King of Creation

Chapter 1880: Chapter 1865: A Display of Power

The tribe where the Yizhi Temple is located is known as the place favored by the Heavenly God, also called the Golden Tribe.

It is the largest, most powerful, wealthiest, and most populous tribe in the entire Yizhi Sand Sea.

The sprawling oasis extends over a thousand miles, giving it a population exceeding ten million, making it the most prosperous place in the entire Sand Sea.

Adjacent to the Yizhi Temple, the city walls of Golden City shimmer like glass, in a sense, it is the capital city of the Sha Clan people.

Flying over Golden City, Ye Zhen felt that this city could not compare to the state city of the Lower State of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but it is the most prosperous city he has seen in the entire Sand Sea.

Compared to when Ye Zhen first arrived, both inside and outside Golden City and around the Yizhi Temple, the place is much more bustling.

The arrival of tens of thousands of tribal chiefs and their guards, along with the blue-robed priests and green-robed priests originally stationed in various tribes, have increased the population of Golden City by hundreds of thousands, driving up the prices of various goods.

In the unhurried introductions by the Chief Steward Huang, Ye Zhen flew to the outskirts of the Yizhi Temple and then descended from the sky.

Out of respect for the Yizhi Sand Sea Sky God, apart from the Sand Sea Divine Priest, no one is allowed to fly in the air.

"Sir, this way please, the Grand Priest is waiting for you in the temple."

Following Chief Steward Huang around the temple complex, Ye Zhen noticed that the most prevalent statues were those of the Yizhi Sand Sea Sky God.

The statues of the Yizhi Sand Sea Sky God are so numerous here that words cannot describe them.

On any column, there is a sculpture of the Yizhi Sand Sea Sky God, and every palace wall is adorned with murals depicting the divine miracles performed by the Yizhi Sand Sea Sky God.

Along the way, in front of almost every statue of the Yizhi Sand Sea Sky God, devout Sha Clan people from afar are seen worshiping.

Unknowingly, Ye Zhen became infected by that solemn and dignified atmosphere.

The temple referred to by Chief Steward Huang is the core temple complex of the Yizhi Temple, where ordinary Sha Clan people cannot enter.

Inside a side hall beside the highest, largest, and most majestic Heavenly God Golden Hall, Ye Zhen met Grand Priest Nahar.

"How are you finding the past month?" Nahar smiled heartily, as things were progressing as he arranged, nothing to be displeased about.

"For a martial artist like me, as long as there is a quiet and undisturbed place for cultivation, there is nothing to grow accustomed to," Ye Zhen replied.

Nahar’s eyes revealed a look of appreciation, "At such a young age, to achieve so much and still be so diligent, you are indeed extraordinary. Haha, I like you as our Divine Envoy even more."

"Come, follow me to meet the other elders of the temple! The coronation ceremony has been arranged, it’s the day after tomorrow.

However, before the coronation ceremony, you need to meet with the temple elders and those blue-robed and green-robed junior priests in batches, then the coronation ceremony will follow.

Well, sometimes you might need to showcase a miracle, is that alright?" Nahar patted Ye Zhen’s shoulder and asked.

"No problem."

"Additionally, remember, those elders have merely lived a bit longer, you must remember one thing; you are the Divine Envoy, the embodiment of the Yizhi Sand Sea Sky God, the most honored existence in the entire Yizhi Sand Sea, you must not lose your presence, understand?" Nahar instructed again.

"In the past two months, I’ve already built up experience."

Ye Zhen’s answer made Grand Priest Nahar’s face, resembling orange peel, scrunch up in laughter.

"Let’s go!" Grand Priest Nahar, leading Ye Zhen, entered the most central and majestic building in the Sand Sea, the Heavenly God Golden Hall.

A magnificent temple entirely cast from sand.

Upon entering the Heavenly God Golden Hall, Ye Zhen surprisingly felt as if he had crossed into a different realm.

The Yizhi Sand Sea and Golden City behind him seemed infinitely distant, while everything within the Heavenly God Golden Hall became strangely unfamiliar, even the air felt unfamiliar.

"Your feeling is correct, this Heavenly God Golden Hall forms a realm of its own, it’s the divine artifact of our Yizhi Temple." The voice of Grand Priest Nahar echoed in Ye Zhen’s mind.

Only upon truly entering did Ye Zhen realize that this Heavenly God Golden Hall is very large, incredibly large.

Besides the main temple dedicated to the statue of the Yizhi Sand Sea Sky God, the sides are filled with many functional halls.

Grand Priest Nahar led Ye Zhen into a branch hall, which featured a uniquely shaped rectangular sand table.

Above the sand table is a sand chair, that position clearly belongs to Grand Priest Nahar.

Next to Grand Priest Nahar’s seat, there are three sand chairs on each side, a total of seven sand chairs.

At this moment, apart from Grand Priest Nahar’s sand chair, the third chair on the right is also empty, which should belong to Meng Lixi.

Seeing Grand Priest Nahar enter, the five Sand Sea Divine Priests already seated stood up simultaneously.

Based on the information provided by Chief Steward Huang and the Spirit Shadow earlier, Ye Zhen roughly recognized the five Sand Sea Divine Priests.

With a hunched stature, sunken features, wrinkles even more numerous than Nahar’s, is Sand Sea Divine Priest Guii Gu, also the only other priest in the temple besides Nahar to have served the Yizhi Sand Sea Sky God personally.

Rosy complexion, wearing a finely tailored hemp robe, with small but spirited eyes, is Sand Sea Divine Priest Xiao Ze, also the second most powerful figure in the Yizhi Temple, seated to Nahar’s right.

Sand Sea Divine Priest Huaa Xing’an is easily recognizable, living up to the name, even deems highly attractive, even as a middle-aged person, considered enchanting.

The sapphire blue eyes, the chiseled axe-like face, would absolutely attract your gaze at first glance.

Weng Lide’s appearance was somewhat unconventional, with large and broad hands and a forehead full of deep lines, at first glance, he looked just like an old farmer from the countryside.

Sitting at the last seat right now is Sand Sea Divine Priest Wuy Youu, with a shiny bald head and a lion-like face, his entire being radiating fierceness.

"Haha, it seems you’ve all arrived." Nahar laughed, then pulled Ye Zhen to his front, "Now that everyone’s here, let me introduce you. This here is Divine Envoy Ye Zhen, whom I mentioned to you urgently.

I suppose you’ve all heard rumors about him?

This time, bringing all the priests and chiefs from tens of thousands of tribes together is for...."

"High Priest, it seems Meng Lixi still hasn’t arrived." Suddenly chimed in Sha Sea Divine Priest Xiao Ze, the second authoritative figure of Yizhi Temple.

"Meng Lixi?"

High Priest Nahar sneered, "He won’t be coming."

"How so? Why can’t Meng Lixi Sand Sea Divine Priest come?" Xiao Ze pursued the question.

"This matter is quite long to explain, come, sit down, we’ll talk it over slowly." High Priest Nahar waved his hand and proceeded to his seat.

The other Sand Sea Divine Priests took their seats accordingly.

According to Nahar’s plan, Ye Zhen would temporarily sit at Meng Lixi’s seat. After his detailed introduction, Ye Zhen would display several divine miracles, followed by Ye Zhen being elevated in rank.

Regarding seating arrangements, this would be the first position to his left, which Nahar had already planned.

For a period, Ye Zhen, as Divine Envoy, would become the second person of the entire Yizhi Temple.

High Priest Nahar’s expectations were good, but just as they sat down, the empty seat of Sand Sea Divine Priest Meng Lixi unexpectedly crumbled into a pile of sand for no apparent reason.

The eyelid of High Priest Nahar, who hadn’t yet sat down, drooped, and his expression immediately turned sullen.

Ye Zhen’s gaze also hardened.

This was a show of power.

The sand chairs within the temple, although formed of sand, were reinforced with powerful Dao Patterns, they wouldn’t crumble easily—not even by a regular Realm King Realm expert in a short time.

Now suddenly collapsing into sand, there must be someone behind this.

This Heavenly God Golden Hall is its own realm, the one who manipulated it must be one of the other five Sand Sea Divine Priests present, clearly, there’s someone who doesn’t want Ye Zhen to join them.

"Since Meng Lixi can’t make it here, there’s no need to keep his chair either." The slow voice of third-ranked Sand Sea Divine Priest Xiao Ze clearly indicated that it was him who orchestrated this.

Simultaneously, he expressed his stance—not welcoming Ye Zhen.

Almost in unison, fourth and sixth ranked Sand Sea Divine Priests Huaa Xing’an and Wuy Youu also voiced their attitudes.

"Certainly so!"

"He can’t make it, so there’s no need to keep it."

High Priest Nahar’s expression turned gloomy, the underlying struggle here was quite subtle.

No matter if Nahar reorganized a sand chair for Ye Zhen, this show of power was a certainty for Ye Zhen to face.

At the same time, these three Sand Sea Divine Priests used this method to express that Ye Zhen is not yet part of this circle.

In the same moment, Ye Zhen understood that these three - Sha Sea Divine Priest Xiao Ze, Huaa Xing’an, Wuy Youu - form a faction within Yizhi Temple.

Whether the remaining Guii Gu and Weng Lide were on High Priest Nahar’s side was still unclear.

But Ye Zhen was sure that it was these three immediately in front of him who were showing him power.

This displeased Ye Zhen greatly.

Ye Zhen came today to solidify his position as Divine Envoy, not to endure humiliation or be shown power.

Glancing around, a thought crossed Ye Zhen’s mind, and he suddenly walked to the side of the chair at the top of the table belonging to High Priest Nahar.

"The glory of the Heavenly God is omnipresent."

With a soft murmur, countless vines emerged from under Ye Zhen’s feet, instantly forming a chair entirely made of green vines beside High Priest Nahar’s chair.

Under the astonished gazes of everyone, Ye Zhen sat casually in the green chair next to High Priest Nahar as though it was his own cozy couch.

The green vines continued to grow wildly, even covering the sand table with uniquely shaped green vines, filling the entire hall with comforting greenery in an instant.

Rank six Sand Sea Divine Priest Wuy Youu’s bald head shook, his eyes emitted a fierce light, "Not just anyone can bring the glory of the Heavenly God!"

With Wuy Youu’s voice, earth-yellow brilliance surged like waves towards Ye Zhen’s green vine chair!