Anniversary Celebration Underway

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man's face turned ashen. He picked up Teng Shangqing, glanced at Luan Feng who had returned to the gate, and said coldly, "This grudge will be remembered by the Vast Academy."

As Luan Feng was wiping the tip of her gun, she said calmly, "I'll be waiting."

"Hmph!" The middle-aged man snorted coldly, picked up Teng Shangqing, and flew towards the Zhenbei. Lightning crackled and popped wherever he went, causing the surrounding formations to ripple and bang, clearly venting his dissatisfaction.

"The master is dead, what are you so Power Trip, you lackey?" Some cultivators were affected by the lightning and urged their Spiritual Power to resist, cursing under their breath.

"Exactly, so arrogant, be careful you don't make it back alive." A young cultivator, lacking strength, was struck by a bolt of lightning, his entire body going numb. If it weren't for his companions' timely rescue and the continuous Seven-Colored Liuli Rain from the sky healing him, he might have been seriously injured.

"Shh, keep your voice down, it'll be troublesome if they hear us." His companion quickly pulled him aside and whispered a word of advice.

The young practitioner was unconvinced and wanted to say more.

"You bastard!" Suddenly, a shout came from outside the Zhenbei.

Then came a series of 'bang bang~ boom boom~~'

Then calm returned.

"What happened?" Confused, everyone turned to the Zhenbei.

At that moment, a cultivator near the Zhenbei said in a deep voice, "He's been killed..."

"..."

The middle-aged man died at the hands of unknown cultivators, and not just one, but a group of them.

Unfortunately, apart from the ninth-tier Spirit Sword in Teng Chong's hand, no spatial ring or spatial bag was found on him. Instead, the middle-aged man delivered a package, and a group of people fought over him and the spatial ring in Teng Shangqing's hand. The fight outside Zhenbei was fierce and chaotic.

The final outcome remains unknown; all that is known is that the battle ended quickly, and everything returned to calm. The cultivators in Dubian Town didn't pay much attention to the situation outside. They were more looking forward to the free opening of the Mysterious Bookstore today, especially those cultivators who had never been to the Mysterious Bookstore before. Everyone hoped to take advantage of this free Bookstore opportunity to go in and have a look.

As for Zhang Yunji, he didn't even pay attention. It wasn't that he wasn't interested in those things, but as an employee of the Mysterious Bookstore, how could he abandon his post during the anniversary celebration?

Even Luan Feng, who personally killed Teng Chong, was so noble and virtuous that she didn't run out to retrieve the body; Zhang Yunji certainly couldn't do that either.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yunji glanced at Luan Feng without showing any emotion. This God of War of Yan State, who was in her early thirties, had actually managed to break through to such a terrifying level of Spirit Venerable in less than half a year since she came to the Mysterious Bookstore. Even the Seventh Dean of the Vast Academy had died under her gun.

Then, looking at himself, he realized that he had been there for almost a year, and his cultivation had only broken through from the Spirit King to the Spirit Venerable realm. Even the benefit brought by that drop of Phoenix Blood had only increased his cultivation by a few minor realms. He was currently at the Spirit Venerable Sixth Stage, still a long way from the Spirit Emperor.

"Where exactly did things go wrong?" Zhang Yunji shook his head and sighed. They were both Bookstore employees, and Zhang Yunji was even more senior than Luan Feng, yet the difference between them was so great.

Of course, now is not the time to think about these things. Zhang Yunji put aside his thoughts, faced the crowd of cultivators, and continued, "The Bookstore will open at 8:00 sharp. Everyone may enter the Bookstore on their own, but everything will be based on the array's blocking mechanism. If you are ejected by the array inside the Bookstore, it means the Bookstore is full and no one else can enter."

Upon hearing this, all the cultivators looked up at the sun in the sky, which was already at eight o'clock.

In other words, the free reading event has now begun.

"Whoosh~"

All the practitioners surged forward, creating a dense crowd at the bottom of the steps.

"Boom~"

"Bang bang bang~~"

"Oh my goodness~~"

Holy crap~~

Spiritual Power exploded, sending heads flying everywhere, and countless cultivators were forcefully thrown back.

"Buzz~~"

A faint wave of light appeared, and everyone stopped struggling at that moment.

Another domain!

"When!"

The Luan Feng spear struck the ground, its face solemn. "Line up. Pushing or shoving with Spiritual Power is prohibited. Anyone who tries to surround will be disqualified."

Then, the group behaved themselves. Although there was still some pushing and shoving, they all restrained themselves from using their Spiritual Power and finally formed a long line.

There are only 400 seats in the Bookstore. Once you reach the 400th position, most people just give up and don't bother queuing anymore. After all, there's Seven-Colored Liuli Rain outside, so to be on the safe side, getting soaked in the rain is more worthwhile.

"Ahem, of course, I haven't finished speaking. Besides the Bookstore being open for free today, there will also be an original book competition. Everyone can submit their own written books to our Mysterious Bookstore for evaluation. Books that reach blue quality or above can be added to the Mysterious Bookstore's bookshelves for all book lovers to read, and their authors will also receive a large amount of revenue from the books."

After Zhang Yunji finished speaking, many important figures in the entire Zhenbei region were invigorated. They each touched the spatial containers in their hands or at their waists. For most cultivators, going inside to read books was not what they wanted. What they wanted was for their books to be placed on the shelves of the Mysterious Bookstore for everyone to read, comprehend, and benefit from.

This would bring both fame and fortune!

"Ba Jiu!" Zhang Yunji shouted into the Bookstore.

Ba Jiu walked out of the Bookstore, holding a black patterned box in his hand.

"A testing device!" Upon seeing the box in Ba Jiu's hand, everyone immediately understood what it was: a testing device used to evaluate the quality and grade of books!

"That's right, as you can see, this is the evaluation device. Authors can bring their original books here for evaluation," Zhang Yunji said, pointing to the evaluation device that Ba Jiu was holding.

Ba Jiu conjured a table out of thin air, placed the evaluation device on it, put his hands behind his back, and stared intently ahead.

"Is it possible now?" a cultivator asked in a low voice.

"First, line up..." Zhang Yunji said with a smile, pointing to the right.

"Swish swish swish~~"

In the blink of an eye, they were all outside the Zhenbei.

"Also, at noon today, our Mysterious Bookstore will be launching a knowledge competition. You can answer questions by catching the Question-Answering Rain falling from the sky. The questions will cover, but are not limited to, content from all books in the Mysterious Bookstore, including: storylines, poems, characters, etc. Those who answer correctly will receive corresponding rewards on the spot."

"Please note that the rewards for answering the questions include: cultivation points, martial arts techniques, spiritual weapons, sprites, divine artifacts, Divine Abilities and Spells powers and spells, Literary Examination Qualification Certificate, and more..."