The Silken Cloud Great Hall.
Yunxin sat on the palace master's throne above the steps, her fingers stroking a peculiar thumb ring wreathed in mist, her gaze thoughtful.
In the center of the hall, five Spirit Transformation elders stared intently at the Cloud-Mist Thumb Ring in Yunxin's hand, their expressions wavering with surprise and uncertainty.
This was Silken Cloud Palace's legacy treasure, as well as the token used to open its legacy secret realm. Each successive palace master had kept it personally.
Now, with Lin Mo's trial imminent, the palace master had actually brought it out. Could she be planning to...
"I wish to let Lin Mo enter the Silken Cloud Grotto-Heaven."
Yunxin slowly raised her head and looked at the five elders. "It has been just over seventy years since I succeeded to this position, and the Silken Cloud Grotto-Heaven has not opened once in that time," she said softly.
"I remember receiving the blessing of our Sacred Treasure within the grotto-heaven all those years ago. That was why Grandmaster entrusted me with this great responsibility, making me who I am today."
"I have decided to send ten Golden Core disciples into the Silken Cloud Grotto-Heaven with Lin Mo to pay homage to the Sacred Treasure!"
Although the five Spirit Transformation elders had already suspected as much, they still could not help frowning.
They held extremely high positions within Silken Cloud Palace, and even outranked Yunxin in seniority. Naturally, they were familiar with the circumstances inside the Silken Cloud Grotto-Heaven.
Every hundred years, Silken Cloud Palace opened the grotto-heaven, giving all disciples below the Nascent Soul stage a chance to explore it and seek opportunities of their own.
Over seven hundred years ago, Yunxin had just advanced to the first layer of Golden Core when she ventured into the