Chapter 1328: A Grand Show

Li Luo pulled his gaze back from Wen Zhu Xuan's pitch-black, eerie pupils, then took two cautious steps back.

"Li Luo, can Wen Zhu Xuan's corruption be purified?" Li Tingyue couldn't bear to see Wen Zhu Xuan in such a state and asked aloud.

Li Luo actually had some goodwill toward Wen Zhu Xuan—after all, back in the Dragon Heavenly Treasure Vault, when Li Hongque tried to make trouble for him, she had spoken up on his behalf—so he paused in thought and said, "Commander Wen Zhu Xuan's condition is more severe than any of yours. From what Guard Commander Tingyue has said, she had previously refined a Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure into her body?"

Li Tingyue sighed and nodded. "She wanted to break through to Reach Third Rank, so she applied in advance to use a mid-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure. It's my fault—I didn't refuse her, otherwise she wouldn't have ended up like this."

Li Luo looked toward Jiang Jiang Qinge. After a moment's thought, she said, "The 'Black-Eyed Ghost Curse' inside her has already matured. Removing it would be extremely troublesome. We can seal her first to prevent the 'Ghost Curse' from completely eroding her mind, then gradually weaken the corruption for her and attempt to purge it. That way, even if we ultimately can't completely cleanse the curse, we can still suppress it. When the Boundary River Treasure Domain ends, we can take her back to Dragon Heavenly City and look for other methods."

"That's a sound approach." Li Luo agreed.

So Jiang Jiang Qinge took out a crystal box roughly a zhang in size from the spatial orb worn on her wrist. The box was etched with intricate light-element runes, looking exceptionally sacred.

This was a Demon-Sealing Crystal Coffin, used to seal certain other-species beings that had lost the power to resist.

Then a wisp of resplendent holy light gathered at the tip of Jiang Jiang Qinge's slender jade finger, compressing an extremely pure light-phase force within. She pressed it directly between Wen Zhu Xuan's brows, and immediately a sizzling sound erupted as smoke rose.

The holy light formed a light-element pattern between Wen Zhu Xuan's brows, and the pure light-phase force it radiated completely suppressed the malevolent qi flowing within her body. Her violently struggling body then went rigid and crashed to the ground.

Jiang Jiang Qinge waved her jade hand; light-phase force swept her up and dropped her into the Demon-Sealing Crystal Coffin, while she left layer upon layer of sacred light-phase force upon it, sealing it shut like chains.

"Take her with you," Jiang Jiang Qinge said to Li Tingyue after finishing.

"Thank you, Dragon Fang Emissary Jiang." Li Tingyue quickly expressed her thanks, then ordered a squad member to carry the crystal coffin containing Wen Zhu Xuan on his back. Since this item held a living being, it naturally could no longer be stored back into a spatial orb.

Jiang Jiang Qinge waved a hand, then turned her deep, captivating golden eyes toward Li Luo, who had fallen into thought beside her, and asked, "What are you thinking?"

Li Luo was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm wondering where this so-called 'Black-Eyed Ghost Curse' came from. Based on some of the information we obtained while purifying the curse, this thing probably wasn't born naturally, but... was man-made."

At these words, everyone was horrified.

Li Foluo couldn't help but say, "To be able to tamper with the Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures throughout the entire Boundary River Treasure Domain like this—what kind of terrifying power would that require?"

"It could only be an Other-Species King!" Li Tingyue's face darkened.

Li Foluo said in a low voice, "There are currently no Other-Species Kings within the Boundary River Treasure Domain. If there were, the King-level experts of the various Li Tianwang branches would have detected it long ago. You know very well that before each Black Rain Ghost Tribulation descends, King-level experts from all sides inspect the interior of the Boundary River Treasure Domain, and this time is naturally no exception."

Li Tingyue said, "But if it wasn't an Other-Species King, could an ordinary True Demon plant curse seals on every Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure within the Boundary River Treasure Domain?"

Li Foluo was left speechless.

"It doesn't necessarily have to be an Other-Species King to have this capability." At that moment, Jiang Jiang Qinge suddenly spoke in a cool, clear voice.

Hearing this, Li Luo's heart stirred. "Does Sister Jiang Qinge mean... the Guiyi Hui?"

"Guiyi Hui?" Li Tingyue and Li Foluo exchanged a glance, their brows furrowing deeply. As members of Li Li Tianwang's branch, they naturally also knew some intelligence about this mysterious and terrifying organization. This colossal entity was regarded with the utmost wariness even by the various Li Tianwang branch powers.

The tentacles of this colossal entity seemed to reach into every corner of the world; they stirred up trouble everywhere, and over the long river of time, had even overturned Li Tianwang-level powers—such methods were terrifying and fearsome.

If the curse seals on the Boundary River Treasure Domain's Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures truly came from them, then it was indeed quite possible. At the very least, they had both the capability and the motive.

The Guiyi Hui and the other-species always shared a sickeningly close connection.

"It seems this trip to the Boundary River Treasure Domain will be more complicated and dangerous than we imagined," Li Luo said slowly.

If these methods truly came from that mysterious and terrifying Guiyi Hui, then they must have some grand scheme in mind; but who was this scheme aimed at, and what was its ultimate goal?

"We need to deliver this intelligence to Li Li Qingpeng, Li Li Jiluo, and the other academy masters as quickly as possible!" Li Foluo said in a low voice.

With the strength of people like them, even if the Guiyi Hui truly was plotting something within the Boundary River Treasure Domain, they couldn't possibly stop it. Within the Boundary River Treasure Domain, which currently had no King-level beings, top-grade marquises like Li Li Qingpeng and Li Li Jiluo were the strongest combat force.

Li Luo nodded. His gaze turned toward the depths of the Boundary River Treasure Domain. Previously, the top-grade marquises of the various powers had all been drawn away by the disturbances of the ghost domains appearing in the depths. He wondered whether the Guiyi Hui's hand might be at work in this as well.

Li Luo's brows furrowed tightly, and a sense of unease welled up involuntarily in his heart.

And while Li Luo and the others were worrying over the "Black-Eyed Ghost Curse" they had inadvertently discovered, outside the Boundary River Treasure Domain, in some shadowy place...

A figure stepped out from the shadows. Its blank face, devoid of any features, radiated endless eeriness.

It was none other than the Faceless Mingwang of the Guiyi Hui.

At this moment, black liquid seeped out from the flesh of his palm, as if forming a black mirror in his hand.

His gaze passed through the mirror's surface, reflecting certain scenes.

Among them were the faces of Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge.

The Faceless Mingwang stared at the two faces. His blank visage writhed slightly, and a sinister laugh emerged: "I didn't expect that two little brats would be the first to discover the existence of the 'Black-Eyed Ghost Curse.'"

"So this is the Li Luo who carries the Primordial Seed that Qin Jiujie mentioned? He truly does have some unusual qualities."

"And that young woman—three streams of Ninth-Rank light-phase. Tsk-tsk, if she grows, she'll be another invincible Light King."

However, although the "Black-Eyed Ghost Curse" had been exposed earlier than the Faceless Mingwang had anticipated, he showed no concern whatsoever. The schemes the Guiyi Hui had secretly laid within the Boundary River Treasure Domain would not be shaken in the slightest by this.

A few ants couldn't change anything.

"Since it's already been discovered, there's no need to keep hiding it. The fish have already entered the jar anyway, so it's time to start drawing in the net."

The Faceless Mingwang's blank face suddenly split open. He reached inside and grabbed, pulling out a blood-red long flute. Fleshy buds grew on the flute, writhing slowly—utterly horrifying.

A terrifying wave of malevolence emanated from it, causing the space in this region to show signs of collapse.

He held the flesh-like flute horizontally against the crack on his face, as if something eerie was surging from within, and he blew the eerie flesh-and-blood flute.

The flute's sound spread slowly like tangible sound waves. Strangely, however, the sound only emerged within ten zhang around the Faceless Mingwang, then quietly merged into the void and vanished.

"The grand show is about to begin."

"Let it all get lively for me, hehe."