The Heavenly Palace had its own means of relaying messages to the Lord Emperor in real time. Juju was wreaking havoc on Mount Xu, and though the Monster Emperor had not yet arrived in person, the edict could be prepared first.

Every sentence Bai Ziqi spoke carried a great deal of information. State Preceptor Qing Yang considered it carefully, and instead of worry, she felt a surge of joy.

Though this was the territory of the Heavenly Palace, some methods could only be employed by a State Preceptor.

This was an excellent opportunity for her to redeem herself through merit and fight for a reduced sentence.

As they passed through the exit of the Molten Palace, Bai Ziqi handed her a short scepter. “I only found your staff. Your other magical artifacts are all stored away in the treasury.”

State Preceptor Qing Yang took the short scepter and gave it a gentle shake. It immediately lengthened into a staff nearly two meters long, its surface wreathed in a soft azure glow.

She had once possessed countless powerful magical artifacts. Yet when she had been imprisoned, she had surrendered them all, and the Heavenly Palace had categorized and stored them in its treasury. Bai Ziqi had come in too much of a hurry to retrieve anything beyond her staff.

“How could the Grand Spirit-Gathering Array have failed?” State Preceptor Qing Yang asked. “The array eye was personally designed by the gods....