Simultaneous travel: I am a talented person in all the worlds

Chapter 504 The Way of the Supreme Being, The Way of the Salted Fish

A spirit boat cuts through the boundless sea of ​​clouds, leaving a faint white trail behind it.

"I never expected you to have such a good family background."

Dong Xuan'er leaned against the gunwale, letting the strong winds from above blow her hair and the hem of her skirt. Her large, watery eyes looked at the spirit boat at her feet with great interest. "A spirit boat made of high-grade magic artifacts must cost at least seven or eight hundred spirit stones, right?"

The mortal Mo Yu stood at the bow of the ship, looking aloof and indifferent, focused on steering the spirit boat and not bothering to pay attention to her.

The truth is, he couldn't give a reasonable answer to this question.

After all, it was difficult for him to explain where he, a disciple who had just "entered the sect," had obtained such extraordinary spiritual stones and magical artifacts.

In this world of cultivation, a spirit boat is comparable to a luxury car in one's previous life.

Even the cheapest basic version starts at two or three hundred spirit stones.

If he takes out the lowest-end version now, it will seem even more suspicious when his more advanced magical artifacts and talismans are revealed in the future.

We can only proceed step by step, increasing our own legitimacy.

"Hmph, what a blockhead, so boring."

Seeing that the young man completely ignored her, Dong Xuan'er pouted her pink lips in dissatisfaction and listlessly turned her gaze to the rapidly receding landscape below.

Just as she was feeling somewhat disheartened, an exquisite jade box floated to her side and hovered there motionless.

Dong Xuan'er took the jade box in surprise, then looked up at the figure who still had his back to her: "What is this?"

"Youth-Preserving Pill".

The voice of the mortal Mo Yu came from ahead, still in its cool and aloof tone.

"A youth-preserving pill?!"

Dong Xuan'er's beautiful eyes widened instantly, and her breath caught in her throat. "It's that kind of elixir that can keep people young forever and prevent them from aging?"

The reason she was willing to pay any price to cultivate the "Spring Transformation Technique," which had huge hidden dangers, was precisely because of its miraculous effect of preserving youth.
Even if she cultivates this technique to the Foundation Establishment stage, she must engage in dual cultivation with another person to replenish her energy; otherwise, her cultivation will stagnate or even regress, but she is willing to do so.

This shows just how much she cares about her appearance.

Dong Xuan'er couldn't wait to open the jade box. Inside, she saw a single pill the size of a longan, emitting a faint fragrance.

An indescribable joy and excitement instantly surged into her heart; Mo Yu's gift had truly touched her heart.

I wouldn't trade this Youth Preservation Pill for a Foundation Establishment Pill!
Just as she was admiring the elixir with great delight, the voice of the mortal Mo Yu drifted over once more:
"The medical classics say: When a woman reaches the age of 37, her kidney qi is balanced, so her true teeth grow and reach their full length. Junior sister, your teeth are not yet fully grown, so it is best not to take this pill now. Otherwise, your body will be prematurely fixed, which may hinder your future cultivation of the Great Dao. If Master finds out then, he will not forgive me."

It was still that indifferent tone devoid of any emotion, but to Dong Xuan'er's ears at this moment, it sounded like the most melodious heavenly music in the world, and there was no trace of the previous disgust left.

She carefully placed the Youth-Preserving Pill along with the jade box into her storage bag, then raised her head, a sweet smile spreading across her face, her voice becoming much softer and more charming:

"When I asked Senior Brother Moyu to send a gift before, it was just a joke from me. I didn't expect that Senior Brother would actually remember it and even... even prepare such a valuable gift."

“A gentleman keeps his promise; once he has made it, he will naturally keep it.”

The mortal Mo Yu stood with his hands behind his back, his robes fluttering, exuding an air of superiority. "Besides, these are just some external things that are of no benefit to cultivation. They are not a great gift."

Dong Xuan'er gently tidied her wind-blown hair, twirling a strand of hair between her fingers. As her eyes darted around, she suddenly seemed to remember something.

She narrowed her eyes: "I remember that Senior Brother Mo Yu seemed to have promised to give Senior Sister Shuang Ling a gift. I wonder what Senior Brother has prepared for Senior Sister? Could it be... another Youth Preservation Pill?"

"of course not."

Without a second thought, the mortal Mo Yu casually denied it, saying, "This pill is of little use to Senior Sister Shuang Ling. I noticed that she was quite interested in the spell manipulation I demonstrated earlier, so I prepared a rudimentary understanding of the Five Elements spells and would like to ask her for some guidance."

Upon hearing that the "Youth-Preserving Pill" had been given to her alone, Dong Xuan'er felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey, and she barely heard a word of the rest of the conversation.

After all, how can a mere manual of magical techniques compare to a youth-preserving pill?
In an instant, her favorability towards the mortal Mo Yu skyrocketed as if she were riding a spirit boat.

In her mind, Mo Yu's image had quietly transformed from the initial "plain-looking, annoyingly talkative blockhead" into "a senior brother who is very interesting to talk about, a little rigid in his actions, but very gentle at heart."

As for the distance and hostility in her previous words, she felt it was only because she had made a bad first impression on him, which led to his slight prejudice against her.

Although the mortal Mo Yu did not turn around, his powerful divine sense had already taken in every change in Dong Xuan'er's eyes, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly:
'Women in this world are definitely much easier to handle than the sophisticated urban women of the information age, who have been refined through countless tricks. The womanizing secrets taught by the Qin Shi master are truly amazing; he hooked her in no time.'

He's not the "self" from Demon Slayer who wholeheartedly advocates pure love.

Regarding romantic relationships, as a seasoned slacker who prefers to lie low, his views are quite similar to those of that big shot from the Qin Dynasty.

He even accepted the enchantresses of the Hehuan Sect without hesitation, so how could he really turn away a beauty like Dong Xuan'er, who had a powerful Core Formation cultivator like Hong Fu behind her and was herself a beauty of unparalleled grace?
Everything before was just a ploy to lure him in and, incidentally, to lay the groundwork for some of his illogical secrets.

After that, Dong Xuan'er became much calmer, but she would occasionally steal glances at his tall and straight back with a bright and curious look, and no one knew what she was thinking.

……

Mo Yu's spiritual power as a mortal was far beyond that of ordinary people. In addition, the Yang spiritual root had an abnormal recovery effect under sunlight, so the spirit boat sped along without needing to stop.

In just a few hours, the two had traversed thousands of miles and arrived at their destination—Lanzhou.

As he flew over a magnificent city below, he deliberately slowed down and glanced down.

Although this city cannot compare to Jiayuan City, which occupies a strategic location for water and land transportation and is wealthy and prosperous, as the capital of Lanzhou, its scale is even larger.

"Lanzhou Prefecture City..."

The mortal Mo Yu murmured softly, but in his heart he remembered the information that Yan Shi had given him.

The headquarters of the Five Colors Sect is located here.

"The invasion of the demonic path is about to begin. I wonder if this mission will be related to it."

He hadn't forgotten that behind the Five-Colored Gate stood the Spirit Beast Mountain, one of the seven major sects of the Yue Kingdom.

Meanwhile, Spirit Beast Mountain has an ambiguous relationship with the Spirit Control Sect, one of the six demonic sects of Tianluo Kingdom, and has already secretly pledged allegiance to them.

In the future invasion by the demonic forces, they betrayed their own side at the most critical moment, catching the seven factions of Yue Kingdom off guard and directly causing the collapse of their defenses. They were driven out of Yue Kingdom in disgrace with almost no decent resistance, suffering heavy losses.

While pondering, the mortal Mo Yu noticed a landmark ahead that was extremely similar to the one marked on the map. With a thought, he slowly brought the spirit boat to a stop.

"Are we there yet?"

Dong Xuan'er curiously moved closer, her body almost pressed against his back, and a warm, delicate fragrance wafted over, captivating his heart.

This time, the mortal Mo Yu did not deliberately dodge or say anything as before.

With a thought, a map flew out of his storage bag and unfolded in front of him.

"Judging from the terrain, this should be the place."

Dong Xuan'er keenly noticed the subtle change in her senior brother Mo Yu's attitude, and a slight smile involuntarily appeared on her lips. She moved even closer, pretending to be intently studying the map.
"This is my first mission. Senior Brother Mo Yu, do you have any experience in handling these kinds of things?"

"Before joining this group, I spent some time hanging out in some ordinary gangs. If things aren't too complicated, I should be able to handle it."

Mo Yu, a mortal, replied calmly, but inwardly he clicked his tongue in disbelief: 'Tsk, what a hassle. If only Junior Brother Han Li were on this mission with me.' To be honest, given his laid-back personality, he would have preferred to slack off and lie around the whole time on this kind of errand.

But given Dong Xuan'er's intelligence... based on his observations over this period of time and her behavior in the original work, she is simply not trustworthy.

There's no other way; it seems he'll have to do it himself. Hopefully, it won't be too much trouble.

Otherwise, he would just give up. At the age of fifteen, the worst that could happen is that he would lose some of Hong Fu's opinion of him.

Conversely, the higher the rating, the heavier the task. So, slightly lowering the hidden score to reduce the task difficulty is not necessarily a bad thing.

Mo Yu, a mortal, casually conjured a fireball the size of a human head and threw it into the sky.

The fireball exploded in the air, turning into a dazzling display of fireworks, which served as a signal to the local manager to come and greet them.

"Senior Brother Moyu, is there anything I should be careful about later?"

Dong Xuan'er was only 18 years old, and it was her first time going out to handle business, so she was a little nervous.

After thinking for a moment, the mortal Mo Yu decided to give her a pointer and said:

"Let's see what kind of person the manager here is. If he greets us with a smile and tries to please us in every way, but avoids talking about the real issue of the conflict, then we don't need to be polite and can be a little more domineering."

Conversely, if he seems worried and unfriendly, and immediately jumps into the main topic upon meeting us, then we need to be more gentle and less assertive.

"?"

Dong Xuan'er's beautiful mind was momentarily unable to process what was happening.

After all, she was just a sixteen-year-old girl who had been pampered since childhood and found it difficult to understand these complex issues. She could only extract a few points that she could understand.

She frowned and asked, puzzled, "Senior Brother Moyu, aren't you saying the opposite? Why should we be arrogant and domineering towards those who greet us with smiles, but polite to those who don't treat us well?"

The mortal Mo Yu thought to himself, speechless: 'This woman is incredibly naive.'

Before the local official arrived, he patiently gave her a vivid introductory lesson on "the way of being superior."

"The saying goes, 'When someone is treated with courtesy, they must have something in mind.' If someone who is not related to us and is meeting us for the first time is overly enthusiastic, they are most likely trying to get something out of us."

"Our purpose in coming here is to resolve the conflict and complete our mission. As a local strongman, he avoids discussing this matter, either because he has something to hide and doesn't want us to know the truth, or because he doesn't take this conflict seriously at all. Either way, it shows that this person is more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything."

When dealing with this type of person, we must be assertive and firmly grasp the initiative from the beginning; this will save us a lot of unnecessary trouble.

"Conversely, if the person who comes focuses all their attention on the important matter at hand, regardless of their ability, it at least shows that they are genuinely trying to solve the problem."

Such a person is highly likely to be a valuable asset. We simply need to give him sufficient authority and avoid excessively discouraging his enthusiasm, and he will handle everything for us, saving us a considerable amount of effort.

"If he is exceptionally capable, we might not have to do anything. He alone could perfectly resolve this mission, and we could reap the rewards without lifting a finger."

After listening to the explanation from the mortal Mo Yu, Dong Xuan'er seemed to understand but not quite, and her brows furrowed even more deeply.

This theory is completely at odds with the world she had previously encountered.

After all, with an aunt at the Core Formation stage around, everyone in the world she saw truly greeted her with smiles and boundless enthusiasm...

Therefore, she instinctively felt repulsed by this theory that overturned her worldview.

However, given her experience and intellect, she simply couldn't come up with an effective rebuttal.

After hesitating for a long time, she asked weakly, "But... wouldn't all the credit go to him? We didn't do anything, and we relied entirely on someone else's efforts to report back to the sect. Wouldn't we be looked down upon?"

"Everyone has their own expertise; whatever position you're in, that's what you should do."

Mo Yu, a mortal, sighed softly, a hint of helplessness in his eyes as he looked at the "naive and innocent" girl. "Do you really think that if we ignore the local officials and handle things properly ourselves, others will respect us? And that in the future, when we go on missions, the officials in other places will be willing to cooperate with us?"

Dong Xuan'er tilted her head and asked blankly, "...Isn't that right?"

Mo Yu, a mortal, sighed and rubbed his forehead.

It's true, I'm not afraid of the rich second generation being arrogant and extravagant, I'm afraid of them suddenly wanting to prove themselves.

But these second-generation rich kids are just so self-important, they have to prove themselves.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a figure approaching on a magical artifact below, and could only explain as quickly as possible:

“Doing things well is the duty of the person in charge. Now that trouble has arisen and the sect needs to send someone down, regardless of the cause, it is tantamount to announcing to the higher-ups that he is not capable enough for the job.”

"The less impact he has on this mission, the harsher his punishment will be afterward. Conversely, if he demonstrates sufficient ability in this mission, he can not only make amends but may even turn misfortune into a blessing and advance further."

"Our task is simply to 'resolve this matter.' The sect judges us by the degree to which things are completed, not by how much work we actually did. 'Knowing people and using them well' is itself an extremely rare and important ability."

"Once we return to the sect, we'll put in a good word for this steward in the mission report and recommend him for merit. He'll receive a reward from the sect, and stewards in other places will naturally take notice. In the future, when we have other missions, those stewards who crave rewards will put in their utmost effort, fully cooperate with us, and do their best to prove themselves."

"In this way, the dirty and hard work will be eagerly done by the subordinates, and our credit won't be diminished in the slightest. Isn't it great to be able to get things done perfectly while lying down?"

The amount of information conveyed in those words was so overwhelming that Dong Xuan'er's brain completely shut down.

She barely listened; all she felt was that... Senior Brother Mo Yu seemed incredibly powerful.

Just then, the figure below flew to the front of the spirit boat.

"My two immortal masters, I am Fu Chang, the manager of this mine. The banquet has been prepared. Please come and let me welcome you and help you clear your way."

An elderly man with half-white hair and beard, and a slightly plump figure, greeted the two of them with a fawning smile and bowing.

Mo Yu, a mere mortal, merely scanned him with his divine sense and already knew his cultivation level, inwardly shaking his head in disbelief.

'At his age, he's still only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, which shows he hasn't focused on cultivation at all. We probably can't count on him for this mission.'

He made up his mind, immediately put on a stern face, and flicked his long sleeves.

"Om-!"

A surge of malevolent energy erupted from his body!

This aura was the undigested yang energy accumulated in his body from constantly inhaling and exhaling yang energy along the way. It was extremely strong and yang, and domineering beyond compare!
The obsequious smile on Steward Fu Chang's face froze instantly. In a daze, he seemed to see not a young man, but a blazing sun! The scorching and majestic aura almost refined his soul!
"lead the way."

Just two words.

This caused Fu Chang's heart to tremble violently. His legs quivered, and his head drooped even lower. His voice trembled as he stammered, "Yes...yes! Immortal Master, this way please."

Dong Xuan'er, standing to the side, also looked a little pale.

Although the malevolent energy was not directed at her, the close proximity still caused a significant shock to her untrained mind.

However, she felt no anger whatsoever.

She just stared blankly at the tall, straight back of the young man in front of her.

'Senior Brother Mo Yu's domineering demeanor is so...so handsome!'

(End of this chapter)