At this moment, Zhang Xiaohua sensed it with extreme acuity as well. But he could not release his divine sense, so he hurriedly circulated his mental method in silence, hiding both his divine sense and true qi deep within himself!
On the high platform, everyone reacted differently. Abbess Jingyi was astonished and raised her head to look toward the source of the divine sense. Elder Changsheng's brows shot up, and he rose to his feet without realizing it. Bai Yanqiu noticed later; her eyes opened wide and round, as if she had discovered something utterly unbelievable. Yet even her reaction paled beside Garuda's. With a "whoosh," Garuda sprang from the high platform and drifted through the air as though flying, heading straight out of Huaiyu Palace.
Alliance Leader Zhang... his face first flushed slightly, then turned somewhat pale. Seeing the strange reactions around him, he hastily closed his eyes. Only after a moment did he return to normal and turn his gaze outside Huaiyu Palace.
Inside Huaiyu Palace, around two thousand people had been listening to Abbess Jingyi speak. Seeing the odd developments on the high platform, they were bewildered as well and all turned their heads... Then a most pleasant voice rang out: "The Incense-Passing Cult and the Divine Blade Sect are both returning to the martial world. How could this Heavenly King not come and have a look?"
Along with that voice, a tall, lean figure dressed in black floated in the air. Like an immortal, he flew in from outside Huaiyu Palace! Garuda flew slightly lower behind the black-clad man, his face filled with utmost reverence!
"Di Shitian!" Abbess Jingyi blurted out. Looking toward Elder Changsheng beside her, she saw that Bai Yanqiu and Alliance Leader Zhang also dared not be negligent. They all stood and stepped