Upon closer inspection, Lu Qing's eyes filled with surprise again. Those leaves did not seem to be real leaves, but rather layer upon layer of formation patterns carved upon them—complex and intricate, with waves of spatial fluctuations appearing around them.
"Formation teleportation. Even a single leaf can serve as a teleportation formation."
Lu Qing had already grasped the logic behind their operation. The Great Dao was simplest at its core; no exquisitely crafted formation disc or supreme formation could compare to the leaf teleportation formations he saw here. It only made him feel ever more deeply how vast and boundless the path of formations was.
"Are you new here?"
Just as he was lost in thought, a pale aqua divine bird flew over from afar, startling Lu Qing awake.
Lu Qing noticed that such divine birds had landed before the other figures as well.
They were small in stature, with snow-white plumes atop their heads, and their bearing and aura carried a trace of sanctity.
Lu Qing answered yes, and the divine bird continued to question him.
"What have you come to the Formation Academy for? To take a master, attend a lecture, buy something, or something else?"
"To attend a lecture."
"Which elder's?"
"Elder Liu."
"Oh, I understand." The divine bird's voice was cool and indifferent, its tone strictly businesslike.
After hearing Lu Qing's answer, it needed ask no further questions. It took out a pale blue jade slip and tapped it a few times with its wing. A thread of pale blue radiance slowly flowed across its surface.
It said, "This is your guidance token. Infuse it with your aura to activate it, then follow it, and it will lead you to Elder Liu's lecture location. You are a Purple Mansion disciple, so I will not take you