Falling in Love to Escape the Original Book Plot [BL]-Chapter 435: Maps

The attendant took the bottle and quickly checked the pill.

A moment later, she nodded, and her lips curved in a happy smile.

Her monthly income comprised three parts.

The first part was the basic income, which was only five thousand high-grade spirit stones. Additionally, she got a commission from selling goods and tips from some generous customers.

That said, her income was generally not high because most people usually bought common goods that didn’t attract a high commission.

However, this time, she was lucky to encounter young master Shen and young master Zhen.

The two not only bought a lot of items on the third floor but also exchanged a level nine demon core on the fourth floor.

’I am lucky today.’ The attendant thought, becoming more attentive to the two.

"Do the two seniors need anything else?" She asked, but Shen Xu shook his head.

"Take us to the fifth floor." He said, and the attendant nodded before leading the way.

The fifth floor wasn’t as well organised as the other floors.

However, the rows were neat, and the goods were properly displayed.

After entering, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan immediately went to the bookshelf that contained maps.

"Seniors, do you want the map of a secret realm or other dangerous places?" The attendant asked.

"Is there a map of the Xuanwu secret realm?" Zhen Yuan asked, and the attendant hesitated before pulling out two maps.

"Each map has four grades - low, mid, high, top." She said, and Shen Xu raised an eyebrow.

"What are the differences?" He asked.

"Low-grade maps cover twenty-five per cent or less of the area, mid-grade cover fifty per cent or less, but higher than twenty-five. High grade covers seventy-five per cent or less but higher than fifty, while top grade covers one hundred per cent or less but higher than seventy-five." She said, and Zhen Yuan subconsciously frowned.

"The Xuanwu secret realm only has two maps?" He asked, and the attendant shook her head.

"There are four maps, but the high and top-grade maps cannot be bought with spirit stones." The attendant said and began explaining without waiting for the inevitable questions.

"In fact, coverage is not the only difference between the maps of different grades." She said.

"What else is different?" The double asked.

"Low-grade maps show widely known areas while higher-grade maps include less explored and secret areas."

"Additionally, the higher the grade of a map, the more information it contains. Some maps contain monster information, methods of opening secret rooms and such."

Shen Xu was surprised when he heard this and subconsciously looked at the two maps.

"Are these low and mid-grade maps?" He asked, and the attendant nodded.

"The low-grade map costs ten million spirit stones, and the mid-grade costs one hundred million. Seniors, do you want to buy them?"

"What about the high-grade and top-grade maps?" Zhen Yuan asked.

"Top-grade maps can only be bought at auctions. Our Myriad Treasures Pavilion sells one map at an auction one year before the Xuanwu secret realm opens. However,.."

"However?" Shen Xu asked.

"Buyers of high-grade and top-grade maps must swear to add to the map when they leave the Xuanwu secret realm."

"How can we buy a high-grade map?" Zhen Yuan asked.

"There are three conditions. First, swear to add to the map when you leave the Xuanwu secret realm."

"Second, you must be a Mahayana realm cultivator or a tribulation transcending realm cultivator."

"Finally, the price is one billion spirit stones."

"This..." Shen Xu was shocked to hear the conditions.

"Is it really worth it?" He muttered.

"Seniors, the Xuanwu secret realm is related to a cultivator’s immortal destiny. Having a good map will increase the chances of succeeding in one go."

Hearing this, Shen Xu narrowed his eyes with a thoughtful expression.

In the book, the Xuanwu secret realm was described as different from other hidden places.

First, the ’treasures’ were places instead of things.

There were five grades of sacred places in the Xuanwu secret realm: white sacred place, green sacred place, blue sacred place, golden sacred place, and purple sacred place.

Cultivating in a white sacred place would allow a cultivator to grasp the most common immortal fate.

After grasping this fate, a cultivator could ascend, but they would likely not advance past the void immortal realm.

Similarly, cultivating in a purple sacred place would give one a chance to grasp a purple fate, also referred to as a God’s fate.

However, sacred places, even the most common white sacred places, were few and difficult to find.

With a map, one could easily find a sacred place, increasing one’s chance of grasping a star of immortality.

[Ayuan, what do you think? Do you want to buy a map?] Shen Xu asked.

[There is no harm in buying one.] Zhen Yuan said.

He had previously researched the Xuanwu secret realm and was familiar with the sacred places. He even knew that some of the higher-grade sacred places moved around and were difficult to map.

However, a map wasn’t useless and could be used to predict the appearance of superior sacred places.

After deciding, the two spoke to the attendant and called the manager.

Half an hour later, the couple walked out of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion after buying a high-grade map of the Xuanwu secret realm and several other maps and books.

"I am dying to check the map." The double said in an eager voice.

[Let’s first go to the location we chose for our mountain. When we get there, I will prepare the inscription and let a puppet go to the ninety-seventh mountain to secretly erase the earth’s memory.] Zhen Yuan suggested, and Shen Xu immediately agreed.

"Okay." He said.

Everything went as planned.

After arriving at the location they chose, Shen Xu released a portable cave, and Zhen Yuan went inside to etch the forgetting inscription.

When that was done, he sent a puppet to the ninety-seventh mountain and began arranging a formation to guard and isolate the position they chose for their mountain.

However, the two didn’t take out their portable mountain from the space.

Instead, after isolating the place, Shen Xu scattered some common spirit grass seeds on the ground before he and Zhen Yuan returned to their wine shop.