Immortality Starts With Investment

The effects of the Immortal Spiritual Root far surpassed even Ye Chen’s imagination. Worthy of a supreme spiritual root that might appear only once every million years, even in the immortal realm.

Yet deep down, Ye Chen had harbored a sliver of anticipation. He wondered if the feedback might yield something beyond the Immortal Spiritual Root. Something prefixed with ”Primordial”—that would leave everything else in the dust. But it seemed Lan Nuo’s current multiplier of four thousand, despite her profound gratitude, hadn’t crossed that threshold.

Still, Ye Chen was immensely satisfied. If nothing else, the Immortal Spiritual Root’s guarantee of direct ascension to Immortal King alone filled him with exhilaration.

Immortal King—an existence that stood at the pinnacle even in the immortal realm. It was said they had truly attained eternal immortality, enduring alongside the world itself. Only at that realm could one claim genuine eternal life.

To cultivate straight to Immortal King without a single bottleneck—this was the ultimate dream of every cultivator. It was nothing less than a direct express ticket to immortality. Not to mention the other benefits. Faster cultivation speed, for one.

Ye Chen didn’t know the full potency of a Sacred Spiritual Root, but it surely dwarfed a Heavenly Spiritual Root by countless magnitudes. The Immortal Spiritual Root surpassed even that. Its cultivation speed was unimaginable. But most crucially, the Immortal Spiritual Root could autonomously operate cultivation techniques—twenty-four hours a day, without interruption. This was outright absurd.

Cultivators couldn’t remain in perpetual seclusion. They needed to explore secret realms, seek opportunities, refine pills and artifacts. With an Immortal Spiritual Root, none of that hindered progress. This wasn’t merely a spiritual root—it was a blatant cheat!

Once he obtained it, Ye Chen’s breakthrough pace would accelerate relentlessly. At this thought, a touch of wistfulness stirred in him. Who would have guessed that the Qi Refining stage would prove the slowest realm he ever traversed?

At the same time, the Immortal Spiritual Root amplified physique, flesh, divine abilities, and spell potency… His physique, body, divine abilities, and techniques were already outrageously powerful. With further amplification… Others might as well quit playing. From then on, whoever he looked at would simply die.

Finally, the most noteworthy aspect: innate immortal arts. The Immortal Spiritual Root came with its own immortal-grade divine abilities. Consider the Heavy Pupils or the Supreme Heart—abilities like Heavy Pupil Pure Land or Hand of the Heaven were already terrifying. Even for Ye Chen, they ranked as ultimate techniques. Few could survive a single strike. Then how overwhelmingly formidable must the immortal arts of an Immortal Spiritual Root be?

He dared not imagine. Truly dared not. The only drawback was the one-year gestation required for the spiritual root’s ascension. But for him, that posed no issue at all. After leaving the Immortal Path, he could simply linger in the Lan family for a year, elevating his spiritual root to an immortal grade. His cultivation would conveniently reach the peak of the third heaven. On the return journey, he could drop by the Heavenly Desire Sect for another round of gifting and absorption. Then break through to the Fourth Heaven!

Perfect!

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Satisfied, Ye Chen carefully stored the Nirvana Immortal Fetal Spring. He settled cross-legged beside Lan Nuo, waiting patiently.

In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.

Lan Nuo abruptly opened her eyes. Those clear, limpid pupils now held profound depth, as though containing an entire universe. An extraordinarily unique aura of sanctity surged behind her. Her presence exploded upward. Her cultivation rocketed like a runaway coaster. From third-heaven mid-stage, it soared straight to late-stage. In an astonishingly short span, she broke through again, reaching the peak of third heaven.

Lan Nuo had now attained perfection in the Third Heaven. She could enter seclusion at any moment and assail the Fourth Heaven. This breakthrough speed left even Ye Chen mildly astonished. The Sacred Spiritual Root was truly formidable. If a Sacred Spiritual Root was already this powerful... his Immortal Spiritual Root would surely soar to the heavens.

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Having completed her transformation, Lan Nuo sensed the changes within her body. Joy flooded her eyes. The amplification from the Sacred Spiritual Root was simply staggering. Beyond catapulting her cultivation from mid-stage to peak, it had bestowed countless additional benefits. Her current combat strength—how could it be merely several times greater than before?

As he watched Lan Nuo sink into rapturous delight, a system prompt chimed in Ye Chen’s mind.

”Recipient multiplier updating…”

”Lan Nuo: 10,000x!”

”Congratulations, Host, on unlocking a ten-thousand-times female cultivator…”

”When a ten-thousand-times cultivator triggers a top-notch critical hit and emotional fluctuation reaches a critical threshold, there is a chance to activate a heart-strike, amplifying reward value by another tenfold…”

This time, Ye Chen nearly let out an audible gasp of shock. He had known the Sacred Spiritual Root was powerful. But he hadn’t expected it to be this powerful.

Ten thousand times!

Lan Nuo had directly reached ten thousand. Moreover, during top-notch critical hits, a heart-strike might trigger. Once activated, it would multiply the already top-notch critical reward by another ten.

This…

The bounty from a ten-thousand-times top-notch critical was already inconceivable. And on that foundation, another possible tenfold increase? He dared not imagine. Truly dared not.

In that moment, light gleamed in Ye Chen’s eyes as he gazed at Lan Nuo. Truth be told, he had never anticipated Lan Nuo would be the first to reach ten thousand times.

Noticing his burning gaze, Lan Nuo’s pretty face flushed crimson. Yet she boldly threw herself forward. The Sacred Spiritual Root far outstripped a heavenly one. Now, she truly possessed the strength to suppress prodigies across major realms. And all of it stemmed from the Sacred Spiritual Root. Its effects were so overwhelmingly potent—its rarity self-evident. Yet Ye Chen had unhesitatingly yielded it to her, revealing the depths of his regard.

”Master, I want…”

Her clear eyes were fixed on Ye Chen.

In this moment, Lan Nuo wished only to express her love with utmost sincerity. To let him feel it profoundly.

But Ye Chen silently shook his head.

No, you don’t!

Though he suspected that taking a ten-thousand-times cultivator as a Dao companion might trigger further changes. Perhaps even after becoming companions, critical hits could still occur.

But with Lan Nuo as his sole ten-thousand-times treasure, Ye Chen refused to gamble. Once more such women surrounded him, testing would come later. Still, seeing her urgent desire to repay his kindness, he could not bear to reject her heartfelt intent. After all, even the purest romance would eventually proceed to what needed proceeding. It was time to advance their intimacy. Thus, Ye Chen leaned close to her ear and whispered softly.

At his words, Lan Nuo’s face reddened further. She shot him a coquettish glare. She hadn’t expected her master—already peerless in the art of showing off—to be equally adept in this domain. Yet she shyly lowered her head, retracting her adorable little canines… And followed his guidance obediently.

Naturally, Ye Chen could not merely receive without giving. For such a lovely girl as Lan Nuo, he had to ensure she experienced equal bliss.

Soon, Ye Chen was astonished. Lan Nuo was impossibly pure—like a crystal-clear spring, clean, transparent, carrying a faint sweetness. Truly, the flavor of first love. One could only say—this girl was simply too pristine…