Steady Mortal Path: Starting from Obtaining the Golden Core Inheritance

Lin Changsheng sensed a strange fluctuation of magical power coming from several miles away.

Faintly, it seemed that several streams of magical energy were mixed together and continuously spreading outwards.

"It's a battle between Foundation Establishment cultivators. Could it be that they've encountered a demonic beast?"

A hint of doubt appeared in Lin Changsheng's eyes.

According to the Nangong family's territorial division, this area should rightfully be patrolled by myself and Du Hongzhou.

Out of curiosity, Lin Changsheng activated his Everlasting Spring Technique, immersing his mind in the surrounding flowers and plants, achieving a strange resonance.

The nearby plants and trees seemed to express a joyful sentiment, willingly becoming Lin Changsheng's eyes and ears.

He quickly sensed the source of the magical fluctuations.

"This is...Nangong Qingtan?"

"Why is she here?"

Lin Changsheng opened his eyes, his gaze revealing a hint of surprise.

Sensing the presence of demonic beasts, I sensed two Foundation Establishment cultivators, one strong and one weak, clashing together in the distance, clearly engaged in a fierce battle.

That slightly weaker aura of early Foundation Establishment felt somewhat familiar; it belonged to Nangong Qingtan.

It was another, slightly stronger, unfamiliar aura, belonging to a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Lin Changsheng suddenly realized that this aura seemed familiar, exactly the same as the aura of the person who had spied on his Changchun Peak not long ago.

"This person is quite bold to dare to fight with the Nangong family here; he is most likely an outsider."

Since it involved his own Changchun Peak, Lin Changsheng thought for a moment and prepared to go forward and find out what was going on.

Having already clearly sensed the other party's cultivation level, Lin Changsheng was not worried about his own safety at all.

If the other party is a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, then he might consider it carefully.

However, a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator is not a significant threat to Lin Changsheng, especially considering the presence of Nangong Qingtan, an elite member of the Nangong family.

If we can successfully capture this person, we can not only gain favor with Nangong Qingtan, but also interrogate him to find out his purpose in spying on our Changchun Peak.

As dusk fell, the night grew dark and the wind howled.

A damp atmosphere permeated the Wanfeng Mountains.

The evening breeze rustled the leaves in the forest.

Lin Changsheng moved nimbly, concealing his magical aura as he quickly approached.

After a short while, the intense clash of magical energy suddenly ceased.

Nangong Qingtan's aura was faint, and another unfamiliar aura suddenly disappeared.

The scene returned to calm.

Lin Changsheng finally got within a hundred feet, and he quickly used his divine sense to explore ahead.

A forest dozens of feet away was razed to the ground.

The land was riddled with potholes and scarred, clearly indicating that a major battle had taken place.

In the center of the battlefield, a graceful young woman in a white, classically elegant dress lay quietly on the ground.

The girl's palace dress, adorned with rainbow feathers, had its buttons half undone, revealing her fair neck, delicate white shoulders, and a hint of a pale pink strapless bra.

"this…"

Upon witnessing this absurd scene, Lin Changsheng was astonished, and a strange expression appeared on his face.

At the same time, an ominous premonition rose in my heart.

"Walk……"

Lin Changsheng did not hesitate at all, nor did he show any lingering affection for the beauty.

He instantly activated a second-tier defensive spell talisman in his hand and was about to leave without looking back.

The person who could make Nangong Qingtan suffer a setback must be no ordinary person.

"Hehehe, better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. Since we've run into each other, why don't you join me in trying out this direct descendant of the Nangong family?"

A dry, gloomy laugh suddenly broke the silence.

Five or six zhang away, a person dressed entirely in a black robe appeared out of nowhere, wearing a strange skull mask on his face, with no part of his body exposed.

"I do not have such refined tastes as you, fellow Daoist. It was you who spied on my cultivation ground not long ago, wasn't it? Do you have a grudge against the Nangong family?"

Lin Changsheng sized up the man in black robes opposite him and asked calmly without any expression.

"We've been passing through a lot lately, so I don't know which place you're referring to. If you're not interested in this girl, then please leave."

"Farewell."

Neither of them seemed to intend to make a move.

The man in black waved his hand, completely unconcerned.

Lin Changsheng swayed and was about to leave this place.

"boom!"

Suddenly, the two who had just passed each other attacked at the same time.

Two bursts of magical energy erupted forth.

Lin Changsheng instantly released the second-tier attack spell talisman in his hand.

A golden blade, about ten feet long, instantly materialized, carrying a sharp aura unique to metal, and fiercely slashed down at the black-robed man's body.

The latter seemed to have no time to react, and in his haste, he was unable to mount a defense and was struck by the golden blade.

'Pfft!'

A muffled thud was heard, and the man in black robes fell to the ground.

Lin Changsheng frowned upon seeing this, not only did he not feel relieved, but he also sensed a faint sense of crisis.

'Buzz'!

'Buzz'!

'Buzz'!

One by one, silvery-white beetles flew out from under the black-robed man's robes and gathered in the sky to form a silvery-white cloud of insects several feet high.

The sheer number of silvery-white beetles was staggering, numbering in the tens of thousands, enough to send chills down one's spine.

At this moment, the familiar magical aura that had been sensed earlier emanated from these silvery-white insects.

"This person actually evenly channeled his magical power into each and every tiny insect. As long as the swarm didn't gather together, it was almost impossible to detect his magical power! What an exquisite insect control technique!"

Lin Changsheng was amazed and immediately activated a second-tier fire attribute spell.

Crimson flames flashed, and a fire serpent over two or three zhang long soared out of the spell symbol, heading towards the collision in mid-air!

Although the numerous insect-like spirits are troublesome, most of them are restrained by fire.

The next moment, however, the result made Lin Changsheng's heart sink.

The fire serpents released by the second-tier spell rune flew into the insect cloud and were devoured by the dense swarm of silver beetles in no time!

"Hehe, these treasures of ours are not ordinary spirit insects."

At this moment, the black-robed man who had disappeared reappeared in the woods a few feet away from Lin Changsheng, looking like he was watching a good show.

As soon as the man in black robes finished speaking, a silver cloud of insects surged in the sky and descended downwards.

A rare look of shock appeared in Lin Changsheng's eyes.

He immediately attempted to activate various attribute runes.

However, they discovered that ordinary spells were completely ineffective against these silver beetles, and instead, the beetles would devour them.

Lin Changsheng even released a second-tier 'Heavenly Thunder Talisman' directly. After being struck by the thick arc of lightning, these silver beetles fell to the ground, moving slowly and seemingly paralyzed.

But after a few breaths, it can recover and rise into the air again, reforming into a cloud of insects.

Now, these silver beetles have begun to gnaw at the second-tier defensive shield around him.

"What a troublesome bug..."

Lin Changsheng finally understood how troublesome this kind of spirit insect was; no wonder Nangong Qingtan was subdued by it.

Thinking of this, Lin Changsheng activated another defensive spell talisman, while simultaneously turning his gaze to the black-robed man not far away.