Proving Immortality Starting with Hextech Runes

After the disciples boarded the flying boat, the massive vessel emitted a deep hum and rose into the air.

Then, the flying boat transformed into a streak of azure light, broke through the clouds, and sped towards Qishan.

Chen Xu stood at the bow of the ship, his hands behind his back.

He extended a portion of his divine sense to observe the mountains and rivers rushing past below.

At that moment, deliberately light footsteps approached from behind, accompanied by Li Yuan's somewhat annoying voice:

"Brother Chen!" Li Yuan approached, a polite smile plastered on his face.

"Controlling a large flying boat is a delicate task; it must consume a lot of spiritual energy, right?"

"Brother Chen's spiritual power is profound; you control it with such ease. I am truly impressed!"

Chen Xu didn't even lift his eyelids, as if he hadn't heard.

Li Yuan, however, showed no embarrassment. After setting up a soundproof array around them, he continued speaking to himself:

"It is truly my honor to fight alongside Brother Chen again this time!"

"Last time at the ruins, thanks to Brother Chen's help, I, Li, was able to obtain tremendous benefits..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xu sneered inwardly.

"Take care of him"? Does it mean that you fed him the Forget-Dust Pill and then stole his storage bag?

What exactly is Li Yuan up to?

Seeing that Chen Xu still didn't speak, Li Yuan's eyes darted around, and he took out a small jade bottle from his storage bag and handed it over:

"Brother Chen, this is my treasured Rejuvenating Dew, which has a remarkable effect on quickly restoring spiritual power."

"You must be working very hard piloting the airship, so keep it as a backup..."

Chen Xu finally couldn't take it anymore and asked coldly, "What exactly do you want?"

This Li Yuan is like a leech, knowing full well that I find him annoying, yet he still insists on coming up and making a racket.

His words and actions were extremely hypocritical and pretentious; he must have had a ulterior motive...

Seeing that Chen Xu had finally spoken, Li Yuan chuckled, "Brother Chen, don't be so aloof!"

A playful glint appeared on his face. He leaned forward slightly and deliberately lowered his voice, saying, "After all, Lord Fish Emperor is still hoping to meet you..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xu's body trembled slightly.

The Fish Emperor?!

He suddenly looked at Li Yuan, his heart filled with surprise and uncertainty.

How did Li Yuan know about the Fish Emperor?!

Could it be after I left the ruins?

Or is it... that he had a prior connection with the Fish Emperor? The Han family? Wen Tianhe?

It seems I can no longer stay at this site.

After all, the Fish Emperor had personally witnessed the process of his clone being annihilated.

Now that I know I've reappeared unharmed, who knows what unexpected things might happen...

Although I still need the second half of Wen Tianhe's "The Great Art of Ghostly Demon Refining".

But... I'd better find a chance to slip away.

For the second half of the technique, I'll have to figure out another way...

Chen Xu made a decision instantly.

However, he still needs to deal with Li Yuan for a while to see if he can find out any other information.

"Fish Emperor... Your Excellency?" Chen Xu feigned doubt, his voice low and steady:

"What do you mean by that, Fellow Daoist Li? I have never heard of any Fish Emperor."

The amusement on Li Yuan's face deepened, and his mouth almost stretched to his ears:

"Yeah?"

"Then look at your left hand, what's that?"

Chen Xu subconsciously lowered his head, his pupils suddenly contracting.

Without warning, a crack appeared in the palm of his left hand.

Immediately afterwards, a wet, sticky, fleshy tentacle emerged from it.

The tentacle was only as thick as a finger, yet it writhed as nimbly as a living snake, with a strange eye opening at its tip, staring at Chen Xu.

"When?!" Chen Xu was shocked, his consciousness instantly went offline, and he entered a state of observation.

At this moment, inside the Dark City Cave, Chen Xu's true form opened his eyes.

He kept a sliver of his attention focused on observing the situation of the clone on the flying boat.

The strange tentacle on the clone's left hand slowly retracted into its palm.

The torn skin and flesh recovered in the blink of an eye, as if the terrifying scene just now was just an illusion.

The horror on the clone's face quickly faded, replaced by an eerie feeling.

It seems that the one in charge is that evil spirit called the Fish Emperor.

When Li Yuan saw the change in Chen Xu's expression, his fake smile immediately vanished.

He bowed slightly, his voice filled with obvious reverence: "Lord Fish Emperor..."

Upon hearing this, the Fish Emperor calmly said, "Alright, you may leave."

Li Yuan quickly took a few steps back, then turned and strode away.

At this moment, the Fish Emperor was sensing the extraordinary nature of Chen Xu's clone.

"This body... it really does exude that aura of life and death..."

"It feels almost identical to the one that disappeared in the last ruin...it seems to be from the same source."

But then, a question arose in my mind.

"But why has the original consciousness within this body disappeared?"

"Could it be... a flesh and blood puppet?"

The Fish Emperor felt a mixture of disbelief and inexplicable excitement.

Flesh puppets are a secret technique that has long been extinct in the cultivation world, requiring extremely high skill and cruel methods to create.

"Hehehe... How long has it been since we've seen flesh and blood puppets? Chen Xu... This is interesting..."

The Fish Emperor seemed to have thought of something, reached for the storage bag at his waist, probed it with his divine sense, and was immediately stunned.

"Why doesn't this kid put anything in his storage bag when he goes out?"

Fish Emperor muttered to himself, completely unaware that Chen Xu had overheard his thoughts.

Chen Xu quietly observed the Fish Emperor's behavior, hoping to glean some useful clues.

……

After more than half a month of flying, the five hundred cultivators sent by the Cold Pine Sect finally arrived at the entrance of the First Saint Sect.

The entrance appeared to have been cleared, and the illusion array within had disappeared.

The cultivators of Moyun Valley were already waiting at the entrance.

The team sent by Moyun Valley was similar in composition to that of Hansong Sect, consisting of only ten cultivators at the early Foundation Establishment stage.

However... there was another figure, whose aura was like a mountain, making the members of the Cold Pine Sect unable to breathe.

The man was dressed in a dark brocade robe with cloud patterns. He was tall and straight, looked like a young man, and had a handsome face.

It was Mo Jude, the master of Moyun Valley and a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation.

At this moment, Li Yuan put on a fawning smile and stepped forward.

He bowed deeply in the direction of Mojude, his posture extremely humble:

"With Senior Mo's personal presence, I, Li Yuan of Hansong Sect, on behalf of all the disciples of Hansong Sect, extend my greetings to Senior Mo."

Mo Jude nodded slightly, his divine sense sweeping over the cultivators of Hansong Sect and Moyun Valley in an instant.

Then he waved his sleeve, and in an instant, countless dark lights flew out and hovered in front of each disciple.

The light faded, and each person held a palm-sized black storage bag, engraved with the unique cloud-patterned restrictions of Moyun Valley.

His voice was calm and clear, reaching everyone's ears:

"I have sealed your original storage bags."

Any treasures you find within the ruins must be placed in this bag.

Upon departure, this bag will be jointly inspected and counted by the leaders of both sects as a basis for judgment.

Anyone who secretly possesses or damages this bag will have their cultivation revoked and be expelled from the sect.

Having done all this, Mojude said no more.

His gaze shifted to the distorted space at the entrance to the ruins of the First Saint Sect.

"The time is approaching, everyone please prepare to enter."