Immortality Starts With Investment

Gu Yunyun braced herself, eyes closed, resigned to Ye Chen’s rebellious antics. But after a long wait, nothing happened. Puzzled, she opened her eyes to find Ye Chen looking worried. ”Master, are you okay? Why’d you go quiet and close your eyes? You scared me!”

Gu Yunyun’s cheeks puffed up… Her already striking figure grew even more imposing in her anger. Ye Chen was full of tricks. Back in the Qi Refining stage, he’d cultivated nightly with maids. After leaving Green Cloud Sect, he’d gone wild. An Miaoli, An Yuyi, Li Feihuang, Lin Qingtan, Yi Qingwu, Fan Qinghe…

She didn’t believe he missed her signals. Furious, absolutely furious! She shot him a glare, sat by the cave wall, and turned her back, silent.

Ye Chen was stunned. His master’s angry pout was adorable, like a pufferfish. But with her upset, a dutiful disciple had to soothe her. He approached, calming her mind and body…

After a while, she wasn’t puffed up anymore.

Ye Chen relaxed. He still had gifts to give, so he’d wait two weeks. Seeing her ignore him, diving into the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass’s Mahayana sword Dao insights, Ye Chen sat beside her, smiling, checking the system alerts ringing in his mind.

”Congratulations, Host, for successful gifting…”

”Gift: Nine-Leaf Sword Grass Mahayana Sword Dao Insights!”

”Two-thousand-fold feedback in progress…”

”Detected: Gift is highly significant to recipient…”

”Triggered maximum critical reward!”

”Feedback: Sword Grass Treasure Technique!”

”Feedback: Nine-Leaf Sword Grass’s insights on the Sword Grass Treasure Technique…”

”Feedback: A leaf from the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass in Mahayana Realm…”

Ye Chen smiled at the feedback. His master’s multiplier was lower, so even a max critical hit wasn’t shocking. Still, the rewards were solid.

The Sword Grass Treasure Technique, one of the Ten Vicious Treasure Techniques, was the only sword Dao technique among them, immensely powerful. Mastering it equated to wielding top-tier swordsmanship.

Ye Chen wasn’t fond of sword Dao. Its life-or-death intensity didn’t suit him. He preferred surviving while enemies perished. But another Treasure Technique was always good. He aimed to collect all Ten Vicious Treasure Techniques, fusing them…

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Each was top-tier. Combined, their power would surpass immortal-grade, unimaginable. Beyond the Sword Grass Technique and insights, a leaf surprised him. Placing it in his small world via the system, Ye Chen’s mind probed, eyes lighting up. A meter-long, jade-like leaf appeared in the small world. It radiated sharp sword qi, rivaling the Dugu Wooden Sword.

Ye Chen was amazed. Though he’d dominated the Vicious Ten imprints in his tribulation, those were mere shadows, far weaker than their true forms. The Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, post-Mahayana, had leaves comparable to supreme Extreme Dao Weapons. Each swing matched their might.

At the Quasi-Immortal Realm, its leaves rivaled immortal artifacts. Its combat power was invincible. Tribulation imprints couldn’t show this. The other nine vicious beings were similar. But Ye Chen was confident he could suppress their true forms without pressure.

Gu Yunyun, devoted to the sword Dao, quickly forgot her disciple’s teasing. She immersed herself in the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass’s Mahayana sword Dao insights.

Ye Chen, not disturbing her, quietly absorbed the Sword Grass Treasure Technique’s insights. He planned to share these insights and the technique with his master later. Even the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass leaf, he intended to give her as a trump card. With two supreme Extreme Dao Weapons already, he had little need for it. The cave fell silent. Both cultivated earnestly…

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Two days later, Dugu Sheng returned to the Sword Sect. His return caused a stir. Not of this generation’s prodigies, he’d left for Central Continent a century ago after reaching Mahayana, finding the Sword Sect too small. Now, a century later, he was at the late second tier of Mahayana, a step from the Third Heaven Realm. Such a prodigy’s return was great news for the Sword Sect.

Elders flocked, especially those of the Dugu clan, their eyes gleaming. Dugu Sheng introduced Luo Bingling, sparking surprise and joy. Though not human, she faced no universal prejudice in the cultivation world. Strength mattered most.

Luo Bingling, also Second Heaven Mahayana, was the War God Clan’s princess. If she became Dugu Sheng’s dao companion, the Sword Sect’s power would grow. A win!

Learning Ye Chen was indeed here, alone with Gu Yunyun, Dugu Sheng frowned. Ye Chen’s presence made the Dugu Wooden Sword harder to obtain. He didn’t want direct conflict with Ye Chen. But with the secret realm’s opening nearing, who knew when Ye Chen would leave?

After pondering, Dugu Sheng went to see the Saint ancestor. As his direct elder, the Saint’s status and authority could sway Gu Yunyun. With proper compensation, Ye Chen might not cause trouble, respecting the Saint.

Arranging for Luo Bingling, Dugu Sheng flew to the Saint’s cave. Learning Ye Chen was in his master’s cave, Luo Bingling’s eyes flashed with disdain. She knew Ye Chen’s womanizing ways.

Fresh from flirting with the Heavenly Intention Holy Maiden, he now lingered in his master’s cave, up to who-knows-what. This Heavenly Emperor’s heir, despite stunning talent, lacked a true heart for the Dao. No immortal-bound prodigy indulged in women.

The War God Clan upheld monogamy. This deepened her contempt for Ye Chen. But she sighed. It was precisely Ye Chen’s nature that brought her and Dugu Sheng to Great Yan Continent. She hoped the rumors were true—that Ye Chen gave everything to women he liked.

She hoped the Dao Cauldron, un-shattered, was in the Heavenly Emperor’s treasury, now in Ye Chen’s hands. His cultivation speed was unnatural. Even with heaven-defying talent, it shouldn’t be this fast. The War God Clan elders believed their clan’s immortal artifact, the Dao Cauldron, was likely with him… If true, she’d use every means to get it!