Chapter 1306: Numerous Ghost Demons

The moment Li Luo entered the Treasure Domain, he felt the entire world seem to suddenly dim; gazing into the distance, he appeared to see the outlines of strange structures within the darkness, and could also see vague shadows moving among them.

Yet if one looked more closely, everything would vanish into thin air.

The space rippled subtly, giving off a feeling of illusion and eeriness.

Within the entire Treasure Domain, a cold, viscous sensation permeated the air; even the floating energy of heaven and earth required refinement through a layer before it could be inhaled into the body.

Countless strange whispers constantly surged forth, invading the heart and causing numerous negative emotions to well up in the mind.

"The evil intent in this River of Realms Treasure Domain seems more intense than in the past."

At this moment, at the front of Li Li Tianwang's lineage team, Li Li Qingpeng frowned as he gazed at this dim world; with his Eighth Rank Marquis Realm strength, he could naturally perceive more keenly just how fierce the surging evil intent within this River of Realms Treasure Domain was.

"Even the number of Ghost Demons born has increased."

Li Li Jiluo then produced a bronze mirror; upon the mirror, a cluster after cluster of crimson vortex light orbs actually floated up, these orbs varying in size and scattered everywhere.

Li Luo and the others also drew out bronze mirrors of identical design; this item was named the "Ghost Demon Detection Mirror," capable of detecting the locations of many Ghost Demons within this River of Realms Treasure Domain.

Because numerous powerful alien creatures existed within the River of Realms Treasure Domain, and the places where these aliens dwelled would be carved out by intense evil intent into Ghost Demons of varying sizes; furthermore, the carving of a Ghost Demon required the location to possess the most concentrated energy of heaven and earth, and coincidentally, such places were exactly where Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures existed.

Therefore, whether the purpose was to eliminate the alien creatures or to seize the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures born here, these Ghost Demons were all places everyone entering the River of Realms Treasure Domain must visit.

And at this time, the "Ghost Demon Detection Mirror" in hand could serve to guide the direction.

"The Ghost Demons within the River of Realms Treasure Domain are divided into three levels: large, medium, and small; large Ghost Demons are basically located deep within the domain, which corresponds to the largest crimson light orbs shown here, medium Ghost Demons come next, and small Ghost Demons are those on the outermost periphery." Li Foluo explained to Li Luo, Jiang Jiang Qinge, Li Hongyou, and the others beside him.

"The higher the level of the Ghost Demon, the more terrifying the strength of the alien creature dwelling within; however, generally speaking, the higher the grade of the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasure existing within a high-level Ghost Demon."

"If it is an Ultimate Grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasure, it will most likely only appear within large Ghost Demons."

Li Luo pondered deeply; regarding Ghost Demons, he had actually seen something far more terrifying: the "All-Beings Ghost Skin Demon" in the Small Chen Heaven where the All-Beings Demon King descended; even though it was merely a projection, it still covered the entire small space; one could not imagine how terrifying the true "All-Beings Ghost Skin Demon" would be.

I fear that even a High Grade Marquis Realm expert entering there would find it difficult to walk out alive.

Compared to that, the Ghost Demons currently in the River of Realms Treasure Domain were undoubtedly a mere trifle.

"Actually, every time the River of Realms Treasure Domain opens, our task is to destroy these Ghost Demons as much as possible, especially the large ones; they must be eradicated, otherwise, once such high-grade alien creatures await the 'Black Rain Ghost Calamity,' their strength will undergo a massive increase, and perhaps an Alien King will be born; this is something absolutely not allowed," Li Foluo said with a solemn expression.

Li Luo's eyes narrowed slightly as he asked, "What would happen if an Alien King appeared within the River of Realms Treasure Domain?"

"Once an Alien King appears, it will erode the 'Four Heavenly Kings Sealing Talisman' that suppresses the Treasure Domain from within; once this talisman is broken, this region long corroded by evil intent will unleash an extremely terrifying backlash; especially with the arrival of the Black Rain Ghost Calamity, this place will become a platform for aliens to descend, and at that time, perhaps an Alien Demon King will be drawn."

"Once that step is reached, the entire River of Realms Domain will fall; aliens will carve out a path directly from here to the Heavenly Yuan Outer Shenzhou, spreading a disaster of terrifying scale across the Heavenly Yuan Outer Shenzhou," Li Foluo said in a deep voice.

The expressions of Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge also unavoidably became much more solemn; they had witnessed the outbreak of the alien disaster in Great Xia, which directly altered the environment of an entire nation, yet clearly, the alien disaster that erupted in Great Xia was nothing compared to the River of Realms Domain.

That so-called Alien Demon King was a existence comparable to the Three-Crown King level.

Looking at it this way, every opening of the River of Realms Treasure Domain was like mowing grass; various factions dispatched elite troops into it to eliminate Ghost Demons of all sizes, preventing these hidden dangers from growing during the upcoming 'Black Rain Ghost Calamity' and thereby destroying the suppression of the 'Four Heavenly Kings Sealing Talisman.'

Therefore, the Four Heavenly Kings lineages allowed other factions and even independent cultivators to enter the River of Realms Treasure Domain; this was actually utilizing their strength to eliminate the hidden dangers within the domain as much as possible.

After all, for these treasure hunters to obtain Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures, they first had to eliminate the alien creatures within those Ghost Demons of all sizes before they could smoothly take the treasures.

Regarding this point, these treasure hunters must surely be well aware, yet they willingly became hired hands; ultimately, it was because of the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures.

For numerous Marquis Realm experts, Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures were indispensable items for further progress; however, Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures were expensive, and relying purely on purchase, ordinary independent cultivators simply lacked the financial means; thus, only by seizing the opportunity of the River of Realms Treasure Domain opening could they have a chance to acquire them.

Men die for wealth; this is the fate countless people cannot avoid.

And even Li Luo, entering this River of Realms Treasure Domain, was not also coming for the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures?

It was just that his ambition was greater; other Marquis Realm experts might only hope for a High Grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasure, but he wanted an Ultimate Grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasure.

But according to what Li Foluo said, Ultimate Grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures would most likely only appear in those large Ghost Demons, yet those places were extremely dangerous; let alone him, even a Fourth Rank Marquis Realm expert would likely face mortal peril within them.

So for the Ultimate Grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasure, he could only take one step at a time and see.

Li Luo did not expect to obtain a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasure of this level immediately upon entering the River of Realms Treasure Domain; that was unrealistic, after all, one must know that even many High Grade Marquis Realm experts coveted the Ultimate Grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasure; Li Luo competing with these experts showed the difficulty.

Li Luo stared at the crimson vortices on the "Ghost Demon Detection Mirror"; this mirror could only vaguely distinguish some directions; he mainly looked toward the large Ghost Demons located deep within the domain; those crimson vortices were like strange, chilling eyes, staring at him through the mirror surface.

"Eh?"

Li Luo suddenly exclaimed in surprise, because he saw that deep within the domain, a crimson vortex light orb representing a large Ghost Demon suddenly became bright, and then its scale seemed to expand at this moment; meanwhile, another large Ghost Demon adjacent to it was, upon contact, rapidly torn apart, dismembered, and finally swallowed.

Ghost Demons can devour each other?

Li Luo was stunned; was this situation normal?

Boom!

In that instant, an extremely terrifying wave of evil intent suddenly erupted within the River of Realms Treasure Domain; that wave of evil intent roared forth from the depths, and within a few short breaths, it spread across the entire domain.

Immediately, the void of the River of Realms Treasure Domain began to distort; viewed from afar, it seemed as if countless ancient and strange structures had appeared in the void, resembling towns, resembling altars...

At the same time, countless waves of evil intent rose up; that was because countless alien creatures were startled at this moment.

This dim, gloomy world seemed to be activated at this moment.

At this time, Li Li Qingpeng, Li Li Jiluo, and numerous other High Grade Marquis Realm experts also perceived the change; their expressions instantly changed drastically, because they could sense just how formidable that wave of evil intent emanating from the depths of the River of Realms Domain was.

It even made them perceive a strong threat.

"This large Ghost Demon is actively devouring nearby Ghost Demons; the alien creature inside probably intends to undergo a transformation through this!" Li Li Jiluo stared intently at the bronze mirror in his hand; to be accurate, he was staring at that large Ghost Demon deep within which was rapidly expanding.

"A Ghost Demon capable of devouring other Ghost Demons; this is somewhat unreasonable; such a thing has never appeared in the past," Li Li Qingpeng said with some surprise and doubt.

"Regardless, we cannot let it devour like this; we must eliminate that large Ghost Demon first; moreover, within this mutated large Ghost Demon, there is a high probability of an Ultimate Grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasure, or even a top-tier Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasure comparable to the 'Nine-Ringed Sacred Heart Lotus' of the past!" Li Li Jiluo decided immediately.

When speaking the last words, even Li Li Jiluo's eyes flashed with a trace of desire; the 'Nine-Ringed Sacred Heart Lotus' within the clan was originally something he was determined to obtain, but unfortunately, Li Li Jingzhe forcefully took it in the end, which made him regret it for a long time.

Li Li Qingpeng nodded slowly; he had not expected that such a change would occur just as they entered the River of Realms Treasure Domain this time.

This mutated large Ghost Demon, although fraught with danger, was also filled with deadly temptation, especially for them, these High Grade Marquis Realm experts.

"It seems we must change the plan; we have no time to advance step by step; we can only organize the top-tier forces to forcibly break through the blockade of layer upon layer of Ghost Demons and reach the depths directly," Li Li Qingpeng pondered.

Originally, according to past strategies, they would organize troops to advance from the periphery toward the depths, sweeping away all Ghost Demons of all sizes along the way, but now that an anomaly existed deep within the domain, they could only form a spearhead with their most elite forces to kill into the depths and first resolve that mutated large Ghost Demon.

However, doing so meant splitting the main force into two.

The top-tier forces would kill directly into the depths of the domain, while the other part with slightly weaker forces would maintain the original plan, advancing step by step from the periphery.

Because within this domain, layer upon layer of Ghost Demons covered the area, and the blockade formed by that evil intent was such that Marquis Realm experts below the Sixth Rank could not forcibly break through.

Moreover, medium Ghost Demons also contained a large amount of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures, including many High Grade ones, so this was also a very considerable resource; how could it be easily let go.

Li Li Qingpeng and Li Li Jiluo, the two strongest members of the team, quickly reached a decision. The others exchanged uncertain glances, but could only comply, because they saw that as the wave of malevolent intent from the depths of the Treasure Domain erupted, the other forces and top-tier rogue cultivators had already begun to stir restlessly.

After all, everyone knew exactly what kind of opportunity was contained within that kind of mutated large-scale Ghostly Mist Domain.

If one truly obtained a top-grade or supreme-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure, then their realm, stagnant for many years, might be able to take a step forward because of it.

Li Luo watched, his heart full of envy. Of course he was tempted by such an opportunity, but he understood that, let alone him, even Li Fluorlo and Li Zhihuo, those Guardian Venerables, at this moment had no qualification to join that top-tier lineup.

Therefore, they were bound to be the ones left behind to advance gradually.

Still, getting some upper-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures first would also be fine. If it really didn't work out later, they could just trade an upper-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure for a supreme-grade one.

Li Luo comforted himself this way in his heart.

Moreover, large-scale Ghostly Mist Domains were not that easy to conquer. Perhaps by the time they advanced to the depths, these top-tier experts still wouldn't have succeeded, and there would still be a chance to pick up the scraps.

Thinking this way, Li Luo also relaxed. At the same time, he gazed into the distance toward the dim heavens and earth in the depths of the Treasure Domain, where space was twisted and illusory, occasionally transforming into countless bizarre scenes.

He was slightly dazed, and a trace of worry flashed through his heart.

This trip to the Boundary River Treasure Domain seemed to have had too many unexpected changes.

Hopefully, in the end, everything would go smoothly.