Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 6903 Star Gathering Platform

The High Priest’s words surprised everyone.

One reason was that he believed Long Chen should go to the Devil Suppressing Illusion Realm. But the more shocking reason was that the High Priest was speaking to Long Chen as if Long Chen were his senior.

Zi Nuo looked at Long Chen in disbelief. The highest authority in the Wine God Palace spoke to Long Chen that way? What secret could be hidden behind this?

Long Chen asked, “High Priest, is there some kind of secret behind the Devil Suppressing Illusion Realm?”

The High Priest answered, “The devil corpse was the Dark Feather Blaze Devil, a general of the Destruction Master. The Wine God Palace defeated it but couldn’t erase its will. This shows how powerful it was. Although its will remains, the Wine God’s Sword Dao will has kept it suppressed, preventing its rebirth.

“Now that so many years have passed, the Dark Feather Blaze Devil’s power has increased, but the seal remains intact. It still has not broken free from the Wine God’s seal.

“Based on my estimates, as its power grows, so does the strength of the Wine God’s seal. In the past, I asked the Wine God whether we should take any action, but the Wine God indicated that the time had not yet come.

“That is why the Wine God Palace has not taken any action in this regard all these years. The divine capital even asked for my help. Lately, it seems as if the Dark Feather Blaze Devil has become restless. It appears to want to break free from the seal before the great era begins. In other words, it is gathering strength to escape the seal.

“The divine capital is concerned and is organizing the young elites from all the god legacies to enter the Devil Suppressing Illusion Realm for a surprise attack on the Dark Feather Blaze Devil.

“Unfortunately, the risk is too great. The major factions believe they are likely to fail and naturally won't risk their top heavenly geniuses. The chance of anyone they send being eliminated is too high.

“However, if they only dispatch average disciples, they won’t be able to defeat the Dark Feather Blaze Devil. Sending weaklings would only lead to their deaths.

“As a result, the matter of the Devil Suppressing Illusion Realm remains unresolved. While the Zither Sect may be considering deploying the realm against you, the Wine God’s words suggest that this could actually be the opportunity he mentioned.

Zi Nuo asked, “High Priest, this foolish disciple would like to know why this is seen as our opportunity when the other main factions are avoiding the Devil Suppressing Illusion Realm.”

The High Priest smiled and waved for everyone to sit down.

He kindly looked at Zi Nuo and explained, “Everyone knows the Wine God as someone who became a god through wine. However, few realize that the Wine God was originally a sword cultivator, with incredible achievements in the Sword Dao.

“Unfortunately, the Wine God was not born at the right time. Someone else had achieved the Dao through the sword. According to the laws of the Heavenly Daos at that time, there could only be one god of the Sword Dao. With no hope of using the Sword Dao to become a god, the Wine God spent some time alone with his wine. With his path blocked, he decided to spend his days enjoying every kind of wine the world had to offer.

“All of a sudden, he had a spark of inspiration. He immersed himself in the Wine Dao as he traveled the world. Unexpectedly, in a few short centuries, he achieved his Dao through wine. He became the fastest person to corroborate their Dao and ascend to godhood within the nine heavens and ten lands.

“After the Wine God achieved his Dao, he established the Wine God Palace and almost abandoned the Sword Dao. He was spending his days immersed in wine instead, thinking that he would never raise a sword ever again.

“However, due to one person’s arrival, the Wine God picked up his sword once more. Moreover, when he finally wielded a sword again, he realized that his understanding of the Sword Dao had deepened even further.”

Long Chen was stunned as he listened. He never imagined the Wine God had such a past.

Didn’t that mean the Wine God’s Sword Dao was almost as strong as the Sword God’s? Maybe they were even equals.

No wonder the Wine God was able to defeat the Dark Feather Blaze Devil, who was said to be a general under the Destruction Master.

Another existence called Master... did that not imply that the Destruction Master was on the same level as the Dark Master?

The four existences surrounding the Star Master back then might all be Masters. Now, I know two of them.

The High Priest looked at Zi Nuo and said, “The Wine God Palace has always taught the Wine Dao openly, but with the sword, we only teach sword techniques. We never talk about the Sword Dao itself. That’s because the Wine God’s Sword Dao is a harsh and dangerous path that can easily lead someone astray. The Wine God left a rule that his sword arts should not be revealed and must stay hidden until the right time.”

“Does that mean when any of us truly gains enlightenment on the Sword Dao, we will go mad?” Zi Nuo asked, alarmed when he realized what the High Priest was implying.

The High Priest nodded. “That’s right. The Wine God’s Sword Dao is extreme. Without a strong will, someone could lose themselves to it. The Wine God only understood this after he achieved the Dao through wine. That’s when he realized why he couldn’t become a god with the sword. But you don’t need to worry. You’re using wine to reach the Dao, so your self-control is strong. Plus, you can use wine to help yourselves when needed. There won’t be any problems.”

Zi Nuo asked, “So, is our trial to enter the Devil Suppressing Illusion Realm to awaken this path?”

Zi Nuo had always wanted to train in the Wine God’s Sword Dao, but was never allowed. Now that the chance had finally come, he couldn’t stay calm.

Back then, the Wine God had wandered the world with a wine cup in one hand and a sword in the other. He swept through the nine heavens, slaying countless devils. Just how glorious was such a thing?

Now, Zi Nuo also had a chance to slaughter these outsider devils with a sword in hand. How could he not be excited? That was the dream of every disciple in the Wine God Palace.

The High Priest continued, “In truth, the seal on the Dark Feather Blaze Devil is already at its limit. If you can comprehend the Sword Dao within that seal, it would be like the Wine God’s personal pointers for you!”

Even Long Chen was touched by that. The personal pointers from the Wine God? What kind of heaven-defying opportunity was that?

The High Priest added, “When it comes to the Devil Suppressing Illusion Realm, there is one more secret that only our Wine God Palace knows. This place was formerly known as the Star Gathering Platform, where the nine star line gathered astral essence.

“Beneath the platform is a grand formation storing that essence. Back then, the Dark Feather Blaze Devil aimed to destroy this formation. Now, the formation is destroyed, but the astral essence inside still remains. This essence should be very useful to Mister Long Chen.”

“Astral essence?” Long Chen muttered, his heart shaking.

It was his first time hearing of such a thing. Did the experts of the nine star line in the primal chaos era need this astral essence to cultivate?

“In that case, we’ll try it. But I need to get a friend’s help first. Our odds should be higher with her aid,” Long Chen said.

Long Chen immediately thought of Yue Xiaoqian. But he wasn’t sure if she had arrived in the Primal Chaos World yet. He would have to contact Zheng Wenlong.

The High Priest nodded. But just as he was about to speak, an explosion shook the Wine God Palace.

“Someone has broken into the Wine God Palace!” the High Priest shouted, his face changed.

At that moment, an arrogant voice echoed through the Wine God Palace.

“Hand over Old Sixth’s treasure, or I won’t spare a single one of you!"