Steady Mortal Path: Starting from Obtaining the Golden Core Inheritance

In the blood pool below, Lin Changsheng saw many cultivators who had entered the secret realm, immersing themselves in it without realizing it.

From the large 'meat chunk' in the center, dozens of slender tentacles extend out, piercing the cultivator's forehead like roots, and streams of primordial energy are continuously drawn in through the 'roots'.

At the same time, a large amount of pure aromatic fragrance is injected into the cultivator's body through the 'roots', immersing him in illusions.

Meanwhile, in the surrounding stone passageways, dazed-looking cultivators would occasionally appear, falling into the blood pool like dumplings with a 'plop' 'plop'.

Soon new 'roots' emerged and pierced the foreheads of the cultivators who had just fallen into the pool of blood.

The sudden pain caused some of the more determined individuals to show signs of waking from the illusion, but soon a large amount of fragrant aroma would flow into their bodies through the 'roots'.

These people regained their peaceful expressions.

Witnessing such a bizarre process, Lin Changsheng couldn't help but become interested in the huge 'lump of flesh'.

"Could it be the legendary 'Tai Sui'?"

Lin Changsheng suddenly remembered a legendary magical object from his previous life.

I never expected to see such a wondrous thing in the world of cultivation.

As it continuously absorbed the cultivators immersed in the illusion, the large 'piece of flesh' located in the center of the blood pool emitted a pure and alluring aura.

The Crimson Centipede, which had been staying in the spirit beast pouch, became unusually restless, conveying a sense of urgency and longing.

Clearly, this 'lump of flesh' is also attractive to the second-tier Crimson Centipede.

Suddenly, Lin Changsheng seemed to sense something.

He quickly sent a message to soothe the Crimson Centipede, while simultaneously concealing his aura and hiding inside the passage.

He sensed the aura of that elderly man in his seventies who was concealing his true cultivation level once again.

'Whoosh! '

Below, a crimson light streaked out.

It was that elderly man in his seventies.

At this moment, the other party no longer concealed his cultivation level, and his aura as a Foundation Establishment cultivator was completely undisguised.

In his hand, he held a crimson fire bead, which continuously released fire-attribute energy, dispelling the fragrance emanating from the surrounding 'meat chunks'.

"It seems this person knows this place quite well, and knows how to use fire to suppress the aura emitted by the 'meat chunk'."

Lin Changsheng witnessed this scene.

Immediately afterwards, the elderly man, who was over seventy years old, took out small array flags one after another and set up a small array next to the blood pool in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

As the formation took shape, a surge of formation power gathered from all directions, resonating with the original formation restrictions at the blood pool.

Soon, a crack was opened in the original formation, large enough for one person to pass through.

"Use formation to break formation..."

Seeing how familiar this person was with the place, Lin Changsheng suspected that this person had come here to scout the location many times before, which was why he was so well prepared.

Below, the elderly man leaped to the 'piece of flesh' and swiftly summoned a sharp flying sword, slashing down from it.

‘Poof! ’

Most of the 'meat chunks' fell off, from which bright red 'blood' seeped out.

A crimson light, like chicken blood, emanated from it.

Then comes an even richer fragrance, sprayed out as if it were a real substance.

In an instant, the entire space was filled with a faint red dust.

The demonic power within the spirit beast pouch erupted, causing the Crimson Centipede to become restless and constantly emit an urgent desire to feed.

"who!?"

The elderly man below suddenly paused, then used his divine sense to probe towards Lin Changsheng's location.

Knowing that the Crimson Centipede had exposed itself under the influence of this aura, Lin Changsheng boldly stepped out.

"It's you? You're actually unaffected by the 'Blood Phantom Mushroom'!"

The elderly man recognized Lin Changsheng the moment he saw him.

After a moment of surprise, the old man's eyes turned cold, and he immediately shook his storage bag, releasing a lifelike humanoid puppet.

Second-tier puppet!

Sensing the aura emanating from the puppet, Lin Changsheng became quite interested.

He has recently become engrossed in the art of puppetry, and the encounter with a fellow cultivator who is also proficient in mechanical puppetry has piqued his interest.

Lin Changsheng threw a punch to meet the attack, his internal energy surging and gathering in his hand. His second-stage body refinement realm was revealed, and the immense power directly repelled the humanoid puppet.

"Second-stage Body Refinement Realm! You're also a Foundation Establishment cultivator!"

The elderly man's eyelids twitched, and he exclaimed in surprise.

Clearly, he hadn't expected that, besides himself, there was another Foundation Establishment cultivator who was also hiding his cultivation level.

Seeing this, the old man shook his storage bag again, releasing two first-tier puppets to assist the second-tier puppets in launching an attack on Lin Changsheng.

"Perfect timing!"

Lin Changsheng secretly activated the dark aura gathered within the Netherworld Pearl, combining it with the power of his blood and qi, and fiercely fought against the old man's mechanical puppet.

During the process, they carefully observed the old man's methods of making and controlling the mechanical puppets.

An expert knows the way.

In their brief exchange, Lin Changsheng could tell that the old man seemed to specialize in the art of puppetry, as both his creation process and control techniques were extremely refined.

The mechanical puppets made by this person are exquisite and sophisticated.

They not only focused on the puppet's power, but also on its appearance.

The entire puppet was covered in a layer of unknown animal hide, making it look about 70-80% like a real person.

One of the first-tier puppets, though of low rank, was exquisitely crafted. It had a core of array installed on its chest, which could simulate the human's mana manipulation and release various attack spells.

In contrast, the "four unlikes" that Lin Changsheng made in his early years was much cruder. It only pursued power and even after many improvements, it still looked like a pieced-together metal lump with no shape whatsoever.

……

Before long, Lin Changsheng, with his mid-stage second-tier body refinement realm, knocked down the two first-tier puppets on the spot.

As for the second-tier puppet, it was also crippled, with several dents in its chest, faintly corroded by the dark aura emanating from the Netherworld Pearl.

Another arm was forcibly dislocated.

Just as Lin Changsheng was about to completely defeat this second-tier puppet, the elderly man immediately spoke up to stop him.

"Fellow Daoist, wait! We have no enmity between us, why don't we sit down and discuss this?"

The elderly man, in his seventies, looked at his mechanical puppet, which had lost an arm, and felt great heartache.

"Heh, now that you see you can't beat me, you know to sit down and talk things over. Where were you before? If you want to talk, hand over your mechanical puppet inheritance first."

Lin Changsheng, disguised as a villain, sneered, his tone full of mockery.

"This is outrageous! Do you really think I'm afraid of a villain like you?!"

The elderly man trembled with rage when he heard the thug opposite him demand the inheritance of his puppet.

He immediately took out two more Tier 2 puppets from his storage bag!

One of the beast-shaped puppets was about ten feet long, resembling a lifelike crocodile.

The other end looked much rougher, seemingly only a rudimentary humanoid form, not yet completed, and its aura was only equivalent to 'quasi-second rank'.

Under the old man's control, the two puppets surged with energy and attacked Lin Changsheng.