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

After settling in, Liu Xing slept for three days and three nights, finally regaining his full mental state. He sat cross-legged in his cave, quietly contemplating his next move. The next morning, he visited the mission hall in the administration center and looked with interest at the various missions posted. He noticed that regardless of the size of the mission, rewards were paid in points. Since he had no points at the moment, he wondered if he could use spirit stones to post missions. So, he headed to the mission commissioning office on the second floor.

"Brother, do you want to entrust me with a task?" A deacon in the early stage of foundation building asked respectfully when he saw Liu Xing come in.

"Yes, but I'm just starting out and don't have any points. I don't know if I can use spirit stones to issue tasks?" Liu Xing first wanted to understand the situation.

"Of course you can. Points can only be used within the sect, but spirit stones are the hard currency in the world of immortal cultivation. The exchange rule is that one point is equal to one low-grade spirit stone. Not only can you use spirit stones to issue tasks, you can also use barter to issue tasks." The deacon gave a detailed introduction.

"Okay, I'm looking to buy Oolong grass that's over 800 years old. I'll charge 30,000 spirit stones for one plant or a level 4 demon pill. Or if you can provide information about Oolong grass that meets the requirements, I'll pay 1,000 spirit stones as a reward." Liu Xing stated his commission.

"Okay, each commission will cost one hundred spirit stones or one hundred points. Please show me your jade identity token," the deacon said. The commission was truly exorbitant, leaving Liu Xing speechless. But for the sake of the Oolong Grass, he was willing to pay the price. He gave the deacon one hundred spirit stones and his jade identity token. The deacon then chanted a spell into a crystal ball on his desk, reciting the task, which then appeared on the crystal ball. Finally, the deacon pressed Liu Xing's jade identity token against the crystal ball, and the task itself instantly appeared with the words "Posted by: Liu Xing."

"Brother Liu, the mission has been released and completed. You can check the relevant information on the identity jade card. Once someone accepts the mission, there will be a reminder. You can then go to the mission hall to hand it in." The deacon handed the identity jade card to Liu Xing and said.

Liu Xing immersed his consciousness into the identity jade token and found a task content that was exactly the same as the one on the crystal ball. He felt it was quite magical, a bit like the pager in his previous life. So he said goodbye and left the second-floor office and went to the first-floor lobby. Sure enough, there was a message at the top of the screen asking for the purchase of Oolong grass. It was the task he had just posted. He looked at it for a while and felt that there was no problem. Precious medicinal herbs were hard to come by, so he just wanted to take a chance. He took out the sound transmission talisman again and sent a message to Yue Qianjun, asking him to help him post the message for the purchase of Oolong grass in the Puppet Department's task hall. More advertisements meant more hope, he thought.

After issuing the quest, he headed to the Sutra Library. He first visited the Foundation Establishment Academy and saw that the lectures were scheduled for the end of the month, with just over ten days left. So, he confidently entered the main hall and resumed his bookworm lifestyle. The rich heritage of a top-tier sect was truly unique. The books here were a thousand times richer than those he had previously found in the Sutra Library in the market town or Seaside City. However, many professional and valuable books required points to redeem, so he lamented the inconvenience of not having points. He thought for a moment and decided to finish reading the free books first, then earn points later when needed.

Thus, apart from attending his monthly lectures without fail, he spent all his time immersed in the sea of ​​books in the Sutra Library. Three years flew by, and he had finally read most of the free books, gaining a clearer understanding of the entire world of immortal cultivation. Liu Xing gradually became famous in the academy. During the Q&A session after class, his questions required the Jindan-stage teachers to seriously consider their answers before giving them a proper answer. Some even required after-class research and answers in the next class. Many of the questions were beyond the syllabus, and the other students in class were like listening to a book from heaven, unable to understand the meaning of his questions and answers. His ability to calculate the laws of prohibition began to emerge, and he easily passed the three-year inner sect assessment, allowing him to continue his cultivation at the main peak. However, his spiritual roots were too weak, and his cultivation had made no progress in the past three years. Some of the teachers who had been paying close attention to him gave up on accepting him as a disciple. After all, the focus of immortal cultivation is to improve one's cultivation. Otherwise, no matter how powerful one's skills are, they will only become high-level laborers, and their lives will be wasted at the end of their lives.

That day, his identity token finally registered a response. It turned out a Jindan senior was in urgent need of a Level 4 demon pill for medicinal purposes and was willing to trade it for Oolong Grass. Liu Xing was overjoyed and immediately ran to the mission hall to meet the senior.

"I am Liu Xing, a junior. Nice to meet you, senior. May I know your name?" Liu Xing bowed respectfully.

"My name is Wang. I have an 800-year-old Oolong grass here. Take a look and see if it's what you're looking for," Senior Wang said calmly, handing him a jade box. Liu Xing quickly took it with both hands and carefully examined the Oolong grass before him. It looked exactly like the one he had obtained from Taoist Master Liaochen, and he was very satisfied.

"This Oolong grass is just what I need. I have one inner elixir from the sea monster horseshoe crab and one from the land monster Tibetan yak. ​​I wonder which one Senior Wang would like?" Liu Xing finished speaking, then took out two sealed jade boxes and handed them to Senior Wang. Senior Wang remained calm and opened each jade box carefully.

"I want both demon pills. Give me your identity jade token. In addition to the Oolong grass, I will transfer another 20,000 points to you." Senior Wang said in an unquestionable tone.

"What? You have a problem?" Seeing Liu Xing didn't move, the Jindan cultivator surnamed Wang unleashed his aura. The pressure from his mid-Jindan stage sent Liu Xing stumbling back several steps. Liu Xing instantly came to his senses, realizing that his weak arms couldn't overcome his powerful strength.

"Senior Wang, calm down. I was overly surprised and my reaction was slow. Please forgive me. Let's make the deal immediately." Liu Xing hurriedly took out his identity jade token and handed it to the Jindan cultivator named Wang. Senior Wang then cast a spell, and a beam of spiritual light shot from his identity jade token into Liu Xing's, instantly completing the points exchange. After this, Wang Jiedan collected the two fourth-level demon pills and departed.

Liu Xing hurriedly put away the Oolong Grass and checked his identity jade token. Sure enough, he had an extra twenty thousand points. Although his goal had been achieved, he wasn't happy at all. It seemed like transactions must be conducted on equal terms. He was right not to approach a Jindan senior during his casual cultivation stage. Even though he was within the sect today, he was still being pressured by a Jindan senior, leaving him helpless.