Chapter 1323: Chapter 1324: Xiong Family’s Scheme

"This flute sound, not only can it attack my soul, but it can also change my will. If I hadn’t awakened in time, I would have suffered a sneak attack by this lazy man."

Ye Mo’s body moved, and the brilliance of the immortals emanated out, suppressing everything. This sound of the flute was directly expelled by Ye Mo. His path is cultivation, and no one can change his will.

If it were an ordinary person, they might have fallen completely by now.

Just as Ye Mo awoke instantly, the lazy man’s body also retreated repeatedly, showing an unbelievable expression, saying: "Your cultivation is impressive. Those who do not have soul cultivation and heart spirit level cannot resist my move at all."

"Hmph!"

Ye Mo also snorted coldly and said, "I suppose your move wasn’t intended with good intentions? If I failed, would I become your slave completely?"

"You, how did you know that?"

The lazy man was shocked again. Indeed, his flute sound could turn the opponent into his slave.

"Just a petty trick."

Ye Mo said coldly, "Considering you were hired by Miss Zhu Jiu, I won’t make things difficult for you. Any of you who are dissatisfied, I am the captain of this escort team. At the auction event, you must all follow my orders. If anyone disobeys, I have the right to kill you on the spot."

Everyone was silent. This lazy man was quite famous in the Great Wilderness, known as the Devilish Music Scholar, and countless Divine Venerate Strong Practitioners had been toyed with by him. Even he couldn’t handle Ye Mo, so they naturally acknowledged the fact.

"Since that’s the case, everyone be prepared. The organizers of this auction event have placed great emphasis on it, and no trouble must occur."

Ye Mo said loudly.

As Ye Mo officially became the captain of the escort team, the Xiong Family was secretly discussing.

"How are things going?"

In the secret room, Xiong Zhan asked the man behind him with his hands clasped behind his back.

Xiong Qing was also standing aside. Xiong Qing was Xiong Zhan’s only son, and no matter how unpromising he was, he had to be nurtured with effort.

"Family Head, no problem. Among the ten loose cultivators hired by the Zhu Family, the strongest is not the Devilish Music Scholar but the Ghost Eye Mad Blade. I’ve already spent a large amount to bribe him. We just need to meet him outside the auction venue. He will make a move to steal this auction’s main attraction, and we’ll split it half-half."

The man said.

"Hehe, well done!"

Xiong Zhan chuckled and said, "The organizer would never have expected that guarding against family thieves day and night is futile. Even I have no confidence in dealing with that Ghost Eye Mad Blade. Once he sneaks into the auction, he’ll definitely be able to steal the item. No one would suspect we collaborated with him. With such a big incident at the auction, let’s see how the Zhu Family explains to the organizer, hahaha."

Xiong Zhan couldn’t help but laugh as he spoke.

"Family Head, what is the main attraction of this auction anyway? And who is the organizer? Why are you all taking it so seriously?"

The man asked in confusion.

"I have my guesses about the organizer. It’s likely the Wraith Clan, as there’s talk of advanced soul techniques appearing. In all my years in the Great Wilderness, I’ve never seen anyone perform advanced soul techniques. Maybe this time, experts from the Dead Soul Royal Family will appear. Even if Ye Mo has many skills, the auction is bound to be chaotic, and the Zhu Family won’t escape death. He will die miserably."

Xiong Zhan said coldly.

"Father, we’ll completely destroy the Zhu Family then, especially Zhu Jiu. I will torture her, humiliate her, let her know the consequences of offending the Xiong Family."

Xiong Qing said viciously.

In the remaining two days, Ye Mo again attempted to enter the third layer of the Genius Badge for cultivation. Only then did he realize how difficult soul cultivation was. Progressing from Soul Realm First Layer to Soul Realm Second Layer was smooth with no bottleneck, but going from Soul Realm Second Layer to Soul Realm Third Layer requires not only a vast soul origin but also the aid of elixirs to successfully break through.

Soul cultivation breakthroughs mostly rely on elixirs. Without them, it’s very hard to advance in later stages, which is why alchemists are highly sought after in Wraith Land.

Moreover, knowing Ye Mo’s strength, Zhu Jiu was aware that the success of the auction depended entirely on Ye Mo. To show her sincerity, she lent Ye Mo the Elixir Scripture Iron Scroll in advance.

While the Elixir Scripture Iron Scroll is precious and doesn’t contain all ninth-grade elixir recipes, it’s still an invaluable book in Wraith Land.

Furthermore, not everyone can access it. First, their heart force level must reach the ninth rank. If one’s talent in alchemy isn’t strong, even with the required heart force level, reading it would be futile.

The higher the grade of elixirs, the more precious the required materials are, coupled with a high failure rate. Thus, the elixirs recorded in the Elixir Scripture Iron Scroll may not exist in reality.

This time at the auction, besides maintaining order, Ye Mo also has items he wants to purchase.

Heavenly Spirit Resurrection Pill, it’s ideal if this elixir is available, saving Ye Mo from attempting to refine it himself. If not, he would have to try personally, needing two kinds of herbs, Silver Frost Grass, which has the effect of stabilizing spirits, and Soul Spirit Grass, both of which are essential materials for refining Heavenly Spirit Resurrection Pill.

Of course, Ye Mo is also searching for a rare herb called Verdant Ink Grass, which is used to refine the Ascending Soul Pill, crucial for soul cultivation breakthrough and exceedingly rare.

Three days have passed quickly, and Ye Mo and others are ready to set off.

"Everyone, let’s get moving."

Zhu Jiu said, and then led Ye Mo and twenty-one experts to depart from Zhu Residence, heading to the auction house in the Great Wilderness.

Leaving Zhu Residence, Ye Mo found that the flow of people in Great Wilderness City was incomparable to a few days ago, packed everywhere, and their aura was strong.

"Ye Mo, I’ll first take you to meet the organizer of this auction, the bigwigs from the Wraith Clan, after which we’ll enter the auction venue to familiarize ourselves with the environment."

After Zhu Jiu finished speaking, Ye Mo nodded and followed Zhu Jiu heading west in Great Wilderness City, where the Great Desolation Tower was located.

"Wait!"

As their group hadn’t walked but a few steps, a voice sounded from behind.

Ye Mo turned around to find Xiong Qing leading a group over.

"Xiong Qing, is something the matter?"

Zhu Jiu said coldly.

"Quite the spectacle."

Xiong Qing spoke, casting his gaze onto a seemingly inconspicuous man among the group. The man wore tattered hemp clothes, his face dirty, but his eyes were very sinister.

This person was the Ghost Eye Mad Blade mentioned by Xiong Zhan. Mentioning his name made many people shiver, but Zhu Jiu did not recognize him.

"What exactly do you want? We’re headed to the auction."

Zhu Jiu said coldly with a slight furrow of her brows.

"Zhu Jiu, this auction is massive, a once-in-a-century event. Make sure nothing goes wrong, or when the time comes, our Xiong Family may be willing to help you but will be powerless, as we can’t afford to offend the bigwigs from the Wraith Clan."

Xiong Qing chuckled lightly.