The speaker was named Fang Xiaoru, a disciple of Xiaozhu Peak. He had been cultivating for five hundred years and had just advanced to the first star of the Core Formation stage last year.
Lin Caogen recognized the voice and turned around to see that it was his senior brother Fang Xiaoru from Xiaozhu Peak.
Lin Caogen cupped his hands and said, "So it's Senior Brother Fang! Did you also buy this person's map, Senior Brother Fang?"
Fang Xiaoru laughed and said, "That's right! I bought a handwritten copy for 10 Immortal Yuan Coins. I carefully examined the handwritten copy and the original passed down from his ancestors, and there is no difference between them. However, going to that location according to the map was extremely dangerous. As someone who has just entered the Core Formation stage, I was able to search with my Core Formation cultivation level, but I found nothing."
The mutton soup vendor chuckled, "Master Fang, I'm afraid your luck isn't quite there yet! My ancestors left a precept that only those with great fortune can inherit the legacy. I know you no longer believe my handwritten map, so I'll just sell the original! One hundred immortal coins, no bargaining!"
Fang Xiaoru smiled and said, "Junior Brother Lin, don't waste your money. I'll give you this handwritten map. You can go there when you reach the Core Formation stage."
After saying that, Fang Xiaoru took out a handwritten map, two meters long and one meter wide, from his spatial ring and handed it to Lin Caogen.
Lin Caogen took the handwritten map, studied it carefully for a while, and suddenly felt a chill.
He then looked at the vendor and said, "Boss! May I take a look at your original map?"
The vendor laughed and said, "Of course! It's no trouble to show you. These maps are all handwritten by me, and the directions are exactly as I wrote them."
Lin Caogen took the original map from the vendor, stroked it for a moment, and said, "Senior Brother Fang! This original map is made of ancient animal hide. Although it has no medicinal value now, I've heard that some museums love such ancient artifacts."
Fang Xiaoru laughed and said, "Junior Brother Lin! This map is indeed made of ancient animal hide, but it is made of the hide of an extinct animal. As for what kind of animal it is, I can't tell because of its age and lack of historical records. However, if we consider this ancient animal hide map as an antique, it is only worth twenty or thirty Immortal Yuan Coins. If we don't consider it as an antique, it is really worthless."
Lin Caogen sighed and said, "I love collecting antiques more than anything in my life. Since many of my fellow disciples in the Wuwei Sect have confirmed that this ancient animal skin map is of little use, there's no point in me keeping it. However, its cultural value is quite tempting. If it's sold for 50 Immortal Yuan Coins, I'll buy it!"
Fang Xiaoru shook his head and laughed, "50 sen coins is too expensive! Junior Brother Lin really has too much money to burn!"
Lin Caogen chuckled awkwardly and said, "It's purely for collection! It depends on whether the owner is willing or not. If not, then forget it!"
The vendor chuckled and said, "Alright, alright! I was originally planning to sell it for 100 Immortal Coins, but since you like collecting antiques, I'll sell it to you for 50 Immortal Coins!"
After saying that, he shoved the ancient animal skin map directly into Lin Caogen's hand, afraid that Lin Caogen would regret it.
Lin Caogen smiled, took the ancient beast skin map, and paid 50 Immortal Yuan Coins.
The vendor said, "I'm so lucky to have met this young man. Today, I'll give you a free meal of mutton offal and tripe."
Fang Xiaoru laughed and said, "Junior Brother Lin is indeed generous! I felt so bad when I bought this handwritten map from him for 10 Immortal Yuan Coins! Now that I think about it, I really regret it!"
Lin Caogen laughed and said, "You can't take money with you when you're born, so just spend it where you feel good! Senior Brother Fang, are you here tonight to buy the supplies you need?"
Fang Xiaoru nodded and said, "That's right. I killed some immortal beasts and picked some immortal herbs in the suburbs at the foot of the mountain before, and came here to exchange them for the supplies I need. However, the supplies at the Wuwei Sect's night market are limited, and sometimes you may not be able to find what you need. If Junior Brother Lin needs to exchange supplies in the future, I suggest you go to the Ziwei Merchant Guild in Wuwei Town at the foot of the mountain."
Lin Caogen nodded and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother Fang!"
Fang Xiaoru smiled and said, "Please make yourself at home, Junior Brother Caogen. I'll be leaving now!"
Lin Caogen hurriedly bowed and saw him off.
After eating and drinking his fill, and having bought an ancient animal skin map, Lin Caogen suppressed his excitement and continued walking through the night market, trying his best to select the five elements materials he needed.
Lin Caogen was worried that buying too much at once would attract the attention of other disciples of the Wuwei Sect, so he only bought in small batches. For large purchases, he would still need to go to the Ziwei Chamber of Commerce in Wuwei Town for safety.
Returning to his residence with a small amount of materials containing the five elements, Lin Caogen excitedly opened the newly purchased ancient beast skin map.
The more he looked at the map, the more he liked it.
Because he had been to the places marked on the map!
It was the place deepest in the misty forest where they snatched the dragon fruit.
Lin Caogen paced back and forth inside the bamboo house, pondering as he walked!
"So that's how it is! So that's how it is! No wonder Song Qingshu took me to the Misty Forest. I'm afraid Song Qingshu also bought that vendor's map. Many disciples of the Wuwei Sect have been to the Misty Forest. The location pointed to on the map is the deepest part of the Misty Forest where there are lava lizards."
Lin Caogen kept analyzing whether the map indicated the existence of an ancient alchemist lineage.
"So many disciples went to the Misty Forest, but they all returned empty-handed. I, Junior Sister Du, and the disciples of the Brahma Valley also went there. It's just a vast forest, as big as Russia. There are countless immortal beasts inside, the most powerful of which are at the peak of the third tier."
Lin Caogen was completely baffled. He opened the animal hide map he had bought and pondered it over and over again.
"I get it! I get it! Hahahaha!"
Lin Caogen suddenly realized.
The Misty Forest was clearly an extremely remote place, yet it was filled with a dense, ethereal aura, giving rise to numerous peak-level third-tier beasts. Something unusual was amiss; everything indicated that something lay beneath the Misty Forest. There was definitely treasure there.
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