Chapter 1291: Spiritual Treasures Enter the Vault

When Li Luo returned to the Dragon Fang Guard's station in high spirits from the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion, he was startled to find the place completely empty, with only a handful of figures on the martial arts field, making it look extremely desolate.

He hurriedly grabbed a guard on sentry duty and asked him a few questions.

"Today is the day the spiritual treasures are stored?"

Li Luo heard this answer and finally understood. Every three months, the five guards would hold a ceremony called "Spiritual Treasure Storage," which, simply put, meant placing the Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures the five guards had found over the past three months into the Heavenly Dragon Treasury.

This also represented the achievements each guard had made during this period.

Once these Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures were stored, they could be exchanged by members of each guard. So whenever this day came, almost all five guards would gather at the Heavenly Dragon Treasury, hoping to find a Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure suited to themselves.

Of course, generally speaking, these Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures were of lower or middle grade, while upper-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures were extremely rare, sometimes not appearing even in half a year.

"Sister Jiang Qinge, Senior Hongyou and the others have all gone to the treasury."

Li Luo knew that Li Hongyou had already begun preparing to charge into the Marquis Realm, so what was most important to her right now was a Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure. Without a suitable one to assist her, even if she broke through successfully, it would likely affect the grade of her Marquis Platform.

It seemed Li Hongyou was looking for a Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure here.

So Li Luo immediately turned around and shot through the air toward the location of the Heavenly Dragon Treasury.

At the Heavenly Dragon Treasury, on the plaza outside the great gates, a dense sea of heads stretched as far as the eye could see, and the boiling clamor rose to the skies.

The sight of tens of thousands from the five guards gathered together was indeed rather spectacular.

In the crowd, Jiang Jiang Qinge, Li Hongyou, Li Li Fengyi, Li Li Fuling, and other beautiful women of the Dragon Fang Guard walked together. Wherever they passed, they drew many furtive gazes from those around them.

In the nearly half year since coming to the Dragon Fang Guard, Jiang Jiang Qinge had quietly won the title of "Most Beautiful of the Heavenly Dragon Five Guards," but Jiang Jiang Qinge possessed not only looks and bearing—she also had peerless talent.

Looking across this generation of the Heavenly Dragon Five Guards, she was the only prodigy who had forged a Ten-Pillar Golden Platform.

Such a beautiful and powerful persona naturally won her many devoted followers.

It could be said that today in the Heavenly Dragon Five Guards, the person with the highest popularity was likely none other than her.

The only slight regret was that Jiang Jiang Qinge happened to be Li Luo's fiancée.

This caused many people to sigh in secret regret.

"Hongyou, have you taken a liking to a suitable Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure?" Jiang Jiang Qinge wore the Dragon Fang Guard's standard-issue battle attire, which outlined her slender, graceful curves, making her look all the more dashing. That exquisitely beautiful jade-like face was like a flawless gem, radiating a breathtaking radiance.

Jiang Jiang Qinge paid no heed to the admiring gazes around her, and instead asked softly toward Li Hongyou beside her.

Li Hongyou was also extraordinarily pretty, and she belonged to the cold, glamorous type, full of charm. It was only because Jiang Jiang Qinge was too outstanding that her own radiance appeared slightly dimmed.

Hearing Jiang Jiang Qinge's words at this moment, she pondered briefly and said, "The 'Minor Spiritual Wisdom Fruit' our Dragon Fang Guard contributed this time is quite suitable for me."

Li Li Fengyi, who was nearby, heard this and said, "Sister Hongyou, the 'Minor Spiritual Wisdom Fruit' is only a middle-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure—it's a bit low for you. I think it's best to find an upper-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure suited to you, so that when you break through to the Marquis Realm, you can forge a Marquis Platform of a higher grade."

Jiang Jiang Qinge also nodded lightly, indicating that Li Li Fengyi made a very good point.

Li Hongyou gave a helpless smile. Of course she knew an upper-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure would be better, but spiritual treasures of that grade had never cost less than thirty thousand Dragon Essences, and after executing numerous missions over the past half year, she had only earned a fraction of that.

"You don't need to rush your breakthrough. You can wait a while longer," Jiang Jiang Qinge said.

Li Hongyou did not answer. It was said that the Boundary River Treasure Domain would open at any time in the coming period. If she could break through to the Marquis Realm before then, she would be able to provide greater assistance to Li Luo, which was why she had begun preparing for the breakthrough during this period.

Li Hongyou was actually a deeply pessimistic person inside—or rather, from the moment her mother passed away, her heart had died along with her. If she had not met Li Luo at the Tianyuan Ancient Academy, which gave her a hope for revenge, she felt she might have found a quiet place to bury herself when leaving the Tianyuan Ancient Academy.

Now that she had come to the Dragon Fang Guard, Li Luo was still sheltering her, so she also hoped to repay him in some way.

Jiang Jiang Qinge's gaze swept toward Li Hongyou. Although the latter said nothing, she still keenly sensed some of Li Hongyou's thoughts, and immediately felt some complicated emotions in her heart. This guy Li Luo—did he seem to have maxed out his talent for winning older sisters' favor?

Heh, that was really quite something.

"Actually, the 'Jade Lotus True Spirit Liquid' that the Dragon Blood Guard contributed this time is very suitable for you," Jiang Jiang Qinge said, changing the subject.

Earlier, everyone had seen the Dragon Blood Guard produce an upper-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure that caused a sensation throughout the venue, named the "Jade Lotus True Spirit Liquid." This item was one of only two upper-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures in this storage.

Moreover, this item was very suitable for those with an auxiliary-type compatibility, so it had an extremely high affinity with Li Hongyou.

"An upper-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure is worth thirty thousand Dragon Essences, and this item was obtained by the Dragon Blood Guard, so they have a three-month priority exchange right. Anyone from the other guards who wants to exchange for it early needs to pay double the Dragon Essences, otherwise they can only wait for this priority period to pass," Li Hongyou said helplessly.

"I can't afford to exchange for it."

"I'll help you pool the funds together," Jiang Jiang Qinge said.

Li Hongyou shook her head and said, "You and Li Luo still owe such a large sum of Dragon Essences because of the King Pearls. These past two months, Jiang Qinge, you've been rushing around executing missions nonstop, and you've only repaid a small portion."

Dragon Essences were the most precious thing to anyone in the Heavenly Dragon Five Guards. Everyone spent the entire year running around for them, because they could be exchanged for the many resources essential to cultivation.

If Li Hongyou wanted to obtain that "Jade Lotus True Spirit Liquid" right now, she would have to pay sixty thousand Dragon Essences—a sum that even the Guard Lords of each guard might not be able to produce on short notice.

Hearing this, Jiang Jiang Qinge could not say much more, because in order to repay the debt for the two King Pearls, she did not have many Dragon Essences left in hand either.

While they were talking, the crowd ahead suddenly parted, and Jiang Jiang Qinge and Li Hongyou's footsteps came to a halt.

Because the one approaching was actually the Dragon Blood Guard's Guard Lord, Li Zhihuo, accompanied by Yuan Tianzhao, Li Hongque, Li Li Hongli, and others.

Li Hongyou's willow-leaf brows furrowed slightly. She did not want any entanglement with the Dragon Blood Guard at this moment, so she intended to turn around.

But Li Zhihuo strode over with a smile and said with a laugh, "Hongyou, can't you give me a chance to talk?"

Li Hongyou could only stop her steps and ask coolly, "What does Guard Lord Li Zhihuo wish to discuss?"

Li Zhihuo smiled faintly, without any concealment, and stretched out his hand. In his palm, a green jade lotus pedestal about a foot in size flashed into view. Within the lotus pedestal, a layer of pale-green spiritual liquid had condensed, emanating a refreshing, heart-soothing fragrance.

A stir immediately broke out around them, and one after another, fervent gazes were cast over.

"That is—an upper-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure, the Jade Lotus True Spirit Liquid?!"

Amid those exclamations, Li Zhihuo's gaze turned sincerely toward Li Hongyou, and he said in a gentle voice, "Hongyou, I know you have deep grievances with Hongque and the others, but no matter what, the blood of the Dragon Bloodline flows in your veins—this is an indelible mark."

"If you are willing to return to the Dragon Blood Guard, I can take charge and let you use this 'Jade Lotus True Spirit Liquid' first, to help you break through to the Marquis Realm. Afterward, you only need to slowly compensate the Dragon Essences."

"As for your grievances with Hongque's family, the Dragon Blood Guard will not interfere—you may resolve them yourselves."

"How about it?"

When Li Zhihuo said this, many members of the five guards around them were secretly astonished.

This Li Zhihuo—was actually trying to use an upper-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure to lure Li Hongyou away from the Dragon Fang Guard?