Immortality: Raising an Ant Queen to Cultivate by increasing stat point - Chapter 224
Chapter 224: Chapter 217: Invisibility Talisman, Universal Map_3
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From the old man’s words, it couldn’t be deduced that he had only created this one invisibility talisman.
This high-level talisman had already ventured into the realm of Immortal Techniques; the materials and craftsmanship involved must be against the natural order.
Being able to create just one was already a stroke of great fortune.
It was also apparent that this old man had considerable skills.
“Bei Bing, thank you for your kindness and friendship, goodbye!
Qin Niu nodded in gratitude and then strode away.
Qin Niu never easily owed favors to others.
But once he did owe a favor, he would surely repay the other party tenfold or even a hundredfold.
When Wang Wanyan had given him some food, meat pies, and pork at a time when he was short on provisions, Qin Niu had long since repaid her a hundred times over.
Following the old man’s directions, Qin Niu really did find an unmarked small shop at the tail end of the market.
There was no signboard, and the entrance was low.
The shop door was open, however.
Inside hung conical hats, straw raincoats, ropes, and other items.
This was the Cultivation Market; who would come here to buy such sundries?
It felt like the owner of this shop must have some issues with his head.
“Is anyone there?”
Qin Niu didn’t notice anyone guarding the shop.
So he raised his voice and called out.
“Help yourself to whatever you need.”
A hoarse voice, grating like a broken gong, came from behind the counter.
Qin Niu looked closely and finally noticed there was someone lying inside. It was a dwarf old man, whose exact age was indiscernible. He had very ordinary looks.
Even a bit ugly.
“I’d like to buy a map to Black Stone Village in Hundred Leaf Town.”
“The distance from here to Hundred Leaf Town is not short. Do you want a detailed map or a generic, simplified map?”
“How much is a detailed map?”
“A detailed map covers every specific route and topography. You need to buy two, one for the territory of Black Tiger Gang and one for the Nine Insect Gang. The price is fifty taels of silver for each. A total of one hundred taels of silver. A generic map includes the entire domain of the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect and costs one tael of silver.”
The price nearly scared Qin Niu to pee his pants.
He could afford it,
but one hundred taels of silver for two maps was practically robbery.
“1’11 take a generic map, please!”
Qin Niu took out one tael of silver and laid it on the counter.
“Here you go!”
A folded large map was tossed over.
The tael of silver that had been placed on the counter, however, had disappeared without a trace at some point.
Qin Niu couldn’t help but be startled.
This dwarf old man was formidable!
In Black Tiger City, where strength encountered stronger strength, and it was full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, numerous masters abounded.
Although he had already reached the Innate Realm, he should still remain cautious and keep a low profile going forward.
He unfolded the map to take a closer look; the entire territory governed by the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect was drawn out on it.
Although it wasn’t a detailed version, all the towns, villages, cities, and roads were clearly depicted.
With this map, he needn’t worry about getting lost when outdoors.
This tael of silver was indeed a worthwhile investment.
After purchasing a good map, he no longer delayed and left the city, following the route marked on the map, he went straight ahead.
All the way, his speed was extremely fast.
With the cultivation of the Innate Realm, traveling was too easy for him.
If he ran at full speed, he was even faster than the average horse.
Along the way, locusts could be seen ravaging everywhere.
The number of special locusts turned out to be far less than expected, and as for the Grade Three giant locusts, he didn’t find a single one.
He was somewhat curious, whether these locusts were being controlled by an Insect Master from the Nine Insect Gang or by several Insect Masters at the same time?
Launching a clan war is usually a large-scale conflict.
It is equivalent to two countries going to war.
On the battlefield, the power of one person is extremely insignificant.
Often only a thousand troops can form a shape, and ten thousand troops can create a momentum.
To have the locust plague quickly sweep over the entire territory of the Black Tiger Gang, it seems possible that multiple Insect Masters are controlling at the same time.
So far, the most powerful he had encountered were the giant locusts, which were only Grade Three insects, and their numbers were pitifully small.
This made him suspect that the Insect Masters controlling the locusts from behind the scenes were likely a large group of low-level Insect Masters.
Otherwise, if they could reach the level of Old Master Huang, they would make a grand move the moment they took action and would not be so shabby.
When Old Master Huang ambushed Qin Niu, he directly used more than four thousand Grade Three Army Ants.
Although these locusts were numerous, in Qin Niu’s eyes, they still seemed a bit petty.
Even he himself could cultivate a thousand Grade Three Termites in a day, and Grade Three insects really weren’t much in his eyes.
Everywhere he looked, he could see abandoned farmlands.
With the continuous locust plague, it was impossible to grow crops.
No matter how much was planted, it was all in vain.
Instead of that, it was better to leave the land fallow to minimize the losses.
Based on the current situation, the market price for farmlands should soon plummet to a historical low. He had long prepared a large sum of Silver Money, waiting to snatch up a good deal and become a medium-sized landlord in one fell swoop.
With a hundred acres of good farmland, one was not considered a major landlord but only a mid-level one.
Those real major landlords often owned tens of thousands of acres, with estates everywhere and thousands of servants.
Only they were the true noble clans.
Outside, the locust plague was so severe, and the Nine Insect Gang had already led their troops to invade the territory of the Black Tiger Gang, but inside Black Tiger City, there was still calm.
He wondered whether the news was blocked, or did everyone have faith in the Black Tiger Gang?
As it was getting dark, he was still three or four dozen miles away from Shihe Town of the Black Tiger Gang.
According to the marks on the map, he had to first reach Shihe Town, then go through the necessary procedures to enter the territory of the Nine Insect Gang. Heading south from there, he would arrive at Hundred Leaf town.
Once at Hundred Leaf Town, finding Black Stone Village would be easy.
Because every year, a large number of Insect Masters from all over would rush there in search of Green Demon Bees.
“I need to hurry to Shihe Town; otherwise, I might end up like Zhang Banzui, spending the night in the wild.”
Qin Niu quickened his pace.
It would be good if he could learn a Step-Method Martial Skill, or it would be quite nice to have a mount to ride.
That lazy ox of his was still evolving and completely unreliable.
If he encountered a suitable ferocious beast, taming one as a mount would also be quite good.
As the sky turned completely dark, he traveled by the light of the stars.
He finally made it to Shihe Town.
This small town was quite prosperous, significantly better than Jade Stream Town.
Possibly because it was located at the junction of two gangs, the coming and going of merchants and the trade of goods drove the economy of this small town..
