Chapter 2: Chapter 2 Buying at Your Doorstep? Chapter 2: Chapter 2 Buying at Your Doorstep? Editor: Atlas Studios Longxiang Wisdom is the Absolute Skill of Esoteric Sect.
Each stage achieved is said to possess the strength of one dragon and one elephant, and cultivating to Ten Layers equates to having the power of ten dragons and ten elephants!
However, the reward that Su Mo obtained is the Thirteen stage Perfection!
This realm is originally unattainable by human effort.
This is because, while it is not too difficult to cultivate Longxiang Wisdom, there is just one point… and that is time!
A normal person needs two years to reach the First Grade and four years for the Second Level, eight years for the Third Level… and so on. Who then, could possess thousands of years of lifespan to achieve the Great Perfection of the Thirteenth stage?
Even though individuals with extraordinary talent cultivate much faster than ordinary people, spending a lifetime struggling might only allow them to achieve up to the Ten Layers.
Only Su Mo, with system rewards, managed to leap into this unprecedented extreme height of realm in just one day.
Even so, Su Mo spent a whole night only to gradually integrate all the Inner Strength into himself.
From then on, control was at his whim, flawless and as desired!
A long breath exhaled continuously, Su Mo suddenly opened his eyes, causing the room to momentarily become bright.
Fortunately, this miraculous scene was fleeting and went unnoticed. Otherwise, why wait for another day to become renowned throughout Jianghu?
“This is Longxiang Wisdom!”
Su Mo rose to his feet, feeling the Inner Strength within him, content and satisfied momentarily.
“With this martial arts skill by my side, growing the escort business will just be a matter of time. However, Jianghu is filled with danger and deceit. Even if I don’t need to worry when facing enemies head-on with Great Perfection of Longxiang Wisdom, I must remain vigilant against secret tricks and ghostly deceit.”
He had perused ancestral notes during this time, gaining a rather profound impression of this intricate Jianghu.
In Jianghu, all sorts of people from all walks of life exist.
Some, unable to defeat their opponents openly, resort to sly schemes secretly, truly unpredictable.
The notes recounted multiple times when masters were cunningly ambushed and tricked by despicable foes, leading to their tragic demise.
Truly unpredictable!
Su Mo’s sense of pride lasted only for a moment, as he immediately reminded himself to never let his guard down.
He roughly packed his things, drank a sip of tea that had turned cold over the night, and then left the house down the stairs to eat something.
He had no other business in Jinyang City, after delivering Li Yishu to his destination, he was supposed to head straight back to Luoxia City.
But due to the system rewards not being settled and since it was the first time receiving the rewards, he had enough reason to delay overnight.
By now, having received the rewards, of course, it was time to ride back to the city.
However, the phrase ‘people eat, horses graze’ is just an expression, he and Li Yishu had crossed mountains and valleys on foot on their way here, and he did not plan to gallop on horseback for the return trip.
Horses are too expensive!
“Everything is difficult at the beginning, for now, save where we can.”
Thus, Su Mo murmured as he left the city, briefly orienting himself in the direction of Luoxia City.
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The daylight was just right, by the tree-lined path, Su Mo found a comfortable spot, leaned against the tree trunk and ate dry food.
Having journeyed the whole morning, Su Mo indeed appreciated the benefits of Longxiang Wisdom.
Previously, his shallow level of Inner Strength made travel exhausting, but luckily, Li Yishu was just an ordinary scholar with no strength to even truss a chicken, making his own weaknesses less noticeable.
However, with the Longxiang Wisdom Skill, he felt as if running all morning left himfullof vigor and strength that seemingly had no end.
If it weren’t for his hunger, he felt he could have run all the way back to Luoxia City.
Biting into the flatbread in his hand and swallowing it down with water, although not very tasty, it was enough to fill his stomach.
As he was not paying attention, his ears twitched, catching some noises coming from the forest, causing him to look back.
However, after waiting a good while, having eaten more than half of his flatbread, a man in black finally caught his eye.
This man had a gaunt face and a ragged appearance, with a sinister gleam in his eyes.
The moment their eyes met, Su Mo’s brows and eyes subtly twitched in surprise; he hadn’t expected another person to be here.
But moments later, the man seemed to relax and directly walked towards Su Mo.
Su Mo slightly furrowed his brow as he could smell the scent of blood on the man as he approached.
Such people often meant trouble.
And in the Jianghu, it was best to keep a distance from trouble.
Unexpectedly, before Su Mo could get up to distance himself, the man suddenly knelt down with a thud.
Su Mo was shocked, “Why such grand courtesy?”
The corner of the black clothed man’s mouth twitched, and before he could speak, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his breath as thin as a thread: “Are you from the Ziyang Escort Agency?”
Su Mo glanced at the word ‘Ziyang’ embroidered on his sleeve, suddenly realizing.
Before Su Mo could respond, the black-clothed man suddenly took out a brocade box from his bosom and threw it to Su Mo, “Please trouble your honor to deliver this item to a man named Wang Xianglin at the Yuquan Inn in Jiming Post. There will be a generous reward upon completion of the task!”
[Mission: Deliver the brocade box to Wang Xianglin at the Yuquan Inn in Jiming Post!]
[Accept the task?]
Is this second mission coming so fast?
Su Mo was somewhat conflicted.
The Jiming Post was not far, and though it was slightly off the route, it would only delay a few days.
What made Su Mo hesitant was that the escort task was evidently very dangerous!
While the promise of a generous reward was tempting, getting involved in a dispute without knowing anything was definitely jeopardizing himself.
Although new to the Jianghu, Su Mo understood the saying ‘Act with caution and you’ll be safe all your life,’ making him indecisive.
But before he could decide, the black-clothed man suddenly collapsed, dying on the spot with his body going limp!
“Ah, how…?”
Su Mo was dumbstruck; how could he die so suddenly?
After pondering for a moment, he stood up, tucked the flatbread into his bag, and walked over to the corpse of the black-clothed man. He put on deer skin gloves as a precaution against possible poisons on the body, and then turned the corpse over.
Upon examination, he felt the death was unsurprising.
His body was covered with countless cuts and stabs, and there was a deep fatal wound on his chest from a heavy blow.
That this man had managed to come all this way to find him was nothing short of a miracle.
“Knife wielder, swordsman, and an expert of the Inner Boxing. He sure had many enemies… This task really is troublesome, and not even a deposit was given. It’s clear that it’s better not to accept it…”
As Su Mo was talking to himself, he suddenly heard footsteps nearby.
Then, a voice playfully said, “Exactly, exactly, such a headless deal, and undertaking it might make one literally headless. If it were me, I also wouldn’t take it.”