Inside the immortal cave.
Chen Lin opened his eyes and first checked the island. Finding nothing unusual, he took out his Peerage Token.
The front still bore a golden character for "baron," radiating an air of majesty.
The five stars on the back had vanished, replaced by the Nightmare Realm's distinctive emblem, the same one found on a Road Guide.
Following the Sixth Highness's instructions, Chen Lin activated his imprint within the token. Immediately, he felt a connection form between himself and the token, wondrous beyond description.
A stream of information instantly appeared in his mind.
He had experienced this when binding the Shepherd Token. The information concerned peerage ranks, but he left it unread for the moment and sent his divine sense straight into the token.
A dim space immediately appeared in his perception.
The space was not particularly large, though much larger than the Shepherd Token's. Yet it held only a single item.
With a thought, he brought the item out.
He examined it. It resembled a document folded in half, with complicated characters written inside.
These characters had nothing to do with cultivators' writing. They were a script exclusive to the Nightmare Realm. Chen Lin knew something of it and could roughly understand it even outside the Nightmare Realm.
After reading through the entire text, delight appeared on his face.
That maid really had not lied. A peerage did indeed come with a fiefdom, and this was the "Fiefdom Document."
By activating it with the Peerage Token's energy, he could bind the fiefdom to himself. It would then become his exclusive territory, over which he held absolute control.
Setting the document aside, Chen Lin began examining the information in his mind.
It was essentially a peerage manual, describing its rights and obligations in great detail.
Once he