Chapter 585: The Temple and the White Elephant

Li Si looked at the magnificent Azus Temple in front of him, and his mental power spread towards the temple.

Soon, Li Si's mental power hit an extremely solid barrier, and he could not penetrate it at all. After many unsuccessful attempts, he gave up the idea of ​​exploring in advance.

Li Si was not surprised that no useful information was detected.

After all, this is an orthodox temple of a god, and the divine power protection in it still exists and has not completely dissipated with the passage of time. It is normal to fail in the attempt.

In this case, Li Si did not continue to delay time and walked towards the stone steps in front of him.

"Huh?"

The moment he stepped on the gray-white stone steps, Li Si suddenly felt an extremely strong repulsive force acting on him instantly.

There was no room for resistance at all, and Li Si was thrown out instantly.

However, this force did not cause any harm to Li Si. Li Si adjusted his body in mid-air and landed steadily on the ground.

Is this the repulsive force of the temple?

Is this Azus Temple refusing me to enter?

This is the restriction mentioned in the previous life player forum. Only priests can enter this temple.

But it should not be completely impossible.

Li Si was not too surprised. Before looking for the Temple of Azus, he had considered various possibilities.

Raising his right hand, a pale white sacred light emerged from his palm and gradually enveloped Li Si's body.

First-level divine art [Increase resistance]!

This skill is the most basic priest divine art. It can use divine energy to inject into the target to protect the target from damage, and at the same time exempt the lower resistance bonus.

Generally speaking, priests who want to use divine arts need to believe in a certain god.

Regardless of whether they believe in a righteous god or an evil god, they can only use divine arts normally after receiving a response from the god of faith and obtaining the power bestowed.

However, this is not absolute. There are two other situations.

One is the Yijie divine art [Increase resistance] that Li Si just used. A few similar basic divine arts do not require the power of gods as a support to use.

These divine arts are also common divine arts. Bards, mages and other extraordinary professionals can also master these divine arts without having to believe in gods.

But there are certain restrictions, and most of them are low- and medium-level divine arts.

The second situation is a bit special.

The reason why priests can use divine arts after being granted by gods is actually equivalent to the gods granting priests the power corresponding to their mastery of the priesthood, which is somewhat similar to the "right to use" of priests to obtain corresponding authority.

This allows them to master and use the corresponding power without understanding the principles of divine arts.

It is precisely because of this that priests only need to meditate continuously to enhance their mana, and understand and master the teachings of gods through the scriptures of the Church of the Gods, so as to constantly approach the gods of faith, and they can use more powerful divine arts.

For this reason, as long as the gods are willing to pay the price, they can make an ordinary person instantly become a powerful priest from scratch, which is a shortcut that other professions do not have.

However, among the player group, except for some people with special hobbies, the priest profession is not very popular.

On the one hand, it is because most priests are not strong in frontal combat, and on the other hand, the way priests upgrade their ranks is somewhat anti-human for players.

What the hell is the need to get the approval of the gods?

Most priest players passed it in a muddle, but there are always a few unlucky ones who are stuck.

Therefore, many players stay away from the priest profession.

But Li Si is different now.

From the teachings of his teacher, Li Si understood that the so-called divine arts are actually a greatly weakened version of the authority of the gods, so the power of divine arts is as all-encompassing as spells, and the gods mastered by priests who believe in different gods are also different.

The authority of the gods is the divine domain mastered by the gods, which corresponds to the different rules of the Gaia world, so different powers can be displayed.

The extraordinary domain and the legendary domain are actually the lower level of the divine domain, and can also mobilize the power of the Gaia world.

So as long as the extraordinary domain and the legendary domain are mastered, the mage profession also has the possibility of mastering the divine skills belonging to this domain.

However, this is different from the divine arts bestowed by the gods. To master these divine arts, mages need to rely on their own strength to analyze the composition of divine arts, just like mastering spells. Only after fully mastering them can they use the corresponding divine arts.

Therefore, although there is this possibility, there are not many mages who really try to master divine arts.

But Li Si is different. The purpose of his coming to the Temple of Azus is to obtain more divine arts knowledge and obtain the basic professional expertise of priests by mastering more divine arts.

Before this, Li Si had several opportunities to obtain the basic professional expertise of priests, but the expertise that could be mastered was not suitable for Li Si, so Li Si chose to give up.

After all, it was rare for his basic professional expertise of the mage [Magic Thinking] to be replaced by the higher-level expertise [Arcane Thinking] at the beginning.

So Li Si was quite picky about the basic professional expertise of the priest he chose.

Although he has not yet determined which priest professional expertise he wants to get, the specific direction of his choice has been decided.

Because Li Si is destined to not become a devout believer of a certain god, if he wants to improve his priest professional ability without restrictions, he cannot choose those specialties that strengthen the divine power granted by the gods, such as [Devoted Faith] and [Holy Soul].

The most suitable for Li Si is the specialties that can strengthen the ability to cast divine power independently.

Although such specialties are rare, they do exist.

For example, the talents of shaman professionals in some primitive tribes can use the power of the holy spirits enshrined in the tribe to release divine power.

Li Si estimated that this ability of shaman professionals should be more suitable for him. Who said that the holy spirits enshrined must be dead things? Can't he change it to himself?

Li Si has the inheritance of [Sphinx Ascension Divine Art], and his ambition is not just to stay at the legendary level.

The higher throne is his goal!

Therefore, Li Si still hopes to master the basic professional specialties of the priest, which may be of great help to his future direction.

Otherwise, if he chooses the basic professional specialties of the bard with the same main attribute of charm, there will be no such advantage.

Li Si shook his head, and after confirming the plan again, he walked towards the stone steps of the temple in front of him.

This time, because of the blessing of the divine spell [Increase Resistance] that he cast alone, Li Si was not repelled by the repulsive force again.

Li Si slowly climbed towards the Temple of Azus, and gradually this magnificent temple appeared in front of Li Si.

He also felt the pressure from the temple in front of him, which came from the majesty of the supreme existence.

When Li Si stepped on the last stone step and stood in front of the temple, the pure white door in the center of the temple slowly opened in front of him.

The rumbling sound resounded in this quiet world, like countless time passing and breaking the waves in the long river of time, giving Li Si a sacred and noble feeling.

Just as Li Si was about to enter the temple, a strange sound came from the temple.

Dong~ Dong~

Li Si could feel the ground under his feet shaking slightly, as if it was the footsteps of a behemoth approaching.

What is this?

Li Si was a little surprised. There was no mention of such a situation in the player forum in his previous life?

Could it be that some special existence that has always existed in the Temple of Azus left after the temple was opened for the first time?

This makes sense, after all, the player who discovered the temple at that time was killed by Holland because he was not a priest profession and could not enter the temple.

The players did not know what happened when the temple was opened for the first time.

Li Si took out the staff and held it in his hand, looking vigilantly at the darkness behind the door of the temple.

As the footsteps approached, the special existence finally appeared in front of Li Si.

In this solemn and mysterious temple, an unprecedented huge white elephant slowly walked out.

Its appearance seemed to be the embodiment of the power of the gods. Its height reached an astonishing ten meters, and its huge body almost filled the entire entrance of the temple. The skin of this white elephant is not ordinary white, but as warm and flawless as the finest white jade. Every inch seems to shine gently in the soft light, emitting a little warm and sacred light, illuminating everything around.

The tusks are long and elegant, gently bending forward, like two guarding arcs, which not only show the beauty of power, but also add a bit of compassion and holiness. The deep eyes seem to contain endless wisdom, which can see into the deepest thoughts of people's hearts.

The appearance of this white elephant seems to be a sacred messenger from ancient mythology, which seems to make the atmosphere of the entire temple unusually solemn and peaceful, and the air is filled with an indescribable sense of sacredness.

Li Si looked at the sacred white elephant in front of him, a little surprised.

The white elephant seemed to be shrouded in the same power as the temple, blocking his exploration.

And although he did not feel the malice from the white elephant, he could also perceive the powerful power contained in the white elephant.

Being able to appear here, this white elephant seems to have a very close connection with Azus, the god of fantasy and knowledge.

In many places, white elephants are a symbol of wisdom and intelligence, and the appearance of such an extraordinary existence in the temple of Azus, the god of fantasy and knowledge, seems to be reasonable.

"Outsider, why did you come to the temple of our Lord?"

The long trunk of the white elephant curled up slightly, and Li Si's figure was reflected in its eyes, and a magnificent voice sounded in Li Si's ears.

"I want to gain more knowledge."

Li Si was not surprised, but answered calmly.

It is not surprising that the white elephant that appeared in the Temple of Azus can communicate normally, so this white elephant is the guardian of this temple?

Then why did it disappear later and be killed by those intruders?

Li Si expressed doubts about this. With the strength of those adventurers, let alone killing this white elephant, it would be difficult to scratch its skin, right?

At least Li Si was not sure about dealing with this white elephant.

"I didn't expect that after so long, there are still people who remember the temple of our Lord."

The white elephant looked at Li Si, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

"Although it has been so long, my Lord has left the rules that belong to this place."

"If you want to take away knowledge from here, you must leave behind the same extraordinary knowledge."

"This is an equal exchange, not a gift from my Lord."

"On the long road of exploring knowledge, my Lord is just a pioneer~"

The voice of the white elephant sounded in Li Si's ears, and Li Si nodded in agreement.

Azus, the god of fantasy and knowledge, is a very special god. This god and his subordinate church are not interested in fighting, but are happy to pursue knowledge and explore the unknown.

In the church of the gods, this is also a special existence.

He is one of the few beings who treat the existence below the gods equally. As long as the knowledge or wisdom mastered can be recognized by him, he will bless them with divine power.

He and his church are committed to obtaining more knowledge. It is said that his kingdom of God is an extremely huge library, which contains the extraordinary knowledge he has collected for countless years.

Then, the white elephant signaled Li Si to follow him and walked into the temple.

Seeing this, Li Si followed the white elephant without saying much.

Walking into this temple, it seems to have crossed the boundaries of time and space and stepped into an ancient and eternal space.

As Li Si went deeper, the temple that was originally silent in the dark seemed to be awakened by an invisible force. Gradually, beams of soft and bright light fell from the dome of the temple, like fine silk gently covering every corner.

These light bands not only dispel the darkness, but also cover the entire temple with a mysterious and solemn brilliance.

The flawless white bricks constitute the cornerstone of the temple, smooth as a mirror, reflecting the surrounding light, making the entire space brighter and more transparent. Every step you take, you seem to feel a kind of purity and holiness from ancient times, and your soul is purified.

In the center of the temple, countless stone tablets are neatly arranged, high or low, in various shapes, but each one exudes a unique breath, some contain the power of warmth and light, while others exude a dark and sinister breath. These stone tablets engraved with divine knowledge have never been covered by the dust of time, as if they are eternally guarded by some kind of power.

Here, time seems to have lost its sense of passage, and everything remains in its original appearance, without aging or decay.

There is a faint fragrance in the air, which is the tranquility and peace that has settled over the years. Li Si can't help but slow down his pace, somewhat immersed in this serenity that transcends the world.

Li Si looked at the stone tablet in the temple in front of him, which exuded an extraordinary aura. This was the goal of his trip.

In the previous life, as long as the priest players spent the corresponding experience points, they could learn the magic recorded in the stone tablet. As long as the magic was in line with the priest's belief in the power of the gods, the priest players could use it.

But now, with the unexpected existence of the white elephant, Li Si was not sure what it would cost to learn the magic.

"What price do I need to pay and what knowledge do I need to trade to learn the magic here?"

Li Si looked at the white elephant in front of him and asked.