[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-king-of-all-manifestations":3,"chapter-king-of-all-manifestations-king-of-all-manifestations-chapter-13":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","King of All Manifestations",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2287849,4474,"Chapter 13: Li Luo of the Bottomless Pit","king-of-all-manifestations-chapter-13",13,"\u003Cp>With an excited heart, Li Luo did not sleep all night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early in the morning, in the attic of his room, Li Luo rubbed his heavy eyelids, yet he looked at the sandalwood box before him with a hint of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly half of the Spirit Water and Light remained unused inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo realized he had overlooked one point: although he possessed an empty resonance and did not worry about the erosion of impurities in the Spirit Water and Light, absorbing a single vial of Spirit Water and Light required time, and he could not simply mix dozens of vials together to use them at once, as the mutual interference would cause the Spirit Water and Light to lose its effectiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, over the course of the night, he had only absorbed twenty-seven vials of Spirit Water and Light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if this \"only\" were known to outsiders, they would likely think Li Luo had gone mad, as they had never heard of anyone daring to play like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absorbing twenty-seven vials of Spirit Water and Light in one night—the impurities contained within would accumulate, and it likely wouldn't be long before it caused his resonance palace to seal shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally speaking, only those at the end of their rope would choose such a desperate, near-insane course of action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That truly would be a case of \"succeed or perish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, the effect is quite good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The regret in Li Luo's eyes lingered for a moment before dissipating, replaced by a brightening gaze; for in his perception, the light of his first resonance palace was even more pure than yesterday, which even caused the resonance power flowing within it to become a fraction more vigorous and refined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to this progress, Li Luo made a rough estimate: if he wanted to raise his \"Water-Light Resonance\" to the fifth grade, he would perhaps need nearly a hundred more vials of fourth-grade Spirit Water and Light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calculating it this way, Li Luo would consume nearly two hundred thousand Heavenly Amount Gold to advance from a fourth-grade to a fifth-grade resonance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This amount was actually acceptable to Li Luo, but when he extrapolated this to future promotions, he felt a bit unwell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because after the fifth grade, the price of those fifth-grade Spirit Water and Light would increase exponentially, and the promotion of resonance grade would become even more difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn't that mean going from fifth to sixth grade would consume nearly a million Heavenly Amount Gold?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From sixth to seventh... that would be several million?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what about after that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Li Luo suddenly felt a bit suffocated; although he didn't manage affairs much, he knew that the total annual income from all the various chambers of commerce and industries of the entire House Luolan was only around a few million Heavenly Amount Gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were to swallow House Luolan whole, it would likely be difficult to provide the Heavenly Amount Gold required for him to advance to the eighth grade, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This so-called acquired resonance is simply a bottomless pit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo rubbed his brow; the House Luolan left to him by his father and mother would likely not be able to afford to support him, this prodigal son, in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, if I can refine Spirit Water and Light myself in the future, I could save quite a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo thought of his Water-Light Resonance; in a sense, this was his unique advantage. If he could utilize this well, the Spirit Water and Light he refined in the future would likely be one-of-a-kind on the market. Looking at it this way, learning the Art of Resonance Refining also had to be put on the agenda.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems Father and Mother thought of this too... that's why they had me become a Resonance Refiner, to avoid House Luolan being eaten into bankruptcy by me.\" Li Luo sighed, once again feeling the deep foresight of his parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo ultimately did not dare to continue thinking about this problem; anyway, at least for now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he shook his head, went straight back to his bedroom, and laid down to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following two days, Li Luo entered \"grind mode.\" During the day, he practiced the \"Canglan Meditation Diagram\" until reaching the limit, then practiced resonance arts for two hours, and finally began consuming Spirit Water and Light to raise his resonance grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this all-out training had good results; his resonance power level rapidly rose to the fourth seal, and his own fourth-grade Water-Light Resonance was also becoming increasingly refined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Li Luo felt there was nothing that could stop his progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the Spirit Water and Light ran out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an accounting room at the old residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Wei sat before a desk wearing a long dress, her figure slender and graceful, the curve of her chest quite surging. At this moment, however, she was looking at some account books before her with her willow brows slightly furrowed on her beautiful oval face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Manager Gu, this year's income for House Luolan in Tianshu County seems to have decreased quite severely.\" Cai Wei lifted her gaze from the account books and looked at the several managers before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man referred to as Manager Gu smiled bitterly and nodded, saying, \"The Chief Manager is correct. House Luolan has nine chambers of commerce and eighteen mineral and medicinal production sites in Tianshu County. It is just that because of the changes within the House, those three families in Tianshu County have been encroaching upon us quite tightly this year, with the Song family being the worst. Of the nine chambers of commerce, two were broken up by the Song family using various means this year, and eventually swallowed by them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Wei's beautiful eyes were somewhat cold. House Luolan started from Nanfeng City in Tianshu County and subsequently rose at an astonishing speed to become one of the four great houses of the Great Xia Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in Tianshu County, besides House Luolan, there existed three great families. Although in terms of overall scale these three families could not compare to a complete House Luolan, within this Tianshu County, they were considered old-established forces with deep roots and considerable foundations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the two House Lords were still present, House Luolan was at its zenith, and these three families were extremely sensible and very obedient. But who would have thought that now that the two House Lords had gone missing, they would start jumping around, taking advantage of House Luolan's internal and external troubles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Wei had heard Jiang Qing'e say before that behind these three families, there might very well be instructions from other top-tier forces, aiming for nothing more than to constantly test the true strength of the current House Luolan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three families of Tianshu County—the Song family, the Bei family, and the Tifa family—among them, the Song family had the strongest power and had also been the most active in the last two years, constantly using various means to meddle with, suppress, and encroach upon the chambers of commerce and industries of House Luolan in Tianshu County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And one must know that the head of this Song family used to bring New Year's gifts to pay visits every single year in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This transformation from before to now was truly like a theatrical performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Cai Wei had experienced much and was naturally not naive. The existence of House Luolan inherently squeezed the interests of the three great families. Now that the other side saw House Luolan in internal and external trouble, wanting to find ways to step on it a few times didn't mean one could say they lacked morality; it was just that their positions were different, so naturally, one had to view the other as an enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But currently, House Luolan truly could not spare any extra strength to come to Tianshu County to put out fires. After all, other places everywhere needed support, and adding the existence of that Pei Hao... only made House Luolan's situation worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Wei was silent for a moment, then finally said decisively, \"For those chambers of commerce that cannot turn a profit, just close them for now; there is no need to entangle ourselves with the other side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Temporary forbearance was necessary. As long as they waited for House Luolan to stabilize, by then, however much these three families had eaten, they would have to spit it all out obediently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing her decision, the managers below also agreed, because they also understood that the current situation of House Luolan in Tianshu County was indeed somewhat stretched thin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Tap, tap.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, someone suddenly knocked on the door. Cai Wei said \"please come in,\" and the door was pushed open to reveal Li Luo walking in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, those managers hurriedly bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo waved his hand, and Cai Wei signaled for them to withdraw first. She cast her beautiful eyes toward him and said, \"Does the Young House Lord have something to attend to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo coughed lightly and smiled, \"There is indeed a small matter I need to trouble Sister Cai Wei with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Cai Wei's long, slightly charming beautiful eyes blinked, vaguely feeling some unease, but she still asked, \"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo revealed a gentle smile and said, \"It's nothing else; it's just that the fifty portions of fourth-grade Spirit Water and Light from before are used up, so I'd like to trouble Sister Cai Wei to help me purchase another hundred portions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expression on Cai Wei's fair and smooth oval face solidified bit by bit at this moment. She stared at Li Luo with wide, beautiful eyes, her full chest heaving slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Purchase another hundred portions? Fourth-grade Spirit Water and Light?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Wei's hands couldn't help but clench. She had only been managing the finances of House Luolan in Tianshu County for a few days—was she about to go bankrupt immediately?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she endured and endured, but finally couldn't take it anymore. She slapped the table with a palm, her willow brows standing upright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Luo, are you trying to make me quit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1703,"2026-06-20T03:27:18.369Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","669b9bf457927590b8070d441bf33609cd6c21ee0e6b9136ebd85b7834252bdc","king-of-all-manifestations-chapter-14","king-of-all-manifestations-chapter-12",999,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fking-of-all-manifestations-cover.jpg"]