This is the Southern Wilderness of Gengtian Domain, the fourth world of the Immortal Realm.

Fang Bai, along with three female immortals Fang Yun, Qin Yaorao, and Xia Chenyu, have been searching for the traces of the Antarctica Immortal Emperor in the Southern Wilderness for over a month but have found nothing.

Even the three immortals of Bamboo Island who disappeared alongside the Antarctica Immortal Emperor are nowhere to be found.

However, Fang Bai has not given up on searching for the Antarctica Immortal Emperor, as he holds a persistent belief in his heart, not convinced that the Immortal Emperor has perished.

Like other regions of the Immortal Realm, the Southern Wilderness is also vast and boundless. Fang Bai knows that searching like this would take who knows how many years to cover the entire Southern Wilderness, so he can only use his old method.

Fang Bai’s old method is to enter Immortal Cities where various immortals reside, set up a stall, and refine pills and artifacts for the immortals from all sides, thus making a great name for himself. Then, he offers a large bounty to mobilize the immortals to help search for the traces of the Antarctica Immortal Emperor.

Fang Bai does not know if this will lead to finding the Antarctica Immortal Emperor, but in any case, he feels he has fulfilled a part of his responsibility.

For some unknown reason, since arriving in the Southern Wilderness, Fang Bai always feels that something is off about the atmosphere here. Many immortals look tense and vigilant, without smiles on their faces.

This atmosphere is especially intense in some Immortal Cities.

Even Fang Yun, Xia Chenyu, and Qin Yaorao sense this strange atmosphere, and they are affected by it as well, their expressions turning serious as they occasionally huddle together to whisper.

"What exactly has happened here?"

Fang Bai is extremely puzzled, thinking that something significant must be affecting the entire Southern Wilderness.

"Fellow Immortal, please wait..."

On this day, after entering the largest Immortal City, Savage Beast City, in the Southern Wilderness, Fang Bai stopped an immortal, asking if there had been any major events in the area.

The immortal, whose cultivation level was a Fifth-grade Immortal King Realm, higher than Fang Bai by a small realm, was initially reluctant to pay attention to Fang Bai. However, upon seeing the three stunning female immortals behind Fang Bai, he immediately changed his mind.

"Junior Immortal Friend is not an immortal of this Southern Wilderness?"

The immortal’s gaze swept over Xia Chenyu and the other two female immortals, smiling as he asked.

Xia Chenyu and the other two female immortals, each with celestial beauty, dazzled wherever they went, attracting the utmost attention of immortals of all ages.

Especially among the male immortals, there were those who harassed, professed love, and obsessively followed them, much to the annoyance of the three women.

Fortunately, they had Fang Bai with them, who drove away those male immortals; otherwise, they wouldn’t know how to deal with them.

So, facing the gaze of this immortal, neither Fang Bai nor Xia Chenyu and the other female immortals were surprised. As long as the person had no mischief in mind, they couldn’t care less.

Seeing Fang Bai shake his head, the immortal lowered his voice, speaking mysteriously, "Recently, in the Southern Wilderness, many Immortal Emperor Realm experts have been disappearing, life and death unknown, causing panic. So much so that all immortals have become tense... Some immortals say that it might be a Demon Clan Emperor Realm expert who has infiltrated the Southern Wilderness, consuming the blood of Immortal Emperor Realm experts to cultivate."

When he spoke the last sentence, his tone was a bit sinister, causing Fang Yun, Xia Chenyu, and Qin Yaorao to feel a chill around them, as if a cold wind blew by, raising goosebumps all over their bodies.

"There are also immortals who say that the Demon Clan Emperor Realm expert, besides loving to consume the blood of Immortal Emperor Realm experts, also enjoys co-cultivating with female immortals with Innate Spiritual Roots to enhance their cultivation level..."

At this point, seeing the frightened expressions on Fang Yun and the other female immortals, the immortal chuckled and continued, "You three are peerless beauties and have Innate Spiritual Roots, fitting the type that the Demon Emperor likes. You must be extremely careful while traveling in this Southern Wilderness."

Fang Bai knew that the first few words of this immortal had some reference value, but the latter was pure nonsense, so he paid him no more mind, gave Fang Yun and the other two female immortals a look, and turned to leave.

"That guy is just trying to scare you, don’t be afraid!"

Fang Bai said as they walked.

Xia Chenyu laughed, "Whether it’s true or false, we are following you. If there’s real danger, we’ll hide in your Five Elements Space Ring."

Fang Bai said seriously, "What the immortal said about the Demon Emperor consuming the blood of Immortal Emperor Realm experts for cultivation might be true..."

Xia Chenyu shivered, "Fang Bai, I’m timid. Don’t scare me!"

Fang Bai said, "However, it’s unlikely for the Demon Emperor to enter the Immortal Realm; it’s more likely for a Half-Step Demon Emperor!"

"Why?"

Qin Yaorao asked with blinking eyes.

Fang Bai explained, "Because a Half-Step Demon Emperor is just one step away from entering the Emperor Realm, and at this point, they need a large number of cultivation resources to aid in advancing. However, rather than cultivation resources, directly consuming the blood of powerful immortals would more effectively aid them. So, some Half-Step Demon Emperors take the risk to enter the Immortal Realm to consume immortal blood..."

Pausing, he continued, "For a Half-Step Demon Emperor, the more powerful the immortal’s cultivation level, the more beneficial the blood. Therefore, Half-Step Demon Emperors prefer to consume the blood of Immortal Emperor Realm experts in the Immortal Realm..."

Fang Yun, Xia Chenyu, and Qin Yaorao listened with wide eyes as Fang Bai spoke eloquently, without any doubt.

After all, in his past life, Fang Bai stood at the peak of the Immortal Realm as an Immortal Emperor, and no other immortal knew more about the Demon Clan than he did.

Moreover, in his previous life, Fang Bai had indeed experienced similar events and even personally took action to kill several Half-Step Demon Emperors who infiltrated the Immortal Realm and harmed many immortals, thus eliminating several major threats to the Immortal Realm.

Fang Bai was somewhat worried. If the Antarctica Immortal Emperor was really captured by a Half-Step Demon Emperor, it would be foreboding indeed.

Even if they eventually found the Antarctica Immortal Emperor, it might just be a blood-drained carcass, devoid of life.

Fang Bai did not share his concerns with Fang Yun and the other immortals, not wanting them to worry as well.

Fang Bai had decided that regardless of the outcome of this trip, they must see the person if alive, or see the body if dead, to account for Fan Hua.

Since the one who captured the Antarctica Immortal Emperor was likely a Half-Step Demon Emperor, Fang Bai also had to change his plans.

Originally, Fang Bai planned to offer a considerable bounty of cultivation resources to mobilize immortals from various Immortal Cities in the Southern Wilderness to help find the Antarctica Immortal Emperor. But now, he has decided to offer several pints of Water of Life as a reward.

If a drop of Water of Life can help an Immortal King Realm expert advance a small realm, then a pint of Water of Life can help an Immortal Emperor Realm expert advance a small realm.

Fang Bai believes that several pints of Water of Life will drive many Immortal Emperor Realm experts wild.

Especially for Immortal Emperor Realm Peak experts hoping to advance to Half-Step Immortal Emperor, this is equivalent to stepping half a foot into the threshold of the Immortal Emperor Realm. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Therefore, Fang Bai believes that the precious Water of Life is most attractive to Immortal Emperor Realm Peak experts.

Although the strength of a Half-Step Demon Emperor is formidable, they can at most deal with two or three Immortal Emperor Realm Peak experts at the same time. However, the Water of Life bounty offered by Fang Bai is enough to mobilize four or five Immortal Emperor Realm Peak experts, and as long as they join forces, they have a chance to retrieve the Antarctica Immortal Emperor once they find a clue.