The palace had no reception hall; it was completely open and empty.
At the center of the main hall, Su Mo sat cross-legged upon a meditation cushion. True Sage Dao Saint sat opposite him in the same manner.
"Not bad. Martial Emperor Realm, Eighth Layer!" True Sage Dao Saint sized Su Mo up and nodded slightly. Having been cleansed by Divine Spirit Liquid, Su Mo's breakthrough by two layers in just over a year was within his expectations.
Then, True Sage Dao Saint smiled and asked, "Su Mo, why did you come to the Mingxu Star River so soon? Have you completed your mission?"
"Uh...!"
Su Mo felt somewhat awkward at those words. He scratched his head and asked, "Senior Brother Zhenxian, can I choose not to do that mission?"
"Not do it?"
True Sage Dao Saint was startled and frowned. "What happened? You didn't go carry out the mission?"
"No." Su Mo shook his head.
"Su Mo, why didn't you carry out the mission?"
True Sage Dao Saint's expression darkened as he continued, "I just returned from Myriad Worlds Mountain. Jiang Shenye has already completed his mission and obtained enormous benefits. He has now broken through to the Second Layer Martial Venerable Realm!"
"What? So quickly?" Su Mo was astonished. Jiang Shenye had actually broken through to the Second Layer Martial Venerable Realm. Wasn't that far too fast?
One had to know that this was the Martial Venerable Realm. The gap between every layer was nowhere near comparable to the Martial Emperor Realm.
"Of course. After being cleansed by Divine Spirit Liquid last time, he successfully advanced into the Martial Venerable Realm not long after returning. Now that he has completed his mission, Myriad Worlds Mountain granted him immense rewards, directly raising him to the Second Layer Martial Venerable