System Upgrade Complete

That very night, Ma Feifei's words on the outskirts of Nine Heavens Mountain spread throughout the streets and alleys of Dubian Town, to brothels, taverns, and trading markets. As a result, the number of exclusive phone numbers on the trading market skyrocketed, with the number of exclusive phone numbers in the top thousand increasing more than tenfold in just a few hours.

The rewards of Yellow Quality books and rare spirit beasts drove all cultivators mad that night!

"Looking to buy one exclusive phone number from the top 1,000, only those within the top 1,000. Price: 100,000 per number! 100,000 per number!"

"Looking to buy five exclusive phone numbers, no more than 1,000, 600,000 for five. Anyone interested?"

"..."

In the market, everyone was a practitioner demanding a unique phone number, but no one was selling unique phone numbers.

Gongsun Qiong was also completely baffled, wondering why her personal number had suddenly become so popular. It wasn't until Zhao Xiaodao returned with the information that Gongsun Qiong understood the reason behind it all.

"You mean the shop owner is going to hold a Pokémon Championship? And he's going to give out Yellow Quality books as prizes?" Gongsun Qiong said in surprise, resting her chin on her hands and leaning against the railing, watching the bustling scene on the first and second floors.

Gongsun Qiong was naturally aware that the Mysterious Bookstore had recently released a Yellow Quality book that could not only allow readers to enter the book's world but also acquire the spirit beasts within it. The fact that they were holding Pokémon Championship wasn't particularly surprising, but the fact that the rewards were books from the Mysterious Bookstore was what truly astonished her.

Since Gongsun Qiong learned about the Mysterious Bookstore, apart from two batches of "My Fair Princess" volumes one and two, no other books in the Mysterious Bookstore have been sold to the public. Even the White Quality books are only allowed to be viewed for a fee, not purchased.

Even in Bookstore, there's a sign that clearly states. "For viewing only, not for sale."

These days, the Mysterious Bookstore is even offering books from its Bookstore as prizes for hosting a Pokémon Championship!

As a businesswoman, her first consideration was how much profit Ma Feifei could gain from the Pokémon Championship Ma Feifei was hosting, to the point that he would offer books from his Bookstore as prizes. However, no matter how much she thought about it, Gongsun Qiong couldn't figure out what benefits this tournament would bring to Ma Feifei his Mysterious Bookstore.

"Does this competition hold some extraordinary significance for the shop owner?" Gongsun Qiong wondered.

"Who knows? But the rewards for this competition are really generous. I think there will be a lot of people participating," Zhao Xiaodao replied, his tone tinged with envy and anticipation.

The books in the Mysterious Bookstore!

Zhao Xiaodao will never forget the moment he first entered Bookstore to read books.

It was during her time reading in the Bookstore that she leaped six levels from an ordinary Spirit Practitioner Eighth Stage to Spirit Master Fourth Stage. It was also because of this that Zhao Xiaodao unexpectedly caught Gongsun Qiong's attention and became her confidante. From then on, Zhao Xiaodao's life trajectory began to change dramatically. With the resources provided by Gongsun Qiong, Zhao Xiaodao has now become a Spirit Master Eighth Stage, and it won't be long before she becomes a powerful Spirit Ancestor Sect Master.

The Spirit Ancestor realm! This was once Zhao Xiaodao's ultimate dream on his path of cultivation, but now he finds that this dream is actually so simple.

All of this was because of the Mysterious Bookstore, and because of that book, * Andersen's Fairy Tales *.

"Xiaodao, what do you think about us participating in this competition?" Gongsun Qiong suddenly asked, her voice tinged with excitement.

"Huh?" Zhao Xiaodao was a little confused. Wasn't the guild leader supposed to have no cultivation? How could he participate?

"This competition isn't between cultivators, it's about Pokémon." Gongsun Qiong pulled two special numbers for the Mysterious Bookstore from her sleeve, waved them in front of Zhao Xiaodao, and laughed, "It's decided then. The Bookstore opens on Monday, let's go check out the world within the books and witness the Pokémon!"

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it's Monday.

Early winter is already quite cold. The world is shrouded in thick fog in the morning, and a thin layer of frost covers the ground, rooftops, and windows.

The sun was still Slack Off; only a sliver of white could be seen on the horizon.

"Crunch~"

With the sound of the door opening, Ma Feifei, dressed in disheveled clothes, rushed into the Bookstore.

There was no time to wash up, because just now, he received a system notification that the Bookstore had been upgraded and Ma Feifei needed to go to the Bookstore to confirm.

"Ding! Host has confirmed, upgrade successful."

The moment Ma Feifei stepped into the Bookstore, a system notification sounded in his mind.

"What the hell? When did I finish confirming it?" Ma Feifei complained, feeling dizzy.

Ma Feifei wasn't in a very good mental state because she got home too late last night and got up too early this morning.

However, when Ma Feifei saw the Bookstore had changed so much, he immediately came to his senses.

From the outside, Bookstore looks the same, but inside it has undergone a complete transformation.

First of all, the size is twenty times larger! The old Bookstore was less than twenty square meters. With bookshelves, long tables, benches, and the cashier 'Bookstore counter, it already felt a bit cramped.

With customers coming in, the Bookstore became even more crowded.

Now that the Bookstore has expanded to 400 square meters, Bookstore style has instantly risen several levels.

The layout and arrangement of the Bookstore have also changed after the expansion.

First, there are 36 long tables, divided into two rows of 18 tables each. Every two long tables are arranged side by side, with a 2-meter space between each pair.

Neat and tidy! A feast for the eyes!

The bookshelves are no longer placed against the corner of the wall as before, but are aligned with the long table, with each bookshelf spaced four meters apart, for a total of six bookshelves.

Between the bookshelf and the long table, there is a five-meter-wide space that separates the long table from the bookshelf.

Opposite the Bookstore is the cashier counter, with a sign in front of it.

'The Mysterious Bookstore: One Spirit Crystal per hour for reading; no books sold.'

In addition to that sentence, there is another sentence below: The cost of reading in a private room is one Spirit Crystal per hour.

The cashier is right next to the Bookstore entrance, in the very center. To its left are bookshelves, and to its right are six small private rooms.

The private rooms are placed against the wall, and each room is four meters apart.

Ma Feifei opened a private room and went inside, finding that it not only had incense, a tea table and tea set, but also a sofa!

Brother, are you sure you came here to read books?