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

To conceal his presence, Liu Xing refrained from using his magical powers or magical tools. As he neared the center, he employed his mortal martial arts to advance, moving at a remarkable speed. Before he knew it, he was nearly there. His deliberate avoidance made it impossible for the monsters to detect him. One day, while approaching a cliff, he saw from afar a golden eagle battling a giant centipede. The intensity of the battle was truly astonishing.

"Golden Eagle Clan, Thousand-Eyed Centipede Ancient Beast. Wow, Purple Orchid Flower!" Liu Xing was identifying the two fighting monsters when he suddenly spotted a patch of purple flowers on the cliff. It turned out to be Purple Orchid Flower, one of the main ingredients in the Foundation Establishment Pill. Judging by the herb's color, it was clearly ripe. It was truly a case of searching high and low for something, only to find it effortlessly. Overwhelmed with surprise, he quietly approached, waiting for his chance.

The petals of the purple swan flower are a vibrant purple, creating a mysterious and opulent atmosphere. The leaves are oval, plump, and well-proportioned, tightly surrounding the flower, giving the plant a sense of density and abundance. The elixir exudes a lavender sheen, creating a soft and warm feeling that brings peace and tranquility. This patch of purple swan flowers contains over a dozen, enough to refine a dozen Foundation Establishment Pills.

The Thousand-Eyed Centipede is an extremely rare ancient beast, apparently the guardian demon of the Purple Orchid Flower. Its slender body, nearly ten feet long, is covered in densely packed compound eyes on the first section of its carapace, giving it a terrifying appearance. It possesses a cultivation level of peak level one, and its magical power is comparable to that of the golden eagle before it. Its mouthparts are incredibly sharp, emitting a lustrous green glow and capable of releasing a highly toxic venom. It possesses hundreds of pairs of tiny claws, like razor-sharp steel blades. These claws, each of varying shapes and lengths, allow the centipede to swiftly traverse the ground, their blade-like edges easily slicing through almost any obstacle in its path. The centipede's carapace is incredibly tough, like natural armor, as hard as iron, making it impervious to even the slashing of a sword or knife. With its razor-sharp mouthparts, numerous sharp legs, and hard carapace, the Thousand-Eyed Centipede has become one of the demon world's most lethal creatures. Not only does it have a deadly bite ability and the speed to hunt quickly, it can also spray out highly toxic venom that is hard to defend against.

While not the leader of the Golden Eagle clan this time, the Golden Eagle was nonetheless one of its prodigies. A majestic figure, towering taller than Liu Xing, its muscles radiating explosive power, its wingspan stretched a full two feet. Its golden eyes shone like stars, their piercing gaze seemingly capable of traversing time and space, perceiving everything. Soaring high into the sky, its visual range rivaled its spiritual sense. Its curved, sharp beak possessed unparalleled power, allowing it to deliver a swift strike capable of crushing an enemy's skull. Its broad, powerful wings enabled the Golden Eagle to soar effortlessly through the skies, enabling it to achieve exceptional speed, whether pursuing an enemy or fleeing. Its claws, as strong as steel, combined speed and strength, transforming them into a powerful weapon, capable of tearing through tigers and leopards with ease. With blistering speed, the eagle seized its prey, leaving them no room for resistance. The golden eagle clan is the king of the sky in this demon domain, so they are high above everyone else and exude an annoying arrogance.

The centipede unleashed another burst of venom, striking the edge of the golden eagle's massive wing. A foul, rotting smell filled the air, melting a vast expanse of feathers and leaving a bloody mess. The eagle let out a sharp cry of anger and pain, its beak piercing the centipede's carapace, creating a crack. The centipede's head shot up, its blades slicing towards the eagle's neck. The eagle quickly parried the blow with its iron claws. The centipede's tail also shot up, its blades slicing towards its abdomen. The eagle was unable to resist, leaving a deep wound, and blood flowed profusely. The golden eagle was once again at a disadvantage in this round of combat, but its intelligence was clearly superior to the Thousand-Eyed Centipede. After a brief struggle, it realized it could not defeat the centipede on its own and decisively gave up, preparing to seek help before hunting the centipede. It seized an opportunity, shook off the centipede, soared high into the sky, and flew away.

The Thousand-Eyed Centipede watched the golden eagle fly away, its teeth itching with anger, and it thrashed around on the ground in frustration. However, it had no wings, and knew it couldn't catch up with the golden eagle, so it gave up, swam to the edge of the cliff, and retreated into its own cave. It was also seriously injured, and most of its magic power was depleted. It was preparing to rest and recover.

A quarter of an hour later, Liu Xing figured the golden eagle had flown far away, its spiritual sense no longer able to sense the situation. He suddenly unleashed his Ice Bullet spell on the centipede's cave. Startled, the centipede roared in anger. Seeing Liu Xing, the instigator, not far ahead, he unleashed his Ice Cone spell on himself. However, the ice cone's power was limited, unable to penetrate its armor. The centipede opened its mouth and charged at Liu Xing.

"Good timing." Seeing the centipede leave the cave, Liu Xing hurled a handful of ice flame talismans, sending the centipede into a panic. Simultaneously, he summoned a diamond brick and struck the centipede. Sensing the life-threatening threat posed by the supreme magical weapon, the centipede twisted its body into a circle, lifting some of its long legs to withstand the attack of the diamond brick. Liu Xing then unleashed his ice shoot technique, and a layer of sharp ice shoots instantly sprouted from the centipede's underside, piercing its abdomen. Its abdomen was covered in soft armor, offering less protection than its carapace. Undeterred, the centipede braced itself against the massive brick above its head and leaped with all its might to avoid the piercing ice shoots. Seizing the opportunity, Liu Xing swiftly summoned the Jade Wave Sword, stabbing the centipede's abdomen. The Jade Wave Sword's pressure rivaled that of the diamond brick, sending the centipede into a frenzy. Parts of its foot blades shone brightly, blocking the flying sword. With thunderous force, the Jade Wave Sword slashed at the joints of dozens of the centipede's legs, instantly severing dozens.

The centipede suffered a severe blow, its balance thrown off. The diamond brick on its head surged with power, crushing dozens of its legs and pinning it to the ground, immobilized. The Jade Wave Sword unleashed its might once again, slicing down on its head. The centipede, utterly terrified, was powerless to resist, and was decapitated by the sword. Liu Xing's magical power was far greater than the centipede's, and it took him only half a quarter of an hour to slay it.

To prevent the golden eagle from returning, he used all his strength to fight quickly. The centipede's mouthparts, carapace, and foot blades were all good materials for refining magical instruments. He also had demon pills and venom glands. After collecting all these, he used a fire talisman to burn the centipede's corpse. Then, excitedly, he ran over, picked all the purple harp flowers, and carefully packed them in a jade box. Now, if he could gather another Qingling fruit, he could immediately refine the foundation-building pill. His own foundation-building efforts were finally possible, and he was overjoyed.