Although the major powers had already departed, the cultivators who had come to watch were still not quite satisfied.
Many people had come to the Imperial Capital this time not to attend the so-called millennial celebration, but to see how the conflict between the major powers would end.
It was only a celebration. Many highly accomplished cultivators had attended several such events before, and the process was always more or less the same. The reason this one had drawn them in was because the Akatsuki organization was coming, and because alliances might form among the major powers.
Whether the Central River Empire emerged victorious in the end, or the forces connected to the Akatsuki organization completely broke away from the Central River Empire, the outcome was closely tied to the futures of many factions and cultivators. They could not afford to ignore it.
"Unfortunately, all the major powers exercised restraint. We couldn't tell what they were planning," one cultivator said regretfully.
"The millennial celebration hasn't even begun yet. What happened today was already quite extraordinary. I reckon the real show won't begin until the Akatsuki organization appears," someone speculated.
"Indeed. The major powers can still maintain a basic level of reason and won't start a full-scale fight for now. But if Akatsuki shows up... heh, heh, heh, I doubt anyone will be able to stay out of it."
Whether or not they had seen the outcome they wanted, the Central River Imperial Capital fell into a brief silence at that moment. Yet everyone knew that this was merely the calm before the storm. Beneath the placid surface, undercurrents had long been surging.
Imperial Capital, Three Purities Courtyard.
As a renowned first-tier cultivation power on the Central River Continent, the Three Purities Dao Sect had its own dedicated courtyard residence