Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts-Chapter 5926 Orchid Mound City

When Long Chen asked about the transportation formation, the elder regretfully informed him that it had long since been broken and was no longer usable. However, he took out an ancient map and showed Long Chen a route to reach the central region of the Sovereign Emperor Heaven.

To express his gratitude, Long Chen handed the elder a pill capable of extending his lifespan. The elder was stunned. The moment he recognized the legendary top-grade golden pill, he nearly dropped to his knees in gratitude.

This single pill could extend his life by a thousand years. Now that the nine heavens were shifting, perhaps he would even find the opportunity to break through to the Human Emperor realm, gaining even greater longevity.

Long Chen followed the route on the map toward the nearest human city. However, the path wasn’t direct—he was advised to circle around a particular region.

After all, that area was the territory of devil creatures. It was said to be crawling with terrifying Devil Emperor-level monsters. The locals didn’t dare to approach it, not even by accident.

But Long Chen charged into that region without hesitation.

He quickly encountered three Devil Emperor creatures. Even though he had only recovered thirty percent of his peak power, these were just ordinary Devil Emperors. With a single wave of his hand, he slew all three and tossed their corpses into the primal chaos space.

Unfortunately, the life energy they released was pitiful—barely a drop in the bucket. It wasn’t enough to affect the primal chaos space at all.

This time, the primal chaos space was severely wounded. Restoring it to its former state would require an enormous quantity of corpses.

Long Chen’s top priority now was to heal the primal chaos space. Only then would his rapid regeneration abilities return, and only then could Huo Linger begin her own recovery.

Moreover, without the primal chaos space’s suppression, the Yan Xu Flames would rebel. Although the golden lotus seed was temporarily binding them, it was not a permanent solution.

In any case, Huo Linger would struggle to refine those flames without the primal chaos space’s support. But if she succeeded, her strength would soar to an astonishing level.

While she still wouldn’t surpass Yan Yang, she would at least be able to clash with him for a time. Even if Long Chen couldn’t become a Human Emperor by then, he would at least gain the strength to escape Yan Yang with his life intact.

That battle had awakened a sense of urgency in Long Chen. He needed more power—more trump cards.

Three days later, Long Chen arrived at the city marked on the map. Unlike the crumbling ghost town from before, this place was vibrant and bustling. Long Chen even saw many powerful adventurers moving about.

After paying the fee, Long Chen entered the transportation formation and was sent to an even larger city. Through a chain of such transports, he finally returned to the heart of civilization.

Eventually, Long Chen reached one of the Sovereign Emperor Heaven’s eight divine cities—Orchid Mound City.

This city was also under human control and dated back to the primal chaos era. Although half of it had been destroyed during the primal chaos war, the restored Orchid Mound City was still a sight to behold. While it had lost some of its ancient majesty, it seemed to thrum with life.

Its size was vast, beyond imagination. The city consisted of sixteen prefectures, known collectively as the Sixteen Orchid Mound Prefectures. Like stars surrounding a moon, they encircled the city’s radiant core.

Long Chen had specifically chosen to come here because Orchid Mound City was a taboo zone for the Brahma line. Anyone from that lineage would be killed on sight if they dared set foot here. They weren’t even allowed to pass through.

This law stemmed from the city’s own divine protector—the Orchid Mound Divine Sovereign. While the city allowed outsiders and even non-believers to enter, it was strictly forbidden to worship other gods within the city. Doing so was considered blasphemy toward the Orchid Mound Divine Sovereign.

Throughout history, Orchid Mound City had clashed with the Brahma line on multiple occasions. Now, it had become a sacred, forbidden ground to all followers and dogs of Brahma.

The moment Long Chen stepped out of the transportation formation, he was struck by a powerful divine aura. It was a sacred, cleansing force that washed over him like a spring breeze, refreshing his soul. Even his spirit felt purified.

This was true faith energy—serene and uplifting. Unlike the Brahma line’s faith energy, which always felt somewhat nefarious, this energy brought peace.

“Friend, does the Huayun Trading Company have a branch here?” Long Chen asked one of the guards.

The guard laughed. “Friend, you must be joking. How could a place as massive as Orchid Mound City not have a Huayun Trading Company? In fact, every prefecture has several! See that road with the ancient buildings? One of their branches is right there. You can’t miss it.”

“Many thanks!” Long Chen cupped his fists in thanks.

He was genuinely surprised. The Huayun Trading Company seemed to be thriving in Orchid Mound City, with multiple branches operating openly. But that raised a troubling question.

The Huayun Trading Company worshiped the Wealth God, a powerful deity with immense influence. Shouldn’t the Orchid Mound City reject them? From what Long Chen knew, every member of the company held the Wealth God as their supreme faith.

So how was it that Orchid Mound City allowed such a powerful foreign faith to operate within its borders?

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Although the city didn’t force everyone to believe in the Orchid Mound Divine Sovereign, allowing an entity like the Wealth God to gain a foothold here was risky, if not outright dangerous.

Puzzled and suspicious, Long Chen walked into the branch office of the Huayun Trading Company and immediately pulled out the special status plate that Zheng Wenlong had given him.

“I want to see the manager,” Long Chen said calmly.