Steady Mortal Path: Starting from Obtaining the Golden Core Inheritance

at the same time.

Perhaps it was a subconscious feeling, but the white ape, which had been sitting cross-legged in slumber, suddenly raised its eyes and looked in the direction where Lin Changsheng and the others were.

A feeling of being watched by a raging flood or a ferocious beast, a sense of unease and unease, arose spontaneously.

Lu Xun and Li Xiujuan, a married couple, felt their hair stand on end. Under the powerful pressure of the fourth-order demonic energy, their breathing became increasingly difficult.

The Azure Water Kui Bull, also a demon beast, felt greatly threatened by the power of the fourth-tier demon king and subconsciously let out a low growl.

A glint flashed in the eyes of the White Ape Demon King, revealing an extremely human-like gaze as he looked at Lin Changsheng.

"It's been many years. I never expected that the white ape that came here with me back then would have advanced to the fourth-order demon king realm."

Lin Changsheng remained expressionless and spoke in a calm tone, as if he were catching up with an old friend he hadn't seen in years.

Then, the power of the Everlasting Spring Technique spread out from his body, condensing into a verdant barrier around him to resist the demonic pressure from the fourth-tier white ape.

Isolated from the oppressive aura, Lu Xun and Li Xiujuan were instantly exhausted, panting heavily.

"Senior Lin... do you perhaps know this fourth-tier demon king?"

Lu Xun and his wife looked at each other, their eyes flashing with shock, doubt, and disbelief.

But upon closer reflection, Lu Xun was no longer so surprised. Lin Changsheng, as his guide in the cultivation world, was deeply ingrained in his mind as 'unfathomable' and not an ordinary cultivator.

Knowing a fourth-tier demon king doesn't seem like anything earth-shattering. Even if Senior Lin kept a fourth-tier demon king as a spirit pet, he wouldn't be surprised.

Li Xiujuan's thinking was simple: since Senior Lin knew this fourth-tier demon king, they could just avoid a crisis.

A fourth-tier demon king is equivalent to a human Nascent Soul cultivator. Since she achieved her cultivation, her family has long since declined, and she has never had close contact with an existence of this level.

However, when the white ape focused its attention on Lin Changsheng, it seemed to recall a certain memory, and its gaze gradually turned cold.

Lin Changsheng's expression was serious as he stared directly at the white ape, secretly circulating his cultivation technique and mobilizing his magical power to closely observe the white ape's every move.

He knew the white ape's personality from his early years; it was intelligent but also held grudges.

He once drove away the white ape to absorb the blood pool's opportunity in order to enhance the potential of his spirit pet, thus creating a grudge. If it weren't for the Green Wood King Butterfly pleading for him, he would have killed the ape back then.

The ape and the human were only a few dozen feet apart. Their eyes met, and their demonic and magical powers clashed and collided.

Just as tensions were running high and the air seemed to freeze, a specially made spirit beast pouch suddenly floated into the air on its own.

"Little monkey, you and Lin boy didn't have any life-or-death feud back then, and besides, he didn't kill you. Could you two reconcile for my sake?"

The Azure King Butterfly, which possessed the Nightmare Demon Moth Demon, flew out of the Spirit Beast Pouch and appeared between the two.

The Nightmare Moth is dark yellow all over, and the pattern between its wings resembles a lifelike ghost face, making it awe-inspiring.

In an instant, another fourth-order demonic aura appeared, once again shocking Lu Xun and his wife, as well as the Azure Water Kui Niu.

Lu Xun and his wife looked at each other, their expressions numb from the shocks they had experienced in just half a day.

"Senior Lin really does... possess a fourth-tier demon king as... a spirit pet..."

Lu Xun's expression was strange, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

He turned his head and looked at the Kui Niu, which had followed him for many years, his thoughts were complicated and he was filled with emotion.

He unexpectedly became friends with Lao Niu. Although he still respected Senior Lin, he lost his initial awe.

Later, relying on the old ox's water-attribute supernatural powers, he became arrogant at a young age and did not take Senior Lin's advice to heart.

Looking back now, it's utterly ridiculous.

Senior Lin was only at the Golden Core stage, yet he had a fourth-tier demon king as his spirit pet, but he never took the initiative to publicize it. Such a humble and down-to-earth approach impressed him sincerely.

After hearing what Aoki Wangdie said, the white ape's expression softened, but he still didn't intend to let Lin Changsheng go.

“You once…before I was kind, but this human…stole my opportunity, he must be taught a lesson.”

The white ape seemed to live a solitary life. Although it had advanced to the fourth-tier demon king realm, it was reluctant to talk to people and its speech was awkward.

"You white ape, do you really think this immortal is afraid of you?"

"Since I was able to teach you a lesson back then, even if you have advanced to the fourth-tier demon king realm now, you may not be my match."

Lin Changsheng smiled confidently, his tone full of self-assurance.

Some highly intelligent demon beasts are inherently vengeful, and now, with the mediation of the Azure Wood King Butterfly, they seem to be just a little stubborn, wanting to avenge the loss of the opportunity they stole back then and make Lin Changsheng suffer.

As long as they are subdued, all will be well.

Under his Nascent Soul level divine sense, he discovered that this white ape had not been at the fourth-tier demon king realm for long, equivalent to a human entering the Nascent Soul realm for the first time.

If this white ape were to try and regain its former glory by virtue of its superior cultivation level, the result would likely make it question the very existence of apes.

Seeing the little monkey persist so persistently, Qingmu Wangdie's expression was somewhat strange. She seemed to want to say something but hesitated, and instead of stopping him, she flashed back into the spirit beast pouch.

This spirit beast pouch has been specially treated by Lin Changsheng. Its surface has a large number of hidden restrictions to prevent divine sense from spying on it, while also locking in the aura of a fourth-order demon king to prevent it from leaking out.

Furthermore, with Lin Changsheng's Everlasting Spring Technique concealing his presence, even ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators would find it difficult to detect anything amiss.

Even a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to detect anything unless they examined it closely at close range.

……

"Human, I never expected that the first human I would encounter after advancing to the fourth rank would be you."

"Today I will capture you and make you my slave for thirty years, and all past grievances will be wiped clean."

After a brief exchange, the white ape began to communicate with the human, and their speech gradually became fluent.

Soon, crimson demonic power surged around it, and its body, which was about ten feet tall, expanded at a terrifying speed, eventually forming a blood-red giant ape phantom that was over ten feet tall.

The giant ape phantom had clearly defined muscles and a full, rugged profile. Its arms were as thick as solid iron pillars, and it exuded a large amount of demonic energy. Its body was like a small hill, full of power and oppression.

Lin Changsheng gestured to the Bishui Kui Niu beside him, and Lu Xun and his wife stepped back.

He stared directly at the white ape, vaguely sensing a sense of familiarity.

The way the white ape circulated its demonic power, and the final effect it produced, seemed to be strangely similar to his body-refining technique, the 'Ancient Ape Glazed Technique'.

Could it be that this body-refining technique has some connection with this white ape?

Lin Changsheng suppressed his doubts and also revealed his fourth-level body refinement realm, while simultaneously activating the 'Ancient Ape Glazed Technique' body refinement method.

In the blink of an eye, under Lin Changsheng's deliberate creation, a giant ape phantom of the same size stood up!

Upon seeing this, the white ape was clearly taken aback, staring at the body-refining technique Lin Changsheng was using, and was momentarily stunned!

"How...did you also master that old guy's 'Five Elements True Technique'!?"

The white ape's astonished voice rang out.

But what responded to it was a blood-red afterimage that swept in at an absurdly fast speed!

'boom! ’

A punch brimming with explosive power came head-on in the most primal and brutal way.

Even the white ape, who had advanced to the fourth-order demon king, couldn't help but feel a chill run down its spine!