Steady Mortal Path: Starting from Obtaining the Golden Core Inheritance

For this delivery of the magical talisman, Lin Changsheng requested that payment be made in the form of various high-grade second-tier materials.

He then went into seclusion.

Using these second-tier materials, continue to refine and create second-tier puppets.

The first experiment was still conducted on a creature that resembled a mythical creature.

Lin Changsheng lacked experience when he first started making the puppets.

In order to balance and coordinate all aspects of his abilities, he drew inspiration from the three-headed monster he had raised.

That's how the "four unlikes" came to be, with two heads, seven legs, and two wings on its back.

Later, as he devoted a lot of energy to mechanical puppetry, and his talent of "Heaven rewards diligence" came into play, new inspirations frequently emerged in puppetry, and his skills steadily improved.

The Qilin once again became the object of Lin Changsheng's honing of his skills, and he invested a large amount of precious materials.

Taking advantage of the abundant materials, Lin Changsheng replaced some damaged parts on the Qilin, completely transforming it into a second-tier high-grade puppet!

In addition to the four-legged creature, Lin Changsheng also created two new puppets.

Building upon his experience with the "Four Unlikes" (a type of puppet), Lin Changsheng combined it with the puppetry skills of Luo Hongtu from the Shenji Sect.

The two mechanical puppets were made more refined, and their appearance became similar to that of human cultivators.

One male and one female.

The male puppets are robust, made of hard materials, and designed for close combat.

The female puppet is petite and graceful, made of a large amount of directional materials with attributes, making it more precise and detailed. It can store the magic power infused by Lin Changsheng and cast some second-tier spells.

Both the male and female puppets are basically at the second-tier high-grade level.

And it received a wisp of divine consciousness injected by Lin Changsheng.

It is easier to control.

However, in terms of demonstrating its full potential, it is still slightly inferior to a second-tier superior-grade Qilin.

The reason is simple: the materials are different.

The Four-Unlikes puppet consumed a large amount of precious materials and resources from Lin Changsheng, even more than the male and female puppets combined.

Even if it's not the most attractive, its strength is truly formidable!

In short, after exhausting most of the materials at hand.

Three second-tier high-grade puppets appeared in front of Lin Changsheng.

With more trump cards at his disposal, Lin Changsheng felt even more at ease.

With Lin Changsheng's current spiritual strength, even if he uses the method of 'spirit infusion', he can only control a maximum of six puppets, which is the limit.

However, all the materials he had were used up after crafting three second-tier high-grade puppets.

Lin Changsheng does not plan to create any new puppets in the short term.

Unlike monsters, puppets are consumable items.

Each time the three puppets went through a battle, the cost of repairing the damaged parts alone was a considerable expense.

Not to mention that upgrading the puppet's rank in the future would require reforging and re-smelting, which would consume far more resources than raising monsters.

Investing too many resources in a puppet at once can be a burden for oneself.

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After the puppet was completed, Lin Changsheng took some time to leave the dojo.

He took the three-headed puppet into the outer perimeter of the Wanfeng Mountains and found several low-level demonic beasts to practice on.

Lin Changsheng was very satisfied with his masterpiece.

Unfortunately, these low-level demonic beasts were completely unable to test the full strength of the second-tier puppet.

But sending him deep into the Wanfeng Mountains is naturally impossible.

In the territory of a fourth-tier demon king, being able to plunder from the outskirts is already the limit.

Lin Changsheng put away the puppet and returned to Changchun Peak.

At the same time, a guest arrived at the Changchun Peak Dojo.

Du Yue is a descendant of Du Hongzhou from Ping An Peak.

"Brother Lin, you're finally back!"

Du Yue's pretty face still showed signs of shock.

"Fellow Daoist Du Yue, what happened?"

Lin Changsheng descended from the sky and stood in front of Du Yue, speaking slowly and deliberately.

Since the last time Ping An Peak was ambushed and he stepped in to help,

Du Yue then intended to befriend Changchun Peak.

He would usually send people some inexpensive items to maintain the relationship.

Upon learning that the junior Lin Changsheng had borrowed the Changchun Peak dojo to establish his foundation, Du Yue promptly crafted a flying boat magic artifact as a congratulatory gift.

However, while accepting the money, Lin Changsheng insisted on paying for the materials.

"Brother Lin, something seems to have happened at Sister Xue's Miaoyin Peak!"

Du Yue's eyes reddened slightly, her emotions genuine and heartfelt.

Compared to the male cultivator Lin Changsheng, Xue Ningshuang and Du Yue, who were both women, spent more time together on a daily basis.

As a female cultivator, Xue Ningshuang single-handedly supported the Miaoyin Peak, and usually moved among a group of male cultivators.

Almost every Foundation Establishment cultivator with some potential in the local area has a few outstanding maids trained by Xue Ningshuang within their dojo.

Du Yuechu, having just entered the Foundation Establishment stage, took over the entire Ping An Peak left behind by Du Hongzhou, which was truly remarkable.

The two women may have found common ground to understand each other better.

"What happened? Fellow Daoist Du, please don't worry, tell me in detail."

Upon hearing this, Lin Changsheng asked in a calm tone.

After the three of them formed an alliance, they agreed to stand together and resist the invasion of foreign cultivators.

They even prepared a secret contingency plan to connect the dojo to the outside world.

Even when besieged by multiple Foundation Establishment cultivators at the same time, they should still be able to send messages to the other two peak masters.

"It seems something has happened within Sister Xue's Wonderful Sound Peak. I have secretly tested it several times, and I should be right."

Under Lin Changsheng's calm and reassuring tone, Du Yue's emotions calmed down.

It turns out that this happened six months ago.

Xue Ningshuang's dojo was besieged by a peak second-tier demonic beast.

Just as the woman was about to seek help from Ping An Peak and Chang Chun Peak, a wandering cultivator from out of town intervened, and the two of them joined forces to kill the monster.

However, the male cultivator was also seriously injured as a result and had to recuperate at Miaoyin Peak.

As the beast tide erupted in the Wanfeng Mountains, the two joined forces to repel the monsters several times.

Over time, Xue Ningshuang came to understand the male cultivator's character, and the two developed feelings for each other. They even decided to take in this outsider and share the Miaoyin Peak training ground.

The two women were close friends and often discussed the male cultivator's strengths and minor flaws.

However, starting last month, Miaoyin Peak suddenly went into a state of alert, activated its protective array, and refused to receive visitors.

Even Du Yue was turned away at the door several times she tried to go.

Until yesterday, a letter from Xue Ningshuang suddenly arrived from Miaoyin Peak, saying that she had gained some insights from her cultivation some time ago, which is why she went into seclusion for a while.

Now that Xue Ningshuang has emerged from seclusion, she invites Du Yue to Miaoyin Peak for a chat.

“Fellow Daoist Du, this letter seems to be written by Fellow Daoist Xue himself. I can’t see anything wrong with it.”

Lin Changsheng looked at the letter Du Yue had taken out and was slightly puzzled.

“Brother Lin, this letter is indeed written by Sister Xue herself, but some of the ways she addresses me are completely different from her usual tone. There must be something wrong with this letter!”

Du Yue spoke with certainty.

When the invitation in the letter was mentioned, a look of fear even appeared on her face.