Proving Immortality Starting with Hextech Runes

Chen Xu reached out and caught the elixir bottle, his voice trembling with excitement:

"Thank you for your generous gift, Master. I will live up to your expectations and do my best to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage."

Qing Yi's deep-set eyes lingered for a moment on Chen Xu's downcast face before he added:

"Do not mention this to Ling'er, remember that."

Chen Xu quickly replied, "This disciple understands."

Seeing this, Qingyi said no more and turned to leave.

Back in his cave, Chen Xu snorted inwardly, a hint of mockery on his face.

What's this talk about establishing a foundation early and learning more advanced talismanic arts...?

I fear that once I successfully establish my foundation, it will be the time when my body is possessed.

Chen Xu just couldn't understand why Qing Yi had chosen him, a cultivator with four spiritual roots.

Could it be because of the talent for controlling runes that I showed before?

Chen Xu pondered for a moment, then opened the elixir bottle bestowed by Qing Yi, raising his eyebrows slightly.

Five Foundation Establishment Pills?

Ha, the old man really went all out this time...

However, due to the Imprisoning Spirit Sealing Technique, Qing Yi probably won't be able to leave the Cold Pine Sect. Where did he get the Foundation Establishment Pill?

After pondering for a while, Chen Xu had a thought and put the pill bottle into the shared storage space, handing it over to his main body.

To be on the safe side, it would be best to take another Foundation Establishment Pill to the Dark Pavilion for sale and have it appraised.

After doing all this, Chen Xu seemed to have thought of something and released Xiao Jin from the Beast Taming Ring.

"Thump."

Xiao Jin's figure fell into the spiritual spring, splashing up a spray of water.

However, this usually energetic loach was now submerged at the bottom of the water, looking listless.

Chen Xu was slightly taken aback. He squatted down, grabbed a handful of Yellow Dragon Pills from his storage bag, and sprinkled them into the water.

Normally, Little Gold would have pounced on it long ago. But at this moment, it merely lifted its eyelids, glanced at the Yellow Dragon Pill so close to its eyes, and then slowly closed them again.

That "life is meaningless" look made Chen Xu realize something was wrong.

Could it be that Little Gold has really broken down during this time? I'm still waiting for it to cook some meals...

"Are you alright?" Chen Xu asked softly.

Little Gold wagged its tail and spat out a few weak bubbles, its exhaustion evident.

"Gurgle..."

"Still alive..."

Chen Xu looked at it with a sense of helplessness.

Since we are currently at a loss, instead of worrying, we should let it recover on its own.

He shifted his attention away from Xiao Jin and walked back into the training room.

With a flick of his wrist, a scroll of bamboo slips appeared in his hand.

This is one of the many inheritances purchased at the Dark City Trade Fair, a first-tier superior-grade "Pharmacist" inheritance.

This lineage of pharmacists may sound similar to that of alchemists, but it actually follows a completely different path.

Alchemists use alchemy furnaces to refine hundreds of herbs, condensing their essence into elixirs.

Pharmacists, on the other hand, focus on making ointments, decocting herbal medicines, and...

They concoct all sorts of bizarre and unusual drugs...including poisons.

After all, a pharmacist who can't make poison isn't a good pharmacist.

This is why Chen Xu has been unable to learn the "Insidious Poison Palm" technique.

The cultivation process of the "Insidious Poison Palm" is extremely dangerous, requiring a large amount of poison to aid in the cultivation.

The slightest carelessness can lead to a backlash from the poison. Without profound knowledge of detoxification, one may suffer damage to their meridians or even death.

Therefore, if you wish to practice this palm technique, it is best to first comprehend the pharmacist's teachings and understand how to make and detoxify poisons before practicing it.

……

Meteorite Sea, a desolate island in the outer sea.

On the island, a stern-faced, gray-haired monk was tending to a newly cultivated medicinal herb field.

This gray-haired monk was the clone that Chen Xu created using the newly acquired [Training Dummy].

Compared to the previous disposable training dummy, it not only has no time limit, but also comes with an additional emblem.

This clone drew the [Blessing of Abundance], which has the effect of condensing a drop of "Abundance Elixir" containing abundant vitality every seven days.

This elixir can directly accelerate the growth of plants, and the plants that are accelerated to grow will also grow faster.

Its quality has a 1% chance of increasing by one rank, and it will not be affected by pests or withering.

It can be said that the clone carrying this emblem is the chosen farmer.

After sowing a batch of seeds, Chen Xu took out a drop of emerald green, abundant spiritual liquid.

He diluted the drop of spiritual liquid in the spiritual spring water that had been prepared nearby, and then sprinkled it evenly on the medicinal field.

Soon, the freshly sown seeds sprouted rapidly and grew at an astonishing speed.

According to his tests, a single drop of the Elixir of Abundance can directly increase a plant's lifespan by 200 to 300 years.

If diluted and applied by watering, it can also induce 1 to 2 years of growth, with amazing results.

Chen Xu currently only needs first and second-tier spiritual herbs for Shu Changsheng to use.

It doesn't have much requirement regarding the year, so it's the most cost-effective for dilution and irrigation.

After tending to the medicinal herb field, Chen Xu turned and stepped into the cave behind him.

He walked to the stone platform, and with a slight thought, took out a pile of things and piled them on the platform.

These were all obtained by him from the ruins of the First Holy Sect.

I've been too busy lately and haven't had time to do a thorough inventory.

Chen Xu first focused his attention on a storage bag.

He took this storage bag from the unconscious Li Yuan.

However, the restrictions on this storage bag were quite ingenious, and it took Chen Xu a considerable amount of time to successfully break through them.

After opening the storage bag, he picked it up, probed it with his divine sense, and a look of joy appeared on his face.

The first thing that catches the eye is a mountain of low-grade spirit stones, numbering no less than five thousand at a cursory glance.

Then there was a spirit compass, some pills and demon cores, a jade box, and a bamboo scroll.

The second-tier Five Thunder Talisman and the Mountain Moving Demon Art that Li Yuan obtained from Chen Xu are also included.

In addition, there were also a lot of Tier 3 materials in the storage bag, which should have been obtained by Li Yuan during his solo exploration of the ruins.

Li Yuan's initial attempts to conceal the truth have now all become Chen Xu's possession.

He unceremoniously moved these rare materials into his storage bag without the slightest bit of guilt.

After all, Li Yuan had introduced Chen Xu to several deadly deals. If it weren't for some reservations, Chen Xu would have wanted to kill him with his own hands.

Chen Xu first took out the ancient bamboo slip, unfolded it, read it briefly, and his eyes immediately lit up:

[It really is the second volume of that array formation inheritance!]

This second volume not only records some exquisite first- and second-order formations, but also records many complete third-order formations.

The Xuanming Formation that Li Yuan used to save his life in front of the Foundation Establishment puppet was one of these formations. There are three different versions, from the first to the third level, and they are quite valuable.

Chen Xu quickly finished reading and solemnly put away the second volume of the inheritance.

With this item, his mastery of formations will experience a qualitative leap.

After taking stock of the items sponsored by Li Yuan, Chen Xu picked up an antique-looking bronze token, which was the ancient token that Lin Miaoyin had lost.

The token felt heavy in my hand, exuding a sense of vicissitude.

After examining the items for a while, Chen Xu changed his mind and put the ancient token, along with several high-level materials obtained from the ruins' treasure vault, back into his storage bag.

At this moment, four jade boxes and three magical treasures that could not be returned to their storage bags remained on the stone platform.

And a plaque and a black bell.