Immortality: Starting with Plundering the Talents of Monsters

a few days later.

Xu Mo continued his daily routine of making talismans, cultivating, practicing swordsmanship, and studying magic.

In the past few days, apart from Luo Lingyue frequently visiting to spend some time together, there has been almost no disturbance.

Out of concern that his cheat ability might be exposed, Xu Mo had not killed the Meridian Sword Ants in the other two containers.

To this day, it remains in the room in the courtyard.

At this moment, Luo Lingyue's face was flushed, her teeth were clenched, and her delicate body lay sideways in Xu Mo's arms.

Before long, Luo Lingyue gave a coquettish sigh and glared at Xu Mo with a mixture of embarrassment and anger.

Xu Mo pulled his hand out of his robe and casually mentioned, seemingly unconcerned:

"These Meridian Sword Ants really cost me a lot of spirit stones... I was just using them to test my sword."

Suddenly.

Despite his deliberate suppression, Xu Mo unleashed a faint aura of the Meridian Sword Technique.

"Fortunately, I did gain something from it; I learned some real skills from it."

Luo Lingyue, who had also practiced swordsmanship, sensed the faint sword aura emanating from Xu Mo.

Startled, she straightened her torn and crumpled Bingqiaoyun short skirt and said softly:

"Congratulations... Your comprehension is truly exceptional. You've grasped such sword intent simply through observation and testing..."

In the art of swordsmanship, there are two major hurdles before one can cultivate sword intent.

These are the Gate of the Heart and the Gate of Consciousness.

Ordinary sword cultivators, if they want to comprehend sword intent, need to first forge an extraordinary Dao heart.

  

This understanding must also align with the sword intent one seeks to comprehend.

How easy is it to forge an extraordinary Dao heart?

It is not only through personally experiencing certain events, or through weathering countless changes and becoming accustomed to such things, that one can forge a special Daoist heart.

This first hurdle alone has stumped countless sword cultivators.

The second hurdle is even more difficult.

This is because the sea of ​​consciousness is hidden deep within the Niwan Palace of a person, formless and without substance.

You need to grasp that fleeting feeling, deeply engrave the insights you gain into your consciousness, and concretize the sword intent.

To achieve inner radiance that is focused and unwavering, one must cultivate and refine oneself deeply within the sea of ​​consciousness, repeating this process countless times.

Only then can one truly comprehend and master the essence of swordsmanship.

It was extremely difficult.

What Xu Mo just demonstrated was merely a rough imitation of the superficial aspects of sword intent.

To outsiders, it seems that he has not even reached the first major hurdle of comprehending sword intent, the Dao Heart Barrier.

Even so, it is still a realm that no sword cultivator can reach.

It had been less than half a month since Xu Mo had purchased thirty Meridian Sword Ants at a small auction held in Liuyunfang City.

In this short period of less than half a month, Xu Mo was actually able to glean some insights from it.

This clearly demonstrates his exceptional comprehension.

Of course, compared to Luo Mingfeng, who had an epiphany about the Death Sword Ant during the beast tide, it's nothing.

"Lingyue, this is nothing."

Xu Mo answered calmly, withdrawing his Meridian Sword Stance.

"Just to grasp the basics of this sword intent, I spent four thousand low-grade spirit stones."

"And it's being consumed at an extremely rapid rate."

He put down the beauty in his arms, got up and brought two containers containing noon sword ants and the noon ant queen.

"Since I've grasped the basics of it, I estimate that the remaining twenty Meridian Sword Ants will be completely consumed within half a month."

"But if I want to cultivate the Noon Queen Ant, I need to use rare and precious stones, the Noon Stone and the Child Stone."

Xu Mo frowned slightly, shook his head, and sighed:

"The purchase of these thirty Meridian Sword Ants has already depleted my spirit stones accumulated over three years... I'm afraid it will cost me even more spirit stones to acquire the Meridian Stones and Noon Stones."

Xu Mo put down the container, sat back down next to Luo Lingyue, and asked helplessly:

"What...what can we do?"

Luo Lingyue took off the blue jade hairpin and gave Xu Mo a cold, resentful look.

"You want me to sponsor you?"

Seeing that his purpose had been exposed, Xu Mo made no attempt to hide it and readily admitted it:

"right."

"Hmph, you're shameless."

Luo Lingyue patted Xu Mo's chest with her slender hand, but it was caught in her hand.

"What, you can't get away with being a kept man, so you're resorting to force?"

Xu Mo smiled but remained silent.

The next moment, a flash of cold light appeared, and the Meridian Sword technique swept past with a whoosh.

The blue jade hairpin that Luo Lingyue had just removed was blown back into her black hair by the force of the Midnight Sword.

It was tied up haphazardly.

"It's not good if it presses on your hair."

Xu Mo suddenly leaned closer and gently blew a breath into Luo Lingyue's fair and jade-like ear.

Instantly, a blush spread across her ears.

"Don't be ridiculous."

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One hour later.

Inside the courtyard room, Xu Mo sat on the edge of the rosewood bed and gently stroked Luo Lingyue's exquisite and beautiful face.

"Now, my lady, may I borrow some spirit stones?"

Luo Lingyue's face was rosy, her chest rose and fell slightly with her breathing, and she was covered in fragrant sweat.

"All he knows are some strange skills and tricks... I don't know where he learned them from."

"Haha, I am not very talented, but I have excellent comprehension and am self-taught."

"loquacious."

A storage bag suddenly appeared beside the bed.

"Here, take it... spend it as you please."

Xu Mo was slightly taken aback, not expecting Luo Lingyue to be so generous.

She actually gave him her storage bag directly.

Thanks.

Xu Mo casually thanked him, but he kept this kindness in his heart.

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A newly opened monster-hunting shop in Liuyun Market.

Xu Mo made no attempt to conceal himself before entering.

The demon-hunting shop wasn't large, but it had everything you needed.

There are businesses that specialize in selling monsters, and businesses that hire monster hunters by spending spirit stones.

Xu Mo slowly walked into the area where the hired demon hunters were located, and probed Luo Lingyue's storage bag with his divine sense.

Good guy.

There were actually over a thousand low-grade spirit stones.

She doesn't show off much in ordinary times, but I never expected her to be a rich woman.

"Now, I'm living off a woman."

With the support of spirit stones, Xu Mo naturally felt confident and walked to the shopkeeper of the monster shop.

"Shopkeeper, I'm here to hire a demon hunter, someone familiar with the Liuyun Mountain mining area, with specific requirements."

The shopkeeper of the demon-hunting shop nodded and asked:

"The monsters in the Liuyun Mountain mining area are quite powerful, at least at the mid-stage of Qi Refining... I wonder what level of cultivation you would like to hire."

Xu Mo pondered for a moment and said:

"That's enough. I came here specifically to find Zishi and Wushi stones. I wonder what price I should offer."

"Zi stone and Wu stone?"

When the shopkeeper of the demon-hunting shop heard that Xu Mo had come to ask people to find Zi Shi and Wu Shi, he immediately grinned.

This is a big business!

"Quickly, serve our honored guest some fine tea!"

The spirit tea had been brewed in advance, and she greeted them with a very warm smile:

"Oh my, esteemed guest, this will cost quite a few spirit stones... Have you thought this through?"

"Moreover, if it's just hiring one person, I'm afraid it's impossible to find one."

Xu Mo nodded heavily; he had expected this.

"Of course, I've prepared the spirit stones. Just arrange it for me."

"Okay, um... Lu Song, Yan Hao, Lu Xun, come here."

Lu Song?

Upon hearing this name, Xu Mo's heart stirred slightly.

"So Lu Song is here on a temporary assignment..."

Lu Song and the other two demon hunters came to Xu Mo's side and, at the shopkeeper's request, bowed respectfully to Xu Mo.

"Hehe, esteemed guest, two of these three are experts at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, and the third one...

Although he's only at the third level of Qi Refining, his extensive experience in hunting demons makes him indispensable for many guests' treasure-hunting quests.

The shopkeeper of the demon-hunting shop explained to Xu Mo with a smile:

"With these three experienced demon hunters, we are sure to find Zi Shi and Wu Shi for you."

Xu Mo nodded calmly and asked:

"What is the price?"

"Hiring a mid-stage Qi Refining Demon Hunter to complete a mission usually costs fifteen low-grade spirit stones..."

"Your mission is rather special and dangerous, so one will receive twenty low-grade spirit stones, and the other will receive fifteen low-grade spirit stones."

The shopkeeper of the demon-hunting shop rolled his eyes, a glint of shrewdness and greed flashing across them.

"There are a total of sixty-five low-grade spirit stones."

Xu Mo keenly noticed the shopkeeper's greedy expression and, without hesitation, ruthlessly lowered the price:

"Too expensive, forty-five low-grade spirit stones."

The shopkeeper of the demon-hunting shop's expression changed, and his smile instantly froze.

"This... are you joking with me, esteemed guest?"

At that price... no one would even take it.

Xu Mo picked up the teacup and drank the spiritual tea in one gulp.

"Fifty."

Then, Xu Mo got up and made a move to leave.

"Wait, esteemed guest, you're really pushing the price too hard... How about this, I'll take a loss and offer fifty-five low-grade spirit stones!"

Seeing that he had successfully negotiated a lower price, Xu Mo paused for a moment and then returned to his original position.

"That shows sincerity."

Although the spirit stones Xu Mo is spending now are not his own.

The flowers belonged to Daoist Luo Lingyue, but they could be considered a loan.

Xu Mo doesn't have the audacity to refuse to repay spirit stones he owes.

Therefore, we should still be frugal where possible.

"Alright, esteemed guest, please wait for good news. We will inform you in writing when the task is completed."

After handing over the spirit stones, Xu Mo left without looking back.

They did not delve into the reasons or circumstances that led Lu Song to become a hired demon hunter.

At least, the fact that Lu Song is alive is one of the better outcomes for a lone slum dweller.

As for Lu Song, ever since he was summoned by the shopkeeper of the demon-hunting shop...

The shopkeeper of the demon-hunting shop repeatedly addressed the "honored guest" as Xu Mo, who also came from a humble background in the shantytown.

He then carefully observed the profound, sharp, and vigorous aura of the sixth level of Qi cultivation emanating from Xu Mo.

Lu Song's initial thought of greeting him with a smile was instantly swallowed back down.

Even at the very end, when Xu Mo was leaving, he was still in a state of mental lapse.

He couldn't utter a single word.

He could only marvel inwardly:

"Master Xu...when did you break through to the sixth level of Qi Refining again?"

"The last time I saw him at the auction, he was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining."

Then, Lu Song shook his head self-deprecatingly, a bitter smile unconsciously appearing on his face.

"This small pond can't hold Xu Fushi in the end... He will transform into a dragon when he encounters wind and clouds."

As for me, I'm just a rogue cultivator with no background, born in a shantytown, and I'm still stuck at the third level of Qi Refining... I can't compare to him."

Xu Mo walked away, his figure disappearing from sight.

Lu Song and Xu Mo are both from the same shantytown background, but their circumstances and situations are different.

There was already a thick barrier between the two of them.

Lu Song didn't dare to go up and hit anyone, even if he was called out.

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Xu Mo ignored Lu Song at the demon-hunting shop and summoned the Gengjin Cold Iron Sword.

With his feet firmly planted on the sword, he flew back to the Luo family's territory.

He returned to his courtyard and gave the storage bag back to Luo Lingyue.

"I hired three demon hunters to go to Liuyun Mountain to find Zishi and Wushi, which cost me a total of fifty-five low-grade spirit stones."

"Don't worry, I will definitely return every last penny to you someday."

Luo Lingyue tied the storage bag around her waist without saying anything more.

He simply nodded in a nonchalant manner, intending to return to his own courtyard.

Unexpectedly, Xu Mo, seeing her like this, became playful again.

She grabbed Hao Bai's wrist and tried to lead him into the room.

"How vulgar, that's all you have in your head."

"Don't you like it?"

Xu Mo's lips curled into a mischievous smile as he countered with a question.

As dusk fell, the crimson sunset, like flowing wine, slowly drifted across the sky.

The afterglow of the sunset cast streaks of blush, just like the woman's stunningly beautiful face flushed red, breathtakingly beautiful.

Xu Mo used both hands to close the distance.

Like a drunkard, he was so engrossed in enjoying the clouds in the sky that he couldn't help but drink more.

He hadn't touched a drop of alcohol, yet he was already tipsy.

But Xu Mosheng was born with a handsome appearance, standing tall and elegant, with a smile as bright as the moon in one's arms.

It's so irresistible that it's impossible to resist.

But at that moment, a letter slowly drifted down to the courtyard gate.

Furthermore, a divine sense transmission was also sent to Xu Mo's ears from the letter.

"Xu Mo, call Luo Lingyue and bring her to the office immediately. I have something important to entrust to you."

The letter spontaneously combusted as soon as the words were spoken.

Upon hearing this, Xu Mo immediately recognized Luo Changfeng's voice.

He frowned slightly, amazed that letters could have such a wonderful use.

"Luo Changfeng... asked me to go to the office with Luo Lingyue; he has important business to entrust to you."

Unable to understand why Luo Changfeng had summoned them, Xu Mo simply stopped thinking about it.

"Of all times, I have to go to the office with Luo Lingyue right now. What a terrible thing!"

But ultimately, important business was delayed, and Xu Mo couldn't help but feel a little resentful.

He grabbed Luo Lingyue's wrist and turned her around.

"Wait...why are we going outside? There are too many people outside, it's not safe!"

Xu Mo was taken aback upon hearing this, but he didn't tease the Ice Fairy any further. He said seriously:

"Deacon Luo Changfeng needs to see us and wants us to go to the office to receive his orders."

After listening to Xu Mo's explanation, Luo Lingyue finally realized that she had misunderstood.

Her face immediately flushed red, and she lowered her head, letting Xu Mo lead her to the service hall.

The office was located in the very center of the Luo family estate, not far from the Luo family's backyard.

Xu Mo summoned the Gengjin Cold Iron Sword and pulled Luo Lingyue onto the sword.

He mobilized the Gengjin spiritual power within his body, urging the Gengjin Cold Iron Sword to flee swiftly towards the Luo family's office hall.

As dusk paints her face crimson, a beautiful woman stands in the setting sun.

A cool breeze swept by, and Luo Lingyue stood at the front of the Gengjin Cold Iron Sword.

Xu Mo exerted a little force and pulled her back.

Luo Lingyue cooperated and was pulled into his arms.

As the sun sets, a beautiful woman enters my arms.

Beautiful scenery, delightful moments—nothing could be more wonderful than this.