Chapter 324: Celebration Party

The invitation event for the Essence Refinement Institute finally came to a successful conclusion.

As an observer, Li Luo watched the subsequent Grade Four and Grade Five refinement sessions, and he deeply felt the gap between Xiyang House and these top-tier spirit liquid and light houses; the foundation of the latter was indeed not to be underestimated, and Xiyang House still needed some accumulation if it wanted to catch up.

Fortunately, however, the potential of Xiyang House had already been demonstrated; with the Grade Eight purity secret source water, as Xiyang House gradually grew stronger in the future, it would be able to continuously enrich its formula library and strengthen itself.

He believed that it would not take too long for Xiyang House to also become a top-tier spirit liquid and light house in the Great Xia.

The invitation event ended, and all the spirit liquid and light houses had gained something, but the most eye-catching among them remained Xiyang House and Heavenly Palace House; the latter went without saying, as the top spirit liquid and light house in the Great Xia, its appeal had always been the most dazzling at the Essence Refinement Institute's invitation event.

Xiyang House, on the other hand, was a dark horse that had suddenly appeared, its momentum overshadowing all other spirit liquid and light houses except for Heavenly Palace House.

Watching the many top students surrounding Yan Lingqing, Li Luo was all smiles, and then he and Jiang Qing'e saw the Princess, who was attracting quite a few gazes, walking gracefully toward their location.

"Congratulations to you both; Xiyang House truly stunned everyone this time." A faint smile appeared on the Princess's stunning, oval-shaped face, making one feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze.

"Your Highness is too kind; it was just a bit of luck, nowhere near the profound foundation of Heavenly Palace House," Jiang Qing'e smiled and said.

"Junior Li Luo, your recent momentum is truly unparalleled," the Princess said to Li Luo with a smile.

"Circumstances forced my hand; if I could just be a stable 'Marquis Second Generation,' who would want to show their face like this and risk so much?" Li Luo sighed.

"'Marquis Second Generation'? That is quite fitting."

The Princess chuckled; sometimes, the way Li Luo spoke was truly amusing.

"I heard that the Academy's Golden Hall has already come up with the reward plan for Junior Li Luo regarding your actions in the Dark Cave," the Princess said.

Li Luo's expression shifted; the Princess's information channels were clearly sharper than his own. He hadn't received a whisper of news yet, but the Princess already knew the result was out.

As for that result, he was actually quite nervous; after all, it concerned the loss of his own foundation. Although he was still some distance away from the General-level, he wanted to resolve this loss of foundation as soon as possible, because no one knew if there would be any complications if it dragged on, and that kind of complication was something he absolutely could not afford.

"After discussions in the Academy's Golden Hall, I'm afraid the massive reward of 100, 00 points for Junior Li Luo is a certainty." The Princess did not keep him in suspense and stated the result directly, which made Li Luo secretly heave a great sigh of relief, the joy in his eyes spreading uncontrollably.

"I thank Your Highness for informing me in advance," Li Luo said with a smile.

"This news will be released by tomorrow at the latest; it was just a small favor on my part."

The Princess smiled slightly, then her phoenix eyes turned to Jiang Qing'e, and she said half-jokingly, "Qing'e, I would like to borrow Li Luo from you for a while tomorrow; I hope you approve."

Jiang Qing'e was slightly startled, then she seemed to realize something and said, "Is it about the recovery of the King?"

The Princess nodded and said, "A month has passed since the last time, so it is time to trouble Li Luo again. However, this time he cannot go out; I must ask Li Luo to make a trip to the Royal Palace."

Jiang Qing'e smiled faintly, "A small matter, no problem."

"Then I will have him picked up for the Royal Palace tomorrow," the Princess laughed.

With just a few words, the two women decided Li Luo's schedule for tomorrow, which gave the person involved standing nearby a feeling of being ignored. He immediately wanted to angrily protest, but eventually thought better of it and just sighed in his heart: who exactly is the one in charge of Luolan House?

Afterward, the Princess continued to chat casually with the two for a while before taking her leave.

Li Luo then said to Jiang Qing'e, "There should be a celebration party tonight to gather all these top students who are interested in joining Xiyang House; it counts as building rapport in advance."

"Are you coming? I've already made the preparations."

Jiang Qing'e didn't have much interest in these things, but since this celebration party was of extraordinary significance to Xiyang House, she still nodded with a smile.

"You've even prepared the celebration party in advance; it seems you were very confident in yourself beforehand," she laughed.

Li Luo also smiled. Of course he was confident. With a four-star formula plus Grade Eight purity secret source water, although he was facing a group of Grade Five Essence Refiners, everyone was refining Grade Three spirit liquid. The opponents might have been more proficient in essence refinement techniques than him, but he possessed the Water-Light Resonance, which also provided some bonuses to the refinement process. So, with the two canceling each other out, he really didn't feel he would lose to them.

Afterward, Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e waited for some time before seeing a wave of Essence Refinement Institute students, led by Yan Lingqing, surging over with quite an imposing momentum.

"So many people?"

Li Luo was startled when he saw them.

"There are quite a few among them who haven't graduated from the Essence Refinement Institute yet; they should also be interested in Xiyang House. Lingqing is quite clever; these people are fresh blood for the future. Recruiting them early saves a lot of effort later, and even if they haven't graduated, they can come to Xiyang House as temporary workers during the holidays," Jiang Qing'e chuckled, seeing things more clearly than Li Luo.

Hearing this, Li Luo couldn't help but praise her; Sister Lingqing was indeed very reliable in her work. Moreover, she had spent three years at the Essence Refinement Institute and knew some of the more outstanding students, so she was truly the best person to recruit them.

"Li Luo, how did I do with this task?"

Yan Lingqing walked over with the large group, her voice filled with pride.

Li Luo gave a thumbs-up directly, then he looked at Li Bi beside Yan Lingqing and smiled, "Senior Li Bi, I wasn't just boasting before, was I?"

Li Bi's cheeks were a bit red, but she still said gracefully, "It was indeed my short-sightedness before; I didn't expect the President's methods to be so astonishing."

Even the way she addressed him had changed directly from Junior Li Luo to President, which was quite direct.

"In the future, the development of Xiyang House will also rely on everyone," Li Luo smiled.

The Essence Refinement Institute students who had come with Yan Lingqing and were interested in Xiyang House all responded with smiles.

"Today is a joyous day for my Xiyang House. If everyone has time, please do not be absent from the upcoming celebration party; tonight, we drink until we drop!" Li Luo laughed heartily.

Everyone cheered.

So, Li Luo then called over the great contributor Bai Mengmeng, the secondary contributor Lu Qinger, and the atmosphere-setters like Yu Lang, and the group headed off in a grand procession.

This scene drew quite a few side-glances.

After all, most of the other heads of spirit liquid and light houses were middle-aged people; even if they had completed their recruitment tasks, they couldn't lower themselves to mingle with these greenhorns who had just left the academy. As for Xiyang House, Li Luo, as the President, was currently a student of the Astral Sage College, so he naturally didn't need to worry about such things.

In one part of the venue, Duze Honglian and Duze Beixuan watched the departing crowd, their expressions not looking very good. How could they not see that after this time, the rise of Xiyang House was truly unstoppable?

"Damn it, this Xiyang House was clearly about to go bankrupt; how did it become so prosperous in just half a year?" Duze Beixuan said, unwilling to accept it.

Duze Honglian said indifferently, "You know the answer, why refuse to admit it?"

Duze Beixuan paused and cursed, "Why do I feel like this bastard Li Luo is even more troublesome than Jiang Qing'e?"

Duze Honglian also sighed in her heart. This feeling wasn't unique to Duze Beixuan. In the past, when Luolan House was under Jiang Qing'e's control, although she maintained the situation, their Duze House still held the initiative and advantage in some confrontations. But ever since Li Luo came to Great Xia City, these repeated clashes had all ended with Luolan House gaining the upper hand.

This bastard is truly a monster.

At this time, Han Zhi also stepped down, returning to the Daze House side with a pale and green complexion. He could feel the mocking gazes of the Essence Refiners from Daze House directed at him.

"Eldest Miss, Young House Master, this failure of Daze House is all due to my incompetence; I wish to resign," Han Zhi said bitterly.

He knew that after this failure, his status within Daze House would become increasingly awkward.

Duze Beixuan gritted his teeth, wanting to lash out, but was stopped by a wave of Duze Honglian's hand. She glanced at Han Zhi and said calmly, "Vice President Han Zhi, resigning after a failure is not the best choice. The struggle between Daze House and Xiyang House has not ended yet. If I were you, I would continue to wait for an opportunity."

Han Zhi's body trembled, his eyes turning red, and he said, "I am willing to die for the Eldest Miss and Daze House!"

Duze Honglian nodded indifferently and then turned to leave.

The loyalty and oaths of someone who had once betrayed their original master had no credibility, but she didn't care about that. She didn't intend to let Han Zhi leave; after all, he was the former President of Xiyang House. As long as he was in Daze House for one day, he would always be a stain on Xiyang House.

So he still had some value; abandoning him now was not a smart move.

Although... she actually also wanted to curse...

Useless trash, how could you lose even this?