The "Heavenly Fire" Xiao Family of Liang Province, a prominent family that bore "Heavenly Fire" as its hall name, could be said to reign supreme within the Immortal Dynasty when it came to the cultivation, study, and mastery of the fire element.
In truth, there was no need for Vice Minister Xiao to boast of this. It was acknowledged by every prominent clan and power throughout the Immortal Dynasty.
Whether it was the records on the "Heavenly Fire" Xiao Family in the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty's published Genealogy of Prominent Clans, or the information Liang Zhaohuang had learned from Yang Xiue concerning prominent clans and aristocratic houses, all attested to the same fact.
Corresponding to the "Heavenly Fire" Xiao Family's exquisite cultivation and study of the fire element was its superb inheritance in the art of artifact forging.
Of the spirit treasures born within the Immortal Dynasty each year, six out of every ten came from the "Heavenly Fire" Xiao Family, another two came from the Ministry of Works' Directorate of Imperial Manufactories, and only the remaining two were produced by the other prominent clans and top powers of the Immortal Dynasty.
Moreover, the Ministry of Works' Directorate of Imperial Manufactories was usually controlled by the "Heavenly Fire" Xiao Family as well.
All along, the Liang Province "Heavenly Fire" Xiao Family's primary foothold at the heart of the Immortal Dynasty had been within the Ministry of Works.
This time, Vice Minister Xiao had come to Liu Peninsula to deliver the imperial decree in his capacity as Vice Minister of Rites because the "Heavenly Fire" Xiao Family had deliberately arranged this transaction, solely to establish ties with the Liang Family and discuss subsequent trade and cooperation.
Once Vice Minister Xiao returned to court, he would likely be transferred back to the