Path to Investiture of the Gods

The fight within the scroll continued, but strangely, the two fighters' combat wasn't particularly flashy; it was basically just very ordinary attacks and dodges, without even the use of Spiritual Power.

"Judging from this painting, the restrictions on cultivation levels should be quite severe." The system had mentioned this when Ma Feifei entered the Martial Arts Diagram. The strength matchup within the painting is generally that the challenger must be one level lower than the defender. Even a powerful expert at the Spirit Saint realm will not have any cultivation advantage when entering the painting and will be restricted by the realm of the Martial Arts Diagram.

"But then again, this woman is quite pretty!" Ma Feifei said thoughtfully, stroking his chin as he looked at the woman fighting Zhang Caicai in the painting.

"I wonder if I could be used as Book-holding woman." Now that the task of being Book-holding woman is getting closer and closer, Ma Feifei is paying more and more attention to this task, wishing she could finish it in a day. However, women are easy to find, but good women are hard to find, and women who are pure of heart and virgins are even harder to find.

However, the woman in the painting gave Ma Feifei a feeling that she should be qualified to be the Book-holding woman.

With that in mind, Ma Feifei directly consulted the system in his mind.

"The target meets the criteria." The system provided a definitive answer.

"Snap!" Ma Feifei snapped his fingers, not in a hurry to leave, and stood there waiting for the woman to emerge from the painting.

The Mysterious Bookstore was brightly lit tonight, and cultivators flocked to read books with great enthusiasm. Because the chance of enlightenment was greatly increased at night, exclamations of surprise could be heard from time to time in the Bookstore. Many customers who read books gained a lot from it, and some even triggered the world in the book.

For a time, the Bookstore was filled with the golden world of books, dazzling the onlookers and illuminating the entire Bookstore like daytime, clearly visible throughout Dubian Town.

As a result, fewer people came to view the scroll. If it weren't for the scroll's novelty, the number of viewers would likely have been even smaller.

The reason is simple: the battles depicted in the painting are rather dull and simplistic. For cultivators who can easily split mountains and rivers with their bare hands and shatter long rivers with their legs, this is far too childish, and they have no desire to continue watching.

"A fight of this level, even if there are any gains, they can't be anything good." This is the sentiment of many who left.

Only a few people, unconcerned with the financial gain and driven solely by curiosity about new things, remained, watching the fight depicted in the painting.

Of course, this also includes Ma Feifei, who is currently sitting on a small stool, idly counting on his fingers.

"Shop owner, shop owner!" Zhang Yunji suddenly ran to Ma Feifei's side, his face showing some anxiety.

"What's wrong?" Ma Feifei glanced at Zhang Yunji and asked curiously.

"Just now, General Luanfeng sent word that Qi State's Number One Villain, Zuo Duanshou, seems to be dying!" Qi State's Number One Villain Zuo Duanshou was a guest 'invited' by the Mysterious Bookstore. If he dies during this time, it will definitely have a certain impact on the Mysterious Bookstore. After all, Ma Feifei had previously made a bold statement that he would ensure the safety of the thirty-six people during this period.

"Going to die?" Ma Feifei was a little surprised. He was supposed to be a powerful figure at the Spirit Saint realm, so how could he be so easily defeated?

"Yes, it's said that the Emperor's Aura of Qin Shi Huang invaded its internal organs, severing its life force. Now it's just clinging to its last breath," Zhang Yunji said softly, his face full of worry.

Ma Feifei nodded slightly, glanced at the scroll still depicting the ongoing battle, then got up and sat down at the cashier. He took out the Investiture of the Gods from the drawer, opened it, and found the name of Zuo Duanshou, the Qi State's Number One Villain.

The name has faded and is barely visible, which indicates that the person is in great danger. If the name completely disappears from the Investiture of the Gods, it means that the person is dead.

"It seems that Zuo Duanshou is truly hanging by a thread." Ma Feifei's face also showed worry. If Zuo Duanshou really died in Dubian Town, then the boast he made before would really be a slap in the face, and he would have no face to face the vast number of cultivators on the Azure Dragon Continent.

So no matter what, Zuo Duanshou absolutely cannot die. Even if he does, Ma Feifei has to find a way to bring him back to life; the shop owner's reputation cannot be ruined.

"Hmm?" Suddenly, Ma Feifei saw a string of text slowly appear after the name of the Zuo Duanshou. It read, "He meets the criteria for being listed Investiture of the Gods in the Investiture of the Investiture of the Gods. Would you like to include him in the Investiture of the Gods?"

"What do you mean?" Ma Feifei didn't quite understand the meaning of those words and looked completely bewildered.

"Buzz~~"

The words "Zuo Duanshou" on the Investiture of the Gods grew increasingly dim, Ma Feifei could sense that even if he rushed there now, it might be too late.

With this in mind, Ma Feifei had no choice but to let it enter the "Investiture of the Gods".

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered the system mission - The Path to Investiture of the Gods."

"Mission Details: In the thirty thousand years since the Azure Dragon, an era of internal strife has descended, with five kingdoms on the verge of conflict, and external enemies eyeing the land with predatory intent. To enhance the survival capabilities of the Mysterious Bookstore, from this moment forward, the host can utilize the Investiture of the Gods to collect and store dying beings within Investiture of the Gods. When the system upgrades to LV4 and ascends to the Large Bookstore System, new licensing rights can be used to grant them new life."

"Task Requirements: The beings included in the Investiture of the Investiture of the Gods are not limited by cultivation level, but they must be on the verge of death, in dire straits, and must be willing to participate."

"Quest Reward: One Mythic-grade- quality book."

After the system notification finished, Ma Feifei came to his senses, looked down at the Investiture of the Gods, and found that the names of the other thirty-five people had disappeared, with only the name of Zuo Duanshou hanging alone on it, and even the books behind it had disappeared.

"Luckily, I burned it early, otherwise it would have been wasted." Ma Feifei looked at the name on it and couldn't help but sigh.

Of course, that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is this suddenly appearing system task. The task reward is not the point. The point is that Ma Feifei feels that this task seems to have something in common with the story of Jiang Ziya's investiture of the Investiture of the Gods in the book!

The only difference is that in the original novel, all the gods in the Investiture of the Gods were killed, while here they only need to be on the verge of death, but the difference doesn't feel that significant.

Then there's this Large Bookstore System, which seems pretty amazing and can unlock even more Bookstore licenses.

"I wonder how many people they can fit in this time," Ma Feifei muttered to himself, looking at the names on the Investiture of the Gods.

It's worth noting that in the original story, Jiang Ziya conferred Investiture of the Gods upon a total of 365 deities.