Steady Mortal Path: Starting from Obtaining the Golden Core Inheritance

After much thought, Lin Changsheng came up with several feasible solutions.

First, although he is somewhat famous in Thousand Crane Immortal City, he is still a Qi Condensation stage cultivator. If he successfully breaks through to the Foundation Establishment stage in the future, it will be much easier to find a second-tier weapon refiner.

Secondly, you can entrust the Haolian Chamber of Commerce or find a reputable second-tier weapon refiner in Qianhe Immortal City.

Third, he sought help from his friends Zhang Xiucai and even Lin Xiurong to find a weapon refiner in the Qinglan Sect.

However, upon closer examination, the first two points seem somewhat inappropriate.

The Netherworld Pearl, a sinister treasure he crafted himself, doesn't fit his persona in Thousand Crane Immortal City.

It is not advisable to personally approach a local weapon refiner.

The Haolian Chamber of Commerce would love to suppress him. If they knew about this, they would most likely not help him refine it, and might even spread the word and ruin his reputation.

Seeking help from my friend Zhang Xiucai and finding a weapon refiner within a major sect like Qinglan Sect seems much more reliable.

Unfortunately, Zhang Xiucai has been busy preparing for his upcoming training in the forbidden area in recent years, and it would be inappropriate to disturb him at this juncture.

"Oh yeah, how could I forget about him?"

A thought flashed through Lin Changsheng's mind, and he suddenly remembered Jiang Tian, ​​whom he had met when he went to the Nangong family to celebrate their birthday during his time as a retainer of the He family.

This person was a first-level weapon refiner back then, and had a famous master to guide him. Now, many years have passed, and it is unknown whether his weapon refining skills have advanced to the second level.

Even if Jiang Tian's weapon-refining skills haven't broken through, he still has a master who is 'near-third rank' behind him.

Both master and apprentice were worshipped by the Nangong family, making them more trustworthy than independent cultivators or craftsmen.

Thinking of this, Lin Changsheng immediately wrote a letter and sent it to the Nangong family.

In the letter, Lin Changsheng mentioned the gathering from years ago, directly stating his needs and expressing his desire to schedule a time to visit and discuss the matter in detail.

……

The letter was sent, and then it was time to wait patiently.

During this period, Lin Changsheng spent a lot of body-tempering spiritual items he bought at auctions and diligently cultivated the "Purple Jade Body Refining Technique." His hard work paid off, and he finally tempered his physical body to the mid-stage of the first rank.

The first stage of Body Refinement is at the mid-stage, which is equivalent to a mid-stage Qi Condensation cultivator under normal circumstances.

Lin Changsheng patted his storage bag and summoned the silver wheel magic weapon, which floated in front of him.

A moment later, he suddenly swung his fist and smashed it towards the silver wheel magic weapon!

Boom!

With a loud bang, the silver wheel magic weapon was blasted away by a punch.

After rebounding several times, it fell to the corner of the wall.

Lin Changsheng reached out and took the silver wheel magic weapon back into his hand.

A shallow dent has appeared on the smooth surface of the silver wheel ritual implement.

Looking at the power of his physical punch now, Lin Changsheng had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

The first-stage mid-level body refinement only grants the user combat abilities similar to those of a mid-stage Qi Condensation cultivator.

It's not that the physical body has actually been tempered to the level of a mid-grade first-tier magic weapon.

If that were the case, wouldn't everyone in the cultivation world be practicing body tempering techniques and turning themselves into magical artifacts?

After all, magical artifacts are external things that will eventually be discarded after a long time, but a strengthened self will accompany you forever.

……

Besides his physical training, Lin Changsheng's Crimson Centipede has recently grown stronger again.

Perhaps it was because it was fed many spiritual creatures that stimulated its potential in order to promote its growth that this Crimson Centipede underwent a mutation.

As long as there is an abundance of spiritual resources, this insect not only grows extremely rapidly, but also breaks through bottlenecks without any delay.

Now, the demonic power within his body is growing stronger day by day, almost reaching the late stage of the first rank.

It probably won't be long before it grows to the peak of the first tier, equivalent to a human cultivator at the tenth level of Qi Condensation.

In addition, the mutated crows brought back from the Wanfeng Mountains last time have also begun to recognize Lin Changsheng as their master under his tutelage.

Although they are still not very affectionate, they can already respond to their owner's calls and eat normally.

However, it will take time for the Crimson Centipede to achieve the same level of understanding with its owner.

……

Half a month later, a special guest arrived at Lin Changsheng's Class B courtyard: his old friend, Scholar Zhang.

Lin Changsheng was slightly surprised that Zhang Xiucai had come all this way to visit him, but he also vaguely guessed the purpose of the visit.

"It's been many years since we last met. Brother Shangwen's cultivation has improved a lot. It seems that you are not far from reaching the tenth level of Qi Condensation."

Lin Changsheng was delighted to see his old friend again. After looking Zhang Xiucai over for a moment, he smiled and offered his congratulations repeatedly.

Now, Zhang Xiucai is a composed middle-aged man with a cultivation level of the ninth level of Qi Condensation. His magical power is far more solid than that of other cultivators of the same level, which shows that he has fully digested the benefits of his experience in the 'Mirror Mist Forbidden Land' back then.

If Zhang Xiucai continues his cultivation step by step, breaking through to the tenth level of Qi Condensation will be a piece of cake.

"It's been so many years, Brother Lin, you're still as dashing as ever..."

Zhang Xiucai's gaze swept over Lin Changsheng repeatedly, and the more he looked, the more alarmed he became.

Lin Changsheng, who is nearly fifty years old, seems to be aging in reverse, still looking like an eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy, elegant and calm.

The young man's aura was calm and continuous, showing no signs of the disorder and superficiality of ordinary rogue cultivators. His foundation was even more solid than that of the young man!

Even compared to some of the sect's direct disciples, he is not inferior.

Zhang Xiucai was surprised and confused. He suddenly realized that his old friend was not so simple.

Originally, the two of them were of similar talent.

However, after joining the sect, he found that his cultivation level was not significantly different from the other party's.

Zhang Xiucai couldn't help but think that perhaps not joining the Qinglan Sect back then wasn't something Brother Lin cared about that much.

Based solely on Lin Changsheng's current reputation and income in Thousand Crane Immortal City, he is far superior to an ordinary inner disciple of the Azure Mist Sect.

Even the spiritual energy in this 'B' grade courtyard far surpasses that of his cultivation place within the sect.

During his trip to Thousand Crane Immortal City, upon seeing Lin Changsheng, Zhang Xiucai suddenly realized that, without knowing when, his identity as a disciple of the Qinglan Sect had ceased to be of much help to Brother Lin.

In their current collaboration, he is benefiting from Lin Changsheng's influence.

They invited Zhang Xiucai into the house, and the two friends, who had not seen each other for many years, sat down for a long talk, sharing their cultivation experiences over the years.

But most of the time it was Zhang Xiucai who did the talking, and Lin Changsheng listened patiently.

Lin Changsheng soon discovered that Zhang Xiucai was in an unstable state of mind because there was still no progress on the Foundation Establishment spiritual object, which caused him anxiety.

If this continues, it will affect one's mindset and shake one's beliefs, posing a significant hidden danger to one's future attempts to reach the Foundation Establishment realm.

Then, somewhat embarrassed, Zhang Xiucai explained the purpose of his visit.

As Lin Changsheng had anticipated, he took out an exquisite wooden box that he had prepared in advance.

Upon opening, several stacks of magical symbols were displayed inside.

This is a set of first-tier exquisite magical symbols that he specially drew for Scholar Zhang.

It includes various spells such as attack, defense, escape, control, healing, recovery, and breaking restrictions.

There are also several special spell runes such as Ice Condensation Rune and Wind Blade Rune placed separately inside.

Such a comprehensive set of first-tier exquisite spell runes can exert effects no less than those of a top-tier first-tier magic weapon.

"I didn't expect Brother Lin to be so well-prepared. I'm short of money and I'm afraid I won't be able to pay enough spirit stones for the time being."

Upon seeing the set of talismans, even Zhang Xiucai's breathing became rapid, and he could no longer look away.

But then, as if he had thought of something, he said with a troubled expression.

"Brother Shangwen, you are being too polite. If you consider me a friend, then these talismans are a gift from me, just like the second-tier insect egg you gave me back then. However, I would like to trouble you to keep an eye out for some special materials when you are training in the 'Mirror Mist Forbidden Land' later."

Lin Changsheng spoke gently, his gaze sincere, without the slightest hint of pretense.

Holding the wooden box in his hands, Zhang Xiucai was deeply moved.

He suddenly felt fortunate that his decision to donate the insect eggs and deepen his cooperation with Brother Lin years ago was truly a wise one!