Proving Immortality Starting with Hextech Runes

Wen Tianhe nodded slightly, without saying anything more.

He swept his divine sense across the area, and the scattered storage bags rose from the ground and disappeared into his robe sleeves.

Immediately afterwards, his gaze fell into the depths of Yan Family Fortress, and he raised his hand in a loose grasping motion.

With a muffled roar, the treasure vault of Yan Family Fortress rose up on its own and shrank rapidly to everyone's astonishment, before being put into Wen Tianhe's sleeve.

After doing all this, Wen Tianhe's divine sense swept across the area below, pausing briefly on Chen Xu, and he thought to himself:

"This kid...is interesting."

"Although it possesses four spiritual roots, it's not impossible to cultivate it..."

He then withdrew his divine sense, and with a flick of his body, he transformed into two-colored light once more and disappeared into the horizon.

After a moment, the black-robed cultivator stepped forward.

His shadow, cast by his hood, swept over the few remaining people in the room, and he said in a deep voice:

"Alright. From today onwards, Yan Family Fortress will be under the control of my Dark Pavilion."

"Now that this matter is settled, you may leave if you have nothing else to do."

Chen Xu glanced around and saw that there were only five people in the room, including the black-robed cultivator and himself.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator who had attacked him earlier had taken out his magic weapon, greeted the black-robed cultivator, and then turned and left.

But in the instant she turned around, her gaze swept over Chen Xu without leaving a trace.

Immediately afterwards, two more cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining also came to their senses.

They hurriedly bowed in the direction of the black-robed cultivator and then departed.

In the blink of an eye, only Chen Xu and the black-robed cultivator remained in front of the empty gate of Yan Family Fortress.

Chen Xu stood still and did not leave immediately.

He watched the Foundation Establishment cultivator's departing figure, pondering in his heart:

"This person tried to use me as a scapegoat before, but now that he's left, he might be waiting somewhere to plot against me. It's better to play it safe."

Perhaps we could stay at Yan Family Fort for a while and try to find Qingling's whereabouts...

She not only has a small teleportation talisman, but she should also have quite a few life-saving items on her, so she should be fine...

Seeing that Chen Xu hadn't moved, the black-robed cultivator asked in confusion, "Boy, why aren't you leaving yet?"

Chen Xu quickly cupped his hands in a respectful gesture:

"Reporting to Senior, this place has just undergone a drastic change, and there is heavy snow and wind outside, which is quite inconvenient."

Therefore, I humbly request that you allow me to stay here for a few days.

The black-robed cultivator's tone was slightly amused upon hearing this:

"You cunning brat, I bet you're afraid of being targeted by that Foundation Establishment cultivator, aren't you?"

Chen Xu's astonishing speed in escaping had naturally caught his attention.

He then waved his hand and said, "Alright. Find a cave on the outskirts to rest for a few days."

"Thank you for your kindness, senior!" Chen Xu felt relieved and bowed respectfully again.

The black-robed cultivator said no more, his figure disappearing silently from the spot as if blending into the shadows.

The blood-red barrier surrounding Yan Family Fortress had disappeared by this time.

However, the internal heat-concentrating array is still operating, so it's still relatively warm.

The shops on both sides had their doors wide open and were in a mess.

Chen Xu planned to find a cave to stay in temporarily, and slowed down when he passed the steamed bun stall.

The steamer basket at the stall had mostly collapsed, and the fire in the stove had long since gone out.

However, in a corner of a steamer, there were seven already cold steamed buns filled with snowflake meat.

Chen Xu's stomach rumbled at an inopportune moment.

Having been surviving on tasteless fasting pills for the past few days, the sight of food now triggered an intense surge of hunger.

However, he wouldn't stoop so low as to eat cold buns.

Just as I was about to leave, my gaze swept across the ground and I saw a tattered booklet hidden under a cover.

Chen Xu's heart stirred, and he raised his hand to take the booklet in his hand.

The cover reads: "The Secret to Delicious Steamed Buns".

"Wow!" Chen Xu couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.

"That's good, Xiao Jin should learn this..."

……

After finding a cave, Chen Xu quickly cleaned it up.

Several sets of array flags transformed into streams of light and disappeared into various parts of the cave, with the Lesser Evolution Array and the Mysterious Turtle Array being laid out layer by layer.

After doing all this, he sat down cross-legged and fell into deep thought once again.

"The two demon cores are finally complete..."

However, I'm still missing a Jade Marrow Fungus, which is an essential ingredient for refining the Cleansing Dust Pill, so I can't refine it right now...

A moment later, he took out a jade slip, and his consciousness once again sank into that illusory space.

Within the jade slip space, Chen Xu stirred his thoughts and summoned the projection of the Foundation Establishment cultivator who had previously intended to use him as a scapegoat.

"snort!"

Chen Xu's eyes turned cold, and he immediately unleashed hundreds of first-tier talismans, attacking the cultivator.

He successfully killed several projections of the Foundation Establishment cultivator, and after getting a feel for the technique, he left the jade slip space.

"To be absolutely sure, we'll still need to use some second-tier talismans..."

Chen Xu slowly got up, preparing to leave the cave to cause trouble for that Foundation Establishment cultivator, and also to look for Qing Ling's whereabouts.

But just then, a clear and melodious voice suddenly rang out outside the cave:

"Senior Brother Chen, are you there?"

Chen Xu paused, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

That voice...is it Qingling?!

He quickly used his divine sense to confirm the situation, and then deactivated the formation.

Outside the cave, a young girl dressed in a blue jacket and skirt stood there, looking somewhat disheveled.

However, his cultivation level had broken through to the eighth level of Qi Refining, and his aura was stable, which did not seem like he had just broken through.

……

Inside the cave, Qingling was excitedly telling Chen Xu about her recent experiences.

"After my senior brother suddenly disappeared that day, I was so frightened that I quickly activated the Minor Teleportation Talisman."

"As a result, I was transported to an icy valley thirty miles away, where I encountered a large pack of snow wolves as soon as I landed!"

"The leader was almost at the peak of the first tier. I had to use a lot of my trump cards to take them down."

"However, I was also seriously injured, so I found a secluded cave in the Ice Valley to hide and heal."

She lowered her voice and continued, "Then, deep inside that cave, we found some Ice Soul Fruits."

"After refining an Ice Soul Fruit, not only were my injuries fully healed, but I also broke through to the eighth level of Qi Refining. It can be considered a blessing in disguise!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xu understood. No wonder her cultivation remained so stable after her breakthrough.

The essence of heaven and earth contained in the Ice Soul Fruit does indeed have such miraculous effects.

But this luck... is just a bit too good.

But then, Qingling's face fell again, and her voice was filled with grievance:

"However, I had barely stepped out of the cave and hadn't even had time to feel happy when I bumped into a cultivator in the early stages of Foundation Establishment!"

"The moment that man saw me, it was like he'd seen his father's killer. Without saying a word, he pulled out a huge wheel and smashed it down on me! It scared me to death!"

Qingling patted her chest, looking shaken: "Seeing that I was about to be in trouble, I had no choice but to use the Sky-Splitting Sword Talisman that Grandpa gave me to save my life..."

"The Sky-Splitting Sword Talisman?" Upon hearing this, Chen Xu understood.

This is a talisman capable of severely injuring a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

It seems that the cultivator saw me traveling with Qingling and, having failed to outwit me, turned his anger on Qingling.

With his weak Foundation Establishment cultivation, he'd probably already been chopped into mincemeat by that Sky-Splitting Sword Talisman...

However, since this person is dead, it saves me a lot of trouble...