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Ningxiu City, the Wei Clan's city among the Eight Great Families.

Among the Eight Great Families of the Land of Fire, the Wei Clan was a rather unique presence. Unlike the other families, which excelled at combat, the Wei Clan's true specialty was deduction and divination.

This allowed the Wei Clan to occupy an important position among the Eight Great Families despite not being particularly strong in battle, and it also made other forces reluctant to offend them. Put nicely, a family skilled in divination and deduction could avoid misfortune and seek fortune. Put bluntly, they had countless underhanded tricks. Once you offended them, unless you uprooted their entire clan, you would never know when you might fall into one of their traps.

Compared to Yang'an City's bustling clamor, Ningxiu City was understated and peaceful, which suited both the Wei Clan's temperament and the city's name.

Fragrant Inn was Ningxiu City's largest and most prosperous restaurant. Built upon an island in the center of the city's lake, it was surrounded by beautiful scenery and was the favorite destination of Ningxiu City's nobles and dignitaries.

The reason its prominence could overshadow Immortal Allure Inn was entirely because the Wei Clan controlled it—and the Wei Clan was Ningxiu City's ruler! As the saying went, even a mighty dragon could not overpower a local snake. On someone else's turf, even Immortal Allure Inn had to keep a low profile.

At that moment, ships of all sizes crisscrossed the waters around Fragrant Inn, heading toward Lake Heart Island. Every passenger aboard was a cultivator, and none had low cultivation. Most were in the Golden Core stage, with the occasional Nascent Soul cultivator among them.

Though they could have flown directly over the lake, Fragrant Inn had its rules. Anyone wishing to enter had to