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

Looking at the black-robed, sword-wielding youth, Chen Yue's gaze turned icy, and a surge of anger rose within him.

"Lin Sheng..." Chen Yue murmured softly in a low voice.

Five years ago, he destroyed all his cultivation and turned him into a cripple.

He became a despised piece of trash, and from then on, he was despondent and gave up on himself.

The thought of his tragic fate, his humiliating life until his death, is enough to make one sigh.

Lin Sheng had a cold demeanor, his sharp eyes constantly scrutinizing everything around him, and the murderous aura emanating from him sent chills down one's spine.

Seeing Lin Sheng's current cultivation level, Chen Yue felt it was unbelievable.

"This aura... he's actually broken through to the sixth level of Enlightenment..."

Compared to the two prodigies of the Chen and Ye families, Lin Sheng completely overwhelmed them by a huge margin.

Ye Heng's cultivation level is at the third level of Enlightenment, while Chen Ming's is only at the first level.

In terms of martial prowess, Ye Heng and Chen Ming combined are no match for Lin Sheng.

Chen Yue asked, "Sister Zhang, which of the three young masters do you think has a better chance of obtaining the cultivation technique?"

Ms. Zhang was taken aback and somewhat flattered. "Ms. Zhang... Ms. Zhang? Mr. Chen, you're too kind."

Chen Yue smiled and waved his hand, not caring at all.

Miss Zhang lowered her head, lost in thought, "Is there any hope of taking the Heavenly Rank away?"

"In my opinion, Chen Ming, the young master of the Chen family, has the best chance."

Chen Yue countered, "Why would Sister Zhang choose the Chen family?"

Miss Zhang patiently explained, "In Jiangcheng, the Chen family is involved in both alchemy and weapon crafting. These two highly profitable industries are enough to make the Chen family extremely wealthy."

"Our Jiangcheng Auction House is very fair. Regardless of status, as long as someone can bring us real benefits, they are a valued customer, and the highest bidder will win the auctioned item."

Chen Yue wholeheartedly agreed with what Sister Zhang said.

Of the three major families, the Chen family is indeed the wealthiest.

Unfortunately, Chen Yue wasn't wealthy enough; his food, clothing, and housing were even worse than those of Chen Ming's servants.

The auction is about to begin. Ms. Zhang is doing her job to prepare to welcome our distinguished guests.

"System, select Emperor Qingxuan."

[Ding! Host has chosen Emperor Qingxuan!]

Immediately afterwards, that familiar figure in the green robe reappeared.

"Teacher, can you tell what kind of physique that boy in black robes has?"

Chen Yue suspected that Lin Sheng might possess some kind of sacred body, just like him.

Qingxuan glanced at it and then said, "Nothing special, just an ordinary physique."

"Huh?" Chen Yue asked, puzzled.

He was born with an ancient sacred body. He started practicing martial arts at the age of three, began body tempering at the age of seven, and reached the sixth level of body tempering at the age of ten.

Even so, he was still brutally beaten to the ground by Lin Sheng.

Although Lin Sheng was two years older than him, his cultivation level had already reached the eighth level of Body Tempering at that time.

In this river city where resources are scarce and natural gas is scarce.

Chen Yue was deeply suspicious that someone could cultivate to this level without some secret.

The doors of Jiangcheng Auction House opened, and the auction officially began.

The three young masters represent their respective families.

Naturally, we went up to the second floor and occupied the best private room in the auction hall.

Chen Yue was in a remote location and went unnoticed.

Just in case, Chen Yue released his source energy to cover his entire face, making it impossible for people to see his appearance.

The seats below were quickly filled with prominent figures from Jiangcheng.

But compared to the three major families, it seems insignificant.

"Welcome everyone to today's Jiangcheng Auction!"

"The highlight of today's auction, as you've probably all heard, is a fragment of a Heaven-rank cultivation technique, which will be auctioned at the Jiangcheng Auction House!"

The auctioneer stood on the stage, his voice loud and his tone excited.

"In order to give everyone enough time to calm down and suppress your excitement."

"Let's start by serving everyone a few appetizers!"

"The first item up for auction is a blood-activating herb!"

"It can not only treat sprains and bruises, but also effectively relieve meridian blockages and poor blood circulation. It's simply an essential medicine for every family!"

"Ten plants in total, take them all home, starting bid is ten low-grade source stones!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than someone called out a price.

"One hundred low-grade source stones!"

The auctioneer laughed loudly, "My goodness! One hundred low-grade source stones, and they've already increased tenfold!"

"One hundred low-grade source stones per use!"

"One hundred and twenty yuan!" another voice rang out.

The auctioneer continued, "One hundred and twenty low-grade source stones!"

"One hundred and twenty yuan per time!"

"One hundred and twenty yuan for two times!"

"One hundred and twenty yuan for three times!"

The auctioneer struck the gavel, and the deal was done!

"make a deal!"

The actual value of a single Blood-Activating Herb is around ten low-grade Source Stones.

If the price exceeds ten, there's no need for competition.

The next item up for auction was a dark, unremarkable block of iron.

It was completely black and tattered, like a fragment that had fallen from something.

The auctioneer explained, "This piece of black iron of unknown origin has been tested and found to be extremely hard. No matter what method we use, we cannot even scratch it."

"Those who are interested can buy it and study it."

Opinions were polarized upon the presentation of this product.

Some people think it's a rare, diluted treasure, while others think it's a piece of junk.

Lin Sheng and Ye Heng didn't react much. One was a sword cultivator and the other a body cultivator. Buying a large piece of black iron wouldn't make much of a difference.

On the contrary, Chen Ming had some thoughts: what if it really was as hard as described?

After forging, it might become a decent weapon.

However, whether one can actually train is another matter entirely.

Chen Yue stared at the black iron placed on the table, his brows furrowing slightly as he fell into thought.

"Teacher, I always feel that this piece of black iron... is a bit strange. Are those messy scratches on it some kind of pattern?"

Qingxuan succinctly stated only four words: "We must take it down."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yue instantly became fully alert.

Since this piece of black iron could make Emperor Qingxuan say such a thing.

What are you waiting for? There's absolutely no reason not to buy it! You have to buy it! It's definitely a great product.

The auctioneer announced, "Nameless Black Iron! Starting bid: one thousand low-grade source stones!"

Many people hesitated when they heard the price.

"Three thousand."

Chen Ming's casual price increase stunned many people.

"As expected of the eldest son of the Chen family, he's truly wealthy and powerful!"

"Three thousand low-grade source stones are enough for me to live on for a year, but Young Master just casually bought a piece of useless black iron."

"What useless black iron? The Chen family patriarch and Master Zhuang have a very good personal relationship. Young Master Chen will definitely buy it to forge a weapon."

Ye Heng mocked recklessly, showing no mercy, "Hahaha, Chen Ming, you actually spent three thousand low-grade source stones to buy a piece of scrap metal, what a stupid pig you are, ei, I'm dying of laughter."

"Ye Heng, you!" Chen Ming was so angry that his face was covered in black lines.

"Grandpa's here! No, you're a big idiot pig, I can't be a pig grandpa!"

"You big idiot Chen family, no one but you would buy this piece of black iron. Hurry up and buy it and sleep with it."

Ye Heng's two servants were laughing so hard they could barely breathe.