Chapter 576 - 576: The Enigmatic Man (4th Update)
Chapter 576: Chapter 576: The Enigmatic Man (4th Update)
Just as Liu KekKe was deep in thought, Xue An offered a faint smile.
“Alright then! Kneel down and call me Master now!”
The moment Xue An’s words fell, before Lian Yunluo could kneel,
Lian Yunzhi could no longer hold back and charged over, “Arrogant fiend, what are your intentions repeatedly provoking my sister?”
With that, he furiously sent out a palm strike.
The force of this palm strike raised a whirlwind that swept through the entire room.
Then came a thunderous boom.
Lian Yunzhi, who had charged over, was sent flying backward, smashing through two banquet tables before barely managing to stand his ground, and then he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
Seeing this scene, the entire place fell deadly silent.
Even Liu KekKe couldn’t help but gape in disbelief at this spectacle.
Xue An sat on the chair, slowly retracting his fist, and said indifferently, “This was the last time, if you dare provoke me again, I don’t mind twisting off your head! Understand?”
Xue An’s words, filled with murderous intent, filled Lian Yunzhi’s chest with rage and his heart with boundless wariness.
Just now, he had struck with rage, using seventy percent of his strength, yet not only did he fail to affect this man, but it also left himself with a minor injury.
Could this man’s body be made of iron?
As uncertainty reigned, Lian Yunluo had already knelt on the ground obediently, respectfully kowtowing three times to Xue An.
“Master!”
Xue An nodded and smiled, “Very good! Were it not for your and your second sister’s sake, this Smoke Fortress wouldn’t have needed to exist anymore! Rise.”
Xue An’s words caused a stir among the crowd.
That was some bold talk!
Lian Yunluo stood up.
At that moment, Lian Yunting also came over, the two sisters standing side by side behind Xue An.
This scene enraged Lian Yuanhua to the point where his face turned ashen and his body trembled.
“Good! Yunting, you truly are my good daughter! To think you took a master in secret…”
Before he could finish, Lian Yunting interrupted him with a cold voice, “Father, enough!”
“Don’t call me father, I have no daughter like you!” Lian Yuanhua roared.
A trace of mockery appeared on Lian Yunting’s face as she nodded, “Good! At last, you’re telling the truth! You say I took a master in secret, but have you ever cared about me over the years? Even last time when I was nearly ambushed by the Fiend Sect, what did you do?”
“So you take a Hua Clan man without any cultivation as your master?”
“That’s right! If not for my master, I would have been refined into a fiend by now. He is my savior, and I am naturally grateful to him! Besides, even if he doesn’t have cultivation, as for how strong he is, I think big sister is quite clear, right?”
Lian Yunting seemed to release all the resentment she had accumulated over the years, sneering as she looked towards Lian Yunzhi.
Lian Yunzhi snorted coldly, her eyes flickering with light, her aura climbing steeply.
“You really think you can hurt me with one punch? Useless. This world ultimately respects cultivation level! I admit he’s good at physical combat, but today, he must die!”
At the end of her words, a vision of mountains and seas manifested in Lian Yunzhi’s mind, an illusion created by the manipulation of natural energies with her cultivation.
Then Lian Yunzhi resolutely launched her attack.
With this strike, it was as if a great river had been unleashed, its mighty waters surging straight toward Xue An.
Facing this strike, before Xue An had a chance to respond, Lian Yunting suddenly stepped forward, shouting coldly, “Four Symbols Unite!”
Four huge mythical beasts appeared behind Lian Yunting, then merged into one entity, morphing into a colossal beast that opened its mouth and swallowed the raging river whole.
“How could this be!” Lian Yunzhi could scarcely believe her eyes.
After devouring the river, the body of the colossal beast grew larger and Lian Yunting’s aura shook violently.
He had actually soared directly from the peak of Loose Immortal into Half-step Longevity!
Not only were Lian Yuanhua and his daughter Lian Yunzhi stunned by this scene, but even Liu Kekke was gaping in disbelief.
Because no one had ever seen such an easy breakthrough!
Lian Yunzhi looked on with a solemn expression, “Lian Yunting, what is this cultivation technique you have?”
Lian Yunzhi could be certain that what Lian Yunting was cultivating was definitely not the hereditary Smoke Technique.
It was a spell decree that she had never seen before, yet it was profoundly mysterious.
Lian Yunting gave a cold smile, “This is the cultivation technique bestowed upon me by my master!”
What?
Lian Yunzhi was taken aback.
Such a profound technique was not even present in the Mountain Sea Sect.
Yet, it was given to Lian Yunting by this Xue An!
How could this be possible?
How could this man of the Hua Clan possibly have such a powerful cultivation technique?
While she was still filled with doubts,
Xue Anchong gave Liu Kekke a slight smile, “I didn’t expect to encounter an alchemist here! Truly rare indeed!”
Liu Kekke trembled all over and exclaimed, “You…”
Then, as if remembering something, she cried out in shock, “That divine sense just now, it was you…”
Xue An nodded slightly and said indifferently, “If I’m not mistaken, your mechanical puppet must be something passed down from ancient times! Unfortunately, it’s a classic case of ‘casting pearls before swine’; you haven’t even displayed its true power!”
The already shocked Liu Kekke suddenly became solemn and respectfully said, “Senior, how do you know about these?”
“You need not worry about why I know,” Xue An said as he stood up and sighed softly.
“Alright, the banquet is over! Time to head to Bafang Mountain!”
His words left many people confused.
At that moment, a rumbling sound like countless thunderclaps rolling across the sky came from outside, striking fear into everyone.
Lian Yunzhi and Liu Kekke’s faces changed simultaneously as they blurted out, “It’s the True Immortal Relics!”
Xue An smiled, walked out the door, and looked toward the distant Bafang Mountain, bathed in golden light, and said lightly, “I am curious to see how the True Immortals of this world differ!”
Once he finished speaking, he stomped on the ground, and the entire courtyard instantly sank into a large pit. Xue An then soared into the sky and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
This scene was witnessed by everyone who arrived shortly thereafter.
Lian Yuanhua and many of the Smoke Fortress elders looked so troubled they were close to dripping water.
Lian Yunzhi’s complexion was also very pale.
The recent events had been too jarring for her.
First was her younger sister, whom she had always looked down upon, suddenly obtaining an immensely profound cultivation technique and achieving a breakthrough to Half-step Longevity in the blink of an eye, making the realm of Longevity seem within reach.
Then there was this man of the Hua Clan with no cultivation who turned out to be so overpowering.
Each of these events seemed like a slap in her face.
However, she absolutely could not give up on the True Immortal Relics.
Thus, after a moment of hesitation, she deployed her cultivation level and swiftly followed after him.
Liu Kekke’s eyes flickered as she muttered softly,
“Who exactly are you? Truly an enigmatic man!”
Then with a radiant smile, she summoned her puppet, “Follow him!”