Upon receiving Ye Weiming's reminder, Old Niu finally noticed the peculiar gaze of the senior monks of the "Xuan" generation towards him. He decisively gave up on troubling the God Mountain Hermit and instead began explaining the specifics of the task to Ye Weiming.
It turns out that this Shaolin tournament is a special temporary storyline task. Ordinary disciples won't receive any notification; only those near Shaolin Temple at the time the task initiates and who hear the bell can rush over to participate in this storyline task.
This is only applicable to ordinary disciples. Shaolin players with contribution levels ranking among the top fifty in the sect will receive a hint several days in advance saying "something major is about to happen at Shaolin Temple, don't stray too far on that day." Those who take this hint seriously won't miss out.