Proving Immortality Starting with Hextech Runes

Chapter 143 Recovering Memories

"Who dares to try and kill a disciple of my Heavenly Evolution Sect!"

As soon as the illusory image of the Core Formation was formed, it let out a thunderous roar, its gaze fixed on Chen Xu's clone outside the cave.

However, when he caught a glimpse of the dark blue clouds that had not yet completely dissipated and the eerie ghostly aura swirling in the sky, a look of horror flashed across his eyes.

"Yin Sha Devouring Spirit?! There's actually a ghost cultivator forming their core here?!"

The phantom's expression changed drastically, and it shouted sharply, "You mere demons and monsters, how dare you form your core within the territory of the Cangshan Alliance!"

"Our Tianyan Sect will immediately dispatch men to the Cangshan Alliance to wipe out you cowards!"

His voice carried a mixture of rage and apprehension. After all, a ghost cultivator reaching the Core Formation stage was no small matter.

However, Chen Xu's current clone had already changed its appearance, and faced with the threat from the illusory figure, it showed no fear, retorting:

"You old charlatan, how dare you bark and howl at something as insignificant as a phantom?"

"So what if it's the Tianyan Sect? This place is desolate and deserted. Your disciples attacked without any regard for right or wrong. If they die, it's because they were not skilled enough."

"Use whatever means you have, stop babbling! Get lost!"

The phantom was so enraged by Chen Xu's retort that it became even more furious.

But in the end, it was just a phantom projected onto divine will, only good for deterring villains, and unable to last long.

He glared at Chen Xu fiercely, and then his figure vanished without a trace.

In fact, Chen Xu breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the face of the illusory figure clearly.

Chen Xu recognized the illusory figure; it was a Core Formation elder from the Tianyan Sect, surnamed Niu, whose given name was unknown.

Chen Xu had visited the Changqing Sect last year and made a deal with an elder; he had seen him from afar at the time.

As long as it's not a Nascent Soul level expert personally arriving, it's not a big problem.

Moreover, the "Netherworld Demon Grand Canon" that Qingling cultivates is extremely special. Once she breaks through to the Core Formation stage, she can completely transform into human form.

At that time, all ghostly and demonic energy will be concealed, and she will be no different from an ordinary cultivator. As long as she does not use ghostly techniques, no one will be able to see through her true nature.

Subsequently, the clone outside the cave focused its attention on guarding Qingling as she broke through the barrier.

Inside the cave, the gold-plated clone observed the final stage of Qingling's core formation.

At this moment, the terrifying pressure that enveloped the stone cave and the remaining eerie winds and howls rapidly subsided.

Inside the cave, the dark blue demon core floating above Qingling's head shimmered with light, faintly exuding a strange aura.

It resembles both a demon and a ghost, yet it is a perfect whole.

With a soft hum from its throat, the third-tier demon core was slowly swallowed back into its belly.

The instant the demon core entered her stomach, Qingling's cultivation level instantly reached the late stage of Core Formation...?

Chen Xu sensed the intensity of this aura and was momentarily stunned.

After all, the magnitude of this improvement far exceeded expectations.

But then I thought, even a late-stage Core Formation beast is still a third-tier demon beast, so there's nothing wrong with that.

The effect of 【Choose a good buddy!】 is that the next Tier 1 monster contracted will become Tier 3.

It's possible that Qingling was already in the late stage of Qi Refining before the contract, so after the contract, she advanced two levels to the late stage of Core Formation.

If I had chosen to contract with the Mystic Water Spirit Turtle back then, I would probably have broken through to the mid-stage of Core Formation by now.

Of course, this is just Chen Xu's guess.

However, this result, which far exceeded expectations, brought Chen Xu a huge surprise.

A powerful warrior in the late stage of Core Formation means that he now truly has a strong backer in Yunzhou.

However, at this moment, another mutation occurs.

After swallowing the demon core, Qingling's body suddenly emitted a soft white light.

The light quickly enveloped its entire body, and the fox demon's silhouette twisted and changed violently within the light...

When the light fades.

A young girl with skin as white as snow and a slender figure stood barefoot on the cold ground of the stone cave.

Her long, black hair was loose, barely concealing a bit of her springtime beauty.

However, most of her skin and curvaceous figure were still exposed to Chen Xu's gaze without any concealment.

The girl opened her eyes and became aware of her condition.

Her face instantly turned bright red, and she gasped in surprise, instinctively hugging herself tightly to her chest, her voice trembling with extreme shyness.

"Quick... quick, turn around!"

Even with his resolute mind, Chen Xu couldn't help but be moved by such a scene.

He immediately suppressed his distracting thoughts, turned around without hesitation, and faced away from the girl.

At the same time, he took out a large black robe that he had prepared from his storage bag and tossed it over.

I heard the rustling sound of clothes being put on behind me.

A moment later, a voice carrying complex emotions softly rang out:

"Senior Brother Chen...you can turn around now..."

Upon hearing this familiar address, Chen Xu felt a jolt in his heart.

He turned around abruptly, looking at Qingling in disbelief:

"You...have regained your memories?!"

Mentioning this, Qingling seemed to recall a scene from Qingzhuxuan.

His eyes turned red at a visible speed and filled with tears.

Then, she could no longer control herself and threw herself into Chen Xu's arms, bursting into tears.

"Waaah... Senior Brother..." Qingling's tears kept rolling down her face as she buried her head in Chen Xu's chest.

Faced with this sudden grief, Chen Xu was speechless for a moment.

He could feel the pain and helplessness emanating from Qingling in his arms.

However, he was never good at comforting words, so he simply patted Qingling's back, which was trembling slightly from crying.

……

After a long while, Qingling finally calmed down.

She left Chen Xu's embrace and stood aside with her head down.

"You mean you've not only regained all your memories, but you've also awakened two innate supernatural abilities?" Chen Xu asked, sounding somewhat surprised.

Demonic beasts generally only have a very small chance of awakening a unique innate divine ability when they reach the Core Formation stage.

Even among powerful demonic beasts, there has never been a case where two powers awaken simultaneously.

Qingling nodded, her voice still a little hoarse: "Mmm..."

"Besides the Twin-Tailed Cloud Fox's fixed supernatural power, [Thousand Faces Illusion], there is also a [Illusionary Sound Spell]."

"This [Illusory Sound Spell] allows me to cultivate all music-related techniques, and its power is greatly amplified."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xu's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he nodded slightly.

He was no stranger to the [Thousand Faces Illusion], a signature supernatural ability of the Twin-Tailed Cloud Fox clan upon entering the Core Formation stage.

The effect is that it can perfectly disguise oneself, even simulating one's aura, spiritual root, and cultivation level.

But this [Illusionary Sound Spell] was an unexpected surprise.

After all, Qingling's cultivation of the "Netherworld Demon Ceremony" was derived from the "Ghost Soul Demon Refining Technique".

Its nature dictates that it belongs to a unique path of combining demons and ghosts, which contradicts the orthodox Taoist magic and spiritual power attributes of the human race.

Originally, it would have been absolutely impossible for him to cultivate human techniques again.

Now, with the supernatural power of the [Illusionary Sound Spell], this ironclad rule has been broken.

This means that Qingling can not only perfectly disguise herself as a cultivator, but also truly cultivate the human race's musical techniques.

In this way, Qingling's identity will be even more impeccable.

At that time, even when fighting against the enemy, no one will be able to see through your secrets.