Even more surprising was that, for all the unprecedented grandeur of the occasion, when the bells rang to announce the start of the heavenly grace ceremony and the Great Huan Celestial Lord left the palace, there was no corresponding pomp...
There was no army surrounding him, no music swelling, no ceremonial escort clearing the way, no luxurious imperial carriage, and certainly no immortals or gods guarding him.
Only eight hundred Ravenous Wolf Guards of the Great Huan Forbidden Guard, mounted on war wolves, escorted the Great Huan Celestial Lord Xiao Ying on his Darkgold Wolf King. The procession was so plain and understated that it defied belief, falling far short of even an ordinary marquis's entourage.
Was this how they intended to hold an unprecedented heavenly grace ceremony that would live on in the annals of history?
It looked like nothing more than an ordinary trip out of the palace!
Indeed, given the Great Huan Celestial Lord's status, even his simplest outing should have had a far grander escort!
"What is the Great Huan Celestial Lord playing at? Never mind having no army imposing martial law to deter troublemakers-he doesn't even have the basic imperial entourage. Isn't he afraid someone will cause trouble or try to assassinate him?"
"You said it yourself: the Great Huan Celestial Lord! The only Heaven Lord between heaven and earth, and the founding Heaven Lord at that. Does he need all that empty pomp? Besides, with his strength, no one could assassinate him anyway!"
"When something strays from the ordinary, something sinister must be afoot! Nine times out of ten, the Great Huan Celestial Dynasty has something else in mind. This procession is probably meant to lure out those harboring evil intentions so they can catch them all in one net..."
"Nonsense! This is called