After advancing to the Immortal Emperor Realm, Fang Hong’s mastery and application of the Law of Time had deepened significantly.

What he had just performed was the extremely profound Time Regression Dao Techniques from the Law of Time; by utilizing this Dao Techniques, he had easily restored the Immortal Cave that had been destroyed by the Heavenly Tribulation.

Just then, Fang Hong’s Divine Sense keenly perceived that a guest had arrived outside the Immortal Cave.

It was likely that the celestial phenomena triggered by his breakthrough had alerted one of the core Elders within the Dao Lineage.

Fang Hong did not linger; with a thought, he exited the space inside the years pearl, his figure flashing, and appeared outside the Immortal Cave.

Looking up, the person who had come to visit was none other than Elder Bao Yong’an, who had led the team to train in the Burial Demon Mountain Range last time.

"Elder Bao, what an honor to have you here. Please, come in."

A smile appeared on Fang Hong’s face as he raised his hand to open the restriction surrounding the Immortal Cave, warmly welcoming Elder Bao.

"Hahaha! I was wondering who caused such a commotion while breaking through, and it turns out to be you, kid! You have actually advanced to the Immortal Emperor Realm!"

Elder Bao Yong’an laughed heartily, his eyes filled with a mix of approval and surprise.

He stepped forward and said politely, "Now that we are both in the Immortal Emperor Realm, it would seem distant to address you as ’Elder’. It would be better if we addressed each other as Fellow Daoist. May I ask your name?"

During the last training trip to the Burial Demon Mountain Range, Elder Bao still had some impression of Fang Hong, but he had never known his name.

"I am Fang Hong," Fang Hong replied with a cupped-hand salute.

"So it is Fellow Daoist Fang. Congratulations! Successfully advancing to the Immortal Emperor Realm means our Qingyun Dao Lineage has gained another core Elder. This is truly a joyous occasion!"

Elder Bao was all smiles, genuinely happy for Fang Hong.

"You are too kind. I must thank you for the last trip to the Burial Demon Mountain Range, which allowed me to successfully break through this time."

"I was fortunate enough to obtain quite a few rare immortal herbs there, and it was precisely by relying on those resources that I was able to advance successfully," Fang Hong said truthfully.

"I see," Elder Bao nodded.

Afterward, Fang Hong invited Elder Bao to sit in the pavilion inside the Immortal Cave, and the two began to chat casually.

Through their conversation, Fang Hong learned that Elder Bao was not only a core Elder of the Qingyun Dao Lineage but also the Grand Elder among the core Elders, with a cultivation level that had long reached the Immortal Emperor Peak.

He was only one step away from the Immortal Emperor Realm, and his strength was unfathomable.

During their chat, Elder Bao took out a token and personally branded it with an identity mark for Fang Hong, saying, "Fellow Daoist Fang, this is the identity token for a core Elder. With this token, you are officially a core Elder of the Qingyun Dao Lineage."

"From now on, you no longer need to perform those tedious alchemy tasks and can focus more energy on your Cultivation."

"Thank you!" Fang Hong accepted the identity token with both hands.

The two chatted in the pavilion for a full hour, discussing everything from Cultivation insights to experiences in the Immortal Realm, enjoying their conversation thoroughly.

Afterward, Elder Bao rose to take his leave, and Fang Hong personally escorted him out of the Immortal Cave.

After seeing Elder Bao off, Fang Hong returned to the Immortal Cave inside the years pearl.

For this breakthrough to the Immortal Emperor Realm, he still had quite a few dao pills left to refine, so he decided to take this opportunity to continue his Cultivation and consolidate his cultivation level.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, another year passed quietly.

During this year, Fang Hong had consumed all the dao pills he had, and the immortal power within him was growing steadily; his cultivation level had also improved significantly compared to when he had just broken through.

But even so, he was still quite a distance away from the Middle Stage Immortal Emperor.

After all, Fang Hong was not Cultivating a single Dao, but thirteen different Daos simultaneously.

The resources required for each advancement were also enormous, far exceeding what an ordinary person could imagine.

To rapidly improve his cultivation level and enter the Middle Stage Immortal Emperor Realm sooner, Fang Hong had to refine more dao pills of higher grades.

Fang Hong had consulted the texts in the Qingyun Dao Lineage’s Scripture Pavilion, which recorded many pill formulas for dao pills, ranging from the fifth to the seventh grade.

If he could refine these high-grade dao pills, he would certainly be able to improve his cultivation level rapidly.

However, the higher the grade of the pill formula, the rarer and more precious the required medicinal ingredients became.

Although Fang Hong possessed a Heaven-Defying Dao Artifact like the years pearl, which could accelerate the growth of immortal herbs, he did not have the corresponding rare immortal herb seeds.

Without seeds, no matter how magical the years pearl was, it could not grow immortal herbs out of thin air, and naturally, he could not refine high-grade dao pills.

This had become the biggest problem plaguing Fang Hong at the moment.

Speaking of the years pearl, during this year, besides refining dao pills, Fang Hong had spent almost all his remaining time tempering his Dao Artifacts.

Fang Hong used the Great Dao of Time he had comprehended as a guide to re-temper the years pearl.

The years pearl finally broke through its bottleneck, advancing from its original eighth-rank immortal artifact to a first-grade Dao Artifact!

The current years pearl had undergone an earth-shaking improvement in its Divine Power and power compared to before.

With only one year having passed in the outside world, the time flow rate inside the years pearl could accelerate to thirty thousand years, making its efficiency in cultivating immortal herbs terrifying.

Besides the years pearl, Fang Hong had also re-tempered his six commonly used Dao Artifacts.

Among them, the soul severing sword had gained the most.

It had not only devoured several Immortal Artifacts and Dao Artifacts left behind by the old man Liu Jiang but had also been carefully tempered by Fang Hong with his own Dao power, jumping up two levels directly.

It leaped from being a fourth-grade Dao Artifact to a sixth-grade dao artifact.

The current soul severing sword was sharp and formidable, having become the strongest offensive Dao Artifact currently in Fang Hong’s possession.

As for the five treasures: the fire cloud gourd, Swift Wind Wings, nirvana divine thunder sword, demon soul banner, and Soul Nurturing Pearl.

They had also successfully advanced under the tempering of Fang Hong’s Dao power, all reaching the level of fifth-grade Dao Artifacts, and their powers had all significantly improved compared to before.

It is worth mentioning that during this year, Su Shan had also successfully broken through her realm, with her cultivation level reaching the Early Stage Immortal Emperor. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Relying on this realm, she had also been promoted to a core Elder of the Qingyun Dao Lineage.

At this moment, she was in her own Immortal Cave, concentrating on refining dao pills to consolidate her newly broken-through Immortal Emperor cultivation level.

Fang Hong left some messages for Su Shan and then left the Dao Lineage alone to go train.

He had to go out and train; if he stayed in the Immortal Cave all the time, immortal herbs would not just appear out of thin air.

Only by training would he have the possibility of encountering unexpected Opportunities to take his cultivation level to the next level.

As for the location of his training, Fang Hong had already decided; the place he was going to was the famous "Sea of Death."

The headquarters of Hell Gate had been located within the Sea of Death back then.

Fang Hong was heading to the Sea of Death this time, firstly, to have a good training session there.

Secondly, he was also harboring a glimmer of hope and expectation to investigate whether the former Hell Gate Sect Leader, Xia Wudi, had left behind any secret Immortal Caves in that sea area.