Steady Mortal Path: Starting from Obtaining the Golden Core Inheritance

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Gong, please don't make things difficult for Young Friend Lin. Young Friend Lin was away on business earlier and disturbed Nephew Xiucheng. It was just an unintentional mistake. In my opinion, let's just leave it at that. What do you think, Fellow Daoist Gong?"

Seeing the awkward silence between the two, Tie Antong smiled and glanced at Lin Changsheng in front of him.

"What I said earlier was naturally a joke with young friend Lin. Since our friend from the railway has spoken, I will naturally comply. My uncle and I are guests from afar, and we originally intended to maintain harmony and not want the younger generation to hold a grudge. Otherwise, we would not have waited until young friend Lin took the initiative to come to our door today."

Gong Wanliang smiled in return and spoke magnanimously.

The two of them, in a back-and-forth exchange, brought the matter to a close and had a harmonious conversation.

Lin Changsheng remained calm and indifferent throughout.

"Now that this matter is understood, I have other important matters to attend to, so I will not trouble you two seniors any further."

This time, Lin Changsheng spoke in a harsh tone, looking like he was angry but dared not speak out.

He remained resentful until he left, without making any attempt to hide it.

Tie Antong's words were quite clear; he obviously intended to side with Gong Wanliang, who was also a pseudo-Dan cultivator, and to humble himself, a Foundation Establishment cultivator with no background.

Gong Wanliang knew the truth perfectly well.

When Lin Changsheng left, he deliberately showed anger, which was completely in line with the psychology of a normal person.

If I act too calmly at this moment, it will make Gong Wanliang think that I am too cunning and become wary.

Lin Changsheng's expression gradually calmed down only after flying several miles away.

But in his heart, he included Gong Wanliang, this fake alchemist, as a target for future revenge.

However, Lin Changsheng knew in his heart that this matter needed to be considered carefully.

Now that Gong Wanliang has just caused me a loss, he is on guard and may even be secretly observing me.

If I take any retaliatory actions recently, the other party is very likely to find out in advance, and may even use this as an excuse to openly and completely eliminate me to prevent future troubles.

Unless Lin Changsheng immediately possesses the strength and means to contend with and crush Gong Wanliang.

Otherwise, they can only lie low for now and wait for an opportunity.

Fortunately, over the years, he had cultivated a reputation as a kind-hearted person in Thousand Crane Immortal City, and was not someone who held grudges, which was enough to temporarily lull the other party into a false sense of security.

……

The Nangong family.

“Fellow Daoist Tie, I noticed that this young friend Lin seemed resentful as he left, as if he harbored a grudge against me. If you are truly on good terms with this young friend Lin, you might as well advise him to refrain from doing anything that he will regret.”

Watching Lin Changsheng's departing figure, Gong Wanliang said seemingly casually.

However, Tie Antong understood the implied meaning: the latter was clearly inquiring about his relationship with Lin Changsheng.

"Fellow Daoist Gong, there's no need to worry. This young friend Lin and I only had a business deal years ago; we don't have any deeper relationship. However, I do believe that people who easily show their emotions are usually not very cunning. Besides, he's just a rogue talisman master from Thousand Crane Immortal City, with average cultivation aptitude. He's usually a solitary cultivator who doesn't like to make friends. Even if he suffers minor losses, he'll endure them as long as possible, and I've never heard of him having any disputes with anyone in the past few decades. Fellow Daoist Gong, you can find out more by asking around."

Tie Antong smiled slightly and explained.

"Hehe, I just hope this young friend Lin is sensible and doesn't harbor any unrealistic fantasies, otherwise I, Gong, will not allow this threat to continue just because of my status."

Upon hearing Tie Antong's words, Gong Wanliang's smile widened.

At the same time, he couldn't help but recall the mutated 'Second-Order Xunfeng Crow' he had seen on Changchun Peak, and a hint of regret appeared in his eyes.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Gong is indeed cautious. However, my Nangong family urgently needs high-level personnel, and Fellow Daoist Gong also needs to find a force to provide for our daily needs. Our two families have a deep cooperation and are already considered to be on the same side. These Foundation Establishment cultivators are naturally not a concern."

Tie Antong offered words of comfort, seemingly unconcerned.

……

On the way back.

As Lin Changsheng sped along in his flying magical vessel, he suddenly sensed something and slowed down his escape.

At that very moment, the entire earth suddenly trembled violently.

The surrounding mountains shook and collapsed, boulders rolled down, and birds and beasts flew everywhere.

The ground was instantly torn open with numerous cracks and fissures.

A tremendous spiritual pressure erupted from the direction of the Wanfeng Mountains in an instant.

The noise was so great that it could be felt almost dozens of miles away.

An astonishing surge of spiritual energy from heaven and earth spread outwards like ripples on water, exceptionally dense.

This surge of spiritual energy was extremely powerful. Lin Changsheng's flying boat, a magical artifact, was tossed about by the impact of this energy, like a small boat being tossed about by a raging storm.

The sudden turn of events startled Lin Changsheng, who immediately increased his magical power to stabilize the flying boat.

After a dozen or so breaths, the strange phenomena around them subsided.

However, within the Wanfeng Mountains, faint bursts of spiritual energy could still be heard, erupting and vibrating like a geyser.

Such an unusual phenomenon must mean something is about to happen.

Curious, Lin Changsheng steered his flying boat, turning it around and heading towards the Wanfeng Mountains.

Along the way, he also saw many Qi Condensation cultivators in the surrounding area, who were also disturbed by the huge aura from before. Perhaps thinking that some treasure had appeared, they all rushed towards the Wanfeng Mountain Range.

But Lin Changsheng disagreed.

The previous fluctuation of spiritual energy had a huge impact, probably affecting most of Thousand Crane Immortal City.

Ordinary treasures do not exhibit such astonishing phenomena.

However, as they approached the Wanfeng Mountains, the surrounding spiritual energy became exceptionally active.

When Lin Changsheng arrived at the outer edge of the Wanfeng Mountains, many Qi Condensation cultivators had already arrived and plunged into the forest to search.

He ignored them and continued to pilot the flying boat, heading towards the center of the Wanfeng Mountains.

In his perception, something seemed to have happened deep within the Wanfeng Mountains. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth was gathering and rising continuously, becoming several times more concentrated than before, far exceeding the scope of a third-order spiritual vein.

"Could this be... an advancement of the spiritual vein?!"

Lin Changsheng was stunned for a moment, then suddenly showed a look of disbelief, and suddenly remembered.

This strange phenomenon was something that the 'Heavenly Poison Master' had truly experienced back then, according to his memory.

However, that was only a second-tier spiritual vein. After years of human cultivation, it was promoted to 'quasi-third-tier', and the commotion it caused was far less than this time.

There has always been a third-tier spiritual vein in the center of the Wanfeng Mountains, which surpasses the spiritual vein occupied by the Nangong family in terms of scale and quality.

However, it is said that in the central area of ​​the Wanfeng Mountains, there are more than one third-tier demonic beasts, which are keeping each other in check with the Nangong family.

If a third-tier spiritual vein advances to the next level, it will become a 'quasi-fourth-tier' spiritual vein!

"Could this place be the birthplace of the second 'fourth-order spiritual vein' in the cultivation world of Yue Kingdom?"

Lin Changsheng pondered to himself.

Just then, Lin Changsheng suddenly felt a powerful aura of golden core appearing from the distant horizon!

Looking up, a crane with a wingspan of over three zhang (approximately 10 meters) appeared from the horizon!

The crane was handsome and its demonic power was pure, clearly at the third level or above!

On its back sat a dignified man in a yellow robe.

With a slight flap of its wings, the crane instantly traversed dozens of feet, passing overhead at an incredibly fast speed...