Steady Mortal Path: Starting from Obtaining the Golden Core Inheritance

Two years later.

someday.

A young man dressed in a dark black robe quietly appeared in the main hall of the Ghost Valley Sect.

It was none other than the Ghost Valley True Lord, who had disappeared for several years and had now returned.

However, at this moment, Guigu Zhenjun's brows were slightly furrowed, and his aura was fluctuating, indicating that he was not in good condition.

Soon, True Monarch Guigu spread his divine sense and, as usual, sensed the sect.

A short while later, he faced the direction of Mingling Peak and paused slightly.

"Golden Core complete, aura solidified..."

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, True Monarch Guigu, having been through it all, naturally noticed at a glance that Lin Changsheng was in a state where he could break through to the Nascent Soul realm at any time.

Looking at the inside and outside of their Taoist temple, it was heavily guarded, clearly indicating that they were making ample preparations for the next step.

"If one can achieve the Nascent Soul stage, it could be a great help in dealing with that old tortoise."

Withdrawing his divine sense, True Monarch Guigu's brows relaxed, and he showed a hint of anticipation.

Seemingly recalling the trouble he had encountered in the water, Guigu Zhenjun looked wary and his face turned cold.

Next, his body surged with dark magical power, and a massive, ancient cauldron, entirely black, detached from his body. A chilling ghostly aura emanated from it, instantly filling the entire hall, and then condensed into a black ghost, which loomed faintly within the cauldron.

As the Ghost Cauldron slowly rotated, streams of cold and sharp energy were drawn into it, nourishing the ghost's body and gradually making it fuller.

At the same time, Guigu Zhenjun waved his sleeves, a bright blue light flashed, and water vapor suddenly rose from his body.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a wisp of viscous, crystal-clear spiritual liquid suspended in the air, emanating an extremely pure aura of water-attribute magic power.

Even the usually stern face of Guigu Zhenjun showed a hint of interest.

"Now that the sea creatures have that old turtle in the mid-stage of the fourth rank guarding the area, and they are wary of me, it will probably be much harder for them to plunder the essence of the fourth-rank water veins."

Guigu Zhenjun sighed slightly, and then a strange phenomenon occurred within his body. Dozens of thin, long black lines emerged, like parasites, and firmly bound the wisp of water essence, forcibly dragging it into Guigu Zhenjun's body.

'boom! ’

In an instant, a terrifying aura of spiritual energy erupted, and powerful fluctuations surged within the hall, yet due to the array restrictions within the hall, it could not penetrate even slightly.

……

the other side.

Jiuze Island, deep within the waters of the sea creatures.

Two terrifying spiritual energies, one green and one purple, descended like meteors from the sky onto a deserted island in the vast waters.

Near the isolated island, hundreds of aquatic monsters seemed to sense some kind of terror and began to tremble, as if the fear originated from the depths of their souls.

The light faded, revealing two unfamiliar human figures, a man and a woman.

The man had a pair of wooden wings on his back, wore a brightly colored Taoist robe, and seemed to be surrounded by a greenish-blue mist within a radius of about ten feet around him.

The woman wore a gorgeous purple Taoist dress, with delicate and fair skin. There was a lightning bolt-like mark between her eyebrows, and her beautiful purple eyes made her look even more mysterious and noble.

After the two landed.

Before long, black water ripples suddenly appeared in the space in front of them.

Then, within a radius of several miles, the air was filled with moisture, and the surrounding grass, trees and leaves were covered with glistening water stains.

Suddenly, an old man dressed in blue, with white hair and beard, and a hunched back appeared.

The powerful aura actually overwhelmed the man and woman who had been there before.

"Hehe, I didn't expect that two fellow Daoists from the Nine Cauldrons Sect would grace such a remote place with their presence. I have been waiting for you for many days."

The hunchbacked old man in blue smiled slightly and spoke slowly and deliberately.

Judging from his movements and speech, although he was much slower than the average person, he was always methodical.

"It's been many years. I didn't expect that Senior Cangxuan has already advanced to the mid-stage."

Upon seeing the old man, the woman in purple showed respect, her words conveying both shock and reverence.

After offering brief congratulations, he then explained the purpose of his visit:

“Junior Zilan, this is my junior brother Kui Mu. He has come to your noble waters to confirm some things.”

As they spoke, the man with wooden wings on his back, at his companion's prompting, smiled and bowed.

"Junior Kui Mu greets Senior Cang Xuan."

At the same time, he recalled the instructions that Senior Sister Zilan had given him on the way back.

Cangxuan Zhenjun's true form was a long-lived Xuan Turtle in the sea. He lived for countless years in the endless deep sea and eventually advanced to become a fourth-order Xuan Turtle by virtue of his longevity, thus showing his talent.

Back then, this long-lived Xuan Turtle had just entered the fourth rank, but through the accumulation of many years, it achieved the feat of killing veteran Nascent Soul early stage cultivators and repelling many human and sea race experts who coveted its physical body.

He even withstood a blow from a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator of the human race, relying on his own defensive talent, and left with only minor injuries.

It is said that the higher-ups of the Nine Cauldrons Sect once sent people to participate in the capture of this Xuan Turtle, hoping to subdue it and tame it into a guardian spirit beast of the sect. However, by then the turtle had already mastered its supernatural powers, and the sect's plan failed.

Such a terrifyingly long-lived Xuan Turtle has only one drawback: its cultivation speed is extremely slow, far inferior to that of cultivators of the same level.

"Hehe, you two fellow Daoists are too kind. You are both at the Nascent Soul stage. I am just old and have lived a long time. I really do not deserve to be called a senior."

"However, I have a general idea of ​​why you two have come. If I'm not mistaken, you've come for that 'Ghost Cauldron,' haven't you..."

The hunchbacked Cang Xuan, dressed in blue, smiled. Though his words were a question, his tone was quite certain.

"Senior Cangxuan's predictions are truly insightful. It seems that there is indeed a 'thief of the cauldron' lurking here."

Zi Lan was initially surprised by Cang Xuan's frankness, but considering his identity, she quickly realized it was not surprising.

Upon hearing the words "Ghost Cauldron," his eyes lit up with excitement.

Upon hearing this, Kui Mu's face lit up with joy.

"Having lived such a long life, there are really not many things that can be called secrets to me."

The old man, dressed in blue and hunched over, spoke in a calm yet weathered tone, as if he were merely recounting a trivial matter.

……

This day.

A faint spiritual explosion suddenly erupted from the long-silent alchemy room on Mingling Peak.

"The Nascent Soul Pill has been successfully completed!"

Lin Changsheng, sitting cross-legged to the side, looked at the four crimson pills floating in the alchemy furnace with obvious delight.

As time passed, the pills cooled down, revealing four sugar pills, each milky white in color, displayed inside.

Among them, two pills were perfectly round, with a pure color and no impurities.

The other two are slightly variegated and oval in shape.

"Four Nascent Soul Pills, two genuine, two slightly flawed..."

Lin Changsheng beckoned and took the four pills into his hand. Feeling the slight weight and warmth in his palm, he let out a long sigh of relief, feeling great.

Originally, the process of refining the Nascent Soul Pill was somewhat challenging for Lin Changsheng.

Fortunately, with his Nascent Soul level divine sense, his control over temperature and medicinal materials far surpassed that of a third-tier alchemist. In addition, his experience in refining beast cores for spirit beasts further improved his alchemy skills.

The resolution of the Nascent Soul Pill issue represents another solid step towards breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm.

After explaining the progress to Shen Wenyao, Lin Changsheng felt relieved and continued his secluded cultivation.

This time, he plans to refine his own body-refining technique, the 'Ancient Ape Chapter,' while simultaneously refining the white ape's soul and essence.