r18novel Chapter 46: I acted like a hooligan for the first time.
Chapter 46: I acted like a hooligan for the first time.
As a supplementary subject for cultivation, the level of numerology in this world is not very high.
Previously, the academy's divination courses had always used "Number Questions" as the textbook, which was roughly equivalent to Cai Fei's junior high school level in his previous life.
The previous teachers taught relatively basic material, but after Yingyue took office three months ago, the difficulty level increased significantly. According to her, the difficulty of this unified exam was that high.
Many people in the class privately criticized her for messing around, thinking that this woman was simply someone who liked to torment people with difficult problems.
Unfortunately, Fang Yingyue wasn't just messing around—Cai Fei flipped through the divination textbook in his hand while thinking about Li Zhu's instructions.
Under the threat of the "Intimidation Spell," the divination class proceeded smoothly in a very quiet atmosphere.
Within an hour, ten example problems were explained, and then more than twenty example problems were solved, most of which were simpler than the problem presented at the beginning.
According to Cai Fei's observation, most of the students in the class were drowsy, only eight or nine were listening attentively, and only four were actively responding—Wei Yiye, Feng Xiangguo, Yu Qianqian, and Li Fengping.
Feng Xiangguo is probably the best at divination besides Cai Fei; Wei Yiye is frequently called out by Fang Yingyue because of his status as class monitor and his overly handsome appearance; Yu Qianqian has average talent in divination, but she is extremely attentive in class, sits upright, occasionally raises her hand to answer questions, and has a decent accuracy rate.
The last one is Li Fengping – a Qi Refining Level 6 expert, sitting in the third row. She has a round face with a prominent chin and a scholarly appearance.
However, people from Aolai cannot be judged by their appearance. This was the girl Cai Fei met when he first went to the illusionary realm. She was quite a prominent figure in the class—the leader of a small female gang.
This girl has never gotten along with Cai Fei because she likes Wei Yiye. She thinks that Cai Fei's role as the class disciplinary officer makes Wei Yiye, the class monitor, feel awkward, so she always makes sarcastic remarks about Cai Fei.
The rest are not very capable; when called upon, they basically know nothing.
There's no way around it; in a survival environment like Aolai, cultivators are too busy fighting monsters to bother with studying numerology!
Fang Yingyue ignored Cai Fei for the entire class until the bell rang, at which point she pointed in Cai Fei's direction and asked, "What kind of official gazette do you want to borrow?"
Cai Fei walked to Fang Yingyue's side and cupped his hands in greeting: "I've heard of a monthly gazette called 'Nine Chapters of Interest,' which I've long admired, but I've never been able to find it in the library. I wonder if you have a copy, Teacher?"
"Nine Chapters on Seeking Interest" is a divination-related newspaper published by the lower office of the Imperial Divination Bureau. It publishes stories related to divination and also presents some interesting and difficult questions. If you answer them correctly, you will receive a small prize. Given Cai Fei's previous performance in divination, it is quite normal for him to want to read this book.
However, this gazette was specially ordered by Fang Yingyue, and in her spare time, she enjoyed working on the questions in it!
So she hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and summoned her flying sword, saying, "Come on, we need to register to borrow this. Please come with me."
As soon as she finished speaking, Fang Yingyue jumped onto the flying sword. With her spiritual power, the three-foot-long and five-inch-wide flying sword instantly grew larger, transforming into a giant sword that was seven feet long and about one foot wide, with enough space for two people to stand on its surface.
Cai Fei jumped onto the flying sword as instructed. Amid the curious gazes of the students, Fang Yingyue activated the flying sword, steadily rising several feet into the air, like a small boat, leisurely flying towards the peak where the Water Curtain Cave was located.
The flying sword soared through the air, and the entire Flower Fruit Mountain came into view.
It was the season when vegetation was lush and verdant, with wildflowers dotting the landscape, their reds and whites creating a tapestry of color. Mountain springs gurgled between the cliffs, waterfalls cascaded like ribbons, and mist swirled around them. A few egrets skimmed across the ravine, and the cries of monkeys and birds drifted on the wind, creating a scene reminiscent of a fairyland.
As a teacher of divination arts, Fang Yingyue naturally liked it when students wanted to delve into them, but the current timing was not right, and she felt she had to persuade them.
"There are only seven months left. The Great Wilderness Treatise and the Introduction to Morality are both very time-consuming subjects..."
"Teacher, I know all that. I'm just curious. I'm curious about the level of those people in the Imperial Divination Bureau. I want to see what they compile."
This was Cai Fei's first time riding a flying sword. Although Fang Yingyue flew very slowly and steadily, they were already hundreds of meters above the ground. It would take several more minutes to fly to the Water Curtain Cave, so he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy and stretched his hand forward.
"Teacher, I've never ridden a flying sword before. Could I hold onto it for a bit?"
"Hold my shoulder." Fang Yingyue turned her head to look at him. She was not used to being in contact with boys, but seeing him standing in the wind, trembling, she frowned but finally agreed.
Cai Fei moved forward a few steps as instructed, getting closer to Fang Yingyue, and placed his hands on her shoulders.
Cai Fei carefully observed the back of her head. Qi cultivators cannot release their divine sense outwards, and the Spirit Rhinoceros Wings must be pressed against the skull to be released.
He was half a head taller than Fang Yingyue, so the angle was perfect, but he still had to wait for an opportunity—Li Zhu had said that only by throwing her mind into chaos could the Spirit Rhinoceros Wings take advantage of her vulnerability; otherwise, with her Foundation Establishment cultivator's divine sense, she would be able to detect the Spirit Rhinoceros Wings as soon as they moved.
The flying sword moved forward steadily, not fast, but the mountain wind was biting and rushed towards us.
Fang Yingyue was wearing a sky-blue dress with a layer of light gauze on the outside. This gauze was as thin as a cicada's wing and as ethereal as mist. Its color was originally silver-red, but it would naturally change color.
The movement on the stone platform was not significant, so nothing could be discerned. At this moment, the mountain breeze blew, and the light gauze fluttered around Fang Yingyue, graceful as a startled swan and a swimming dragon, making her exceptionally beautiful.
The light gauze fluttered and pattered against Cai Fei's body, while strands of hair brushed against his face. A delicate fragrance belonging to a virgin wafted into his nose, and the eighteen-year-old boy couldn't help but feel a little distracted.
"Teacher, what's the name of this veil? It's such a beautiful color!" Cai Fei asked, carefully pinching the veil on Fang Yingyue's shoulder.
"Flowing clouds and mist," Fang Yingyue replied calmly.
"Oh—wow! This is the Flowing Cloud Mist Luo Yao, the kind used exclusively by the Fairies of Yaochi?" Cai Fei asked casually, but unexpectedly received such an answer, so he couldn't help but lower his head to take a closer look.
"How could something sold in several shops on Kunwu Street be exclusive to them?" Fang Yingyue's tone remained calm, but Cai Fei still detected a hint of smugness.
It's no wonder, given how famous Liu Yunwu Luo is.
Legend has it that this veil is not only as light and ethereal as mist, with mesmerizing colors, but also has twelve magic arrays attached to it—it is impervious to water and fire, unstained by dust and mud, resistant to insects and ants, tough and unbreakable, warm in winter and cool in summer... It can be said to be the best outer garment for cultivators, and can be considered the ultimate dream of every young fairy!
This gauze is not only made of precious materials, but its production process is also unique to the Heavenly Court. The annual output is very limited, and it is a hot commodity in the Nine Heavens. In places like Aolai, it is extremely difficult to find even a single piece.
But this thing must cost at least tens of thousands of dollars. This woman must be quite rich to be able to afford clothes like this.
Thinking this to himself, Cai Fei couldn't help but touch the flowing cloud gauze again. He pressed his fingers a little harder and felt something hard under the dress, realizing that Fang Yingyue was wearing iron spider armor underneath.
Iron Spider Armor, also known as Soft Hedgehog Armor, is made of silk from iron spiders. Among soft armors of the same level, its defensive capabilities are not high, and its color is also unattractive, so generally no one wears it.
However, this armor has a unique feature—with just a touch of spiritual energy, the iron spider silk will coalesce into nails, making the entire armor surface as covered with sharp spikes like a hedgehog, capable of forming spikes at the slightest thought.
For this reason, it became the favorite of female cultivators in Aolai—because there were too many lecherous men in this place, even in Aolai Academy, and many female cultivators relied on this iron spider armor to protect themselves from all kinds of harassment.