Thousand Leaf Tree

To distinguish the two Twin Peaks, the Vast Academy called the left peak "Shuang Peak" and the right peak "Zi Peak," which together form the Twin Peaks.

The Artifact Storage is located halfway up Shuang Peak, but because it is located at the very back, it is quite remote. Usually, only the Inner Court students on duty come to clean it, and few other people come to the Artifact Storage.

The Armory is the academy's dedicated storage place for magical artifacts, so its status is self-evident. However, the Armory has a fragmented divine-level array for defense, so under normal circumstances, there is no need to worry about anyone entering the Armory to steal.

However, a theft occurred in the artifact storage a while ago, and six Great Desolation Relic Token stolen from inside. This has made the Vast Academy wary, so much so that now a Grandmaster is stationed to guard the outside of the artifact storage.

Ma Feifei followed Cang Lan to the artifact storage room. Suddenly, something came to mind. Lian Yi had mentioned to him before that there was indeed an old man sweeping the floor in the artifact storage room. However, Ma Feifei hadn't asked much at the time, assuming he was just an ordinary old man sweeping the floor. Now it seemed that damn old men who could sweep the floor were quite impressive!

"This is the equipment storage room. Should we take the shopkeeper inside?" The group landed in front of the equipment storage room. The so-called equipment storage room was just a building, no different from an ordinary building. The door was tightly closed, with the three words 'equipment storage room' written on it. It didn't have any sense of majesty or mystery, but rather seemed rather casual.

However, around the artifact storage area, Ma Feifei sensed several extremely powerful auras, all of whom were around the Spirit Emperor realm. They were likely additional guards sent by the Vast Academy after the Great Desolation Relic Token was stolen from the artifact storage area last time.

Apart from that, Ma Feifei did not sense any beings with higher cultivation levels.

"Father," Liuli's voice rang in my ears.

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Ma Feifei looked down at Liuli.

Liuli tiptoed, trying to get close to Ma Feifei's ear, but she was too short. Ma Feifei crouched down slightly and picked her up. Liuli nestled on Ma Feifei's shoulder and whispered, "Father, there's a treasure here."

"A treasure?" Ma Feifei glanced at the treasure vault subconsciously. Liuli was Book Immortal, and ordinary treasures would definitely not catch her eye. Since this item was considered a treasure in Liuli's eyes, it must be something special.

"It's not inside the house, it's behind the house," Liuli whispered.

"Behind the house?" Ma Feifei was even more puzzled. Aren't all the treasures kept in the storage room?

Liuli nodded and said, "Mm."

"Do you know what kind of treasure it is?" Ma Feifei asked curiously.

"A tree," Liuli tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying.

"Trees?" Are trees considered treasures?

As if sensing Ma Feifei's confusion, Liuli covered her mouth with both hands, leaned close to Ma Feifei's ear, and said, "That tree is called the Thousand Leaf Tree. It can be used to make book pages. Books made from the Thousand Leaf Tree can nurture Book Spirit, improving the level of the Book Spirit and the quality of the books."

"Holy crap!" Ma Feifei exclaimed in surprise, staring at Liuli in disbelief.

"What's wrong, shopkeeper?" Cang Lan looked at Ma Feifei and asked in confusion. The academy's higher-ups and Mo Xie who had come with them also looked puzzled, wondering why Ma Feifei was reacting so strongly.

"It's alright, it's alright, let's just go in and look around outside." Ma Feifei offered a perfunctory explanation, then carried Liuli around the armory and headed towards the back.

Seeing this, Mo Xie and Cang Lan quickly followed.

Ma Feifei didn't deliberately avoid these people. For him, with the existence of Liuli, even immortals were no match for him, so he had nothing to fear.

Moreover, compared to all of this, Ma Feifei was more interested in knowing what the so-called Thousand Leaf Tree actually was, and what Liuli had just said.

Things were getting more and more confusing for Ma Feifei. First, there was the appearance of the Book Slave, then the God, then this so-called Thousand Leaf Tree, and then Liuli's explanation just now. Everything made Ma Feifei a little uneasy.

You see, before, Ma Feifei thought that the only person in the world who could copy quality books from pages was himself, Ma Feifei, and his Mysterious Bookstore.

But now, from what Liuli has said, it seems that things are not so simple. It seems that there is a new continent waiting for him to explore, and this continent seems to be related to books.

"My dear daughter, can you tell your father if there are any other people in this world who can write books with Book Spirit?" Ma Feifei asked anxiously as they walked.

Liuli tilted her head and thought for a moment, then hugged Ma Feifei's neck and said, "Liuli doesn't know either, but even if there is, it certainly won't be as powerful as Father."

Upon hearing this, Ma Feifei smiled but didn't say anything more. However, only he knew that if this situation really occurred, his advantage as a "golden finger" would be basically gone. Without that advantage, whether Ma Feifei could defeat the other person was another matter entirely.

"Sigh, I just hope that if this really happens, it will be a friendly relationship, not an enemy," Ma Feifei sighed inwardly.

With heavy hearts, the atmosphere naturally became oppressive. Cang Lan and Mo Xie, who were following Ma Feifei, also sensed the heavy aura emanating from him, and they both kept silent, obediently following behind.

After winding for about two kilometers, the road is surrounded by towering trees, and the terrain becomes increasingly steep. The ground is covered with golden fallen leaves, creating a chaotic yet picturesque scene.

"We've arrived," Liuli whispered in his ear.

Ma Feifei nodded without speaking, then looked up ahead. In the lush woods, there was a fenced area with three thatched huts inside. In the fenced yard, there were wooden tables and benches, a wooden rocking chair, and a brown tree.

The tree was very small, less than a meter tall, and brown all over. Its surface was different from that of ordinary trees, being particularly smooth and round, and it also emitted a faint glow. Seven inches above, thousands of branches spread out, and the brown leaves hung like stars in the sky on the crisscrossing branches, which was quite beautiful.

"Is this the Thousand Leaf Tree?" Ma Feifei murmured to himself.

Liuli nodded in his arms and said, "Yes, that's it. It's called 'Thousand Leaves' because it only has a thousand leaves. It's considered a medium-grade material for making book pages."

"Medium quality?" Ma Feifei suddenly remembered the book pages the system had given her in her Bookstore and asked, "What about the book pages in our Bookstore? Are they considered high quality?"

The pages in the Mysterious Bookstore are all provided free of charge by the system. Given how powerful the system is, the paper used for the pages should be of a relatively high grade, according to Ma Feifei.

However, Liuli shook her head and said, "The pages in the Bookstore are all of the lowest quality. If you were to use pages made from the Thousand Leaf Tree to copy books, basically all the books in the Bookstore below yellow quality could be upgraded by one quality level. The Book Spirit in books of yellow quality or higher would receive better nurturing, thereby increasing their own level."

"Damn it!" Ma Feifei was speechless for a moment, his Grudge towards the system deepening. It turned out that all the papers the system had provided him for free were the lowest grade.

"No wonder all my original books are always poor quality; it turns out it's not that my writing is bad, it's the paper!"