Chapter 28: Li Luo's First Bottle of Spirit Liquid and Light

Zhuang Yi and his group suddenly entered the First-Grade Refining Room with an aggressive air, immediately causing a stir in the atmosphere and drawing gazes of astonishment.

Yan Lingqing also noticed their arrival; her pretty face sank at once, and she scolded coldly, "Vice President Zhuang Yi, are your people always this unruly?"

Zhuang Yi wore a smile and said, "Vice President Yan, no need to be angry. I am here for the same matter as before. Ever since the First-Grade Refining Room came under your management, the production volume of Spirit Liquid and Light has declined, and there have even been many substandard products. This has seriously affected the performance of our Xiyang House."

He wore an expression of deep concern.

Yan Lingqing said coldly, "Don't you know the reason for the decline in production? If you hadn't placed restrictions on the materials, how could this have happened?"

Zhuang Yi frowned and said, "Vice President Yan, you are making baseless accusations. Materials are already scarce; how could I conjure them out of thin air?"

"I personally feel that although Vice President Yan comes from the Saint Xuanxing Academy, your experience is still shallow. Perhaps some of your concepts do not align with those of our Xiyang House's first-grade phase crafters. I fear that having you guide them will only hold them back."

Inside the First-Grade Refining Room, no one dared to interrupt. Everyone could see clearly that this was a struggle between two vice presidents, and they had no need to get involved and become cannon fodder.

Zhuang Yi stared at Yan Lingqing and said, "Vice President Yan, as phase crafters, everything must be judged by results. You have been in charge of the First-Grade Refining Room for some time now, yet the results are minimal. The first-grade Spirit Liquid and Light refined by the phase crafters you teach has a refining strength that barely reaches fifty percent at best. In contrast, my disciple, Shi Yun, can already stably refine 'Blue Green Spirit Liquid' with a refining strength of fifty-six percent."

"You must know that the average standard for the first-grade Spirit Liquid and Light produced by our Xiyang House in the past was fifty-three percent. So, if Vice President Yan is truly thinking of Xiyang House, I suggest you hand over the First-Grade Refining Room. Otherwise, if this continues, the first-grade Spirit Liquid and Light produced by Xiyang House will likely have no market left in Tianshu County."

As Zhuang Yi spoke, he looked at some of the other high-level figures of Xiyang House who had come with him and said, "Do you all think my words are reasonable?"

Those high-level figures looked thoughtful. Although they did not want to get involved in the struggle between the two sides, they had to admit that what Zhuang Yi said made a lot of sense. In their Xiyang House, everything had to rely on results.

The fact that Zhuang Yi's disciple could stably refine first-grade Spirit Liquid and Light with a refining strength of fifty-six percent was enough to prove his excellence.

Thus, a high-level figure said hesitantly, "Vice President Yan, why not let Shi Yun take charge of this First-Grade Refining Room? That way, you can focus on guiding the Second-Grade Refining Room; after all, those are also key products for our Xiyang House."

Yan Lingqing was expressionless. If she gave in now, it would mean she had failed in her struggle with Zhuang Yi. This would set a precedent, leading to her being at a disadvantage step by step in the future.

But if she refused to budge, Zhuang Yi was being aggressive, and his reasons were extremely justifiable. If the stalemate continued, it would also cause her some damage.

Therefore, she was truly in a dilemma.

Watching Yan Lingqing, whose eyes showed signs of struggle, a smile could not help but appear on the corner of Zhuang Yi's mouth. So what if she was a top student from the Saint Xuanxing Academy? Wasn't she still just a fledgling?

Hum!

Just as the pressure on Yan Lingqing was becoming greater and greater, a blue light suddenly erupted in the nearly frozen atmosphere of the First-Grade Refining Room.

The sudden change left everyone stunned. Then, following their gazes, they saw Li Luo at a refining station in the back, holding a bottle of blue-green liquid with a look of joy on his face.

The first bottle of Spirit Liquid and Light in his life had been refined under these circumstances.

After refining this bottle of "Blue Green Spirit Liquid," Li Luo casually picked up the refining test needle from the side and inserted it into the bottle.

Then he saw the needle begin to climb rapidly.

After a few breaths, the needle stopped directly at the sixty percent mark.

Wow!

Some of the nearby first-grade phase crafters clearly saw this scene, and they could not help but burst into shocked exclamations.

Figures couldn't help but rush over, exclaiming, "Sixty percent refining strength?!! The 'Blue Green Spirit Liquid' refined by the Young Mansion Master actually reached sixty percent refining strength?!!"

"How is that possible?!"

Inside the First-Grade Refining Room, those who heard the exclamation were filled with disbelief. Ignoring the struggle between Yan Lingqing and Zhuang Yi, they swarmed toward where Li Luo was.

When they saw the index on the refining test needle, they were speechless for a moment, their gazes turning toward the smiling Li Luo with shock.

They knew very well that Li Luo had only been learning phase crafting for about two weeks. Yet, in such a short time, not only had he successfully refined first-grade Spirit Liquid and Light, but what was most unbelievable was that the refining strength of this Spirit Liquid and Light was so high!

What kind of talent was this?

"Move aside."

Yan Lingqing's voice rang out from outside the crowd. The crowd hurriedly parted, and she walked in quickly with her long legs, her beautiful eyes fixed tightly on the Blue Green Spirit Liquid in Li Luo's hand.

"Let me see." She said to Li Luo.

Li Luo handed it over as requested. Yan Lingqing took it and quickly poured out a drop of the Blue Green Spirit Liquid. After sensing it slightly, her pretty face moved: "Such pure Blue Green Spirit Liquid, it truly reaches a refining strength of sixty percent."

She stared at Li Luo with burning eyes. She hadn't realized before that Li Luo could have such talent in phase crafting.

You have to know, this was his first time.

She remembered that when she became a first-grade phase crafter, the finished product she refined was only around fifty-seven or fifty-eight percent, which was considered quite good.

Yan Lingqing seemed to have suddenly thought of something. A smile appeared on her usually cold, pretty face. She grabbed the bottle of Blue Green Spirit Liquid, turned around, and looked at Zhuang Yi, who was also looking surprised, saying, "Vice President Zhuang Yi, it seems I don't need to hand over the First-Grade Refining Room for now."

Zhuang Yi stared at the bottle of Spirit Liquid and Light with an uncertain expression. He had heard the previous exclamations. Li Luo had refined Blue Green Spirit Liquid with sixty percent strength?

You have to know that even if he and Yan Lingqing, as fourth-grade phase crafters, were to do it, the first-grade Blue Green Spirit Liquid they refined would probably only barely reach sixty-five percent refining strength. But in Zhuang Yi's memory, he hadn't personally refined first-grade Spirit Liquid and Light for many years, because for him, such refining was a pure waste of time and the cost-effectiveness was too low. After all, a bottle of first-grade Spirit Liquid and Light was only worth a few dozen Heavenly Amount Gold.

This was the first time he had heard of someone reaching sixty percent refining strength on their first attempt at refining Spirit Liquid and Light. His disciple, Shi Yun, had practiced Blue Green Spirit Liquid for a full year before he could barely reach fifty-six percent.

Compared to Li Luo, it was like the difference between clouds and mud.

Zhuang Yi twitched the corner of his mouth and said stiffly, "Vice President Yan, didn't you do something to it? The Young Mansion Master has only been exposed to phase crafting for less than half a month."

Yan Lingqing glanced at him indifferently and said, "Many people saw the Young Mansion Master's refining process earlier. This excuse of yours is too weak. Or are you saying the Young Mansion Master needs to perform it again specifically for you?"

Many people around nodded; they had indeed seen the production of this bottle of Spirit Liquid and Light with their own eyes.

The expression on Zhuang Yi's face became even stiffer. Finally, he gave a dry laugh and said, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare."

Although he didn't necessarily value Li Luo much in his heart, regardless, Li Luo was the nominal Young Mansion Master. In front of so many people, he dared not show any contempt for him.

"Vice President Zhuang Yi, if whoever refines first-grade Spirit Liquid and Light with higher refining strength can become the person in charge of the First-Grade Refining Room, then can I also?" Li Luo added with a smile.

Zhuang Yi laughed dryly: "That depends on Vice President Yan's wishes."

Afterward, Zhuang Yi realized that today's challenge had completely failed, so he awkwardly echoed a few more words before turning and leaving with a gloomy face.

Inside the First-Grade Refining Room, the atmosphere suddenly relaxed, followed by sounds of congratulations. The gazes directed at Li Luo were filled with envy and admiration.

Li Luo smiled and responded to the congratulations. Then Yan Lingqing shooed everyone away to continue practicing, and she looked at Li Luo with great interest, saying, "I didn't expect you to be able to refine Spirit Liquid of this refining strength on your first try. It seems you really have great talent in phase crafting."

At the Saint Xuanxing Academy, Yan Lingqing had seen many phase crafting geniuses. Of course, there were those who could reach this level on their first try, but what she didn't expect was that Li Luo, with his fifth-grade water phase, could achieve this. What did this mean? It meant that Li Luo likely possessed a unique sensitivity in the fusion and blending of various materials. This was a special talent, a talent Yan Lingqing had once seen in the Phase Crafting Institute of the Saint Xuanxing Academy.

"Maybe it was just good luck," Li Luo said modestly. If he knew Yan Lingqing's guess, he would probably be a bit embarrassed, because he didn't have that so-called talent. His ability to reach sixty percent refining strength on his first try was actually just purely relying on the unique refining nature of his "Water-Light Phase" to force it up. Because he discovered that even though he had been estimating, when the result came out, he had still underestimated the refining nature after the water phase and light phase were perfectly fused together.

Yan Lingqing ignored his modesty and said, "Thanks to you this time, but I won't bother with words of thanks. After all, Xiyang House is also making money for you."

She paused, and a smile bloomed on her usually cold, pretty face.

"But I'm in a good mood, so I can treat you to a meal later."

Li Luo originally wanted to say that he was actually in a hurry to go home and practice phase arts, but thinking of Yan Lingqing's usual strictness, his survival instinct finally made him show a happy expression.

(There was an error earlier; the other vice president should be called Zhuang Yi. The name Bei Yu was the original name, but later I thought it sounded bad and changed it, but I didn't notice there were still leftovers. It has been corrected and does not affect reading.)

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