Chapter 516: Who's Helping Whom Cultivate? The Falling Out Is Total, the Goal Is Ruin

One of them exuded an aura that was somewhat similar, but in comparison, it lacked that same boundless, infinite depth.

“Greetings, three ancestors.”

Upon seeing the three figures, all the elders of the Tantai Family, including Tantai Xu and Tantai Qing, immediately knelt in unison, their respect profound.

Jiang Lan’s gaze sharpened; he hadn’t sensed their arrival at all.

Within the Tantai Family’s Little World, these three embodied the family’s destiny and will. The power they could unleash was simply unimaginable.

These were the true foundational pillars of the family. An ordinary Great Power like Tantai Xu, who had only crossed a few Celestial Tribulations in the Tribulation Bridge Realm, was simply incomparable to them.

One of them, he feared, was a Supreme Great Power who had passed seven or eight Celestial Tribulations, someone qualified to aspire to the Saint Realm.

“It is indeed the aura of Li Sheng.”

The three of them had appeared only to confirm the origin of the aura, and then they vanished.

Only the one with the most formidable aura let his gaze linger on Jiang Lan for a moment, though he said nothing.

“The three ancestors have confirmed it. We will now proceed according to our agreement and follow Young Master Jiang’s arrangements,” Tantai Xu said with a solemn expression, cupping his hands.

The matter of migration and evacuation naturally required the approval of these ancestors. Ordinarily, they existed as the family’s foundation, slumbering deep within the clan grounds, sealing themselves with Tao Source to slow the flow of their vital energy and blood.

Unless one reached the Saint Realm, their lifespan was limited to a few thousand years. Even with life-extending treasures, it didn’t make much of a difference. When their time was up, they would still turn to dust.

Thus, unless a crisis threatened the family’s very existence, these ancestors would not easily emerge from their seclusion.

Jiang Lan nodded. The Tantai Family possessed such a deep foundation; the Helian Family was likely no different.

With the forces currently at his disposal, confronting the Helian Family directly was almost impossible. His only option was to use their own power against them.

Over the next few days, the conflict between the Helian Family and the Tantai Family intensified, its effects spreading throughout the surrounding area.

“The Helian Family has acted perversely, violating the teachings of their ancestors! They have colluded with the Demon Race and the Barbarian Race, intentionally trying to destroy the Demon Abyss seal to pave a path for the demons’ arrival! They are a blight that everyone has a right to eliminate!”

“Helian Wen has long been in league with the Demon Race, becoming one of their spies. The Helian Family, despite its status as a family descended from a Saint, insists on sheltering him and refuses to hand him over. Their intentions are truly damnable…”

Under the deliberate public outcry led by the Tantai Family, many other powers on Immortal Ascension Island joined the chorus of condemnation.

The Changlong Business Alliance, the largest external business alliance stationed on Immortal Ascension Island, controlled many information channels. Under Jiang Lan’s orders, news of this spread across the major regions of the Celestial Central Province, enraging countless cultivators.

Only a few Daoist Inheritance Immortal Sects that had informants on Immortal Ascension Island still felt that something was amiss.

Regardless, a major conflict between the Helian and Tantai Families was now unavoidable.

“Heh heh, the plan is proceeding smoothly. The Tantai and Helian Families are now truly at each other’s throats. At this point, with only the Gongsun Family left, it will be impossible for them to remain neutral and look out for themselves.”

“The more chaotic Immortal Ascension Island becomes, the more opportunities we’ll have. As for those Four Great Royal Families, they are completely insignificant. No need to pay them any mind.”

“However, we have Mr. Huangfu’s strategies to thank for achieving such a result.”

Deep within Immortal Ascension Island, in a desolate wilderness, stood a golden-roofed tent at the center of a camp.

A member of the Barbarian Race, clad in an embroidered gray satin robe and with a darker, rougher complexion than a human, sat cross-legged inside.

He was surrounded by dozens of powerful Barbarian warriors, both men and women, standing guard. Their auras were fierce and violent, and the numerous white Bone Rings hanging from their arms, ears, and nostrils exuded an ancient, barbaric air.

Huangfu Hao, dressed in his Black Robe, was also there. He sat upright on a square-backed chair, a cup of hot tea placed before him.

He did not drink it, however. His expression, on his indistinct face, was profound, and no one knew what he was thinking.

“Both the Helian and Tantai Families know that the Demon Abyss cannot be sealed forever. Since it cannot be stopped, why bother stubbornly guarding it, only to let a ten-thousand-year foundation be destroyed in an instant?”

“Both families are run by smart people; they just chose different solutions. The matter with Helian Wen, you could say, was just the catalyst,” he stated faintly.

“Thanks to Mr. Huangfu’s brilliant plan, using Helian Wen as a pawn was enough to incite the two great families into a bloody conflict without us having to lift a finger. But now there’s another problem: that brat, Jiang Lan.”

As the Barbarian man sitting cross-legged in the center of the tent spoke, a palpable killing intent and coldness flared in his grayish-brown eyes at the mention of Jiang Lan’s name.

Huangfu Hao looked at him and asked, “Oh? You have a grudge against Jiang Lan?”

The Barbarian man bared his stark white teeth. “A grudge against him? My feud with the Prime Minister’s Mansion is one of mortal enemies who cannot live under the same sky. To be frank with you, Mr. Huangfu, my name is Uganda, and my brother, Wuganya, was killed by the hand of Prime Minister Jiang Lintian.”

“If Jiang Lintian hadn’t interfered, my brother would have succeeded in killing the Empress of Great Xia during the Southern Hunting exercise.”

“Once the Empress of Great Xia was dead, the empire would have fallen into civil war, and my Barbarian army could have charged straight in from the borders of the Southern Wilderness Province. But unfortunately, that meddling Jiang Lintian ruined everything…”

Huangfu Hao seemed to frown slightly.

Although he was far away on Immortal Ascension Island, he was still somewhat knowledgeable about the current situation in Great Xia, the ruler of the Celestial Central Province.

During that Southern Hunting exercise, the Barbarian Race and the Blood Immortal Sect had joined forces, intending to channel the will of the Barbarian God. In the end, they failed. At the most critical moment, it was Jiang Lintian who intervened, preventing the Barbarian God’s will from descending and causing the Barbarians’ plan to fall apart at the last second.