Chapter 200: Devastation

The headquarters of the Xiyang House.

The Phase Crafters from the branch gathered together, looking comfortable and chatting with great animation. Most of what they spoke of was the purity of the Secret Technique Source Water. To be honest, they had never encountered Secret Technique Source Water that reached the upper seventh grade before, let alone experienced it firsthand.

In just a single day, they had become immersed in the wonderful sensation that the Secret Technique Source Water brought them during refining; it was truly something that allowed them to have deeper insights when refining Spirit Liquid and Wonder Light.

This Xiyang House headquarters really is a good place.

Tang Yun and Lu Xiaofeng sat opposite each other. They looked at these high-spirited Phase Crafters and sighed softly. Back at the branch, they had never been this energetic. Clearly, a place full of vitality and upward momentum has a great influence on a person's state of mind.

Actually, if they could, they would also want to stay at the Xiyang House headquarters, but some things are not that easy. After all, they had long since been branded with Pei Hao's label.

Over these past few days, although the Xiyang House headquarters did indeed provide them with Secret Technique Source Water, Tang Yun and Lu Xiaofeng could still feel that some gazes were guarding against them, clearly worried that they would stir up trouble.

Regarding this surveillance, the two did not feel angry, because if the Young House Master had any brains at all, he would hold some caution and vigilance toward them. After all, they were indeed sent here by Pei Hao...

And Pei Hao, clearly, did not really send them here as a gift package.

But as for what exactly Pei Hao wanted to do, the two of them did not really know. The order they had received previously was simply to head to the Xiyang House headquarters.

Tang Yun sighed softly; this feeling of being caught between the two sides' struggle is really not very pleasant.

Finally, Tang Yun pulled himself together and said, "Today is the first assessment. What do you say?"

"I have already inquired about it. The first-grade Spirit Liquid and Wonder Light refined by the Young House Master is quite extraordinary. It is said that the refining power reached sixty-four percent, which is quite high. However, this should be due to the use of Secret Technique Source Water. Since today's refining supposedly forbids both sides from using Secret Technique Source Water, I think the Spirit Liquid and Wonder Light refined by the Young House Master should be around sixty-one or sixty-two percent," Lu Xiaofeng analyzed.

Tang Yun nodded and said, "Although the Young House Master said that the two of us could also take action, I feel there is no need. The Young House Master is generous in nature; if we are still so ungrateful, it would be too unsightly."

Lu Xiaofeng thought for a moment and reminded him, "But we can't send someone too low either, after all... you know our position."

Tang Yun sighed with a complex expression and said, "Then let Liu Fu go. He is a third-grade Phase Crafter; in terms of rank, he is a head higher than Li Luo."

"If he takes action to refine first-grade Spirit Liquid and Wonder Light, the refining power can also reach about sixty percent. It should be on par with the Young House Master. In that case, we can also maintain a bit of the Young House Master's face."

Lu Xiaofeng nodded and gave a wry smile, saying, "We really are here to play the villain. After today, the people at headquarters will probably find us even more unpleasant."

Tang Yun's expression was bitter. The Young House Master truly has the bearing of a House Master, but why was it rumored that he was a waste with an empty phase? If not for such news, the Luolan House would not be in such a mess right now.

And just as the two were feeling conflicted, some commotion came from ahead. They looked over and saw Li Luo, Jiang Qing, and others approaching them, surrounded by a crowd of headquarters Phase Crafters.

"Is everyone doing well these past few days? Has there been any lack of hospitality?" Li Luo asked with a warm smile.

The branch Phase Crafters nodded one after another, indicating that they were doing extremely well.

Li Luo went straight to the point, looking at Tang Yun and Lu Xiaofeng, and said, "Today is the first assessment, so let's just start directly. I have already had people prepare the materials; they are all identical, and you can also send someone to check them."

Tang Yun and the others shook their heads repeatedly, indicating that they trusted the Young House Master.

"Who are you sending to refine today?" Li Luo asked.

Tang Yun smiled somewhat awkwardly and then said, "We are sending Liu Fu to compete with the Young House Master. He is a third-grade Phase Crafter."

Hiss.

A chorus of hisses immediately erupted from the headquarters Phase Crafters.

Elder Zheng Ping snorted coldly, "You really have thick skin. The Young House Master is only second-grade, and you send a third-grade Phase Crafter out? Why don't you two guys take action yourselves?"

The branch Phase Crafters were all a bit embarrassed, and Tang Yun and Lu Xiaofeng could only force a laugh and pretend not to hear.

"Elder Zheng Ping, no need to be harsh. They did not violate the rules; after all, I said before that any of them could take the field," Li Luo waved his hand magnanimously.

Seeing Li Luo's broad-mindedness, the shame on the faces of those branch Phase Crafters grew even more intense.

Because they discovered that the Young House Master's character was practically that of a saint...

Li Luo turned and led everyone to the refining venue. Two refining rooms stood opposite each other, with tables filled with various materials.

And to show absolute fairness, Li Luo even adopted a lottery system for the two refining rooms, drawing lots with that third-grade Phase Crafter named Liu Fu to choose the room.

The refining began under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Li Luo is a second-grade Phase Crafter, about to reach the third grade, while Liu Fu is a third-grade Phase Crafter. For both of them, refining first-grade Spirit Liquid and Wonder Light is a fairly simple matter, so there were no ripples in the refining process.

Only from their expressions, Li Luo appeared more composed, whereas Liu Fu appeared much more serious and nervous, as if he were afraid of making a mistake.

The refining time was about ten minutes or so.

Liu Fu finished refining first, then immediately tested the refining power. The final result actually reached sixty-one percent!

A look of excitement appeared on Liu Fu's face; this time, he had performed beyond his usual level.

Those branch Phase Crafters were also a bit stirred up, whispering excitedly. After all, Liu Fu's result was indeed quite outstanding.

As for Liu Fu's result, Elder Zheng Ping's brows also furrowed slightly. Although they knew Li Luo's previous results, they did not know whether Li Luo had used Secret Technique Source Water to boost them at that time...

Amidst some of their worries, Li Luo also quickly finished his refining. He wiped his hands and cast an appreciative look at Liu Fu.

Then he turned around and said to Elder Zheng Ping and the others, "The assessment is over. We have other things to do, so we will take our leave first."

After saying this, he turned and left with Jiang Qing and the others.

Regarding Li Luo's behavior of leaving before even testing the results, Elder Zheng Ping was also stunned. He immediately guessed in his heart: could it be that the Young House Master was not confident in the result, so he left early?

On the other side, Tang Yun and the others thought the same, but they didn't say anything, waiting until after Li Luo left the field to swarm up.

"Elder Zheng Ping, please come and test the Young House Master's refining power," Tang Yun said.

Elder Zheng Ping snorted coldly, but still stepped forward. Under the gaze of many, he inserted the testing needle into the first-grade Spirit Liquid and Wonder Light that Li Luo had refined earlier.

Then, he saw the indicator on it soar directly to... sixty-eight percent.

Elder Zheng Ping rubbed his eyes, suspecting he had seen wrong. First-grade Spirit Liquid and Wonder Light with a refining power of sixty-eight percent? To be honest, even he had never seen it.

But he hadn't seen it wrong.

Thus, he silently handed the testing needle to Tang Yun and the others.

The latter and the others took it, stared at it for a long time, and then inserted it back and forth into the Spirit Liquid and Wonder Light to test it several times. Finally, they all silently put the testing needle down.

They looked in the direction where Li Luo had left, feeling somewhat dejected.

Only now did they understand that Li Luo left early not because he lacked confidence, but because he didn't want to see them look so pitifully defeated on the spot...

Is my Young House Master actually this terrifying?