Chapter 200: Destruction

Xiyang House Headquarters.

The branch's Alchemists gathered together, looking relaxed, chatting animatedly. Most of them were talking about the purity of that Mi Fa source water. To be honest, they had never come into contact with Mi Fa source water that reached Dao Shang Qi Pin before, let alone experienced it personally.

In just a single day, they had been immersed in the wonderful feeling that Mi Fa source water brought them during refinement. It truly allowed them to gain deeper insights when refining Spiritual Water Wonders.

This Xiyang House Headquarters really is a good place.

Tang Yun and Lu Lu Xiaofeng sat facing each other. They looked at those spirited Alchemists and sighed softly. Back at the branch, they had never been this energetic. Clearly, a place full of vigor and upward momentum also had a great influence on people's mindset.

Actually, if they could, they would have liked nothing more than to stay at Xiyang House Headquarters, but some things weren't that easy. After all, they had long been branded with Manager Pei Hao's label.

Over these past few days, although Xiyang House Headquarters had indeed equipped them with Mi Fa source water, Tang Yun and Lu Lu Xiaofeng could still sense some gazes watching them, clearly worried they would cause trouble.

Regarding this surveillance, the two of them didn't feel angry, because if the Young Mansion Lord had any sense at all, he would harbor some wariness and vigilance toward them. After all, they had indeed been pushed here by Manager Pei Hao...

And Manager Pei Hao clearly hadn't truly sent them here as a gift package.

But as for what Manager Pei Hao actually wanted to do, the two of them weren't entirely clear either. The order they had received before was simply to head to Xiyang House Headquarters.

Tang Yun sighed softly. This feeling of being caught between two sides' struggle was really not very pleasant.

Finally, Tang Yun gathered his mood and said, "Today is the first assessment. What do you say?"

"I've already inquired beforehand. The First Rank Spiritual Water Wonder refined by the Young Mansion Lord is quite extraordinary. It's said the purification power reached sixty-four percent, which is quite high. However, that should be due to the use of Mi Fa source water. And today's refinement, it's said neither side can use Mi Fa source water, so I think the Spiritual Water Wonder refined by the Young Mansion Lord should be around sixty-one or sixty-two percent." Lu Lu Xiaofeng analyzed.

Tang Yun nodded and said, "Although the Young Mansion Lord said that we two could also make a move, I don't feel it's necessary. The Young Mansion Lord is broad-minded. If we still couldn't read the room, that would be too unsightly."

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

Tang Yun sighed with a complicated expression and said, "Then let's send Liu Fu. He's a Third Rank Alchemist, one grade higher than Li Luo."

"If he refines a First Rank Spiritual Water Wonder, the purification power can also reach around sixty percent, which should be about even with the Young Mansion Lord. That way, we can preserve a little of the Young Mansion Lord's dignity."

Lu Lu Xiaofeng nodded and also gave a bitter smile, saying, "We're really here to play the villains. After today, the people at headquarters will probably look at us even more unfavorably."

Tang Yun's expression was bitter. The Young Mansion Lord truly had the bearing of a Mansion Lord, but why had the rumor that he was an empty-phase waste spread back then? Without such news, the current Luo Lan Mansion wouldn't have fallen into such chaos.

While the two were in complicated moods, some commotion came from ahead. They looked over and saw Li Luo, Jiang Jiang Qinge, and others approaching, surrounded by a group of headquarters Alchemists.

"How have you all been these past few days? Any areas where the hospitality fell short?" Li Luo asked with an enthusiastic smile.

The branch Alchemists nodded one after another, saying they had been treated extremely well.

Li Luo got straight to the point, looking at Tang Yun and Lu Lu Xiaofeng and saying, "Today is the first assessment. Let's just get started. I've already had the materials prepared. They're completely identical. You can also send someone to inspect."

Tang Yun and the others shook their heads repeatedly, saying they trusted the Young Mansion Lord.

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

Tang Yun smiled somewhat awkwardly, then said, "We're sending Liu Fu to spar with the Young Mansion Lord. He's a Third Rank Alchemist."

Boos.

A wave of boos immediately came from the headquarters Alchemists' side.

Elder Zheng Ping snorted coldly, "You really have thick skin. The Young Mansion Lord is only Second Rank, yet you send out a Third Rank Alchemist? Why don't you two fellows make a move yourselves?"

The branch Alchemists all looked somewhat embarrassed. Tang Yun and Lu Lu Xiaofeng could only force dry laughs and pretend they hadn't heard.

"Elder Zheng Ping, no need to be so harsh. They haven't broken the rules. After all, I said before that any of them could take the field." Li Luo generously waved his hand.

Faced with Li Luo's such magnanimity, the shame on those branch Alchemists' faces grew even deeper.

Because they discovered that the Young Mansion Lord's character was simply that of a saint...

Li Luo turned around, led everyone to the refinement venue. Two refinement rooms faced each other, their tables covered with numerous materials.

And to demonstrate absolute fairness, Li Luo even adopted a drawing-of-lots format for the two refinement rooms, drawing lots with that Third Rank Alchemist called Liu Fu to select the refinement room.

The refinement began under everyone's watchful eyes.

Li Luo was a Second Rank Alchemist, about to reach Third Rank, while Liu Fu was a Third Rank Alchemist. For the two of them, refining a First Rank Spiritual Water Wonder was considered quite simple, so the refinement process had no real twists.

Just looking at their demeanor, Li Luo instead appeared more composed, while Liu Fu seemed much more serious and tense, as if afraid of making a mistake.

The refinement time was roughly around ten-odd minutes.

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

A look of excitement surfaced on Liu Fu's face. This could be considered an exceptional performance.

Those branch Alchemists were also somewhat stirred, whispering excitedly among themselves. After all, Liu Fu's result was indeed quite outstanding.

As for Liu Fu's result, Elder Zheng Ping's brow also furrowed slightly. Although they knew Li Luo's previous result, they didn't know whether Li Luo at that time had used the amplification of Mi Fa source water...

Amidst some of their worries, Li Luo also quickly finished refining. He wiped his hands and cast a look of praise toward Liu Fu.

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

After speaking, he turned and left with Jiang Jiang Qinge and the others.

Regarding Li Luo's performance of leaving without even testing the result, Elder Zheng Ping was also stunned for a moment, then guessed in his heart: Could it be that the Young Mansion Lord had no confidence in the result, so he left the venue early?

On the other side, Tang Yun and the others thought the same, but they didn't say anything. They waited for Li Luo to leave the venue before swarming forward.

"Elder Zheng Ping, please test the Young Mansion Lord's purification power." Tang Yun said.

Elder Zheng Ping snorted coldly, but still stepped forward. Under the gaze of numerous eyes, he inserted the purification-testing needle into the First Rank Spiritual Water Wonder Li Luo had refined earlier.

Then, he saw the indicator on it shoot straight up to... sixty-eight percent.

Elder Zheng Ping rubbed his eyes, suspecting he had misread. A First Rank Spiritual Water Wonder with a purification power of sixty-eight percent? Honestly, even he had never seen one.

But he hadn't misread.

So, he silently handed the purification-testing needle to Tang Yun and the others.

The latter and the others took it, looked at it for a long time, then inserted it back into the Spiritual Water Wonder several times to test, and finally silently set the purification-testing needle down.

They stared somewhat dazed in the direction Li Luo had left.

Only now did they understand that Li Luo had left the venue early not because he lacked confidence, but because he didn't want to witness them being struck down so pitifully right there...

My Young Mansion Lord, could he actually be this terrifying?