The sword qi vortex was too terrifying. Even if Mo Wuji wanted to investigate further, he wouldn't dare approach it now. The five of them carefully bypassed the sword qi vortex and, after traveling another ten miles or so, found themselves in front of a dark gray Gobi desert.

Standing on this Gobi, Mo Wuji could indeed feel that the surrounding sword qi had weakened significantly. Although it was still far from being as safe as Peace Vine Mountain, compared to other places in Sword Prison, this could be considered paradise.

This gray Gobi was just as Fei Ling had described, about three miles in circumference.

"In all the discovered areas of Sword Prison, the sword qi here is second only to Peace Vine Mountain. This place is a bit strange. I've heard that some people, after being here for a short time, will unconsciously enter the sword qi vortex," Nie Chong'an said proactively, seeing Mo Wuji examining the surroundings.

Mo Wuji didn't immediately begin setting up a defensive grand array. He stopped examining the Gobi and looked at Nie Chong'an and Jian Mingcheng, saying, "The two of you were able to cultivate to the Immortal Emperor realm, so you are naturally not ordinary people. I'll be frank, this Gobi isn't just for me alone. If you only want to survive here, then it's easy, we'll just divide this place evenly..."

Before Mo Wuji could finish speaking, Nie Chong'an and Jian Mingcheng simultaneously bowed and said, "Sect Leader Mo, the reason we left Peace Vine Mountain was to join the Peaceful Brahma Immortal Sect. Please, Sect Leader Mo, accept us."

In the Immortal Realm outside of Sword Prison, if an Immortal Emperor wanted to join a sect, the entire sect would be eager to carry them in on a sedan chair.

But this wasn't the Immortal Realm, it was Sword Prison. Even Immortal Emperors, whether Jian Mingcheng or Nie Chong'an, had their edges worn down in Sword Prison.

Mo Wuji needed to strengthen his own power, and he wouldn't leave ticking time bombs by his side. "Then I'll be frank as well. First, the Peaceful Brahma Sect hasn't even been established yet. Even though it's called the number one Immortal Sect, that's something for the future."

Mo Wuji noticed that whether it was Nie Chong'an or Jian Mingcheng, their expressions remained calm, not showing much surprise.

Clearly, whether Mo Wuji's Peaceful Brahma Sect was the number one Immortal Sect or not wasn't important to them. Perhaps they had already guessed that the sect Mo Wuji belonged to wasn't the number one Immortal Sect.

"Second, if you want to join my Peaceful Brahma Immortal Sect, you must swear a poisonous oath, and it must be sincere. Otherwise, the two of you can go back to where you came from..."

Mo Wuji said this, and seeing that Jian Mingcheng was about to speak, he raised his hand to stop him, saying, "There's no need to rush with the oath. Third, the two of you must first explain why you left Peace Vine Mountain and instead sought me, a newcomer to Sword Prison? Of course, if you're unwilling to swear an oath, then there's no need to say the third thing."

Jian Mingcheng and Nie Chong'an exchanged glances, and Jian Mingcheng spoke first, "Let me go first. The first time I entered Peace Vine Mountain, after coming out, I inexplicably felt a sense of ease all over my body. At the time, I felt that something was strange. What puzzled me was that when I entered Peace Vine Mountain again, the second time I came out, this feeling disappeared without a trace, as if I had gotten used to it.

From that moment, I wanted to leave Peace Vine Mountain. But I had nowhere to go. Although Peace Vine Mountain made me uneasy, at least I could survive here. Everyone living in Peace Vine Mountain understands that the sword qi in Peace Vine Mountain has been gradually decreasing over the years."

Mo Wuji nodded inwardly. Sure enough, his earlier feeling wasn't an illusion. It turned out that someone else had the same feeling as him.

"Since that's the case, why didn't you come here sooner?" Mo Wuji asked calmly.

Jian Mingcheng shook his head. "I didn't dare to come. There was an Immortal Emperor who came here before, and that Immortal Emperor was in the mid-stage. After being here, he was inexplicably drawn into the sword qi vortex. The reason I decided to follow Sect Leader Mo is because Sect Leader Mo is also a level six Immortal Array Grandmaster. As long as Sect Leader Mo can set up a level six protective array here, I won't be able to enter the sword qi vortex unconsciously."

Nie Chong'an continued, "Besides Jian Fellow Immortal and I feeling that there was something wrong with Peace Vine Mountain, there was another reason, and that was that Pang Hong's method of extracting sword qi river water caused less injury the higher the cultivation. Cultivations below Immortal Emperor level are unable to draw water from the sword qi river. Only Fellow Immortal Shang and I are Immortal Emperors in Righteous Qi Mountain. I believe that if I don't leave, I will soon become like Fellow Immortal Fei Ling before. When I completely lose the ability to draw river water, that will be my death."

There was another thing Nie Chong'an didn't say. His position in Righteous Qi Mountain was second only to Shang He Gao. But the sword qi river water he obtained was only equivalent to one-fifth of Shang He Gao's. He obviously didn't want to desperately exchange injuries for river water, the majority of which had nothing to do with him.

"You know Pang Hong's method of extracting river water?" Mo Wuji asked suspiciously.

Nie Chong'an shook his head. "I don't know, but I can guess. If I knew, I wouldn't be able to leave Righteous Qi Mountain."

"Alright, I believe your words. I've already told you about my sect's situation. If you two are willing to join my sect, then swear the oath," Mo Wuji said.

If his strength was at the Immortal Emperor level, he might not have made Nie Chong'an and Jian Mingcheng swear an oath. But now he was only a Grand Luo Immortal, so not only did this oath need to be sworn, but it also had to be done seriously.

Having prepared for this, Jian Ming'an and Nie Chong'an didn't hesitate to begin swearing their oaths. In a place like Sword Prison, being able to live freely was more important than anything else. So when they swore their oaths, they were sincere and didn't have any intention of deceiving Mo Wuji.

Immortal Emperor oaths, even in Sword Prison, attracted bursts of thunderous echoes.

…

At the Sharp Horn Immortal Ruins Garden, the Emissary of the Grand Expanse Heaven, Jin Yu, had already left. The enthusiasm of the geniuses in the Sharp Horn Immortal Ruins Garden didn't cool down because of his departure. On the contrary, everyone was even more eagerly discussing the upcoming opening of the fourth level of the Broken World and the selection of disciples to enter the Grand Expanse Heaven.

"Sister Xiaoyu, I think this method has loopholes. For example, if many people enter the fourth level of the Broken World and then give all the things they harvest to one person, wouldn't that be unfair?" After Jin Yu left, Yan Yurong whispered in Xiao Xiaoyu's ear.

Xiao Xiaoyu smiled slightly. "Miss, do you think others haven't thought of that? I believe the Grand Expanse Heaven will definitely have better ways to identify it. Besides, if you really obtained something like the Book of Luo, would you exchange it for a spot to enter the Grand Expanse Heaven?"

"Of course I would. Although I'm already a disciple of the Grand Expanse Heaven, I still have sincere respect for the Grand Expanse Heaven. As long as it's something the Grand Expanse Heaven needs, I will hand it over. Your words, however, seem to disrespect the Grand Expanse Heaven." A clear voice came.

"Xiao Xiaoyu and Yan Yurong greet Fairy Ji Yue. We were being a little rash just now, please forgive us, Fairy Ji Yue." Seeing the woman who spoke, Xiao Xiaoyu quickly pulled Yan Yurong and bowed.

This woman's schemes were definitely the deepest she had ever seen. Not long ago, she became a disciple of the City Lord of Wind Chuan Immortal City, Dong Shanglie, and publicly stated that she was looking for a Dao companion through Dong Shanglie's mouth. In the blink of an eye, she had become a disciple first accepted by the Grand Expanse Heaven. Xiao Xiaoyu was knowledgeable, and unless it was absolutely necessary, she would never interact with this woman.

The one who came was Ji Yue. She smiled and said charmingly, "I saw someone called Da Huang beside you before. Where has he gone?"

"Ah..." Yan Yurong was stunned, because Da Huang was a mortal, and she didn't understand why Ji Yue was looking for Da Huang. She quickly reacted and said, "Da Huang said he wanted to venture out on his own and didn't want to walk with us."

"Where does he live?"

"It's a small village near the Extreme Swamp Sea, called Immortal Qi Village. We also happened to meet him in the city."

"Thank you, little sister." Ji Yue smiled at Yan Yurong before turning and leaving.

…

Mo Wuji spent another five days completely surrounding this Gobi with several large arrays. Han Qingru was already cultivating and refining her body in the cave, while Fei Ling, after helping to build the cave, was also in the cave recovering his primordial spirit and body.

The two newcomers to Peaceful Brahma, Nie Chong'an and Jian Mingcheng, were the most delighted. They each received two Jade Green Pills and three Immortal Rain Pills from Mo Wuji.

Compared to sword qi river water, the Jade Green Pill was even more effective in treating the primordial spirit and soul. After Mo Wuji took out the Jade Green Pill, both Jian Mingcheng and Nie Chong'an secretly rejoiced that they had made the right choice in leaving Peace Vine Mountain.

In the first few days, Mo Wuji was still worried that Pang Hong and Shang He Gao would come looking for him. After all of his protective arrays were built, but he still didn't see Pang Hong and the others, Mo Wuji knew that Pang Hong and the others probably wouldn't come. The three of them should be urgently collecting sword qi river water.

After setting up several layers of restrictive arrays outside his cave, he entered the Immortal Mortal World.

Since obtaining the Water Elemental Bead, he had never been inside the Immortal Mortal World. Before, he didn't have time, and after arriving at Peace Vine Mountain, he always felt a little uneasy, so he had been holding back and hadn't gone in. This time, after leaving Peace Vine Mountain, Mo Wuji first thought of merging the Water Elemental Bead into his Immortal Mortal World.

Shuai Guo knew that its strength was too weak, so it had been constantly cultivating in the Immortal Mortal World, and now it was approaching the peak of the ninth level.

It was also picky about the immortal crystals in the Immortal Mortal World, not even looking at the inferior ones. A mere demon beast that hadn't even condensed an Immortal Lattice was cultivating by devouring immortal crystals in the Immortal Mortal World, so its progress couldn't be slow even if it wanted to be.

Mo Wuji took out the Water Elemental Bead in the Immortal Mortal World, and the Water Elemental Bead in his hand transformed into a majestic and vast water-attribute aura. This aura instantly spread out, and at the same time, the vitality in his body was frantically extracted. The entire Immortal Mortal World was changing, and the originally dry world seemed to have gained a touch of clarity.

Shuai Guo immediately sensed the difference. It immediately flew into the air, staring in shock at the constantly changing Immortal Mortal World.

The Immortal Mortal World was not only expanding without limit, but it was also constantly filling with Water Elemental Qi.

Mo Wuji fell to the ground. He was used to the Immortal Mortal World extracting his vitality when it merged with the Five Elemental Beads. As long as he could persevere, the process wouldn't take too long.

(Today, I will make up for the chapter owed on the 2nd. The third chapter will be a bit later, the specific time is uncertain.)