Is he your family friend?

"Who is this Lu Shengya? Her Strength Value increased elevenfold?"

Han Keke asked Gu Yuanyun.

Gu Yuanyun shook her head and said, "I don't know either, but someone whose Strength Value exceeds 11 times is considered very powerful among the martial arts geniuses of the Canglong Continent."

Moreover, those who can become senior members of the Divine Martial Hall are generally from Canglong Star and have good family backgrounds.

"Alright, everyone, stop asking these questions and follow me."

Gu Yuanyun led the group to a Crystal Pillar and asked everyone to sit down there.

At this moment, a woman of similar age to Gu Yuanyun walked over.

"Yuanyun, Tang, and Zhao, what brings you all to the Divine Martial Hall today?"

"Oh, it's Zhang Yuwei? I've heard you work part-time at the Divine Martial Hall, I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence today."

Gu Yuanyun greeted the young woman.

Tang Yan'er and Zhao Jingyuan also greeted the young woman named Zhang Yuwei.

"It's not just a coincidence that you're here today; it's that you don't come to the Divine Martial Hall very often before. Did you come here today specifically to attend the Divine Martial Gathering?" Zhang Yuwei asked.

"No, we were instructed by our elders to bring our juniors from Blue Star to broaden their horizons," Gu Yuanyun said.

"I see. I thought you knew that Martial Artist at the Heaven-Human Realm was giving a lecture on martial arts at the Divine Martial Hall today, and that's why you came to sit in."

"Is Heavenly Human Grandmaster giving a lecture today?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuanyun, Tang Yan'er, and Zhao Jingyuan all asked questions.

"Yes, it's a renowned instructor invited by the Divine Martial Hall. The martial arts class is on the seventh floor, and many people have been waiting since early this morning. The class has already started a while ago; would you like to go and sit in?"

"We're going to sit in on the class, but..." Gu Yuanyun turned her head and glanced at the fourteen junior students at the Blood-Qi Stage.

"Don't worry, leave these people to me, I'll take care of them."

Zhang Yuwei seemed to know what Gu Yuanyun was thinking, so she spoke up.

"Alright, then I'll leave it to you!"

After Gu Yuanyun finished speaking, she called Chen Lie, Jiang Yuan, and the others over and said, "Let me introduce you. This is my classmate from Starry Sky University, named Zhang Yuwei."

She is from Langya Star in the Western Star Region.

Zhou Yu asked, "Langya Star? Is it the Permanent Councilor Star chosen by the Western Star Region?"

Zhang Yuwei smiled and said, "That's right. Our Langya Star is not like your Chiyan Red Flame Planet in the Eastern Star Region. We are a unified planet. Once the Star Seeker's order is issued, we will definitely be Permanent Councilor Star the Western Star Region."

However, the South, West, and North Star Domains are all waiting for the results from your Eastern Star Region. Only after the Permanent Councilor Star of the four star domains are decided can they all join the Interstellar Alliance.

"So many of you have come to Canglong Star this time, is it to participate in the Permanent Councilor Star Competition set up by the Canglong Star Interstellar Administration?"

"Yes!"

"Then I wish you good luck!" Zhang Yuwei said with a smile.

Gu Yuanyun said, "If you have any problems later, just ask her. She'll look after you."

Tang Yan'er and Zhao Jingyuan also gave their respective accounts of the records, and then the three of them went to the seventh floor of the Divine Martial Hall together.

After Gu Yuanyun and the other two left, Zhang Yuwei said with a smile, "Everyone, you are all carefully selected people from Blue Star, and you will all join Starry Sky University sooner or later, so I'll call you juniors in advance."

I am a part-time sparring partner and instructor at the Divine Martial Hall. I'm here to introduce the process of the Divine Martial Gathering. The Divine Martial Gathering is a gathering of Divine Sense Master and Martial Artist. You can find someone to spar with and exchange ideas, or you can study the Crystal Pillar next to you.

This must be your first time at the Shenwu Association. If you'd like to find someone to spar with, I can help you make introductions.

Dear juniors, do you wish to study the martial arts manuals within the Crystal Pillar on your own, or would you like to find someone to spar with and exchange ideas with?

"Of course I want to find someone to spar with and exchange ideas with. What's the point of trying to comprehend this Crystal Pillar by myself? I want to see what kind of Martial Artist there are on Canglong Star," Zuo Yuan'er said, crossing her arms.

"Alright, since you have this idea, I'll introduce you to someone. Come with me!"

Zhang Yuwei nodded and led the group to the center of the gathering place.

She stopped beside a boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old. "Liu Zhen?"

"Senior Zhang, it's me." The boy nodded slightly. "Is there something you need?"

"I remember you were sparring with some students from the martial arts class at Tianyi Campus just now?" Zhang Yuwei asked.

"Um!"

"How about I introduce you to some new friends? You can practice and exchange skills with them too," Zhang Yuwei said.

"Okay, but these people are..."

"They've come from Blue Star to participate in the competition for the Azure Dragon Interstellar Management Bureau."

"Oh, I've heard of it. Is it Blue Star in the Eastern Star Region?" the young man asked.

"Good, do me a favor and show them the extraordinary nature of the Ten-Star Alliance's martial arts."

"Then have these people come with me!"

Zhang Yuwei instructed Chen Lie and his group, "This is Liu Zhen from Suyun Star in the Ten-Star Alliance. He is a student in the martial arts class at the Tianyi Campus of Starry Sky University. If you want to spar and exchange skills, ask him to introduce you."

"Understood," Zuo Yuan'er replied first.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Zhen from Suyun Star led Blue Star and his group to the huge crystal round table in the center of the Divine Martial Gathering venue.

He turned around and said, "My name is Liu Zhen, and I'm at the Mortal Aperture Stage the Blood-Qi Transforming into Rainbow Realm. What are your names? What are your realms?"

The people from Blue Star saw that Liu Zhen was at most fifteen or sixteen years old, yet he was already Martial Artist at the Great Extreme Realm of Blood-Qi. They were immediately impressed by the advanced martial arts of the Ten-Star Alliance and introduced themselves.

After learning everyone's names and cultivation levels, Liu Zhen said, "Later I will introduce some of the martial arts students from the Tianyi Campus to you."

As he spoke, Liu Zhen walked up to the crystal round table.

At the crystal round table, seven or eight boys and girls around fifteen or sixteen years old were sitting in a circle, talking.

One of the boys saw Liu Zhen and his group of more than ten people from Blue Star, and asked, "Liu Zhen, you went out for a while, how come you brought back so many people?"

The young men and women sitting around the round table also turned to look, all of them puzzled.

"Oh, these people are from the Eastern Star Region who are participating in the Interstellar Alliance Qualification Competition. Senior Sister Zhang from the guild asked me to show them around and let them exchange skills with us."

After Liu Zhen finished speaking, a cute girl with short hair scoffed, "Aren't the Eastern Star Region all barren planets? What's the point of communicating with us?"

"Don't say that. Those selected to participate in the Interstellar Alliance Qualification Competition are definitely all formidable figures. Although their martial arts skills might not be that great, exchanging skills and sparring with them can still be beneficial," the boy next to him said.

The cute girl with short hair said, "You go if you want, I can't be bothered to waste my time with these people!"

"That's right, aren't the planets in the Eastern Star Region all barbarian planets that have only been civilized for less than two hundred years? Isn't it a complete waste of time to communicate and spar with these ignorant people?"

The words of these Outer Stars teenagers infuriated many people on Blue Star.

How dare they call them ignorant and barbaric?

"This is outrageous! I've always been superior to everyone on Blue Star, but I never expected to be looked down upon and despised as soon as I arrived in Outer Stars."

"These people are just born into privilege? If I were from the Ten-Star Alliance, they wouldn't even be qualified to see me!"

Amidst the crowd, Zuo Yuan'er stood with her arms crossed, feeling utterly humiliated by a group of people a year or two younger than her. The proud woman could no longer bear it.

Zhou Yu, who was next to Zuo Yuan'er, quickly said, "Zuo Yuan'er, don't speak so recklessly. On Blue Star, didn't you also look down on students from those poor provinces? You're no different from them."

These people definitely have powerful connections. Just be patient and things will calm down; don't cause any more trouble!

Despite her displeasure at Zhou Yu's advice, Zuo Yuan'er said nothing more.

Liu Zhen introduced the people sitting at the round table to the group of Blue Star: "That boy is named Li Yan, the short-haired girl is named Xu Zishan, and the others to the left are named Shang Kunwu, Huang Yaoming, Tian Qiuqiu..."

"You can find a place to sit down first, or you can try to understand the secret techniques within the Crystal Pillar. The rest of the martial arts class from Tianyi Campus haven't all arrived yet. Once everyone is back, there will definitely be someone willing to spar and exchange ideas with you."

After Liu Zhen finished speaking, he sat down at the seat next to the crystal round table.

After sitting down, Liu Zhen asked the young men and women next to him, "Where are Brother Yang and the others?"

"I went to Lu Shengya's celebration party, the key student who passed the Star Camphor Stele Examination."

"Lu Shengya's celebration wasn't just limited to a few people who passed the Star Camphor Stele Examination; were the others allowed to attend?"

"They're all native to Canglong Star, do you think they'd be kicked out? But if it were people from other planets, that would definitely not work."

On the other side, Chen Lie sat down in the seat next to him and saw that several other people had gone to study the Crystal Pillar next to the arena.

Seeing Chen Lie sit down, Han Keke also sat down in the seat next to Chen Lie: "Big brother, those Outer Stars kids were so arrogant just now, why didn't you go up and teach them a lesson?"

With your Heaven-Grade Consciousness Spirit ranking first in the Consciousness Spirit Illustrated Handbook, which of these people would dare to be arrogant after seeing this!

"Who told you I'm the number one Consciousness Spirit in the Consciousness Spirit Illustrated Handbook?" Chen Lie retorted.

"Do I need someone to tell me that? I figured it out myself," Han Keke said.

"Don't talk nonsense, I don't have any first Consciousness Spirit."

Han Keke sighed, feeling that Chen Lie was being overly modest.

At this moment, Zhang Yuwei walked over. She saw Chen Lie, Jiang Yuan, and Zhou Yu sitting together, so she went to sit next to them.

"Junior students, do you see that arena over there? If you want to spar, just go up there, state your skill level, and someone will come to challenge you in no time."

"Really? I'll give it a try!"

Upon hearing Zhang Yuwei's words, Xia Zhizhi immediately got up and went to the arena next to her.

"Excuse me, Senior Zhang, what is the purpose of the text projection on the sixth floor of the Divine Martial Hall?"

Zhou Yu pointed to the many text projections above that congratulated Lu Shengya on breaking the 11-fold Strength Value and asked.

"Oh, the owner of the Divine Martial Hall has a niece named Lu Shengya. She is very powerful. She is not yet 16 years old, but her Consciousness Sea World has exceeded 20 million points. She is currently cultivating a Heaven-Grade Consciousness Spirit ranked in the top 30 of the Canglan Star Domain."

In addition, he also increased his Strength Value by 11 times and passed an important test set by Starry Sky University for the natives of Canglong Star.

"So we held a celebration for her niece here," Zhang Yuwei explained.

"16 years old, eleven times the Strength Value, that's pretty impressive on Canglong Star, right?"

"Of course it's impressive. I've heard that your Blue Star has a group of Blue Star University. If a native of Canglong Star passes the Star Camphor Stele Examination, it's equivalent to someone from your Blue Star being admitted to Blue Star University and joining the Genius Class."

Eleven times the Strength Value to warrant a celebration, but passing this test definitely deserves some.

"It was because she broke through eleven times her Strength Value and cultivated a powerful Heaven-Grade Consciousness Spirit that she was able to pass this test."

Zhou Yu looked around and said, "Where is the celebration being held? I don't see it."

"Such a celebration certainly wouldn't be held in public, otherwise it would be a complete mess. It's in a private room on the seventh floor!" Zhang Yuqing said.

At this moment, a group of young people came to the round table, with two teenagers walking in front.

"Brother Lu, Brother Yang, you're back?"

Liu Zhen approached the two boys and greeted them.

Both boys hummed in response, and one of them said, "Why are there so many people?"

Who are those people? They're not from the martial arts class at Tianyi Campus, are they?

The short-haired girl named Xu Zishan said, "Liu Zhen brought her here. He said she was introduced by Senior Zhang from the club. She's from the Eastern Star Region and came to participate in the Interstellar Alliance competition."

Liu Zhen said, "Senior Zhang said that we should bring these people to spar and exchange ideas, so they can witness the extraordinary nature of martial arts in the Central Star Region."

"Participating in the Interstellar Alliance War? I remember there are two planets in the Eastern Star Region, which planet are these people from?"

"They're all from Blue Star."

From her seat, Zhang Yuwei pointed to a group of people returning from the front and said, "The martial arts class from Tianyi Campus has all arrived. Go and take a look!"

As Zhang Yuwei led him, Chen Lie followed the others to the huge crystal round table.

Upon seeing Blue Star and his group arrive, Liu Zhen immediately introduced them, "These are all from the martial arts class of Tianyi Campus. These two in front are Brother Lu Jiang and Brother Yang Guangyu."

The following ones are...

Before Liu Zhen could finish his introduction, a beautiful girl sitting at the crystal round table suddenly got up and walked directly to Chen Lie.

"Eh? Aren't you Ling'er's elder brother? So you're not from Canglong Star's Cold Continent, but from the Eastern Star Region?"

The moment the beautiful girl spoke, everyone else was startled, and their gazes all turned to Chen Lie, who was standing in front of her.

"Hey, I'm talking to you, why aren't you responding?"

Not wanting to cause any further trouble, Chen Lie said to the girl without blinking, "You've mistaken me for someone else, haven't you?"

"Mistaken identity? How could that be?"

I remember it very clearly, two months ago at Tianyi Campus, you even slept in our Dormitory one night, right in Ling'er's room!

As soon as the beautiful girl spoke, everyone around looked at Chen Lie in astonishment.

Before the crowd, the boy named Yang Guangyu suddenly flew into a rage, shouting, "Li Yunyun, shut your mouth! Don't you dare tarnish Ling'er's reputation!"

The girl said nonchalantly, "How did I tarnish Ling'er's reputation? Don't you know about this too?"

Yang Guangyu's face fell completely.

He had assumed this man was indeed Ling'er's sworn brother, and that it was understandable for Ling'er to stay overnight with him. Nevertheless, he still harbored a thorn in his side.

Whenever I think about this, it always feels like a fishbone stuck in my throat and my heart is being torn apart.

But now that the truth has come out and he knows that this person is not Ling'er's elder brother at all, he can no longer bear it.

Ling'er comes from an exceptional family. Her grandfather is the governor and intercontinental governor of Hanzhou on Canglong Star, and her father is the commander of the interstellar alliance. How could she possibly have any dealings with Blue Star in the Eastern Star Region, let alone be a brother to him?

At this moment, a group of boys and girls from the martial arts class at Tianyi Campus began to whisper among themselves.

"Is the Ling'er they're talking about Chu Ling'er, who just passed the Star Camphor Stele Examination and cultivated to 23 million Sea of Consciousness?"

"I think it's probably true. Didn't you see how angry Yang Guangyu was? Like his father had died. Everyone knows Yang Guangyu likes Chu Ling'er from the martial arts class."

Who could accept that their dream girl had an ambiguous relationship with a man, and even spent a night in his Dormitory?

"No, Chu Ling'er passed the Star Camphor Stele Examination and cultivated such a powerful Consciousness Sea World. Her talent is top-tier. Her minimum future achievement is Tenth-Order Heavenly Human Grandmaster. If she gets the opportunity, reaching the level of Transcending Mortality and Entering Sainthood is not impossible. Most importantly, her family background is so good. How could she have an unclear relationship with the ignorant people of a barren planet and even let them stay in her Dormitory?"

"Who knows? Maybe it's because everyone around is a genius, and it's become commonplace. Once you see something commonplace, you take it for granted, so you see someone from a remote star system and think they're special, so you treat them differently."

"If this person is also eloquent and can use sweet words to deceive Chu Ling'er, then Chu Ling'er might even fall in love with him."

Hearing these whispers, Yang Guangyu was immediately enraged. "Shut up, all of you! Ling'er is innocent. She only let this person stay overnight and then moved to her classmate's Dormitory. She didn't live with him."

If anyone dares to gossip or secretly slander Ling'er behind her back, don't blame me for turning ruthless if I hear it!

As soon as Yang Guangyu uttered his threatening words, the surroundings fell silent, leaving only the beautiful girl laughing.

"Li Yunyun, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Aren't you just jealous of Ling'er because she cultivated her Consciousness Sea World and passed the Star Camphor Stele Examination?"

"I don't care about your usual competition in martial arts, but I'll be the first to object to you using such underhanded tricks to ruin Ling'er's reputation."

"I'm just telling the truth, how is that considered underhanded trickery?" Li Yunyun said nonchalantly.

Yang Guangyu snorted coldly and ignored Li Yunyun.

He walked up to Chen Lie and said in a low voice, "Boy, I'm asking you, what exactly is your relationship with Ling'er? Why did she let you stay overnight that day?"

"If you have a question, go ask the person who should be asking you. How am I supposed to know?" Chen Liedao.

Yang Guangyu sneered, "You must have used sweet words to deceive Ling'er. You have some nerve! A person from a remote and barren planet actually dared to deceive Upper Three Stars Canglong Star like our Canglong!"

All the Blue Star people were watching Chen Lie with keen interest.

They were newcomers; how could Chen Lie possibly have trouble explaining things to the locals at Starry Sky University? He didn't have the time.

At this moment, another leader named Lu Jiang stepped forward and asked, "Brother Guangyu, what's going on?"

Yang Guangyu said, "Brother Lu, this Divine Martial Hall was opened by your Lu Family."

If you still consider me your friend, do me a favor and get all these people out of the clubhouse."

"Brother Guangyu, of course you are my friend, but my aunt strictly forbids me from getting involved in the affairs of the Divine Martial Hall, for fear that I will cause trouble..." Lu Jiang hesitated.

"You heard it yourself, these people are from barren planets on the edge of the star field. What trouble could there be if we clear them out?"

"Okay, I'll help my friend out this time!"

As Lu Jiang spoke, he shouted, "Guards!"

A manager from the Divine Martial Hall arrived immediately.

"Young Master Jiang, please give your orders."

Lu Jiang pointed at Blue Star and his group, and said, "Find out the information about these people entering the clubhouse, and check who else was accompanying them."

"Yes!"

The manager of the Divine Martial Hall immediately went to check the information.

Among the group of boys and girls from the Tianyi Campus dance class, one girl turned and left the crowd.

On the seventh floor of the Divine Martial Hall, outside a large hall, stands a crystal plaque bearing the words "Lu Shengya" and "Celebration Meeting".

Celebrating the main character, Lu Shengya sat quietly in the middle, while her mother raised a glass in celebration. There were five or six boys and girls around fifteen or sixteen years old at the table.

"Dear students, welcome to Sheng Ya's celebration."

You are all students who passed the Star Camphor Stele Examination, and your future is bright. I hope that you will get along well with Sheng Ya at Starry Sky University and that your friendship will last forever."

Lu Shengya's mother raised her glass and drank the spirit wine, which was shimmering with pure white light, in one gulp.

After watching the others at the table drink their glasses, Lu Shengya's mother looked at the quiet and elegant girl in the middle with her hair styled in a flowing bun.

"Sheng Ya, all of your classmates are from the Canglong Continent. Your mother knows most of them. But I don't think I've seen this classmate before. Is he a new friend of yours?"

Lu Shengya replied, "Mom, this is the person who got the best score on the Star Camphor Stele Examination in the past month or two. She's my new friend, named Chu Ling'er, from the Cold Continent."

Her father, like my uncle, was a commander of the Interstellar Allied Forces.

"Oh?"

Lu Shengya's mother looked at the girl beside her in surprise.

Her father was the commander of an entire Interstellar Allied Forces, so her family background was quite extraordinary.

"Ling'er, Ling'er, welcome to Sheng Ya's celebration."

Chu Ling'er gently shook her head. "Auntie, you don't need to be so polite. Sheng Ya and I passed the Star Camphor Stele Examination only one day apart. We get along well, so of course I wouldn't refuse her invitation."

"Mom, Ling'er is the only one besides me among the martial arts students this month who can decipher the eleventh Star Camphor Stele," Lu Shengya said.

"Deciphering eleven Star Camphor Stele in the Star Camphor Stele Examination? That's truly impressive. I remember that in the entire Starry Sky University, at most only fifty people could do it in one round, right? Ling'er, you must be very skilled in martial arts, right?"

"My martial arts skills are inferior to those of classmate Sheng Ya," Chu Ling'er shook her head.

"Ling'er, don't underestimate yourself. Although you are still a little short of eleven times the Strength Value, you will definitely be able to break through within a month."

"Although your martial arts progress is not as good as mine, my talent in Mental Power is far inferior to yours. Just in terms of the value of the Sea of Consciousness, I am three million less than you!" Lu Shengya said.

Chu Ling'er just smiled helplessly. She knew she was somewhat overrated. If it weren't for the extraordinary encounter she had two months ago, how could she compare to a true all-around genius like Lu Shengya?

Sure enough, after completing her cultivation in the Consciousness Sea World and taking the Star Camphor Stele Examination, she revealed her true colors. Two months had passed, and her progress in cultivating her Mental Power, particularly in the next step of building her Consciousness Spirit, was minimal. It was highly likely that she had encountered a bottleneck.

"Oh? That one is truly extraordinary. It seems that Ling'er's spiritual Consciousness Spirit cultivation ranks among the top twenty on the Heaven-Grade Consciousness Spirit Ranking."

"Sheng Ya, you mustn't neglect your classmate," Lu Shengya's mother instructed.

Soon, a little over half of the banquet had passed.

Among the five or six people who passed the Star Camphor Stele Examination and participated in the celebration, Lu Shengya valued Chu Ling'er the most.

She stayed by Chu Ling'er's side, and during their conversation, she extended an invitation to Chu Ling'er: "Ling'er, after the banquet this afternoon, shall we have a spiritual and martial arts exchange?"

I'll share my experience of breaking through 11 times my Strength Value with you, and you share your insights on Mental Power with me. Let's go back to Starry Sky University later tonight?"

Chu Ling'er knew that her understanding of Mental Power was perhaps not as good as Lu Shengya's, and she was about to refuse when someone pushed open the door and entered the hall.

Seeing the person who suddenly entered, Chu Ling'er was taken aback and asked, "Qiuqiu? Did you come to see me?"

The person who arrived was Tian Qiuqiu, Chu Ling'er's classmate in the Cold Continent, and a girl who entered Starry Sky University with her.

Tian Qiuqiu saw Chu Ling'er, she said, "Of course I came to find you!"

"Oh? What brings you to me in such a hurry?" Chu Ling'er asked.

"It's not that something's wrong with me, it's that something's wrong with your elder brother!"

Chu Ling'er frowned, displeased, and said, "Nonsense! How come I don't know I have any elder brother?"

"Hey? Why are you denying it now? That guy who stayed at your Dormitory that night, didn't you say he was your sworn brother?"

Chu Ling'er was startled and quickly stood up. "You saw him?"

"Tell me first, is that person your elder brother?" Tian Qiuqiu countered.

"Yes, it's my elder brother! I didn't realize it for a moment."

"Bullshit! Their identities have all been exposed. That person is from the Eastern Star Region. It's plausible that your brother isn't from the Cold Continent, but an alien, especially an alien from a barren planet in the Eastern Star Region? Who would believe that?"

"Alright, let's not talk about that. You just said my brother had something to do. What is it?"

"You've gotten into a fight with Yang Guangyu. Yang Guangyu found out that your so-called 'brother' isn't actually your brother, and he's furious. He's causing trouble for him right now!"

"Where are you? Take me there quickly!"

"It's on the sixth floor of the Divine Martial Hall."

"Take me there immediately and tell me in detail what happened."

Urged by Chu Ling'er, Tian Qiuqiu immediately led Chu Ling'er Chu Ling'er of the banquet hall and told her in detail what had happened.

When Chu Ling'er left, she didn't even have time to say goodbye to Lu Shengya.

Lu Shengya's mother said, "Sheng Ya, why don't you go with your classmate from the Cold Continent and see what's going on?"

Lu Shengya hummed in agreement, then got up and walked out of the banquet hall.

On the other side, before Chu Ling'er even reached the sixth floor of the Divine Martial Hall, she heard the whole story of what had happened on the sixth floor from her friend Tian Qiuqiu.