As time passed, more and more people gathered in the Enlightenment Plaza. This had much to do with the rule changes in the Floating Spirit Divine Palace this time.
Previously, a passage would only appear after the Ghost Beasts guarding its entrance had been killed, allowing everyone to enter. But this time was different. As long as one found a way around the Ghost Beasts, they could easily enter the next level! In a sense, this greatly reduced the difficulty of reaching the eighth level, because in the past, even gathering everyone's strength often wasn't enough to kill a single Ghost Beast. Failing to reach the eighth level was a common occurrence.
At this moment, a large number of cultivators flooded into the Enlightenment Plaza, making the entire area feel crowded. Whenever they looked around, their eyes were filled with wariness, because this was the most dangerous place of all!
Most of those who arrived began choosing sides. For example, members of the Floating Spirit Hall would immediately gather beneath the Tianquan Star Palace pillar where Fulingzi stood, while Zhang Shaoyang and the others gathered beneath the Kaiyang Star Palace where Young Master Hai stood...
Basically, everyone could find the faction they belonged to. Of course, there were exceptions, and those exceptions were Lin Chuan and Ni Huanzhi!
The two of them occupied the Tianshu and Yaoguang pillars, yet neither had any faction backing them. This caused many independent cultivators and small sects who arrived here to gather beneath their pillars. At first, they merely tested the waters, but when they discovered that the two did not stop them, many people boldly joined them.
As time passed and more than a thousand people had gathered in the plaza, the eighth level of the Floating Spirit Divine Palace trembled slightly. Immediately