"Ding! Primordial Hall has finished updating!"
The system notification rang out, and with a thought, Lin Yu returned to Primordial Hall.
Although nothing looked different on the surface, Lin Yu could sense that the Heavenly Dao Qi within Primordial Hall had grown much stronger.
Sweeping his divine sense across the hall, Lin Yu soon discovered where the change had occurred. With a thought, he arrived there.
A white jade gate a hundred zhang tall towered before Lin Yu, connected to a Dao palace.
Directly in front of the Dao palace stood a circular platform. Lin Yu stepped onto it, and an immense amount of information instantly flooded his mind.
"Ugh!" Lin Yu felt a slight pain in his mind, as though a needle had pierced it.
Fortunately, the pain soon passed, and Lin Yu rapidly browsed the information that had entered his mind.
It turned out that this white circular platform was called the Primordial Platform!
Through the Primordial Platform, Lin Yu's divination abilities could be greatly enhanced.
These divination abilities were not just useful for investigating information about others; they could also enhance the potential of secret manuals and magical treasures.
From the information he had just received, Lin Yu learned that even with the most ordinary secret manual, given enough time, he could enhance its potential, raising it by as many as two grades!
Aside from that, the Primordial Platform was also equivalent to an invincible magical treasure.
Within the Primordial Platform, Lin Yu was the master of everything, and all restrictions could shift according to his will.
Of course, the Primordial Platform's strength still depended on Lin Yu's own strength. If a cultivator far surpassed him, there would be little he could do even after pulling them onto the Primordial Platform.
"System, bring up Primordial Hall's Fame Points page!" Lin Yu said.
After a "ding," the Fame Points page appeared naturally before Lin Yu's eyes.
Lin Yu soon discovered that after advancing to "somewhat renowned," Primordial Hall's Fame Points were increasing much more slowly.
Clearly, although the Eastern Wasteland Heaven's Chosen Ranking he had previously established could increase Fame Points, its effect was gradually weakening.
Looking at the Primordial Platform he had just acquired, Lin Yu grew thoughtful, and an idea formed in his mind.
He acted as soon as he decided. With a thought from Lin Yu, the Eastern Wasteland Heaven's Chosen Rankings standing in the centers of ten cities across the Eastern Wasteland changed.
Two lines of large red characters appeared prominently on the white jade steles!
"In one month, the Eastern Wasteland Challenge will officially begin. All those who place in the top three will receive mysterious prizes!"
"The highest-ranked participant may have the chance to glimpse the Heavenly Dao!"
The moment this news appeared, it sparked curiosity and discussion among all the cultivators of the Eastern Wasteland.
Meanwhile, in Night Moon Palace.
"Hongyan, is everything you said true?!" a woman's voice rang out, both shocked and delighted.
Two women of city-toppling beauty stood in Night Moon Palace's garden. One wore red and was none other than Yu Hongyan, who had previously met Lin Yu once.
The other wore pale blue robes. Her features bore a thirty-to-forty-percent resemblance to Yu Hongyan's, but she was even more graceful and regal. Clearly, she was Yu Hongyan's mother, Cui Ranqing.
"Mother, every word I said is true," Yu Hongyan said. "If I hadn't happened upon the Hall Master of the Primordial Hall this time and received his help, I really might have fallen into the hands of those vile Light Faction scoundrels."
Seeing that her beloved daughter, the pearl in her palm, had suffered such mistreatment outside, Cui Ranqing could no longer suppress her fury. Vast spiritual power surged straight out of her.
In an instant, the entire garden trembled slightly. Countless flowers swayed gently and bowed their heads, looking especially pitiful.
The spiritual power scattered in all directions, turning into an oppressive pressure that weighed heavily on everyone. This terrifying pressure lingered for a long time without dissipating.
"What's going on? Why is someone releasing their pressure inside Night Moon Palace?"
"Could it be an enemy attack? Have those Light Faction scoundrels come?"
Everyone in Night Moon Palace speculated about the situation. Faced with this sudden pressure, they all braced themselves as though confronting a formidable enemy.
Quite a few secretly circulated their Qi, waiting for the imminent battle to erupt. After all, if the Light Faction really had attacked, a great battle would surely be unavoidable.
Yet before this pressure could persist much longer, an even more terrifying presence completely overwhelmed it.
Night Moon Palace's elders had acted!
Dozens of pillars of light shot into the sky, reaching the heavens above and connecting to the mountains below. A gray-haired old man stood at the very forefront of the pillars. He trod through the air, his figure stooped, yet every step was powerful.
The old man held a walking stick and tapped it three times in midair. Dong, dong, dong! The sounds spread throughout Night Moon Palace.
Night Moon Palace, which had been restless and unsettled moments earlier, instantly fell silent.
"Do not panic. No enemy attack has been detected," an elder said.
Hearing even an elder say this, many cultivators relaxed.
"Within Night Moon Palace, you need only cultivate in peace. There is no need to concern yourselves with other matters. The other elders and I will investigate what just happened," the old man at their head said unhurriedly.
Hundreds of thousands of disciples within Night Moon Palace raised their heads to gaze up at the elders standing in midair.
With several elders taking action, there would be nothing to fear even if the Light Faction really attacked!
Many people relaxed, and their desire to cultivate even grew more urgent.
The elders soon gathered in the garden. With their strength, they could naturally sense the source of the pressure.
"Palace Master's wife, are you all right?" The elders hurried over, only to see that the spiritual power around Cui Ranqing had just subsided.
Although Cui Ranqing's strength had long since allowed her to release and withdraw her spiritual power freely, the news she had just received was so shocking that even she had lost control of it.
Cui Ranqing had no time to spare for the elders who had rushed over. Unable to help herself, she clasped her precious daughter's hands in her own delicate ones and asked urgently, "Hongyan, is everything you just said true?"
"Does Primordial Hall truly offer an opportunity to become a Saint?!"
These words also left several Night Moon Palace elders utterly shocked. They all exclaimed, "What?!" and "Such a thing actually exists!"
Now it was not only Cui Ranqing-even the Night Moon Palace elders who had just arrived could no longer restrain their emotions.
Several pillars of light shot skyward again, causing Night Moon Palace to shake once more.
Fortunately, this time, many Night Moon Palace cultivators noticed that the pressure was coming from the direction where the elders stood.
"What exactly happened?"
"Surely it isn't really an enemy attack!"
"How could it be? Our Night Moon Palace's protective formation hasn't even been activated."
"Just what is going on?!"