Chapter 319: Chapter 319: First Battle with a Golden Immortal (4th Update)
This person stood tall and jade-like, his complexion indifferent, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, carrying a hint of an inexplicable smile, his eyes even more so bright and deep like the stars.

“It’s Xue An!”

“He really came!”

The crowd of onlookers stirred, all somewhat in disbelief.

Xue An slowly walked onto the square and did not attend to these people with their varied expressions.

Instead, he looked up at the towering Immortal Palace and said faintly,

“I have arrived!”

His voice was not loud, yet it vibrated across the wilderness!

Moments later, the Immortal Palace glimmered, and dozens of Loose Immortals streamed out in succession, spreading across the sky, then stood divided on either side, standing at attention with hands hanging by their sides!

It was only after that when Fu Wuliang finally stepped out of the Immortal Palace.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his face indifferent, slowly descending from the void.

Utter silence.

Many people looked at Fu Wuliang with eyes filled with fear.

Even Sect Leader Wu Bucheng of Sword Control Villa, who had come upon hearing the news, had no choice but to take a few steps back, nodding and saluting as a sign of respect!

This was the majesty of a Golden Immortal!

Only Xue An calmly watched, his face neither sad nor happy.

“You are Xue An?” Fu Wuliang’s voice was not loud, but it contained an inherent authority.

Ordinary people, not to speak of taking action, would already be intimidated just by these words.

Xue An just showed his attractive teeth and smiled slightly, “Indeed, I am!”

“Very well, since you dare to come, then I will not torture you and will grant you a swift end!” Fu Wuliang said indifferently.

At that moment, Zhu Ruyan behind Xue An was even more nervous than Xue An, especially under the Golden Immortal’s aura of Fu Wuliang, which was simply unbearable for a fragile girl like her.

She was trembling slightly and struggling to hold on.

Xue An gently patted her shoulder.

A stream of Sword Qi passed through, and Zhu Ruyan suddenly felt much more relaxed, then gratefully glanced at Xue An.

Only then did Xue An turn his head to face Fu Wuliang, “I give you a chance as well, kneel now, and I might spare your soul from dying!”

These words caused an uproar.

To this point, Xue An still dared to be so arrogant.

Many people simply could not imagine what Xue An was thinking.

Fu Wuliang’s eyes turned colder, a fierce killing intent surfacing on his face.

“You’re seeking your own death, don’t say I didn’t give you a chance!”

Xue An smiled faintly, “Let’s fight if we must! All this idle chatter, do you really think being a Golden Immortal makes you invincible? In my eyes, you’re nothing but minor insects!”

Xue An’s words finally completely enraged Fu Wuliang, “Twelve Fire Guards, kill him!”

With his command, twelve guards with incredibly strong auras charged like phantoms, forming a profound formation and rushing straight at Xue An.

The Twelve Fire Guards!

Fu Wuliang’s loyal subordinates who had followed him for many years!

All were Loose Immortal level cultivators, moreover, experts in combined formation techniques, responsible for the deaths of several Longevity cultivators.

In Fu Wuliang’s view, Xue An’s cultivation was merely at Half-step Longevity; he didn’t need to act himself, as the Twelve Fire Guards were enough to take care of him.

But the smugness at the corner of his mouth had only just appeared when it froze.

As soon as the Twelve Fire Guards approached, Xue An raised his hand and threw a punch, striking directly.

Boom!

An invisible shockwave dispersed, and the Twelve Fire Guards simultaneously grunted, were blasted backwards, and all collapsed to the ground vomiting blood.

With a single punch, the Twelve Fire Guards were defeated.

This move stunned many onlookers.

“He seems… to have become even stronger than on the day of the trial!” Fei Bai muttered to himself.

And upon hearing Fei Bai’s words, Wu Bucheng’s expression grew even more solemn.

If his strength was growing at such a rate, it was truly terrifying.

“Reckless fool, die!” Seeing his personal guards couldn’t even withstand a single punch from Xue An, Fu Wuliang finally erupted in anger!

He extended his hand, and a billowing, burning, golden flame rushed forward.

Although there was some distance, the scorching heat could still be felt.

“Red-gold flame! Good heavens, no wonder the venerable one has been absent from the Immortal Palace all this while; he’s been seeking this Divine Flame!” someone exclaimed in shock.

Many hearts sank deeper.

This red-gold flame is an extremely fierce flame that can directly roast one’s soul, immensely venomous and ruthless.

Faced with the surging red-gold flame, Xue An’s lips curved into a somewhat intriguing smile, and he didn’t even attempt to dodge.

Many were baffled—what was Xue An planning to do?

Not dodging or evading—was he intent on courting death?

Yet, at the very moment the red-gold flame touched Xue An, the initially ferocious flames suddenly became docile.

Then, with a lift of his hand, the flames transformed into a small flame dancing on his palm.

“How… how is this possible!”

Upon witnessing this scene, countless faces were filled with astonishment.

Fu Wuliang’s expression darkened as well.

He could feel that these flames had lost their connection with him.

Could it be that he had some sort of strange treasure on him that made him impervious to these flames?

Fu Wuliang was somewhat skeptical in his heart.

Xue An, meanwhile, toyed with the small flame and said indifferently, “Playing with fire in front of me, are you joking?”

“Today, I’ll show you who is the ancestor when it comes to playing with fire!”

After saying that, Xue An took a step forward.

Boom!

Wisps of pure white flame appeared in mid-air.

Fu Wuliang, usually unflappable, finally shook and cried out in shock, “Divine… Divine Realm Flame?”

“You do know your stuff!”

As he spoke, the Divine Realm Flames lunged straight at Fu Wuliang.

Fu Wuliang’s expression changed unpredictably, yet greed flickered in his eyes.

His primary practice was the Great Fire Spirit Decision, and the best way to enhance his cultivation level with this technique was to seek various rare flames.

Like this red-gold flame, which he had obtained only through excruciating effort, a Strange Fire.

But compared to the Divine Realm Flame, it was practically worthless.

If he could kill Xue An and seize this Fire Seed, it would be of limitless benefit to his own cultivation level.

With this thought, Fu Wuliang sneered.

“Since you’ve come knocking on my door, I’ll gladly accept your generous gift!”

After speaking, Fu Wuliang brought his hands together, “Subdue!”

The Divine Realm Flames then froze in mid-air.

Fu Wuliang burst into laughter, “Thanks for your generous gift! However, I still need to kill you!”

He was about to devour these Divine Realm Flames when, right as his fingertips touched them, the flames that had ostensibly been subdued by his technique suddenly sprang to life again, creeping up his fingers.

Everything they touched turned to flying ash!

“How can this be!”

Fu Wuliang was greatly shocked and swiftly snapped off the affected finger, then glared at Xue An with a somber expression.

“What trick have you played?”

With a faint smile, Xue An replied, “Trick? Do I need to stoop to tricks to deal with you?”

The first exchange between the two ended with Fu Wuliang at a considerable loss.

Many onlookers were dumbfounded.

They could hardly believe their eyes.

And Fu Wuliang’s expression gradually became more solemn.

This Xue An was more troublesome to deal with than he’d imagined!