Lu Yu lay on the ground, holding a red brush, scribbling on the floor, but the brush left no marks.

"Done!" After finishing the last stroke, Lu Yu stood up.

At this point, the floor of his house was entirely covered by the Golden Armor Spirit Array he had drawn, forming a complete piece.

Feeling the little Spiritual Power left in his body, Lu Yu could only wait until nighttime for it to recover before activating the array.

Once activated, even if the entire building collapsed, the floor of his house would remain intact as a single piece.

Looking at the chalk lines on the surrounding walls, Lu Yu estimated it would take at least half a month to cover the entire house with arrays due to the large area.

So, Lu Yu planned to first finish the six walls of the house, then the windows and doors, and after that, the other partition walls.

After exhausting his Spiritual Power, Lu Yu put away the spirit brush and lay on the bed, entering the game.

He discovered something: in reality, he was unable to recover his Spiritual Power. Only after entering the game, would his body's Spiritual Power slowly recover.

Lu Yu speculated it might be because there was no Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in reality, so he couldn't recover his Spiritual Power, or the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was so thin that he couldn't feel it.

This meant that in reality, once his Spiritual Power was exhausted, it couldn't recover until the next time he entered the game, greatly reducing his strength.

Mm~ Lu Yu found that this issue didn't seem to affect him much. He wasn't someone who relied on Spiritual Power for combat but mostly used his own strength to crush opponents.

Ignoring the Spiritual Qi problem in reality, Lu Yu returned to the bamboo forest hut.

Today was the master's lecture day, so Lu Yu went to the master's cave abode. Upon entering, he found an unusual number of people today.

Second Senior Brother Kui Defa, Third Senior Brother Liu Chen, Fourth Senior Brother Jingang, Fifth Senior Sister Huang Ying, Sixth Senior Brother Zhang Qiling, and Seventh Senior Brother Qi Zhaige, whom he met for the first time. Lu Yu was the youngest, the Eighth Junior Brother.

Besides the eldest senior brother, all of Li Qiuyang's disciples were here. Because Li Qiuyang didn't give public lectures, there were no ordinary disciples joining in out of admiration.

It's understandable since Li Qiuyang only lectures twice a week, and his teaching style is unique, making the possibility of him giving a public lecture very small. His style is also unsuitable for large classes.

Everyone sat down, and Li Qiuyang opened his eyes, slowly saying, "Before we start, I want to tell you something."

"The Soldier's Secret Realm is about to open. In two days, the Divine Weapon Pavilion will hold a qualification selection tournament. Those at the Qi Cultivation level to the Qi Sea level can participate, and the winners will qualify to enter the Soldier's Secret Realm."

"If you want to participate, prepare well. Kui Defa, after the lecture, explain the Soldier's Secret Realm and the selection rules to the new junior brother."

"Got it." Kui Defa seemed just back from the outside world, with slicked-back hair, looking like a handsome, mature, and confident man, completely different from the unkempt Kui Defa Lu Yu had seen before. It was as if he were a different person entirely.

The lecture ended, and Lu Yu gained a lot of Qi Cultivation insights and many small techniques for applying Spiritual Power.

[Gained insights into the path of cultivation, realm experience +10%]

Receiving the system prompt, Lu Yu gained 10% of realm experience. He was currently at the third level of Qi Cultivation, needing 300,000 experience points to level up, meaning he gained 30,000 experience points directly from the master's lecture.

This gain is certainly not small, considering that killing a Martial Cultivator at the Qi Control level only yields over 10,000 experience points, and it costs a lot in terms of effort and resources, and not every Qi Cultivation level can kill a Qi Control level.

Leaving the cave abode, Lu Yu, Kui Defa, and others walked on the road, and Kui Defa began to explain the Soldier's Secret Realm and the selection rules to him.

"The Soldier's Secret Realm is a very special secret realm," Kui Defa said.

"At the center of the Soldier's Secret Realm is a Dao Reflection Stone, which can project the shadows of powerful people. Martial Cultivators entering the secret realm can battle these powerful shadows to comprehend the cultivation paths these powerful beings have taken. With luck, one might even acquire the legacies left by them."

"Besides understanding the cultivation path of powerful beings and gaining their legacies, most people enter the Soldier's Secret Realm to challenge powerhouses of the same realm, seeking breakthroughs in combat strength, and vying for the title of the strongest in the same realm."

"I highly recommend you to participate in the Soldier's Secret Realm," Kui Defa suggested.

"Why?" Lu Yu was curious. According to Kui Defa, most Martial Cultivators who chose to enter the Soldier's Secret Realm sought to enhance their combat power within the same realm.

And their realm should be at the peak of this level before pursuing a breakthrough in combat power, seeking greater perfection in this realm to lay a more solid foundation for future realms.

Lu Yu was only at the third level of Qi Cultivation, far from reaching the peak of this level, so there was no need to deliberately seek a breakthrough in combat power.

He only needed to continue cultivating, as there was still room for improvement in his combat power, without needing to challenge powerful beings to break through his combat power limit.

Kui Defa explained, "There are two reasons: first, in the Soldier's Secret Realm, you can't use Spiritual Power and can only rely on physical strength to fight. It's very suitable for Body Refinement Martial Cultivators, and you happen to be one. You should take a look."

"Second, I once saw a powerful shadow with dual Ice and Fire Spiritual Power in the Soldier's Secret Realm. You can battle this powerful shadow and comprehend their cultivation path. With the experience of predecessors, your future cultivation will be much smoother."

A powerful shadow with dual Ice and Fire Spiritual Power? Lu Yu suddenly grew very interested in the Soldier's Secret Realm.

Glancing at Huang Ying beside him, Lu Yu asked, "Fifth Senior Sister, are you also participating in the Soldier's Secret Realm?"

Huang Ying shook her head and replied, "I am not. I'm not good at fighting, so why would I join a place full of battle maniacs like the Soldier's Secret Realm?"

"I'm going there to sell talisman paper. Since you can't use Spiritual Power in the Soldier's Secret Realm, the importance of talisman paper becomes apparent. Imagine, when you're exhausted from fighting, suddenly pulling out an offensive talisman paper. Wouldn't you surely win?"

"Most talisman papers can be activated with Qi Blood, so business for talisman papers is especially good before the Soldier's Secret Realm opens."

She pulled out several scrolls of different colored talisman papers, smiling as she said to Lu Yu, "Junior brother, would you like some?"

"The green ones are Healing Talismans, the yellow ones are Golden Body Talismans, the red ones are Blast Flame Talismans, the purple ones are Purple Lightning Talismans, the blue ones are Thousand Mile Travel Talismans, and the white ones are Fog Concealment Talismans. A full set is only 688 Contribution Points, with ten of each talisman paper. How about a set, junior brother?"

Converted to Gold Coins, each talisman paper cost over 1,100 gold, certainly not cheap. These talisman papers have significant impact at the Qi Cultivation level, capable of changing the course of a battle between Martial Cultivators at this level and reversing the outcome.

Unfortunately, for Lu Yu, they weren't of much use.

He was now focused on figuring out how to deal with Martial Cultivators at the Qi Control level and even the Qi Sea level. These tools weren't needed for opponents at the Qi Cultivation level.

Lu Yu turned to look at Kui Defa and asked, "Senior Brother Kui, are you also going to sell Spiritual Treasures?"

"How could I?" Kui Defa looked surprised at Lu Yu and said, "Haven't you heard of my fame? Despite mostly cultivating Artifact Refining Techniques, back in the day, I was unbeaten across the Qi Control level."

Lu Yu looked at Huang Ying, who nodded seriously and said, "Indeed, ten years ago, Senior Brother Kui swept through the Soldier's Secret Realm, unmatched at the Qi Control level. It's just... others don't quite acknowledge it."

As she mentioned the latter part, Huang Ying seemed unsure how to describe it. Kui Defa's so-called "sweep" back then was somewhat unconventional.

"Senior Brother Kui is so powerful! Will you participate in this year's Soldier's Secret Realm?" Lu Yu asked with some curiosity.

"Ahem~" Kui Defa coughed a few times as if recalling something, and said, "I've already surpassed the application limit and can't participate in the tournament. However, I'll still show up to support you at the event, don't worry, I'll definitely be there when you compete."

Seeing him like this, Lu Yu was curious about what exactly Kui Defa had done in the Soldier's Secret Realm back then, making him appear somewhat guilty when mentioning it.

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