Central River Region.
This was the heart of the cultivation world, the region with the richest spiritual energy among all the great regions. It had once been a place countless people yearned for, because the Central River Imperial Family, which had ruled Central River for tens of thousands of years, was located here, as was the Imperial Capital.
In the past, Central River Region had been guarded extremely tightly. Ordinary cultivators could not enter or leave at will, and large numbers of imperial guards patrolled the region, protecting everything within it.
However, over the past few months, it had grown far more desolate.
With the rise of the [Akatsuki] organization, the imperial family that had been relentlessly pursuing Azure Dragon was now on the verge of collapse. Especially after what had happened to the Lin Clan, many people learned of the standoff between the imperial family and the major first-tier cultivation forces. This, to some extent, laid bare the rift between the imperial family and the other long-established powers, allowing many to see that change was coming.
After these events, Central River Region became a place where everyone was on edge. Some cultivators who had originally lived there feared being implicated and began fleeing in droves. Those who remained were basically all fiercely loyal to the Central River Imperial Family.
Imperial Capital.
This was the largest and most prosperous city on the entire Central River Continent. Even though the imperial family no longer possessed its former prestige, it still stood at the very pinnacle of this world.
At the very center of the vast Imperial Capital stood the imperial city. All core members of the Central River Imperial Family lived here, including the current emperor, Zhongchuan Xian, as well as the imperial family's elders, clansmen, and others.
At this moment,