Chapter 6955 One Golden Lotus Leaf
The formation was a huge platform surrounded by nine smaller ones. Beyond those, there were even more platforms scattered all around.
Each platform had astral formations carved into it, and below them stretched a vast starry sea. The longer they looked, the deeper the starry sea seemed, until they had to look away in fear that they would never be able to retract their gaze if they kept looking.
When they looked up, they saw another starry sky, as if a curtain had been drawn across the heavens. It was both beautiful and mesmerizing.
However, this enchanting starry sky was marked by terrible scars, as if someone had torn through this beautiful painting.
There were still faint traces of divine energy in the starry sky, but they were barely noticeable.
“This place is...” Yue Xiaoqian muttered.
“It’s the Star Gathering Platform, a place where the nine star line stored their astral energy through formations,” Long Chen replied, looking up at the starry sky.
As soon as Long Chen entered the Devil Suppressing Illusion Realm, he sensed the platform’s presence. But the Star Gathering Platform was beneath the spot where the Dark Feather Blaze Devil was undergoing nirvanic rebirth. To reach it, he would have to get past the Dark Feather Blaze Devil first.
Long Chen eyed the starry platform and said, “The Dark Feather Blaze Devil broke the Star Gathering Platform back then. But what I don’t understand is why there wasn’t a single nine star heir on this battlefield.”
“That’s right, how could there not be any nine star heirs guarding such an important place?” asked Yue Xiaoqian.
Long Chen sighed deeply.
“What is it?” Yue Xiaoqian asked, knowing that Long Chen had guessed it.
Long Chen gravely said, “I think all the nine star line members had already gone to war, leaving this place in others’ hands. The people here honored that trust and fought to the end, but they still couldn’t stop the Dark Feather Blaze Devil. If the Wine God hadn’t arrived in time, the Star Gathering Platform would have been completely destroyed.”
Long Chen gazed at the scars in the sky, almost able to hear the echoes of the warriors from that time.
Yue Xiaoqian was shocked. The nine star line had left their foundation in others’ care, and those people fought to the death even though they knew they couldn’t win.
“Xiaoqian, guard me for a bit,” Long Chen said, stepping through the starry platform.
As his body sank into the starry sea down below, Long Chen felt like he was moving through water. Astral essence swirled around him.
Is this what true astral energy is like?
Long Chen had never felt this kind of astral energy before. It felt sacred, noble, and filled with vitality. It was completely different from the astral energy he used to destroy things and extinguish lives.
There was no need for Long Chen to do anything. The starry sea in his Dantian quivered and started sucking in the surrounding astral energy.
As his starry sea went wild, astral flames ignited around Long Chen. At this moment, the golden lotus sprout finally started to grow once more.
Normally, it grew so slowly that one might not see any change for years. But now, it was growing right before his eyes. Its light became more majestic, and its sacred aura grew stronger.
Eventually, a single leaf sprouted.
Golden light instantly poured through Long Chen’s limbs and meridians, even his soul and mind-sea. The purest astral energy within this starry sea nourished him, and countless star diagrams appeared on top of his skin.
Heavens, the golden lotus sprout is helping me carve the astral formations down!
Long Chen almost shouted in excitement.
In the past, carving astral formations onto his body had been extremely painful and slow. Long Chen’s Supreme Bone was even injured, which forced him to slow his progress.
But this time, he didn’t have to do anything. The Golden Virtue Lotus’s power flowed through him, so why would he wait any longer?
He quickly formed hand seals, focusing the power on his Supreme Bone. It shone with brilliant light, and the star diagrams on it started to glow.
The power of his Supreme Bone and the golden lotus sprout merged, copying the star diagrams from the platform onto his skin, blood, bones, and soul.
This astral energy was incomparably pure and sacred, even containing the laws of the primal chaos era.
Long Chen simply let the Supreme Bone and Golden Virtue Lotus’s power flow through him. He imagined himself as a blank sheet, the Golden Virtue Lotus as the ink, and the Supreme Bone as the painter. Star diagrams appeared all over his body.
The Star Gathering Platform gradually grew brighter as incredibly complex star diagrams flashed across it.
At the same time, the damaged sky started to change, slowly healing its wounds.
As astral energy filled the world, everything inside the grand formation became connected. Yue Xiaoqian was caught up in it too, with faint golden light flowing over her body.
“Xiaoqian, the formation has been activated. You can also absorb the astral energy.” Long Chen’s voice entered her mind.
“Me? Are you sure?” Yue Xiaoqian asked, startled. She wasn’t a nine star heir, so could she absorb this energy?
“The formation did not reject you, so you should have a chance to absorb it. Try to activate your original devil rune and draw the astral energy in it. Even if you fail, it won’t matter. With the golden light protecting you, you will be fine,” said Long Chen.
At first, Long Chen thought Yue Xiaoqian would be expelled when the formation activated. But since it didn’t reject her, he got a new idea.
If Yue Xiaoqian could use her original devil rune as a vessel, maybe she could treat it like a Dantian for astral energy.
If this worked, Yue Xiaoqian would be able to control astral energy completely and wouldn’t have to fear any non-devil races. After all, the original devil race’s devil suppressing rune was a gift from the Star Master. Since the astral energy here didn’t reject her, there was hope.
Yue Xiaoqian didn’t hesitate. Since Long Chen encouraged her, she decided to try. The “Devil” character appeared on her forehead.
Specks of starlight appeared around her and slowly merged into her body, gathering within the “Devil” character.
Long Chen and Yue Xiaoqian were both thrilled. It really worked.