The Golden Pillar Rises, and the World Knows

Ma Feifei was considering whether or not to help Azi. Although A Zi was always causing trouble, she was still an ally, and it wouldn't be right to just stand by and watch her die.

But before Ma Feifei could make a move, Azi suddenly winked at Ma Feifei, then leaped down from the Peach Tree and ran out of the Peach Garden, clearly intending to lure the Golden Boy and Jade Girl away alone.

"Don't run, you peach thief!" Golden Boy glared angrily at Azi's figure, then transformed into a golden light and flew towards Azi.

Seeing this, the Jade Girl followed, leaving Ma Feifei hiding in Peach Tree as the only one left in the entire Peach Garden.

"That's really something." Ma Feifei couldn't help but praise as he watched Azi's figure disappear.

He really hadn't expected that Azi would take the blame and lure the Golden Boy and Jade Girl away. He knew that once the Golden Boy and Jade Girl caught her, all the points Azi had 'worked hard' to earn would be wiped out; in that case, she would gain nothing from this trip to the world in the book.

"But it's alright. Considering how bravely you led them away, I'll share some with you later." Ma Feifei thought to himself, looking at the vast number of Peach Tree in the Peach Garden with a satisfied smile.

Without the interference of the Golden Boy and Jade Girl, wouldn't he be able to pick whichever Peach of Immortality he wanted in the vast Peach Garden?

Thinking of this, Ma Feifei didn't care about anything else and got to work. In no time, the Peach of Immortality on the Peach Tree in Peach Garden fell down with a 'chua~chua' sound, and at the same time, Ma Feifei's points gradually increased rapidly.

Four thousand... five thousand... ten thousand... twenty thousand...

'Ding~ System reminder: The host has gained ten points of dislike from the immortals of the Lotus Lantern World due to picking too many Peach of Immortality.'

Ma Feifei was stunned for a moment. What was this "disgust" thing? Could you eat it? Could it increase your points?

Can't let it rise...

Ma Feifei continued to work diligently. There were plenty of people who disliked him; what did one book matter?

'Ding~ System notification... You have gained ten points of disgust from the immortals of the Lotus Lantern World.'

'Ding~'

And so, after Ma Feifei picked Peach of Immortality for a while, the system would give her a notification. Eventually, the frequency increased so much that Ma Feifei could keep up with the pace of picking Peach of Immortality...

'Ding ding ding~ Ding-ding~ Ding ding-ding~'

'Ding~ The host has gained over 1000 points of Dislike Value, successfully obtaining a world title from the book "Lotus Lantern".'

"Huh?" Ma Feifei was a little confused. How could picking a Peach of Immortality earn her a title? And what exactly was this title?

"Sigh~ I really am the protagonist. Even if I try to keep a low profile, I can't hide my dazzling brilliance." Ma Feifei couldn't help but sigh, looking pitiful and sorrowful.

'Ding~ Congratulations, host, you have obtained the title: Unwelcome Person. From this moment on, whenever you enter the Lotus Lantern World, all the immortals will know your location, and you will be captured by all the immortals of the Lotus Lantern World. If you are captured, the points you have earned this time will be confiscated, and you will need to hand-copy the book "Lotus Lantern" ten times.'

"..." Ma Feifei listened blankly to the system's message, then glanced at the vast Peach Garden and realized that he had already picked almost Peach of Immortality Peach Garden...

Ma Feifei tilted his head and thought for a moment, then took off running out of the park.

Just outside the Peach Garden, a vast procession of immortals and hundreds of cultivators from the Azure Dragon Continent appeared opposite them. In the distance, more and more people were rushing towards them, occasionally uttering phrases like "There! Right there! Hurry up!"

"Shopkeeper!" Hundreds of cultivators saw Ma Feifei and excitedly ran towards him, shouting as they did so.

Ma Feifei cupped his hands in farewell and said solemnly, "Farewell!"

If he didn't run now, he'd be a fool. He had hundreds of thousands of points on him, and if he got caught by some lucky guy, all his hard work would be for nothing. Not only would he be doing all the work for someone else, but he'd also have to bear the stigma of being 'unpopular' and would have to copy the Lotus Lantern book ten times by hand. He'd be crazy!

"Hey! Don't leave, thief!"

As Ma Feifei was running away, a young man suddenly appeared to his side. He had three heads and six arms, rode on Wind Fire Wheels, and was shooting at Ma Feifei with both a gun and rings.

"Oh, Nezha!" Ma Feifei dodged Nezha's attack with a teleportation and looked at Nezha in surprise.

"Nezha, let me ask you a question, are you a boy or a girl?" Ma Feifei asked curiously.

"How dare you scoundrel insult me? I am Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King's Third Prince Nezha Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King! Take this, you scoundrel!" Nezha was furious and thrust his spear at Ma Feifei again.

Ma Feifei pursed his lips. He was just asking out of curiosity; he didn't mean to insult anyone. After all, Nezha was so beautiful, what was wrong with being curious about her gender?

With a whoosh, Ma Feifei waved his long sleeves, and Nezha was sent flying.

Although he is currently wanted by the authorities, the power granted by the system remains, and no one in this Lotus Lantern World should be able to defeat him.

'Ding~ The system will reclaim the host's power in five minutes.'

Hmm... as expected, the vulnerability still doesn't exist.

Ma Feifei sighed and began to use his remaining strength to escape, trying to create some distance between himself and them.

Five minutes later, Ma Feifei felt that his strength had returned to normal, which was the Spirit Emperor third stage realm.

This level of skill is acceptable in the Azure Dragon Continent, but it's not enough in the Lotus Lantern world, especially since his current position is constantly exposed to everyone. To escape, he can only rely on strength, not trickery.

"It's over, I'm really doomed." Ma Feifei sighed inwardly as he realized the people behind him were getting closer and closer, catching up in just a few dozen seconds.

"I should have been less ruthless." Looking at his points, which numbered over 300,000, he felt a pang of regret.

'Ding~' The One Book Multiple Travels' mission is complete. The large-scale friendly exchange task has been successfully concluded, and the world within the book is beginning to close.'

As the saying goes, there's always a way out. The system sent a message at the crucial moment that the mission was over, which relieved Ma Feifei.

As the system announced the end of this "Lotus Lantern" journey, Ma Feifei and a thousand cultivators were enveloped in a golden light and taken away from the world in the book, returning to reality.

At the same time, the leaderboard next to them stopped updating, and the newly emerged cultivators all looked up at the leaderboard to find their ranking.

I'm ranked fifty-second!

"I am ranked thirty-sixth."

"Waaaaah~ I'm only ranked around 500th..."

"Wow! The shop owner has such a high score!" Gradually, everyone started to pay attention to the eye-catching number one spot on the leaderboard.

First place: Owner of the Mysterious Bookstore, Points: 325550.

This score is off the charts.

Keep in mind that Azi, who ranked second, only had 1,500 points, which is less than a fraction of the first place's score.

'Whoosh!'

Just as everyone was marveling at Ma Feifei's high score, the projection above the book suddenly disappeared, replaced by a huge leaderboard that recorded the names and scores of 1,001 people. At the very top center, a line of golden regular script slowly appeared.

'Rewards are being processed...'

In about five seconds, the points next to everyone's name, except for the first three, began to be converted into rewards.

"Wow! An eighth-tier spiritual artifact!" A cultivator ranked eighty-sixth jumped up excitedly.

"Mine is an eighth-tier cultivation technique!" exclaimed a cultivator ranked 300th, beaming with excitement. Despite his high ranking, he actually only had around 40 points...

"I am a seventh-tier cultivation technique!" shouted the cultivator ranked six hundredth.

"Me too..." Such voices rang out. The cultivator ranked 1001st also obtained a seventh-tier ordinary spiritual artifact, but his score was only 30 points.

In other words, the lowest reward this time is Tier 7!

Of course, this is also because their scores are not much different; after all, the difference between the 300th and 1000th place is only a dozen points.

With a whoosh, beams of golden light shot out, each striking one of the group that received a reward.

After the rewards for these people were settled, everyone suppressed their excitement and looked up at the huge leaderboard. There were still three names left on it; they were the top three this time.

Third place: Liu Changsheng, points: 560.

'Ding ding ding~'

A flash of golden light appeared, and a line of text began to materialize on the points behind Liu Changsheng:

Ninth-rank martial art: Heaven-Splitting Divine Palm.

"Wow! It's actually a ninth-grade martial skill!" everyone exclaimed.

Before everyone could finish their exclamations, a golden light shot towards Liu Changsheng, and then the second-place score began to materialize.

Semi-divine artifact: Azure Peak Sword.

This time, no one uttered a sound of surprise; their eyes greedily watched the golden light shoot towards Azi.

If there were no number one, everyone would surely be filled with envy and jealousy towards this semi-divine artifact. But now! Next to the number one on the leaderboard, the more than 300,000 points constantly stimulated their eyes, and a feeling of excitement welled up from the depths of their hearts. Everyone looked at that line of points with excitement and anticipation.

'Whoosh~'

But in an instant, the huge list disappeared, leaving everyone puzzled.

At this moment, the pages of the black-quality book "Lotus Lantern," which was suspended in mid-air, began to flip wildly.

'Boom!'

A muffled clap of thunder suddenly sounded, and the clouds in the sky were instantly covered by dark clouds, pressing down and down, as if the entire sky was about to collapse at that moment.

'Hoo~'

A strong wind blew up, and the spiritual energy between heaven and earth began to rage and surge with the wind.

Gradually, the pages stopped turning, one on the left and one on the right, each taking up half the thickness.

'Biu~'

A golden pillar shot straight up from within the pages of the book, piercing the clouds and reaching for the heavens.

"Boom~"

The earth trembled at that moment, and everyone couldn't help but shift their feet, watching everything in shock.

"What happened?" In the Great Chu Imperial Palace, King Chu Heng lay on his throne, while beautiful women danced below the hall.

"Hmm? Can you all feel the earth trembling?" In the Wuji Hall of the Great Qin Dynasty, Qin Shi Huang was in high spirits, while his officials waited quietly below.

"There seems to be something unusual happening?" In the Imperial Palace of the Great Qi, King Qi Wen was reading books in the Wenyuan Pavilion, with piles of bamboo slips on his dragon desk.

Once Jin Zhu was mentioned, the whole world knew about him.