Chapter 1311: Hidden Danger?

Li Hongyou's slender jade hand paused before the three Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures. Although she didn't know exactly what was wrong, out of trust in Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e, she still stopped.

Li Fuluo descended at this moment as well. He had also heard Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e speak up, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Is there a problem with these Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures?"

But in his perception, he hadn't detected anything amiss.

Li Luo looked toward Jiang Qing'e and asked, "Sister Qing'e also feels something's off?"

Jiang Qing'e hesitated slightly, then said, "My Light Heart senses that there seems to be a trace of something strange within these Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures, but I'm not entirely sure if it's an illusion."

Because afterward she sensed again, and that earlier feeling of strangeness had vanished.

Li Luo's brow furrowed slightly. In truth, in that instant earlier, the mysterious golden wheel within his body had also emitted a faint rumbling warning sound, which was why he had hurriedly spoken up to alert them.

The mysterious golden wheel within his body had an extraordinary origin, having helped Li Luo out of danger many times, so he trusted it greatly.

Moreover, even Jiang Qing'e had now sensed something off, so this was most likely no coincidence.

But for the moment, neither Li Luo nor Jiang Qing'e could give a definitive answer.

"If you trust us, for now don't touch these Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures with your bodies. Store them away first, and later Sister Qing'e and I will investigate them thoroughly," Li Luo deliberated for several breaths, then said cautiously.

"What's there not to trust? You're considering our safety too," Li Fuluo said dismissively.

Although he didn't know whether these Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures truly had a problem, in this Boundary River Treasure Domain, keeping an extra eye on anything was never wrong—otherwise if the ship really capsized, there wouldn't even be time for regrets.

Li Fuluo was no greenhorn either; he knew what dire consequences a moment of recklessness could bring.

In any case, they weren't in a rush to distribute and use these Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures right now, so they might as well store them away temporarily and wait for the investigation results.

So he took out three jade spheres from his own spatial sphere. Upon the jade spheres were inscribed numerous obscure runes, faintly emanating a peculiar energy fluctuation.

Li Fuluo tossed the jade spheres, and they immediately activated, wrapping around and containing those three Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures.

These jade spheres possessed some simple sealing effects, perfect for holding these potentially problematic Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures.

"Keep these Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures with you for now—you can investigate them," Li Fuluo looked toward Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e, seeking their opinion.

"Give them to me."

Jiang Qing'e took the initiative to take them. If these Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures harbored unknown hidden dangers, it would be safer to keep them on her side. Li Luo was currently preparing for his breakthrough to Marquis Realm, and couldn't afford any mishaps or accidents.

She reached out, took the jade spheres, and placed them into the spatial sphere worn on her wrist.

The others withdrew their gazes. Although this incident had occurred, everyone's mood remained high, because this time they had at least confirmed one thing: Li Hongyou really could sense what grade of Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures existed within a Ghost Domain before even entering it.

This foreknowledge advantage would save them countless wasted efforts.

And as they eliminated the strongest True Demon Aberration within this small Ghost Domain and took away the Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures here, this small Ghost Domain gradually became unsustainable. Space began to twist violently, and the surrounding messy, dim forest gradually dissipated amid the distortion.

A moment later, the dim forest vanished, replaced by the environment where Li Luo and the others had previously been.

This small Ghost Domain had been directly uprooted.

The crowd looked around. From the distance, violent surges of energy fluctuation came intermittently, clearly indicating that many teams had already begun breaking through layer upon layer of Ghost Domains, engaging in extremely fierce battles.

"Let's hurry up too," Li Fuluo said, then following the guidance of the "Ghost Domain Mirror" in his hand, took the lead at the front to clear the way.

Naturally no one objected, and they all followed closely behind in high spirits.

So after that, Li Luo's team continued pushing forward. However, unlike other teams who could only bulldoze their way through, conquering one blocking Ghost Domain after another and randomly obtaining the Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures within, they could bypass some resource-poor Ghost Domains and, under Li Hongyou's guidance, choose those Ghost Domains containing greater quantities and higher grades of Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures.

One could only advance passively, while the other could choose with purpose—the final harvest between these two was naturally worlds apart.

So in just half a day, Li Luo's team consecutively conquered four small Ghost Domains, harvesting five mid-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures and eleven low-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures within them.

Yet at this point in time, other teams probably hadn't even seen a single mid-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure.

This harvest made everyone's eyes in the team brim with excitement. Even the usually steady Li Fuluo couldn't help but beam with joy. He had entered the Boundary River Treasure Domain more than once, so he knew very well how difficult it was to obtain mid-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures within, and this efficiency was the most astonishing he had ever seen.

However, during this process, what slightly dampened the crowd's excitement was that every time Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures appeared, Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e both stopped everyone from touching them directly.

Clearly, in their perception, they still sensed something subtly off about these Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures.

But despite that, the two of them did their best along the way to investigate the source of this wrongness. Yet after they examined these Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures inside and out, they still couldn't figure out what the problem actually was.

This left the two of them somewhat frustrated.

However, every time Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures appeared, the warning feeling the two of them experienced never faded. From another angle, this corroborated their suspicion that these Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures absolutely had some hidden danger or problem.

Otherwise, could it be that both their perceptions had malfunctioned at the same time?

That was clearly impossible. After all, Jiang Qing'e relied on the Light Heart forged by three ninth-grade Light Phases to perceive, while Li Luo relied on the mysterious golden wheel within his body to judge.

Both things were extremely extraordinary, and for them to both produce warnings was no illusion.

"We can't pinpoint the exact problem for now, but if you can't hold back, we can find someone to try it on their body first—maybe that'll give us some clues," Li Luo said, noticing someone in the team had been staring longingly at the Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures they were taking away, and offered the suggestion.

Yet everyone hurriedly shook their heads. Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e currently held very high prestige within the Dragon Fang Guard, and everyone trusted their abilities. So even though the two hadn't found the problem after half a day, no one dared to actually risk trying.

After all, this concerned their own lives.

Li Fuluo didn't have a good solution for this either, because it was his first time encountering such a situation. In past entries into the Boundary River Treasure Domain, he had never heard of any problems with the Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures here. But likewise, he trusted that Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e weren't the type to shoot without aim.

So he turned his gaze toward the distance, where the heavens and earth were dim, even the air seemed viscous and cold, space twisted violently, and vaguely, many bizarre shapes were evolving.

The vast, dense aura of malice there was far stronger than anywhere they had passed before.

The malice fluctuations faintly emanating from some twisted spaces even made Li Fuluo's expression grow extremely solemn.

"We've already begun gradually going deeper into the Treasure Domain. From here on, medium Ghost Domains will probably start appearing. Ghost Domains of this level—sometimes our single team may not be able to handle them."

"Medium Ghost Domains."

Li Luo's expression also grew solemn. In Ghost Domains of this level, the number of True Demon Aberrations increased sharply, and among them even appeared aberrations with strength exceeding the fourth grade. So the danger level was countless times higher than the small Ghost Domains they had encountered before.

Even Li Fuluo could no longer handle them with ease.

However, although medium Ghost Domains were certainly perilous, the benefits within them were far beyond what small Ghost Domains could compare to. Within such Ghost Domains, mid-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures became common, and if lucky, finding a high-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure wasn't impossible either.

Li Luo's team had Li Hongyou's treasure-hunting attribute, which could truly maximize its value within such medium Ghost Domains.

After all, small Ghost Domains were relatively simple, and sometimes an unsatisfactory harvest was forgivable. But medium Ghost Domains required fighting tooth and nail, and might even result in casualties. At such a time, if after suffering losses they only scraped up some mid-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures, that would truly be heart-wrenchingly painful.

Li Fuluo turned his gaze toward Li Hongyou. His usually cold, stern face now revealed a very eager smile as he said, "Hongyou, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you again."

Li Hongyou said softly, "I'll do my best. The aura of malice within medium Ghost Domains is too dense, and sometimes it masks the scent of Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures. I may not be able to judge completely accurately."

Everyone's expectations were too high, and she didn't want to make promises, lest the pressure be too great.

Li Luo smiled at this moment and said, "Senior Sister Hong You, whether I can exchange for that Quasi-Ninth Grade Spirit Water Strange Light with Lü Shuanglu and the others, it's all up to you."

Li Hongyou gazed at Li Luo's smiling, handsome face, pressed her red lips together in a faint smile, and her coldly beautiful cheeks softened a little at this moment, as she gave a slight nod.

"Alright, I will definitely help you find a mid-sized Ghost Mist Domain that contains a top-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure."

Seeing this, Li Fengluo's mouth twitched involuntarily; this differential treatment was a bit too obvious.

Jiang Qingye, off to the side, also shot Li Luo a sidelong glance—this "sister-slaying talent" of his had truly maxed out.