You Could Even Get a Spirit Artifact from Reading (Two-in-One)

Ma Feifei looked at Lin Wuchi and Li Beiguo and said, "Actually, I can let you go."

Lin Wuchi and Li Beiguo looked up, their faces showing joy.

"However, there's something I might need your help with."

"Let alone one thing, even ten or a hundred things wouldn't be a problem," Lin Wuchi said, patting his chest.

Ma Feifei nodded, quite satisfied, and got up to walk towards the Bookstore, saying, "Come with me."

Lin Wuchi and Li Beiguo exchanged a glance, then got up and followed.

"The door is open! The door is open!"

There were more people waiting today than usual. In addition to those who were able to enter the Bookstore today, there were also many people who came to join in the fun. They mainly wanted to see the new books that had just been put on Bookstore shelves.

Ma Feifei opened the door, and Zhang Yunji, who had been waiting outside, naturally took over the task of collecting the exclusive numbers.

"Master, don't rush to choose books after you go in. The second row of bookshelves from the outside has Yellow Quality books. The shop owner will put two new books up there in a while. You just need to sit at the long table opposite the second row of bookshelves and wait." Zhang Yunji whispered this to Chang Kong and Liu Ying as he collected their personal numbers.

Chang Kong glanced into the room, nodded, and said softly, "I understand, but I didn't see you return to the inn last night. Where did you go?"

Zhang Yunji's face lit up with smugness as he said, "Last night, the shopkeeper bought mansion number eighty-eight at the auction and gave it to me. I spent the night there; I'll tell Master about it later. Now, let's go inside."

Chang Kong's face stiffened, and he silently stepped into the Bookstore.

Liu Ying paused, turned her toes on the ground, unsure of what to say, glanced at Zhang Yunji one last time, and followed him inside.

Inside the Bookstore, Ma Feifei took out the books he had copied this month from a drawer: four Yellow Quality books and one Blue Quality book; there were also two Yellow Quality books he had bought from the System Shop.

These are: Han Feizi, The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain, the Art of War Sun Tzu, and a Blue Quality copy of My Fair Princess Part Two.

Ma Feifei has already read "Han Feizi" and "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles," which are quest items and are marked as requiring a specific quest character to unlock.

"Qingyang, put these two books upstairs." Ma Feifei handed "The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain" and "The Art of War" to Yun Qingyang.

Yun Qingyang took the two books and walked to the second row of bookshelves from the top. This was the bookshelf that stored Yellow Quality books, but all the Yellow Quality books on it had been taken away, including the "Prescriptions Thousand Gold Formulas". It seemed that an injured cultivator had come to read books today.

"Did you see the name clearly?" The cultivators inside and outside the Bookstore all focused their attention on the two Yellow Quality books in Yun Qingyang's hands.

"There's a book that seems to have the character 'Sun' on it," a cultivator outside the Bookstore said, squinting.

"I see the words 'Shushan'," another cultivator said.

Compared to practitioners outside the Bookstore, those practicing inside the Bookstore have a more advantageous perspective.

"The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain!"

"The Art of War!"

"Judging from the name, the Art of War of War must be about military strategy and warfare, right?" a cultivator said, frowning.

"If that's the case, then this book would be completely useless to us."

They are all cultivators, and what they need is to improve their own cultivation. Military campaigns are matters between nations.

"However, the title of that book, 'The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain,' sounds quite impressive." Compared to the title of "The Art of War," "The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain" is clearly closer to the theme of cultivation.

As a result, after Yun Qingyang put the two books on the bookshelf, most of the cultivators rushed to Snatch "The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain," while "The Art of War" was ignored.

However, Spiritual Power cannot be used inside the Bookstore, so everyone can only rely on their physical constitution to Snatch the book; but before they could even touch the book "The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain", Chang Kong stood up and stood there, and everyone stopped instantly.

"I'd like to take a look at this book, 'The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain,' first. Is that alright?"

Not to mention that Chang Kong was already standing by the bookshelf and picking up "The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain" was just a matter of raising his hand, given his cultivation level and status, no one dared to say anything more.

Then everyone turned their attention to another Yellow Quality book, "The Art of War." After all, although it looked like a military treatise, that was just speculation; one couldn't make a judgment without having read it. Since "The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain" had been stolen, everyone naturally wanted to take a look at "The Art of War."

As a result, "The Art of War" had already been taken by someone else.

A tall woman in a red robe, with a striking and heroic air about her.

"Who is she?" someone asked.

"We don't know him." Everyone shook their heads.

Inside and outside the Bookstore, no one recognized the woman's identity.

I watched helplessly as the woman walked into a private room.

"So rich!" everyone exclaimed.

A consumption of one hundred Spirit Crystal per hour is enough to prove that this woman is no ordinary person.

"But they don't seem to be from our Great Chu," someone said with a puzzled expression.

"Indeed, women in the Chu Kingdom are mostly petite; it's rare to see someone as tall as her," someone agreed.

"It does indeed have a touch of the style of the Yan and Qin states."

The appearance of the strange woman sparked speculation among the cultivators inside and outside the Bookstore; however, none of this mattered to Ma Feifei. At this moment, he was holding "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles" and placing it in front of Lin Wuchi and Li Beiguo, saying, "You two finish reading this book first."

Lin Wuchi and Li Beiguo exchanged bewildered glances. They were already prisoners, and they still had books to read? It seemed to be an unpublished, Yellow Quality book.

"This... you're really letting us see this?" Li Beiguo was somewhat surprised. This was a Yellow Quality book! A Yellow Quality book that everyone was fighting tooth and nail to get their hands on, and they were just sitting there in front of them, being allowed to look at it.

Ma Feifei nodded, indicating, "See?"

"Shall we read it?" Lin Wuchi picked up "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles" with trembling hands, not daring to move. He and Li Beiguo stood there and opened the book.

Time passed, and two hours went by. Ma Feifei looked at Lin Wuchi and Li Beiguo with great boredom, feeling a little puzzled.

"That's not right. Last time, Puzhi only took a few minutes to get in, how come they haven't gotten in after two hours?" Ma Feifei stroked his chin, completely puzzled.

Lin Wuchi and Li Beiguo were also nervous! The shopkeeper had been watching them for two hours, making them feel uneasy, so they couldn't concentrate on reading at all.

"Beiguo, do you think we're going to die?" Lin Wuchi blinked and began to communicate with Li Beiguo through eye contact.

"I don't know either, but my legs feel numb." Li Beiguo's thighs were trembling; the pressure from Ma Feifei was too much for him.

"I heard that criminals going to the guillotine get a meal with chicken legs before they die. The shop owner runs Bookstore, and he gives us Yellow Quality books. The logic should be the same, right?" Lin Wuchi casually browsed through the book "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles".

The book's content suited his taste—tomb raiding and treasure hunting—but he wasn't in the mood to read it and mostly skimmed through it.

"I'd still prefer chicken legs. What's the point of reading?" Li Beiguo shook his head; his neck was a little sore.

"What an idiot teammate." Lin Wuchi rolled his eyes.

Seeing the two exchanging glances, Ma Feifei couldn't help but ask what they were doing when suddenly a gasp came from inside the Bookstore.

"Could someone have gone in?" Ma Feifei turned her head and looked around, but found that there was no projection in the huge Bookstore, which puzzled her.

"Master, what are you doing?" Liu Ying felt a little embarrassed when she saw everyone looking at her, even though she was wearing a bamboo hat. She lowered her head and tugged at Chang Kong's sleeve.

Chang Kong ignored Liu Ying and stared blankly at "The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain".

"What is Elder Chang Kong doing?" someone couldn't help but ask.

"Who knows? It startled me just now. I thought Elder Chang Kong Changkong had an epiphany and entered the world of the book."

"That's what I thought too."

"Reading, reading."

Just as everyone turned their attention away, Chang Kong said to Liu Ying in a low voice, "Liu Ying, come here."

"Huh?" Liu Ying was a little confused.

"Let's switch." Chang Kong handed "The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain" to Liu Ying, then moved the book she was reading, "First Intimate Contact," aside.

The Liu Ying were elusive.

"Look!" Chang Kong emphasized.

"Oh~" Liu Ying somewhat aggrievedly, looking down at "The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain".

Suddenly, a sentence popped into Liu Ying's mind.

'Ding~ Congratulations! You meet the plot requirements. Do you wish to enter?'

Liu Ying looked up in shock, glancing around.

"Stop looking, go inside," Chang Kong said in a low voice.

After hearing Chang Kong's words, Liu Ying subconsciously agreed in her mind. Immediately afterwards, the book "The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain" emitted a blazing light that enveloped Liu Ying, and then Liu Ying transformed into a golden light and entered the book "The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain".

'Ding ding ding~'

A crisp sound rang out, and the book "The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain" slowly floated into the air, along with a projection.

"Look!" The moment the golden light appeared, everyone's attention was drawn to it.

"They're in! They're in!" a cultivator exclaimed.

"It's that book, 'The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain'!" someone shouted.

"But wasn't it Elder Chang Kong was reading? Why did Miss Liu Ying go in?" someone asked, puzzled.

"Who knows? Look, Miss Liu Ying has appeared."

The projection gradually lit up, Liu Ying appeared within it, still without their straw hats.

Wow! Miss Liu Ying is so beautiful!

"As expected of Miss Liu Ying, who ranks seventeenth on the Fairy Ranking, she's so beautiful!"

The practitioners inside and outside the Bookstore were full of praise upon seeing the Liu Ying's appearance.

At this moment, Ma Feifei's gaze was also fixed on the projection, looking at the stunningly beautiful woman.

What makes this girl so striking is the astonishing beauty in her features that transcends her age. Her delicate, arched eyebrows are meticulously groomed, and her long eyelashes flutter like tiny brushes. Her large, bright eyes are breathtakingly beautiful and exceptionally lively. Her white dress further accentuates her ethereal beauty, making her appear like a fairy, clean and pure.

"She's a beauty who can rival Zhou Zhuling," Ma Feifei commented.

This is the second stunningly beautiful girl Ma Feifei has met since arriving in this other world. Unlike Zhou Zhuling's fragility, this girl exudes a youthful aura, just like a college girl, full of Hustle.

"Ahem, of course, none of that matters." Ma Feifei ignored her appearance and began to watch the back view in the projection.

The Liu Ying are set against a backdrop of a continuous mountain range, with towering peaks, lush greenery, and numerous ravines.

The Liu Ying stood on a mountain path, surrounded by a network of caves. Petals drifted down from the path, carpeting it with fallen petals.

"Mangcang Mountain!" Looking at this scene, Ma Feifei, who was copying down the book "The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain" stroke by stroke, instantly recognized Liu Ying's location.

"Teleported to Mangcang Mountain, what's the purpose of this?" Ma Feifei frowned slightly, pondering.

Suddenly, a piece of text appeared next to the projector.

'The Mangcang Mountain storyline begins now!'

Character: Zhang Liu Ying

'Plot Details: Proceed to the Xiao God Temple in Mangcang Mountain to obtain the Purple Ying Sword'

Story Reward: Tier 8 Spirit Sword: Purple Ying Sword

"Holy crap! An eighth-tier spirit sword!" The cultivators inside and outside the Bookstore were immediately in an uproar when they saw this!

"Wow... there's even a magical artifact?" Everyone was shocked.

You can actually obtain magical artifacts from books!

Since the opening of the Mysterious Bookstore, the magical effects of its books have been almost fully explored by everyone. These include cultivation levels, martial arts techniques, purification of Spiritual Power, and, most recently, the capture of spirit beasts.

Everyone thought that this was enough, really enough; the book's many miraculous effects had already overturned everyone's imagination.

But now! The Mysterious Bookstore is telling everyone once again that what's in the books isn't just cultivation levels, martial arts techniques, or spirit beasts, but also spiritual artifacts!

And it was an eighth-tier spiritual weapon right from the start!

As we all know, spiritual artifacts are the second life of every cultivator. They are things that can enhance a cultivator's combat power. Whether they are offensive or defensive spiritual artifacts, in the minds of cultivators, the importance of spiritual artifacts far exceeds that of spiritual beasts.

It might even surpass cultivation level!

Because the higher the grade of the spiritual weapon, the stronger the wielder's combat power will be, and the martial arts techniques they learn will also exert greater power due to the spiritual weapon.

This is the function of a spiritual artifact! Something that can directly amplify a cultivator's combat power.

Especially spiritual artifacts with sentience, which can not only amplify a cultivator's combat power, but also have the ability to fight on their own! They can fight without your command!

When a magical artifact gains sentience and comes to life, it is an overwhelming force, so powerful that even the sun and moon dare not rival its brilliance.

A high-level spirit sword appeared in a Yellow Quality book!

Everyone was so shocked they were speechless.

Within the projection, Liu Ying also received these words. She frowned slightly, looked up at the distant mountains, where there was a row of continuous mountain ranges, with one mountain towering high in the middle. Upon closer inspection, there was a building on the mountain, which was clearly Liu Ying's destination— the Xiao Shen Hall.