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

Liu Xing breathed a sigh of relief after returning to the sect without incident. It seemed there was no conspiracy this time, confirming that Lu Hua was innocent. Furthermore, he was puzzled by the fact that Lu Hua had been intentionally or unintentionally trying to befriend him. However, he didn't want to offend a smiling person. Even though Lu Hua was a demon cultivator, if he was willing to be friends, he would naturally welcome him.

"Senior Brother Lu, goodbye." Liu Xing was going to the market, so after entering the sect, he said goodbye to Lu Hua.

"Thank you for this trip, Junior Brother Liu. I'll work hard to find the Haoyue Grass. When I can refine the Haoyin Pill, I hope you'll share one with me," Lü Hua said with a smile. He had been observing Liu Xing the entire time. His face suggested a person of great fortune; his demeanor was exceptional. Divination was his major, and he had a vague feeling that Liu Xing was something special. He had a good chance of refining the Haoyin Pill, so he casually made a joke, hoping to befriend Liu Xing.

"No problem. Find the Haoyue Grass and ask me to make the elixir for you. I guarantee you will be satisfied." Liu Xing said, patting his chest. What he lacked now was experience.

"So, Junior Brother is the alchemist himself?" Lu Hua was shocked. He understood the elegant meaning from the sound of the strings and was very clever.

"I know a little bit, haha." Liu Xing accidentally exposed his strength, so he laughed and admitted it frankly.

"Junior Brother Liu not only has a high level of cultivation, but is also multi-talented. I admire him." Lu Hua complimented, and in his heart he looked up to Liu Xing again.

"Brother Lu, thank you for your compliment. Let's say goodbye now." Liu Xing said modestly and didn't want to talk any more. We are all shrewd people and will make mistakes if we talk too much.

"Please." Lu Hua watched him leave, thinking about something.

Liu Xing headed straight for the Sakura Garden Market, firstly to purchase the auxiliary ingredients for the Haoyin Pill and secondly to purchase repair materials for the blue helmet and sharkskin armor. He spent tens of thousands of points, but he didn't care. Now was not the time to save money; he had to secure as many resources as possible. After completing his purchases, he returned to his cave to repair his damaged magical instruments.

Liao Hua has had a hard time in recent years. Ever since the last battle with Liu Xing, she was dumped by Ge Teng. She has tried every possible way to recover during this period. Now she has come to the door of Ge Teng's cave to beg for mercy.

"Brother Ge, so many years have passed, and you still haven't calmed down? You still don't want to see me?" She begged softly like this, not knowing how many years and how many times she had begged, but there was no response from the cave.

After her last encounter with Liu Xing, where she'd peed herself to death, Senior Brother Ge had grown to dislike her. At first, he'd looked down upon her, calling her "shameful," but later he'd simply ignored her. In recent years, they hadn't even met. She'd cried, begged, but it was all in vain.

She was filled with hatred in her heart. She hated Ge Teng for not remembering their old friendship, hated Liu Xing for destroying everything for her, and also hated Su Yingying for being more beautiful than her.

She was inherently a blaming personality, arrogant and domineering in her actions and aggressive in her speech. She was accepted as an inner sect disciple because of her dual spiritual roots. Leveraging her beauty and talent, she hooked up with Ge Teng, a wealthy second-generation. Her Liao family was a powerful family of immortal cultivators. Her grandfather, Liao Qingfeng, was already a mid-stage Jindan master. Although his achievements were fueled by the power of elixirs, he was still not to be underestimated. The Liao family, impressed by Ge Teng's prowess as the foremost inner sect foundation-building expert and his connection to Elder Ge, a Yuanying stage cultivator, encouraged Liao Hua to curry favor and become close to him. Ge Teng's primary attraction was her family's strength, hoping to leverage her for his own ends. Thus, the two of them became acquainted, but to Ge Teng, the Liao family was essentially irrelevant. Despite her outward temper, Liao Hua was completely obedient, and since she was comfortable with him and comfortable riding him, he accepted her as his companion. However, she subsequently suffered the scandal of being frightened into peeing in public and witnessing her own disastrous appearance as a single blow sent flying. He couldn't accept this and immediately kicked her out. If he hadn't just ignored her out of consideration for their past relationship, he would have hit her if she had kept pestering him.

Liao Hua prayed all night to no avail, so she turned and left, flying out of the sect. She wanted to go home and discuss countermeasures with her grandfather. She was the most talented descendant of the family, having reached the late stage of foundation building at a young age. She was trained as the family's successor and was deeply loved and valued by the head of the family, Liao Qingfeng.

"Grandpa, your granddaughter is here to pay her respects to you." After returning to the family, Liao Hua came to the door of Liao Qingfeng's cave.

"Hua'er is back, come in and talk." The cave opened automatically, and a fat-headed and big-eared old man was standing in the middle of the cave with his hands behind his back.

"Grandpa, Ge Teng still ignores me. Your granddaughter has disappointed you." Liao Hua cried aggrievedly.

"Hua'er has been wronged, and it's really hateful that Ge Teng doesn't remember the old friendship." Liao Qingfeng immediately comforted her.

"Ge Teng took advantage of me and then ungratefully crossed the river to destroy the bridge. It's a pity that I'm not strong enough, otherwise I would never let him go." Liao Hua returned home and changed her previous gentle and pleading attitude. She looked ferocious and spoke viciously.

"Don't be anxious, Hua'er. You have to wait patiently for the right time." A flash of anger appeared on Liao Qingfeng's face.

"By the way, Grandpa, Liu Xing has finally come out of seclusion, and someone saw him in the market town. Everything we planned was due to him, and I want him to die without a burial place! And that bitch Su Yingying must not be let off either!" After scolding Ge Teng, Liao Hua began to scold Liu Xing and Su Yingying.

"Think of a way to lure them quietly outside the sect and take action." Liao Qingfeng pondered.

"This villain Liu Xing is extremely powerful. Even Ge Teng is no match for him. He is not easy to deal with." Liao Hua said hatefully.

"Hahahaha, this time I'm taking action myself, so why should I be afraid that he will cause trouble?" Liao Qingfeng laughed loudly. He didn't even take a junior who was in the foundation-building stage seriously.

"If grandpa does it personally, it will definitely be foolproof, hehe." Liao Hua also laughed.

Then the grandfather and grandson began to discuss various conspiracies and implement their plans. What Liu Xing and Su Yingying could not have imagined was that a conspiracy against them was slowly unfolding.

Liu Xing was currently concentrating on refining artifacts in his cave. Both his blue helmet and sharkskin armor were severely damaged. There were two approaches to repairing artifacts: either patch the damaged parts with other materials, or separate the raw materials and refine them anew. The first approach would significantly reduce the effectiveness of the artifacts after repair, while the second approach was practically impossible, as the materials would undergo a qualitative change after fusion, and even if separated, they would no longer be the original materials. Liu Xing carefully studied the two top-tier artifacts and ultimately gave up on the blue helmet. A barely repaired version would be insufficient in effectiveness, and would be a waste of new materials. The sharkskin armor, made primarily of fourth-grade silver sharkskin, contained relatively few impurities, so after patching it up, it was still usable, retaining 90% of its original power. It was still significantly stronger than ordinary, top-tier artifacts, so it was better than nothing.