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

It turned out that Big Brother Liu was not ruthless to her, he came to see her just to say goodbye. He just didn't tell her that he was leaving immediately because he didn't want her to worry. At present, Big Brother Liu has broken through to the middle stage of foundation building, and he also wiped out five cultivators in the late stage of foundation building, and even seniors in the Jindan stage couldn't catch him. Big Brother Liu is really amazing, so he shouldn't be in trouble when hunting monsters at sea, he must be hiding. Nie Xiaoqian was shocked at first, but now she has regained her composure. She is very smart and figured out many things in an instant. She silently wished Big Brother Liu good luck in the sea, and prayed that Big Brother Liu would not return to Haibin City and be caught by the City Lord's Mansion.

As for helping Liu Xing gather information on Level 4 demon beasts, she had already prepared the groundwork, reasoning that she wanted to contribute to the sect. She'd heard the price of Level 4 demon pills had doubled, so she helped the sect gather information on the whereabouts of Level 4 demon beasts. When she gave Liu Xing the information, she also shared it with her master and fellow apprentices, so no one suspected her. In fact, within the past ten years, the Huanxi Sect had actually organized a team to hunt demon beasts, but they had found nothing. As for the small profit her junior sister had made from reselling magical instruments, she didn't think anything of it. The other party was a master of alchemy, so how could they be a master of instrument refining? She must have partnered with an instrument refiner, and since they were all ordinary instruments, with only a few of the highest quality, she didn't take it seriously.

He was completely unaware of the murderer rumored in Seaside City, or the title of "Puppet Demon" he had earned. He was currently reviewing his haul from his solo demon hunting. He had obtained three demon elixirs and the precious materials of three fourth-level demon beasts. He then refined the inner elixirs of sawfish into a furnace of Soul-Nourishing Pills, then took one, hoping to test the effect of the Soul-Nourishing Pill on his mana after advancing to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment. The result was disappointing: he developed the legendary drug resistance, meaning that the Soul-Nourishing Pill would have no effect on his mana. He had previously learned from books that when a cultivator took large quantities of the same elixir for a period of time, the elixir would become ineffective. Once resistance developed, they could only switch to other elixirs to improve their cultivation.

Liu Xing put away the remaining Soul-Enriching Pills and two Demon Pills, hoping to trade them later. To improve his cultivation, he would have to find other elixirs. He recalled the two recipes he had exchanged from Master Li of the Tongda Chamber of Commerce. With the Soul-Enriching Pill recipe and the ability to gather the necessary ingredients, Liu Xing had focused solely on the Soul-Enriching Pill. Now that the Soul-Enriching Pill was confirmed to be ineffective, he had no choice but to dig out the two recipes and study them, slowly trying to find a way to collect the ingredients they required: the Soul-Essence Pill and the Oolong Pill. Master Li had previously described the main ingredients for these pills to him, which he had recorded in detail on a jade slip. He now examined them carefully. The Soul-Essence Pill required the bone marrow of the extremely rare fourth-level demon beast, the Tianmu Beast, and red Ganoderma lucidum that was over 500 years old. The Oolong Pill required Oolong grass that was over 800 years old. All three ingredients were extremely rare and difficult to find. No matter how difficult the road ahead, Liu Xing had no choice but to forge ahead.

Next, Liu Xing combined the sawfish's snout with the horseshoe crab's skeleton, along with rare materials like silver iron, to create a top-grade magical weapon, the "Ray Saw Flywheel." A wind chime was installed in the center of the flywheel, and when it launched an attack, it emitted a piercing, shrill sound, disrupting the enemy's mind. He then wove the long tentacles of the lion's mane jellyfish into a magical net, naming it the Jellyfish Net. The Jellyfish Net's function was similar to that of the Octopus Rope, also used to trap the enemy.

Just as Liu Xing was playing with two top-grade magical instruments, he suddenly heard Jiao Jiao's excited call from within the pet bag. With a sudden impulse, Liu Xing released it, unleashing the aura of a Level 3 demon beast without reservation. Liu Xing was overjoyed. After years of slumber, Jiao Jiao had finally successfully shed its skin, ascending to the rank of Level 3 demon beast. Jiao Jiao, overjoyed, shared the good news with her master.

"Good, good, good, you and I, master and servant, have both advanced successfully. This trip to the Monster Sea was really worthwhile." Liu Xing praised Jiao Jiao and felt very pleased. The two of them working together would give them more strength on the road to cultivating immortals in the future.

Liu Xing observed Jiao Jiao's transformation. Its scales were now brighter, and its defense had likely doubled. Its magical power was incredibly strong, comparable to that of an ordinary level four demon beast. Its bloodline power, in particular, seemed to have significantly increased. This bloodline power was the key to its transformation from a Jiao to a dragon.

"Jiao Jiao, let's go out and test our combat effectiveness." Liu Xing wanted to test Jiao Jiao's current strength.

"Okay, master." Jiao Jiao was eager to try. This time, when hunting a level four monster, it did not exert much combat power. It felt that it did not help the master and had been brooding over it.

So the master and servant flew away from the island and came to the sea.

"Let's test your defense first. Get ready," Liu Xing said. He used his magical power to form a massive fist and launched a punch at Jiao Jiao, using only 30% of his strength. Jiao Jiao's scales shimmered as he channeled his magical power. He swung his tail fiercely to meet the fist, and the two collided and vanished in mid-air. This was equivalent to a full-strength attack from a cultivator in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, and Jiao Jiao easily withstood it. "Be careful this time. Use your natal scales." Liu Xing formed another magical fist, this time using 50% of his strength. Facing the overwhelming force of the punch, Jiao Jiao's expression grew solemn. The five natal scales on its neck automatically flew out, overlapping and radiating a dazzling golden light. Just as he was ready, his fist struck the scales, which shook and withstood the blow's force. This was equivalent to a full-strength attack from a cultivator in the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Liu Xing nodded in appreciation.

"Jiao Jiao is excellent! Let's test your attack power again," Liu Xing encouraged. Jiao Jiao, receiving her master's praise, beamed like a little girl. Its abdomen contracted and bulged, and a blue energy ball flew towards Liu Xing with a mighty dragon roar. The dragon's roar penetrated his consciousness, making him feel a little uncomfortable. An ordinary fourth-level demon beast or a cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage would have been thrown into disarray by this roar. Then, the energy ball attacked. Liu Xing summoned all his mana to cast a defensive energy shield, but the energy ball shattered it and slammed into Liu Xing's sharkskin armor, leaving him unscathed.

It was clear that its defensive and offensive capabilities had reached the level of an ordinary fourth-level monster, but it was still a little far from the peak of the fourth level. However, its dragon bloodline power was even stronger, and it would form a natural aura of pressure on monsters. This was its innate advantage.