The Rise of the Star Panda

After that unhappy meeting, Tang Zhening and Li Bai didn't speak for three days - to be precise, Li Bai wanted to persuade him a little more, but Tang Zhening refused to communicate.

When Tang Zhening originally entered Wanzhu Forest, he planned to talk to Li Bai about the future plans of the panda clan, but because of this, he was delayed.

But it’s okay, there’s no need to rush this matter.

She still needs to inquire about how the beast population develops in the sect. Chu Jiwei is busy, and she can't act alone. Let's wait a little longer.

Unexpectedly, when she came out of Wanzhu Forest, Chu Jiwei was waiting outside.

"You..." Tang Zhening was stunned, "Are you not busy today?"

Chu Jiwei breathed a huge sigh of relief, but said calmly: "I've seen everything that needs to be seen. All that's left is to write the invitation."

"Handwritten?" Tang Zhening was a little surprised.

You are already a venerable person, why do you still need to write invitations by hand?

Chu Jiwei took out an invitation directly from the flower world and showed it to her.

The invitation was black with dark gold patterns on it. It was low-key, luxurious and classy. The moment she opened it, a scorching light exploded violently. She averted her gaze in time to avoid being injured.

"That was..." She didn't dare to open her eyes and asked with lingering fear.

"The invitation is written with special ink and is fused with the stars. Ordinary people will die just by opening it. But your words are not fatal, but they will cause temporary blindness and cannot see the content clearly." Chu Ji is not in a hurry. Slowly.

Tang Zhening said belatedly: "Are you... angry?"

Hearing this, Chu Jiwei's reaction was a little strange. He seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then said unnaturally: "I'm not angry."

"You're just angry!" Tang Zhening said unhappily.

Chu Jiwei would not have done this to her before. Even if he was only temporarily blind, he would not let her take such a risk.

He couldn't bear the slightest grievance for her!

Thinking of this, Tang Zhening couldn't help but be stunned.

Actually...is that so?

"That's your illusion." Chu Jiwei felt guilty, and his tone was not very strong.

Their eyes met, and then they looked apart as if they had been burned.

"That's right!" Tang Zhening changed the subject uncomfortably: "What you said before about letting me go to the Nine Sheng Terrace... when should I go?"

Hearing this, Chu Jiji's expression became calm and he said: "I have already arranged this for you, and I will accompany you tomorrow."

"Um...has Alleria passed the Nine-Shengtai?" Tang Zhening had nothing to say.

Chu Jiwei nodded, "She walked to the fourth stage. She is already pretty good for her age. Now she is an outer disciple. After a few years of training, she can enter the inner disciple."

He knew that Tang Tang was looking for something to say, but... for some reason, he just didn't want to let her go.

"Oh, then I'll go see her when I have time." Tang Zhening gave a dry smile.

Chu Jiwei nodded, as if agreeing with her words.

"By the way, Senior Brother Xue said before that no matter what your status is, as long as you join the Nine Gods Sect, you have to go to the Nine Shengtai. Do you also have to go to the Ninth Shengtai?" Tang Zhening finally thought of a more technical question.

"I walked by." Chu Jiwei said.

ha?

Tang Zhening looked unbelieving, "Didn't you say you haven't been to the Nine Gods Sect before?"

"It's just that I don't remember." Chu Ji said dangerously: "I said before that my master is my great-aunt. When I was young, my parents would occasionally go to secret places together. I couldn't be taken to such a place, but they would bring me They were worried about handing me over to my subordinates, so they always entrusted me to my great-aunt. My great-aunt once took me to walk through the Nine Sheng Platform. I have no relevant memories. I only heard my mother say that I was qualified when I walked to the fifth platform. When I became an outer disciple, my great-aunt was so happy to see that I was a disciple, so she proposed to accept me as a disciple. My parents considered it for two years before allowing me to officially become a disciple."

"Then..." Tang Zhening was curious, "How old were you when you walked to the Nine Sheng Stage?" If you don't have memory, you must be very young, but you can walk to the fifth stage...

But Chu Ji said dangerously: "Two and a half years old."

Tang Zhening's eyes widened, this was too perverted.

Chu Jiwei explained: "I was carried by my father to walk through the Saryo Gate when I was one month old, Luzhanting... Don't look at the envoys who seem to be very peaceful now. When I was young, In order to be able to come out and break through, they tormented me a lot. When I was still nursing, I was already being pulled by them to do various trainings. By the time I could remember, I had already mastered various weapons. Basic applications.”

Tang Zhening: "..." What is this? Early childhood education in the world of cultivators?

True to his word, Chu Jiwei took Tang Zhening to the Nine Sheng Terrace early the next morning.

"Is this the Nine-Shengtai?" Tang Zhening asked as he raised his head and looked at the majestic building in front of him that looked like a tower and a tree, covered by branches and rising into the sky in a spiral shape.

Chu Jiwei nodded, pointed to the inconspicuous cave door ahead and said: "Go in, and then climb up as much as possible. Every time you get on one, the lights on that one will light up. If you get to the ninth one, not only will The entire nine-sheng platform will light up and nine bells will sound.”

Tang Zhening stepped forward and looked up, "Can only one person enter this Nine Sheng Platform at a time?"

"Of course not." Xue Qiushu, who also followed, explained: "If there are many people, it will be impossible to judge the number of platforms each person has arrived by using the lights. But don't worry, the Jiu Sheng Platform itself is a star device and will record every cultivator. The situation of the person.”

Tang Zhening didn't waste any time. He waved his hand and said, "Then I'll go in."

[I'll help you walk the route first, and then you can walk it again and you'll know what's going on. ] Tang Zhening said to Li Bai in Ten Thousand Bamboo Forest.

Li Bai was still a little awkward, but at this time, he still reminded him: "Be careful, the first appearance of our panda clan depends on you." 】

Tang Zhening curled his lips and said, "It's like he never relied on me." 】

As soon as she finished speaking, she had already stepped into the Nine-Sheng Platform.

In an instant, Tang Zhening felt like he had entered another world. When he looked back, he saw that the cave door he came from was gone. In front of him was a road covered in light with no end in sight. On both sides of the road was darkness.

Tang Zhening directly transformed into his true form and embarked on this road that he didn't know when it would end.

After walking for who knows how long, she suddenly realized that the first stage of the Nine-Shengtai should test the perseverance of the cultivator.

The road of a cultivator is so long, how long it can go, and how far it can reach. The test is not just talent, not just understanding, not just luck, but also not giving up on oneself when encountering setbacks, and persisting in finding hope in desperate situations. An indomitable character.

However, even if he understood this, this level would not be easy for Tang Zhening.

In such a quiet darkness, it is too easy for memories to grow quietly.