Steady Mortal Path: Starting from Obtaining the Golden Core Inheritance

Becoming a cultivator in the He family seems to be a glamorous and prestigious position.

However, the He family did not provide the resources expected, allowing everyone to focus on their cultivation without distractions.

In addition to the separate courtyard, the He family also provides ten catties of spirit rice every month to aid in cultivation.

Nothing else.

Such a stark contrast was hard for these independent cultivators to accept, and they wanted to confront Elder He Zhi, the one who had brought them into the family.

They were told that the elder was in seclusion and would not see anyone.

Soon, it was discovered that these people could accept tasks issued by the family, just like normal members of the He family, and would receive family contributions and resource rewards upon completion.

But after trying, they found that most of the tasks they could get were time-consuming, laborious, and had meager rewards.

For a time, the identity of a family cultivator became a burden, leaving everyone feeling frustrated.

Xu Qinghuan, a close friend, also lost her job at the shop. The reason was that members of the He family were not allowed to leave their clan's residence at will, except when carrying out missions.

The frustrated and unsuccessful Xu Qinghuan is a completely different person from the spirited person she was when she first arrived.

Bringing a pot of fruit wine, he came to Lin Changsheng to pour out his grievances.

"Brother Lin, why don't you look disappointed at all?"

"It's one thing for us to be left to our own devices, but you, a talisman master, are also not valued. Are you really content to be an idle person here?"

"If I had known this would happen, I would have been more comfortable staying in Huanglingfang Market."

Xu Qinghuan took a swig of fruit wine, her eyes glazed over, and spoke indistinctly.

Lin Changsheng didn't respond, but simply smiled and refilled his glass.

A moment later, Xu Qinghuan slumped onto the table with a 'thud'.

At this moment, Lin Changsheng took out several letters and began to read them.

These are all letters Xiao'e has sent in the past few months.

Most of them are about her daily life in the Qinglan Sect, and her longing for Lin Changsheng is hidden between the lines.

Furthermore, after Xiao'e was found to have a mid-grade spiritual root talent, she was noticed by Wu Fengxia, a female Foundation Establishment stage elder of the Qinglan Sect, and was taken in as a disciple. Now her cultivation level is at the fourth level of Qi Condensation.

This surprised Lin Changsheng, and he couldn't help but feel a little envious.

Although I had long expected that Xiao'e would be valued in the Qinglan Sect, I did not expect that she would become a disciple of a Foundation Establishment Elder directly.

With the help of a master at the Foundation Establishment stage, plus his own talent...

Perhaps in the near future, Xiao'e's cultivation level will increase rapidly, far surpassing those of her former friends.

At the end of the letter, Xiao'e asked Lin Changsheng with a hint of resentment why he hadn't replied, wondering if he had met another girl he liked...

The signature at the end reads "Lin Xiurong".

This is truly a miscarriage of justice for Lin Changsheng.

These letters, after being sent out by the Qinglan Sect, remained in Huangling Market and were never delivered to Lin Changsheng.

Xu Qinghuan was out on family business when she picked up these letters on her way.

Lin Changsheng thought for a moment and then wrote a reply to Xiao'e.

First, congratulations to Xiao'e on becoming a disciple of a Foundation Establishment senior and on overcoming the bottleneck of the early stage of Qi Condensation to become a mid-stage Qi Condensation cultivator.

Then he explained why he hadn't replied to the previous email, and briefly mentioned his recent situation.

Finally, I wish fellow Daoist Lin Xiurong a smooth and successful path to immortality…

……

After that day, Xu Qinghuan adjusted her mindset and began to frequently accept family missions, working tirelessly in order to earn cultivation resources.

Lin Changsheng's life remained as simple as ever.

He studied the "Eternal Spring of the Dead Tree" and made talismans.

Lin Changsheng had a feeling that with his diligent practice day and night, the bottleneck that was blocking his Qi Condensation Level 3 was beginning to loosen.

As Lin Changsheng deepened his cultivation of the "Eternal Spring of the Withered Tree" technique, he inadvertently figured out a kind of "sensing" method.

Not only did his own senses become extremely sharp, but he could even transfer the power of the "Eternal Spring of Withered Trees" into every blade of grass and tree around him.

In this way, the surrounding plants and trees seemed to become its eyes and ears, and this magical feeling was simply indescribable.

This also made Lin Changsheng realize once again how extraordinary this technique was.

One morning, after absorbing a lot of nutrient solution, his 'Crimson Centipede Eggs' finally showed signs of life.

A faint sign of life appeared in the room.

It was a pale yellow centipede larva, about the length of a little finger.

Before anyone knew it, the red centipede larvae had absorbed all the nutrient solution.

Upon seeing this, Lin Changsheng quickly used his magic to conjure some soft vines and weave them into a soft wooden box.

At the same time, take out a few grains of crystal-clear, plump spirit rice, crush them, and sprinkle them in.

The red centipede larvae smelled the food containing spiritual energy and happily crawled over to begin eating.

It was full after eating only about two grains of spirit rice. Its small body curled up and fell into a deep sleep without moving.

Lin Changsheng curiously stuck out his finger and poked it.

The Crimson Centipede larvae unfolded again, sniffed at Lin Changsheng's fingertips, and then crawled to another corner of the wooden box, curling up into a ball and falling fast asleep once more.

"The sleepy little guy"

……

One day, six months later.

A major event occurred among the independent cultivators who joined the He family.

Among this group, there were two spies from other families.

One is the 'Chen family of Huangling', and the other is the 'You family of Luochuan'.

Both of them were personally identified by the elders of Hezhi Prefecture after careful observation.

"These two, as members of the He family, have been colluding with outsiders and betraying their own family. After a thorough interrogation, they will be executed according to the family law."

He Yong, with a cold expression, led his enforcement team there suddenly without any warning and took the two people away.

This news caused an uproar.

Suddenly it dawned on him that no wonder the He family hadn't given them important positions after recruiting them; it turned out there was an undercover agent among them.

I wonder if any of the remaining people are spies from other families, and whether they can be trusted...

Some people noticed the change in expression on the faces of the two undercover agents and immediately reflected on the depth of their interactions with them.

Will it implicate me?

Suddenly, everyone felt insecure...

But after the initial shock subsided, there was no further development.

Everyone's life went on as usual, and was even better than before.

In addition to the original ten catties of spirit rice each month, there are also five spirit stones.

This led people to speculate that the He family had finished screening the undercover agents, and those remaining were all truly trustworthy.

Even some of the He family's mediocre talents, hopeless about the path to immortality, and who only knew how to seek pleasure in their daily lives, began to befriend them.

It can be considered a different kind of recognition.

This flattered the group of rogue cultivators, and they quickly became friends with the He family members, treating each other as equals.

In the He family manor, more than 90% of the He family members are ordinary people without spiritual roots.

They did not hold a high position in the He family and mostly served the cultivators.

Many beautiful mortal women became concubines of dissolute monks.

Many ordinary women from the He family were also introduced to these outsiders from the 'He family' because of their close blood ties.

Many of these ordinary women were quite beautiful and had excellent temperament.

Gradually, the courtyard, which had originally been occupied by solitary cultivators living alone in their own villas, became lively.

Some men have so many wives and concubines that they can't even fit them all in one courtyard.

Xu Qinghuan also found a woman from the He family who was quite beautiful.

Seeing that her friend Lin Changsheng was still single, Xu Qinghuan brought this woman from the He family to their home to act as matchmaker.

It turns out that his concubine had a younger sister who, despite being born into the He family, had no spiritual roots and could not cultivate. She wanted to find a cultivator husband.

Upon learning the purpose of the visit, Lin Changsheng was both amused and exasperated, and then politely declined the offer, citing his cultivation as the reason.

Meanwhile, among this non-family member of the He family, someone finally received an audience with the head of the family.

It turns out that someone married the mortal niece of the family head, changed his surname to 'He', and married into the He family.

The head of the family personally arranged the wedding and also extended invitations to these people.