Proving Immortality Starting with Hextech Runes

Drunken Immortal Pavilion, second-floor private room.

When Chen Xu pushed open the carved wooden door, Wang Tiezhu had been waiting for a long time.

"Junior Brother Chen, I didn't expect you to arrive so early!" Wang Tiezhu said warmly.

Chen Xu nodded and sat down next to Wang Tiezhu.

"Why is Brother Tiezhu being so generous today?" Chen Xu was somewhat surprised as he looked at the table full of delicious food.

"Hehe, I've recently had some good fortune, so naturally I have to have a good meal," Wang Tiezhu replied with a smug smile.

At this moment, the door to the private room was pushed open again, and the two female cultivators walked in together.

The leading female cultivator was about twenty years old, wearing a light purple silk dress, with a beautiful face and a cultivation level of the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Wang Tiezhu quickly stood up and introduced Chen Xu, "This is Senior Sister Xiao Muwan, one of my good friends."

He then introduced Chen Xu to Xiao Muwan:

"Senior Sister Xiao, this is Junior Brother Chen Xu, a good friend of mine from when I was in the servants' quarters."

Xiao Muwan nodded slightly, her gaze lingering on Chen Xu for a moment before shifting away.

She stepped aside, revealing the female cultivator in a plain white robe behind her.

Chen Xu and Wang Tiezhu's gazes were both drawn to the white-robed female cultivator.

Wang Tiezhu once mentioned to Chen Xu that he had two good friends, one of whom was Xiao Muwan.

Another friend lost his life in the cave of the Core Formation Realm cultivator.

Therefore, Chen Xu did not know the identity of this white-robed female cultivator.

This female cultivator had a gentle demeanor, a white jade token hanging from her waist, and possessed the cultivation level of the fourth level of Qi Refining.

"This is Junior Sister Lin Miaoyin," Xiao Muwan introduced.

"He is a good friend I recently made; he is a first-level alchemist."

Upon hearing this, both Chen Xu and Wang Tiezhu found it somewhat unbelievable.

"A first-level alchemist?" Wang Tiezhu's eyes widened in surprise.

"Junior Sister Lin is so young yet possesses such extraordinary talent; it's truly enviable!"

Lin Miaoyin smiled slightly upon hearing this, but offered no explanation.

……

After a few drinks, the atmosphere in the private room finally livened up.

Wang Tiezhu's eyes reddened as he recalled his friend who had perished in the Core Formation Cave, and he wept bitterly.

After calming down, he complained about his dissatisfaction with Hansong Sect.

He said he had finally found a weapon-refining inheritance in that Core Formation Cave.

After returning to the sect, they were forced to hand over the sect's assets.

Although he received a rubbing of the heirloom as compensation.

But at the same time, they were forced to make a vow against their inner demons, that they would not leak the inheritance.

He said that after this incident, he finally saw the true colors of these sects and was extremely disappointed.

Then he lowered his voice and said with a hint of mystery and smugness:

"However, on this trip... besides obtaining a weapon-refining inheritance, I also found a body-refining technique in the secret room!"

"When the sect was conducting its search, I was careful and hid the technique beforehand."

Upon hearing this, no one knew whether to call Wang Tiezhu clever or foolish.

You could say he's stupid, but he knew to hide the technique beforehand.

While he could be considered clever, he readily revealed the matter at that moment, seemingly unafraid of being exposed.

Because body-refining exercises are not mainstream and the practice process is extremely painful, not many people are interested in them.

However, since it was a cultivation technique obtained from a Core Formation cultivator, it was hard not to attract covetousness.

At this moment, Wang Tiezhu, seemingly oblivious to the complex gazes of the crowd, continued:

"However, the conditions required for this body-refining technique are too demanding, so I plan to sell it and exchange it for some spirit stones."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Muwan's eyes flickered slightly: "Junior Brother Wang, may I take a look at that cultivation manual?"

Without hesitation, Wang Tiezhu pulled a yellowed ancient book from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Muwan.

Xiao Muwan took the cultivation manual, glanced through it, frowned slightly, and then returned it to Wang Tiezhu.

Chen Xu was also very interested in the body-refining techniques he found in the cave of a Core Formation cultivator, so he came to observe them as well.

The technique is called "Stone Skin Technique." It has strict requirements for cultivation, and even after mastering it, one's skin is only slightly harder than others, making it largely useless.

But Chen Xu still felt something was strange. How could there be such a useless cultivation technique in the cave of a Core Formation cultivator?

He then subconsciously used his divine sense to investigate before quietly returning the ancient book to Wang Tiezhu.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, have you discovered something?" Lin Miaoyin, who had been observing quietly, suddenly spoke up.

Chen Xu shook his head, his tone flat: "The conditions are too harsh. I'm afraid there will be very few people who can master it."

Upon hearing this, Lin Miaoyin lowered her eyelids slightly, as if pondering the truth or falsehood of Chen Xu's words.

After a moment of silence, he looked up again with a gentle smile: "By the way, Fellow Daoist Chen..."

"I heard you just joined the outer sect not long ago. Do you have any part-time jobs to earn spirit stones?"

"I know an elder who recently developed a spiritual field, but he's short-handed."

"If you don't know how to earn spirit stones, I can introduce you to some."

This sounded like a well-intentioned remark, but it was actually an attempt to find out Chen Xu's background.

But Chen Xu didn't hide anything: "Thank you for your kindness, Fairy Lin."

"However, I do have some talisman-making skills, and the spirit stones I earn are barely enough to get by."

After all, he only knew a little about talisman-making, so there was nothing to hide.

If he wanted to obtain information from Wang Tiezhu and his group, he had to demonstrate some of his own value.

"A talisman maker?" Wang Tiezhu asked in surprise.

"Junior Brother Chen, you actually possess such skills?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Miaoyin and Xiao Muwan also showed a hint of surprise in their eyes.

Chen Xu humbly replied, "These are just some low-level talisman-making skills, nothing to mention."

Lin Miaoyin secretly exchanged a glance with Xiao Muwan and revealed the true purpose of their trip:

"Gentlemen, a storm is brewing within the sect..."

"I believe that we outer disciples should help and support each other even more."

Xiao Muwan immediately responded, "I wonder what insightful opinion Junior Sister Lin has?"

Lin Miaoyin's gaze swept over the three people present: "Senior Brother Wang is a sincere person and worth getting to know. Senior Sister Xiao comes from Yunzhou and is very knowledgeable."

"Fellow Daoist Chen is a talisman master, no ordinary person. After much thought, I've decided to fight him separately..."

"Why don't we form a mutual aid society?"

"We should share resources and information, support each other, and develop together in Hansongmen."

"Even if something really happens to Hansong Sect, we can still look out for each other."

What are your thoughts?

Before anyone could respond, Lin Miaoyin offered a condition that was hard to refuse:

"Although I am a person with five spiritual roots, I have some talent in alchemy."

"Establishing a foundation is difficult, but it is not entirely hopeless."

"If everyone is willing to join the mutual aid association, you can purchase the pills I refine in the future at a price 20% lower than the market price."

In the world of cultivation, elixirs are key to breaking through bottlenecks and accelerating cultivation, and their prices have always remained high.

However, unless Lin Miaoyin opens her own shop to sell them, the buyback price of the pills will still be greatly reduced.

Therefore, this move not only allows members of the mutual aid association to purchase pills at low prices, but also allows Lin Miaoyin to earn more spirit stones, making it a mutually beneficial arrangement.

Xiao Muwan was the first to speak up: "Junior Sister Lin's words are exactly what I want to say, I'll join."

After a moment's thought, Chen Xu also felt that joining this mutual aid association was not a bad thing.

What he didn't expect was that Xiao Muwan was actually from Yunzhou.

Legend has it that Yunzhou is a vast region with abundant spiritual energy, and is home to many powerful cultivation clans.

Now that he has actually joined the Cold Pine Sect, something must have happened.

After weighing the pros and cons, Chen Xu also said, "Fairy Lin is very righteous, and I am also willing to join the mutual aid association."

"In the future, I will also provide the talismans I draw to members of the mutual aid society at a price that is 20% lower than the market price."

Lin Miaoyin and Xiao Muwan both showed satisfaction upon hearing this.