Chapter 1301: Ghost Fog Returns, Ten Thousand Waters Join the River

Li Luo's breakthrough, as expected, caused a great uproar among the Five Celestial Dragon Guards, after all, the Medicine Master Jade Dragon Aspect, among the many Dragon Aspects, belongs to that extremely rare and special category.

Although it does not possess great combat power, the auxiliary effect it can provide far exceeds many aspects specialized in attack.

If one has an auxiliary like Li Hongyou by their side, not only can their own strength receive a boost, but they can also be granted high-standard life safety protection.

This is a companion anyone dreams of.

Especially with the "Boundary River Treasure Domain" about to open, Li Hongyou's "Medicine Master Jade Dragon Aspect" will greatly elevate her value.

People say that on the night Li Hongyou broke through to the Marquis Realm and manifested the "Medicine Master Jade Dragon Aspect," Li Hongque, who was originally hosting a banquet for the Dragon Blood Guard members, flew into a rage, slapped the full table of dishes into fragments, and the banquet ended in discord.

For the following few days, Li Hongque wore a face of ice, making people dare not provoke her.

Obviously, the more outstanding Li Hongyou became, the more embarrassed Li Hongque felt.

Just as Li Hongyou said, as long as she stays in the Dragon Tooth Guard for one day, she will be like a thorn, making Li Hongque unable to sleep or eat in peace.

However, as for Li Hongque's emotions, not many people care anymore, because as time passed, the "Ghost Fog" surging from the Boundary River Domain became increasingly dense, until later, it even spread like thin mist, filling the heavens and earth.

The mist was viscous and cold, constantly emitting countless eerie whispers, making people extremely uncomfortable.

Everyone understood that the Ghost Fog becoming denser was a sign that the "Boundary River Treasure Domain" was about to open, so during this period, countless treasure-hunting experts within the Boundary River Domain retreated into their respective stronghold cities, trying to minimize going out.

Everyone was waiting for the moment the change would arrive.

Thus, the chaotic Boundary River Domain, full of endless disputes, actually gained a brief tranquility at this time.

"When the Boundary River Treasure Domain opens this time, the evil qi within will be stronger than before, so those of the Five Celestial Dragon Guards below the Great Tian Xiang Jing realm are forbidden from entering."

Inside the spacious and bright conference hall of the Celestial Dragon Pavilion, Li Li Jingzhe's calm voice echoed, and at this moment, all the high-level figures and experts of the Li Li Tianwang faction within the Celestial Dragon Ridge had gathered here.

Even Li Luo and others, who were commanders of the Five Guards, were present, but their positions were quite far back.

Everyone's faces were solemn; since even Li Li Jingzhe said so, it seemed this Boundary River Treasure Domain would be far more dangerous than before.

"If those below the Great Tian Xiang Jing cannot enter, then the formation power of the Five Celestial Dragon Guards will almost be rendered useless." Hearing this, Li Luo frowned slightly; this was not good news, especially for Li Fulu and others, the Guard Lords, as this severely weakened their presence within the Boundary River Treasure Domain.

After all, even Li Zhihuo, the strongest among them, only possessed the strength of the Lower Fifth Rank Marquis Realm; normally this strength was not low, but within the Boundary River Treasure Domain, Marquis experts from various parts of the Outer Shenzhou would gather, and even Upper Rank Marquis would surely be numerous.

Originally, Guard Lords like Li Zhihuo, if aided by the support of their respective guards, could even contend with Eighth Rank Marquis experts.

But now, the variables of the Boundary River Treasure Domain had stripped away this advantage.

Li Luo glanced at Li Zhihuo and Li Fulu; indeed, he saw their faces were not very good, but this was unavoidable; if the evil qi filling the Boundary River Treasure Domain was extremely intense, ordinary members of the Five Guards might be corroded upon entering, becoming a burden instead.

Such a situation had occurred in the past.

However, this news did not have much impact on Li Luo.

After all, he was only a commander, and although he no longer had the Dragon Tooth Guard, he still had the Five-Tailed Celestial Wolf!

No, perhaps now it should be called the Six-Tailed Celestial Wolf.

Li Luo glanced at the scarlet bracelet on his wrist; yesterday, Li Li Jingzhe had returned the Five-Tailed Celestial Wolf to him, and at that time, he was delighted to discover that after Li Li Jingzhe's careful "training" over these few months, the Five-Tailed Celestial Wolf's rank had successfully increased.

Now, it had not only grown another tail, but its strength had truly reached the Third Rank Marquis Realm.

With this hidden aid from the Six-Tailed Celestial Wolf, even though Li Luo lost the support of the Dragon Tooth Guard, his strength did not decrease but actually increased, so this variable did not affect him.

"These are some intelligence we have gathered, containing the strength of experts from various factions entering the Boundary River Treasure Domain, and also information on some powerful lone cultivators; you should look them over to prepare for what comes next."

Li Li Jingzhe flicked his finger, and jade slips shot out towards everyone present.

Everyone hurriedly caught them and quickly read through them.

Li Luo was also checking, but he was not looking at those top Upper Rank Marquis from various factions; such figures were not his concern, but rather for the top experts of the Li Li Tianwang faction to contend with.

So he only looked at the outstanding figures of the younger generation.

The Guard Lords of the other three Li Tianwang factions were also in this list, and among the five Guard Lords of the Zhao Li Tianwang faction, the strongest was the True Dragon Guard Lord Zhao Xiuyuan, whose rank was the same as Li Zhihuo's, both being Lower Fifth Rank Marquis.

And the Swallow Heaven Guard of the Zhu Li Tianwang faction had its Thunder Guard Lord Zhu Zhan as the strongest, also Lower Fifth Rank Marquis.

Just as Li Luo thought the strongest Guard Lords of the major Li Tianwang Guards might all be at this level, he saw the information from the Qin Li Tianwang faction, and his eyes immediately couldn't help but narrow.

Black Water Guard, Heavy Abyss Guard Lord, Qin Beiming, Upper Fifth Rank Marquis.

This person was actually the strongest Guard Lord among the Four Li Tianwang Guards!

Li Luo pondered slightly, his gaze continuing downward, and then he saw two pieces of information that caught his attention.

Zhang Cuicheng, from the Zhang surname of Golden Dragon Mountain, Upper Second Rank Marquis Realm; his talent is extraordinary, with the potential to forge the third Marquis Platform and assault the Ten Pillar Golden Platform!

Shen Yunge, from the Beast Taming Spirit Palace of the Xuanling Outer Shenzhou, Upper Fourth Rank Marquis Realm, possessing the Void Ninth Rank "Golden Scale Celestial Python Aspect" and the Void Ninth Rank Shadow Snake Aspect, while also carrying a Third Rank Marquis Realm "Golden Scale Celestial Python" as a bonded beast; the Mi Fa of the Beast Taming Spirit Palace can fuse the two, greatly increasing strength.

"Zhang Cuicheng of Golden Dragon Mountain, Shen Yunge of the Beast Taming Spirit Palace."

Li Luo's eyes narrowed slightly; when he previously met Lu Shuanglu, the latter had vaguely mentioned that a top genius from Golden Dragon Mountain, because of Lu Qing'er, wanted to cause him trouble; if his guess was correct, it was this Zhang Cuicheng.

Even the intelligence stated that this person had the potential to forge the Ten Pillar Golden Platform on his third Marquis Platform, showing his talent must be extremely extraordinary.

As for this Shen Yunge, Li Luo had actually heard of him before; mainly because their Beast Taming Spirit Palace was a faction of the Xuanling Outer Shenzhou, and now they had suddenly intervened in the Boundary River Domain, which naturally attracted some criticism.

However, with the Qin Li Tianwang faction backing them, that criticism could not change anything, after all, the Boundary River Domain did not belong exclusively to any one side, so naturally anyone could come.

"He is also carrying a Marquis Realm bonded beast with him." Li Luo was somewhat surprised, and the beast named "Golden Scale Celestial Python" shared the same source as Shen Yunge's aspect; this should belong to the Mi Fa of the Beast Taming Spirit Palace.

The opponent is a Li Tianwang-level faction dominating the Xuanling Outer Shenzhou, so naturally their foundation is extraordinary.

This Shen Yunge was invited by the Qin Li Tianwang faction; given the current grievances between the two sides, if they met inside the Boundary River Domain, they would certainly be enemies, not friends.

Looking at it this way, entering the Boundary River Domain this time is indeed much more dangerous.

"After entering the Boundary River Treasure Domain this time, Li Li Qingpeng and Li Li Jiluo will be the overall commanders; all orders must follow them, and disobedience is forbidden." Seeing everyone finish checking, Li Li Jingzhe said calmly again.

Li Li Qingpeng and Li Li Jiluo both possessed the strength of Eighth Rank Marquis, considered the strongest combat power below the Wang level of the Li Li Tianwang faction.

Hearing this, the two immediately stepped forward, clasped their fists, and accepted the order.

"I will hold the Celestial Dragon City and wait for your return." Li Li Jingzhe obviously would not enter the Boundary River Treasure Domain; after all, the Celestial Dragon City was the main base, and the Black Rain Ghost Calamity was approaching; he must guard this place and could not move lightly.

Everyone respectfully clasped their hands and agreed.

Afterward, Li Li Jingzhe gave some further instructions before letting everyone disperse.

Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge also walked out of the conference hall, walking side by side, very intimate.

"Sister Jiang Qinge, what did you exchange your Dragon Essence for? I exchanged my thirty thousand Dragon Essence for a Void Ninth Rank Spirit Water Strange Light." Li Luo asked as he walked.

On this Falling Star Platform, he again bitterly earned eighty thousand Dragon Essence with tears in his eyes; two thousand of it he distributed among the Dragon Tooth Guard members, while the remaining sixty thousand he split evenly with Jiang Jiang Qinge.

However, no sooner had he obtained thirty thousand Dragon Essence than he discovered a Phantom Ninth-Rank Spirit Water Strange Light appearing in the Heavenly Dragon Treasury; then, before the Dragon Essence had even warmed in his hands, he had already paid it out again.

There was no choice; he urgently needed the Phantom Ninth-Rank Spirit Water Strange Light, and this was preparation he made for his own Upper Eighth-Rank "Wood-Earth Dual Phase." Since entering the Border River Treasury Domain this time would surely be extremely perilous, he intended to have all his contingencies fully prepared.

When the critical moment truly arrived, he planned to attempt using this Phantom Ninth-Rank "Spirit Water Strange Light" to evolve his Upper Eighth-Rank Wood-Earth Dual Phase into the Phantom Ninth-Rank.

If successful, then Li Luo would formally step into the Third Ninth-Rank realm.

Moreover, it would be a Third Ninth-Rank with both Main and Auxiliary Phases!

With such a foundation and talent, it should be only natural to forge the Ten Pillars of the Golden Platform, shouldn't it?

Jiang Jiang Qinge's gaze flickered slightly; just as she was about to answer, her footsteps suddenly halted sharply, and she abruptly raised her head, looking toward the sky.

Li Luo also sensed it, raised his head, and then his pupils trembled with shock.

At this moment, beneath the sky within his line of sight, countless black mists were rising into the air, resembling innumerable giant black pythons soaring upward, and the ends of these mists were actually vanishing into the vast Border River at the very end of the sky.

Furthermore, besides these black mists, Li Luo also saw numerous huge water currents; these water currents seemed to be seized by an invisible yet terrifying force, then flowing backward toward the Border River at the very end of the sky.

This scene was truly magnificent yet eerie.

Li Li Qingpeng, Li Li Jiluo, and many other powerful figures were also gazing at this scene, their faces filled with astonishment.

"Ghost Mist Returns, Ten Thousand Waters Flow to the River."

Li Li Jingzhe's voice slowly spread from behind; the crowd parted, he stepped forward, gazing at this strange spectacle with deep eyes, and then his faint voice sounded in everyone's ears.

"The Border River Treasury Domain has opened; prepare to depart."