Chapter 321: Enough to Go Around

An eight-grade purity Mi Fa source water!

The moment Li Luo's words fell, the atmosphere in the venue suddenly went still. The heads of the various Ling Shui Qi Guang Houses all changed color and abruptly stood up, somewhat losing their composure.

As for the students of the Xiang Li Yuan, they didn't know much about Mi Fa source water, but that didn't stop them from sensing something extraordinary from the changing expressions of the Refiners present.

"My heavens!"

Yan Yan Lingqing's small mouth slowly opened wide at this moment, round and full as if she could stuff a fist in, and she stared at Li Luo on the stage in utter shock.

Just moments ago she had still been in the midst of the shock and wild joy over the four-star grade formula Li Luo had produced, but who could have known it wasn't over yet—Li Luo had produced an eight-grade purity Mi Fa source water on top of that!

At this moment, Yan Yan Lingqing truly felt as if she were dreaming.

"Sister Cai, bite me quick, see if I'm dreaming!" Yan Yan Lingqing dazedly held out her small hand in front of Cai Wei.

Cai Wei rolled her eyes at her in exasperation, but simply reached out and pinched her fair cheek hard, pinching so hard she left a red mark.

"Ouch!"

Yan Yan Lingqing was so hurt her eyes welled up with tears, and she gazed at Cai Wei with grievance.

Cai Wei gave an awkward smile. In truth, her own heart was surging just as violently at this moment. Regarding this great meat pie that had fallen from the heavens, she likewise felt it was somewhat inconceivable, so she also wanted to test whether she was dreaming. But pinching herself hurt too much, and since Yan Yan Lingqing had eagerly offered herself up, she served perfectly as a test subject.

"Jiang Qinge, did you know all along?" Cai Wei looked at Jiang Jiang Qinge, who was the calmest of them all, and asked.

"You two are terrible, hiding such important news and making us worry for nothing!" Yan Yan Lingqing said indignantly.

Jiang Jiang Qinge smiled and said, "Actually, I only knew he had a four-star grade formula, but I didn't know he also had an eight-grade purity Mi Fa source water."

"It's just that Li Luo isn't the reckless type. Since he insisted on taking the stage, I guessed he must have had some preparations, so I didn't worry as much as you two did."

Tang Yun, who stood to one side, recovered from his shock and said in wild joy, "The young mansion master is truly a heaven-gifted genius! With this four-star grade formula and the eight-grade purity Mi Fa source water, our Xi Yang House will surely rise!"

The other Refiners who had followed along were also overjoyed beyond measure. An eight-grade purity Mi Fa source water—for them, that was something they didn't even have the qualifications to touch. And yet now, the young mansion master had actually produced it?

Going forward, wouldn't they also be able to get a share? Even if they only got a tiny bit, that would still be more than enough to satisfy them.

At this moment, they were immensely grateful that they had chosen to join Xi Yang House earlier.

On the viewing platform, Yu Lang also sighed and shook his head, saying, "This Li Luo does indeed have some real skill. It seems being around me, he's learned quite a lot."

"Meng Die Ling Shui..."

He muttered the name once, then suddenly frowned and murmured, "This name... why does it sound a bit like you, Bai Mengmeng?"

Bai Bai Mengmeng looked at him, and a moving smile bloomed on her pure little face: "Because this is what I researched and developed. Then the captain said that to thank me, he named it after me."

Yu Lang was struck as if by lightning and said resentfully, "That bastard Li Luo!"

"Hmm?" Lv Qing'er, who stood to one side, looked over with unfriendly eyes.

Bai Bai Mengmeng also smiled and said, "Classmate Yu Lang, you shouldn't go saying things carelessly, or I'll tell my sister."

Yu Lang immediately shuddered and forced a smile: "Calm down, don't do anything rash, people could die."

Lv Qing'er pursed her lips lightly. She knew that Bai Bai Mengmeng had researched and developed a four-star grade formula and gifted it to Li Luo, but she hadn't expected Li Luo to actually use Bai Bai Mengmeng's name to name this Ling Shui...

This little girl, who looked pure and cute, harmless as could be, didn't seem to be a lamp that spared any oil herself.

"Eight-grade purity source water..."

Over at Da Ze House, Du Ze Duze Honglian and Du Ze Duze Beixuan were already in a dazed state. Clearly, the eight-grade source water Li Luo had produced was even more shocking than the four-star grade formula from before.

"How could he possibly have Mi Fa source water of this purity?" Du Ze Duze Beixuan asked in a dry voice.

Du Ze Duze Honglian wearily rubbed her smooth brow. Even she couldn't help wanting to curse at this moment—did this Li Luo have some treasure sack? Every time he reaches in, out comes a great treasure?!

A four-star grade formula—their Da Ze House had developed for all these years, investing enormous funds in research, and the four-star grade formulas they had in reserve could be counted on one hand. Yet Li Luo had only been managing Xi Yang House for half a year, and he already had a four-star grade formula?

As for the Mi Fa source water, there was even less to say... the upper seven-grade Mi Fa source water from before had already made people feel unbalanced inside, and now it was even better—directly upgraded to eight-grade purity?!

Do you think this is some street vendor's sugar water?! And it comes with version updates and upgrades?!

Throughout the entire Da Xia, among all these Ling Shui Qi Guang Houses, only the strongest, Tian Gong House, possessed a single lower eight-grade purity Mi Fa source water. None of the other Ling Shui Qi Guang Houses had ever had one!

From this, one could see just how rare an eight-grade purity Mi Fa source water truly was.

And something this rare—Li Luo says that after half a year of hard research on their part, they came up with it?! Are you trying to fool a ghost?!

"No wonder he was able to reach a sixty-six percent tempering power."

Du Ze Duze Honglian let out a sigh. Now she finally understood. It turned out Li Luo not only possessed a four-star grade formula, but also had the aid of eight-grade purity Mi Fa source water. Add to that his own outstanding Refining talent, and reaching this tempering power was indeed not impossible.

"This time, our Da Ze House has lost."

Du Ze Duze Honglian also felt some unwillingness. Da Ze House was a top-tier Ling Shui Qi Guang House in Da Xia, and today's invitation gathering had essentially been used by Xi Yang House as a stepping stone to rise above them.

Du Ze Duze Beixuan was so angry he slammed the armrest of his chair hard. Suppressing Xi Yang House was part of the Du Ze Mansion's strategic plan against Luo Lan Mansion, and everything had been going smoothly. They had spent no small cost to incite Han Zhi's betrayal, and they had all thought Xi Yang House would be dealt a crushing blow from which it would never recover, perhaps even go bankrupt. But who could have imagined that in the end, this Xi Yang House on the verge of collapse had been forcibly propped back up by Li Luo.

How could this bastard be so freakishly talented?!

"How about it?"

The Eldest Princess turned her head to look at Grandmaster Gui Xu, who was likewise in a state of shock.

Grandmaster Gui Xu was speechless and said with a bitter smile, "What can I even say? A four-star grade formula, eight-grade Mi Fa source water... especially the latter—does that just appear out of nowhere?"

"The price our Tian Gong House paid for that lower eight-grade purity Mi Fa source water—Your Highness should know better than anyone."

The Eldest Princess slightly nodded her delicate chin and said, "An eight-grade purity Mi Fa source water—Li Luo couldn't have produced it. I suspect this might be something his parents secretly left behind."

The Eldest Princess's eyes narrowed in thought. The backgrounds of those two mansion masters of Luo Lan Mansion were a mystery, but since they could possess such a supreme treasure, producing an eight-grade purity Mi Fa source water wasn't anything inconceivable.

Grandmaster Gui Xu nodded and said, "Regardless, Xi Yang House now has the capital to rise. Given time, it may even have the capital to contend with our Tian Gong House."

His expression shifted, and he said quietly, "Should we... employ some measures to suppress and delay Xi Yang House's rise? The current Luo Lan Mansion and Xi Yang House are in a precarious state."

Behind Tian Gong House stood the Da Xia royal court, so the power and methods it could bring to bear would be stronger than those of Du Ze Mansion. Therefore, if the Eldest Princess truly had such an intention, Xi Yang House's rise would not be so easy.

The Eldest Princess's deep eyes swept over him, and she said coolly, "I have my own plans. Do not act on your own."

Grandmaster Gui Xu's heart gave a jolt, and he hurriedly nodded in assent.

The Eldest Princess said nothing more. She was currently courting Jiang Jiang Qinge, having taken a fancy to her future potential, so in her attitude toward Luo Lan Mansion, she was relatively amicable. And most importantly, the current Li Luo could treat His Majesty's congenital defect. For this reason alone, she could not sit idly by and let anything happen to Li Luo.

Because at that point half a year from now, too many changes would be coming to Da Xia.

That time was also when the agreement made earlier with the royal uncle would come due—returning power to the king.

The Eldest Princess did not know whether her royal uncle would carry out the agreement as promised, but she was also secretly making some preparations for it...

The eighth-grade purity Mi Fa source water shocked the entire venue.

It also shocked Han Zhi.

He stared with a deathly pale face at the Mi Fa source water in Li Luo's hand—this was something he had never imagined.

"Did the two Estate Masters secretly leave this for you?"

"Why? If they had taken this thing out earlier, I would surely have been able to lead Xi Yang House to become a top-tier Spirit Water Strange Light House in Da Xia. How could I possibly have chosen to betray?!" Han Zhi said, trembling.

It was precisely because he had lost hope in Xi Yang House's future that he chose to leave, but if he had known earlier that Li Luo could produce eighth-grade purity Mi Fa source water, how could he have gone to Da Ze House?!

After all, Da Ze House doesn't have eighth-grade purity Mi Fa source water either!

At this moment, the regret and fury surging in Han Zhi's heart nearly twisted his face out of shape.

However, Li Luo had no mind to pay further attention to this traitor. He looked at the outstanding talents of the Material Refining Institute throughout the venue, a warm smile on his face, and spoke out in a clear voice.

"Seniors and senior sisters of the Material Refining Institute, today our Xi Yang House has come to this invitation gathering, of course still with the aim of recruiting you."

"I hereby, in the name of Xi Yang House's president, extend an invitation to you. Although our Xi Yang House is small in scale now, and its foundation cannot compare to the top-tier Spirit Water Strange Light Houses present, being small also has its advantages..."

"For example..."

Li Luo raised the Mi Fa source water in his hand, the smile on his face like that of a big bad wolf luring a little girl.

"At the very least, our Mi Fa source water..."

"Is in unlimited supply."