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

Liu Xing calmly headed towards his destination, pondering how to proceed with the investigation. Due to the disappearance of a high-ranking cultivator at the Ten Thousand Bone Pit, the Qianji Sect had halted copper ore mining and arranged for several formation masters to seal the mine, preparing to reopen it after a thorough investigation.

Ten thousand miles away from the Qianji Sect, a nimble dragon soared swiftly through the mountains and valleys. Atop its neck stood a white-robed monk with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. The dragon's speed was immense, while the monk, with his hands behind his back and his eyes fixed forward, remained motionless, demonstrating his unfathomable cultivation.

Liu Xing has a strong spiritual awareness and keen perception. Whenever he encounters a cultivator, he will hide his tracks and take a detour.

That day, I discovered a mature medicinal herb in a remote mountain stream near the Ten Thousand Bone Pit. Delighted, I went to pick it. Things like this happen occasionally along the way; miraculous herbs are hard to come by, and encountering one is a rare opportunity.

Just as Liu Xing emerged to gather herbs, his consciousness stumbled upon a fellow traveler sprinting past at lightning speed twenty miles away. He sensed a familiar presence, but the other person seemed to be in such a hurry, without even a pause, seemingly oblivious to his presence. He paid no attention, and didn't pursue the other person's whereabouts. He had a mission to complete, so he didn't want to get bogged down in unnecessary distractions.

An hour later, in a hidden cave, a figure, having just recovered from his shock, appeared in a cold sweat. If Liu Xing were here, he would have recognized him immediately: the leader of the Hehuan Sect's team from the Southern War. He had lost the war, but as the first person to reach the Foundation Establishment stage in the Hehuan Sect, he possessed an exceptionally high cultivation talent and had now reached the peak of the early Jindan stage.

"It's a close call! The killer didn't chase me! Otherwise, I'd be dead." It took him a long time to calm down from the shock. Back then, on the battlefield, his confidence had been crushed to the ground by the other party, and he almost died on the spot. Liu Xing's bloody massacre of his team on the battlefield was still vivid in his mind, giving him a chill. He didn't want to encounter him again in his life.

Riding a dragon and wearing white clothes, this typical feature indicates that the person he met by chance is Liu Xing, the first disciple of the Great Elder of Qianji Sect, and the aura on his body is even more of an unforgettable nightmare for him.

"No doubt it's Liu Xing!" He was startled when his spiritual sense sensed Liu Xing's presence. However, as a Jindan master and troop commander of the Hehuan Sect, he was naturally quite cunning. He immediately feigned indifference and fled at full speed. If Liu Xing showed any sign of catching up, he would be ready to unleash his secret technique, even at the cost of his lifeblood, to escape.

"How could a murderer appear in this remote area? Look at the direction he's heading towards the Pit of Ten Thousand Bones." After calming down, his mind became active again.

Not to mention the Hehuan Sect master, who was like a frightened bird. After Liu Xing finished collecting the herbs, he glanced at the direction the other party had fled and hesitated for a moment. Ultimately, he shook his head and decided not to pursue him. It wasn't because he was soft-hearted, but because he was unsure whether the other party had discovered him. He was also a Jindan master, possessing unknown secret techniques. Chasing him might only expose him. So he gathered his thoughts and continued flying towards the Ten Thousand Bone Pit.

Liu Xing put away Jiao Jiao and practiced the Turtle Breathing Technique to restrain his breath without a trace.

The Ten Thousand Bone Pit was indeed a sparsely populated place. Apart from the whistling of the cold wind, there was no sound of any birds or animals.

Liu Xing had previous experience exploring the Yinming Cave and the Niesha Valley, so he had a strong adaptability and coping skills for this environment shrouded in evil energy. He had also mastered the "Inducing Evil Technique" to perfection, achieving a physical strength comparable to that of a magical weapon. As he unleashed the technique, strands of evil energy emanated from his body, blending seamlessly with the surroundings.

There was no grass growing in the Ten Thousand Bone Pit. The bones and skulls that lay scattered everywhere rolled about in the chilling wind, making a clanging sound. The wind blew through the cracks in the skulls, making a piercing screeching sound. A less timid person would have been frightened out of their wits and fled.

However, for a master cultivator like Liu Xing, these things pose no threat at all, so naturally he has no fear of them.

Liu Xing used his spiritual sense to carefully explore the suspicious areas bit by bit. He also awakened Pangpang in his sea of ​​consciousness and communicated with him to see if he had detected any wandering spirits. If he could find some high-level wandering spirits here, which could serve as food for Pangpang, that would be a pleasant surprise.

As soon as he sensed the evil aura of the Ten Thousand Bone Pit, the drowsy Fatty instantly became alert, moving his pink nose and sniffing around, trying to find delicious food.

A month passed quickly, and Liu Xing had explored all the suspicious areas in the Ten Thousand Bone Pit. He did find several places with particularly strong Yin Sha Qi, which were perfect places for practicing Yin Sha techniques. However, after exploring them one by one, he still found nothing.

He came to the fine copper mine cave again. He held the formation flag in his hand. These formations posed no obstacle to him and he could move freely.

The mine was damp and chilly, its tunnels densely packed like a spider web, like a maze. Even with Liu Xing's Nascent Soul-level consciousness and a memory far superior to those of his peers, he nearly got lost. He concluded that most Jindan-level cultivators would likely get lost in the mines without a map.

Liu Xing sat deep in the mine, lost in thought. He had spent nearly two months searching carefully, but ultimately found nothing.

This meant that either the evil master had already left, or his ability to hide was so advanced that he could not detect him. If it was the former, he could return and report.

"If it's the latter... then this opponent is going to be very difficult. I have to be extremely careful," Liu Xing thought to himself. He even wanted to return home. He had no idea of ​​the enemy's cultivation level or abilities, which gave him a strong sense of danger. A gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall. The right thing to do was to leave quickly.

But then he thought, Master Lu had chosen him specifically for this mission because he saw in his superhuman abilities. Master Lu had done him a favor, so returning empty-handed would be a disappointment to him.

"The fact that I didn't notice the other party only means that he has great stealth skills. But didn't he also not notice me? I may not be powerless to fight." Liu Xing assessed the risks.

"It seems that the only way is to expose my tracks and lure the other party to take the initiative." Liu Xing looked helpless, thinking about countermeasures and weighing the pros and cons over and over again.