"Please follow me!"
The shopkeeper didn't have any suspicions.
Because maps were also one of their most popular items, many Cultivators came to purchase them for traveling Dingxiang County.
From the Chamber of Commerce's perspective, this was not unusual!
The shopkeeper led He Pingsheng to a shelf.
He pointed to the maps there and said, "We have three types of maps for Dingxiang County!"
"The first type is a simple map with only distances and mountain terrain marked!"
"The second type not only marks distances and various terrains but also all the forces located within Dingxiang County."
"The third type is the most complex; it not only marks various forces but also all the Secret Realms, productions, mineral deposits, Heaven And Earth Treasure locations, and so on, within Dingxiang County. Which type do you want, Fellow Daoist?"
The shopkeeper introduced them leisurely.
He Pingsheng asked, "What are the prices?"
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "The first type is the cheapest, only one hundred Spirit Stones; the second type is five hundred Spirit Stones; as for the third type, two thousand Spirit Stones!"
"Of course, what I'm talking about are all Low-Grade Spirit Stones!"
He Pingsheng nearly jumped up: "Two thousand Spirit Stones! Shopkeeper, that's too expensive!"
It was just a map.
Moreover, this kind of map wasn't a one-time consumable; he could copy countless copies.
And it was still sold for so much?
"Can it be cheaper?" He Pingsheng looked at the shopkeeper: "Otherwise, I'd rather go out and buy it privately from someone else!"
Maps didn't necessarily have to be bought from the Chamber of Commerce; if someone else had bought one, copying it would also work.
"Hehehe..." The shopkeeper smiled and said, "What Fellow Daoist says is true, but maps bought outside are not as accurate as ours, and can you guarantee that the other party won't tamper with the map?"
"Besides, those maps they bought are from how many years ago? Some are even hundreds of years old!"
"Even if you get one, the information on it won't be accurate!"
"How about this, if you want the third type, I'll give you a 50% discount, one thousand Spirit Stones!"
"And... I'll even include a piece of information for free!"
He Pingsheng frowned: "Information? What information?"
The shopkeeper said: "In Dingxiang County, the Cultivation forces are complex and numerous, with changes almost every year. We will summarize and organize them, producing a map of the changes in the forces throughout Dingxiang County every six months. I can send them to you for ten consecutive years!"
"That means you can update the map twenty times for free!"
He Pingsheng nodded and said, "Good!"
He took out one thousand Spirit Stones and purchased the most Advanced map.
He took a look, confirmed it was fine, and then put it away.
"Does Fellow Daoist need anything else?" The shopkeeper looked at He Pingsheng with a smile.
He Pingsheng nodded and said, "I want to buy a few second-grade poison pills. Do you sell them here?"
Originally, he had pre-ordered 5,000 Spirit Stones worth of poison pills, a total of one hundred, at Fenghe Estate in Matou Mountain.
He had also asked his Master to pick them up.
Unfortunately, before he could get them, the Sect disbanded.
A huge loss!
But there was nothing he could do; who could have imagined things would change so quickly? He might as well re-purchase them.
It was just a matter of five thousand Spirit Stones, wasn't it?
"Yes..." The Chamber of Commerce did not disappoint He Pingsheng. The shopkeeper directly led him to another area and said, "We still have thirteen second-grade poison pills here!"
"They are all the same price, one hundred Spirit Stones per pill!"
One hundred Spirit Stones!
This was double the price he had paid when acquiring them in Matou Mountain.
But there was nothing he could do; this was Dingxiang City!
"Alright!" He Pingsheng said, "Give them to me, I'll take them all!"
After purchasing thirteen poison pills, He Pingsheng did not linger here but walked out.
He had originally wanted to buy some medicinal ingredients for refining Gathering Spirit Pills, but then he gave up on the idea.
He Pingsheng felt that he shouldn't buy too many things from one shop; who knew if there were eyes watching him later?
There was too much deception in the Cultivation World.
After leaving the Dingxiang Chamber of Commerce, He Pingsheng slowly continued to walk aimlessly, taking out the map and placing it on his forehead, sending a wisp of Divine Thought into it to investigate.
There was a lot of information on the map, and it was impossible to memorize it all at once.
But it didn't matter; He Pingsheng just wanted to see where Dingxiang City was and how far it was from Tai Xu Sect and Dao Xuan Alliance.
He quickly found it.
Dingxiang City was almost in the very center of Dingxiang County, and the entire Dingxiang County radiated outwards from Dingxiang City as its center, with distances ranging from one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand li in each of the four cardinal directions.
Dingxiang City was surrounded by mountains, and these mountains also had many Spiritual Veins supporting them, so there were also many Sects around Dingxiang City.
And the so-called Dao Xuan Alliance was in the northwest of Dingxiang City, located in a corner of Dingxiang County.
The map not only marked the sphere of influence of the Dao Xuan Alliance, but the location of every Sect and Cultivation Family within that sphere was also marked.
It was extremely detailed.
Even the Hou Family, which had been annihilated only a few years ago, had a note: "Former Cultivation Family Hou Family location, now annihilated!"
From the map, the entire Dao Xuan Alliance occupied less than one percent of Dingxiang County's territory, and there were about twenty other Cultivation forces of similar size to the Dao Xuan Alliance in the entire Dingxiang County!
This didn't even include the forces within Dingxiang City.
Seeing this, He Pingsheng let out a deep sigh of relief.
Compared to the entire Dingxiang County, the strength of the Dao Xuan Alliance was truly negligible, let alone just one Beast Taming Immortal Sect within the Dao Xuan Alliance?
It could be understood that neither the Dao Xuan Alliance nor the Beast Taming Immortal Sect's power was likely to extend to Dingxiang City. Even if there were some connections, it wouldn't be to the point of absolute control.
"I'll stay in Dingxiang City for now!" He Pingsheng murmured to himself: "This way, not only will I be safe, but I'll also be able to get news from the Dao Xuan Alliance in a timely manner!"
In addition to the map, force markings, and various mineral and Heaven And Earth Treasure production sites, there was also a lot of text on it.
Text was essential; some things couldn't be drawn.
From this text, it was known that Dingxiang County was just a large county of Qi Country.
But what exactly was Qi Country like, how big was Qi Country, where was its map, and how many neighboring countries did it have?
This information was not on the map.
Putting away the map, He Pingsheng gradually slowed his pace, his gaze sweeping over the buildings on both sides of the street.
Not far ahead, there was a place called the "Cultivation General Store."
He Pingsheng arrived at the entrance of the Cultivation General Store. Only when he got closer did he notice a small line of text below the large sign, which read: "This shop only sells various necessities for Qi Refinement Stage Disciples."
Good heavens!
It really was quite Low Grade.
However, He Pingsheng still walked in.