In the City of Ten Thousand Evils, countless powerful figures were left bewildered by the bizarre celebration taking place.
Yet, the Millennium Joy Festival had to continue, so everyone eventually took their seats, though the sects' shock departments were already brainstorming headlines.
"Shocking! Chu Xinghe's audacity turns the Millennium Grand Festival into the Millennium Joy Festival?"
No, no... that headline isn't sensational enough!
We need something even more explosive.
Chu Xinghe, you're truly fearless. To mess with something as significant as the Millennium Grand Festival like this, as the top young talent of the world, you might find yourself nailed to the pillar of shame by tomorrow, relentlessly humiliated.
Amidst the calculations of countless schemers, the Grand Sky Mirror rose into the air. As its power enveloped the entire City of Ten Thousand Evils, countless beams of light shot out from the mirror.
Beams of light pierced through the entire Blazing Sun Continent, and in the next moment, a gigantic Grand Sky Mirror appeared in the sky above every city on the continent.
The Grand Sky Mirror gathered countless rays of light in the sky, which rotated to form a broadcast image.
"It's here! The Grand Sky Mirror has appeared!""The images of the Millennium Grand Festival have appeared!"
"Truly worthy of being the supreme treasure, the Grand Sky Mirror..."
"The Grand Sky Sect has gone all out. I've heard the Grand Sky Mirror consumes enormous resources every moment."
Countless people gathered in various cities of the Blazing Sun Continent looked up at the images brought by the Grand Sky Mirror.
But moments later, every city erupted in chaos!
"Is this a mistake? Wasn't it supposed to be the Millennium Grand Festival? How did it become the Millennium Joy Festival?"
"Why is everything in red for a memorial?"
"What the... Has the Grand Sky Sect gone mad? Using bright red as the main color for the Millennium Grand Festival?"
Everyone who saw the images from the City of Ten Thousand Evils was dumbfounded.
We know the Grand Sky Sect is extravagant, but we never imagined you'd dare to go this far.
Damn it, using red for something like the Millennium Grand Festival? Turning it into a celebration? We truly didn't expect this.
"Is this the legendary Chu Xinghe? This is sheer madness!"
"Yeah... Even I, an ordinary person, know that memorials should be in white to appear solemn."
"Turning the Millennium Grand Festival into a joyous event? Has the Grand Sky Sect gone insane?"
At this moment, in every major city, people were in an uproar. Even though many didn't even know what the Millennium Grand Festival was, who had ever seen a memorial in red?
Wasn't Chu Xinghe supposed to be as wise as a demon?
Is this wisdom akin to a demon? This is courting death, isn't it?
The Cloud Soar Sect was so conventional back then and still got criticized, and now Chu Xinghe is turning the Millennium Grand Festival into a celebration. Will you even survive after this festival ends?
"This isn't the Millennium Grand Festival; it's practically the day of Chu Xinghe's downfall!"
"Could Chu Xinghe be a spy for the Demonic Sect? Otherwise, why do this?"
"Brother... the Demonic Sect is also participating in the Millennium Grand Festival. Didn't you see Wu Xingyun over there? Even the Demonic Sect wouldn't dare do this!"
"Exactly, during the Millennium Grand Festival, even the Demonic Sect wouldn't dare act recklessly. What exactly is Chu Xinghe trying to do?"
Amidst countless discussions, the Grand Sky Mirror suddenly began to flicker, signaling the official start of this unconventional Millennium Joy Festival.
The anticipated memorial scenes didn't appear. Instead, as the Grand Sky Mirror flickered, a disciple of the Grand Sky Sect suddenly appeared in the broadcast.
This disciple was in Central State City, which was in chaos due to the Millennium Joy Festival. Amidst the chaos, the disciple found an ordinary person who was cursing and swearing.
"Excuse me, do you know what the Battle of Exorcism is?"
The Grand Sky Sect disciple randomly asked a passerby in Central State City, and the passerby, who was bewildered by the transformation of the festival, was stunned to see himself on the Grand Sky Mirror.
"Excuse me, do you know what the Battle of Exorcism is?"
It wasn't until the disciple asked a second time that the person reacted.
"Uh... Battle of Exorcism? What's the Battle of Exorcism? Isn't it the Millennium Grand Festival? What is the Grand Sky Sect doing turning a memorial into a celebration?"
The person's response was broadcasted live to everyone watching the Grand Sky Mirror across the Blazing Sun Continent.
This impromptu interviewee's answer elicited laughter from countless people and raised doubts about the Millennium Joy Festival.
The Grand Sky Sect disciple didn't respond and the scene on the Grand Sky Mirror shifted to Yu City, where another disciple randomly approached someone watching the Millennium Joy Festival.
"Excuse me, do you know what the Battle of Exorcism is?"
The second person selected was thrilled to see himself on the Grand Sky Mirror, waving excitedly to the cheers of those around him before speaking: "Battle of Exorcism, I don't know... but my name is Fan Daniu, I'm twenty years old, and I'm not married yet..."
The scene switched again to Bing City, where another disciple randomly found a passerby.
"Excuse me, do you know what the Battle of Exorcism is?"
This time, the person asked was a rogue cultivator, who was noticeably calmer than the previous two. Seeing himself on the Grand Sky Mirror, being watched by the entire Blazing Sun Continent, the rogue cultivator spoke up.
"I don't know what the Battle of Exorcism is, but I'm Xu Dabiao, with a first-grade cultivation level. My talent may not be great, but I work hard. My goal is to join the Water Mist Sect, so please give me a chance..."
Xu Dabiao's words on the Grand Sky Mirror once again drew laughter from everyone, as no one expected the Grand Sky Sect to use the Grand Sky Mirror for this.
While ordinary people of the Blazing Sun Continent could laugh, the many powerful figures in the City of Ten Thousand Evils couldn't.
When the first interviewee questioned the Millennium Grand Festival, many big shots laughed along. After all, if even ordinary people started questioning it, would Chu Xinghe survive after the Millennium Joy Festival?
But as the second... third... and even the fourth and fifth interviewees followed...
The big shots couldn't laugh anymore.
Initially, they laughed because ordinary people or rogue cultivators questioned the Grand Sky Sect. How could they not laugh when the number one sect in the world was being questioned?
But as more and more people answered that they didn't know what the Battle of Exorcism was, no one could laugh anymore.
A thousand years ago, countless sages sacrificed their lives for the peace of the world, shedding blood and tears. They used their lives to secure a millennium of peace for the world.
For a thousand years, each century's grand festival was held with great fanfare, with everyone fearing their festival would dishonor the sages, each eager to show their willingness to die alongside the sages!
Whether it was the Top Ten Sects or other major sects, they all went all out for each grand festival.
But at this moment, as ordinary citizens or rogue cultivators randomly interviewed by Grand Sky Sect disciples answered, everyone fell silent.
What is the Battle of Exorcism?
A thousand years have passed, and it turns out not many people remember what the Battle of Exorcism was...
If people don't even know what the Battle of Exorcism was... what meaning does the Millennium Grand Festival hold?
The interviews continued, with the Grand Sky Mirror broadcasting interviews with ordinary people, rogue cultivators, and even some from the Demonic Sect from various cities. Yet, out of ten people, not one could say what the Battle of Exorcism was.
One person might be an accident, two people might be an accident, but when ten people don't know what the Battle of Exorcism is... is that still an accident?
In the City of Ten Thousand Evils, both righteous and evil factions fell into deep thought.
Just a moment ago, everyone was saying that Chu Xinghe turning the Millennium Grand Festival into the Millennium Joy Festival was mocking the sages.
But at this moment, the interviews with ten people were like resounding slaps across the faces of every big shot present.
Mocking the sages? Was Chu Xinghe really mocking the sages?
He wasn't mocking the sages; he was mocking each and every one of us, mocking the entire Blazing Sun Continent.
Yet, faced with this mockery, the big shots could only remain silent...
They always talked about the Battle of Exorcism being a great war for the peace of the world, about the grand festival being a memorial for the sages... But today, people don't even know what the Battle of Exorcism was... People don't even know who the sages being memorialized were... What's wrong with calling this a Joy Festival?
Isn't it joyful enough? Isn't it mocking enough?
Forget about other big shots, even Gu Mingchao couldn't hide his shock at this moment.
This time, Xinghe used red as the main theme, turning the Millennium Grand Festival into the Millennium Joy Festival. Gu Mingchao even suspected Xinghe was just messing around.
Damn it, if it were anyone other than Xinghe, they would've been stripped of their chief planner status by now.
But now Gu Mingchao understood, it wasn't Xinghe messing around; Xinghe did it on purpose. This so-called celebration wasn't really about expressing joy, but about using this joy to mock.
A thousand years have passed, and aside from the major sects, ordinary people have even forgotten what the Battle of Exorcism was...
People talk about inheritance every day... but today, the world doesn't even know what the Battle of Exorcism was, isn't that laughable?
Just now, everyone was laughing at our Xinghe... why aren't you speaking now?
This Millennium Joy Festival isn't an opportunity for you to mock Xinghe; it's our Xinghe's chance to mock the entire world!
Amidst the silence of countless big shots, the Grand Sky Mirror's image returned to the City of Ten Thousand Evils, where Chu Xinghe, dressed in grand attire, appeared on the screen.
Chu Xinghe looked calmly at the sky, and in the eyes of everyone, he spoke softly: "Excuse me, do you know what the Battle of Exorcism is?"
Chu Xinghe's voice wasn't loud, but as it spread across the Blazing Sun Continent through the Grand Sky Mirror, the laughter and chatter in every city came to an abrupt halt.
Just a moment ago, many were looking around, hoping to be the next person featured on the Grand Sky Mirror. But now, faced with Chu Xinghe's question, everyone was stunned.
Excuse me, do you know what the Battle of Exorcism is?
A simple question, yet out of countless millions across the Blazing Sun Continent, how many can answer what the Battle of Exorcism was?
As countless people pondered what the Battle of Exorcism was, Chu Xinghe spoke again in the Grand Sky Mirror.
"Today... I will take you across a thousand years to see what the Battle of Exorcism was..."