Withered Cloud City!
It was dozens of times larger than Burial Dragon City, at the very least.
In Chen Changan's eyes, Withered Cloud City could hardly even be called a city.
"Do cities in the Nine Profound Domain have different ranks, too?"
"Xue Rantian was originally the city lord of Burial Dragon City. Was he promoted to city lord of Withered Cloud City?"
"Who promoted him?" Chen Changan asked curiously.
"Mm, you're right, Brother Chen."
"He was indeed promoted."
"Although the Nine Profound Domain is under the Venerable One's control, it still has many factions. These people only submit because they're cowed by the Venerable One's strength."
"And Xue Rantian is one of Huangfu Long's men."
"Huangfu Long controls a hundred cities, and he appoints every city lord."
"After Xue Rantian's cultivation broke through to the peak of the Transcendence Realm, he was promoted to city lord of Withered Cloud City."
He controlled a hundred cities?
Wasn't that basically like being an emperor?
"Are there no imperial dynasties or anything like that in the Nine Profound Domain?" Chen Changan asked curiously.
"Well... I've never heard of any imperial dynasties. Are there any in the Eastern Extreme Domain where you're from, Brother Chen?" Ren Xuan was curious, too.
"Mm."
Chen Changan nodded and didn't continue the subject.
But as they walked through Withered Cloud City, someone suddenly caught Chen Changan's eye.
To be precise, it was a woman!
"Heh heh heh, beautiful, isn't she, Brother Chen?"
"What? You like her?" Ren Xuan asked with a lecherous grin.
"She really is beautiful."
Chen Changan had to admit that the woman was gorgeous—extraordinarily so.
Her skin was fair and smooth, and her features were so exquisite they seemed sculpted by hand. She gave the impression of being absolutely flawless.
She had, in fact,