The Cloud-Heaven Realm.
Compared to last time, there had been no major changes.
Several hundred years had evidently been enough for a Great Realm like the Cloud-Heaven Realm to recover from the wounds of the previous war. At least, Wang Ba saw almost nothing unusual anywhere he looked.
Gai True Person was within the Cloud-Heaven Sect's Daoist Grounds, so, with Bai Liaochan leading the way, the two soon entered the grounds and headed straight for the sect's Qian'guang Cave.
Wang Ba was no stranger to this place.
He had once spent three days in seclusion here, studying the many insights and experiences left by successive generations of the Cloud-Heaven Sect's predecessors. From them, he had created his own Primordial Spirit Secret Method-Myriad Streams Return to the Source.
What surprised Wang Ba somewhat, however, was that an old man was already waiting in the stone pavilion outside the cave mouth. Seeing Wang Ba arrive, he offered a Daoist salute and said with a smile:
"Haha, young friend, you've come such a long way. I hope you won't disdain these humble surroundings."
Wang Ba flew down and cupped his hands in greeting to the old man, then chuckled:
"You must be joking, True Person. The Cloud-Heaven Sect leads the Great Realms by the nose, and even across the Boundary Sea, it stands among the foremost. How could this possibly be called a humble place? Besides, a mountain need not be tall; an immortal makes it renowned. With you and Sect Master Bai here, the Cloud-Heaven Sect can surely enjoy lasting prosperity."
Hearing Wang Ba's courteous words, Gai True Person smiled and waved a hand. Leading Wang Ba to a seat, he said with a smile:
"I wouldn't dare entertain such a thought. Across the countless tens of thousands of years of the