The information about Affinity Qi was limited in books that Chao provided.
Wuyi had learned this by sneaking around the educational materials Gao had brought from the north. Ever since Boluo mentioned that Gao had brought a lot of knowledge, Wuyi had been sneaking around Gao's study and learning whenever he could
Those days were very rare, as most of the days were when Gao would be training them, or he would be in his chambers which was near his study, but there were times when Gao would go away for a day or two, and those days were enough for Wuyi to get all the knowledge Gao had brought to store in the Statue of Knowledge.