Steady Mortal Path: Starting from Obtaining the Golden Core Inheritance

The next day.

Lin Changsheng took out a spirit stone from the package left by Li Manting, held it in his palm, and began to absorb and refine it.

With the help of the pure spiritual energy within the spirit stone, I officially began cultivating the first level of the "Eternal Spring of Withered Tree Technique".

Compared to the obscure and profound nature of the later stages of the cultivation method, the first level is much simpler and easier to understand, corresponding to the Qi Condensation stage.

Lin Changsheng practiced his internal energy according to the first level of the "Eternal Spring of the Withered Tree" technique over and over again.

A faint, almost imperceptible, colorful light flashed across the words "Heaven rewards diligence" on the black scroll in my mind.

A month later, Lin Changsheng had absorbed all the spiritual energy from the spirit stone.

A wisp of pale green magical power, as thin as a spider's thread, circulated within his body, forming a cycle that was endless.

The Qi Condensation stage is divided into ten levels: the first three are the initial stage, the fourth, fifth, and sixth are the middle stage, the seventh, eighth, and ninth are the late stage, and the tenth level is the peak and perfect stage, where one can attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Lin Changsheng is now at the first level of Qi Condensation!

It costs one spirit stone to completely stabilize one's cultivation level.

Compared to when he first entered the first level of Qi Condensation a month ago, his magical power has increased several times over.

Inside the thatched cottage.

Lin Changsheng held his breath and concentrated on circulating his magic power. After a while, he suddenly stretched out his hand and opened his palm.

A wisp of crimson flame appeared out of nowhere and hovered in Lin Changsheng's palm, emitting a faint light.

The flickering firelight cast Lin Changsheng's long shadow on the wall.

"Brother Lin, you've also... cultivated magical power!"

Xiao'e, wearing an overcoat, walked out of the cubicle, her tone one of astonishment.

The crimson flames illuminated the girl's delicate face, concealing the disappointment that flashed in her eyes.

Lin Changsheng was focused on maintaining the flame in his hand and couldn't respond to Xiao'e's words.

After holding on for a dozen breaths, he realized that about one-fifth of his magical power had been consumed.

Lin Changsheng extinguished the flames but did not withdraw his hand.

After a moment of silence, several slender, emerald-green vines sprouted from his hand again and grew rapidly at a visible speed.

"This wood-attribute spell is indeed more compatible with my main cultivation technique, the 'Everlasting Spring of Withered Wood.' Not only is it smooth to cast, but it also consumes about 30% less mana than fire-attribute spells."

Lin Changsheng thought to himself.

He immediately cut off the supply of magic power, and the emerald green vines that were wrapped around his hands lost their vitality, began to wither and shrink, and melted away in the blink of an eye.

These are the most basic Five Elements spells, with limited destructive power, and can only be used as practice methods for newcomers to the path of immortality.

In my memory, cultivators of the 'Heavenly Poison True Man' level could easily master such minor spells and would disdain them.

"Congratulations, Brother Lin, on achieving your wish. You will now be a Celestial Master."

Xiao'e's somewhat disappointed voice came through my ears again.

"Xiao'e, you've worked hard these past few days. From now on, I can go in and out of the market to do some work, and the spirit stones I earn will be enough for our daily expenses."

“Our agreement will not change. If you haven’t developed magical powers by then, I will find a way to send you back to the secular Yue Kingdom.”

Looking at Xiao'e's dejected mood, Lin Changsheng guessed what she was thinking.

In the Li family, Xiao'e, as the eldest young lady's personal maid, did take good care of him, often sharing some sweets and candied fruits that the master had given him.

In reality, most household slaves eventually find a female household slave they find pleasing to the eye, and with the master's permission, they can marry.

Even within the Li family, Xiao'e's circumstances were considered quite good.

If he hadn't come into contact with the world of cultivation, marrying Xiao'e would have been a very good outcome for Lin Changsheng.

However, in the world of cultivation, Xiao'e's personality, experiences, and values ​​were not suitable for Lin Changsheng.

Moreover, Lin Changsheng is currently just a nobody at the very bottom of the cultivation world, a mere twenty-one-year-old at the first level of Qi Condensation.

They were already starting relatively late, so they had no time to waste on getting married and having children.

"I understand, thank you, Brother Lin."

Xiao'e thanked them and walked dejectedly into the cubicle.

A moment later, the sound of soft sobbing came from the next cubicle.

Although the sound seemed to be coming from under the covers, it couldn't escape the keen senses of Lin Changsheng.

He was helpless about this.

Xiao'e had always hoped to cultivate immortality, but to no avail. In the end, she obediently returned to the mortal world with her.

Now that he has achieved his wish, it means that Xiao'e's hopes have been dashed.

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The next morning, Lin Changsheng spent a spirit stone to register his cultivation household registration and entry/exit procedures at Huangling Market.

Afterwards, he only had one spirit stone and three grains of spirit sand given to him by Xiao'e.

Lin Changsheng did not intend to use these spirit stones for cultivation, but rather as his start-up capital.

In the memories of 'Heavenly Poison Master', there was a mastery of exquisite poison-based talisman-making skills.

The reason for this is that the former had acquired a relatively complete set of talisman-making techniques in his early years.

The highest level it can refine is a third-grade top-quality magic talisman, which is enough to cause damage to cultivators who have reached the late stage of Core Formation.

Before 'Master Tiandu' gained fame, he accumulated a lot of capital by relying on this talisman-making skill.

Lin Changsheng felt that this was a case where they could follow the same path as the former.

After all, as a rogue cultivator, if one doesn't have some decent skills to rely on and earn cultivation resources, one can only resort to extreme measures and do some drastic things.

For example, one could go out on adventures to hunt monsters, or simply become a bandit and robber, or even specialize in demonic techniques and take an unorthodox path.

But none of these are what Lin Changsheng wants.

Firstly, the cultivation method he chose was not suitable for combat.

Secondly, I have no interest in demonic cultivation techniques that involve taking shortcuts.

With the inherited memories of a Core Formation cultivator, one only needs to follow the steps to have a high chance of returning to the Core Formation stage.

Therefore, Lin Changsheng preferred to be more cautious, proceed step by step, and take steady steps.

I don't want to take risks and gamble on meager returns.

After wandering around the market for half a day, Lin Changsheng gained a general understanding of its structure, aside from some private villas.

Huangling Market itself is not large in scale, and its underground spiritual vein can barely be considered a first-grade high-quality one, which can usually meet the daily cultivation needs of cultivators in the late stage of Qi Condensation.

However, a special formation was set up by the Qinglan Sect at the center of the spiritual vein in the back mountain.

They forcibly intercepted the spiritual energy and supplied it to a Foundation Establishment senior stationed here.

This causes the spiritual energy overflowing from the spiritual veins to drop to the middle grade of the first rank, which can only satisfy cultivators at the mid-stage of Qi Condensation and below.

Therefore, the permanent residents of the entire market are mainly in the early and middle stages of Qi Condensation, while cultivators in the late stage of Qi Condensation and above are relatively rare.

Lin Changsheng was generally satisfied with the overall situation.

The number of Qi Condensation stage cultivators is small, which greatly reduces the probability of various uncontrollable risks.

The only drawback is that the spiritual vein here is relatively small, and after supplying a Foundation Establishment senior, it also needs to disperse to nourish the spiritual rice.

This is very unfriendly to someone like Lin Changsheng who urgently needs a cultivation environment to steadily improve his cultivation level.

"My current cultivation level is sufficient for now. Once I advance to the third level of Qi Condensation, or at most the fourth level, I will need to consider finding a new spiritual vein."

Lin Changsheng secretly made his own plans.