We arrived at the foot of the mountain in the Heavenly City.
Li Yu looked up at the Tian Shu Pavilion, the highest point of Tiancheng Mountain, and even there seemed to have become more commercialized.
Clearly, Tiancheng did not want to miss such an opportunity, so he took the opportunity to turn the gathering place of the Star Lords into a high-class social venue that only the upper class could attend.
Just like in ancient stories, those pavilions that became famous because of anecdotes about famous people, poems and songs attracted scholars, merchants and travelers to visit them, becoming popular and elegant places.
Today, the Tian Shu Pavilion has become an invisible stage for various forces to display their wealth, connections, and status. Only those who have enough influence in Zhongzhou are qualified to step into it.
Li Yu suddenly raised his hand to gather strength and shot an arrow into the sky directly above Tiancheng.
The energy arrow instantly transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the clouds.
"What is this?" Xiao Zhan, standing to the side, was puzzled. Could this be the Star Lord's means of communication?
"It's nothing, just making a mark, better safe than sorry," Li Yu said casually.
Immediately afterwards, the two continued upwards until they reached the summit of Tiancheng.
When the magnificent Tian Shu Pavilion, hidden in the rain and mist, was fully revealed before his eyes, Xiao Zhan, who was visiting for the first time, was also shocked.
Upon arriving outside the Tian Shu Pavilion, Li Yu skillfully dismounted, and Xiao Hei also walked smoothly towards the circle of tall stone pillars to the side, not forgetting to turn back and call for Wu Ya Ma to follow.
Seeing this, Xiao Zhan also dismounted, leaving Wuya behind and letting it follow Xiao Hei to the side.
This time, however, Xiao Hei did not lie in the middle of the pillars. Instead, it stopped in front of the tall pillar carved with a phoenix and neighed excitedly at the lifelike auspicious creature, as if telling the Uya horse behind it about the magical scenes it had seen there.
Xiao Zhan followed Li Yu and stepped through the high threshold of the Tian Shu Pavilion.
Inside the pavilion, the atmosphere was solemn and dignified.
Xiao Zhan looked up and saw a long table set up under the huge green Central Plains flag, with twelve chairs arranged on both sides.
In the main seat, the powerful demon dragon was already seated, its crystalline dragon horns shimmering in the light, its aura transcendent.
Lei Xiao, who was supposed to preside over the gathering, sat back in the seat of the First Star Lord at the bottom.
The Second Star Lord, Chen Xuan, was dressed in a neat Daoist robe, his eyes closed as he meditated, a deep sorrow lingering between his brows.
The third star lord, Wu Pojun, sat upright like a bell, his eyes burning with fighting spirit, as if he had heard some exciting news in advance.
After Li Yu and Xiao Zhan entered, all eyes in the pavilion turned to them.
The group first nodded slightly to Li Yu in greeting, and Li Yu nodded in response.
Seeing that he had arrived early, Li Yu sat down in the seat of the Tenth Star Lord.
Immediately, all eyes were focused on Xiao Zhan, whose aura was as chilling as the northern wind.
Wu Pojun was surprisingly enthusiastic when he saw this new Star Lord. He spoke first, his voice loud and clear, with undisguised admiration:
"This must be the new Seventh Star Lord! Indeed, his aura is extraordinary! Please take a seat!"
Wu Pojun raised his hand in invitation, pointing to the location of the Seventh Star Lord.
Xiao Zhan clasped his hands in a respectful but not arrogant gesture in return.
"Greetings, esteemed star deities."
He then walked to the seat of the Seventh Star Lord and sat down, his gaze sweeping steadily over the group of people present.
The demon on the main seat is none other than the strongest celestial dragon!
Even though Xiao Zhan was far away in the northern border, he had already heard about it.
Seeing it with my own eyes today, I can't help but pay more attention.
On the side of Tianlong, the First Star Lord Lei Xiao looked unusually young. Xiao Zhan also knew him, after all, he was the genius son of Lei Zhanyong of the Central State Thunder Bureau.
Xiao Zhan didn't recognize or have heard of the Taoist priest next to him, but the priest seemed preoccupied and only gave him a brief greeting without saying a word.
On the contrary, this third star lord, Wu Pojun, seemed to greatly admire Xiao Zhan's style of doing things, and exchanged a few words with Xiao Zhan.
When Tianlong informed Xingjun of the second gathering, he did not impose strict requirements.
After all, even if there are differences in strength among the Star Lords, none of them are slow, which is why Tianlong did not set a specific time.
Sure enough, the remaining star deities arrived one after another very soon.
First, the monk Jingshi entered slowly, holding prayer beads, and a peaceful atmosphere that calmed the mind spread out.
"Amitabha." He clasped his hands together in a gesture of respect to the crowd, bowed slightly, and spoke in a gentle voice.
He then sat down next to Li Yu, smiled and nodded at her, and Li Yu responded in kind.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Tianzhao strolled in, head down, engrossed in playing his game console.
After entering, he raised his head, casually waved to the others, then walked straight to Li Yu, grinning:
"Wow, Li Yu, I've heard about what you've been up to lately. This is something I, Wang Tianzhao, have done before!"
Then Wang Tianzhao sighed dramatically, and then sighed again:
"Nowadays, there are things you dare to do that I wouldn't dare to do. I feel a bit hesitant. Sigh, I'm getting old..."
Li Yu glanced at him speechlessly. Only Wang Tianzhao could be so audacious and irresponsible in this kind of situation.
"It's alright." Li Yu glanced at the surroundings, which weren't really suitable for casual conversation, and could only give a brief reply.
He glanced down at the game console that Wang Tianzhao still held tightly in his hand, and couldn't help but feel a little curious.
Before coming to Zhongzhou, Wang Tianzhao loved playing with this. Now that he has such strength, he's still attracted to this little box. Is it really that fun...?
Wang Tianzhao seemed to sense the awkward atmosphere, winked at Li Yu, signaling that they would talk later, and then slipped over to sit down in the Eighth Star Lord's seat.
After sitting down, he turned to look at Xiao Zhan, the Seventh Star Lord, who had appeared beside him, and greeted him with a smile:
"I know you! Xiao Zhan, the Crown Prince of the Northern Border!"
Xiao Zhan raised his eyes, and when he looked at Wang Tianzhao, the sharpness between his brows softened slightly. He replied in a calm yet polite tone:
"The Eighth Star Lord".
He had heard of Wang Tianzhao, but only about the master-disciple relationship between Wang Tianzhao and Zhao Deyang, and had not found any other useful information.
But now it seems that this Eighth Star Lord is indeed different from others, acting so casually that he even dared to bring a game console to the Central Continent Star Lords' gathering.
However, since Li Yu knew him, Xiao Zhan naturally wouldn't overstep his bounds, and his words were friendly and left room for maneuver.
Wang Tianzhao seemed unconcerned about the occasion, continuing to fiddle with the game with his head down, his fingers rapidly pressing the buttons on the console until the words "Level Completed" popped up on the screen. Only then did he reluctantly put the console away, despite the important occasion.
Just then, Bai Ruyu, dressed in white with a cool and aloof demeanor, and Jiang Yue, dressed in a smart and capable outfit, stepped into the hall almost one after the other.
Bai Ruyu stepped in first, nodded slightly to everyone present, and when her eyes met Li Yu's, a faint smile appeared on her lips as a greeting, still sparing with words.
Jiang Yue, on the other hand, was much more lively. He greeted everyone one by one, and the rabbit doll hanging on his body bounced around with him.
Seeing this, Wang Tianzhao immediately looked up and joked with Jiang Yue, who had come in later:
"With your speed, you claim to be the fastest in Zhongzhou? You're even a step slower than the Sixth Star Lord."
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