Lu Yu’s Identity Token received a message.
The lecture starts at nine in the morning and ends at five in the afternoon. Li Qiuyang asked Lu Yu to arrive at his cave dwelling before nine.
Although he didn’t have a habit of not letting late disciples in, it was Lu Yu’s first time attending his master’s lecture, so he didn’t want to be late.
Moreover, this was also Lu Yu’s first chance to meet his senior brothers, and he wanted to get to know the other two players who became Li Qiuyang’s disciples.
After a simple wash, he asked the servants to clean up the mess he had made in the room, then used a Spirit Stone to activate the Identity Token and teleport to the Divine Weapon Pavilion Secret Realm.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw a man with messy hair passing by.
Seeing Lu Yu open the door, the passing man turned back to look at him twice and said, "Are you the new junior brother?"
"I’m your second senior brother, named Kuai Defa. I usually stay near the Heavenly Fire Furnace. If you have any issues, you can come to me. Since this is our first meeting, let me give you a welcome gift."
Saying this, Kuai Defa started looking for a storage bag on his body. Lu Yu watched him take out one storage bag after another from his clothes, curious about what he usually did to carry dozens of bags with him.
Kuai Defa picked up a bag and said happily, "Found it! I don’t have anything good to give you, so I’ll give you one of my inventions!"
After searching the storage bag for a while, he took out a feather fan and handed it to Lu Yu. Holding the feather fan, Lu Yu was somewhat curious and instinctively fanned it a bit, asking, "What’s the use of this fan?"
"Hey! Stop, don’t fan it." Kuai Defa noticed Lu Yu’s action and hurriedly said.
Lu Yu stopped midway, looking at him in confusion.
"Don’t fan it towards me," Kuai Defa explained the fan’s function, "This is a Spiritual Treasure. Using it to fan someone will make their whole body itch, so I call it the Itchy Fan."
Itchy Fan? Lu Yu curiously touched the feathers on the fan, wondering how it made people itch.
Hearing Lu Yu’s question, Kuai Defa smiled proudly and said, "Let’s talk as we walk."
The two walked in the direction of Li Qiuyang’s cave dwelling.
Kuai Defa explained, "In the Southern Border, there’s a type of flightless bird monster with feathers that can make enemies itch all over. The long feathers at the tips of the wings are especially potent."
"The Itchy Fan is made from those powerful feathers at the tips, and as long as you infuse Spiritual Qi, it activates the Array inside, making the feathers regain their itching power."
Kuai Defa pointed to the end of the fan’s handle, "After my modification, just installing a Spirit Stone on the handle unleashes the Itchy Fan’s power."
"For me, being fanned twice by the Itchy Fan just feels uncomfortable and makes me want to scratch. But for Martial Cultivators in the Qi Cultivation stage, if they’re hit by the wind from the Itchy Fan without Spiritual Qi protection, they’d itch unbearably and lose combat ability."
"Rumor has it that ordinary people encountering the itchy-feather bird monster might scratch themselves to death, bleeding out, so don’t use it recklessly in crowded places," Kuai Defa warned.
Lu Yu looked at the Itchy Fan in his hand with great surprise, not expecting its power to be so strong that even Qi Cultivation stage Martial Cultivators couldn’t withstand it.
"But it’s not a big deal if it affects ordinary people. The power of the itchy feather decreases significantly once it leaves the monster’s body, so just be careful and don’t fan too hard."
"Second senior brother, why are you giving junior brother weird things again?" A clear and pleasant voice, like the chirping of a bird, came. Lu Yu turned to see a pretty woman in a light yellow dress with an oval face.
"Hello, junior brother. I’m your fifth senior sister, Huang Ying, and I’m skilled in talismans. If you want talismans, you can come to me! I’ll give you a 20% discount." Huang Ying’s eyes shone with a gleam of greed, looking at Lu Yu as if she’d found a new sheep to fleece.
Kuai Defa scratched his messy and slightly greasy hair and said to Huang Ying, "How’s the Spiritual Treasure I gave you last time?"
"It’s useless! It broke after just a few uses!" Huang Ying’s anger surged when discussing the Spiritual Treasure, as it failed crucially and caused her to lose a lot of money.
"It broke? Let me see it." Kuai Defa was slightly surprised to hear it broke and asked her to show him.
Huang Ying took out a pair of glasses, and Kuai Defa looked at them closely and said, "You were cheating and got caught. The opponent was very skilled, intentionally breaking the X-ray glasses at a critical moment."
Putting away the X-ray glasses, Kuai Defa said, "Don’t go there again. They know your little tricks. I’ll help you fix them later."
Lu Yu glanced at his seemingly pure fifth senior sister and was surprised she gambled, and even cheated.
He was at a loss for words, as this was entirely out of character for her displayed demeanor.
But Lu Yu was more interested in the X-ray glasses Kuai Defa mentioned, and when he noticed Lu Yu glancing at the glasses in his hand, Kuai Defa said, "Don’t think about it. Wearing Spiritual Armor can block the X-ray glasses and hide things."
Lu Yu couldn’t help but glance at Kuai Defa twice, his messy hair blocking his face, so Lu Yu couldn’t see his expression.
The three entered the lecture hall inside the cave, where three other people were already seated.
The third senior brother, Liu Chen, was full of Evil Qi, making everyone keep their distance at first sight.
The fourth senior brother, King Kong, was burly and robust, with arms as thick as Huang Ying’s waist.
The sixth senior brother, Zhang Qiling, looked ordinary, with an average build and demeanor, just an unremarkable person.
They sat on the rush mats around the central mat where the master sat, like a fan shape surrounding it. The distance was almost the same.
After a while, Li Qiuyang appeared in the hall and sat on the central mat, closing his eyes to meditate, and by nine o’clock, no more disciples arrived.
Li Qiuyang opened his eyes, looked at the six disciples around him, and said, "I’m not good with words. The ’Dao’ cannot be explained with words; you have to experience it yourself, and then ask me any questions you have."
After speaking, Li Qiuyang closed his eyes again. The other five followed suit, sitting straight on their mats with their eyes closed, leaving Lu Yu looking around in befuddlement. Did experiencing the ’Dao’ mean sitting here and taking a nap?
As Lu Yu struggled to understand the situation, he suddenly felt the world around him disappear, and all he could see was a sky-shrouding sword light... Lu Yu’s eyes went blank, losing control of his body and collapsing to the ground.
When Kuai Defa closed his eyes, he remembered he forgot to tell junior brother that their master’s lecture method was unique and that he should be prepared.
The lecture time flew by, and when the eyes opened, it was already five in the afternoon.
In the sword light, Lu Yu experienced Li Qiuyang’s cultivation journey during the Body Refinement stage, only to experience a bit of the Qi Cultivation stage before the time ended. His consciousness returned to his body, finding himself lying on the ground with his head down and butt up.
Huang Ying was laughing, and others couldn’t help but smile, though they refrained from laughing out loud. Their first experience with this lecture method didn’t leave them looking any better.
"Junior brother Lu, don’t worry. My posture wasn’t flattering either the first time I experienced this lecture method."
Kuai Defa comforted him, and even though Lu Yu couldn’t see his facial expression, he could sense the amusement in his tone.
Lu Yu got up without a care and sat back on the mat. Let them laugh, he thought. It wouldn’t harm him, and listening to a beauty’s laugh was a pleasant experience, especially since Huang Ying’s laugh was not annoying.
He relished the previous experience, gaining new insights into the Body Refinement stage and understanding where he could improve.
"If you have any questions, ask now." Li Qiuyang’s voice reached Lu Yu’s ears.
Lu Yu instinctively raised his hand.