Immortality Starts With Investment

”You’re more important than ascension!”

Ye Chen’s words silenced Yi Qingwu, who’d meant to say more. For billions of cultivators, immortality was the deepest desire. Most knew they’d never achieve it, but they dreamed of seizing any chance. Yet Ye Chen placed her above it, and his actions—risking Heavenly Intention Holy Land and gifting precious origin—proved it.

Her heart raced, nearly bursting. ”Ye Chen… do you want to…?” she asked softly, head lowered.

Want what? Ye Chen’s eyes widened. Oh no, he’d overdone it! She wasn’t even thinking about competing with her anymore.

Feigning offense, he looked at her with mock sorrow. ”Qingwu, do you think I’m that kind of man? Giving you these just to get something?”

Flustered, she waved her hands. ”No, no, I don’t doubt you! I was just… too moved to say that.”

He eyed her skeptically before saying, ”If not, accept the origin and refine it now.”

She wanted to protest, but his expression—daring her to refuse—made her nod heavily and take it. Ye Chen’s talent promised greater gains from refining it himself, yet he gave it to her. The gesture weighed heavily.

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Simultaneously, his system chimed:

”Congratulations, host, gift successful…”

”Gift: Origin Power! 3,500x feedback processing…”

”Detected gift’s critical importance to target, triggering massive emotional impact…”

”Max critical reward triggered…”

”Reward: Chaos Sacred Body Dao Embryo!”

”Chaos Holy Body Dao Embryo: Combines Chaos Body, Sacred Body, and Innate Dao Embryo’s strengths… Invincible physique, harmonizing all paths, capable of creating or destroying all, favored by heaven, unbound by great laws, with rapid cultivation, immense spell power, and terrifying boosts…”

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Ye Chen blinked, stunned. This wasn’t what he’d expected. His Innate Holy Body Dao Embryo was already a hybrid, but now ”Innate” became ”Chaos,” grafting the Chaos Body’s advantages. The result was absurdly powerful—three supreme physiques merged, their benefits stacked.

The Chaos Body’s ability to merge with all paths was outrageous. In the pre-Heavenly Emperor era, with abundant Immortal Qi, it guaranteed ascension. Now, its perks were his—faster cultivation, easier progress, stronger spells, and myriad uses.

Truly, a massive win. The feedback, while immense, fell short of Ye Chen’s expectations. The Heavenly Intention Holy Son’s origin had yielded the Innate Holy Body Dao Embryo. Now, with a richer gift and Yi Qingwu’s higher multiplier, the max critical reward only added ”Chaos” to the mix. The boost was significant but not earth-shattering.

Ye Chen reasoned it was due to diminishing returns. Like a struggling student climbing ranks with little effort, while top students needed exponentially more to advance a single spot. The stronger the physique, the harder further enhancement became, requiring more origin.

He’d hoped Yi Qingwu’s multiplier, which jumped 1,000 times after refining the Heavenly Intention Holy Son, might surge another 2,000, surpassing Lan Nuo. But that seemed unlikely now. If multipliers grew so easily, Alkaid, devouring for years, would’ve achieved an Acquired Chaos Body long ago.

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Yi Qingwu held the origin, seeing Ye Chen’s radiant smile. Her hand gently touched his face. ”I didn’t mean anything else… I just… want…”

Ye Chen cut her off, serious. ”You don’t want that. You want to refine this origin. I’ll guard you.”

His dominance left her no room to argue. Pouting with a hint of grievance, she turned away. Ye Chen smiled, stroking her silky hair. ”No rush. We have endless time together.”

Her mind conjured visions of them ascending to the immortal realm, supporting each other eternally. Her heart softened further. Rubbing her head against his hand, she grew serious, preparing to refine the origin.

”Once refining starts, it can’t stop,” she said. ”I’ve given you the cave’s array permissions. If you’re bored, walk around, but don’t leave Holy Maiden Peak. You’re strong, but this is Heavenly Intention—you’re an outsider and could be at a disadvantage. Most importantly, as my future partner, causing a scene would make things hard for me. So, for my sake, okay?”

Her final plea, paired with a tilt of her head and a blink, turned her usual icy demeanor adorably disarming. Ye Chen couldn’t resist. He agreed instantly.

Yi Qingwu sat cross-legged, focusing to begin her seclusion.

Ye Chen had no interest in wandering. He sensed his physique’s vast changes while occasionally checking her progress. A week passed.

When his system’s cooldown ended, and Yi Qingwu was still refining, Ye Chen rose, heading out of the cave. After wasting eight years in the universe, he wouldn’t miss a single gifting opportunity.