Chapter 503 Saint King-level Mystic Iron?! Even the Dean of the Weaponry Academy is powerless?!

"heavenly fire profound iron?" Tie Kuang's Rare smile froze on his face.

His rugged brows slowly knitted together.

The wrinkles at the corners of his eyes deepened into grooves out of confusion.

He subconsciously turned to look at Vice Dean Yan Lie beside him, then looked at Zhan Qiong on the other side, discovering that his two colleagues wore the same look of bewilderment.

"What kind of iron?" Zhan Qiong's copper-bell-sized eyes widened.

His rugged face was filled with undisguised confusion.

"I have stayed in the academy for decades and have seen thousands of Heaven And Earth Treasures, but how have I never heard of this heavenly fire profound iron?"

Vice Dean Yan Lie frowned, his eyes also full of doubt.

"Profound iron is already a Rare material; it is considered lucky to refine a small piece of profound iron from ordinary meteor Ore. But I have truly never seen the name 'heavenly fire profound iron' in any texts. Sacred Student, what Rank is this piece of profound iron? Where did you obtain it?"

Medicine Dust Son stroked his beard, a hint of contemplation flashing in his turbid old eyes, but he eventually shook his head.

"I have been practicing Alchemy for so many years and have seen quite a few Artifact Refining Materials, but the name 'heavenly fire profound iron' is indeed not in my memory."

Dean of Array Department Xuan Jizi pondered for a moment and also shook his head slightly.

Tie Kuang reached out to scratch the back of his head, a Rare trace of embarrassment appearing on his usually calm face.

He had spent most of his life dealing with various Ores in the Artifact Institute; he could identify every known Artifact Refining Material in the entire provincial city even with his eyes closed.

But he was hearing the four words 'heavenly fire profound iron' for the first time.

"Sacred Student, I have spent most of my life in the Artifact Institute, handling countless Artifact Refining Materials... from the lowest-grade iron essence and copper marrow to Sun-Level star meteor iron, I have forged them all with my own hands. But regarding this heavenly fire profound iron you speak of, forgive my ignorance, I have truly never heard of it. May I ask what Rank this profound iron is? Could you allow me to take a look first?"

He paused, his tone carrying a bit of the confidence and solemnity belonging to a craftsman.

"Although I haven't heard the name, once I see the physical object, I will know its texture, the amount of Law content, whether it can be forged, and what type of treasure it is suitable to be forged into. Then, I can recommend the most suitable treasure type and forging plan for you, Sacred Student. Regardless of the Origin of this profound iron, as long as the Rank is below Sun-Level, I am confident I can forge it for you."

Jiang Yun nodded slightly upon hearing this.

He did not hesitate, gently flipping his right hand.

He now had sufficient trust in these Deans.

Just now, when facing the ancestral dragon essence blood phenomenon triggered by Little Fire, they did not forcibly investigate but came to ask in person.

Facing the True Dragon might displayed by Little Fire, they showed no greed or covetousness, only sincere joy and anticipation.

Vice Dean Ming Jing even stated publicly that Sky Dome Academy was his strongest backing.

When these Seniors saw treasures that would make any expert greedy, such as the True Dragon Bloodline and Law Crystal, their eyes always held only appreciation and concern, without a shred of greed.

This character was worthy of his sincerity.

A piece of jet-black metal appeared out of thin air in his palm, hovering in mid-air and slowly rotating.

The moment the profound iron appeared, the light in the entire Yunqi Courtyard dimmed abruptly.

It wasn't that the sky had changed, but that the moment this profound iron appeared, it swallowed all the free light-attribute spiritual energy in the surrounding space... no, not swallowed, but incinerated.

Those light-attribute spiritual energy particles were instantly evaporated into the most primitive spiritual energy particles by an invisible high temperature when they approached within three feet of the profound iron, not even a wisp of light remaining.

Following that, a dull and oppressive humming sound suddenly emanated from within the profound iron.

The sound was not high-pitched, but it was like an ancient volcano sealed inside the iron block slowly awakening; every vibration caused the surrounding space to distort slightly to the naked eye.

That was not an illusion...

It was because the density of the profound iron itself and the energy contained within it were too terrifying, so terrifying that even the spatial structure was overwhelmed by its very existence.

The air within three feet of the profound iron was instantly heated to a degree sufficient to melt steel, and distorted heat waves rolled in the Void Realm, making Jiang Yun's palm appear to change size.

At the same time, the naturally formed patterns on the surface of the profound iron lit up suddenly.

Those were deep purple dark patterns, like countless heavenly thunders frozen in the iron block, each pattern emitting weak but extremely overbearing Law fluctuations.

And at the core where all the patterns intersected, a fist-sized, deep purple halo was slowly pulsing...

That was not ordinary spiritual light, but a cluster of heavenly fire Origin still burning, sealed inside the profound iron.

Every pulse of the halo would explode a circle of fine purple sparks on the surface of the profound iron; the sparks splashed onto the ground, instantly burning charred holes emitting blue smoke into the bluestone slabs.

The temperature was still climbing.

The air around the profound iron began to emit slight popping sounds; that was the chain reaction caused by the spiritual energy in the air being ignited by the high temperature.

An extremely overbearing might of heavenly fire, carrying the power to incinerate all vitality, slowly permeated from the profound iron, raising the temperature of the entire Yunqi Courtyard by at least ten degrees within a few breaths.

When that jet-black profound iron with deep purple dark patterns flowing on its surface was fully revealed before everyone, the pupils of all the Deans present contracted sharply at the same time.

"This... this is!" Zhan Qiong widened his eyes, staring fixedly at the deep purple patterns flowing on the surface of the profound iron.

"Divine light restrained! Law naturally formed! These patterns on the surface of this profound iron are not Acquired inscriptions; they are natural Law imprints! How is this possible? What Rank of profound iron can come with Law imprints upon formation?!"

Vice Dean Yan Lie subconsciously took a step forward, his eyes full of undisguised shock.

"It's not just Law imprints! Do you feel it? There is fire attribute Law Origin pulsing inside this profound iron! Not ordinary flame Law, but Law Origin carrying a trace of heavenly fire aura! This means that this piece of profound iron absorbed a wisp of heavenly fire Origin when it was formed... Heavenly fire! That is a divine flame of heaven and earth that even Sun-Level experts must deal with carefully! Sealed in a piece of profound iron?! What kind of Rank must it be to withstand the burning of the heavenly fire Origin without shattering?!"

Medicine Dust Son's hand, which was stroking his beard, stopped in mid-air at some point.

His lips twitched slightly, and his voice rarely carried a trace of trembling.

"This purple halo... I have seen similar records in a fragment of an ancient Pill Formula... Heavenly fire tempers gold, ten thousand years to become profound. This kind of profound iron is not mined from mineral veins, but is formed after a piece of metal has been burned in heavenly fire for at least ten thousand years! This is not just an ordinary Artifact Refining Material; this is a product of heaven and earth! It is a Rare treasure of heaven and earth that can only be formed by the coincidence of heavenly fire and metal! The heavenly fire Law contained in this profound iron is simply a priceless treasure for fire attribute Beast Tamers! No matter what treasure is refined with it, the wisp of heavenly fire Origin inside is enough to make the combat power of a fire attribute Beast Tamer soar by a large margin!"

Tie Kuang did not speak.

He was frozen in place like a stone statue.

His usually calm eyes were now round, staring fixedly at the profound iron slowly rotating in mid-air, the deep purple Law patterns flowing on the surface of the profound iron reflected in the depths of his pupils.

He subconsciously swallowed, his Adam's apple rolling up and down.

After a long while, he squeezed a hoarse sentence out of his throat.

"Legendary Grade, the Rank of this profound iron is at least Legendary Grade. No... not at least, it is very likely to be above Legendary Grade. Ordinary Legendary Grade profound iron cannot Seal heavenly fire Origin, let alone come with Law imprints upon formation. The highest Rank of profound iron I have seen in my life is that fist-sized star meteor iron I saw in the deepest part of the academy's Myriad Phenomena Treasury thirty years ago... Legendary Low Grade. But the aura of that piece is far inferior to this one."

"Above Legendary Grade?!" Vice Dean Yan Lie turned his head abruptly to look at Tie Kuang, his voice full of disbelief.

"Doesn't that mean that if this profound iron is forged into a treasure, it is at least a Legendary Grade treasure?! Legendary Grade treasure... Even if all the top-tier Families in the entire provincial city were added together, they might not be able to produce a complete Legendary Grade treasure! Even if placed in those ancient Holy Lands in the Central Plains, Legendary Grade treasures are things that major forces fight over!"

"More than that." Dean of Array Department Xuan Jizi's voice suddenly interjected, his tone carrying an extremely Rare solemnity.

"You all carefully sense the interior of this profound iron. Between those Law imprints, there is an even more obscure fluctuation flowing. That is not the fluctuation of Law power, but something more ancient and more Origin-based. I have encountered a similar aura in an ancient incomplete formation collected by the Formation Institute... That is a fluctuation that only Innate objects have. You should all have heard that only treasures nurtured by the Innate will contain this kind of Origin Dao rhyme that has existed since the beginning of the world. And to be able to nurture this kind of Dao rhyme in profound iron..."

He paused, a light that even he couldn't believe flashing in his old eyes.

"Unless this profound iron happened to absorb a wisp of Innate Divine Origin remaining from when the world was first created when it was formed."

"Innate Divine Origin?!" Zhan Qiong squeezed these four words out from between his teeth.

He grabbed Tie Kuang's arm, his rugged face full of undisguised shock.

"Old Tie! You must be sure! Things like Innate Divine Origin are not to be spoken of lightly! That is something that can make Sun-Level experts go crazy! Even Saint King Rank existences will be tempted!"

Tie Kuang did not answer immediately.

He slowly raised his hand, his calloused fingers hovering three inches above the profound iron, not daring to get any closer...

Not out of fear.

But a kind of almost devout awe.

He closed his eyes.

He carefully probed his Mental Energy into the interior of the profound iron.

After a moment, his eyes opened suddenly.

His eyes were full of irrepressible shock and ecstasy.

"It's not Legendary Grade."

His voice was hoarse and solemn, every word seeming to be dug out from the depths of his throat.

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this.

Not Legendary Grade?

Just now, Tie Kuang himself said it was at least Legendary Grade.

Why did he change his words now?

"Not Legendary Grade? This level of magnetic field influence, this exquisite Law imprint, and it also contains the power of heavenly fire Origin... This level of profound iron is actually not Legendary Grade? Then what Rank is it?" Vice Dean Yan Lie asked urgently.

Tie Kuang was silent for a long while.

His gaze never left the profound iron hovering in mid-air, and his old eyes, which had seen all kinds of Heaven And Earth Treasures, were now reflecting the deep purple Law light, his expression complex to the extreme.

Then he spoke slowly, every word seemingly spoken only after repeated confirmation.

"The Rank of this heavenly fire profound iron... is likely Saint King Rank!!"

The moment the words fell, the entire Yunqi Courtyard fell into a silence quieter than death.

Everyone looked as if they had been strangled at the same time.

Even the sound of breathing disappeared completely.

Zhan Qiong opened his mouth but couldn't say a word.

Yan Lie's pupils shrank to the size of needle points.

Medicine Dust Son's hand, which was stroking his beard, froze in mid-air, his fingers trembling slightly.

"Saint King Rank?!" Vice Dean Ming Jing's voice was the first to break the silence.

He stepped forward abruptly, his refined face, which usually wore a faint arc, rarely showing an extremely serious expression at this moment.

His gaze looked directly at Tie Kuang like a blade, every word carrying an unquestionable solemnity.

"Tie Kuang, are you sure? Is this piece of profound iron really Saint King Rank? For Artifact Refining Materials of this Rank, let alone our provincial city, even if all the forces in the entire Eastern Region were added together, there wouldn't be more than three pieces that could be produced. Every piece of Saint King Rank profound iron is numbered and held in the hands of those ancient Holy Lands in the Central Plains, as a Legacy treasure to suppress the Luck of a sect. Are you really sure this piece of profound iron is Saint King Rank?"

Tie Kuang nodded slowly, without the slightest hesitation in his eyes.

"Dean Ming Jing, although I am only a Sun-Level Artifact Refiner, I still have the eye for identifying Ores. I will never misidentify the trace of Innate Dao rhyme contained within this heavenly fire profound iron."

He stretched out his rough fingers and pointed extremely cautiously at the deep purple Law patterns on the surface of the profound iron.

"These Law imprints are not Acquired inscriptions; they were spontaneously imprinted by the Laws of heaven and earth when the profound iron was formed. This phenomenon of spontaneous imprinting by the Laws of heaven and earth only occurs in Materials above Saint King Rank. And this is not the most critical decisive evidence... The most critical thing is for you to look here."

His fingers moved to the fist-sized, slowly pulsing deep purple halo at the core of the profound iron.

"What is contained in this halo is not just a wisp of heavenly fire Origin. Deep in the heart of the heavenly fire Origin, there is a more ancient and more Origin-based power hidden. Although I cannot name this power, I can be sure... This is Innate Divine Origin. It is the Origin Dao rhyme that has remained since the beginning of the world, an Innate mark that only Saint King Rank Materials can nurture. The reason this profound iron could be burned in heavenly fire for ten thousand years without melting, but instead became purer the more it was burned, is because it sealed this wisp of Innate Divine Origin inside its body. The Innate Divine Origin gave it the ability to withstand the burning of heavenly fire, while the heavenly fire in turn refined the Impurities in the profound iron layer by layer. The two complemented each other, creating this unique Saint King Rank profound iron in the world."

"Innate Divine Origin?!" Medicine Dust Son's voice changed pitch.

His wrinkled old face was full of unbelievable shock.

"Does a treasure of this level really exist? Innate Divine Origin, in legend, that is an Origin power that can cause a qualitative change in the life level of a Beast! If an ordinary Beast can integrate a wisp of Innate Divine Origin when breaking through to the Eclipsing Moon Rank, it may touch the Dao Origin that only Saint King Rank can master when at the Eclipsing Moon Rank, and even have a chance to increase the success rate of impacting the Saint King Rank in the future by ten percent! This thing is simply a Heaven-Defying treasure that changes fate! I always thought that treasures of this level only existed in ancient legends; I didn't expect to see it with my own eyes today!"

"A ten percent success rate for a Saint King Rank Breakthrough?"

Vice Dean Ming Jing gasped.

"Throughout the entire Human Race, the number of experts who can rely on themselves to help their beast break through to the Saint King Rank can be counted on one hand. A ten percent increase in success rate means a batch of experts will have the chance to step into the Saint King Rank! If word of this supreme treasure gets out, those old Saint King Rank monsters across the Eastern Territory and even the Central Province won't be able to sit still!"

Dean of Array Department Xuan Jizi spoke slowly, his old eyes similarly flickering with irrepressible shock.

"It's not just about the success rate for a Saint King Rank Breakthrough. The Innate Divine Source itself is the most primal Dao charm from when the world first opened; it contains the purest Law insights from the beginning of the world's birth. If a beast can refine even a sliver of Innate Divine Source, its Law Foundation will far surpass its peers... With the power of Law shifting from quantitative to qualitative change, crushing opponents across Ranks will no longer be difficult. It can be said that a beast possessing the Innate Divine Source has already won at the starting line in terms of Law. For a supreme treasure of this level, among all known Saint King Rank Materials in the entire human world, I'm afraid you couldn't find ten that possess the Innate Divine Source."

Hearing this, the other deans could no longer suppress the shock in their hearts and one after another released their Divine Sense to probe the piece of heavenly fire profound iron floating in mid-air.

Vice Dean Yan Lie's Divine Sense had just touched the surface of the profound iron when it was bounced back by an extremely scorching Law fluctuation. In that instant, he felt a domineering repulsion that even his Sun-Level Mental Energy could not forcibly penetrate.

Zhan Qiong's Divine Sense managed to barely penetrate the interior of the profound iron. Deep within that cluster of deep purple light, he indeed sensed a trace of an extremely faint, yet extremely ancient Law fluctuation...

Even though that fluctuation was faint,

it carried a majesty that made even him, an Eclipsing Moon Rank Expert, instinctively want to worship.

"It really is the Innate Divine Source..."

Zhan Qiong muttered to himself.

His voice was hoarse, as if he had just woken from a long dream.

"I've lived for so many years, yet today I actually saw an Innate object in the hands of a junior. If this gets out, those old monsters in the Eastern Territory will probably go crazy."

Shock appeared on everyone's faces.

Those deans, who were usually aloof and accustomed to great storms, looked like children seeing the starry sky for the first time, with eyes flickering with shock and disbelief.

Jiang Yun stood to the side, watching the shocked expressions of these deans, his heart also secretly moved.

To be honest.

He didn't actually know much about this piece of heavenly fire profound iron.

When he obtained this profound iron in Medicine Dust Son's Nether Ruins Secret Realm, he only knew that its Rank was Saint King Low Grade, and it was one of the most precious items among the many treasures Medicine Dust Son had left behind.

However, at that time, he hadn't carefully examined the internal structure of this profound iron... After all, there were too many treasures in that Secret Realm, and he was in a hurry to get to the next spot after taking it.

He had absolutely no idea that a sliver of Innate Divine Source was hidden within this profound iron, nor did he know that this thing was so Rare that you couldn't find ten in the entire human world.

Now seeing these Eclipsing Moon Rank and Sun-Level deans so shocked, he finally realized how heavy the weight of this profound iron truly was.

Even Saint King Rank experts would be tempted.

You couldn't find ten in the entire human world.

These pieces of information converged, making him sigh secretly in his heart...

Senior Medicine Dust Son's status back then was so high.

A Saint King Rank Alchemist was probably a Rare existence like a phoenix feather or unicorn horn across the entire continent; his status and wealth were far beyond what he could imagine right now.

Only an existence of Medicine Dust Son's level could casually leave a Saint King Rank profound iron containing Innate Divine Source in a Secret Realm as a Legacy item.

The weight of this Legacy.

was much heavier than he had previously estimated.

And just as everyone was still immersed in shock.

Tie Kuang spoke again.

He slowly walked forward a few steps, stopping in front of the heavenly fire profound iron floating in mid-air, so close that the purple sparks dancing on the surface of the profound iron were almost splashing onto his robes.

He didn't care at all, just staring obsessively at the cluster of deep purple light still slowly pulsing inside the profound iron, his eyes full of the almost devout obsession and longing that only a craftsman would reveal upon seeing a peerless divine material.

"Sacred Student, in my life, I have seen countless Artifact Refining Materials. From the lowest grade iron essence and copper marrow to Sun-Level star meteor iron, I have touched, forged, and refined them all with my own hands. But I have never even heard of a profound iron of this level."

His voice was hoarse and sincere.

Every word carried an irrepressible excitement.

"Judging by my many years of Artifact Refining experience, since this piece of heavenly fire profound iron can contain Innate Divine Source, can induce the natural Law to spontaneously brand it upon formation, and can be tempered in heavenly fire for ten thousand years without shattering... then its Rank must undoubtedly be Saint King Rank. Only Saint King Rank Materials are worthy of possessing these Heaven And Earth Treasure-level characteristics."

He paused.

Slowly raising those hands covered in calluses and burn marks.

His ten fingers were as rough as tree bark, the knuckles slightly deformed from years of holding a hammer, and the palms were covered in white scars left by being burned by high-temperature metal.

This was the hand of an Artifact Refiner, a hand that had once forged countless treasures.

These hands could forge an ordinary piece of iron essence into an Amethyst Rank treasure, could temper a piece of meteor iron a thousand times into a Sun-Level battle armor, and could repeatedly quench and hammer a piece of star meteor iron into a Falling Star Rank weapon.

These hands were among the best among all Artifact Refiners in the entire provincial capital.

At this moment.

Tie Kuang looked at his hands, which he had always been proud of, but revealed a bitter and helpless smile.

"Hands like these can forge Sun-Level treasures and can barely forge Eclipsing Moon Rank treasures. If I give it my all, I might even be able to forge a Quasi-Legendary Grade treasure. But..."

He slowly withdrew his hands, shook his head, and the bitterness on his face deepened.

"But for Saint King Rank profound iron, I am powerless. No, it's not just that I'm powerless... If I were to forge this profound iron, given my current Mental Energy strength and control, not only would I be unable to forge a Saint King Rank treasure, but I would instead leave irreparable damage on this perfect profound iron. My forging hammer would only shatter the Innate Divine Source inside, extinguish the heavenly fire Origin, and destroy those natural Law brands completely. In the end, the Saint King Rank divine material would be ruined into a piece of scrap iron that couldn't even compare to a Sun-Level one. If you really want to forge this heavenly fire profound iron into a treasure, Sacred Student, forgive my bluntness... I'm afraid you will have to make a trip to the Central Province. Only in those Artifact Refining Holy Lands in the Central Province that have been passed down for thousands or even tens of thousands of years is it possible to find a Grandmaster capable of forging Saint King Rank profound iron. And only those Grandmasters know how to perfectly guide all the power contained in this profound iron without destroying the Innate Divine Source, to forge a Saint King Rank treasure."

He sighed, turned to face Jiang Yun, clasped his hands together, his voice filled with a bit of apology and unwillingness.

"I am ashamed. The Sacred Student trusted me enough to take out this supreme treasure, yet I am powerless."

Jiang Yun frowned slightly after hearing Tie Kuang's words.

Even the Dean of the Artifact Institute couldn't forge it.

And he had to go to the Central Province to find an Artifact Refining Grandmaster?

He was no stranger to the Central Province...

Ever since he embarked on the path of a Beast Tamer, he had heard this name mentioned more than once.

That was the true core of the entire continent, the gathering place of countless ancient Holy Lands and families with ten thousand years of history, a place where experts were as numerous as clouds and geniuses appeared in succession.

The Artifact Refining Grandmasters there were naturally existences capable of forging Saint King Rank profound iron.

However, going to the Central Province now.

It was still too early for him.

The Molten Fire Grotto Secret Realm was about to open, Little Fire had just completed its Bloodline transformation, and Little Skylark and Nether Abyss were both cultivating with all their might.

The most important thing right now was the trip to the Secret Realm, and gathering the core Materials for Little Fire's second evolution.

As for this heavenly fire profound iron, since it couldn't be forged for the time being, he would just keep it safe for now.

It wouldn't be too late to consider a trip to the Central Province after the Secret Realm trip ended and his strength and status had risen to a higher level.

He was just about to open his mouth to put the heavenly fire profound iron back into his storage ring, but Vice Dean Ming Jing suddenly stepped forward, his voice carrying an unprecedented solemnity and seriousness.

"Jiang Yun, keep this item safe. From now on, remember never to take it out and show it to others again."

Ming Jing's gaze swept across the faces of every dean present like a blade, his tone full of irresistible majesty.

"The news that this heavenly fire profound iron contains the Innate Divine Source must rot in the stomachs of everyone present today. Not a single word is allowed to spread. For something like the Innate Divine Source, even if a Saint King Rank expert sees it, they are very likely to develop a desire to claim it for themselves. Once the news leaks, not only will the Sacred Student face a fatal disaster, but the entire Sky Dome Academy will be dragged into an unimaginable catastrophe. Everyone, what you have seen today must never leave this courtyard."

Upon hearing this, the deans' expressions simultaneously tightened.

They all knew in their hearts that Ming Jing's words were by no means alarmist.

A Saint King Rank profound iron might not be enough to make Saint King Rank experts tear off their masks, but a Saint King Rank profound iron that contained the Innate Divine Source and could make Saint King Rank experts jealous was a completely different matter.

The temptation of the Innate Divine Source for a Saint King Rank expert was no less than the temptation of the ancestral dragon essence blood for a pseudo-dragon Bloodline... It was something that could allow them to take a step further.

At the Saint King Rank level, any tiny thing that could help with a Breakthrough was enough to trigger a war.

"Rest assured, Dean Ming Jing."

Zhan Qiong was the first to state his position, the rough smile on his face instantly vanishing, replaced by an extremely serious solemnity.

"I haven't seen anything today. heavenly fire profound iron? What heavenly fire profound iron? I've never even heard of it."

Vice Dean Yan Lie also nodded solemnly.

"I shall naturally keep my mouth shut about this matter."

Medicine Dust Son stroked his beard, his expression carrying a Rare seriousness.

"I swear by the pill heart of an Alchemist that I will never spread this."

Tie Kuang said in a deep voice.

"It is the rule of the Artifact Institute that customer Materials are kept strictly confidential. The Sacred Student's Materials are even more so."

Dean of Array Department Xuan Jizi spoke last.

His voice was calm but carried great weight.

"The Formation Institute has always stayed out of outside affairs. Today's matter will only remain in my memory and will not appear in anyone else's ears."

Listening to the deans one after another stating their positions, a Rare warmth welled up in Jiang Yun's heart.

These Eclipsing Moon Rank and Sun-Level experts, faced with a supreme treasure that even Saint King Rank experts would be tempted by, had no greed in their eyes, only concern for him and worry about the consequences of the news leaking.

From Vice Dean Ming Jing covering for him during the arena competition, to the deans promising to be his backing just now, and now facing the Saint King Rank profound iron without any covetousness...

This character, this integrity, was truly worthy of him treating them with sincerity.

He flipped his right hand, put the heavenly fire profound iron back into his storage ring, and then clasped his hands, bowing deeply to every dean present.

"Thank you, deans. Jiang Yun will keep today's matter in his heart. Since you have treated me with sincerity, I shall naturally repay you with sincerity. I will definitely repay this kindness in the future."

Ming Jing nodded, looking at Jiang Yun with a gentle gaze, the faint arc at the corner of his mouth appearing again.

"Alright, that's it for today's matter. If there's nothing else, everyone should disperse."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over all the deans present again, his tone returning to his usual calm and composed manner, but every word carried an unquestionable weight.

"I will emphasize this one more time... Everything about the heavenly fire profound iron today must not be spread by a single word. You are all academy deans; you should understand this rule."

The deans nodded one after another.

They took one last look at Jiang Yun... In that gaze, there was no longer just appreciation and expectation, but more of a deep admiration for this youth.

Then they each took to the air, turning into several streaks of light and dispersing to various parts of the academy.

Ming Jing was the last one to leave.

He landed last, turned around to look at Jiang Yun, his voice returning to his usual gentleness.

"Jiang Yun, Cultivate well. You are only at the Amethyst Rank now, and the road ahead is still very long. The Central Province is indeed your stage in the future, but there is no rush now... First, do well in the Secret Realm before you, and get the Opportunities you should get. When your strength is sufficient, the gates of the Central Province will naturally open for you. After all, there are some treasures that even if you obtain, I'm afraid you won't have the strength to protect."

Jiang Yun clasped his hands and bowed deeply to Ming Jing.

"Thank you, Dean Ming Jing, I will keep it in mind."

Ming Jing nodded and said no more.

He leaped lightly, turning into a pale golden streak of light and disappearing at the end of the sky.

Yunqi Courtyard finally quieted down.

The air still held the lingering heat from the heavenly fire profound iron, and the charred holes still emitting blue smoke on the bluestone ground silently recorded what kind of Heaven-Defying supreme treasure had been displayed here just moments ago.

Jiang Yun stood in the courtyard, looking in the direction where the deans had left, silent for quite a while.

Then he suddenly remembered one thing.

About the true dragon bone.

He had originally intended to ask the Dean of the Formation Institute to see if there was any clue to cracking the array runes on the true dragon bone.

He had been interrupted by the heavenly fire profound iron just now.

He hadn't even had a chance to speak.

Now that the deans were all gone, and Dean of Array Department Xuan Jizi was also gone, he would have to make a trip himself for this matter.

Oh well.

Now that his three beasts, Little Fire and the others, were all cultivating well.

Then he would go to the Formation Institute himself.

Having made up his mind, Jiang Yun hesitated no longer.

Just as he was about to summon Little Skylark.

He suddenly paused.

The Molten Fire Grotto was approaching.

It was better to let Little Skylark Cultivate well and not disturb it.

So Jiang Yun walked out of the Holy Son Courtyard on foot.