In Cuiwei Valley, Xiao Chen was reading a copy of the *Hezhou Travel Record*.
The book was a travelogue written 160 years ago by a Foundation Establishment senior from the Li Huo Sect.
It chronicled his leisurely travels through Hezhou, filled with information about the local culture and customs.
Throughout the entire book, the term that appeared most frequently was—the Eastern Domain.
It might sound strange, but Xiao Chen got the distinct impression that the Eastern Domain was trading large quantities of processed goods for raw materials from Hezhou.
For example, a type of talisman powder the senior often purchased during his travels was made from processed pearls originating in the Eastern Domain.
Here in Li State, if a Cultivator wanted to use something like cinnabar, they would have to buy a bag of it and grind it into powder themselves.
But Hezhou was different. They had all sorts of pre-ground talisman powders available, and all one had to do was choose what they needed.
