Steady Mortal Path: Starting from Obtaining the Golden Core Inheritance

Soon, Nangong Qingtan was taken back to the Nangong family for treatment.

Lin Changsheng, along with Nangong Yue, arrived at the center of the western spiritual vein of the Thousand Crane Immortal City system.

After waiting for almost half a day, they finally met the fake alchemist of the Nangong family, Nangong Hongzhi, again.

"Young friend Lin, we meet again. It's truly fate that we meet."

The tall, middle-aged man, Nangong Hongzhi, smiled kindly and greeted Lin Changsheng.

"Junior Lin Changsheng greets Master Nangong!"

Lin Changsheng greeted Nangong Hongzhi with meticulous formality, without omitting any of these gestures despite their familiarity.

"Young friend Lin, there's no need to be so formal. Young Yue has already told me that if you hadn't saved Qingtan this time, that girl would probably have really fallen into the hands of those two evil cultivators."

Speaking of the two evil cultivators, Nangong Hongzhi's tone was full of affection but also tinged with anger, and he unintentionally exuded a faint aura of pressure.

Clearly, the actions of these two heretical cultivators have crossed the line for this fake alchemist.

“I personally searched the Wanfeng Mountains and indeed found clues left by the two. However, the two themselves have disappeared without a trace, along with more than a dozen Qi Condensation members of the Nangong family and three Foundation Establishment cultivators from Qianhe Immortal City. Judging from the traces left at the scene, most of the missing people have probably been killed.”

Nangong Hongzhi's face held a hint of authority, and his tone was slightly cold.

He then questioned Lin Changsheng in detail about his encounter with the two evil cultivators.

Lin Changsheng answered fluently, repeating to Nangong Hongzhi the exact same explanation he had given to Nangong Yue.

However, it makes no mention of his releasing poison or using the 'Diamond Bracelet' talisman to fight the two.

"Fortunately, young friend Lin did not linger in the fight. Both of these evil cultivators possess special techniques. Even if they encountered a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, they might not be able to suppress one of them. If they were to become entangled with them, it would be dangerous."

Lin Changsheng's calm and composed demeanor impressed Nangong Hongzhi greatly.

……

After bidding farewell to Nangong Hongzhi, Lin Changsheng saw Du Hongzhou waiting anxiously outside.

"Brother Lin, it's so good to see you're alright. I heard you encountered those two evil cultivators, it really scared me to death. Those two Tribulation cultivators are extremely ruthless, they secretly killed three Foundation Establishment cultivators here, as well as more than a dozen members of the Nangong family who were transporting supplies."

Du Hongzhou pulled Lin Changsheng aside and carefully examined him. After confirming that he was not injured, he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a sigh.

"Brother Du, don't worry. I only sensed two powerful and unfamiliar auras from afar, so I fled far away. The two people chased me for a while and then gave up. I have to thank you for the flying boat magic artifact you crafted."

Lin Changsheng remained calm and smiled faintly.

The attack on Nangong Qingtan involved the reputation of the Nangong family and was not made public; Du Hongzhou was unaware of it.

He didn't even know that Lin Changsheng's avoidance of his location at the crucial moment inadvertently saved his life.

In short, the plan to hunt down the monsters in the mountains has been temporarily put on hold because of the two evil cultivators' actions.

To this end, the Nangong family also specially organized more than ten late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators to conduct a search and investigation in the vicinity of Thousand Crane Immortal City.

After exchanging pleasantries with Du Hongzhou for a while, Lin Changsheng excused himself, saying he was frightened by being chased by two evil cultivators.

Before long, he returned to his own Changchun Peak.

For some reason, he felt that Liu Zifeng's presence here was no accident.

So he picked up his pen and wrote a letter, which he sent to Xi Danhe's family.

The recipient of the letter was Xu Qinghuan's fourth son, He Jincheng.

In his letter, Lin Changsheng mainly inquired about any news of his father, Xu Qinghuan.

In addition, I subtly inquired about the current situation of the He family.

Back when he was in the He family, Lin Changsheng felt that He Wanying was suspicious because she had been married several times and her unmarried partners had been attacked and killed one after another.

Later, it was discovered by chance that He Wanying had a close relationship with a mysterious Foundation Establishment cultivator named Liu Zifeng.

Anyone who gets engaged to He Wanying will not have a good ending.

In a letter written by He Jincheng a few years ago, He Wanying was in charge of the He family, which was quite unusual.

Lin Changsheng suspected that He Wanying and Liu Zifeng were lovers.

But what exactly is their purpose? Is it simply to control the He family?

"Never mind..."

Since his own cultivation was not involved, Lin Changsheng no longer bothered with these other matters.

……

Upon returning to Changchun Peak, Lin Changsheng, as usual, first went to the lakeside to observe the spiritual tree nurtured by the 'life seed'.

Since the time away was short, the spirit tree did not show any particularly noticeable changes.

However, getting close to this tree still gives one a refreshing feeling.

Furthermore, the wood-attribute spiritual energy in the small area surrounding this spirit tree is noticeably more concentrated.

As the spirit tree continues to grow, the area covered by this wood-attribute aura will continue to expand.

Perhaps one day, this pure wood-attribute aura will be able to envelop the entire Changchun Peak.

He recalled the black-robed man's earlier spying on his Changchun Peak.

Lin Changsheng released the Xunfeng Crow, ordering it to assist the Crimson Centipede in guarding the Spirit Tree, and at the same time to strengthen patrols in the vicinity of Changchun Peak to prevent any potential problems.

For the next period of time, Lin Changsheng instructed Tian Fu to go out and purchase some materials.

He needs to repair the second-tier puppet 'Four Unlikes'.

After this trip, Lin Changsheng discovered the usefulness of mechanical puppets, which proved to be quite useful in certain situations.

They were fearless in the face of death and unafraid of injury.

Unless completely destroyed, some damage will not have a significant impact on overall strength.

The only downside is that it's expensive.

Lin Changsheng spent two months repairing the pitted and uneven surface of the 'Four Unlikes' that had been torn by the silver beetles.

Then they purchased some second-tier medium-grade metal ores.

Improve the quality of the "four unlikes".

Now, after being remelted, the 'four unlikes' has a light brass color on its surface. It looks inconspicuous, but its sturdiness is greater than before.

That day, the maid Qingzhi handed a letter to Lin Changsheng.

"It seems like it's been a while since I've seen Suxin."

Lin Changsheng took the letter from Qingzhi and asked in surprise.

"Master, Sister Suxin has gone home to visit her mother and uncle."

"It was the maid Qingzhi who said softly."

Lin Changsheng nodded.

It's normal for my niece to come home to visit her mother and uncle after living with me for so many years.

Lin Changsheng didn't pay any attention and opened the letter to read it carefully.

The letter was from his own nephew, He Jincheng, the fourth son of Xu Qinghuan.

The letter stated that his father had been missing since he left home years ago.

As for her mother, He Shuang, her health had been poor in recent years. Last year, she suddenly fell seriously ill and passed away within a few months.

She did not get to see her husband, Xu Qinghuan, one last time before she died.

The current situation of the He family is also very complicated. Last year, Uncle He Liangcai successfully established his foundation and became the only foundation-establishing ancestor in the He family as a son-in-law, which led to the He family being divided into two factions.

One faction, led by He Wanying, believed that He Liangcai was always an outsider and therefore extremely resistant to him.

Another faction believes that He Liangcai had long since married into the He family and shared their glory and disgrace. Now that he has advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, he can bring even more protection to the family.

Lin Changsheng closed the letter, feeling somewhat strange.

Unexpectedly, He Liangcai actually succeeded in establishing his foundation.

As fellow cultivators from the same group in Huangling Market, Lin Changsheng and He Liangcai were not close, but Lin knew that He Liangcai harbored great ambitions and was willing to change his surname and marry into the He family in order to gain their support.

They are the kind of people who will stop at nothing to achieve their goals.

Now that she has advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, she is still locked in a stalemate with He Wanying, who is in the Qi Condensation stage, at the He family, which is enough to show that this woman is not simple.

However, none of this is relevant to Lin Changsheng now. He just wants to use He Wanying to determine the relationship between her and Liu Zifeng, as well as the latter's intentions in appearing here.

While he was pondering, his maid, Orchid, requested an audience.

"Master, Miss Nangong Qingtan has come to visit. Shall we receive her?"