After registering at the Elder of Affairs at Pu Ling Hall, Han Li took Meng Yungui and the other ten people to the nearby Lin Chuan Hall, and then arrived at Crimson Cloud Peak, where his cave dwelling was located.

Crimson Cloud Peak was a solitary peak towering thousands of feet high, situated in a relatively remote location, with the nearest Lin Chuan Hall quite a distance away.

Before the group landed on the peak, they could see from afar that it was covered in red clouds. The entire mountain was devoid of any snow accumulation, and everywhere was a vibrant, verdant expanse of trees and forests.

Han Li was also visiting this place for the first time. Finding this scene somewhat peculiar, he immediately released his spiritual sense and scanned the entire mountain peak before saying to Yun Menggui and the others:

"Crimson Cloud Peak has been vacant for too long. The original restriction formations have not been controlled or maintained, and they have all become ineffective. Furthermore, this mountain is home to Crimson Cloud Fire Miasma. Your bodies are not yet fully formed, so it will still have some impact. This is Qinglin Pill. Take one pill each."

With that, he flipped his wrist, and a white jade bottle appeared in his palm, which he handed to Meng Yungui.

Yun Menggui took it with great care and distributed it to everyone.

They each held one in their hands, looking at each other, somewhat reluctant to swallow it.

This Qinglin Pill was nothing to Han Li, but to them, it was a pill that would greatly benefit their breakthrough from the Core Formation stage to the Nascent Soul stage. Now, it was being given to them as a miasma-avoiding pill, which they felt was a waste of resources.

"What? Did you not understand what I said?" Han Li said calmly, seeing their hesitation.

"Senior, forgive us."

Upon hearing this, Yun Menggui was the first to swallow the pill. The others dared not delay and quickly took it as well.

"You are only at the Foundation Establishment stage, so you don't need to take it. That Fire Spirit Jade already has the power to ward off miasma, so it is naturally not afraid of this fire miasma." Han Li stopped Meng Qianqian from taking the pill, saying.

The girl nodded and put the pill away.

"Remember, as long as you do your part well in the future, I will not mistreat you. Now, go back and clean up the cave dwelling. Listen to Yun Menggui's arrangements for everything. I have other matters to attend to." Han Li instructed.

"Yes, sir."

After the group responded in unison, they flew down together and landed on Crimson Cloud Peak.

Seeing this, Han Li flew back towards Lin Chuan Hall alone.

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The Beast Taming Garden was a place in the Candle Dragon Dao specifically for raising and taming demon beasts. It occupied a vast area, with the valley where the Beast Taming Hall, used for receiving guests, was located as the center, encompassing an area of hundreds of thousands of miles.

These areas had diverse environments, with towering mountains, giant ponds in the forests, wetlands, and swamps…

These special terrains were not formed naturally. Most of them were specially modified by the Candle Dragon Dao, and they were all tightly covered and isolated by restrictions and formations into areas of varying sizes. Even during the day, one could clearly see the various shining restriction lights. Each area housed a different number of spirit beasts.

There were cultivators in the sect who specialized in the art of taming beasts and were responsible for managing the Beast Taming Garden. The spirit beasts raised by the sect generally possessed some extraordinary abilities and could be used as transportation, gatekeepers, and some with special magical powers could even be used to track enemies, explore dangerous places, and even assist in fighting enemies.

It was because of this that many disciples in the sect would temporarily rent a spirit beast when going out to perform tasks, but only some true disciples or inner elders were qualified to keep them for a long time.

Near the valley where the Beast Taming Hall was located, there was a Lin Chuan Pavilion. At this time, many people were coming in and out, making it quite lively.

After Han Li walked out of the Lin Chuan Pavilion, he looked around and then stepped into the valley.

The first thing one saw in the valley was an open square. On one side of the square were several tall buildings, and on one of the halls hung a plaque with the three large characters "Beast Taming Garden" written on it.

"This fellow Daoist, are you here to rent a spirit beast?" As soon as Han Li stepped into the valley, a young man in a gray robe immediately greeted him.

This person had a round face and large ears, with clever and bright eyes, and a smart and lively appearance.

Upon hearing this, Han Li directly flipped his hand and took out the elder token.

"So it's an Elder, this disciple is being impolite." The round-faced youth was startled and quickly apologized.

"I am about to open a cave dwelling and came to choose a mountain-guarding spirit beast." Han Li waved his hand and said.

"According to the rules of the sect, Inner Elders can receive a spirit beast for the first time without deducting merit points. However, please forgive this disciple, I must verify your identity." The round-faced youth had a troubled expression on his face and said with a bow.

Han Li did not say anything and handed over his identity token.

The round-faced youth apologized, flipped his hand and took out a cyan jade tablet, quickly chanted a few spells, and touched it on the token.

A cyan light emerged from the jade tablet, condensing into a light curtain the size of a washbasin.

"So it's Elder Li. You can choose a spirit beast in the Beast Taming Garden. Please follow me." The round-faced youth respectfully returned the token to Han Li and led the way in front.

"This Beast Taming Garden is so large. If I look at all of it, I don't know how long it will take. Are there any other ways to check?" Han Li glanced at the basin and said.

"Yes, there is. Elder Li, please follow me." The round-faced youth immediately said, leading the way in front, and took Han Li to a large hall.

There were many people renting spirit beasts in the hall at the moment, making it somewhat noisy. The round-faced youth took him to a quiet room and took out two jade books.

"The Beast Taming Garden is divided into two parts: the outer garden and the inner garden. The outer garden houses more than sixteen thousand three hundred kinds of spirit beasts, and the inner garden has more than one thousand eight hundred kinds, all of which are recorded in these two jade books." The round-faced youth explained.

Han Li took the jade books with an unchanged expression, and his spiritual sense entered them.

There were many kinds of spirit beasts, including birds, beasts, fish monsters, and insects. Each one was strange and bizarre, showing the wonder of creation.

He originally planned to quickly choose a spirit beast and leave, but after looking at it, he became more and more interested, and spent most of the day flipping through the books, reading almost all the spirit beasts in the entire Beast Taming Garden, before reluctantly withdrawing his spiritual sense.

The round-faced youth was still with him, without the slightest impatience. Seeing that Han Li had finished reading, he asked:

"Does Senior have a target in mind?"

"I am somewhat interested in a few of the demon beasts. Let's go to the inner garden and take a look." Han Li pointed out a few and handed the two jade books back to the round-faced youth.

According to the records in the jade books, there were only forty or fifty kinds of spirit beasts in the Fusion Realm. No wonder, the stronger the demon beast, the less likely it was to be tamed.

In fact, for him, demon beasts in the Fusion Realm might not be of great use. He came here with the mentality of broadening his knowledge and getting something for nothing.

There were probably some areas in this Beast Taming Garden that he could not access with his current status, and there might even be some Celestial Beasts at the Mahayana Realm or even the True Immortal level.

Before long, Han Li and the round-faced youth appeared in front of a golden desert with a radius of nearly a thousand miles. The entire desert was covered by a huge cyan light curtain.

The round-faced youth took out a cyan jade token and waved it, sending out a cyan light from it.

Not long after, with a loud and clear cry, followed by a towering hurricane hundreds of feet high, approached from afar. Then, as the yellow sand scattered, a golden-winged giant bird, about seventy or eighty feet in size, rushed out from it and circled in the air.

For a time, the wind howled and the hurricane raged.

"Elder Li, this Golden-Winged Azure Light Eagle is at the mid-Fusion Realm and possesses a trace of the bloodline of the True Spirit Golden-Winged Roc. It is extremely fast and is a good mountain-guarding spirit beast." The round-faced youth introduced.

Han Li nodded, did not speak, looked at it for a while and then moved away, coming to another circular valley nearby.

In this spirit beast breeding place was a huge rhino-like spirit beast, its entire body as white as jade, walking slowly step by step. Each step it took on the ground made a heavy thumping sound, echoing in the valley.

"This is a Moon-Gazing Jade Rhinoceros, mid-Fusion Realm, skilled in earth-attribute magical powers." The round-faced youth said.

Han Li looked at the giant rhinoceros for a while and came to the next canyon, where another strange beast was also living.

This beast was twenty or thirty feet long and seven or eight feet tall, its body shaped like a lion, covered in dense mane. Its four hooves were like eagle claws, revealing sharp blades.

The most peculiar thing was that this beast had two heads, one purple and the other crimson, and it occasionally let out a low roar.

"This Two-Headed Lion-Eagle Beast is only at the early Fusion Realm, but it has both lightning and fire attributes." The round-faced youth explained.

"It's this Two-Headed Lion-Eagle Beast, right." Han Li nodded thoughtfully after hearing this.

"Elder Li has a good eye. Although this Two-Headed Lion-Eagle Beast is not very strong now, its potential is the highest among all the spirit beasts in the Fusion Realm." The round-faced youth said with a smile.

Han Li smiled and said nothing.

"This is the Two-Headed Lion-Eagle Beast's natal token. You can naturally control this beast without any problems, but if you give it to a servant, even though this spirit beast has been tamed, it is best not to be careless." The round-faced youth flipped his hand and took out a purple-black jade token, which he handed to Han Li.

The surface of the token was covered with a layer of blood-colored crystal light, and a miniature version of the Two-Headed Lion-Eagle Beast pattern appeared on it, wriggling like a living thing from time to time.

"Roar!" The Two-Headed Lion-Eagle Beast stared at the purple-black jade token with its four eyes and let out a low roar.

"Hey, Senior Brother Ye, this Lion-Eagle Beast looks good." Just then, a voice came from the canyon entrance.

Immediately afterward, a group of seven or eight people flew down to meet them.

Apart from a sword-browed outer disciple of the Beast Taming Garden, the rest of the people looked like inner disciples.

The leader was a tall, dark-skinned youth who looked thin but had bright, piercing eyes that seemed somewhat dazzling. He was the only Mahayana Realm cultivator among them.

The one who spoke was a purple-haired man next to the dark-skinned youth, with a hint of flattery on his face.

The dark-skinned youth looked at the Two-Headed Lion-Eagle Beast, his eyes also lit up, and nodded: "Not bad, this beast has a strong lightning bloodline, which is quite suitable for me. Very good, it's this one."