Wuzhai Pass City!
In Wuzhai Pass City, the streets bustled with an endless stream of people.
When Chen You started talking about the delicious snacks of Chu, it was as if he had opened a floodgate, and he kept talking without pause.
Lin Bai listened patiently as he followed Chen You toward the next teleportation array.
"By the way, Brother Chen, why is the name 'Wuzhai Pass City' so unusual?"
Lin Bai asked curiously.
Whether in the Demon Realm or on the Barren Ancient Continent, most cities had names based on two or three characters.
Names as awkward as "Wuzhai Pass City" were exceedingly rare.
Chen You slowly explained, "That's a long story."
"It probably happened around seventy thousand years ago. Back then, there was no 'Wuzhai Pass City' here. It was a province instead."
"At that time, this province was utterly chaotic. It was where countless demonic overlords and vicious criminals gathered."
"Within the province, they formed factions, occupied the mountains, and proclaimed themselves kings."
"As they constantly wore one another down, they also kept breaking through, devouring each other's forces, and growing stronger."
"Ultimately, after several thousand years of chaos, five mountain strongholds appeared in this province."
"They were bandit strongholds, much like those of bandits in mortal dynasties."
"They divided up the province, trained dead soldiers and armies, and made life unbearable for every merchant convoy that passed through."
"They didn't merely seize the convoys' goods. After robbing them, they would also strike ruthlessly, severing the roots and wiping out the entire convoy."
"..."
"Under ordinary circumstances, the five strongholds opposed one another. But whenever Chu sent troops to suppress them, they would unite against a common enemy. Relying on all kinds of arrays and treasures, they would stubbornly hold their own against Chu's army."
"After roughly