Proving Immortality Starting with Hextech Runes

Three days later, at the port of Gui Island.

The Nan family's medium-sized merchant ship slowly departed from the dock, heading towards Meteor City.

Chen Xu, the caravan manager, also recognized him; he was Nan Dahai's younger brother, Nan Dasha.

Nan Da Sha was gruffly directing his team to adjust the sails when he saw Chen Xu, and quickly forced a respectful smile onto his face:

"Senior Xu, your room is on the top floor and has been arranged."

Chen Xu nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping across the deck.

To his surprise, Nan Longyue was also in the group.

She was talking with several female cultivators when she saw Chen Xu looking over, and she quickly bowed respectfully.

Following Chen Xu's gaze, Nan Da Sha explained:

"My niece Longyue's trip was to take the opportunity to see the auction that will be held in Meteor City."

"The journey is long. If you have any instructions, please feel free to ask her."

"Hmm," Chen Xu responded, and said no more.

According to Nan Da Sha, this route is a safe waterway that the Meteorite Chamber of Commerce maintains year-round.

The risk of encountering powerful sea monsters or being plundered is extremely low, and it is estimated that it will take more than half a year to reach Meteor City.

Chen Xu felt somewhat disappointed by this.

Because safety means no fighting, and without fighting, where do the spoils of war come from?

Feeling somewhat bored, he simply returned to his cabin on the top floor of the ship and secluded himself to study the "Pingnan Taiyi Spear Technique".

If you're bored, you can try your luck by killing some long-lived rats.

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Meanwhile, at the Hansong Sect in Nanjiang, Chen Xu's clone was about to reach its time limit again.

However, he has already obtained a new [disposable training dummy], so he's not in a hurry.

Just as the year was drawing to a close, he received another letter from Wang Tiezhu, inviting him to a gathering at Linjiang Tower.

This trip also provides an opportunity to find a secluded spot and use the [Disposable Training Dummy] to replace this clone that is about to expire.

Then, his gaze fell on Little Gold in the cave.

Xiao Jin is manipulating the water-condensed arm, holding up a newly acquired second-tier recipe, and studying it carefully.

Since Chen Xu's planned restaurant has not yet been prepared, the goal of being able to eat Little Gold Spiritual Food every day is limited, and the collection of willpower is slow.

The rats summoned by Shu Changsheng seem to have no emotions other than absolute loyalty to him.

Even after eating the spiritual food prepared by Xiao Jin, no willpower will be generated.

On the contrary, since acquiring the [Spirit Devouring Emblem], the speed at which Shu Changsheng's cultivation has improved has been astonishing, almost reaching the threshold of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Such speed made Chen Xu extremely envious.

After all, he had broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage some time ago, and he had been diligently cultivating every day, but his cultivation progress was extremely slow.

It seems I'll ultimately have to find a way to obtain some second-tier pill formulas, or a stable source of pills, to improve my cultivation through pill consumption...

However, second-tier pill formulas are the lifeblood of alchemists; who would easily reveal them without an immense benefit?

Chen Xu has yet to find a stable channel to purchase finished pills, whether in Nanjiang or Meteor Sea.

Although the Nan family obtained the agency rights of the Meteorite Merchant Guild, they could only sell rare materials and marine spiritual materials.

High-profit industries such as elixirs, magical artifacts, and talismans have long been firmly controlled by the Xuan Shui Palace and its affiliated forces.

Stable channels for purchasing elixirs are only available in super-large cities like Meteor City, or on a few large islands.

In Nanjiang, the situation is even worse.

In the past, the second-tier pills needed by cultivators in the Nanjiang region mainly came from Yunzhou via the Qishan trade route.

Now that Moyun Valley has completely occupied Qishan, the number of second-tier pills circulating in has decreased sharply, and their prices have soared.

Although Chen Xu is currently an elder in the Cold Pine Sect, he receives a second-tier pill from the sect every month.

However, this is undoubtedly a drop in the ocean compared to the needs of Foundation Establishment cultivators; it's better than nothing.

Previously, Dark City had been dumping first-tier cultivation techniques at low prices, leading to a large influx of independent cultivators into the first-tier pill and talisman industry.

This led to a frenzy of price gouging for Tier 1 raw materials, which in turn caused a significant increase in the price of Tier 2 materials.

The finished first-tier talismans and pills, however, saw their prices plummet due to a surge in supply, becoming unprofitable.

However, this is good news for cultivators who have mastered second-tier skills.

Since cultivators capable of crafting second-tier pills and talismans are already rare, the selling price of their finished products naturally increases along with the price of the materials.

I heard that there is a second-tier alchemist in Dark City, but the number of pills he produces is limited, and he gives them all to acquaintances first.

Outsiders have no say in the matter; it is truly a rare and precious commodity.

Chen Xu pondered what price he would have to pay to obtain a stable supply of pills or pill formulas from this alchemist.

In short...we need to find an opportunity to get in touch.

Otherwise, he was getting a little anxious because his cultivation level hadn't improved much.

Then, Chen Xu's gaze fell on a slightly shady spot in a corner next to the medicinal field.

There, a two-tailed cloud fox sat cross-legged, just like a human cultivator.

Its eyes were closed, and its body was surrounded by a layer of eerie green halo, faintly exuding a cold aura.

Its eyes were closed, and its body was surrounded by a layer of eerie green halo, faintly exuding a cold aura.

This was Qingling, whose consciousness had been awakened, who had successfully completed the "Great Netherworld Demon Ceremony" and taken over Xiaoyun's demon body.

It has successfully embarked on the path of ghost cultivation, forming a mysterious coexistence with Xiaoyun's body.

At its feet lay a phantom-like fox.

The silhouette of this phantom was exactly the same as Xiaoyun's real body. At this moment, its two translucent tails gently patted the ground, and its eyes were lively.

This soul was none other than Xiao Yun, who was transformed by the "Great Canon of the Underworld Demons," thus preserving it and transforming it into a subordinate ghost cultivator.

Thanks to the profound techniques, Xiaoyun now possesses the ability to penetrate ordinary walls and array formations.

But the tricky part is... that the soul-binding hairpin might be too old.

Therefore, Qingling's soul was severely damaged, she lost a lot of memories, and her mind was somewhat confused, so much so that Qingling still regarded Chen Xu as her older brother.

Fortunately, Qingling still possessed the talent for cultivation, and even with profound and obscure techniques like the "Netherworld Demon Grand Canon," she was able to master them quickly.

Moreover, Qingling's talent in the path of ghost cultivation seems to be extremely terrifying.

In just a few months, he had cultivated to the late stage of Qi Refining, which amazed Chen Xu.

However, it is also very troublesome for ghost cultivators to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

It requires drawing upon the immense Yin energy of an extremely Yin place to infuse the body, reshaping the soul foundation, and then devouring a living soul.

Such places where yin energy gathers are either ancient battlefields, yin vein caves, or the habitat of powerful yin-attribute spiritual beings.

In Nanjiang, Chen Xu had never heard of such a perilous place.

At this moment, the eerie green aura surrounding Qingling slowly receded.

It tilted its head, looked at Chen Xu, and said in a weak voice, "Brother, I've finished my training for today."

The illusory cloud lying at its feet also let out a soft "woof," appearing very affectionate.

Seeing this, Chen Xu briefly praised Qingling before putting both Xiao Jin and Qingling back into his beast-taming ring.

He then left the cave, took out the Flying Leaf magic weapon, and flew straight towards the Silver Moon Market...