Immortality: Raising an Ant Queen to Cultivate by increasing stat points

Chapter 524: Chapter 516: Ghost Market Takes a Slave

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Wang Wanyan had his protection and support, and he believed that she would definitely continue to grow and become more and more mature in the future.

After placing the rock rat properly, Qin Niu headed straight for the Ghost Market with a clear goal in mind.

He already had plenty of pets, and with limited energy and resources, he did not plan to add new pets lightly. Unless he encountered some especially heaven-defying pets, that would be a different story.

The Ghost Market was located on the edge of Rat City. Two ghostly green lanterns hung at the entrance, with an archway-style gate standing beside them.

Four characters were engraved on it: “Rat City Ghost Market”.

Under the glow of the lanterns, the calligraphic characters appeared particularly eerie.

The whole Ghost Market was pitch black and utterly silent; those with less courage might feel their legs go soft at the entrance and turn to flee immediately.

Qin Niu, of course, was not afraid. If he dared to kill an infant demon, why would he fear ghosts?

He walked straight in.

All around was quiet. Could the market be inside?

“Ao—”

At that moment, he heard the howl of a wolf, and it was not far to his left.

Upon instinct, he turned his head to follow the sound, and despite his bravery, he was startled. In the darkness on the left, a pair of menacing green eyes fixed on him.

With his cultivation power focused on his eyes, he finally saw clearly.

There was an old man sitting on the ground, with a ferocious wild wolf tied to a stone pillar behind him.

The wolf was as big as a one-year-old calf, with a body covered in blue fur. The fur near its brow was tinged with yellow, bordering on golden. It had a V-shaped patch of white fur around its neck, and its tail dragged along the ground.

Green wolves were even rarer than grey wolves, both belonging to larger species of wolves.

Coyotes, dholes, and Langshan wolves were all much smaller.

Just by looking at its external appearance, one could tell the wolf was powerful, level-headed, and probably very fierce. Its eyes revealed a cunning nature.

Wolves are often very good at disguising themselves.

The old man saw Qin Niu approaching but remained silent with an indifferent expression.

“How much for this wolf?”

Qin Niu felt that Wang Wanyan would be better off raising a wolf than a fox.

Because wolves were stronger in combat and could also be used as mounts.

She probably only considered raising a pet that was cuter, without thinking about their practical uses.

Asking the price of this wolf wasn’t out of intention to buy, but to get an understanding of the market first.

The old man stretched out four fingers.

“Four hundred taels.”

The price he quoted wasn’t too outrageous, but it certainly wasn’t cheap either.

Because a normal grey wolf on the market only sold for two silver money. This green wolf was priced two hundred times higher.

“Does it have any special features?”

Qin Niu asked because he didn’t know.

Identifying beast pets was never his strong suit.

The old man glanced at him, didn’t say anything, crossed his arms, lowered his head, closed his eyes, and began to sleep.

This attitude clearly showed he was no longer interested in doing business.

It was a sign for Qin Niu to do as he pleased.

Qin Niu observed the green wolf carefully for a while and then turned to walk further inside.

This time, he noticed that every ten meters or so there was a stall owner. The items for sale were diverse, including various beast pets, and even high-quality bugs. There were weapons, talismans, and other items for sale as well.

There were herbs and demon blood that could help beast pets advance in their levels, among other things.

Qin Niu stopped in front of a stall selling equipment.

The equipment here was not for human use, but specifically for beast pets.

There were iron armors to be worn by beast pets, neck guards with sharp spikes against bites, helmets, hoof guards, and more.

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The neck bite-protection spikes could be worn around a beast pet’s neck like a collar.

Their purpose was to protect the vulnerable neck from being bitten or to prevent an adversary from locking its throat.

Qin Niu’s Green Ox was still a half-grown calf; fitting it with armor was wasteful, as the armor would have to be discarded once it grew a bit larger. It wasn’t worth spending the unjustified money.

As for the Golden Toad and Ink Turtle, being less common beast pets, there simply wasn’t any protective gear available for them.

After a brief glance, Qin Niu continued straight ahead, looking for the items he needed.

After entering, he realized that there were quite a few people browsing the Ghost Market—mostly lone wolves. Both men and women were present and all kept a low profile.

They stopped only when they came across goods that piqued their interest to ask for the price.

At that moment, Qin Niu saw a crowd gathered around a stall ahead. Driven by curiosity, he suspected that some remarkable treasure must have attracted so much attention, so he hastened his steps to go over.

Seated at the stall was a man with stubble and messy hair, wearing a tattered black robe.

However, there was a daunting aura of resentment emanating from him.

He appeared to be in his thirties with no low level of cultivation, clearly in the middle phase of the Spirit Qi Realm.

In front of him was a sign, with two lines written in blood.

“I am for sale. If anyone can help me take revenge and kill my enemy, I will become a slave for life, never to betray.”

Among the onlookers, a masked woman seemed particularly interested in the man.

“Who is your enemy? How formidable are they?”

The voice seemed familiar to Qin Niu, and upon a closer look at her attire, even though she had changed into a set of night-clothes that made her lithe figure even more eye-catching, and she wore a mask over her face, Qin Niu still recognized her instantly.

Those uniquely slanted eyebrows were too characteristic.

It was none other than the woman among the group of two men and a woman he had encountered at the posthouse.

Her male companions were not in sight.

Perhaps she had come to browse the Ghost Market alone, and she wasn’t carrying the long bow on her back. Such attire clearly indicated she didn’t want to reveal her true identity.

Understandably, many people browsing the Ghost Market would conceal their true faces as much as possible. Some items here couldn’t stand the light of day, and if one acquired an extremely valuable treasure, others not knowing one’s true identity meant there was no need to worry about being robbed or assassinated.

Making a silent fortune was king anywhere.

“My enemy is Fang Hanshan, the Sixth Cave Master of the Fire Cloud Tunnel, an Immortal Master.”</p>

<p>Upon hearing that his enemy was the Sixth Cave Master of the Fire Cloud Tunnel, the onlookers drew back. To make an enemy out of an Immortal Master just to acquire a mid-phase Spirit Qi Realm slave was not a wise decision.

Moreover, with its resounding reputation, the Fire Cloud Tunnel was one of the top sects among the more than one thousand under the jurisdiction of the Hundred-Tempering Immortal Sect.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

If one actually killed their Sixth Cave Master, it would be tantamount to making an enemy of the entire Fire Cloud Tunnel.

Who would do such a foolish thing?

The man seemed used to the reaction of the onlookers; his face, obscured by his unruly hair, showed no change.

The woman who asked about the situation silently left.

Her cultivation was only in the early phase of the Spirit Qi Realm; she couldn’t possibly have the guts to challenge an Immortal Master.

“Could you tell me why you want to take revenge on the Sixth Cave Master?” Qin Niu seemed very interested in the man.

He was someone who normally wouldn’t meddle in murky waters, but there was one exception: if the benefits were significant enough, he might take the risk.

To others, an Immortal Master might be terrifying, but he had numerous beast pets and his own cultivation was constantly improving. Moreover, having easily exterminated an eleventh-grade Infant Demon not long ago had filled him with considerable confidence.

“That beast defiled and murdered my wife. As long as I draw breath, I will seek revenge for her,” the man said, his fingernails digging into his flesh and his veins popping with anger.

A wife violated and murdered was undoubtedly something no man could accept.

No wonder the man was willing to become a slave for life just to seek vengeance upon the Sixth Cave Master.

“Immortal Masters shouldn’t lack for women; this kind of despicable act is hard to imagine happening normally,” Qin Niu observed the man’s reactions from the sidelines.

It wasn’t just Immortal Masters; anyone who reached the Innate Realm would not want for women.

Only ordinary people would covet sleeping with beautiful women all day long. At such levels, they would strive to raise their own cultivation, pursuing higher realms. Women and power were essentially inconsequential to them.