Chapter 1340: Qin Beiming

Facing Li Luo's teasing words, not only did Qin Beiming's expression shift slightly, but the experts from those other forces also had some changes in their eyes.

However, there was no anger in Qin Beiming's eyes; instead, a trace of pleasant surprise surfaced.

"Li Luo, you can actually purify these curse poisons?" Li Zhihuo couldn't help but speak up at this moment, his eyes full of disbelief. Beside him were also the Dragon Bone Guard's Guard Commander Li Jushen, and the Dragon Horn Guard's Guard Commander Li Boyuan; they all wore expressions of shock and wild joy.

Seeing their appearance, Li Luo understood. It seemed that before this, Qin Beiming and the others should have also experienced an unusual incident.

Polluters whose minds had been completely eroded had also appeared in their ranks.

It seemed they had all been given a very painful time.

Under the focus of numerous gazes, Li Luo calmly nodded and said: "To be precise, it requires Sister Jiang Qing and I working together to purify this kind of curse poison. Everyone present here should be able to testify to that."

As his words fell, those experts who had been purified earlier all spoke up in support, their words filled with admiration.

Among the later arrivals, a man with a body as huge as a ball stepped forward. His voice was like a great bell, his pupils flickered with violent thunder, and he released a powerful oppressive force.

"Haha, I didn't expect Brother Li Luo to have such ability. We were previously badly damaged by that strange pollution. If it can be solved at the cost of a high-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure, that would be quite a worthwhile deal."

"Brother Li Luo, please purify the curse poison for the brothers of my Sky-Swallowing Guard!"

Li Luo looked over and already recognized this person's identity in his heart—it was precisely Zhu Zhan, the Thunder Guard Commander of the Sky-Swallowing Guard, from the lineage of Zhu Li Tianwang.

This man possessed the strength of a Lower Fifth-Rank Marquis, making him the strongest Guard Commander within the Sky-Swallowing Guard.

"Zhu Zhan, when did I ever say it wasn't worth it?" Qin Beiming said, casting a faint glance at Zhu Zhan.

Then he said to Li Luo: "Li Luo, although our Qin Li Tianwang lineage has some grudges with you, the current occasion is not the time to settle these. If I ask you to act and purify this curse poison, and it requires the payment of a high-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure as compensation, I am willing to offer it. Moreover, I will also assure you that, accepting this favor of yours, within this Boundary River Treasure Domain, our Black Water Guard will no longer target you because of personal grudges."

This Qin Beiming truly lived up to his reputation as the strongest Guard Commander among the Four Great Li Tianwang Guards; this magnanimity was a notch stronger than Qin Zhenlin's.

Qin Zhenlin heard this and wanted to say something, but ultimately swallowed his words back. Qin Beiming's prestige within the Black Water Guard was extremely high, and he also held a certain fear of him.

Qin Yi secretly nodded. In the current situation, Qin Beiming's conduct was that of a qualified and rational leader.

Li Luo also couldn't help but look at Qin Beiming's decisiveness with a measure of renewed respect. It seemed the Black Water Guard wasn't entirely full of unreasonable fools.

Mad dogs like Qin Qin Lian were, after all, an extreme minority.

Li Luo turned his head to look at the giant blood-red flower bud in the depths of the Ghost Domain, which emitted a terrifying aura, and was silent for several breaths. Then he said to the many forces that had arrived later: "Previously, taking their Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures was only because Zhao Xiuyuan and Qin Zhenlin were pressing us aggressively, so I gave them a little lesson."

"But the situation is critical now. If we let that flower bud continue to grow and gestate, something terrifying is likely to appear. So, we won't take the Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures. Each of you, sit down, and we will purify and expel the poison for you. Then, seize the time to join forces and take care of this thing."

When Li Luo said this, it actually drew many surprised gazes. Presumably, no one expected him to give up such a money-making opportunity.

With so many forces present, if they all offered a high-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure as compensation, Li Luo would undoubtedly become the biggest winner in this Boundary River Treasure Domain.

A trace of surprise also surfaced in Qin Yi's eyes, followed by a hint of approval in their depths. She wasn't praising Li Luo's righteousness, but rather felt that he was truly very smart and knew how to make the right choices.

In the current situation, if Li Luo used the purification of the curse poison as leverage, he could indeed easily obtain a large batch of high-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures. However, after this matter, his reputation in the Outer Shenzhou would likely be affected as well.

Moreover, not taking the Foundation Establishment spiritual treasures wasn't entirely without gain. Those experts or forces purified by them would inevitably feel they owed Li Luo a favor, and favors could be big or small; when it came to value, it was hard to estimate.

Qin Beiming was also slightly stunned, and then he couldn't help but look at Li Luo deeply.

"Haha, Brother Li Luo is righteous! My Sky-Swallowing Guard owes you a favor!" That Zhu Zhan grinned, his laughter like thunder rumbling and echoing.

The leaders of some other forces and scattered cultivators also spoke up one after another to express their thanks.

Guard Commanders of the Five Heavenly Dragon Guards like Li Zhihuo, Li Jushen, and Li Boyuan exchanged glances. None of them expected that Li Luo could actually make people like Qin Beiming and Zhu Zhan owe him a favor.

Facing everyone's gratitude, Li Luo remained expressionless as usual. After everyone settled down, he joined hands with Jiang Qing and began to quickly purify them.

The purification process was already thoroughly familiar to the two of them.

So after a period of time, as groups of people completed the purification, the originally tense expressions of the crowd also eased considerably. At the same time, the gazes looking toward Li Luo and Jiang Qing grew increasingly fervent with gratitude.

"I didn't expect Li Luo and the others to have such ability." Dragon Horn Guard Commander Li Boyuan sighed. They were the first group to be purified; after all, they belonged to the same Five Heavenly Dragon Guards, and no one could contest this priority.

Dragon Bone Guard Commander Li Jushen also nodded and said with some emotion: "Just now I heard Li Tingyue say that Jiang Qing killed the Golden Peng Guard's Guard Commander, Zhao Baishun, and Li Luo also killed the Divine Tiger Envoy Zhao Jiyun. These two are truly monstrous."

Although Zhao Baishun was a Lower Fourth-Rank Marquis, Jiang Qing was able to slay him with the strength of a single rank. This kind of strength couldn't help but make one feel dread.

As for Li Luo, slaying a Third-Rank Marquis while at the Da Tian Xiang Jing realm was, although mainly due to borrowing the power of a Third-Rank Marquis great fierce beast, still extremely terrifying.

Li Zhihuo, who was nearby, listened to their conversation with a complicated expression. Li Hongque didn't utter a single word, because she was also shocked by the battle records of these two.

Moreover, Li Luo and the other had, relying on this purification ability, made even Qin Beiming voluntarily lower his proud head. One must know that this person was someone even Li Zhihuo was extremely wary of.

The current fame of Li Luo and the other, when discussed, was probably several points greater than that of Li Zhihuo, this Dragon Blood Guard Commander.

As time went on, the last group of latecomers was also fully purified by Li Luo and the other. Li Hongyou quickly exerted the power of her own aspect to restore their consumed strength.

Finally, after the two recovered, Qin Beiming nodded to them and said: "Everyone, regardless of how many grudges we have had with each other before, let's first join forces to deal with the trouble in this Ghost Domain before settling accounts."

Everyone nodded in agreement with this statement.

So the next moment, all the experts present transformed into streams of light and shot out, advancing toward the location of the blood-red flower bud in the depths of the Ghost Domain.

They encountered no obstruction during this period.

After about ten-odd minutes, they approached the center of the Ghost Domain.

The giant blood-red flower bud swayed slowly in the sky, inhaling and exhaling an extremely dense miasma of malice.

And as they approached this area, Li Luo and the others finally saw that at the spot where the blood-red flower bud was rooted, countless human figures stood silently.

These figures had pitch-black pupils, black liquid flowing from the corners of their eyes, and they stood like stone statues. Blood-red roots burrowed out from the ground and pierced into their flesh and blood. The roots writhed from time to time, as if drawing on their flesh and blood as nutrients to feed the giant blood-red flower bud.

Facing this situation, those polluters offered no resistance, allowing the roots to take whatever they wanted from their bodies.

Angry and pained voices came from the crowd, because these figures were precisely the polluters eroded by the "Black-Eyed Ghost Curse."

They had once been companions, but now had fallen to such a miserable end.

Qin Beiming's eyes also held anger, for among those people were his companions as well.

"Strike together and destroy this flower bud!"

Accompanying his sharp shout, everyone erupted with their strongest power. One saw attacks filling the sky, like meteors streaking across the heavens, smashing viciously toward the blood-red flower bud.

At the same time, outside the Boundary River Treasure Domain, in some dark place.

The Faceless Mingwang lowered his head to look at the ditch before him. Energy flowed within the ditch, reflecting numerous scenes, among which was the scene before the flower bud.

"This Li Luo and Jiang Qing have really given me some small trouble." He said with a light laugh.

If it weren't for Li Luo and Jiang Qing purifying so many of the "Black-Eyed Ghost Curses," everyone here would have already become nutrients, offered up to the "Heavenly Demon Flower."

Still, the problem wasn't a big one.

After so many years of scheming by their Convergence Society, things had reached a point where they could no longer be stopped.

"Those two chess pieces can be put to use now." The Faceless Underworld King reached up and tore open his face, pulling out two white seeds from within. He then flicked a finger, and the seeds ignited on their own without wind. Faintly, within those flames, two shadows seemed to drift past.

After finishing this, the Faceless Underworld King prepared to leave, but the instant he had just turned around, his figure suddenly stalled.

Then the Faceless Underworld King slowly raised his head, looking toward the void not far away, where an aged figure had emerged.

"Oh, worthy of the Three-Crown King of the Void, your perception is truly sharper than imagined." The Faceless Underworld King gazed at that figure and let out a light laugh.

In the void above, the old man stood in the air with an indifferent expression, his gaze looking down from above, locking onto the figure hidden in the shadows.

It was none other than Li Li Jingzhe! "(PS: Tonight at 6:30 I'll continue the weekend book-signing livestream on Douyin. Brothers who want signed copies can drop by the livestream room.)"