: Small classes can't earn as many spirit stones as large classes.

Stone house.

Zhu Yu inquired about the progress of the group's basic visualization practice.

Liang Kuan stood to the side with his arms crossed, his expression serious but smiling. If you looked closely, you could see that he had his ears perked up, listening attentively as Zhu Yu answered some of their questions and difficulties.

Xiang Sui seemed to have resumed his diligent cultivation. His eyes were dark and sunken, and he had regained his former dissolute and lewd demeanor. He sat in a chair, drinking tea and looking at an old book. He would occasionally glance at the group of people, and then, as if remembering something, the corners of his mouth would slightly turn up.

The inquiry is complete.

Zhu Yu sighed inwardly, "No wonder he was sent to the sect."

The group was indeed exceptionally gifted and quick to learn. In just two days, they had made significant progress in their basic conceptualizations, with Ni Ying, who seemed to be completely ignorant of the ways of the world, making the fastest progress.

Based on the progress of "True Sight", she is probably around 30% of the way into the beginner level, while the others are not far behind, around 20%.

No nonsense.

Zhu Yu coughed twice, drawing everyone's attention. He began by pointing out some mistakes or omissions the group had made in their deep meditation. After they seemed to understand, he paused briefly and began to recount the details of his experience in drawing the three-ring pattern, along with some tips and tricks.

"One difficulty in constructing the three-ring pattern lies in the instability of the mind and the arising of distracting thoughts, and the other lies in the inexplicable resistance encountered when drawing the pattern..."

As the story unfolded, aside from Xun Su and Ni Ying's excited reactions, Liang Kuan's expression shifted between moments of sudden realization and moments of furrowed brows and anxious scratching his head. He opened his mouth several times as if to speak, but fearing it would disrupt Zhu Yu's lesson, he could only silently suppress his doubts.

Zhu Yu did not see any of this, and slowly explained in a unhurried tone.

Not long.

Three hours passed quickly.

Seeing the eager students immersed in deep meditation and eager to test their results, Zhu Yu gave Xiang Sui and Liang Kuan a wink before slowly walking out of the room.

Not far from the stone house.

Zhu Yu bowed deeply to Xiang Sui, saying, "Thank you, Senior Brother, for imparting the 'Chewing Gold and Eating Iron' method."

"I told you not to worry about it, it's just a broken spell." Xiang Sui waved his hand indifferently, and just as he was about to say something, he heard Zhu Yu's voice come again.

"My junior brother made some progress after taking the medicine yesterday. Do you have any more meditation liquid, senior brother?"

"So fast?"

Xiang Sui frowned subconsciously, carefully examining Zhu Yu. Seeing that he was normal, he breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and instructed, "That prescription for strengthening the stomach wall can be taken three times. After three times, it will have no effect. Remember, wait until you have fully strengthened it before taking it for cultivation."

"As for the meditation liquid, I'll have a servant bring you a bottle when we get back."

He was unaware that Zhu Yu had already taken three doses of the medicinal liquid, and fearing that he might be afraid to take the next two doses, thus greatly reducing the effectiveness of the medicine in strengthening the stomach lining, he deliberately provoked him:

"You've experienced the burning pain of that corrosive medicine, haven't you? Spells aren't easy to master. Without strong willpower, you won't even be able to master the basic formulas."

Zhu Yu didn't understand, only assuming he meant to say the burning pain from the corrosive medicine was very painful, and wholeheartedly agreed:

"It really hurts."

Each of the three doses of the medicine caused double the pain compared to the last. If it weren't for the True Sight Eye indicating that taking all three doses consecutively would be the most effective, he would definitely have taken them separately.

Liang Kuan, seemingly remembering something, shuddered with his flabby body and grimaced, saying, "This is just a basic prescription. If someone were to truly practice the 'chewing gold and eating iron' technique, it would be excruciatingly painful."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yu's eyelids twitched.

"You don't want the pain? Going back to farming won't hurt."

Xiang Sui glanced at him sideways, said sarcastically, and then shook his head, saying, "One must cultivate one's inner energy to truly practice magic. A little pain can be avoided by other means."

Liang Kuan felt no shame and chuckled, "That's good, that's good."

Zhu Yu also quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Remember, the effect will be best after taking all three doses of the medicine." Xiang Sui reminded him again, then looked at Zhu Yu and said with a smile, "Congratulations, junior brother, starting today, your tuition fee will increase to two spirit stones for half an hour."

He then carefully explained why the price had increased.

The five people who came to listen to the lecture last time returned, and soon after, three more people succeeded in meditation and opened their divine sea. This was naturally due to their aptitude and comprehension, but who dares to say that Professor Zhu Yu was not involved?

Only one night passed.

This allowed Zhu Yu to gain some fame in the Lingxu beginner disciple area.

Just then, Xun Su, Ni Ying, and others came to visit. Xiang Sui simply took the opportunity to double Zhu Yu's teaching fee. The group didn't mind spending an extra spirit stone, only requesting that the teaching last for three hours as before, which Xiang Sui readily agreed to.

Zhu Yu was overjoyed that his income had doubled, and replied with a smile, "Junior brother, congratulations to both of you senior brothers as well."

Congratulations to you!

The three exchanged a glance and all smiled.

Let's chat for a bit.

Xiang hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Junior Brother Zhu, could you spare a little more time this afternoon? Not too much, just an hour will do."

Fearing that Zhu Yu might overthink things, he quickly explained the reason.

Earning more spirit stones was secondary; the main reason was that Zhu Yu taught for the first time, and in order to earn more spirit stones, he directly taught for three hours. As a result, the few people who had tasted the benefits all asked to listen to three hours of lessons in the future.

This feature is difficult to change in a short period of time.

As always, Professor Zhu Yu's student body was limited. If it were just a five-person class, it wouldn't be a problem, but Xiang Sui was not satisfied with that.

You can only earn a few spirit stones from a small class, so if you're going to open one, open a big one!

The difference in spirit stones earned by teaching five people a day versus teaching fifty people a day, even with the same amount of effort, is far more than just a little.

Upon hearing Xiang Sui explain his future plans, Zhu Yu glanced at him with admiration, pondered for a moment, and nodded.

"Can."

He calculated that teaching for four hours a day, using the remaining four hours for taking medicine, meditation, and spiritual practice, one hour for attending lectures in the lecture hall, and three hours for rest would be enough.

Moreover, it's all in preparation for earning a large amount of spirit stones, so a little hard work is no big deal.

Upon hearing this, a look of joy immediately appeared on Xiang Sui's face.

The three of them quickly discussed the schedule: the morning classes would remain the same, focusing on the unique features, while the afternoon's one hour would be divided into two sessions to attract new students.

The discussion is complete.

The stone house door slowly opened, and Xun Su, Ni Ying, and the others filed out, bowing to Zhu Yu and saying, "Thank you, Master Zhu."

"You're too kind, fellow disciples." Zhu Yu reached out to help them up, then instructed, "After you return, ponder this carefully. If you have any doubts, feel free to come to me."

Looking at Senior Brother Zhu standing there with a smile, Xun Su, Ni Ying and the others couldn't help but recall their experience of going to the lecture hall to listen to the lectures. Not only were the lectures not as easy to understand as those of Senior Brother Zhu, but they were also not allowed to ask any questions they had. The difference was just too great.

"Thank you, Master Zhu."

The group bowed once more, then took their leave.