Proving Immortality Starting with Hextech Runes

Qingling continued, seemingly oblivious to her own words, "Fortunately, that person had quite a few good things in their storage bag, which barely made up for the loss."

Later, I met a monk on the road who had escaped from Yanjiabao.

Upon learning that his senior brother might still be inside Yan Family Fortress, he rushed over there.

As soon as I arrived outside the fortress, I saw a Foundation Establishment senior dressed in black robes in the distance. I sensed that he didn't look like a good person, so I hid in the shadows to observe him.

As it turned out, that senior noticed me and took the initiative to ask why I was there. That's how I found out where my senior brother was.

"Oh right, right!" Qingling seemed to suddenly remember something and took out two items from her storage bag.

A simple, ancient-looking circular ritual implement, and an ice-blue fruit the size of an egg.

"Here you go, senior brother!" Qingling handed the circular magic artifact and the ice-blue fruit to Chen Xu.

Chen Xu subconsciously took a step back, his tone surprised: "Huh? For me? Why?"

Both this Foundation Establishment artifact and the Ice Soul Fruit are priceless treasures, and you're just giving them away to me like this?!

"Hey, take this!" Qingling shoved the item into Chen Xu's hands without further ado, explaining:

"This wheel-shaped magical artifact is so ugly, it's not pretty at all, I don't want to use it."

"As for the Ice Soul Fruit, I've already eaten one, so taking another would have negligible effect."

"Senior brother, you've been stuck at the eighth level of Qi Refining for quite some time now, haven't you? This fruit is perfect for you!"

Chen Xu looked at the magic weapon and Ice Soul Fruit in his hand, remained silent for a moment, and then put them into his storage bag.

"In that case... thank you very much, junior sister."

Seeing Chen Xu put away the Ice Soul Fruit, Qingling asked with some confusion, "Senior Brother, won't you take the Ice Soul Fruit here? I'll protect you."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xu's mind raced.

This Ice Soul Fruit is indeed a good thing, but my spiritual root aptitude is too poor, and the hope of breaking through to the ninth level of Qi Refining with this Ice Soul Fruit is slim.

Rather than wasting such a spiritual fruit, it would be better to wait until we return to the Cold Pine Sect, gather the necessary ingredients, and refine the Cleansing Dust Pill.

He then calmly said, "Now that this matter is settled, the sect should already know about the changes here. If we stay any longer, it might worry our master. It would be best to return to Hansong Sect as soon as possible."

"Oh..." Upon hearing this, Qingling's eyes quickly dimmed, and she looked somewhat sullen.

……

Two months later, in front of the Cold Pine Sect's mountain gate, Chen Xu rode the Flying Leaf Magic Treasure, carrying Qing Ling, and slowly descended.

As soon as they stepped into the territory of Mo Fu Peak, they saw Qing Yi's figure.

His beard and hair were slightly disheveled, and there were bloodshot veins in his eyes, clearly indicating that he had not slept well for the past few days.

Upon seeing the two return, Qingyi's tense expression relaxed, and he said in a deep voice, "It's good that you're back...it's good that you're back."

Upon seeing Qingyi, Qingling immediately began to recount her experiences along the way, but Qingyi impatiently waved his hand to interrupt her:

"Ling'er, go back to your cave to recuperate. Don't make a fuss here."

He nodded to Chen Xu again: "You should go and rest too."

"Yes, Master," Chen Xu replied, bowing with his hands clasped, understanding the situation.

The old man was stern in words, but in reality he was extremely worried; otherwise, he wouldn't have personally guarded the mountain gate.

Chen Xu then returned to his cave dwelling alone.

After the array in the mansion was activated, rich spiritual energy quickly gathered.

Upon reaching the pool, the number of large black fish had dwindled to 30%, and the bottom of the pool was littered with broken fish bones.

With a thought, he released Little Gold from the Beast Taming Ring.

At this moment, Little Gold's scales were dull, and its body had clearly become much thinner.

"Goo?" Little Jin weakly exhaled bubbles, its beady eyes filled with grievance:

"Gurgle..."

"I'm starving..."

Chen Xu frowned slightly upon seeing this. He had originally intended to take out the "Delicious Buns Manual" for Xiao Jin to study so that he could improve his cooking skills.

But seeing its listless appearance, they had no choice but to give up.

"Eat up, you've really suffered these past few days."

Chen Xu opened a bottle of pills and poured the Yellow Dragon Pills inside, mixed with fish food, into the pool.

Xiao Jin immediately perked up and began to eat voraciously.

The large black fish at the bottom of the pool went berserk, ignoring Xiao Jin's intimidating presence, and began scrambling for food.

After all, those that have survived until now are all ruthless fish...

Chen Xu didn't linger and turned to walk into the cultivation room.

As his thoughts raced, he recalled Wang Tiezhu's letter.

"There's still a little over a month until the end of the year. I should go check out Silvermoon Market..."

With the Minor Teleportation Talisman and the second-tier talisman bestowed by Qing Yi, there's no need to worry too much about safety.

However, from now on, I'll just stay on Ink Talisman Peak and develop my skills...

Stay home unless absolutely necessary. It's still quite dangerous outside.

I rarely get to travel far from home, and yet I've encountered such a mishap.

However, now that the sect leader has advanced to the mid-stage of Core Formation, even if Mo Yun Valley has any ulterior motives, they should think it over carefully.

"As for Moyun Valley, it's easy to defend and difficult to attack, so the two factions shouldn't clash anytime soon..."

"Never mind... I should go to the gathering point first to collect the materials and refine the Cleansing Pill to break through!"

……

Before we know it, the year is drawing to a close again.

Inside the cultivation room, Chen Xu slowly opened his eyes, a bitter smile appearing on his lips.

Since he broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refining, it has become increasingly difficult for him to improve his cultivation, and even taking the Cleansing Dust Pill has no effect.

"Sigh..." Chen Xu sighed and shook his head helplessly.

"No wonder everyone says that for a cultivator with four or five spiritual roots to achieve Foundation Establishment is as difficult as ascending to heaven..."

However, Chen Xu was not discouraged. It was rumored that the sect had a pill called Cloud Dew Pill, which was ten times more effective than Yellow Dragon Pill.

Even those with poor spiritual roots can improve their cultivation by taking this pill.

However, this pill can only be obtained by exchanging contribution points, which Chen Xu currently cannot afford.

Suppressing his frustration, Chen Xu got up and left the cultivation room.

At the edge of the pool, Xiao Jin's head was half-submerged in the water. He was controlling two arms formed from the pool water to chop the meat of a large black fish into filling to make steamed buns.

His movements were as practiced as those of a seasoned master who had been immersed in this art for many years.

"Gurgle gurgle!!" Little Gold noticed Chen Xu had come out of seclusion and proudly blew out a string of bubbles.

Upon seeing this, Chen Xu nodded slightly in agreement.

It must be said that Xiao Jin does have some talent in cooking.

Since we gave it that "Delicious Steamed Bun Secrets" book, Xiao Jin's steamed bun making skills have improved rapidly.

The steamed buns made now are even more delicious than the snow-white pork buns that Chen Xu had eaten.

What's even more remarkable is that Xiao Jin seems to enjoy it, treating cooking as another form of self-cultivation.

The steamed buns made this way are not only delicious, but also retain the essence of the ingredients to the greatest extent. Long-term consumption has a nourishing effect.

Free labor and top-notch culinary talent made Chen Xu increasingly satisfied with Xiao Jin.

"Well done." Chen Xu rarely praised him, but he walked to the edge of the pool and picked up a freshly steamed bun.

The dough is snow-white and soft; with a gentle break, a rich fishy aroma instantly wafts out.

"Gurgle!"

"Of course!" Little Gold was praised and proudly slapped its tail in the water.

While eating his steamed buns, Chen Xu was making plans in his mind.

"I have seven days left until I meet Wang Tiezhu... It will take about five days to get from here to Silver Moon Market."

"To be on the safe side, let's set off early today so we can make some preparations."

"That place is a mixed bag, it's always better to be careful..."