Mortal: I, Zhang Tie, started by joining forces with Han Li to kill a strategist.

After learning about the situation of the ten people, Qiu Yue nodded and a jade box appeared in his hand.

The box was opened, and inside were ten pills arranged neatly, each the size of a longan and dark in color. Soon, Zhang Tie and the others smelled a rich medicinal fragrance.

Foundation Building Pill! ?

The others also realized what was happening and stared intently at the jade box. Jin Yuangang coughed lightly, which startled everyone, and they quickly withdrew their somewhat impolite gazes.

Qiu Yue didn't care. He had all come from the Qi Refining stage, so how could he not know the attraction of Foundation Establishment Pills to Qi Refining cultivators!

With it, the success rate of Foundation Establishment can be increased by at least 30%; without it, it's no exaggeration to say that there is no chance of survival!

"These are the Foundation Establishment Pills promised at the Ascension Ceremony. Each person will receive one. Now that you have joined our Spirit Beast Mountain, you are disciples of our Spirit Beast Mountain. I hope you will make good use of them and achieve Foundation Establishment as soon as possible!"

After saying that, Qiu Yue waved his hand, and ten pills transformed into a ray of light, floating in front of everyone.

Zhang Tie took the Foundation Establishment Pill and carefully placed it into a jade bottle.

Several family cultivators received the Foundation Establishment Pills, and they couldn't suppress the smiles on their faces. Not to mention the rogue cultivators, one of whom trembled slightly with excitement as he received the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Qiu Yue ignored them and waved his hand, "Junior Brother Jin, take them to collect their initiation supplies and arrange their lodgings!"

"yes!"

After leaving the main hall, Jin Yuangang led everyone to the External Affairs Hall.

"New disciples, each of you will receive a set of introductory supplies!"

"Identity token, one low-grade magic robe, one low-grade magic weapon, one basic cultivation technique, and one introductory manual. Register after receiving your items, and don't take the wrong one!"

Ten people stepped forward one by one.

Zhang Tie received a bronze identity token. The front of the token was engraved with a spirit beast, and the back was engraved with Zhang Tie's name and information. This token served as proof of identity and a key to enter and exit the restricted area.

The robe below was dark blue, belonging to the category of low-grade magic artifacts. It had some defensive capabilities, but not much, far inferior to an ordinary low-grade defensive magic artifact. Zhang Tie casually put it into his storage bag.

The magical artifact was a long sword, of similar quality to the Mountain-Slicing Sword, but Zhang Tie lost interest after just one glance.

These things are quite good for disciples in the early stage of Qi Refining, but everyone here is a Qi Refining Perfection cultivator, only one step away from Foundation Establishment.

However, Zhang Tie's attention was soon drawn to several booklets.

In addition to the sect rules and introductions to the various spiritual peaks, the introductory manual also includes two booklets. One is the "Record of Strange Beasts," which records the names and habits of hundreds of strange beasts, ranging from level one to level four.

There is also a book called "Record of Strange Insects", which records many strange and magical insects, and also includes cultivation methods and uses.

"These two books are good!" Zhang Tie thought to himself.

Spirit Beast Mountain is famous for its beast taming. These two books are the foundation for beginners. It's never a bad thing to learn more about monsters and strange insects.

He carefully put away the two booklets and followed Jin Yuangang out of the External Affairs Hall.

"The outer disciples of Spirit Beast Mountain will be uniformly settled on three spirit peaks: Xiao Huan Peak, Xiao Ling Peak, and Xiao Yuan Peak. Your group will be assigned to Xiao Huan Peak!"

Xiao Huan Peak is located on the east side of the main peak of Ling Shou Mountain. It is not very high, but it is covered with lush vegetation.

According to Jin Yuangang, this peak possesses a first-grade superior spiritual vein. Although its spiritual energy level is not as high as that of the sixteen main peaks of the Spirit Beast Mountain, it is sufficient for daily cultivation for Qi Refining stage cultivators.

"There are many empty cave dwellings inside the peak. Choose one yourself, and then use your token to brand it. The entrance will be automatically marked!"

After Jin Yuangang escorted the group to Xiaohuan Peak, he rode his Iron Feather Eagle and disappeared into the sea of ​​clouds.

The ten people dispersed and went to find their own cave dwellings.

However, Zhang Tie did not notice that a family cultivator gave him a meaningful look from behind.

Instead of heading to the bustling areas, Zhang Tie went to the north side of Xiaohuan Peak and found a relatively secluded cave. This cave was far from other people's dwellings and was surrounded by lush green bamboo, making it quiet and peaceful.

The cave dwelling was not large, only about a hundred square meters, but it was fully equipped with stone beds, stone tables, and other amenities, and the spiritual energy was much richer than outside.

"This is it!"

Zhang Ri'e embedded his identity token into the groove at the entrance of the cave, and the barrier light screen lit up, officially making the cave his own!

From this day forward, he is a disciple of Spirit Beast Mountain!

[Settling down in Spirit Beast Mountain grants +50 Karma Points]

Current causality value: 1810

Zhang Tie looked at the message and a smile crept onto his lips.

...

Over the next few days, Zhang Tie carefully read through the booklets.

The rules of Spirit Beast Mountain are not much different from those of other sects. Outer disciples like him can earn contribution points or spirit stones through tasks issued by the sect, and exchange them for cultivation resources.

These tasks usually involve technical work such as cultivating spirit beasts and tending spirit fields. If it were Han Li, he would naturally choose to tend the spirit fields and become a spirit plant grower!

However, these tasks were not very appealing to Zhang Tie, as they were complicated but offered very few spirit stones.

He was quite interested in bounty missions, but having just entered the Spirit Beast Mountain, Zhang Tie felt it was best to keep a low profile!

But often, when people try to avoid trouble, trouble comes knocking!

Just as Zhang Tie was in seclusion consolidating and refining his cultivation, footsteps came from outside the cave, and the cave's restrictions were immediately triggered.

Zhang Tie opened his eyes, his brows furrowed slightly. He had only settled down a few days ago, so who would come looking for him?

"Zhang Tie, come out!"

The sound coming from outside the cave made a cold glint flash in Zhang Tie's eyes; it seemed that the other party was not friendly!

Zhang Tie stood up and walked out of the cave.

Outside the barrier, three figures stood with angry expressions.

The leader was a young cultivator in his early twenties, with the cultivation level of Qi Refining at its peak. He wore a blue robe, but the cuffs were embroidered with a lion's head emblem.

A member of the Xie family, an affiliated family of Spirit Beast Mountain!?

Upon seeing the lion head, Zhang Tie immediately understood: this guy couldn't stand losing on the stage and had come to block the door!

The three of them are all at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, and two are at the Twelfth Level. The Xie family really thinks highly of him!

"What is it?" Zhang Tie opened the barrier, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and spoke expressionlessly.

Seeing Zhang Tie's behavior, the leading youth became even more enraged: "What are you pretending to be stupid for? You killed my Xie family's Blood Lion and attacked my Xie family's members. How are you going to settle this score?"

Zhang Tie looked at the guy in front of him as if he were an idiot.

Unexpectedly, the young man spoke up on his own: "I won't make things difficult for you. Kneel down and kowtow three times, then offer compensation, and this matter will be over. Otherwise..."

The young man from the Xie family didn't say what he was going to say next, but the meaning was clear.

If Zhang Tie were to be ungrateful, given the strength of the Xie family, targeting an outer disciple in this Spirit Beast Mountain would be a piece of cake.

Zhang Tie looked at the three people in front of him and sneered inwardly.

Kneel down and kowtow? Offer compensation?

"Compensation? What should I use to compensate you? Is it some Foundation Establishment Pill?" Zhang Tie asked, feigning fear.

"You're smart enough to hand over the Foundation Establishment Pill, and this matter will be settled!" The young man from the Xie family's eyes lit up.

I wasn't wrong. They really were after his Foundation Establishment Pill. The Blood Lion and family face were just excuses to steal his Foundation Establishment Pill.