Steady Mortal Path: Starting from Obtaining the Golden Core Inheritance

Ten days later, I received a letter from Jiang Tian.

After reading the letter, Lin Changsheng remained expressionless.

A small flame suddenly rose in his hand and burned the letter to ashes.

Then, silence fell over the room.

In his letter, Jiang Tian said that he visited on an unfortunate day, as his master was in seclusion and could not see anyone.

However, he still comforted Lin Changsheng, saying that he would go to pay his respects to his master as soon as he came out of seclusion.

Even if the refining fails in the end, Lin Changsheng will be fully compensated with refining materials or equivalent resources in accordance with the contract.

Jiang Tian's letter shattered the last glimmer of hope in Lin Changsheng's heart.

Since the other party was able to offer full compensation for the refining materials, or equivalent resources.

Nine times out of ten, this is paving the way for future compensation.

According to the contract, the risks of refining are to be shared by both parties. Even if the refining fails in the end, the refiner only needs to compensate for a portion of the materials.

This applies not only to weapon crafting, but also to alchemy and talisman making.

Therefore, monks usually need to conduct their own risk assessments before choosing a suitable 'craftsman'.

Jiang Tian's offer to fully compensate for the losses incurred due to the failed refining process is already considered "righteous".

Even if this gets out, it will only enhance his reputation.

However, judging from the tone of the letter, Lin Changsheng deduced that the Illusionary Heart Sand was probably Jiang Tian trying to please his master by offering it as a token of respect.

It was not that Senior Tie Antong misappropriated the Illusionary Heart Sand after seeing it.

Thinking about it this way, it makes sense.

Who was Tie Antong?

Not only is he a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, but he is also a quasi-third-tier weapon refiner from the Nangong family.

Nangong Zhenren's friend.

As long as someone shows interest in the Illusionary Heart Sand, a rogue cultivator like Lin Changsheng will most likely rush to give up the material to win the other party's favor.

Since it's just a material, as long as it's not a Foundation Establishment spiritual item or a crucial resource for advancing one's cultivation level, it's undoubtedly a worthwhile deal to gain a favor from Senior Tie Antong.

Otherwise, Lai Gaoyi wouldn't have bothered me so much about this a few days ago.

It seems that Senior Tie Antong was preparing to replicate a magic weapon, but temporarily shelved it due to a lack of Illusionary Heart Sand.

Just then, he found Jiang Tian, ​​the disciple of Illusionary Heart Sand.

It's likely that Jiang Tian had already set his sights on that at that time, and sent people to inquire about his identity and background.

Upon learning that he was merely a rogue cultivator, he opened a shop in Thousand Crane Immortal City.

Aside from being somewhat well-known among low-level Qi Condensation cultivators, he has no background to be feared.

So he readily agreed to the request to refine it, accepted the materials, and only wanted to keep the Illusionary Heart Sand for himself and offer it to his master.

As for Lin Changsheng, they can find any excuse later to compensate him for refining materials or spirit stones according to the terms of the contract.

Even if this gets out, it won't cause any harm and won't damage his reputation.

At most, it means that Lin Changsheng, this rogue talisman master, will no longer seek to collaborate with him on weapon crafting in the future.

Insignificant.

Given that he was just a lowly Qi Condensation stage talisman master, even if he harbored resentment, he wouldn't dare to retaliate.

It's even highly likely that the three tribulation cultivators on the return journey were people arranged by Jiang Tian.

Once they successfully abduct and kill him, they will not only gain a share of the Illusionary Heart Sand to offer to their master.

The other first-tier poison-attribute demon core and the earth vein source energy all fell into his hands.

Everything went smoothly.

"What a clever scheme! They really thought I was a kind and benevolent person..."

Lin Changsheng sneered inwardly, a slight surge of anger rising in his chest.

Sensing the change in his own emotions, Lin Changsheng took a few deep breaths.

I practiced the "Evergreen Tree Technique" to calm my mind a little.

"Now is not the time to break ties with Jiang Tian."

Lin Changsheng thought to himself.

This was also my bad luck; I just happened to run into Senior Tie Antong who needed the Illusionary Heart Sand.

For now, we have no choice but to temporarily abandon our plan to refine the 'Netherworld Pearl'.

Since the other party no longer intended to refine it for him, and all his calculations were perfectly executed.

If Lin Changsheng were to boldly bring this matter to light...

As a weapon refiner, Jiang Tian's reputation will certainly be damaged if he schemes against others for weapon refining materials.

However, the senior colleague Tie Antong involved may not have known about this "small matter" at all, yet he has to bear the brunt of public opinion.

Thousand Crane Immortal City is the territory of the Nangong family.

If you anger this senior, the other party can easily change the public opinion with just a little manipulation.

Perhaps the 'good reputation' that you have painstakingly built up over the years will be shattered in an instant, and you may even be in danger of losing your life.

This is not the result he wants.

People live under the eaves.

Lin Changsheng didn't want to just give up the cultivation environment he had painstakingly built up over the years.

For now, the only option is to pretend we don't know anything about this.

Try your best to get your refining materials back from Jiang Tian and make up for the losses.

From then on, he kept a low profile and did not show any unusual behavior, waiting for the right opportunity.

If it is later found out that the three people who robbed and killed him that day were indeed related to Jiang Tian.

Even if he is Tie Antong's disciple, he must be made to suffer the consequences of his actions.

Before that, Lin Changsheng had to minimize his presence and not reveal any malice towards Jiang Tian.

In this way, even if Jiang Tian were to die a violent death one day, no one would suspect him.

……

Next, Lin Changsheng adjusted his mindset and began his seclusion.

Sense of shame and then courage.

Jiang Tian dared to scheme like this because he was merely a rogue cultivator in the Qi Condensation stage.

Even if his talisman-making skills are somewhat outstanding, he is still, in the end, a middle-aged or elderly person nearing fifty.

Under normal circumstances, the peak period for a Qi Condensation cultivator is only about twenty or thirty years.

As people age, various bodily functions begin to decline.

Various skills, cultivation levels, and magical powers are difficult to improve, and may even regress to varying degrees, with the peak no longer being reached.

Moreover, Lin Changsheng was all alone, without a partner, offspring, or family background to support him. He was always kind to others and never fought or competed for anything...

From this perspective, even he himself felt that such a person was somewhat easy to bully.

……

Cultivation knows no time; a few years can pass in the blink of an eye.

That year, Lin Changsheng was fifty-two years old.

Since I started practicing cultivation at the age of nineteen, I have diligently cultivated day and night for more than thirty years.

Finally, at the age of fifty-two, he advanced to the ninth level of Qi Condensation!

The true peak of the late stage of Qi Condensation.

Lin Changsheng felt neither joy nor sorrow; his mind was at peace.

Over the years, he has sacrificed his cultivation speed to hone his foundation.

The initial results are now visible.

After advancing to the ninth level of Qi Condensation, Lin Changsheng could vaguely sense the constraints of the late stage of Qi Condensation.

With a solid foundation, the constraints of one's realm have little impact on oneself.

With the added benefit of the "Heaven rewards diligence" talent.

As long as you cultivate step by step, you have a very high chance of breaking through the bottleneck of the late stage of Qi Condensation.

If one can accumulate enough spiritual items for Foundation Establishment, it is possible to break through to Foundation Establishment within ten to fifteen years!

Lin Changsheng was full of confidence and enthusiasm.

Besides breaking through realms.

Significant progress has also been made in body tempering in recent years.

Almost half of the resources he earns from making talismans and practicing medicine are used to buy resources to temper his physical body.

A year ago, Lin Changsheng successfully broke through to the late stage of the first level of body refinement.

During the days leading up to his breakthrough, Lin Changsheng used his "disguise and bone shrinking" technique to infiltrate the Wanfeng Mountains and specifically chose late-stage first-tier demonic beasts to hone his physical body.

With just the late-stage first-order body refinement, he can fight alongside first-order demonic beasts.

With the addition of the black iron halberd, he could easily suppress late-stage first-tier demonic beasts.

In addition, the physician's inheritance, which usually takes the least amount of time, has also broken through to the first-tier superior level.

Thanks to the unique aura of his own magical power, Lin Changsheng's medical skills are now equivalent to a first-tier high-quality item.

With the addition of the Crimson Centipede he raised, and with his generous investment of resources, he successfully broke through to the peak of the first tier.

Even the mutated crow has now successfully recognized a master and grown into a mid-stage first-tier demonic bird.