Interference from a Bookstore Patron

Before long, the area outside the Bookstore was packed with people; it was as if the entire population of Dubian Town was converging on this side. The projection appeared on the roof, making the viewing area even wider, visible within a ten-mile radius, and even twenty miles for those with higher cultivation levels.

The practitioners in the Bookstore were also influenced and went out to watch.

Li Bieli sat motionless in the corner, engrossed in reading the * Thousand Gold Formulas); Crown Prince Yan hesitated for a moment, glanced at Li Bieli, and finally gave up the idea of leaving, continuing to read the * Han Feizi).

At this moment, Ma Feifei also came out of VIP room number one, glanced at Li Bieli and Crown Prince Yan, nodded slightly, and walked out.

"Can anyone tell me which book this is?" Outside the Bookstore, a cultivator looked at the black book in mid-air and asked curiously.

"I don't know, I went in and looked at the books once, and I didn't see any black books!" someone shouted back.

"Are you guys crazy?! Didn't the shop owner hold some kind of 'opening lecture' last time? He said he'd teach the contents of Epic-grade- quality book. This must be that Epic-grade- quality book." A portly, richly dressed middle-aged man said.

Everyone then suddenly realized what had happened.

It's not entirely their fault. Ever since Ma Feifei recruited three thousand students to "open the classroom," these "opening lectures" have been conducted in secret. Apart from seeing the three thousand students go in and out every day, no one has received any information about the Epic-grade- quality book. In addition, the three thousand students are unwilling to reveal anything, so everyone gradually forgot about it. If someone hadn't remembered it, everyone might have really forgotten about that Epic-grade- quality book.

"So, someone has comprehended an Epic-grade- quality book?" a cultivator asked in surprise.

"Wow! If that's really the case, could we witness the birth of a divine artifact today?" a cultivator exclaimed excitedly.

Based on the quality classification of books in the Mysterious Bookstore, Yellow Quality books can yield eighth-tier spirit weapons. So, shouldn't Epic-grade books, which are one level higher than Yellow Quality, provide something stronger than Yellow Quality books?

That means starting at the ninth tier, with divine artifacts as the maximum!

"You must be living in a dream, talking about divine artifacts! How many divine artifacts are there in the entire Azure Dragon Continent?" a cultivator nearby couldn't help but retort.

At present, there are nine known divine artifacts on the Azure Dragon Continent; each of the five kingdoms of Chu, Qin, Yan, Zhao, and Qi possesses one, which is a national treasure.

The remaining four swords are in the hands of the Vast Academy, Doctrine of the Mean Academy, the Demon Sect, and the Goddess Yin Yue, who is ranked first on the Fairy Ranking.

In short, possessing a divine artifact means you have the power to engage in equal dialogue with the aforementioned countries, sects, and academies.

If an Epic-grade- quality book truly contains a divine artifact, then even if the Mysterious Bookstore possesses Spirit Saint, it would likely struggle to Protect it.

"However, I think we can still hope for a ninth-tier spiritual weapon," another cultivator said expectantly.

While divine artifacts are unrealistic, there are still many ninth-tier spiritual artifacts on the Azure Dragon Continent. Top-tier weapon-refining masters can also forge ninth-tier spiritual artifacts, so they are not particularly rare.

"Look, the projection is lit up!" a cultivator exclaimed.

Everyone looked up and discovered that what was being projected was actually a city.

"Huh? Why does this place feel a little familiar?" Hundreds of thousands of people in Dubian Town were watching the projection, and as soon as the background appeared, someone immediately asked the question.

"Have you been there?" a practitioner next to him asked curiously.

Isn't this the world of a book? How can someone be familiar with the cities in it?

Before the cultivator who had just raised the question could speak, a series of cultivators in the audience suddenly shouted out in unison.

"That's the capital of the Zhao State!"

"The capital of Zhao State?" The crowd looked puzzled.

The projection inside is actually the capital of the Zhao State? What's going on?

While everyone was still wondering, a figure appeared in the projection, and the projection focused on this person; clearly, he was the protagonist of this event.

"Isn't that the Mad Scholar!" Someone recognized the person in the projection at a glance— Liu Changsheng!

To be honest, Liu Changsheng was a well-known figure in Dubian Town. However, he was not famous for his cultivation level, but for his arrogant tone and his tragic fate in Pokémon.

"Why did he go to the Zhao State? I saw him go into private room number one in the Bookstore this morning!" a cultivator couldn't help but ask.

"They must have been teleported there by this Epic-grade- quality book! Otherwise, even riding Golden-Winged Great Peng, it would take a day and a half to get from here to the Zhao State," one cultivator guessed.

"Epic-grade book can actually teleport people to such a far place!" Everyone exclaimed in surprise upon hearing this.

Teleportation arrays do exist on the Azure Dragon Continent, but the cost of each teleportation is too high, requiring millions of Spirit Crystal. Furthermore, teleportation is dangerous; a slight misstep could result in death within the torn space. Therefore, teleportation arrays have not been developed on the Azure Dragon Continent, making them both expensive and impractical.

"If even Yellow Quality book can produce an eighth-tier spiritual weapon, what's so surprising about Epic-grade- quality book sending someone to the Zhao State?" A cultivator said disdainfully, seeing the group's exaggerated reaction.

But what he said is actually quite right.

Considering the magical abilities of the various books in the Mysterious Bookstore, everyone suddenly felt it was only natural that Liu Changsheng was teleported to the Zhao State. They suppressed their surprise and began to watch the projection attentively; this was the first projection of an Epic-grade- quality book in the Mysterious Bookstore, and they couldn't miss it.

Because the projection was placed on the roof of the Bookstore, a large number of people were able to see it. Some practitioners who own houses in Dubian Town even moved a chair to their yard, drinking tea and gazing at the projection above the Mysterious Bookstore, quite leisurely.

At this moment, Liu Changsheng, who was in the State of Zhao State, was also very frustrated. He had never been to the Zhao State before; in this unfamiliar place, he had no idea how to complete his training mission.

The Analects contains eight major principles: morality, self-cultivation, conduct in society, teaching, etiquette and music, politics, criticism, and character. Of these eight principles, he only needs to comprehend three to complete this training mission. Liu Changsheng has been studying the Analects for over a month and has gained some understanding of these eight principles.

But how to gain the approval of the Analects is the problem.

At that moment, a sentence appeared in Liu Changsheng's mind, which made him pause for a moment.

Please go to the West Market Fish Farm to sell your fish within seven days.

"Here we go again!" Liu Changsheng's mouth twitched involuntarily.

He remembered that the last time he did a mission, he didn't fare well, so much so that Liu Changsheng's scalp tingled whenever he heard about missions like this.

The moment Liu Changsheng received the mission, a message appeared next to the projection above the Mysterious Bookstore.

Liu Changsheng's mission: Go to the West Street fish market to sell fish, with a time limit of seven days.

"Pfft, this time the Mad Scholar isn't catching fish, he's selling them instead." A cultivator outside the Bookstore couldn't help but tease him upon seeing this.

"I wonder if they're selling Carvanha, haha!" one of the cultivators chimed in with a laugh.

This caused a burst of laughter, clearly because Liu Changsheng's catching of Carvanha in Pokémon had left a deep impression on everyone.

Just as everyone was laughing, another message appeared from the side.

'Obstruction Mission: Go to the Zhao State and interfere with Liu Changsheng's fish-selling business, testing his patience and self-control. (Note: Do not attack Liu Changsheng during the mission; otherwise, it will be considered a failure.)'

'Task limit: 2 players.'

'Quest location: Mysterious Bookstore.'

'Task Reward: Readers will receive a certain amount of cultivation boost.'

'Whoosh!'

The reward is actually an increase in cultivation level!

No one expected that the Mysterious Bookstore would issue such a task, asking them to interfere with the person in the projection who was completing a mission.

That sounds really interesting and exciting.

Moreover, the reward for the mission is so generous, it directly increases one's cultivation level; although it is unknown how much cultivation level this is, judging from the quality of the book, it is certainly not low, and it may even be able to raise one level in the Spirit Emperor realm.

The practitioners present were immediately abuzz with excitement.

"Anyone interested in taking on this task can come and sign up. There are only two spots available." Ma Feifei had already moved a table and was sitting across from the Bookstore, holding two book-shaped Badge in his hand.

"Shopkeeper, we want to register."

"Shopkeeper, I'd like to sign up."

Ultimately, the task was taken over by two quick-thinking cultivators at the Spirit King level; Ma Feifei also gave them the Badge that represented the task, as only those with this Badge would be recognized by the system and receive the rewards provided by the system upon completion of the task.

The two book lovers who received the mission suddenly emitted a white light and then disappeared from the spot.

The cultivators present knew without a doubt that they had been teleported to the Zhao State.

So they put aside their disappointment and looked up to watch the projection.

Inside the projection, Liu Changsheng was unaware that his mission was about to be hindered by the book lovers from the Mysterious Bookstore. At this moment, he had already arrived at the West Street Fish Market.

West Street was a slum in the Zhao State, inhabited mainly by cultivators with relatively low levels of cultivation; and the fish market, as the name suggests, was a place for selling fish.

However, the fish in the West Market are not ordinary fish, but spirit beasts; they are hunted in the rivers by cultivators with low cultivation levels and then sold in the fish market to supply the high-ranking officials and nobles.

Liu Changsheng had never sold fish before and knew basically nothing about it. In addition, the mission did not tell him what to do, so he simply spent Spirit Crystal to buy a stall. Then he sat there, without calling out, and sold fish as he pleased.

At this moment, Liu Changsheng suddenly frowned and looked up at the room next to him.

"Sixth-stage Spirit King realm? And two of them?" Liu Changsheng looked around and found that there wasn't a single cultivator at the Spirit Ancestor Sect realm in the entire fish market; the highest cultivation level among the fishmongers was only Spirit Master realm. How could two cultivators at the sixth-stage Spirit King realm suddenly barge in?

Just as Liu Changsheng was wondering, he saw a scene that seemed familiar.

Two cultivators at the sixth level of the Spirit King realm actually bought the fishmonger's stall next door in the same way he did, and then started selling fish just like him!

What are they trying to do?