Steady Mortal Path: Starting from Obtaining the Golden Core Inheritance

In the herb garden, a pure and refreshing fragrance of herbs lingers.

Looking around, the area covers several acres and is planted with some rare and precious medicinal herbs.

In the middle area, there is also a small spirit-gathering array that gathers most of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the herb garden.

"It seems that the core of the Gong family's medicine garden is inside the Spirit Gathering Array."

Lin Changsheng's gaze was immediately drawn to the Spirit Gathering Array.

However, instead of heading there immediately, he turned his attention to a simple wooden house not far away.

Inside this small wooden house, there was a unique magical aura belonging to a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"Are there any masters?"

Lin Changsheng was slightly surprised when he sensed this aura.

But considering that the medicinal garden is being cultivated, it's not surprising that a Foundation Establishment cultivator would be stationed there.

However, the Gong family was already facing a life-or-death crisis, yet this Foundation Establishment cultivator was still able to calmly guard the medicine garden, which truly showed his composure.

At the same time, the old door of the wooden house creaked open from the inside, revealing an old man dressed in a blue robe.

"Fellow Daoist, you are not allowed to trespass into the Gong family's medicinal herb garden. You should leave quickly. If you see any medicinal herbs that you like, you may pick some and take them with you as a souvenir."

The old man gestured to Lin Changsheng, indicating a designated area in the air.

"Hehe, old man, since you're going to be generous, how about I go over there and get some medicinal herbs?"

Lin Changsheng chuckled, and with his disguised, hunchbacked appearance, he pointed unceremoniously in the direction of the spirit-gathering array.

After sensing the old man's condition, he discovered that the old man's cultivation level was in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

However, his internal magical power was very weak, as if it had been forcibly increased by external forces.

Furthermore, this person possessed a fire-attribute aura, and a faint fragrance of medicinal herbs wafted around him, yet he exuded no aura of killing intent.

With such an aura, he's most likely an alchemist.

In conclusion, this person is not a cause for concern.

"This place is crucial to the Gong family's foundation. I have an agreement with the Gong family's master to guard this place and prevent outsiders from invading."

Seeing that the thug in front of him seemed determined to break in, the old man shook his head helplessly, while a scorching aura emanated from his body.

Before long, wisps of flame rose from the magical energy, swirling around the old man.

Soon, the flames gathered together and transformed into several agile fire snakes!

Under the old man's methodical control, it swam towards Lin Changsheng from a distance.

Amidst the sweltering heat, it seemed as if it would engulf Lin Changsheng at any moment.

Lin Changsheng witnessed this scene.

He couldn't help but admire him; he truly deserved to be called an alchemist, his control over fire-attribute magic was superb.

'call! '

Lin Changsheng's internal energy and blood surged, and a faint red aura emanated from every pore of his body.

At the same time, he secretly activated the 'Netherworld Pearl', and a dark aura slowly emerged from his surface.

Immediately afterwards, he acted like a humanoid monster, launching a fierce attack.

With a sudden swing of his fist, imbued with the power of blood and qi, a massive aura mixed with the force of the punch shattered the fire serpent.

Even though the flames released by the opponent were extremely hot, they were unable to penetrate the thin layer of dark aura on Lin Changsheng's body.

'boom! ’

A dozen or so breaths later, with the final punch landing, the fire snakes that the old man had conjured were all scattered by Lin Changsheng.

Sparks flew everywhere in the arena.

Sparks flew everywhere, and many medicinal herbs in the herb garden were affected and burned to ashes.

"Unfortunately, I have spent many years refining pills and am not good at fighting. Although I cannot stop you today, it does not mean that I have broken my promise to the Gong family master."

The old man suddenly stopped and said calmly.

Judging from his appearance, he doesn't seem to intend to continue stopping it.

Even the symbolic gestures made earlier seemed to be due to an agreement with the Gong family.

"Hehe, you old codger know what's good for you."

The thug in front of him was slightly taken aback, but then he immediately understood. After making a few jokes with him, he didn't bother with the old man anymore and swaggered towards the spirit-gathering array.

“Master Gong has left a secret weapon there. Anyone who makes even the slightest contact with him will be known to him. Even I have never been close to him. If you do not wish to invite trouble, you must be careful not to ask for anything indiscriminately.”

Before long, the old man behind him returned to the front of the simple wooden house and gave a faint reminder.

These words surprised Lin Changsheng slightly.

"Such a perfunctory attitude, and even reminding himself, an outsider, suggests that this person stationed at the herb garden is not of one mind with the Gong family."

Lin Changsheng guessed that perhaps this person's relationship with Gong Wanliang was merely a transaction, and he couldn't rule out the possibility of coercion and inducement.

Otherwise, the other party can simply stand by and watch; there's absolutely no need for them to offer any reminders.

However, he wanted to see what exactly Gong Wanliang valued so highly.

The next moment, Lin Changsheng entered the spirit-gathering array.

What comes into view are clusters of crimson flowers, exuding an alluring fragrance.

Among the many flowers, there is a red flower the size of a millstone.

"This is... the Primordial Spirit Ginseng?!"

Lin Changsheng stared blankly at the red flowers in front of him, utterly astonished.

The Primordial Spirit Ginseng is one of the most important main ingredients for refining Foundation Establishment Pills!

All sects in the cultivation world of the entire Yue Kingdom have extremely strict control over this Primordial Spirit Ginseng.

Anyone who can control the Primordial Spirit Ginseng is considered to have the qualifications to refine Foundation Establishment Pills and cultivate Foundation Establishment Masters on their own.

Unexpectedly, the Gong family's medicinal garden actually contains the Primordial Spirit Ginseng!

After a little observation, Lin Changsheng recognized it.

The large red flower among the many flowers is the mature, aged Hunyuan Ginseng.

The rest are all offshoots. Although there seem to be a lot of them, they are too young. They will need at least one or two hundred years to grow to the age required to refine Foundation Establishment Pills.

This is all under the premise of maintaining abundant spiritual energy and not having other branches affecting the surrounding area.

As these mixed-elemental ginseng plants continue to grow, the individual plants will compete with each other for spiritual energy and nutrients, which is actually detrimental to their growth.

The next moment, Lin Changsheng took action without saying a word, uprooting all the Hunyuan Spirit Ginseng.

A dozen or so breaths later, the once thriving flowerbed was stripped bare, leaving only a mess of soil.

In addition, Lin Changsheng, who was quite satisfied, also noticed that there was a crooked, half-withered wooden vine at the edge of the spirit gathering array.

A single, pale yellow fruit hangs alone above.

The fruit's surface is wrinkled, as if it had been suffering from a long drought.

Compared to the vibrant appearance of the Hunyuan Spirit Ginseng, this fruit was withered and looked half-dead.

But Lin Changsheng's gaze remained fixed on the fruit, his brows furrowed as he fell into deep thought.

"Could this be... a third-tier 'Heavenly Sand Fruit'?"

Lin Changsheng examined the unremarkable fruit, a look of disbelief gradually appearing in his eyes as he muttered to himself.