Chapter 299: Chapter 299: Breakthrough… Half-step Longevity! (Fifth Update)
It’s hard to describe this palm strike in words.
It was as if the sky had suddenly turned black, and a giant hand that blotted out the sun shot straight towards Xue An.
Xue An stood in mid-air, facing this earth-shattering palm with his fist raised.
A cold smirk appeared at the corner of Sha’er’s lips.
It was as if he could already see Xue An being crushed into dust by this strike.
Boom!
After a deafening explosion.
Looking into the sky again, there was no one there; only a large crater on the ground, without a human shadow in sight!
“Hahahaha, this is what happens when you oppose my Xuanyuan Sect. I’ll make sure you have no place to be buried!” Sha’er laughed wildly in triumph.
As for the others, they all had their own thoughts.
Only Bian Qingmu and the siblings Bian Hua and Bian Tian rushed to the edge of the crater, staring blankly at the scene before them.
Then, Bian Qingmu looked up and shouted angrily, “Sha’er, you attack one man with the power of nine, don’t you feel ashamed?”
“Hehe, Bian Qingmu, less nonsense. Today, even you are going to die!” Sha’er said with a cold laugh, as the giant palm appeared again in the sky.
Bian Qingmu’s face was pale, but there wasn’t a hint of fear, only a solemn voice to Bian Hua, “Take Tian’er and leave here fast. Remember, don’t go back to Qingmu Town; it’s no longer safe!”
“I won’t!” Bian Hua said decisively.
“Go now, staying here is just courting death!” As Bian Qingmu spoke, he unleashed all the power of the Qingmu he’d cultivated over the years.
Huge vines covered half of the sky, directly confronting the giant palm.
A smug smile appeared on Sha’er’s lips, ready to strike.
Just at that moment, a heaven-shaking aura rose from the pit.
This aura was so strong that it shattered the giant palm in the sky.
It even forced Sha’er and his companions to take several steps back!
“What is that?” someone exclaimed.
A figure could be seen slowly walking out of the large pit.
With each step, he seemed to be stepping on the void, ascending the sky as if on stairs.
One step!
Two steps!
With each step, his aura grew even mightier!
Everyone watched this scene in shock.
When he reached mid-air, a supremely strong aura enveloped the entire area.
Bian Qingmu suddenly shivered, his gaze blurred as he watched this scene, and he muttered to himself, “Half-step Longevity! He actually… broke through during the fight!”
Sha’er was even more filled with disbelief, “Impossible! How could you possibly break through to Half-step Longevity so quickly?”
Xue An smiled faintly, “Surprised? Actually, I could have broken through earlier; I just needed a bit of pressure. Luckily, that palm strike of yours helped me!”
Hearing this, Sha’er almost wanted to weep without tears.
After all that talk, he had actually helped his opponent break through?
Then, his mind racing, he said sternly, “So what if you’ve reached Half-step Longevity? Today, I’ll still kill you!”
Having said that, he once again frantically mobilized the power of nine, ready to fight Xue An to the death!
Xue An shook his head, “I’m not playing anymore! It’s boring!”
As he spoke, Xue An disappeared from his original spot, and when he reappeared, he had turned into nine shadows, facing the nine people in front of Sha’er!
“Move heaven and earth!” the nine figures cried in unison, and a punch was thrown.
There was no earth-shattering sound, nor any breathtaking aura.
It was an utterly ordinary punch.
But such a punch made the nine people scream in unprecedented terror.
Because only those who know their stuff understand.
The more astonishing the external might, the more it signifies the greater waste of power!
Only such an unremarkable fist can show that the power had been condensed to the extreme!
But alas, they were unable to even put up a fight.
After a punch.
Sha’er and the other eight all stood midair with a dazed expression.
The nine figures merged into one, and then Xue An exhaled a breath.
Whoosh!
Sha’er and the eight turned to ash and disappeared in the air.
All the experts of the Xuanyuan Sect died on the spot!
Many shivered involuntarily because they knew that from then on, the Xuanyuan Sect would become history, existing in name only!
Xue An landed, smiled at Bian Qingmu and the two Bian Hua and Bian Tian.
“When shall we go to the main city?”
On that day, the events that occurred in Yuanzhou City spread like wildfire throughout the eastern territory of Kunlun.
Jizhou City!
Ruyan Tower.
Shang Tianhe was leisurely enjoying his wine.
A girl as beautiful as a flower gently massaged his legs.
In the room, the sound of a qin being played resonated, the music so melodious and soothing it delighted the heart and pleased the ear.
At the end of the piece!
Shang Tianhe gently applauded, “Miss Ruyan truly has exquisite musical talent!”
A cool female voice came from behind the bead curtain, “Young Master Shang flatters me too much!”
Shang Tianhe was just about to say something more when a steward hurried in, “Young Master, the patriarch summons you back home, he says there’s urgent business!”
Shang Tianhe frowned slightly, but upon his father’s summons, he stood up and said, “Miss Ruyan, I apologize, but I must take my leave first!”
“Please go ahead, Young Master!”
Shang Tianhe hurried back to his family home.
Shang Yuchen paced back and forth in the study. Seeing Shang Tianhe, he couldn’t help but say in a deep voice, “I have just received a piece of news that I think you should have a look at!”
Shang Tianhe took it and saw that it was from Yuanzhou City, feeling somewhat indifferent.
“It’s just a small rural city, what big deal could it possibly be?” Shang Tianhe thought as he opened the brocade book.
But after reading a few lines, his eyebrows slightly raised.
After finishing, he asked with some astonishment, “Father, is this news true?”
“I have already sent people to verify it, it’s beyond doubt!” said Shang Yuchen.
Then he continued, “This person comes from an ominous background, and nobody had seen him before today, but his strength is formidable, especially since he broke through to Half-step Longevity in the heat of battle, which shows his extraordinary talent! This trial adds another opponent for you!”
Shang Tianhe nodded but still said with full confidence, “Father, rest assured, the Xuanyuan Sect is but a minor sect, and I’ve heard they possess a Secret Technique to forcefully elevate one’s Cultivation Level, so this so-called Longevity they boast of is greatly exaggerated!”
“And my Tianhe Sword has been successfully forged. This trial will be the moment for our Shang Family to enter Kunlun!”
It wasn’t just the Shang Family.
As one of the few large cities within the Immortal Realm of Kunlun, Jizhou City was home to countless noble families and Sect Cultivators.
Especially now with the trial approaching, many were starting to stir.
Therefore, when the news of Xue An’s annihilation of the Xuanyuan Sect arrived, it aroused more or less the attention of various parties.
Ruyan Tower.
A stunningly beautiful girl looked at a piece of paper in her hand, her gaze flickering.
“Someone!”
“Miss!”
“Find out more about this person!”
“Yes!”
After the maid left, Zhu Ruyan slowly stood up and paced around the room.
“With the power to annihilate the Xuanyuan Sect, your Cultivation Level must be impressive! But I wonder if you would be willing to help me? After all… the other party is someone from the Immortal Palace!”
When mentioning the Immortal Palace, Zhu Ruyan’s face showed a hint of humiliation and despair.