Just as Fang Hong was silently waiting, a considerable commotion suddenly erupted from the crowd in front. Many cultivators looked in the same direction, accompanied by hushed discussions.

Fang Hong felt a bit curious and followed the gazes of everyone, only to see a woman slowly walking into the artifact refining area.

The woman was dressed in a pristine white dress, embroidered with faint cloud patterns. As she moved, her dress gently fluttered, appearing exceptionally elegant.

Her face was very beautiful, and her skin was fair, but there was a hint of aloofness in her eyes. Her outstanding temperament left a deep impression at first glance.

The aura emanating from the white-clad woman reached Peak Golden Immortal. Such a cultivation level was undoubtedly a top-tier existence among the many contestants, so it was no wonder it caused a heated discussion among the surrounding Everyone.

Fang Hong listened attentively to the discussions of the surrounding Cultivators and quickly learned the identity of this white-clad woman from their words.

The white-clad woman was named Yun Fei and was the granddaughter of the local Yun Family’s patriarch.

And the Yun Family was precisely the Family where the Immortal King of Purple Cloud Immortal Island resided, holding an extremely high status and prestige in Purple Cloud City and even the surrounding Purple Cloud Sea Domain.

After Yun Fei entered the artifact refining area, her gaze calmly swept over the surrounding seats, seemingly choosing her own.

A moment later, her gaze rested on a seat near Fang Hong, which happened to be on Fang Hong’s left side.

After confirming her seat, she walked straight over and gracefully sat down on the chair.

Then, she closed her eyes and began to rest, waiting for the competition to begin, completely unconcerned by the gazes and discussions of the surrounding Everyone.

Fang Hong also learned from the discussions of the Cultivators nearby that whenever an artifact refining Competition was held in the past, the Yun Family would send a master to participate.

Their purpose was clear: to defend the honor of the first place and prevent it from falling into the hands of outsiders.

Moreover, over so many years, the contestants sent by the Yun Family had indeed not disappointed, successfully winning first place every time, their strength not to be underestimated.

Fang Hong turned to glance at Yun Fei, then quickly withdrew his gaze.

Seeing Yun Fei’s appearance, Fang Hong couldn’t help but think of his beloved wife, Su Shan.

Counting the time, it had been almost ten years since Fang Hong’s Ascension to the Immortal Realm.

In these ten years, he had been traveling and cultivating everywhere, but he still had no news of Su Shan.

He wondered how Su Shan was doing now? And where was she now?

Over the years, whenever Fang Hong arrived at a new place for cultivation, he would try to contact Su Shan, but each time was fruitless, and he had yet to find any clue about Su Shan.

The Human Realm is extremely vast, with tens of thousands of continents. To find one person in such a large area is undoubtedly like searching for a needle in a haystack, extremely difficult.

What Fang Hong could do now was only to continuously improve his Cultivation Level. As long as his strength was strong enough, they would meet one day.

Fang Hong also remembered that Su Shan possessed the rare Wood Spirit Immortal Body, and the reason an Immortal Body is called an Immortal Body is because its true power can only be revealed after arriving in the Immortal Realm.

He had once seen relevant records in the ancient texts of the Eastern Luo Sect. The Wood Spirit Immortal Body is also a very powerful Physique in the Immortal Realm, and those who possess an Immortal Body will cultivate much faster than ordinary Cultivators.

According to the Immortal Bone theory circulating in the Immortal Realm, as a Wood Spirit Immortal Body, Su Shan’s Immortal Bone grade must far exceed the ninth grade.

A ninth-grade Immortal Bone is already considered rare in the Immortal Realm, and an Immortal Bone exceeding the ninth grade is even rarer, with immense potential and boundless future achievements.

Moreover, when Fang Hong was in the Lower Realm, he had specially refined a years pearl for Su Shan.

As long as she continuously cultivates Immortal Medicine and refines Immortal Pill, Su Shan’s Cultivation speed will certainly not be slower than his.

As soon as he thought of this, Fang Hong felt a little more at ease. He believed that Su Shan would definitely take good care of herself, and he also believed that the day they reunited would not be too far away.

Just as Fang Hong was deep in thought, there was another movement in the crowd ahead. He regained his composure and looked up, only to see a Youth in Red Robes walking towards the artifact refining area.

Fang Hong recognized him at a glance. This Youth in Red Robes was the young master of the Sea Race he had encountered two days ago at the entrance of the Purple Cloud Chamber of Commerce.

After the Youth in Red Robes entered the artifact refining area, he casually swept his gaze around.

When he saw Fang Hong, he merely glanced at him indifferently and then shifted his gaze away.

Soon, the Youth in Red Robes’s gaze fell upon Yun Fei, who was to Fang Hong’s left.

Upon seeing Yun Fei’s outstanding beauty and aloof temperament, the Youth in Red Robes’s eyes immediately lit up, and a clear look of astonishment appeared on his face. His steps involuntarily quickened as he walked directly towards Yun Fei.

To Yun Fei’s left sat a man in black. The Youth in Red Robes walked up to the man in black, stopped, and said coldly, "You, get out of the way. I want this seat."

The man in black had only Early Stage Golden Immortal cultivation, while the aura emanating from the Youth in Red Robes was clearly much stronger than his.

Facing the pressure released by the Youth in Red Robes, the man in black’s face instantly turned pale, and his body couldn’t help but tremble slightly.

Helpless, he could only grit his teeth and scurried towards other seats, not daring to utter a single word of rebuttal.

The Youth in Red Robes successfully snatched a seat. His gaze fell on Yun Fei beside him, and he took the initiative to greet her, "What is this Young Miss’s name? I am Yan Shuai, the grandson of King Yan Ling."

Yun Fei acted as if she hadn’t heard him, not even raising an eyelid. It was clear she had no intention of engaging with this young master of the Sea Race who had introduced himself.

Seeing that Yun Fei completely ignored him, Yan Shuai’s smile froze for a moment. He could only awkwardly rub his nose and say no more.

He sat down in his chair and patiently waited for the artifact refining Competition to officially begin.

He thought to himself, ’This woman has quite a proud temper. When she sees my artifact refining skills later, she’ll definitely talk to me on her own accord.’

Fang Hong observed this scene in silence.

"So he is the grandson of King Yan Ling. No wonder he has two Early Grand Unity Golden Immortal Stage guards with him. His identity is indeed not ordinary."

He had previously felt that this Youth in Red Robes had an extraordinary background, and the guards around him were also strong. Now he finally knew their origins.

Fang Hong then recalled the information from Ma Tai’s memory: the Yan Ling Clan was actually the Eight-Armed Beasts living in the sea.

And King Yan Ling was the leader of the Eight-Armed Beast tribe, enjoying considerable prestige among the Sea Race in the Purple Cloud Sea Domain.

According to Ma Tai’s memory, there should be no Immortal King-level powerhouses among the demon race in the Purple Cloud Sea Domain.

If there were, Purple Cloud Immortal Island would not be able to dominate the entire sea domain.

Calculated this way, King Yan Ling’s strength is probably only peak Grand Unity Immortal Cultivation Level.

Everyone waited in the square for almost half an incense stick of time before the Chamber of Commerce Elders responsible for hosting this artifact refining Competition slowly arrived.

A total of twelve Elders came, two of whom were Early Grand Unity Stage Cultivators, and the remaining ten were Late Golden Immortal.