The great hall was vast and solemn, towering and majestic. At a glance, it stood hundreds of yards high and covered tens of thousands of square meters, yet there was also a sense of spatial dislocation, a bewildering feeling of the far horizon lying within arm's reach.
The people inside seemed close enough to touch, yet also as distant as the ends of the earth. Standing there felt like being an ant on a mountain, instinctively making one feel humble and insignificant.
At this moment, only eleven people occupied the hall. The instant Xiao Ying and his companions entered, all eleven turned their attention to them: three Immortal Emperors and eight Immortal Kings. The one seated cross-legged on a cushion at the center of the far end was presumably the sect master of the Heavenly Heart Sect. The two Immortal Emperors on either side were likely senior elders, while the eight Immortal Kings were probably executive elders or other such members!
Such was the depth and grandeur of a hegemonic power. Its lineup alone was already quite staggering. Of course, this also reflected the importance they placed on Xiao Ying's party and the solemn courtesy of their reception.
Xiao Ying had just stepped into the great hall when he abruptly stopped, looking in surprise and puzzlement at a dignified, beautiful woman in the distance. Graceful and noble, she was the female Immortal Emperor seated on the right.
"Does the Sky-Supporting High Priest also find me familiar? A distinct sense that we have met before? And that we once spent a very long time together?"
Seeing Xiao Ying's attention fixed on her, more than half the people in the hall darkened slightly. The female Immortal Emperor, however, smiled like the rising sun bathing the world in light and asked softly. Her