Under Chu Emperor's hunting rules, the first place in the hunt was determined by the number of exotic beasts killed.
Thus, the levels of the exotic beasts in the Southern Sky Hunting Garden were not actually divided very strictly. The so-called "first-tier exotic beasts," "second-tier exotic beasts," and "third-tier exotic beasts" were merely classifications Lin Bai, Qian Hen, and the others had made based on the strength of the exotic beasts in the Southern Sky Hunting Garden.
But under Chu Emperor's rules, it did not matter whether they were first-tier, second-tier, or third-tier exotic beasts. In the end, only the number of exotic beasts killed would be counted.
Therefore, it was obvious that martial artists aiming for the million immortal-jade reward would first hunt third-tier exotic beasts. After all, those exotic beasts were easier to deal with.
Meanwhile, after the disciples of the Five Great Families and Seven Sects of the Chu Kingdom entered the Southern Sky Hunting Garden, they first targeted the first-tier exotic beasts.
This was not because the disciples of the Five Great Families and Seven Sects were foolish, but because it was rare to encounter exotic beasts carrying such secret treasures.
Exotic beasts such as the Camel Mountain Demon Turtle, Yellow Springs Ancient Tree, Phoenix Ape, and Godstone Serpent—all first-tier exotic beasts—carried priceless treasures.
The trunk of the Yellow Springs Ancient Tree could be used to nurture a Grand Yi Divine Weapon. The Yellow Springs Demon Bone Lin Bai currently possessed had been obtained for this very reason.
The Mystic Stone Heart inside the Godstone Serpent was a treasure used to refine the Elixir of Immortality. Even in the outside world, it was worth a fortune and impossible to buy.
The Phoenix Ape contained phoenix blood within its body, while the seven-colored tuft of fur atop