In the region where the Great Zhou Empire was located, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Their happiness index was seriously at odds with other regions. Luo Xiu even discovered that in this region, the cultivators lived even more miserably than some of the mortals.
It could even be said without exaggeration that in this place, one's cultivation level was not the only factor that determined one's status. Luo Xiu saw many cultivators working together with some of the mortals, and these cultivators had to listen to the commands of these mortals, making them cut open mountains and split rocks. The situation of this group of people also made Luo Xiu put away some of his previous thoughts. He knew that when entering a new world, the problem that had to be solved was how to silently blend in.
Finding a deserted corner to land, Luo Xiu's spiritual power roamed around his body, putting away all the things that could represent his identity as a cultivator. At the same time, he used the Qi Restraining Technique to seal off all the aura around his body. He disguised himself as a seventeen or eighteen year old youth, carrying a bookcase like a student on a study trip, swaggering from the other side of the road towards the Imperial City.
Along the way, Luo Xiu met many people dressed in the same way as him. These people were obviously students who came to the Imperial City to take the exam. Regarding this point, Luo Xiu already understood completely from a person's soul. At this moment, he was disguised as a student who came to the Imperial City to take the exam.
"System, are you sure that my disguise won't reveal any clues? You have to know that the Great Zhou Empire is somewhat not simple. From this guy's soul, I didn't obtain any specific information about this country, but from his experience, it's not hard to see that this royal family seems to value scholars especially. There's also the Righteous Energy. What is this? Could it really be that terrifying abhijna developed by the Confucian civilization that can kill an army of a million with a single word?!"
The reason why Luo Xiu wanted to disguise himself like this was suggested by the system in his mind, but he was really unwilling to do so, so he asked worriedly.
After all, to the current Luo Xiu, he knew nothing about this world. Even though he had seen many cultivators in Haoyue City before, he had never seen a situation similar to the Great Zhou Empire's royal family. Luo Xiu had his reasons for choosing to settle down in the territory of the Great Zhou Empire. From the memories of the Tianxuan Daoist, Luo Xiu knew that this was a graveyard for cultivators. It could also be said that this was a cultivator's paradise. Therefore, at this moment, Luo Xiu, since there was no other path to take, then he would choose the most difficult path.
And to Luo Xiu, the reason why he wanted to disguise himself as this student was because this guy was a little unlucky. He was seriously injured and was on the verge of death. Although Luo Xiu could save his life, after thinking about it, Luo Xiu gave up. After recording his life in this person's soul, he directly sent him to his death. Luo Xiu disguised himself as this person and prepared to enter the capital to take the imperial examination.
Walking on the main street towards the Imperial City, Luo Xiu felt very comfortable. He never thought that there would be a day when he would be able to disguise himself as an ordinary person. Luo Xiu couldn't remember how long it had been since he had experienced this kind of novel experience. To the current him, this feeling was even more real and made him feel even more joyful.
Along the way, he saw many students who were dressed like him. There were youths, youths, and some middle-aged people. Although they all looked different, their dressing and the aura of elegance they exuded couldn't be faked. Fortunately, Luo Xiu had the system, which could simulate any energy aura, so he didn't give himself away. Otherwise, he would have been exposed too.
As for the Noble Spirit on his body, he didn't have it at all. However, after obtaining the memory of that student, Luo Xiu could completely disguise all of his powers without any trace. In addition, he had a special ability that he was born with, as well as the uniqueness that the system bestowed upon him, so when facing these people who were dressed like him, he didn't show any abnormalities at all.
From the conversations of these people, Luo Xiu learned a lot, including things that he didn't understand previously. For example, how the Great Zhou Empire ruled the world, and why the cultivators in the Great Zhou Empire were inferior to the students and some ordinary people. The Great Zhou Empire actually had something like the Empire Protector Divine Weapon. When it was used on the officials, it would produce a powerful energy. Under the nourishment of the Empire's destiny, these officials would obtain an extremely powerful power.
The most crucial point was that because it was the Empire Protector Divine Weapon, this power could be retracted. It could be said that this power wouldn't disappear. Even if it was used to kill enemies, as long as the Great Zhou Empire still existed, it wouldn't weaken. What was even stranger was that the more students there were in the Empire, the better the lives of the people, and the more powerful this power was. The power of faith gathered by billions of people was boundless. The entire Great Zhou Royal Family relied on this terrifying power of faith to rule the world for billions of years.
In the territory ruled by the Great Zhou Empire, the human cultivators, demons and some other races were all exploited by the Great Zhou Empire. Here, the status of the students was very high. What was even more incomprehensible was the power of the students. Previously, many people said that the students were useless. However, in the Great Zhou Empire, this situation didn't exist. The most powerful group of people were the students.
Although Luo Xiu looked at this group of ordinary-looking and weak scholars, he could still feel a faint threat. With his strength at the peak of the Sage Realm, he could feel it so clearly. Needless to say, when this group of people burst out with terrifying power, how terrifying would it be? Although this kind of power only appeared with the help of the divine weapon of the nation, it was undeniable that it had indeed brought a great shock to Luo Xiu.
Even though the strength of these scholars could lead to various things, but all the scholars in the empire shared a common belief, which was to protect the rule of the Great Zhou Empire's royal family. This also led to the weird social phenomenon in the Great Zhou Empire today.
That was, almost 60% of the people in the Great Zhou Empire were students. Although there were many ordinary people, the upper and lower classes were divided into two levels – the students, the ordinary people and the cultivators. Luo Xiu saw the demons pulling the carriages on the road and the ordinary people instructing the cultivators to build roads and bridges, as well as to open up mountains. They even built houses and cast spells to repel insects and rain for the crops.
All of this made Luo Xiu feel very curious. More importantly, at this moment, he actually had a new experience. Although he did not have the Noble Spirit, after mingling with this bunch of students for a long time, Luo Xiu still got some of the aura of the students from these people. This was intentional. However, the cultivation of the Noble Spirit was not something that could be achieved overnight.
More importantly, he was still an impostor. He did not receive the recognition of the Empire Protector Divine Weapon of the Great Zhou Empire. Therefore, as a student, he could still intimidate some people outside. Once he entered the Imperial City, he had to change his appearance and disguise himself as an ordinary person. This was the most important information that he learned from the mouths of some people.
If it wasn't for his sudden inspiration to ask why those demons didn't disguise themselves as scholars, Luo Xiu's back would have been drenched in cold sweat when he found out about the strange ability of the nation's divine weapon from an old scholar. He really couldn't imagine what kind of terrifying ending he would face if he were to disguise himself as a scholar and enter the Imperial City.
Just thinking about it made Luo Xiu's scalp tingle. From these people's conversation, Luo Xiu knew that in the past, some cultivators of both the demon and human race had done this before. However, without exception, as long as these people disguised themselves as students entered the Imperial City, they would be instantly discovered by the Empire Protector Divine Weapon. Then, what awaited them would be a terrifying encirclement. This kind of merciless killing had been strictly enforced for tens of thousands of years. No demon dared to have anything to do with the students anymore.
Thinking of his naive thoughts from before, at this very moment, Luo Xiu really could not hold it in any longer. There was no other way, it was simply too thrilling. One must know that when he asked about these secrets, he and the group of scholars were already half a day's journey away from the imperial capital.
If he hadn't come into contact with this group of fellows and found out about these secrets, he would have already quietly increased his speed and rushed towards the Imperial City. At that time, what kind of terrifying thing would happen? Luo Xiu was now trembling with fear. Previously, he had thought that he was completely safe, but now, he was so frightened that his soul was about to leave his body. It was too dangerous, and he had almost stepped into the abyss of death.
When he realized how dangerous his current situation was, Luo Xiu really did not dare to continue with this group of people, because he really could not bear the possibility of being killed. Luo Xiu lied that he needed to go to a relative's house to stay for a few days. Luo Xiu hurriedly separated from this group of students and rushed alone.
In order to avoid any trouble, Luo Xiu even had an impulse to change back to his original identity. When a cultivator entered the Imperial City, there might be some danger, but it would not be to the extent of being targeted. As long as he was honest, no one would find trouble with him. But if he was really discovered pretending to be a student, then he could only wait for death.
Therefore, when Luo Xiu realized this point, he appeared to be inexplicably terrified. In an uninhabited forest, he hurriedly changed his appearance back to that of an ordinary person. This time, to prevent being detected by the Imperial Protector Divine Weapon, Luo Xiu even let the system drain all the energy in his body.
At this time, if the Imperial Protector Divine Weapon of the Great Zhou Empire scanned his body, it would only think that Luo Xiu was an innately lucky person with an extremely strong physical body, and would not suspect that he was once a cultivator. After all, at this moment, Luo Xiu's body did not have a single trace of energy.
Even though he had changed into an ordinary person, his speed was still very fast. In almost six hours, he arrived at the Imperial City gate. Taking out a silver coin and throwing it into a box beside him, Luo Xiu followed the others into this huge and majestic Imperial City.
At a glance, the Imperial City gate of the Imperial City of the Great Zhou Empire was divided into three parts.
The gate in front of Luo Xiu was a hundred feet tall and a few hundred feet wide. The people entering and exiting were like ants in a country of giants.
On the two sides of the gate, there were two citadels that were several hundred feet tall. There were squads of armored soldiers stationed there. On the two sides of the gate and halfway through, there were also many powerful soldiers patrolling.
There were no interrogations or inspections, but the people entering and exiting the city were orderly. The majesty and pressure of this huge and majestic city made people not dare to have the slightest bit of recklessness.
He looked at a squad of more than ten soldiers that passed by. The leader of the squad was a burly soldier who wore black armor. There was a faint and frightening energy vibration in his body. He was actually a Sage.
In Haoyue City, this burly soldier could totally be the commander of a city, or even the deputy city mayor. But here, he was only a small leader.
Furthermore, Luo Xiu saw on the way that almost all the patrolling squads were led by Sages.
Just as he entered the city, Luo Xiu felt a wave of people rushing towards him. The noise was so loud that it almost made his head go numb. The flow of people was really terrifying. Everywhere he looked, there were people everywhere on the streets that were more than a hundred meters wide. Furthermore, most of them were scholars. There were also some ordinary people and some drivers who were moving about in an orderly manner in the city.
When Luo Xiu saw this scene, it was as if he had returned to the other planes that he was in previously. He saw those chaotic and disorderly places. Compared to this place, Luo Xiu felt that there was a certain reason why the Great Zhou Empire could exist for hundreds of millions of years without collapsing.
People came and went on the streets. From time to time, the sound of hawking could be heard. However, there were no disputes. It was just like a mortal city. They had their own rules of operation and order of survival. Such a situation made Luo Xiu cast sidelong glances. At the same time, he was also secretly surprised. It was really hard for him to imagine what kind of person ruled this world to be able to make the people of this world behave in such an orderly manner!
Even the Earth Federation that he saw in the system's database did not have such an unbelievable order. And what made Luo Xiu even more frightened was that along the way, he actually faintly felt a sense of oppression. Looking at the people beside him who were accustomed to it, Luo Xiu couldn't help but be a little bewildered. This was because he could already feel that the biggest difference was that these people's ordinariness was very likely the problem with him being a cultivator.