The Book Supplier
Chapter 518

"Investiture of the Gods"

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Although Ma Feifei had promised Lian Yi that he would go to the Great Desolation Relic with her to play chess, there were still two months until the Great Desolation Relic opened once every five hundred years, so Ma Feifei did not need to consider this matter for the time being.

The most important things right now are the Mysterious Bookstore anniversary celebration on September 15th, and the Fenghuang that Luan Feng painted. After several days of work, Luan Feng will finally begin to finish the Fenghuang on the Four Spirit Pillars on Wednesday.

Ma Feifei was still very curious about what effect it would have if the "Four Divine Creatures of the Book of Rites" were carved on the Four Spirit Pillars.

So Ma Feifei sat at the Bookstore cashier all day, paying attention to Luan Feng Painting Fenghuang while copying another Legendary-grade quality book, "Investiture of the Gods," which was a reward from the system.

Unlike "Journey to the West", "Investiture of the Gods" is not purchased from the system. It is a reward from the task system. As before, the reward book will not be given to Ma Feifei directly. Instead, Ma Feifei needs to copy the book by copying it.

So, in truth, this copy of "Investiture of the Gods" was the first Legendary-grade book that Ma Feifei copied.

"I wonder how long it will take to copy this book." Ma Feifei shook his head. He was increasingly reluctant to copy books, especially now that Ma Feifei was constantly selling Divine Abilities and Spells. He had no shortage of Spirit Crystal; he could buy even a Ma Feifei worth a hundred million Spirit Crystal without batting an eye.

Copying books is so tiring... It not only consumes Spirit Crystal, but also takes time and mental energy.

"Sigh... Money can't buy ease." Ma Feifei sighed, took out his spatial bag and put it aside, then picked up his pen and began copying "Investiture of the Gods".

The Investiture of the Gods, also known as The Investiture of the Gods, or the Complete History of the Shang-Zhou Dynasties, or The Unofficial History of King Wu's Campaign Against Zhou Investiture of the Gods, is a long classical mythological novel written by Xu Zhonglin (Lu Xixing, according to another account) during the Ming Dynasty.

Like "Journey to the Journey to the West," this book has one hundred chapters in total. It tells the story of King Wu, and also incorporates religious struggles. For example, the Chan Sect helped the Zhou Kingdom, while the Interception Sect helped the Shang Kingdom. Both sides displayed their Daoist arts, and in the end, the Interception Sect was defeated. King Zhou committed suicide by burning himself, and King Wu seized the world and enfeoffed various kingdoms. Finally, Jiang Ziya used the Investiture of the Gods of the Gods to enfeoff the dead from both sides Investiture of the Gods.

Unlike "Journey to the West," which promotes Buddhism and saves all sentient beings, "Investiture of the Gods" tells the story of the fighting between different branches of Taoism. "Investiture of the Gods" also has a complete genealogy of gods, which gives the previously chaotic Daoist system a complete structure. For example, the upper level is the Immortal Path, the middle level is the Divine Path, and the lower level is the Human Path.

It can be said that the novel "Investiture of the Gods" can be considered a mature mythological epic.

Of course, none of this has anything to do with Ma Feifei. He hasn't read the novel, and all he remembers from the TV series are Daji and Shen Gongbao; he's forgotten most of the others.

"I wonder when I'll become an immortal." To be honest, Ma Feifei is quite looking forward to entering the Immortal Realm. Simply put, he wants to live much longer; who wouldn't want immortality?

"Hmm..." Thinking of this, Ma Feifei put down the Ballpoint Pen, took out a small white bottle from his spatial ring. The bottle was transparent, and the pill inside could be seen.

The Longevity Pill!

"If I take this pill, will I be able to Longevity and Immortality?" Ma Feifei placed the white bottle on the cashier's counter, leaned on the table, and stared at the Longevity Pill inside, pondering silently.

This elixir was refined by Ma Feifei for Qin Shi Huang to take in order to complete the Main Quest. But now, Ma Feifei suddenly has the idea of keeping this Longevity Pill for himself.

"But the efficacy of this elixir of Longevity Pill is unknown!" Thinking of this, Ma Feifei was extremely frustrated. He had spent so many divine-level materials, only to end up with a Longevity Pill with unknown efficacy. Even if Ma Feifei had the will, he wouldn't have the guts.

"Sigh, if only I could refine a few Longevity Pill." Ma Feifei sighed. The divine-grade materials for refining Longevity Pill were too few. Ma Feifei could extract Dragon Ball and Phoenix Blood from Yun Qingyang and Luan Feng, but the Everlasting Grass was an extinct divine herb left to Yun Qingyang by her father, and it had long since become extinct on the Azure Dragon Continent.

There's also this "Wugen Water" thing, I've never even heard of it. If you think about it for a second, you'll know that it's something from ancient times.

"Never mind, there's plenty of time. Let's start by copying the book." Ma Feifei put the Longevity Pill back into his ring, put aside the chaotic thoughts in his mind, picked up Ballpoint Pen, and began copying "Investiture of the Gods".

Ma Feifei had assumed that copying the Legendary-grade- quality book "Investiture of the Gods" would grant him access to a magical space, similar to the Epic-grade- quality version, where he would use his body as a pen and the heavens and earth as paper. However, when Ma Feifei copied the first word, he discovered that no such special effects appeared. Everything was just like copying an ordinary book, without any unusual occurrences.

However, the Spirit Crystal are still being consumed, and at a very fast rate. It is estimated that writing a Legendary-grade quality book will cost at least tens of millions of Spirit Crystal.

However, the Spirit Crystal consumed by copying books are much cheaper than buying books directly from the store, which is the biggest advantage of hand-copying books.

Time slipped away quietly as Ma Feifei copied "Investiture of the Gods." He only snapped out of his reverie when Ma Feifei sensed a small commotion in the Bookstore. He realized he had already finished the first chapter. However, Ma Feifei didn't have time to Analytic the speed of his copying. Instead, he looked up at the source of the commotion.

The Four Spirit Pillars are arranged around the inside of the Mysterious Bookstore. The pillar drawn by Luan Feng is the one next to the bookshelf. It can be clearly seen from the perspective of the cashier. Luan Feng is floating in the air and has come to the top of the interior space. A lifelike Fenghuang is carved on the pillar, with its Dual Wingbeat spread and its head raised to the sky.

"Whoosh~"

The Luan Feng descended from the sky, and the Fenghuang's sharp beak was finished by the Luan Feng.

"How beautiful! Is this the legendary Fenghuang?" Inside the Bookstore, a cultivator gazed at the Fenghuang on the Four Spirit Pillars and exclaimed in a low voice.

"It should be, it's exactly the same as the Fenghuang that General Luanfeng transformed into that day," said a cultivator who had once participated in the sermon.

"But this Fenghuang doesn't seem to have a tail!" Another cultivator seemed to have discovered a new continent. He stopped reading his book and pointed to the bottom of the Four Spirit Pillars, where there was a large blank space.

"It must not be finished yet," a cultivator whispered, speculating.

Before he could finish speaking, the Luan Feng that had descended from above glanced at the Fenghuang it had drawn and then left the Four Spirit Pillars, walking towards Ma Feifei, seemingly not intending to draw the rest of the tail.

The group exchanged bewildered glances, unsure of what was going on.

"Shopkeeper, I have not failed you. The Fenghuang painting is finished." Luan Feng reported in a low voice as she approached the cashier.

"Great, very well drawn, thank you for your hard work." Ma Feifei was very happy. He stopped writing "Investiture of the Gods," got up, walked around the cashier to the Four Spirit Pillars, and couldn't wait to complete the Fenghuang and then look forward to what changes would happen to the Mysterious Bookstore after the Fenghuang appeared.

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