63: Brother, what happened?

Saying that, Lin Xiao, Yu Liuli, and others, led by Lin Qianhe, all entered Tianyun City.

"Tianyun City is much more magnificent and grand than Skull City," Lin Xiao mused as he looked at the scenery within Tianyun City after entering.

While it didn't look like much from the outside, looking from the inside, one could discover hidden mysteries within.

Tianyun City not only occupied a much larger area than Skull City,

but its buildings were also far more exquisite than those in Skull City.

Not only were they beautifully carved, but countless Formation runes were also inscribed upon them.

All the buildings in Tianyun City, when combined, subtly formed a super Formation of immense power.

Just looking at it sent shivers down one's spine, making one feel terrified.

Lin Xiao felt that if this Formation were fully activated, the power it unleashed should be comparable to a Half-Great Saint Realm Expert.

"Hahahaha, my Tianyun City is a High-Rank city, of course it's much more powerful than a Mid-Rank city like Skull City," Lin Qianhe laughed.

"Cities also have Rank divisions?" Lin Xiao asked, surprised by this.

If cities truly had Rank divisions, why had he never heard of it when he was in the Ancient Desolate Dao Domain before?

"Young Master, the Rank division of cities was a rule from tens of millions of years ago. The Ancient Desolate Dao Domain might have abolished this rule long ago, so it's normal that you haven't heard of it," the Skeleton Saint at the side said upon seeing this scene.

"Abolished?" Lin Xiao was stunned.

"That's right, it might have been abolished. The Rank of a city is closely related to the strength and scale of its City Lord."

"According to the city-state designation rules of the Ancient Desolate Dao Domain from tens of millions of years ago, cities were divided into Minor-Rank cities, Low-Rank cities, Mid-Rank cities, High-Rank cities, and Giant Cities."

"Minor-Rank cities were not planned. Low-Rank cities required their City Lord to be at least in the Half-Saint Realm, and the city's population scale had to reach hundreds of millions."

"Mid-Rank cities required their City Lord to be at least in the Saint Realm, and the city's population scale had to reach one billion."

"High-Rank cities required their City Lord to be at least in the Saint Realm, and the city's population scale had to reach ten billion."

"As for the final Giant Cities, their City Lord had to be at least in the Great Saint Realm, and the city's population scale had to reach one hundred billion."

"After the great war tens of millions of years ago, most of the top combat power in our Ancient Desolate Dao Domain fell, so it's understandable that this set of rules is no longer suitable for the current Ancient Desolate Dao Domain," the Skeleton Saint slowly explained.

After being enlightened by Lin Xiao, his entire heart submitted to Lin Xiao, so he naturally answered all of Lin Xiao's questions.

"So that's how it is. It seems my Ancient Desolate Dao Domain was very prosperous tens of millions of years ago," Lin Xiao nodded.

Even a single city division had such strict regulations, showing just how prosperous the Ancient Desolate Dao Domain was tens of millions of years ago.

"Young Master, my Ancient Desolate Dao Domain was among the top ten existences in the Three Thousand Dao Domains tens of millions of years ago, so its strength is naturally beyond doubt," the Skeleton Saint laughed.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, as if suddenly remembering something, his expression suddenly fell.

"But now, alas, what a pity."

"This Jue Tian Palace is truly damnable," the Skeleton Saint said indignantly.

As the group chatted, they soon arrived in front of the City Lord's Mansion in Tianyun City.

"Everyone, we've arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, come in and sit for a while," Lin Qianhe laughed.

As soon as he finished speaking, a clear voice came from within the City Lord's Mansion.

"Daddy, you're back!"

Looking over,

they saw a pretty young girl, about eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing a light green floral dress,

running out of the City Lord's Mansion, smiling at Lin Qianhe.

As soon as these words came out, Lin Xiao and the others were all shocked.

Not for anything else, but because of this little girl.

She didn't have the aura of the Blood Spirit Clan on her; she was a complete human girl.

And, she actually called Ancestor Qianhe 'Daddy'!!!

"Old Ancestor, what's going on?" Lin Xiao asked, looking at the little girl with a bewildered expression.

"Hahahaha, everyone, there's no need to misunderstand. This girl is my adopted daughter."

"I found her more than ten years ago at a spatial rift in the Blood Spirit Realm."

"Thinking she was abandoned, this old man took her home," Lin Qianhe laughed.

Then he looked at the little girl in front of him.

"Qing'er, these few behind me are juniors from my clan. Why don't you come and meet them? From now on, they will be your older brothers," Lin Qianhe said.

Lin Xiao: "..."

You are my Old Ancestor, she is your adopted daughter.

You want your adopted daughter to call us older brothers, is that really appropriate?

But thoughts were just thoughts, Lin Xiao didn't say it out loud, he just looked at the little girl awkwardly and smiled.

"Haha... hello."

"Hello, big brothers and sisters, my name is Lin Qingqing."

Looking at Lin Xiao and the others, the little girl ran out and smiled.

Seeing her innocent face and eyes free of Impurities, Lin Xiao couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"This little girl seems to be very well protected."

"But in this incomparably cruel Cultivation world, I don't know if this is a blessing or a curse," Lin Xiao murmured.

He involuntarily looked at the determined little Yi'er beside him.

"Yi'er is almost fourteen, isn't he? Time really flies," Lin Xiao sighed in his heart.

Faintly, a hint of pride arose spontaneously.

"He truly lives up to being my Lin Xiao's younger brother, excellent from a young age."

Noticing Lin Xiao's gaze, Lin Yi also reacted.

He smiled at Lin Xiao, his eyes like rotating stars, "Brother."

"Mm, good boy," Lin Xiao smiled and patted Lin Yi's small shoulder.

However, very quickly, after the girl named Lin Qingqing carefully looked at Lin Xiao,

she said something that shocked everyone present.

"Big Brother, you are so handsome, may I ask if you can become my Dao Companion?" Lin Qingqing looked at Lin Xiao and said seriously.

Lin Xiao: "???"

He was instantly dumbfounded.

Lin Yi, seeing this, couldn't help but take a few steps back, looking at Lin Xiao with an expression as if he had seen a ghost.

As if saying, "Brother, what happened?"

However, compared to the Lin Xiao brothers,

Yu Liuli's gaze towards Lin Qingqing seemed to even harbor murderous intent, with boundless anger burning in her heart.

If it weren't for Lin Qianhe being nearby, she would have wished to rush forward immediately and tear this person named Lin Qingqing to shreds.

"Big Brother, can you be my Dao Companion?"

"Daddy said that Qing'er's future Dao Companion must be a powerful and very handsome young Prodigy."

"I think you, Big Brother, are very good, you should be the Dao Companion Qing'er's Daddy spoke of, right?" Lin Qingqing continued when Lin Xiao didn't answer her.

Lin Xiao was about to refuse.

However, at this moment, the System prompt in his mind suddenly sounded.