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"The sect's mountain gate is guarded by three layers of formations."

"It is difficult for mortals and beasts to detect the location of the mountain gate."

"The spiritual energy within the mountain gate will not leak out."

Liu Zuoren stood on the back of Qianyuhe and said, "This is the gate of the Spirit Beast Sect!"

"It still feels better to go back to the mountain gate!" Liu Zuoren sighed in his heart as he felt the spiritual energy of heaven and earth coming towards him.

"Junior Brother Cao, I'll take you to report to the main peak."

"You hold the jade pendant and register at the main peak, then you should be able to join the Spirit Beast Sect directly."

Cao Rui nodded: "Thank you, Senior Brother Liu."

"It's a small matter!" Liu Zuoren drove the Thousand Feather Crane all the way to the main peak of the Spirit Beast Sect!

This is the highest mountain in the entire mountain gate of the Spirit Beast Sect.

It is said that the spiritual vein of the Spirit Beast Sect is located below the main peak, and the spiritual energy here is the most abundant in the entire mountain gate.

The top of the main peak was artificially carved into a cone.

Amid the clouds and mist, several buildings can be seen standing in between.

From time to time, there were monks flying in flying instruments and cranes flying by. It was really like a fairy mirror, making Cao Rui forget all worldly worries and feel light and airy in his heart.

Liu Zuoren drove the Thousand Feather Crane to land in a wide landing area.

Afterwards, Liu Zuoren took Cao Rui to the ground and put the Thousand Feather Cranes into the storage bag.

Disciples from the Spirit Beast Sect also landed in the surrounding areas from time to time.

In front of the landing field is a huge white marble square, at the end of which is a hexagonal building several dozen meters high.

The hexagonal building is connected to the iron chain bridge leading to other peaks. Disciples who are not good enough in cultivation and cannot fly can choose to travel to and from the main peak via the iron chain bridge.

Liu Zuoren took Cao Rui through the hexagonal building.

What comes into view is a staircase leading upwards.

On both sides of the stairs are man-made mountain streams, with spiritual fish with flashing spiritual light swimming through them, and in the middle is an upward staircase passage.

The stairs are surrounded by spiritual mist, and walking on them really feels like ascending a ladder to heaven.

Under the nourishment of rich spiritual energy, the green plants on the stairs all have spirituality, or they are spiritual plants themselves.

Liu Zuoren explained, "At the Spirit Beast Sect's main peak, no matter who it is, after flying in the air, they must land at the designated landing site."

"Then go through the passage behind the hexagonal building and walk up to the main hall."

Cao Rui nodded slightly to show that he understood, and followed Liu Zuoren up the passage.

After walking about a few hundred steps.

The stairs reach the end.

Another large square appeared before my eyes.

Behind the large square, the internal affairs hall of the main peak of the Spirit Beast Sect came into Cao Rui's sight.

The Internal Affairs Hall, as the name suggests, is the general affairs hall of the Spirit Beast Sect.

On daily basis, there are elders who take turns to serve as the master of the Internal Affairs Hall and handle the daily affairs of the sect.

The Internal Affairs Hall can be further divided into many small halls, which we will not discuss here for now.

As you enter the main hall, you can see disciples coming and going in the small halls on both sides of the hall.

Liu Zuoren brought Cao Rui straight to the deepest part of the Internal Affairs Hall, where the hall master was.

In the empty hall, Liu Zuoren said loudly: "Palace Master, disciple Liu Zuoren wants to see you."

A figure in a purple robe walked out from the back of the hall.

In the Spirit Beast Sect, one can tell a disciple's identity from the color of his clothes.

Those in green shirts are outer disciples, those in blue shirts are formal disciples, and those in black shirts are personal disciples.

In addition, white is exclusive to elders, and purple is the color of clothing for high-ranking officials in important positions.

Liu Zuoren had introduced him to Cao Rui before.

The current master of the Internal Affairs Hall is none other than the elder of the Spirit Beast Sect - Xu Qingzhi.

Xu Qingzhi is over a hundred years old and has successfully established his foundation, becoming a foundation-building cultivator.

"What's the matter?" Xu Qingzhi's attitude was quite kind.

Liu Zuoren asked for the jade pendant from Cao Rui, trotted to Xu Qingzhi and presented it to him, explaining that it was Cao Rui's.

Xu Qingzhi recognized the origin of the jade pendant at a glance and said, "Oh? It turns out to be a beast spirit jade."

"This jade pendant has not been distributed by our Spirit Beast Sect for a long time. No one has come to us with this jade pendant in recent years. We originally thought that this jade pendant should have been collected."

"Since you are holding the jade pendant, our Spirit Beast Sect will not ask about your origins. As long as you have the talent for cultivating immortals, you can join the Spirit Beast Sect."

"Well... you have already reached the late stage of Qi Refining at such a young age, you must have a good talent for cultivating immortals. What's your name? Are you willing to join the Spirit Beast Sect? If you are willing, I will take the jade pendant."

After hearing this, Cao Rui bowed to Xu Qingzhi and said, "Disciple Cao Rui is willing to join the Spirit Beast Sect."

“Okay!” Xu Qingzhi took the jade pendant away, took out the list of disciples of the Spirit Beast Sect, and immediately entered Cao Rui into the list.

Seeing that he had nothing to do for the time being, Liu Zuoren on the side said, "Junior Brother Cao, I will go and hand over the mission of offering sacrifices first. You can contact me through the paper crane technique in the sect in the future."

Paper Crane Technique. Cao Rui was a casual cultivator, so naturally he didn't understand what kind of magic it was.

However, with the Palace Master present, Cao Rui was too embarrassed to ask more questions. He just expressed his gratitude and nodded in agreement.

After Liu Zuoren left.

Xu Qingzhi slowly spoke as he registered Cao Rui.

"Cao Rui, our Spirit Beast Sect doesn't have too many rules and regulations, but you need to keep the following points in mind."

"First, disciples within the sect should respect their teachers, support each other, face challenges and difficulties together, and must not betray or harm their fellow disciples."

"Second, in the face of external threats, as disciples of the sect, we must stand up and unite to resist foreign aggression and protect the safety of the sect and the spirit beasts."

"Third, spirit beasts are the foundation of the sect. Every disciple must treat spirit beasts as their own family members and must not abuse, abandon, or kill any spirit beasts raised within the sect without reason."

"Besides that, the road to becoming an immortal is long. How far one can go on this road depends not only on the power of the sect, but also on the cultivator's own perseverance and luck. On the road to becoming an immortal, one can only rely on oneself. You need to understand this."

Cao Rui nodded slightly, "Disciple understands."

"Well, your registration is complete. According to the year on the jade pendant, you will become the 101st disciple of the Spirit Beast Sect."

"Haha, then Liu Zuoren will have to call you Uncle Master."

Upon hearing this, Cao Rui was slightly surprised. This jade pendant not only allowed him to join the Spirit Beast Sect, but also determined his seniority?

Xu Qingzhi took out a token from his storage bag and engraved it with magic power.

After the engraving was completed, it was thrown into Cao Rui's hands.

Xu Qingzhi said, "This is an identity token. With it, you can enter and exit the mountain gate formation. It's best to carry it with you."

Cao Rui took the identity token and saw that one side of it was engraved with the word "animal" and the other side had Cao Rui's name written on it.

The word 101 is engraved on both sides, indicating that Cao Rui is the 101st generation disciple of the Spirit Beast Sect.

The disciples of Lingshou Mountain form a generation of fifty years.

This means that the Spirit Beast Sect has been passed down for more than 5,000 years.

If he had joined the Spirit Beast Sect through normal channels, Cao Rui would have been the 102nd generation disciple, the same generation as Liu Zuoren.

Now, thanks to the jade pendant, Cao Rui has directly become the 101st generation. In the Spirit Beast Sect, he can already be the elder of many disciples.