Chapter 1241: Great Wilderness State

One day later.

Biluo finally woke up from her madness. Her face showed lingering fear. “The power of the Eight-Orifice madness truly lives up to its reputation,” she murmured. “I had just entered the Eight-Orifice Nascent Soul realm when I fell into that state of frenzy. And why didn't master mention that besides burning people from the inside out, the Path of Heart Fire also has the ability to stir up their primal desires?” A flush of embarrassment rose to her cheeks. As the master of the Heart Fire Path, she naturally also entered this state. “Thankfully, everyone is in secluded cultivation. If any men or women had accidentally been affected by me, it would have been a huge problem.”

Knock, knock, knock!

As she murmured, a knocking sound came from outside the secret chamber. Biluo tidied her disheveled dress, opened the stone door, and was momentarily stunned. She saw Huangquan standing at the entrance, head bowed low, like a child who had made a mistake.

“Huangquan? Why are you only just back? I was worried something might have happened to you outside,” Biluo said with concern.

Hearing this, Huangquan was overcome with shame. He knelt down with a thud. “Ah Bi, I’m sorry.”

Biluo was stunned. Huangquan was usually hot-tempered and absolute in their home. Any disagreements between them typically ended with Biluo swallowing her anger. What was this about him kneeling before her? And what did he mean by “I’m sorry”?

At this moment, Biluo’s gaze fell upon the palace-dressed woman beside him. Her clothes were torn, and her body was covered in chaotic marks, evidence of brutal torment. The woman herself was unconscious! Biluo froze for a moment, then suddenly remembered her own recent frenzy. Her beautiful eyes widened. “Huangquan, you... you and this woman...”

Without a word, Huangquan slapped himself hard, remorsefully saying, “I’m sorry to you and Xiaohu, I’m sorry to our family!”

Biluo’s mind went blank instantly, and she stumbled backward, hitting the stone door behind her. She couldn't accept that her husband had another woman! “Huangquan, you...” Biluo bit her red lip, her heart aching. Fortunately, despite her gentle exterior, she was strong-willed. She managed to control her emotions and asked for the full story.

She learned that Huangquan had rescued the woman to repay Jiang Fan’s kindness and had inadvertently been affected by her own madness, which led to this scene. Huangquan couldn't be entirely blamed for this matter. She sighed helplessly to herself and said, “Get up. It’s not entirely your fault. Moreover, now is not the time to shift blame. Let’s think about how to handle this woman.” Biluo felt a headache coming on. “This woman is clearly a powerful figure from a renowned sect in the Tai Cang Great State. As someone from the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, your assault on her will bring great calamity upon us.”

Huangquan looked at the unconscious Star Palace Mistress with a complicated expression and asked Biluo, “Then what should we do?” In the past, he would have simply killed her to resolve the issue. But a night of intimacy made him unable to act.

Biluo deliberated carefully and said, “Let’s hide her. When Jiang Fan returns, we’ll let him decide.”

Huangquan asked, “What if she tries to escape?”

Biluo shot him a glare. “Do I still need to teach you? Of course, you should talk to her properly. If she agrees to be with you, then the trouble will be resolved easily. If she’s unwilling, then knock her out and guard her closely!” Since Huangquan had already had his way with her, Biluo could only grudgingly accept having an additional ‘sister.’

“I... I will definitely try my best to persuade her!” Huangquan was instantly excited, realizing he had, by a twist of fate, acquired a concubine! He began to believe Biluo’s words: Jiang Fan was truly a person of great destiny. Following him, their future looked brighter and brighter!

At the Qintian Supervisor.

The West Sea Crown Prince rubbed his hands, excitedly asking, “Godfather, when can I meet my celestial wife?”

Jiang Fan held a golden alms bowl and said, “Let me first check the exact location.” Using the Sky-Connecting Black Pillar as a starting point, he calculated the address given to him by the Four-Crowned Asura King. He discovered that the place was in the northeast, a million miles away! Such a distance definitely meant crossing great states.

“Grand Libationer, may I ask which great state this place is in?” Jiang Fan inquired of the Grand Libationer beside him.

“It’s the Great Barren State,” the Grand Libationer slightly frowned. “This state is plagued by rampant demonic cultivators and severe conflicts among various factions, making it very unstable.”

Jiang Fan was surprised. Isn't that the state where Venerable Wutong resides? Besides achieving the marriage alliance on this trip, he could also conveniently fulfill Lu Jiulin’s request and deliver on a promise. Killing two birds with one stone. The only drawback was that the Great Barren State was the lair of Venerable Soul Refining and the Demonic Witch. Venerable Soul Refining had been severely tricked by him. If they met, he would surely ‘entertain’ him well as a host, wouldn’t he? Just thinking about Venerable Soul Refining’s current miserable state made Jiang Fan’s mouth twitch.

“Grand Libationer, why don’t you come with me?” He was now on an official mission for the Tai Cang Great State, so the Grand Libationer couldn't very well offer no assistance.

The Grand Libationer cast a sideways glance at Jiang Fan. He knew what Jiang Fan was hinting at. “I cannot leave the Tai Cang Great State, but I can write you a letter. Present it to the Qintian Supervisor Grand Libationer of the Great Barren State, and she will provide you with assistance.”

“That’s more like it.” Jiang Fan grinned and accepted the letter of recommendation. Then he took out a spatial storage device, which contained one hundred Yin-energy vegetables. “Grand Libationer, please deliver these to Shan Feng, the young master of Black Cloud Stronghold. I once made a deal with them involving heavenly spiritual artifacts and Yin-energy vegetables.”

The Grand Libationer nodded, “Be careful on your journey.”

Jiang Fan cupped his fists, then led the West Sea Crown Prince to a floating island in the northeast. A massive teleportation array was laid out there. It was indeed a state-level teleportation array! With the mid-grade crystal mine from Monarch Wan Jun, he had refined ten supreme-grade crystals and one hundred high-grade crystals. Thus, there was no need to worry about crystal supplies. He immediately took out a supreme-grade crystal and placed it into the array’s core. As an unprecedentedly powerful spatial fluctuation surged forth, Jiang Fan and the West Sea Crown Prince vanished without a trace.

At Moon-Washing Lake.

Venerable Zhenyan slightly opened her eyes, gazing towards the northeast. A faint, ambiguous smile appeared on her face. “He finally left the Tai Cang Great State! Little scoundrel, acting so arrogantly by relying on the three Venerables, are you? Once you’re in another state, let’s see who can help you then!” With a thought, she transformed into an afterimage and sped off towards the West Sea! For some unknown reason, she also knew the hidden teleportation array leading to the Great Barren State like the back of her hand!

At the same time.

On the Continent, at the Spirit Beast Sect.

Boom!

With a loud crash, the mountain peak, which had been torn in half by the Hellish Desolate Beast, was brought back together by Yue Mingzhu using her powerful Nascent Soul energy. She clapped her small hands and proudly floated down. The elders and disciples of the Spirit Beast Sect looked on with reverence, bowing their heads as if before a deity. Several Grand Elders felt complex emotions stirring in their hearts. The former Sect Master of the Joyous Union Sect, who they once considered a junior, had, after following Jiang Fan, become a Nascent Soul powerhouse they now had to look up to.

Gong Caiyi held her hands clasped before her lower abdomen, as the mountain breeze ruffled her colorful dress and gently swept her hair. She resembled a vibrant, multicolored butterfly. She also watched Yue Mingzhu, an indescribable complexity in her eyes.