Immortality: Starting with Plundering the Talents of Monsters

Six months later.

A beast tide is coming.

Thick, dark clouds loomed over the city, gathering in the Liuyun Mountain area and refusing to dissipate for a long time.

All the independent cultivators in Liuyun Market either fled or ran away.

Those who could join the Zhou or Luo families acted swiftly, whether by marrying into the family or becoming guest retainers.

All of this is acceptance.

The independent cultivators in the shantytowns were even more fearful and uneasy, as they had no sect or cultivation family to protect them.

It would be almost impossible to survive on one's own.

They either went to other places to stay with relatives and friends, or joined a family of cultivators.

The entire Liuyun Market was deserted and eerily quiet.

The members of the Luo family, who were skilled in beast taming, had people set up a protective formation inside and outside the clan's territory, and their faces were all extremely solemn.

From time to time, patrolling cultivators would nervously watch the direction of Liuyun Mountain, constantly on guard against the attack of demonic beasts.

Currently, all the guest advisors hired by the Luo family have been suspended from their work.

It then transformed into the Luo family's power to resist the beast tide.

Those with lower cultivation levels went to patrol and investigate the situation at the clan's main gate.

Those with high cultivation levels serve as the backbone, poised to unleash their power.

People like Xu Mo, whose cultivation level was neither high nor low, were included in the demon-hunting team.

Obey the orders of the leading deacon and be ready at any time to defend against and kill monsters.

"Fortunately, in the past six months, I have successfully drawn a high-quality first-tier mid-grade golden light talisman."

Xu Mo sat on a meditation cushion in his cave, clutching a low-grade spirit stone tightly in his hand.

"Considering that the talismans I create have strategic value, they can provide a continuous defensive guarantee for the Luo family."

"Therefore, I was granted special permission to remain in the Luo family's territory and make talismans for the Luo family members."

  

In the beast tide, countless cultivators like him at the mid-stage of Qi Refining died or were injured.

Even a small-scale beast tide requires the sacrifice of many cultivators to determine its size.

Before knowing the exact scale of the beast tide, the Foundation Establishment cultivators within the Luo family will not act rashly.

I heard from others that this was to accumulate and endure, so as to prevent Foundation Establishment cultivators from being consumed by ordinary demonic beasts.

It is good for dealing with powerful demonic beasts.

Upon closer examination, it seems to make some sense.

"It's a pity, half a year is too short, and we couldn't find any monsters with the [Wind Speed] talent."

"This has resulted in the Wind Speed ​​Talisman not yet being a high-quality item, but the success rate has slightly increased and has stabilized at around 30%."

Xu Mo absorbed the spiritual energy from the spirit stone in his hand and then took another one out of his storage bag.

"The purity of my golden spiritual root is almost approaching that of a mid-grade aptitude, which has further increased my cultivation speed."

"I'm about to break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining."

Strands of spiritual energy flowed into Xu Mo's body, slowly and steadily guided by the "Gengjin Qi-Guiding Technique".

It gradually settled in the dantian and transformed into Geng metal spiritual power.

Suddenly, the spiritual energy stored in his dantian surged upwards, and a warm current rose and flowed throughout his body.

"Five levels of Qi Refining, complete."

This breakthrough was not as strenuous as the breakthrough to the fourth level of Qi Refining.

The reason for this is that Xu Mo has accumulated his achievements through steady and meticulous work, bit by bit.

Unlike breaking through to the fourth level of Qi Refining, which was achieved with the help of a breakthrough pill.

Instead.

Naturally, things will fall into place.

Feeling his spiritual power increase by 20-30%, Xu Mo felt more confident.

In the world of cultivation, cultivation level is always paramount.

No matter how strong your fighting skills or killing techniques are, you will still be powerless against the overwhelming power of absolute cultivation.

"I wonder when this beast tide will arrive... The situation is different now, and the tasks assigned to me by the Luo family have also changed."

Xu Mo slowly got up, mounted the Gengjin Cold Iron Sword, and flew to the talisman-making room.

"My reward is based on the quantity and quality of the first-tier mid-grade golden light runes I drew during the beast tide."

"Because it is a special period, a first-grade mid-level Golden Light Talisman is calculated as six low-grade spirit stones."

The premium quality item is a sheet containing twelve low-grade spirit stones.

These prices are consistent with the current market prices that have risen, so Xu Mo did not suffer any loss.

On the contrary, the materials for making talismans were still provided by the Luo family, which allowed Xu Mo to earn a little more than if he sold them to outsiders.

"In this way, the Luo family has at least monopolized the first-tier mid-grade golden light talismans in my possession, which is quite shrewd."

"Anyway, I've earned spirit stones, so who cares about the others?"

Xu Mo flew away, his thoughts surging like a tide.

However, on the way to the talisman-making room, they heard some rumors.

"Have you heard? Luo Mingfeng is back from the Five Elements Sect!"

"It is said that he returned to the tribe to help us fight off the beast tide after receiving a letter from the tribe."

"That's wonderful! With this powerful force, the Luo family will be much more relaxed."

"That's right, Luo Mingfeng, with his late-stage Qi Refining cultivation, was able to defeat a Qi Refining Perfection cultivator—that's incredibly impressive!"

All cultivators who have reached the mid-stage of Qi Refining have all five senses clear.

Even without consciously using one's divine sense to investigate, one can hear or see words or things not far away.

Therefore, Xu Mo heard all of their conversations.

"Luo Mingfeng?"

Xu Mo silently repeated the name, and felt much more at ease.

According to Luo Lingyue, Luo Mingfeng is a bit abnormal.

They have an extremely strong desire to compete with others.

However, if placed within the Luo family, it would indeed be a rare and valuable asset.

Moreover, he was a prodigy of the Five Elements School, and his combat and killing skills were naturally far superior to those of ordinary people.

With Luo Mingfeng's help, the chances of holding off the beast tide have increased.

Xu Mo, located in the Luo family's territory, naturally felt safer.

"Make a few more high-quality, mid-grade first-tier Golden Light Talismans and earn more spirit stones from the Luo family."

Xu Mo entered the talisman-making room, where there was a large pile of materials specifically for making first-tier mid-grade golden light talismans.

All of this was because the Luo family feared that supply would fall short of demand and they would be unable to buy the goods, so they took precautions in advance.

They were stockpiled in advance.

Xu Mo didn't bother to count the exact number of copies.

He sat down at the talisman-making table and lit incense to calm his mind.

Calming his mind, he drew one after another mid-grade first-level golden light talisman.

Upon closer inspection, there are three cards of average quality and one card of premium quality.

Xu Mo was about to continue making talismans when he was interrupted by a cold voice.

"Xu Mo, Luo Mingfeng has returned to his clan."

Luo Lingyue, dressed in a long, flowing, icy-cloud-like gown, strode in with her long, slender, and fair legs.

"Luo Mingfeng heard about you from his brother and seems quite interested in you..."

Luo Lingyue paused, relaying Luo Mingfeng's original words, and continued:

"He was very curious how a talisman master could possess such formidable killing skills while also handling talisman-making tasks."

"Therefore, Luo Mingfeng invites you to a duel at the martial arts arena tomorrow."

Xu Mo stared blankly at the wolf-hair talisman brush in his hand, feeling a little apprehensive.

"Ah... Me, going to fight someone who can defeat a Qi Refining Perfection expert like Luo Zhenhai?"

Can we win?