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

Back in his room, Liu Xing couldn't wait to take out his martial arts skills and began to study various spells and skills, practicing from the easy to the difficult.

Qi-Reading Technique: He had always been curious about how Wang Shen and others could discern his cultivation level at a glance, while he couldn't. Now, after learning Qi-Reading Technique, he realized it was a very simple technique in the world of cultivation. Simply opening certain meridians in the eyes and channeling spiritual energy into them along a predetermined path allowed him to discern the other person's cultivation level. Upon achieving success, he first looked at himself and saw seven white circles in his Dantian, indicating the seventh level of Qi training. The seventh circle was dimmer, indicating the seventh level was incomplete. Qi-Reading Technique also had its limitations. It couldn't discern the specific cultivation level of fellow Daoists who were three or more levels higher than him. Furthermore, it couldn't reveal the cultivation level of those who practiced techniques or secret treasures that concealed their cultivation. This technique was easy to learn, taking only a day. He even went to the workshop to observe the number of white circles in the Dantian of fellow Daoists. One circle represented one level, and at the seventh level, there were seven circles. He checked everyone one by one, and his colleagues laughed and called him insane. He found that everyone's cultivation level was clearly visible, indicating that no one was hiding their abilities.

Sound Transmission: He had previously studied mortal martial arts and discovered a secret technique for transmitting secret sounds to the ears, which he had passed on to Qing'er. Cultivators' sound transmission techniques share a similar principle: by opening certain meridians in the mouth, energy is concentrated into sound. With a slight lip movement, sound waves are transmitted to the other party's ears or mind. Sound transmission has its limitations. When used in the presence of cultivators of a higher realm or with exceptionally powerful spiritual awareness, the message can be easily eavesdropped or blocked, and the transmission range is limited to the range of one's own spiritual awareness. This spell is also relatively simple, requiring only a day to master. He sensed a weasel three kilometers away, stealthily carrying a chicken. Using sound transmission, he transmitted a faint roar into its ears, frightening it so much that, in its hasty escape, it crashed headfirst into a tree, killing it.

Detection Technique: Liu Xing originally thought he knew this skill. In the mortal world, he used his perception to gather intelligence on the Wushui Gang, contributing significantly to the victory. Now, after systematically studying it, he realized he'd only scratched the surface—a simple extension of his perception. There are two true methods of detection. One involves non-physical contact, releasing spiritual consciousness outside the body to survey everything around. While ordinary objects or beings of lower realms cannot block spiritual consciousness, it can be hindered by restrictions or by conscious shielding from higher-level beings. Encountering highly sensitive cultivators, spiritual consciousness detection can be easily detected. Casually detecting others is considered rude and hostile, so extreme caution is advised when using this technique. The other involves physical contact, injecting spiritual energy into a target to investigate matters. This allows for a more accurate understanding of the internal structure of a matter. Examples include exploring a cultivator's spiritual root attributes, the state of their primordial spirit, and the characteristics of their cultivation techniques. This is most commonly used to investigate the properties and effects of elixirs, medicinal herbs, and minerals. Generally speaking, the more powerful a cultivator is, the clearer his soul can see. For a more detailed investigation, spiritual power must be used.

Telekinesis: With a wave of the hand, distant objects automatically fly to one's hand. This is a very common telekinesis spell. The principle is simple: spiritual energy is released to envelop the distant object, and through the spiritual connection and attraction, the object flies to one's side, regardless of whether the hand is waved or not. This spell requires a bit of skill, and controlling the amount of spiritual energy and the speed of flight took three days to master. He tried every object in the room one by one, having a lot of fun. In the early stages of practice, he even broke several teacups.

The next spell needed to be tested outdoors, which would cause quite a lot of noise, so he ran to a quiet place in the woods and began to train hard.

Flying Technique: Similar to the mortal Qinggong technique, it requires opening certain meridians in the legs. By channeling this energy and releasing spiritual energy, the body can rise and move freely in all directions. However, the execution is more fluid and natural, faster, and more effortless than Qinggong. This technique is also quite challenging, requiring precise control of the body and mastery of angles, force, and speed. It took ten days to master. If the sword technique were used now, its power would be over ten times greater. If he were to pursue Qing'er now, even if she were at the Xiantian realm and used the Cloud-Tibeting Leap, he would capture her in the blink of an eye. "Alas, I miss my Qing'er. You must take good care of yourself." Liu Xing paused for a moment, his longing evident.

Riding on the clouds: He still remembered how envious he'd been the first time he'd seen Wang Shen soar with his sword, and now he'd finally mastered the art of flight. The Ice and Water Skills technique included a built-in "riding on the clouds" spell, capable of speeds so swift that a thousand miles could be covered in a day. By channeling his spiritual energy, he condensed water molecules from the air into a cloud that descended upon his feet. Infusing the cloud with spiritual energy, he soared into the air. Liu Xing had a blast, sometimes standing on the cloud, sometimes sitting, sometimes sprawling, sometimes lying down. He thought to himself, how wonderful it would be to ride on the clouds with Qing'er, touring the mountains and rivers and taking in the world's beauty. Qing'er would surely dance with joy.

Water Arrows: Transform the spiritual energy within one's body into sharp arrows to attack the enemy, or utilize external liquids to transform into various weapons to attack the enemy. This was the first offensive spell he learned, and it took him a long time to master the trick. Suddenly, many ancient trees in the forest suffered, being pierced by various weapons condensed from water, and many broken branches and stumps were added.

Ice Cone: This technique transforms the water energy within the body into ice the moment it leaves the body. It can either freeze an enemy into an ice sculpture or transform it into an ice cone to attack the enemy's vital points. Liu Xing also practiced diligently. The ice cone is harder than the water arrow, and has greater lethality, but also consumes more mana.

Water Shield Technique: The internal spiritual energy is channeled outwards to form a water shield, which can both protect oneself and trap enemies. This is a defensive spell. Liu Xing experienced the water shield's defensive capabilities. Even mortal weapons, even those at the Innate Realm, could not penetrate it. His own Water Arrow and Ice Cone, with a full-strength attack, only trembled without breaking. He was very satisfied, but the mana consumed by fully operating the water shield was also enormous.

Ice Shield: Condenses the inner spiritual energy into an ice shield, protecting the vital points of the body. This is also a defensive spell. The ice shield can fly around the body, blocking enemy attacks. Due to its small area, it also consumes little energy and has strong fixed-point defense capabilities.

After three months of diligent study and practice, he had finally mastered these spells and was able to use them proficiently. The next step was to continue training to improve the power of the spells. Liu Xing was secretly delighted that he finally had a little confidence to travel the world of cultivation.

Liu Xing reported his spell learning progress to Wang Fu. Manager Wang praised him a few words and then asked him to try making the ice cone talisman first.