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

Liu Xing turned around and stared coldly at the remaining two people.

"Madman! This is definitely a madman!" The two men took two steps back in fear when they saw another of their companions being killed by the explosion. The opponent's top-grade magic weapons were used one after another as if they were free, and one after another exploded, finally making them afraid.

"My friend, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!" One of them was so scared that he peed his pants and actually begged for mercy.

Having experienced life and death several times, Liu Xing is incredibly caring towards his own people, but he is absolutely ruthless towards his enemies. Without a word, he summoned his Mother-and-Child Blades, and a nine-knife formation enveloped the two. Though terrified, the two remained strong. Seeing Liu Xing produce another top-grade magical weapon and attack them simultaneously, they were horrified, but instinctively summoned their own weapons, defending back to back. Don't underestimate Liu Xing's ability to produce top-grade magical weapons one after another; that's because he's a weapon refiner and has considerable financial resources. Other late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators don't even possess two top-grade magical weapons on average. These five, attached to the City Lord's Mansion, hold some status and considerable wealth, allowing them to produce another after destroying one. Furthermore, a Foundation Establishment cultivator's spiritual power is limited to wielding two top-grade magical weapons simultaneously; Liu Xing's powerful spiritual power makes him an exception.

Liu Xing was now outnumbered, his magical weapon far more powerful than his opponent's, so victory was assured. His only remaining concern was preventing the enemy from dispersing and fleeing. Having just killed two people, the battle seemed intense, but in reality, it had lasted less than half an hour. However, the puppets were slowly weakening, perhaps because they had just killed another person, feeling threatened and intensifying their counterattacks.

Liu Xing decided to attack Wei to save Zhao. He would first use the sword array to entangle his two opponents, preventing them from escaping, while assisting the puppet to eliminate the other opponent. He then unleashed the octagonal rope, entangling the man. The man was horrified. Liu Xing, facing two alone, still had enough energy to attack him. He had indeed underestimated them. However, his top-grade magic weapon was entangled by the wooden ape's black iron staff, and his own defensive magic weapon was entangled by the other four puppets. He could only watch helplessly as the octagonal rope flew towards him. Liu Xing had originally chosen the weakest opponent for the puppet, so this opponent only had one top-grade magic weapon. After the octagonal rope encircled the opponent, it tightened. He desperately injected spiritual energy into his defensive shield. He had previously been able to easily block the attacks of four early-stage Foundation Establishment puppets, but now Liu Xing personally controlled the octagonal rope, he felt a tremendous pressure, but he managed to withstand it.

But before he could rejoice, a terrifying mantis hammer came crashing down on his head. His pupils dilated, his mind filled with images of his companions' brains being smashed and splattered. Terrified, he struggled desperately to escape, but the octopus rope held him in place, and as expected, he was soon crushed to death.

Seeing the battle was already decided, five puppets quickly came over to assist Liu Xing in trapping the remaining two. The previous battle hadn't lasted long, but Liu Xing's ferocious mana had consumed a significant amount, leaving him with very little. Fortunately, the two trapped men were now like frightened birds, their main magical weapons already damaged by Liu Xing, preventing them from mounting an effective counterattack. Liu Xing seized the opportunity and used the Octopus Rope and Mantis Hammer together to crush one man to death. The puppets then joined forces to annihilate the other. This duo, a combination Liu Xing had developed when he had previously slain a Level 4 demon beast, had proven successful, so he now used it with ease.

The five enemies were finally wiped out, but Liu Xing was already exhausted. His mana was almost depleted, so he ordered the puppet to collect all the storage bags and magic tools outside and hand them to him.

As Liu Xing eliminated the second man, the other party, sensing danger, sent a distress signal to Uncle Chen, who had been separated from him. Uncle Chen, horrified, turned back, summoning his magical weapon and rushing to the scene. It turned out the two men's pleas for mercy were merely a stalling tactic, an attempt to buy Uncle Chen time to arrive and save their lives. But Liu Xing, a ruthless warrior, offered no room for negotiation or delay, attacking them one by one with a ferocious attack. Uncle Chen was perplexed. His five nephews, all at the late Foundation Establishment stage, were no threat to them from ordinary cultivators or demonic beasts. Could they have encountered a fellow Jindan cultivator or a Level 5 demonic beast?

After collecting the spoils, Liu Xing tossed them into his storage bag without even glancing at them. Then, he set fire to the corpses and any visible objects, reducing them to ash. The sea rolled in, and with a few waves, everything returned to calm, as if the fierce battle had never occurred. Liu Xing took out a mid-grade spirit stone and absorbed it fiercely, hoping to regain some spiritual energy so he could control the speedboat and leave. At that moment, he suddenly felt a spiritual sense locking onto him. He opened his eyes in surprise, and his spiritual sense immediately tracked him. He spotted a Jindan-stage master twenty miles away, rapidly approaching.

Liu Xing was horrified. Without a word, he summoned his assault boat and fled in the opposite direction. His spiritual energy was nearly depleted, leaving him powerless to fight even a Jindan-stage cultivator, let alone an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator. Regardless of whether this cultivator was his helper, he had to leave first. Uncle Chen initially didn't suspect Liu Xing. Seeing that Liu Xing, at only a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, could track his spiritual sense, he was astonished. He suspected he possessed some treasure that could enhance his own spiritual power, and in his excitement, he wanted to capture him, question him, and seize the treasure for himself. However, upon discovering him, he felt guilty and fled without a word. This aroused his suspicion, and he hastened his pursuit.

In a matter of seconds, Uncle Chen arrived at where Liu Xing had been. He took a deep breath, and the air still lingered with a hint of blood, as if a life-or-death battle had just taken place. He produced a spherical magical instrument, which glowed with a cool, clear light, enveloping the surroundings. He could see the faint shadows of the five nephews' souls, their spirits still lingering, their obsessions not yet fully dissipated. He was also certain that all five nephews had perished. Could the murderer be the young man who had escaped? But he was only at the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment stage. How could this be possible? Even if he was defeated, he should have no problem escaping. How could they have been wiped out? He was puzzled.