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

"Miss Xiaoqian, thank you for your hard work this time. You helped me collect so many useful things so quickly." Liu Xing expressed his sincere gratitude.

"Brother Liu, why are you still being so polite to me? Helping you is helping me, and we make money together." Xiaoqian blinked and replied playfully.

"I will refine the materials of these second and third level monsters into magical instruments for my own use, so I won't sell them for now." Liu Xing added.

"Brother Liu is trying to find out the whereabouts of the fourth-level monster and is actively preparing equipment. Could it be that he is planning to go out to sea to hunt monsters?" Xiaoqian asked curiously.

"I do have this plan." Liu Xing said frankly.

"Ah, even the seniors who are in the early stage of Jindan are not sure that they can take down the fourth-level monster. My four sisters of Huanxi Sect have tried to kill the fourth-level monster at the same time, but they have only succeeded once in the past ten years." Nie Xiaoqian was shocked. She could never have imagined that Liu Xing was so bold as to set his sights on the fourth-level monster. He was only in the early stage of foundation building. Isn't this just courting death?

"Miss Xiaoqian, please rest assured. I won't do anything I'm not sure of. I have other helpers." Liu Xing could feel that Xiaoqian was trying to dissuade him in disguise.

"Teaming up with others is better. But Brother Liu, you still have to be more careful about everything. After all, you are only in the initial stage of foundation building. Not only do you have to prevent the monsters from killing you, but you also have to be careful of sneak attacks from your companions." Xiao Qian was so worried that she was confused. Now she suddenly realized how Liu Xing could go out to sea to hunt monsters alone. It turned out that he had helpers, and she felt a little relieved.

"Miss Xiaoqian, this pill is for you. Please continue to help me collect materials and information." Liu Xing was very grateful to Miss Xiaoqian for her unremitting help, so he planned to give her a Dingyan Pill. With his understanding of her for such a long time, she should not betray him.

"Come on, don't be so polite to me. Why are you giving me a gift?" Nie Xiaoqian said politely with a smile, but she was actually very happy. Brother Liu took the initiative to give her a gift, so she subconsciously took the jade bottle. Then she poured out a purple pill in front of him. The pill was crystal clear and exuded a rich medicinal fragrance.

"Is this Dingyan Dan!?" Nie Xiaoqian exclaimed in disbelief. Luckily, they had set up soundproofing measures to prevent prying eyes, otherwise, it would have been too disturbing.

Liu Xing smiled at her and nodded. What woman doesn't love beauty? What girl doesn't want eternal youth? Nie Xiaoqian looked at the beautiful pill in her palm, still in a dream. This is the treasure that every girl dreams of.

"Take it now, I'll protect you." Liu Xing kindly suggested again. Seeing Xiaoqian's surprised and worried look, he knew that this gift was the right one. Beauty is indeed a woman's Achilles' heel.

Even the well-educated and well-mannered Nie Xiaoqian was completely flustered, completely forgetting the preciousness of the pill and her gratitude. Her eyes were fixed on the Dingyan Pill, perhaps reminded by Liu Xing's instructions to take it immediately. She gently placed the pill in her mouth and swallowed it. With her eyes slightly closed, she silently absorbed the medicinal power. The pill melted in her stomach, transforming into a stream of heat that flowed throughout her body. She could clearly feel her smooth skin frozen in this moment, never to age again; she could also clearly feel her peerless beauty frozen in this moment, never to age again. It turned out that eternal youth was not a dream; all this was thanks to her big brother Liu.

She opened her eyes slightly and looked at Liu Xing with affection, her cheeks flushed with excitement. She felt the many changes in her body, and the thought of Liu Xing standing next to her made her feel shy. Liu Xing was a little puzzled. What was wrong with his close friend today? It would be fine if he was just startled, but why was he so shy?

Nie Xiaoqian looked at Liu Xing lovingly, not knowing how to repay him, so she walked towards him and gently hugged him, not letting go for a long time. Liu Xing didn't know what to do with his hands, so he could only gently hug her waist and pat her back to comfort her.

Nie Xiaoqian didn't know how to express her feelings in words, so she felt compelled to express her gratitude with a hug. She'd originally planned to hug and then part, but once she did, she couldn't bear to let go. The aura of Liu Xing's youthful presence intoxicated her. She admired his talent, and his tall, handsome appearance was exactly her type. Unconsciously, they held on, unwilling to let go, a strange feeling forming within them, her heart pounding.

After a long separation, Nie Xiaoqian's face was flushed and she looked very pretty. Liu Xing looked at her with a smile, which made her even more embarrassed, so she turned around and ran away.

Liu Xing clearly understood that Xiaoqian was secretly harboring feelings for him. He looked up at the sky. Heaven was ruthless, but humans were affectionate. The path of cultivating immortality was destined to be lonely. He had already let Dongfang Qing down, so how could he let Nie Xiaoqian down again?

Nie Xiaoqian, meanwhile, scurried back to her cave, closed the door, and lifted the restrictions. She rested her head on her hand, lost in thought, a smile etched on her face, a look of bliss. She had finally calmed down, her face no longer blushing, her chest no longer pounding like a deer. Where had Liu Xing gotten the Dingyan Pill? This peerless elixir, rare only once in a century, had only come across it twice in just a few years: once at an auction, and once as a gift from Liu Xing. She was certain the pill she'd taken was from the same furnace as the one Young Master Gao of the Hehuan Sect had bought. Its appearance and aura were identical; she'd witnessed both firsthand, and she had a natural sensitivity to scent. This led her to a bold hypothesis: the Dingyan Pill was Liu Xing's creation, and it had been commissioned by him at the previous auction. She had been curious; at the auction, Liu Xing, like her, had the same initial stage of Foundation Establishment cultivation, so how could he have occupied the private room on the second floor? If he were an alchemist, then everything would have made sense. By connecting many things together, Nie Xiaoqian became more certain of her guess.

"How many secrets does Big Brother Liu have? How much talent and talent does it take to possess so many abilities?" Nie Xiaoqian was more and more surprised the more she thought about it. Big Brother Liu's abilities encompassed alchemy, weapon forging, and the art of prohibition. This was all she knew. She considered herself gifted, but just studying the art of prohibition had her losing sleep and exhausting herself, yet progress was still difficult, and her level was not as good as Liu Xing's. Liu Xing mastered so many skills at once. He could refine elixirs for the Foundation Establishment stage, making him an alchemy master. He could refine top-grade magic weapons, making him a weapon forging master. His mastery of the art of prohibition probably made him a formation master. Having so many titles as masters would be terrifying. While Nie Xiaoqian lamented her inferiority, she suddenly realized that she had to keep Liu Xing's secret, otherwise he would be in an irretrievable situation.