The Man in the Book

The Mysterious Bookstore, in the Backyard.

Ma Feifei sat in a rocking chair, staring at Puzhi sitting on a small stool opposite her.

"I'm particularly curious, who told you I wanted to kill you? Would you mind telling me, Master?" Ma Feifei asked. Ma Feifei was very curious about how the system conveyed the message to Puzhi and how it made Puzhi believe it.

"This humble monk does not know either."

Puzhi's face still wore that smile, seemingly unfazed by the current situation.

"Then why did you come to kill me?" Ma Feifei was a little puzzled. If he couldn't find a reason, there was no reason for him to travel Norman to kill a complete stranger!

"A thought in the mind is like a demon, and it needs to be removed," Puzhi replied.

This means that Puzhi had developed a strong desire to kill Ma Feifei; this desire refers to an obsession.

For Buddhism, attachments are like inner demons; if they are not removed, one cannot continue to attain enlightenment.

"It seems this is the system's hint: to plant a seed in the other party's heart that they must kill me. If they don't kill me, it will affect my cultivation. For Puzhi, who is cultivating his Power of Faith, this is undoubtedly the most fatal thing. So Puzhi has no choice," Ma Feifei thought.

"But what kind of system is this ridiculous? Laozi work so hard for you, and you turn around and try to assassinate me?" Ma Feifei couldn't help but complain again.

Having understood why Puzhi wanted to kill him, Ma Feifei had no desire to continue arguing with Puzhi. He immediately led Puzhi into the Bookstore, took out the Diamond Sutra from a drawer, placed it in front of Puzhi, and said, "This is a Buddhist scripture, Master, please take a look?"

As a system quest book, the Diamond Sutra naturally has its purpose. Although Puzhi is said to be divided into two, he is still essentially one person. Therefore, killing Puzhi by force is impossible. The only solution to this problem should be this Diamond Sutra.

Fortunately, the system's prompt to Puzhi was simply to kill him, so Ma Feifei wasn't worried that Puzhi would figure out his intention in showing him the book.

"The Bookstore actually has Buddhist scriptures?" Puzhi smiled slightly, looking at the Diamond Sutra in front of him, but did not reach out to take it.

He wasn't stupid. He was seriously injured and brought to the Bookstore, and Ma Feifei didn't choose to kill him. Instead, she took out a Buddhist scripture for him to read. He didn't believe there wasn't something fishy going on.

Ma Feifei nodded and said, "I wrote this Buddhist scripture myself. It's very well written. Master, you can take a look. Maybe you can even gain some insights from it."

Ma Feifei wasn't lying. All the books in his Bookstore that were provided by the system had special effects. This Diamond Sutra was of yellow quality and was also a designated task item. As the task Ma Feifei, Puzhi would definitely Harvest something if he read this Diamond Sutra.

However, Puzhi simply smiled and refused to accept it.

He had personally witnessed the special effects of the books from the Mysterious Bookstore, and so far, the benefits they brought were all advantageous. But who could guarantee what was hidden inside this newly released book?

"Master, you really refuse to look?" Ma Feifei frowned, staring at Puzhi, and asked.

Puzhi remained smiling and silent.

Ma Feifei tilted his head and pondered for a while, then ran to Yun Qingyang's side and asked, "Do you have a way to control people's minds?"

Yun Qingyang glanced at Ma Feifei, then at Puzhi, and said, "One minute."

"That's enough. Just make him open the Diamond Sutra," Ma Feifei said.

"Ten thousand Spirit Crystal," Yun Qingyang said.

Ma Feifei immediately jumped up and shouted, "Are you blinded by greed? Charging for such a small thing? Ten thousand Spirit Crystal? Why don't you just rob us?"

Ever since Ma Feifei, with her sharp tongue, agreed to let Yun Qingyang take Spirit Crystal she earned from reading books at the Bookstore, Ma Feifei hasn't received a single Spirit Crystal from the Bookstore's profits. The Spirit Crystal she has are the leftovers from selling My Fair Princess. As for the Spirit Crystal from copying books, she can't touch them. Therefore, Ma Feifei can only squander a little over 100,000 Spirit Crystal!

For Ma Feifei, Spirit Crystal have become very important to him now. He can no longer treat Spirit Crystal lightly as he used to, so he has been working hard to collect Spirit Crystal these days.

Now look what's happened! Yun Qingyang is asking for ten thousand Spirit Crystal right off the bat! He's such a swindler!

"Oh~" Yun Qingyang replied indifferently, and continued to look up at the sky.

"You're a Bookstore employee, and I'm the owner. You have an obligation to help the owner with things within your capabilities, free of charge," Ma Feifei said, adopting the air of the owner.

"Not within the scope of work."

"?" Ma Feifei was speechless, stunned by those words. Damn it, what Yun Qingyang said did seem to be true! He had only asked her to watch the shop and protect her personal safety.

"As a qualified employee, you can appropriately flatter the shop owner," Ma Feifei hinted.

"Does flattery earn you Spirit Crystal?" Yun Qingyang asked curiously.

"Alright, alright, here you go, hurry up." Ma Feifei gave in, realizing that this mother dragon was truly obsessed with money.

As Bookstore employee, Yun Qingyang's Spiritual Power was not suppressed. As long as she did not harbor any ill intentions towards Ma Feifei, the Bookstore would not suppress Yun Qingyang. On the other hand, Puzhi's Spiritual Power was actually suppressed after he entered the Bookstore. As long as he had the intention to activate his Spiritual Power, he would be suppressed by the Bookstore.

That's why Ma Feifei's Bookstore has been open for so long without anyone causing trouble.

Having Saint overseeing the business is one reason, but more importantly, the array in the Bookstore is too miraculous. An array capable of suppressing everyone's Spiritual Power is beyond the capabilities of a simple array master; it must be at least a Ninth-tier formation, comparable to Spirit Saint.

There are many ways to die in this world, but there is no way to die so stupidly as to knowingly seek death when the other party has profound abilities.

Spiritual practice is not easy, and life is even more precious; cherish every moment.

No one knows what method Yun Qingyang used, but she waved her hand in front of Puzhi's eyes, and Puzhi immediately collapsed. Following Yun Qingyang's instructions, he picked up the Diamond Sutra and slowly opened the pages.

Their actions also attracted the attention of other readers in the Bookstore, who all turned their gazes in their direction, watching with curiosity.

"Another new pornographic book," a cultivator whispered, a hint of anticipation in his voice.

"Yes! I wonder what effects this book will have."

Since the Mysterious Bookstore opened so long ago, everyone has more or less figured out the uses of the books in the Bookstore, such as this book can help you obtain martial arts techniques, that book can help you gain cultivation level, and so on.

There's also the recently released "Thousand Gold Formulas," which attracted a lot of attention due to its powerful healing abilities and yellow cover. People speculate that the quality of a book is related to its color, thus suggesting that the benefits of Yellow Quality book are greater than those of Blue Quality book.

As for the lowest level of the white paper, it was also figured out by the cultivators. That thing was just for reading a story and incidentally purifying your Spiritual Power; it was the useless stuff in the book. Because of this, many cultivators who had been reading the white paper couldn't help but curse it. If it weren't for the fact that Ma Feifei's name was written on those white papers, the cursing would probably have been even more intense.

As a result, all eyes in the Bookstore were on Puzhi, eager to see what he could glean from this newly released Yellow Quality book.

"It seems there's no movement?" After about half an hour, Puzhi still hadn't made a sound, and one of the cultivators couldn't help but say.

"Don't worry, maybe he's not quick enough to understand it and is just slow to grasp it. Zhang Yunji was reading the Legend of the Condor Heroes a while ago, and he didn't make any progress for the first few days either!"

"Does this reader mean that Zhang Yunji isn't very talented?" a cultivator asked with a hint of sarcasm.

"Ahem~ I never said that." The cultivator immediately changed his tune.

"But it's getting dark, and the Bookstore is about to close. I heard from the people outside that the waiting list is for the next five years. I don't know when I'll be able to come in again." One of the cultivators was a little anxious. Witnessing the magical effects of the books in the Mysterious Bookstore with his own eyes was much more exciting than just hearing about it.

"It's alright, if all else fails, we can just stand at the door and watch starting tomorrow," one of the cultivators suggested.

"That's a good idea," everyone agreed.

'Sizzle~'

At that moment, the Diamond Sutra began to emit specks of golden light, which then grew brighter and brighter, slowly rising upwards.

"They're here!"

The crowd gasped in amazement, their eyes glued to the Diamond Sutra, barely daring to breathe, for fear of disturbing this miraculous moment.

'Ding~~~'

Suddenly, the Diamond Sutra made a crisp sound, and the book slipped from Puzhi's hand, lying flat in mid-air.

'Swish~'

A beam of golden light shot from the Diamond Sutra toward Puzhi, Puzhi was struck by the light and vanished instantly.

"Disappeared!"

Everyone stared in astonishment at this scene, stunned.

Before anyone could react, a strange phenomenon occurred: the Diamond Sutra began to turn its pages on its own, without any wind! As the pages continued to turn, a scene appeared directly above the Diamond Sutra!

Against a vast and boundless backdrop, Three Thousand Buddhas sit in rows.

And Puzhi was prominently listed!