In the Temple of the Clouds, the remaining sand walkers were turned into the belly of the Knowing Monk.
Catfish Head spoke naturally.
“As long as you can’t ascend, you’ll die one day.”
“The Cloud Transforming Monks will become part of this world [Cloud], the Sandwalkers can’t.”
“They are another ascension pathway, travelling with the gravel that strips away the Divine Kingdom, the higher the cultivation the sandwalker, even a grain of sand can sustain itself. As long as they are adsorbed by the power of the rules and enter another world, they can restore themselves from the sand.”
“Sandwalkers only have one chance to ascend, and once they fail they are locked by the rules and can never cross the border.”
“The Sandwalkers left behind are all Ascension failures.”
Lu Yao combed through his mind.
The two ascension pathways created by Yun Cui Hak, the Cloud Transforming Monk was focused within the rules, allowing the practitioner to integrate into the rules of this world foundation of clouds, thus becoming part of the world, which was also like the most primitive gods.
It was just a pity that for various reasons this way was difficult to retain one’s self, and could hardly be considered successful.
Sandwalkers, on the other hand, were outwardly orientated.
This group also used the power of the world’s rules to transform into gravel, allowing them to break away from the boundaries and restrictions of the boundaries.
After entering the boundary dimension space, they needed a bit of luck to have the power of the rules of other worlds capture and adsorb them so that they could enter other worlds and complete the boundary breaking.
Sandwalkers are an evolution on top of the Cloud Transforming Monks.
The Knowledgeable Monk traced two triangular marks in the sea of sand, and text continued to emerge from the box above his head, “Little Monk witnessed one failed Sandwalker after another die before his eyes. After their deaths, they transformed into Shadoo Towers and returned to the Cloud Temple, continuing to collect the Flame of Faith for Lord Cloud Cui-ui Hak.”
“In a world where the Sandwalkers are the only survivors and the dead have long since entered the Sea of Yayoi, there is nothing that can produce the Flame of Faith.”
“The living things in the clouds, the lives in the sand, all became burning faith that once drove this world to capture a single gravel world …… Now this place has completely withered.”
“The last of the Sandwalkers begged the Little Monk to eat them so that they could exist in another form, to become one with the Little Monk, who was them, and they were the Little Monk.”
“All the memories of the Sandwalkers are kept in the body of the Little Monk.”
“In the past, there used to be 100,000 monks in the Cloud Temple, and they transformed all kinds of beings in the whole world into believers to supply the Lord God …… That was already 4,000 epochs ago.”
“The young monk is the last survivor of this world, and is the knowledgeable monk of Lord Yun Cui Hak.”
“There is only the past left in this world.”
Lu Yao drifted off.
The Shadoo Tower turned out to be the corpse of a Sand Walker.
No wonder there were many Shadoo Towers that could be seen around, and there was also one in Toastmaster’s Cup World. It seemed that the Sandwalkers who had ascended there had not collected the Flame of Faith and had stepped into death in that dry and desolate world.
Lu Yao looked towards a Shadoo Tower next to him.
This kind of simple building made of sand, with a round ball at the top as if it was a bare head, was like a monk standing quietly.
Even if they succeeded in ascending, they could not make the sand walkers immortal.
They could not reach the realm of the gods after all.
Lu Yao guessed: Cloud Cui-ui Hak knew from the start that it was impossible to succeed. The essence of the Ascension Path that He had researched was also to collect as many Flames of Faith as possible. The internal use of the world’s rules failed, so He turned to the external world.
A large number of gods were needed, and for the sake of a massive amount of Flames of Faith.
He asked Isabel to repeat her previous question.
“How did the Cloud Cuicui Monk fall?”
Not long ago, the Knowing Monk avoided talking about it.
Catfish Head finally gave an answer this time, “The gods didn’t fall, they just disappeared.”
The top of its head even showed an angry expression.
Isabel added, “I’m sorry, but how did the god disappear? Was the situation in the Kingdom of God so bad that He never even came back?”
“……”
He waited for a while before words appeared on the Knowing Monk’s brain again.
“The Divine Lord stripped out the core of this world, the Divine Palace, and He set sail with it, leaving here in the 511th Era. The smaller the Divine Kingdom is, the less Faith Flame it consumes to set sail.”
Lu Yao understood.
Yun Cui Hak directly took off with the Divine Palace, leaving behind the Temple in the Clouds.
It was like a rocket lifting off, dropping the extra weight and baggage and taking off with only the most important parts.
This world had already been maximised by Him.
Whether it was the inner Cloud Transforming Monks or the Sandwalkers out collecting, they were all fuel for the fire of faith.
“Do you think the gods will return?”Isabel asked it.
“The young monk thinks that it should not.”
The catfish head did not lie to itself.
At this time, it stopped in the sand and warned, “Gentlemen, please wait.”
One by one, the surrounding Cloud Transforming Monks stood still, and a dialogue box emerged above their heads, but it was blank.
A sound of pounding wooden fish came from the simulator.
The Knowing Monk also quieted down, and a similarly blank box surfaced above its head.
The whole process lasted thirty seconds.
Then the Cloud Transformation Monks returned to normal, and one by one, they walked again, resuming their previous appearance.
Only then did the Knowing Monk explain, ”Just now was the moment when Lord Cloud Cui-Cui Hak left. Every day at this time, the Cloud Transforming Monks and Sand Walkers will chant the name of the gods, even if they have become part of the rules.”
Isabel suddenly said, “The voice just now …… came from inside your body.”
“Yes.”
The catfish head said, “The young monk is a drum fish, and in the past, the sound was made from the young monk’s heart for everyone to chant and pray.”
“In this world of Yunzhong Temple, did the apostles all follow Yun Cui Hak and leave?”
“The Divine Lord has no apostles and needs no apostles. Every Cloud Transforming Monk, every Sandwalker, is an apostle of the Divine Lord.”
The Knowing Monk said with certainty, “As soon as we return to our hometown, the Divine Lord will regain his former divine might and possess unrivalled divine power.”
“Where is the hometown?”Isabel asked.
“The young monk does not know.”
A few moments later, the robber monk said, “Ahead is the centre of this world, where the divine palace once stood, guests, please feel free to visit.”
There was a giant deep pit in the centre of the desert, and there was a Shadoo Tower around the depression, where many Sand Walkers had sat down to keep watch over the former Divine Palace.
On top of that, there were three white stone pillars that rose straight up into the sky in the area near the old Divine Palace. According to the Knowing Monk, this used to be the facility where Monk Huan Yun ascended.
Lu Yao clicked on the stone pillars.
……
【Ben Yun Tai LV2】: A spectacle constructed by Cloud Cui Hak, Transcendents can ascend to Ben Yun Tai and turn into a Cloud Transforming Monk, generating a large amount of Flame of Faith.
Use Requirements: Level LV20 and above.
……
On the opposite side of the Ben Yun Tai, there is another brown circular staircase that forms a spiral conical structure facing upwards in the desert with a small station at the end.
……
【Into the Sand Road LV3】: A spectacle constructed by Yun Cui Hak, Transcendents who walk through the Into the Sand Road will be transformed into Sand Walkers, able to transform into sand elementals and exist.
Use Requirements: Level LV20 and above.
……
Catfish Head Knowing Monk proposed, “Are your guests interested in the Cloud Transforming Monk and Sand Walker? If you need to, you are also free to make use of these two wonders and ascend to become a member of the Cloud Temple.”
“Unfortunately, we are not interested.”
Isabel said, “Knowing Monk, now I need to announce something to you.”
“Yunzhong Temple is already Yao Shen territory, and everything here belongs to Lord Yao Shen.”
“Now I formally and sincerely extend an invitation to you, hoping that you can become a believer of Lord Yao God and join us in reshaping this world.”
An exclamation mark lit up above the catfish head, which then turned into a question mark.
It opened its mouth and inquired, “Why does Lord Yao God need to expend the Flame of Faith to acquire this broken world? There is no more life here and it is no longer valuable to the gods.”
Isabel said, “The Yao God does not value the Temple in the Clouds for its faith and population, but only because a unique and resilient civilisation was born here.”
“The fire of civilisation here was lit by Yun Cui Ke, but it is in your hands that it has grown, you have not forgotten your mission and goals, and have been scrupulously faithful to your duties.”
“The instantaneous burning is certainly splendid, the long lasting perseverance is more valuable.”
She paused for a moment, “The Yao God will not leave because of a broken divine kingdom, will not give up on its followers because of frustration, and will never destroy the future of a world because of temporary weakness.”
“Lord God will continue to set sail with this tattered world.”
“This place will be an important treasure for Yao God.”
A series of three exclamation marks lit up on the door of the catfish’s mind.
“Lord Yao God is going to set sail with the Cloud Temple?”
“The gods have no jokes.”
A large mess has emerged on the head of the Knowing Monk, and after a long while it said, “The little monk has never seen an apostle before, and does not know what an apostle should do …… The God Lord does not dislike the little monk?”
“No.”
Isabel said, “You are the only survivor of the monk civilisation and a recorder of the past, you will continue to stay here and witness the day when this place is revived.”
“Lord Yao Shen, and Lord Yun Cui Hak really resemble each other …… It is an honour for the young monk to follow Yao Shen, please teach me more in the future.”
Catfish head immediately said.
Lu Yao said in his heart, Fortunately, there is Isabel.
To this [Debater] Knowledgeable Monk, it wouldn’t do to be hard-headed, and one had to reason and talk about ideals.
Taking this world, Lu Yao’s purpose was actually very simple.
He wanted to drive the heavyweight mud truck that was the Cloud Temple.
Due to the shadow of his first time on the road, Lu Yao was always worried about starting the voyage and being gassed by another Bosein.
Now that he was on the road, the only person he needed to worry about was someone else.
This was the charm of driving a big car.
