"Do any of you know how Sword Prison came to be?" After a long silence, Shanghe Gao suddenly said.

Both Pang Hong and Wei Zidao looked at Shanghe Gao. Although Wei Zidao had the highest strength here, and Pang Hong had the greatest power, Shanghe Gao was actually the most experienced, and extremely shrewd. If it hadn't been for a stroke of luck, the Great Sword Path might not have been able to force Shanghe Gao into prison.

Shanghe Gao pointed upwards and said in a low voice, "Back during the War of the Gods, Sword Prison was a relic left behind after the war. Legend has it that a top-tier Sword Dao expert fell here, and after that Sword Dao expert died, Sword Prison was formed..."

Shanghe Gao paused, then lowered his voice to the point where only the three of them could barely hear, "This place is just like the Tower of the Gods, the River of No Life in the Eternal Ying Immortal Domain, and the Shattered Realm, all left over from ancient times. It's just that the River of No Life produced the Breath of Primordial Chaos, while this place has endless sword energy. Imagine, if..."

Shanghe Gao stopped there, seemingly realizing something himself, and his face changed drastically.

At the same time that Shanghe Gao's face changed, Pang Hong and Wei Zidao's faces changed as well. Clearly, they had thought of what Shanghe Gao had thought of.

The three of them stood up almost simultaneously. Before they could speak, an Immortal Reverent stood at the door and reported, "Lord, we've noticed that in the past twelve hours, there have been over eleven hours without any sword energy at all. Only in the last few breaths did some scattered sword energy appear."

"Go!" Hearing the Immortal Reverent's words, Shanghe Gao shouted and rushed out without hesitation.

Almost at the same time as Shanghe Gao rushed out, Pang Hong and Wei Zidao also rushed out. When the Immortal Reverent saw the three lords rushing out without any idea of what was happening, he knew something was wrong, and he quickly followed them out.

This commotion woke up the entire Ping'an Tengshan, and many cultivators who didn't know what was happening also rushed out.

...

At the same time, outside the Gobi Desert area marked out by Mo Wuji, four men and women stopped. The common characteristic of these four was that they all carried a long sword on their backs. Leading them was a thin middle-aged man. Behind him was a young woman, not particularly pretty, but very valiant. The last one was a man who looked extremely rugged.

"Grand Uncle Master, there seems to be a large array here." The one who spoke was a young man walking in third place, this young man was sallow and thin, and on his back was actually a bamboo sword.

The middle-aged man at the front nodded and said appreciatively, "Fan Wa has made good progress recently, to be able to see that there is a large array here. That's right, this is indeed a large array. If I'm not mistaken, this array should have been set up by that Senior Mo."

"This Sect Master Mo is really amazing. Many people wanted to come to this Gobi Desert before, but few could stay for long. As soon as Sect Master Mo came, he actually settled down here," said the valiant woman.

"Indeed," said the middle-aged man, "There are many strong people in Sword Prison, but how many can set up a level six Immortal Array like Senior Mo? In fact, we are already more than half a year late in coming here to seek refuge. My vision was not far-sighted enough, not as bright as that of Seniors Nie Chong'an and Jian Mingcheng."

After saying this, the middle-aged man sighed, his tone a bit desolate.

The young woman shook her head, "Grand Uncle Master is not inferior to others, but because Grand Uncle Master knows that the four of us may be the only remaining members of the Heavenly Secrets Sect. If we also fall here, the Heavenly Secrets Sect may be cut off. So Grand Uncle Master is extremely cautious with every step."

"Zhen Kui, you are not allowed to mention the Heavenly Secrets Sect in the future, only Sword Gate," the middle-aged man said sternly.

"Yes," the woman quickly replied.

The middle-aged man sighed again, without saying anything more, just rousing his immortal essence and said loudly, "Su Zian of Sword Gate requests an audience with Sect Master Mo."

After a moment, the large array in front of them opened, and a clear square appeared before everyone, and a man even thinner than Su Zian walked out.

"Su Zian greets Immortal Friend Fei." Although Fei Ling's cultivation was a bit lower than Su Zian's, Su Zian still bowed and greeted him.

He felt even more regret in his heart that he should have come here to seek refuge with Sect Master Mo sooner. He had personally witnessed Fei Ling's miserable appearance back then. Even though he had not sought refuge with any of the three major forces of Ping'an Tengshan, he had a relatively clear view of some of the things that happened among the three major forces.

Fei Ling had offended Pang Hong, and how miserable he was when he escaped from Ping'an Tengshan. It could even be said that only a skeleton escaped. How much time had passed since then, and Fei Ling, except for that eye that had not completely recovered, was no different from an ordinary person. And this was Sword Prison. Even outside, he might not have been able to recover so quickly.

Fei Ling also recognized who this guy was, Su Zian, with strength a bit higher than his own, a late-stage Immortal Reverent. He heard that he cultivated the sword, and had comprehended many Sword Dao divine abilities in this place of Sword Prison. Not to mention him, even Nie Chong'an in Sword Prison might not be able to be certain of defeating Su Zian.

It was just that Su Zian was unyielding and didn't offend anyone, and hadn't joined any of the three major forces. In Ping'an Tengshan, he stood aloof. Because Su Zian was relatively low-key and never had conflicts with the three major forces, coupled with his own strength, he managed to gain a foothold in Ping'an Tengshan.

"I wonder what Immortal Friend Su has come here to advise?" Fei Ling was also puzzled. If Su Zian wanted to join a force, he would have joined Demon Hand, Righteous Qi Mountain, or Immortal Hunt long ago. Since Su Zian was not joining any force, why did he come here? This place was not as good as Ping'an Tengshan.

Su Zian quickly clasped his fists again and said, "I have heard that Sect Master Mo is magnanimous and has extraordinary strength. Su Zian has come here specifically to seek refuge."

"You want to seek refuge with our Peaceful Ordinary?" Fei Ling was even more puzzled. Why did Su Zian suddenly change his mind?

"Yes, all four of us want to join Peaceful Ordinary," Su Zian's mouth had a hint of bitterness. He was an elder of the Heavenly Secrets Sect, but now he had to lead the disciples of the Heavenly Secrets Sect to seek refuge with another sect.

Fei Ling clasped his fists and said, "Immortal Friend Su, I really can't make a decision on this matter. The Sect Master went out half a year ago and hasn't returned yet. If Sect Master Su is willing to wait, then please come in and wait in the square. If you are not willing to wait, then please go."

"Immortal Friend Fei? You said Sect Master Mo has been gone for half a year?" Su Zian was stunned.

He naturally knew how terrifying Sword Prison was. With Mo Wuji's strength, it would naturally be fine for him to be out for a few years. But if he didn't go out, staying here where there was less sword energy could help him restore his vitality. Once he went out, and was invaded by the sword energy in Sword Prison, he would be greatly weakened when he returned.

"Yes, is Immortal Friend Su still going to wait?" Fei Ling knew Mo Wuji better than Su Zian did. He was really not too worried about Sect Master Mo going out. Sect Master Mo had that powerful body refining technique, so going out was definitely for body refining. Just like Jian Mingcheng, after he obtained the body refining technique, he also left this Gobi Desert to refine his body.

The only difference was that Jian Mingcheng would come back after a while, while the Sect Master had been gone and hadn't returned.

"Yes, we will wait here," Su Zian quickly recovered and said affirmatively.

"Since that's the case, then please come in, all four of you, and wait in this square. I don't know how long the waiting time will be," Fei Ling said simply.

"Thank you, Immortal Friend Fei." Su Zian was not polite. He could still hold on for a while after leaving Ping'an Tengshan, but the few people behind him were having a hard time. Fan Wa, who was the youngest and had the weakest cultivation, was now covered in wounds.

As soon as the four of them entered the large array and arrived at the square, they felt that the surrounding sword energy was weaker. Compared to the edge of Ping'an Tengshan, the sword energy here was about the same.

"You're welcome, I'm going in, take care of yourselves," Fei Ling said, turning around and leaving the square, disappearing.

"This Sect Master Mo is truly a god, he actually knew someone would come here," Su Zian sighed after Fei Ling went in.

"Grand Uncle Master, how do you know?" Fan Wa asked in confusion.

"Look at this square, it's actually in the middle of two arrays. The meaning of this square is to allow those who want to join Peaceful Ordinary to wait here," Su Zian said.

At this time, Su Zian's mood was much calmer. Since that Sect Master Mo had calculated that someone would come here, their chances of joining Peaceful Ordinary were much greater.

...

"Boom boom boom!" A series of booming sounds rang out below Ping'an Tengshan, and all the cultivators rushing towards the outside of Ping'an Tengshan were even more panicked.

Those endless vines suddenly began to contract, and every cultivator touched by the vines would be instantly absorbed of their essence and blood, disappearing without a trace.

Shanghe Gao grabbed a talisman and frantically crushed it, spitting out another mouthful of blood. At this moment, he no longer cared about preserving his strength and vitality. After guessing what Ping'an Tengshan was, he couldn't wait to fly out of Ping'an Tengshan immediately.

Unfortunately, even if he used all his means, his strength was far from that of the mid-stage Immortal Emperor Shanghe Gao. A vine swept over and easily wrapped him up, and the essence and blood and soul aura around him directly merged into the vine. When he fell down, there were only a few shriveled clothes, and nothing else.

"Bang!" Pang Hong, who was still in the air, was brushed down by a vine. The moment he landed on the ground, a root directly inserted into his body. The moment his essence and blood and soul were quickly sucked away, he sighed and muttered to himself, "I understand."

He did understand. His death and the changes in Ping'an Tengshan were entirely due to themselves. If they hadn't frantically cut off the wooden vines to make wooden buckets to scoop up the water from the river of sword energy, and hadn't frantically repaired their souls and bodies, this Ping'an Tengshan would definitely not have awakened in such a short time. Maybe it wouldn't have happened for thousands of years, but they were too careless.