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

The next day, the two walked out of the capital and went to a deserted place. Wang Shen released a flying sword, jumped on it and flew into the air. Liu Xing was stunned and envious. He flew away on a plane, so was he supposed to take the No. 11 bus to catch up with him? Comparing yourself with others is so frustrating, and you are so embarrassed because you have nothing. Wang Shen found that Liu Xing didn't catch up, so he turned back to look for him, only to find out that Liu Xing didn't have a flying instrument and didn't know how to fly. He didn't despise Liu Xing, because he knew that it was difficult to be a casual cultivator, so he came down and took Liu Xing to fly together. It was the first time for Liu Xing to fly so high, and he was excited and scared. He held Wang Shen's arm tightly to prevent himself from falling. Watching the clouds fly away, it felt very wonderful. Looking down at the earth, the green mountains and green waters, the houses were as small as ants.

Wang Shen was a bit exhausted from the constant flight, constantly stopping to rest and recover his spiritual energy. Two days later, they arrived at the Wang Family Mountains. Liu Xing, as usual, used his perception, but found that his tried-and-true ability was no longer effective. He realized he had encountered a restriction, which he found quite miraculous. Wang Shen then pulled out a waist badge and cast a spell in front of him, releasing the restriction. Liu Xing followed closely.

The valley was filled with ancient buildings, medicinal gardens growing herbs, and workshops bustling with activity. Numerous immortal cultivators came and went, their mana fluctuating, some higher and some lower than his. He needed to learn the art of qi reading to determine their specific level of cultivation. There were even some mortals, most of whom were family members or servants of the cultivators, responsible for cooking, laundry, and other rough labor in the fields. Everyone was busy with their duties, some cultivating, some managing the herb gardens, and some refining talismans. The scene was bustling with activity. Liu Xingdong glanced around, a typical example of Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, completely clueless. Some areas were protected by restrictions he couldn't sense.

Wang Shen took out a sound transmission talisman. No one knew what he said, but he just made a gesture and sent it out. After a while,

"Let's go see our father." Wang Shen said. Liu Xing knew that his father was the head of the Wang family.

The two of them arrived at the main hall and saw a middle-aged man in his forties sitting in the main seat. He exuded an imposing aura, unfathomable, and possessed a commanding presence without even anger. Liu Xing was immediately startled, feeling as if the man could easily crush him to death. Uneasy, he became even more respectful.

"Dad, Brother Liu is a casual cultivator from Shangwu Country and is interested in joining our family." Wang Shen introduced.

"My name is Liu Xing, nice to meet you, senior." Liu Xing greeted immediately with a humble attitude.

The head of the Wang family unscrupulously released his spiritual sense to investigate Liu Xing. The peak of the sixth level of basic skills was considered a good cultivation level, but he didn't even have a storage bag on him, looking like a pauper. The broken bamboo flute had no spiritual energy and looked like just a mortal toy.

"Come here, let me see your spiritual roots and talent," Patriarch Wang said calmly. Liu Xing immediately extended his hand, and Patriarch Wang grasped his wrist, injecting spiritual energy into it to investigate.

"The four spiritual roots are missing wood, they are mixed spiritual roots." The head of the Wang family said disappointedly, and he no longer had any expectations for his joining.

Wang Shen also looked at Liu Xing with sympathy. He was a three-spiritual rooted person, which was better than his. With mixed spiritual roots, he would basically be stuck at the Qi training stage in this life. The tenth level of Qi training would be the limit. Without incredible luck, building a foundation would be almost impossible. Liu Xing chuckled self-deprecatingly. He had been a top-tier genius in the mortal world in both of his lives, but he had never expected to be a mere mediocre person in the world of cultivation. What a twist of fate.

"I'll give you two choices. One is to join the Wang family and enjoy the treatment of offerings, free techniques and training resources, but you need to obey the arrangements of the head of the family and live and die with the Wang family. The other is to serve the Wang family for ten years in exchange for the complete Bingshui Jue technique plus a monthly allowance of one spirit stone. After ten years, you can become a free person. Go back and think about it, and give me an answer in three days." The head of the Wang family said lightly, and waved his hand to send the guest away.

Liu Xing bowed and said goodbye, then asked Wang Shen if he could visit his library to read. Wang Shen readily agreed, but only on the first floor. The first floor contained basic knowledge of the cultivation world and general travelogues, while the second floor contained important materials such as cultivation techniques, spells, alchemy, and talisman making. Access to the second floor was restricted. Liu Xing was filled with gratitude. He urgently needed to improve his knowledge of the cultivation world, so he followed Wang Shen to the library and dove headfirst into the sea of ​​books.

Liu Xing read tirelessly, discovering the world of cultivation, a self-contained system vastly different from the mortal realm, completely reshaping his understanding. Within this world, everyone strives for immortality, defying the laws of nature and battling for survival. They exploit natural resources through "magic, wealth, companions, and land," constantly improving their cultivation and combat abilities to further their path to immortality. Cultivators come from many different races. Those cultivating plants and animals are called "demons," those cultivating inanimate objects like rocks are called "spirits," and those cultivating disembodied spirits are called "ghosts." All races ultimately attain human form upon reaching mastery. The powerful can cause the stars to shift and mountains and rivers to change color, while ordinary beings can ascend to the heavens and descend to the earth, commanding the wind and rain. Beyond their mental abilities, all other abilities are unattainable by mortals. The realm of human cultivation is divided into Qi training stage, foundation building stage, Dan formation stage, Nascent Soul stage and Spirit transformation stage. With each advancement, the strength increases tenfold. Those at a higher realm are called "seniors". Those at a lower realm are frightened and dare not show any disrespect. The strong are respected, and the law of the jungle is the fundamental law of the world of cultivation.

The laws of nature operate according to their own rules, and cultivators cannot do as they please. Lifespan increases with the level of cultivation: 100 years for the Qi Training stage, 200 years for the Foundation Establishment stage, 500 years for the Core Formation stage, 1,000 years for the Nascent Soul stage, and 1,000 years for the Nascent Soul stage. No one has ever seen a Spiritual Transformation stage, so everyone diligently cultivates to advance and increase their lifespan. Each breakthrough is incredibly difficult. Upon reaching the Nascent Soul stage, thunder tribulations begin to descend. Successfully surviving these tribulations leads to a complete transformation and a meteoric rise to the heavens, but many more perish under these tribulations. Even if the body is destroyed, as long as the spirit survives, one can possess another's body and be reborn, though this will inevitably lead to a significant decrease in strength. Three ironclad laws govern rebirth: mortal bodies cannot be possessed, bodies of higher realms cannot be possessed, and the body can only be possessed three times in a lifetime.

Natural spiritual energy has five attributes: gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. Cultivators absorb this energy into their bodies to elevate their realm. Humans must possess spiritual roots to cultivate, with four spiritual roots being the lowest, followed by three, two, heavenly, and special (wind and thunder attributes). Higher spiritual roots increase one's cultivation talent and speed. Only one in a million mortals possess spiritual roots, so even a vast nation with millions of people can only produce a few cultivators.

Liu Xing finally understood that he was a lucky man, able to cultivate immortality, because he possessed spiritual roots. Hentian Laoren and Qing'er couldn't cultivate because they lacked spiritual roots. The difference between immortals and mortals wasn't in their spiritual roots, Liu Xing sighed. He had stumbled into the world of cultivation by accident. He could either give up now and return to the mortal realm, living a carefree life for a hundred years. Or, he could risk his life, defy the will of heaven, and seize that glimmer of immortality. Liu Xing fell into deep thought.