Chapter 1333: The Blood Lake's Transformation

The arrival of Zhang Cuicheng, Lü Shuanglu and their group immediately drew numerous gazes from the crowd, and soon someone recognized their identities, prompting low gasps of surprise.

"It's people from the Golden Dragon Treasure House!"

"Why would they help Li Luo? Doesn't the Golden Dragon Treasure House always maintain neutrality?"

"......"

The teams of various factions and the loose cultivators were all astonished, after all the Golden Dragon Treasure House believed in harmony bringing wealth, and generally rarely participated in the struggles between other factions—no one had expected them to step in and help Li Luo.

That Zhao Xiuyuan and Shen Yunge also stopped their hands at this moment, their brows slightly furrowed as they looked at the group from the Golden Dragon Treasure House walking into the arena; this faction that had suddenly charged in undoubtedly made the situation even more chaotic.

Although the Golden Dragon Treasure House was in the business of trade, no one could question their strength.

"Is the Golden Dragon Treasure House about to break the rules you uphold?" Zhao Xiuyuan said in a deep voice.

Lü Shuanglu shot a glare at this brute Zhang Cuicheng, and said irritably: "This was his own doing, it has nothing to do with our Golden Dragon Treasure House—you can beat him to death for all I care."

Zhao Xiuyuan cast a gloomy look at Zhang Cuicheng. He knew the latter's background—a young prodigy surnamed Zhang from Golden Dragon Mountain, with considerable standing there.

So of course he wouldn't believe Lü Shuanglu's words. If they really killed Zhang Cuicheng, the Golden Dragon Treasure House would definitely intervene.

Zhang Cuicheng possessed the strength of a Second Grade Upper Marquis, and Zhao Xiuyuan didn't fear him, but behind Lü Shuanglu followed a middle-aged man with a powerful aura, whose strength was probably no weaker than Zhao Xiuyuan's.

Therefore, the moment Lü Shuanglu and Zhang Cuicheng appeared, Zhao Xiuyuan understood that there was nothing he could do to Li Luo's group at this time.

So he could only reluctantly recall the five towering Marquis Platforms above his head, while his figure fell back into the ranks of the True Dragon Guard.

Seeing this, a hint of disappointment also flashed in Shen Yunge's eyes. Without Zhao Xiuyuan to hold back Jiang Jiang Qinge and the others, it was clearly impossible for him to seize the Six-Tailed Heavenly Wolf from Li Luo either.

It seemed he could only wait until their Beast Taming Spirit Hall's forces gathered, then team up with Qin Li Tianwang's faction's team to see if they could succeed.

So he waved his sleeve, and the massive Golden-Scaled Profound Python transformed into golden light and fell back onto his wrist, continuing to link head to tail like a bracelet.

Li Fuluo, Li Tingyue, and others reined in their Xiangli. Seeing the opposing side beat a retreat, they also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, relying solely on themselves, they probably wouldn't have been able to withstand the joint attack of the True Dragon Guard and Shen Yunge, let alone with Qin Zhenlin and others watching like tigers eyeing their prey—once they fell into a disadvantage, Qin Zhenlin would surely strike without hesitation.

Thanks to the people from the Golden Dragon Treasure House for timely assistance.

Li Luo, meanwhile, beckoned with his palm, recalling the Six-Tailed Heavenly Wolf that had just appeared. The latter transformed into a streak of crimson light and shot into the bracelet on his wrist.

His gaze lingered on Shen Yunge for a moment. The greed in the other's eyes wasn't well concealed—clearly, the other party was coveting his Six-Tailed Heavenly Wolf.

He had heard that the Beast Taming Spirit Hall possessed some fused Marquis Arts that could be jointly performed with spirit beasts. He was somewhat interested in this, wondering if he could get one from Shen Yunge to study?

But given Shen Yunge's hostility toward him, the other party probably wouldn't be too willing.

So the greatest possibility would probably be to search Shen Yunge's spatial orb after killing him.

This wasn't impossible either. The Boundary River Treasure Domain was so treacherous that the death of a prodigy from another Outer Shenzhou was perfectly normal.

Li Luo turned some unsavory thoughts in his mind, then turned and walked toward Lü Shuanglu and Zhang Cuicheng, cupping his hands: "Many thanks."

Zhang Cuicheng hugged his iron staff and said somewhat woodenly: "I told you before, I owe Miss Qing'er a favor. She asked me to help you, so naturally I won't go back on my word."

Lü Shuanglu scolded: "If you wanted to make a move, don't do it under the banner of our Golden Dragon Treasure House! You're ruining our reputation!"

Zhang Cuicheng said indifferently: "I didn't ask any of you to step in."

Lü Shuanglu laughed in anger: "Without the skin of the Golden Dragon Treasure House, do you think that Zhao Xiuyuan wouldn't beat you to death?"

"Wait until my third Marquis Platform is forged into a Ten-Pillar Golden Platform, and we'll see who beats whom to death." Zhang Cuicheng said slowly.

Lü Shuanglu said angrily: "We already have enough troubles, and you're still causing trouble everywhere for me."

At this moment, Li Luo finally noticed that Lü Shuanglu's group seemed to have far fewer members, and from their bodies, he could faintly see some injuries.

This made Li Luo's heart stir slightly—had Lü Shuanglu's group encountered an ambush?

However, this wasn't something easy to ask about in detail, so Li Luo changed the subject and asked: "Miss Lü, since you're here, how about we team up to take the treasures? There are four Upper Grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures here. If our two sides join forces, taking one each shouldn't be difficult."

Hearing this, Lü Shuanglu's beautiful eyes also looked at the four blood-crystal-like corals in the center of the Blood Lake, and she said in surprise: "Four Upper Grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures, what a wealthy Ghost Domain."

Then she nodded and said: "Since we're here, naturally we should get a share."

Although their main business was purchasing, since they could secure an Upper Grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasure right before them, naturally they wouldn't let it slip away easily.

Afterwards, the two groups merged together and arrived outside the Blood Lake.

On the other side, Zhao Xiuyuan also reached a cooperation with Qin Zhenlin, and simultaneously arrived at the other side, forming a standoff with Li Luo and Lü Shuanglu's side.

Seeing this, the teams of some other factions and loose cultivator experts felt secretly disappointed. From the looks of it, these four Upper Grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures probably had no share for them. Fortunately, besides the Upper Grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures, there were also some slightly lower-grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures in the lake.

Splash splash!

And as more and more people gathered outside the Blood Lake, the Blood Lake, which had been quiet all this time, suddenly stirred up giant waves.

The giant waves churned, and the countless beautiful women's faces floating within them actually sprang up from the waves, carrying clear and enchanting laughter, like swimming fish, covering toward everyone at the lakeside.

Seeing this, the crowd hurriedly activated streams of powerful Xiangli attacks to block them.

But soon someone discovered that what rolled out from the blood waves wasn't only those eerie beautiful women's faces, but also streams of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures.

Although most were Lower Grade, there were also no shortage of Mid Grade ones.

Boom!

Everyone was overjoyed—this was Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures delivered right to their doorstep!

For a moment, many people began to frantically snatch them, and the lakeside instantly became chaotic.

Even the forces of Qin Li Tianwang's faction and Zhao Xiuyuan's side couldn't resist the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures rushing at them and began to snatch them in wild joy.

"Is this a treasure-delivering lake?"

Lü Shuanglu was also greatly shocked. In those previous Ghost Domains, obtaining Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures required fierce battles, but here, they were practically thrown in your face.

Faced with this kind of treasure delivery, Lü Shuanglu's group also couldn't quite hold back and attempted to intercept some.

But Li Luo frowned deeply and stopped her, saying: "I advise you not to touch these Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures."

Lü Shuanglu, Zhang Cuicheng, and those experts from the Golden Dragon Treasure House all looked at Li Luo in confusion.

Li Luo glanced at their eyes and said calmly: "Your team had an internal strife, and fought amongst yourselves, right?"

Lü Shuanglu's expression changed drastically. She stared at Li Luo with a look of shock and suspicion, and couldn't help but say: "How did you know?!"

Half a day ago, an anomaly had appeared in their team. Originally fine companions had suddenly shown signs of being corrupted by evil-tainted Qi for no apparent reason, and then began to frantically attack them. This caused their team heavy losses, and even a Marquis-level expert guard had perished.

Lü Shuanglu's group was left battered and disheveled by this sudden calamity, yet they completely couldn't figure out where the source of the corruption lay. And now, an outsider like Li Luo actually knew about their misfortune—how could this not shock them?

Li Luo shrugged and said with a smile, "Lucky for you that you ran into me."

"Do you know why we were corrupted?" Lü Shuanglu hurriedly pressed.

Li Luo's pupils reflected the many Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures flying out of the blood lake. His calm voice reached Lü Shuanglu and the others' ears, causing thick disbelief to rise in their eyes.

"Because you acquired too many Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures."