This led Dalvin to wonder if the Immortal Locking Prison was near a barren zone? He could not tell in the prison because it was devoid of spiritual energy in order to starve the cultivators locked within; otherwise, they wouldn't need to eat at the dining area so much.
The Immortal Locking Prison was in the northern part of the city according to Feng Qi's notes. The entire Immortal Ascension City had been the center of the world, where all the strongest converged to fight, live, and propagate.
So at one point, the resources and concentration here must have been so high that even immortals were comfortable here. The question was, after the apocalypse they faced, was it still the same?