The long corridor seemed to be leading underground, and no one spoke along the way, making the entire hallway incredibly silent.

This kind of silence made Li Yunjing feel extremely uneasy and repressed.

If a normal person were to live in such an environment for a long time, they would likely go mad from depression.

As for this "Shenxiao Dao Sect" forbidden area, ordinary people cannot enter it at will. After passing through the corridor, Li Yunjing finally saw the scene for himself.

What met his eyes was a massive space within the mountain, filled with stone prisons everywhere.

Some of these stone prisons were empty, while others held individual cultivators.

Li Yunjing observed that these cultivators were wearing white prison garments, and their mana had not been abolished.

However, each of them was chained, the chains occasionally sparking with electrical arcs. Obviously, these chains were special spiritual artifacts designed to restrain and punish the prisoners, subjecting them to frequent lightning strikes.

"This first layer of the Divine Prison holds cultivators below the Foundation Establishment Realm Third Heaven!"

The steward of the "Law Enforcement Hall" seemed to notice Li Yunjing’s curiosity and explained with a smile.

"Oh! So I’m to be held here?"

Li Yunjing raised his eyebrows and asked.

If this were the environment, how was he supposed to cultivate?

He wouldn’t be able to find peace in such a place!

As for being chained and struck by lightning?

To Li Yunjing, that was no different from a tickle; he didn’t mind.

"Of course not! The environment here is too poor. I’ll take you to the third layer! There, it holds cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Realm Seventh to Ninth Heaven. Since there are fewer prisoners, you’ll be more comfortable serving your sentence there."

The steward said with a smile.

"Alright! Thank you, Daoist friend!"

Li Yunjing breathed a sigh of relief, showing a hint of gratitude.

"Old Liu, what brings you here?"

At this moment, someone finally came to receive them in the Divine Prison.

A black-armored cultivator appeared in Li Yunjing’s sight. This person was entirely covered in armor, obscuring their face; only a pair of bright eyes gleamed with a cold light.

"I have no time to be here. This is True Disciple Li Yunjing, sent by the Palace Master’s decree of the ’Seven Star Palace,’ to be imprisoned for three years."

The steward named Liu said with a laugh.

"What?"

The black-armored cultivator was stunned and examined Li Yunjing up and down.

In the history of the Divine Prison, it wasn’t unprecedented to imprison true disciples.

However, those true disciples were all involved in serious crimes, usually facing life imprisonment in the Divine Prison.

Three years of imprisonment? What kind of joke was that?

Such a situation had almost never occurred!

Especially for Li Yunjing, someone ordered by the Palace Master of the ’Seven Star Palace’ to be imprisoned, it was unheard of.

"Hehe! Arrange Brother Li on the third layer, find him a comfortable place to stay! After three years, when Brother Li is released, it will be none of our concern."

Steward Liu hinted to his old friend.

"Oh?"

The black-armored cultivator began to understand that this was not an ordinary prisoner but someone of high status.

Li Yunjing wasn’t here to be confined but rather, the higher-ups intended for him to find peace and cultivate in isolation here!

Someone like Li Yunjing in this place must not be disturbed by others during his cultivation, which he now fully understood from his friend’s hint.

"Let me see your Identity Token to complete your imprisonment paperwork."

After checking Li Yunjing’s Identity Jade Token, the black-armored cultivator nodded, recorded Li Yunjing’s information, and stated that from today onward, the three-year counting period would begin, after which Li Yunjing could be released.

"Let’s go! I’ll take you to the third layer!"

The black-armored cultivator nodded, turned around, and continued to lead them further inside.

At the end of the first layer of the Divine Prison, another passage appeared, leading to the second layer.

In this layer as well, there were stone chambers everywhere. The defenses here were more stringent than those of the first layer, with yellow talisman papers pasted on the stone chamber’s outer walls.

These talisman papers had twisted, mysterious characters written in blood.

Li Yunjing, a Tier Two Talisman Maker, immediately recognized that these were Tier Three talismans, specifically designed to seal the prisoners.

Under such defenses, no Foundation Establishment Realm Fourth to Sixth Heaven cultivator could escape; breaking out was simply impossible.

Arriving at the third layer, the environment changed again.

Instead of stone prisons or chambers, there were small buildings here.

These ancient small buildings not only had arrays and restrictions but also talismans, all sorts of methods for guarding prisoners.

Seeing these strict measures, Li Yunjing shook his head. Even if he entered, he wouldn’t be able to leave.

Seeing that Li Yunjing understood this would be his prison, the black-armored cultivator nodded and said, "This small building near the Forth Layer is your cell. The duration is three years. When the time is up, the restrictions outside will lift, and you’ll be able to leave."

"Understood, thank you!"

Li Yunjing nodded to express his gratitude to both Steward Liu and the black-armored cultivator, then lifted his foot and walked toward the small building ahead.

The black-armored cultivator controlled the outside restrictions, allowing Li Yunjing to enter the building smoothly without harm.

In the next moment, the small building lit up with various lights.

These were the phenomena of restrictions, arrays, and talismans being activated.

Li Yunjing had no way of leaving.

Instead of overthinking, Li Yunjing began to inspect the small building.

It was a two-story building with simple furniture like tables and chairs, all ordinary items with nothing special about them.

The concentration of spiritual energy inside was also average, no different from other places in the Western Mountain Area.

It seemed that the dense spiritual energy in the Divine Prison was meant for the guards, not for the prisoners. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

The spiritual energy here was so sparse that it was barely enough for a cultivator at the Qi Refining Realm Third Layer, let alone someone like Li Yunjing at the Foundation Establishment Realm Second Heaven.

"Fortunately, I prepared enough True Essence Pills; otherwise, it would have been difficult here!"

Li Yunjing murmured to himself and began to examine the upper and lower floors, noting that all items were ordinary.

Being cautious, Li Yunjing handled these things gently, avoiding any damage that might affect his life for the next three years.

After a thorough inspection, finding nothing of interest, Li Yunjing went to the second floor and took out the long-unused Spirit Gathering Array.

Before using it, Li Yunjing first took out some materials to modify the Spirit Gathering Array.

After confirming it had advanced to Tier Two Low Grade, Li Yunjing took out pieces of Middle Grade Spirit Stones and inserted them into the array plate.

"Boom!"

The Spirit Gathering Array lit up and activated instantly, releasing waves of spiritual energy, although the array’s ability to draw Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi from the outside was significantly weakened.

Clearly, outside the small building, there were layers of restrictions, arrays, and talismans, which hindered the Spirit Gathering Array from fully drawing in the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, reducing its effectiveness.

However, thanks to Li Yunjing’s modifications, it could still provide the spiritual energy needed for a Qi Refining Realm Ninth Layer cultivator.

This result was better than nothing.

Li Yunjing took out a meditation cushion, placed it on the wooden bed, and then took out some spirit tea, spirit wine, spirit fruits, and various delicious roasted demon beast meats, stacking them on a wooden table.

Only then did he start boiling water, sitting cross-legged on the wooden bed and began reading a book.

Even in prison, Li Yunjing didn’t plan to deprive himself; he had everything he needed to get through the next three years.