Steady Mortal Path: Starting from Obtaining the Golden Core Inheritance

Shen Wenyao's visit this time was not only to congratulate Lin Changsheng on repairing the fourth-order puppet, but also to bring news that elders from other peaks of the sect had come to pay their respects.

Among these people, in addition to the newly promoted Golden Core True Persons in recent years, there are also old acquaintances such as Ten Thousand Skull True Person and Yin Corpse True Person.

In response, Lin Changsheng used the excuse of going into seclusion for cultivation to ask Shen Wenyao to receive him on his behalf.

In addition, he learned about the current situation of the cultivation world in Gunzhou from Shen Wenyao.

As the war intensified, Guigu Zhenjun still had not returned, but he sent back instructions through the puppet ghost that the Golden Core cultivators of each peak should take turns to inspect the sect's territory every year.

With war looming, and the Nascent Soul True Monarch having been gone for a long time, a message from a puppet ghost seemed to give everyone a sense of direction, finally putting the sect's higher-ups at ease.

However, as instructed by the True Lord, they were to take turns on duty, and naturally, the two from Mingling Peak were among them.

Fortunately, the two Golden Core cultivators lived in the same temple, so only one of them needed to be sent on duty at a time.

After discussing it, the two decided that Shen Wenyao would represent Mingling Peak on the trip.

Lin Changsheng stayed on the peak to continue preparing for his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage.

"Although the Ghost Valley Sect has a fourth-order mountain-protecting formation and a fourth-order puppet ghost stationed here, this place is close to the water and high-level aquatic creatures often appear. To be on the safe side, we should bring the Red Worm with us when we go out on patrol."

Lin Changsheng gave gentle instructions, while taking out a corpse-refining puppet, three 'special' talismans with shimmering surfaces, a complete set of top-tier third-order talismans, several kinds of precious elixirs, and a jade slip recording secret techniques from his storage bag.

This seemingly casual action, however, surprised Shen Wenyao greatly.

She silently examined the items. They were not only diverse, including puppets, talismans, pills, and secret techniques, but also comprehensive, with almost all of them being top-tier third-order items.

In particular, the lifelike beast-shaped puppet, even without human control, exuded a dense aura of malevolence that sent chills down one's spine; it was clearly extraordinary.

A rough calculation shows that the value of these items far exceeds the entire fortune of a normal Golden Core cultivator!

Even if only one of the treasures were taken out, it would be enough to make a late-stage Golden Core cultivator envious.

"Don't worry, although these items are valuable, they are not indispensable to me. Besides, with my current abilities, I don't lack these things."

"On the contrary, someone like Fairy Shen is more likely to attract covetousness. Having more means of self-protection makes me feel more at ease."

Seeing Shen Wenyao hesitate, Lin Changsheng smiled and explained.

These items are indeed a huge fortune for a Golden Core cultivator. Not to mention the high-level talismans, pills and other consumables, the corpse-refining puppet alone, the incantation to control the puppet, and the secret technique to unleash one's potential are enough to transform an ordinary Golden Core cultivator into someone with strength and foundation comparable to a late-stage Golden Core cultivator.

Lin Changsheng's nonchalant yet wealthy demeanor contrasted sharply with Shen Wenyao's quiet elegance and pure, beautiful face, which held a sweet smile. She felt incredibly at ease to have met such a male cultivator in this world of cultivation.

"It will be several years before it's Mingling Peak's turn to take over. Before that, it's best to master the puppet control method as soon as possible."

Lin Changsheng gave a final reminder.

This beast-shaped corpse puppet was obtained by him from the 'Three Corpse True Man' during his time in the Yue Kingdom. After years of refinement, its quality has long surpassed the ordinary third-tier category.

With the control method given to her by Lin Changsheng, even with Shen Wenyao's current cultivation level, she can barely unleash the power of a 'quasi-fourth-tier'.

Against ordinary Golden Core cultivators, a surprise attack might be enough to kill them instantly. Even against Nascent Soul cultivators or fourth-tier sea creatures, they could put up a fight.

With the addition of the peak third-tier red worm and many other means at her disposal, even though Lin Changsheng was a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stage, he could not threaten Shen Wenyao's safety in an instant.

The reason for such caution was not only because of the importance attached to her future Daoist partner, but also because of Shen Wenyao's special physique.

In the eyes of high-level cultivators in Gunzhou, they are practically living 'Nascent Soul Spirits'. Once a large-scale war breaks out, the major powers' control over the surrounding areas will be weakened, and it is inevitable that some evil cultivators will take advantage of the chaos.

Once Lin Changsheng has completed the preliminary preparations for Nascent Soul formation, and uses the 'Mysterious Yin Physique' to assist in breaking through to the next level, the effect of this physique will be greatly reduced, making it less attractive to others, and Shen Wenyao will be relatively safer.

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Watching Shen Wenyao leave.

Lin Changsheng entered the alchemy room on Mingling Peak.

This place has a quasi-fourth-order formation that condenses the essence of the spiritual veins of the Netherworld Spirit Peak, sealing and nourishing a wisp of earth vein fire, which can meet Lin Changsheng's daily alchemy needs.

For the next few months, the two great demons, Snow Demon Wolf and Xunfeng Crow, guarded the alchemy room.

Even the red worms that usually lingered under the spirit tree, not far away, changed their usual calm demeanor and frequently looked up towards the alchemy room.

During my recent trip, I harvested a lot of demon cores, flesh and blood from the water, as well as some scattered spiritual items suitable for demon beasts.

The Snow Demon Wolf and the Wind Crow had long coveted this.

As powerful demons with masters, they are intelligent enough to know their masters' superb alchemy skills. They can usually resist the temptation to eat and give Lin Changsheng some precious demon flesh, demon cores, and spiritual items, requesting their masters to refine them into more suitable pills.

Several months later, the door to the alchemy room opened, and a dense and violent aura wafted out, from which several pills flew out.

At that moment, the snow wolf, which had been sitting in front of the mountain, suddenly became energetic, its droopy ears standing up instantly. Looking at the pill that had landed steadily in front of it, it swallowed it without any hesitation.

At the same time, pills also fell in front of Xunfeng Crow and Red Insect.

From then on, every few months, pills would fly out of the alchemy room, and in just two or three years, the demonic power within the three-headed demon became even more profound.

During this period, in addition to some special demon-specific pills, there were also some high-quality pills with flaws. These defective pills were more harmful than beneficial to human cultivators, but for tough demons, although they were harmful, they still had value.

In short, the great demon won't get sick from eating it.

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As time went by, Lin Changsheng devoted himself to studying alchemy. A mysterious scroll in his mind emitted a faint light, and with the blessing of the talent "Heaven Rewards Diligence", his alchemy experience increased rapidly.

This day.

Lin Changsheng was dressed in white, and his whole body exuded a faint fragrance of medicinal pills.

In front of him floated various spiritual objects, each shimmering with different colored halos.

They might be spiritual plants or fruits, dazzling and beautiful, or they might be bottles, jars, jade boxes, or wooden boxes, all sorts of strange and wonderful things.

Lin Changsheng remained calm as he scanned the items one by one, a hint of anticipation creeping into his eyes.

After several years of intensive training, he consumed a lot of precious spiritual items and finally improved his alchemy skills to the point that he met the requirements for refining the 'Nascent Soul Pill'.

In fact, it is safer to seek out experienced alchemy masters to refine 'Nascent Soul Pills', a near-fourth-tier pill.

However, putting aside the fact that there are no fourth-level alchemy masters in Gunzhou, even if there were, Lin Changsheng would never entrust such an important matter to others.

"call."

"The method of refining the Nascent Soul Pill is complicated and requires many auxiliary spiritual items. Each one must be refined by hand, making the refining process quite difficult."

Lin Changsheng took a deep breath and, referring to the 'Ningying Pill' formula, memorized the many complicated steps involved.

Half a day later.

Lin Changsheng sent a message to Shen Wenyao explaining the situation.

At the same time, he ordered the Snow Demon Wolf, the Wind Crow, and the Red Insect to guard the mountain gate.

Inside the alchemy chamber, a fourth-tier puppet, a seven-colored spirit deer, guards the room.

Having completed these arrangements, he began to categorize the spiritual items he had accumulated over the years and began to devote himself to refining the 'Infant Condensation Pill'.