It could be said that when news broke that the [Akatsuki] organization was going to attend the Central River Empire's millennium celebration, the vast majority of the cultivation world was completely dumbfounded.
Obviously, [Akatsuki] could not truly be going to celebrate the Central River Empire's millennium anniversary. If they were going, they were definitely going to stir up trouble.
But the problem was that without the Azure Dragon Divine Envoy's spatial abilities, [Akatsuki]'s overall strength and threat level had fallen drastically. They could no longer pose much of a threat to the imperial family. And they had chosen the millennium celebration—a time when all the imperial family's great powers would be gathered in one place. Going to the Imperial Capital at a time like that—wasn't that simply courting death?
"Hey!! Did you hear? The [Akatsuki] organization is actually going to attend the Central River Empire's millennium celebration!"
"What? That's impossible! Anyone can tell this is fake. Why would [Akatsuki] attend a celebration like that? Isn't that just seeking death?"
"You've definitely been fooled. You actually believe such fake news?"
"This news came from the Great Sound Pavilion. How could it be fake?"
"The Great Sound Pavilion? That can't be right."
"Look at this..."
"Holy shit! It's real! What is [Akatsuki] trying to do? Avenge the Azure Dragon Divine Envoy and the others?"
"Who knows? Anyway, I think they're just going there to die!"
"The imperial family should already know about this, right? I wonder what they'll do?"
The news spread through the crowds like a plague. In only a few hours, everyone on the continent with even a bit of knowledge had heard it.
And at that very moment, the imperial family also announced a message through the Great Sound Pavilion—a response to the [Akatsuki] organization consisting of only