Steady Mortal Path: Starting from Obtaining the Golden Core Inheritance

The two then agreed on the cost of refining the elixir.

Lin Changsheng only needs to provide one second-tier demon core as the main material for refining the 'Demon Condensation Pill'.

The remaining auxiliary medicinal materials were all provided by Ma Changqing.

However, Lin Changsheng had to pay for the crafting and the cost of other materials by offering second-tier magic talismans.

Once both parties confirmed that everything was correct, they formally signed the contract, and the transaction became effective.

This time, Lin Changsheng truly experienced how popular alchemists were.

The payment for just one alchemy session required Lin Changsheng to painstakingly craft talismans for half a year.

Of course, this is also because Lin Changsheng only provided one second-tier demon core, and the rest of the materials and pill formulas were all from Ma Changqing's existing stock.

Naturally, the price is much higher.

Although talisman making is ranked lower than alchemy among the various arts of cultivation, it still has its advantages.

Most mainstream spells are single-use consumables with low unit prices, and customers replenish them promptly after use.

The business is stable and sustainable.

More than ten days later, Ma Changqing walked out of the alchemy room with a calm expression.

Outside Qingdan Peak, Lin Changsheng was already waiting.

"Master Lin, this bottle contains the 'Demon Condensation Pill.' Please inspect it, Master Lin."

Although Ma Changqing was a hundred years old, he was not considered old compared to the lifespan of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, which was over two hundred years.

Refining an elixir once is not difficult.

"Indeed, the medicine is potent and pure; it is a genuine elixir."

Lin Changsheng did not refuse and poured out the pills in front of Ma Changqing, examining them carefully.

After confirming that everything was correct, he thanked her with a happy expression and promised to make up for the missing talismans within six months.

"Haha, it's alright, we're all on the same side, so it doesn't matter if it's delayed for a while."

Ma Changqing smiled and agreed.

……

After obtaining the Demon Condensation Pill, Lin Changsheng was eager to get started.

Upon returning to Changchun Peak, he immediately summoned the mutated crows.

With a clear, long cry, the massive body of the mutated crow swooped in.

After landing, it nuzzled against me affectionately with its head.

Lin Changsheng did not hesitate and took out the porcelain bottle containing the Demon Condensation Pill.

Most monsters have an extremely keen sense of smell.

Even through the bottle, the mutated raven felt an irresistible attraction emanating from it, a force that seemed to make its blood boil.

It immediately began to rub against Lin Changsheng, looking eager and anxious.

"This is made from a second-tier demon core. There's only one of these. You'd better make the most of this opportunity and not waste all my hard work."

Lin Changsheng tossed the Demon Condensation Pill into the mouth of the mutated crow, his eyes filled with hope.

The Xunfeng Crow—that's a mutated bloodline.

The potential is huge.

If the mutated raven can evolve successfully, it will be a great help to him in the future.

boom!

A tremendous surge of demonic power erupted from the mutated crow's body!

The mutated crow's eyes turned red, and it became extremely agitated.

It flapped its wings incessantly, flying aimlessly in the sky like a headless fly.

It kept falling to the ground and rolling around, seemingly enduring great pain.

As it tumbled and soared, a large number of black feathers fell off the mutated crow, revealing flesh-colored areas in many places.

Before long, it plunged headfirst into the calm lake, causing ripples.

After Lin Changsheng pulled it out of the water, the mutated crow, which had looked magnificent, was now a plucked, drenched chicken, and looked quite unsightly.

After all that commotion, the mutated crow lay flat on the ground, its wings trembling slightly.

After a short while, a surge of spiritual energy suddenly appeared above Changchun Peak.

Rich, pure spiritual energy gathered above the mutated crow.

Not far away, the Crimson Centipede, which had been lying lazily beside the sapling, suddenly became alert, turned its head to look at the place where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathered, and looked as if it were facing a great enemy.

While Qingzhi and Lanhua were not paying attention, the snow wolf, whose two front paws were quickly digging for spirit ginseng in the spiritual fields of Changchun Peak, also seemed to sense the gathering of spiritual energy and looked at the place where the heaven and earth's spiritual energy converged, and began to howl uneasily.

"Woo-woo!"

"Woo-woo!"

This strange phenomenon lasted for almost half a day.

Suddenly, the mutated crow below abruptly stood up and let out a mournful cry.

A fierce glint appeared in his dark eyes!

A powerful surge of demonic energy erupted from its body, rippling outwards.

It stirred up a strange wind that gradually swept across Changchun Peak.

The Crimson Centipede grew increasingly uneasy, rustling as it crawled around in place, its demonic power surging out as if it wanted to contend with the demonic power opposite it.

"Woo-woo!"

The Snow Demon Wolf, at the mid-stage of the first tier, was too weak and was quite frightened by this powerful demonic energy.

He opened his mouth, pulled out the ginseng he had dug up halfway and threw it aside, buried his black and white head in the soil, and stood outside shivering.

In an instant, the extremely restless spiritual energy in the world surged into the mutated crow's body.

The mutated raven's body gradually changed, becoming smaller than before, but its form seemed more streamlined and sturdy.

The only drawback is that the mutated jackdaw, having lost too many feathers, looks exactly like a plucked chicken.

Less than a third of its body remained covered with a light blue downy fuzz.

As the strange phenomena gradually subsided, the demonic power within the mutated crow stabilized, but it still posed a menacing threat.

Even Lin Changsheng, who was in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, felt a slight pressure under this fierce aura.

Lin Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief.

From this moment on, the mutated crow officially advances to the second-tier demonic bird.

He is also the third Foundation Establishment stage combatant of Changchun Peak!

Through the connection Lin Changsheng had built with the mutated crow over the years, he could clearly sense that although the mutated crow was tired at this moment, it was very excited and grateful to its master.

Unlike the ferocious insect, the Crimson Centipede, both the mutated crow and the snow wolf were rescued by Lin Changsheng from the mouth of the Crimson Centipede.

This demon and the wolf, who usually fear the Crimson Centipede, are very affectionate towards their master, Lin Changsheng.

Even after advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage, the mutated crow became much more active and its intelligence greatly increased, but it still had no intention of devouring its master.

……

For the next period of time, Lin Changsheng instructed the Crimson Centipede to guard the house, while he led the mutated crow into the Wanfeng Mountains.

After several months of recovery, the mutated raven's lost feathers grew back, giving it a light blue coat and a streamlined, robust body.

Its appearance was almost identical to that of Xunfeng Ya in the memories of 'Tiandu Zhenren'.

Lin Changsheng felt gratified. It seemed that his efforts had not been in vain. The mutated crow had successfully mutated and evolved, and its bloodline had reverted to its ancestral form, becoming the Xunfeng Crow.

After taking Xunfengya out for a while, Lin Changsheng will soon return to Changchun Peak.

However, they unexpectedly sensed the presence of a Foundation Establishment cultivator near Changchun Peak.

"Nangong Qingtan? What is this woman doing at my Changchun Peak?"

Sensing the owner of this aura, Lin Changsheng frowned slightly, puzzled.

But he still waved, put the newly recruited Xunfeng Crow into his spirit beast pouch, and then flew towards the woman.