I have been bound in a forbidden place for five hundred years. Why are you crying when I am a casual

"Young Gu, you wouldn't happen to be the reincarnation of that Immortal Emperor, or a descendant of that Immortal Emperor's bloodline, would you?" As the three continued their narration, Shattered Star in the Mountain and River Remnant Realm couldn't help but ask.

Gu Xiu shook his head: "Impossible."

"Why is it impossible? I think it's very possible," Shattered Star retorted.

"Think about it carefully. You have such great fortune. There was the mysterious giant hand you encountered before, the clan in Tianmu City waiting for you to take the Hongmeng Eye, and even the red-clothed bride you met in the Nether Sea."

"Oh, right, there's also the kid who took over your body before, the one you named Chu Xun, and the power you mentioned that was trapped in the Chaotic Sea."

Don't you think these things could be connected?

"These connections are all related to you, and didn't you already discover that you were born without the seven human emotions? These are all abnormal."

These questions about Sui Xing are actually the same questions about Gu Xiu.

Even worse.

Because he also has an experience that he still can't understand—a single glance that feels like an eternity.

All of this seems to point in the direction that he has quite a background.

Gu Xiu was unable to answer these questions.

But in the end, he still firmly shook his head: "I just have a feeling that I am not the reincarnation of that immortal emperor who doesn't even have a name, and I probably have no connection with him, even if it is possible, it is not very likely."

"But……"

"Alright." Before Suixing could say anything more, Gu Xiu interrupted it: "Regardless of whether there is any connection or not, I think the most urgent thing is to figure out how to get out of this predicament."

When this was mentioned, Suixing became serious.

"The spirit-gathering array in this place is terrifying. It's not even worthy of being called a super spirit-gathering array. It seems to want to absorb all the spiritual energy in the entire immortal realm and pour it into this place."

"Moreover, precisely because this spirit-gathering array is too powerful, you should be considered to have a unique advantage standing here, but you can't seize the spiritual energy here, and your own spiritual energy will even be constantly drawn away."

"Fortunately, your foundation is solid enough that you haven't been greatly affected yet. But if you stay here for too long, the spiritual energy in your body will be slowly drained by the formation. In the end, not only will your spiritual energy be depleted, but you will also probably fall in cultivation level until you become a mortal and eventually die from exhaustion."

Gu Xiu nodded.

His gaze swept around and finally settled on the edge of the frozen lake:

"In front of them, at the edge of the frozen lake, there is a very terrifying formation."

"I have never seen that formation before, but I can roughly sense that it can kill any cultivator with spiritual energy circulating in their body."

"This means that unless I destroy my cultivation and abandon all methods of spiritual energy cultivation, I will be immediately strangled to death by the formation once I try to leave this place."

Based on the information provided by the three men, and combined with Gu Xiu's own exploration and observation over the short period of time, he roughly understood his current situation.

Own……

It seems like death is inevitable.

He was trapped on the ice of Sin Lake. Beneath the ice was a terrifying spirit-gathering array that was constantly absorbing all spiritual energy, including the spiritual energy within Gu Xiu's body. If he stayed here for too long, there would be only one outcome.

He was completely drained of all his spiritual energy and eventually died as a cripple!

Leaving, and escaping this terrifying extraction of spiritual energy, seems impossible at the moment. This is because at the edge of this frozen lake, which covers no more than a hundred acres, lies an extremely terrifying killing formation, clearly designed to prevent anyone from leaving the lake; anyone who sets foot there will be instantly killed.

This formation is extremely powerful.

Even with Gu Xiu and Xiaoyao Pei, they still couldn't discern any way to break the formation.

This is definitely a death sentence.

"Perhaps the final breakthrough lies with these three unfortunate immortal disciples." After racking his brains without success, Gu Xiu could only turn his attention back to the three of them.

The three men seemed convinced, because of the Emperor's vision, that Gu Xiu was the Emperor's son. They dared not doubt him at all and spilled everything they knew about the Sin Lake.

This gave Gu Xiu a general understanding of his surroundings.

The first thing that can be confirmed is...

He was indeed in the legendary Immortal Realm, which was Jiang Xun's hometown.

The strongest beings in this realm are the four Immortal Emperors and the four Immortal Clans behind them. In addition to these four Immortal Clans, there are also some Immortal Venerables whose strength is second only to the Immortal Emperors. The Heavenly Decree Immortal Venerable, whom they call their Master, is one of them.

However, the three of them were only the lowest-ranking immortal disciples, although in name, the Heavenly Decree Immortal Venerable was their master.

In reality, it doesn't matter much.

In fact, none of the three of them have ever truly met the Celestial Decree Immortal.

This involves a rule that the four emperors take turns guarding the Lake of Sin.

The four Immortal Emperors were clearly very wary of Haoyu. As soon as the Sin Lake was established, they set a rule of taking turns guarding it. Initially, the four Immortal Clans behind the four emperors took turns sending people to guard it.

Each race lasts for a thousand years, guarding against someone ascending to immortality in the vast universe, and guarding against a race of sinners attacking the Immortal Realm.

This is equivalent to being a jailer.

It's a tough job.

Because spiritual energy is highly toxic to immortals, and this place is the most terrifying gathering place of spiritual energy, immortals who come here are not only unable to set foot on the frozen lake, but also cannot even cultivate because the spiritual energy here is too abundant. Instead, they have to patrol the frozen lake every day, check various formations, and guard against those who dare to break in.

Such a grueling job is something that even the most marginalized members of the four great immortal clans would never spend a thousand years doing, serving as a jailer who offers no benefit whatsoever and is instead fraught with danger.

and so.

After much deliberation, the four great immortal clans simply passed the problem on to some of the immortal venerables.

After all, even in the world of cultivation, strength is still paramount.

Although the Celestial Venerables are powerful, they are ultimately no match for the Celestial Emperors, and their backing is not as strong as that of the Celestial Race. If the task is given to them, none of the Celestial Venerables would dare to openly refuse.

Of course, the immortals couldn't possibly put their whole heart into such a thankless task.

The final outcome was as follows.

The Immortal Venerables swept down the ranks, and after layers of exploitation, they found some minor figures at the very bottom of the Immortal Realm. Through coercion and enticement, they made these individuals responsible for guarding the Immortal Lake. Moreover, to avoid displeasing the Immortal Emperor, each person stationed at the Immortal Lake would typically seek out a corresponding Immortal Venerable to become their disciple, thus establishing a nominal master-disciple relationship.

This is the situation for these three people.

It is said that the forces under the Heavenly Decree Immortal Venerable promised them some cultivation resources for the future, and since they dared not resist, the three of them ended up guarding this place.

As of now.

The three of them have been stationed here for over three hundred years, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, they will need to remain here for another seven hundred years before they can gain their freedom.

This was a choice made out of necessity.

Fortunately, these three were just low-level immortal disciples with little knowledge; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to use my Emperor's Vision ability and the strange occurrences here to make them mistakenly believe that I was the "Emperor's Son."

If you think about it more carefully, how could the true reincarnation of an immortal emperor or the noble bloodline be so precious that it would be the turn of three lowly jailers to greet him?

However, this is exactly what Gu Xiu wanted, and this is what he wanted to take advantage of.

Seeing that the three were still talking in detail about the situation here, Gu Xiu coughed and interrupted them: "From what you've said, you've been quite serious about guarding this place and haven't neglected your duties. It's not easy to be so dedicated. Are you interested in joining my army in the future?"

Upon hearing this, the three of them were all stunned.

This is...

Has an incredible opportunity come knocking on your door?

The emperor actually favored the three of them and wanted to bring them under his command because of their diligence?

This... is so unreal, I wouldn't even dare to do this in my daydreams!

Seeing the three of them speechless with shock, Gu Xiu frowned: "It seems you're unwilling?"

This made the three men realize their mistake, and they immediately pledged their loyalty:

"To be favored by the Emperor's son is our greatest fortune, how could we dare to refuse! Ling Xuzi is willing to serve the Emperor's son as his master!"

"Xuanji is willing to serve the Emperor as his master, and be his slave for all eternity!"

"..."

The three men repeatedly pledged their loyalty.

This is the imperial prince, the imperial prince of the immortal race!

They never dreamed that they would gain the favor of the Emperor's son, who even wanted to recruit them into his ranks!

This is a tremendous opportunity, a golden chance to soar to new heights!

Must catch!

Seeing that the three were so sensible, "Imperial Prince Gu Xiu" was very satisfied and nodded, promising: "In that case, after this imperial prince finishes his training, he will ask the Heavenly Decree for the people. You three should be prepared. I will come back in three years to take you away."

"Your Highness...you still want to go back?" Fairy Xuanji keenly noticed the meaning behind Gu Xiu's words.

Gu Xiu frowned and gave the other person a deep look: "You don't seem to be very smart."

These words startled Fairy Xuanji.

I racked my brains trying to figure out where I wasn't smart enough.

Fortunately, "Imperial Prince Gu Xiu" was an understanding person, and immediately offered a suggestion: "Do you think this place should look like this if I, the Imperial Prince, were to return?"

This……

Fairy Xuanji was still somewhat bewildered, but Ling Xuzi, eager to improve, was thinking rapidly: "If the Imperial Prince had returned normally, given his status, the Immortal Clan would surely have sent people to welcome him. But now this place is deserted, which means..."

At this point, he suddenly stopped talking.

I'm sweating profusely!