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

Liu Xing was delighted with his collection of Yinsha Mushrooms. Next, he searched for Jindan-stage wandering spirits, placing them in his Deep Ocean for Pangpang to devour. It took nearly three months, traversing a vast expanse of Yinsha Valley, to find a dozen or so. Master and servant, Liu Xing and Pangpang, rehearsing their old tricks, worked seamlessly together, devouring each one. After devouring the last spirit, Pangpang finally burped, retreated to Liu Xing's Dantian, and fell into a deep sleep.

Seeing that all his goals had been achieved and that he had gained a lot from this trip to Yinsha Valley, Liu Xing returned to the wolf camp near the valley entrance.

During Liu Xing's absence, everything had been peaceful. After so much time had passed, he figured the demonic forces should have relaxed their pursuit of him, and he could quietly return to the righteous coalition.

In the past few months, Wu Chang hadn't issued any military missions to the wolf pack to protect them. Of course, he had tried to contact the wolf pack several times, but the distance was too great to reach them. The war between good and evil had only seen a few small, localized battles, resulting in few casualties. Both sides seemed to be exercising restraint. The demonic sect had also halted its expansion, even voluntarily abandoning some of its occupied territory, clearly short of manpower.

Both sides were mobilizing troops and gathering in the enemy-occupied Hekou Plain, and seemed to be tacitly preparing for a major battle here.

The headquarters of both the good and evil sides were also moved to the river mouth plain, with the evil side in the north and the good side in the south, twenty miles apart.

Due to the long distance, Liu Xing could not contact the command center. The wolf pack was now blind and knew nothing about the war situation between the good and evil sides.

Outside Niesha Valley, a group of cultivators were pointing and chatting. All of them were in the late Foundation Establishment stage. Five pairs of men and women were holding hands, looking affectionate. The strongest captain was at the False Core stage. These people looked unfamiliar, appearing out of nowhere. Nearby were three demon cultivators, dressed in Xuanyin Sect attire. They bowed and nodded, looking like guides or servants. They had come here, drawn primarily by the Niesha Valley's fame, to investigate.

"Brother Zheng, is this the legendary forbidden area for cultivators below the Jindan stage, the Niesha Valley?" a charming female cultivator, holding the fake Dan leader's arm, asked in a coquettish voice. The fake Dan leader did not answer, but looked at a Xuanyin Sect disciple nearby.

"Reporting to the Sect Leader, this is the Evil Valley. Foundation Establishment cultivators can only go a maximum of ten miles deep. Any further and they will be unable to resist the evil energy entering their bodies." The Xuanyin Sect guide replied respectfully.

"Hmph, that's because you frogs in the well have never seen the world and have no idea how powerful our top sect is. I'll go in and take a look to see what the secret is." The leader of the Fake Dan Realm was none other than Niu Zheng, a master ranked among the top in the Foundation Establishment Stage of the Hehuan Sect.

Because the Demonic Path's attack failed, the sect sent him to lead a group of fellow apprentices to support the Demonic Path. Several other teams came with him, all of whom were masters of the sect.

The He Huan Sect, emphasizing the dual-rest technique and specializing in the secret art of two-person combined attacks, is one of the top ten sects and possesses exceptional strength. The Xuan Yin Sect and the Xue Yan Sect in the southern region are affiliated sects of the sect.

"The upper sect's strength is naturally far superior to ours. We would love to be able to go in and show our skills and open our eyes. However, according to the seniors who have entered the Jindan stage, there is no grass growing in the Yinsha Valley, and there are no natural treasures. But there are a large number of Yinsha wandering souls roaming there, and the powerful ones have the strength of Jindan masters, and they like to devour the souls of living people. If the upper sect really wants to go in and explore, they must protect their own souls to avoid being harmed." The guide first praised the group of people, and at the same time kindly reminded everyone of the dangers inside.

The masters of the He Huan Sect were instantly speechless. With no benefits and such a huge risk, it was clearly not worth going in. It was just a bit embarrassing to back down after just bragging so much.

"I heard that there is a particularly powerful wolf pack in the righteous sect that has killed a large number of demonic cultivators. You have also offered a huge reward for it. Is this true?" Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, another junior brother from the Hehuan Sect immediately changed the subject.

"According to rumors, nearly two hundred fellow practitioners have been killed by them. And the wolf pack only has ten people." Another guide from the Xuanyin Sect replied.

Everyone in the Hehuan Sect gasped in shock. Who was this powerful man? He could fight against twenty people at the same level alone and kill them as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.

"Brothers, don't be intimidated by the other party. It is definitely not possible to kill so many fellow practitioners at the same time. Even seniors in the late Jindan stage can't do it. There must be another hidden secret." Captain Niu Zheng obviously knew some information and quickly comforted everyone.

"What the master said is true. According to rumors, the wolf pack attacked our camp five times in total, killing more than 20 fellow Foundation Establishment practitioners each time, and not all of them were killed at once. Because of this, they are on the kill list of our Demonic Alliance. Killing one of them will be rewarded with 100,000 spirit stones." The guide of Xuanyin Sect hurriedly explained.

"That's right, we'll defeat them one by one. Just how strong can the cultivators from your remote region be? Ten of us can kill over twenty at once." Another junior brother suddenly understood and felt relieved. In his eyes, the cultivators from both the righteous and demonic sects in the southern region were nothing but trash, vulnerable to a single blow.

"Hahahaha, so they killed them separately. That really isn't a big deal." The other junior brothers and sisters also echoed.

However, the three demon cultivators of the Xuanyin Sect were somewhat embarrassed. No matter how the higher-ups belittled them, they only managed to smile awkwardly. They couldn't afford to offend these masters. Furthermore, their combat power was indeed a notch higher than theirs. When the reinforcements first arrived, several masters within the sect challenged them, but none of them could defeat them.

"If we encounter this so-called wolf pack, we will kill them all without leaving a single one alive, and the one million spirit stones will be within our grasp." Another junior sister shouted.

"That's right, do you know where the wolves are now?" Niu Zheng scoffed, thinking they were spreading rumors and demonizing the other side's strength. They were both Foundation Establishment cultivators, and they had never been afraid of anyone before.

"Half a year ago, a pack of wolves attacked our logistics support base. Du Qitt led the team to hunt them down personally. Since then, the wolves have disappeared and no one has seen them since." The guide from Xuanyin Sect told the truth.

"Commander Du is a master at the peak of the late Jindan stage. Even though he took action himself, he still couldn't catch the wolves?" asked a junior sister from the Hehuan Sect doubtfully.

"Commander Lei He of the righteous path stopped Commander Du, and the other pursuers from the evil path were also blocked by the righteous path in various ways. In the end, the wolves escaped and disappeared. That's why there is a million-dollar reward for killing wolves." The disciple of Xuanyin Sect explained.

"So that's how it is. Then we still have a chance." The disciples of the Hehuan Sect said excitedly, as if the wolves were already in their pockets. Once they encountered them, they would be able to capture them easily and get the bounty.