Proving Immortality Starting with Hextech Runes

After rushing back to the cultivation room, Chen Xu immediately sat cross-legged on the futon.

Without hesitation, he took out the Cleansing Pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

The Cleansing Elixir melts upon entering the mouth, transforming into a warm, refreshing stream that flows into every part of the body.

Rumor has it that the Breakthrough Pill is extremely potent, forcefully breaking through bottlenecks.

The effects of the Cleansing Elixir are gentle and gradual, working steadily to break through bottlenecks and achieve a powerful breakthrough.

At this moment, Chen Xu could clearly feel that the spiritual energy in his dantian and dantian had become more condensed under the guidance of the medicine.

Time slipped away quietly during focused practice.

After an unknown amount of time, a soft cracking sound suddenly came from inside Chen Xu's body.

In an instant, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the cultivation room circulated, transforming into a small vortex of spiritual energy that frantically poured into Chen Xu's body.

This surge of spiritual energy lasted for about half a cup of tea's time before gradually subsiding.

After sitting cross-legged for a long time, Chen Xu slowly opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them.

Late stage of Qi Refining... finally achieved!

Almost the instant his realm stabilized, three new runes appeared before Chen Xu:

[Prismatic Destiny+: Obtain 1 random Prismatic Tier Enhancement Rune and 10 Low-Grade Spirit Stones]

War Treasure III: Enemies have a 45% chance to drop loot when they are killed.

[Pirate Style: Enemies have a small chance of dropping powerful treasure chests when they are killed.]

"Holy crap! Three Prismatic Runes!?"

After Chen Xu clearly saw the name of the rune, he was overjoyed.

He then forced himself to calm down and quickly analyzed the pros and cons:

【Prism Destiny+】The first one was passed over.

Chen Xu would only consider choosing [Prismatic Fate+] and randomly selecting one if the other two Hextech runes were both undesirable.

But... these other two Hextech runes are absolutely amazing.

However, the effects of [War Treasure III] and [Pirate Style] were somewhat similar, which put Chen Xu in a dilemma for a moment.

【War Treasure III】Needless to say, the returns are stable, and the 45% chance is quite considerable.

The only issue is that the reward cap is a bit low.

While the probability of obtaining the "Pirate Style" bonus is low, the maximum reward is the highest.

Once the powerful treasure chest is triggered, the contents inside are likely to be unimaginable treasures.

After some deliberation, Chen Xu decided to choose the "Pirate Style".

This aligns with his long-term goal of pursuing "mountain views" and acquiring key resources, offering a thrilling sense of high-risk, high-reward potential.

"While war treasures are stable and efficient..."

"But perhaps the rewards of pirate style are what I truly need!"

"On the path of spiritual cultivation, sometimes the opportunity to achieve enlightenment in one step lies hidden in this very small probability."

"After all, even receiving 10,000 Yellow Dragon Pills is not as precious as receiving a Foundation Establishment Pill."

With this thought in mind, Chen Xu no longer hesitated and chose the [Pirate Style].

After selecting the rune, Chen Xu finally had time to carefully experience the changes after his breakthrough.

Not only has his dantian (energy center) expanded by more than double, but his five senses have also become more acute.

Meanwhile, his spiritual power was growing even more rapidly. Chen Xu estimated that his spiritual perception could now cover an area of ​​about one mile.

Such spiritual strength... is probably no less than that of an ordinary early Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Then Chen Xu joined his two fingers together and released the Concentrating Spirit Thrust while circulating the "Qingyuan Technique".

Its commotion remains enormous, but its power has not increased at all.

"Sigh..." Chen Xu sighed softly and withdrew the Concentration Thorn.

"It seems the potential of this Concentration Strike technique has reached its limit, but thankfully it's enough for now..."

……

The next morning.

Chen Xu pushed open the door to the training room and took a deep breath.

Now that I've entered the late stage of Qi Refining, it's time for me to join the inner sect.

After all, the treatment of inner disciples is vastly different from that of outer disciples.

Within the inner sect, one can receive fifty low-grade spirit stones each month.

Furthermore, as long as one completes a sect mission every three years, one can also apply to travel outside the sect.

"Ever since I chose the [Pirate Style] rune last night, why have I felt so urge to kill?"

"How strange..."

Chen Xu rubbed his temples, suppressing the evil thoughts in his heart.

After all, such a bloodthirsty mentality is undesirable and detrimental to one's own steady development.

Afterwards, Chen Xu put Xiao Jin back into his Beast Taming Ring and went to the main peak to complete the procedures for entering the inner sect.

Inside the Internal Affairs Hall, a steward at the peak of Qi Refining sat upright behind a desk, slightly raising his eyelids to glance at Chen Xu's identity jade token, his voice calm and unwavering:

"According to the sect rules, one must become a disciple of a Foundation Establishment elder to enter the inner sect."

"Do you have any special skills or elder's token? If not, the sect will assign one randomly."

Chen Xu stepped forward and respectfully said, "Disciple Chen Xu is a first-level talisman master."

Upon hearing this, the steward's eyes flashed with surprise, and he then took out a cyan jade token:

"In that case, let's become disciples of Elder Qingyi."

"This elder is known throughout the sect for his responsibility, but..."

He paused, his tone unusually cautionary: "He just has a somewhat eccentric temperament, so be careful."

……

After leaving the Inner Affairs Hall, Chen Xu went straight to Mo Fu Peak.

At the summit is a small courtyard, with the three characters "Qingzhuxuan" above the door exuding a wild and unrestrained spirit.

Just as he was about to knock on the door, a furious shout suddenly erupted from inside the courtyard:

"Useless! You can't even draw a proper Fireball Talisman! Get out! You're never allowed to come to my Ink Talisman Peak again!"

A disheveled young disciple stumbled out and nearly bumped into Chen Xu.

Seeing this, Chen Xu composed himself and said loudly:

"New disciple Chen Xu, on behalf of the Internal Affairs Hall, pays his respects to Elder Qing Yi!"

After a moment of silence, the bamboo gate opened.

An elderly man with white hair and beard, and a lean face, leaned against the door, sizing up Chen Xu:

"Chen Xu? Come in! Let this old man see if he's yet another fool wasting spiritual resources!"

His voice was hoarse, filled with impatience.

"This old man... he looks really hard to get along with..." Chen Xu took a deep breath and followed him inside.

As soon as you enter the courtyard, a strong smell of ink hits you, mixed with a faint burnt smell.

The courtyard was cluttered, with fragments of talismans and discarded materials scattered around.

At this moment, Elder Qingyi was already sitting cross-legged behind a large rosewood talisman table. He casually took out a talisman with a faint blue luster from his sleeve and placed it on the table.

The talisman's patterns were strange and unpredictable, as if there was a hidden surge of lightning.

He snorted coldly and said sternly, "This is my own creation, the Thunderclap Talisman, which is specifically designed to subdue evil spirits and ghosts."

"I'll give you one hour to learn this talisman. If you can't draw it, you'd better get lost!"

After speaking, Elder Qingyi took out another thunderstone and placed it aside. It was used to draw thunder spirit energy to assist in drawing thunder talismans.

Chen Xu nodded in agreement, took the sample talisman, and carefully sensed the flow of spiritual energy and the structure of the runes within it.

The runes were incredibly complex, each stroke subtly conveying the meaning of thunder; the slightest mistake could cause the spiritual energy to go berserk.

"This Thunderclap Talisman is truly wondrous!" Chen Xu thought to himself, not daring to delay, he took out a pile of talisman papers and began to practice.