Qing Chen was not particularly surprised. Yue Ting had warned him about this demon bird long ago.
Back then, that creature had only been able to stay near the Pill Hall by following a top cultivator from another realm, using the power of moon marrow to refine its spirit body and glimpse the gateway to greater heights in the Dao of Alchemy.
If he wanted to refine pills with the Moon Marrow Furnace, this was one hurdle he would have to clear.
"That damned bird."
Troublesome as it was, now that he had found the place, he could always think of a way later.
Just then, a sudden chill touched his palm. At some point, a command token had silently appeared in his hand.
The token was no more than five inches long, its entire surface a deep black.
The character for "hunt" lay embedded in its front, while its back bore a lotus with layers of unfurling petals, somewhat resembling the Mystic Womb Demon Lotus in his sea of consciousness.
The Reincarnation Hunting Token.
Every Holy Son candidate who entered the hunting grounds received one, allowing them to check the Hunt Ranking, identify public unique sceneries, and record the Hunting Merit Points accumulated by their demon banners.
Yet the one in Qing Chen's hand was clearly somewhat different from the gray-white bone tokens in the images earlier.
The moment his spiritual sense touched the token, several layers of interlocking restriction patterns appeared within it.
Most remained dark. Only the outermost two had lit up; the remaining magical restrictions would unlock one after another as his Hunting Merit Points increased.
Qing Chen first examined the two edicts that had already unlocked.
The first allowed him to decide for himself whether to enter the ranking or use Name Concealment.
His eyes