While the vast majority of the Cloud Temple’s territory was desert, the clouds drifted in low altitude, and they moved slowly over the dunes like some sort of living creature.
The cumulus clouds in the low altitude coalesced to form tall, cloud-shaped men, each of them three times as tall as the Apostle’s little man, with arms that dragged almost to the ground.
They floated on the ground and walked, some all the way up to the sky, or drifted apart, some coming and going with the wind. There were also some tall quadrupedal animals that the clouds condensed out of, and they too moved slowly on the ground.
Lu Yao clicks on a cloud man.
……
[Cloud Monk of Transformation LV33
Life Value: 1440/1440
Mana: 307/307
Damage: 29
Defence: 16
Speed: 10
[Cloud
Part of the cloud itself.
[Undead]
Possesses the trait of immortality due to unknown reasons, and is able to keep coming back to life.
[Rule Projection]
A projection formed by the power of rules.
……
Unable to communicate with the Cloud Transforming Monks, they seem to live in their own world, reclining in the clouds and following the wind, wandering and strolling through the world of the Cloud Temple.
They were also not aggressive, ignoring strange visitors.
As long as they were not attacked, they would not start a fight.
Lu Yao tried to have the Apostles kill a few Cloud Transforming Monks.
After being eliminated, the bodies of the Cloud Transforming Monks dissipated into a mass of white clouds, which drifted in the air and would reshape the dead again not far away.
The Monk of the Transforming Cloud continues to float and walk.
Overall, the group of Cloud Transforming Monks did not have individual consciousness, but were themselves integrated into the rule [Cloud], and now surfaced as a figure of yesteryear. It was only imaged due to the force of the rules, and the essence was more like a group of remnants of yesteryear.
The Apostle Squad continued to move forward in the desert.
Along the way, a tall [Shadoo Tower] could be seen, and these tower pillars built by Sandwalkers stood quietly in this quiet world, showing that many Sandwalkers existed here in the past.
Suddenly, an exclamation mark appeared on the White God’s head.
“Lord Masamune, there is some sort of special treasure approaching rapidly in the due north direction.”
He possessed the [Treasure Seeker] trait, and was very keen on all kinds of treasures.
Soon, the treasure that was actively approaching drilled out of the sand.
Instead, it was a giant fish head.
Lu Yao even distinguished it and thought that it should be a catfish head. This was because a sandfish’s head was rather flat, with a large mouth, several strands of long whiskers, and a pair of straight eyes.
The only problem was that it was completely made up of sand, only revealing a fat fish head in the desert.
The sandfish opens its mouth and a dialogue box emerges from the top of its head.
“Guests from afar, the Yunzhong Temple welcomes your visit, the little monk is the guest monk here.”
Lu Yao clicked on the fish head.
……
[Drum Fish LV88] Knowing Monk
Life Value: 28679/28679
Mana: 4407/4407
Damage: 122
Defence: 160
Speed: 18
Undead
Possesses the trait of immortality due to unknown reasons, and is able to constantly resurrect.
[Symbiote]
Exists as a symbiote of multiple individuals, gaining additional benefits.
Sand Elemental Mystery
Doubles speed in sand, gaining the [Undead] trait.
Debater
Prefers to win or lose through words rather than fighting and slaying.
[Convincing People by Virtue LV8
[Drum Fish Exclusive Ability]
Regardless of who he faces, he will be courteous, and if the opponent is decent, the Drum Fish will be even more humble. Once the opponent continues to speak out of turn or lacks etiquette, the Drum Fish’s anger will rise and enter the [Subduing People with Power] stance, with all combat attributes greatly increased.
……
Lu Yao read the ability description twice before and after.
Unlike the Rule Projection of the Monk of the Transforming Cloud, the reason why this catfish didn’t die was because it had mastered the Sand Elemental Mysteries. In other words, it was immortal in this desert home base, and only by taking it out of here or transforming the environment could it be completely eliminated.
In addition, the Drum Fish’s [Conquer by Virtue] ability could also trigger the transformation, and by then, it might not have a small increase in battle power, which was also a hidden danger.
However, Lu Yao wasn’t worried.
If you want to chat everyone, you can chat properly, and to fight he has LV99 Forrest’s Apostle Soulmark. If you really can’t, it’s not impossible to rain down and transform the surroundings and kill them by force.
The Knowing Monk asked, “Are you guys confused about a lot?”
“It has been many eons since any guests have come here, and it is truly a blessing to see you all. Surprisingly, there is a god himself, so the young monk is Avray honoured.”
Isabelle dealt with Lu Yaofang as his ambassador.
“May I ask, are the gods still here?”
“Lord Yun Cui Hak disappeared in the 511th Era.”
“Disappeared? The gods abandoned the divine kingdom?”
The Knowledgeable Monk did not shy away from the truth and said, “Allow me to correct you, it was not that the gods abandoned the Cloud Temple, but rather the gods gave this place their last gift, and Lord Yun Cui Hak hoped that a new god would be birthed here.”
Isabel continued to enquire, “Then may I ask if the gods are still coming back?”
“……”
The fish-headed Knowing Monk seemed to be thinking.
A moment later, words emerged from the box on its head, “Lord Cloud Cui Hak had integrated many gravel worlds into the Cloud Temple, wanting to make this damaged world complete.”
“Lord Yun Cui Hak was impacted by the power of the world’s rules and exhausted the fire of faith, and in the end He left.”
A question mark surfaced above Isabel’s head, “Why did the gods do that?”
“Lord Cloud Cuirassier wanted to return to his hometown.”
“Hometown?”
“Lord Cloud Cui-Cui Hak comes from a distant world where it is impossible to stay, only to continue to rise or fall.”
The Knowledgeable Monk almost knew everything: “In a great disaster, the divine kingdom was damaged and kept falling, so it became the Cloud Cui Hak Temple.”
“Lord Yun Cui Hak needed many gods in order to set the Divine Kingdom sailing again and return to its distant homeland.”
As Lu Yao listened, he felt that this Cloud Cui Hak should have been quite powerful in the past as well.
Isabelle raised a key question, “Why must we cultivate local gods instead of trying to obtain other Genus Gods? It should be a lot easier to find them if they are sought out through the outside divine kingdoms.”
“Because it would take a lot of gods, thousands of them, to complete this long-distance journey for the Divine Kingdom.”
“The Divine Kingdom needs to give birth to Gods.”
Lu Yao was a little puzzled.
Yun Cui Hak’s idea was bold, and many attempts had been made.
But, could it really be realised?
By relying on the power of just the hierarchy of the Gods, without the use of a Godhead, would they be able to create Gods on their own?
He always felt that the Knowing Monk seemed to be hiding something.
Lu Yao asked Isabel to pursue the Knowing Monk.
Catfish Head replied, “A god needs a god’s lattice, but the Sandwalker created by Lord Yun Cui Hak can hold the Flame of Faith, and the Sandwalker can go into other gravel worlds to collect the power of faith.”
Lu Yao came to a realisation.
The Shadoo Tower was found in the Feast Bird World earlier, it should be that there were Sand Walkers searching for the Flame of Faith there.
“Guests, may I ask if you need to visit this world further? The Knowing Monk will lead the way and explain for you.”Catfish Head volunteered.
Isabel said, “Then I will trouble you.”
“Please stand on the little monk’s back.”
The drumfish’s broad back floated out into the desert and everyone stood on it.
It then began to swim through the sand, seemingly moving slowly, but the surrounding dunes kept retreating backwards.
As it moved forward, the Knowing Monk said, “The fall of the Temple in the Clouds caused the rules of the world to be severely deficient, so only the two rules of clouds and sand are left that are more robust, so this place doesn’t have the same richness of the environment as the other Divine Kingdoms.”
“As you can see, there were also only two types of existence that could be called living things here in the past, one being life in the sand and the other being creatures in the clouds.”
“It’s just that numerous epochs have passed, and as the world’s environmental evolution has become further harsh, all life has disappeared. The only ones left today are the Cloud Transformation Monk, and me.”
Isabel asked, “What about Sandwalker?”
“Sandwalkers who succeeded in ascending were able to enter the adjacent gravel world outside, and those who failed to ascend were completely bound by the rules, unable to leave the world’s borders.”
“The ones that went out didn’t come back, the ones that failed to ascend were all eaten by me.”
The Knowing Monk wagged his tail in the sand.
