Be Cautious in Speech and Conduct

After the disc was closed, the projection dimmed again, and then the background of the image that had been bright changed; each time it dimmed and brightened, different people and different tasks appeared.

Over the course of the day, the projector released more than twenty tasks.

Until 5 p. m.

'Ding ding ding'

The projection in mid-air suddenly disappeared.

The black, Epic-grade- quality book, the Analects, returned to the Bookstore from mid-air.

"What's going on?" one cultivator asked, puzzled.

Even Ma Feifei was stunned for a moment before reacting, and stood up to say, "Alright, the Bookstore's opening hours are over for today. Whether you want to read books or watch the projection, please be on time at nine o'clock tomorrow."

Everyone then realized that it was time for the Bookstore to open.

One by one, they began to leave with regret on their faces.

"What a pity, I was hoping to grab a mission, but it's already five o'clock," a cultivator said regretfully.

"I wonder how that Mad Scholar is doing, whether he sold the fish or not," a cultivator couldn't help but ask.

"And I wonder if that five-man team has successfully infiltrated Mangcang Town. I staked a thousand Spirit Crystal on them," another cultivator said worriedly.

"I also placed two thousand bets, but I bet them on President Gongsun. I hope President Gongsun can complete the mission smoothly," another cultivator prayed.

"Miss Liu Ying..."

And so, the figures who appeared in the Analects today, along with this wave of withdrawal from the scene, gradually became the subject of discussion among the practitioners throughout Dubian Town.

Of course, the most discussed topic was Gongsun Qiong's mission. Her mission was the only one that had been opened for betting and had bets placed today; the success or failure of the mission directly affected whether the 20,000 cultivators could obtain a rich reward.

Even Yun Qingyang was extremely concerned about this matter. The long table at the entrance was not allowed to allow Ma Feifei to move at all. He used his powerful Spiritual Power to set up an array to seal him. Anyone who got close to the long table would be attacked fiercely. According to Yun Qingyang, anyone below the Spirit Saint would die upon touching it.

Startled, Ma Feifei dashed into the Bookstore.

To Ma Feifei's surprise, Yun Qingyang actually stayed outside all night!

Ma Feifei asked him why.

Yun Qingyang's answer was: Since I've taken on this responsibility, I must be accountable to the end, ensuring fairness and impartiality, and also ensuring that the Spirit Crystal are not stolen by villains.

Ma Feifei was filled with awe.

Immediately afterwards, the crowd of onlookers arrived at the Mysterious Bookstore. Ma Feifei volunteered to take on the role of ticket collector, collecting all the tickets for the day. Then she ran outside and sat down with Yun Qingyang to watch the projection that had just appeared.

The first scene projected was yesterday's Liu Changsheng.

Today, Liu Changsheng was still sitting at his stall selling fish, but judging from his gloomy face, things didn't seem to be going very well. On the other hand, the two Spirit King realm cultivators next to Liu Changsheng were all all smiles, getting up to solicit customers whenever they saw someone walking over. Almost every customer who came to Liu Changsheng's stall had one or two stunned fish in their basket.

So no one even glanced at Liu Changsheng's stall, let alone asked how much the fish cost.

"Looks like that Mad Scholar got himself into a pretty bad situation by those two." A cultivator outside the Bookstore saw this scene, smiled, and said.

Although the projection only showed Liu Changsheng once yesterday, based on Liu Changsheng's expression and the actions of the two cultivators, everyone could basically guess what Liu Changsheng had experienced yesterday.

"He still can't let go of his pride. If he were like them, shamelessly soliciting customers, he might be able to attract customers to buy his fish," a cultivator said, shaking his head.

In this kind of business competition, the most important thing is to be able to swallow your pride; face is utterly insignificant in the face of profits. Since Liu Changsheng has received this task, he naturally wants to complete it, but he is too proud to personally poach customers, so the outcome is bound to be less than ideal.

"I think those two Spirit King level cultivators are tired of living, daring to be so presumptuous in front of Spirit Venerable." Another cultivator couldn't help but complain.

"They might actually be hoping that Mad Scholar will fight them right now, so that his mission will be completely over," a Mad Scholar chuckled.

The task assigned to readers by the narrator of the Analects is to test Liu Changsheng's Bide and self-control. If Liu Changsheng loses control and takes action, it will definitely show that he lacks self-control, and the task will naturally fail.

In fact, Liu Changsheng had more or less guessed this point. In his deduction, the two Spirit King realm cultivators who had inexplicably appeared in front of him were definitely targeting him; they were increasing the difficulty of his mission and making him angry, or even explode, so that his mission would fail.

However, Liu Changsheng was unaware that they were not only there to increase the difficulty of his mission, but also to complete it.

Finally, Liu Changsheng decided to sell fish in a different location.

He spent some Spirit Crystal to find a stall in the fish market that was relatively far from them.

However, less than thirty seconds after sitting down, Liu Changsheng's mouth twitched involuntarily.

Because those two bastards actually came along too, and in the same way, they spent some Spirit Crystal to exchange stalls with others.

"Are you two doing this on purpose?" Liu Changsheng said with a stern face.

The two cultivators ignored Liu Changsheng and continued tidying up the fish in the wooden bucket.

Enraged, Liu Changsheng stood up and shouted at the entire fish market, "My fish are free today, while supplies last!"

"I can't get angry, I have to control myself. How about I send you fish instead?" This was what Liu Changsheng was thinking.

But...

'Failed to comprehend the Great Dao of Cultivation. Please proceed to the next location to complete a new task.'

"Why!" Liu Changsheng protested. He believed he had been Bide and restrained enough, so why had he failed?

"When you see someone virtuous, think of emulating them; when you see someone not virtuous, reflect on your own shortcomings." These words came to Liu Changsheng's mind.

Liu Changsheng pondered these words and sighed silently.

The cultivators outside the Bookstore were caught off guard by Liu Changsheng's sudden appearance and didn't react for a moment. Then, a golden light flashed in the projection, shooting out two beams of golden light; two Spirit King cultivators selling fish instantly appeared in front of everyone.

"What happened? Who won?" a cultivator asked.

"Yeah! Tell me quickly, who won, you guys or that Mad Scholar?" the onlookers asked the two of them.

Before they could answer, two beams of golden light suddenly shot out from the projection and struck them.

'Boom'

Two powerful auras instantly soared into the sky! The two of them both stepped into the Spirit King ninth stage realm.

The onlookers stared at them in shock.

"They actually broke through!"

"So they won?"

"My God! They broke through three ranks!" When the two stopped their momentum, everyone realized that they had actually broken through from the sixth rank of Spirit King to the Spirit King ninth stage, skipping three ranks!

Under normal circumstances, it would take a highly gifted cultivator five to ten years to progress from the sixth to the Spirit King ninth stage of the Spirit King.

Needless to say, those with average talent may not be able to reach this level even after a lifetime of hard work.

But now... they accomplished in just one day what geniuses take ten years to achieve!

At this moment, everyone truly felt the terror of Epic-grade- quality book.

Ma Feifei, however, was concerned about the reason for Liu Changsheng's mission failure; the success or failure of all three thousand students' missions would be reflected in the system panel, where Ma Feifei found the explanation given by the system.

"When you see someone virtuous, think of emulating them; when you see someone not virtuous, reflect on your own shortcomings."

Ma Feifei didn't quite understand that sentence.

I took out my commentary on the Analects, found this sentence, and finally understood why Liu Changsheng failed.

This means that when you see a virtuous or talented person, you should think about learning from them; when you see a person without virtue, you should reflect on whether you have made the same mistakes.

Following Liu Changsheng's actions, Ma Feifei instantly understood.

Liu Changsheng made a huge mistake here, which was to learn from the methods of those two cultivators and give away fish for free.

This practice is clearly wrong. Perhaps they see nothing wrong with giving away fish for free, and they don't need the money. But for other fishmongers in the market, this practice will prevent them from selling their fish. Simply put, it disrupts market order. After all, selling fish is their livelihood; they can't possibly do what Liu Changsheng did and give away fish for free.

Therefore, the actions of the two cultivators were wrong and unacceptable; however, Liu Changsheng took their methods and applied them on the spot, which conflicts with the Analects' saying, "When you see someone virtuous, think of emulating them; when you see someone not virtuous, reflect on your own shortcomings."

Therefore, Liu Changsheng's mission was deemed a failure.

"Sigh, I told you to be careful with your words and actions, why can't you listen!" Ma Feifei couldn't help but sigh.

There are eight principles in total. According to the tasks, each person should have eight tasks, each corresponding to one principle. Liu Changsheng has now failed one task, which means he still has seven tasks left.

Of the seven tasks, three need to be completed. Ma Feifei felt that for someone with Liu Changsheng's personality, it was really a bit of a challenge.

Just as everyone was still trying to figure out why Liu Changsheng had suddenly failed, the projection went dark and then lit up again, revealing the silhouette of Mangcang Town.

"They're here!" Upon seeing this, everyone stopped pondering Liu Changsheng's failure and looked up to watch the images on the projection screen.

After all, compared to Liu Changsheng, everyone wanted to see Gongsun Qiong more; not only because Gongsun Qiong was famous, but more importantly because Gongsun Qiong's victory or defeat was related to the benefits of 20,000 cultivators.

The image projected at this moment is in a square in Mangcang Town. It's called a square, but it's actually the center point where the four streets in the east, west, south, and north intersect.

Tens of thousands of residents of Mangcang Town gathered here, while Gongsun Qiong and Azi stood on a high platform in the central square, talking to the residents of Mangcang Town below.