The female cultivator surnamed Xiao looked around subconsciously.

She saw the violent Demon Beast that had lunged at her maintaining its punching posture, motionless, and the fierce baleful Qi on its body had also frozen.

Not far away, her two Senior Sisters still had anxious expressions on their faces, but their figures were also frozen in place, with not even a strand of hair swaying.

The entire world seemed to have turned into a painting, and only she could move.

At this moment, a faint sound of footsteps came from behind, neither fast nor slow.

The female cultivator surnamed Xiao felt a tightening in her heart and quickly turned around, only to see a Black-robed Youth walking towards her step by step from not far away.

When she saw the youth’s face clearly, she was struck as if by lightning, stunned in an instant, her eyes wide, her expression one of disbelief!

"Long time no see, Xiao Yu. I didn’t expect you to have already achieved Ascension to the Immortal Realm."

Fang Hong walked up to the female cultivator surnamed Xiao, smiling, and took the initiative to greet her.

As it turned out, this female cultivator surnamed Xiao was none other than Xiao Yu, an old friend Fang Hong had met in the Lower Realm.

"Fang... Brother Fang? Is it really you?" Xiao Yu’s voice trembled, unable to believe what she was seeing was real.

"What? Haven’t seen you in years, and you don’t recognize an old friend?" Fang Hong looked at her shocked appearance and smiled.

Hearing this familiar tone, Xiao Yu finally snapped back to reality, confirming that everything before her was not a dream.

"It really is you, Brother Fang. I thought I was hallucinating before I died."

Seeing Fang Hong again, Xiao Yu’s eyes reddened with excitement.

"Your speed to cultivate is quite fast. In just a hundred years, you have already successfully achieved Immortal Ascension."

Fang Hong raised his hand, and the Demon Beast frozen in the air instantly lost its breath, slowly crashing to the ground.

"I was just lucky. When I was out gaining experience, I happened to obtain the inheritance of an ancient Immortal, which led to my current Realm."

"Otherwise, I don’t know how long I would have had to wait before I could achieve Ascension," Xiao Yu smiled and said.

"By the way, Brother Fang, where are you Cultivating now?" Xiao Yu asked curiously.

"I am Cultivating at the Qingyun Dao Lineage in the Heavenly Realm."

"The... Heavenly Realm."

"Brother Fang, then what is your Realm now? Could it be... could it be that you have already surpassed the Immortal King Realm?"

Xiao Yu was shocked when she heard the words ’Heavenly Realm’.

As far as she knew, only those whose Realm reached the Immortal King Realm could break through the interface barrier and go to the Heavenly Realm to cultivate.

Moreover, the methods Fang Hong was using now were too incredible; he could actually freeze time and space, which completely exceeded her range of understanding.

"I am currently at the Middle Stage of the Immortal Emperor Realm." Fang Hong nodded gently, speaking the truth.

"Ah?" Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu was instantly dumbfounded.

"Middle Stage of the Immortal Emperor Realm? Wouldn’t that make you a hegemon of the Immortal Realm." Xiao Yu was already too shocked to speak.

Fang Hong chatted with Xiao Yu for a while, then left.

Before leaving, Fang Hong gave Xiao Yu some Cultivation resources he didn’t need, as well as a recommendation letter for the Qingyun Dao Lineage.

With Xiao Yu’s talent, she would soon be able to advance to the Immortal King Realm, achieve Ascension to the Heavenly Realm, and go directly to the Qingyun Dao Lineage to cultivate.

Following Fang Hong’s departure, everything that had been frozen around them returned to normal.

"Ahhh. How did that Demon Beast die?"

"Junior Sister Xiao, are you alright? Are you injured?"

Xiao Yu’s two Senior Sisters snapped back to reality, hurriedly ran to Xiao Yu’s side, and asked her with worried expressions.

At the same time, they looked around vigilantly, but could no longer feel the aura of the Demon Beast, only seeing the corpse lying motionless on the ground.

Xiao Yu suppressed her emotions, smiled at her two Senior Sisters, and said:

"I’m fine. A Senior who was passing by just now helped us kill this Demon Beast and saved our lives."

"So that’s what happened. We are so grateful to that Senior. If that Senior hadn’t helped us, we would probably have been in trouble today."

One Senior Sister patted her chest, saying with lingering fear, her face full of gratitude.

The other Senior Sister said with a grave expression.

"It’s too dangerous here. Let’s leave quickly, lest we attract other powerful Demon Beasts; we might not be so lucky next time."

Xiao Yu nodded, and the three of them didn’t dare to delay, quickly tidied up, and took the Demon Beast’s corpse with them.

Subsequently, the three of them flew hurriedly towards the outer perimeter of the ancient forest and soon disappeared into the mountains and forests.

Meanwhile, Fang Hong had already arrived at the true edge of the Undead Ancient Forest.

Standing on an ancient tree, Fang Hong looked out, only to see the mountains and forests ahead shrouded in a large expanse of black gas!

That black gas was like rolling ink, and looking at it from afar made one feel a sense of palpitation.

These black gases contained an extremely terrifying Law of Death, and wherever they passed, all life was extinguished.

The ancient trees ahead had long since withered, leaving only bare trunks and twisted branches, oddly shaped, like hideous ghostly shadows.

Not a trace of green could be seen, nor could a shred of vitality be felt.

The entire area was deathly still, permeated with a gloomy and eerie atmosphere.

It was no wonder this place was called the Undead Ancient Forest; such a scene was indeed like a resting place for the undead.

Fang Hong circulated the Great Dao of Space, and the invisible Dao rhyme spread, enveloping the entire Undead Ancient Forest.

The interior of the ancient forest, originally hazy and chaotic, became clearly visible under the reflection of the Great Dao of Space, and every wisp of Qi could not escape his perception.

As he continued to probe into the depths of the ancient forest, the Death Qi became increasingly thick; that aura was cold and bone-piercing, carrying a domineering power that destroyed all life.

Let alone venturing deep, an ordinary Immortal Emperor would likely be corroded until not even bones remained just by approaching the edge of the ancient forest.

Until seeing the deepest part of the ancient forest, Fang Hong saw a large black blade stuck in the ground!

That black blade was over three feet long, its pitch-black body emitting a cold luster, with no trace of other colors, the blade edge sharp, flickering with a cold gleam.

Countless Death Qi overflowed from the blade, coiling and swirling, forming streams of black air, constantly nourishing this land that had long been dead and silent.

"It really is it. The undead blade."

A look of wild joy instantly bloomed on Fang Hong’s face, his eyes full of excitement.

The large black blade in the depths of the ancient forest was the undead blade, ranked fourth on the innate dao artifact list, second only to the chaos bell; its power could be imagined.

The undead blade contained the purest Great Dao of Death in heaven and earth, wielded the power of annihilation, and could cause all things in the world to return to decay.

Whether it was Immortals, gods, or demons, under its blade’s might, they could not escape the fate of annihilation; it was absolutely a true blade of death.

"Such a supreme treasure, I must subdue it."

Fang Hong immediately cast a spell, using the Great Dao of Space to seal the entire Undead Ancient Forest; he could not let the undead blade slip away.

After doing all this, Fang Hong felt slightly relieved and immediately summoned the chaos bell.

The chaos bell hung above his head, a layer of pale golden light curtain enveloping Fang Hong’s entire body, especially protecting his sea ​​of ​​consciousness and soul.

The Great Dao of Death contained within the undead blade was too terrifying; the slightest carelessness could lead to his soul being eroded by it, and even with Fang Hong’s current Realm, he dared not be the least bit careless.

After making all necessary preparations, Fang Hong, while circulating the Devouring Tribulation Divine Art, stepped towards the undead blade in the deepest part of the ancient forest.