Immortality: Starting with Plundering the Talents of Monsters

night.

The bright moonlight shone down like mercury.

Inside the Luo family's territory, in the talisman-making room.

"It's not just about talisman making; a solid foundation is essential for all cultivation arts!"

The three newly accepted apprentices sat neatly in the talisman-making room, while Xu Mo paced back and forth around the talisman-making table with his hands behind his back.

He looked every bit the part of a good teacher.

"Moreover, if you want to achieve something in the future and strive for a higher level, you must lay a solid foundation."

"Don't think that just because everyone says that talisman making is easy to learn, you can only get started after you've mastered the basics."

Xu Mo looked at the three apprentices and would occasionally come over to give them pointers.

"No, this isn't how you draw these patterns... Luo Yan, keep your brush steady!"

"Luo Qing, your patterns are not bad, but the rhythm of your spiritual energy input is wrong... It should be like this."

When Xu Mo saw the talisman-making apprentices encountering problems that were truly difficult to solve, he would personally demonstrate them.

"Not bad, Luo Zhixia's patterns and the rhythm of transmitting spiritual energy are quite good... She has barely touched the threshold of talisman making, but she is not yet an expert."

Xu Mo gave his comments on each of the three talisman-making apprentices one by one.

After a short period of supervision and instruction, Xu Mo was able to discern the differences in talent among the three in the art of talisman making.

Luo Yan has poor talent in talisman making, and he will probably only be able to become a talisman maker by slowly working his way up.

It will be difficult to climb any higher.

Luo Qing has a decent talent for talisman making, which is considered average. If she has a firm Daoist heart and a good temperament, and is willing to continue to work hard in the art of talisman making.

There is hope of reaching an even higher level.

Luo Zhixia, on the other hand, has some talent and can be considered a promising candidate for talisman making.

But there's nothing particularly amazing about it, and his future achievements will surpass those of Luo Yan and Luo Qing.

"Remember, it's not just about making talismans; if you want to go further and higher on the path to immortality, you also have to endure years of hardship."

While teaching talisman-making skills, Xu Mo also took the opportunity to explain some of the most basic requirements for cultivating immortality.

One hour later.

  

The three talisman-making apprentices successively completed the tasks that Xu Mo had assigned them for the day.

"Alright, that's all for today... If you want to continue studying talisman making, you can stay in the talisman making room."

"Of course, you can also go straight back."

Xu Mo said calmly.

"Master Xu, I want to stay here and continue studying the art of talisman making... I hope Master Xu can stay and give me some guidance."

Luo Zhixia, whose talent for talisman making was the most outstanding, spoke up at this moment, her eyes filled with undisguised longing.

But Xu Mo had his own things to do and couldn't find the time.

"Next time, I have important business to attend to."

Before he finished speaking, Xu Mo summoned the Gengjin Cold Iron Sword and flew away on it.

"Master Xu... never mind, I'll just study it myself."

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The Luo family's backyard.

Xu Mo landed steadily in front of Luo Lingyue's courtyard gate.

Since Xu Mo and Luo Lingyue have become Daoist partners, their identity tokens have been updated.

Now, their identity tokens can not only open their own courtyards, but also open each other's courtyards on their behalf.

"I have to say, this design is very convenient."

The storage bag gleamed, and Xu Mo took out his identity token from it.

He held up his identity token and, in less than a breath, broke the array restriction on Luo Lingyue's courtyard.

After carefully putting away the Gengjin Cold Iron Sword and his identity token, Xu Mo slowly walked inside.

"Xu Mo, I have brewed the Qingling Tea that Deacon Changfeng sent for you."

A familiar, cool voice came from inside. Luo Lingyue was sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard.

Following Xu Mo's instructions before he went to the talisman-making room, she prepared Qingling Tea for him in advance.

Luo Lingyue lifted the teapot with one of her delicate hands and held the teacup in place with the other, making it easy to pour all the Qingling Tea into it.

Whoosh!

As soon as the Qingling Tea flowed from the teapot, a rather rich and refreshing fragrance wafted over.

The flavor was just right, neither too strong nor too bland.

As expected of spiritual tea sent by a steward of a cultivation family, the quality is excellent.

"Here, please enjoy your meal."

Luo Lingyue filled the teacup and gently pushed it forward, indicating to Xu Mo that he should have some tea.

Xu Mo sat opposite Luo Lingyue, politely said "thank you for your hard work," and then slowly began to sip his tea.

"By the way, the family has entrusted me with the full management of the talisman shop..."

But I have no experience running a shop; I've only ever sold talismans at a stall. I'm opening a shop tomorrow, so I'll need to give you a lot of guidance.

Luo Lingyue is a highly skilled talisman master in the Luo family of beast tamers.

She was in charge of many matters related to talisman making.

In addition, Luo Lingyue was also in charge of the talismans that the Luo family sold to the public.

Therefore, Luo Lingyue's experience in selling talismans is indeed superior to that of Xu Mo, a "hawker" who occasionally sets up a stall in the market.

"Don't worry, I will naturally take good care of the business... Besides, Steward Changfeng also said that I am here to assist you."

Without a second thought, Luo Lingyue agreed immediately.

After all, her relationship with Xu Mo is now so close that they are practically inseparable.

"Okay, thank you... I'll give you half of the profits this talisman shop earns in the future."

Xu Mo nodded and drank the Qingling Tea in his cup in one gulp.

Then, he took the teapot and poured himself a cup, and then filled Luo Lingyue's teacup.

"This bag of Qingling Tea that Deacon Changfeng gave me, if the two of us finish it, it will probably save us three months of arduous cultivation!"

After drinking another cup of Qingling Tea, Xu Mo's Gengjin spiritual energy gradually became restless.

After digesting the Qingling Tea, wisps of spiritual energy began to emerge from his dantian.

"Now that you're starting business tomorrow, have you prepared which talismans you'll be selling?"

Luo Lingyue slowly sipped the Qingling Tea in her cup and reminded her:

"I can make high-quality first-tier mid-grade water blade talismans and first-tier mid-grade ice talismans... I still have some in stock."

As she spoke, Luo Lingyue took out two stacks of talismans from her storage bag.

Upon closer examination...

There are a total of fifteen Tier 1 Mid-grade Common Water Blade Talismans, five Tier 1 Mid-grade Excellent Water Blade Talismans, and ten Tier 1 Mid-grade Ice Talismans.

Xu Mo's eyes lit up when he saw so many ice talismans.

"Excellent, there are so many ice talismans."

The Frost Talisman is a type of control talisman and is relatively rare on the market.

Furthermore, the Frost Talisman is significantly more difficult to study and create than a typical mid-grade first-tier talisman.

Unless one has some talent in talisman making, it is impossible to learn.

"I don't need to hand over the first-grade mid-level golden light talismans for this month to the family. I still have nearly fifty in stock."

Besides, there are quite a few Wind Speed ​​Talismans and mid-grade Tier 1 Concealment Talismans, which is more than enough.

Xu Mo also took out talismans from his storage bag and sorted them into three piles according to their type.

"Tomorrow, let's put some of the talismans on the counter... I believe our talismans are very competitive."