I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

As I stepped out of the main hall, sunlight slanted down from the dome, casting a long, slanted beam of light onto the stone steps in front of the door.

The fine dust particles floating in the beam of light resembled slowly falling gold dust, appearing a bright pale gold under the light, and the air was filled with the dry smell of dust.

Lin Che raised his head, his gaze passing over the collapsing palace, over the old sheds and warehouses covered with vines, and following the direction indicated by the token, walked along a path on the east side of the main hall that was completely covered by weeds.

At the end of the path was a stone wall covered with vines.

According to the records about the cultivation base in the second jade pendant, various ethnic groups within the secret realm are sealed here.

When the secret realm was sealed, fearing that the tribes inside would have problems due to lack of management, the spirit beast populations were not left to develop freely, but instead the spirit beast eggs of each tribe were preserved.

"No wonder there's not a single spirit beast alive in the secret realm," Lin Che said in a low voice, reaching out to push aside the drooping vines.

There is a carved doorway on the stone wall, the outline of which is almost indistinguishable under the cover of vines.

But as he brought the token closer, the aura on the surface of the doorway slowly lit up along the fine lines like activated water, spreading from the edges to the center, re-outlining the engraved lines that had been covered by dust and moss.

The doorway in the stone wall slid open silently inward.

Behind the doorway is a slope that extends downwards.

Every three steps along the rock walls on both sides of the slope, there was a thumb-sized spirit ore embedded in them. Time had consumed most of the energy of those spirit ores, leaving only a pale white halo that resembled moonlight, casting a faint glow in the passage.

The length of the slope is roughly equivalent to the height of a four-story building.

When Lin Che reached the bottom, the space in front of him suddenly opened up.

At the end of the passage was a semi-transparent barrier of spiritual light. Fine runes flowed slowly across the surface of the barrier. The arrangement of the runes was the same as the array system he had seen in the main hall, belonging to the same origin but with a more complex structure.

As the token approached the barrier, it emitted a warm pulse, once every two breaths, each time pushing a tiny wisp of spiritual energy toward the barrier's surface.

The runes on the barrier surface receded to the sides the instant they received the signal, revealing a small door that could allow one person to pass through.

Lin Che stepped over the barrier, but the sight before him made him stop in his tracks.

Spirit Beast Egg!

Spirit beast eggs are everywhere!

Tens of thousands of spirit beast eggs are scattered at different heights; they are on the nearest stone platform, on the rock wall, and even embedded in the dome.

There are twelve rows of stone platforms, each row is over fifty feet long, and each row contains several thousand spirit beast eggs. They are arranged according to their species, and the colors in the same area tend to be consistent, like a slowly flowing ribbon of color extending from one end of the space to the other.

The spirit beast eggs on the rock wall are distributed in a more three-dimensional way, embedded in the rock wall in the form of grooves, extending from the ground all the way to the dome, with each one maintaining a precise and uniform vertical and horizontal spacing.

The spirit beast eggs on the dome are fixed in a suspended manner, with several extremely fine silver threads extending from the surface of the eggshell, fixing the egg in the groove of the dome, like a fruit hanging upside down.

The spectacular scene stunned Lin Che for a few seconds before he regained his composure. His gaze swept from the nearest row of stone platforms to the distance, and then back again, moving back and forth between the glowing surfaces several times.

"The Lin family's personal guards can get new mounts now!" Lin Che sighed softly, then strode towards the nearest row of stone platforms.

The spirit beast eggs on the table were arranged closely together, one after another, stretching from one end of the table to the other without leaving any gaps.

Each one is glowing; the light shines through the inside of the eggshell, forming a thin layer of luminosity on the surface.

This light was not a dazzling glare, but a warm, continuous light, like candlelight, illuminating the patterns and textures on the eggshell surface, as well as the slowly flowing spiritual liquid at the bottom of the groove on the long platform.

At intervals, a palm-sized jade plaque is embedded in the side of the long platform.

The jade plaque is marked with fine characters indicating the type, bloodline level, and sealing date of the spirit beast egg in the groove below.

Lin Che straightened up, his gaze falling on the runes that were slowly flowing on the surface of the eggshell.

Then, following the trajectory of the runes, they returned to the layer of spiritual light at the bottom of the groove on the long platform, and then extended along the connecting line between the grooves all the way to the side of the long platform.

On the back of each jade pendant there is an extremely thin spiritual thread that runs from top to bottom of the long platform and eventually merges into the ground.

The diameter of those spiritual lines was about the same as that of a hair, and their surface was covered with a very thin layer of silver-gray light film, making them almost invisible under light.

Without a doubt, this was the sealing formation inside the cave. He was very curious about what kind of formation could preserve these spirit beast eggs for thousands of years.

Squat down, place your palms close to the ground, and about three inches from your fingertips, you can feel a continuous and stable pulse of spiritual energy coming up from under the stone slab.

The frequency of the pulsation was very even, about twice per breath. Each time, a wisp of spiritual energy was pushed outward along the underground spiritual path, then pulled back, and then pushed out again, as if it were performing a kind of silent breathing in a fixed rhythm.

"It seems the core of the formation is underground," Lin Che said in a low voice.

His divine sense slowly probed into the space beneath the stone slab, passing through a layer of rock about two feet thick, and then touched an array composed of dark blue spirit crystals.

Looking around, he discovered tens of thousands of deep blue spirit crystals, each about the size of an adult's palm. They were dark blue in color, with a layer of slowly rotating spiritual light around the edge. The rotation of these spiritual light layers was extremely slow, taking about several dozen breaths to complete one revolution.

"Are these all top-grade spirit stones?" Lin Che muttered to himself.

In the perception of divine sense, the entire array of spirit crystals resembled a glowing underground lake. Each spirit crystal pulsated at the same frequency, and they were connected to each other by fine spirit threads, forming an energy network that covered the entire underground space.

No wonder the energy of the formation can last for thousands of years!

Those top-grade spirit stones are the most advanced energy storage mediums in the cultivation world. The total spiritual power contained in each one is equivalent to hundreds of thousands of standard spirit stones. And when tens of thousands of such spirit crystals are used to supply energy at the same time, their endurance far exceeds any conventional spirit stone storage scheme.

This sealing formation, which has been operating for thousands of years, draws spiritual energy from the spiritual crystals in a cyclical manner along the spiritual path network from the bottom of the long platform to the ground, and then splits into two streams after passing through the branching node at the bottom of the long platform.

A spiritual line runs along the side of the long platform and ascends to the back of the jade tablet, powering its recording and identification functions.

The other one ascends from the spiritual light layer at the bottom of the groove into the spiritual light layer on the surface of the spirit beast egg, maintaining the stable state of the life inside the egg.

The two spiritual paths converge at a point on the back of the jade tablet, where they form a continuous data exchange loop.

The jade tablet can read the status information of the spirit beast egg in the groove, while the runes on the surface of the spirit beast egg adjust their own circulation frequency through the spiritual power signals returned by the jade tablet.

The entire system operates like a process that has been verified countless times. Each link has a corresponding monitoring point, and each connection has a backup channel to ensure that even if a section of the spiritual path fails, it will not affect the overall sealed state.

These continuously functioning spirit crystals are distributed throughout the space, arranged at regular intervals beneath the stone slabs. Each spirit crystal consumes its own spiritual energy reserves at a steady rate, providing a continuous energy supply for the array throughout the space.

The formation showed no signs of stopping and was still in operation.

Based on the remaining energy, this formation can continue to operate for several hundred years.

"Now we have plenty of time. We can reactivate the areas within the secret realm piece by piece and start incubating and cultivating them." Thinking this, Lin Che continued walking and began to carefully examine what kinds of mount-type spirit beasts were available here.

Lin Che walked slowly forward along the passage between the long platforms.

His gaze swept over the surface of each spirit beast egg, and he compared the information on the jade tablet with the shape of each spirit beast egg in his mind.

On the long platforms closest to the entrance, the smallest batch of spirit beast eggs were placed.

These eggs are dark gray in color, about the size of a fist, and have fine white lines on their shells, like frozen snow.

The inscription on the jade plaque is clearly legible: "Treading on Clouds and Black Steed".

A daily land mount, known for its endurance, suitable for long-distance raids, and gentle in nature.

The seemingly unremarkable introduction actually ends with the label "a superior fifth-tier bloodline!"

Their own Wind-Treading Spirit Steed lineage will likely only be able to be treated as ordinary commodities in the future, because their bloodline is only of medium grade.

This fifth-tier superior bloodline Cloud-Stepping Black Steed will likely become the main land mount for the Lin family in the future.

Continuing forward, cross a short corridor where the passage narrows slightly.

The spirit beast eggs in the second area were significantly larger, with their shells being predominantly dark brown and covered with a rough texture resembling tortoise shell patterns.

The jade plaque is engraved with the name: Xuanjia Longxi.

Heavy battlefield mounts, up to three zhang in length, with hides as thick as armor, causing the ground to shake when they charge.

Similarly, this spirit beast bloodline also reached the fifth-tier superior grade.

"It seems the Lin family is finally able to build a real heavy cavalry!" Lin Che exclaimed, looking at the dark brown eggs in front of him.

Previously, the Lin family had formed a heavy cavalry, which consisted of a personal guard of soldiers in full spirit armor riding Windwalking Spirit Steeds in full horse armor. However, they were no match for this kind of heavy war mount specially bred for use on the battlefield.

The difference in size and strength cannot be made up for by equipment.

Nodding, Lin Che continued walking forward.

The size of the spirit beast eggs in the third area is between the first two, and the shell color is dark red with very light surface texture.

The jade plaque is marked with the name: Sky-Splitting War Wolf.

A land-based battlefield mount, social in nature, and adept at cooperative combat.

Similarly, this mount-type spirit beast also has a fifth-tier superior bloodline, but its positioning is different from that of the Xuanjia Dragon Rhinoceros.

The Skybreaker Wolf is well-suited for combat in complex terrains; mountains are like flat ground to them.

That balance between size and agility allows them to maintain speed and mobility in most terrains where the Xuanjia Longxi cannot pass.

Continuing forward, the passage forks here. The left path leads to the area of ​​flying spirit beasts, the right path continues to the area of ​​aquatic mounts, and the path directly ahead leads to the area of ​​spirit beasts with special terrain.

Lin Che first walked towards the left side of the area.

The egg storage in the flying spirit beast area is different from that in the land area. Here, the eggs are placed on higher stone platforms, and each egg has an independent small levitation array at its base. The edges of these levitation arrays have a layer of slowly rotating spiritual light that holds the egg several feet off the ground, maintaining an extremely slow rotation speed.

The eggs of the Azure Cloud Black Crane were placed on the row of floating arrays closest to the passage.

The eggshell is pale blue with white patterns resembling cloud patterns on the surface and light feather-like marks at the edges.

The Azure Crane is a daily flying mount, suitable for long-distance cruising and daily travel. It has a stable flight posture, good endurance, and a gentle temperament.

This kind of mythical beast fits the stereotype of cultivators perfectly.

In the eyes of mortals, cultivators are always accompanied by spirit cranes when they appear, making them a good type of daily flying spirit beast.

As you venture deeper, the color of the spirit beast egg deepens, transitioning from pale blue to dark red, and fine golden patterns begin to appear on its surface.

The Crimson-feathered Golden Roc is a combat flying mount with a fierce personality, suitable for serving as an aerial strike force in battle.

Lin Che's gaze passed over the area of ​​the Crimson Feather Golden Roc and landed on the floating array further away.

The eggshells there are dark in color, mainly grayish-blue, and covered with a thin layer of frosty texture.

The Frost Night Bat is a special terrain flying mount, adept at navigating narrow spaces and suitable for terrains such as caves, dense forests, and crevices. It flies silently and can make quick turns over short distances.

These two combat-type flying spirit beasts have different focuses. The former is similar in positioning to the Lin family's Azure Cloud Eagle, both being combat-type aerial mounts. However, the Azure Cloud Eagle possesses special spiritual eyes, making it suitable for high-altitude reconnaissance, while the Crimson Feather Black Eagle is a pure combat flying mount.

The Frost Night Bat is a special flying mount, and it can definitely play a great role in special terrain environments.

It seems that the scouts of Zhihei and the Lin family also have new mounts available.

After surveying the flight area, Lin Che returned to the fork in the road and headed towards the right-hand passage.

The temperature in the aquatic mount area was significantly lower than the previous two areas, with a damp and cool atmosphere in the air, contrasting with the dryness of the land and flight areas.

Embedded in the stone walls on both sides of the passage are rows of transparent spiritual light tanks. Inside the tanks is a layer of continuously flowing light blue spiritual liquid, in which the spirit beast eggs are suspended. They rotate slowly with the flow of the spiritual liquid, and the direction of rotation is the same in each tank, and the speed is also consistent.

The first type of water mount is called the Azure Tide Spirit Pig. Its egg is dark blue and covered with a texture that resembles water ripples.

With a gentle temperament, it is suitable for most water riding occasions.

If Lin Xinyou and his group hadn't left yet, this kind of spirit beast would definitely be of great help to their sea exploration.

Another type of aquatic mount is called the Silverfin Dragon Carp.

Their eggs are larger than those of the Azure Tide Spirit Pig, about half a foot long, streamlined, silvery-white in color, and covered with a texture like fine scales.

The description of the Silverfin Dragon Carp highlights their underwater speed, making them suitable for deep-sea combat.

"It seems the Myriad Beasts Sect also attaches great importance to the South China Sea!"

These two spirit beasts are definitely not suited for small lakes, but for the ocean!

The Beast Sect definitely had plans in the South China Sea back then, and the ocean mount I just obtained from opening the box is the best proof of that.

That thing's size definitely couldn't have been cultivated deep in the mountains!

Therefore, Xin You and his team's exploration is necessary, but it's unknown whether they can truly uncover anything given their abilities.

In this way, Lin Che inspected all the areas. The main spirit beast species were these eight. The other mounts each had their own characteristics, but there were far fewer of them.

Having confirmed the complete record of the types of spirit beast eggs sealed within the secret realm, Lin Che returned to the stone platform at the entrance, picked up the secret realm token, and array patterns appeared, closing the entrance once again.

At this moment, Lin Che already had a general plan in mind. Once the array within the secret realm was perfected, this cultivation base could be put back into use.

At that time, the Lin family will continuously acquire mount-type spirit beasts, which will further enhance the strength of the cultivator army they have built.

However, there are also quite a few troubles.

Lin Che didn't know what the other Venerable One deep in the Fulong Mountains was planning, but he knew the other party was definitely not someone to be trifled with, and he needed to find a way to deal with him.

Repairing the array formations in this secret realm, as well as hatching and nurturing spirit beasts, are also problems.

Whether to recruit people or send members of the Lin family, these are all things that need to be considered.

However, one thing is certain: this secret realm has already fallen into the hands of the Lin family, and they will absolutely not give it up. Whatever tricks the other party makes, the Lin family will accept them!