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

Lingxian Peak is located southeast of the entrance to Lingshou Mountain. Since Zhang Tie had no flying artifacts or spirit birds, he had to use the Wind Control Technique to travel.

Fortunately, with his Foundation Establishment stage strength, his speed was more than ten times faster than when he was in the Qi Refining stage, and he arrived at the foot of Lingxian Peak in less than half an hour.

At the foot of the mountain stands a stone tablet with the three large characters "Lingxian Peak" engraved on it. The calligraphy is elegant and flowing, with a faint spiritual light emanating from it.

As Zhang Tiegang walked to the stone tablet, he saw a figure riding a falcon, arriving from Lingxian Peak on the wind.

The person on the eagle's back appeared to be in his early thirties, with a handsome face, a short beard, and wearing a Taoist robe for a steward. However, a compass was embroidered on the cuff, which was the symbol of Lingxian Peak. This person's aura was also at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, similar to Zhang Tie's.

"Is this Zhang Tie, Junior Brother Zhang?" The man landed in front of Zhang Tie, clasped his hands in greeting, and smiled.

Zhang Tie returned the greeting: "Indeed, and who is Senior Brother?"

"My name is Sun Feng, a steward of the Lingxian Peak Affairs Hall. The Spirit Beast Hall has already sent word that a new junior brother has joined Lingxian Peak, so I have come to welcome him!" Sun Feng said with a smile.

Zhang Tie felt a warmth in his heart; the people of Lingxian Peak were more welcoming than he had imagined.

"Senior Brother Sun, you're too kind. Thank you for your trouble!"

"You're welcome!" Sun Feng waved his hand, then summoned a flying artifact shaped like a flying boat, and flew with Zhang Tie to the summit of Lingxian Peak.

"Junior Brother Zhang, I heard you've only recently joined the sect. Let me first introduce you to the situation at Lingxian Peak!" Sun Feng said with a smile on the flying boat.

"The peak master of Lingxian Peak is Martial Uncle Han. Martial Uncle Han is at the mid-stage of Core Formation, which ranks among the top among the dozen or so martial uncles in Ling Beast Mountain. Martial Uncle Han is skilled in earth-type techniques and spirit-finding arts. However, he has been in seclusion for many years and does not concern himself with worldly affairs. All the affairs of the peak, big and small, are handled by a few Foundation Establishment deacons in our Affairs Hall."

"Besides Martial Uncle Han, there is another Martial Uncle on Lingxian Peak, who is Martial Uncle Han's personal disciple. However, this Martial Uncle only broke through a few years ago and doesn't usually get involved in affairs."

Zhang Tie was secretly surprised.

Two Core Formation cultivators?

If I remember correctly, there are only about ten Core Formation cultivators in the entire Spirit Beast Mountain, and two of them are from Spirit Immortal Peak. No wonder the sect leader recommended him to come here!

"Senior Brother Sun, how many Foundation Establishment cultivators do we have on Lingxian Peak?" Zhang Tie asked curiously.

Sun Feng thought for a moment: "Including you, there are currently thirty-two people in total. Among them, there are two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, eight mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the rest are early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, but most of them are not in the peak."

With thirty-two Foundation Establishment cultivators and two Core Formation cultivators, the strength of Lingxian Peak is not to be underestimated!

Wouldn't there be five or six hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators in the entire Spirit Beast Mountain?

While the two were chatting, the airship soon landed in a plaza at the summit.

Sun Feng pointed to the hall in front of him and said, "That's the Affairs Hall. Lingxian Peak disciples receive their missions and exchange resources here. Come on, I'll take you to choose a cave dwelling."

The Affairs Hall was large, but there were only four or five cultivators inside, all of whom were Foundation Establishment cultivators. It seemed that there were very few Qi Refining disciples on Lingxian Peak.

Sun Feng answered Zhang Tie's question: "Our Lingxian Peak also has Qi Refining disciples, but not many. They are mostly clansmen or disciples of your fellow disciples with decent aptitude. However, most of them go to guard the spirit mines and spirit veins, so it looks a bit deserted. Junior Brother will understand in the future!"

Zhang Tie didn't ask any more questions and followed Sun Feng to a side hall.

An elderly man in the early stages of Foundation Establishment sat in the hall. When he saw the two enter, he raised his head.

"Junior Brother Sun, is this the new Junior Brother Zhang?" The old man looked Zhang Tie up and down curiously.

"Senior Brother Li, please help Junior Brother Zhang find a suitable cave dwelling!"

"Greetings, Senior Brother Li!" Zhang Tie tactfully clasped his hands in greeting.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Li nodded with a smile, took out a Bagua mirror from his bosom, activated his spiritual power, and a phantom image of a spiritual peak immediately appeared on the Bagua mirror, which was none other than the Spirit Immortal Peak.

Zhang Tie observed dozens of light spots on the illusory image of Lingfeng, but the light spots were of different colors.

"Let me take a look. Hmm, what do you think of this cave dwelling? It's number sixteen, located on the south side of Spirit Peak. The location and the level of the spiritual vein are both good, and it's relatively quiet." The man surnamed Li pointed to a blue light spot on the illusory image of Spirit Peak, his gaze turning to Zhang Tie.

Zhang Tie looked in the direction he was pointing. The cave was located on the upper part of the Lingxian Peak mountain range, and its location was indeed as good as he said.

"Then this will do, thank you for your trouble, Senior Brother!" Zhang Tie didn't care much about his lodgings and nodded.

The cultivator surnamed Li chuckled as he put away the Bagua mirror, then took out a jade tablet from his storage bag and handed it to Zhang Tie.

"Refine the token, and the restriction will take effect. Cave 16 will now be yours!"

"Alright, the rules of Lingxian Peak are the same as the other peaks. Sun Feng will tell you the specifics! Take him to see the cave!"

Sun Feng led Zhang Tie out of the affairs hall and boarded a flying boat, heading straight for the southern foot of Lingfeng.

The size of Lingxian Peak alone is comparable to that of an ordinary mountain range. After an incense stick's time, the two finally arrived above the No. 16 cave dwelling.

Sun Feng pointed to a cave dwelling concealed by a restriction and said, "This is it. Although the cave dwelling is not large, it is enough for us Foundation Establishment cultivators to cultivate in. There is a spiritual spring inside, and the concentration of spiritual energy can reach the second level!"

Zhang Tie took out the token, released the restriction, and the two entered.

Looking around, Zhang Tie found that this place was much better than his cave dwelling on Xiaohuan Peak, especially the spiritual spring in the corner. If it were outside, a group of rogue cultivators would fight tooth and nail for it!

"By the way, Senior Brother Sun, how many contribution points does this cave dwelling require?" Zhang Tie suddenly remembered a question.

Sun Feng, standing to the side, immediately laughed: "Contribution points? We don't need contribution points!"

Zhang Tie was stunned for a moment: "Don't want to?"

He remembered that the inner disciple handbook that Headmaster Qiu had given him stated that cave dwellings usually required contribution points, especially for those with second-tier spiritual veins.

Seeing the puzzled look on Zhang Tie's face, Sun Feng smiled and said, "The rules of Lingxian Peak are different from other peaks. Foundation Establishment disciples don't need to pay contribution points to stay in second-tier cave dwellings, but they will pay for things like spirit gathering arrays and alchemy rooms!"

Zhang Tie's pupils dilated slightly.

If I remember correctly, he used to rent a second-tier cultivation room in the Lingyuan Pavilion on Lingxian Peak, which cost fifty spirit stones a month.

"How can Lingxian Peak be so...rich and powerful!" Zhang Tie carefully considered his words.

Sun Feng laughed heartily.

"Junior Brother Zhang, you may not know this, but Lingxian Peak is renowned for its expertise in finding spiritual veins. Of the sixteen main peaks of Ling Beast Mountain, half of the spiritual veins were found by cultivators from Lingxian Peak, and the largest spirit stone mine was also discovered by cultivators from Lingxian Peak... That's why the disciples of Lingxian Peak enjoy such treatment!"

Zhang Tie suddenly realized, "So that's how it is!"

We should also thank Sect Leader Qiu. This place is not only suitable for his cultivation, but it's also incredibly wealthy!

"Thank you for clearing up my doubts, Senior Brother!" Zhang Tie clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"You're welcome. From now on, we're fellow disciples on the same spiritual peak. If you need anything, feel free to come to the Affairs Hall to find me. I can usually handle most matters!"

After Sun Feng left, Zhang Tie took a walk around the cave and became more and more satisfied with what he saw.

After settling in, Zhang Tie sat cross-legged on the cultivation platform beside the spiritual spring and began to practice his cultivation technique.

Zhang Tie continuously drew spiritual energy from the spiritual spring, channeling it into his dantian through his meridians, where it transformed into drops of spiritual liquid that were then injected into the spiritual lake within his dantian.

Although the spiritual energy wasn't as concentrated as in the Lingyuan Pavilion's cultivation room, it was still about 60% of that amount, which was more than enough for Zhang Tie, who was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

"Coming to Lingxian Peak was definitely the right decision!" Zhang Tie thought to himself.