“Haha, although the affairs at Tianxing Hall are not as numerous as they are here with you, it’s not like I’m free all the time, how could I just come whenever I want? Today, it just so happens that this Elder Li Feiyu has newly joined our sect, so I'm bringing him here to register and to choose a mountain peak and cave dwelling.” Qi Liang said with a smile.

“So that's how it is, easy to say, easy to say… This must be Elder Li, I am Yu Xiansheng, currently serving as the steward elder of this Hub Creation Hall, I will register Elder Li into the records now.” Elder Yu sized up Han Li and said with a smile.

“Thank you, Elder Yu.” Han Li hurriedly expressed his thanks.

Yu Xiansheng waved his hand, flicked his wrist, and took out a golden-carved and jade-etched crystalline writing brush. He came behind the desk and quickly began writing on a thick, cyan-glowing book.

“I wonder if Elder Li has already chosen the elder tasks for the next hundred years?” Halfway through writing, he suddenly stopped, looked up, and asked.

“I choose to complete three regular deacon-level tasks.” Han Li said directly.

Yu Xiansheng nodded as if he had expected this, and continued writing.

“It’s already registered. According to sect rules, as long as you are an inner sect true disciple or elder, you can own a mountain within the sect. So next, Elder Li, please choose a mountain for yourself and establish a cave dwelling.” After a moment, he straightened up and said.

Having said that, he waved his sleeve, and a green light flashed past, and a jade scroll more than three feet long appeared in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, the emerald scroll lit up with a burst of verdant light, slowly unfurling to reveal a long landscape painting.

Han Li shifted his gaze to it, and saw that the painting was densely covered with lines and intricate patterns, with mountains and rivers everywhere. At first glance, he thought the brushwork was freehand and unremarkable.

But when his gaze lingered on certain mountain peaks, the scene there would immediately zoom in before his eyes and become vivid, as if the actual scenery of the place depicted in the painting was being displayed before him.

This made Han Li marvel in his heart.

“What is displayed on this Moling Mountain and River Map is the landscape of my Zhongming Mountain Range. However, because the area is too vast, what you see is only a part of it. More areas need to be expanded to see.” Yu Xiansheng said with a smile, explaining.

With that, he flicked his wrist, and the scene within the painting began to slowly move backwards, revealing more mountain peaks and rivers.

As more and more areas were revealed, Han Li noticed that different areas in the picture showed different background colors in the painting. Some were blue, some were cyan, some were gold, and some were simply like ink poured onto them, a black mass.

However, in some areas, the real scene would not be displayed when the gaze lingered.

“Why are the background colors of these areas different? Could it be that they have different uses?” Han Li asked with some doubt.

“That’s right, the golden areas shown in the painting are the mountain peaks where some of the core halls of the sect are located, mainly distributed in the middle of the Zhongming Mountain Range, such as the Zhaoyao Hall, the Chuangong Hall, and this Hub Creation Hall, etc., all in this area. The silver area around it is where the cave dwellings of the true disciples are located.” Yu Xiansheng explained.

Having said that, he waved his palm, and the scene in the painting swept to the right for dozens of feet, stopping in a blue area.

“The cyan area you saw earlier is the western part of the mountain range, which is where the cave dwellings of the outer sect elders and disciples are located. And this blue area in the eastern part of the mountain range is where the cave dwellings of the inner sect disciples and elders are located. As for the other gray areas, such as the Melting Snow Forest and the Nameless Valley, are the sect’s trial grounds, which are usually closed unless there are special circumstances.” Yu Xiansheng continued.

“Then… are those black areas perhaps the forbidden areas of the sect?” Han Li asked doubtfully.

Yu Xiansheng glanced at him, nodded, and said, “That’s right. Besides the Dao Lord and Deputy Dao Lord, only a few core elders and true disciples are qualified to enter these places. There are usually powerful restrictions around them, so you will notice them before you get close and won't accidentally enter.”

“I see. I'm new here and not familiar with everything in the sect. These vast mountain peaks are really dazzling to look at. Could you please recommend one or two?” Han Li said with a smile.

“Of course.” Yu Xiansheng nodded and said.

After saying that, he waved his palm again, and the movement speed of the jade scroll suddenly accelerated, instantly sweeping back more than ten feet, revealing several towering mountain peaks.

“This Shanyang Peak is located in an area of ​​only 200,000 miles, but it has a high-quality spiritual spring on it, which allows the peak to naturally gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It is a rare blessed land... This Guyang Peak, which is about 500,000 miles away, occupies a slightly larger area, but there is no spiritual spring…” Yu Xiansheng pointed to two of the mountain peaks and talked eloquently.

“It doesn’t matter whether there are spiritual springs or anything else, are there any relatively quiet mountain peaks?” Han Li asked.

Yu Xiansheng thought for a while after hearing this, and waved his palm again, and the scroll immediately swept back nearly a hundred feet before stopping.

“This Luoxia Peak is located in a relatively remote location, and the mountain is also lower. As far as I can remember, it seems that no elder has ever lived there… There are many plains and valleys around it, which are much quieter than other mountain peaks. If Elder Li chooses this peak, he will need to open up a new cave dwelling on it himself.” Yu Xiansheng said, pointing to the painting.

Han Li's gaze followed his finger and stayed on the lone peak in the painting for a long time, but he still didn't speak, seeming to be still somewhat unsatisfied.

“It’s okay, let’s continue to look…” Seeing this, Yu Xiansheng exchanged silent glances with Qi Liang, who was standing aside, and said.

Then he continued to wave the scroll and recommend other mountain peaks to Han Li.

After a long time, just as Elder Yu gradually showed an impatient expression, Han Li's gaze suddenly shifted to a corner of the painting, pointing directly to an independent mountain peak there, and asked, "Elder Yu, may I choose this mountain peak?"

“You choose this Chixia Peak?” Qi Liang moved his gaze over and a strange look appeared on his face as he asked.

“What? Is there anything wrong with choosing this mountain peak?” Han Li noticed Qi Liang’s reaction and asked.

“There’s nothing wrong with it. This mountain peak was the cave dwelling of Elder Huelian back then. Since he fell, it has been vacant. It is appropriate for you to choose this one. The medicine garden, beast pen, mansion, and cave are all complete, but they all need to be cleaned up. Later, we will go to Puling Valley to choose some servants for you and hand them over to them.” Before Qi Liang could speak, Yu Xiansheng took over the conversation and explained.

Han Li's heart stirred slightly when he heard this, but he didn't say anything more. He just thanked him and chose this peak.

Yu Xiansheng flipped his wrist, and a small mountain seal appeared in his palm. With a gentle lift, he stamped it towards the location of Chixia Peak.

After the seal fell, a strange wave rippled through Chixia Peak and the surrounding area. When Han Li focused his gaze on it, he could no longer see the real scene.

“Okay, Chixia Peak and the surrounding area of nearly 600,000 miles are now under Elder Li's name. Take this deacon elder token and storage bracelet, which contains some sect-related documents and tribute materials.” After Yu Xiansheng put away the seal, he took out a crimson token and a storage bracelet, and said with a smile.

After Han Li took it, he first put away the storage bracelet, and only held the elder token in his hand, carefully examining it.

The token was only the size of a palm, and its touch was warm and jade-like. One side was engraved with a strange dragon pattern, and the other side was written with the two characters "Elder" in seal script.

“Elder Li, this elder token is an important certificate for entering and exiting our Candlelust Dao. It will be used in many places in the future. To prevent others from stealing it, you need to mark it with your essence blood. In addition, the token also stores one hundred free contribution points issued by the sect to new elders, please take good care of it.” Qi Liang exhorted.

Han Li nodded when he heard this, and placed two fingers together, pointing at the token.

A light flashed on his fingertip, and a drop of light golden essence blood immediately flowed out from it and quickly seeped into the token.

A flash of light appeared on the token, and a strange pattern formed by golden silk emerged on the surface, from which Han Li's own unique aura was transmitted.

He probed it with his spiritual sense and found that one hundred contribution points had indeed been stored inside.

“Elder Li, should I take you to Puling Valley to choose servants first, or go to the Beast Taming Garden to choose a mountain-guarding beast?” Elder Qi asked.

“Mountain-guarding beast?” Han Li asked with some doubt.

“They are all spiritual beasts tamed and raised by the sect. With Elder Li's cultivation and inner sect elder status, you should be able to receive a body fusion stage spiritual beast to guard the cave entrance and mountain gate.” Qi Liang explained.

“Oh, don’t you need to spend contribution points to exchange it?” Han Li asked with some surprise.

“This, like the servants, is given by the sect… In fact, most of them are outer sect disciples who have joined the sect and want to serve by our true immortal’s side… Seeing that you are very interested in this mountain-guarding beast, otherwise I’ll take you to the Beast Taming Garden first?” Qi Liang explained with a smile.

“I haven't heard of this before, I'm just a little curious. When I was choosing the cave mountain peak just now, I saw that the Yulong Peak where the Chuangong Hall is located seems to be not far from here. I want to go there first and take a look.” Han Li looked at Qi Liang and said.

“Elder Li is very observant and actually noticed this. However, it doesn’t look far on the map, but it’s not close within our Zhongming Mountain Range. Fellow Daoist Li, are you sure you don’t want to settle down in your cave first, and then go to the Chuangong Hall?” Elder Qi was slightly stunned, and then said.

“Please forgive me, Elder Qi. I have long admired the prestigious name of Candlelust Dao, and I have been longing for the scriptures hidden in the Chuangong Hall for many years. Now that my wish has finally been fulfilled, I really can’t restrain myself and can’t help but want to go and see it first.” Han Li pretended to be embarrassed.