Fate of the Immortals and Demons

"Jubao Commercial Bank!?"

But when he saw the golden signboard fluttering in the wind above the plaque and flag, Mo Hei immediately came up with an idea. He couldn't help but remember what Xue Ling had said to A Man in the Jubao Pavilion of Nanzhao Kingdom, to help protect the bandits in Wohu Mountain from robbery.

Ah Man had mentioned Jubao Trading Company in a few words. Its headquarters was in Yinshang, the capital of the Shang Empire.

It mainly deals with trade between major countries on the Zhongzhou continent.

In order to ensure the safety of the escorted goods on the road, they will spare no effort and hire monks with high levels of cultivation.

In a small border town like this, it is already very rare to see a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage. A cultivator in the Qi Establishment Stage like Mo Hei is also extremely rare.

After all, this is just the Earth Spirit Realm, which is only one level higher than the small world, or the Demon Spirit Realm.

After all, cultivators who can cultivate immortality are rare, and most ordinary people who cannot cultivate immortality can only choose to enter the Tao through martial arts.

"What would you like to buy, sir?"

Faced with the warm reception from this middle-aged man who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, had a big belly and looked wealthy.

Mo Hei went straight to the point and asked:

"Has your company sent any caravans heading north in the past few days?"

"There is."

Upon hearing this, the wealthy middle-aged man nodded hurriedly and asked with a smile on his face:

"May I ask what you call me, senior?"

"Modie."

After a pause, Mo Hei gave himself a pseudonym.

This is simply because he is being tracked by two Foundation Establishment cultivators, so naturally he will not reveal his real name.

The two words "Mo Die" naturally have their own meaning.

Although Mo Hei's clothes are simple and no different from those of ordinary people, for a person who has cultivated himself and attained enlightenment, what he pursues is not external material enjoyment.

Because of this, this wealthy middle-aged man, who was dressed in luxurious clothes, could not see through the depth of Mo Hei's cultivation, so naturally, he showed a flattering and ingratiating look on his face.

"Junior Gao Bo greets Senior Mo. With your cultivation level, if you are willing to accompany me, I will present you with twenty spirit stones after we arrive at Mobei City in the Great Shang Empire."

This middle-aged man, Gao Bo, was only at the level of innate cultivation according to Mo Hei's divine sense. However, he was considered a top-notch master in the mortal world.

After all, for ordinary people who do not have the qualifications to cultivate immortality, they can practice martial arts to strengthen their bodies and prolong their lives.

This is exactly why Mo Hei only saw a very small number of cultivators, such as Yun Xiao from the Yun family in Qingcheng, and Ming Fang from the Ming family fort.

Among the followers he brought with him, there was only one Foundation Establishment Stage expert who accompanied him for protection.

As for the rest of the people, their highest cultivation level is only the Heavenly Level, which is equivalent to a martial arts master, but not a true cultivator.

Even Yunxiao and Mingfang, their cultivation level is the same as his, both in the Qi Building Stage and have not yet reached the Foundation Building Stage.

"Only twenty spirit stones?"

Mo Hei suddenly felt a little dissatisfied, but he had to know that his spirit beast circle was worth a full three hundred spirit stones.

This escort mission of his would definitely take nearly ten days to half a month, but he only had a mere twenty spirit stones.

This is really true. One meal for the rich is ten years’ food for the poor!

But Mo Hei didn't care. After all, he was just following the trend. Instead of going alone, it would be better to go with others to confuse the audience. So he asked:

"When do you leave?"

Gao Bo was overjoyed to see Mo Hei agreed, and immediately replied respectfully:

"The day after tomorrow at the latest, but we must first go to the capital of Zhao. Merchant ships will sail north from the capital of Zhao."

But you have to know that the distance from this southern border to the northern frontier is more than tens of millions of miles.

Moreover, although there are flying boats as a means of transportation and they can only fly at low altitude, due to the long distance, they have to pass through many dangerous places, such as dragon's den, tiger's lair, poor mountains and bad waters.

Not only do you have to guard against thieves who rob you on the road, but you also have to resist attacks from monsters.

Because of this, Mo Hei's initiative to offer himself as a bodyguard was like a blessing from heaven not only for Jubao Trading Company.

I am extremely envious of other businesses. Why can't I get such a good thing?

Compared to goods that are often worth tens of thousands of spirit stones, this only costs a mere twenty spirit stones and hires a cultivator with high cultivation to escort it. This is simply a great deal and extremely cost-effective.

Seeing that Mo Hei agreed, Gao Bo was overjoyed and smiled. He immediately accompanied Mo Hei and invited him into the VIP room for tea, and personally went to notify the manager.

I really met a noble person when I went out, and I was very lucky.

"Friend Mo has invited me. I am Niu Ji, honored to be the manager of the Qingnan City branch of the Jubao Trading Company."

Mo Hei was warmly welcomed into the VIP room by Gao Bo and sat down not long ago, leisurely sipping tea.

But he didn't hear anything as an elderly man walked briskly into the VIP room and introduced himself with a big smile on his face.

Gao Bo took his leave and went to greet other guests.

"Hey, you're already over fifty, how come you're only at the Qi Condensation Stage?"

Mo Hei looked in the direction of the sound and saw at a glance the old man's cultivation level. He could not help but sit quietly, still holding the teacup, just nodding without saying a word.

When Niu Ji saw this ordinary-looking young man in such a posture, his smile froze. After all, he was the manager of Jubao Commercial Bank.

But he was a businessman after all, and although he was unhappy, he did not show it too much. Instead, he smiled awkwardly, sat opposite him and asked:

"I wonder what sect Fellow Daoist Mo is from? Or which immortal cultivation family does he come from?"

"I'm just a casual cultivator, and the world is my home."

Mo Hei answered indifferently and took a sip of tea.

Niu Ji paused for a moment, and looked up and down at Mo Hei with his deep old eyes that had seen countless people. The more he looked, the more frightened he became.

Although this ordinary-looking young man has only reached the Qi Building Stage, I always have the illusion that I cannot see through his true face.

"Could it be that this person is deliberately lowering his cultivation to hide his incompetence? Or does he possess a magical weapon that can change his appearance and aura?"

The more Niu Ji watched, the more frightened he became. He was secretly filled with doubt. No matter what the reason, this person should not be underestimated.

With this in mind, Niu Ji didn't care at all about Mo Hei's arrogant attitude. After all, it was understandable that someone with such ability could be arrogant.

Niu Ji immediately straightened his attitude, presented a jade slip with both hands, and said respectfully:

"Fellow Daoist Mo is truly young and promising! These are the terms of this escort. If you find it acceptable, please give me a drop of your blood."

Mo Hei put down the teacup, reached out to take the snow-white jade bamboo slip, and looked at it for a while.

Suddenly, it occurred to him that Ah Man had also used this exact same jade slip to copy the appearance of the person who was tracking him and threw it to Ling Feiyu to look at.

As soon as he thought of this, Mo Hei followed suit, sticking it between his eyebrows and at the same time probing his spiritual consciousness into it.

As he probed in, Mo He suddenly felt as if he was watching a 3D movie, immersed in the scene, standing in front of a light curtain with several lines of terms written on it.

After reading through the clauses one by one, Mo Hei slowly put down the jade slip.

Mo He certainly understood what these terms meant?

This is like a labor contract. Once you sign this contract, an employment relationship is established.

One of the clauses clearly stipulates that if a caravan is attacked, all efforts must be made to rescue it.

If you are lazy, you will be punished by the Tao and heaven.

Of course, this is understandable. After all, it is impossible to waste twenty spirit stones just to make up the number, right?

Moreover, if there are people with bad intentions who collude with the outside forces under the pretext of escorting the caravan, wouldn't that be like shooting themselves in the foot?

"Do you think there's anything wrong with this, Fellow Daoist Mo?"

But seeing that the young man, whose true identity he could not figure out, had a pensive look on his face, Niu Ji could not help but ask cautiously.

"Are there only twenty spirit stones?"

Mo Hei asked the question that was in his mind: if he had to risk his life along the way, would his life be worth only twenty spirit stones?

Niu Ji heaved a sigh of relief and said:

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Mo. These twenty spirit stones are just a guarantee. If you need them, just sign the contract and I'll give you ten spirit stones immediately. As for the rest, if you perform well as a guard, you'll definitely get more than twenty spirit stones, up to a hundred. Of course, this also depends on how smoothly the journey goes and how much effort you put in."

After hearing this, Mo Hei no longer hesitated and made a prompt decision. He squeezed out a drop of blood from his left index finger and dripped it onto the jade slip.

Niu Ji was immediately delighted upon seeing this, and quickly put the jade slip away. Then he clapped his hands, and a charming young woman came in with a tray and respectfully presented ten spirit stones to Mo Hei.

"Xiao Ru, it's your responsibility to take good care of this Daoist friend Mo's daily life and food."

It was obvious that Niu Ji became much more friendly all of a sudden and treated Mo Hei as his own family member.

This is no wonder. Once you drop blood on this contract jade slip, if you have bad intentions, you will suffer backlash from your Dao heart.

For a cultivator, this will definitely not go against his or her Tao unless it is absolutely necessary.

Otherwise, wouldn’t that be destroying your own future?

In Mo He's opinion, this young and beautiful woman named Xiaoru actually has innate cultivation.

From this it seems that everyone in this spiritual world practices martial arts, and most of the women are fair-skinned and beautiful, especially the women who practice martial arts, whose figures are top-notch.

After exchanging pleasantries with Mo Hei, Niu Ji got up and left as he was busy with mundane affairs.

Under Xiaoru's hospitality and service, Mo Hei entered a luxuriously decorated guest room and sent the passionate and beautiful Xiaoru away.

He couldn't wait to take out a spirit stone and couldn't let it go. After looking at it for a while, he sat cross-legged on the bed, holding the spirit stone and began to practice breathing exercises.

Not to mention that this young woman named Xiaoru is not a virgin. Even if she is a virgin, Mo Hei has no improper thoughts at this moment.

Mo Hei will never slack off in his cultivation.

Back in the small world, on the cliff of Piaomiao Peak of Shushan Sword Sect, Mo Hei devoted himself to cultivation regardless of wind and rain.

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