"Young Master, we should retreat for now," the elder from the Shen sect quickly advised, fearing that the Ninth Young Master and others might rush forward in a moment of hot-headedness.

"Alright."

Faced with the terrifying Sword Dao aura, the Ninth Young Master and others dared not risk themselves, so they quickly led the group away.

Seeing the Shen family martial artists leave, the surrounding martial artists felt as if they were dreaming.

To scare off the king's family without even making a move—the thought of such a scene was exhilarating and made one's blood boil!

The king's family, after all, was one of the most elite forces on the Heavenly Martial Continent, an existence that everyone could only look up to.

But now, someone had actually used mere presence to scare away the king's family, a dream come true for every martial artist!

However, perhaps only Lin Xuan was capable of such a feat.

Seeing the Shen family's departure, Lin Xuan felt great satisfaction; once upon a time, the king's family seemed like an insurmountable mountain to him, something he could only admire from afar.

But now, he had grown to the point where he could contend with the king's family.

Of course, he knew the true terror of the king's family, that their strength was not limited to this, but within this Sky Secret Realm, he feared no one.

Lin Xuan's gaze was as sharp as electricity, scanning the surroundings before he spoke in a deep voice.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there's something I want to remind everyone of: we are not enemies; there's no need to fight to the death upon meeting."

"Our common enemy is the Heavenly Nether Bird. Don't forget, in a month, if we still haven't found a method, when the Heavenly Nether Bird appears, none of us will survive."

Upon hearing this, many martial artists turned pale, their bodies trembling.

Indeed, they were only here competing for treasures, forgetting they were still in danger.

Currently, they were still under the threat of the Heavenly Nether Bird; in about a month, the Heavenly Nether Bird would come!

The Heavenly Nether Bird was terrifyingly powerful, likely unstoppable by anyone among them.

If it entered, they would be left with no escape!

Seeing the pale faces of the crowd, Lin Xuan spoke again: "However, there's no need for such emotions. As long as we find the key to the Star Iron Chain, there might still be a glimmer of hope."

The key to the Star Iron Chain!

Indeed, the Heavenly Nether Bird was bound with the mysterious Star Iron Chain; if they found the key to it, they would qualify to negotiate with the Heavenly Nether Bird.

With this thought, a spark returned to the eyes of all, many clenching their fists, determined to find the key to the Star Iron Chain!

Seeing the group's spirits lifted, Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

The Azure Pine Hall was fairly large; if Lin Xuan were searching alone, it would likely exhaust a lot of effort.

Now, with so many people searching together, it shouldn't take long to locate the whereabouts of the Star Key.

Thus, the hassle of searching was saved, and he would only need to decipher the formation at that time.

Indeed, in the following days, besides treasure hunting, a wave of searching began among the crowd.

Because this matter was intimately connected to everyone's life, no one was careless.

Finally, through everyone's efforts, they excluded other locations, ultimately pinpointing two places.

These two places were utterly different, one in the south and one in the north, opposing each other.

The only similarity was that both locations were protected by powerful Prohibition Arrays, suggesting they were the core areas of the Azure Pine Hall.

The southern one was called the Azure Pine Pavilion, and the northern one was called the Star Pavilion.

This news spread like a whirlwind, instantly across the entire Azure Pine Hall.

In no time, everyone knew it.

However, these people did not make a move but instead engaged in heated discussion.

Because time was not on their side, and the Array prohibitions were so strong, with their power, they could likely only break into one location,

thus making the decision of which one to break into extremely important.

Many chose the Star Pavilion, reasoning that the name suggested it was related to the Star Chain.

Inside, there was a high chance that the Star Chain's key was hidden.

Once they got hold of this key, they would have the qualification to negotiate with the Heavenly Nether Bird.

Yet, some were unconvinced.

In their view, breaking the Star Chain made no difference to them.

Because even if the Heavenly Nether Bird wore the Star Chain, with their strength, they could not contend with it.

Thus, breaking the Star Chain became unimportant.

Instead, the other pavilion drew some people's attention.

Azure Pine Pavilion!

The place was named after the Azure Pine Hall, and Lin Xuan's obtained treasure sword was called the Cang Song Jian, hinting that the words 'Cang Song' might be the name of the ancient strongman.

A building named after Cang Song was undoubtedly the linchpin of the entire Azure Pine Hall, likely housing the Array Control Room for the Beidou Seven Stars Formation,

Additionally, according to some estimates, Azure Pine Hall not only had the Array Control Room but also contained other treasures, possibly including Secret Technique Manuals.

Because after searching Azure Pine Hall for so long, they acquired many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, even Weapons and Defensive Equipment, but not a single cultivation technique.

They likely believed the cultivation techniques were hidden within Azure Pine Hall.

Thus, they were eager to enter.

At this point, the crowd split into two factions, endlessly competing.

Those supporting the breaking of the Azure Pine Pavilion were led by the War God Palace and Shen family, along with numerous Sixth Grade sects such as the Divine Bird Palace.

In contrast, those choosing the Star Pavilion were led by the Murong Family and Happy Forest with support from several Sixth Grade families.

Both sides were evenly matched, neither able to convince the other.

So in the end, a decision was made for them to act separately.

War God Palace and the Shen family took some martial artists to the southern Azure Pine Hall, while the Murong Family and Happy Forest teamed up to tackle the northern Star Pavilion.

Upon hearing this news, Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes, but eventually, he chose to go to the Star Pavilion.

Because even if he found the Array Control Room, it likely couldn't stop the Heavenly Nether Bird.

Rather, he preferred finding the key to unlocking the Star Iron Chain.

Lin Xuan, with the Dark Red Divine Dragon and Zhao Xue, flew toward the Star Pavilion.

Soon, they saw a blue pagoda.

This pagoda was tall and majestic, its exterior materials gleaming like stars.

Additionally, they saw a complex array covering the entire Star Pavilion.

In other words, they could only enter by breaking the array.

"Ladies and gentlemen, only with concerted effort can we break the array!"

Murong Qingcheng's expression was extremely solemn.

Subsequently, the Murong Family and Happy Forest, both king's families, sent out Array Masters, together with other martial artists skilled in arrays, to collaboratively research and find a method to break the array.

Meanwhile, members of the War God Palace and the Shen family moved north to the Azure Pine Pavilion.

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