The Dragon Maiden didn’t know how long she had been unconscious for, but when her consciousness returned, a familiar scent wafted to her nose.

"Fang Bai..."

The Dragon Maiden instinctively called out, then opened her eyes and found herself lying in Fang Bai’s warm and sturdy embrace.

"Awake?"

Fang Bai’s hand gently stroked the Dragon Maiden’s tender and rosy cheek, his voice as gentle as a spring breeze in March.

The Dragon Maiden softly replied "Mm," moving her body slightly, readjusting her position to continue comfortably lying in Fang Bai’s arms.

"Slap!"

With a light sound, Fang Bai’s hand suddenly landed on the Dragon Maiden’s buttocks.

The Dragon Maiden exclaimed "Ouch," leaping up from Fang Bai’s embrace and clutching the spot that was hit, complaining to Fang Bai: "We just met and you hit me... Why!"

Fang Bai put on a serious face and said, "To activate your body’s potential and fight the opponent desperately... Do you realize how heartbroken I would be if something happened to you? You tell me, should you be hit?"

The Dragon Maiden argued, "Fire Dragon Island was facing a life-or-death crisis, I..."

Fang Bai waved his hand to interrupt her, sternly saying, "I’ve told you before, no matter the circumstances, always protect yourself first, then do what you can... Did you do that?"

The Dragon Maiden said, "I..."

Fang Bai snorted, "You were disobedient, so you deserve a hit! Activating your body’s potential is extremely dangerous, don’t you know that? If I had been a moment late, you and I might have been separated forever by life and death!"

The Dragon Maiden saw Fang Bai seemed genuinely angered, rubbing the hem of her clothes with both hands, bowing her head, and said pitifully, "Oh... I won’t do that next time..."

"Next time?"

Fang Bai was both angry and amused, with another "slap," his palm landed once more on the Dragon Maiden’s buttocks.

"No... never again... I promise it won’t happen again..."

The Dragon Maiden said this, suddenly turned her head and saw the disciples of Fire Dragon Island, including the Fire Dragon Immortal Emperor, watching from afar with odd expressions.

"You’ve embarrassed me..."

Under the scrutiny of the crowd, having been slapped in a sensitive spot, even with her carefree nature, the Dragon Maiden’s fair face blushed crimson, and she covered her face, turning away to play the ostrich.

Fang Bai looked at her graceful back, grinned, stepped forward and patted her shoulder, saying, "Your injuries haven’t completely healed, sit down and adjust yourself. Once you’re fully recovered, we’ll talk again. I’ll go greet the immortals of Fire Dragon Island!"

With that, Fang Bai walked over to the disciples of Fire Dragon Island.

Not long ago, the Dragon Maiden had activated her potential, injuring the Nine-Headed Bird Clan’s alluring female immortal, but fell unconscious when she herself collapsed.

Before she hit the ground, Fang Bai arrived in time, holding her body as they descended onto Immortal Island, then channeled a trace of Chaos Immortal Qi into her body.

Meanwhile, the Fire Dragon Immortal Emperor took advantage of the opportunity when the seductive female immortal of the Nine-Headed Bird Clan was wounded and her combat power severely diminished, launching a full-scale attack.

Unfortunately, his cultivation level was still somewhat lacking, and despite his best efforts, he couldn’t claim the life of the alluring female immortal, allowing her to escape.

As the Dragon Maiden’s injuries healed, the Dragon Scale Armor automatically detached from her body and flew back to its place.

A thousand breaths later, the Dragon Maiden finally woke from her coma, with her injuries mostly healed.

While Fang Bai was healing the Dragon Maiden, the Fire Dragon Immortal Emperor and other Fire Dragon Island immortals seemed to notice his unusual relationship with the Dragon Maiden, thus watched from afar without approaching.

The Fire Dragon Immortal Emperor initially worried that the Dragon Maiden activating her bodily potential would severely affect her future cultivation, feeling deep regret and distress, but seeing her recover quickly under Fang Bai’s treatment, with no side effects apparent, was amazed and overjoyed, marvelling at Fang Bai’s miraculous methods.

When taking the Dragon Maiden as his disciple, the Fire Dragon Immortal Emperor had already noticed she wasn’t possessing a Primordial Yin Body. When Fang Bai appeared to rescue the Dragon Maiden, he speculated that this young immortal might be the Dragon Maiden’s celestial partner.

The Fire Dragon Immortal Emperor initially thought the Dragon Maiden’s aptitude was extremely rare in the Immortal Realm, not expecting Fang Bai to have a celestial age close to that of the Dragon Maiden, yet already half-step Immortal Emperor cultivation, leaving the Fire Dragon Immortal Emperor shocked and curious about Fang Bai’s origins.

Especially with Fang Bai saving the Dragon Maiden, causing the Fire Dragon Immortal Emperor to develop great goodwill towards him.

Seeing Fang Bai walking over, the Fire Dragon Immortal Emperor hurriedly greeted him, followed by a dozen Fire Dragon Island higher-ups.

"Greetings, Fire Dragon Immortal Emperor."

Though they were still several meters apart, Fang Bai clasped his fists and said.

The Fire Dragon Immortal Emperor was taken aback, not expecting this young white-robed immortal to recognize him, while he had no knowledge of Fang Bai’s identity, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"May I know the respected name of the immortal friend..."

As they drew closer, the Fire Dragon Immortal Emperor also clasped his fists towards Fang Bai, looking puzzled as he asked.

"Haha, my celestial title is Wushuang Immortal King!"

Fang Bai boldly announced.

"Wushuang Immortal King..."

The Fire Dragon Immortal Emperor racked his brains, unable to recall such a figure in the Immortal Realm, could only give a dry laugh and say, "I’ve heard of your esteemed name!"

Fang Bai glanced back at the Dragon Maiden, saw she had already entered her cultivation state, and said, "The Dragon Maiden and I are celestial partners, separated after ascending from the lower realm, losing contact, searching for years, and finally meeting today. Over the years, the Dragon Maiden has greatly benefited from your care!"

The Fire Dragon Immortal Emperor thought to himself that it indeed was the case, silently thinking that the Dragon Maiden had chosen well to find such a remarkably talented male immortal as her celestial partner from the lower realm.

"The Dragon Maiden is my disciple, caring for her is only natural, you needn’t be so polite!"

The Fire Dragon Immortal Emperor waved his hand and said.

He carefully observed Fang Bai, found Fang Bai surrounded by Fire Immortal Qi, extremely pure, surprisingly possessing an Innate Fire Spirit Root, feeling greatly astonished and growing fond of the talent.

"If we could bring this immortal into Fire Dragon Island, pairing with the Dragon Maiden, then Fire Dragon Island would gain two strong individuals, like adding wings to a tiger!"

Thinking of this, the Fire Dragon Immortal Emperor’s heart itchingly approached Fang Bai asking, "May I know which sect the Wushuang Immortal King originates from?"

Fang Bai replied, "I have no sect or gate, a loose cultivator!"

The Fire Dragon Immortal Emperor was overjoyed, directly asking, "Would the Wushuang Immortal King be willing to join my Fire Dragon Island?"

He considered Fang Bai’s half-step Immortal Emperor level although possessing an Innate Spiritual Root, his battle prowess shouldn’t be inferior to a true Immortal Emperor Realm expert, if willing to join Fire Dragon Island, offering a position as a steward, it would be acceptable.

He expected Fang Bai to consider for a while before responding, but surprisingly, Fang Bai nodded immediately, "No problem, I’ll be a tribute elder on your Fire Dragon Island!"

"..."

The Fire Dragon Immortal Emperor’s face was stunned and then he smiled wryly, thinking he was planning on granting him a steward position, but his appetite was significant, wanting to be a tribute elder.

Usually, tribute elders of the Immortal Sect and Immortal Gate, have a "specialty," either knowledgeable in Alchemy or Artifact Refining, or skilled in formation setup, or proficient in Beast Taming Art... If Fang Bai truly possessed a specialty, granting a tribute elder title was fine, otherwise, it was somewhat forced and perhaps difficult for other elders to be willingly convinced.