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

Wanshan City was becoming increasingly prosperous, and the nine major sects' shopping malls also opened one after another six months later. With the vigorous promotion of their respective chambers of commerce, they also gained some popularity. Although not as much as the opening of Qianji Mall, it was still very lively.

Seeing that Wanshan City's economic foundation had been established, Liu Xing decided to open branches of Qianji Mall in other immortal cultivation cities and towns. Qianji Mall and Qianji Bank were like brothers, expanding to a certain town at the same time.

Ten years flew by, and dozens of markets within the Qianji Sect's sphere of influence had already opened shopping malls and banks. Other sects also opened branches within their territories, but due to sect restrictions, their expansion was limited. Other sects followed suit, expanding their banks and shopping malls. However, due to varying management capabilities, some sects prospered, while others languished, remaining superficially prosperous.

Through Liu Xing's meticulous management, the Qianji Sect's annual revenue grew rapidly year after year, earning the Elders' Council praise for his abilities. Liu Xing also made a fortune in the process, but he didn't store his spirit stones and treasures at the Qianji Bank, instead carrying them with him. However, he used a large amount of the spirit stones to purchase the spiritual medicines and puppet materials he needed.

The business of Jingjitang became more and more stable, and more and more talents were recruited through Liu Xing's selection and personal training. He could finally relax and be a hands-off boss.

Over the years, Liu Xing had collected numerous recipes and elixirs, all of which he refined into elixirs to enhance his mana. These elixirs were extremely valuable, and every single one that entered the market was fought over fiercely.

Liu Xing took a pill from time to time to cultivate his Qi, and he used up dozens of bottles of pills intermittently. At this time, his cultivation finally reached the peak of the early stage of Jindan. Now he only needed an opportunity to break through to the middle stage of Jindan.

This made him even more certain of the accuracy of his strategy. If he simply remained in seclusion and practiced diligently, without elixirs, his mana would barely advance. He had luckily found a cheap master, and with a strong supporter at his side, he was determined to fully exploit the resources of his own sect to further his cultivation.

More than twenty years have passed since he formed the elixir. Although he spent most of his time handling the affairs of the Economic Hall and only a small part of his time taking medicine and meditating, his cultivation improved rapidly with the help of the elixir.

That day, Lu En summoned him.

"Hello, Senior Brother Lu. I wonder what instructions you have for me." Liu Xing came to the office of the leader of Qianji Sect and met Lu En.

"Haha, Junior Brother Liu, you've made an invaluable contribution to the sect's current reputation and financial strength." Lu En praised Liu Xing profusely upon seeing him. This junior brother had truly made him proud, and he hadn't disappointed him. The other two candidates for the sect leader, while not bad, were far behind Liu Xing.

"Brother Lu, you are too kind. This is what I should do for the sect." Liu Xing answered modestly without being complacent.

"Yeah, not bad." Lu En smiled and nodded, becoming more and more satisfied with Liu Xing. He casually glanced at Liu Xing's cultivation. Liu Xing did not deliberately hide his cultivation in front of Lu En, so Lu En noticed his improvement in magic power.

"Junior Brother Liu, you are so full of energy, and it is obvious that your magic power has greatly improved. It has reached the peak of the early stage of Jindan. Congratulations!" Sect Leader Lu said in surprise. After that, he used magic to carefully check again to make sure he was not dazzled.

Liu Xing just sat there quietly, neither surprised nor happy. Practicing Taoism was difficult, and this little progress was also due to good luck. In the future, he still had to keep struggling on the road to finding the elixir.

"Brother, you must not have asked me to come here just to praise me. If you have anything to say, just tell me directly." Liu Xing smiled and pulled Master Lu back from his surprise.

"Look at me, I almost forgot about the important matter. There is indeed something that requires my help." Lu En slapped his forehead and said self-deprecatingly.

"The Ten Thousand Bone Pit has been in turmoil in recent years. Many of our disciples have disappeared without a trace, including one in the middle Jindan stage and three in the early Jindan stage. The life tablets they left with us have shattered, indicating their passing." Speaking of business, Lu En's expression grew serious. Liu Xing quickly mentally reviewed the location of the Ten Thousand Bone Pit. It was over 200,000 miles from the Qianji Sect. Once an ancient battlefield, it held the remains of thousands of people, perpetually haunted by yin and evil spirits, making it unapproachable. However, in recent decades, the Qianji Sect discovered a refined copper mine in the heart of the Ten Thousand Bone Pit and organized personnel to begin mining. Things had been peaceful until the sudden onset of disappearances in recent years.

Lu En was somewhat annoyed by the sudden loss of four Jindan masters. However, as the head of a sect, he had too many matters to attend to, and he couldn't spare any time. Otherwise, he would have personally investigated the matter, found the executioner, and torn him into pieces. He couldn't send other disciples, but those at the peak of the late Jindan stage were in seclusion, and he was worried about his weaker companions.

"Junior brother, now that your cultivation has improved greatly, I feel more at ease. Could you make this trip for me?" After Lu En explained what happened, he asked Liu Xing's wishes.

"I am willing to serve the sect, please rest assured, senior brother." Liu Xing was not opposed to going on a mission. What's more, he was now able to fight against an ancestor in the early Nascent Soul stage. He was cautious and did not worry about his personal safety. At worst, he could use Blood Escape to get away.

"Okay, I'll record your achievement in the sect's book of merit. But you have to be extremely careful this time, junior brother. If things get impossible, evacuate immediately and make sure to protect yourself," Lu En warned.

"Don't worry, senior brother. I will be careful." Liu Xing was very touched to see that Lu En was always worried about his safety.

"This is the map of the Nie Wan Gu Pit, as well as a summary of intelligence from recent years. Please study it carefully and make plans before taking any action." Then, Lu En handed him a piece of intelligence.

Liu Xing took the information, bowed to Lu En and said goodbye.

Returning to his cave, he opened the intelligence and analyzed it carefully. It detailed every incident since the mine opened. Several missing disciples had lost contact without warning within the Ten Thousand Bone Pit. They had been living peacefully until about three years ago. A fellow Daoist in the middle Jindan stage had disappeared six months earlier while being investigated by the sect. Beyond this, there was no further news.

Liu Xing concluded that the Ten Thousand Bone Pit must have contained an alien entity capable of causing a mid-stage Jindan expert to vanish without a trace. The entity possessed the strength of at least the peak of the late Jindan stage, perhaps even a Nascent Soul cultivator. While the value of the refined copper ore wasn't high enough to pique the interest of a Nascent Soul ancestor, the Ten Thousand Bone Pit's dense yin and malevolent energy might attract demons and monsters to cultivate there.

Since the person had already disappeared, Liu Xing didn't rush on his journey. He first made sufficient preparations. First, he arranged the affairs of the Economic Hall and announced that he would be in seclusion for two years. Second, he refined two Jindan stage puppets as backup. Third, he refined some magical tools to deal with ghosts and monsters. Once everything was ready, he cast the invisibility spell and leisurely flew towards the Ten Thousand Bone Pit.