"Haha, since that's the case, then I'll take Elder Li to Dragon Control Peak first." Qi Liang said with a hearty laugh after hearing what Han Li said.

"Elder Qi has already gone to too much trouble today. With the elder's token, I can handle the rest myself. You two haven't seen each other in a long time, so you should catch up." Han Li quickly waved his hand, politely declining.

"Elder Li certainly has the virtue of helping others achieve their goals. By the way, the storage bracelet I gave you earlier contains a map of our Candle Dragon Sect, so you shouldn't have trouble finding the place." Yu Xiansheng said with a loud voice and a smile.

"Then... I won't accompany Elder Li. If you have time in the future, you are welcome to visit my Heavenly Star Hall." Qi Liang hesitated slightly and then said.

"Definitely." Han Li cupped his fists at the two and took his leave.

After he left, Yu Xiansheng revealed a playful smile and said to Qi Liang:

"Hehe, some people just don't know what they're getting into. They all think those regular duty-level tasks are easy to do? Only after suffering will they realize that staying at a hall like us and cultivating steadily is the way to go in the long run."

Qi Liang simply smiled slightly upon hearing this, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Meanwhile, Han Li exited the main hall and arrived at the outer plaza. He flipped his hand and retrieved the map of the Candle Dragon Sect from the storage bracelet given by Elder Yu. After examining it carefully for a moment, he put it away again.

Then, with another flip of his wrist, he took out a jade slip that recorded the brief information of the various halls of the Candle Dragon Sect and placed it against his brow.

After a moment, he put away the jade slip, looked up, and a light suddenly shone on his body. His figure rose from the ground, transforming into a swift meteor and soaring into the high sky.

In the following time, Han Li rapidly flew forward while looking down at the mountains and rivers below.

He saw undulating and continuous mountains, stretching endlessly like solidified waves. Except for some architectural gatherings where the sect halls were located, most of them were covered with皑皑白雪, presenting a scene of a thousand miles of ice and snow wrapped in silver.

However, some rivers and streams running through the mountains still maintained their emerald green color, not freezing due to the temperature, and still flowing slowly.

They looked like gentle pythons, lurking in this mountain range.

Han Li had actually seen several of the large rivers on his way to the Candle Dragon Sect, but their names were different from those here, as they were just the downstream ends of these rivers.

Staring at the silvery white earth for a long time, Han Li felt a bit uncomfortable, so he shifted his gaze back to the clear sky and flew towards Dragon Control Peak with all his strength.

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A quarter of an hour later.

Dragon Control Peak is one of the most magnificent peaks in the entire Bell Sound Mountain Range, and also one of the most important peaks in the entire Candle Dragon Sect. It is protected by forbidden formations all year round, which will be activated immediately in case of emergency, and there are always more than one True Immortal Realm cultivator sitting in it.

At the foot, waist, and top of Dragon Control Peak, there are dense buildings, all of which are used by the sect to collect various Cultivation Method books and secret technique scrolls.

The halls located at the foot of the mountain are collectively called the "Scripture Depository," which contains books for outer sect elders and disciples, while the "Inner Canon Pavilion" located on the mountainside is for inner sect elders and disciples.

These two places have a large number of books, covering a wide range. Elders and disciples can search for the books they need through the book catalog and then exchange the book volume for merit points at the executive elder's office.

And the only hall located at the top of the mountain is for inner sect elders and true disciples, and it is called the "Merit Transmission Hall," which is the place to exchange for core sect books.

At this time, on the white jade square in front of the Merit Transmission Hall, a ray of light suddenly fell from the sky and landed in front of the hall.

It was Han Li who had rushed all the way from the Construction Hall.

After landing, he slightly tidied up his clothes that were a bit messy from the wind and looked up at the hall in front of him.

At first glance, the Merit Transmission Hall looked very ordinary, seemingly just a common hip-and-gable roof style, but upon closer inspection, he realized that there were great mysteries in it.

First of all, the entire Merit Transmission Hall was not constructed of bricks and stones, but was cast as a whole with some special metal. Secondly, various complex runes were engraved on the outer walls and eaves, and the whole thing looked somewhat natural.

Han Li guessed in his heart that this hall itself was probably a powerful spirit treasure, or even a Houtian Immortal Artifact.

If that was the case, it was truly amazing.

After looking at it for a while, he restrained his thoughts and strode towards the hall.

Entering the hall, Han Li raised his eyebrows slightly.

There were no bright lights or candles in the hall, and the light was even brighter than outside the hall.

After looking around the hall, he found that except for the wall where the hall door was located, the other three walls were densely cast with hundreds of metal squares, all of which were flashing with spiritual light and were tightly sealed by independent restrictions.

Directly in front of him, a middle-aged man with some gray hair was leaning over the desk in front of him, concentrating on reading an ancient book with a blue cover and yellowed pages, seemingly not noticing Han Li at all.

Han Li walked forward and was about to speak when he caught a glimpse of the words on the book page, which were all written in Golden Seal Script. He stopped for a moment.

"Looking at your clothes, you are neither an inner sect elder nor a true disciple. What are you doing here?" The middle-aged man looked up, revealing a righteous and refined face, and said.

"I am Li Feiyu, a newly initiated inner sect elder. I came in a hurry and haven't had time to change my clothes." Han Li explained, taking out the elder's token and handing it over.

The middle-aged man took the token and examined it. He didn't rush to return it to Han Li. He smiled faintly and cupped his fists at Han Li, saying:

"It's okay. Many new elders are like this. The first thing they do when they enter the sect is to come to Dragon Control Peak, so it's not surprising. I am Fang Zhuan, the executive elder of this Merit Transmission Hall."

Han Li immediately returned the salute. There was no change on his face, but he was a little puzzled in his heart.

The Fang Zhuan Elder in front of him was clearly just a Mahayana cultivator, how could he be able to hold such an important position as an elder of the Merit Transmission Hall?

"Did you come here to exchange for any Cultivation Methods? Not that I'm trying to discourage you, but judging from your initial situation, you probably only have a hundred merit points, right? If you go to the Inner Canon Pavilion on the mountainside, you might be able to exchange for a decent Cultivation Method, but here..." Fang Zhuan looked at Han Li and reminded him tactfully.

"Thank you for Elder Fang's reminder. I just want to ask for some advice first, and I don't dare to hope to exchange for a satisfactory book." Han Li said, withdrawing his thoughts upon hearing this.

"I see, which Cultivation Method does Elder Li want to ask about?" Fang Zhuan nodded and asked again.

"Before I even entered the sect, I heard that there is a book in our Candle Dragon Sect that can cultivate the Law of Time. I wonder how many merit points are required to exchange it?" Han Li asked straight to the point.

"Oh, you mean the *Wu Xiang Zhen Lun Jing*?" Fang Zhuan's expression changed slightly, and he said in surprise.

"Why, is there something wrong with this Cultivation Method?" Han Li raised his eyebrows.

"Elder Li, have you ever learned about this *Wu Xiang Zhen Lun Jing* before?" Fang Zhuan didn't answer but asked.

"This... I don't know much about it, and I hope Elder Fang can explain it to me." Han Li said.

"Because this Cultivation Method involves the Law of Time, it has become one of the three great Cultivation Methods of the Candle Dragon Sect. But in fact, since it mysteriously appeared in the Candle Dragon Sect, no one has ever really comprehended the Law of Time from it. Almost all cultivators chose to give up in the first stage and changed to other Cultivation Methods." Fang Zhuan explained.

"I see. I wonder how many merit points are required to exchange for this *Wu Xiang Zhen Lun Jing*?" Han Li nodded and asked seemingly casually.

"Even if the probability of successful cultivation is almost zero, you still want to exchange it?" Fang Zhuan asked strangely.

"My heart has longed for it for a long time, and I really can't let it go. I always have to try it first. If it doesn't work, it's still not too late to switch to other Cultivation Methods." Han Li said with a smile.

Fang Zhuan thought for a while and continued:

"Since that's the case, I won't persuade you any more. This *Wu Xiang Zhen Lun Jing* is divided into three stages in total, allowing Candle Dragon Sect disciples to exchange one stage at a time. Among them, the first stage only requires ninety merit points..."

"Only ninety merit points?" Han Li was greatly surprised and couldn't help but interrupt Fang Zhuan.

"That's right, the first stage does only require ninety points. Due to the characteristics of this Cultivation Method, it is the least selected Cultivation Method among the three great town sect Cultivation Methods, so the exchange cost is much lower than the other two great town sect Cultivation Methods." Fang Zhuan explained.

"What about the latter two stages?" Han Li asked immediately.

"To exchange for the second stage, you need nine thousand merit points, and only true disciples and inner sect elders can exchange it. As for the third stage, only the sect leader and deputy sect leader are qualified to exchange it, and it also costs nine hundred thousand merit points." Fang Zhuan said.

"The difference is so great..." Han Li couldn't help but click his tongue.

"Don't blame me for not reminding you, the reason why there is no restriction on the first stage and the exchange amount is so low is because the sect is also considering its own interests. It hopes that someone among the vast number of disciples can really cultivate the Law of Time, but it has never been successful, so that this Cultivation Method is becoming more and more unpopular." Fang Zhuan shook his head and said again.

"Thank you Elder Fang for telling me this. I want to exchange for the first stage of this *Wu Xiang Zhen Lun Jing*." Han Li cupped his fists.

"Okay, since Elder Li has thought it through, then wait a moment." Fang Zhuan nodded and said, then turned around and walked towards the metal squares.

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