Ma Feifei's plan to talk Zhang Yunji into joining had failed. It was both within his expectations and beyond them.
Zhang Yunji had been tempted, but he hadn't agreed.
Simply put, the Bookstore still wasn't appealing enough to attract a major figure who had already reached the peak of the Spirit King eighth stage and had limitless potential.
But Ma Feifei wasn't in a hurry. The task had no time limit, after all, so he could take it slow. He believed that once the Bookstore had developed to a certain point, this Spirit King would come looking for him of his own accord.
As word spread that Zhou Zhuling's incurable "Ninefold Cold" had been cured and that she had achieved the feat of advancing straight to Spirit Sect, people gained a new appreciation of the Mysterious Bookstore. It turned out that reading could not only improve one's cultivation and help one comprehend cultivation techniques and martial arts, but also cure illnesses!
Under such circumstances, the Mysterious Bookstore's legendary deeds began to spread, leaving Dubian Town and wafting across the Azure Dragon Continent.
Two days passed, and the weekly day of rest rolled around again. Ma Feifei had made himself a rocking chair, and now he was lying in it in the backyard, basking in the morning sun while thinking about how the Bookstore had changed over the past few days.
First of all, everything had been going well at the Bookstore, and it was developing nicely. Every day, so many people came to read that they nearly broke down the door. Even after closing time, Ma Feifei could still see a long line outside. Those people kept waiting even after the Bookstore had shut its doors, hoping for the chance to come in and read one day.
Ma Feifei had