Chapter 305: Li Luo

"Eighth-grade purity Secret Technique Source Water?!"

The atmosphere at the table froze for a moment. A short while later, Li Bi finally came to her senses, her eyes filled with suspicion as she looked at Li Luo.

Jiang Qing'e and Yan Lingqing also had looks of astonishment in their eyes; clearly, even they were unaware of this.

They knew the source of the Secret Technique Source Water—it was actually condensed from Li Luo's own resonant power. Could that even be changed?

A flash of contemplation crossed Jiang Qing'e's eyes; she had vaguely guessed something.

Facing those three pairs of astonished gazes, Li Luo nodded gently, smiled at Li Bi, and said, "Senior Li Bi, you heard correctly. In the future, the Secret Technique Source Water of our Xiyang House will be upgraded, and its purity will reach the eighth grade."

Li Bi found it somewhat unbelievable. As far as she knew, there were no more than three Spirit Liquid and Light Houses in the Great Xia that possessed eighth-grade Secret Technique Source Water.

And yet, a Xiyang House of such modest scale could possess it?

How could that be possible?

As a fifth-grade Resonant Crafter, she knew better than anyone how precious and rare Secret Technique Source Water was. If Xiyang House truly had such a treasure, it would have long since become a premier Spirit Liquid and Light House in the Great Xia; how could it be in such a sorry state now?

"Is Junior Li Luo joking with me? This isn't a funny joke, though. Even if you use some methods to trick me into joining Xiyang House, failing to keep your word in the end would be dishonorable," Li Bi said, her gaze flickering as she spoke slowly.

Every year, some Spirit Liquid and Light Houses in the Great Xia coveted the Resonant Crafters about to graduate from the Resonant Crafting Institute, so they employed various methods to make contact, including some underhanded ones—they would just do whatever it took to trick people into joining first.

This was what the Resonant Crafters at the institute detested most.

If Li Luo truly harbored such intentions, it would land Xiyang House on the Resonant Crafting Institute's blacklist.

"Senior Li Bi, rest assured, I wouldn't do something so stupid."

Li Luo smiled and said, "I was only asking: if Xiyang House truly possessed eighth-grade purity Secret Technique Source Water, would you be willing to come?"

Li Bi pondered for a moment, then finally nodded decisively.

Eighth-grade purity Secret Technique Source Water was quite rare. If she could use such purity in her daily crafting of Spirit Liquid and Light, it would be quite beneficial to her and could also accelerate the improvement of her Resonant Crafter rank.

Although Xiyang House had flaws in other areas, eighth-grade purity Secret Technique Source Water was enough to make up for everything.

Moreover, if what Li Luo said was true, a Xiyang House possessing eighth-grade Secret Technique Source Water would soon be able to grow and charge directly into the top ten Spirit Liquid and Light Houses of the Great Xia.

Seeing this, Li Luo smiled and said, "In that case, please do not accept invitations from other Spirit Liquid and Light Houses for now. Five days from now, Xiyang House will also participate in the invitation event at the Resonant Crafting Institute, and at that time, Xiyang House will demonstrate some of its own strength."

"By then, Senior Li Bi will also see what you want to see."

Li Bi stared into Li Luo's eyes, and the latter met her gaze candidly.

A moment later, Li Bi turned her gaze away, her fingers toying with her wine cup as if she were thinking.

"Senior Li Bi, waiting a few days won't cause any loss anyway. Li Luo is not the type to boast; I guarantee it!" Yan Lingqing urged.

Looking at Yan Lingqing's expectant gaze, Li Bi smiled helplessly and finally nodded.

"Alright, Junior Li Luo, I will wait for the performance of your Xiyang House at the invitation event."

"If everything you said is true and Xiyang House shows corresponding performance, I think not only will I join Xiyang House, but some of the classmates I know who are quite capable should have the same idea."

The implication in her words was that if what Li Luo said was true, Li Bi would also bring some other people along.

After saying this, Li Bi did not stay any longer; she nodded to Jiang Qing'e and Yan Lingqing, then stood up and left directly.

At a table not far away on the same floor, Mei Xuan'er watched Li Bi leave and sneered to herself. It was clear the talks had collapsed. That Yan Lingqing was truly naive, thinking everyone was as stupid as her, trapping herself in a dilapidated Xiyang House.

And now, she even wanted to drag more people into the fire pit.

She would have to properly spread the word about her intentions later so that other soon-to-graduate Resonant Crafters would steer clear.

Meanwhile, Yan Lingqing withdrew her gaze and looked at Li Luo, asking worriedly, "The eighth-grade purity Secret Technique Source Water you mentioned, it should be real, right? Don't go making empty promises to people."

She hadn't wanted to question him while Li Bi was there, choosing to believe Li Luo, but now in private, she couldn't help but ask out of concern.

Jiang Qing'e also cast her gaze over, clearly very concerned about this as well.

Li Luo smiled: "I indeed do not have eighth-grade purity Secret Technique Source Water right now."

Yan Lingqing grew anxious and reached out to pinch Li Luo's ear. You brat, you actually dare to play around at a time like this?

"But in five days, I should have it," Li Luo added quickly upon seeing this.

"What do you mean?" Yan Lingqing stopped and asked.

Li Luo smiled without answering, then turned to look at Jiang Qing'e and said, "Sister Qing'e, please help me send a message to Sister Cai Wei, asking her to help purchase fifty bottles of sixth-grade Spirit Liquid and Light as quickly as possible and send them to the academy."

"Fifty bottles of sixth-grade Spirit Liquid and Light?" Jiang Qing'e was slightly surprised. She saw that Li Luo's expression didn't seem fake, so after a moment of contemplation, she nodded gently: "I will have someone send the message, but these fifty bottles will cost over a million Heavenly Amount Gold... I think Sister Cai Wei will be rubbing her temples again after receiving the letter."

Li Luo laughed bitterly. It would be more than just rubbing her temples; Sister Cai Wei would probably scold him for being a spendthrift again. The House of Luolan was currently in need of funds everywhere, and she was already exhausted from maintaining operations on all sides, all while having to take care of him, a bottomless pit. Just thinking about it, he felt that Sister Cai Wei really had it tough.

But there was no help for it; he was indeed in urgent need of this batch of Spirit Liquid and Light.

Because following his cultivation in the Dark Cave this time, he had begun to notice signs that his sixth-grade Water-Light Resonance was evolving. This naturally made him ecstatic; after all, ever since his Water-Light Resonance reached the sixth grade, he had fed it who knew how much Spirit Liquid and Light—roughly calculated, it should be in the millions of Heavenly Amount Gold.

Yet even so, the sixth-grade Water-Light Resonance had never shown signs of evolving.

This left Li Luo extremely helpless, though he understood it, because the jump from sixth grade to seventh grade was a watershed moment. A seventh-grade resonance could be called a high-grade resonance, while the sixth grade was merely a mid-grade resonance.

He also believed that once his Water-Light Resonance could evolve to the seventh grade, his strength would also receive a massive boost.

At the same time, once the Water-Light Resonance evolved to the seventh grade, the Secret Technique Source Water condensed from it would naturally rise by a grade as well; reaching eighth-grade purity would not be difficult.

And once the eighth-grade purity Secret Technique Source Water appeared, Xiyang House would certainly be able to grow rapidly. If combined with the four-star formula that Bai Meng was researching, Xiyang House charging into the top ten of the Great Xia should not be a dream.

By then, all investments could be earned back.

"Keep playing coy. Let's see what you do when you can't produce the eighth-grade purity Secret Technique Source Water," Yan Lingqing glared at Li Luo.

She knew that the Secret Technique Source Water was condensed by Li Luo himself, but she did not know his efficiency in refining Spirit Liquid and Light, so she couldn't guess what he needed so much Spirit Liquid and Light for.

Jiang Qing'e said, "Actually, I think the most important thing right now is to first ensure that Xiyang House can obtain the invitation qualification."

She gave Li Luo a smile.

"And this matter can only be left to you."

They were not familiar with Tutor Xi Chan, so the matter of going through her back door could only be left to Li Luo.

Li Luo didn't dawdle and stood up, preparing to leave, while sighing: "I hope Tutor Xi Chan can give me a back door for the sake of me saving face for her in the Dark Cave this time."

With that, he strode away.

Watching Li Luo's departing back, Yan Lingqing lost the mood to eat or drink. She sighed and said, "Can our Xiyang House really have an eye-catching performance at the invitation event?"

She knew Xiyang House's strength all too well: the Resonant Crafters were average, the formulas were average, and the only highlight was Li Luo's seventh-grade purity Secret Technique Source Water. But the invitation event would surely be full of the top Spirit Liquid and Light Houses in the Great Xia; while seventh-grade purity Secret Technique Source Water was rare and precious, it wasn't unique to them.

She believed that in the future, Xiyang House would be able to grow, but for now, might it still be a bit too early?

Jiang Qing'e smiled and personally poured a cup of Green Ant Brew for Yan Lingqing, saying, "Don't worry. Since Li Luo has boasted, I feel there is still some certainty."

"You didn't enter the Dark Cave this time, so you don't know that the things he boasted about wanting to do in the Dark Cave were even more unbelievable than this."

Hearing this, Yan Lingqing finally developed some interest.

"Oh? Tell me quickly, what did this brat do again?"

Afterward, the two women huddled together, tasting the mellow Green Ant Brew, and began to converse in low voices.