The Power of Faith Within Chen Luo

"Why is the spiritual energy in this desolate place so thin?" Chen Luo said after looking around.

Chen Luo was in a desolate wilderness, and it seemed to be on a mountain. Looking down from the top of the mountain, all he could see was a lush green forest, and looking back, he could see a dilapidated shrine.

"Is this... the outside of Gensokyo?" Chen Luo couldn't help but guess as he looked at the scenery.

"Congratulations, you guessed right." Yakumo Yukari snapped her fingers.

"Didn't you say you wanted to gather information about this world first? So I'm taking you to the outside world now. After you've gathered the information and finished your business in this world, we'll have a proper get-together. Let me treat you well. After all, you've been so kind to me for so long, so I should give you something in return," Yakumo Yukari said with a smile.

Yakumo Yukari appears extremely sincere now.

But... Chen Luo wasn't sure if he had told the other party that he was Herrscher of Knowledge.

The other party's malice was practically overflowing.

It's not that the other party wanted to kill me, but they definitely wanted to beat me up.

Never mind.

"Logically speaking, the spiritual energy should be more abundant in the deep mountains and forests. I didn't expect the situation in this world to have deteriorated to this extent. The spiritual energy is so thin even in the deep mountains. The monsters must be having a hard time, right?" Chen Luo said, sensing the concentration of spiritual energy in this world.

"It's certainly not easy, but what does that have to do with me? I once invited those youkai who still live in the outside world to Gensokyo. Now you regret it? Too late." Yakumo Yukari sneered.

In Gensokyo, while the youkai are not entirely free, they are not as wretched as they are in the outside world.

"Oh, right, since you're here too, why don't you come with me to visit an old friend?" Yakumo Yukari said casually.

"... I suspect you're trying to use me as a tool, and I have evidence."

Chen Luo instantly understood why Yakumo Yukari had sent him to this world today.

It's like a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken.

Although it's uncertain what Yakumo Yukari is planning, she's definitely not up to anything good.

"What are you saying? We're friends." Yakumo Yukari said, somewhat sadly.

"... Alright, where to?" Chen Luo glanced at Yakumo Yukari's 74% discount and said helplessly.

"Yes, Moriya Shrine."

Chapter 484 The Faith Power in Chen Luo

What kind of place is Gensokyo?

A place cherished by the gods?

Hmm, rationally speaking, Gensokyo, inhabited by many gods, certainly has the right to call itself that. But ultimately, Gensokyo's existence is a product of the continuous development of human society, which led to humans no longer believing in ghosts and gods, resulting in the continuous weakening of youkai.

To prevent herself from gradually disappearing with the passage of time, the youkai Yokai Sage, Yakumo Yukari, made many efforts.

This includes outrageous acts like lunar warfare, which involves attacking the moon.

While the main purpose of this lunar war is most likely to eliminate all those who oppose the establishment of Gensokyo, it cannot be denied that Yakumo Yukari, who can connect the Earth and the Moon, does indeed possess quite a lot.

After eliminating a large number of radical members, the resistance to establishing Gensokyo was finally reduced to a minimum.

That's how Gensokyo was finally established.

Therefore, in a sense, Gensokyo is just a refuge for some youkai who can't make it in reality.

How one interprets it depends on the individual.

Besides Gensokyo, which is a very special place, there are also special planes such as the Heavenly Realm, Hell, and the Old Hell. Even the moon is the home of certain special creatures.

Just like the world of Chen Luo and his friends, which experiences a surge and drop in spiritual energy every 1,000 years, the difference is that the passing of youkai and gods in the Gensokyo world seems to be an inevitable trend, while the Spiritual Energy Revival in Chen Luo's main world is a cyclical process.

Regardless of the situation, the truly powerful figures all have ways to protect themselves.

"Strictly speaking, Gensokyo is composed of two kinds of barriers. The first is the 'Boundary Between Illusion and Reality,' and the other is the 'Hakurei Great Barrier.' The former was naturally created by a 17-year-old beautiful girl, while the latter's function is more to sever the connection between Gensokyo and reality."

"A certain 17-year-old beautiful girl, do you need me to repeat the age of that 17-year-old beautiful girl?" Chen Luo tilted his head and glanced at Yakumo Yukari next to him.

"..." Yakumo Yukari gave Chen Luo a cold look, then snapped her fingers.

Suddenly, a huge crack appeared beneath Chen Luo's seat.

As long as Newton turns in his grave, Chen Luo should theoretically fall into this huge crack.

Unfortunately... Chen Luo didn't give Newton any face.

"Are you... sick?" After a moment of silence, Yakumo Yukari said, looking at Chen Luo, who seemed to be sitting on that dark crack.

Why do you say that?

"How could a normal person maintain a flying state while sitting in a chair?" After closing the Gap/Space Manipulation, Yakumo Yukari looked at the almost invisible narrow gap between Chen Luo's body and the seat.

This means that although Chen Luo appears to be sitting in a chair, he is actually flying the whole time.

"Well, how should I put it? For me right now, flying is more normal than walking, and it requires less effort than walking. So... is there any problem with staying in a flying state all the time?" Chen Luo shrugged.

"This is a huge problem, okay?"

"Instead of discussing such an unimportant issue, Yakumo Yukari, why don't you explain why you chose to take the bus as your mode of transportation?" Chen Luo continued to float in the air, looking at the bus that looked slightly older than his own era.

This bus is new, but the design is a bit outdated.

"Now that we've come to the modern world, we should naturally travel in the same way as modern people. Just think of it as experiencing the local customs and culture," Yakumo Yukari, opening her folding fan and fanning herself.

"There are always some idiots who fan themselves all year round," Chen Luo said casually.

"..." Yakumo Yukari's fan movements came to an abrupt halt.

I really want to punch Chen Luo.

"Hey, wait, don't make a move. When you opened the Gap/Space Manipulation just now, you made everyone around us ignore us, which was already the limit of my ability. If you do anything more attractive, the suggestion ability will fail." Chen Luo said immediately when he saw that Yakumo Yukari seemed to want to make a move.

"Tch." Yakumo Yukari was quite displeased.

"Back to the topic, because a powerful barrier blocks the outside of Gensokyo, the outside world cannot confirm the existence of Gensokyo, and outsiders usually cannot enter Gensokyo. However, if a 'Divine Concealment' event occurs with an extremely low probability, outsiders may come to Gensokyo. Similarly, those inside Gensokyo cannot confirm what the Gensokyo, and ordinary residents cannot leave Gensokyo."

"The mastermind Divine Concealment, Yakumo Yukari. Is that the introduction?" Chen Luo pondered.

"Why are you speaking such blunt truths? No, these things are usually Lan's responsibility, it's none of my business."

"Okay, I'll trust you this once."

Completely unreliable.

"Although it is difficult for ordinary monsters to enter easily due to the barrier, it is indeed possible to enter through various not-so-simple means."

"But what is the purpose of doing this?" Chen Luo asked, quite curious.

Because monsters are sometimes synonymous with simple-mindedness, especially low-level monsters in this context.

"The fact that it wasn't sealed off so strictly allows passage to those stronger or more unique youkai. These people can replenish the blood of Gensokyo, while this small hurdle has stumped those useless youkai. Gensokyo doesn't need useless people, especially those who rejected me once," Yakumo Yukari said coldly.

Those who are still outside Gensokyo in the present day definitely caused a lot of trouble for Yakumo Yukari in the process of building Gensokyo.

"And this time we're going to meet a... a pair of gods barely clinging to life. Heh, gods are different from monsters. Monsters might be weakened in modern times, but gods might die out directly because they've lost the soil that nourishes faith."

"And these two deities were extremely powerful beings thousands of years ago, when demons and monsters roamed freely. But in this modern world where faith is impossible to cultivate, they have become incredibly fragile due to the lack of faith. Even you can defeat them." Yakumo Yukari sneered, as if she had thought of something interesting.

"Hey, what do you mean by that? Do you think I'm weak? I'm warning you... okay, I'm super weak." Chen Luo said helplessly.

"Heh." Yakumo Yukari sneered again, and then her right fist struck Chen Luo's head with lightning speed.

Surprisingly, Yakumo Yukari's delicate little fist passed right through Chen Luo's head, as if she were hitting a phantom.

"Not only are you constantly flying, but you've also placed yourself in another dimension. You're really something." Yakumo Yukari marveled at Chen Luo's current state.

While Chen Luo is currently unable to harm others, others are also unable to harm Chen Luo.

They are born to be invincible.

You're telling me you're weak?

Nobody would believe that!

Yakumo Yukari's Boundary Manipulation could sense Chen Luo's state, but whether she could actually influence him was another question.

"What can I do? I'm desperate too. The spiritual energy in your world is far too thin, even less abundant than in other dimensions. To make myself more comfortable, I can only maintain this state. Although I'm a little tired, I feel quite comfortable," Chen Luo said.

Of course, besides this reason, Chen Luo was also afraid of Yakumo Yukari Shikage himself.

Chen Luo is a smart man, so he naturally knows how he mocked Yakumo Yukari at the bar, so it's normal for him to be a little cautious.

Chen Luo and Yakumo Yukari together have a combined total of 18,000 cunning schemes.

Yakumo Yukari has 10,800 cunning schemes, while Chen Luo has fewer, but enough.

After all, Yakumo Yukari is a cunning old fox who's been around for thousands of years.

"So here's the question: why did you insist on taking me with you? I don't know them at all."

"Don't worry, you'll see when we get there. Besides, I've brought you business, so don't be ungrateful." Yakumo Yukari was about to fan herself with her fan, but then remembered Chen Luo's words and stopped herself.

"What kind of business?" Chen Luo asked, slightly curious.

You'll know when you get there.

Moriya Sanae, an ordinary human being in the outside world.

Perhaps...

Well, it doesn't seem very ordinary either.

He collected faith in human form, transformed the collected faith into power, and became Living God who received the same treatment as gods.

Moreover, they are descendants of God.

The ability is the ability to trigger miracles.

It sounds impressive, and it is indeed quite interesting.

But it's just interesting.

Miracles don't distinguish between good and bad, and they're not the same as luck. In a way, being hit by a meteorite right after stepping out of the door can be considered a miracle.

Small miracles can be easily described, such as rain falling on one's head for only ten seconds or so.

But for great miracles, long chanting is required. If it were to reach the point of earth-shattering destruction, it might take three days and three nights of chanting.

Sanae went to school, came home, and returned home just like any other day.

The only difference was that the other person went back to a shrine, not an ordinary house.

Moreover, there are two Lord Divine Being in the house who are crying for food.

Sigh, raising two useless gods is still too much for Daomiao.

Although these two useless gods aren't entirely useless.

The current situation can only be described as an irreversible result of the decline in divine power caused by the lack of faith among modern people.

This is something no one can change.

"Kanako- sama... Huh? It seems we have a guest." Looking at the unfamiliar shoes, this deduction came to Sanae's mind.

"But who would be so foolish as to come to the shrine?" Although it was a bit much for Sanae, the wind priest, to say that, it was indeed a very strange situation.

Modern humans have no faith whatsoever; if they want to worship, they go to the few remaining super-large shrines.

Large shrines are making a fortune, while small shrines are on the verge of going out of business. That's the current situation for shrines.

Most importantly, although they made a lot of money, those large shrines still didn't gain much faith.

"So who exactly came? And if they can go into the inner room, they probably aren't here to worship, right?" Moriya Sanae muttered to herself as she walked into the inner room.

Upon seeing the scene inside the room, Moriya Sanae.

"Why are there two people here, but we only see one pair of shoes? This guest, you can't wear shoes into the inner room," said Moriya Sanae.

"???" After hearing Sanae's words, a boy looked around and realized that she seemed to be pointing at him. Then he looked at his feet.

"Tsk tsk, that's really something. I never noticed before, but I never imagined that even your shoes would be so unique." Looking at Chen Luo's feet, Yakumo Yukari said in surprise again.

"What's so special about this? So what if I'm not wearing shoes? Is it any of your business if I'm not wearing shoes?" Chen Luo rolled his eyes at the other person.

"No, no, no, the point isn't about whether you're wearing shoes or not. I wouldn't mind if you were naked. The problem is that your shoes are a little special; they even fooled me. And I've never even noticed before." Yakumo Yukari shook her head.

"It's just a special concept costume, and I made some modifications to it while also weakening the perception of it, so unless someone is idly staring at the other person's feet, they won't notice that I'm not wearing shoes," Chen Luo explained.