As for the purpose, it can also be inferred from the way this game operates.
This game constantly pulls players into it, where they can obtain great Strength. Although many people will continue to die, overall, the collective strength of the players is ever increasing.
This is clearly what the game's creators want to see; they wish for the players to grow stronger, to evolve, and even become Immortals and attain enlightenment. For this purpose, it doesn't matter how many people die. What does this remind you of?"
"Raising gu!" An Ran exclaimed.
"I rather think it's more like selecting powerful warriors to deal with some kind of crisis—" Xiao Jie stopped mid-sentence, a thought suddenly striking him, which was related to the content of the stele. According to the words left by the Seven Immortals, the world would face a terrifying disaster after ten thousand years, which is now, a disaster that even the Immortals could not withstand.