Proving Immortality Starting with Hextech Runes

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

The first few Crimson Blood Rats, whose cultivation was only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, were instantly torn apart by the sharp sword light, their flesh and blood flying everywhere.

"Don't linger in the fight!" After creating an opening, Chen Xu used Shadow Step again and ran out of the cave.

Chen Xu moved with incredible speed; the Shadow Step combined with the Lightness Talisman made his figure a blurry afterimage.

Although the crimson rats surging from behind were frenzied, most of those that followed only managed to devour the air.

After creating some distance, Chen Xu decisively turned around and threw out a stack of Thunderclap Talismans.

In an instant, lightning flashed!

A deafening thunderclap resounded within the narrow cave, and blue lightning instantly engulfed a large area.

Although this Thunderclap Talisman is specifically designed to counter evil spirits and ghosts, its power is far greater than that of ordinary first-tier talismans.

It's more than enough to deal with these Crimson Blood Rats in the early and middle stages of Qi Refining.

The lightning continued to rage for several breaths before slowly dissipating, leaving behind a charred, deep crater.

This attack killed at least a thousand Crimson Blood Rats, creating a vacuum zone in the surging rat horde.

The remaining Crimson Blood Rats were stunned by the terrifying sight, and their attack noticeably faltered.

Taking advantage of the moment when the rats were stunned, Chen Xu once again used his movement technique to create distance.

He fought and retreated, and whenever the rats gathered and surged forward again, he would throw out another stack of Thunder Talismans.

……

Nearly half an hour later, Chen Xu finally came out, his brows furrowed.

"I killed nearly five thousand Crimson Blood Rats, and not a single loot dropped..."

"The probability of triggering the [Pirate Style] effect is way too low..."

Just as Chen Xu was feeling sentimental, another Crimson Blood Rat caught up with him.

This Crimson Blood Rat was slightly larger than a regular Crimson Blood Rat, and its body was covered in charred bloodstains, clearly a survivor of the recent thunderstorm.

Its scarlet eyes burned with madness as it lunged at Chen Xu recklessly.

"How come there are still some rats that have escaped the net?" Chen Xu was annoyed at this moment and didn't even bother to turn around. He suddenly slashed backward with his Cangku Sword.

"Pfft!"

The sword pierced through the head of the Crimson Blood Rat without any resistance.

Chen Xu flicked his wrist slightly, throwing the rat carcass off the sword to the ground, and then prepared to leave this place that had utterly disappointed him.

But at that moment, a soft golden light burst forth from the rat carcass without warning.

In the blink of an eye, a phantom image of a treasure chest, about the size of a palm, floated in front of Chen Xu.

"This is... a shipment?" Chen Xu stared blankly at the phantom image of the treasure chest in front of him.

He quickly came to his senses and pointed at the illusory treasure chest without hesitation.

The treasure chest then vanished, revealing a simple silver device in Chen Xu's hand.

At the same time, information about this silver device also appeared in my mind:

【Transformer/Reconstructor】: Can disassemble and reconstruct any selected item, upgrading it into a higher-tier random item.

"It's a transformation and reconstruction device!?" Chen Xu exclaimed inwardly.

This item's function is simply overpowered. In my previous life in the game, I won countless chicken dinners by relying on the [Transformer and Reconstructor].

However, after the initial joy, Chen Xu was suddenly faced with a dilemma.

"Who should I give this to...?"

"While it can advance an item to the next tier, the result is random and uncontrollable..."

The items currently in his storage bag are mostly necessities.

It might not be a good thing if you end up with an item that's completely useless to you at this stage.

For example, if Qingyi turned the Five Thunder Talisman that saved his life into a magic weapon that only a Core Formation stage cultivator could activate, it would be nothing more than scrap metal to him now.

Even if you sell it, you still have to be wary of being hunted down.

As for using this item again in the future, Chen Xuke had no such intention.

After all, the speed of development in the early stages is also very important.

Having resources means quickly converting them into strength – that's the only way to go.

Then, Chen Xu probed his storage bag with his divine sense and quickly scanned it. Three items in the corner caught his attention.

These were the three Core Formation artifacts that had been obtained from Zhang Erniu's storage bag.

A purple longsword, a silver fan, and an ancient bronze round hammer.

These three magical artifacts are currently useless to Chen Xu, and he doesn't even dare to show them to others easily, for fear of attracting his death.

However, right now, using these three magical artifacts to activate the [Transformation and Reconstruction Device] and take a gamble is simply perfect.

Chen Xu didn't know which of the three magical artifacts was more valuable, so he just picked one at random.

The silver fan magic weapon was very exquisite and must have been quite valuable, while Chen Xu didn't particularly like the purple longsword or the bronze round hammer.

With this thought in mind, he no longer hesitated and took out the purple longsword.

Then, with a thought, the [Transformation and Reconstruction Device] in his hand turned into a white light and merged into the purple longsword.

The next moment, the purple longsword rapidly dissolved in the white light, turning into a hazy mist.

In just a few breaths, the white light dissipated.

The purple longsword in Chen Xu's hand had vanished without a trace.

Instead, there was a jade slip with a warm and slightly cool touch.

"Could this be... a jade slip for inheritance?"

Chen Xu looked at the jade slip in his hand, his eyes filled with surprise and uncertainty.

I don't know what kind of inheritance it contains, or whether I'll be able to use it...

He then put the jade slip away and prepared to return to the cave to find a secluded spot to investigate further.

Upon re-entering the cave, Chen Xu immediately took out several earth-attribute talismans.

Several beams of yellow light flashed, and the rock wall at the entrance was violently compressed under the power of the talisman, quickly sealing the entrance.

They then descended further down and returned to the cave.

Chen Xu used his divine sense to explore the surroundings and quickly found a small, independent cave that could serve as a temporary dwelling.

The cave was dimly lit, but the faint glow flowing across the surface of the jade slip was clearly visible.

After sealing the cave entrance again, Chen Xu sat cross-legged and then sent a wisp of his divine sense to probe the jade slip.

However, the moment his divine sense touched the jade slip, a strong suction force quickly dragged his consciousness into nothingness.

Chen Xu knew things were going badly; he could only pray that no one would come to this place...

Subsequently, in a void, Chen Xu's consciousness re-condensed, retaining the appearance of his original body.

"Could this be some kind of inheritance space?" He cautiously looked around.

Before he could even sort out his thoughts, a figure appeared out of nowhere in the void ahead.

An elderly man with white hair and beard and a thin face appeared before Chen Xu.

"This is... Elder Qingyi?" Chen Xu's face was full of surprise the moment he saw this person.

However, this "Qing Yi" had empty, lifeless eyes. Only the pressure of a Foundation Establishment cultivator was real.

Before Chen Xu could react, "Qing Yi" suddenly made his move.

In an instant, hundreds of second-tier talismans appeared out of thin air and attacked Chen Xu in an overwhelming manner.

"Chao..." Chen Xu's expression changed drastically, and he subconsciously used the Shadow Step to try to slip through the gaps in the torrent of talismans.

However, these talismans moved much faster than one could have imagined.

Their trajectory was cunning, and they worked together to catch up with Chen Xu in the blink of an eye.

A violent explosion resounded in the void.

Chen Xu's protective aura shattered like paper, and his body was instantly torn apart by the violent energy, turning into specks of light and dissipating.