Immortality: Starting with Plundering the Talents of Monsters

Xu Mo didn't linger any longer. Holding the letter delivered by the shopkeeper of the demon-hunting shop, he walked into the shop.

Upon entering the demon-hunting shop, no one came to greet Xu Mo.

A voice came from the demon-hunting shop.

"Oh dear, esteemed guest, I'm so sorry. Our shop is a small business, but we have too many customers and not enough staff... Please forgive us and wait a moment."

"I'll come and serve you once I've finished my business here."

After hearing the explanation from the shopkeeper of the demon-hunting shop, Xu Mo didn't say anything more, just nodded lightly and sat down in an empty seat in the shop.

Quietly waiting, the shopkeeper of the demon-hunting shop finished his business first.

Xu Mo knew that the demon-hunting shop was indeed very busy, and even the shopkeeper was extremely busy.

The slight resentment in his heart that the shopkeeper of the demon-hunting shop had not personally delivered Zishi and Wushi had dissipated.

After all, everyone has busy times.

Xu Mo wanted the shopkeeper of the demon-hunting shop to deliver it personally because he wanted to stay in the talisman shop and earn more spirit stones.

At this moment, the shopkeeper of the demon-hunting shop, like him, was also busy earning spirit stones.

Xu Mo could naturally understand.

"It seems... I guessed right. The business of the demon hunting shop has been almost unaffected by the spirit beast shop opened by the Luo family in the vicinity."

Business is still booming!

Xu Mo raised his eyes and looked into the demon-hunting shop.

He carefully counted the employees in the demon-hunting shop, trying to learn something from their business practices.

"The interior space of the demon-hunting shop isn't very large, but it's still much bigger than my talisman shop."

"The shop assistants and demon hunters in the demon hunting shop are separate. The shop assistants and shopkeepers are responsible for receiving customers, finding demon hunters according to the customers' requests, and assigning tasks to the demon hunters."

Demon hunters are responsible for completing tasks assigned by the shop assistants and manager of the demon-hunting shops, and then receiving the corresponding rewards.

"Of course, the reward for completing the mission will definitely be taken by the shopkeeper or clerk of the demon-hunting shop."

Xu Mo gazed inside the demon-hunting shop, pondered for a while, and gradually revealed a look of understanding.

The shopkeeper and staff of the demon-hunting shop are essentially intermediaries who introduce people to jobs.

They earn spirit stones by operating in this way.

"That means the demon-hunting shop is essentially a huge human resource market, providing a platform specifically for customers in need and demon hunters who want to earn spirit stones."

Thinking of this, Xu Mo turned his gaze outside again.

Unfortunately, the spirit beast shop run by the Luo family, the Beast Tamer, was not directly opposite this demon hunting shop.

Therefore, despite Xu Mo's best efforts to adjust his position, he still couldn't see the spirit beast shop.

He had no choice but to abandon the idea and stop looking for spirit beast shops.

"This is perhaps the biggest difference between demon-hunting shops and spirit beast shops."

"The spirit beast shop that the Luo family opened in Liuyun Market mainly relies on the way of beast taming that the Luo family has mastered and is extremely familiar with for generations."

This ensures a continuous supply of spirit beasts for the shops, allowing them to operate sustainably and sell spirit beasts to cultivators in need.

"It can directly meet the needs of customers, unlike the demon-hunting shops where you have to go through a detour to find a demon hunter to complete the task."

Xu Mo recalled the appearance of the shopkeeper of the demon-hunting shop.

They secretly guessed that the owner of the demon-hunting shop might be a demon hunter himself.

Otherwise, the shopkeeper of the demon-hunting shop wouldn't be able to find so many demon hunters.

"Indeed, building a network of contacts is very important."

The deeper Xu Mo thought about it, the clearer he became about the operating model of these extremely popular shops in Liuyun Market.

"Isn't this the skill and network I learned in my major after getting into university in my previous life?"

In my future work related to my major, I will continue to meet new people and build new connections through various platforms.

Xu Mo rested his chin on his hand in deep thought, and the scene stirred up memories of his past life.

Finally, wanting to start his own business, he transformed himself from an ordinary employee into a boss by leveraging his existing network of contacts.

Working for yourself, and even as your business grows larger, you become freed from having to do everything yourself; you end up having others work for you.

Xu Mo sat quietly in the demon-hunting shop and analyzed the demon-hunting shop and the spirit beast shop opened by the Luo family, who were also beast tamers.

Soon, the shop assistants at the demon-hunting shop finally finished their work and greeted them with smiles.

"Esteemed guest, our shopkeeper is still busy, so let me serve you."

"What do you want?"

Xu Mo's trip to the demon-hunting shop had no other purpose than to take away his Zishi and Wushi.

Xu Mo didn't care at all who came to take the medicine.

He nodded slightly and said:

"Yes, I am Xu Mo, here to collect the items from the demon hunter I hired last time to complete the mission."

Xu Mo handed the letter he had been holding to the shop assistant at the demon-hunting shop to prove his identity.

The shop assistant at the demon-hunting shop took the letter, opened it, and after a quick glance, confirmed that Xu Mo had not lied to him.

This letter was indeed written by the shop owner himself.

As a long-time employee of the demon-hunting shop, he naturally knew that once a specific task was assigned and completed, the shop owner would personally write a letter to notify him.

This guy was used to this kind of situation.

After all, this demon-hunting shop is quite popular, and the shopkeeper is often too busy to keep up with demand.

Only these guys can handle it.

The shop assistant at the demon-hunting shop carefully read the contents of the letter, and waited until he had finished reading it.

I just learned the whole story and the purpose of Xu Mo's trip.

"So you're Master Xu from the Luo family, the Beast Tamer! It's an honor to have you visit our humble shop!"

After reading the letter, the shop assistant at the demon-hunting shop smiled even more broadly and became extremely enthusiastic.

After a period of operation, everyone in Liuyunfang City knew that Xu Mo's talisman shop was owned by the Luo family.

Although this demon-hunting shop is booming, it has no powerful backing.

He was just an ordinary shopkeeper with no particular background.

It took a huge price to win over the shop from the stingy and unyielding Liu Yun Zhou family.

Therefore, everyone in the demon-hunting shop would try their best to please a cultivator with a family background in cultivation.

In the world of cultivation, one's own strength is not the only factor.

The background also matters.

"Master Xu, I understand. Please wait a moment while I go and get you the Zi Stone and Wu Stone."

The shop assistant returned the letter to Xu Mo and immediately hurried deeper into the shop.

A short while later, the shop assistant from the demon-hunting shop brought over Xu Mo's Zishi and Wushi.

The shop assistant at the demon-hunting shop respectfully handed the Zi Stone and Wu Stone to Xu Mo with both hands.

"Master Xu, these are the Zi Stone and Wu Stone you requested."

Xu Mo did not rush to take the two strange stones. He lowered his head slightly and glanced at the Zi Stone and Wu Stone in the shopkeeper's hands.

The stone was dark all over, with a faint purple glow, and occasionally a silvery-white color would flash by, like the light of the bright moon.

A chilling, dark, and icy aura quietly emanated from the stone.

The Noon Stone is completely different from the Child Stone. It is a dazzling golden color all over, radiating bursts of golden light, like the golden flames of the sun.

The intense heat and sharp, piercing sensation burst forth from the noon stone without any attempt to conceal it.

"Tsk, these two stones are truly mysterious."

Besides the territories of numerous demonic beasts, Liuyun Mountain also boasts many mineral-producing areas.

These mining areas contain all sorts of strange and unusual things.

Of course, the most abundant mineral deposits on Liuyun Mountain are unique stones.

One such example is the nematode and nodalite, which enable the nodal queen ant to reproduce nodal sword ants.

The abundance of treasures in the mining areas of Liuyun Mountain has attracted the covetous eyes of many cultivators.

You can either go up the mountain on your own and risk your life to find the treasure you need.

Alternatively, one could do what Xu Mo did: hire a demon hunter at a high price, having the demon hunter, who is extremely familiar with Liuyun Mountain, help them find what they need.

Xu Mo compared these two incredibly strange stones, Zi Shi and Wu Shi, with the Zi Shi and Wu Shi he had seen at the Luo family's house.

He confirmed that the two stones the demon hunters brought back for him were indeed Zi Stone and Wu Stone.

Xu Mo nodded indifferently and took the stone from the shop assistant at the demon-hunting shop.

"That's right, they are indeed Zi Shi and Wu Shi."

After getting his things, Xu Mo didn't linger and turned to leave.

"Okay, take care."

Seeing that Xu Mo had left, the shop assistant at the demon-hunting shop politely saw him off.

They were very familiar with the entire process of welcoming guests.

"That's professionalism... but I run a talisman shop, so all I need to do is find the appropriate talisman for the cultivators who come to buy it."

"No need to make it that complicated."

After leaving the demon-hunting shop, Xu Mo did not rush to summon the Gengjin Cold Iron Sword and fly back to the talisman shop.

He first peered out of the demon-hunting shop for a moment, then observed the demon-hunting shop and the Luo family's spirit beast shop again.

Unlike shops in the city center of Liuyunfang, these two shops did not loudly hawk their wares to attract customers.

"The spirit beast shops of the Luo family, due to their strength and high quality, attract a steady stream of cultivators without needing to advertise."

"But this demon-hunting shop doesn't have any fancy name... However, the service and quality of the demon-hunting shop are top-notch."

Xu Mo looked back at the demon-hunting shop behind him again, gaining a deeper understanding of how to run a shop.

"Besides, even if the shop assistants or owners of a demon-hunting shop shout to attract customers, it probably won't be very effective..."

After all, this was the outskirts of Liuyun Market, where few cultivators frequented, so there was no point in wasting their breath.

A flash of white light appeared from the storage pouch at his waist, and the Gengjin Cold Iron Sword was drawn.

"It's time to go back to running my talisman shop... With Luo Lingyue's aloof personality, she can't run it well by herself."

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Soon after, Xu Mo flew back to the talisman shop on his sword.

It didn't take Xu Mo long to get the Zi Stone and Wu Stone from the demon-hunting shop; at most, half an hour had passed.

At that moment, Xu Mo happened to see a cultivator heading towards the talisman shop.

"How about... we observe how Luo Lingyue sells talismans first?"

Luo Lingyue's aloofness is well-known throughout the entire Luo family of Beast Tamers.

Aside from being a delicate and gentle woman when dealing with Xu Mo, she is domineering, assertive, and aloof towards everyone else.

"Never mind, I'll go greet the guests... After all, Luo Lingyue isn't good with words and doesn't like to talk much."

"It wouldn't be good if Luo Lingyue messed things up and we lost a customer."

With this thought in mind, Xu Mo quickly stepped forward, smiling gently as he said:

"Lingyue, I'm back... Thank you for your hard work. Let me greet him."

Luo Lingyue always obeyed Xu Mo's every word, so she naturally had no objections and went along with Xu Mo's wishes.

She walked back to the talisman-making room in the talisman shop, leaving Xu Mo to receive the cultivators who came to buy talismans.

"Esteemed guest, my Daoist partner is not good with words, please forgive her if she offends you... Now, I will receive you. May I ask what kind of talisman you require?"

Although Luo Lingyue is aloof, she is not malicious.

She was also a shrewd businesswoman, and of course she wouldn't dare offend the customers who came to buy talismans.

Luo Lingyue is simply not as eloquent as Xu Mo.

"Master Xu, I was wondering why you weren't in this talisman shop. I thought you'd come to the wrong place."

Xu Mo smiled gently and continued speaking, following the cultivator's words.

"No, you are exceptionally intelligent, so you certainly wouldn't make a mistake."

I had to go out on business and that's why I just came back; it's my fault.

Xu Mo's words made the cultivators who came to buy talismans feel quite comfortable.

Of course, judging from the cultivator's words, actions, and attitude, it was clear that Luo Lingyue had not offended him.

"Master Xu, you're too kind. I've come to purchase a few first-tier mid-grade premium Golden Light Talismans and first-tier Frost Talismans for self-defense."

For self-defense?

Xu Mo, who was always cautious, instantly grasped the key point in the cultivator's words.

Xu Mo frowned slightly, his expression hardening, and he asked with a slightly serious tone:

"Honorable guest, what is it that makes someone as powerful as you need to purchase talismans for self-defense?"

The cultivators who came to buy talismans could no longer hide their questions after Xu Mo had already asked.

He lowered his voice and lowered his head slightly.

"Master Xu, you are unaware of this... Recently, the Liuyun Market and the ancestral lands of the immortal cultivation families have become quite safe."

After all, no matter how bold those cultivators are, they wouldn't dare to set their sights on these powerful forces.

The monk paused, looked around, and continued explaining:

"However, apart from these three places, the rest of the country is not so peaceful; calamities are frequent!"

Tribulation cultivator.

After listening to the cultivator's explanation, Xu Mo became vigilant and secretly memorized the information.

"It's quite a distance from Liuyun Market back to the Luo family's territory, so we should be careful."