Immortal Mortal Mo Wuji was the last to leave the Sword Qi River. The transmission array patterns he drew in the void were essentially improvised and extremely weak. Shortly after Mo Wuji teleported away, these array patterns vanished completely. Along with them, the teleportation portal that Mo Wuji had set up also disappeared.

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Mo Wuji felt something was amiss as soon as he landed. His heart even sank; had he teleported for so long only to end up back in the Sword Prison? Because he could still sense the surrounding sword qi.

No, this sword qi didn't seem as terrifying as the one in the Sword Prison, and the sword intent within it was much clearer.

"Sect Leader!"

As soon as Mo Wuji emerged, everyone from Ping Fan surrounded him.

"It seems we're still in the Sword Prison, surrounded by sword qi," Nie Chong'an said in a deep voice.

"Why haven't you left yet?" Mo Wuji didn't answer Nie Chong'an's question, instead focusing his gaze on Bai Ye.

Bai Ye cupped his fist. "Sect Leader Mo, this is probably still the Sword Prison, but in a region where the sword qi is more subdued. The damage from the sword qi to the body is even less than on Pingan Vine Mountain."

Mo Wuji had already scanned the area with his spiritual will. There were still some restrictions on spiritual will here, but unlike in the Sword Prison, the restrictions were weaker.

"Sect Leader, I don't think we're in the Sword Prison anymore." At that moment, Wei Zidao suddenly said, "If we were in the Sword Prison, I wouldn't be able to remove my Sword Restraint Talisman. But as soon as I arrived here, I was able to pull it out."

"Me too," Jian Mingcheng quickly added.

Nie Chong'an said somewhat embarrassedly, "I just pulled mine out."

Bai Ye's expression changed. He had been too severely injured by Mo Wuji, and his primordial spirit hadn't recovered as completely as Wei Zidao and the others. He hadn't even removed his Sword Talisman until now.

After hearing that Wei Zidao and the others had removed their Sword Talismans, he quickly cupped his fist towards Mo Wuji. "Thank you, Sect Leader Mo, for saving me. I'll take my leave now."

With that, Bai Ye's figure flashed and he quickly departed.

Mo Wuji didn't pursue Bai Ye. He didn't have any great hatred for Bai Ye. Since they had both used each other, it was best to part ways amicably.

"Right Protector Wei is correct; this is indeed not the Sword Prison. If I'm not mistaken, this should be a trial ground of the Great Sword Dao. Everyone, follow me," Mo Wuji said.

The reason he was so sure was that he could already sense the transmission array disc he had set up outside the Great Sword Dao.

"At the Great Sword Dao?" Wei Zidao's body suddenly surged with killing intent. He had been captured by the Great Sword Dao and suffered torture in the Sword Prison. If not for Mo Wuji, he would have already perished in the Sword Prison. How could he not avenge this grudge?

Not only Wei Zidao, but everyone else also exuded sharp killing intent. Clearly, they were thinking the same thing as Wei Zidao: as long as the Sect Leader gave the order, they would immediately charge out of here and paint the Great Sword Dao with blood.

Mo Wuji sensed the intense killing intent and understood what everyone was thinking. In fact, his hatred for the Great Sword Dao ran even deeper. But he also knew that now was not the time for revenge.

He waved his hand and said, "We definitely have to take revenge, but now is not the time. Everyone has tempered yourselves in the Sword Prison for so many years. I'm sure that as long as you find a good place with immortal spiritual energy, you'll all be able to advance quickly. Once everyone's strength has reached a certain level, and our Ping Fan is established, then we can take our revenge."

Mo Wuji's reason for not taking revenge now wasn't just this. He knew very well that with their current strength, even if they caught the Great Sword Dao off guard, they wouldn't be able to destroy them. Once the news of his escape was exposed, he would be besieged by a joint force including the Great Sword Dao, Thunder Sect, Great Vast Immortal Gate, and even that Carefree Imperial Palace.

He had painstakingly built his own force, and he wouldn't waste it lightly. With his abilities, it was unknown how many years it would take him to advance to the Grand Immortal Emperor realm. Right now, he had three Immortal Emperors and one Quasi-Emperor by his side. This strength was the foundation of Ping Fan.

Moreover, Mo Wuji's revenge wasn't just about killing the experts of the Great Sword Dao; he wanted to destroy the entire inheritance of the Great Sword Dao. If he was going to take revenge, he would do it thoroughly. If their strength wasn't strong enough, even if they destroyed the Great Sword Dao, they would be suppressed by the joint forces of the other immortal sects.

Wei Zidao and the others wanted to kill to their heart's content first, then escape. Mo Wuji didn't want to act now, and Wei Zidao and the others understood Mo Wuji's thinking.

"Everything is up to the Sect Leader," Wei Zidao said. Even though he was a Grand Immortal Emperor and the strongest one here, he wasn't arrogant.

"Since that's the case, then everyone, follow me."

Mo Wuji's guess was correct. This was indeed a trial ground of the Great Sword Dao. Most disciples who cultivated the sword dao would come to this place to comprehend sword qi.

In reality, the sword qi here wasn't as harmless as Mo Wuji and his group felt. In fact, even an Immortal King could fall here if they weren't careful.

Mo Wuji's group had spent so many years in the even more terrifying Sword Prison. Which one of them hadn't crawled out of a place filled with rampant sword qi? Coming to a place like this, of course they wouldn't feel any danger.

Half an hour later, Mo Wuji led everyone out of the trial entrance in a swaggering manner, directly killing the two Great Sword Dao disciples guarding the entrance. Then, he summoned an ordinary flying ship and left the Great Sword Dao without any mishaps.

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Outside the fourth level of the Shattered World.

Several Grand Immortal Emperors, including Jin Yu of the Grand Supreme Heaven, were still here, and many merchants were waiting at the exit. Because the Shattered World had been forcibly opened, even after a year, immortals above the Immortal King realm still couldn't enter.

As everyone expected, many treasures had been discovered in the fourth level of the Shattered World over the past year. Not only had they found a chapter of the Book of Luo, but they had also discovered a True Mi World, and there were even rumors that someone had obtained a Fire Essence Pearl.

Jin Yu didn't seem too excited about these news, but instead frowned. According to the experts of the Grand Supreme Heaven, the things in the Golden House in the Shattered Ruins on the third level of the Shattered World were real. Later, many experts entered the Shattered Ruins, but the Golden House had disappeared.

These things should have been teleported to the fourth level, and the Karma Fire Red Lotus was among them. The Karma Fire Red Lotus was such a peerless treasure that it would quickly be discovered as soon as it appeared on the fourth level. Why hadn't it been discovered yet?

What kind of heaven and earth phenomena would accompany the appearance of the Karma Fire Red Lotus? The place where this treasure appeared would definitely have immortal spiritual energy frantically swept away...

Understood! Jin Yu suddenly understood something. That was, once the Karma Fire Red Lotus appeared, it would definitely frantically absorb the surrounding immortal spiritual energy. How many years had it been since the fourth level of the Shattered World had been opened? It was full of rich immortal spiritual energy and immortal spiritual herbs.

Once the Karma Fire Red Lotus absorbed the surrounding immortal spiritual energy, the surrounding area would naturally be depleted of immortal spiritual energy. Even the immortal spiritual energy in some high-level immortal spiritual herbs would be swept away by the Karma Fire Red Lotus, causing them to wither.

When the fourth level was opened, all the immortals who entered had a habit of thinking that they had to go to places with rich immortal spiritual energy. Then, whoever went to the place with depleted immortal spiritual energy first would be the one to get the Karma Fire Red Lotus.

Jin Yu took a deep breath and said sternly, "Call a cultivator who came out of the fourth level over here. I have something to ask."

Jin Yu was a Grand Immortal Emperor of the Grand Supreme Heaven, the person in charge of opening the fourth level of the Shattered World this time, and the emissary of the Grand Supreme Heaven for recruiting disciples. With just one sentence, a short, sturdy man was quickly brought before him.

This was a Grand Heaven Immortal who had just come out of the fourth level of the Shattered World, having obtained some immortal spiritual herbs of not low grade. Because he had obtained a top-grade immortal spiritual fruit, he wanted to break through to the Grand Luo Immortal realm, which was why he reluctantly came out of the fourth level of the Shattered World.

"What's your name? Which immortal sect are you from?" As soon as this Grand Heaven Immortal came over, Jin Yu asked directly.

Everyone here knew who Jin Yu was. When this Grand Heaven Immortal heard that it was the emissary of the Grand Supreme Heaven who was asking, he respectfully lowered his head and replied, "This junior is Tong Hui, a disciple of Dao Scar Peak in the Yongying Immortal Domain."

Jin Yu nodded. "Very good. When you entered the fourth level, did you sense an area with relatively weak immortal spiritual energy?"

Tong Hui was stunned. How could anyone know that? After entering, he naturally chose the direction with the richest immortal spiritual energy to go to. He didn't have time to check the weak areas.

When Jin Yu saw Tong Hui's expression, he knew that the other party didn't know. He wished he could kick this good-for-nothing into pieces. A cultivator, after entering a secret realm, should first observe the surrounding environment instead of rushing to snatch treasures. If he didn't even pay attention to this, his future achievements would be limited.

"Then did you notice which direction people went to the least after entering the fourth level?" Jin Yu could only ask again.

"I know that. It's near the left side. Basically, no one went there," Tong Hui quickly said. After he finished speaking, he seemed to remember something else. "Oh, right. It seems that the immortal spiritual energy was relatively weak near the left side."

"Good." Jin Yu patted Tong Hui on the shoulder. "Now, go to the left side with the weak immortal spiritual energy and help me find something. As long as you find it, I'll take you to the Grand Supreme Heaven."

"Ah..." Tong Hui was almost stunned when he heard this guarantee, and then he was overjoyed. Going to the Grand Supreme Heaven was what he had always dreamed of.

He had come to the fourth level of the Shattered World just to make up the numbers. Whether it was his aptitude or anything else, he couldn't enter the Grand Supreme Heaven. Now, the emissary of the Grand Supreme Heaven, Grand Elder Jin Yu, said that he could take him to the Grand Supreme Heaven. He would be an idiot if he missed this opportunity.

"Senior, what is it?" Tong Hui asked eagerly.

Jin Yu waved his hand. "You don't need to ask. You just need to enter the fourth level of the Shattered World and search along the direction with the weak immortal spiritual energy. As long as you find it, you will definitely know."

"Yes, this junior will go in now." Tong Hui bowed respectfully and quickly rushed into the fourth level of the Shattered World again.

He didn't know that Jin Yu had already placed a spiritual will imprint on him. As soon as he saw the Karma Fire Red Lotus, Jin Yu would know.

Watching Tong Hui's back disappear into the fourth level of the Shattered World, Jin Yu also sighed. Unfortunately, his strength was still limited. He couldn't place imprints on everyone who entered the fourth level. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many things to worry about.

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