With his body tempering at the peak of the second tier, further bolstered by [Limb-Hardening Demonic Art] and the true intent of [Mountain-Bearing Divine Ability], Lin Changheng's strength had increased to a terrifying degree.
With such strength, he had the confidence to undertake a journey across half the Song Region.
Some of the dangers he might encounter along the way would crumble without a fight, posing little threat.
Unless he encountered a Core Formation Cultivator or a sect prodigy at his own cultivation stage.
Naturally, Lin Changheng would not dare provoke the former, nor would his cautious temperament allow it.
But as for the latter-even if their elders had bestowed some powerful means upon them, Lin Changheng had nothing to fear.
His own means were more numerous and more astonishing!
After all, he had previously killed quite a few Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators in actual combat, as well as a badly wounded False Core Cultivator, but he had yet to face a Foundation Establishment Peak Cultivator head-on.
Now that his strength had increased again, even if a Foundation Establishment Peak Cultivator came looking for trouble, Lin Changheng had considerable confidence in handling them, or even killing them in a direct confrontation.
At that thought, Lin Changheng recalled the many prodigies who had appeared at the mountaintop open-air auction at the [Azure Firmament Sect]. Every one of them had been Foundation Establishment Peak, with powerful auras, accompanied by guards and attendants or backed by a sect.
They looked down upon everything, ordering others about with a tilt of the chin, making people afraid to meet their eyes and deeply envious.
Back then, he had merely placed an extra bid at the auction and competed with them a little, only for someone to immediately turn toward him with a vicious gleam