Immortality: Starting with Plundering the Talents of Monsters

The next day, early in the morning.

Xu Mo got out of bed early, but he didn't rush out of his courtyard.

He first sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion in his courtyard and began a day of arduous practice.

"Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I took over the talisman shop of the Beast Taming Luo family and I've been this serious and focused on my cultivation."

"And it's been a long time since I've seriously studied talismans while wearing my uniform."

"I'll take advantage of the time Luo Changfeng has given me to improve my cultivation and talisman-making skills."

Xu Mo gently closed his eyes, facing upwards, and began to circulate the "Gengjin Qi-Guiding Technique".

The wisps of spiritual energy in the surrounding world slowly flowed into Xu Mo's body and settled in his dantian.

It transformed into strands of Geng metal spiritual power.

"It will probably take several more months for me to break through from the sixth level of Qi Refining to the seventh level."

The sixth level of Qi Refining is the middle stage of Qi Refining, while the seventh level of Qi Refining is the late stage of Qi Refining.

The gap between the two is not like that between the fifth and sixth levels of Qi Refining, where one can break through the realm simply by diligently cultivating one's skills.

The transition from the mid-stage to the late-stage of Qi Refining is a critical juncture.

Many people who are not very talented or have poor spiritual roots.

Even in terms of cultivation, he had reached the seventh level of Qi Refining.

They will also be unable to break through, stuck at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and unable to step into the later stage of Qi Refining for the rest of their lives.

How tragic.

"Fortunately, I was able to plunder the talents of demonic beasts, and now my golden spiritual root is already of mid-grade quality."

"It shouldn't be too difficult to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining."

If Xu Mo had the original spiritual root aptitude, it would have been questionable whether he could even break through to the late stage of Qi Refining.

Now all you need to do is use water milling, and slowly hone your water milling skills.

It is possible to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining.

It's only a matter of time before Xu Mo is trapped.

After cultivating for a while, Xu Mo slowly opened his eyes and stopped circulating his cultivation technique.

"It's too early for me to go to those shop assistants in the Liuyunfang-style Treasure Pavilion now."

Since it will be seen by other people, it's inconvenient for me to do what I want.

"The only way is to wait until the Liuyun Market closes in the evening, then go to the Treasure Pavilion in the Liuyun Market and block the Treasure Pavilion's employees."

So, no one else knows what happened, which helps me cover my tracks.

Xu Mo pondered for a moment and decided to wait until evening before going to the Treasure Pavilion in Liuyun Market.

Thus, Xu Mo calmed his mind and continued cultivating until evening.

Only then, without informing the members of the Beast Taming Luo family and Luo Lingyue, did he quietly slip out of the main body of the Beast Taming Luo family.

As soon as he left the Luo family's territory, Xu Mo immediately summoned the Gengjin Cold Iron Sword and placed his feet firmly on the sword.

Xu Mo couldn't help but say:

"It's really inconvenient to fly in the air without using magical artifacts."

Furthermore, to avoid the Luo family members, I had to take many detours to barely escape the Luo family's territory.

"Now I don't have to hide anymore, and I can use my Gengjin Cold Iron Sword to fly freely."

Xu Mo made a hand seal, and then the Gengjin Cold Iron Sword carried Xu Mo away at high speed, flying towards the direction of Liuyun Market.

soon.

Xu Mo then arrived at Liuyun Market.

At this moment, the sky was dim and the sun was setting.

Everyone in Liuyun Marketplace had left. There were hardly any cultivators left.

As the most popular store in Liuyunfang, Zhenbaolou did not close down despite the death of its manager, adhering to the idea of ​​serving its customers.

Instead, they persisted in opening the shop, and the staff of Treasure House served each customer with enthusiasm, without showing any sign of distress.

The news of the death of the manager of Zhenbaolou was well covered up. Some customers asked where the manager had gone.

The staff at Treasure Pavilion only gave vague answers, saying that the manager was busy and not available today.

The cultivators who came to the Treasure Pavilion in Liuyun Market were there to buy things, and they were not particularly concerned about the whereabouts of the Treasure Pavilion manager.

And so, they were fooled by the staff at the Treasure Pavilion.

Of course, they were naturally wary and suspicious about their manager's mysterious disappearance.

They informed the two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators sent by the Zhou family of Liuyun to guard Liuyun Market about this matter early on.

In response, the two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators sent by the Liuyun Zhou family to guard Liuyun Market immediately became extremely vigilant.

There is no other reason.

He is one of the top figures in Liuyun Market.

These shoppers who came to Liuyun Market naturally paid close attention to the owner of Zhenbaolou, attracting a lot of attention.

In addition, this was in light of the monk's death yesterday.

It's hard not to be wary of these two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators sent by the Zhou family of Liuyun to guard Liuyun Market.

Therefore, after receiving a report from the staff of the Jewel House.

The two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators sent by the Zhou family of Liuyun to guard Liuyun Market immediately began their investigation in Liuyun Market.

He kept using his eyes and his outward-radiating divine sense to search for suspicious people, trying to find the owner of the Treasure Pavilion.

But the result was obvious: the two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators from the Zhou family of Liuyun Town who were guarding Liuyun Market returned empty-handed.

The bamboo basket was empty.

Originally, the two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators sent by the Zhou family of Liuyun to guard Liuyun Market planned to stay there for a while after the market closed.

Let's see if we can find the cultivator who committed the crime in Liuyun Market yesterday.

But when they thought about their meager monthly salary, they no longer wanted to put in the effort to search.

Whatever.

Anyway, our monthly salary is only so much. If they can't find it, they can't find it. This shouldn't be their problem.

This must be a headache for the higher-ups of the Liuyun Zhou family and the staff of the Treasure Pavilion in Liuyun Market.

These two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, sent by the Zhou family of Liuyun to guard Liuyun Market, deserved their "salary".

In this way...

The two cultivators sent by the Zhou family of Liuyun to guard Liuyun Market immediately returned home after Liuyun Market closed.

I'll stop worrying about this.

Who cares?

"Sure enough, the two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators sent by the Liuyun Zhou family to guard Liuyun Market stopped caring about the matter because the monthly salary given by the Liuyun Zhou family was too low."

I left work as soon as it was time to go.

Xu Mo, who flew over on the Gengjin Cold Iron Sword, released his divine sense to carefully investigate the situation around Liuyun Market.

It was confirmed that the two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators sent by the Zhou family of Liuyun to guard Liuyun Market had left and were not in Liuyun Market.

"This makes things easier for me; I can just block the Treasure Pavilion's staff directly."

The Treasure Shop in Liuyun Market managed to cover up the death of its manager by keeping the situation under control.

This has ensured that Treasure House's customer base remains very stable, with a large number of customers still coming.

This is why Liuyun Market is still the last place that Zhenbaolou closed down today.

After visiting all the other shops in Liuyun Market, there was not a single person left.

Only the employees of the Treasure Pavilion slowly walked out of this Treasure Pavilion, located in the most prime location in Liuyunfang City.

"However, I must say, the staff at Treasure House are truly dedicated."

He actually single-handedly kept the Treasure Pavilion afloat, kept the customers at ease, and even voluntarily worked overtime.

If I were a clerk at Treasure Shop, the moment I discovered the manager was missing, I wouldn't have come to work.

Xu Mo hid in the shadows, quietly watching the Treasure Pavilion employees emerge one by one from the pavilion.

"I wonder if these employees of Treasure House receive a share of Treasure House's profits."

"He actually took over the work for the Treasure Pavilion manager and did everything for the day; it's been another tiring day."

As Xu Mo pondered these matters, a sense of unease arose regarding his whereabouts.

"But I clearly remember that after I killed the manager of Treasure Pavilion yesterday, I simply put his body on the ground and left it there."

Has no one noticed this today?

Or perhaps someone discovered it and is keeping it a secret.

At this thought, a figure suddenly appeared in Xu Mo's mind.

"Could it be... a sinister and wicked old cultivator?"

"The sinister old cultivator is an expert in Yin puppetry. He covets powerful cultivators and will do anything to turn them into Yin puppets."

"After the death of the Treasure Pavilion Manager, only this old shadowy cultivator who is proficient in the art of Yin puppets has the potential to return, take away the Treasure Pavilion Manager's corpse, and then refine it into a Yin puppet."

Xu Mo lowered his head slightly and looked at the storage bag at his waist.

"Fortunately, I had already searched through the Treasure Pavilion manager's storage bag beforehand, leaving nothing for the sinister old cultivator."

Otherwise, it would be me funding the enemy.

After Xu Mo killed the manager of the Treasure Pavilion yesterday, the items he obtained from him were all high-quality first-tier mid-grade magic artifacts.

These first-tier mid-grade magic artifacts can undoubtedly be used to enhance one's own strength, but Xu Mo knows very little about these relatively high-end first-tier mid-grade magic artifacts.

I've seen very few decent first-tier mid-grade magic weapons.

Therefore.

Xu Mo has not yet deciphered the magical artifacts he obtained from the Treasure Pavilion manager's storage bag.

Furthermore, these magical artifacts belonged to the owner of the Treasure Pavilion before Xu Mo killed him yesterday.

They have acknowledged God.

It wasn't something Xu Mo could easily undo in a short time.

Xu Mo was not proficient in weapon crafting.

It will still take several days to unlock the restrictions on these high-quality first-tier mid-grade magic artifacts obtained from the Treasure Pavilion manager's storage bag.

"After spending a few more days, I will be able to refine these many first-grade mid-level magic artifacts that I obtained from the Treasure Pavilion manager's storage bag for my own use."

"These first-tier mid-grade magic artifacts are of excellent quality, but I can't use so many by myself."

"If I use too many magical artifacts at the same time, my sea of ​​consciousness will not be able to withstand it."

If it's used occasionally as a trump card, that's fine, but using it like this every day would definitely be unbearable.

Most cultivators can only control one magical artifact at a time, one that corresponds to their cultivation level.

Those like the manager of the Treasure Pavilion, who can simultaneously control multiple cultivators corresponding to their own cultivation level, are ultimately only a minority.

The cultivator's own sea of ​​consciousness and divine sense must be extremely powerful, otherwise they will not be able to control the best magic weapon corresponding to their own realm.

"However, many of the first-tier mid-grade magic weapons I obtained from the Treasure Pavilion's storage bag have the same function as my first-tier mid-grade magic weapon, the Gengjin Cold Iron Sword."

Even if used as a trump card, it won't be of any use; instead, it will only add unnecessary burden to me.

Why not give these magic weapons, which have the same function as my first-tier mid-grade magic weapon Gengjin Cold Iron Sword, to Luo Lingyue?

This would also give Luo Lingyue more magical artifacts and techniques, which could also serve as a trump card for her.

Having grasped this point, Xu Mo stopped dwelling on the issue and instead focused on the present, staring intently at the shop assistants from the Treasure Pavilion who were emerging from the best and most prestigious area of ​​Liuyun Market.

Xu Mo watched as the Treasure Pavilion employees, of varying ages and appearances, walked out of the Treasure Pavilion in Liuyun Market one by one.

A cold, fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

At the same time, Xu Mo once again extended his divine sense to carefully examine the shop assistants who came out of the Treasure Pavilion in Liuyun Market.

"Hmph, it was you bunch of petty scoundrels whose cultivation level couldn't even reach the mid-stage of Qi Refining who leaked my whereabouts and various information to that sinister old cultivator."

They really have absolutely no self-awareness.

"The manager of Zhenbaolou is at least somewhat capable. At least his cultivation level is the same as mine, both at the sixth level of Qi Refining. In addition, the manager of Zhenbaolou thinks he has been immersed in the sixth level of Qi Refining for many years."

It's only because he's about to reach the seventh level of Qi Refining and possesses so many high-quality first-grade mid-level magic artifacts that he dares to provoke me.

He revealed my whereabouts and various information to the sinister old man.

And yet, this group of Treasure Pavilion staff with such low cultivation levels actually dared to go and follow along.

They actually conspired with the manager of the Treasure Pavilion to reveal all sorts of information about me and my whereabouts to the sinister old cultivator.

"You should know that these Treasure House employees are just employees hired by Treasure House. They are not in charge of Treasure House or share in Treasure House's profits."

He was just a waiter at the Treasure Pavilion who received a fixed monthly salary.

Is it worth it for the manager of the Treasure Pavilion to make so many deals?

Looking at this group of Treasure Pavilion employees who were willing to risk their lives for the Treasure Pavilion manager, Xu Mo couldn't help but have some questions.

"Could it be that by colluding with the manager of the Treasure Pavilion, you can gain his favor and thus increase your monthly salary?"

"Or perhaps the manager of Treasure Pavilion simply paid these Treasure Pavilion employees a high monthly salary to begin with?"

Xu Mo couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration for the staff at the Treasure Pavilion.

This is a true talent.

"Unfortunately, what these employees of the Treasure Pavilion didn't know was that they had already been tricked by the Treasure Pavilion manager and the sinister old cultivator."

If the sinister old cultivator hadn't revealed this information, I would have assumed it was all information he had gathered about me and my whereabouts.

However, since the sinister old man has spoken of these things, I naturally cannot pretend I didn't see them.

After all, I, Xu Mo, am not a pushover. Even a clay figure has some temper, let alone a high-level cultivator like myself who has already reached the sixth level of Qi Refining.

"Of course, all of this is also the fault of these Treasure Pavilion employees themselves. If they hadn't done the same as the Treasure Pavilion manager, they would have revealed my whereabouts and various information to the sinister old cultivator."

I wouldn't have specifically chosen this time to lie in wait for these Treasure Pavilion employees.

"Blame yourselves, the manager of Treasure Pavilion, and that sinister old cultivator!"

After silently contemplating this sentence, Xu Mo seized the opportunity and, without waiting any longer, rushed out from the shadows.

They blocked the way perfectly in front of the Treasure Pavilion waiter at the very front.

"Hehe, guys from Treasure Pavilion, where are you headed?"

"Have you finished your work at the Jewelry Store today and are you rushing home?"

Xu Mo firmly blocked the Treasure Pavilion employee who was walking at the front, but his cold gaze passed over the employee and looked at the other Treasure Pavilion employees.

Then, Xu Mo's gaze swept over all the Treasure Pavilion employees, making these employees with lower cultivation levels feel a chill run down their spines for no apparent reason.

"By the way, are there any leaks?"

Ladies and gentlemen, are all of you from Treasure Pavilion present now? Has anyone left early?

Or are there any people who didn't come to the Treasure Pavilion today?

Xu Mo's words were calm and composed, yet contained a hint of mockery, as if he wanted to toy with the group of Treasure Pavilion employees.

The staff at the Treasure Pavilion felt a chill run down their spines, and they dared not meet his gaze or reply.

These employees of the Treasure Pavilion naturally felt a little guilty after seeing the person whose whereabouts and information they had revealed.

What's more, this is under the circumstances that Liuyun Market has closed down, all the people and customers in other shops have left, and only this group of Treasure Pavilion employees are left.

We should come up and block them.

Such a scene is undoubtedly very frightening.

"Um... Master Xu, I've been working at the Treasure Pavilion all day today, and I've served so many guests that I can't even count them on two hands. I'm exhausted."

I'm in a hurry to get home and rest, so please don't make things difficult for me. Please let me go back.

Among the employees of the Treasure House, one of the bolder ones said he wanted to go home.

"Oh, you want to go home?"

Xu Mo flashed and quickly appeared in front of the Treasure Pavilion waiter who had boldly said he wanted to go home.

"Don't you know what you've done? You still want to go home? Let me tell you clearly, you're not going home today."

As soon as Xu Mo finished speaking, another of the men immediately took to the air, trying to escape.

However, Xu Mo's divine sense was extremely sharp and had been constantly extended, so this small movement naturally could not escape Xu Mo's divine sense.

Sensing that another employee of the Treasure Pavilion was trying to escape, Xu Mo immediately flashed to the front of the employee who was trying to run away.

Do you think I'll let you go home today?

"Now that you're here, I'm not letting you go home!"