At one of the cities in the empire, a herd of beasts was lazing around in a pen. These were Long Furred Goats and were early stage Qi refining realm spirit beasts. They were rather docile and their meat and milk were considered to be a high end delicacy.
They were so easy to handle that even children could take care of them. While they did have quite a lot of strength, they wouldn't attack anyone without any provocation. They would even let the people shear their fur so that it could be used to make clothes.
Overall they were no different from normal goats, except for being spirit beasts. The caretakers were doing their daily chores in one of the pens when suddenly the goats all stood up in unison.