The Secret of the Azure Star Token!

Xia Wudao's head was still being stepped on by Xia Wuji.

Xia Xuan, hesitant to act for fear of harming Xia Wudao, roared, "Xia Wuji, I am your father! Wudao is your brother!"

"Aren't you afraid of divine retribution for doing this?"

"Pavilion Master Xia, my patience is limited!" Xia Wuji said coldly.

What father?

What brother?

These people were nothing but jackals and tigers!

"One!"

Xia Wuji's voice rang out again.

"Crack!"

He applied force under his foot, and Xia Wudao's head sank into the ground, blood flowing from all seven orifices!

"Two!"

Just as Xia Wuji was about to count to three.

"The Azure Star Token is here!" Madam Liu, with her hair disheveled and eyes red from crying, but with a ferocious expression, fearing Xia Wuji would exert more force, hurriedly produced the box containing the Azure Star Token.

"Let Wudao go first!" Madam Liu's voice was sharp, filled with endless hatred.

Xia Wuji sneered, "You are not qualified to negotiate with me!"

As he spoke, the sound of Xia Wudao's skull shattering under his foot continued to echo!

"Here!" Madam Liu dared not delay any longer and flung the box in her hand.

Just as the box reached Xia Wuji, a venomous glint flashed intensely in Madam Liu's eyes.

However, Xia Wuji did not reach out to catch the box.

A wisp of his Sword Essence instantly froze the box in mid-air, and suddenly, a flame erupted, engulfing the box.

"It's the flame extracted from the Blazing Flame Tiger's Beast Core..." Xia Wuhui exclaimed.

She yearned to possess such a flame. Not long ago, she had made Xia Xuan sell a large portion of the Sword Pavilion's assets to purchase some, but she had failed to refine it...

It had been a complete waste!

Now, seeing this flame on Xia Wuji, she was utterly shocked!

Under the burning flames, a wisp of gray airflow slowly flowed across the surface of the box containing the Azure Star Token. This was a potent poison!

Madam Liu's scheme had failed!

Xia Wuji looked at Madam Liu and snorted, "The pain you wished to inflict upon me will now fall upon your heart!"

As his voice fell, he flicked his finger, and the gray airflow flowing from the surface of the box instantly entered Xia Wudao's body.

In an instant, Xia Wudao's body began to convulse violently as the poison spread throughout him!

"Wudao... Wudao!" Madam Liu cried out in panic again, grabbing Xia Xuan's arm, "Quick, save Wudao... save my son..."

Xia Xuan clenched his fists, his molars grinding, and growled, "You have the Azure Star Token, why aren't you letting him go?"

Xia Wuji took the box in front of everyone. As primal energy flowed through his palm, the surface of the box lit up with lines of primal energy.

In his previous life, Xia Wuji had opened the box and taken out the Azure Star Token for Xia Wudao. He hadn't felt anything special when opening it then.

But now, he felt something different.

The restrictions on this box, even to his discerning eyes, were quite exquisite!

"My mother's methods are so unique, what exactly is her identity?" Xia Wuji mused inwardly.

With a click, the lid sprang open, and a brilliant starlight shot towards the sky. Xia Wuji took out the Azure Star Token from within!

The square token, slightly smaller than his palm, had "Azure Star Academy" carved on the front and a star map pattern on the back.

"My mother leaving this item for me is perhaps related to her whereabouts." Xia Wuji glanced at the Azure Star Token before tucking it into his embrace.

He looked down at Xia Wudao beneath his feet.

He knew that if he let Xia Wudao go, these people would retaliate immediately.

But... Xia Wuji didn't care.

Let them try.

What if he gave them a sliver of hope?

When they acted with that hope in their hearts, he would then cruelly shatter their hope!

Wasn't this, in a spiritual sense... another form of torture for them?

But just then.

A hearty laugh rang out.

"Congratulations, Young Master Wuji, on retrieving the Azure Star Token!"

As the words fell, Lin Zhengyuan and Lin Piaoxue both leaped into the arena, arriving beside Xia Wuji.

Xia Wuji's expression faltered as he looked at Lin Piaoxue.

Lin Piaoxue smiled, saying, "Young Master Wuji, you saved my life. I thought we'd never meet again, but it seems our destinies are still intertwined!"

Lin Zhengyuan added, "Since Young Master Wuji has retrieved the Azure Star Token, all matters here are settled. Why don't you come with us?"

Although they knew Xia Wuji was powerful, even stronger than Xia Xuan.

This was still the Sword Pavilion, after all!

Their opponents were numerous. Xia Wuji's fists were no match for four hands. If Xia Wuji released Xia Wudao, he would undoubtedly be surrounded and attacked.

Therefore, the two of them stepped forward!

"Patriarch Lin!" Xia Xuan took a deep breath and said, "This is a matter for my Sword Pavilion. I ask that the Lin family not interfere!"

Madam Liu shouted like a shrew, "Your Lin family is indeed powerful... Our Sword Pavilion is insignificant before the Lin family..."

"But this world is about reason! The Lin family has no right to interfere in our Sword Pavilion's affairs!"

"If your Lin family comes to our Sword Pavilion to throw your weight around, our Sword Pavilion will fight you to the bitter end, even if it means shedding blood! If you have the guts, then kill all the people of our Sword Pavilion!"

"But what good will it do even if you can kill everyone in the Sword Pavilion? I refuse to believe your Lin family can silence the mouths of the world!"

Lin Zhengyuan's brows furrowed tightly.

He didn't want to be burdened with such a heavy accusation.

However, Lin Piaoxue stepped forward and said, "Our Lin family handles its own family matters!"

Everyone's expression froze.

How did the Sword Pavilion's affairs become the Lin family's family matters?

Even Lin Zhengyuan was bewildered.

Lin Piaoxue continued, "Xia Wuji saved my life and owes me a great debt. I, Lin Piaoxue, am willing to pledge myself to him. Xia Wuji is my husband, and my father is standing up for his son-in-law. What's wrong with that?"

Lin Zhengyuan: "..."

Xia Wuji: "..."

Everyone in the Sword Pavilion: "..."

Lin Piaoxue turned around and faced Xia Wuji, saying, "This Sword Pavilion is corrupt and filled with scoundrels. You are right to leave the Sword Pavilion. Don't worry, the Lin family will be your home from now on!"

"Let's go, let's go home!"

After speaking, she looked at Lin Zhengyuan again and said, "Father, you promised me you would treat your son-in-law like your own son!"

Lin Zhengyuan was torn between laughter and tears. He could only nod, then said to Xia Xuan, "Pavilion Master Xia, I'm taking my son-in-law away. Do you have any objections?"

"Of course, it's useless even if you have objections."

"Because you no longer acknowledge this son, my good son-in-law has absolutely no relation to the Sword Pavilion anymore!"

As he spoke.

A powerful aura suddenly erupted.

He was a grandmaster of the seventh level of the Primal Energy Realm!

Lin Piaoxue, disregarding the lingering poison and injuries within her body, unleashed the aura of her first-level Primal Energy Realm cultivation.

The father and daughter duo backed Xia Wuji.

The might of the two Primal Energy Realm experts suppressed Xia Xuan so much that he couldn't utter a single word, and the enraged Madam Liu also dared not make a sound.

"Pavilion Master Xia, oh Pavilion Master Xia, the son you abandoned is the true Son of the Qilin! Thank you for your foolishness, which allowed my Lin family to gain such an excellent son-in-law!" Lin Zhengyuan said with a tone of deep emotion.

"Husband, let's go." Lin Piaoxue directly took Xia Wuji's hand.

Lin Zhengyuan's mouth twitched. Well, she's already taken his hand. Could this precious daughter of mine be serious?

Xia Wuji's thoughts raced, then he nodded and left with Lin Zhengyuan and Lin Piaoxue.

Madam Liu, holding the bloodied Xia Wudao, whose dantian was shattered, whose limbs and meridians were severed, and whose body was being corroded by poison, wailed mournfully.

Xia Xuan stood frozen in place, his mind a jumble of thoughts.

"Wuji's reforged dantian... is surprisingly powerful. His swordsmanship is so profound that even I can't see through it."

"Moreover, Wuji can control flames with such proficiency, clearly possessing great talent as an alchemist."

"So, it was Wuji who saved Lin Piaoxue's life... and now he's going to be the Lin family's son-in-law..."

"And what about Wudao?"

"He insulted our ancestors! Drew his sword against our ancestors! And insulted me, his father! His temper is so volatile, always exploding..."

"Did I... really make a mistake?" Endless bitterness surged in Xia Xuan's heart.

He turned around and looked at the miserable Xia Wudao, saying weakly, "Send Wudao for treatment..."

A moment later.

Xia Wudao was sent for treatment.

Xia Xuan entered the ancestral temple alone.

"Mother... are we just going to let my brother's matter go like this?" Xia Wuhui's face was filled with venom.

Madam Liu said, "That damned bastard Xia Wuji has already latched onto the Lin family. What else can we do?"

Xia Wuhui gritted her teeth and said, "Mother, we absolutely cannot let this matter go! Your daughter has a plan!"

Madam Liu asked, "What plan? Speak quickly! As long as it can get revenge on Xia Wuji, I'll spare no effort!"

Xia Wuhui said, "Didn't Xia Wuji constantly ask about his mother's whereabouts when he was young? We'll use that as bait and send him the news."

"He'll definitely take the bait. As long as he returns to the Sword Pavilion, we can deal with him easily!"

"His Dantian was shattered, yet now he can be reborn from fire. If we pry open his mouth and uncover the secret to repairing his Dantian, we can also repair Brother Wudao's Dantian, making Brother Wudao even stronger!"

"That Azure Star Token can also be taken back!"

"At that time, when Brother Wudao becomes more powerful and gets into the Azure Star Academy himself, and I can directly enter the Azure Star Academy with the Azure Star Token, wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Madam Liu heard this.

Her breathing immediately became rapid, and she said, "Then, we'll do as you say!"

"Young Master Wuji, the situation just now was unusual, and I could only resort to this plan. Please forgive me!" After leaving the Sword Pavilion, Lin Piaoxue quickly let go of Xia Wuji's hand.

Xia Wuji's expression was complicated.

Lin Piaoxue was one of the ten great beauties of the Great Chu Dynasty, a daughter of the Lin family, and also possessed extremely high talent, having been specially recruited by the Azure Star Academy. That one sentence just now had actually gambled her own reputation.

Xia Wuji knew she meant well and said, "Miss Piaoxue, please don't say that. I should be thanking you, and also thanking the Lin family head."

Lin Piaoxue blinked her eyes and said happily, "Young Master Wuji, with the Azure Star Token, you can go to the Azure Star Academy immediately. It just so happens we can travel together. I just wonder which peak of the Azure Star Academy your Azure Star Token belongs to?"

Xia Wuji knew that the Azure Star Academy had seven peaks, but he didn't know the specifics. He also wanted to know which peak his mother had a connection with in the Azure Star Academy.

It was a good opportunity to let Lin Piaoxue take a look!