Chapter 512: The Prison Lord of Demon Imprisonment

Black Dragon Star.

"Finally, I've managed to acquire a secret treasure that's more suitable for me," Venerable Qinggu said, comfortably holding a cyan long staff in the front courtyard. He joyfully studied the Emperor-level secret treasure. "It's good to live on Black Dragon Star; I can check out treasures from various merchants every day."

Black Dragon City expels cultivators once a month. All cultivators, except those with residences in Black Dragon City, must leave Black Dragon Star! This measure prevents some cultivators from living in inconspicuous places like streetsides or alleys within Black Dragon City. After all, it's a minor matter for cultivators to go without sleep or rest, and they can easily meditate cross-legged for years. To seek constant protection in Black Dragon City without paying any price? The Black Dragon Ancestor would not permit it! Therefore, an expulsion is mandatory each month, and cultivators must be driven out beyond the range of Black Dragon Star's array formations. It is indeed rare for someone like Venerable Qinggu to stay on Black Dragon Star for an extended period.

"I've been on Black Dragon Star for almost five months now, and I've earned some yuan stones by relying on my discernment," Venerable Qinggu said, quite pleased. He could buy things cheaply without losing much, and occasionally even make a profit. "Given more time, my discernment will become even more precise." Venerable Qinggu enjoyed the days spent selecting various treasures.

In the inner courtyard, inside a quiet room. The quiet room was empty save for a miniature 'prison' about three zhang tall, situated in its center. The prison's outer layer was sealed by numerous chains adorned with countless runes, clearly indicating powerful array formations. This was precisely the 'Demon Caging Prison'.

Inside the Demon Caging Prison. In the innermost dark space, Meng Chuan sat cross-legged.

"The third array formation: Suppress," Meng Chuan thought. Immediately, a multitude of runes appeared on the spatial membrane walls of the dark space, through which vague phantom images of enormous chains could be seen. Meng Chuan experienced the operation of the array formation. The array formations of this prison were too complex. To confine Sixth-Calamity cultivators, numerous spatial array formations had been added. Meng Chuan's cultivation realm was too low to truly unleash the peak power of the 'Demon Caging Prison'; he could only activate and comprehend the arrays one by one. The power of a treasure also depends on who wields it! If a Fifth-Calamity cultivator proficient in spatial laws possessed this Demon Caging Prison, they could suppress a Sixth-Calamity cultivator! Of course, the prerequisite was... the Sixth-Calamity cultivator first entering the lowest level of the Demon Caging Prison. Without defeating and capturing them, a Sixth-Calamity cultivator would immediately discern the prison's true nature and wouldn't foolishly enter on their own. Thus, as merely a prison, it seemed rather impractical.

"The ninth array formation: Illusion." The dark space was immediately filled with mist, making it difficult to see anything clearly. Meng Chuan also sensed that the void began to warp and become disordered. No matter how one flew within this lowest-level prison, one would never reach its end! Within the Demon Caging Prison, Meng Chuan felt like the master of space. Cutting through space? Crackle, snap! Whips of lightning tore through space, striking down with terrifying power. These were used to lash prisoners. Shifting through the void? Teleporting from the ninth layer to the eighth, then the seventh... This was infinitely more intricate than Fang Chang's three-thousand-li instant movement. Meng Chuan comprehended this level of void shifting. Getting lost in the void? Prisoners within the prison, even weaker Tribulation-realm cultivators, would be forever lost within it, no matter how much they ran.

"Omnipresence!" Meng Chuan instantly arrived at the deepest spatial layer of the Demon Caging Prison, yet at that very moment, he felt simultaneously present in every part of the prison, from the first to the ninth layer. "I am the master of space, omnipresent, with everything under my gaze, yet my enemies cannot perceive me at all." Meng Chuan reveled in this marvelous sensation. This was a technique only wieldable by the master of the Demon Caging Prison, and only within the prison did he possess such means. I am omnipresent! Yet enemies cannot see or sense me. "The Demon Caging Prison was an incredibly worthwhile purchase," Meng Chuan thought with great satisfaction. Although the prison did not contain a 'complete spatial law', its numerous array formations pertained to different aspects, making it more suitable for Meng Chuan to comprehend. This was different from the law of extreme speed. A complete spatial law was too vast! Breaking it down made it more conducive to cultivation.

"Buzz." Meng Chuan felt his primordial spirit's thoughts slow down, as if covered in dust. "The effects of the fermented wine are gone," Meng Chuan realized. Before cultivating, he had drunk a pot of Thousand Drunk Manor fermented wine, which provided divine assistance and greatly aided his cultivation. A single pot of Thousand Drunk Manor fermented wine, depending on the brew...