Chapter 201: The Golden Dragon Secret Key

"Young Mansion Master, you finished refining and didn't even look at the result before waving your hand and leaving—dashing, sure, but aren't you afraid of a crash?"

On the carriage returning to House Luolan Mansion, Cai Wei teased.

"If they had sent Tang Yun or Lu Lu Xiaofeng to step in personally, I might still take a look. One Third-Rank Refiner—there's no need for that, is there?" Li Luo said with a smile.

He was now only a step away from a Third-Rank Refiner, and with his own Water Light Aspect added in. Moreover, although both sides' refining materials were identical, the Mi Fa source water... he carried it on himself. How could the other party compete with him?

If he lost even this, Li Luo felt there was no point in continuing to refine Spirit Water Strange Light.

Yan Yan Lingqing glanced at him and said thoughtfully, "You want to use this kind of crushing victory to win them over, assessment after assessment?"

"This is—winning them over with skill?"

Li Luo smiled and said, "I'm just showing them my ability, and at the same time letting them see the future potential of Stream Yang House. All of this is something Manager Pei Hao cannot give them. I believe after these three assessments, among these branch refiners, some will surely be swayed, and that will trigger a chain reaction."

"And when they begin to waver, I will promise them no retribution for past offenses. At that point, I don't think Manager Pei Hao's competitiveness will be any stronger than mine."

"Quite the effort indeed," Jiang Jiang Qinge said with a smile.

Li Luo said helplessly, "There's no choice. Duze Mansion is pressing us too hard over there. If we want to quickly recruit refiners, this is the only way. If we can win over this batch of branch refiners, Stream Yang House headquarters' development will finally be able to keep up."

"With this buffer time, only then can we start competing with Duze Mansion's 'Great Marsh House.'"

"However, the results of this assessment will probably reach Manager Pei Hao's ears soon enough. He should be able to guess your intentions, and I think he'll make some preparations too." Jiang Jiang Qinge reminded him.

Li Luo nodded. Of course he could think of that as well. But he hadn't resorted to any schemes here—instead, he was openly and honorably winning over these branch refiners. If Manager Pei Hao wanted to obstruct him, he could probably only play some risky moves.

So over the next few days, he would also need to stay constantly vigilant on his end.

"By the way, tomorrow is Lv Qing'er's birthday banquet. Yu Yu Hongxi treasures this daughter of hers dearly. This time she's not only invited many young talents, but she'll also present a generous gift." Jiang Jiang Qinge suddenly said.

"What generous gift?" Li Luo sensed that Jiang Jiang Qinge seemed to emphasize those two words a bit heavily, and immediately asked in surprise.

"The Golden Dragon Secret Key."

"The Golden Dragon Secret Key?" Li Luo looked somewhat blank, clearly quite unfamiliar with it.

"Legend has it that the Golden Dragon Bank once carved out and built a cultivation Mi Jing called the 'Golden Dragon Dojo,' offered to high-ranking members of the various Golden Dragon Banks or their children for cultivation. It forms its own heaven and earth, quite wondrous, and greatly beneficial to cultivation. It's also one of the foundations of the Golden Dragon Bank."

Li Luo was a bit dumbfounded. Of course he understood that this Golden Dragon Bank didn't refer to the Great Xia branch, but the true Golden Dragon Bank headquarters. This force was a true behemoth dominating this world, far beyond what he could currently imagine.

The Great Xia Golden Dragon Bank they were familiar with was nothing more than a tiny branch scattered off from the true Golden Dragon Bank.

Yet even such a branch remained transcendent within Great Xia.

From this one could see just how enormous the true Golden Dragon Bank truly was.

"It's said the Golden Dragon Dojo opens once a year, each time lasting a month. And the 'Golden Dragon Secret Key' is the key to entering the Golden Dragon Dojo—only by holding this can one enter and cultivate within."

"Generally, the Golden Dragon Secret Key is bestowed upon some high-ranking members of the Golden Dragon Bank and their children. However, sometimes, to win over certain partners, it's also given as a generous gift."

"This time, Yu Yu Hongxi intends to use Lv Qing'er's birthday as a pretext to give out several Golden Dragon Secret Keys. Over the past two days, every faction in Great Xia City has taken an interest in this." Jiang Jiang Qinge said with a smile.

"Does Sister Jiang Qinge have interest too?" Li Luo asked.

"Of course there's interest, but the Golden Dragon Dojo is extremely vast and also divided into tiers. It's said that the Golden Dragon Secret Keys Yu Yu Hongxi is giving out this time are all limited to the Aspect Master realm. I think it's mostly to pick some companions for Lv Qing'er, so they can enter the Golden Dragon Dojo together for a month of cultivation." Jiang Jiang Qinge said.

"Limited to the Aspect Master realm..." Li Luo was somewhat surprised, then nodded. It might really be as Jiang Jiang Qinge said—Yu Yu Hongxi doing this was more about picking companions for Lv Qing'er.

"Truly filthy rich." Li Luo sighed. Even their various mansions couldn't produce such a secret key, yet the Golden Dragon Bank could give them away as gifts—one could see its foundation and strength.

Moreover, the divine means of carving out space to build a cultivation holy land was also beyond anyone's reach.

Probably, only a powerhouse who had touched the King level could achieve such a feat.

Jiang Jiang Qinge glanced at Li Luo, paused slightly in thought, and said, "I hope you can obtain a 'Golden Dragon Secret Key' and enter the Golden Dragon Dojo to cultivate for a month. It would be very beneficial for you."

Li Luo's current cultivation could be said to be racing against time—every opportunity couldn't be discarded. So when Jiang Jiang Qinge heard of this matter, she immediately kept it in mind.

Li Luo was briefly stunned, then smiled and said, "Of course it would be good to get one, but why do I feel it won't be that easy?"

Yan Yan Lingqing at the side said playfully, "Isn't that easy to handle? Go find Lv Qing'er—I think she'd be very willing."

Jiang Jiang Qinge, however, shook her head and said, "This matter is all in Yu Yu Hongxi's hands. Going to Lv Qing'er would probably be useless."

Li Luo smiled, taking Yan Yan Lingqing's words as just teasing him. How could he possibly look for a backdoor on such a matter? He was, after all, the Young Mansion Master of House Luolan Mansion—he couldn't afford to lose face. And as Jiang Jiang Qinge said, this was led by Yu Yu Hongxi. Him going to Lv Qing'er for help just to get a Golden Dragon Secret Key would truly make people look down on him.

"Since Yu Yu Hongxi has invited many young talents, she'll surely set some tests at that time. So just rely on your own ability." Jiang Jiang Qinge said.

Li Luo nodded. If he could really obtain a Golden Dragon Secret Key, that would naturally be a delightful thing. If not, there was no need to mind it.

Although his cultivation was indeed very urgent, it wasn't to the point of making him flustered, trying to seize every opportunity.

In the end, he still had some confidence in himself.

Great Xia City, in a certain quiet courtyard.

Manager Pei Hao sat quietly in Shi Ting. Before him was Pang Pang Qianchi, his face dark and gloomy. The latter was currently reporting the intelligence from within Stream Yang House headquarters.

"That Li Luo wants to display his refining talent, then use the superior conditions of Stream Yang House headquarters to gradually win over Tang Yun and the others, and finally make them submit wholeheartedly to headquarters." Pang Pang Qianchi said in a low voice.

Manager Pei Hao poured tea, handed a cup to Pang Pang Qianchi, and said with a faint smile, "Isn't this within expectations?"

"Manager Pei Hao, Tang Yun and the others' loyalties aren't entirely with you either. If Li Luo keeps eroding them bit by bit like this, they might really choose to defect to Li Luo—after all... Li Luo is the legitimate Young Mansion Master." Pang Pang Qianchi reminded him.

"I know." Manager Pei Hao nodded.

Seeing Manager Pei Hao sitting so calmly and confidently, Pang Pang Qianchi couldn't help but ask curiously, "Does Manager Pei Hao have some trump card?"

Manager Pei Hao didn't answer, but instead picked up his teacup and raised it toward Pang Pang Qianchi.

"No rush."

"Let Li Luo be pleased with himself for a while."