September Fifteenth

This night is destined to be sleepless.

The appearance of the Seven-Colored Liuli Rain caused all the cultivators to rush out of their houses, and the streets, alleys, and courtyards were crowded with them.

Everyone looked up at the sky, enjoying the benefits brought to them by the Seven-Colored Liuli Rain.

In courtyard number thirty-six, Gongsun Qiong and Zhao Xiaodao stood in the courtyard, their faces showing surprise as they watched this scene.

"This is the first time I've ever seen such magical rain." Gongsun Qiong stretched out her hand, watching the colorful Liuli Rain fall continuously into her palm, then transform into streams of energy that entered her palm, strengthening her physique. Her eyes were filled with astonishment.

"I wonder who did this." Zhao Xiaodao tilted his head back, closed his eyes, and felt the Spiritual Power within his body continuously expanding, sighing in amazement.

This phenomenon has never occurred on the Azure Dragon Continent before, nor could it be a natural phenomenon. The only possibility is that this Seven-Colored Liuli Rain is not a natural phenomenon, but a man-made one.

"Can human power really achieve this? It seems to have an effect almost identical to that of the Benevolent Sword," Gongsun Qiong said, her voice a mixture of amazement and doubt.

The Benevolent Sword is a national treasure of the Great Chu. It was found in the Imperial Capital Relic. Unlike ordinary divine artifacts, the Benevolent Sword and the Imperial Capital Relic are one. No one can take the Benevolent Sword out of the capital. The range of the Benevolent Sword's effects can only cover the entire capital. It has no effect outside the capital.

This is similar to the Seven-Colored Rain currently falling in Dubian Town. The Seven-Colored Rain only falls within Dubian Town; not a single drop of Seven-Colored Liuli Rain outside the town.

According to the secret records left by the Chu Kingdom, there is a connection between the Benevolent Sword and the Imperial Capital Relic, one of the nine ancient ruins. If the Benevolent Sword is destroyed, the entire Imperial Capital Relic will be destroyed, and vice versa.

Although this matter has not been confirmed, every king of the Chu Kingdom has mentioned it, to the point that the Chu Kingdom family gradually came to believe this speculation.

The effects of this Seven-Colored Rain are now no less powerful than the Benevolent Sword, which Bind to the Imperial Capital Relic. If this was truly man-made, what level of cultivation would that person possess?

"In the past, perhaps no one could have done it, but now it's not necessarily the case." Zhao Xiaodao turned his gaze to the Zhenbei, where the Mysterious Bookstore was located.

Gongsun Qiong followed Zhao Xiaodao's gaze, her beautiful eyes sparkling. Suddenly, as if remembering something, she asked, "Xiaodao, isn't it September 15th now?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiaodao looked up at the moon and nodded, saying, "It's the fifteenth."

After saying that, Zhao Xiaodao's eyes lit up, and he turned to look at Gongsun Qiong, saying with slight surprise, "Today seems to be the anniversary of the Mysterious Bookstore!"

Gongsun Qiong nodded, looking at the Seven-Colored Liuli Rain in the sky, her tone quite excited, and said, "That's right, if I'm not mistaken, this rain is definitely related to the Mysterious Bookstore."

"You mean to say that this Seven-Colored Rain was very likely caused by Ma Feifei?" Zhao Xiaodao speculated, following Gongsun Qiong's words.

"If there's anyone else in this world who could do this, it would definitely be the owner of the bookstore," Gongsun Qiong said firmly. As one of the earliest people to know the owner of the Mysterious Bookstore, Gongsun Qiong had a very deep understanding of him, not to mention that the Wantong Trading Market, which Gongsun Qiong opened, was an officially designated partner of the Mysterious Bookstore.

After listening to Gongsun Qiong's words, Zhao Xiaodao looked at the Seven-Colored Rain falling from the sky and nodded thoughtfully.

"President, do you think a celestial being might actually appear today?" Zhao Xiaodao suddenly asked curiously. Since the Mysterious Bookstore's anniversary celebration had just begun with such a grand spectacle, it was enough to show how much importance Ma Feifei attached to this anniversary event. Who knows, a celestial being might actually appear.

Wait... why did you say you created an immortal?

"An immortal..." Upon hearing this, Gongsun Qiong's expression shifted slightly. With a flash of his ring, the jade bamboo scroll 'Sacred Book' appeared in Gongsun Qiong's hand.

Slowly opening the bamboo slip, a passage appeared on the pristine white bamboo slip.

"The day Flourishing of the Confucian Way will be the day the Empress ascends to immortality."

This sentence appeared automatically after Gongsun Qiong obtained this magical 'Sacred Book'. Gongsun Qiong didn't know why this happened, and she didn't even understand what the sentence meant. But one thing was clear: the Empress in the sentence should refer to her.

The Immortal Realm was something Gongsun Qiong had never even considered. Because of her unique constitution, she was destined not to be able to cultivate. So, becoming an immortal was a sliver of hope for everyone, but for her, it was utterly hopeless.

Later, he gained some strange abilities from the Analects, but Gongsun Qiong did not believe that he could enter the Immortal Realm.

"President?" Zhao Xiaodao, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but call out when she saw Gongsun Qiong take out the 'Sacred Book' again and stare blankly. Zhao Xiaodao didn't know what was written in the 'Sacred Book'. Gongsun Qiong hadn't told her, and Zhao Xiaodao hadn't asked her either. After all, everyone has their own privacy, and it's not good to pry. Besides, although Gongsun Qiong treated her as one of her own, there was still a world of difference in their status.

"It's nothing, Rest. I'll go see the shop owner tomorrow." Gongsun Qiong came back to her senses, rolled up the 'Sacred Book' in her hand, and put it back into her spatial ring.

"Aren't you going to get wet in this colorful rain?" Zhao Xiaodao asked doubtfully, why did Gongsun Qiong's mood drop a bit when he mentioned the immortal?

Gongsun Qiong shook his head and laughed, "What's the use of me getting soaked in this rain?"

She still had no cultivation within her body, and her physical condition was perfectly healthy, so the Seven-Colored Rain had very little effect on her.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiaodao felt that what was said seemed to make sense; the Seven-Colored Rain indeed had little effect on Gongsun Qiong.

However, for Zhao Xiaodao, the Seven-Colored Rain was very useful. Although her strength had increased rapidly with the support of the Chamber of Commerce in the past few months, cultivation was not something that could be achieved overnight. At this point, she was only a cultivator at the Spirit King level. Therefore, the Seven-Colored Rain had a great effect on her.

"Sigh! Looks like I'll have to stay up all night." Zhao Xiaodao stood alone in the courtyard, watching the Seven-Colored Rain falling from the sky and the figures of people constantly drifting by, and couldn't help but sigh.

That night, not only Zhao Xiaodao, but all the cultivators, even those at the Spirit Saint realm, stayed with her in the rain.

It wasn't until dawn broke and the sun began to appear.

"Crunch~"

With a click, the doors of the Mysterious Bookstore opened.

"Hurry, hurry, the Mysterious Bookstore is open!" The shouts echoed, attracting countless eyes, but they couldn't squeeze in anymore, because today was the Mysterious Bookstore's first anniversary, and the entire street was already packed with people.