Immortality: Starting with Plundering the Talents of Monsters

"Okay, thank you for giving me this opportunity, Master Xu."

I will immediately inform you of an important piece of information from my Treasure Pavilion today.

The employee of Treasure Pavilion, who was trying to deceive Xu Mo's cruel methods with words, was surprised when he heard Xu Mo say that he was allowed to reveal an important piece of information about Treasure Pavilion today.

Immediately, his eyes flashed with light. This Treasure Pavilion shop assistant, who was trying to deceive and avoid Xu Mo's cruel methods with words, naively thought that Xu Mo would really let him go after he told him about it.

"To be honest, Master Xu, one important piece of information for my Treasure Pavilion today is that our manager has mysteriously disappeared."

No matter how hard we, the staff of Treasure House, searched, we couldn't find it.

Although the manager of Treasure Pavilion usually bullies and is very harsh on us Treasure Pavilion employees, he is also very harsh on himself.

Usually, the manager of Treasure Pavilion is the first to arrive at Treasure Pavilion, the most prime location in Liuyun Market.

Furthermore, our Treasure Pavilion truly cannot function without its manager. The reason everything appears normal today is simply because we, the few employees of the Treasure Pavilion, are holding things together.

The shop assistant at the Treasure Pavilion, who was trying to deceive Xu Mo's cruel methods with words, grinned exaggeratedly, his face full of smiles, looking at Xu Mo with a fawning expression.

"Hehe, the news that the manager of Treasure Pavilion has gone missing is an important piece of information about Treasure Pavilion that I'm telling you today."

The mysterious disappearance of the Treasure Pavilion manager, or even the possible death of the manager, I believe that you, the exceptionally intelligent Master Xu, also understand what this means.”

"If the manager of Treasure Pavilion were to disappear without a trace and return after a few days, that would be fine. The staff of Treasure Pavilion could hold on for a few more days and prevent Treasure Pavilion from collapsing."

But if the manager of Treasure Pavilion really died, then the situation would be terrible.

My Treasure Pavilion will most likely only be able to hold on for a few more days. After that, it will be unable to operate and will have no choice but to close down.

The Treasure Pavilion shop assistant, who was trying to deceive Xu Mo's cruel methods with words, chuckled and looked at Xu Mo with a puzzled expression, then looked past Xu Mo.

Looking towards the talisman shop jointly run by Xu Mo and Luo Lingyue opposite the Treasure Pavilion, it seemed to be a hint to Xu Mo.

If the manager of Treasure Pavilion really is dead, then it would be a good thing for the talisman shop that Xu Mo and Luo Lingyue run together.

The reason is simple: anyone can tell that the talisman shop jointly run by Xu Mo and Luo Lingyue has a great deal of overlap with the talisman section of the Treasure Pavilion.

The talisman shop jointly operated by Zhenbaolou and Xu Mo and Luo Lingyue has a significant conflict of interest and an almost irreconcilable contradiction.

If one truly wants to resolve this conflict of interest and the inability to back down, perhaps the only solution is to resort to underhanded tricks, just like the manager of the Treasure Pavilion.

They would spend a large amount of low-grade spirit stones to hire a few cultivators, and then secretly prepare to sabotage the operation to frame the other party.

This would completely ruin the reputation of rival shops that clashed with their own, causing cultivators in the Liuyun Market area to lose faith in them.

In this way, they secretly sabotaged the other party's store and directly stole almost all of the store's customers.

Or, like Xu Mo, one could simply wait until the Liuyun Market closed, all the usual customers and shops were gone, and all the shop assistants, shopkeepers, and vendors who had set up stalls in the Liuyun Market had left.

By blocking the shopkeeper's only route, they could simply resort to violence to solve the problem once and for all.

Therefore, the Treasure Pavilion clerk, who was trying to deceive Xu Mo's cruel methods with words, also clearly understood that the disappearance or death of the Treasure Pavilion manager was good news for Xu Mo.

"Master Xu, this important news is definitely good news for you and the talisman shop you run."

In the future, you might find yourself without one of your strongest and biggest competitors. Why not take advantage of that?

The Treasure Pavilion employee, who was trying to deceive Xu Mo's cruel methods with words, kept a smile on his face and hoped in his eyes that Xu Mo would let him go.

"Well, Master Xu, I have already informed you of the important information about our Treasure Pavilion in Liuyun Market today. Could you please let me go and go home?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Mo's expression, which hadn't been particularly gloomy, instantly turned grim.

Xu Mo's eyes flashed with a cold, fierce light as he stared intently at the Treasure Pavilion shop assistant in front of him, who was trying to deceive him with words and avoid his cruel methods.

Xu Mo slowly squeezed out a few words from his throat, pronouncing the death sentence of the Treasure Pavilion employee who tried to deceive and evade Xu Mo's cruel methods with words.

"Heh, you ungrateful, snobbish Treasure Pavilion employee, do I look like the kind of person who would try to win in business by using underhanded means or waiting for the Treasure Pavilion manager to die?"

"Furthermore, are you questioning my ability to run this talisman shop, insulting my ability to run this talisman shop, or questioning and insulting my and Luo Lingyue's talisman-making abilities?"

"May I ask you, aren't the talismans that Luo Lingyue and I made of better quality than those worthless talismans that your Treasure Pavilion buys from all over the place?"

Xu Mo paused slightly before slowly saying:

"To put it bluntly, your Treasure Pavilion is completely rotten in the business of selling talismans."

All they do is talk big, claiming that Zhenbaolou is a big brand with guaranteed quality, but it turns out they're just a big company bullying its customers.

In my opinion, the talismans your Treasure Pavilion sells are of extremely poor quality!

"Besides that, the businesses in other sectors of your Treasure Pavilion are also terrible. Whether it's pills, formations, magic weapons or other businesses, they're all in a mess."

The quality of the items sold by these business segments is not very good. Take the Buddhist artifacts sold by your Treasure Pavilion, for example.

You employees and managers of Treasure Pavilion have been exaggerating the quality of our magical artifacts, saying how good they are.

The more expensive ritual implements are of better quality. I think it's obvious that your Treasure Pavilion is selling the inferior ritual implements at normal prices, and selling normal quality ritual implements as expensive, high-quality ones.

Then he thought that since the cultivators who came to your Treasure Pavilion to buy things didn't really know much about them, after all, everyone has their own expertise, and they really couldn't tell the difference.

As the saying goes, the layman watches the spectacle, while the expert sees the details.

Anyway, these laymen who come to buy things can't see anything clearly or explain anything, so your Treasure Pavilion takes advantage of its size to bully customers, talking a big game and praising the customers to the skies.

After browsing around and spending over a hundred low-grade spirit stones, I found that the quality of the items I bought from your Treasure Pavilion was poor. It was a case of neither good quality nor cheap price.

He's a complete sucker.

Xu Mo launched a scathing critique of the Treasure Pavilion employee who was trying to evade his cruel methods with words, and the Treasure Pavilion he worked for, located in the most prime location in Liuyunfang City.

Then, Xu Mo continued to criticize the Treasure Pavilion, which was located in the most prime location in Liuyunfang City, without holding back.

"Actually, it's because your Treasure Pavilion manager chose a very good location, and the Zhou family of Liuyun, who controls Liuyun Market, showed you kindness by allowing your Treasure Pavilion to open in the most prime location in Liuyun Market."

And it's all thanks to the excellent reputation and prestigious brand that Treasure Pavilion has built up over the years. Otherwise, I can imagine how badly your business would be located in the most prime location of Liuyun Market.

At the same time, Xu Mo also revealed the despicable and dirty tricks that the manager of Treasure Pavilion had used on the talisman shop that he and Luo Lingyue jointly ran.

"That's fine, but the quality of the talismans sold by your Treasure Pavilion is far inferior to that of the talisman shop that Luo Lingyue and I run together. And you still dare to refuse to lower your prices, just like me, so that users pay the same price as those in the talisman shop that Luo Lingyue and I run together."

Therefore, your Treasure Pavilion's business of selling talismans to the public is naturally not as good as the business of the talisman shop that Luo Lingyue and I run together.

As it turned out, perhaps out of envy and jealousy, your Treasure Pavilion manager hired many cultivators at high prices. First, a cultivator of similar cultivation level to mine came to advise me to change the price.

They demanded that I raise the prices of the talismans in the talisman shop that Luo Lingyue and I run together, and even threatened me directly.

Then, out of envy and jealousy, the manager of your Treasure Pavilion hired a cultivator at a high price. He even bought a high-quality first-tier golden talisman from the talisman shop that Luo Lingyue and I run together and tampered with it.

The cultivator who was hired by the owner of the Treasure Pavilion out of envy and jealousy came to the talisman shop that Luo Lingyue and I run together during the best time of day in Liuyun Market, which is also the time when the most cultivators come to buy talismans.

Under the watchful eyes of a group of cultivators who came to the talisman shop that Luo Lingyue and I jointly ran to buy talismans, they framed me.

Fortunately, I'm exceptionally clever, and I perfectly resolved this crisis with my wisdom; otherwise, the talisman shop that Luo Lingyue and I ran together would probably have already closed down.

The Treasure Pavilion employee who had listened to Xu Mo's entire speech and tried to use language to deceive and avoid Xu Mo's cruel methods, along with the other Treasure Pavilion employees who had been intercepted by Xu Mo, were among those present.

They learned of the despicable things their own Treasure Pavilion manager had done to the talisman shop jointly run by Xu Mo and Luo Lingyue.

The staff at the Treasure Pavilion finally understood why Xu Mo harbored such resentment towards them.

"No wonder, no wonder Master Xu stopped us Treasure Pavilion staff at this moment, so that's why he came here."

"However, Master Xu, you've come to the wrong person. I believe you heard clearly what the Treasure Pavilion shop assistant, who tried to deceive you with words to avoid Xu Mo's cruel methods, told you."

Our Treasure Pavilion manager has disappeared today, or perhaps he has died. You will not be able to find our Treasure Pavilion manager today or in the coming days.

"That's right. Although our Treasure Pavilion manager does have some ability and has built this Treasure Pavilion, located in the most prime location of Liuyun Market, step by step, the manager's methods are really too despicable and shameful."

As someone who has worked for the Treasure Pavilion for decades, even I couldn't stand by and watch.

Upon hearing this, Xu Mo looked in the direction of the voice with some surprise.

"It's you. You've been the manager of this Treasure Pavilion, located in the most prime and best area of ​​Liuyun Market, for decades. You've been putting on airs. Do you think I'd believe your lies?"

I think you're only saying this because you see that I might make a move against you.

Haha, you really are just like the manager of the Treasure Pavilion in the most prime location of Liuyunfang City, whom you've followed for ten years. How hypocritical!

I did learn some real skills from the manager of the Treasure Pavilion, located in the most prime and valuable area of ​​Liuyunfang.

Xu Mo suddenly flashed past the Treasure Pavilion shop assistant who was trying to deceive him with words to avoid his cruel methods, and appeared in front of the shop assistant who had been with him for ten years in the most golden and best area of ​​Liuyun Market.

Xu Mo's gaze sharpened as he stared intently at the shopkeeper of the Treasure Pavilion, a prime location in Liuyun Market, who had been with him for ten years.

"Tell me honestly, were any of the underhanded tricks the manager of Zhenbaolou used against me and Luo Lingyue your idea?"

"No...nothing like that. I would never dare to use such low and despicable methods."

Moreover, no matter how hard I rack my brains, I couldn't come up with such low and despicable methods.

The shop assistant, who had worked for the owner of the Treasure Pavilion in the most prime location of Liuyun Market for ten years, felt a pang of fear as he looked directly at Xu Mo's cold, piercing gaze. His voice trembled as he stammered, "..."

"I...I certainly did not use such despicable and underhanded tricks on the manager of our Treasure Pavilion."

"Heh, is that really true?"

Looking at the guilty look on the shop assistant of the Treasure Pavilion, which had been with him for ten years in the most prime and desirable area of ​​Liuyun Market, Xu Mo knew that this shop assistant was probably someone else entirely.

It is true that these despicable and underhanded tricks were offered to the owner of the Treasure Pavilion in the most prime location of Liuyun Market.

"Judging from your guilty look, I've probably guessed right. You really did offer these low-class, underhanded tricks to the manager of your Treasure Pavilion."

"However, you don't need to be afraid for now. I won't attack you right now."

But you'll see what happens in a minute.

After speaking, Xu Mo withdrew his gaze from the shop assistant of the Treasure Pavilion, which had been with him for ten years in the most prime and desirable area of ​​Liuyun Market.

Then, Xu Mo turned his gaze to the Treasure Pavilion shop assistant who was trying to deceive Xu Mo's cruel methods with words, and then Xu Mo flashed to his side again.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of you one by one today. Take your time, it's still early, we have plenty of time to play."

Xu Mo had barely finished speaking when a shop assistant from the Treasure Pavilion, who was some distance away and wanted to go home, hurriedly spoke up:

"Master Xu, the grudges between the talisman shop you and Luo Lingyue run together and the Treasure Pavilion and this employee who has followed the Treasure Pavilion manager for many years should not be a matter for the other employees of the Treasure Pavilion, right?"

"Could you please let me go first? I need to go home; I'm hungry and really hungry."

Unexpectedly, the Treasure Pavilion employee who lived far from Xu Mo and wanted to go home was actually starving, which was why he was in such a hurry to get home.

She doesn't seem to have any ulterior motives; she's a true foodie.

There's nothing wrong with the saying that food is the most important thing for people.

However, Xu Mo still relayed the request from the Treasure Pavilion employee who lived far away and was starving and wanted to go home.

"No, none of the employees of Treasure Pavilion who serve the owner of this Treasure Pavilion, located in the most prime location in Liuyunfang City, can leave."

Suddenly, Xu Mo swiftly flashed to the front of the Treasure Pavilion waiter, who was far away from Xu Mo and desperately hungry and wanted to go home.

Xu Mo, with a stern face, coldly questioned:

"Do you think that you and the other Treasure Shop employees, except for that one who has followed the Treasure Shop manager for many years and may have offered the manager some low-level, underhanded tricks, are innocent?"

Then let me ask you, who leaked my information and detailed whereabouts to that sinister old cultivator?

Did you and the other employees at the Jewelry Store do it?

Xu Mo's question sent a jolt through the heart of the waiter at Treasure Pavilion, who was standing very close to Xu Mo and just wanted to go home for dinner. His body trembled slightly.

However, this waiter from the Treasure Pavilion, who was very close to Xu Mo at the moment and wanted to go home for dinner, was worried about his own safety and not being killed by Xu Mo, a powerful swordsman with a cultivation level of six.

He suppressed his fear and panic, and stammered out a vehement denial:

"No, I did not reveal any information about you or your specific whereabouts to the so-called sinister old cultivator you mentioned."

"I have absolutely no knowledge of or knowledge of this sinister and wicked old cultivator, and the other employees of the Treasure Pavilion have also not done anything to harm you, Master Xu."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Xu Mo raised an eyebrow, knowing that unless he used some ruthless methods, these dishonest Treasure Pavilion employees would not admit that they had revealed their detailed information and specific whereabouts to that sinister old cultivator.

"Hehe, since you guys at Treasure Pavilion are all so stubborn, then I can only use some gentle tricks to pry open the mouths of you old foxes."

When Xu Mo said this, he emphasized the word "gentle" very much, making a point of stressing the word "gentle".

At the same time, Xu Mo no longer suppressed his aura and released all the powerful spiritual pressure belonging to a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Furthermore, Xu Mo also released the sharp aura of his own Meridian Sword Intent, which was mixed with a cold and gloomy atmosphere, reminiscent of both midday and midnight.

Immediately, all the employees of the Treasure Pavilion present felt waves of intense pain on their skin.

"Master Xu, we're innocent! We're truly innocent! We really didn't reveal any of your detailed information or specific whereabouts to that sinister old cultivator!"

"Yes, yes, Master Xu, please show mercy. We really didn't do anything so despicable to harm you."

"Master Xu, I beg you, please stop using your supernatural powers. I really can't take it anymore. We really didn't do anything to harm you."

"It was our Treasure Pavilion manager who did it. He leaked all your detailed information and specific whereabouts to that sinister old cultivator. It really has nothing to do with us low-level employees of the Treasure Pavilion!"

All the employees of Treasure Pavilion present included the employee who was very close to Xu Mo and wanted to go home for dinner, the employee who had followed the manager of Treasure Pavilion, which was located in the most prime and best area of ​​Liuyun Market for ten years, and the employee who tried to deceive Xu Mo's cruel methods with words.

Faced with Xu Mo's powerful spiritual pressure as a sixth-level Qi Refining cultivator and his unique, sharp aura mixed with the Meridian Sword Intent, the Treasure Pavilion staff turned pale and were unable to resist at all, begging for mercy one after another.

"Hehe, actually, I killed your Treasure Pavilion manager yesterday. He was referring to how you and the other Treasure Pavilion employees informed that sinister old cultivator of all my detailed information and specific whereabouts."

Furthermore, when I encountered that sinister and wicked old cultivator yesterday, he also mentioned that the manager and staff of the Treasure Pavilion had collectively informed him of my detailed information and specific whereabouts.

"Since you cunning Treasure Pavilion employees are unwilling to tell me the truth, then don't blame me for showing no mercy!"

After saying that, Xu Mo's hands began to move, forming hand seals.