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

"Okay, now that I've introduced everything I need to know, it's time for you to build your own connections."

"Thank you, Senior Brother Lu, for your support. I will never forget it." Liu Xing stood up and bowed respectfully. He was extremely grateful for Lu En's unconditional help.

"No need to be so polite." Lu En waved his hand.

"Your identity is extremely sensitive now, and you are at the center of public attention. As the saying goes, a tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Whether it is internal competitors or external hostile sects, they will not let you go. You must be cautious in everything you do." Lu En reminded him earnestly.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Lu, for your reminder. I will be careful. The journey of cultivating immortals is extremely difficult and dangerous. If you are not careful, you will be doomed. However, I will not be afraid. I will just move forward bravely and let the storm come even harder!" Liu Xing was grateful to Lu En, but he was not afraid of the challenges in the future and could not help but make bold statements.

"That's right! The fact that he has such an indomitable fighting spirit shows that Elder Su was right about him. Go, I have nothing else to say." Seeing that he had explained most of the things, Lu En stood up to see the guest off.

It was already the next morning when Liu Xing returned to the cave. Based on his own understanding and Lu En's introduction, he began to think about the next action plan.

Jindan masters are all experienced and experienced people who have lived for hundreds of years. They certainly cannot be won over with sweet talk, and tangible benefits are required. Therefore, making friends takes time, and you should not rush into making friends with these fellow disciples.

Therefore, he spent the next few days visiting the fellow Daoists who were still in the sect. Of course, his intention was obvious, which was to further strengthen the relationship between them.

Liu Xing was a master in everything from forbidden formations and puppetry to alchemy, weapon forging, and both righteous and demonic techniques, and he always found common ground with his fellow disciples. These senior disciples had been immersed in the Jindan realm for a hundred or two centuries longer than he had, and naturally possessed many unique insights. Through these exchanges, they all made significant progress. This was especially true for Liu Xing himself, who had only recently reached the Jindan stage and lacked experience in post-Jiangdan cultivation. However, through these exchanges, he made significant progress, which was a pleasant surprise.

From then on, visiting senior brothers and sisters was no longer just about getting close to them, but about exchanging experiences in cultivation. This way, the other party felt less pressured, the conversation was more relaxed, and it actually brought us closer together.

Communication between people is not black and white. It is best for everyone to find a comfortable distance between each other.

This year passed quickly, and Liu Xing became very familiar with most of the Jindan disciples, even becoming good friends with Pei Xiu. Although the two were competitors, it did not prevent them from making friends and competing fairly.

At first, he felt that only members of his own team were worthy of his help, and therefore offered services like puppet refining for free. Later, he realized his narrow-mindedness was too narrow-minded. This collectivist mentality had many limitations and was not conducive to integrating more resources. So, he changed his mindset and became willing to help anyone who needed help without revealing his core secrets, but for a fee. This earned him a lot of spirit stones and won him over. Everyone thought that Junior Brother Liu was chivalrous and had a broad mind, and they supported him even more.

"Junior Brother Liu, are you free now? I have collected all the materials for a puppet in the late stage of foundation building. Can you help me refine one?" Pei Xiu came to Liu Xing that day and asked him to help refine the puppet.

"Of course, senior brother, please give me the materials. I can pick them up in half a month." Liu Xing said enthusiastically.

"Junior Brother Liu is so righteous. I'll take my leave first." Pei Xiu bowed and said gratefully.

Liu Xing has become proficient in refining puppets in the late stage of foundation building. During the refining process, he constantly thinks about improvements, which has greatly improved his puppetry.

He recalled the time he and Qian Yuan had collaborated on developing a puppet for the late Foundation Establishment stage. Qian Yuan hadn't appeared since his Core Formation stage, and rumor had it he'd gone on a pilgrimage. But the idea was a good one, and he considered forming a project team to research Core Formation stage puppets.

His mind was constantly thinking, his hands were constantly moving, and in ten days, a wooden ape puppet at the Fake Dan realm was already refined. After installing the mid-grade spirit stone and testing its power, Liu Xing nodded with satisfaction.

Fifteen days later, Pei Xiu came over.

"Junior Brother Liu, is the puppet ready?"

"Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission." Liu Xing said and took out the puppet and handed it to Pei Xiu.

Pei Xiu tested the puppet and was very satisfied. He handed Liu Xing a storage bag containing 20,000 spirit stones as a reward. Liu Xing accepted it without hesitation.

"Brother Pei, I want to organize all the Jindan cultivators in the sect to gather at Danxin Pavilion and hold a small exchange meeting. What do you think?" Pei Zheng was about to leave when Liu Xing stopped him and said.

"Great, it's been a long time since we held an exchange meeting." Pei Xiu immediately agreed.

"Then let's set the time for three days later." Liu Xing was very happy to see Pei Xiu was willing to support him.

"Okay, then let's each send out an invitation."

"Where's Senior Sister Zhong?"

"I'll tell her that if she's willing to participate, we welcome her."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Senior Brother Pei."

The next day, Liu Xing came to the Sakura Garden Market and found the manager of Danxin Pavilion. He saw him lying on the armchair basking in the sun, looking leisurely and contented.

"Butler Wang, the sun is so comfortable."

"Oh, Senior Liu, you have come to visit me. It has brought honor to my humble abode." Manager Wang jumped up smartly, and when he saw that it was the famous candidate for the headmaster, Liu Xing, he immediately nodded and bowed.

"In three days, I will rent the Danxin Pavilion to hold a Danjie exchange meeting. Please set up the venue."

"Okay, don't worry, everything has been arranged properly." Manager Wang seemed to have handled many such activities and had rich experience.

"Here are a thousand spirit stones. Spend them first. If you don't have enough, ask me for more."

"Enough! Enough! Senior Liu is so generous, I guarantee you will be satisfied!" Manager Wang smiled when he saw Liu Xing being so generous.

"If you do your job well, you will definitely get some benefits." Liu Xing patted his shoulder and walked away with a swagger.

On that day, all the Jindan cultivators in the sect received a joint invitation letter from the three candidates for the sect leader, Liu Xing, Pei Xiu, and Zhong Yueqiu, inviting all the brothers and sisters to participate in the Jindan exchange conference three days later, which would be held at the Danxin Pavilion in the Sakura Garden.

Since the invitation was jointly signed by the three candidates, everyone attending the meeting felt free of any pressure, as it would not appear they were taking sides. Everyone was relatively short on cultivation resources, so it would be best if everyone could take what they needed. They were just short of someone to preside over the meeting. So, everyone who didn't have urgent matters agreed to attend.