Heaven Overturning Cult Branch Altars Gather from Three Prefectures

The command tent was far roomier than Ye An had imagined. Special lamps glowed in all four corners, lighting the entire tent as brightly as day.

About a dozen figures were already seated inside. Ye An glanced around and saw that most wore Demon Hunter Masks issued by the Demon Suppressing Guard.

At the most prominent spot in the center of the tent stood a burly middle-aged man.

He wore no mask. His sharply defined face was openly exposed beneath the lamplight, and the fierce air of a man long seasoned by battle lingered between his brows.

Ye An focused on him. Judging by his sense for martial artists, the man had reached Gathering Essence and was likely one of the key officers overseeing this mission.

Ye An's entrance drew a dozen curious, appraising gazes.

The man in the center approached and extended a hand in friendly greeting. "He Ming, two-star Silver-Rank Demon Hunter of the Annan Demon Suppressing Guard."

He Ming wore no aura-concealing mask from the Demon Suppressing Guard. He Ming was his real name.

Ye An shook his hand in return. "Demon Hunter from Cangwu. Codename: Stone."

Ye An sensed no attempt to test him. He Ming had genuinely offered his hand out of courtesy.

"Let me verify your Token."

Ye An directed his mind toward it and handed the Token over.

Its surface glowed faintly. When He Ming saw that it was bronze, a trace of disappointment flickered deep in his eyes.

He had been unable to sense Ye An's exact cultivation with his own mid-stage Gathering Essence cultivation and had thought the newcomer might be a Silver-Rank Demon Hunter. Instead, he was only Bronze-Rank.

But He Ming's gaze settled on the four stars above the word "Stone." His expression eased, and a faint smile touched