"Fellow Daoist Qing is also in the Qingyun Dao Lineage? That’s quite lively then."

Fang Hong was stunned when he heard Qing Ying’s name, a slightly surprised expression appearing on his face.

Qing Ying was the Azure Emperor of the Lower Realm, and he hadn’t expected her to come to the Heavenly realm and join the same Lineage as Su Shan.

Fang Hong thought about it again and felt that this was also quite normal.

Qing Ying herself also possessed the Wood Spirit Immortal Body, and her talent was as outstanding as Su Shan’s.

Moreover, Qing Ying had Ascended decades earlier than Fang Hong and Su Shan, so after all these years, her cultivation must have long since Broken Through to the Immortal King Realm.

It was only natural for her to become an Elder in the Qingyun Dao Lineage.

"Alright, I will go to the Qingyun Dao Lineage," Fang Hong agreed directly.

Fang Hong had just arrived in the Heavenly realm and was looking for high-level Immortal Arts above the Immortal Emperor level to enhance his strength.

As one of the ten great Lineages with an Immortal Emperor overseeing it, the Qingyun Dao Lineage must contain many precious Immortal Art secret manuals, making it a very good destination.

He could reunite with his beloved wife and improve himself; it was truly killing two birds with one stone.

"That’s great. Then I’ll be waiting for my husband in the Lineage."

"I believe that with my husband’s strength, he will surely pass the Lineage’s assessment easily, and then we can be together again."

Su Shan smiled joyfully upon hearing Fang Hong’s agreement.

Fang Hong smiled and nodded, then the two chatted for a while before ending their communication.

Fang Hong put away his Spirit Communication Jade Pendant; the conversation with Su Shan just now had greatly invigorated him.

Lineages, Heavenly Palaces, Barren Seas, Overseas Immortal Islands, Endless Sea Races, and so on—the Heavenly realm was truly filled with powerful individuals, and his Immortal Path was still very long.

Fang Hong walked out of the stone cave, his gaze fixed on the due north. Immortal power surged around him, instantly transforming into a ray of light, swiftly flying towards his destination.

The most important thing now was to join the Qingyun Dao Lineage.

The Qingyun Dao Lineage was the closest top-tier power to him, and it was a legitimate inheritance founded by an Immortal Emperor expert.

Within its gates, there must be Immortal Emperor-level Immortal Arts, exquisite Daoist Magic, and various Cultivation resources.

These were all the things Fang Hong urgently needed to breakthrough his realm and improve his strength.

Following the route Su Shan had mentioned earlier, he flew north from the Red Sand Kingdom.

After passing through the territories of three adjacent kingdoms, he would reach the core of the Qingyun Dao Lineage—Qingyun City.

Qingyun City was the most prosperous ancient city in the entire Azure Cloud State, and also the central location for the Qingyun Dao Lineage to recruit disciples and attract talent from the outside.

Fang Hong calculated his journey in his mind as he flew.

At his current flying speed, if he flew continuously without stopping, it would probably take two to three months to reach Qingyun City.

This speed was a bit too slow; if he missed the Qingyun Dao Lineage’s recruitment period, he would have to wait another two years.

Fang Hong had another thought and quickly came up with a faster method.

The capitals of various kingdoms usually had cross-domain Teleportation formations.

As long as he could reach the capitals of the kingdoms along the way and use the Teleportation formations to travel, he could greatly reduce the time and avoid spending so long on the road.

After making up his mind, Fang Hong accelerated his flying speed and flew towards the nearest city.

After flying at full speed for half a day, the outline of a city gradually appeared on the horizon ahead. The three vigorous characters Blazing Sand City could be vaguely seen on the city wall.

Fang Hong was delighted. This Blazing Sand City was an important border city of the Red Sand Kingdom.

Normally, important border towns would have Teleportation formations leading to the royal capital, so he could conveniently use a Teleportation formation to go to the Red Sand Kingdom’s capital.

But just as Fang Hong was about to enter the city, he suddenly caught a glimpse of chaos on the outskirts of Blazing Sand City.

A strong Demonic Beast Qi permeated the air, and continuous roars could be heard.

Fang Hong quickly stopped, hovering high in the sky to observe carefully. Only then did he discover that Blazing Sand City was facing a fierce Demonic Beast tide crisis.

Dense hordes of Sand Demonic Beasts had completely surrounded Blazing Sand City, a vast, dark mass stretching as far as the eye could see.

Crawling on the ground, flying in the sky, spewing demonic flames from their mouths, shooting lightning from their eyes, fanning fierce winds with their wings, and so on.

These Demonic Beasts displayed their Divine Abilities, using various attack methods to furiously bombard Blazing Sand City’s City-Guarding formation.

Each impact caused violent fluctuations in the formation, emitting rumbling sounds.

Fang Hong quickly scanned the area and soon ascertained the strength of the Demonic Beast horde.

Leading the charge were three powerful Early Stage Immortal King Demonic Beasts, followed by over five hundred Taiyi Demon Beasts.

In addition, there were tens of thousands of lower-ranked Demonic Beasts at the Golden Immortal and True Immortal realms. This lineup was terrifying, and the scene was particularly awe-inspiring.

Looking at the Cultivators inside Blazing Sand City, their defensive strength was clearly much weaker.

On the city wall, there was only one Early Stage Immortal King City-Guarding General directing and coordinating.

Most of the other Cultivators were at the Grand Unity and Golden Immortal realms. Whether in terms of numbers or strength, they were far inferior to the Demonic Beasts outside the city and could only barely hold on with the City-Guarding formation.

If they didn’t receive reinforcements from the Red Sand Kingdom, Blazing Sand City would eventually be breached by the Demonic Beasts, and at that time, the Cultivators inside the city would likely perish with the city’s fall.

Seeing this situation, Fang Hong’s eyes lit up, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

In his eyes, those three Immortal King Demonic Beasts and over five hundred Taiyi Demon Beasts were not dangerous Demonic Beasts at all; they were clearly Immortal Pills that could enhance his strength!

Fang Hong didn’t act immediately but first cast the Transformation Technique.

His body flashed with light, instantly transforming into a bald monk in a gray monastic robe, completely concealing his true appearance.

After doing this, Fang Hong transformed into a dazzling bolt of lightning, streaking into the middle of the battlefield with a whoosh.

Zzzzz.

A pitch-black Divine Lightning suddenly struck down from the sky, and the huge sound instantly attracted the attention of all the Demonic Beasts.

The Demonic Beasts, who had been furiously attacking the formation, all stopped and turned to look in the direction where the lightning had struck.

As the lightning slowly dissipated, Fang Hong’s figure gradually appeared between the Demonic Beasts and the City-Guarding formation, his monastic robe gently fluttering in the wind.

The Cultivators on the city wall let out exclamations of surprise when they saw this suddenly appearing figure:

"Look. There’s a powerful expert there."

"What a powerful aura, at least Immortal King Realm, right? Is he here to help us?"

The City-Guarding General was even more surprised and delighted, quickly shouting to Fang Hong.

"Fellow Daoist, the Demonic Beasts outside the city are dangerous, quickly retreat to the formation side, I will let you in right away."

Saying that, he was about to activate the formation to open a gap and let Fang Hong in to take shelter.

However, what happened next completely stunned the City-Guarding General and all the Cultivators on the city wall.

Fang Hong stood still, merely raising his right hand and gently flicking a finger.

A wisp of black Divine Lightning emerged from his fingertip and swept towards the Demonic Beast horde.

The Divine Lightning was incredibly fast, drilling into the Demonic Beast horde with a whoosh.

Roar. Roar. Roar.

The black Divine Lightning transformed into a nimble electric snake within the Demonic Beast horde, weaving among the Demonic Beasts.

Lightning flashed everywhere it went, and the screams of the Demonic Beasts rose and fell in succession.