Steady Mortal Path: Starting from Obtaining the Golden Core Inheritance

Chapter 375 Resources in Place, Striving for Improvement

Upon returning to Qingxia Peak, Lin Changsheng immediately entered his cave and activated the protective barrier.

After mentally reviewing his previous performance and confirming that there were no mistakes, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It's still somewhat risky to put on airs in front of a mid-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Fortunately, he carefully observed the past memories of the 'Saint King of Reincarnation', imitated the other party's speaking style and demeanor, and deduced his personality and habits, so he did not reveal any obvious flaws.

However, Lin Changsheng also knew that the reason he was able to so easily intimidate Yunmiao Zhenjun was also related to her current state of mind, and she did not pay too much attention to some details.

After all, she had been entangled with the 'Saint King of Reincarnation' for hundreds of years, and their feelings were very complicated, including favors and dependence, as well as disgust and rejection, but they were definitely very familiar with each other.

Once True Monarch Yunmiao comes to his senses, he will easily see through Lin Changsheng's disguise.

Based on what Lin Changsheng currently knows about Yunmiao Zhenjun's personality, if this woman learns that 'Reincarnation Saint Lord' failed to possess her body, she is very likely to kill Lin Changsheng to avenge 'Reincarnation Saint Lord'.

In this way, one can both give an explanation to the 'Saint King of Reincarnation' and find inner peace, thus completely ending this memory.

Therefore, Lin Changsheng's previous boldness and recklessness were not because he truly coveted Yunmiao Zhenjun's beauty, but rather he deliberately used this to throw her heart into turmoil and prevent her from thinking rationally.

Then, take the opportunity to reasonably demand a valuable resource.

Although this possession was not intentionally orchestrated by True Monarch Yunmiao, Lin Changsheng was still put in danger because of this woman.

If it were a typical late-stage Golden Core cultivator, their consciousness would probably have collapsed long ago, and they would have been successfully possessed.

Due to the opponent's mid-Nascent Soul stage cultivation, Lin Changsheng was temporarily unable to shake him, so he could only take the opportunity to extort some resources to improve his own realm.

In addition, he plans to leave this place within ten years at most.

After all, Yunmiao Zhenjun probably wouldn't take the initiative to see him in the short term, and might even be hoping that he would go into seclusion for a longer period of time.

As for the dissipation of the 'Saint Monarch of Reincarnation's' consciousness, his former master, upon learning of it, may not be able to return in a short time.

Based on the experience of the previous three reincarnation summons, the old master always summoned the 'Reincarnation Saint King' immediately after awakening his past life memories.

At this moment, the memories had just awakened, the old master had not yet recovered his strength, and even the memories were only gradually awakening.

The purpose of summoning the 'Saint Lord of Reincarnation' is to have a safeguard as soon as possible.

At the same time, this second nascent soul was assigned to gather cultivation resources for this reincarnation and to resolve some of the difficulties and troubles of this world.

Lin Changsheng also planned to use this time to improve his own strength, plan for enough resources, and after achieving his initial purpose for coming here, it would be time to leave Yan Country.

……

Three months later.

Master Lu arrived at the door with a storage bag.

This time, Lin Changsheng did not extend a polite invitation as usual.

They didn't even invite the other party to enter the Qingxia Peak Dojo, but instead adopted an extremely high-handed attitude.

He randomly assigned a maid to take the storage bag and then dismissed her.

Upon returning to Yunmiao Peak, True Lord Yunmiao immediately summoned his disciple, True Man Lu, for questioning.

"Reporting to Master, Lin Kui's behavior this time was indeed quite different from his usual gentle and refined demeanor."

Faced with his master's question, Master Lu, though puzzled, dared not hide the truth and told him the truth.

"I understand. Do not discuss this matter again in the future. You may leave."

Upon hearing this, True Monarch Yunmiao remained calm and gave the order in a composed tone.

……

Time flies, and six years have passed.

During this period, Lin Changsheng kept a low profile and devoted himself to quiet cultivation.

Over the course of six years, Lin Changsheng consumed countless high-grade spiritual materials.

A small portion of this came from his own early accumulation, but the vast majority came from the support of True Lord Yunmiao.

Finally, at the age of 215, Lin Changsheng made a breakthrough in his body refinement realm, reaching the fourth level of body refinement.

Dongfuzhong.

‘Bang! ’

A clear sound rang out, and a mid-grade third-tier magic weapon was destroyed by Lin Changsheng with brute force, seemingly effortlessly.

"He advanced to the early stage of the fourth level of body refinement in six years, four years faster than expected."

Lin Changsheng felt very gratified as he put away the damaged third-tier magic weapon.

The fourth-order body refinement realm means that after more than two hundred years of cultivation, Lin Changsheng finally has a method that can directly confront a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

However, the ordinary fourth-order body refinement realm poses a limited threat to a true Nascent Soul True Monarch and is far from being a true trump card.

Human cultivators are at an inherent disadvantage in the art of body refinement; no matter how much they temper their bodies, they can hardly compare to other races.

As one's cultivation level increases, the costs multiply, while the achievements become extremely limited.

Lin Changsheng's body refinement level is different.

Thanks to the unique nature of the 'Ancient Ape Glazed Technique', its power surpasses that of most other body-refining realms of the same level.

……

At the foot of Qingxia Peak, a young man of average appearance and slightly dark complexion was picking ginseng in the spirit field.

Suddenly, I saw a beautiful young girl dressed in a white dress.

"Aunt Xinlan!"

The young man grinned, looking at his aunt who was like a fairy in mid-air, his eyes filled with envy.

Strangely, although he appeared to be older than the girl, he had the taste of a younger person.

"Han Li, has your cultivation bottleneck loosened recently?"

Han Xinlan looked at the young man below, a hint of concern flashing in her eyes.

This young man was none other than Han Li, the only son of his Uncle Han Feng.

Logically, with a father who is a Golden Core cultivator, one should have a high status in the Han family and not lack cultivation resources.

But Han Li's nephew was somewhat special.

From childhood to adulthood, he has not inherited any of his uncle Han Feng's personality or talents, and he always maintains a calm and unhurried demeanor in his dealings with others.

With a low-grade spiritual root aptitude, the cultivation speed is extremely slow.

Perhaps it was because Uncle Han Feng carried the hopes of the family and was the second Golden Core cultivator of the Han clan that he had high aspirations and placed great hopes on his offspring.

But he happened to encounter a child like 'Han Li', which caused him great distress.

In the early years, there were even rumors circulating in the Han family that perhaps Uncle Han Feng had exhausted his luck by advancing to the Golden Core stage, which was why his descendants were like this.

Over time, Uncle Han Feng seemed to agree with this view, giving up on training 'Han Li' and letting him enjoy a peaceful and carefree life within the clan.

“Aunt Xinlan, the spiritual energy at your Qingxia Peak Daoist temple is indeed incredibly rich, and its spiritual vein level is higher than that of my father’s Daoist temple. Perhaps in less than half a year, I am confident that I will be able to break through to the ninth level of Qi Condensation!”

Han Li looked excited.

Upon hearing this, Han Xinlan also showed a strange expression, looking at her foolish nephew and sighing in her heart.

Even with the aid of a third-tier spiritual vein, it still takes so long to break through the Qi Condensation stage. Such talent is probably at the bottom among low-grade spiritual roots.

"The family will not force you to cultivate. You can decide for yourself and just make sure to maintain a balance between hard work and relaxation."

"However, Qingxia Peak does not support idlers. The task of picking spiritual ginseng for Senior Snow Wolf on a regular basis cannot be neglected."

"Lord Snow Wolf has extremely high requirements for spirit ginseng. Although he only eats the tip of the spirit ginseng at each meal, the roots must not be broken in the slightest."

"Remember to save the remaining ginseng for the mice."

Han Xinlan repeatedly gave instructions.

Two days later.

Han Xinlan received Lin Changsheng's summons and arrived at the entrance of the cave early to wait.

"Greetings, Master Lin."

A female cultivator in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, dressed in a white dress, stood obediently in front of Lin Changsheng, her eyes filled with reverence.

Since following Master Lin to the Qingxia Peak Dojo, Han Xinlan's cultivation has progressed by leaps and bounds, even surpassing the speed of her uncle's early years.

Especially after advancing to the Foundation Establishment realm, Han Xinlan's main cultivation technique, the "Netherworld Poison Scripture," entered a period of dominance, making her a top-tier existence among her peers in terms of both cultivation and combat power.

In previous years, under Lin Changsheng's guidance, Han Xinlan went out to train. Like a greenhouse flower enduring wind and rain, she became more resilient, and her temperament and martial arts were perfectly aligned.

In less than ten years, his cultivation level broke through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

"Has there been any trouble with the family lately?"

Looking at Han Xinlan, who was slightly reserved in front of him, Lin Changsheng smiled faintly and asked gently.

"Thank you for your concern, Master Lin. Everything is well in the clan."

"It's just that some elders often mention it and have repeatedly tried to invite Master Lin to visit, but I have always politely declined."

Han Xinlan seemed somewhat surprised, clearly not expecting Master Lin to take the initiative to call her, only to chat casually, but she still spoke frankly.

In reality, although the Han family had Golden Core cultivators supporting them over the years, these early-stage Golden Core cultivators, who came from humble backgrounds, were completely incomparable to established late-stage Golden Core cultivators like Lin Changsheng.

Therefore, the Han family's higher-ups have been trying their best to use Han Xinlan as a bridge between the two sides to bring them closer to Lin Kui Shi.

However, Han Xinlan politely declined his repeated attempts to curry favor, without even alerting Lin Changsheng.

Over time, the Han family's senior members became extremely disappointed with Han Xinlan and couldn't understand her at all. Some elders even angrily denounced Han Xinlan for being ungrateful and not caring about the family's honor and disgrace.

Because of this, Han Xinlan often shed tears silently by herself.

As someone who has followed Master Lin for many years, she knows Master Lin's personality well. He seems calm and easy-going, but if the Han family's higher-ups don't understand this and think that Master Lin is easy to get along with, they may very well end up with the opposite result.

"By the way, my nephew Han Li will probably be able to advance to the ninth level of Qi Condensation soon."

As if she had just thought of something, Han Xinlan took the initiative to report on her nephew Han Li's situation.

For some reason, ever since his nephew came to Qingxia Peak to stay temporarily, Master Lin, who had always been indifferent to worldly affairs, had been paying unexpected attention to him.

However, that was all; they did not take the initiative to intervene or provide support.

It seemed to be just something I learned out of interest.

Han Xinlan speculated that it might be related to the fact that Master Lin changed her name back then.

So it seems that Han Li's nephew really does have some connection with Master Lin.

Afterwards, Lin Changsheng, as usual, gave Han Xinlan some pointers on cultivation matters.

Over the years, through numerous trials and tribulations, Han Xinlan has risen to the top tier among her peers in terms of spiritual cultivation.

His combat strength is comparable to that of the core disciples of the Liuyan Sect.

Although he did not join the Willow Smoke Sect, he had cultivated on Qingxia Peak for many years and had made many acquaintances with disciples of the Willow Smoke Sect.

The reason is quite simple: besides their own cultivation level and strength, it is also closely related to the Snow Demon Wolf and the Wind Crow.

These two powerful demons have served as guardian spirit beasts of the Willow Smoke Sect for many years, gradually becoming symbols of the sect. In addition, they have been following Lin Changsheng since childhood and are very close to him.

At first, the two great demons did not understand the guardian spirit beasts and thought that the entire mountain range outside the sect was their territory.

Even some low-ranking disciples of the Willow Smoke Sect, when they go out to train, will have their hard-earned spiritual medicines stolen by the Snow Demon Wolves, who will even bare their teeth and threaten the sect disciples to their faces.

As time went by, and after Lin Changsheng explained it to them many times, they finally understood the meaning of the guardian spirit beasts. Their attitude towards the disciples of Liuyan Sect improved, and they drove away the ferocious demon beasts, indirectly protecting the disciples of Liuyan Sect.

Han Xinlan took on the task of feeding the animals, and the two beasts would often give her face, even taking the initiative to lead her on patrols of the mountains. This made many disciples of the Willow Smoke Sect very envious, and they took the initiative to befriend her.

“You have been with me for many years, and I have seen your dedication to managing the affairs of the peak over the years.”

"With your current cultivation level at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, you barely qualify."

Lin Changsheng sensed the aura within Han Xinlan's body and spoke in a seemingly pointed manner.

Under his tutelage, although Han Xinlan's cultivation level is at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, her foundation is extremely solid. It will not be difficult for her to advance to the late-Foundation Establishment stage in the future, and she even has a good chance of breaking through to the Golden Core stage and recreating the glory of her ancestor, the "Heavenly Poison True Man".

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Changsheng flipped his wrist, and a translucent pearl appeared in his palm. The pearl emitted a faint purple light from within, like a vortex, and seemed to possess a magical power that made people unconsciously fall into it.

"This is... the Netherworld Pearl!"

Han Xinlan was initially a little confused, but her gaze was quickly drawn to the object in Lin Changsheng's hand. After a moment's hesitation, she seemed to recognize the origin of the bead and exclaimed in shock!

In an instant, the doubts that had troubled my heart for many years seemed to be resolved.

Master Lin, you really do have the 'Netherworld Poison Scripture' technique!

Han Xinlan was resolute.

This explains why Master Lin chose her from among the female cultivators of the Han family.

It wasn't that she was particularly special, but rather that Master Lin could see her main cultivation technique.

At the same time, the method to eliminate the hidden dangers of the 'Netherworld Poison Codex' was also passed down.

Initially, Han Xinlan's cultivation level was not high enough to understand the profound meaning behind Master Lin's actions; she simply followed his instructions.

However, as her cultivation level improved over the years and her understanding of the 'Netherworld Poison Scripture' deepened, Han Xinlan realized how wise it was to avoid the drawbacks of this technique in advance.

While secretly relieved, she couldn't help but feel a lingering fear. If it weren't for Master Lin's intervention back then, she would probably have been too eager for quick success and instant benefits after practicing this technique, focusing on improving her cultivation level while ignoring the hidden dangers, and ultimately she might not have met a good end.

"That golden-haired rat has good talent and a clever personality, which is quite suitable for you."

"This Netherworld Pearl is my last bit of help to you. Whether you can restore the glory of your Han family ancestors in the future depends entirely on your own efforts."

Looking at the little girl in front of him whose eyes were gradually reddening, Lin Changsheng said earnestly.