Chapter 444 Tiandou City

Jiangnan in Xianwu Continent refers to the southern coastal area of ​​the largest river [Lijiang] on the human plain.

In fact, from a geographical point of view, Jiangnan is a little north of Wuxiang Country.

It does not belong to the sphere of influence of the five major holy places, but is similar to the Kuixing countries, with a mixture of various forces. There are countless second- and third-rate sects and small factions, and there are also several first-rate wealthy sects. The overall strength added up is not to be underestimated, and it is not necessarily much weaker than the holy places.

Of course, it is unrealistic to expect a lot of cohesion from a pile of loose sand.

The folks in Jiangnan are fierce, and sect wars and clan fights often occur.

And because there are many practitioners in this area, the fighting is far more brutal than the Kuixing countries.

But in Jiangnan, there is an exception.

That is the largest city on the south bank of Lijiang [Tiandou City].

Although this city was built less than a thousand years ago, it is now the economic and cultural lifeline of Jiangnan and the most prosperous area in Jiangnan, without a doubt.

It is said that a thousand years ago, a large-scale fight broke out in Jiangnan, involving dozens of sects and hundreds of clans. The war lasted for decades, and it was so chaotic that the number of cultivators in Jiangnan dropped by 70%, and it has not been fully recovered so far.

Since then, perhaps all forces have realized that this chaotic situation is not a long-term solution. The heads of all forces have united to create this Tiandou City, and at a huge cost, they have built a powerful protective array for Tiandou City.

Within the range of the array, fighting and hurting people are prohibited. Violators will be directly attacked by the array, and even the strong men at the peak of the tribulation will lose a layer of skin.

Since the construction of Tiandou City, all forces have sent personnel to station in it. Because of the dead rule that they cannot fight, they have forcibly created a peaceful and happy scene.

After all, not everyone likes the days of fighting and killing.

Tiandou City welcomed more and more practitioners to settle in, and a large number of ordinary people also chose to migrate here. In just a thousand years, the population of Tiandou City and the surrounding areas has skyrocketed to 80 million. All walks of life have prospered and developed, and literati and scholars regard this place as a holy place.

At this moment, Zhao Mu was in a breakfast shop on the South Street of Tiandou City, eating a bowl of hot noodles with gravy with relish.

"Slurp..."

After eating and drinking, Zhao Mu paid the bill and got up to the street and started to stroll.

He had just arrived in Tiandou City not long ago. After learning about the history of Tiandou City, he was still quite curious about this prosperous Jiangnan city.

Along the way, he really felt that Tiandou City had a unique atmosphere.

Obviously, under the restriction of the magic circle, the practitioners lost the advantage of using force to suppress others, but the feeling given to Zhao Mu here was more free and more open, with a prosperous scene of a hundred flowers blooming and a hundred schools of thought contending.

There are many buildings and shops along the street, and pedestrians are coming and going. The shouts of hawkers are mixed with the smell of fireworks. Young ladies are walking in groups, and intellectuals are walking their birds and reciting poems...

Whether they are practitioners or ordinary people, at this moment, they all seem to be the masters of this city equally.

This kind of scene can't be seen anywhere else.

The huge gap in strength between practitioners and mortals seems to have disappeared here.

But Zhao Mu also saw some drawbacks.

The prosperity and stability of Tiandou City on the surface are based on the powerful restraining ability of the guard formation.

But can the guard formation really ensure that there is absolutely zero violence in Tiandou City?

At least, this guard formation is ineffective against Zhao Mu.

As a grandmaster of formations, he can easily destroy the guard formation of Tiandou City, and the guard formation has no restraining effect on him at all.

This means that he can use violence in the city as much as he wants, but others can't resist him at all.

Of course, Zhao Mu is a monster, and there are not many in the entire Xianwu Continent.

Practitioners with this ability must have already been top-level masters standing at the top of the pyramid, and they would not go to a place like Tiandou City to show off their power.

Tiandou City has been able to exist for a thousand years, which shows that this model is still feasible.

After all, not everyone in this world is competitive.

There are also many practitioners who just want to live a stable life, so Tiandou City is their best choice.

Not to mention the common people, they would try their best to squeeze in.

After some investigation, Zhao Mu put away his thoughts.

Nanhua Mountain is just hundreds of miles south of Tiandou City. He just wanted to stroll around Tiandou City for three days, not to study and research, so there is no need to delve into it.

There is no place in such a big Xianwu Continent, so make the best of it.

"Young man, please stay."

Suddenly, Zhao Mu was stopped by a woman. She asked Zhao Mu mysteriously, "Young man, do you have faith?"

Zhao Mu was slightly stunned and shook his head, "I only believe in myself."

The woman hurriedly took out a pamphlet and stuffed it into Zhao Mu's hand.

"Our Guiyi Sect is recruiting believers. It won't hurt for young people to learn about it."

After saying that, the woman turned and left, looking for the next target.

Looking at the pamphlet with the four big characters [Guiyi Zhenyan] in his hand, Zhao Mu fell into a speechless state for a while.

The preaching has come to him?

It seems that the expansion speed of Guiyi Sect is quite fast, and the business has already developed to Tiandou City.

Zhao Mu flipped open the booklet and took a look.

There was nothing new about it. It was nothing more than believing in the God of Guiyi to keep safe, make money, get married, get rid of diseases and disasters.

In the Xianwu Continent, where the practice of the immortal way is the main focus, Shinto belief is not popular, and can even be said to be a niche.

Moreover, the many evil gods that descended on the Xianwu Continent in the past also left a bad impression on the world about Shinto.

Therefore, the best way to develop Shinto is to start with the common people at the bottom.

The immortal way does not care about ordinary people without talent, but they also need spiritual sustenance, which gives Shinto room to take advantage of the situation.

But this is not a bad thing.

The world is difficult, no matter what you believe in, it is good to have someone to rely on.

The greatest effect of faith on ordinary people is the ability to gather.

Gathering a large number of people on the grounds of faith is also a means of self-protection for the lower-class population.

When everyone gathers firewood, the fire will burn brighter.

This is also one of the reasons why many people are willing to offer their faith even though they know that the gods and Buddhas will never look upon their insignificant selves.

While thinking, Zhao Mu suddenly sensed something. He looked over and saw that a shop called Treasure Pavilion was doing a booming business in the most prosperous area along the street.

"Sure enough, Ning Qingying is here too. What a coincidence."

Zhao Mu did not expect to meet an old friend here. He was so happy that he walked towards the Treasure Pavilion with big strides.