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

A year ago, Tyrannosaurus Rex and King Kong returned in disgrace, having failed to capture the Sun's Essence Fire. Uneasy, they returned to the Marshal to apologize. Upon learning that Liu Xing and Nangong Yan were in seclusion for cultivation, King Kong immediately guessed that the Marshal was planting a talisman for Nangong Yan. So, with anticipation, he stood guard outside the Dragon Palace, and Tyrannosaurus Rex had no choice but to accompany him.

That day, countless auspicious clouds suddenly descended from all directions, piling up over the Dragon Palace. Rich spiritual energy gathered at an astonishing rate, pouring like a giant funnel towards the Dragon Palace where Liu Xing and the others were in seclusion.

"What a spectacular sight! Has the master mastered some secret technique?" Jiao Jiao and Zhang Yi looked at the sky excitedly, feeling very excited.

"Fellow Daoist Nangong is about to break through to the late Nascent Soul stage!" King Kong also said excitedly. It seems that the Marshal's transformation of Nangong Yan was extremely successful, and he has gained another comrade-in-arms.

"It's so easy to break through?" As a veteran, King Tyrannosaurus naturally understood what this strange phenomenon in the world meant.

"The Marshal has the Chaos Tower treasure. Can he really create top masters in the mortal world so easily? Then unifying the mortal world will be a piece of cake." The Tyrannosaurus King muttered. Currently, the Skeleton Army already has four warriors in the late Nascent Soul stage, so sweeping across the Chaos Sea is a piece of cake.

"In the future, if you follow the Marshal wholeheartedly to conquer the world, I will also have the merit of following the dragon, and it will also be of great benefit to the tribe. Zhang Yi is lucky. He got on the big ship early. Now he has signed a master-servant agreement with Nangong Yan, and he has a great chance to ascend with him." The Tyrannosaurus King seemed to have made some decisions. He no longer had any other unrealistic ideas in his mind. At the same time, he was a little envious of the Pterosaur King Zhang Yi, and could not help but look at Zhang Yi in the distance with jealousy.

The strange phenomenon lasted for six months before finally dissipating. With the power of this breakthrough, Nangong Yan's spirit and mana increased by nearly half again. Now her spirit was solidified, her mana was rich, and her body was formidable. Although she had only recently broken through to the late Nascent Soul stage, her strength was already on par with veteran late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators who had advanced for centuries. Nangong Yan looked inward, extremely satisfied with the power surging through her body, and even the Nascent Soul within her grinned widely.

"Thank you very much for giving me a new life, Junior Brother." Nangong Yan thanked Liu Xing very happily.

"You're welcome, Senior Sister. This is just the beginning. In the future, we will continue to break through the Divine Transformation and ascend to the upper realms!"

"Can you really fly to the upper world?"

"of course!"

"Don't brag! Senior Sister will follow you and watch you to see how far you can go."

"Just wait and see, Senior Sister!"

"Is your breakthrough cultivation solid?"

"No problem."

"Then let's go out. I wonder if King Kong and Tyrannosaurus have caught the Sun Spirit Fire."

When Liu Xing and Nangong Yan emerged from their retreat, four pairs of eyes stared at them. Seeing Nangong Yan's powerful aura, they realized they had indeed achieved a breakthrough, and even surpassed the average cultivator. However, as they stared at Nangong Yan, no one noticed that Liu Xing's mana and consciousness had also improved. While transforming Nangong Yan, it was also a highly intensive training for Liu Xing himself, equivalent to ten years of hard training.

"Congratulations, master. You have made another great step forward. A breakthrough to the Spiritual Transformation stage is just around the corner." The clever Zhang Yi reacted the fastest. He quickly knelt on the ground and congratulated his master.

"Hehe, I'll definitely take you with me when I ascend." Nangong Yan laughed happily. She felt that Zhang Yi's attitude towards her had become much more respectful. Before, when they were at the same level, it was because of Liu Xing's prestige that Zhang Yi reluctantly agreed to sign a master-servant agreement. Now that she had advanced, Zhang Yi had finally followed her wholeheartedly.

"Congratulations, Marshal! Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Nangong!" Tyrannosaurus Rex and King Kong also clasped their fists to congratulate.

"Congratulations! From now on, we will be close comrades-in-arms and follow the Marshal to conquer the world." Nangong Yan immediately returned the greeting.

Although she spoke of them as close comrades, King Kong knew Nangong Yan was referring to him. He could clearly sense the presence of the seal within Nangong Yan's soul, a bond of kinship and connection, like a sister. He could trust her completely, and felt a strong sense of closeness. This was a world away from his relationship with the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

"Sister Nangong, you finally broke through. That's great!" The little girl who was the incarnation of Jiao Jiao rushed forward, hugged Nangong Yan's arm, and congratulated her.

"Yeah, Jiao Jiao, I haven't seen you for three years. You've become even more beautiful."

"Really? I haven't grown at all in these three years."

"Really."

"You must be lying to me. I see that you look radiant now, and your skin is smoother than before."

"Where is it?"

Seeing that the two beauties, big and small, quickly started chatting, the four of them shook their heads helplessly.

"How's the Sun Essence Fire?" Liu Xing asked nervously, rubbing his hands. This was related to refining the immortal water that could prolong life, so he couldn't help but be nervous.

"Marshal, I am incompetent and unable to capture it." The Tyrannosaurus King said ashamedly.

"Oh, why?" Liu Xing secretly exclaimed.

"According to the legend, we found the submarine volcano and tried our best to enter the volcanic lava. But the pressure in the core of the lava was too great and the temperature was too high, so we couldn't get in. Finally, we lured the Sun Essence Fire out with great difficulty, but who knew that it actually possessed a strange power of thunder and lightning. Even if the two of us joined forces, we couldn't do anything to it, and it escaped into the core of the lava again." King Kong described in detail the scene of capturing the Sun Essence Fire.

"The heart of molten lava, the power of thunder and lightning, so that's how it is. I am the body of the Thunder God, maybe I can give it a try." Liu Xing muttered.

Seeing the marshal lowering his head in thought, King Kong and Tyrannosaurus Rex dared not say a word, especially Tyrannosaurus Rex, who was afraid that the marshal would blame him.

"I am incompetent, please punish me, Marshal." The Tyrannosaurus King began to plead guilty. If he admitted his guilt voluntarily, Liu Xing might not punish him too severely.

"Ah, it's okay. You have tried your best. It's just that the sun's essence is too cunning." Liu Xing woke up from his thoughts.

"Wait a moment, I'll go and refine some high-temperature resistant magic weapons, and then we'll go again. I don't believe that we can't catch it with so many of us gathered together." Liu Xing thought for a while and gave another order.

With that, Liu Xing returned to the Dragon Palace's retreat room and entered the Chaos Tower's treasury. He selected several high-temperature-resistant minerals and meticulously crafted several handkerchief-shaped treasures, whose primary function was to shield against fire and insulate against heat. After emerging from retreat, Liu Xing distributed the treasures to King Kong, Nangong Yan, and Tyrannosaurus Rex. They quickly completed the rituals. With these handkerchief treasures, entering the lava core would undoubtedly be a breeze. Zhang Yi and Jiao Jiao, receiving their orders, took to the air, carrying the four of them towards the location of the Sun Essence Fire.