Indeed, after several hours, the changes in the Immortal World ceased. Even Mo Wuji could sense that the Immortal World was vastly different from before.

One pill after another was swallowed by Mo Wuji. Nourished by a large number of high-grade and high-quality Immortal Pills, Mo Wuji's body recovered at an extremely fast pace.

A day passed, and after Mo Wuji had completely recovered, his spiritual will immediately swept out. Han Qingru's aura was rising rapidly. With the help of the Supreme Azure Pill, Han Qingru's primordial spirit and soul were completely repaired. At this moment, Han Qingru was using a large number of immortal crystals to break through to the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal realm, and it seemed that she would soon be able to reach it.

Fei Ling, Nie Chong'an, and Jian Mingcheng were all healing. Although several days had passed, they were still utilizing every bit of medicinal energy from the Supreme Azure Pill. For them, whether they were in Sword Prison or not, they couldn't obtain special-grade Supreme Azure Pills before.

Mo Wuji was very satisfied. With the strength around him now, he wouldn't necessarily suffer even if he had to face Pang Hong and the other two head-on. He decided to go to the Sword Qi Vortex to take a look. He always felt that there was something strange about this Sword Qi Vortex.

"Sect Leader, are you going out?" As soon as Mo Wuji walked out of the cave, Nie Chong'an sensed it, and he quickly came out from his closed-door cultivation.

Mo Wuji secretly praised him. After all, he was an Immortal Emperor, even if his cultivation was a hundredth of what it used to be, he was still an Immortal Emperor. If it were Fei Ling, he might not be able to sense his departure.

"That's right, I'm planning to go out for a walk. By the way, here's a body refining cultivation method. You and Jian Mingcheng can try to cultivate it, and also give Fei Ling some pointers." As Mo Wuji said this, he took out a jade slip and handed it to Nie Chong'an.

"Thank you for your kindness, Sect Leader." Nie Chong'an excitedly took the jade slip given by Mo Wuji with both hands.

As an Immortal Emperor who had survived in Sword Prison for so long, Mo Wuji estimated that even if they didn't refine their bodies, Nie Chong'an and Jian Mingcheng's physical strength would still be in the late stage of the Immortal Body realm.

Immortals who cultivated the Dao rarely refined their bodies. One reason was that they felt it was shameful to refine their bodies; it was something that barbarians did. Immortals were full of immortal energy, who would refine their bodies? Besides, when their cultivation was high, their bodies would also become stronger. What they needed to cultivate were divine abilities and immortal essence.

But the immortals trapped in Sword Prison were completely different. Here, a body refining cultivation method was more precious than anything else.

Not only could a body refining cultivation method enhance physical strength, but it could also turn the sword qi here into physical strength, effectively resisting the erosion of sword qi.

That was why Nie Chong'an was so excited. With a body refining cultivation method, his chances of survival would increase a lot.

Mo Wuji nodded. "I'm going out for a walk and will be back soon. After I come back, I'll try to help you remove the Sword Qi Bindings of the Grand Sword Dao, and then look for a way out."

"Sect Leader, you can go out?" Nie Chong'an asked with a trembling voice.

Mo Wuji shook his head. "I'm not sure yet. Heaven never seals off all paths; there's always a glimmer of hope. The reason why we haven't found a way out yet is not because there isn't one, but because we haven't found it yet. I'll go out this time and see. If I can't find it, we'll think of another way."

Nie Chong'an's heart trembled. It was such a simple principle, why did the Sect Leader think of it, but they didn't?

"Sect Leader, I'll go with you." At this moment, Nie Chong'an actually believed that Mo Wuji could really find a way out.

Mo Wuji waved his hand. "No need, you just need to cultivate here. I'll go alone and be back soon."

"Yes, Sect Leader." At this time, Nie Chong'an was even more admiring of Mo Wuji. This Sect Leader was definitely not simple. Not only was he an Immortal Array Master, but he could also take out Supreme Azure Pills at will, and even had body refining cultivation methods used by Immortal Emperors. It seemed that even if they weren't in Sword Prison, joining Peaceful Ordinary wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.

……

The Sword Qi Vortex was the same as when Mo Wuji came, soaring into the sky and stirring up a sky full of sword qi. Before Mo Wuji even got close, the tearing sword qi seemed to want to pull him in.

Mo Wuji gathered his Spirit Eyes. When his gaze fell on the black hole-like Sword Qi Vortex again, the black hole that his spiritual will couldn't penetrate before was now clear and distinct.

In Sword Prison, sword qi generally couldn't be captured by spiritual will. Only when the sword qi touched the body or harmed the primordial spirit and soul could it be felt.

Now that Mo Wuji had gathered his Spirit Eyes, he could clearly see faint sword qi crisscrossing in the black hole, and then quickly being drawn down.

Mo Wuji's gaze followed the direction in which the sword qi was being drawn in, and after only a thousand meters, he was stunned.

He actually saw a man sitting expressionlessly on a protruding rock. The endless sword qi passed through his body, seemingly without causing him much pain.

How was this possible? Mo Wuji's first feeling was that this was too outrageous. Because this man was still alive, and even had some shriveled flesh on his body. Mo Wuji could feel his faint aura of life.

If anyone else entered this kind of Sword Qi Vortex, Mo Wuji would doubt that they could last for even the time it takes to burn an incense stick, let alone sit in this Sword Qi Vortex.

In just a dozen breaths, Mo Wuji could see that this man was actually refining his body. Because every time the faint sword qi swept across this man's body, it would stir up a faint fluctuation of immortal essence.

Mo Wuji was sure that his Spirit Eyes hadn't deceived him.

Mo Wuji took a few more steps forward, and his Spirit Eyes went past the man, entering the lower part of the Sword Qi Vortex. Unfortunately, Mo Wuji found that his Spirit Eyes couldn't see any deeper.

This Sword Qi Vortex was similar to the Sword Qi River; the closer you got, the more terrifying the sword qi became. In fact, the Sword Qi Vortex and the Sword Qi River were somewhat different. The sword qi in the Sword Qi River varied too greatly. Standing on the edge of the Sword Qi River, he could resist the sword qi, but once he came into contact with the water of the Sword Qi River, he wouldn't be able to last for even a single breath.

For Mo Wuji, this place was indeed the best place for body refining.

Mo Wuji continued to walk until he reached a position where even he couldn't resist the sword qi, and began to circulate his body refining cultivation method. Soon, he discovered that the more he absorbed sword qi to temper his body here, the faster he absorbed immortal spiritual energy.

Soon, Mo Wuji was completely immersed in body refining. Mo Wuji had experienced all kinds of physical torture in his body refining. Although this sword qi was terrifying, he didn't have a primordial spirit, and he had a Purple Qi Lake in his sea of consciousness, so it was actually extremely suitable for him to refine his body.

If it weren't for the Sword Qi Vortex in this Sword Prison, Mo Wuji estimated that it would be a distant matter for him to advance to the second level of the Divine Body realm.

In cultivation, time passes without notice, and the same was true for body refining. For a body refiner with Mo Wuji's willpower, the pain of sword qi tearing him apart was completely bearable.

Half a year passed in an instant. Not only had Mo Wuji stabilized the first level of his Divine Body realm, but he had also advanced from the first level of the Divine Body realm to the third level.

In the Immortal World, it would be absolutely shocking to temper one's body to the third level of the Divine Body realm. Even a Grand Immortal Emperor didn't have a Divine Body refining method, let alone a mere Grand Luo Immortal like Mo Wuji.

Before, when Mo Wuji had just entered the Divine Body realm, his cultivation was too weak. Although he was fine in Sword Prison, he still had to endure the pain of his body being torn apart by sword qi from time to time.

Now that Mo Wuji's body had advanced to the third level of the Divine Body realm, even if he walked around Sword Prison at will, it would be difficult for his body to be torn apart by sword qi again. At most, a more powerful sword qi would only leave a bloody mark on his body.

Mo Wuji's body advanced to the third level of the Divine Body realm, and he even forgot everything outside, frantically attacking the fourth level of the Divine Body realm.

As a body refiner himself, Mo Wuji knew better than anyone else that the fourth level of the Divine Body realm and the third level of the Divine Body realm were completely different concepts.

Once he advanced to the fourth level of the Divine Body realm, it would be easy to fetch water from the Sword Qi River. Mo Wuji was too eager to advance to the fourth level of the Divine Body realm and gradually forgot to be vigilant. Before he started refining his body, he had always warned himself not to get too close to the Sword Qi Vortex.

Now, Mo Wuji had long forgotten his warning. The sword qi on the periphery of the Sword Qi Vortex could no longer allow his body to advance further. If he wanted to advance, he had to get closer to the Sword Qi Vortex.

……

At the same time, Peaceful Vine Mountain.

Pang Hong, Wei Zidao, and Shang Hegao were sitting in Wei Zidao's cave in the Immortal Hunting Grounds.

The expressions of the three were a bit heavy. Compared to half a year ago, their injuries seemed to have improved a lot, but this recovery was still far from reaching their expectations.

"Friend Zidao, you speak first." After a long time, Shang Hegao was the first to open the topic.

Wei Zidao said with a solemn expression, "Have you two noticed that the more water we get from the Sword Qi River, the weaker the recovery effect on our injuries? Also, the water from the Sword Qi River is becoming more and more difficult to obtain. Even with Brother Pang's method, it's much more difficult than before. In the beginning, Immortal Venerables and Quasi-Emperors could still obtain it, but now, apart from the three of us, almost no one can get water from the Sword Qi River. Could it be that our recent large-scale water extraction has disrupted the balance of the Sword Qi River?"

Shang Hegao spoke up and said, "Brother Zidao is right. In addition to that, have Brother Zidao and Brother Pang noticed that the sword qi in Peaceful Vine Mountain is getting weaker and weaker? Before, there were two hours when many places had no sword qi. Now, for eight out of twelve hours a day, there is almost no sword qi, and the remaining four hours, the sword qi is also extremely weak."

Speaking of this, Shang Hegao took a deep breath. "Logically speaking, we should be happy that the sword qi in Peaceful Vine Mountain is weakening. But I feel a kind of unease, and this unease is becoming stronger and stronger as the sword qi weakens. I don't know if you two have the same feeling as me."

Hearing Shang Hegao's words, Pang Hong and Wei Zidao also looked at each other, and then nodded in silence. They also felt this unease, that as they took more and more water from the river, the sword qi in Peaceful Vine Mountain became less and less, and their unease grew stronger.

"I think I understand why Nie Chong'an and Jian Mingcheng left Peaceful Vine Mountain to look for Mo Wuji. Mo Wuji having Supreme Azure Pills and the small amount of Sword Qi River water they were allocated are only one reason. The main reason should be..."

Wei Zidao stopped here. The three of them didn't speak. In their eyes, they all saw the same answer, which was that there was a problem with Peaceful Vine Mountain.

(This chapter makes up for the chapter owed on April 2nd. Also, that's all for today's update. Good night, friends! Please continue to ask for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Immortal friends who have tickets, please support me.)