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

The collision, no less than a full-strength attack from an early Jindan cultivator, had created a formidable noise. To avoid detection, Liu Xing decided to evacuate immediately. Each uninjured teammate was to carry a wounded one and leave immediately. Liu Xing summoned a speedboat, dragged Dao Lang and his heavy sword aboard, and headed for the next mountain range.

Arriving at an unassuming valley, Liu Xing beckoned everyone down. This time, he'd learned his lesson, unleashing a concealing formation that enveloped the valley. It took Liu Xing a moment to set up the formation, allowing the five injured to sit cross-legged and take healing elixirs. Since their injuries were minor, they were quickly brought under control. After settling everyone down, Liu Xing, realizing his military intimidation was complete, decided to take the second step: winning over the people.

"My dear teammates, since you've accepted me as your captain, I'm responsible for your lives. I will not only lead you to complete your battlefield mission, but also bring you back to the sect safely. I have some gifts for you all." Liu Xing surprisingly changed his previously harsh tone for a gentle one. Now everyone felt much more comfortable listening to him, but they didn't know what tricks Liu Xing would play, so they waited and watched.

Liu Xing waved his hand, and nine identical blue wolf puppets appeared before the crowd. Liu Xing had pre-placed spirit stones on the puppets, and the aura they exuded, resembling that of a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, astonished everyone. Even Zhao Fei and Sun Yong from the Puppetry Division stared in disbelief. They knew Liu Xing had been training at the Puppetry Division for six or seven years, but they only knew of him crafting early-stage Foundation Establishment puppets at the Puppet Competition. They hadn't expected him to produce so many mid-stage Foundation Establishment puppets; it was incredible. They didn't have the skills to craft mid-stage Foundation Establishment puppets yet; their storage bags only held early-stage puppets.

"Captain Liu, where do these puppets of yours come from?" Sun Yong asked in confusion.

"Of course I made it myself. I believe that with these puppets, your combat effectiveness will be increased by at least one third." Liu Xing said confidently.

"Are these puppets for us?" Zheng Qiuyan from the outer sect asked joyfully. The others ignored Sun Yong and Zhao Fei's amazement and admiration for Liu Xing's rapid progress and profound attainments in the art of puppetry, only feeling delighted that these puppets would be theirs.

"That's right, one for each of you, take them and play with them." Liu Xing said with a laugh.

"Thank you, Brother Liu! You're so generous!" Everyone was overjoyed and expressed their sincere gratitude. Even Dao Lang couldn't put the puppet down. This was a rare and valuable item. The injured team members' resentment was gone, and they sincerely accepted Liu Xing's gift.

Liu Xing looked at the smiles on everyone's faces, knowing that his efforts to win their hearts had been highly effective. He remained silent, letting everyone train and familiarize themselves with the puppets, each one like a child with a new toy. Finally, after getting tired of playing with them, everyone put their puppets away one after another.

Liu Xing took out a few more sets of clothes and a wolf-face mask and distributed them to everyone.

"Put them on and see if they fit you well. I went to the tailor shop and tailored them for you personally." Liu Xing said kindly. Everyone changed into their clothes, and not to mention that they fit them very well. The whole team's spirits and outlook were refreshed after wearing the uniform.

"Captain Liu, you are so thoughtful. The clothes fit perfectly and you even prepared a few sets of spare clothes. We are very touched. I wonder what the significance of preparing these uniforms is?" Li Li from the Prohibition Department asked. This was exactly what others were puzzled about.

"This is the style of the Xuantian Sect's sect uniform. In order to not reveal our identity as being from the Qianji Sect during the next operation, I am issuing the first order: from now on, our Wolf Warriors must always wear this uniform and a wolf-face mask!" Liu Xing ordered seriously. Since it was a war mission, the team members had to obey orders.

"We will follow Captain Liu's orders!" The team members took the order seriously and donned their wolf-faced masks. Liu Xing had crafted this mask himself; it provided a cool, breathable feeling while wearing it, while also shielding the enemy from divine sense detection. Everyone was extremely satisfied. Liu Xing was incredibly meticulous, taking all of this into account, demonstrating a genuine commitment to the Wolf Warriors. Everyone was impressed and gradually came to accept his arrangements.

"From now on, we are not allowed to call each other by our real names. We must all call each other by code names. My code name is Wolf Warrior, Daolang is Wolf One, Qian Botong is Wolf Two, Li Li is Wolf Three, Zhao Fei is Wolf Four, Sun Yong is Wolf Five, Zhou Tong is Wolf Six, Wu Xiuhua is Wolf Seven, Wang Bing is Wolf Eight, and Zheng Qiuyan is Wolf Nine. Did you all remember them?" Liu Xing then decided on everyone's code names and set rules. However, changing the naming habits requires a process, which requires Liu Xing to constantly supervise and correct in the future.

"Yes!" everyone responded in unison. Looking at the Wolf Warriors, their uniform attire, masks, codenames, voices, and even their Blue Wolf puppets, Liu Xing felt something was amiss. Only such a team could unite as one, unleashing a fighting force greater than the sum of its parts. Otherwise, they would be a disorganized bunch, unable to accomplish anything significant.

Then, like a magic trick, Liu Xing pulled out ten jade pendants and gave each of them one, asking them to acknowledge their ownership by dripping blood. Then, a magical scene occurred. Everyone's spiritual sense penetrated their own jade pendant, allowing them to not only sense the location of the other nine, but also to send a voice message to a specific individual and initiate a group chat. With this communication device, everyone no longer had to worry about losing contact or being left alone. It was truly a great thing.

"This is a communication jade, effective within a thousand miles. With this communication equipment, it will be more conducive to our mission execution and mutual support." Liu Xing reminded everyone in time of the scope of use to prevent them from accidentally running thousands of miles away and losing contact.

Next, Liu Xing took out ten formation flags and distributed them to everyone. This was the Yin-Yang Bagua combined force formation he invented.

"This is the Yin-Yang Bagua combined power formation. It can gather all our magic power to launch an attack or defense." Liu Xing then taught everyone how to position themselves and activate the formation's energy. After practicing for an entire afternoon, everyone was finally able to take their positions and activate the formation flags simultaneously in an instant. Once the formation flags were activated, all the power was concentrated on War Wolf. War Wolf threw a punch with the power of an early Jindan cultivator, surprising everyone. If everyone used their full strength, this punch could probably match that of a late Jindan cultivator. With this secret combined attack technique, everyone could fight a Jindan cultivator with confidence, gaining another way to survive on the battlefield.

Liu Xing took out various treasures like magic, all prepared for the Wolf Warriors Team, and finally made all the team members surrender. Liu Xing also finally gained everyone's initial trust.