In the Firmament Palace, at the White Jade Square under the Sky-climbing Ladder, a figure suddenly appeared above the square with a flash of light.
It was Su Mo!
As soon as Su Mo appeared, he felt the powerful Air-sealing Formation and quickly landed.
"I'm finally back!"
Su Mo looked at the main gate of the Firmament Palace as he landed on the White Jade Square.
Two years ago, when he first came to the Firmament Palace, he was just a small martial artist in the True Spirit Realm.
Two years later, when he returned, he was about to become a Martial King Realm expert.
Two years had passed in the blink of an eye, and he was no longer a small martial artist. Swoosh!
Swoosh! Swoosh!
As soon as Su Mo arrived, there was a piercing sound in the distance. Nine puppets, completely unaffected by the Air-sealing Formation, flew rapidly toward him.
These nine puppets were the guardian puppets of the nine palaces — Gold One, Stone One, Fire One, and the others.
The nine of them arrived in an instant and sized Su Mo up at the same time.
"Holy Son, you're finally back!"
"Greetings, Holy Son!"
"Greetings, Holy Son!"
The puppets saluted Su Mo with a fist-palm salute.
"Seniors, you're too kind!" Su Mo smiled and also saluted them. He would not look down on them just because they were puppets.
"Holy Son, although your cultivation has not reached the Martial King Realm, it's not far from it. Congratulations on your great progress!" Gold One's metallic face broke into a stiff smile.
Su Mo shook his head with a smile and said in a deep voice, "Seniors, I'd like to see the Earth Palace Master!"
When the puppets heard this, they fell silent for a moment. Then, Stone One said, "Holy Son, the Palace Lord's remnant consciousness has fallen into a deep slumber again. He said to wake him up again when you reach the Martial Emperor Stage!"
Stone One's expression was rather grim because the next time the Earth Palace Master awakened would be the time he would completely disappear.
"The Martial Royal Realm?" Su Mo nodded helplessly. Since he could not see the Earth Palace Master, these puppets should be able to handle some matters.
"Saint, the Palace Master has arranged everything and left some things for you!"
Stone One continued, "Let's talk in the palace!"
"Yes!" Su Mo nodded again.
Then, the nine puppets led Su Mo into the Firmament Palace and into a magnificent hall.
This hall was called the Firmament Palace. It was located in the center of the Firmament Palace. It was vast and over a thousand feet high. White stone pillars stood tall in the hall, supporting the entire hall.
Each white jade pillar was engraved with elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
This was the Conference Hall of the Firmament Palace. The high main seat belonged to the Palace Master of the Firmament Palace.
"Holy Son, when you reach the Martial King Realm, the Firmament Palace will be able to come out again!"
Gold One said with a smile as he stood in the hall where they stood.
"That day won't be too far away!"
Su Mo said confidently. He looked up at the high throne, which was completely different from the Emperor's Throne he had. It looked rather simple and unadorned.
Once the Firmament Palace came out, it would definitely become the target of public criticism and would face pressure from the entire Firmament and Continent. Su Mo was very clear about this.
Therefore, he had a very heavy burden on his shoulders. However, he was not worried at all. As long as he had enough strength, all the pressure would vanish.
"Seniors, what did Senior Hou Tu leave behind for me?" Su Mo asked curiously as he looked at the puppets.
Stone One waved his huge stone arm and a few items appeared in front of Su Mo.
There were eight items in total. They were five jade slips, an aquamarine jade bottle, a dark yellow long sword, and a light purple robe.
Stone One introduced, "Holy Son, these five jade slips are cultivation skills of the five elements property. They are all Upper Imperial Level!"
"This jade bottle contains eight drops of Dragonesque Elephant blood essence. This long sword is called the Hornet Sword, and it is of Lower Royal Level!"
"This robe is the Stars Robe, refined with the power of the Nine Heaven Stars. It is impervious to water and fire, and impenetrable by swords and sabers. Its defense is extremely strong."
Su Mo's eyes lit up when he heard Stone One's introduction. The Earth Palace Master had arranged everything well!
Cultivation techniques, weapons, defensive treasures, everything that one could ever wish for, were all prepared for him.
Su Mo reached out and grabbed the Stars Robe. The robe was light purple in color and was embroidered with shining stars. It was soft and warm to the touch.
"What level of defense treasure is this Stars Robe?"
Su Mo asked Stone One curiously. He was in need of a defense treasure.
"It is equivalent to a Lower Royal Level treasure!" Stone One said.
Su Mo was a little disappointed. He had thought it was an Imperial Level treasure!
However, even if it was not, with this Stars Robe, he would be more confident in resisting the Martial King Ordeal.
Then, Su Mo put away the Stars Robe and grabbed the dark yellow long sword. He injected a little Dark Force into it, and a powerful sword power filled the entire hall.
"Good sword!" Su Mo could not help but exclaim. This sword was much more powerful than his Sky-crushing Sword. With this sword, his strength would increase a lot.
After putting away the Hornet Sword, Su Mo also put away the Dragonesque Elephant blood essence.
He was no stranger to the Dragonesque Elephant blood essence. The Earth Palace Master had given him a lot last time, but he had let Lil Eight swallow it in the end.
Finally, Su Mo held five jade slips in his hand. These five jade slips were all Imperial cultivation skills. They were really extraordinary.
With these Emperor-level cultivation techniques, why would he need to cultivate a low-grade Emperor-level cultivation technique?
Without further inspection, Su Mo immediately put the five jade slips into his storage ring.
"Thank you, seniors!" Su Mo thanked Stone One and the puppets.
"Holy Son, there were better weapons and defense treasures, but your cultivation is still low, so the Earth Palace Master only gave you the Hornet Sword and the Stars Robe of Lower Royal level. When your cultivation reaches the Martial Royal Realm, he will give you more powerful treasures!" Gold One said.
Su Mo nodded. He could understand the Earth Palace Master's thinking.
The Earth Palace Master was probably also worried that if he had too powerful a weapon and defense treasure, it would arouse the greed of others and make him too dependent on external objects.
However, Su Mo did not care about offensive weapons, but he would soon face the Martial King Ordeal, and he needed a lot of defense treasures.
"Seniors, I wonder if you can bestow me another Emperor-grade defensive treasure?"
Su Mo asked expectantly. If he had an Imperial defensive treasure, he would not have to worry too much about the Martial King Ordeal.
The puppets were startled when they heard this, and then they shook their heads.
Fire One, who was dressed in red, said, "Holy Son, without the Earth Palace Master's permission, we can't give you any treasure!"
"Uh!"
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