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The two moved swiftly and soon arrived at Starfall Pavilion's largest arena. This was normally where the pavilion's disciples sparred and practiced martial arts, but it had now been freshly decorated. The enormous open-air arena had been divided into several sections, with a broad circular platform paved with sturdy black obsidian at its center. Though the competition had yet to begin, the crowd was already quite sizable, with disciples from Starfall Pavilion, Medical Poison Valley, and Burning Flame Valley gathered throughout. Although the three great factions shared excellent relations, many of the younger disciples were eager to make an impression on their seniors during this tournament between the three factions.

Naturally, given Xiao Yan's status, there was no need for him to step onto the arena himself. He could now take the stage as a judge.

Along the way, Starfall Pavilion's many guards treated Xiao Yan with the utmost respect. Xiao Yan was now Starfall Pavilion's greatest legend. He had won the Pill Convention championship and had even faced off against both the Spirit Clan and the Ancient Clan, two great families descended from Dou Di. In the hearts of Starfall Pavilion's disciples, there was nothing their young pavilion master could not accomplish.

"Look! It's the young pavilion master!"

"He really came! The one beside Senior Sister Mu, right?"

"Heavens, he's even younger than I imagined! He's the champion of the previous Pill Convention!"

"I heard he only recently returned from the Ancient Clan. Not a single member of their younger generation was his match."

"That's not all! They say even several Dou Sheng elders of the Ancient Clan failed to stop the young pavilion master."

With Xiao Yan's arrival, the Martial Arts Arena of Starfall Pavilion erupted completely. Mu Qingluan clearly had not lied to him; he held an