As Zhongchuan Xian's voice fell, the entire Imperial Capital, including its outskirts, sank into dead silence.
Sure enough, this was the true purpose of the Central River Empire's Millennium Celebration. The so-called celebration had merely been an excuse to gather all the factions together. That was also why the Central River Empire had held it several years ahead of schedule.
What Zhongchuan Xian had just said was also transmitted across the entire Central River Continent through the Fighting Arena's illusion technique.
Countless cultivators witnessed the scene and understood what the Central River Empire intended to do. Those individuals and factions still harboring hopes of getting lucky no longer had any way out.
"So it has finally come. The Central River Empire is using the Millennium Celebration to purge the continent!" a cultivator said with an ugly expression.
"Do we really have to submit? The Central River Empire has ruled the cultivation world for so many years, yet it has always maintained a relatively loose grip. This time, they are probably going to change that. According to Zhongchuan Xian, anyone who refuses to submit will become their enemy!" said the head of a third-tier cultivation faction, his face ashen.
At that moment, countless cultivators began considering what they should do next.
They did not want to submit, nor did they wish to become pawns or cannon fodder in the Central River Empire's hands. They were merely ordinary beings in the cultivation world. Their only goal was to stay alive and improve their strength as much as possible. Yet what the Central River Empire wanted now was clearly more than simple obedience.
But what could they do if they refused to submit?
Some looked around in confusion. Other than the Central River Empire, was there anyone else in the cultivation world they