Steady Mortal Path: Starting from Obtaining the Golden Core Inheritance

As Alliance Leader Wan left, the spiritual pressure that had enveloped the entire Mingling Peak training ground also dissipated.

Shen Wenyao felt relieved, as if a huge weight had been lifted from her heart.

Guigu Zhenjun offered Lin Changsheng some words of comfort and encouragement.

They also promised him that he could focus on his Nascent Soul cultivation and that there was no need to worry about safety within the Ghost Valley Sect's territory.

Without lingering any longer, it flew away.

However, Lin Changsheng vaguely sensed that although Guigu Zhenjun pretended to be calm, his internal energy was somewhat weak and depleted.

At the Nascent Soul stage, one can control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on a small scale, and the magical energy within the body is inexhaustible, with almost no loss.

Some injuries that are considered serious by Golden Core cultivators are insignificant to Nascent Soul cultivators.

Even the Ghost Valley True Monarch could not hide his own injuries, which shows that the person who made the move was no ordinary person.

It seems that the Alliance Leader Wan also realized this and was certain that True Monarch Guigu would not and dare not make a move casually, which is why he came uninvited.

"I thought that with the Ghost Valley True Monarch in charge of Gunzhou, I could safely break through to the Nascent Soul stage. Who would have thought that the situation in the cultivation world here would change, with the sea race invading and constant conflicts, shrinking the living space of human cultivators and further intensifying the competition for human resources."

"Fortunately, we have now gathered all the necessary spiritual materials for Nascent Soul Formation. As long as we successfully form our Nascent Soul, we can enter the ranks of top cultivators in this world and will not have to worry about external threats."

Lin Changsheng collected his thoughts and returned to his cave to enter a state of seclusion.

……

A few months later.

Suddenly, the restrictions on Lin Changsheng's cave were lifted, and a full lockdown was imposed.

Such a commotion once again alarmed the Netherworld Peak Dojo.

"Is Master about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage?!"

He Dawei and several other disciples whom Lin Changsheng had taken on as nominal disciples noticed this situation and gathered together, their expressions excited.

Inside the peak, Hu Xiaoli, dressed in the attire of a Ghost Valley Sect disciple, stood outside the cave, gazing at the cave whose restrictions had suddenly been activated, her eyes shining brightly with anticipation.

Below, the Snow Demon Wolf, which was tearing at a piece of second-tier old ginseng, suddenly froze, staring blankly at the mountaintop.

On the wolf's back, a girl in blue scales, covered in soft wolf fur, was no longer bored. Her eyes sparkled like stars as she excitedly gazed toward the cave.

"This guy is finally willing to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. When that happens, he can take me to the waters to catch and eat great demons!"

Jiao Li danced with excitement.

This was something Lin Changsheng had personally promised her.

In her view, Lin Changsheng was a strange human. On the surface, he was at the Golden Core stage and kept a low profile, but in reality, he had the strength to shake the Nascent Soul cultivator.

Even the fourth-tier sea creature expert, the 'Lan Shen Guard' who had previously protected her, suffered a loss at Lin Changsheng's hands.

Although the Lan Shen Guardian's strength has declined somewhat due to the loss of the sea's aura in the inland region, it is still equivalent to the early stage of the Nascent Soul stage of an ordinary human.

If the Golden Core realm is already this powerful, once it condenses into a human Nascent Soul, it will probably pose little threat even to fourth-tier powerhouses among the sea races.

Not long after, Hu Xiaoli paid her respects to another elder of the peak, Shen Wenyao.

"Elder Shen, should Senior Lin's cave dwelling be separated and isolated, prohibiting disciples from approaching it at will?"

As Lin's maid, the former was her only support in the sect, and Hu Xiaoli also attached great importance to her during her seclusion.

I can't help with the process of condensing the fetus, I can only do my best.

"It's alright. Elder Lin must have had a sudden insight during his cultivation or comprehended a special supernatural power. He just instructed his disciples not to disturb him. There's no need to disrupt the normal order within the peak."

Shen Wenyao gazed intently into the distance, certain that Lin Changsheng was not attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

She and Lin Changsheng had made a promise long ago: to help him condense his nascent soul and become Daoist partners.

Lin Changsheng is certainly talented and well-prepared, and her chances of achieving Nascent Soul are probably not low. However, if she really gets to that point, she will still need to rely on her Xuan Yin physique to increase the probability of success...

Shen Wenyao stared intently at the tightly closed cave dwelling, her eyes gleaming and her cheeks flushed.

……

Arrive at the venue.

The energy of Lin Changsheng's blood and qi swirled within his body, a faint crimson color that seemed almost tangible.

At the same time, two items were floating in front of him.

A semi-transparent ape-like infant, exuding a strong, pungent smell of blood and tightly bound by magical power.

"The Five Elements True Technique, Ancient Ape Chapter..."

Lin Changsheng recalled the contents of the complete cultivation technique and slowly mobilized the power of his internal energy and blood.

Gradually, under the guidance of special methods, the originally smooth aura suddenly became violent, filled with waves of destructive energy, the power of which far exceeded that of the Golden Core realm.

"As expected of a cultivation technique that simulates a demonic beast, it is much more difficult to control than ordinary cultivation techniques."

Lin Changsheng immediately swallowed the essence blood and demonic infant in front of him.

In an instant, a demonic wind raged, and Lin Changsheng's body surface shimmered with a blood-red luster. His originally calm and composed expression turned ferocious.

A wild roar could be faintly heard from within, as if a savage ancient ape was about to burst out of its body.

Then, demonic power surged, and the power of blood and qi rose, and a blurry phantom of a blood-red ancient ape appeared.

However, under the suppression of Lin Changsheng's Nascent Soul level divine sense, the remaining white ape consciousness within the demon infant completely dissipated.

Soon, a vibrant and powerful aura emerged, harmonizing and guiding the demonic energy.

As time went by, the demonic energy gradually stabilized, while Lin Changsheng's human energy steadily increased and regained dominance.

The blood-red ancient ape phantom fell completely silent, and like Lin Changsheng, it sat cross-legged in meditation.

As the two auras merged, Lin Changsheng's figure below suddenly changed, transforming into a lifelike white ape.

But this phenomenon was fleeting. As the aura around him dissipated, the white ape's fur shed, and he transformed back into a refined and gentle young man.

At this moment, Lin Changsheng suddenly sensed a tremor from the level of his soul, or perhaps a premonition from the unseen world.

"I didn't expect that this white ape's innate abilities were so extraordinary, and that I had perfectly inherited them."

After a moment of reflection, Lin Changsheng couldn't help but feel somewhat surprised.

As demonic beasts, especially those with extraordinary bloodlines, there is a chance that they will awaken some innate supernatural abilities as they grow older.

These supernatural abilities vary in strength and are divided into racial supernatural abilities and special mutated supernatural abilities.

Further subdivided, there are countless offensive, defensive, flight, and various auxiliary supernatural abilities.

The white ape divine power he refined was a special mutation.

Although it cannot be directly used to increase one's own combat power, it can, to some extent, sense the impending crisis or instinctively make some choices that are beneficial to oneself.

'Seek advantage and avoid harm'!

"No wonder this white ape gave off an unusual feeling from its infancy."

Lin Changsheng was secretly delighted.

This supernatural ability to 'seek advantage and avoid harm' cannot be used actively, but it is a life-saving skill.

Its value far exceeds that of ordinary offensive supernatural powers, or precious magical treasures, resources, and the like.

In addition, after fully mastering the essence of the 'Ancient Ape Chapter' and refining the white ape's blood essence and the demon infant, Lin Changsheng's strength increased once again.

The golden core within his body showed faint signs of expansion, his magical power was abundant and solid, his aura was stable and flawless, and the strength of his divine sense was further enhanced, subtly exceeding the scope of the ordinary early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Furthermore, with a thought, it can transform into a real fourth-tier demonic beast, a white ape, with a demonic aura that is almost indistinguishable from the real thing.

He felt the golden core within his body becoming saturated and expanding, seemingly giving birth to a trace of newborn infant energy.

Lin Changsheng had an instinctive urge to shatter his core and condense his nascent soul.

He was confident that he could condense his nascent soul at this moment, given his current situation and years of preparation and accumulation, he had at least a 40-50% chance of success.