Chapter 1337: Purification, Winning Hearts

"You can purify the curse?!"

Li Luo's words directly stirred up an uproar among the crowd. Those whose minds had been on the verge of shattering from fear immediately turned their incredulous gazes toward him.

Within those gazes, there was also a sliver of final hope.

They had already witnessed what they would become after being completely corrupted, and that fear was constantly gnawing at their hearts.

Amid such fear, Li Luo stepped forward and gave them a ray of hope. At this moment, no one cared anymore about the four Upper-Grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures from earlier.

Zhao Xiuyuan saw this scene, and his eyes immediately darkened. He had originally wanted to incite the other teams present to join forces and annihilate Li Luo and his group, but who would have thought that in just a few words, Li Luo had shattered the atmosphere he had so carefully cultivated.

Moreover, judging from the gazes of the crowd, they had clearly begun to place their hopes in Li Luo.

"Li Luo, you're merely at the Da Tian Xiang Jing. On what grounds can you purify a curse that even we cannot detect?" Zhao Xiuyuan questioned.

"Then should I leave?" Li Luo replied indifferently.

Immediately, many gazes glared furiously at Zhao Xiuyuan. Right now, Li Luo was the last sliver of hope within their fear. Whether it was real or fake, they had to try it to find out. This Zhao Xiuyuan kept obstructing them—did he want them all to die here?

The corner of Zhao Xiuyuan's mouth twitched. He had originally wanted to use the crowd's anger against Li Luo, but in the blink of an eye, he got to experience what it felt like to be attacked by everyone.

Thus, he could only shut his mouth with an extremely gloomy expression.

Qin Zhenlin's side was also exchanging glances, clearly not expecting that suddenly, Li Luo had become a savior-like figure.

However, they ultimately did not speak up. Although they were unwilling to see Li Luo winning people's hearts like this, if Li Luo truly could purify these curses, they could only pinch their noses and accept it. After all, this also concerned their own lives.

"Purifying the curse cannot be done by me alone. It requires the two of us working together." Li Luo pointed at Jiang Qing'e beside him and explained to the crowd.

The crowd looked at Jiang Qing'e—her beauty breathtaking, a sacred feeling flowing around her, her expression indifferent—and their hearts couldn't help but gain a bit more belief.

Jiang Qing'e's three Nine-Grade Light Phase were, in a certain sense, indeed a sharp weapon for purifying malignant Qi.

"Then we humbly ask the two of you to step forward and help purify the curse. We will never forget this kindness." All the various forces bowed one after another, their attitudes becoming extremely humble and polite.

Even those unruly rogue cultivators who usually licked blood from the edge of blades now reined in their tempers, striving to bring forth a kindly smile on their faces.

That appearance seemed as if they had not been the ones who had harbored malice toward Li Luo's group earlier because of the four Upper-Grade Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasures.

As for their previous arrogance and current humility, Li Luo's expression remained as usual. He didn't find it distasteful, after all, purifying the curse for these people was actually helping themselves as well.

Otherwise, when these people's curses erupted and they became Corrupted Ones, those of them who were not infected would fall into a siege.

So what he needed to do now was turn these potential enemies into usable combat power.

Thinking this, Li Luo turned his head and smiled at Jiang Qing'e: "Sister Qing'e, let's make our move."

Jiang Qing'e nodded slightly. Actually, she also didn't like these fence-sitting people, but she likewise understood Li Luo's concerns. Now that a mastermind was pushing a conspiracy in the Jiehe Treasure Domain, and they had already entered the game, they had to think of every way to strengthen their own side's strength in preparation.

Then Li Luo arranged the order for the many experts present. After all, with so many people, he and Jiang Qing'e could only purify them batch by batch.

So next, the first batch of people sat cross-legged nervously in front of the two of them, while everyone else gathered around, faces full of tension.

After all, the result of this purification represented their last hope.

If the purification failed, it would be a devastating blow to everyone's morale.

Under the gaze of those many eyes, dazzling, brilliant, and sacred Light Phase power swept out, and outside that Phase power, strands of strange transparent flames seemed to rise.

The Light Phase power spread, completely enveloping the batch of people in front.

The venue was silent; no one dared to make a sound.

But this silence was quickly broken. Under the purification of the Light Phase power, someone let out a painful scream, and then everyone watched in horror as large swaths of bizarre black moths drilled out from their pupils, emitting strange hissing sounds.

However, as soon as these black moths appeared, they were burned to ashes by the Light Phase power flowing with transparent flames.

Next, more and more people's pupils ached violently, and black moths kept emerging. That scene made the watching crowd feel a chill all over their bodies.

Even Zhao Xiuyuan, Qin Zhenlin, and others' expressions turned ugly.

Because this proved that what Li Luo said was true—they had all been afflicted by the so-called curse.

Zhao Xiuyuan unwillingly circulated his Phase power, probing every corner of his body, especially his pupils, trying to use his own ability to find those hidden curses. But after a moment, his expression turned dejected.

Nothing found!

These curses were too bizarre; they couldn't even be found, so how could one talk about dissolving them with one's own power?

Qin Zhenlin's side also tried once, and finally shook his head with a gloomy expression. He looked at Shen Yunge and asked: "Brother Shen, can you sense the curse within your body?"

Shen Yunge was silent for a few breaths, then slowly shook his head.

Qin Zhenlin's brows furrowed tightly, his expression ugly as he said: "Doesn't that mean we all have to rely on Li Luo? Why would he help us?!"

The others' expressions also shifted. Their relationship with Li Li Tianwang's lineage was so poor that it would only be natural for the other party to take this opportunity to kill them.

"If what Li Luo said is true, that those afflicted by this curse will eventually have their minds eroded and become Corrupted Ones who only know how to kill, then Li Luo probably won't sit idly by. Now the retreat of this Ghostly Domain is blocked; the only way forward is to destroy the Ghostly Domain's core to escape. If we all turn into Corrupted Ones, Li Luo and his group will also have a headache because of it." At this moment, Qin Yi suddenly spoke up.

Hearing Qin Yi's analysis, Qin Zhenlin finally nodded and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"However..."

Qin Yi looked at Li Luo, who was not far away purifying for others, her red lips pursed slightly, and said somewhat helplessly: "For the greater good, Li Luo might be willing to purify for us, but..."

"Given his personality, I'm afraid he won't let us off easy."

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhenlin's eyelid immediately twitched, and an ominous feeling rose in his heart.

And while Qin Zhenlin and his side were thinking of countermeasures, Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e's side completed the purification of batch after batch of teams.

This purification was quite time-consuming, after all, the two also needed to recover their Phase power. Fortunately, with Li Hongyou's assistance, they were able to persevere.

After about an hour passed, everyone present had completed the purification.

The heaviness and fear on everyone's faces dissipated, replaced by the joy of having survived a disaster. At the same time, their gazes toward Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e also gained a bit more respect.

Although the curse was now lifted, no one knew if they would be afflicted again later, so Li Luo and the others could be considered their guardian gods.

Li Luo let out a somewhat weary breath. He was only at the Da Tian Xiang Jing, and purifying for so many people, even with Li Hongyou's assistance in recovering his Phase power, was still quite a drain on his energy.

He raised his eyes, his gaze directly looking at the only two groups in the venue that had not yet completed the purification.

They were precisely the two great Li Tianwang lineage teams led by Zhao Xiuyuan and Qin Zhenlin.

Meeting Li Luo's gaze, the corners of Zhao Xiuyuan and Qin Zhenlin's eyes twitched twice. If it had been an hour ago, they would have probably met it with a cold laugh, but now only Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e could purify the curse, so they naturally harbored apprehension. How would they dare to provoke them?

"Hey, Zhao Xiuyuan, weren't you very arrogant just now?" Li Foluo saw Zhao Xiuyuan's appearance and immediately couldn't help but mock him.

Zhao Xiuyuan's face darkened, and he said: "Li Fuluo, if we really get polluted and our minds are eroded, you won't have it easy either!"

His words carried a hint of threat.

"Begging for help and still talking so tough?" Li Fuluo said with a cold laugh.

Li Luo waved his hand to stop this meaningless squabbling. His gaze swept coldly over Zhao Xiuyuan, Qin Zhenlin, and the others. Without any further nonsense, he said directly: "I really don't want to save you. By all rights, you dying here would be quite good for me."

"But just as you said, if you get polluted, it will bring us trouble too."

"So..."

Qin Yi looked over with bright eyes and said: "Li Luo, just name your price."

Li Luo smiled slightly and said: "The Water Fairy is indeed frank."

Then he raised one finger, and his unhurried voice rang out.

"Each of you hand over one top-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure, and I'll purify you."