Immortality: Starting with Plundering the Talents of Monsters

"Hehe, you won't listen to my advice, just wait and see."

Someone will come and take care of you, naturally.

The cultivator with the long face and pointed chin glared fiercely at Xu Mo, his tone full of threat.

After saying that, the long-faced, pointed-chinned cultivator did not linger in Xu Mo's talisman shop any longer, turned around, and walked straight out of the shop.

"This is clearly someone hired by Treasure Pavilion from somewhere to cause me trouble."

Xu Mo watched the long-faced, pointed-chinned cultivator walk away until his figure disappeared from sight.

He then turned his gaze away and looked at the Treasure Pavilion across the street.

"I never expected that Treasure Pavilion, which is known for its security, would hire a cultivator to threaten me."

Hehe, that's really interesting.

As a sword cultivator who had mastered the Meridian Sword Intent, Xu Mo was naturally not afraid of this cultivator with a long face and a pointed chin.

Although this cultivator with a long face and a pointed chin was on par with Xu Mo in terms of cultivation level, both being at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

However, there are differences between the six levels of Qi Refining.

Some cultivators practice wood magic, specializing in health preservation and longevity. Others practice earth magic, specializing in defense.

Although Xu Mo is a talisman master, he has always focused on metal magic and is skilled in combat and killing.

When facing ordinary cultivators of the same realm, cultivators who specialize in metal magic are generally stronger in combat.

Moreover, Xu Mo is a sword cultivator who has mastered the Meridian Sword Intent.

Let alone this long-faced, pointed-chin Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator, even if he were to face the late-stage Qi Refining deacons of those well-known cultivation families...

Xu Mo was not afraid at all.

In fact, Xu Mo might even surpass the late-stage Qi Refining stewards of those long-established cultivation families.

"Judging from Luo Mingfeng's performance during the previous beast tide, a sword cultivator who has not mastered the limit of sword intent cannot defeat a cultivator who has reached the Qi Refining Perfection stage."

But it far surpasses that of ordinary late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

Xu Mo recalled.

"After being brutally beaten by Zhou Yan, a Qi Refining Perfection cultivator from the Liuyun Zhou family, Luo Mingfeng comprehended the sword intent."

He also invited me to test my sword skills against him once a month.

Back then, Luo Mingfeng was burned beyond recognition by Zhou Yan's fire technique, his whole body wrapped in bandages, yet he was still able to use the death sword intent he had comprehended.

This completely immobilized Xu Mo.

Moreover, if Luo Mingfeng wanted to, he could kill Xu Mo with a single blow without using a sword, simply by using the solidified sword threads that grew from his fingers.

It is evident that the difference in strength between a swordsman who has grasped sword intent and one who has not is like heaven and earth.

There is absolutely no comparison between the two.

They're not on the same level.

"At that time, Luo Mingfeng was still suppressing his cultivation level. When I was fighting Luo Mingfeng, he always maintained the same cultivation level as me."

I estimate... if Luo Mingfeng, having comprehended the sword intent of death, were to face Zhou Yan, a Qi Refining Perfection cultivator from the Liuyun Zhou family, he might not be in such a sorry state.

However, there are many categories within sword intent.

With categories distinguished, there are naturally differences in strength and weakness.

For example, the Death Sword Intent that Luo Mingfeng comprehended is an extremely domineering sword intent.

It can make the enemy experience birth, aging, sickness, and death before even drawing their sword, allowing them to taste the bitterness of death.

Before you can even react, your mind will have already been destroyed by the sword intent of death.

Naturally, they lost their will to fight and could only let others slaughter them.

Xu Mo's talent, [Midnight Sword Intent], was plundered from the Midnight Sword Ants.

It lacked the domineering power of the death sword intent that Luo Mingfeng had comprehended after escaping death.

The Meridian Sword Intent is a tangible attack.

It is most powerful at midnight and noon, and has two different effects.

At noon, the Meridian Sword Intent manifests as the blazing heat of the sun.

Fierce and domineering, extremely sharp.

At midnight, the Midnight Sword Intent used was filled with the chilling aura of midnight.

It was chilling and piercing, its cold penetrating to the bone.

"My Meridian Sword Intent is of a different type than the Death Sword Intent that Luo Mingfeng comprehended, so its power is naturally different as well."

"My Meridian Sword Intent doesn't have a conceptual skill like Luo Mingfeng's Death Sword Intent."

The Meridian Sword Intent is most likely inferior to the Death Sword Intent that Luo Mingfeng has comprehended.

The primary function of the Meridian Sword Intent is killing.

However, the death sword intent that Luo Mingfeng comprehended from the life-or-death battle not only has the function of killing, but also has the function of making the enemy fall into an illusion.

The comparison is based solely on their functions.

The Death Sword Intent that Luo Mingfeng comprehended was better than the Meridian Sword Intent that Xu Mo had plundered from the Meridian Sword Ants.

Not to mention the difference between the effects of Luo Mingfeng's Death Sword Intent and Xu Mo's Meridian Sword Intent.

"Sigh, there's nothing we can do about it. After all, Luo Mingfeng is a genius."

The sword intent he comprehended should be stronger than that of others.

Xu Mo thought of Luo Mingfeng, who was a peerless genius in the Five Elements Sect, where a Core Formation Realm expert was in charge.

That's how I comforted myself.

"However, I am not incapable of fighting him."

Luo Mingfeng possesses exceptional talent and comprehension, while I have the cheat code to plunder the talents of demonic beasts.

With a thought, numerous small golden seal characters, resembling tadpoles swimming, climbed up and gradually formed a gilded jade talisman.

"My golden touch is bound to surpass Luo Mingfeng's exceptional talent and lack of comprehension."

The talent 【Abyss Water Longevity】 was plundered by Xu Mo from the Cold Abyss Longevity Turtle.

However, after plundering it, the matter was dropped because they were unable to find the Cold Abyss Longevity Turtle again.

"【Abyss Water Longevity】has already extended my lifespan by twenty years. If I can plunder from the Cold Abyss Longevity Turtle a few more times, I can extend my lifespan even further."

"In this way, I will have the advantage of longevity and can slowly fight Luo Mingfeng."

Xu Mo shook his head, trying to rein in his increasingly wandering thoughts.

"However, the primary goal now is to deal with the difficulties and threats from the Treasure Pavilion."

Then, the talisman shop must remain open for at least a year to qualify for entry into the Hundred Arts Alliance.

Every five years, the Hundred Arts Alliance grants one person the qualification to enter the Five Elements Sect by virtue of their mastery of the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation.

Apart from that, Xu Mo had no other chance to join the Five Elements Sect.

Although the Five Elements Sect selects promising young talents to join the sect every few years.

However, it requires both spiritual root talent and comprehension.

They are very strict about age limits.

Xu Mo looks very young and handsome, almost exactly the same as when he was twenty.

But Xu Mo is already over thirty, and he might not be able to overcome the age barrier.

Only by competing for a spot in the Hundred Arts Alliance to join the Five Elements Sect can one have the possibility of becoming a member of the Five Elements Sect.

Only by joining the Five Elements Sect through the Hundred Arts Alliance can one fight against Luo Mingfeng and continue to go further on the path of immortality.