The Yan Huang Heaven Raising Staff gave Wu Yu confidence.

However, the exorbitant amount he had to pay off also stressed him quite a bit.

The fact that he had to pay off this debt also played a part in his decision to walk on such a clear-cut path.

If he did not do so, he would not live up to the support and trust that Zhang Tiande had placed in him.

Hence, as Wu Yu rode his sword toward the inner city, he had made up his mind, and was never turning back. 

This was what he was determined to accomplish for now anyway.

He would no longer go to places that he was supposed to leave, and there was no need for him to flinch when he headed to places that he had to go either.

Right now, he was considered somewhat of a celebrity within Yan Huang Imperial City. As he traveled within the vast city, there were many people who recognized him.

They were a variety of people that were of all shapes and sizes. 

Some of them even approached Wu Yu to engage in small talk with him. They asked Wu Yu where he was going, and whether he was interested in chatting with them for a while. 

Wu Yu tactfully declined every one of them.

"It seems like he's really going to the inner city."

"Apparently, the Lunar Flower Sword Sage and the Distant Fire Sword Sage of the Shushan Sword Sages have been strolling around the area recently."

Wu Yu had heard such news as well.

However, he was not afraid at all. He was traveling through a huge crowd, and there were Yan Huang Immortal Army troops patrolling...