Traveling through time to cultivate immortality: a life and death test

Besides spending a fortune to acquire a Level 4 demon pill, another option was to go out and hunt demons on their own. However, hunting a Level 4 demon beast was extremely dangerous, often requiring a team of four or five late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. Liu Xing didn't dare act rashly without adequate preparation, as his magical instruments and equipment needed a comprehensive upgrade.

As his refining skills improved, he decided to try to refine a top-grade magical weapon. He had the skin and bones of a second-level desert lizard and the corpse of a third-level horned python, and he decided to refine them into top-grade magical weapons. He immediately bought a batch of auxiliary materials from the market and began to refine a top-grade magical weapon.

He planned to refine the lizard's skin into a soft armor to wear next to his body as the last line of defense for his flesh. When Niu Xiong fought the lizard, it took countless attacks from Niu Xiong's sharp horns to pierce the lizard's belly, demonstrating the amazing defensive power of lizard skin. Liu Xing was still impressed.

Three days passed quickly, and Liu Xing, disheveled and unkempt, wore a satisfied smile. It was obvious that the soft armor had been successfully refined. The soft armor could be slightly resized to fit any body type. Its surface, speckled with golden light, was beautiful and elegant, and its spiritual energy was restrained and poised. Liu Xing tossed the soft armor into the air and, using 50% of his magic power, launched an icy cone at the armor, knocking it back. With a wave of his hand, Liu Xing retracted the armor and began to inspect it after the attack. Finding no damage at all, no trace of marks on the surface, Liu Xing was greatly satisfied. He predicted that if the soft armor was infused with spiritual energy, it should be able to easily withstand the full force of a cultivator in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment. He immediately stripped off his clothes and put them on next to his body, then put on his clothes, adding a layer of protection and a greater sense of security.

The successful refining of the lizard soft armor was the first top-grade magical weapon he had personally refined, propelling his refining skills to a new level. He was so delighted that he actually pulled out a wine gourd and took a swig. The joy reached Jiao Jiao, who opened her bleary eyes, bewildered. What joy had befallen her master to make him so happy? She didn't bother to care; as long as it was a happy occasion, she drifted off to sleep again.

Just as he was feeling elated, a sound transmission note arrived from outside the cave. Curious, Liu Xing opened it. It turned out to be a reminder that his rent was almost due, and they were here to collect it. He composed himself, tidied his appearance, unlocked the cave's barrier, and walked out. A beautiful waitress, graceful and elegant, stood outside. Upon seeing Liu Xing emerge, she immediately bowed in greeting.

"I'm sorry for disturbing you, Senior."

"It's okay. I decided to renew the lease for ten years. Please keep this rent." Liu Xing was in a good mood and was too lazy to bargain. He took out the spirit stone and threw it to the waiter.

"Thank you, Senior! You are so generous! I wish you continued success and the swift achievement of immortality!" Seeing Liu Xing pay ten years' rent without hesitation, the waitress was overjoyed, her smile blooming like a flower, making her look even more beautiful. Liu Xing waved her off, telling her to leave first, as he intended to continue his retreat.

"Junior, goodbye!" The beautiful waitress left.

Liu Xing walked into the cave, closed the restrictions, and stood there for a moment, stunned. Ten years had passed in the blink of an eye, and before he knew it, he had already been in Seaside City for ten years. He had made great achievements, but he still felt a sense of urgency. Time waits for no one.

"Qing'er, are you okay now?" Liu Xing couldn't help but think of his former lover, a deep affection buried deep in his heart, a love he had always been unwilling and afraid to touch. At this moment, feeling the passage of time, his longing for her once again burst out without repression.

It has been more than 20 years since he and his lover separated. He has always kept himself busy and suppressed his emotions because he was afraid to face them. The difference between immortals and mortals may really be a farewell forever. The next time they meet, it will be just a desolate grave! How cruel is this? How can people face the departure of their loved ones? Poor Liu Xing, at this moment, he can no longer suppress his longing. He remembered the days and nights he and his lover spent traveling the world hand in hand under the Yunluo Umbrella. The Yunluo Umbrella recorded the three most beautiful years they spent together, but the Yunluo Umbrella, a top-grade magic weapon, was destroyed by Song Ming, the young master of the Xuanyin Sect. He thought about refining the Yunluo Umbrella all the time as a sustenance for his earthly emotions.

Inspired by this moment, he summoned the refining furnace, retrieved the horned python's skin, and, along with various other materials, began to refine the Cloud Umbrella. He had already thought through the refining plan many times, memorizing it by heart. At this moment, he entered a strange state. It felt as if he wasn't refining a magical instrument, but rather revisiting a relationship. What was being forged in the furnace wasn't the refining materials, but the daily memories he shared with his lover.

Liu Xing, at this moment, alternately smiled and teared, tender and affectionate, yet sad and lingering, seemed eerily strange. His emotional fluctuations were so intense that he bordered on possessed. Jiao Jiao, the neighboring Jiao, was startled and, losing all sleep, immediately explored Liu Xing's cave. She discovered her master refining a weapon, seemingly in a state of enlightenment, perhaps even obsession. Having never encountered such a situation before, she dared not move a muscle. Fortunately, despite her master's extreme emotional fluctuations, a trace of lucidity remained in his mind, unlike a state of obsession. So, Jiao Jiao simply watched closely, making no further moves, and neither disturbing nor waking Liu Xing.

Liu Xing's emotional turmoil was palpable, and Jiao Jiao felt it too. Having awakened to intelligence early on, she possessed the thinking of an adult and had heard many beautiful love stories. Influenced by Liu Xing's emotions, she felt as if she were experiencing her own passionate love story. An outsider witnessing the little dragon at this moment would surely drop their eyes to the ground in shock. The dragon's eyes alternated between a smile, tears streaming down its face, a rosy complexion, and a haunted dream, a remarkably anthropomorphic expression. Because Liu Xing's emotions were subconsciously conveyed, Jiao Jiao was perfectly capable of blocking out the impact, but she deliberately chose not to, sharing in the emotional turmoil with her master. It was like the little girl watching Korean dramas in her previous life, often sobbing from being engrossed in the scenes.

"My master is so pitiful! The separation of life and death is so tragic!" The little dragon cried and talked to himself.

Three days and three nights passed like this, and a flawless new Yunluo Umbrella appeared in Liu Xing's hands. Liu Xing had returned to normal. This was truly a marvelous experience of refining, a complete immersion in his own emotions, something he had never seen before in any refining classics. He recalled the entire refining process, completely immersed in his emotions, his movements and control of the fire were completely subconscious, truly miraculous. This sudden realization gave him a deeper understanding of refining.