Half a month later, Fang Hong emerged from the years pearl and flew directly out of his Immortal Cave, heading towards Purple Cloud Immortal Island.

During this time, Fang Hong refined the Late Stage Immortal Pill, and his aura had slightly improved.

He had also refined Ma Tai’s soul, along with the accumulated souls of some low-level Cultivators, into the demon soul banner.

The demon soul banner did not disappoint him; after absorbing so many souls, it directly advanced again and was now a tenth-grade immortal artifact.

The power of a tenth-grade immortal artifact was more than double what it was before.

If he encountered enemies again, as long as they didn’t have any high-grade soul-suppressing Immortal Artifacts, they would be at his mercy and completely unable to resist the demon soul banner’s suppression.

Besides the demon soul banner, Fang Hong also fed all the idle Immortal Artifacts he had, including the Demon-Slaying Blade and other fifth and sixth-grade Immortal Artifacts obtained from Ma Tai, to the fire cloud gourd.

The fire cloud gourd hadn’t upgraded in a long time.

This time, after absorbing more than twenty Immortal Artifacts, its grade directly leaped to a seventh-grade Immortal Artifact.

Fang Hong used the fire cloud gourd’s Divine Power to gradually erase Ma Tai’s spiritual imprint within the vast sea warship until the imprint completely disappeared, only then truly gaining control of the warship.

With the vast sea warship, traveling became much more convenient.

Previously, Fang Hong estimated that it would take at least two to three years to fly to the Ancient Demon Continent on his own.

Now, with the warship, he could not only save a lot of time but also have a stable Cultivation environment during the journey, reaching his destination smoothly in just a few months.

As for the seventy-two nirvana divine thunder swords, Fang Hong temporarily did not refine thunder crystal and purple gold tree into them.

Fang Hong felt that the materials he currently possessed were not complete enough to unleash the Divine Thunder Sword’s maximum power.

Therefore, he decided to put this matter aside for now and wait until he found more suitable materials later before refining and Fusing them, striving to maximize the Divine Thunder Sword’s power.

Fang Hong steered the vast sea warship and sped towards Purple Cloud Immortal Island.

The warship was extremely fast, breaking through the clouds and constantly shuttling.

In less than half an incense stick’s time, the outline of Purple Cloud Immortal Island appeared before him, not far away.

Fang Hong stopped the warship, hovering in the air, and gazed at this Immortal Island where an Immortal King resided.

The scale of the entire island far exceeded his imagination; it was enormous, like a giant emerald floating on the sea.

Above the island, various pavilions and palaces were scattered in an orderly fashion, row upon row, with upturned eaves and ancient charm, showcasing an immortal-like grandeur.

Looking further, he could also see rolling mountains.

The mountains were lush with verdant trees, and waterfalls and springs could be seen among them, presenting an extremely beautiful scenery.

Even more astonishing was the large number of small islands suspended above the main island. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

These floating small islands were surrounded by layers of mist, which drifted with the wind, like a fairyland.

The name Purple Cloud Immortal Island truly lived up to its reputation and was by no means comparable to ordinary islands.

What concerned Fang Hong the most was the edge of the entire island.

Tall statues stood there.

These statues had majestic forms and lifelike details, and they should be of the founder of Purple Cloud Immortal Island, Immortal King Ziyun.

A statue was erected at regular intervals, neatly arranged, some facing the vast sea, others facing inland.

Fang Hong’s gaze penetrated the surface of the statues, instantly seeing through the mystery within.

Each statue contained an extremely powerful restriction, which was definitely not something ordinary Cultivators could set up; it was clearly a protective island restriction personally laid down by an Immortal King-level expert.

The power of such a restriction was astonishing; even Cultivators who had reached the peak of Grand Unity realm would be instantly obliterated by the restriction if they dared to cause trouble on the island, without even a chance to escape.

After seeing the island’s defenses, Fang Hong felt reassured.

He put away the vast sea warship, then performed the Transformation Technique, instantly transforming into a handsome young Bald Monk, wearing a simple monk’s robe.

After disguising himself, Fang Hong walked towards an entrance of Purple Cloud Immortal Island.

There were Cultivators on duty at the entrance, responsible for collecting the island entry fee.

Fang Hong paid some Immortal Stones as an entry fee as per regulations, and after a simple check by the Cultivator on duty, he was allowed to enter Purple Cloud City.

Upon entering Purple Cloud City, Fang Hong immediately felt the lively atmosphere within the city.

Shops lined both sides of the street, and many Cultivators flew directly in the air, quickly shuttling between the various pavilions in the city.

Most of the city’s residents were True Immortal realm Cultivators.

Cultivators below the True Immortal realm accounted for a very small proportion; the few that could occasionally be seen were mostly accompanying True Immortal cultivators, clearly serving as attendants or disciples.

Following the information obtained from Ma Tai’s memory, Fang Hong navigated through the city and soon arrived in front of a magnificent tall building.

This tall building was significantly taller than the surrounding structures, with a grand Aura, and its body was constructed from precious jade.

On the plaque directly above the tall building, the four characters Purple Cloud Chamber of Commerce were written in golden script, with powerful and bold strokes, exuding an imposing presence.

The Purple Cloud Chamber of Commerce was the largest chamber of commerce in Purple Cloud City and enjoyed a very high reputation throughout the Purple Cloud Sea Region.

The chamber of commerce offered an extremely rich variety of goods; whether it was finished Immortal Artifacts, Immortal Pills, or various artifact refining materials, all could be purchased here.

At this time, people came and went at the entrance of the chamber of commerce, with many Cultivators entering and exiting, making it lively and bustling with business.

Fang Hong stepped into the Purple Cloud Chamber of Commerce.

His purpose for this trip was to look for rare materials he needed within the chamber of commerce, especially materials that could be used to refine into the nirvana divine thunder sword.

However, half an hour later, Fang Hong walked out of the chamber of commerce’s main entrance with an expressionless face.

Inside the chamber of commerce, he had carefully browsed through various areas and indeed saw many goods.

But most of them were conventional Cultivation resources, which he couldn’t even bother to look at, and there were very few things that truly caught his attention.

Ultimately, Fang Hong only bought some good quality Immortal Pill seeds. Overall, this trip to the chamber of commerce was not very fruitful, which left him slightly disappointed.

However, during his conversation with a staff member of the chamber of commerce, he did receive some good news from them.

It turned out that the Purple Cloud Chamber of Commerce held an artifact refining Competition every three years.

The rewards for the competition were very generous; as long as one ranked in the top ten, they would receive corresponding rewards.

Initially, Fang Hong had no interest in this artifact refining Competition.

But when he learned about the specific rewards from the staff member, he immediately decided to sign up.

According to the staff member’s introduction, the first-place prize for the artifact refining Competition was one hundred catties of Sea Heart Sand plus one million Immortal Stones.

The second-place prize was nine hundred thousand Immortal Stones.

The third-place prize was eight hundred thousand Immortal Stones. Fang Hong was not short of Immortal Stones; what truly moved him was the one hundred catties of Sea Heart Sand, which was the rare artifact refining Material he was looking for.