cannot leave the boundaries of the world."

"Those who went out did not come back, and those who failed to ascend were eaten by me."

The Zhike monk swung his tail in the sand.