Yan Chihuo naturally knew nothing of this. He chatted with the cultivators in the city and learned from a dark-faced, long-bearded cultivator that although the First City Lord and Second City Lord were both Origin Core Stage cultivators, neither had shown themselves again since being injured last time.
A thought suddenly struck Yan Chihuo, and he asked the dark-faced, long-bearded cultivator, "Does Chaos City have an Earth Fire Chamber?"
The dark-faced, long-bearded cultivator replied, "There is an Earth Fire Chamber in the city, but it is controlled by the city lords. No one else can use it."
Yan Chihuo asked again, "Can the Earth Fire Chamber be rented?"
The dark-faced, long-bearded cultivator said, "That would require the city lord's approval."
As they spoke, a white-browed old man suddenly approached and saluted Yan Chihuo. "Liu Tianyi, chief steward of the City Lord Mansion, pays his respects to Senior."
Yan Chihuo said, "So it is Steward Liu. I happened to have business with the city lord."
Steward Liu said, "In that case, Senior, please follow me." After saying this, he bowed and turned to leave. The others all moved aside to clear a path.
Yan Chihuo followed Steward Liu onward until they arrived before a grand residence in the center of the city. Steward Liu knocked on the door, and the heavy gates creaked as they opened on their own.
With a faint smile, Steward Liu said, "Senior, please enter."
Yan Chihuo stepped inside, and the scenery before him abruptly changed. Before his eyes lay a field of blooming azaleas, bright and radiant. In the distance stood a green mountain, washed by spring rain until it gleamed like jade. A pair of butterflies flew into the flowers, then fluttered back out. The garden lay silent and still, as though it had already