Even if most of them hadn't seen the phenomenon for themselves before, they all knew of it.
Tribulation.
It was something that usually only happened when a person ascended the last step of the Heavenly Ascent. It was when they gained the strength to stand beside the master, as his direct servants: Elders.
And yet, someone who just walked in here, from god knew where, and ascended the Heavenly Ascent out of what was now rumoured to be arrogance, was reaching tribulation before even reaching the first of the three plateaus.
It was unheard of, and mind-shattering, to all the uninitiated to what tribulation was really.
But not as baffling as it was to a single girl, who was well aware of what tribulation truly was, since her status as an inner disciple allowed more information on the subject.