Proving Immortality Starting with Hextech Runes

After Chen Xu unlocked the star map lock, a terrifying force instantly sucked him into it.

Upon entering the treasure vault that Li Yuan had described, Chen Xu discovered that this place was nothing like a treasure vault.

Before him lay an unimaginably large underground cavern, in the center of which stood a nearly ten-meter-tall, scarlet ancient cauldron.

A foul, indescribable stench wafted over, making one want to vomit.

Around the ancient cauldron, there were countless fleshy spheres.

The fleshy ball was covered with a viscous film that pulsated at a strange rhythm, exuding an eerie aura.

If Chen Xu remembers correctly, there are ancient records stating:

[The evil spirit lurks, shaped like a fleshy egg, its color like blood, its rhythm like the heart. It awakens upon encountering blood and vital energy, and stirs with the scent of life...]

The scene before me is remarkably similar to that described in ancient texts.

Chen Xu wanted to leave, but... he couldn't move at all.

A chilling, demonic aura pinned him to the spot, rendering him completely immobile.

"Hehehe..."

A sinister laugh echoed from the crimson ancient cauldron.

The ancient cauldron began to shake violently, and thick blood mist gushed from its mouth.

Amidst the surging blood mist, a fleshy tentacle slid out from the ancient cauldron.

Immediately afterwards, the fleshy tentacles began to writhe and twist into a ball, slowly opening a pair of eerie eyes.

Below his eyes, a gaping maw filled with fangs opened up.

Chen Xu's heart was pounding, his soul was trembling violently under the gaze of that eerie look, and his reason was in turmoil.

He secretly circulated the "Qingyuan Technique" in an attempt to stabilize his mind and dispel the terrifying pressure, but the effect was minimal.

The level of this evil aura far surpassed anything he had ever encountered before; he couldn't even determine its specific realm.

Those eerie eyes stared at Chen Xu, uttering a sinister sound:

"interesting……"

"I am within you..."

"I smell... the scent of life and death..."

These words immediately stirred up a storm in Chen Xu's heart.

He naturally knew what the evil spirit meant.

The aura of "life"... was the effect he had after using the [Masterpiece Upgrader] on himself last time.

Afterwards, Chen Xu tested it in the jade slip space and finally figured out its effect.

Similar to the [Spirit Eye Emblem], it continuously updates one's own status.

However, the worse one's condition, the stronger the recovery effect, and vice versa.

The "aura of death" refers to the fact that his clone has less than twenty days left to live.

But can you smell something like that?!

This evil spirit's abilities are simply too outrageous...

Just as Chen Xu was shaken to his core and was about to abandon the clone, the evil spirit let out another hoarse voice:

"Do you want to live... or die?"

As its words fell, Chen Xu felt a sense of relief and regained his mobility.

His mind raced, but considering that he hadn't yet achieved his goal and also harbored a sliver of curiosity about this evil spirit, he braced himself and replied:

"Replying to Senior, I choose to live..."

However, upon hearing this, the evil spirit's eyes widened suddenly, and a violent aura erupted:

"presumptuous!"

"You shall call me... the Fish Emperor..."

Chen Xu was so overwhelmed by this aura that his blood and qi surged, and he almost lost his balance.

He suppressed his discomfort, his gaze sweeping over the constantly writhing mass of flesh and blood, somewhat puzzled by the title "Fish Emperor".

But he immediately bowed his head and respectfully greeted, "Greetings, Lord Fish Emperor."

"Hehehe..." The Fish Emperor swayed his body with satisfaction, bringing with him a gust of fishy wind.

Immediately, it spat out a fist-sized meatball from its gaping maw, which hovered in front of Chen Xu.

The Fish Emperor's voice carried an irresistible allure:

"Eat it..."

"I grant you life..."

Looking at the meatball covered in slime in front of him, Chen Xu felt a pang of regret.

This thing... is disgusting!

However, he now has absolutely no other choice.

An invisible force controlled his body, and his arm rose uncontrollably, grabbing the wet, sticky meatball and stuffing it into his mouth.

"Gurgle."

The meatballs were surprisingly chewy and had a sweet and savory flavor, somewhat like fish balls.

But after the meatball entered his stomach, a chilling power instantly erupted.

Chen Xu groaned, feeling a sharp, cramping pain in his lower abdomen.

He then realized that his dantian had been replaced by that meatball.

"I shall continue to slumber... step back..." After saying this, the Fish Emperor transformed into a fleshy tentacle once more and slid back into the ancient cauldron.

Under some kind of influence, Chen Xu's body instinctively bent down to bow and take his leave.

In the instant he bent over, he felt he could easily resist this influence, but he dared not show it.

Since this was a clone created from the [Disposable Training Dummy], Chen Xu still had absolute control over it, which reassured him quite a bit.

However, this only protects his consciousness from manipulation, not from illusions, mental attacks, and other hard control methods.

After leaving the evil spirit's lair, Chen Xu didn't have time to think much before his eyes were drawn to the scene before him.

He was standing in a magnificent space, the dome inlaid with numerous bright pearls, illuminating the entire space as bright as day.

"So this really is the treasure trove of the First Saint Sect!"

"But just now, for some reason, I was captured by that evil spirit and taken to its lair..."

Chen Xu made his guess. Then he suppressed his thoughts and scanned every corner of the treasure vault with his divine sense, and was overjoyed.

Although the vault appeared rather empty, it still contained a considerable amount of treasure.

However, apart from some materials for refining weapons, many elixirs and herbs have lost their efficacy due to their age.

After putting all the materials into his storage bag, Chen Xu turned his attention to the only three magical treasures in the treasure vault.

A fishing net, a flower basket, and a rockery.

The three magical artifacts possessed a restrained spiritual light, and their grade was unknown.

But those who can enter the treasure vault of the First Saint Sect must be extraordinary.

However, when Chen Xu was about to put the three magical treasures into his storage bag, he frowned.

"What's going on?!" Chen Xu tried again and found that these three magical treasures could not be put into the storage bag.

However, now is not the time to investigate. Chen Xu remembered that he and his clone had a shared storage space.

Then, with a slight thought, he tried to put the three magical treasures into his storage space.

This time, without any surprises, the three magical treasures disappeared instantly and were successfully stored.

After carefully examining the treasure vault again and confirming that no treasures had been missed, Chen Xu left the vault.

After emerging, he first reactivated the Star Chart Lock, and then fell into deep thought.

Recalling the scene in the evil spirit's lair, Chen Xu was still filled with doubts.

Why did these evil spirits appear in the First Saint Sect?

It's unclear what connection this has with the destruction of the First Saint Sect...

And... could the evil spirit that the Han family is secretly colluding with be this Fish Emperor?

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