Sophistry

It turned out that the root of all this lay with that gold-badge great demon. Its death had not only teleported every cultivator in Monster Hunting Valley to Reward Palace, but also dissolved many of the restrictions throughout the valley.

Even the light curtain leading into Monster Hunting Valley had undergone a strange change. Its deep-blue glow had dimmed considerably in an instant.

Though they did not know why, to the six Old Ancestors, who had searched for so long and nearly despaired, it was like hearing heavenly music.

After much deliberation and several tests, Zhuge Divine Sense finally activated the Small Shifting Array with the other five Old Ancestors' help, linking it to the light curtain. Taking advantage of the moment when the curtain's suppressive force was at its weakest, all six successfully passed through.

Once inside Monster Hunting Valley, the six encountered the same things as all the other trial-takers: a Crystal Token pressed against each of their foreheads, revealing the rules of the valley.

It was worth noting that after the gold-badge great demon died, the message on the Crystal Tokens changed as well. The line, "Obtain a gold badge to exchange it for the treasured Origin Body Pill," had disappeared.

With the cultivation and bearing of the six Old Ancestors, being sent to separate locations did not mean they would wait for ages in the brightly lit area, gathering companions before daring to enter the gray zone like ordinary cultivators.

The moment their Crystal Tokens fell away, the six charged into the forest on their own. With their peerless cultivation, they cut through demons like melons and vegetables, hunting countless lesser and greater demons. Alas, they did not encounter a single human cultivator.

Once they noticed this strange turn of events, the six lost interest in