247: They're all up to something.

Shen Mo had originally thought that the Heavenly Sound Tempering Art was some kind of sound-based cultivation technique.

He thought, this is simply a must-have for scheming people!

As it turned out, the Heavenly Sound Tempering Art he received was even better than he had imagined!

What he received was a unique cultivation method of the Yin Feng Clan.

Wait, don't misunderstand.

This was not for Shen Mo himself to cultivate.

Instead, it was a sound-based auxiliary method used by members of the Yin Feng Clan when they cultivated a Tianyin Art, which was beneficial for their melody creation.

It could enhance their sound-based attack capabilities.

Let's put it this way: if a member of the Yin Feng Clan could unleash five-tenths of their musical attack power, then this Heavenly Sound Tempering Art could increase their attack power to seven-tenths!

This was enough to drive the Yin Feng Clan crazy!

Tsk tsk!

What a huge loss!

Holy cow!

If he had known earlier, he would have claimed the reward when he went to see Yuan Feng.

Oh, his Soft Rice Value wasn't enough at that time?

Then never mind, it's fine!

Shen Mo felt regretful in his heart, a great opportunity missed!

Otherwise, wouldn't he have gotten another large wave of Soft Rice Value?!

He was truly about to take off!

Hmm, wait, this isn't necessarily a bad thing!

It's good to fleece one person, but there's a limit!

Why not fleece everyone in the Yin Feng Clan?

Thinking of this, Shen Mo immediately chuckled.

He tucked the item away, feeling satisfied.

This time, he didn't buy anything good that was suitable for his cultivation.

However, having these three items was already pretty good.

The dog system was much more generous than before.

Previously, it was stingy; if you didn't meet certain conditions, it wouldn't even let you look at the items in the mall, let alone buy them.

At least now he had more options to choose from.

When his Soft Rice Value increased later, he would buy other things.

There would always be other good things refreshing.

As Shen Mo thought this, he hummed softly.

And as he was thinking this, Panlong was first hit on the head by the soul power crystal Shen Mo threw over, and then hit on the foot by the Ten Thousand Wood War God Method Shen Mo threw over.

It felt aggrieved in its heart, waited for a while, and finding that Shen Mo finally stopped throwing things, it immediately began to cultivate.

However, the Ten Thousand Wood War God Method required various divine woods for tempering, and Shen Mo and Panlong currently didn't have the conditions for that!

Shen Mo was not in a hurry, he just said to him, "You first steadily recover your strength, and then we'll talk about seizing this ship."

That's right, Shen Mo was already thinking about how to seize the ship.

.........

Inside the First Mate's cabin.

Mirar was on a call with someone from the Black Sea Star Pirates headquarters.

"Xie La, Bal indeed fell for the trap and took Yuan Tianyin into Fengming Port."

"He should be sure not to return."

Its expression was familiar yet humble as it reported.

Clearly, the person on the video call was the one it truly served.

"Hmph, that Octopus person, Bal, really thought I had no way to deal with him."

Is a being like Yuan Tianyin someone he could capture and bring back to his lair?

He even thought he could get the upper hand on me.

Now, neither he nor the person behind him can do anything to me!

Especially since they lost Yuan Tianyin this time, when the blame comes down, who knows how they will be punished!

"You don't need to worry about this."

This has nothing to do with you; you are just a small subordinate, completely unable to influence Bal's decision, so how can this be blamed on you!"

The person on the other side of the video waved a hand and said.

And Mirar visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

Bal and the others were completely wiped out this time, and Yuan Tianyin was lost; it certainly couldn't hide this from headquarters.

Not only could it not hide it, but it also had to explain everything in detail; otherwise, even a slight falsehood would be interpreted by headquarters as treason.

Fortunately, Bal courted death, and this time everything was led by him.

In addition, Yuan Feng and the others suddenly appeared in Fengming Port; Mirar suspected that someone had leaked the news, leading Yuan Feng and the others to be certain that they would pass through here, otherwise they wouldn't have been blocking the way here.

Although the subsequent events were accidental, it was absolutely correct that Yuan Feng and the others were blocking the way here.

So, subsequently, by following the clues, it traced it to Xie La.

Mirar was also straightforward and directly defected to Xie La.

With this act as a pledge of allegiance, it would become Xie La's confidant and top general.

After all, both of them were tied to the same rope; whoever leaked the news would die.

Under such circumstances, both sides could naturally trust each other.

And Xie La gladly accepted Mirar's defection.

After all, he leaked Bal and the others' whereabouts precisely to bring Bal down; now that the goal had been achieved and Bal's confidant was willing to defect to him, why wouldn't he accept?

Both parties cooperated happily and kept the secret together; there was no better decision than this.

As they were talking, Xie La asked again, "How have that Wanmu Clan member and his Wood Slave been dealt with?"

"Don't let them talk nonsense!"

"Try to dig out the information from their mouths as much as possible."

"If not, kill them!"

Xie La's expression was sinister.

It was a coincidence.

He had deliberately leaked the news about Yuan Feng and the others, originally not intending for Bal and the others to pay any significant price, but just to cause them some trouble.

If they could lose Yuan Tianyin, that would be even better.

Unexpectedly, Shen Mo, by a strange twist of fate, helped him.

At this moment, he was thinking about how to deal with Shen Mo and Panlong behind him.

And as he spoke, Mirar said, "Xie La, please rest assured, I will handle this properly."

"There are still ten days of travel before returning to the base."

"I will pry open their mouths in these few days!"

After prying it open, they would naturally be killed!

Upon hearing this, Xie La immediately nodded in satisfaction and said, "Good, very good."

"If you can't pry it open, then kill them directly."

"Our matter this time cannot be exposed."

The two had already agreed that this matter must absolutely not be exposed.

As for the secret of the Wanmu Clan that Shen Mo and his group represented, they could investigate it later.

It was impossible for there to be no other people in the Wanmu Clan who knew the secret.

.........

After Mirar and Xie La discussed, on the other side, Shen Mo looked at Panlong, who had almost fully recovered, and frowned slightly, saying, "How is it?"

"Is the recovery going well enough?"

"Mm."

Panlong nodded and said, "You were too heavy-handed before; his origin was almost destroyed."

"But I don't rely on this for combat, so it doesn't matter."

He was not truly the Yin Wood of the Wanmu Clan; whether the power of the Yin Wood could be fully restored was not within his consideration.

Being able to exert a portion of its power was enough.