Everyone noticed Noah's return among the streets of the city. His companions had also spent a long time in seclusion, but they had come out of their training areas long before Noah. Many had even gone on solitary trips, while others had started to help the old rulers with the battle between magical beasts and punishments.
King Elbas had secluded himself longer than the others due to the immense knowledge available inside the city, but he had also interrupted his training before Noah. Most of his efforts had gone in helping the old rulers modifying the magical beasts at that point, but he didn't choose to do that out of his antagonism with Heaven and Earth. He only wanted to apply what he had learnt.
Noah's return alerted everyone, be it magical beasts, Kesier apes, cultivators, or hybrids. His companions had done their best to keep themselves busy during that period, but excitement built inside them when their leader reappeared.