Xuan Ziyi and the other Supreme Sword Sect disciples had long since arrived near the arena, but they had no interest in fighting Ling Yunxiao. They merely stood below with their arms folded, watching the show.
Some Rogue Cultivators with lower cultivation could not discern Ling Yunxiao's condition, but highly ranked disciples of major sects like them could spot the problem at a glance.
Thus, Xuan Ziyi and the others looked thoroughly uninterested. Only when Ye Wenqiang arrived did they muster a little interest.
"That's enough, isn't it, junior sister? Can we leave now?" Her senior brother Ye Qingfeng also looked rather bored and called to Xuan Ziyi to leave.
Yet in the very next second, the situation changed again.
At that moment, every cultivator in High Firmament City who appeared on the Eastern Wasteland Heaven's Chosen Ranking received the same message: a High Firmament City special event of the Primordial Arena Tournament!
"The people from the Primordial Hall sent a message saying they're holding an impromptu Primordial Arena Tournament in High Firmament City! Any cultivator currently in High Firmament City who appears on the Eastern Wasteland Heaven's Chosen Ranking can participate! Those who win can even receive mysterious prizes."
At this, a faint blush could not help spreading across Xuan Ziyi's cute little face.
However, Xuan Ziyi had little anticipation for the mysterious prizes. She mainly enjoyed watching the excitement!
Lin Qingfeng had not expected this sudden change either. The foot he had been about to step away with immediately drew back.
"Senior brother, should we participate?" Xuan Ziyi winked at Lin Qingfeng.
Yet Lin Qingfeng's expression was rather grim.
Unlike Xuan Ziyi, Lin Qingfeng was older and more thoughtful, so how could he not understand the "terrifying aspects" of the Primordial Hall?
The ten white jade steles that had suddenly appeared, capable of crushing anything, were one matter; this silent delivery of messages was another entirely!
Never mind ordinary cultivators-even some major sects lacked such a means of transmitting messages!
As far as Lin Qingfeng knew, even his own master in the Supreme Sword Sect lacked such methods. That meant the Primordial Hall's master was, at the very least, stronger than his own master!
Their mission on this trip was nominally to gain experience, but in reality, it was to investigate the Primordial Hall.
"Hey, hey, hey! Senior brother, senior brother, senior brother!" Xuan Ziyi called beside him.
While Lin Qingfeng stood lost in thought, Xuan Ziyi had long since grown impatient. She tugged his sleeve back and forth, her beautiful eyes clearly declaring, "I want to compete!"
Seeing Xuan Ziyi's expectant expression, Lin Qingfeng felt rather helpless, but he gritted his teeth and spoke anyway.
"Junior sister, although gaining experience is the main purpose of this trip, we should avoid drawing too much attention. In any case, let's quietly watch how things unfold first!"
"Aww." Sure enough, Xuan Ziyi immediately wilted upon hearing this.
But before she could remain dejected for even a few seconds, another change occurred in the sky above Cloud Firmament City.
Unbeknownst to all the cultivators, ten thousand li away, Lin Yu was studying Ling Yunxiao's rather crude arena with some dissatisfaction.
Such a venue really was unsuitable for the Primordial Challenge Tournament.
"I'd better prepare the venue myself!"
"System, enable authorization and temporarily transmit part of the Primordial Platform's power to High Firmament City!"
The notification soon sounded: "Ding, authorization enabled. Transmitting power... power transmission complete!"
At the same time, a miniature High Firmament City appeared beside Lin Yu's hand, and an understanding of his authorized capabilities naturally emerged in his mind.
He raised his hand and reached toward the space above the miniature High Firmament City.
Yet in the eyes of the cultivators in High Firmament City, a rift appeared out of nowhere in the sky, and a great white jade hand pressed down toward High Firmament City!
The great white jade hand was at least a hundred zhang wide, its entirety as pure white as jade, emanating the same all-conquering presence as the white jade steles.
Not only that, but the great hand also carried a terrifying pressure. Not just the cultivators, but even the ordinary people in the city found it difficult to breathe, as though Mount Tai were bearing down upon their heads!
"Th-this is the power of a Saint! This pressure comes from a Saint!" Some cultivators' legs trembled, and they could not help falling to their knees before the great white jade hand.
With that example set, the other cultivators present also came to their senses and knelt in succession to pay their respects to those white jade hands!
"Greetings, Saint!"
"We pay our respects to the Saint!"
"So this is the power of a Saint!"
At that moment, not only the cultivators but countless living beings in Cloud Firmament City knelt before the great white jade hand.
However, not all the cultivators knelt. Some merely bowed.
The cultivators from the Supreme Sword Sect, for example, merely offered a respectful bow because they belonged to a major sect.
The sky over all of Cloud Firmament City darkened, and only a black-robed man stepped through the void and slowly emerged.
"Ling Ziao, city lord of High Firmament City, greets the Saint!" Ling Ziao also bowed toward the great white jade hand, his expression graver than ever before.
Judging by the strength the other party displayed, destroying Cloud Firmament City would probably take no more than a flick of a finger. As Cloud Firmament City's city lord, he truly could not stand idly by.
Meanwhile, watching this scene from the Primordial Hall, Lin Yu could not help being somewhat speechless. He had merely been amusing himself earlier; how could he have expected to cause such a commotion?
Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with this. It would only increase the Primordial Hall's prestige and renown, bringing nothing but benefits to its development!
Lin Yu's goal was to turn the Primordial Hall into the highest sanctuary in cultivators' hearts, an existence everyone would flock to like ducks!
And to achieve that goal, he clearly needed ordinary people to hold the Primordial Hall in sufficient reverence.
At this thought, Lin Yu stopped dwelling on it and continued with his work.
In midair, the great white jade hand turned gently, and dust and smoke filled the hundred-li radius around Cloud Firmament City. Countless grains of sand and stones rose into the air and gathered toward the great white jade hand.
Sand and stones filled the sky, already transforming the appearance of the azure heavens, yet Lin Yu was somewhat dissatisfied.
According to the system's calculations, this sand and stone could, at most, form an arena's foundation!
"More!" Lin Yu shouted.
His fingers stirred slightly, and the towering mountains in every direction immediately tore free of the ground and flew toward the great white jade hand. Yet once those seemingly majestic mountains landed in the great white jade hand, they were kneaded round and pressed flat like modeling clay.
"Hum... hum... hum..."
Heaven and earth trembled. Amid the swirling clouds and mist, the arena within the great white jade hand finally took shape, and an earthen-yellow arena ultimately floated in the sky.
"Not bad." Lin Yu clapped his hands, casually drew a wisp of the Primordial Platform's presence, and cast it inside.
In an instant, Immortal Qi suffused the entire earthen-yellow arena, and a powerful presence burst straight through the clouds toward the nine heavens!
"This is a saint artifact!"