At that moment.
A dark figure seemed to appear out of thin air, standing silently outside the Guardian Sect Grand Array.
The newcomer was none other than Bai Ye.
When Bai Ye appeared,
many of the onlookers in the distance lit up, intense interest erupting in their eyes.
"It's him! That mysterious powerhouse who slew the Demon Race's Divine Emperor with a single sword strike nine hundred years ago and helped humanity survive the crisis!"
An old man spoke excitedly, his voice filled with awe and gratitude. "If not for him back then, when the Demon Race's Divine Emperor invaded with an army, these forces of ours would probably have ceased to exist long ago."
"I never thought he was actually from the Heavenly Star Sacred Sect!"
"With a Divine Emperor like this guarding it, the Heavenly Star Sacred Sect would never have needed to fear any provocation. It truly is the number-one force in the Three Thousand Continents!"
"What a pity. The Heavenly Phoenix Sacred Sect gained a great opportunity from Penglai Immortal Island and produced three Divine Emperors..."
The discussions rang out once more.
Many gazed at Bai Ye with gratitude and awe.
But when Ancestor Heavenly Phoenix and the others saw Bai Ye, their eyes instantly turned icily cold, like ten-thousand-year-old ice!
Their faces were filled with lofty arrogance and contempt.
In their eyes,
Bai Ye was merely an ignorant "Rogue Cultivator" Divine Emperor.
So what if he had slain the Demon Emperor?
They were Personal Disciples of the Penglai Immortal Sect. Not only had they broken through to the Divine Emperor Realm, but they had also mastered the Penglai Immortal Sect's supreme secret arts!
Their strength far surpassed that of ordinary Divine Emperors. Bai Ye simply could not compare.
Ancestor Heavenly Phoenix snorted coldly.
He was