This was undoubtedly a tremendous opportunity! With these thoughts in mind, Jeff’s eyes gleamed with fanaticism. Seven Stars Sword Sect was currently just a third-rate martial arts sect. If he could obtain the secrets from that young man, he could make Seven Stars Sword Sect the most powerful martial arts sect!
Jeff had already made up his mind. He instructed Giles and Greg, “The two of you, lead five elite disciples and make sure to capture that Leo and bring him back to the sect!”
“Yes, Master!” Giles and Greg responded respectfully.
Watching the two elders walk away, Jeff’s expression changed, revealing a different kind of emotion. He muttered to himself, “Cultivation…”.
Just then, in the hall, the sound of a cane hitting the ground echoed. From the shadows, a figure dressed in a black robe slowly emerged.
This person had a hunched back, a very slender figure, and the right hand holding the cane looked like a withered tree branch.
She had a hood over her head, and if her face were visible, it would be apparent that it was covered in hideous scars, looking extremely terrifying.
Jeff turned around to see her slowly approaching him, his face showing a mix of sorrow and some fear.
This terrifying woman was none other than Jeff’s wife, Janet.
“Janet, why are you here?” Jeff asked.
“Can’t I come?” Janet retorted.
Ever since Janet had transformed into this state, her temperament had become increasingly strange.
Originally, Janet was very beautiful and had the title of the second most beautiful woman in Seven Stars Sword Sect, even before Jeff became the sect’s leader.
Janet had high talent in martial arts. At the age of thirty-five, she had reached the upper-level martial artist realm.
Three years ago, Seven Stars Sword Sect discovered a secret realm, and Janet took two elite disciples from the sect to explore it. Unfortunately, they encountered a bizarre and terrifying serpent inside the realm. During the battle with the strange serpent, the two elite disciples died. Although Janet managed to escape, she was bitten by the creature and poisoned.
After returning to the sect, her face started to develop ulcers, and her body rapidly aged and withered.
Not only that, but her cultivation level also fell from an upper-level martial artist directly to a lower-level one. Since then, her cultivation had not progressed any further, seemingly stuck at the lower-level martial artist realm.
After being bitten by that strange serpent, she had gained a unique ability-poison. Her body became like a source of poison, and her blood, tears, and even a drop of her saliva were all poisonous.
Moreover, this poison had integrated into her inner energy. If she used inner energy to attack, the poison would spread along with it. Even a tiny bit of contact with it meant certain death.
At present, in Seven Stars Sword Sect, although Jeff had the highest cultivation level and strength, he wasn’t necessarily her match in combat.
“Janet, I didn’t mean it that way,” Jeff’s expression appeared somewhat embarrassed.
From within the black cloak came a cold snort. “Jeff, if it weren’t for me finding a spirit fruit from that secret realm and giving it to you, do you think you’d be where you are today? I know you don’t want to see me, but if I ever find out you’ve betrayed me, I can guarantee you’ll meet a gruesome end!”
Janet’s voice was filled with venom, and her words carried an icy chill, as if they emanated from the depths of the underworld.
Jeff couldn’t help but feel nervous. As Janet had pointed out, it was her who had helped him advance his cultivation and gain the position of sect leader.
Since Janet had transformed into her current state, he truly couldn’t bring himself to look at her terrifying face, let alone get close to her.
But Jeff was a man, a normal man, and he secretly maintained a relationship with another woman.
This matter was top-secret, and there was no way Janet could know about it.
This venomous woman must be testing him!
“Janet, no matter how you look now, I won’t betray you,” Jeff assured her.
Janet sneered before changing the topic. “I overheard your conversation just now. Have you found a clue about cultivation?”
“Yes, as long as we capture that young man named Leo and obtain the secrets of cultivation from him, it should be possible to cure your illness,” Jeff replied.
Janet fell silent for a moment and then spoke in a bone-chilling tone, “I will go with Giles and Greg to capture him.”
“That’s fine,” Jeff agreed without hesitation. Even if he disagreed, it wouldn’t matter; this venomous woman would never listen to him.
Watching Janet slowly leave with her hunched figure, Jeff let out a long sigh.
He had already made up his mind that if he obtained the secrets of cultivation and still couldn’t cure this woman, he would find a way to get rid of her; otherwise, he would never live peacefully.
On the other side, Leo had already driven to the sales center of Cloud Dream Mountain’s villas.
The sales center had been closed for a long time, but it was temporarily reopened because Villa No. 9 was going up for auction, serving as both a certification center and an auction venue.
Not far from the sales center, the parking lot, which was usually empty, was now filled with various luxury cars-Porsches, Maseratis, Ferraris, McLarens, you name it.
It looked like a luxury car exhibition.
These luxury cars indicated that the villa auction was going to be extremely competitive, and all the participants were wealthy people.
Leo found the entrance to the parking lot and was about to drive in when the security guard at the gate lowered the barrier, nearly causing Leo to collide with it.
“Hey, what are you doing?” the security guard stepped out of his booth and shouted.
Leo replied, “Of course, I’m here to park. Why are you stopping me?”
The security guard stepped out of his booth and shouted, “Parking? You’re driving a Mercedes-Benz E300, a low-end car. You’re not qualified to enter this parking lot. Go elsewhere!”
Leo understood what was happening; this guy was simply being snobbish and trying to give him a hard time because his car couldn’t compete with the luxury cars inside.
“I’m here for villa auction certification. I suggest you raise the barrier; otherwise, you’ll be responsible for the consequences!” Leo replied coldly.
The security guard became even more arrogant. “Certification for the villa auction? You drive this piece of junk and think you can participate in the auction? Do you even know the caliber of people who come here for certification? It’s better for you to leave and save yourself the embarrassment!”
Seeing Leo not saying anything, the security guard continued taunting, “Kid, let me tell you, those who came here today have assets in the hundreds of millions. Do you really not have a sense of self-awareness? Someone like you, trying to use villa auction certification as an excuse to mingle with the upper class-trust me, I’ve seen plenty of people like you. I advise you to drop this foolish idea, or else you’ll just make a fool of yourself!”