Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 6907 Tree Demon

“Long Chen, I heard that the Tea Saint Dao Temple is a giant tea plantation and also a heaven-mystifying grand formation. Those who don’t understand such formations cannot enter, and anyone who tries to barge in will be attacked by terrifying tree-demons. Apparently, even double manifestation Divine Sovereigns would perish under the tree-demons’ attacks,” Chi Yutong said, gazing at the endless tea farm apprehensively.

Xin Yu added, “The Tea Saint Dao Temple has always been mysterious, almost never interacting with the outside world. Meeting one of their disciples outside is as rare as finding a phoenix feather or qilin horn.”

The Heavenly Magnificence Palace of Learning, the Tea Saint Dao Temple, and the Wine God Palace were called the three sacred lands of cultivation. The Heavenly Magnificence Palace of Learning had the greatest reputation, but it was more through self-gloating than anything else.

The Heavenly Magnificence Palace of Learning was leveraging the mysterious status of the Wine God Palace and the Tea Saint Dao Temple to boost its own reputation, taking advantage of the fact that the two didn’t concern themselves with the outside world. If it were just about raising their status, that would be one thing, but Long Chen suspected they had ulterior motives. They weren’t good people.

“What formation could stop Old Sixth? Watch as I shatter this formation!” Green Old Sixth shouted arrogantly from Long Chen’s shoulder.

Even though Old Sixth had a bit of a connection with Yan Li after fighting him, he still chose to stand on Long Chen’s shoulders.

In Old Sixth’s opinion, only someone as skilled as Long Chen deserved to be its footrest. Yan Li just didn’t have the qualifications.

Long Chen said, “Don’t cause trouble. I owe a debt to the Tea Saint Dao Temple, so we must remain humble and respectful.”

Green Old Sixth rolled its eyes, scornfully saying, “You owe me a debt, but I don’t see you being humble and respectful to me!”

“As you said, it’s only business between us, not friendship,” Long Chen replied.

After that, Long Chen led everyone closer to the tea garden. The smell of tea reached them even before they went in.

The scent hit Chi Yutong and Xin Yu so strongly that they staggered and almost fainted.

“Be careful, this fragrance has a law fluctuation that can mess with your mind! It’s hard to resist!” Zi Nuo warned.

“Big sisters, this is my Soul Calming Osmanthus Wine. It can help block the law fluctuation!” said one of the Wine God Palace’s female disciples, handing them each a small bottle.

Chi Yutong and Xin Yu were overwhelmed. Wine from the seventy-two cities was already extremely valuable. Just how precious was the wine brewed personally by one of the central disciples of the Wine God Palace?

Chi Yutong was very moved, but this wine was too precious for her to accept. She said, “Ah... how could this junior possibly accept such a thing...”

Xin Yu, on the other hand, laughed and took it directly. She even helped Chi Yutong accept her battle, grabbing it and pressing it into her hand.

“Thank you, big sister!”

Seeing this, the female disciple from the Wine God Palace smiled. “These are just material things. Big sister, don’t be too courteous!”

Only then did Chi Yutong thank her and open the bottle. She was surprised to find it held thousands of liters of wine. As soon as she opened it, the fragrance poured out. Even before drinking it, she felt much less lightheaded.

After one gulp, she was completely reinvigorated and no longer affected by the tea fragrance. This wine could be considered a divine medicine.

The wine’s energy continuously circulated through her body. In fact, she felt some kind of energy enveloping her.

“Wow, big sister’s winemaking skill can be considered a divine art!” praised Xin Yu.

Hearing such praise, the female disciple smiled shyly. Xin Yu could be very sweet at times, making the female disciple feel very validated.

“I’m ashamed to be this weak,” Chi Yutong said, looking embarrassed.

They hadn’t even entered the Tea Saint Dao Temple, but while the others were fine, the two of them were struggling.

“That is because neither of you has experienced true bloodshed and pain. Your mental strength can still grow. Now that you see your weaknesses, you can work on them. It’s not a bad thing,” Long Chen comforted them.

He then turned to Zi Nuo and said, “But as for the rest of you, your mental realms have practically reached a flawless level. Just how did you cultivate it?”

“Mist—Brother Long, I don’t deserve your praise. It’s only because of the Wine God’s legacy. Honestly, we don’t know much about it, or why it works, so I can’t really answer your question,” Zi Nuo said awkwardly.

Since Long Chen had already called him brother, Zi Nuo couldn’t call Long Chen senior or mister anymore.

Long Chen smiled, seeing that Zi Nuo still wasn’t used to it. Even in casual conversation, he chose his words carefully. But that was fine. He would get used to it eventually.

When they walked through the gate to the tea farm, the scene changed. The wild tea trees suddenly became neat and orderly, forming a huge, complex maze.

Everyone felt space and time twist around them. They couldn’t tell which way they had come in or how time was passing.

“What a childish game. Old Sixth is already bored. You can keep playing by yourselves. I’m going to take a nap,” said Green Old Sixth.

With that, Green Old Sixth closed its eyes.

Seeing it finally quiet down, Long Chen sighed in relief. This guy was always hard to listen to.

“Come on,” Long Chen said, leading them into the maze.

They noticed that every time they passed through a part of the labyrinth, the scene changed.

Long Chen ignored the changes in the labyrinth and kept walking calmly, as if he were in his own backyard. Long Chen didn’t hesitate at any fork or turn. After several hours, their vision suddenly brightened.

A straight path appeared in front of them. On both sides were huge trees with fruit that gave off a mouth-watering scent. The smell made them want to eat the fruit right away.

“These fruits smell so good. If we used them to make wine...” said one of the Wine God Palace’s disciples, clearly tempted.

But this was the Tea Saint Dao Temple’s territory. If they wanted to pick the fruit, they would need permission first.

Long Chen led them down the path, and the scent from the fruit trees grew even stronger. Everyone was lost in the scent, but Long Chen and Zi Nuo started to frown, though they didn’t say anything.

As they walked, the bright world suddenly turned dark. The fruit changed into clumps of black mist, and they could vaguely see devilish faces with open mouths wailing at them.

“Is this an illusion? No, it’s a spiritual attack!” Chi Yutong shouted, quickly forming hand seals.

Golden flames shot out, but Chi Yutong was shocked when her flames passed through the black mist without doing any damage. Her attack had no effect.

“Spirit Heart Void Lock!”

Xin Yu shouted, and chains suddenly appeared out of nowhere. The devilish faces screamed as the chains pierced through them. However, Xin Yu didn’t have time to celebrate.

The trees around them suddenly moved, and vines shot toward everyone like swords.