Chapter 43

When Li Luo had only three bottles of the fifth-grade Spirit Water Radiance left from his last batch, his "Water Light Phase" finally welcomed the long-awaited evolution, advancing to the sixth grade.

In the bedroom loft, Li Luo lay on the carpet, his face a mix of complex emotions and wild joy.

Less than a month ago, Li Luo was still a so-called Empty Phase, with an uncertain future. But now, his unique "Water Light Phase" had advanced to the sixth grade.

There are nine grades in phase attributes, and a sixth-grade phase, no matter how you look at it, is considered to be of medium to high quality.

And as long as he evolves again in the future, he will enter the realm of a genuine high-grade phase.

Moreover, due to the special nature of the Water Light Phase, even at the sixth grade, the phase power cultivated from it is not inferior to some seventh-grade phase powers. So, just in terms of phase grade, Li Luo has already caught up with many outstanding peers.

As far as Li Luo knows, in the entire Nanfeng Academy, only Lu Qing'er possesses a seventh-grade phase. Even if the scope is expanded to the entire Tianshu County, such individuals can be counted on one hand.

Li Luo wouldn't really think that a seventh-grade phase is insignificant just because there's a monster like Jiang Qing'e with a ninth-grade phase around him.

If it weren't for the extreme rarity of the ninth-grade phase, how could the Holy玄Xuan Star Academy possibly open special admissions to recruit Jiang Qing'e in advance?

After all, the standards of the Holy Xuan Star Academy are very high. They have seen countless geniuses, so ordinary geniuses don't have the qualifications to make them open their doors so easily.

Li Luo raised his palm, and blue phase power condensed at his fingertips. The phase power was extremely pure, and it seemed as if the sound of water waves could be heard, clear and cool.

He could feel that with the evolution of the "Water Light Phase" to the sixth grade, his phase power had become even more substantial and pure.

He was even not far from the Eighth Seal Realm.

The blue phase power eventually condensed into a blue water ball about the size of a fist at Li Luo's fingertips. In the next moment, he flicked his finger, and the blue water ball shot out. Just before it hit the wall, it suddenly exploded, and a blinding light burst forth, making Li Luo, who was well-prepared, squint his eyes.

Li Luo chuckled. This phase technique was not rare; it was a very common mid-grade phase technique, the Water Bullet Technique. If the opponent is hit by the Water Bullet Technique, the water phase power will infect their body, slowing down their speed. However, the weakness of this phase technique is its low attack power, making it difficult to cause significant damage.

So Li Luo improved and enhanced this mid-grade phase technique. He added Light Phase power to it, making the final water bullet not only faster but also capable of bursting into blinding light, creating a distracting effect.

Thus, this enhanced "Water Bullet Technique" was renamed by Li Luo to "Water Light Bullet."

In the past few days, to prepare for the upcoming academy exam, Li Luo had put a lot of effort into phase techniques, and the "Water Light Bullet" was one of the skills he successfully experimented with.

Li Luo got up, looking at the two remaining bottles of fifth-grade Spirit Water Radiance on the table, he sighed with a somewhat melancholic expression.

In less than a month, his "Water Light Phase" had advanced two grades. This speed would shock countless people if spoken aloud, but Li Luo understood that this period of rapid advancement was probably coming to an end.

Because sixth-grade Spirit Water Radiance is no longer as easily obtainable as the fifth grade, which can be bought in batches of hundreds.

Moreover, in terms of price, the fifth-grade Spirit Water Radiance costs 5,000 gold, while the sixth-grade Spirit Water Radiance costs a staggering 30,000 gold...

He consumed about 180 bottles of Spirit Water Radiance to advance from the fifth grade to the sixth grade.

And the transition from the sixth grade to the seventh grade is a significant milestone in phase attributes, as it marks the threshold from medium to high-grade phases. Therefore, the amount of Spirit Water Radiance required will be even greater.

Assuming he needs 200 bottles of Spirit Water Radiance, the cost would reach a terrifying 6 million gold, an amount that is probably equivalent to the entire annual income of Luo Lan Manor.

And with the current internal and external troubles of Luo Lan Manor, it is impossible to come up with 6 million gold to support him.

Even if he had the money, he would still have to wait for the sixth-grade Spirit Water Radiance to appear on the market, which, according to Li Luo, is only about ten bottles per month in the entire Tianshu County. It seems almost impossible to gather enough to evolve to the seventh grade.

Unless he goes to the capital.

Calculating this way, the cost to cultivate a secondary phase to the ninth grade is an extremely terrifying number. Under such a number, even Luo Lan Manor seems insignificant.

If you calculate carefully, this secondary phase seems to be a bit of a trap.

Of course, because of his Empty Phase, he can absorb lower-grade Spirit Water Radiance, but the efficiency is very low. For example, after reaching the sixth grade with the Water Light Phase, absorbing the fifth-grade Spirit Water Radiance is much less efficient than before the evolution. So, for him, using lower-grade Spirit Water Radiance to replace higher-grade ones might not be very cost-effective, only serving as a substitute when there's no other choice.

Li Luo's expression turned serious, but fortunately, his uniqueness is not just this. After he advances to the Phase Master Realm, he can start forging a second phase to fill the second phase palace.

So even if his first phase is difficult to advance due to financial constraints, the arrival of the second phase will allow him to continue progressing.

Moreover, only when the second phase palace is filled will his unique advantage truly come to light.

Although a sixth or seventh-grade Water Light Phase might be a notch below a ninth-grade phase, what about two or three sixth or seventh-grade dual-attribute secondary phases?

If one phase can't beat you, can a group of phases?

This advantage will likely be maintained until he encounters a Marquis Realm expert. Unless he meets a super genius who, by chance, opens the second phase palace before reaching the Marquis Realm, but such an existence is probably as rare as his original Empty Phase.

And if he really encounters one, his three-phase power against two phases should still give him an advantage.

With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Li Luo took a deep breath, suppressing all these emotions. He then picked up a blue jade slip from the table, which recorded a new energy guidance technique he had chosen long ago.

The Mystic Waterfall Breathing Technique, a high-grade technique, requires a sixth-grade phase.

This Mystic Waterfall Breathing Technique is a higher-grade energy guidance technique compared to the Canglan Meditation Diagram that Li Luo previously practiced. The water phase power cultivated from it has stronger explosive power, making it suitable for Li Luo's current needs.

Li Luo carefully read through the "Mystic Waterfall Breathing Technique." After a long time, when he had a preliminary understanding, he began to practice it.

In the following two days, Li Luo devoted most of his energy to practicing the "Mystic Waterfall Breathing Technique." On the day before the holiday ended, Cai Wei sent someone to inform him that the phase equipment he had asked her to help forge had successfully been completed.