Only a small portion of Liangzhou Circuit's prefectures were controlled by Great Zhou. Most were jointly governed by local Martial Arts World factions, and Falling Rock City was no exception.
Since Su Xin and the others from the Underworld had already revealed their true identities in Longnan Prefecture, there was naturally no need for them to conceal themselves now. They entered the city directly wearing Underworld masks.
Falling Rock City lay near the Thirty-Six Western Regions Kingdoms, surrounded by endless yellow sands. This oasis was the only city within several thousand li, so entering Falling Rock City required paying a certain fee.
Falling Rock City was jointly controlled by several factions. Around ten Xiantian Martial Artists guarded the city gates, all of them looking listless and lazy. Though Xiantian Martial Artists had considerable resistance to the harsh surroundings and the blazing sun overhead, they still could not muster any enthusiasm.
After all, they were Xiantian Realm martial artists. In any faction, they would be considered backbone forces.
They did not mind fighting and killing, but being assigned the lowly task of guarding city gates—a job normally done only by Houtian Martial Artists—left them all rather dissatisfied.
But dissatisfaction was useless. There had been far too many strange incidents in Liangzhou Circuit lately, and the many factions were all startled by the mere rustle of wind and cry of cranes. Thus, Falling Rock City's major powers had chosen caution, specifically sending several Xiantian Martial Artists from each faction to guard the gates. There were also quite a few patrols within the city.
Liangzhou Circuit had been chaotic in the past, but it had been a kind of orderly chaos. People might have been unruly, but at least they followed the rules. Now, however, many factions that refused to follow the rules