Proving Immortality Starting with Hextech Runes

Lin Miaoyin looked at Chen Xu and tentatively asked, "Fellow Daoist... are you from Yunzhou?"

"What makes you say that?" Chen Xu frowned slightly and asked in return.

Lin Miaoyin was silent for a moment before explaining, "I accidentally wandered into this place and guessed that the other end of this passage should lead to Yunzhou... Isn't that right?"

Heading towards Yunzhou... Chen Xu stared intently into Lin Miaoyin's eyes, lost in thought.

He then scanned behind him with his divine sense and discovered that a restriction had been added to the cave entrance at some point, blocking his divine sense.

Seeing this, Chen Xu thought to himself, "It seems that this is the place Lin Miaoyin mentioned earlier that leads to Yunzhou."

Judging from what she said... she seemed unaware of the ancient sect's ruins.

I wonder whose information is more reliable, hers or Li Yuan's...

After a moment's thought, Chen Xu turned to look at the barrier at the cave entrance and said, "I'm about to return the way I came."

"Since you dare to come to this dangerous place, you must have the means to break this restriction."

"Take me in, consider it payment for getting rid of this trouble for you, how about it?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Miaoyin glanced at the corpse of the Moyun Valley cultivator on the ground, her expression complex.

Chen Xu's methods made her wary, and refusing at this moment would not be a wise move.

Her mind raced, but she finally nodded: "Okay."

She took out a pure white jade ruyi from her storage bag.

"Fellow Daoist, please step back a bit." Lin Miaoyin gestured for Chen Xu to move away from the cave entrance's restrictions.

She took a deep breath and channeled her spiritual energy into the jade ruyi.

"break!"

The jade ruyi emitted a soft glow.

With a low shout from Lin Miaoyin, the beam of light landed precisely on the barrier at the cave entrance.

Immediately afterwards, countless fine silver light curtains suddenly appeared at the seemingly empty opening.

The light curtain quickly dissipated after encountering the glow of the sunset.

A hint of surprise flashed in Chen Xu's eyes. He also had some talismans for breaking restrictions, but their effects were far less swift than this jade ruyi.

After the restriction was broken, Lin Miaoyin retrieved the jade ruyi, and the radiant light faded away.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, indicating that breaking the barrier had taken a toll.

Then, she took out a plain white silk ribbon from her storage bag.

This silk appears ordinary, but upon closer inspection, faint runes shimmer on its surface, clearly indicating that it is a specially made magical artifact.

She wrapped one end of the silk around her wrist, then reached out and offered the other end to Chen Xu.

"What is this...?" Chen Xu looked at the end of the silk ribbon handed to him, somewhat puzzled.

"The cave is fraught with danger; there may still be powerful illusion arrays and random teleportation arrays lurking within," Lin Miaoyin explained.

"This concentric ribbon can forcibly maintain the energy between two people, preventing them from being dispersed by the power of the formation. Fellow Daoist, hold onto this end, and once inside, be sure to stay close behind me and do not let go easily."

So that's how it is, there's even such a magical artifact... Chen Xu suddenly realized, thinking to himself that this woman was quite well-prepared.

He first scanned the concentric ribbon with his divine sense to confirm that there was nothing wrong, then stretched out his right hand and firmly grasped the end of the ribbon.

"Let's go." Seeing Chen Xu's grip tighten, Lin Miaoyin said no more and took the lead into the cave.

Chen Xu followed closely behind, the silk was straightened, and the two maintained an arm's length distance.

Sure enough, the moment I entered the cave, that familiar sense of unease returned.

However, this time, the two were not separated by the concentric ribbon.

Lin Miaoyin then took out the jade ruyi again and led Chen Xu forward.

This time, the jade ruyi emitted a faint bluish light.

Within the area enveloped by this azure light, the illusion array seemed to have lost its effectiveness, and could no longer confuse perception.

Before long, the narrow passage suddenly opened up.

At the end, there was a huge stone gate.

Beside the stone gate, Li Yuanzheng held a compass, his brows furrowed, his face full of anxiety.

When Lin Miaoyin saw that there were other people by the stone gate, alarm bells went off in her mind, and she subconsciously retreated behind Chen Xu.

"Brother Chen!" Li Yuan's gaze was instantly drawn to the blue light. When he saw that the person was Chen Xu, a look of surprise and delight appeared on his face.

However, when his gaze fell upon the black-robed figure behind Chen Xu, his surprise was immediately replaced by astonishment and doubt.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, scrutinizing Lin Miaoyin's loose black robe and striking silver mask: "And this fellow Daoist is...?"

Upon realizing that the two knew each other, Lin Miaoyin quickly took a few steps back.

At this moment, Chen Xu spoke up calmly, his tone somewhat reproachful: "This is Fellow Daoist Lin, whom I met by chance on the way."

"If it weren't for Fellow Daoist Lin's help today, I'm afraid I wouldn't have made it here."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan felt a little embarrassed, his face showing some awkwardness.

"This... cough, I didn't know this godforsaken place had a random teleportation trap hidden inside. It almost ruined everything."

"How about this, Brother Chen? To express my apology, you can have priority in choosing all the items obtained from the ruins. What do you say?"

Chen Xu nodded slightly. Since the other party was sensible, he didn't bother to say anything more.

However, Lin Miaoyin behind him was completely confused.

Relics? What relics? She felt uneasy and subconsciously took a few steps back.

Chen Xu then remembered something. He turned to the side, his gaze falling on Lin Miaoyin's silver mask that concealed her face, and began to explain:

"By the way, Fellow Daoist Lin. If nothing unexpected happens, there should be the ruins of an ancient sect behind this stone door."

"As for whether the road leading to Yunzhou that you mentioned earlier is among them, I have no idea."

"However, the dangers here are unknown, so having another person means more protection. Shall we go in together?"

Chen Xu glanced at the jade ruyi in Lin Miaoyin's hand without leaving a trace.

This item is quite extraordinary; it might prove very useful in the ruins...

However, Li Yuan was somewhat displeased when he saw Chen Xu inviting this female cultivator of unknown origin.

He had gone through great lengths to find this site, and now he was going to give a piece of it to a stranger for nothing?

He parted his lips slightly and said, "If this fellow Daoist would like to come along..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Miaoyin immediately understood and quickly said, "Don't worry, everyone, my purpose in coming here is simply to go to Yunzhou."

"The distribution of the loot from the ruins will be based on everyone's contributions."

"If I fail to contribute, I will not only accept no money, but I will also give the two fellow Daoists some compensation afterward as a way of thanking them for guiding me."

Seeing that the other party had adopted such a humble attitude and promised compensation, Li Yuan felt that if he continued to be aggressive, he would appear petty.

He then stopped worrying about it, flipped his wrist, and took out a stone token engraved with runes.

He walked to the huge stone gate, his gaze fixed on a recess in the center of the gate, and pressed the token into it.

After the token was embedded, the stone gate seemed to be activated instantly and began to slowly move inward.

A crack widened, and a mixture of dust and some indescribable stench of decay suddenly rushed out from the crack in the door.

"Let's go." Li Yuan glanced at Chen Xu and Lin Miaoyin, then stepped inside first...