Chapter 687: Vine Mountain Of Safety And Sword Qi River (2/2)

Feeling that Mo Wuji was very likely to help him, Fei Ling's spirits uplifted, ”Sword Qi River is a river that’s near Vine Mountain of Safety. The river water in this river is extremely valuable. The river could offset the effects that the sword qi does to your flesh and soul. Not only that, if you drink enough of it, it could even heal your damaged primordial spirit. Unfortunately, the amount of water we can obtain from the river is extremely little; so every single drop was precious.”

”Why? Is there very little water in the river?” Mo Wuji was slightly confused.

Fei Ling shook his head, ”It's not that. It's because the river water is very hard to procure. That entire river is filled with water, but it's hard to approach the river. As you get closer to the river, the corrosive power of the sword qi increases. Every step you take, the ripping pain would increase by multiple fold. The reason why I have such a wretched appearance is because I went to Sword Qi River to collect water. Not only is the journey to Sword Qi River extremely terrifying. If you touch the water, the power of the sword qi would increase once more. The more water you collected, the more terrifying and painful it gets. With my cultivation at the intermediate Immortal Reverent Stage, I could only obtain approximately half a catty of water during each trip.

I don't know how I managed to offend that Pang Hong. Usually, people would only be tasked to collect water from Sword Qi River once every few years. I was actually asked to do it four times in the same year. I didn’t go for this fourth time because I know that if I were to go, I would undoubtedly die. I could only escape. In Sword Prison, one must continuously fly and flee. If you stop like I am now, you would suffer even greater agony…”

As he said this, an expression of extreme pain emerged in the corner of Fei Ling's eyes.

Even though Mo Wuji could defend against this constant onslaught of sword qi, he had no means of helping Fei Ling. Even if he could help Fei Ling, he wouldn't do so. Helping an Immortal Reverent expert to ameliorate the ripping of the sword qi was equivalent to courting his own death.

It was exactly because Fei Ling was constantly being agonised by the sword qi that Fei Ling wasn't of thread to him. If he helped Fei Ling to defend against the sword qi, then the other party could kill him at any given moment.

Even though the possibility of that happening was very low, and even if it was any lower, Mo Wuji wasn't going to take that risk.

”You say that the Vine Mountain of Safety is near Sword Qi River. Logically, the sword qi at the Vine Mountain of Safety should be especially strong. Why do you say that the sword qi at the VineMountain of Safety is incredibly weak? And why would there even be four hours without sword qi?” Mo Wuji sounded off his doubts.

Fei Ling shook his head, ”Senior might not know this, but it's very possible that all the sword qi in Sword Prison originates from Sword Qi River. According to logical deduction, VineMountain of Safety, which is very close to Sword Qi River, should experience stronger and more intense sword qi. However, what happens in Sword Prison cannot be defined by logic. From the way I look at it, Sword Qi River is a light, and the Vine Mountain of Safety is the shadow beneath the light.”

Mo Wuji nodded; this analogy was acceptable. By now, he already had a rough understanding of the Vine Mountain of Safety. According to what Fei Ling said, any cultivator with a sword talisman would subconsciously find their way to the place with the weakest sword qi; that was the Vine Mountain of Safety.

Han Qingru had already been locked in here for over a year. It was very likely that she had already found her way to the Vine Mountain of Safety.

”Is it true that those with higher cultivation would experience greater ripping effects from the sword qi?” Mo Wuji guessed that the immortals here would be different. It was very possible the effects of sword qi would be greater corresponding to one’s higher cultivation.

”Yes, it’s like that. The sword qi here has its own spirituality. Not only does it rip a cultivator’s flesh and soul with different intensity according to cultivation level, it also seeks out and devours life force. As long as you have a cultivation and life force, you would only be food for the sword qi. One day, you will be devoured till there’s nothing left of you,” Fei Ling nodded and said.

Mo Wuji’s heart suddenly started to race. He thought of a critical problem. The sword qi he was feeling wasn’t really intense. Could it be because he didn’t have any spiritual roots? Did the sword qi judge him as a weak mortal? If that’s the case, then the sword qi here was truly too terrifying.

If a mortal like him was already experiencing such powerful sword qi, then what would it be like for immortals?

The more Mo Wuji lingered on these thoughts, the more anxious he was to find Han Qingru. Han Qingru was a true Golden Immortal with true spiritual roots.

”After you entered Sword Prison, how long did it take for you to find the Vine Mountain of Safety?” Mo Wuji’s tone got slightly urgent.

”I used a little over a month to find Vine Mountain of Safety. If we head over now, it would only take half a day,” Fei Ling said with a slight fawning tone.

In his perspective, the sword qi here didn’t have any effects on Mo Wuji, and Mo Wuji’s combat power was much stronger than his. If Mo Wuji went to the Vine Mountain of Safety, he would definitely attain a seat of power. As long as he followed behind Mo Wuji, he would be able to find some safety.

”Tell me about that Pang Hong who forced you away? Is the entire Vine Mountain of Safety under his control?” Mo Wuji wanted to go to the Vine Mountain of Safety, and that meant that he would have to meet with the experts there.

Before he made his way there, he definitely needed to understand the situation properly.

Fei Ling shook his head, ”He doesn’t have that capability. There are three primary powers in the Vine Mountain of Safety. One of them is indeed Pang Hong’s Devil Hand. He occupies a quarter of the territory. The second power is Wei Zidao. He started an alliance called Immortal Hunters and he also controls a quarter of the Vine Mountain of Safety. The last one is by Shang Hegao. He established the alliance called Righteousness Moutain, and similarly, he occupies one quarter of the land.

The remaining one quarter of the Vine Moutain of Safety is the worst part in the entire Vine Mountain. The people who stayed there are those that didn’t join these three powers. Or more accurately, they were the people unwanted by these three powers.”