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

Liu Xing quietly followed behind. The disciple in front was cautious, looking left and right. As they got closer, Liu Xing realized that he had also reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining. He was wearing the attire of the Nine Yang Sect and was probably one of the guards. Finally, they reached the bottom of the cave. It was very deep underground. If they hadn't deliberately explored, they would have never known that there was someone hiding here.

He took out a small array plate and set up a small defensive array to block the detection of spiritual consciousness. Then he took out a small sound transmission talisman with confidence.

"Could he be a spy? Is he trying to pass information to the enemy?" Liu Xing was shocked and made a prompt decision. His spiritual consciousness quietly penetrated into the restriction. The restriction set up by a Qi training disciple could not block the spiritual consciousness of Liu Xing in the Jindan stage.

"Fellow Daoist Qi, have you thought it through? This is a foundation-building pill." As soon as the call was connected, a tempting voice came from the other side.

The disciple of the Jiuyang Sect named Qi was delighted. The foundation-building pill was too rare. He had been working in this spirit stone mine for ten years, but due to his poor background, he had never had the opportunity to obtain the sect's foundation-building pill.

"How can you people from the demonic sect be trustworthy?" However, he quickly suppressed his joy and asked back calmly.

"Hehe, the upright ones are the hypocrites. I can swear to my inner demon that I will give my fellow Taoist a foundation-building pill after the task is accomplished. You have worked diligently in the mining area for ten years. Has the sect rewarded you? This is your only chance to obtain the foundation-building pill. Do you have any choice?" The demon cultivator opposite seemed to know his background, hit his sore spot, and swore to his inner demon to dispel his concerns.

"Hmph, you've found out a lot about my situation. But I have one more condition. After this incident, I will definitely not be able to gain a foothold in the righteous sect. I need you to agree to accept me into the Xuanyin Sect." The disciple of the Jiuyang Sect added a condition.

"No problem, Fellow Daoist Qi is welcome to join my Xuanyin Sect. This is a wise choice. Otherwise, once the army arrives, no one will be left alive. Not to mention the Foundation Establishment Pill, you won't even be able to save your life." The demon cultivator on the opposite side said arrogantly.

"Time is running out, so listen carefully..." He then meticulously revealed the security situation, troop deployment, the mine map, key routes, and the weaknesses of the formation. Liu Xing was shocked. With this information, the demon cultivators could easily breach the mine and eliminate the guards. The mine was like a naked woman, at their mercy. He also revealed the characteristics of the team leader, Elder Zhou's cultivation method, and the magical tools he used. If they could eliminate Elder Zhou, a Jindan master, the others would be at their mercy. It took him a full quarter of an hour to finish his complete account of the situation.

"Friend Qi, the information you mentioned can't be false, right?" The other party listened carefully, but might not believe it completely, so he asked back.

"Hmph, now that it has come to this, do I still need to hide it? I can also swear an oath to my inner demons!" The disciple of the Nine Yang Sect swore a poisonous oath without hesitation, saying that if his information was inconsistent, he would be subjected to soul extraction and spirit refinement to death.

"Haha, that's right. I believe that for the sake of his life and the Foundation Establishment Pill, Fellow Daoist Qi will not be so unwise." The other party laughed and the conversation ended.

It's like searching for gold in vain, yet finding it without any effort. Liu Xing was just worried about not having a map of the mines, making it difficult to set up his formation. Unexpectedly, he'd caught a spy, a veteran guard at the mines. Now was the perfect time to search his soul and make sure everything was safe.

The spy never dreamed that his supposedly clandestine transaction would be discovered. Just as he was about to withdraw his formation, Liu Xing easily knocked him unconscious and proceeded to search his soul. The agony of the search contorted his face, and he swore a curse: "Extract my soul, refine my spirit, and die." This vow was immediately fulfilled, demonstrating the power of Providence.

Liu Xing carefully studied the mine map and, after a moment's deliberation, found the location for the mine-destroying formation. He then began refining the array disc and carving the restrictions. His movements were incredibly swift, completing the process in half a day, and then quickly setting up the array at the designated locations. A wave of restrictions quietly emerged within the mine. To enhance his secrecy, Liu Xing connected the destruction restriction with the mine-protecting formation. Without the careful investigation of a top-notch formation master, no clues would be discovered, and people would simply assume it was just part of the mine-protecting restriction. Liu Xing carefully inspected the formation, and everything was normal. As long as he crushed the activating jade pendant in his hand, the restriction would generate a self-destructive force. After this explosion, the mine couldn't be rebuilt in less than six months.

After completing all this, half a day passed. He thought for a moment and decided to inform Elder Zhou about the spy to prevent him from being caught off guard and causing the entire army to be wiped out.

Elder Zhou was in his room, meditating with his eyes closed, gathering his strength. Suddenly, his expression changed drastically as he stared at Liu Xing, who was standing before him, wearing a wolf-faced mask and the uniform of a Xuantian Sect disciple. How had he managed to reach his room so quietly? If he were an enemy, he would surely be dead without a burial place. Elder Zhou broke out in a cold sweat, secretly on guard. The other party appeared to be only at the early stages of the Foundation Establishment stage, but he was definitely hiding his level, which gave him a subtle sense of threat. Therefore, he expected him to be at least at the Core Formation stage, like him.

Liu Xing saw Elder Zhou, who had only discovered him after he appeared, and realized that his Turtle Breathing Technique had advanced another step forward. He took out his sound transmission talisman and handed it to Elder Zhou, revealing his identity. Elder Zhou finally breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that reinforcements had arrived. He was immediately overjoyed to have such powerful reinforcements.

"Fellow Daoist, you have come thousands of miles to help me. I am deeply grateful. May I ask your name? How many people did you bring with you?" Old Zhou immediately greeted him politely and enthusiastically, thinking that he finally didn't have to fight alone. At this front line, even a Jindan master could not guarantee that he would be infallible.

"We're the Wolf Pack. I've already arranged everything. Elder Zhou, just follow the original plan," Liu Xing said calmly. Elder Zhou's strength was average, and his complete ignorance of the guards' blunder, such as the spy's, showed his limited abilities. Had he not for the fortuitous discovery of the spy, they would likely have been completely wiped out. Elder Zhou was surprised to hear Liu Xing declare everything was already arranged. How had they managed to do so so quietly under his nose? Suspiciously, he used his spiritual sense to investigate carefully, and indeed, he discovered an additional barrier within the mine, though he couldn't sense its effect. It was truly miraculous, and he immediately looked at Liu Xing with renewed respect. They introduced themselves as the Wolf Pack, so where were the others? Did they all possess the same powerful breath-suppression technique as him? How could that be possible? When had the Xuantian Sect cultivated such a powerful secret team?