445: Is this Mount Sumeru?

Chapter 445: Is This Mount Sumeru?

“That’s how it is.”

Outside the main city’s teleportation array, Lu Ran met Liu Xinxin and the others.

And after they heard about Lu Ran’s encounter, they immediately became enraged!

“Are these monks so shameless?”

“Oh my goodness, it’s terrifying. I never thought NPCs could mess with professional players like this!”

“The Datafication World seems different now than before.”

“These monks aren’t those unintelligent monsters anymore.”

“It’s a good thing you went in time, Lu Ran, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable!”

…

Although Liu Xinxin didn’t express an opinion, it was clear that her face was not good.

After a few seconds of silence, she asked Lu Ran, “What are your plans? If we temporarily leave Longquan Temple alone because of the quest, will they continue to capture professional players?”

Lu Ran said, “I’ve thought about that. So, I wiped out about eighty percent of the monks at Longquan Temple. There are still some left, but with so few people and Longquan Temple having suffered such a major change, I estimate they won’t dare to do it again. But to be safe, that’s why I asked the Four Great Guilds to cooperate and send some people to patrol near Longquan Mountain. If Longquan Temple still dares to have such thoughts, then I don’t care about the quest reward; I’ll directly wipe them out. This is their last chance.”

But in reality, if they weren’t wiped out this time, they would still be eliminated when they reached Mount Sumeru.

It was just a matter of how long they could survive.

“Okay, we’ll arrange it immediately and keep a close watch on Longquan Temple!” Ye Hongyi said from the side.

Only then did Lu Ran realize that Ye Hongyi should have been the one with the biggest reaction to this matter.

After all, Red Cloak Tower itself was a female guild, and to some extent, their emphasis on girls was much stronger than other guilds.

Now that such a thing had happened, if it weren’t for the fact that the remaining monks of Longquan Temple were still quite high-level, and Lu Ran needed them for the quest, Ye Hongyi might have been unable to resist leading people to directly annihilate them!

“Alright, then I’ll go to Mount Sumeru first. I hope this trip goes smoothly.” Lu Ran nodded and said.

After he finished speaking, he looked at the dozen or so girls behind him and smiled, “It’s fine now, but you still need to be careful in the future. If you encounter monks, just stay away from them. Afterwards, the Four Great Guilds will arrange for you to go back. I have other matters to deal with, so I’ll be leaving first.”

As soon as he spoke, the girls all looked at Lu Ran with longing eyes, their reluctance practically turning into water.

“Do you need me to come with you?” Cen Yuno asked.

“No hurry, I’ll go alone. This trip isn’t about solving a problem, but declaring war. I’m enough on my own.” Lu Ran shook his head and said.

Afterward, bidding farewell to everyone, Lu Ran consulted the map and teleported to the main city closest to Mount Sumeru.

After leaving the main city, Lu Ran looked outside and suddenly realized, “I’ve been here before.”

That’s right. This was the Kunlun Death Valley from before!

However, the location of Mount Sumeru was not in the Death Valley but in another direction.

Although the distance was not far, both were in this area. But Kunlun, the ancestor of ten thousand mountains, was simply too vast, and there was still a difference of several hundred kilometers between the two.

Moreover, this was the closest location to Mount Sumeru. Mount Sumeru was deep within the Kunlun Mountains, where professional players rarely ventured.

It was no wonder that no one had discovered it yet, as it was still an undeveloped area.

Lu Ran consulted the map, determined the direction, and then vanished from his spot in a flash.

As Lu Ran’s figure continuously flickered, adjusting his direction and position, he arrived at Mount Sumeru a dozen seconds later.

“No path?” Lu Ran was somewhat astonished.

What he could see before him were cliffs hundreds of feet high. Mount Sumeru was on top of the cliff, but there was no path around it.

This so-called Mount Sumeru in front of him looked more like a giant pillar reaching the sky, rising abruptly from dry land!

The highest power of Buddhism was on top!

But currently, there was no visible path leading up. Perhaps there were paths in other directions, but Lu Ran was too lazy to look.

He directly unfurled Elf Wings and soared into the sky!

He ascended directly through the air.

The next second, Lu Ran soared into the clouds.

“It really is Mount Sumeru,” Lu Ran muttered.

Although there was no road, there was an archway built at the edge of the cliff, but it wasn't marked with the words “Mount Sumeru,” but rather four characters: “Ascend to Ultimate Bliss!”

“According to Buddhist teachings, the Western Paradise of Ultimate Bliss… this location is quite reasonable. But why would Buddhism send so many experts to this godforsaken place?” Lu Ran wondered.

According to Cen Yuno, the strongest forces of the Chan Guan Seven Gates and Four Great Esoteric Sects were not the Old Monks in charge.

The strongest ones had all been transferred and were all on Mount Sumeru.

“So, if I were to directly wipe out Mount Sumeru today, the strongest group of people in Buddhism would be gone,” Lu Ran muttered.

Solving the problem this way would be very simple, provided Lu Ran didn’t have a quest.

If it were simply to destroy Buddhism, the speed would be much faster.

After Mount Sumeru was taken down, even if those scattered temples were ignored, it would be difficult for them to develop anything significant.

However, since there was a quest now, completing the quest was still the priority.

Why not take the free reward?

Thinking of this, Lu Ran flew forward a bit and landed at the entrance of the archway.

As soon as he landed, Lu Ran looked forward. The area on Mount Sumeru was still very large.

Although there were buildings ahead, they were at least twenty to thirty li away and looked blurry.

Lu Ran lifted his foot, intending to walk over.

But the next second, *Thump*~ Lu Ran directly bumped his head into a transparent shield, almost dislocating his nose.

“Damn it! I forgot about this. If this shield isn’t activated, you really can’t see it!” Lu Ran was speechless for a moment.

But it was understandable. After all, it was Mount Sumeru; it wouldn’t make sense without some protection.

One should know that some of those trash temples below even had protective shields.

Lu Ran reached out and touched it, then looked up. This protective shield should have enveloped the entire summit of Mount Sumeru. It was enormous!

However, the defense value was not very high, which made Lu Ran a bit strange. For the majestic Mount Sumeru, shouldn't the defense value of this shield be at least hundreds of billions? Yet, it was only this much?

He curled his lips in exasperation and didn’t hold back. He directly raised his hand, and the fully charged Blood Spear was thrown out.

He had recharged it immediately after using it last time, so the time since then wasn’t very long. But now, Lu Ran’s damage was more than enough to break through this shield.

Bang!

With a loud bang, the entire shield’s defense value was instantly cleared! It was as if a giant eggshell had shattered directly!

The view suddenly opened up! Golden Buddha light filled the air, and looking up, there were birds singing and flowers fragrant. The distant buildings were scattered in an orderly fashion.

Spiritual energy was abundant, condensing into misty, colorful mists that drifted about.

“Good heavens, so what I saw just now was an illusion? Only after this shield is gone is the true face of Mount Sumeru revealed?” Lu Ran muttered in astonishment.