Profound Heaven Soul Sovereign

In just a few short moments, the price of the Black Shining Vine Martial Soul climbed steadily.

Zuo Yuan hadn't seen the competition between Ye Xuan and Rongyang earlier. Only now did he have a chance to examine the Black Shining Vine Martial Soul that Ye Xuan had refined. The moment he did, his eyes filled with astonishment.

In terms of Soul Refining cultivation, he was far stronger than Rongyang, so he could naturally tell that the Black Shining Vine Martial Soul was extraordinary. After hearing about the details of the competition between Ye Xuan and Rongyang, Zuo Yuan was even more filled with admiration.

'The descendant of Master's old friend is truly extraordinary, to be able to refine such a heaven-defying Martial Soul. I wonder who that old friend is. Anyone who could raise such a disciple is surely no unknown figure, even in the Divine Capital.'

At this moment, the price of the Black Shining Vine Martial Soul was skyrocketing under the crowd's bidding. Soon, only the Yuchi family and the Xiao family were left, locked in a fierce contest.

The two sides went back and forth, neither willing to yield.

By now, the price of the Black Shining Vine Martial Soul had climbed to the equivalent of nearly ten Tier Eight treasures.

"The Yuchi Patriarch has now bid the equivalent of eleven Tier Eight treasures! Is there anyone willing to offer a higher price?"

Su Xiuyi, acting as the temporary auctioneer, shouted loudly.

Everyone's gaze fell upon Xiao Wuji. At this point, the Xiao family was the only one left competing with Yu Chi Bugong.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd and feeling the heated atmosphere, a resolute glint finally flashed in Xiao Wuji's eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, "The Xiao family is willing to offer one stalk of Tier Nine Celestial Sage Purple Iris in exchange for this Black Shining Vine Martial Soul."

His resonant voice echoed for a long time in front of the Profound Light Pavilion.

BOOM!

The moment Xiao Wuji's words fell, the entire scene erupted.

"What? Celestial Sage Purple Iris? Did I hear that right?"

"The Celestial Sage Purple Iris is a Tier Nine Emperor Level Spirit Medicine! Has the Xiao Patriarch gone mad?"

When this final price was announced, the entire crowd was instantly in an uproar.

No matter how powerful the Black Shining Vine Martial Soul was, it was still just a raw martial soul. It could only be implanted into a direct descendant who was unable to awaken their own.

Although a powerful Martial Soul could give a Martial Artist a greater chance of becoming an expert, it would still take a long time to see the results.

But a Tier Nine Emperor Level Spirit Medicine was something that would drive countless people to madness, not just in Celestial Capital Prefecture, but even among first-rate powers.

Yu Chi Bugong's gaze went blank, and the smile on his lips froze. He never imagined the Xiao family would actually be willing to spend a Tier Nine Emperor Level Spirit Medicine to acquire this Black Shining Vine Martial Soul.

But when he thought about how powerful the Black Shining Vine Martial Soul was, if the Xiao family obtained it, then...

"The Yuchi family is willing to offer a Tier Nine Emperor Essence Crystal in exchange for this Black Shining Vine Martial Soul!"

Yu Chi Bugong shouted as well, his eyes filled with determination.

ROAR!

"A Tier Nine Emperor Essence Crystal! It's actually a Tier Nine Emperor Essence Crystal!"

Everyone in the crowd felt like they were going mad. They never expected the Yuchi family would also be willing to pay such a price for the Black Shining Vine Martial Soul.

An Emperor Essence Crystal! What a treasure! It was one of the main ingredients for a Ninth Grade Emperor Origin Pill. The Emperor Origin Pill was a heaven-defying Pill capable of increasing the cultivation of a Tier Eight Martial Emperor. Taking it even gave them a certain chance of breaking through to the Tier Nine Martial Emperor realm more easily.

The Yuchi family had brought out such a treasure. They were absolutely determined to obtain the Black Shining Vine Martial Soul.

On the auction stage, Ye Xuan was also a bit dumbfounded. He hadn't expected the Black Shining Vine Martial Soul to fetch such an astonishing price.

He glanced at Su Xiuyi, who immediately understood and announced loudly, "Is anyone willing to offer a higher price?"

He was met with silence. Clearly, these two treasures represented the absolute limit of what the Yuchi family and the Xiao family could offer.

Ye Xuan nodded and pointed toward Xiao Wuji.

Su Xiuyi immediately said, "Alright! Congratulations to the Xiao Patriarch for winning the Black Shining Vine Martial Soul! Patriarch Xiao, please bring the Celestial Sage Purple Iris and the Martial Artist who will receive the implantation. Young Master Ye will personally implant the Martial Soul for you."

A look of pleasant surprise instantly appeared on Xiao Wuji's face.

"Why choose the Celestial Sage Purple Iris and not my Emperor Essence Crystal?"

At that moment, Yu Chi Bugong roared in anger, his expression extremely ugly.

Su Xiuyi said coldly, "This is an auction held by our Profound Light Pavilion. Do we need your permission to decide which item to choose? Besides, the Emperor Essence Crystal and the Celestial Sage Purple Iris are both Tier Nine treasures. Whichever one we choose is our Profound Light Pavilion's prerogative."

Yu Chi Bugong's expression faltered. He realized his question had been rather foolish. He immediately snorted coldly and said, "Then I'll add another Tier Eight treasure."

Su Xiuyi glanced at Ye Xuan and saw him shake his head. He then said coldly, "Apologies, the auction is over. If there's another auction like this in the future, I hope the Yuchi Patriarch won't be so stingy. You should bid when it's time to bid, not after the auction has already ended."

Yu Chi Bugong had been opposing the Profound Light Pavilion the entire time, and Su Xiuyi found him extremely disagreeable. Now that he had the chance, he naturally had to throw in a few mocking words.

"You..."

Yu Chi Bugong's face flushed red. He let out a cold snort, a flash of resentment in the depths of his eyes, and turned to leave.

If Tower Master Zuo Yuan hadn't been here, he would have long since slapped a Tier Eight Second Layer Martial Emperor like Su Xiuyi to death for daring to speak to him like that.

"It's over, it's over."

"Let's hurry to the Li family's estate and see what happens!"

With the auction concluded, the many spectating Martial Artists began to leave one after another.

Many of them flocked toward the Li family's residence, clearly eager to watch the drama unfold.

A short while later, Xiao Wuji arrived at the Profound Light Pavilion with a disciple from the Xiao family.

"Hm?"

The moment Ye Xuan saw this disciple, a hint of surprise appeared on his face.

Although the young man's cultivation wasn't high, he emanated a strange aura that seemed to be in perfect harmony with the world.

"It's actually a Wood Spirit Body."

Zuo Yuan, who was standing to the side, also exclaimed in surprise, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

He had been very curious about Ye Xuan's Black Shining Vine Martial Soul and was also afraid Xiao Wuji might try to harm Ye Xuan, so he had stayed by his side.

He never expected to see the legendary Wood Spirit Body.

The so-called Wood Spirit Body was a constitution with an incredibly strong affinity for Wood Element Profound energy. Once someone with this constitution cultivated a Wood Element Cultivation Technique, their progress would be extremely fast. Furthermore, their combat power would be greater than that of ordinary Martial Artists at the same tier.

As long as a person with this constitution didn't die prematurely, their future achievements would be astonishing. With the support of a massive family like the Xiao family, they could probably reach the Tier Eight Martial Emperor level at the very least.

No wonder Xiao Wuji had gone to such lengths to win the Black Shining Vine.

Ye Xuan examined the young man closely, then frowned and said, "Patriarch Xiao, this disciple of yours should already have a Martial Soul, correct?"

Ye Xuan could tell with a single glance that this person had, in fact, already awakened a Martial Soul.

Xiao Wuji quickly said, "Master Xuan Ye, that's correct. This disciple of mine has indeed awakened a Martial Soul, but it's only an ordinary one. I was thinking that if a Wood Spirit Body could be paired with the Black Shining Vine Martial Soul, it would be of immense benefit to his future growth. I was wondering, Master Xuan Ye..."

He had deliberated for a long time on how to address Ye Xuan. Calling him by his name directly seemed a bit disrespectful. Calling him Young Master Ye felt too humble, and as a family Patriarch, he couldn't bring himself to do it. Fortunately, he remembered that Ye Xuan was also a master of Alchemy and Soul Refining, so calling him 'Master' was neither too humble nor disrespectful.

"You mean, you want to erase his original Martial Soul and then implant the Black Shining Vine Martial Soul?"

"Yes, that's exactly what I mean," Xiao Wuji nodded repeatedly, looking anxious.

"I'll give it a try."

Ye Xuan understood Xiao Wuji's feelings completely. If a Wood Spirit Body were combined with a Plant Element Martial Soul like the Black Shining Vine, it would be a tremendous help to this disciple's future cultivation.

To put it another way, although the young man's Wood Spirit Body was powerful, if he only had an ordinary Martial Soul, reaching the Tier Eight Martial Emperor realm in the future shouldn't be a problem, but it would be hard to say if he could go any higher.

But once a heaven-defying Martial Soul like the Black Shining Vine was implanted, this boy would absolutely have a chance to aim for the Tier Nine Martial Emperor realm, becoming the Xiao family's most heaven-defying trump card.

"Master Zuo Yuan, I'll need your help with this."

Erasing one Martial Soul before implanting another was vastly different from simply implanting one. With Zuo Yuan assisting, the success rate would be much higher.

"No problem."

Zuo Yuan was also filled with curiosity about the legendary Wood Spirit Body.

The two of them quickly took the young man into the Soul Refining room.

Xiao Wuji could only wait anxiously outside the refining room, nervously sensing the waves of Soul Power fluctuations coming from within.

The entire process took a full two hours before the door to the refining room creaked open.

"Master Xuan Ye, Tower Master Zuo Yuan..."

Xiao Wuji immediately walked up, his face etched with nervousness.

"See for yourself," Ye Xuan said with a faint smile.

The young man walked up to Xiao Wuji and immediately released his Martial Soul. A black vine, shimmering with a soft glow, appeared before Xiao Wuji. The powerful aura of the Martial Soul left even Xiao Wuji in a state of shock.

"It worked! It really worked!"

Xiao Wuji was instantly overcome with excitement, his face flushed bright red.

"Masters, about my disciple having a Wood Spirit Body..."

How could Ye Xuan not know what he was thinking? He cut him off directly, saying, "Don't worry. We're not the type to gossip."

Zuo Yuan, however, paid no attention to Xiao Wuji at all. He was still completely immersed in his recollection of Ye Xuan's Soul Refining techniques.

The techniques Ye Xuan had displayed earlier while erasing and implanting the young man's Martial Soul had left him so profoundly shaken that he still hadn't fully recovered.

"Oh, right. Master Xuan Ye, about what you mentioned before regarding Xiao Ping..."

After leading Xiao Yuan out, Xiao Wuji came before Ye Xuan once more and asked with some nervousness via voice transmission.

"Patriarch Xiao, Xiao Ping of your Xiao family was killed by Yuchi Jie of the Yuchi family..."

Ye Xuan naturally wouldn't go back on his promise to Xiao Wuji. He immediately explained the cause of Xiao Ping's death in detail.