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Three months later.
Chu Ning received a notice from the Sect Master and left Niantang Mountain for Huoshi City.
Huoshi City, one of the many cities within the Elixir Domain, was named for its production of "Flame Stones."
Flame Stones were materials used in both Artifact Refining and Alchemy, but they weren't particularly precious—in fact, top-tier sects looked down on these flame stone mines.
With no interference from these top-tier sects, the flame stone mines of Huoshi City ultimately fell under the control of two major families.
The Zheng Family was one of these two major families in Huoshi City.
The Zheng Family's control over the flame stone mines was thanks to the protection of a Divine Transformation Expert, and the Chen Family was similarly situated.
However, recently, the members of the Zheng Family had lost their usual swagger, each one looking worried and lacking the confidence they used to have when faced with the Chen Family.
