In the sect's training grounds on the mountain behind, Xiang Fan was tucked away in a corner, absorbed in studying a manual on the basic theory of psychic control. Half-kneeling on the ground, his fingers unconsciously traced the psychic circuit diagram on the pages, muttering to himself, "If the psychic energy flow rate at this node were faster, and the third curvature were lowered, perhaps... Oops, why is this wrong?"
Suddenly, a gentle voice came from behind him: "Junior Brother Xiang Fan."
He suddenly looked up, his hand shaking with fear, and the manual fell to the ground with a thud. Looking up, he saw Lu Qingli standing in the shade of a tree with her arms folded. The sunlight filtered through the branches and shone on her body, as if she had a halo effect.
"Senior Sister Lu?!" Xiang Fan almost jumped up, quickly bending down and frantically trying to pick up the book. "Why are you here?"
Lu Qingli smiled and spoke gently, "I just heard from the elders that you have some unique insights into psychic control. I've encountered some difficulties in my cultivation recently, and I just wanted to discuss it with you."
"Discuss...with me?" Xiang Fan was bewildered, his mind seemingly short-circuited. He even forgot to turn the manual back to the original page. He glanced at his grass-stained knees, then at the other woman's spotless white dress. He suddenly felt like a crow just crawling out of a mud pit, while the other woman was a phoenix high above.
"What's wrong? Is it inconvenient?" Lu Qingli smiled as if she was teasing a child.
"Convenient! Very convenient!" Xiang Fan immediately turned into a puppet with a switch on. His voice was so high that it could be heard from far away. "Senior Sister, if you have any questions, just ask!"
In the pavilion, a complex diagram of a psychic circuit was spread out on the stone table. Lu Qingli pointed to a node on the diagram and said, "This is a psychic energy compression method I've been trying to design recently, but I always feel it's not efficient enough. Junior brother, can you help me take a look and see if there are any ideas for improvement?"
Xiang Fan lowered his head to study the blueprint, his expression gradually becoming focused. He raised his finger and pointed somewhere, saying cautiously, "Senior Sister, the spiritual energy diversion here is a bit wasteful. If this circuit is slightly modified to a three-stage series connection, perhaps the efficiency will be higher."
"But the three-stage series connection will lead to a decrease in stability, right?" Lu Qingli asked seriously.
Xiang Fan nodded. "Indeed, so we need to add an auxiliary circuit. Look here..." He picked up a pen and quickly drew a set of changes on the diagram, not even noticing that his hands were still covered in grass debris. "This way, the efficiency of psychic energy compression can be increased by at least 8%, and the stability won't be reduced too much."
Lu Qingli looked at his diagram, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. "Junior Brother Xiang Fan, your ideas are so unique and really inspiring. No wonder the elders said that your theory is solid."
"This... I read it in a book. It's all in a book." Xiang Fan's hands trembled, and he almost threw the pen away. He lowered his head and frantically wiped the invisible sweat from his hands, his ears red all the way to the roots.
Lu Qingli chuckled: "It's already impressive that what you learned from the book can be used. You don't have to be so modest."
"Haha... No, no, really..." Xiang Fan laughed dryly, but his heart felt like it had been awarded 100 points of achievement, as if he could already see the halo of "little knowledge master" behind him.
But the next second, Shen Tianshu's sneering face flashed through his mind, and he shuddered suddenly: "But Senior Sister, these things still require you to practice more. I am just talking on paper. Whether it will succeed or not depends on luck."
Lu Qingli gave him a meaningful look, with a hint of ridicule on her lips: "It doesn't matter, luck is also a part of strength."
After the discussion, Lu Qingli returned to the classroom with her improved psychic circuit plan, which caused quite a stir during her presentation. Many students gathered together and engaged in a heated discussion about the plan.
"Senior Sister Lu, this change is so clever! Not only does it improve efficiency, but it also maintains stability. It's absolutely amazing!" A disciple said with admiration.
Lu Qingli smiled and nodded: "This plan was improved for me by Junior Brother Xiang Fan. He has a very broad mind."
Hearing this, the disciples watching were in an uproar.
"Xiang Fan? The nerd who spends all day poring over books?" A disciple frowned, looking incredulous.
"Is this true? He couldn't even pass the psychic test, how could he have such thoughts?" another disciple exclaimed.
"Oh, I get it!" A disciple clapped his hands as if suddenly realizing something. "Senior Sister Lu must have deliberately sought out Xiang Fan to verify her own ideas. This way, she appears more humble."
"That's right! People like this who study hard usually look like geniuses, but in fact they just memorized the contents of a few books. Senior sister probably just found someone to help and perfected this plan." Everyone nodded, and no one doubted Xiang Fan's true talent.
Lu Qingli frowned and was about to explain when someone beside her pulled her sleeve: "Senior Sister, don't bother. They only believe what they want to hear."
"That's right." Lu Qingli sighed, but a complex look flashed in her eyes, "Perhaps, this low profile is more suitable for Junior Brother Xiang Fan."
Meanwhile, in a corner of the Sutra Library, Xiang Fan was holding a copy of "100 Examples of Psionic Circuit Optimization," running his finger across the pages, muttering, "Senior Sister Lu, you won't think I'm stupid, will you? Am I drawing too casually?"
He scratched his head, and suddenly imagined Lu Qingli laughing and shaking her head in class. "Oh, Junior Brother Xiang Fan's plan is not bad, but it lacks practical experience. He seems like a beginner." Thinking of this, Xiang Fan almost buried his face in the book. "No! Next time, I must make every detail more perfect."
Suddenly, I heard a few chuckles: "Hey, have you heard? Xiang Fan is reading in the Sutra Library again. No wonder everyone calls him a nerd."
"Don't say that. Maybe he can actually find a way to immortality among those books." Another voice said jokingly, "But the difference between a genius and a loser might be a psychic tester."
The sounds outside the Sutra Library gradually faded away. Xiang Fan looked up, scratched his head, and muttered to himself, "Genius? They must be mocking me."
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