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

Liu Xing returned to his cave dwelling and, as usual, summarized his thoughts and reflections on this trip. These friends were all worth associating with; he could bring them along on future treasure hunts. A few brothers with a common purpose were always better than a mob with their own agendas. The problem was that he had exposed some of his strength. The Level 3 Spirit Pet, the Magic Sound Control, the Beauty Pill, and his ambiguous relationship with Su Yingying, the Outer Sect's most beautiful woman, all had the potential to cause him trouble. Duan Tiangen, in particular, needed to be especially vigilant. He needed to gather information about him, just in case. For the rest, he could only deal with it as it came. Liu Xing had also figured it out. Unless he retreated into seclusion in the mountains, he would inevitably be subject to karma. Joining a sect, he would have to socialize and engage in various entanglements and vortexes, and trouble was inevitable. Seclusion was a form of cultivation, and so was revelation. One should go with the flow, never forgetting one's original aspiration, keeping one's mission firmly in mind, and forge ahead courageously.

A cultivator's only goal is to achieve clarity of thought and, once they break through bottlenecks, free themselves from inner demons. Liu Xing summarized all this, his mind as clear as a mirror. He put aside his thoughts and began to work on his own tasks. First, he had to upgrade the three formations: the Rising Azure Sea Formation, the Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Their Origin Formation, and the Hidden Trace Formation. By refining new formation plates and flags, their power doubled compared to their previous upgrades. Furthermore, through years of dedicated research, he had unlocked two more formations from the "Ten Ancient Forbidden Pieces." The first was the "Mountain of Corpses and Sea of ​​Blood Formation," an illusionary formation. Entering it was like entering a Shura purgatory, filled with bloody and brutal battles and mountains of corpses. A cultivator with insufficient mental strength would instantly collapse. Simultaneously, hordes of monsters charged in unending, and those who failed to break through the formation in time would eventually succumb to exhaustion. The second was the "Spirit Gathering Formation," an auxiliary cultivation formation that accelerated the absorption of surrounding spiritual energy, helping cultivators break through bottlenecks. After unlocking the spirit gathering array, Liu Xing was overjoyed and gained a little more confidence in breaking through the bottleneck of Jindan.

Su Yingying had been in a very good mood recently, and she smiled more often every day. Early that morning, on the way from the cave to the Sutra Library, she ran into Gou Yu. His late Foundation Establishment stage cultivation made her take him seriously.

"Junior Sister Su, you've been having a great time lately." Gou Yu sneered, crossing his arms.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Gou. I wonder what advice you have for me since you stopped me?" Su Yingying replied cautiously, thinking to herself that she lived a secluded life and hadn't offended anyone.

"Let me remind you that Senior Brother Duan is about to come out of seclusion, and this time he will definitely break through to become a Jindan senior. I wonder how I will face it then?" Gou Yu went straight to the point and pointed out Su Yingying's biggest worry buried deep in her heart.

"He, he succeeded in breaking through?" Su Yingying was horrified. She was no longer as calm as before and her face turned pale.

She recalled a decade ago, when she had just joined the sect and was only at the initial stages of foundation building. Her beauty attracted numerous suitors, but she politely declined them all, devoting herself to her cultivation. Later, when the outer sect's top disciple, Duan Tiangen, announced that Su Yingying was his, she stopped pursuing her, and no one dared to harass her. Those who dared were severely punished by Duan Tiangen and his gang. Among them was Gou Yu, Duan Tiangen's chief strategist, who had even helped him arrange a date with her. Forced to meet Duan Tiangen, Su Yingying was a demon cultivator whose cold aura made her uncomfortable, and whose arrogance and domineering demeanor displeased her. She found an excuse to flee. Gou Yu had intended to capture her and give her a severe lesson, but Duan Tiangen stopped her with a sharp rebuke, saying, "Pursuit is difficult; that's what makes it interesting." Su Yingying languished in fear for a long time, fearing that he would come after her. Her limited magical power made her no match for Duan Tiangen's False Dan realm.

Later, however, Duan Tiangen retreated to reach his Jindan stage, and he remained out of sight for over a decade. Furthermore, due to Duan Tiangen's prestige, no one dared to harass her, allowing her to enjoy a peaceful and tranquil life. Not only did she make significant progress in the art of restraint, but she also successfully reached the middle stage of foundation building. She herself was usually cautious, staying at home and rarely interacting with others, which had always been peaceful. Could it be that the other party had sought her out this time because of Liu Xing? She suddenly became nervous. For over a decade, the peace she had imagined was all an illusion; the other party had never given up on monitoring her.

"Hmph, don't have any luck. Even if Senior Brother Duan hasn't made a breakthrough, he is still in the Fake Dan Realm, and he is not someone you or any other Foundation Establishment cultivator can fight against. You'd better put away your little thoughts, otherwise it will only hurt others and yourself. Liu Xing's actions declare that he is already a dead man." Gou Yu further threatened.

"No! What do you want to do to Senior Brother Liu? Nothing happened to us." Su Yingying was shocked. When she heard that the other party was going to attack Liu Xing, she immediately lost her composure.

"Hmph, take care of yourself!" Gou Yu said, and then he left in a flash. He knew that the other party was smart and would make the right choice. Junior Sister Su was the apple of Senior Brother Duan's eye, and he couldn't hit or scold her. He had to be very careful with his threats, to have a deterrent effect without making her really jealous. If Junior Sister Su really became Mrs. Duan, she would be his immediate superior in the future. If the grudge was too deep, it would be troublesome in the future. Gou Yu planned ahead and was thoughtful. His style of action showed that he was a powerful character.

Su Yingying went to the Sutra Library in a state of anxiety. She was so worried that she couldn't even concentrate on reading when she got there. Sometimes she thought about her unfortunate fate, and sometimes she thought about the possibility that she had harmed Liu Xing. Since she met Liu Xing, her life began to have color and her heart began to blossom. But the good times didn't last long. As soon as they emerged, they were severely suppressed. What should she do now? She looked around in confusion. The Sutra Library was empty and there were no figures. Before, she and Liu Xing were the most frequently seen bookworms here. She hadn't seen Liu Xing recently. She probably was in seclusion practicing or was delayed by something.

"No, I have to at least warn Brother Liu and let him be on guard." Su Yingying stood up suddenly, as if she had thought of something urgent. She took out a sound transmission note and sent it to Liu Xing: "Brother Liu, can you come to the Sutra Library? I have something urgent to tell you."

"Yingying, wait a moment, I'll be there soon." Liu Xing was refining the formation plate at a critical moment and shouldn't have come out of retreat at this time. But when he heard Su Yingying's urgent call, he felt like something big was happening and had to come out to see her.