NOVPUBZhang Fu had long heard about the horrors of Dark Prison.
And having just undergone a round of brutal torture, he had profoundly experienced the terror of the punishment here.
Having heard Kou Hong’s words, and having witnessed several cultivators being tortured into madness and disfigurement, he was very clear that he could definitely not endure the tortures here. Therefore, he decisively agreed to Kou Hong.
"If it really becomes impossible, the worst comes to worst, I’ll just go back on my word and sell this person," Zhang Fu thought to himself.
However, all these little schemes amounted to nothing after he followed Kou Hong in reciting a pledge.
"Merciful Immortal?" Initially, Zhang Fu did not care about this so-called True Immortal, but later, whenever thoughts of betrayal surfaced in his mind, a mysterious sense of imminent disaster would inevitably arise.
Only then did Zhang Fu finally confirm that he indeed boarded a thief’s ship.
Next, Kou Hong and Zhang Fu gradually began their infiltration plan within Dark Prison.
Every new prisoner, upon undergoing inhumane torture and when their consciousness was about to collapse, Kou Hong would always make contact in time.
Under the divine power of the Merciful Immortal they clung to the last straw like the savior, joining the joint escape organization without any hesitation.
Those prisoners who had been detained for a long time yet still retained their basic self-consciousness were Kou Hong’s main targets for united front efforts.
However, these cultivators had been imprisoned for so long, some became suspicious and skeptical, trusting no one easily. Each persuasion took a considerable amount of time and experience.
Fortunately, the new members who joined the organization were all involved.
Thus, the pace of infiltrating Dark Prison was not too slow.
Three years later.
The intermittent wailing in Dark Prison masked the private exchanges of the people in the escape organization.
"Brother Kou, how much longer must we wait?"
"Yes, besides the deepest part of Dark Prison, other areas have basically been breached by our brothers. On the surface, it seems still under the control of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals. In fact, just a command from Brother Kou, and Dark Prison would change hands instantly."
"Over these years, protected by the divine power of the Merciful Immortal, we have all regained our strength. Some brothers have even progressed further. One Unity-Path, sixteen God Transformation, and over a hundred Nascent Soul... Compared to that, the defense forces in Dark Prison are simply no match."
"Hehehe, it’s not just the restoration of cultivation bases. With the divine power of the Merciful Immortal, we even managed to bring various supplies from the outside world quietly. I’ve almost grown tired of the delicacies I had longed for before."
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The people discussed heatedly, but they were all confident about the collective escape from Dark Prison.
In these three years, having witnessed so much of the divine power of the Merciful Immortal, they had already become faithful followers of the True Immortal.
After much discussion, Kou Hong finally spoke, "Starting a rebellion is easy, but what comes after getting out is more important. As soon as Dark Prison is breached, the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals will definitely react immediately, sending armies to hunt us down."
"They won’t give us much time to respond, so we need to plan well for the future before we flee."
As soon as Kou Hong said this, everyone was stunned.
"Plans for the future?"
"Could it be the holy command of the Merciful Immortal?"
Although they had joined the organization for three years, they only knew of the existence of the Merciful Immortal.
The true name of the organization and its real purpose, they knew nothing about.
Thus, they all looked towards Kou Hong, filled with anticipation.
"Indeed, it is the trial of the Merciful Immortal. Only by completing the trial can one truly become a follower of the True Immortal and a member of the organization," said Kou Hong, his tone imbued with a sense of divine mission.
Afterwards, he passed on a rather grand Array Technique, along with a map, to everyone.
"[Great Array of the Myriad Spirits of the Cosmos]?" The moment they saw the name of this array technique, the hearts of the cultivators in the Dark Prison trembled slightly.
According to the description, this array had the power to envelop Heaven and Earth and connect the Ten Thousand Realms.
The group then began to study the map closely.
The map depicted the state regions within the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals’ territory, albeit marked with hundreds of small dots.
Focusing their Divine Sense on these small points of light, the cultivators were shocked to discover that these actually represented individual Small Worlds.
At that moment, Kou Hong added, "The trial of the True Immortal is actually not difficult. It just consumes a bit of time."
"Go to each Small World and set up the [Great Array of the Myriad Spirits of the Cosmos]. Each completed array will automatically connect, forming a network of arrays. Thus, the moment the first one is set up, we will all be aware of each other’s progress…"
Kou Hong explained earnestly.
Noticing some doubts among the cultivators in the organization, he explained, "Do not worry. The chosen Small Worlds are all worlds inhabited solely by mortals. With your strength, you can definitely suppress them in a short period of time. The Merciful Immortal has also bestowed the divine object, the [Cosmic Crucible], to aid you in transforming the Small Worlds…"
"One could say, the greatest trial this time is your perseverance and faith."
Looking at the specific requirements of the trial, the cultivators each fell into deep thought.
However, they had all been subtly influenced by the power of the Merciful Immortal, and considering that once they broke out of prison, they would inevitably face the pursuit of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals. Hiding in a Mortal Mini World might not be a bad thing.
Thus, without hesitation, they all quickly accepted and began pondering the details of their plans.
Once they had distributed the ownership of the respective Small Worlds and thoroughly discussed how to face various potential situations after escaping the Dark Prison, they were prepared.
Three months later, when a prison soldier of the Immortal Alliance was escorting a fugitive to this place, preparing to throw him into a high-column prison cage for suppression and torture,
he was shocked to see that, within the Dark Prison, thousands of pillars were successively shattering.
Countless extremely vicious prisoners, with fierce light in their eyes, locked their sights on him.
The overwhelming evil aura that swept over made his soul scatter on the spot. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶
The fog-like prison soldiers and cultivators of the Immortal Alliance, who had reacted and came to try to suppress them, were instantly torn into pieces.
"Break out, do not linger!"
Kou Hong barked, and like fierce beasts escaping their cages, everyone burst out of the Dark Prison.
All of the defensive arrays were as if they were nonexistent.
The prisoners, seeing the light of day once again, roared to vent the excitement in their hearts. Yet, they did not linger there; instead, after quickly identifying their directions, they swiftly shot towards their targeted Small Worlds.
In the blink of an eye, a dense crowd of vicious fugitives had scattered and disappeared.
Sometime later, a special envoy of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals was alarmed and led a team to investigate the scene.
Seeing the protective arrays, which showed no signs of forced destruction, he exhibited an angry expression.
Teams of black-clothed cultivators, following the tracks of the escaping criminals, set off in pursuit.
