A great emperor master every day—the good-for-nothing young master is having a blast!

Old Sun reached out and tapped the black iron a few times, the sound dull and muffled.

He channeled his inner energy into his palm and slammed it into the center of the black iron.

With a clang, the sound abruptly stopped, without any further echo.

Old Sun moved his palm away and looked at the center of the black iron. It was completely intact, contrary to his expectations that a palm print would remain.

"That's a really hard block of iron. Lao Wu, you give it a try." Lao Sun moved aside to make room for Lao Wu.

Old Wu asked worriedly, "This... Nephew Chen Yue, is this alright?"

Chen Yue was well aware of the hardness of black iron. To leave a mark on a fragment of an imperial weapon, one would need to be at least a Saint Realm level expert.

Chen Yue said cheerfully, "Uncle Wu is certainly willing to give it a try."

With Chen Yue's consent, Wu Yonghuai no longer held back.

He was curious to know just how hard a fragment, suspected to be a celestial soldier, could be.

"Old Sun, your slap is too soft, let me do it."

With a serious expression, Wu Yonghuai channeled all his source energy into his right fist and unleashed a full-force attack.

The punch landed squarely in the center of the black iron, completely overlapping with the spot where Old Sun had just struck.

There was another clang, but this time it took an incalculable amount of time longer than when Old Sun struck with his palm.

If you don't listen carefully, you can't hear any difference at all.

Old Wu gritted his teeth, the intense pain in his right hand causing his face to contort.

The punch was delivered with all its might, but it struck the black iron without leaving a single mark.

Even if it was a cheating tactic, deliberately choosing the spot that Lao Sun had photographed, the black iron was not damaged.

Chen Yue asked, "Uncle Sun, Uncle Wu, shall we continue trying?"

Old Sun and Old Wu, both half-step Sun Wheel Realm experts, stared at the black iron and fell into deep thought.

Seeing the actions of the two, both Gu Jun and Luan Xinying were shocked.

They were now completely convinced that this unassuming piece of black iron could easily withstand an attack from a Sun Wheel Realm expert.

Old Sun asked, "Nephew Chen Yue, where did you find this piece of black iron?"

Chen Yue replied, "Jiangcheng Auction House."

The group recalled that Director Shan had exchanged a few pleasantries with Chen Yue earlier.

I can't believe that a small auction house in Jiangcheng could have such a good item.

The three people from Xuanyun Holy Land looked at Chen Yue with strange eyes.

He has so many good qualities.

The mysterious black tower alone must be some kind of treasure.

Chen Yue's moves were also incredibly powerful and difficult to comprehend, including those dark red spheres that would explode upon contact.

Those same icicles, formed one by one, can pierce through a person in an instant.

Now, with the addition of a fragment of a certain weapon, the Transformation Giant Hammer can easily handle even the Sevenfold Sun Wheel attack.

Such intensity is simply terrifying.

Even Gu Jun, the Holy Son of Xuanyun, only possessed one Earth-rank cultivation technique, the Xuanyun Sword Manual, and one Earth-rank weapon, the Qinghong Sword.

With this setup, even a person of average talent would have to work twice as hard just to catch a glimpse of such a source, no matter how hard they try.

Gu Jun became the Holy Son of a powerful force at a young age, possessing his own Earth-rank cultivation technique and Earth-rank weapon.

But compared to Chen Yue, all of this seemed rather shabby.

Gu Jun recalled Chen Yue's reaction from beginning to end; he was frighteningly calm throughout.

No matter how much pressure Mr. Weng exerted, or how agitated the crowd was.

Even Lao Sun, Lao Wu, and Gu Jun were prepared to die for their cause.

Chen Yue remained unmoved, managing to remain calm even while provoking Elder Weng and Feng Lingxi.

Gu Jun couldn't understand it at the time, but now that he has seen that piece of black iron and witnessed the power of the giant fire hammer.

He finally understood and realized the source of Chen Yue's confidence.

"Fortunately, Fellow Daoist Chen Yue is not from my Xuan Yun Holy Land, otherwise my position as Holy Son would be..."

Gu Jun couldn't help but feel a little scared after thinking about it.

"Gu Jun, the Xuan Yun Holy Land will be recruiting disciples in a month, and I want to go too."

Chen Yue spoke earnestly, indicating that he did not intend to stay in this small Jiangcheng forever and would eventually need to go out and explore.

Entering the Xuan Yun Holy Land was his first step in his plan.

Even with a great emperor as his master, Chen Yue still needs the protection of a powerful force.

Otherwise, every time we encounter an unsolvable problem, we need the Great Emperor's Master to step in.

In time, it will eventually be noticed.

Before he becomes powerful enough, Chen Yue joining a faction for protection would save him a lot of trouble.

The Xuanyun Holy Land where Gu Jun is located is a good choice, although it has become much more desolate compared to more than ten years ago.

But this was of little consequence; the renowned Xuan Yun Daoist still resounded throughout the Lingyuan Mountains.

Chen Yue's words startled Gu Jun.

"No way! I just had the thought of not wanting Fellow Daoist Chen Yue to enter the Xuan Yun Holy Land, and then I heard him say something like this. Isn't that too much of a coincidence!"

He wanted to persuade Chen Yue, but he couldn't bring himself to speak.

Whether Chen Yue goes or not is not something that Gu Jun can decide with just a few words.

Old Sun shouted sternly, "No way!"

“Nephew Chen Yue, the Xuan Yun Holy Land is not a place for you.”

Sun Rui's words rang out abruptly, drawing the attention of the others.

Gu Jun quickly touched his head, wondering if his thoughts had been leaked.

Why is it that every time an idea pops up, someone immediately brings it up?

However, this is not necessarily a bad thing, since Lao Sun boldly spoke out about things that Gu Jun dared not even think about.

Before Chen Yue could speak, Luan Xinying stepped forward and questioned, "Sun Rui, what do you mean by that? Why isn't Xuanyun Holy Land a place for Xiao Yue?"

Old Sun and Old Wu exchanged a glance and sighed simultaneously.

Back then, the Xuanyun Holy Land was besieged by various sects because of Chen Chu's incident, resulting in heavy casualties and a sharp decline in its overall strength.

Such an important matter was obviously unknown to Luan Xinying, who was in Jiangcheng.

The two of them didn't know how to explain it; they were well aware that Luan Xinying's health had always been poor.

Upon seeing her again, I was surprised to find that Luan Xinying's health had improved significantly, and I could even detect a faint aura of source energy on her.

As two people who had followed Chen Chu in his early years, they didn't want to bring up the matter again and upset Xin Ying's sister-in-law.

The two stood there, bewildered, unable to explain why.

Old Wu grumbled, "You're such a chatterbox."

Seeing the two of them like that, Chen Yue could roughly guess what was going on.

Old Sun's disagreement with Chen Yue entering the Xuan Yun Holy Land must be related to one person: his father, Chen Chu.

Perhaps my father did something that harmed the Xuan Yun Holy Land back then.

Suddenly, Chen Yue recalled the siege of Xuan Yun Holy Land by various sects several years ago.

The timeline seems to be exactly when the father returned home back then.

It is said that this incident led to the death of Ancestor Xuanyun and caused Xuanyun Holy Land to fall out of the ranks of king-level forces.

Chen Yue muttered, "No way..."

If that's the real reason, then Old Sun's reason for stopping Chen Yue becomes very reasonable.

Even for this reason, Chen Yue's thoughts did not change.

Gu Jun stood calmly beside Lao Sun and Lao Wu.

His inner thoughts were unusually rich, and he kept cheering for Lao Sun and Lao Wu.

"Quickly! Old Sun and Old Wu, speak up boldly and persuade Fellow Daoist Chen Yue!"

Chen Yue said firmly, "Uncle Sun and Uncle Wu, there's no need to say any more. I will definitely go to the Xuan Yun Holy Land."

Gu Jun: "What?"