Steady Mortal Path: Starting from Obtaining the Golden Core Inheritance

Shortly after, at the invitation of the person in charge of the auction, the fake alchemist Nangong Hongzhi took the stage and gave a brief opening speech.

The auction officially begins.

A graceful young woman dressed in silk robes walked forward, her skirt swaying gently, her embroidered shoes each adorned with jewels. Her attire was luxurious, surrounded by pearls and jade, clearly the style of a prominent family.

Soon, with the girl's introduction, the auction proceeded smoothly.

It must be said that this is indeed a treasure specially prepared by the Nangong family for the local Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The first thing that appeared was a uniform array of second-tier magical artifacts.

Such treasures that can greatly enhance a cultivator's combat power will always have a market.

Most of the people present were early Foundation Establishment cultivators, who had a great need for magical artifacts, so there was no worry about them not selling.

Du Hongzhou watched the spectacle with narrowed eyes, seemingly uninterested in the magical artifacts and showing no intention of making a move.

Along the way, Lin Changsheng snatched a second-tier mid-grade defensive armor, the 'Black Silk Armor'.

This type of close-fitting defensive armor will instantly absorb the wearer's magic power and activate itself when attacked, making it very useful.

Lin Changsheng is currently wearing a first-tier treasure garment called 'White Phosphorus Soft Armor' close to his body.

Although it is rarely used in daily life, it has helped me defend against attacks before.

However, after advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage, the quality of this treasure robe became somewhat low, and it was of little help to me.

"This second-tier mid-grade 'Black Silk Armor' is a bit pricey. Why don't you replace it with an attack magic weapon of the same tier, which you can use more often and would be more cost-effective?"

Seeing Lin Changsheng casually purchase a second-tier treasure armor, Du Hongzhou's eyes widened, feeling a pang of sympathy for Lin Changsheng.

"Hehe, as long as this armor can be of any use to me even once, it will be a great help. However, I hope I will never need to use this armor until it is phased out in the future."

Lin Changsheng smiled faintly and then spoke.

"Eliminate them..."

Du Hongzhou was taken aback upon hearing this, and his gaze toward Lin Changsheng held a complex expression.

The two chatted idly, exchanging a few words.

No one made another move.

After a short while, the young woman from the Nangong family appeared in the hall, carrying a tray.

"Esteemed seniors, this is a slightly flawed Foundation Establishment Pill. After being examined and certified by the alchemy guild of my Nangong family, its efficacy is almost identical to that of a genuine Foundation Establishment Pill. It is also the only Foundation Establishment Pill in this auction. If you need to purchase one for your family's offspring, please do not miss this opportunity."

As the girl explained, Foundation Establishment cultivators who were interested quickly began to bid.

Soon the price of Foundation Building Pills broke through 10,000.

Nearly half of the cultivators in the room showed interest and paid close attention to the price.

Reaching the Foundation Establishment stage is almost the end for ordinary cultivators.

After most cultivators achieve Foundation Establishment, they gain fame, fortune, and status. In the past, those aloof, delicate, and beautiful fairies in the Qi Condensation stage found it difficult to refuse the pursuit of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

So these Foundation Establishment cultivators began to marry wives and concubines, and to have children.

Therefore, even Foundation Establishment cultivators still have a great need for Foundation Establishment Pills.

"The Nangong family only prepared one Foundation Establishment Pill, this is troublesome."

Beside Lin Changsheng, Du Hongzhou frowned, struggling to make a decision.

When the price of Foundation Establishment Pills exceeded 12,000 spirit stones, the number of people bidding decreased.

Du Hongzhou finally couldn't hold back and made a move.

Ultimately, this slightly flawed Foundation Establishment Pill fell into Du Hongzhou's hands for 14,000 spirit stones.

"Congratulations, Brother Du, your wish has come true."

Lin Changsheng offered his congratulations in a low voice from the side.

At the same time, one can't help but admire his wealth and experience as a veteran weapon refiner.

If it weren't for the burdens his family had placed on him for so many years, Du Hongzhou might have had a chance to advance to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

"Alas, it's a pity it's a flawed Foundation Establishment Pill. If my lifespan weren't so tight, things wouldn't have come to this."

Du Hongzhou's wrinkled face showed a hint of regret in response to Lin Changsheng's congratulations.

A slightly flawed Foundation Building Pill was auctioned off for the price of a genuine Foundation Building Pill. If this had happened a few decades ago, Du Hongzhou wouldn't have been so foolish as to overpay.

Lin Changsheng remained calm and said nothing more.

Du Hongzhou was already in his twilight years. As a venerable Foundation Establishment cultivator, he had enjoyed everything he could in Qianhe Immortal City for over a hundred years.

Now, all I want to do is support and cultivate a Foundation Establishment cultivator among the family's offspring, so that he can carry on the family's banner.

Otherwise, once he passes away, the Nangong family will definitely take back the 'Ping An Peak' dojo.

The entire family and their descendants were driven back to their small courtyard in the immortal city. It will probably not be long before this family falls apart.

Therefore, even if it's a Foundation Building Pill with a slight flaw, Du Hongzhou is willing to take the gamble.

Thinking about it this way, it wasn't such a loss after Su Qin bought a genuine Foundation Establishment Pill from me for 15,000 spirit stones.

The two conducted their transaction privately, without outsiders knowing, keeping it low-key, safe, and trouble-free.

As the Foundation Building Pill was brought out, the bidding atmosphere in the room gradually heated up.

Next came all sorts of bizarre and wonderful martial arts techniques and treasures.

Lin Changsheng also intervened several times during this period.

He won some second-tier demon beast blood at auction, intending to use it to feed his three-headed spirit beast.

The Nangong family has always focused on beast taming, and they have a large number of such treasures related to spirit beasts at acceptable prices.

At the same time, Du Hongzhou, who was standing nearby, also made another move and bought an egg of a second-tier demonic bird, the 'Phantom Golden Eagle'.

This second-tier demonic bird has mediocre combat power, but it is extremely loyal. Once trained, it would be very suitable as a guardian spirit beast of the mountain.

"Brother Lin, the Nangong family has released a large number of monster cubs, eggs, and larvae this time. The transaction prices are almost the lowest in recent decades. You might consider buying them."

Seeing that Lin Changsheng seemed uninterested in the demon beasts, Du Hongzhou whispered a reminder.

Lin Changsheng simply smiled faintly and shook his head.

The Nangong family is highly skilled in raising spirit beasts and possesses special methods for detecting the talents of young and egg-shaped demon beasts.

Those truly exceptional demonic beasts with special talents had long been selected and raised by the Nangong family.

Although most of the monster cubs outside are at the second tier, and some are even at the third tier, almost all of them have mediocre talent.

You buy them and spend all your time and resources to nurture them, but once they grow up, their strength is mediocre, making them like a useless chicken rib.

Therefore, it was naturally difficult for her to catch Lin Changsheng's eye.

But the next item aroused Lin Changsheng's great interest.

"Seniors, this is a method for crafting talismans, which belongs to the lineage of some second-tier talisman masters. Even if you are not talisman masters, you can still purchase and keep it. You can use it to do favors in the future, or resell it to second-tier talisman masters to earn the price difference. These are all excellent options."

The girl was clearly professionally trained; she aroused the interest of most of the people in the room with just a few words.

Talisman!

As a talisman master, Lin Changsheng naturally knew about this special kind of talisman.

A talisman can be considered a type of magical talisman, or it can be called a type of 'pseudo-magical treasure'.

The talisman master uses a method of imprinting to represent part of the power of the unique natal magic weapon of a Golden Core True Person in the form of a talisman, which is called a 'talisman treasure'.

In this way, it can only unleash one or two tenths of the true power of a magic weapon, but there are no realm restrictions, so even a Foundation Establishment cultivator can barely activate it.

Back then, Jiang Tian tricked his own Illusionary Heart Sand and offered it to his master Tie Antong to make a counterfeit magic weapon, which can also be considered a type of counterfeit magic weapon.

It's just a fake magic weapon created by a weapon refiner using weapon refining techniques to simulate the power of a magic weapon.

It can also unleash one or two tenths of the power of a true magic weapon.

Both methods lead to the same goal, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.