Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

On the vast deck of the flying ship, at this moment, Lin Chen stood at the forefront, gazing into the distance.

”Brother Xiao, is your niece still inside the cabin?”

Li Qin walked out from the cabin and saw only Lin Chen standing on the deck, with a hint of confusion in her eyes.

Her flying ship is incomparable to ordinary ones; the entire ship is shielded by arrays, even standing on the deck won’t expose one to the impact of air streams.

A girl around ten years old is at an age full of energy and curiosity, so logically she should prefer being on deck to admire the surrounding mountainous landscapes, why would she stay in the cabin all the time?

”Yue has a quiet disposition, which is why I decided to bring her along for this journey, hoping she would become a bit more outgoing.”

Lin Chen explained with a smile. From Hundred Refinements City to Thousand Mechanism City, the flying ship had been sailing for three days, during which Yin Yue spent her time in the cabin except for a brief period on the deck on the first day.

In this world, there’s no concept of autism, so Lin Chen invented an excuse along those lines.

”I see, perhaps when we reach Thousand Mechanism City, your niece might be more cheerful.”

”Oh, why is that?”

”Brother Xiao will find out soon.”

Li Qin teased, and at this moment on the forefront of the flying ship, an astonishing spectacle appeared on the horizon.

The first sight that met Lin Chen’s eyes was a giant floating city, above which were two intersecting rainbows, spanning across the north, south, east, and west ends of the giant city.

The style of the giant city was entirely different from other domains; the buildings were not square, but in various geometric shapes, with towering spires, yet these spires weren’t pointed but massive crystal arrays and large layered platforms.

As the flying ship steadily approached, Lin Chen could see below the giant city, where stood dozens of columns forged from crystals, supporting this entire airborne city.

”Is this Thousand Mechanism City?”

Lin Chen wore an expression of amazement; the feeling this Thousand Mechanism City gave him was unlike any other city, the closer he got, the more he felt the awe of this giant city.

The whole Thousand Mechanism City seemed like a colossal mechanical creation infused with life, full of unspeakable ’wondrous beauty of mechanism.’

”Everyone who comes to Thousand Mechanism City for the first time has the same expression as Brother Xiao.”

Beside him, Li Qin observed Lin Chen’s astonished expression and smiled faintly. By now, she was sure that Xiao Yan really had never visited Thousand Mechanism City.

”Brother Xiao, you can call your niece out to take a look.”

”She’s already out.”

At the cabin entrance, Yin Yue’s figure appeared, slowly making her way to the deck. When she saw the spectacle of Thousand Mechanism City ahead, her eyes kept surveying this city, but her expression remained unchanged.

Observing this, Li Qin was now thoroughly convinced of Lin Chen’s words; it seemed Xiao Yan’s niece truly had a peculiar disposition—a normal child cannot remain so calm upon seeing Thousand Mechanism City.

...

A quarter of an hour later, the flying ship reached a massive floating platform near the city’s edge and found a landing spot. This platform was essentially an aerial port, where various flying ships were docked. The runes engraved on the crystal at the edge of the platform precisely aligned with those on the ship, and with a slight tremor, the ship landed steadily.

”Brother Xiao, Thousand Mechanism City is divided into the top three, middle three hundred, and lower three thousand!”

Having left the platform, Li Qin began explaining the dynamics of Thousand Mechanism City to Lin Chen. At the very top of the city were three locations.

The Celestial Craft Pavilion hosts the artifact refining competition, the Thousand Mechanism Pagoda powers the entire giant city, and presiding over Thousand Mechanism Domain stands the Thousand Mechanism Sect.

The middle three hundred... serves as the residence for major powers within Thousand Mechanism Domain, such as the Li Family, which is one of the middle three hundred.

The number three hundred is fixed, never having changed since the city’s construction, though the occupants have often rotated; should any party wish to secure a place among the three hundred, it must never fall into decline, else residence rights will be revoked.

”Thousand Mechanism City is vast, dwelling isn’t easy!”

Lin Chen murmured softly, with Li Qin leading the way echoed in agreement, ”Brother Xiao’s description is very accurate; outsiders only see the prestige of our Li Family and other powers, unaware of the constant vigilance needed to maintain our place among the city’s three hundred.”

”Brother Xiao, we’ve arrived at the Li Family!”

Li Qin led Lin Chen to a platform; viewed from afar, it appeared to be a platform of about a hundred zhang, yet upon crossing the array within, it reveals a domain stretching for thousands of miles.

Across this domain, kiosks, pavilions, residences, and streets... everything is complete, essentially resembling the scale of a small city.

”Miss Li, is this area all owned by your Li Family?”

”Yes.”

Li Qin nodded slightly, causing Lin Chen’s eyes to squint a bit. Given the Li Family’s domain equating to a small city, it implies similar scales for the other two hundred-plus families, meaning one Thousand Mechanism City encompasses three hundred small cities—excluding the territory of Thousand Mechanism Sect.

Of course, there’s also the lower three thousand arrays of streets and countless marketplaces...

”Rumor has it that the Thousand Mechanism City of Thousand Mechanism Domain, one city rivals a domain; today’s visit truly proves that.”

Lin Chen sighed; his master’s jade scrolls included descriptions of Thousand Mechanism City, but those accounts proved insignificant upon witnessing it firsthand—still overwhelmed.

”After your travel fatigue, Brother Xiao may want to rest first.”

”Alright.”