Immortality: Starting with Plundering the Talents of Monsters

In the silent night, there were no stars, only faint streaks of silvery moonlight descending, flowing like water over the mountains and ridges.

Suddenly, a black shadow appeared on one corner of the silvery-white moon, which was then completely obscured by dark clouds.

In an instant.

A light rain pattered down, the water droplets like silk, breaking the tranquility unique to the night.

Inside a simple house in a shantytown.

The incense, meant to calm the mind, went out.

Xu Mo slowly put down the wolf-hair brush, and two first-grade mid-level golden light talismans were neatly stacked.

"Tomorrow, I will be introduced by the manager of the gambling den to work as a guest master in the Luo family.

Within the clan, a trial is inevitable.

His gaze shifted, landing on three discarded talisman papers to the side.

"I drew five first-grade mid-level golden light talismans, succeeding twice and failing three times."

In other words, my current success rate for medium-grade Golden Light Talismans is about two-fifths.

Xu Mo carefully put away the two completed mid-grade golden light talismans and placed them in the same place as the ones he had drawn before.

"This success rate is sufficient to meet the requirements of the Beast Taming Luo family, so there's no need to worry about it anymore."

A flash of white light appeared in the storage bag, and a set of jet-black clothes, a black mask, and a black straw hat gently landed in the palm of the hand.

"Before joining the Luo family, we must first clean up the mess here."

"Steward Sun, I'm coming to retrieve my spirit stones..."

After Xu Mo finished disguising himself, he pushed open the door and blended perfectly into the darkness, making him indistinguishable to the naked eye.

Looking at his own attire, it would be almost impossible for anyone to recognize the person unless they deliberately used their divine sense to investigate.

"Excellent, this outfit is extremely suitable for nighttime operations, making it the best choice for stealthy assassinations."

The fine rain fell, pattering on the treetops and the stone path, making a continuous "drip-drip" sound.

The sound of his footsteps was perfectly concealed, allowing Xu Mo to walk straight towards Steward Sun's room without having to tiptoe.

Although Steward Sun is a member of the Liuyun Zhou family, he has long since fallen out of favor and is now just like these poor, rogue cultivators.

They lived together in the shantytown on the outskirts of the market.

Having lived here for ten years, Xu Mo easily found his way to Steward Sun's house.

He knocked lightly on the door three times, and upon hearing footsteps inside, he immediately slipped away and disappeared into the darkness.

pat.

  

The rain fell even more heavily.

Manager Sun opened the door, a question lingering in his mind.

Before he could react, a dazzling golden light suddenly appeared, standing out starkly against the backdrop of the night.

In the blink of an eye.

The golden light, enhanced by the [Sharp Golden Breath], shot out like an arrow, carrying an unparalleled sharpness and fierceness, heading straight for Steward Sun's brow.

A mid-grade first-tier flying sword was swiftly summoned, transforming into a thick rock that blocked Steward Sun's brow.

In an instant, the rocks crumbled inch by inch, and huge cracks appeared on the blade of the flying sword.

Manager Sun, relying on a simple folk technique and a mid-grade first-tier magic weapon, managed to withstand this fatal blow.

At that moment, he felt a chill run down his spine, every hair on his body stood on end, and a coldness rose from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.

"Ha! I am a steward of the Liuyun Zhou family..."

"Who dares to attack me in secret?"

Soon, Steward Sun forced himself to calm down and released his divine sense to search all directions.

Unexpectedly, before his divine sense could spread out, spiritual energy fluctuations arose again beside him, and three golden streaks of light shot out one after another.

Steward Sun had no choice but to hastily summon his flying sword and passively defend himself, colliding with the incoming golden streak of light.

A clear, metallic sound rang out.

After withstanding the two streams of light, the mid-grade first-tier flying sword could not withstand the pressure and broke in two.

A sense of impending doom compelled Steward Sun to mobilize his spiritual power and cast a mud-based spell.

Rocks floated in the air and piled up in front of Steward Sun.

"This time, I'll use you, you old dog, to refine my [Fire Scythe Blade]!"

Xu Mo hid in the shadows, his eyes as cold as knives.

After realizing that Steward Sun might have survived, he didn't hesitate and immediately had a slight thought.

He activated his killing talent [Fire Scythe Condensation Blade] at full power, only to find his spiritual energy completely depleted.

Two blazing red flames condensed into blades, and the surrounding temperature soared, the scorching heat evaporating the falling raindrops.

The remaining golden stream of light shattered the earth magic, and the cross-shaped crimson flame blade followed closely behind, rushing forward.

Swish!

The razor-sharp, fiery blade sliced ​​Steward Sun into pieces, dark red blood gushing out and pooling on the ground.

The crimson flames, undiminished, spread along the flesh and blood, gradually burning the four intact body pieces to ashes.

A chilly wind blew by, and the rain fell even harder.

The dense, compact raindrops washed over the ground again and again, fading away the pool of blood and the bloodstains beside the broken pieces.

"That old dog Sun must have angered the heavens, which sent down this heavy rain to help me cover up my tracks."

After killing Steward Sun, Xu Mo felt a surge of pleasure and satisfaction, and couldn't help but secretly cheer.

"And this [Fire Scythe Condensed Blade] is extremely powerful, and its ability to destroy corpses and eliminate evidence is unparalleled."

In the future, keep an eye on the Crimson Flame Scythe Mantis. It would be even better if you could acquire its other talent, [Emberfire Bone Burning].

Of course, Xu Mo wouldn't forget the most important part after killing someone: seizing the treasure.

He first used his divine sense to quickly locate Steward Sun's storage bag amidst the torrential rain.

"Thirty low-grade spirit stones in just the storage bag, that's really extravagant..."

Xu Mo opened Steward Sun's storage bag, counted the contents carefully, and sighed softly.

Then, he entered Steward Sun's room and meticulously scanned it with his divine sense.

Finally, they located a small box hidden under the bed inside the house.

Xu Mo squatted down and took out the box.

"Steward Sun usually takes advantage of the Zhou family's power and his cultivation level of the fourth level of Qi Refining to exploit and oppress the rogue cultivators in the shantytown."

I imagine... there must be quite a few good things in this little box.

Xu Mo's eyes flashed with anticipation, but upon closer inspection, he saw a mid-grade first-level sealing talisman affixed to the box.

"This talisman was created specifically to seal away valuable items."

If a cultivator is not familiar with the art of talismans, they will certainly be unable to break this sealing talisman.

He could only stare blankly at the chest full of valuables.

But coincidentally, Xu Mo is a mid-grade first-tier talisman master.

Even without creating a sealing charm, there are ways to break it.

He placed his hand on the sealing talisman, and a wisp of spiritual energy traveled through his arm and into the talisman.

A flame appeared, and the sealing talisman spontaneously combusted and turned to ash.

"With such tight security, I hope the contents of the box won't disappoint me."

The small box was opened, revealing a small bag and a spellbook inside.

Xu Mo first picked up the small bag, weighed it in his hand, and heard the sound of a large number of spirit stones colliding with each other.

"There are fifty low-grade spirit stones in this bag!"

The spirit stones that Steward Sun painstakingly devoured ultimately benefited me.

Suddenly, Xu Mo possessed eighty spirit stones, the money coming in so quickly it felt like a dream.

"In this world, killing and robbing is still the fastest way to make money..."

He put all the spirit stones into his storage bag and looked at the spellbook inside the box.

The words "Kun Yuan Zai Wu Jue" are engraved on it.