Fang Hong couldn’t be bothered to spend time refining that sixth-grade fierce wind boat from before.

He would simply use the Swift Wind Wings to travel; it would be faster that way.

With the ninth-grade Dao Artifact Swift Wind Wings, combined with the Space Law movement technique that Fang Hong had mastered, the two worked together to produce an incredibly fast speed.

In just three days, Fang Hong had already crossed more than half of the Barren Sea. Flying through the void the entire way, he finally arrived successfully at the edge of the Sea of Death.

Fang Hong had not forgotten his core purpose for coming to the Sea of Death: to search for the secret Immortal Cave of the Hell Gate Sect Leader, "Xia Wudi".

It would be best if he could find it, but it didn’t matter if he couldn’t.

The Sea of Death was itself an excellent place for cultivation, and he could also train properly here.

The reason the Sea of Death was known by the name "Death" and had such a notorious reputation was because this sea area was home to a massive number of high-level sea beasts, making it extremely dangerous.

Fang Hong didn’t know the specific situation of the Sea of Death very well yet; he only knew that a thousand years ago, the Heavenly Palace destroyed the Hell Gate and completely swept through this sea area.

Now that a thousand years had passed, in such a long time, would any new forces have occupied this sea area?

Fang Hong did not yet know.

Therefore, for the sake of caution, Fang Hong felt he must first inquire about intelligence regarding the Sea of Death; he could not just blindly rush in.

If there really were a Heavenly Venerable expert who had established a Dao Lineage here, rushing in directly would be too dangerous!

As soon as he stepped into the range of the Sea of Death, Fang Hong felt a completely different atmosphere.

The sky of the Sea of Death was always covered by thick, dark clouds, looking incredibly gloomy.

The seawater was also much darker than other sea areas, appearing pitch black and exuding an aura of deathly stillness, with an invisible sense of oppression rushing towards him.

However, what was surprising was that the concentration of Immortal Qi here was not inferior at all, and was even much denser than the area where the Qingyun Dao Lineage was located.

After all, this sea area was once the foundation of the Hell Gate, and the Hell Gate was a top-tier force that had a Heavenly Venerable expert presiding over it back then.

With such a heritage, the Immortal Qi and various Heaven And Earth Treasure resources here naturally would not be bad at all.

Fang Hong’s speed was very fast, and in a short while, he had flown over a certain sea area.

He looked down and saw a fairly large island on the sea surface, which looked very conspicuous amidst the dark seawater.

This island was lush with greenery; inside the island were mountains towering into the clouds, covered with leafy ancient trees, verdant and full of vitality. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Besides that, a large area of well-arranged buildings was distributed on the island, with flying eaves and corners, antique and elegant, obviously a place for Cultivators to live and cultivate.

Moreover, one could clearly see quite a few Cultivators flying back and forth on the island.

The entire island was covered by a faint light curtain, which was a carefully arranged island-protecting restriction.

This layer of restriction could prevent ordinary Cultivators from breaking into the island directly from high altitude.

To enter the island, one must pass through a special city gate, and there were a large number of Cultivators guarding the gate.

Fang Hong quietly spread out his Divine Sense, slowly covering the entire island, carefully investigating the specific situation on the island, especially the strength of the Cultivators on the island.

How powerful was Fang Hong’s Divine Sense; he could see every blade of grass, every tree, and every corner on the island clearly.

Very quickly, Fang Hong’s Divine Sense locked onto a secret chamber deep within the island, inside which there was a relatively stronger fluctuation of Immortal power.

Fang Hong already knew that the one with the highest cultivation on this island was this Early Stage Immortal Emperor Cultivator meditating in the secret chamber.

Apart from this, there were no other Immortal Emperor level experts.

At this moment, that Cultivator was concentrating on meditation and Cultivation in the secret chamber, not realizing at all that someone was spying on him...

Confirming that there was no existence on the island that could pose a threat to him, Fang Hong’s figure flickered slightly, and he vanished into thin air in the high sky.

He intended to go directly to find that Early Stage Immortal Emperor Cultivator and learn from him about the current specific situation of the Sea of Death.

Deep in the island, inside a hidden secret chamber, the layout was very simple, with only a meditation cushion and a few simple items for Cultivation.

A Gray-robed Old Man with graying hair was sitting cross-legged on the meditation cushion, eyes tightly closed, meditating and Cultivating with a focused expression.

Suddenly, the Gray-robed Old Man seemed to sense some extremely dangerous aura and suddenly opened his eyes, a trace of panic flashing in them.

Almost at the moment the Gray-robed Old Man opened his eyes, he saw a Black-robed Youth who had appeared in the secret chamber, though he knew not when.

That Black-robed Youth was standing quietly not far away, looking at him with a calm gaze!

The Black-robed Youth was none other than Fang Hong.

That layer of restriction on the outskirts of the island had absolutely no effect on him; he had easily penetrated the restriction and arrived at the secret chamber without a sound.

The Gray-robed Old Man was startled by such a person appearing eerily in the room, his face instantly turning pale.

In panic, the Gray-robed Old Man instinctively wanted to mobilize the Immortal power in his body, preparing to notify other fellow experts.

But he soon discovered that his body seemed to have been cast with an immobilization spell, and he could not move at all.

The Immortal power in his body was frozen within his immortal aperture, impossible to mobilize in the slightest, and he could not even open his mouth to speak.

He could only watch the Black-robed Youth before him, his eyes filled with terror and confusion.

Fang Hong raised his right hand expressionlessly and grabbed at the Gray-robed Old Man through the void.

A powerful suction force instantly erupted from his palm, and the Gray-robed Old Man, unable to control himself, was pulled by this suction force and flew towards Fang Hong.

Immediately following this, Fang Hong began to perform soul-searching on him.

A few breaths later, Fang Hong had finished the soul-searching.

Fang Hong did not kill the Gray-robed Old Man immediately but instead imprisoned him within the years pearl.

From the Gray-robed Old Man’s memories, he had obtained quite a bit of intelligence regarding the Sea of Death and had gained a certain understanding of the local situation.

This way, he didn’t have to worry about him running away, and could also avoid unnecessary trouble after he died.

After the Hell Gate was destroyed by the Heavenly Palace back then, this sea area, due to its abundant resources and special geographical location, had indeed attracted countless forces to come and fight for it.

After many parties fought for many years, the sea area was finally divided by three major forces, namely the "Shura Sect", "Wind Thunder sect", and "Blood Sea Sect".

These three major sects each occupied a part of the Sea of Death, with massive influence and deep heritage.

Moreover, every sect had Immortal Emperor experts presiding over them, and their strength could not be underestimated.

Among them, the Shura Sect was the strongest, holding a leading position among the three major sects; the Wind Thunder sect’s strength was second, and the Blood Sea Sect’s strength ranked last.

The Shura Sect Leader was known as the "Shura Emperor" and was called the number one expert in the Sea of Death.

Generally, only those whose cultivation reached the peak Immortal Emperor realm would be bestowed with the title of "Emperor".