The Heavenly Emperor was right. To Xuan Ku, Shaolin Temple's interests outweighed everything—even the brotherly bond between him and Xuan Tan. Otherwise, he would never have taken up the position of abbot in the first place.
Yet given Shaolin Temple's circumstances at the time, Xuan Tan's reforms had already aroused severe discontent among the other Shaolin martial artists. Had Xuan Ku not assumed the abbacy, Shaolin Temple itself might even have split apart.
Now, it was merely Su Xin. Of course Xuan Ku could kill him!
The auras around Xuan Ku and the other two were incomparably grave. They might have deep-seated grudges against one another and constantly schemed against each other, but at this very moment, their goal was the same: kill Su Xin first!
But just then, several more powerful auras approached from nearby. They were clearly other True Martial Realm experts who had entered this place.
Among them were Tie Ao, Xue Zhenyue, Fangxian Taoist School's headmaster Zhong Chuxuan, Famous Sword Villa's Ying Qiange, and Heavenly Demon Palace's "Heavenly Evil Demon Venerable," Lü Changqing—five men in all.
With four Divine Bridge Realm experts confronting one another here, they naturally did not dare involve themselves. Thus, they had temporarily retreated outside.
Yet at that moment, a corner of the Star Map hidden behind the main hall was revealed. Ying Qiange spotted it, walked over in slight puzzlement, and immediately sucked in a cold breath!
Any True Martial Realm expert could see the Star Map's value at a glance. It was absolutely an item worthy of being called a supreme treasure.
Although Ying Qiange had caused only the slightest disturbance, the others still noticed it.
They approached with some curiosity, and the instant they saw the Star Map, their expressions changed dramatically.
Where was the opportunity? This was the