Mirror Flower Romance

"How about writing a Legendary-grade- quality book first?"

Writing a book is no easy task. Don't be fooled by the Epic-grade- quality books on the shelves of the Mysterious Bookstore; that's all thanks to the system. If Ma Feifei can write a Yellow Quality book on his own, he'll be lucky.

Ma Feifei didn't know how strong Zhang Ke's writing ability was, but judging from the 350 blue Book Essence inside Wan Jianshan's body, Blue Quality books were valued by Zhang Ke. As for books of Yellow Quality or above, they were all capable of giving birth to Book Spirit, and were naturally even more precious.

Moreover, under conditions like this, where things are done on the spot, it's quite difficult to write a high-quality book.

After all, when it comes to writing a book, content is king.

"Let's write Epic-grade- quality book." Ma Feifei thought for a moment, then began to refine his search, and finally chose an ancient Huaxia fantasy novel, "Mirror Flower Romance," from among a vast number of books.

"Mirror Flower Romance" is a novel written by Li Ruzhen, a scholar of the Qing Dynasty. The first half of the novel describes the story of Tang Ao, Duo Jiugong and others traveling overseas by ship, including their experiences in the Women's Country, the Gentlemen's Country, and the Land of the Intestineless Country.

The latter half tells the story of Wu Zetian's selection of talented women through the imperial examinations. Tang Xiaoshan, who was reincarnated from the Fairy of Hundred Flowers Fairy, and one hundred other talented women who were reincarnated from various Flower Fairy, passed the examinations and made their mark in the court. Its fantastical and humorous writing style draws heavily on classical allusions, wonderfully sketching a magnificent and colorful picture of the heavens.

Although this book features ancient mythological figures such as the Heavenly Court, the Jade Emperor, and the Queen Mother of the West, it doesn't contain many stories about the relationship between gods and demons. Therefore, it wasn't rated as Legendary-grade book in the system's rating system, unlike "Journey to the West".

Using this book to engage in a literary contest with Zhang Ke was, Ma Feifei felt, quite a suitable idea.

"Ding~! Do you wish to purchase the Epic-grade- quality fantasy novel 'Mirror Flower Romance'?" A system notification sounded in Ma Feifei's mind.

"Don't just publish it as a book, let me write it myself, just sell me the content." Ma Feifei quickly discussed with the system. Although publishing it directly as a book would be convenient and save time, he was currently engaged in a book battle with Zhang Ke, with thousands of people watching. If he were to pull out a pre-written book in a moment, that would be considered cheating.

"Ding~! As per the host's request, the books will be supplied to the shopkeeper in written form. After the host copies them, the quality of the books will remain the same, but copying will still require a proportional amount of Spirit Crystal. (Note: Since the host is not within the Mysterious Bookstore's area, there will be no discounts on book purchases.)" After the system finished speaking, Ma Feifei felt a large amount of data enter his mind. After carefully reviewing it, he discovered that it was exactly the content of "The Mirror Flower Romance".

"Pretty stingy." Ma Feifei pouted. It was one thing not to get a discount on buying an Epic-grade- quality book, since it was understandable that he was away from home, but damn it, he had already spent money to buy it, and now he still needed to spend Spirit Crystal to copy it out. Wasn't that getting a double discount?

"It seems I'll have to do my book-writing contests within the Bookstore from now on," Ma Feifei thought to himself. Not only that, Ma Feifei also felt he should avoid book-writing contests as much as possible, and even if he did, he would have to prepare in advance.

For example, he could buy a book, read it, and then copy it after finishing it. This way, he could have two books of the same quality without losing money.

"Buzz~!"

While Ma Feifei was lost in thought, a sudden gust of wind came from the opposite direction, startling Ma Feifei back to her senses. She looked up at Zhang Ke, who was surrounded by white gas and wearing the same white 'Sage's Robe,' making him look like an immortal descended from heaven, untouched by worldly affairs.

A thin white line connects the brush in my hand to an inkstone, and the solidified spiritual energy inside is flowing into the brush along the line.

Most importantly, Ma Feifei discovered that every time Zhang Ke wrote a word, a faint aura would emerge from the paper, triggering celestial phenomena and causing the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy to rage.

"Looks like he's got some skills." Ma Feifei's heart sank; he had underestimated this 'god' who had appeared out of nowhere.

Clearing his mind of distractions and calming his spirits, Ma Feifei ignored everything else and directly wrote the three characters "Mirror Flower Romance" on the book.

"Whew!"

Dafeng swept by, and the two flags on the stage fluttered in the wind, as if announcing the start of this 'battle of wits'.

Below the arena stood mostly important figures who had come to watch or participate in the Great Desolation Relic, all intently watching the scene unfold on the stage.

However, writing a book is a very long process, and it is normal to take ten days or half a month to finish a book.

"Where did this young man come from? Judging from his appearance, he seems capable of writing books of varying quality!" Some cultivators, realizing that the competition wouldn't be over anytime soon, began to whisper among themselves.

"I don't know, but I have a feeling he's not simple at all. His cultivation level is so high that even I can't see through it," an old woman replied, her body hunched over.

"How could he not be simple! He even dared to arm wrestle with the shop owner. Such a person is either a fool or has a very deep foundation. Obviously, he is not the former." Another cultivator interjected. Speaking of this young man, everyone's curiosity was truly aroused.

"However, this method of calligraphy competition is quite novel; it's the first time I've ever heard of it," an old man said slowly, stroking his beard as he looked at the two on the stage.

"Why don't you guess, Elder Lian, who will win this match?" a middle-aged man in fine clothes asked with a smile.

The important figure known as Elder Lian looked thoughtful, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I think it will be very difficult for a young man to defeat the shopkeeper."

"I think this young man dared to set up a challenge here specifically to wait for the shop owner, so he must have come prepared. Elder Lian, how about we make a bet? I bet that young man can win this match." The middle-aged man in fine clothes actually started setting up a betting scheme as he spoke.

"What's the stake?" Elder Lian asked calmly.

"How about we bet on the ownership of that Spirit Crystal mine we discovered recently?" The middle-aged man in fine clothes raised his voice, seemingly provoking Elder Lian.

The two sects were located not far apart, practically neighbors. Some time ago, the two sects jointly discovered a Spirit Crystal mine, and then tensions escalated because of it. The ownership of the Spirit Crystal mine remained unresolved. Now, the middle-aged man in fine clothes was using it as a wager, which was clearly something he had anticipated.

"Alright, I agree." After pondering for a moment, Elder Lian decisively agreed to the bet.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man in fine clothes smiled.