Looking for the Book-Holding Woman

When Liu Ying heard that the Mysterious Bookstore was going to organize such an event, she was overjoyed. She didn't care whether it was a world in a book or not, and ran back to figure out how she could write a Legendary-grade book in a month.

Yes! Liu Ying felt that she either wouldn't write at all, or she had to write the highest quality book. Currently, the highest quality book known in Mysterious Bookstore is the Legendary-grade book, "Journey to the West".

After Liu Ying left, Ma Feifei lost interest in catching up on sleep and went to the system panel to find the Eighty-One Tribulations dungeon and select to purchase it.

The total value of this instance is 5 billion Spirit Crystal, but it can be paid for with Book Qi Points, only if you don't have enough Spirit Crystal.

This condition poses no pressure for Ma Feifei; does he still have Spirit Crystal? Not at all.

After more than half a year of accumulation, Ma Feifei's Book Qi Points has reached a staggering six billion. This is because many of his earnings cannot be counted in the Book Qi Points; otherwise, his Book Qi Points would have already exceeded ten billion.

Ma Feifei didn't even blink when he had six billion Book Qi Points to buy the Eighty-One Tribulations dungeon. After all, Book Qi Points are invisible and intangible, unlike Spirit Crystal.

This is similar to the rapid development of Ma Feifei's previous life, where people didn't carry cash when they went out and paid directly through various mobile apps. They had no idea how much money they were spending, which ultimately led to many young people accumulating debts at a young age.

Of course, that's getting off-topic. For Ma Feifei, the current Book Qi Points is just like that; he doesn't mind spending money on it.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully purchased the Eighty-One Tribulations dungeon."

As the system notification sounded, a piece of data appeared in Ma Feifei's mind. This was all the information about the Eighty-One Tribulations dungeon. Ma Feifei glanced through it and found that the way to pass the dungeon was a bit strange. The Eighty-One Tribulations dungeon supported multiple people entering. This setting was the same as the Tomb of the Hegemon. One Literary Examination Qualification Certificate could bring three people in, for a total of four people.

The dungeon doesn't require you to fight through Eighty-One Tribulations. Instead, you'll randomly select one challenge to complete. This challenge is further divided into a written test and a martial test. The written test doesn't involve fighting; it's completed by answering questions related to Journey to the Journey to the West. Only after passing the written test will you be able to access the martial test. The martial test is simple: just defeat the boss. Once you defeat the boss, you'll successfully complete the dungeon and receive rewards.

"Ding! Please set the location to open the instance." The system notification sounded again.

A panoramic view of Dubian Town appeared in Ma Feifei's mind, including a radius of fifty li outside the town, plus a radius of exactly one hundred li to the Zhenbei.

"Let's set it up next to the Mysterious Daochang." After thinking for a moment, Ma Feifei decided to place the dungeon near the Mysterious Daochang. After all, that place had become Ma Feifei's exclusive territory, and placing the dungeon there would allow for better planning. If similar dungeons appeared in the future, they could continue to be placed on both sides of the Mysterious Daochang, creating a dungeon hodgepodge where everyone would line up to run dungeons every day, which would be quite impressive.

"Ding! Instance successfully set up." With the system notification, Ma Feifei only saw a golden light flash across the panoramic image of the Mysterious Daochang in his mind, and then an oval, two-person-high golden teleportation array resembling a black hole appeared next to the Mysterious Daochang's protective light shield. Its position was exactly ten miles Zhenbei and ten miles from the Pokémon Arena, stuck in the middle.

Because the cultivators in Dubian Town all stayed up all night last night, there are few cultivators wandering around Dubian Town at this time, especially outside the town. However, because of its proximity to Nine Heavens Mountain, adventurers returning from Nine Heavens Mountain come to Dubian Town every morning to replenish supplies and rest.

The Mysterious Daochang, stretching for twenty miles, has become a unique scenic spot in Dubian Town. Practitioners coming and going can count how many plum trees are in this Daochang.

"Huh? What's that?" A cultivator, dragging his weary body on the road back to Dubian Town, glanced at the golden teleportation array next to the Daochang's light barrier, looking on with suspicion.

"There seem to be words on it." The companion next to him looked over, examined it carefully, and pointed to the center of the golden teleportation array.

Some passing cultivators who overheard their conversation stopped and turned to look, discovering the words 'Journey to the West' written on the golden teleportation array.

"Isn't Journey to the West a book in the magical bookstore?" A practitioner asked doubtfully.

These people didn't witness what happened last night, but they had seen the world in the book "Journey to the West" for the first time, so they naturally knew what "Journey to the West" was.

"Did something major happen yesterday?"

Dubian Town is changing rapidly; it's common to find yourself out of touch with the conversations the next day if you're not there for a day.

"Go back and ask immediately."

Then, disregarding their exhaustion, the group mustered their energy and ran towards Dubian Town.

After setting up the location of the instance, Ma Feifei glanced at the time. It was already eight o'clock. Although the Mysterious Bookstore was not open, the Wantong Trading Market across the street was already open.

Thinking of this, Ma Feifei went to the wellhead to wash up and tidy himself up, then opened the back door and headed towards the Wantong Trading Market.

On the third floor of Wantong Market, Zhou Zhuling had just sat down, ready to start a new day of work. Although she had stayed up late last night, it was not a big deal for a cultivator, so Zhou Zhuling was in good condition.

Today, Zhou Zhuling is dressed more maturely, in a light blue Penny dress with auspicious clouds outlined in silver thread. Her hair is loosely styled with a jade and Pearl hairpin, and she wears light makeup, making her breathtakingly beautiful.

"Miss, the shop owner is here."

Behind him, a maid subtly stepped aside to offer a reminder.

"Huh?" Zhou Zhuling was startled, almost dropping the calligraphy brush in her hand. She subconsciously looked towards the door, where Ma Feifei, dressed in a purple robe, was standing with a smile on his face.

"Sister Zhuling, may I come in?"

Although Zhou Zhuling was a little flustered at first, she quickly regained her composure, stood up, and bowed, saying, "Brother Ma, please come in."

After saying this, Zhou Zhuling instructed the maid, "Hongxiu, make tea."

"Yes, Miss." The maid curtsied and left.

"No need for all that trouble, I have something to discuss with you." Ma Feifei considered himself quite familiar with Zhou Zhuling, after all, Zhou Zhuling was the third person he met when he first arrived in this world, and their relationship had grown better over time. Therefore, Ma Feifei was rather casual with Zhou Zhuling, brazenly taking over the seat that Zhou Zhuling had just been sitting in, and casually glancing around the table.

"Is it about Journey to the Journey to the West?" Zhou Zhuling asked.

"Huh!" Ma Feifei looked at Zhou Zhuling with some surprise and said, "How did you know?"

Zhou Zhuling smiled and said, "Brother Ma, every time you come to Wantong Trading Market to see Zhuling, it's to discuss things related to the Bookstore. I suppose this time will be no exception. Last night, the world in the book 'Journey to the Journey to the West' suddenly appeared. Although I didn't understand the meaning of the plot, according to the usual practice of Mysterious Bookstore, Brother Ma, you always issue announcements through Zhuling Wantong Trading Market whenever there's something that people don't understand. That's why I had this guess."

After listening, Ma Feifei couldn't help but give Zhou Zhuling a thumbs up in his heart. She's so smart!

However, Ma Feifei suddenly remembered something: he hadn't even started looking for his Book-holding woman yet. Why not start with Zhou Zhuling?