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

Chapter 507 Buying the murderer
The "change of place" that Xu Yan mentioned refers to a place called "Baihua Tower" located in the southern district of Lanzhou Prefecture.

The building is three stories high, with flying eaves and brackets. Strings of ambiguous pink gauze lanterns hang from the corners of the eaves, and even in the bright daylight, it still exudes a decadent and extravagant atmosphere.

Dong Xuan'er frowned, instinctively moving closer to Mo Yu, inwardly cursing, "This woman is definitely no good!"

Xu Mei ignored the disgusted look in the eyes of the girl behind her and led the two to a secluded backyard, stopping in front of a rockery.

With a gentle touch, she unknowingly activated some mechanism on the stone wall.

"Rumble..."

With a soft click of a mechanism, an entire stone wall slowly opened inward, revealing a deep, dark passage leading underground.

"Sir, please."

The dark room was small, but it was very well organized.

The walls were not decorated in the usual way, but rather consisted of uniformly sized hidden compartments, each marked with a different number in small seal script.

Dong Xuan'er looked around curiously, clearly having never seen such a place before, and found it very novel.

Xu Yan ignored the naive and adorable young lady and skillfully searched the wall, finding the corresponding cabinet number among the many hidden compartments.

He twisted the mechanism and casually tossed a storage bag to Mo Yu.

"The twenty bottles of Qi-strengthening and Qi-nourishing pills that you consigned here last time, young master, sold for a total of four hundred spirit stones; ten high-grade primary offensive talismans and twenty defensive talismans of the same grade, totaling one thousand eight hundred spirit stones. In total, two thousand two hundred spirit stones."

Xu Yan chuckled, gently waving her fan: "According to our old rules, we take one-tenth. I'll round it down for you, young master. The remaining two thousand spirit stones are all here. Please count them."

"Two...two thousand spirit stones?!"

When Dong Xuan'er, who was following behind, heard the number, she was completely stunned, her eyes wide open.

She instinctively turned her head and looked in astonishment at the indifferent-looking boy beside her.

My seemingly ordinary senior brother is not only exceptionally talented and gifted, but also incredibly wealthy!
No wonder... no wonder he didn't care about the resources his aunt had given him before, no wonder he could use the spirit boat for transportation!
But... wasn't he originally a rogue cultivator?
But isn't he a rogue cultivator?
Is this some kind of rogue cultivator?

Even ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators probably don't have his wealth!
Mo Yu, seemingly oblivious to Dong Xuan'er's horrified expression, calmly put the storage bag into his robes and transmitted his thoughts telepathically:
"I have quite a bit of experience in the art of talisman making. My junior brother Han Li, who started at the same time as me, is skilled in alchemy. If you are interested in this, junior sister, I can tell you about it slowly after this matter is over."

A knowing glint flashed in Dong Xuan'er's eyes.

Oh, so you're a talisman master and an alchemist. That's alright then.

The cultivation world is like this: anyone who can master any one of the hundred arts of cultivation to the point of being able to consistently produce finished products will have a much greater fortune than ordinary cultivators of the same level.

For example, her senior sister Feng Yaoqin from Hanmei Peak is skilled in playing the zither and making talismans; her sixth senior sister Ling Weiying is proficient in alchemy.

If a cultivation family in Yue Kingdom wants to invite their senior sister to attend and play a piece at an important celebration, the appearance fee alone would start at hundreds of spirit stones, not to mention any extra tributes afterward.

However, to master any cultivation technique to the point of stable output, the initial investment is almost entirely "burned" with massive amounts of resources.

The quality of one's talent merely determines how much resources are needed.

The senior sister spent almost all the spirit stones she earned from playing the zither into the bottomless pit of "talismans".

Sometimes this even affects their normal spiritual practice, forcing them to borrow money from other fellow practitioners for relief.

But the eldest senior sister always argued vehemently: "I've already invested so much, if I give up now, won't I lose everything? I have to increase my investment and earn back my money! Besides, I feel like I'm almost there, really, I'll be there soon! Junior sister, could you lend me some more spirit stones? I'll definitely repay you double later..."

Therefore, it is clear that for a rootless and independent cultivator like Mo Yu, mastering a costly cultivation technique in the early stages when resources are scarce is almost impossible.

Unless... their talent is so exceptional that they can immediately master the basics after burning through the initial resources, and then use the war to fuel the war, snowballing their industry into a massive enterprise.

But it's hard to say whether this level of talent is rarer or rarer than a mutated spiritual root.

Ignoring Dong Xuan'er beside him, whose thoughts were wandering off somewhere else.

Mo Yu, a mortal, turned his gaze back to Xu Yan:

"I would like to know what noteworthy events have occurred in Lanzhou Prefecture recently, the specific movements of the Five Colors Sect, and detailed intelligence on the Spirit Beast Mountain's presence here."

Xu Yan half-covered her luscious red lips with a round fan, her fox-like eyes narrowing slightly: "The information about Lanzhou and the Five Colors Sect is easy to deal with; it's just mundane stuff. Given our relationship, I'll give it to you for free, young master. But Spirit Beast Mountain... that's one of the seven major sects of our Yue Kingdom. My small business can't afford to offend them."

Although there was no prior communication, based on his understanding of Mo Yu's past behavior and his unusual words and actions today, he was able to...

The quick-witted Xu Yan understood almost instantly what role she should play to help him perform this play well.

Although she was unaware that a Core Formation cultivator's divine sense was locked onto this place, and simply assumed it was an act for the seemingly naive young girl next to her, she had a very precise grasp of the role she needed to play.

"I'll pay double the price."

"I am a mortal," Mo Yu said expressionlessly.

"Cuckoo..."

Xu Yan let out a series of silvery laughs.

She stepped forward and gently tapped Mo Yu's chest with the tip of her fan, her breath sweet as orchids.

"Young master is truly... vulgar. How about you stay and keep me company tonight? I will tell you everything I know, and I won't charge you a single penny. What do you say?"

The mortal Mo Yu lowered his eyes expressionlessly, looking at the fan pressed against his chest, a hint of warning in his eyes:
'If you keep causing trouble like this, just wait and see how I deal with you!'

Xu Yan raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly, replying with her eyes:
'Yan Nu is just playing along with you, Young Master.' Upon seeing this, the mortal Mo Yu made a move to turn and leave.

"Oh dear! Young master, you have quite a temper, you're so easily teased."

Xu Yan was startled, fearing she had gone too far and would really be punished by him. She quickly stepped forward, grabbed his sleeve, and her tone softened instantly.
"Don't go, don't go, I'll tell you, I'll tell you now, okay?"

This series of pulling and flirting made Dong Xuan'er both angry and anxious, wishing she could immediately rescue her senior brother from the clutches of this vixen.

Xu Yan suppressed her seductive manner and coughed lightly:
"There have been many important events in Lanzhou recently, but I imagine there are only a few that would catch your eye, young master."

The most noteworthy event is the increasingly fierce conflict between the local powerful gang, Jingjiao Society, and the Five Colors Gate.

Not long ago, the two sides fought a fierce battle for control of Guanggui City, which ultimately ended in the defeat of the Five Colors Gate.

"Perhaps this has spurred them on, the Five Colors Sect has become increasingly aggressive, swallowing up small gangs and expanding its territory, causing widespread resentment."

"As for the intelligence regarding Spirit Beast Mountain within the city..."

Xu Yan hesitated for a moment before speaking in a deep voice:
"I don't know all the details either. What I can confirm is that there are five cultivators permanently stationed in the city. Three of them were there originally, and the other two were recently sent to be stationed here. I can be sure that no Foundation Establishment cultivators have arrived."

"but……"

She then changed the subject, "According to reliable sources, there have been quite a few new disciples from Spirit Beast Mountain in several locations outside the city. Their whereabouts are mysterious, and the specific reasons are unknown. It is suspected that... a Foundation Establishment cultivator is in charge of them."

As she spoke, she turned around and searched the wall for a while, opened another hidden compartment, and took out an original file from it.

"This is a detailed intelligence summary, one hundred spirit stones. Young Master just mentioned double, so it's two hundred spirit stones."

Two hundred spirit stones? Why don't you just rob someone?!

Dong Xuan'er could no longer hold back and cried out.

She took out all her savings accumulated over the years, but even that probably wouldn't be enough to cover this much.

She immediately grabbed Mo Yu's arm and started to walk out, "Senior Brother Mo Yu, let's go! The reward for a regular mission in the sect is only two or three spirit stones. We can skip this mission! I can always tell my aunt when we get back!"

The mortal Mo Yu seemed not to hear her advice and remained unmoved.

He casually took the intelligence report from Xu Yan, glanced at it briefly, and after confirming that it was correct, put it directly into his storage bag.

He looked up and said to Xu Yan:

"Also, kill someone for me."

"Sir, please tell me."

Xu Yan's expression remained unchanged; she simply smiled charmingly.

“Fu Chang, the manager of the Yellow Maple Valley mine, is at the seventh level of Qi Refining. I want him dead, and he must die at the hands of a disciple of Spirit Beast Mountain.”

"?!"

Dong Xuan'er's eyes widened, her mind going completely blank.

what's the situation? !

Isn't Fu Chang the manager of Huangfeng Valley in this area? Why is my senior brother hiring someone to kill him?
"Killing him wouldn't be difficult."

Xu Yan pondered for a moment, then said, "Let the disciples of Spirit Beast Mountain take action."

She held up two slender fingers: "This price."

"Two hundred spirit stones, or even more."

"Arrange it as soon as possible."

The mortal Mo Yu said nonchalantly, "The required spirit stones will be deducted directly from my consignment account."

He wouldn't bother with things he could solve with spirit stones; after all, the one thing he had in abundance right now was money.

……

Dong Xuan'er followed Mo Yu out of the brothel in a daze, her mind still a complete mess.

She couldn't help but feel sorry for him:

"Four hundred spirit stones! Senior brother, you're really ruthless! Even if we complete this mission perfectly, the sect's rewards combined wouldn't be worth that many spirit stones!"

Mo Yu, a mortal, glanced at her and casually reminded her:

"Have you forgotten the supplies that Master asked you to give me before you left?"

Dong Xuan'er remembered that there was indeed such a thing: "Wasn't that the entry resources that Aunt bestowed upon you, Senior Brother? All new disciples in the sect receive them when they enter, but as Aunt's personal disciple, you received an exceptionally generous amount."

"I don't know what Master's original intention was."

Mo Yu, a mortal, said calmly, "But in my opinion, that's the funding and equipment that Master approved for this mission. As long as the cost is within five hundred spirit stones, I can accept it."

Dong Xuan'er was a little confused: "Is...is that so?"

(End of this chapter)