"Then let me remind the Imperial Preceptor as well: don't turn this Millennium Celebration into its last one," Mu Yunshu said coldly.
Since Peony Fangshi had already put it this way, there was no need for him to be polite anymore.
"Perfect. You also need to give us an explanation for your previous attack on Heaven One Sword Sect's branch on the Central River Continent," Mu Chen said.
The various factions that had remained restrained until now were beginning to show signs of tearing off all pretenses. Seeing that things were going south, the nearby factions that had come to watch the spectacle all discreetly backed away.
These were all first-rate cultivation factions. They could not afford to provoke them. If they were caught in the crossfire, they might be wiped out without even having anyone to complain to.
Prince Jin swept his gaze over those factions, especially the ones behind him, and his expression immediately darkened.
Before Heaven One Sword Sect and the other sect factions had arrived, every one of them had loudly proclaimed that they would stand with the imperial family. Yet now that the situation had turned unfavorable, not a single one spoke up for the imperial family. Instead, they had all backed away. In the past, he would have acted long ago.
But now, he could not act.
The imperial family needed to win people over. If he truly killed these fence-sitters, no one would dare stand with the imperial family afterward.
The reason there were so many fence-sitters in the current situation was also because the imperial family's authority had been challenged. It could no longer cover the skies with one hand across the Central River Continent.
"Hmph! It seems not many people support you either. This may be the Central River Continent, but