Chapter 507: Barbarian Race, Barbarian, The Beginning of the Turmoil on Immortal Ascension Island, Come to My Bedchamber at 7:00 PM Tonight

‘I should have known. Even if Tantai Qing isn’t as strong as me, there’s no way I could have injured her so easily. That bitch, so this is what she was waiting for.’

‘She deliberately let me injure her, leaving a mark, so she could frame me for colluding with the Demon Race. Even if I tell everyone the truth afterward, she can still use this to manipulate public opinion…’

Inside the dim Earth Palace, Helian Wen’s shattered hands had already healed. His face was twisted with hatred and rage over the news that had been circulating for the past two days.

Huangfu Hao’s avatar remained seated on the high platform within the Earth Palace. His black robe trailed on the ground, obscuring his figure completely like a shroud of mist.

His expression betrayed no emotion.

“You’ve suffered a major setback. It’s time you learned your lesson. If Tantai Qing can outsmart you once, she can do it again. When it comes to scheming, you’re not even worthy of carrying her shoes.”

“If you want revenge, brute force alone won’t work anymore,” Huangfu Hao said coolly.

“I understand, Master.” Helian Wen held Huangfu Hao in high esteem. If Huangfu Hao hadn’t appeared to save him, it would have been nearly impossible to escape from Jiang Lan, and he might have even been killed.

“Master, was there something strange about that final palm strike from Jiang Lan? Since he’s mixed up with that bitch Tantai Qing, he can’t be a good person. He wouldn’t have let me go that easily.” Something occurred to Helian Wen, and his expression grew cautious as he asked the question.

Huangfu Hao replied, “I naturally considered what you’re thinking of. I examined your body when I brought you back and found nothing out of the ordinary. If Jiang Lan did leave some hidden trick, it would have to be a method that even I cannot detect.”

“But if he possessed such a technique, you would have no chance of defeating him, no matter how you tried.”

Helian Wen had great faith in his master, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

While recuperating these past few days, the image of Jiang Lan’s deceptively casual palm strike often surfaced in his mind. It had been vast and boundless, pressing down upon the very Void, and the memory would jolt him from his meditation, drenched in a cold sweat and trembling uncontrollably.

He had never imagined he would encounter someone from his own generation who was so terrifying.

‘How in the world did Jiang Lan cultivate? Why does he possess so many unbelievable techniques?’

For the first time in his life, Helian Wen began to doubt himself.

“A demon has already taken root in your heart. If you don’t purge it, you’ll find it nearly impossible to make any further progress in your cultivation. I had thought Tantai Qing was your great rival, but who knew it would be Jiang Lan who would place you under such immense pressure…” Huangfu Hao seemed to know what Helian Wen was thinking. He looked over at him, his tone laced with a hint of disappointment.

Helian Wen felt a suffocating sense of frustration and inadequacy, but he knew in his heart it was the truth.

“I have disappointed you, Master. But I won’t lose my will to fight over this. I survived the almost certain death of the Demon Abyss, so what is Jiang Lan to me? Sooner or later, I will defeat him with my own hands.”

‘And that bitch Tantai Qing…’ Helian Wen swore viciously to himself.

Huangfu Hao nodded and said no more.

Even he was having some trouble making sense of the situation on Immortal Ascension Island these past few days. However, Tantai Qing had spread the news that Helian Wen was not only alive but also colluding with the Demon Race, and the Helian Family was denying it to the death. This was enough to prove that… Helian Wen hadn’t reached a dead end yet. He still had a chance to clear his name and turn things around.

To this day, the Helian Family had not abandoned him.

This was good news.

Just then, a stream of light appeared in Huangfu Hao’s hand. It landed in Helian Wen’s, transforming into a mark that merged with his palm.

“Take this mark and go find your grandfather. The Helian Family’s upper echelon should know full well whether you died in the Demon Abyss. Your grandfather did not confirm that the handwriting on that letter was yours. You should understand what that means…” Huangfu Hao explained calmly to the bewildered Helian Wen.

“I understand.” A tremor ran through Helian Wen, and a wave of warmth spread through his heart.

Even if everyone suspected him of stealing the Three Saints Heart Refining Pill, there were still many in the Helian Family who believed in him.

The most important of them was his grandfather. Although he had failed in his attempt to break through to the Eighth Realm Tribulation Bridge Realm, his power was still counted among the very strongest on Immortal Ascension Island.

With his grandfather’s help, the day he could clear his name and reveal the truth to the world was not far off.

Helian Wen quickly departed from the Earth Palace. He hadn’t dared to contact anyone from the Helian Family before because he was uncertain of their stance.

Now that even his master was telling him to contact his family, it proved he had nothing to worry about.

As he watched Helian Wen leave, Huangfu Hao mused to himself, ‘Why do I get the feeling the Tantai Family truly intends to bind themselves to the Prime Minister’s Mansion? But knowing Jiang Lintian’s appetite, what sort of benefits would it take for him to agree?’

‘Moreover, the Free Ancient Talisman is about to appear. The Demon Race is eyeing it covetously, which means Immortal Ascension Island won’t be around for much longer. The Gongsun Family and the Helian Family should know this, so why haven’t they made a move? Are they making no preparations at all?’

‘Or have they already secured an escape route in secret?’

The Free Ancient Talisman was a wondrous object, the culmination of the Free Celestial Demon’s very being, and it contained the Celestial Demon True Intent.

If he could comprehend the profound mystery of Great Freedom within it, he might even be able to glimpse the worldly secrets known only to Saints. It would allow him to return to his peak, or perhaps even take another step forward and ascend to the Saint Position.

Huangfu Hao had schemed for many years in the depths of the Demon Abyss for this very talisman. Now that the Free Ancient Talisman was about to appear, he could not afford any mishaps.