He sensed it very clearly; the attack from the black-robed Cultivator was definitely enhanced by the Sword Dao! The aura of the Sword Dao was faint, but how could it escape Ling Chen, who had already mastered the Sword Dao? The Sword Dao is similarly hierarchical. It seemed that this person had only recently grasped the Sword Dao, barely stepping into its realm. Even the aura was somewhat scattered. It was much weaker than the Sword Dao he had mastered. A wild joy swept across Ling Chen’s face. He had originally entered the World Prison to practice the sixth form of the Green Lotus Sword Manual. Unexpectedly, he had also discovered the peculiarities of this place. Due to the scarcity of Spiritual Energy, it was extremely difficult for the cultivators here to advance their cultivation. They treasured their use of Spiritual Power, careful not to waste the slightest bit. Such circumstances led them to seek alternative paths, focusing on cultivating the ’Dao’. This person was merely at the late stage of Seven Stars, and his cultivation level might only be at the sixth layer of the World Realm. With such cultivation, he had actually touched the realm of the Dao, which was truly unbelievable. Outside, apart from prodigies, even some eight-star monarchs might not grasp the realm of the ’Dao’. How could Ling Chen not be ecstatic at such a discovery? The grey longsword collided with the ten-zhang giant axe. Without any surprise, the grey longsword directly annihilated the ten-zhang giant axe and continued to slash towards Ao Wu. Although he had only slightly touched the realm of the Dao, it was not something simple like the Martial Arts Realm that could resist! Ao Wu’s face showed immense shock. Ao Wu hurriedly generated Spiritual Power while placing the black great axe in front of him. The grey longsword struck the black great axe, unleashing its terrifying power as the great axe was slammed into Ao Wu’s Protective Spiritual Power. The Protective Spiritual Power shattered completely. Ao Wu was blasted tens of zhang away. A mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out. Ao Wu stared incredulously at the black-robed Cultivator. The other seven prisoners also showed faces full of horror. The black-robed Cultivator asked with a faint smile. Ao Wu came to his senses as well. The levels of Spiritual Power and Spirit Art were the same, yet he was no match for his opponent. It was an easy guess. The black-robed Cultivator spoke: "Now, can you hand over your Spirit Crystals?" Ao Wu remained silent, feeling resentful. "I don’t have much patience. If I have to make a move again, I wouldn’t mind slaying you and searching for Spirit Crystals in your world myself!" The black-robed Cultivator said coldly. Ao Wu smiled bitterly and nodded. The other seven Cultivators also had no choice but to yield. "That’s more like it!" The black-robed Cultivator started to laugh. His fellow Cultivators also laughed heartily. Soon, Ao Wu and the others took out the Spirit Crystals from within their inner worlds, placed them into storage rings, and handed them over. "Kid, are you deaf? Where are your Spirit Crystals?" The black-robed Cultivator, satisfied after receiving eight storage rings, frowned and turned to look at Ling Chen. However, at this moment, Ling Chen’s face showed joy. "Has this kid gone foolish?" The black-robed Cultivator looked stunned. Hearing this, Ling Chen seemed to come to a realization and stared intensely at the black-robed Cultivator, saying excitedly, "Here, Cultivators of your level have all mastered the ’Dao’?" He needed confirmation to see if it was as he had speculated. If this person was just an exception, then there was no need for him to stay in this world for too long. Only then did the black-robed Cultivator notice something unique about Ling Chen. This person was very young, but his cultivation was not low. A six-star monarch, although at the bottom in the World Prison. However, Ling Chen was young! He was clearly a prodigy, perhaps even a talent of peerless caliber! The cultivator in the black robe felt a love for talent and said, "I assume you’ve sensed it as well, the spiritual energy here has become very thin. It’s nearly impossible for us to enhance our cultivation levels. Therefore, we can only seek alternative paths to boost our strength." "Let me put it this way, I’m a late-stage Seven Star Emperor. It’s very common for someone at my level to grasp the ’Dao.’ Even some cultivators can master it in the mid-stage of Seven Stars." "Alright, kid, I won’t say much more, hand over the spirit crystals!" Upon hearing this explanation, Ling Chen hurriedly nodded and said, "Okay!" He promptly took out one hundred thousand top-grade spirit crystals and placed them into his storage ring, handing it over to the black-robed cultivator. To him, this was just a small amount of money. The black-robed cultivator received it with satisfaction and said, "Alright, follow me into the city!" Soon, the group entered a city. The city wasn’t large. It was only about ten miles around. "Huh? Spiritual energy?" Upon entering the city, Ling Chen was surprised. Outside the city, there was hardly any spiritual energy. Unexpectedly, inside the city, the spiritual energy was still decent. Although it was a huge difference compared to the outside world, it was already sufficient for them. "The entire city has a spirit gathering array set up!" The black-robed cultivator explained. His name was Fang Jie. He was the leader of a squad of the City Guard Army in this city. "I’ll take you to meet the City Lord!" Fang Jie said with a smile. Ling Chen nodded and asked with a puzzled face, "I’ve heard that the World Prison is a place where no one wants to enter. Why do I feel that everything here is orderly and almost no different from the outside world?" Ao Wu and the others also looked incredulous. This was completely different from the demon-level World Prison that they had heard of in frightful tales. Fang Jie said, "You’ll know in a few days." Before long, the group arrived at the City Lord Mansion. Fang Jie led Ling Chen and Ao Wu inside. The other members of the City Guard Army stayed outside. "My Lord, I’ve brought the new arrivals!" Follow current novᴇls on 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝙣𝙚𝙩 Fang Jie bowed respectfully. Upon hearing this, the cultivator standing with his hands behind his back at the front of the hall turned around. His gaze swept over the nine people including Ao Wu. "An Eight Star Emperor!" Ling Chen’s expression turned solemn. Even after advancing to a Seven Star Emperor, he dared not underestimate an Eight Star Emperor. Because an Eight Star Emperor usually mastered superior-quality Emperor Spirit Techniques. Even with the gap of a single tier of World Power, Ling Chen, with his proficiency in Sword Dao and the Green Lotus Bloodline, could crush it completely. However, this Eight Star Emperor might very well also have mastered the Sword Dao and superior-quality Emperor Spirit Techniques! Unless Ling Chen utilized his Green Lotus Bloodline Essence Blood, he probably couldn’t cope with this man. Therefore, earlier, Ling Chen did not confront Fang Jie but chose to hand over the spirit crystals. Even with Mu Qing’s covert protection. He didn’t want to take the risk. "Only one late-stage Seven Star Emperor?" The City Lord seemed somewhat disappointed. The City Lord looked at Ao Wu. Ao Wu quickly responded. The aura of the City Lord was daunting to him. He couldn’t even beat opponents of the same level of cultivation here, not to mention the City Lord. The City Lord nodded and said, "From now on, you’ll follow Fang Jie!" Finally, the City Lord’s gaze fell on Ling Chen and asked, "Are you a Divine Thought Master?" Hearing this, the City Lord was pleased and asked, "Then do you excel in Alchemy, Artifact Refining, or Spirit Arrays?" "I’m only skilled in killing!"