Shangjing.
The absolute cultural, political, and economic center of Zhongzhou, it was located at the edge of the Zhongzhou Eastern Plains, only three hundred li from the sea.
The Nongjiang River flowed through thousands of li of vast land on the Eastern Plains, nurturing tens of millions of people and allowing the Imperial Family to command the submission of surrounding regions by controlling this territory alone.
The True Yang Mountain Range, eight hundred li southwest of Shangjing, was a continuous hundred-li stretch of scorched red earth. It was also the region where fire spirits were most active, and the True Yang Sect had originated here.
On a morning in March, a chill still lingered in Shangjing City. Inside and outside the city gates, which had not been closed for centuries, it was as bustling as ever.
