"It's Sect Master Bai!"
"Could Sect Master Bai have already driven off the Northern Great Bodhisattva?"
"Thank you for intervening, Sect Master Bai."
Wang Ba and the others also noticed Purple Robes Youth's return. None dared be remiss, and they all offered their greetings.
Purple Robes Youth had a handsome, cool face, but he put on none of the airs of a great cultivator at Tribulation Crossing Perfection. He smiled warmly.
"Why would you say that? Fellow Daoists, you traveled such a great distance to the Cloud-Heaven Realm solely to save us from fire and flood. What righteousness! We of the Cloud-Heaven Realm have yet to thank you..."
With that, his expression grew slightly solemn. He actually raised his hands and bowed deeply to everyone.
Such a grand gesture far exceeded everyone's expectations. Even Wang Ba was moved and hurriedly returned the bow.
"Please, Sect Master Bai, you mustn't!"
Ba True Person also frowned slightly.
"Sect Master Bai, you have reached the perfection of the Tribulation Crossing Realm. Your cultivation is above ours. How could you lower yourself like this?"
Before, his words would surely have angered the cultivators who had come with him. After this battle, however, some camaraderie had grown between them, and they knew this was simply his nature. For a moment, they were all speechless.
Purple Robes Youth merely shook his head with a chuckle. Without dwelling on it, he smiled.
"You must be Fellow Daoist Ba Qingtian of the Vast Sea Realm. Fellow Daoist Ba, and all our fellow Daoists, please come inside the realm shortly to rest. As for your losses on this occasion... the Cloud-Heaven Realm will bear them all."
Ba True Person was overwhelmed by the favor.
The other cultivators marveled at the Cloud-Heaven Sect's generosity. They all tried to decline, only