Chapter 81: The Grand Festival

As Li Luo filled the energy apertures on the "Little Formless Divine Wheel" one by one, the vacation days slipped away, and in the blink of an eye, another half-month had passed.

However, during this half-month, Li Luo's resonance power did not reach the ten-seal level, but remained at the nine-seal stage. Clearly, the further one progresses, the slower the rate of improvement becomes. The reason Li Luo's progress had been so rapid previously was, first, his own good talent and the assistance of the Golden House, and second, that he had not slacked off during his empty resonance period, continuing to practice without interruption, which led to his subsequent explosive growth.

Now that those previous accumulations were essentially exhausted, his cultivation speed had become more normal.

At this moment, a month had already passed since the end of the academy's grand examination. The lingering heat of the examination had finally dissipated completely, and the attention of the people in Tianshu Prefecture was drawn to another upcoming grand ceremony.

That was the so-called Festival of Spirit Water and Strange Light.

In this world where resonance exists, the importance of resonance is self-evident; it determines cultivation and everything else.

Spirit water and strange light, being items capable of enhancing the grade of one's resonance, have become an indispensable consumable, so any move related to them attracts a great deal of attention.

After all, the academy's grand examination is just for show, while spirit water and strange light are potentially related to one's own personal interests.

The Festival of Spirit Water and Strange Light will attract all the spirit water and strange light houses in Tianshu Prefecture. They will send their most formidable resonance refiners to compete for the title of the number one resonance refiner in Tianshu Prefecture, as this will be beneficial for the reputation of their respective houses, thereby influencing their market share.

The interests involved in this are quite enormous.

Therefore, for this Festival of Spirit Water and Strange Light, all the spirit water and strange light houses in Tianshu Prefecture have been preparing for a long time, including the Xiayang House of the Luolan Mansion.

The location of the grand festival is in a plaza in the south of Nanfeng City.

When Li Luo arrived here with Cai Wei and looked at the surging crowd, he was also somewhat surprised and laughed, "It really is lively."

"The grand festival has already been going on for three days, but these three days were just for everyone to display their products to attract attention. The real show starts today," Cai Wei giggled.

"How is Miss Lingqing preparing?" Li Luo asked.

"I don't know. She has been buried in the refining room for quite a while, and I don't dare to disturb her. However, she has already arrived, so you can ask her when you see her later," Cai Wei shook her head.

Li Luo smiled and nodded. The two walked to the area allocated to the Xiayang House, and there, by the high railing, they saw Yan Lingqing staring at the center of the plaza, where refining platforms were being set up. Clearly, today's resonance refining competition would take place there.

"It seems Miss Lingqing takes today's grand festival very seriously," Li Luo smiled.

Yan Lingqing adjusted her silver-rimmed glasses and said indifferently, "I don't mind losing to others, but I absolutely cannot lose to that woman, Song Qiuyu."

Hearing this, Li Luo said, "Then are you confident?"

Yan Lingqing pondered slightly and said, "Song Qiuyu and I are both fourth-grade resonance refiners, and our refining strength is about the same. This time, I have chosen a fourth-grade spirit water that I am most proficient in; its refining power can stably reach between fifty-eight and sixty percent. As far as I know, the fourth-grade spirit water that Song Qiuyu has refined before is slightly inferior to mine."

"So, if there are no major variables, my winning percentage will be higher."

Cai Wei, standing to the side, said in a soft, sweet voice, "This time, the Song family is cooperating with the Moshui House, which can be said to be coming on aggressively. Will they have any special preparations?"

Her eyes shifted, and she said, "For example, letting that Song Qiuyu concoct a fifth-grade spirit water and strange light?"

"Impossible!"

Yan Lingqing said without hesitation, "I am only just barely touching the threshold of a fifth-grade resonance refiner now, and every time I try to refine fifth-grade spirit water, it ends in failure without exception. On what basis could Song Qiuyu do it?"

Seeing her so categorical, Cai Wei did not say anything more. After all, Yan Lingqing was the professional when it came to refining spirit water and strange light, and she herself did not understand the ins and outs of it.

Li Luo smiled, "When refining spirit water and strange light, it seems everyone can bring an assistant to help? Has Miss Lingqing found an assistant yet?"

Yan Lingqing looked at Li Luo with her beautiful eyes and said, "Is this a lack of trust in me?"

Li Luo said sincerely, "I'm just concerned about you. Actually, I don't care about Miss Lingqing's win or loss, because even if you lose, it's no big deal in my eyes. Those so-called reputations have no effect compared to the solid quality of our Xiayang House."

"So Miss Lingqing doesn't need to put too much pressure on herself."

Yan Lingqing was stunned. The look in her eyes as she watched Li Luo became much softer, but she still habitually said, "I don't have any pressure at all."

However, she immediately turned her head away, her smooth, fair, pointed chin lifting slightly, "But if you want to be an assistant, then suit yourself. Anyway, you are the Young Mansion Master, and I can't control you."

Li Luo smiled; this tsundere personality was truly cute.

He chatted with the two women for a while longer, then went into the venue, intending to stroll around alone to look at other spirit water and strange light products.

Cai Wei and Yan Lingqing stood on the upper floor watching his back. The former smiled and said, "Our Young Mansion Master really knows how to cherish the fair sex."

Yan Lingqing gave a light snort and said, "Children are just meddlesome. Even if some trouble really arises, he's just a second-grade resonance refiner—can he even save the situation for me?"

"You're really stubborn. You were clearly a bit moved just now, weren't you?" Cai Wei said.

"Pfft, are there few people who fawn over me? Does this level of talk want to shake my iron heart? Do you know my nickname in the Resonance Refining Institute of the Saint Profound Star Academy?"

"'Stone-Heart Saintess'!" Yan Lingqing puffed out her chest, her tone full of pride.

Cai Wei couldn't help but cover her face and said irritably, "What is there to be proud of about that? Is your brain fried from refining spirit water and strange light?"

"And this action doesn't suit you."

Yan Lingqing's willow eyebrows immediately stood up. That hateful vixen, she was just talking, yet she dared to make a personal attack!

Scratch you!

So she directly stretched out her demonic claws and scratched toward Cai Wei's waist and chest.

Between the high railings, the two women frolicked, their beauty dazzling to the eyes.

As for Li Luo, who was not lucky enough to enjoy this sight, he was strolling leisurely through the plaza, looking with great interest at the products launched by the various spirit water and strange light houses.

As he was now a second-grade resonance refiner, observing other products more often was also beneficial for deepening his understanding of spirit water and strange light.

After walking around for a while, he had gained quite a lot.

After wandering for half a day, just as Li Luo was planning to head back, his gaze suddenly swept across a familiar graceful figure.

It was Lu Qinger.

Today, she was wearing a simple, elegant cyan top, a short skirt on her lower body, paired with clean, smooth silk stockings. With her beautiful and moving face and a small white umbrella in her hand, her appearance and temperament attracted countless lingering glances from the opposite sex along the way.

However, beside Lu Qinger, Li Luo also saw a figure like a fly, which was off-putting.

That figure was not unfamiliar; it was Mo Ling, with whom he had had some conflicts at the Qingfeng Restaurant before.

This guy was also a fickle character; clearly interested in Song Qiuyu, yet still flirting with others everywhere.

At this moment, he was standing beside Lu Qinger, smiling and seemingly saying something. Lu Qinger's small face had no expression, but Li Luo, who was familiar with her personality, knew that when she showed such an expression, she was already extremely impatient inside.

Thus, he quietly stepped forward and spoke in a low voice.

"Selling flyswatters, five thousand gold each."

(End of chapter)