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

After Liu Xing came back from his master's cave, he first went to the spirit insect room and looked at the spirit insects. After decades of cultivation with spirit-feeding pills, the aura of these insects had been somewhat enhanced, but at most they were only the strength of a first- or second-level monster, which was not of much help to Liu Xing, so he did not put them away. Instead, he placed a wooden ape puppet in the late foundation-building stage and gave it a large number of spirit-feeding pills, letting the puppet take care of these spirit insects here.

Liu Xing then headed straight for Su Yingying's cave, wanting to tell the woman he loved deeply the good news of his successful elixir formation. Su Yingying was naturally overjoyed when she heard Liu Xing's message, and she meticulously decorated the cave, prepared a table of food and wine, and lit candles.

"Wow, what a romantic candlelight dinner." Su Yingying took Liu Xing's hand and walked into the cave. Liu Xing was a little surprised by the decoration in front of him.

He pulled Su Yingying into his arms and kissed her fiercely, and Yingying responded enthusiastically. Liu Xing's hands were touching her dishonestly, making Su Yingying giggle non-stop.

"Brother Liu, don't be anxious. We have plenty of time. Let's eat something first." Su Yingying dodged his strange hands and pulled him to sit next to the table.

After thirty years of not seeing each other, Su Yingying was still as young and beautiful as ever, with a curvaceous figure and even more charm. Liu Xing made no secret of his desire, gazing at her with lustful eyes, as if he couldn't wait to pounce on her. Although they were both on the same mountain, close to each other, most cultivators were in seclusion, so they were apart more often than together, unlike ordinary couples who could spend every day together.

"Brother Liu, I'll toast you and congratulate you on your golden elixir." Su Yingying raised her goblet with a smile and clinked glasses with Liu Xing. She loved Liu Xing deeply and enjoyed his hot and aggressive gaze.

"Haha, great." Liu Xing was also very happy. It was a very pleasant thing to receive congratulations from his lover.

"By the way, I still have two unused bottles of Haoyin Pills, which can improve your cultivation. I also have a bottle of Fire Condensing Liquid and Millennium Soft Gypsum, both of which are essential for Dan-forming. I'm giving them to you. You should also work hard and strive to form a Dan soon so that we can stay together forever." Liu Xing had another purpose for this visit: to deliver medicine to Yingying. He had just observed Su Yingying. After thirty years, her cultivation was still stuck in the late stage of foundation building, with little progress. He knew Yingying was working hard and definitely not being lazy. It seemed that the later she got, the harder it was to increase her mana. Su Yingying's spiritual roots were only slightly better than his own, with three spiritual roots, so improving her cultivation was also very difficult.

Su Yingying looked at the precious elixir Liu Xing had gifted her, and tears welled up in her eyes. She lifted her wine glass and settled into Liu Xing's arms, unsure of the words to express her gratitude and love. To have the favor and love of such an outstanding man as Liu Xing made her feel her life was worth it. She, too, longed to be with him forever, to achieve the elixir, but achieving it was as difficult as ascending to heaven. So, she didn't ask for an eternity, only for their presence in this moment.

Liu Xing gently kissed away her tears and held her in his arms, offering her endless comfort, encouragement, and love. This candlelight dinner, with the two of them lingering and intermittent, lasted for over an hour. Su Yingying cried, laughed, and was lost in thought. In short, her heart had completely melted in Liu Xing's arms.

Liu Xing practiced hard and didn't dare to slack off. Only when he was hugging Su Yingying could he feel a moment of warmth and relaxation, so he enjoyed every minute of this moment.

Su Yingying was like a ripe peach, and Liu Xing was also extremely powerful with his martial arts skills at a high level. The fierce battle after the candlelight dinner was unbearable to watch. If it weren't for the protection of the restrictions, the cave would probably have been shaken to pieces.

Three days later, in the highest level meeting hall of Qianji Sect, a dozen of the sect’s top masters were sitting there.

Liu Xing stood quietly behind Su Xingchen, with his head lowered and his eyes submissive, looking well-behaved and sensible.

There were seven or eight elders sitting on both sides of the table, all of them were Nascent Soul ancestors. Apart from Liu Xing, there were only two Jindan cultivators, Hou Youyuan and Lu En.

Everyone looked at Liu Xing curiously, except for Cao Changyun from the Divination Department, who showed surprise in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared. The other Nascent Soul ancestors only saw some superficial things. It seemed that Liu Xing's tortoise breathing technique was indeed extraordinary.

"Senior Brother Su, you have kept it a secret. This disciple has a bright future." Cao Changyun sent a message to Su Xingchen.

"Junior Brother Cao, an innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure. My disciple will definitely be the one who will revive our sect. You and I must take good care of him." Su Xingchen said meaningfully.

"Don't worry, senior brother. No matter how big his secret is, how can it be of any help to me? I see from his face that he is a man of great wealth and power, not someone who will die young. Don't worry, senior brother." Cao Changyun was shocked and immediately stated that he would not set any plans against him.

"It's good that you understand, Junior Brother Cao. You and I don't have much time left, so naturally we won't have any ideas. I'm just afraid that others will have bad intentions, and you and I may have to put in some effort." Su Xingchen said.

"I'll follow your instructions, Senior Brother." Cao Changyun wasn't as strong as Su Xingchen, and Su Xingchen had been a great help in his breakthrough to the late Nascent Soul stage. Therefore, he always listened to and respected Senior Brother Su's advice. This was also the fundamental reason why the Qianji Sect had maintained internal unity and stable development for nearly five hundred years.

"There are two things happening today. One is the handover between the old and new leaders, and the other is the nomination of candidates for the next generation of leaders." Su Xingchen briefly announced the theme of the meeting.

"My lords, I have reached the bottleneck of Nascent Soul and am ready to practice hard in seclusion to condense Nascent Soul. Therefore, I request to resign from the position of the headmaster." Hou Youyuan stood up, bowed, and requested to resign from the position of the headmaster. He took the position of the headmaster when Liu Xing just joined the sect. It has been seventy or eighty years now.

"Junior Brother Hou, you have worked hard. You have made remarkable contributions during your years in office, and the sect will give you corresponding rewards. I see that your cultivation is indeed on the verge of a breakthrough, so I agree to your resignation. Do the elders have any other opinions?" Su Xingchen affirmed Hou Youyuan's achievements and agreed to his request first.

"No objection." The elders had known about this matter for a long time and naturally passed it unanimously. Today it was just a matter of going through the formalities.

"Among the three candidates, Lu En far surpasses the other two in both merit and combat prowess. Therefore, I agree to his appointment as the headmaster. Elders, do you have any other opinions?" Su Xingchen nominated Lu En as the successor. This was clearly a unanimous decision, so it was passed unanimously.

"Since you have no objections, Hou Youyuan, Lu En, you two will take over immediately and arrange the change of leadership ceremony." Su Xingchen arranged.

"Yes, sir." Hou Youyuan and Lu En both stood up and bowed.