Half a quarter-hour later, the City Lord's Mansion came into view.
This place had grown quiet as well. The many Qi Refining Period disciples who had once come and gone were nowhere to be seen; there was no telling where they had been assigned.
Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, ordinarily seen only on occasion, were instead entering one after another.
Liu Yu alone saw seven or eight Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators enter, and more fellow cultivators kept arriving behind them.
It seems some major upheaval must have occurred recently.
As this thought flashed through Liu Yu's mind, his heart grew heavy. Expressionless, he crossed the threshold and headed toward the Main Hall.
Still, he was not particularly flustered. With two Talisman Treasures in hand, he was confident he could escape as long as no Golden Core True Person pursued him.
The Main Hall stood only a few dozen zhang from the mansion's entrance. After a few steps, he could already see inside.
At the highest point in the hall, atop nine steps, stood six Grand Tutor Chairs, each occupied by a figure.
They had concealed their auras and spirit pressure perfectly, letting nothing leak out. Ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators could not discern even a hint of their true strength.
Yet Liu Yu's spiritual perception sent him wave after wave of danger.
That sense of peril pricked his mind, leaving him exceptionally clearheaded.
Golden Core Cultivators! Six of them, no less!
Liu Yu dared not scrutinize them. After a single glance, he quickly averted his gaze.
If he happened to violate some Golden Core True Person's taboo, he would have no tears left to cry.
Meanwhile, he continued into the hall without slowing. Once he crossed the threshold, the entire scene came into view.
There were roughly sixty or seventy Foundation Establishment