Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 597: Ji Ren Study
"Glug."
A series of trucks filled with various resources slowly passed through the city gates, dragged along by the effort of cultivators and ordinary people.
Everything was conducted under the watchful eyes of the overseers and demonic beasts.
Playing with a black whip covered in barbs, the overseers looked at each other with cruel and joyful expressions.
As long as someone showed even a slight sign of laziness, the black whip would immediately come down upon them.
"Crack!" "Ugh!"
The black whip fell quickly, immediately followed by screams, yet those who were beaten did not dare to retaliate at all.
The Annan Protectorate had been under siege for six thousand years. For ordinary humans, this was an incredibly long period of time.
As the old witnesses of that "dark history" all passed away, newly born humans were destined to be slaves from birth.
From the very beginning, they were indoctrinated with the mindset of a slave, taught how to please their demonic beast "masters."
Creating value for their masters was regarded as their only mission and purpose.
Generation after generation passed, and most ordinary humans had long since grown accustomed to their identity as slaves, feeling no sense of wrongdoing.
The history of this land was no longer their history!
Only those who had accidentally learned to read and understood that past would feel a raging anger in their hearts when suffering through torment!
Such individuals were few, but they did exist.
However, at this moment, faced with the lash striking their bodies, they could only lower their heads and remain silent.
These people understood that any outburst now would be meaningless; it would only lead to their deaths.
Their more important mission was to inform future generations of the past, to pass down the "fire seed" through the ages.
Many believed that the long dark night would eventually pass, and the warm dawn would come one day!
"Crack."
The black whip fell again, a satisfied smile on the overseer's face.
It seemed that only the sound of the whip cracking and the slaves' painful cries could provide them with a sense of superiority to alleviate their guilt.
But when they turned to face the lofty demonic beasts "masters," the overseers wore flattering smiles, bowing and reporting.
They wished they could immediately kneel on the ground to display their loyalty for their masters to see.
"Only one demonic cultivator."
"Third stage initial phase; it won't be a problem to sneak by."
Liu Yu lowered his head, his spiritual consciousness quietly sweeping over and instantly assessing the situation at the city gate.
The Fire Sparrow bloodline was only ranked lower among the "Spirit Demons."
With his current mastery over the Primordial Spirit, observing a third stage initial phase Fire Sparrow would be nearly impossible to detect.
And the "wall of spiritual consciousness" surrounded both individuals, capable of piercing through a mere third stage initial phase cultivation.
Unless this demon happened to possess an exceptionally rare talent or had cultivated a secret technique in this regard.
However, that was nearly impossible, as Changnan City was not adjacent to Great Qian.
It had been a long time since it faced an assault, and its defenses had begun to weaken.
Even with their high intelligence, demonic cultivators' nature made it impossible for them to be as patient as cultivators; at least, most demonic cultivators were this way.
Just like the demonic cultivator responsible for guarding the city gate, they were currently being well taken care of, only occasionally using their spiritual consciousness to hurriedly scan, completely unaware of any anomalies.
At a critical moment, Liu Yu remained calm, his spiritual consciousness always monitoring that demonic cultivator as he stepped through the city gate.
After checking that the "Spirit Binding Ring" was undamaged and verifying his identity, he successfully blended into Changnan City.
"Successful."
Liu Yu exchanged a glance with Zhuo Mengzhen and continued with their tasks.