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

Spiritual energy is not the mainstream in the Three Enclosures Sea of ​​Sin, so Gu Xiu was not surprised.

He had previously discovered that the spiritual energy in the Three Enclosures Sea of ​​Sin was extremely thin, to the point that it was almost nonexistent.

The most direct result of such scarce spiritual energy is that it will be extremely difficult for ordinary people to cultivate. Gu Xiu even estimated that if spiritual energy is always this scarce, it would be rare to even reach the Golden Core stage.

Fortunately, Gu Xiu's Mountain and River Remnant Realm contained a large number of spirit stones and various pills; otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to recover his cultivation and injuries in this place.

"Your Tian Shi Yuan must be a lot of fun, right?"

"I've heard that although life is tough in your Tian Shi Yuan, there's no real danger?"

"Are there many people in your area who cultivate spiritual energy? Is it because it's very difficult to enter the ancient divine path?"

"How many of you came up this time? How did you end up in the gray fog?"

"You must have some special means to cross the gray fog all by yourself without divine protection, right?"

"..."

While waiting to enter the city, the alluring woman continued to strike up a conversation with Gu Xiu.

It was clear that she was trying very hard to get more information from Gu Xiu. Gu Xiu was, after all, a country bumpkin, and his performance was not bad. He no longer kept quiet, although most of the time he stammered and was as shy as a virgin, which only made the charming woman more excited.

It's just a pity.

This white-haired country bumpkin, who cultivates spiritual energy and has a handsome appearance but has never seen much of the world, is really too shy. Although he is so embarrassed by his own teasing that he can't speak fluently, he can't get any more information because of his inability to speak fluently.

Even the alluring woman had some doubts: was this guy pretending to be weak while actually being strong?

But seeing his expression—daring not to look at her too closely, yet unable to resist stealing glances—the alluring woman figured this young man probably didn't have the ability.

"He's still too dull."

"But it's alright, staying a little longer will make it easier for the master to catch it."

"And being so handsome, he's quite lucky..."

Gu Xiu had no idea what the woman was thinking. He was just pretending to be stupid and gathering intelligence while observing the Wuwei City he had just entered.

This was an extremely large city. Gu Xiu couldn't tell from the outside, but once inside, he realized it was larger than any city he had ever seen. The entire city was somewhat shaped like the Chinese character "回" (hui), but it was divided into five rings.

The outermost five rings are mainly military camps.

This was the largest area, and although it wasn't wartime, most of the ordinary soldiers were constantly training, their battle cries echoing from time to time. Next to each formation was someone wielding a long whip; if anyone performed poorly, they would immediately be lashed out, leaving them bloodied and mangled.

But these are just ordinary soldiers. Military discipline here is not so strict; at least for non-ordinary soldiers, the atmosphere can only be described as chaotic and disorderly.

As Gu Xiu traveled forward, he saw several ragged women crying and running away, only to be roughly dragged back to their tents by the men.

Some soldiers, clearly holding official positions, were drinking and frolicking, eating large chunks of meat and drinking large bowls of wine, while some scantily clad women were carefully serving them tea and water. If anything went wrong, they would be chopped in half on the spot; if nothing went wrong, they would be held in someone's arms and violated in public.

Gu Xiu frowned at the sight, but looking at the others around him, both men and women, they seemed to have long been accustomed to such things, and some even commented on them.

After passing through the second city gate, you enter the Fourth Ring Road.

Compared to the unrestrained and iron-blooded strange fusion of the Fifth Ring, the Fourth Ring gave Gu Xiu only one feeling.

decay.

This area was clearly a place where military equipment, hard labor camps, and poor people were concentrated.

The air was thick with the smell of rust and decay. From time to time, the sounds of whipping could be heard from the various military workshops, accompanied by screams that were too loud to be heard. Every now and then, one could see corpses piled up in deep pits in the corners of the walls.

Gu Xiu also saw some entrances that looked like mine shafts, with groups of ragged miners constantly going in and out.

Besides these, there were some low, dilapidated shacks. These shacks were dark, cold, and filled with a stench that seemed like hell on earth. There were a lot of people in them, a small number of whom were men. Most of them had mercenary and fierce eyes, while the women had numb eyes, like walking corpses.

Gu Xiu even saw some children and women imprisoned in iron cages, and after inquiring, he learned that they were all slaves.

Here, human life is worthless.

After passing through another equally solid and sturdy gate, you enter the Third Ring Road area.

Compared to the decay of the Fourth Ring Road, the Third Ring Road is in much better condition.

The houses are more orderly, and the people living there are in better spirits. You can also see some shops and clinics. Although it is still crowded, compared to the Fourth Ring Road, it can almost be called a fairyland.

Gu Xiu even discovered that although this area was not large, there were quite a few crops being grown and some livestock being raised.

However, the food grown and the animals raised here were not the rice, cattle and sheep that Haoyu had seen before. Moreover, the area occupied was not large, but the height was increased. Gu Xiu even saw a farm that was more than twenty stories high.

These things were all new to Gu Xiu. To avoid revealing his identity, he didn't show it. He only learned indirectly that the Third Ring Road was the backbone of Wuwei City, inhabited by the city's residents who could afford to pay taxes and buy houses. As for the crops, there were enough to feed the entire city's 30 million people.

Of course, the Fourth Ring Road is not included; it was inhabited by refugees and slaves.

Not counting people.

Further ahead is the fourth city gate, but unlike the previous three giant city gates, this gate is not closed. Any civilian can enter after their identity is verified, but they cannot move around freely and can only enter the temple area. They cannot go to other areas.

Yes, a temple.

Just after passing through the fourth city gate, one can see a series of tall and magnificent temples. Gu Xiu glanced at them and found that there were six of them, almost side by side, but each temple was different, obviously the gods they worshipped were different.

However, these temples are constantly filled with incense smoke, and a large number of worshippers gather outside each one.

Got here.

The group then stopped in their tracks.

Gu Xiu glanced into the distance and discovered that the Second Ring Road area not only had temples, but also some extremely luxurious inns and restaurants, mansions, and entertainment venues that were obviously not cheap.

If Gu Xiu hadn't just walked through the city gates, he would have thought this was an unprecedentedly wealthy capital city.

but.

The most eye-catching feature is the location of the fifth city gate.

The city gate was open, but heavily guarded. Looking inside, one could only vaguely see a landscape of mountains and water, courtyards, and red walls and golden tiles. Looking over the city wall, one could see an extremely majestic and towering giant building inside, with three large gilded characters at the entrance.

It was a type of ancient script rarely used in Haoyu, but Gu Xiu was well-informed and recognized the meaning of those three characters.

Wuwei Fort.

Clearly, the person living here must be the master of Wuwei City.

However, Gu Xiu felt that the name Wuwei Fortress actually sounded more like an imperial city; it was essentially the imperial city of a giant divine dynasty.

"Gentlemen and princesses, I am of humble status and can only escort you this far. The city lord has prepared a banquet inside. You only need to bring your servants and go through the check to enter."

The scarred general stopped there.

The group of young ladies and gentlemen seemed quite familiar with each other, and immediately headed towards Wuwei Fortress. The alluring woman who had followed Gu Xiu all the way naturally wouldn't accompany him to gather intelligence anymore, but before leaving, she gave Gu Xiu a pouch embroidered with peach blossoms and whispered in his ear:

"Little brother, these coins are enough for you to book a superior room at Zuixianju. Be sure to wait for your sister to come find you tonight."

"remember."

"You can't run away now!"