A Book of the Analects Achieves Sainthood (Part One)

Spring is here!

The season of renewal.

A light rain fell in Dubian Town last night, making the morning air smell exceptionally fresh and delicate.

Some water still lingered on the roof tiles, slowly seeping through and sliding down with a 'drip-drip' sound.

"Crunch~"

The door opened, and a woman dressed in plain white clothes walked out.

With a bare face, long hair flowing down her shoulders, she exudes a calm and elegant charm.

A pair of white embroidered shoes stepped silently on the wet ground.

A few raindrops were still falling from the sky, making the whole world seem somewhat hazy.

Smack!

A white oil-paper umbrella was opened, blocking the raindrops dripping onto the woman.

A misty rain, white clothes fluttering, like a scene from a dream, a painting within a scene.

"Master."

The figure in the misty rain had disappeared, but a melodious voice followed.

"Is everything ready?" A deep male voice could be faintly heard.

"Ready?"

The pleasant sound continued, but it seemed there were two voices, one crisp and clear, the other gentle.

Let's go...

As the deep male vocals faded away, silence returned to the world, broken only by the occasional 'drip-drip' of raindrops falling.

Outside the Mysterious Bookstore.

Although the Bookstore was not yet open, there were still quite a few practitioners waiting outside.

"Has anything big happened at the Bookstore today?" a practitioner asked his companion in a low voice, looking around.

Normally, unless someone enters the world of a book in the Bookstore, those waiting outside in Bookstore morning are usually practitioners who have entered the Bookstore that day; of course, there will also be some spectators, but the total number will not exceed five hundred.

After all, we are all practitioners, and in the path of cultivation, time is life itself. We can't afford to waste our time watching a show.

Today was a little different; the number of practitioners waiting outside the Bookstore had exceeded one thousand.

Moreover, according to observant people, some of these people even came from the Zhou Manor.

Those who can live in these eighty-eight mansions are no ordinary people.

But today, they were waiting outside the Mysterious Bookstore just like everyone else, which really puzzled some practitioners.

"Probably not, right? We just opened the Pokémon world a few days ago. The Grave Robbers' Chronicles book is supposedly in the hands of a big shot with a special number, and he probably hasn't finished reading it yet, so it's impossible for us to open the dungeon again. As for the other Yellow Quality books, triggering them is all based on probability, so it's impossible to know in advance." The friend next to me shook his head and said.

"Why are there so many people here today? And they're all important figures. I saw more than a dozen Light Spirit Venerable." The cultivator said with a look of surprise.

Although the Mysterious Bookstore is very popular, it is still rare to see important figures above the Spirit Venerable on ordinary days. The main cultivators in the Bookstore are those at the Spirit Ancestor or Spirit King level.

Currently, the books in the Mysterious Bookstore that can bring the greatest benefit to cultivators are still those of Blue Quality.

The benefits provided by Blue Quality books are greatest for those at the Spirit King and Spirit Ancestor levels.

Of course, Spirit Master and Spirit Practitioner are even more powerful, but because reading books in Bookstore is too expensive, few people of this lower level can get in.

For those above the Spirit Venerable, the benefits that Blue Quality books can bring them are relatively limited; therefore, they generally do not come to the Mysterious Bookstore except when Yellow Quality books appear in the book world or when new Yellow Quality books are added to the Bookstore.

Not to mention today, when a large number of Spirit Venerable have been mobilized.

"Something big must have happened," his friend said uncertainly.

"Look, Elder Chang Kong of the Sword Sect has arrived too," someone suddenly said.

Everyone turned to look.

Chang Kong, dressed in white, walked at the front, followed by Zhang Yunji, Liu Ying, and Baili Chuxue.

Like Chang Kong, all three were dressed in white.

"Miss Liu Ying is here too."

"Isn't that Baili Chuxue, Zhang Yunji's wife?"

"That's right, Baili Chuxue, the most beautiful woman in the capital twenty years ago."

"That's strange, why is the whole family here today?" someone asked, puzzled.

"I suddenly remembered something. Didn't the shop owner hold an 'opening speech' a few days ago? Could today be the day of the lecture?" someone suddenly said.

"Very likely. Look at all the important people who came today. Only the shop owner could gather so many important people together," someone agreed.

Although the opening speech by the amazing shopkeeper Ma Feifei was a hot topic throughout Dubian Town, it didn't actually attract a particularly high level of attention.

Firstly, Gongsun Qiong deliberately kept the matter low-key, even the re-examination was arranged in secret; secondly, the registration fee for the 'opening speech' deterred most people, and since only three thousand people were ultimately selected, the event failed to maintain its initial popularity and was almost forgotten after a few days.

Although we may have forgotten, it doesn't mean we don't know about it. Now that someone has brought it up, everyone has naturally remembered.

"Look, President Gongsun is here too. It seems today is the day the shop owner is giving his opening speech," someone whispered, pointing to the end of the long street.

Everyone looked up and saw two white figures faintly visible in the misty rain.

On the Plate path, a woman carrying an umbrella gracefully approaches.

"Crunch~"

The Bookstore is open.

Yun Qingyang stood at the door, his face extremely cold.

As the Saint opened the door, the cultivators outside the Bookstore stopped their discussion, each lowering their heads slightly and glancing at Yun Qingyang out of the corner of their eyes.

With a "whoosh," a list appeared in Yun Qingyang's hand.

"Those whose names are called, go to room number 1," Yun Qingyang said coldly.

Ignoring everyone's reactions, he glanced at the list.

"Chang Kong."

Chang Kong came out, clasped his hands in a salute to Yun Qingyang, and then walked towards the Bookstore.

Yun Qingyang turned slightly to the side to make it easier for people to enter.

"Wu Yazi."

As Yun Qingyang finished speaking, a middle-aged man came out, clasped his hands in a salute to Yun Qingyang, and went inside.

"Who is Wu Yazi?" someone asked curiously.

"Never heard of it." The surrounding cultivators shook their heads.

"Liu Changsheng."

It's another person's name.

"This Mad Scholar actually signed up too," a cultivator remarked, looking at Liu Changsheng with surprise.

"Yeah, didn't he seem to have a deep Grudge against the Mysterious Bookstore? At the end of last year, I heard him say at the Wantong Tavern that he would never come to Dubian Town again, so why did he still come this year?" someone said.

Liu Changsheng's story is well-known to cultivators who frequently visit the Mysterious Bookstore. He became famous for his outrageous remarks in the Bookstore and for being the first to enter the world of the Pokémon book. Later, he became a source of amusement for everyone when he gave up his first Pokémon.

His second appearance in Pokémon further solidified his image in everyone's minds, making Liu Changsheng a very well-known figure in Dubian Town.