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

Chapter 354 Earth Fire Island

"Thank you for your kindness, leader. How dare I not try my best?" Liu Xing was happy to see that the leader valued them so much.

"There are nearly ten thousand islands in the Qianshan Islands with a radius of tens of thousands of miles. Among them, there are more than a hundred islands with spiritual veins suitable for the cultivation of Yuanying elders. You can choose one." Alliance Leader Chen handed Liu Xing a map.

Liu Xing took it and looked at it carefully. His first consideration was to stay as close to the main island as possible. The closer to the center of power, the safer it would be, and the easier it would be to obtain information and resources. He thought the other Yuanying elders would think the same, but when he looked at the distribution map, he was surprised. The cultivation sites chosen by the elders of the Righteous Alliance were extremely scattered, some even on the edge of the Qianshan Islands. These places were mainly suitable for quiet cultivation because of their good spiritual veins and large areas. He thought about it and understood the reason. These elders were stationed here permanently, naturally focusing on cultivation, while he was only temporarily staying here, mainly to collect information, so his needs were different.

This was perfect, each taking what they needed, and this way, he had more options. He didn't care about the quality of the spirit vein, as long as it was convenient for him to move.

"This is it." Liu Xing said, pointing to a small island more than 200 miles southeast of the main island.

"Earth Fire Island?" Alliance Leader Chen was quite surprised.

Dihuo Island is named for an active volcano within it. Its spiritual veins are of average quality, and the volcano erupts every few decades. Each eruption completely destroys the island's restrictions and caves, making reconstruction time-consuming and laborious. It erupted not long ago, leaving the island in a state of disarray. Coincidentally, the Great War between Good and Evil is underway, and the Alliance is unable to spare the resources to rebuild the island.

"The forbidden cave on Dihuo Island was just destroyed due to a volcanic eruption. Fellow Daoist Liu, why don't you find another place?" Wuyazi also came over and kindly reminded.

"Oh, I see." Liu Xing pondered for a moment, then looked at the map again. Other suitable locations for elders were thousands of miles away. He had chosen Earth Fire Island precisely because he wanted to utilize the volcano there and transform it into an Earth Fire Chamber. This would facilitate alchemy and weapon refining later, allowing him to utilize his unique skills in weapon alchemy and formation.

"I am quite knowledgeable about alchemy and weapon refining, and I am planning to borrow the power of the underground fire here. My wife is good at setting up forbidden formations, so it shouldn't be difficult to transform this place with some effort. Please help me, leader." Liu Xing finally insisted on choosing this place.

"Fellow Daoist Liu is an alchemist and a weapon refiner? Your wife is a formation master?" Chen Gong exclaimed in surprise, still unsure, thinking that he had found a treasure.

"That's right, they have all reached the master level." Liu Xing's voice was not loud, but he was full of confidence.

"Ah, the Grandmaster of alchemy! The Grandmaster of weapon refining! The Grandmaster of formations! God is really helping our alliance!" Even though he was a great cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage, he was so surprised that he shouted loudly.

Liu Xing and Nie Xiaoqian just smiled. They thought that showing their abilities appropriately at this time would be beneficial to their future development.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, Fellow Daoist Nie, you have kept it a secret from me for so long. If you have such ability, why didn't you tell me earlier? Fortunately, those brats from the Demonic Path didn't get there first." Wuyazi was also inexplicably surprised, and at this moment he looked as if he had succeeded by luck.

"Two Grandmasters, I was blind and treated you badly just now. The Righteous Alliance has a rule that all Grandmasters and elders can receive double salary. The two of you are equivalent to three Grandmasters, and you can receive six salaries in the future, which means 600,000 spirit stones per month!" Chen Gong was really bold and directly tripled the salary of the two.

"Thank you, leader. My husband and I will do our best to serve the alliance." Liu Xing and the other two hurriedly thanked him. It seems that the master of weapon and pill formation is popular wherever he goes. He really has one trick that can make him successful.

"In addition, I will specially approve 5 million spirit stones and allocate a team of 200 people to help you and your wife complete the reconstruction of Dihuo Island within three months!" Alliance Leader Chen has become a giant because of his extraordinary courage in attracting talents.

Liu Xing and the other man nodded secretly. They were just temporary visitors, but they were very satisfied to receive such treatment.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, Fellow Daoist Nie, are you satisfied with my arrangements? Feel free to ask for anything you want!" Alliance Leader Chen asked with a smile.

"Thank you, Alliance Leader, for your generous gift! We are very satisfied! Once the alchemy room and weapon refining room on the Earth Fire Island are rebuilt, my husband and I will immediately start refining elixirs, weapons, and formations to help the Righteous Alliance in this battle between good and evil and the development of the Chaos Tower!" Having received so many benefits, Liu Xing naturally wanted to express his attitude of working hard.

"Good! Good! Good! With the help of two masters, our alliance will be more powerful!" Alliance Leader Chen laughed loudly, obviously very happy.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Gong summoned a dark-skinned young man. Although he was not good-looking, he had the cultivation level of the late Jindan stage.

"Wang Qing, select an engineering team that is good at earth magic to help Fellow Daoist Liu complete the reconstruction of the Earth Fire Island. The engineering plan will be decided by Fellow Daoist Liu, and the task must be completed within three months! Are you confident that you can complete it?" Alliance Leader Chen ordered.

"I guarantee to complete the task!" The dark-skinned young man named Wang Qing patted his chest and agreed.

"Hello, Fellow Daoist Liu! Please arrange the task." Wang Qing turned around and saluted Liu Xing respectfully. He guessed that Chen Gong had secretly told him the importance of Liu Xing and the other two.

"Thank you for your hard work over the next period of time, Brother Wang." Liu Xing politely returned the greeting.

"It should be done."

Seeing that the matter was settled, Liu Xing prepared to leave.

"There is no time to lose. I will go to Dihuo Island to survey the terrain and draw engineering drawings. Now I'm leaving." Liu Xing was also a decisive person. He said goodbye to Chen Gong and Wuyazi immediately.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, Fellow Daoist Nie, thank you for your hard work!" Chen Gong and the other two bowed and saw them off. They were very satisfied to see them working so enthusiastically.

Under the leadership of Wang Qing, the three of them quickly arrived above Dihuo Island.

Looking down at the dozens of miles-wide island, dust obscured the sky and the sun, leaving the island in ruins. An active volcano occupied most of the island, its crater still spewing lava. The Nian beast had vanished from the island, and the pungent smell of sulfur filled the air.

"Qian'er, Fellow Daoist Wang, you two take a rest here for a while. I'll go down and explore the terrain first." After saying that, Liu Xing dived down.

Half an hour later, Liu Xing finally came back covered in dust and handed Wang Qing a jade slip, which was the reconstruction design of Dihuo Island.

Wang Qing took it and studied it carefully. Liu Xing also took the opportunity to jump into the sea for a bath and tidy up his appearance. He felt refreshed. His wife was beside him, gently combing his hair.

Wang Qing carefully inquired about the problematic areas and discussed details with Liu Xing, including construction materials, manpower, and construction schedule. Another hour passed before everything was clearly arranged. Then Wang Qing bowed and left to organize the staff and purchase materials.

Seeing that the matter was completed, Liu Xing took his wife's hand and leisurely returned to the Sheraton Hotel. Next, he asked his wife to refine some forbidden formations to be deployed on the Earth Fire Island. This was not a difficult task for Nie Xiaoqian, a master of formations.