Firmament Divine Realm

**Firmament Divine Realm** that originated from the ancient time, was one of the most powerful and ancient places of inheritance in the Firmament and Continent.

## Description

It could be said that the development of martial arts on the Eastern Continent since countless years ago had depended greatly on the Firmament Divine Realm. The Firmament Divine Realm was connected to more than a hundred domains in the East Continent, and every domain had a chance to open it in its Top-100-talent Competition and inherit the ancient martial arts within. Some powerful domains were able to enter the Firmament Divine Realm almost every competition.

However, Hong Domain was so weak that it had not opened the Firmament Divine Realm in the past thousand years. Being unable to inherit the ancient martial arts within resulted in the downfall of Hong Domain, increasing the gap between Hong Domain and the other domains.

## Plotline

It opened once more in the Hong Domain after the Top-100-Talent Competition. See more information here.

## Rules and Regulations

* Only talents on the List of Top 100 Talents who had Dragon Luck would be able to pass through the gates of Firmament Divine Realm to receive treasures, and even discover the secrets to martial art skills. If you try to pass through the gate to Firmament Divine Realm without actually making it to the List of Top 100 Talents, only death awaits.
* Perishing within the Firmament Divine Realm does not equate death. As long as a drop of blood remains, it will be transported out, and you will be resurrected here, but you won’t be able to re-enter the realm. Therefore, it isn’t as dangerous within the realm. However, that isn’t to say that no danger lurks within. If you are attacked and killed within the Firmament Divine Realm, and your blood is completely destroyed, you will lose the chance of resurrection. This would mean true death.
* Every domains who managed to open the Firmament Divine Realm will enter at the same time. Moreover, talents from larger, stronger domains would definitely be more powerful.
* Those talents who entered Firmament Divine Realm would be able to stay within the realm for a month as long as they do not perish within.

## Firmament Palace

In ancient times, the Firmament Palace was a superpower of the Firmament and Continent, which had been demolished for countless years. The gate of the Firmament Palace was hidden deep in the void and only showed up once every three years when the Top-100-talent Competitions of every domain in the East Continent took place.

Firmament Palace was overlord power during the ancient times of the Firmament Continent. Although it had long turned into history, its gate would appear in Firmament Divine Realm every three years. Geniuses from East Continent would gather here every time it appeared, hoping to attain ancient Legacies that hid within. However, for as long as it had existed, only a few people managed to do so.

Nonetheless, even the smallest bit of Legacy was enough to benefit one’s entire life. In the history of East Continent, those that received the Legacy of Firmament Palace had mostly grown to become one of the strongest martial artists in the entire world. No one knew a thing about Firmament Palace’s behaviour, and the purpose behind it. There had been many with great martial power who tore through space and entered Firmament Divine Realm in an attempt to explore Firmament Palace’s secrets, or even forcefully occupy it. However, they all ended up dead. There was even a rumor that a martial artist at the legendary Imperial Realm had died there during the post-archean era.

There are nine palaces in Firmament Palace. They are Brightgold Palace, Evergreen Palace, Watermoon Palace, Firescorching Palace, Earth Palace, Wind-cloud Palace, Thunderous Palace, Illuminious Palace, and Darknight Palace. The nine palaces correspond to the nine properties that are Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Light, and Darkness. Every palace has its own unique Legacy which varies in degree. Whether one could obtain the Legacy is completely up to their talent, strength, and fate.

### **Trials**

The trials of Firmament Palace are basically testing one’s perseverance, talent, and strength. It’s completely up to oneself to receive the Legacy. Firmament Palace contained vast amounts of powerful ancient martial arts and Legacy, along with its infinite wealth. As long as one could become a disciple, they would obtain unimaginable benefits.

In the history of the East Continent, there were few who became an official disciple of the Firmament Palace. In fact, less than five people have done so in the past few hundred years. However, everyone that became an official disciple would become one of the strongest experts in the entire world, provided that they did not perish during their growth. It was said that an expert in East Continent at the Martial Emperor Realm was an official disciple of the Firmament Palace that received its Legacy over 200 years ago. Apparently, the genius that topped the List of Top 1,000 Talents in East Continent was also an official disciple. In other words, becoming an official disciple of the Firmament Palace would make one’s future limitless!

### Trial of Perseverance - Sky-climbing Ladder

Sky-climbing Ladder was the first obstacle upon entering Firmament Palace to seek the Legacy. There were 999 steps on the Sky-climbing Ladder, and one could only set foot upon it after passing through the stone gate. The ladder itself was a huge trial, and one would only complete the first round of the trials after reaching the top of the ladder. Sky-climbing Ladder’s pressure increases the more you climb, and the stronger you are, the more pressure you’ll feel.

### Trial of Talent - Test Pillar and Property-testing Steles

That pillar can test your talents, including your martial soul, body constitutions, bloodline, willpower, and everything else. There are a total of nine grades, and you’re only qualified to continue with the other trials if you can reach the fourth grade. Anyone that reaches the sixth grade will become an unofficial disciple, and those who hit the seventh grade will become an official disciple of Firmament Palace directly. This Test Pillar was similar to that of the Top-100-talent Competition, but its grading standard was obviously much higher.

These steles are for testing one’s body properties that correspond to the nine side palaces. If your body properties fulfill the requirement for any of the palaces, you’ll have an opportunity to receive its Legacy. These nine Property-testing Steles each represent one of the nine properties (Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Light, and Darkness). Your property talent is similarly divided into nine grades, and the qualifying criteria to continue the trials or become a disciple, is the same as that of the stone pillar. It seemed like the Firmament Palace valued body properties as much as talents and allowed those without enough talent to qualify so long as their body properties were satisfactory.  Property talent probably included both a person’s body property and their Martial Soul’s property. A common person would have talent in all of the properties and only a few would lack the talent for one or more types of properties, but these individuals would be stronger in other properties. Without a doubt, those who were talented in one property would have a much easier time cultivating martial arts of that system. According to rumors, only a property Spirit Build could test as a Grade Nine property talent, and Su Mo was able to get a Grade Eight. He was almost a property Spirit Build.

### Trial of Combat Strength- Teal Stone Puppets

Participants will take on the third trial in the combat strength testing field behind the golden door. If they can win three matches in a row, you will qualify. If they passed this trial, they would acquire the ancient Legacies. Even those who had not qualified to be an unofficial disciple of Firmament Palace could receive small Legacies or precious treasure. According to the rules, they should have entered the testing field together so that they could witness every battle and learn from each other. According to the previous rules, there will be three battles in the third test. The first will be against a Teal Stone Puppet of the same level, then a level higher, while the last will be two levels higher. Although the Teal Stone Puppets are very strong, it doesn’t make sense that no one succeeded. Su Mo changed the rules so they'll fight individually instead.

## Locations

### **Stygale Valley**

The wind inside Skygale Valley would suppress the martial artists’ strength. Inside it you can find a 10,000-year Stalactite. Skygale Valley was so vast it almost seemed as if it had no end. There were dark and shining rock walls on both sides of the roads and wind blades were all over the place, greatly blocking vision.

### **Distant Ancient City**

Distant Ancient City was a city left from anceint times. This city was said to have been built by Firmament Palace. It was an outer stronghold of it. However, the city now showed signs of age. It was too dilapidated to present its former magnificence. There were ancient ruins here that could magically accelerate cultivating. Cultivating in these ruins could be sped up five to six times, so the city appealed to many talents.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 310
2. ↑ Chapter 344
3. ↑ Chapter 344
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Chapter 345
5. ↑ Chapter 353
6. ↑ Chapter 379
7. ↑ Chapter 379
8. ↑ Chapter 386
9. ↑ Chapter 387
10. ↑ Chapter 383
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Chapter 386
12. ↑ Chapter 385
13. ↑ Chapter 387
14. ↑ Chapter 388
15. ↑ Chapter 395
16. ↑ Chapter 355
17. ↑ Chapter 357
18. ↑ Chapter 370