Chapter 1381: Sun, Moon, Stars, and Hundred Flowers Valley
Chapter 1381: Sun, Moon, Stars, and Hundred Flowers Valley
In the upper district.
Qin Sang left one merchant guild and walked toward the next.
He was in no hurry to meet Master Feng. This round of inquiries was mainly to understand the situation in the three realms of the North Sea.
These merchant guilds were well-informed, and Qin Sang now had a general impression of the three realms.
Sun, Moon, and Stars... The nautical chart the merchant had shown him just now flashed through Qin Sang’s mind.
The three regions controlled by the human race were known as the Sun, Moon, and Stars.
Among them, "Moon" and "Sun" referred to two of the three realms of the North Sea, namely the Crescent Moon Realm where Qin Sang currently was, and the other realm, the Hidden Sun Realm.
"Stars" referred to a sea region known as Stardust Archipelago.
As the name suggested, this sea region contained countless islands, densely packed like stardust. Although its territory was also vast, it was not counted among the three realms of the North Sea.
The third realm was Demon Realm, commonly known as Demon Island.
Hidden Sun Realm, Crescent Moon Realm, and Demon Realm formed the three realms of the North Sea. The distance between them was far more than ten thousand li.
The three realms roughly occupied the eastern, western, and northern regions of the North Sea respectively.
Among them, Hidden Sun Realm lay in the east, while Crescent Moon Realm lay in the west.
Crescent Moon Island had a long and narrow terrain. The northern tip of the crescent was not far from the storm belt, while the southern tip extended all the way to the southern part of the North Sea.
Hidden Sun Realm was the smallest of the three realms. It was said to be a circular landmass, extremely regular in shape.
Rumor had it that the weather there was the coldest, with snow falling all year round, which was why it had been named Hidden Sun Realm.
Demon Island was located between Hidden Sun Realm and Crescent Moon Realm, but not directly in the center. Instead, it lay farther north.
Between them was an incomparably vast sea region with an equally simple and crude name, Boundless Sea.
It was not that this place had no islands or landmasses, but none of them could compare to the three realms. Furthermore, it bordered all three realms, and its situation was exceptionally chaotic.
Many devilish monsters and bloodthirsty demon kings appeared there. Good and bad were mixed together, making it a lawless land where slaughter never ceased.
Windy Archipelago in Canglang Sea was a similar place, but it could not compare to Boundless Sea.
He did not know whether those merchant guilds had exaggerated.
Rumor had it that even Spiritual Infant cultivators had to act cautiously after entering Boundless Sea, and there were many Spiritual Infant cultivators who had disappeared while crossing it. Therefore, although Crescent Moon Realm and Hidden Sun Realm were both controlled by the human race, the cultivators here did not know much about Hidden Sun Realm.
There was only one publicly recognized fact. Hidden Sun Realm was unlike Crescent Moon Realm, where people occupied separate territories and everything was scattered like loose sand.
The entire Hidden Sun Realm was controlled by a superpower called Mystic Heaven Palace.
Based on these people’s descriptions, Mystic Heaven Palace should not be a loose organization like the Beichen Alliance. Instead, it was a sect, and its palace master was a great cultivator! One could imagine what kind of colossal entity Mystic Heaven Palace was!
Demon Realm was naturally the territory of the demon race. The human race and the demon race of the North Sea had a blood feud, just like the human and witch races of Canglang Sea.
In Canglang Sea, the demon race of the Demonic Sea could be used to divert conflict, and secondly, the witch race had declined and retreated to Witch God Continent, so the conflict between the two races had eased considerably.
The North Sea was different. The two races were like fire and water, with no possibility of reconciliation.
It was said that humans had originally lived in Demon Realm, but they had later been slaughtered to extinction by the demon race. Now, the demon race had already monopolized Demon Realm.
That was not the end.
Stardust Archipelago was located northeast of Crescent Moon Realm’s crescent tip and also bordered Demon Realm. More than half of it had already been swallowed up by the demon race, and the demon race was still pressing forward step by step.
That dragon boat had come from Stardust Archipelago to Crescent Moon Realm.
The place where Qin Sang had left the storm belt happened to be between Crescent Moon Realm and Stardust Archipelago. If he had gone farther east, he might have fallen straight into the demon race’s territory.
The various merchant guilds knew the most about Crescent Moon Realm. It was also the place Qin Sang cared about most. Since he was here, he would make the best of it.
Without any accidents, he would probably travel in Crescent Moon Realm for a long time.
Here, powerful figures ruled separate territories, and the situation was even more chaotic than Beichen Realm. Qin Sang also had to deal with it carefully.
Master Feng was one of those overlords, famous throughout the entire Crescent Moon Realm.
As he pondered these matters, Qin Sang passed through several streets and arrived before a tall building.
"Wind Sun Tower..." Seeing those three large characters, Qin Sang knew he had come to the right place. His figure paused briefly before he stepped inside.
On the first floor, dozens of beautiful female cultivators received guests like butterflies flitting among flowers, which was quite pleasing to the eye.
However, after Qin Sang walked in, the one who received him was an old steward. He led Qin Sang to a quiet room on the second floor and served tea.
"Daoist Ming Yue, what do you wish to purchase? I will immediately have someone fetch it. I guarantee you will not return empty-handed," the old steward spoke with a smile and personally poured tea for Qin Sang.
He was also a Golden Core Realm cultivator. His attitude was neither servile nor overbearing, and he treated Qin Sang as an equal.
However, the confidence on the old steward’s face soon stiffened. The several spiritual objects Qin Sang named were all exceptionally rare, and Wind Sun Market could not produce a single one of them.
Suspicion appeared in the old steward’s eyes. He wondered whether Qin Sang was deliberately toying with him. These things were not something a Golden Core Realm cultivator should have been qualified to covet.
This place isn’t much better than Beichen Realm or Canglang Sea! After a slight test, Qin Sang understood the situation.
As expected, they were all prisons. None of them were especially rich. He simply did not know whether this immortal cultivation world had any unique inheritance like the witch race’s, one that could broaden his horizons.
He did not care what the old steward thought. His fingers gently turned the teacup, and after pondering for a short while, he said, "Does your merchant guild sell any secret manuals related to insect control?"
"Insect control?" The old steward was stunned and somewhat surprised.
Insect control was a branch of beast control, and it was the most obscure one. Even among sects famous for beast control, very few people cultivated this path.
"Insect-controlling secret manuals, or secret techniques for cultivating spiritual insects, either will do." Qin Sang paused, then added, "If you have top-tier sword techniques, you may bring them over as well. The price is negotiable."
Top-tier sword techniques could verify and supplement the Primordial Spirit Sword Nourishment.
However, Qin Sang did not hold much hope.
Seeing Qin Sang speak with such a grand tone, the doubts in the old steward’s heart faded slightly. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I do not know what kind of sword technique can be considered top-tier, but the merchant guild has indeed collected several. I will have them all brought over for you to choose from. As for insect-controlling secret manuals, you have come to the right place. The merchant guild happens to have one, and it has quite an impressive origin!"
Qin Sang immediately became interested when he heard this. "I would like to hear the details!"
The old steward stroked his long beard, his face full of confidence. "This insect-controlling secret manual is called the Insect Flower Scripture, and we can confirm that it came from Hundred Flowers Valley. Since you are an expert in this path, you surely know the great name of Hundred Flowers Valley, yes? In the Dao of insect control, no faction would claim to be stronger than Hundred Flowers Valley!"
Qin Sang did not know anything about Hundred Flowers Valley, so he could only remain calm, nod repeatedly, and urge the old steward to retrieve it.
After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the old steward personally brought over several secret manuals.
Qin Sang could tell the quality of those sword techniques just by looking at the first stage, and he casually set them aside. He only paid for the Insect Flower Scripture.
Finally, he picked up the jade slip that recorded the Insect Flower Scripture. It was indeed a secret art for cultivating spiritual insects, and it had quite a few unique points.
Unfortunately, it was an incomplete fragment. What it recorded were all ordinary spiritual insects. There were only a few at the level of supernatural insects, and there were no records related to the Sky-Eyed Butterfly, the fat silkworm, or the Fire Jade Centipede.