The woman in the red dress suddenly stopped, turned to look at Fang Bai, and saw that his gaze was clear and open at this moment, contrasting sharply with his inexplicably excited look earlier when he was staring at her directly, leaving her surprised by the drastic change.

"Welcome to join us!"

The woman in the red dress reluctantly managed to pull up a smile at the corner of her mouth.

She knew her team needed more power to participate in the battle for the Phoenix Feather, and since the man in white agreed to join, she couldn’t refuse. Otherwise, it would be like pushing him toward the competitors.

"Come with me! Let’s meet the immortals in our team."

The woman in the red dress led Fang Bai toward a temporarily assembled team of immortals far away.

Meanwhile, the companions of the woman in the red dress also kept pulling in new immortals from all directions, and their team was gradually growing stronger.

Fang Bai glanced at the team and couldn’t help but shake his head silently.

The team wasn’t small; there were forty or fifty immortals, but their strength was a bit worrisome, as they were almost all below the Immortal King Realm of the fifth grade.

Such a team, if they encountered an Immortal Emperor Realm expert, wouldn’t stand a chance against even a slap from them. How could they have the ability to compete for the Phoenix Feather?

"Chenyu Fairy, thank you for your hard work!"

Seeing the woman in the red dress leading Fang Bai back to the team, the leader of the team, a male immortal of the fifth grade Immortal King Realm, greeted them with a smile.

The male immortal was wearing a blue robe, with a tall and graceful figure, looking exceptionally handsome amidst the tens of thousands of Fire-system immortals around.

Fang Bai noticed that when the blue-robed male immortal was speaking to the woman in the red dress, whose honorable title was "Chenyu Fairy," he showed undisguised admiration in his expression.

Chenyu Fairy was stunningly beautiful, with a graceful figure, and her every smile and frown was full of charm, attracting not only this blue-robed male immortal but also many immortals around, both men and women, who frequently focused their gazes on her.

The male immortals showed amazement and admiration in their eyes, while the female immortals mostly felt jealousy.

Chenyu Fairy seemed used to such looks, maintaining a calm demeanor.

"I’ll take a look around and hope to pull more immortals into our team."

Chenyu Fairy nodded coldly at the blue-robed male immortal and then turned away, seemingly uninterested in engaging further in conversation with him.

"I’ll go with you!"

Fang Bai said as he quickly followed Chenyu Fairy.

"Please wait, immortal friend!"

The blue-robed male immortal wanted to stop Fang Bai to ask him some questions, but Fang Bai completely ignored him and kept following Chenyu Fairy closely.

Seeing the back of Chenyu Fairy, the blue-robed male immortal’s face turned sour, thinking to himself, "Oh, Chenyu Fairy, you’re no longer of Prime Yin physique, yet you pretend to be pure! And you had the audacity to turn a blind eye to my repeated confessions! Hmph, you’re just of the first-grade Immortal King Cultivation Realm, while I am a fifth-grade Immortal King Realm expert, how could you be undeserving of me?"

His gaze fell on Fang Bai with a touch of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth, thinking to himself, "Judging by his appearance, he seems to have designs on Chenyu Fairy as well... Hmph, regardless of looks and cultivation, I can crush him, unless Chenyu Fairy has lost her sight, how could she possibly be interested in him?"

Ever since the blue-robed male immortal first met Chenyu Fairy, he was captivated by her unparalleled beauty and wanted to become immortal companions with her, doing everything possible to impress her, but unfortunately, Chenyu Fairy either didn’t respond to his attentions or politely refused.

Later, perhaps a bit annoyed by the blue-robed male immortal’s persistent behavior, Chenyu Fairy told him that she already had an immortal companion, hoping he would give up. However, he was undeterred and continued expressing his admiration with a perseverance that showed no sign of stopping.

The blue-robed male immortal had discerned that Chenyu Fairy had Innate Fire Spirit Root, making her a remarkably talented female immortal. Although the fact that she was no longer of Prime Yin physique was regrettable, uniting with her in cultivation could still greatly benefit his own cultivation.

In other words, the blue-robed male immortal was not sincerely trying to become lifelong immortal companions with Chenyu Fairy; he simply wanted to use her body.

However, Chenyu Fairy’s heart was entirely devoted to her immortal companion, leaving the blue-robed male immortal’s expressions of love unanswered, making him both angry and anxious, gradually losing patience.

The blue-robed male immortal was prepared that once the Phoenix Feather incident was resolved, he would confess to Chenyu Fairy again. If she refused, he would resort to force to compel her.

Such incidents had happened more than once, and they mostly succeeded, which made him lose patience with Chenyu Fairy and become malevolent.

Unaware of being marked as "prey" by the blue-robed male immortal, Chenyu Fairy’s Divine Sense diffused, her gaze wandering, searching for solitary immortals to recruit into her team.

After walking a while, Chenyu Fairy noticed Fang Bai still following her, staring at her unabashedly, which deeply displeased her. She stopped, turned around, and coldly asked, "Why are you following me?"

Fang Bai looked at her fair and lovely face, smiling as he said, "I’m joining you to recruit other immortals!"

Chenyu Fairy replied, "I don’t need you! I’m fine by myself!"

Fang Bai stated, "No, you do need me! As they say, ’men and women working together make the work easier!’"

When Chenyu Fairy heard the phrase "men and women working together make the work easier," her eyes widened suddenly, filled with disbelief as she looked at Fang Bai.

This phrase, Chenyu Fairy had only heard in the secular world, and once she ascended to the Immortal Realm, she hadn’t heard it again, prompting her to wonder if this immortal in front of her was like herself, an immortal who ascended from the mortal realm?

Chenyu Fairy was none other than Xia Chenyu.

At this moment, Fang Bai had significantly altered his appearance and deliberately concealed his aura, so much so that Xia Chenyu, who had been in close company with him in the lower realm, failed to recognize that the impolite white-robed man before her was her long-desired immortal companion. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Originally, Fang Bai and Xia Chenyu had a mutual spiritual bond, but the interference of the numerous strong auras present weakened this connection, causing Xia Chenyu to fail to recognize Fang Bai for a while.

Fang Bai intended to surprise Xia Chenyu, so when she approached to recruit him, he did not reveal his identity.

"Are you someone who ascended from the lower realm?"

Xia Chenyu looked at Fang Bai and asked.

Fang Bai nodded, "I came from the secular world. Could it be that the Fairy also did?"

"Yes."

Upon hearing that he was also an immortal from the secular world, Xia Chenyu felt naturally kindred and wasn’t as annoyed with him.

"Oh my, what a coincidence!"

Fang Bai exclaimed with excitement, "That means we’re ’old folks’? When old folks meet, their eyes well up with tears. From now on, we must look after each other!"

As he spoke, Fang Bai displayed an exaggerated expression of excitement and enthusiasm, spreading his arms wide to embrace Xia Chenyu warmly.