Chapter 79

"I'll take that as a compliment." Hearing Lu Li's words, Shangguan Wan'er closed the book in her hands, then picked up the little Queen loli and placed her on her lap, her face still carrying a faint smile as always, gentle as jade.

"You can think of it that way." Shrugging, Lu Li asked: "By the way, what do you want with me?"

"In a while, I plan to set off for the Heaven Palace. I came to you this time mainly to see if you are interested in setting off together." Shangguan Wan'er didn't waste time and stated her intention directly.

As for whether Lu Li had been admitted to the Heaven Palace, Shangguan Wan'er had no worries at all. Even she had been admitted to the Heaven Palace; Lu Li would definitely receive an admission notice from the Heaven Palace.

It was even highly likely that he would receive the admission notice from the Heaven Palace earlier than her.

Of course, if Lu Li had rejected the admission to the Heaven Palace, Shangguan Wan'er would have nothing to say, but she didn't think such a thing would happen.

She was so certain because during this period, she had heard her grandfather mention that Wen Xiuyuan, the Palace Master of the Heaven Palace, had asked him about Lu Li's situation.

"Heading to the Heaven Palace?" Understanding the reason Shangguan Wan'er came to him, Lu Li pondered for a few seconds: "About when are you setting off?"

Just as Shangguan Wan'er had thought, Lu Li had indeed received the Heaven Palace admission notice, on the very day the Night Queen left.

Even if Shangguan Wan'er hadn't come to him, Lu Li had planned to find a time to set off after completing the reconstruction of the Red-Eyes Black Dragon and the creation of the Swords of Revealing Light.

Since there were familiar people to go together, it would be good to have mutual support.

"One month later." Seeing Lu Li agree, Shangguan Wan'er held up a small hand as white as an onion: "I plan to set off in a month. Yanran will also be with us then."

Like Lu Li and Shangguan Wan'er, Liu Yanran had also received admission to the Heaven Palace. Since the two were best friends, Lu Li was not surprised that they would travel together.

"One month? I can use this time to properly plan Kisara's background and settings," Lu Li thought quickly in his heart: "And before leaving, I also need to properly greet City Lord Cang, Association President Yu, Principal Gu, and others."

These people had all given him quite a bit of help before; if he left without a word, it would be somewhat unjustifiable.

145. One After Another, the Path of Trials!

"Then it's settled. I will set off early and head to Cangdu first." In the end, Lu Li nodded and agreed to Shangguan Wan'er's invitation: "See you then."

After chatting for a few minutes, Lu Li hung up the communication with Shangguan Wan'er.

But the next second, he received another communication request.

"Liu Yanran?" Seeing the object of this communication request, Lu Li couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Come to think of it, this was the first contact between the two since they exchanged contact methods.

Did these two best friends make an appointment? Contacting him one after another. A thought flashed through his mind, and Lu Li connected Liu Yanran's communication request.

Unlike Shangguan Wan'er's library background, Liu Yanran seemed to be in a jungle, with greenery all around, and small animals occasionally appearing in the frame, looking incredibly peaceful. Combined with the light green short skirt she was wearing today, Liu Yanran at this moment seemed to have transformed into a forest elf, every frame of which was enough to become a beautiful picture, making people's eyes light up.

"Lu Li, did I disturb you?" Reaching out to touch the little bird on her shoulder, Liu Yanran looked at Lu Li with a faint smile in her eyes.

"No, I just finished communicating with Wan'er." Waving his hand, Lu Li indicated it was fine. Even through the screen, Liu Yanran's voice was still so ethereal; she was also one of the people Lu Li knew with the most special voice.

"Wan'er? That is to say, she invited you to go to the Heaven Palace together?" Hearing Lu Li's words, light flowed in Liu Yanran's beautiful eyes, and she quickly guessed the content of their conversation, then immediately made a suggestion: "Lu Li, shall we set off for Cangdu together then?"

"Are you asking me out?" Rubbing his nose, Lu Li hadn't expected Liu Yanran to propose this, but these two were worthy of being best friends; the things they did were almost the same.

"Yes, I just don't know if you'll do me the honor." Liu Yanran teased.

Was he being teased? Hearing the teasing in Liu Yanran's tone, Lu Li couldn't help but shake his head, but still said: "Setting off from Cangling City to Cangdu does pass through Cangyue City, so let's go together then."

He had only been to Cangdu once, and he hadn't stayed for too long, so having an acquaintance would still be much more convenient.

"I'll send you my home address later, so see you then." Getting Lu Li's reply, a perfect curve appeared on the corner of Liu Yanran's mouth; obviously, she was in a very good mood.

"You contacted me, wouldn't it be just for this?" Seeing her expression of having finished her business, Lu Li couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"Can't I?" Seeing this, Liu Yanran asked back with a bit of playfulness, a playfulness different from her usual ethereal nature: "But it's a pity, Wan'er was one step faster."

"Fine, whatever you like." Shrugging, Lu Li didn't care; anyway, there was no loss in this. Having one more person to chat with on the road was not bad, so he wouldn't be too lonely.

"Then that's it, see you later." Waving her hand, Liu Yanran hung up the communication and was lost in thought. The Silver Moon Fox on the side came over and rubbed its head against Liu Yanran's little face, obviously not understanding what its master was thinking.

"Let's go, we can't fall too far behind." Sensing the furry feeling on her face, Liu Yanran also came back to her senses, turned over and sat on the Silver Moon Fox, and swept toward the distance, startling flocks of birds. She didn't want to be left too far behind by Lu Li and Shangguan Wan'er.

"This time there should be no one looking for me, right?" Hanging up the communication with Liu Yanran, such a thought flashed through Lu Li's mind, and the personal terminal received another communication request. The object of this communication request was Mentor Meng Fei Meng Ningdie, his senior sister.

Lu Li's face couldn't help but become strange: "What kind of good day is it today? Why are they all coming in a bunch?"

Thinking so, Lu Li didn't delay and pressed the communication key. Immediately after, Meng Ningdie's delicate face, mixed with both mature and youthful special temperaments, appeared on the light screen.

Compared to Shangguan Wan'er's sea of books and Liu Yanran's jungle background, Meng Ningdie's background was no less inferior; it was a lake with rippling blue waves. Perhaps because of the angle, the distance even formed a spectacle of water and sky of the same color.

"Although the environment of the Magic Card civilization has not suffered too much industrial pollution, I always feel that these people are very good at picking scenery." Seeing this scene, Lu Li couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.

"Lu Li?" On the light screen, Meng Ningdie saw Lu Li seemed to be saying something, but because the sound was too low, she couldn't hear it clearly.

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"Senior Sister, what do you want with me?" Shaking his head, Lu Li didn't explain, but asked back.

"Just want to ask, about when are you coming to the Heaven Palace to report." Seeing this, Meng Ningdie didn't care and said something that left Lu Li speechless again.

"In about a month or so, I made an appointment with a few friends to set off together." Lu Li twitched his mouth. This was the third one, right? If it weren't for the fact that Meng Ningdie had nothing to do with Shangguan Wan'er and Liu Yanran, he would have suspected that these three had made an appointment to take turns teasing him.

"Is that so?" Getting Lu Li's reply, Meng Ningdie nodded and reminded: "In that case, you should prepare well during this time, and strive to get a good result on the Path of Trials."

"Path of Trials?" Lu Li, who was still complaining in his heart, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. This enrollment report didn't seem as simple as he thought.

"Although it is one of the four great academies of the Ancient Kingdom, the Heaven Palace is not built within the Ancient Kingdom, but in a dimension plane that has been transformed," Meng Ningdie explained: "And between the main plane of the Magic Card civilization and the Heaven Palace, there is a Path of Trials. This is a test set up by the first Palace Master of the Heaven Palace."

"All new students entering the academy for the first time need to pass the test of the Path of Trials. This is also the first test for you to enter the Heaven Palace."

"That is to say, although we have been admitted to the Heaven Palace, we still need to pass the test of the Path of Trials to complete the enrollment report?" Hearing Meng Ningdie's explanation, Lu Li showed a thoughtful expression. Sure enough, none of the four great academies were simple.

"That's right." Meng Ningdie nodded: "And there is one more point. The teaching method of the Heaven Palace is different from other academies. Although it is a four-year system, it is not a step-by-step promotion from freshman to senior, but a credit ranking system."

"As long as you obtain enough credits, you can improve your ranking. The benefits brought by the improvement of ranking are many, and the most direct one is the allocation of more and better resources. Therefore, the competition within the Heaven Palace is far more intense than you imagine."

146. A Martial-Minded Sect!

"This teaching method sounds quite interesting." Silently listening to Meng Ningdie's explanation, Lu Li had a rough impression of the Heaven Palace.

Compared to the step-by-step grade promotion of other universities, the Heaven Palace obviously advocated speaking with strength and obtaining everything with strength. Perhaps it was because of such a teaching policy that the Heaven Palace could become the top academy in the Eastern Region and one of the four great academies of the Ancient Kingdom.

"It is indeed quite interesting, especially since you are the top candidate in the college entrance exam this year." Meng Ningdie showed an inexplicable look on her face: "Basically, every top candidate in the college entrance exam can get 10% more credits than ordinary candidates. These credits are hot commodities in the academy."

Although Lu Li's identity as an original Magic Card creator was special, neither the Night Queen nor she would overly interfere with Lu Li's daily life, because doing so would only affect Lu Li's growth.

Of course, if any rats in the dark dared to move against Lu Li, Meng Ningdie would also let them understand that she was not to be trifled with.

"Hot commodities? I think it's being picked as a soft persimmon." Lu Li couldn't help but roll his eyes. How could he not hear what Meng Ningdie meant? After all, the Heaven Palace implemented a credit ranking system, so naturally, everyone hoped to get more credits.

This senior sister is a bit unkind!

"Whether it was me or the teacher, when we entered the academy back then, we swept through our peers, and for four years, we swept through the peers of the entire Heaven Palace, and even students of higher grades," mentioning the academy life back then, Meng Ningdie's tone carried a trace of nostalgia: "We have high expectations for you."

"Then I really can't lose the face of the sect." Feeling a breath of Versailles coming toward him, hearing Meng Ningdie's words, Lu Li couldn't help but twitch his mouth.

The Heaven Palace admitted about a thousand candidates each year. Although the number was small, and could even be described as pitifully small, the candidates who could be admitted to the Heaven Palace were basically geniuses, quasi-prodigies, and prodigies of their year.

In such an environment, both the Night Queen and Mentor Meng Fei could sweep through the entire Heaven Palace, which was enough to show that their strength was far from ordinary.

"That's for sure, so come on, little junior brother." Meng Ningdie waved her little pink fist, then hung up the communication.

"I always feel that whether it's the teacher or this senior sister, they are a bit unreliable. Should I say they are from the same sect?" Seeing this, Lu Li couldn't help but complain, then looked up at the outside of the house: "Is it night again?"

The sky was already full of stars. Lu Li always felt that he hadn't done much, but time had passed quietly.

But in fact, reconstructing the Red-Eyes Black Dragon and creating the Swords of Revealing Light today had already consumed a lot of his time, not to mention that he had tested the effect of the multiple fusion authority later, and even Mana and Bai Bai had returned to his body as Magic Cards.

"In that case, it's time to try the effect of the Spirit Plant Blessing. After all, I promised Celestin back in the Crescent Land, but it's a pity I haven't had any time these past few days." Raising his hand and waving, Lu Li activated the blessing of the Spirit Plant Blessing, and then he felt a breath overflowing with life force using himself as a coordinate, silently infiltrating the void.

Countless vegetation in the originally simple house churned from the void. Celestin stepped on these emerging vegetation and slowly walked from the void to Lu Li, like an elf in nature.

With Celestin's arrival, the entire room was filled with the vitality of nature.

"Lu Li, we meet again." The gentle voice was like Mother Earth, and a moving smile appeared on Celestin's beautiful face. Her eyes swept around from time to time, obviously full of curiosity about everything in front of her: "I didn't expect it to really succeed."

"I was just holding the attitude of trying it out." Hearing Celestin's words, Lu Li shrugged: "Are you used to it?"

Although he summoned Celestin from the Crescent Land to the main plane of the Magic Card civilization through the blessing of the Spirit Plant Blessing, and he himself had no problems, he was not sure if Celestin, as the summoned person, was normal.

"It's okay." Closing her eyes, she opened them again after a moment. Celestin's eyes were filled with tranquility: "Although my strength has not been too restricted, the rules of the Magic Card civilization plane are more perfect than those of the Crescent Land, so I still need a period of time to adapt."

Adapting meant that Celestin could exert all her strength on the main plane. However, considering that her body was the World Tree, and the Crescent Land also possessed complete world rules before it shattered, this could be explained.

"However, in this way, the civilization level of the Crescent Land before it collapsed might be comparable to the Magic Card civilization. It's just that I don't know what the reason was that could make such a powerful civilization dissipate, finally leaving only the Ancient Spirit God Tree and Celestin." Lu Li thought silently in his heart.

"Lu Li?" Seeming to notice Lu Li's doubts, Celestin called out softly. Thanks to the blessing of the Spirit Plant Blessing, this World Tree spirit had quite a bit of good feelings for Lu Li.

"Nothing, I just suddenly wanted to know why the Crescent Land collapsed."

"Sorry, I don't have memories in this regard." Hearing Lu Li's words, Celestin shook her head.

"Is that so?" Seeing this, Lu Li didn't pursue it, but a strange look flashed in his eyes as he looked at Celestin: "If outsiders saw that scene just now, they might think you are a Magic Card spirit I summoned."

Recalling, Celestin's way of appearing was indeed very similar to some high-level Magic Card spirits.

"Magic Card spirit? You can also understand it that way." Celestin tilted her head: "After all, my spirit core is linked to you, and I was able to leave the Crescent Land because of you."

"The essence is still different," Lu Li shook his head: "The effect of the Spirit Plant Blessing is two-way, and you can also summon me to the Crescent Land."

"But it's only the Crescent Land." Celestin also shook her head: "Compared to it, it's too single."

"Actually, I think the environment of the Crescent Land is quite good, very suitable for retirement." Clapping his hands, Lu Li ended the topic: "Okay, let's not talk about these for now. Anyway, as long as it's concluded that you can move around on the main plane through the effect of the Spirit Plant Blessing, that's fine."

"Hmm." Hearing Lu Li's words, Celestin nodded gently, and a trace of tenderness added to her eyes as she looked at him.

"It's not early anymore; I'll take you out for a walk and grab something to eat." Lu Li's tone faltered, and he asked: "However, do you eat?"