Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

"They'll beat you until you're willing to be friends with them."

Ye Yuchan: "..."

The creator of this monster is a real genius.

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In the end, Yunping still took out a few rainbow lollipops from his storage ring as a symbol of friendship and gave them to them. The group of genderless but all of them were enormous parrot-like monsters, who were quite excited to accept the gift—even though the small lollipops were not enough to fill their teeth.

But since it's a symbol of friendship, whether it's practical or not doesn't really matter. After all, these are extreme philanthropists who value the sentiment.

She's way better than that girl who only cares about money!

Finally, after they carefully hid the lollipops in a coffin-like box called the "Friendship Treasure Chest," Yun Ping and Ye Yuchan, whose faces were practically screaming "I'm questioning life," were able to move on.

To be precise—led by this group of suddenly incredibly hospitable and enthusiastic young parrot monsters, they headed deeper into the palace.

"Speaking of which," a light, childlike voice came from the enormous bird head, "if I'm not mistaken, you're not demons, you're humans, right?"

Ye Yuchan's hand, which was pushing the wheelchair, stiffened slightly, and she turned to look at Yun Ping—

The meaning is clear: you're in charge here.

The old rogue shrugged helplessly, making no attempt to hide it: "As you can see, we are indeed human."

The enormous monster immediately showed a delighted expression: "Eh~ How rare! I never thought we could actually be friends with humans~ Hehehe..."

"Yes, yes! Most of those who came here before were demons, although they were also devout believers, that's for sure~"

"Sometimes there are mischievous little demons who come to cause trouble, but this is the first time I've ever seen a human!"

"We can be friends with humans now!"

—The other parrot monsters also began to chime in.

Ye Yuchan closed her eyes, her face contorted with stomach pain. If she hadn't seen the horrific scene before her, and had only heard the sounds, it would have sounded like a group of innocent children having a joyful conversation. But once she opened her eyes, the terrifying sight made Ye Yuchan think she might have nightmares that night.

but--

"believer?"

Compared to Yu Chan, who was still not quite recovered, Yun Ping, who was already used to the characteristics of these monsters, noticed some strange terms: "What does 'devout believer' mean?"

"Hey hey hey? Don't you guys know?"

Upon hearing this, the demons immediately stopped in their tracks and turned to Yun Ping in astonishment.

Fortunately, there was only astonishment in his expression, and not a trace of hostility.

Yunping also noticed this, and then nodded sincerely: "No, I'm not quite sure."

"Eh...so you didn't come here on a pilgrimage after all?"

"Pilgrimage?" Ye Yuchan frowned slightly and looked at Yun Ping in confusion. "Old rogue... what are they talking about?"

In fact, not only Ye Yuchan, but Yun Ping himself was also confused about the situation.

Pilgrimage, believers... no matter how you look at it, these are all things related to clergy.

But if we're talking about gods in this world, we should say it's God, but God isn't so bored as to create a religion on his own.

Moreover, judging from the attire in this area, it seems that they have little to do with the group of old monks from the Western Paradise.

If that's the case, then what these monsters call believers, what do they believe in...?

What is it?

Fearing that asking directly might cause unnecessary misunderstandings, Yunping asked indirectly, "So, you are all believers?"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the parrot demon standing in front of Yun Ping and Ye Yuchan proudly puffed out its chest, and as it trembled, the ground beneath its feet began to shake violently.

As expected of a monster whose weight is measured in tons, even puffing out its chest or raising its head can cause a small earthquake...

"We are all devout believers in the blazing sun, and we believe in the absolute true god of the sun!"

……

The Sun... the True God...

Ye Yuchan suddenly felt as if her worldview had been greatly shaken. She tugged blankly at Yun Ping's sleeve, who was equally bewildered, and said softly:

"If my memory serves me right, I should have lived in a fantasy world for over twenty years, right? This Sun God... why does it seem a bit like a Western fantasy world? Have we time-traveled again?"

Faced with this seemingly magical problem, Yunping silently closed his eyes, scanned his surroundings with his divine sense, and finally confirmed one thing.

Yes, they didn't time travel.

Where did that name, "True Sun God," with its incredibly fantastical feel, come from?

and many more……

sun?

Yun Ping raised an eyebrow: "Could it be that Yang Que Ying Huo's chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) has suddenly flared up..."

"You mean..." Ye Yuchan immediately realized, "They worship that Yangque Yinghuo?"

"Probably."

Yangque Yinghuo is the most intense of all fires, unlike other extreme fires such as Dahuang Tianyan and Youming Guihuo. It is a pure fire, containing nothing else.

It is precisely because of its purity that it possesses a terrifying radiance comparable to that of the dazzling ancient star, the sun. If it were to unleash its full power, it would undoubtedly have the ability to become a second sun, or even surpass it...

Therefore, it is not impossible for him to be called the true god of the sun.

The name just feels so familiar...

"What? What are you talking about?"

It was at this moment that Ye Yuchan and Yun Ping's conversation caught the attention of the group of parrot demons, who all lowered their heads and looked at the two of them curiously.

Yun Ping waved his hand, then his gaze fell on the group of demons. Some past scenes automatically surfaced in his mind, and he blurted out, almost unconsciously, "Speaking of which, what race are you...?"

"us?"

He seemed a little puzzled by Yunping's question, but since they were friends, he had to answer without reservation.

"We are the Golden Crow tribe!"

Golden Crow...

Well, another one related to the sun.

Ye Yuchan, on the other hand, was almost blinded by the sight of Xihe.

It would be quite a challenge for her to admit that this group of strangely cute monsters in front of her are Golden Crows.

However, this incident was just a minor episode. After all, everyone was a friend, so even though Yunping and Ye Yuchan were not there for a pilgrimage or to become believers, the Golden Crows would not make things difficult for them or obstruct them.

—Friend, this is really useful.

Finally, led by the Golden Crows, Yun Ping and Ye Yuchan arrived at a crimson spiral staircase deep inside the palace. The staircase, which was tens of meters high, seemed to lead to the upper levels of the palace.

"Since you're here to find someone, we won't go upstairs with you."

—With your size, I doubt you could even make it up there…

The complaints in one's heart cannot be directly uttered aloud.

Yunping nodded to the Golden Crows with a friendly smile, then heard their reminder:

"Speaking of which, you should be careful when you go up there. The elders don't really like outsiders."

"Elder?"

Ye Yuchan tilted her head as she was about to activate the wheelchair ladder function.

The leading golden crow nodded its enormous head and continued, "Hmm, they are elders who specifically act as agents of divine language. They are very fierce... especially towards outsiders. Last time, a few demons broke in, and the elders roasted them half-cooked as sacrifices..."

Medium-rare!

Isn't that practically edible?!

Are all clergy members this terrifying these days...?

Seeing Ye Yuchan's face suddenly turn pale, the leading Golden Crow hurriedly explained, "No... but you should be fine, as long as you're a little careful, or tell the elders you want to become believers, that way..."

"Is there no problem?" Ye Yuchan asked hopefully.

Jinwu shook its big head: "That's not quite true. A long time ago, a demon also told the elder that he wanted to become a believer, and his fate was much better than those demons."

"It was only cooked to medium-rare, so it's not a particularly serious injury..."

Ye Yuchan finally understood.

There are hardly any normal living beings in this palace.

One layer is a group of extreme sympathizers who are psychopaths who will beat you down until you become friends with them if you don't become friends with them.

The second floor is a barbecue expert's place; I reckon if a sheep-type demon went in, all that would come out would be lamb skewers without cumin.

Yunping responded calmly to the Golden Crows' kind reminder: "Alright, thank you for the reminder. We will try our best to avoid those elders."

"Yeah, yeah, I don't want my new friend to be roasted to a medium-rare state..."

Ye Yuchan: "And I don't want it cooked to three-tenths done..."

……

So the two quickly bid farewell to the Golden Crows and instead set off on the spiral staircase leading to the barbecue area... no, to the upper level of the palace.

The stairs were very long, roughly estimated to be nearly a hundred meters vertically. However, since the wheelchair made by Yunping was relatively reliable, Ye Yuchan slid up the stairs in an upside-down manner, following the handrail.

—This scene is quite interesting.

But Ye Yuchan herself didn't find it interesting at all. She went around in circles countless times, until her head was spinning.

The old rogue, on the other hand, strolled leisurely up the stairs as if taking a walk, even taking out some peanuts and cracking them open as he enjoyed the scenery, showing no concern whatsoever for the potential barbecue.

About ten minutes later—

"I feel a little nauseous right now..."

Ye Yuchan, who had spun around hundreds of times, hunched over, her left hand gripping the wheelchair handle tightly, her delicate body trembling slightly.