The Body as a Brush, Heaven and Earth as Paper

In the afternoon, Ma Feifei did not eat.

Sitting at the cashier, I prepared to start copying down the three Epic-grade- quality books that the system had rewarded me with.

"Which of these three books should I copy first: 'Six Secret Teachings,' 'Tao Te Ching,' or 'Book of Changes'?" Ma Feifei pondered, stroking his chin.

Firstly, in terms of book quality, all three books are of Epic-grade quality, so copying any one of them should be about the same; however, based on previous experience in copying books, such as when copying Yellow Quality books, each book took about ten days.

Based on the quality, the transcription time would be longer for Epic-grade- quality books; therefore, the order of transcription becomes quite important.

After all, who knows how long it would take to plagiarize an Epic-grade- quality book? What if it took half a year?

Of course, in Ma Feifei's heart, he actually preferred to copy the Tao Te Ching first, because this book was written by Laozi founder Taoism.

According to Taoism records, Laozi attained enlightenment by passing through Hangu Pass, leaving behind the five thousand words of the Tao Te Ching. He later ascended to heaven to become Taishang Laojun, and is revered as the Dao Ancestor of Taoism.

Taishang Laojun! Amazing, right?

But that's just impressive; there are even more outrageous examples.

According to mythological records, Laozi was the incarnation of Taishang Laojun (also known as Venerable of Morality), the head of the Three Pure Ones in Taoism. Because Taishang Laojun Humanity Teaching of humanity and held the Primordial Taiji Diagram, he had the obligation to educate the human race. Therefore, he transformed into Laozi.

The head of the Three Pure Ones, the Leader of the Human Sect! Among the top three figures in mythology, he is only one level below Pangu and Hongjun.

If I didn't copy a book written by such a super big shot, I would really be letting down my reputation as "Laozi" (a nickname implying I am a powerful figure).

The problem now is that Ma Feifei has discovered that he has a Side Quest that is somewhat related to one of these three books, namely the military treatise "Six Secret Teachings".

Ma Feifei had promised Luan Feng that he would write a new military treatise for her. The reasons for his promise were simple: first, he wanted Luan Feng to help Crown Prince Yan reclaim the throne; second, he wanted to use this book, "Six Secret Teachings," to recruit Luan Feng as the Bookstore's third employee.

Moreover, a new main storyline has been released, and the task requires Ma Feifei to open a branch store. This task is not difficult, as long as it is not within the territory of the Chu Kingdom. However, the problem is that opening a branch store requires Branch Store Construction Blueprint and building materials.

Coincidentally, the reward for the quest to subdue the Luan Feng is Branch Store Construction Blueprint. Therefore, in order to complete the Main Quest, the process of subduing the Luan Feng must be completed in advance; otherwise, Ma Feifei will not be able to complete the Main Quest.

"Let's copy ' Six Secret Teachings 'Six Secret Teachings first." After weighing the pros and cons, Ma Feifei finally decided to copy the book.

Having made this decision, Ma Feifei didn't hesitate. She opened the drawer, took out a spatial bag, and placed it next to the cashier.

The space bag contains all the profits the Mysterious Bookstore has made over this period, including the money paid by readers for purchasing sprites and magical artifacts, the 10% dividend from the system, and the daily profits earned from reading books at the Bookstore.

The total amount has exceeded one hundred million Spirit Crystal.

"Copying three books should be enough, right?" With a nervous heart, Ma Feifei picked up the Ballpoint Pen. The Spirit Crystal in her spatial bag turned into ink and began to flow into the Ballpoint Pen. Ma Feifei calmly picked up the pen and began to copy.

The Six Secret Teachings

"Boom!"

The stroke of his pen was earth-shattering. Ma Feifei felt a sudden rumble of thunder in his mind, his entire being went blank, and he lost all consciousness.

When Ma Feifei recovered, he found himself in a state of chaos, surrounded by a vast expanse of white, with nothing in sight.

"Where is this?" Ma Feifei was a little confused.

'Using his body as a pen and heaven and earth as his paper, he wrote a divine book to be passed down through generations.'

In the chaos, a voice devoid of any emotion entered Ma Feifei's ears.

Ma Feifei paused for a moment, silently pondering the meaning of those words.

"Does that mean I have to copy books with my body?" Ma Feifei looked around at the vast white chaos and subconsciously made a 'six' shape.

'Pop~'

A golden light formed beneath Ma Feifei's feet, flew into the distance, and hung high in the sky.

Looking at the number 'six' in the sky, which was constantly emitting golden light, Ma Feifei instantly felt a sense of vicissitude, as if he had returned to the distant ancient times. In this world before chaos was created, he learned from Cangjie, pioneered the creation of Chinese characters, and devoted himself to it for thousands of years. He created a civilization and history, a unique figure throughout the ages.

With this profound sense of awe, Ma Feifei began his transcription journey.

One step, one character; each character takes shape.

The golden light in the sky grew stronger and stronger, and before we knew it, the white world began to take on other colors.

Outside, Ma Feifei was diligently copying books, each character appearing on the paper as he copied, while Spirit Crystal, which had turned into gas, continuously flowed from the space bag beside him.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but Ma Feifei felt the scenery before him change, and the scene returned to the Bookstore once again.

Ma Feifei was stunned for a moment, then looked down at the paper in front of her and found that it had been covered with many densely packed small characters.

At the very top of the paper, the two characters "Six Secret Teachings" are particularly eye-catching.

Ma Feifei carefully counted the number of words and found that he had already copied a thousand words. He then looked up at the time and found that less than three hours had passed. The book "Six Secret Teachings" has six volumes and sixty chapters, with a total of nearly 20,000 words. According to the calculation of three hours for a thousand words, it should take about sixty hours to copy the entire Six Secret Teachings.

It takes about two and a half days. If you copy for ten hours a day, you can finish copying in six days.

"Hmm, it's alright, not particularly slow," Ma Feifei nodded and said.

However, Ma Feifei was immediately puzzled. It wasn't even five o'clock yet, and he hadn't intended to stop copying, so why was he suddenly ejected?

Thinking of this, Ma Feifei subconsciously glanced at the space bag next to him, reached out to take it, and suddenly felt a little dizzy and weak all over.

"Why do I feel so tired?" Ma Feifei shook his head, roused himself, and reluctantly took the space bag, opened it, and took a look.

"There are still so many!" Ma Feifei looked at the mountain of Spirit Crystal piled up in his spatial bag, counted them carefully, and found that copying the "Six Secret Teachings" had only cost him 300,000 Spirit Crystal.

In other words, copying 1,000 characters of the "Six Secret Teachings" would consume 300,000 Spirit Crystal, 10,000 characters would consume 3 million, and 20,000 characters would consume 6 million.

Previously, copying a book of "Yellow Quality" would cost around 500,000 to 1 million yuan. This "Six Secret Teachings" is of Epic-grade quality, so spending 6 million yuan to copy it is normal and not an exaggeration.

Ma Feifei put down the space bag, picked up Ballpoint Pen, and wanted to continue copying.

"Huh?"

To Ma Feifei's surprise, no matter what he wrote on the paper, no words appeared on it, and the spiritual energy in his spatial bag did not continue to transform into ink and flow into the Ballpoint Pen.

Ma Feifei put down his pen and ran to his mind to ask the system for the reason.

"Copying books of Epic-grade quality or higher consumes the host's essence, energy, and spirit; when essence, energy, and spirit are insufficient, copying Epic-grade books will be prohibited. The system has detected that the host's essence, energy, and spirit are relatively low, and it is recommended that the host replenish the body and reduce the depletion of vital energy to maintain a good physical condition."