Although he had received the Yan Household's "special consideration," Moonwatch City was not theirs to rule by decree. It was jointly governed by three Golden Core elders.
They all belonged to the same sect, and no matter what happened behind the scenes, things were at least fair on the surface.
Under these circumstances, even many cultivators related to the Yan Household had to go to the front lines, let alone an outsider like Liu Yu.
Thus, Liu Yu had inevitably been assigned a somewhat risky mission this time: to launch a surprise attack on a Hehuan Sect mineral vein along Mirror Province's border and damage it enough to prevent normal mining.
He had long been mentally prepared for such an assignment.
A mission like this might pose a great risk to an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, but that was not necessarily true for Liu Yu as he was now.
With his current strength, the risk was actually quite small, provided he did not encounter someone like the Six Sons of Hehuan or fall into an encirclement or ambush.
All his confidence stemmed from his own strength. If he set his mind on escaping, there were already few in the Foundation Establishment realm who could stop him, so long as no Golden Core cultivator intervened.
Under the sweep of his divine sense, every detail of the scenery was crystal clear. Grass, soil, trees, and rivers appeared with the finest details laid bare, and even insects buried deep underground were perfectly distinct.
Aside from the cultivators participating in this mission, he found no sign of Hehuan Sect cultivators nearby.
This allowed Liu Yu to breathe a little easier. He withdrew his divine sense, but the taut string in his heart remained unrelaxed.
Accompanying him on this mission were eight other Foundation Establishment