Steady Mortal Path: Starting from Obtaining the Golden Core Inheritance

Time flies when you're cultivating; three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, a gentle breeze suddenly rose above the secluded courtyard, causing a faint ripple in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

But because of its remote location, no one noticed.

Inside the room, a gentle-looking young man dressed in white sat cross-legged, his chest rising and falling slightly.

The next moment, the boy opened his eyes, his eyes filled with joy.

In his seventh year with the Xi Dan He family, Lin Changsheng officially advanced to the fifth level of Qi Condensation!

After several years of dedicated study and practice, in addition to being able to use plants to enhance his senses, he has discovered another wonderful use of the "Eternal Spring of Dead Trees" technique.

The success rate is exceptionally high when creating auxiliary healing talismans like the 'Rejuvenation Talisman'.

It seems that this kind of talisman is in harmony with the ever-renewing characteristic of wood-attribute techniques.

The only thing that bothered him was that the cultivation speed of this technique didn't seem to be as fast as he had imagined.

I started practicing Falun Gong at the age of nineteen, and it has been eleven years since then.

Now, at the age of thirty, his cultivation has barely reached the fifth level of Qi Condensation.

Although he has the talent of "Heaven rewards diligence", his cultivation speed is too slow.

In the same year, Xu Qinghuan's cultivation level surpassed his own, and he broke through to the fifth level of Qi Condensation before him.

Among the group of independent cultivators from Huangling Market who joined the He family back then, He Liangcai still had the highest cultivation level.

It is said that he has already cultivated to the sixth level of Qi Condensation and is beginning to break through to the late stage of Qi Condensation!

Last year, Xu Qinghuan's wife, He Shuang, gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl.

After testing, it was discovered that Xu Qinghuan's twins, a boy and a girl, both possessed spiritual roots!

Once they are four or five years old and understand things, they can try to start cultivating.

Xu Qinghuan was rewarded with a substantial amount of resources for giving birth to a child for the He family, and her path to immortality took a turn for the better, greatly easing her depressed mood.

Thanks to his son's success and renewed confidence, coupled with his already good aptitude, Xu Qinghuan regained some of his former personality.

Seeing that his companions' cultivation levels were gradually surpassing his own, Lin Changsheng couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

I originally planned to use a large number of pills to assist me when advancing to the late stage of Qi Condensation, but now it seems that I can advance it a little earlier.

Push the door open.

After a long period of seclusion, the bluestone steps in the courtyard were spotless, without any trace of fallen leaves or dust.

A little girl with two braids stepped forward and obediently took out several letters.

"Uncle Lin, these are all letters that came from you during your seclusion."

"Alright, thank you for your hard work, Yun'er." Lin Changsheng smiled gently and took the letter from the girl's hand to examine it.

The girl's name was He Yun. She was the granddaughter of He Wenbin, the head of the He family, and an apprentice sent by the He family to learn the art of talisman making.

Lin Changsheng also knew a little about He Yun's background.

His mother was an ordinary woman from the He family who became a concubine of a direct descendant of cultivators.

His father was originally the most promising 'Foundation Establishment Seed' of the younger generation of the He family, possessing a rare mid-grade spiritual root.

In his early years, he planned to become a Daoist partner with He Wanying, a genius female alchemist from the He family.

Unexpectedly, due to family misfortunes, many people died in the attack by demonic cultivators, including this 'Foundation Establishment Seed'.

Later, the He family could only select He Shan, who had slightly lower aptitude, to cultivate as a new 'Foundation Building Seed'.

The incident that happened back then, and the death of He Yun's father, became a taboo subject for Xi Dan and the He family.

……

The first letter I opened was a message from the Qinglan Sect.

In the letter, Zhang Xiucai excitedly shared the good news with Lin Changsheng.

Two years ago, thanks to Lin Changsheng providing a considerable number of talismans, especially the powerful 'Ice Condensation Talisman', Zhang Xiucai achieved good results in the outer disciple competition.

Having passed a series of tests, he has now officially become an inner disciple of the Qinglan Sect.

From then on, the favor of giving away the 'Crimson Centipede Eggs' back then was repaid.

Besides sharing the good news and expressing gratitude, he also planned to give away a mid-grade first-tier breakthrough pill as a thank-you gift, as one of the rewards from the sect's minor competition.

Finally, Zhang Xiucai expressed his desire to have a small get-together sometime to discuss further cooperation on their path to immortality.

At the same time, we hope that Lin Changsheng can continue to study talismans and create a first-grade high-quality talisman as soon as possible.

Lin Changsheng felt a little envious of Zhang Xiucai becoming an inner disciple.

Through years of correspondence, Lin Changsheng learned that the inner disciples of the Qinglan Sect wielded considerable power within the sect.

In addition to the daily resource benefits, sect contributions can be used to exchange for rare treasures that are hard to find elsewhere.

This even includes the most important auxiliary spiritual objects for breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm.

Therefore, Lin Changsheng still valued his cooperation with Zhang Xiucai.

Replying is simple.

First, he congratulated Zhang Xiucai on becoming an inner disciple, and then agreed to the suggestion of a small gathering.

……

To Lin Changsheng's surprise, the next letter he opened was also from the Qinglan Sect.

The letter was signed 'Li Manting'.

"A letter from the young lady?"

In an instant, a beautiful and intelligent young girl appeared in Lin Changsheng's mind.

Having just arrived in this world, Lin Changsheng thought that with his modern mindset, he could easily win over the young lady from this wealthy family.

He even considered becoming a live-in son-in-law, living a carefree and extravagant life.

Little did he know that the class differences in the secular world and the deep-rooted feudal ideology were far beyond what his more than twenty years of modern life and thinking could change.

Now, Lin Changsheng has been in this world for thirty years, and the time he has spent living in this world has unknowingly exceeded that of his previous life.

At the same time, he couldn't help but wonder why she would suddenly write to him after they had completely lost contact since they parted ways in Huangling Market.

He then opened and read the contents of the letter.

Li Manting's letter was very long, most of which consisted of reminiscing about the past and congratulating her on becoming the He family's talisman-making servant.

It turns out that there are some small cliques among the disciples of the Qinglan Sect.

For example, disciples from family backgrounds usually stay close, or independent cultivators from the same place will stick together for mutual support.

Li Manting and her brother met Zhang Xiucai in the sect because they both came from Huanglingfang Market.

One day, they accidentally discovered that they actually had a mutual friend!

This made Lin Changsheng sigh inwardly, "What a coincidence!"

At the same time, Li Manting also mentioned in his mind that in the secular world, the Li family had already removed him and Xiao'e from the slave status at the government's household registration office, and their family members were also being helped and cared for by the Li family, so there was no need to worry.

Seeing this, Lin Changsheng couldn't help but think to himself that this young lady was really thorough in her work.

In fact, ever since he realized as a teenager that he could not achieve upward social mobility, Lin Changsheng had written to his family hoping that they could help him redeem himself from his servitude.

He roughly calculated that after years of being a slave in the Li family, the monthly wages he received when he returned to his hometown, plus the tips from the young lady, were basically enough for him to redeem himself.

However, the family made various excuses to refuse, seemingly unwilling to lose such a stable source of income.

After that, Lin Changsheng became estranged from his family.

He still sent his monthly allowance home, but rarely went home to visit his family.

Hearing this news fulfilled a childhood wish.

Continue reading the letters.

Lin Changsheng's expression gradually became somewhat strange.

The letter mentioned the name 'Lin Xiurong'.

After Xiao'e joined the Qinglan Sect, her talent was fully utilized.

Although I started cultivating relatively late, I have now caught up and entered the seventh level of Qi Condensation!

He became a true late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator.

He was also a direct disciple of the Qinglan Sect, whose status was even higher than that of the inner disciples.

She was no longer the little maidservant who could be ordered around at will, but the genius senior sister of Qinglan Sect, 'Lin Xiurong'.

Nowadays, Senior Sister Lin is targeting the Li siblings at every turn, especially outer disciple Li Xuewu, who has been ostracized from the sect and is now managing the Qinglan Sect's businesses in the market town at the foot of the mountain.

Knowing that Lin Changsheng and Xiao'e had some connection, he hoped that I could step in and resolve the matter.

It's clear that Li Manting had some reservations, as she didn't mention the specific reasons in the letter.

But Lin Changsheng knew perfectly well what was going on.

Back then, when Li Xuewu was on his way, he asked Xiao'e to serve him in bed, which was very common in feudal society, and the young lady did not stop him.

At that time, Xiao'e, being a maid, had no choice but to obey the young master's every whim. She lost her virginity but also harbored resentment in her heart.

Now, the Li siblings are just ordinary outer disciples of the Qinglan Sect, while Xiao'e has become Lin Xiurong, the senior sister of the Qinglan Sect.

Conversely, it is also reasonable for them to target the Li siblings in every way within the sect.

It's really hard to say who's right and who's wrong.

Besides, Xiao'e's identity has changed now, and she has long lost contact with him.

Lin Changsheng did not want to get involved in this matter.

He then replied that he was powerless to help.