Immortality Starts With Investment

Ye Chen left the Heavenly Intention Holy Land without a sound. One reason was to deliver the Heaven-Immortalizing Divine Art to his fiancée and trace its true origin. The other was that he had already instructed the Devouring lineage to investigate who exactly was targeting him.

The Demon-Exterminating Great Saint had been waiting outside the Heavenly Intention Holy Land for three full days. So it wasn’t long before Ye Chen met him.

Seeing the headless body standing there, Ye Chen’s eyelid twitched slightly.

”Put your head back on before you speak…”

Ye Chen waved his hand helplessly.

The Demon-Exterminating Great Saint hurriedly pressed the head he had been holding in his right hand back onto his neck. He quickly continued, ”After receiving the Young Master’s command, I immediately sent people into the Sixth Realm to search for the Heavenly Position Spiritual Herb. The plan was to seize it for the Holy Son while uncovering who dared to scheme against our Devouring true inheritor…

”But after searching for half a day, we only traced it back to the War God Clan’s Divine Son. The news of the Heavenly Position Spiritual Herb originated from the War God Clan. However, the War God Clan’s Divine Son possesses overwhelming combat power—nearly at the pinnacle of the Sixth Realm. No one in our Devouring lineage can guarantee victory over him! As a result, we failed to learn either the exact location of the Heavenly Position Spiritual Herb or the identity of the mastermind behind it! I have failed the Holy Son…”

Ye Chen waved his hand casually at the words. Why did it feel like the Devouring lineage had become so useless under his command? Was this the classic ”blackening doubles strength, redemption weakens by a third”?

In truth, Ye Chen had never truly cared about any of it. No matter who was plotting against him, it meant nothing in the face of absolute power. Just how strong had he become now? Even he himself wasn’t entirely sure. He only had the vague sense that killing the Demon-Exterminating Great Saint in front of him would require almost no effort.

At that thought, Ye Chen couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. Back then, he had spared the Demon-Exterminating Great Saint’s life because the man still possessed decent strength and could be useful. Yet in such a short time, the Great Saint had already become no different from an ant in his eyes.

The Demon-Exterminating Great Saint, meanwhile, looked at Ye Chen with his heart pounding in terror. The higher the realm, the wider the gap between cultivators grew. Yet merely being sized up by the true inheritor filled him with a sense of impending doom. The true inheritor’s combat power was truly horrifying.

Though he had only just advanced to Saint King, his strength could likely sweep through Great Saints with ease. And the speed of the true inheritor’s cultivation progress was simply absurd. When he had surrendered out of fear at the sight of the Fusang Divine Tree, the true inheritor had still been at the Third Heaven King realm. Now, in the blink of an eye, the true inheritor could crush him with a casual slap. The true inheritor was truly outrageous.

With another wave of his hand, Ye Chen instructed the Demon-Exterminating Great Saint to keep investigating. Then he returned leisurely to the Heavenly Intention Holy Land.

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Ye Chen moved swiftly and returned soon after leaving. When he stepped back into the cave residence, the air inside still carried the rich yet delicate fragrance of osmanthus. Both versions of his fiancée remained quietly in place.

When they lifted their eyes to see him return, a faint, almost imperceptible smile flickered deep in their gazes. It vanished almost instantly.

Ye Chen smiled and spoke first. ”Using the information hidden within the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar and the Ghost-Face Mask, the Devouring lineage successfully activated their ancestral altar. They obtained the follow-up technique that the Devouring Female Immortal created for the Indestructible Heavenly Art—the Heaven-Immortalizing Divine Art.

”This is an Immortal King Scripture. It can elevate an acquired Chaos Body to an innate Chaos Body. From there, it allows one to transcend mortality and ascend to immortality, achieving the Chaos Immortal Body. The Chaos Immortal Body ranks among the absolute top physiques even in the Immortal Realm.”

As soon as Ye Chen began speaking, his fiancée’s eyes widened. She had only just begun savoring the technique he had given her earlier and hadn’t even had time to study it properly. Yet now the complete version had arrived? Not only could she obtain an Innate Chaos Body—she could go on to achieve a Chaos Immortal Body?

This… Even though his fiancée had always remained calm in the face of heaven collapsing or Mount Tai crumbling before her, she could no longer conceal the shock surging in her heart. It was simply too unbelievable.

With those words, Ye Chen sent the scripture forward. It was precisely the Heaven-Immortalizing Divine Art fed back by the system.

His fiancée said nothing.

Ye Chen didn’t mind and continued. ”The Heaven-Immortalizing Divine Art isn’t a new gift—it simply completes the technique I gave you before. While heading to Central Continent earlier, although I killed the Alkaid Holy Son, it was only his demonic body. The origin energy gained wasn’t much. As for that Celestial Prince’s clone, I had hoped for a harvest, but it turned out to be merely a strand of divine sense with no origin at all. Quite disappointing.

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”However, after the battle with the Celestial Prince’s clone ended, I sustained some injuries. Unexpectedly, that turned into a blessing in disguise—drawing numerous Saint Kings to attack me! Among that group of Saint Kings were quite a few heavenly prodigies, so the haul ended up being substantial.

”The total origin energy from this batch is roughly equivalent to the last one. Now that you have obtained the Heaven-Immortalizing Divine Art, Fairy, the timing is perfect for you to advance further. So I will present this batch of origin energy to you as a gift!”

As he spoke, Ye Chen took out a sphere of origin energy compressed to its absolute limit. A majestic aura emanated from within.

Looking at the condensed origin, Yi Qingwu felt a heavy weight settle in her chest. So Ye Chen had always been quietly collecting origin energy for her? He had deliberately gone to confront the Celestial Prince’s clone.

Rumors outside claimed he had taken a liking to Yan Ruyu and couldn’t bear to see the beauty fall. Others said he acted to stand up for the true Heavenly Emperor’s heir. But only now did she learn the deepest truth. Ye Chen had done it all for her…

And though he spoke lightly of being ambushed and turning misfortune into fortune, she knew better. Given Ye Chen’s usual dominance, who would have dared attack him unless his injuries were truly grave—unless his life had truly hung by a thread? The danger he had faced was unimaginable.

Yet Ye Chen paid no mind to the peril; he only rejoiced at having gathered more origin energy for her. Ye Chen truly loved her to the very marrow of his bones.

Yi Qingwu had never been good at expressing thanks. And refusal was unnecessary. This was something Ye Chen had prepared specifically for her. With a casual sweep of her hand, she accepted both the origin energy and the scripture without hesitation.

Then she met Ye Chen’s gentle gaze—only to respond with a cold sneer. ”I’ve heard that when a man feels inadequate, he loves spouting all sorts of nonsense… I merely offered my demonic body. Yet after just seven days, you fled in disarray, and now you’re making excuses left and right…

”Who cares whether you went out to fight, or whether the Celestial Prince’s clone had any origin energy? If you can’t handle it, then go confess to the Heavenly Intention Holy Master directly. Tell him you’re all show and no substance, incapable of satisfying me! After all, if even my demonic body was too much for you, what will happen when my true body joins in the future?”

Ye Chen was stunned. His fiancée had just thrown down full mockery. Calling him inadequate, accusing him of making excuses. No man could tolerate that. As for her skipping any word of thanks and instead mocking him so openly, it seemed rather impolite.

But Ye Chen didn’t mind in the slightest. Because at that moment, a system notification had already sounded in his mind. It proved beyond doubt that her gratitude ran no less deep than anyone else’s!

…

Though he knew she was simply following the script to heighten the atmosphere, Ye Chen still reached out and seized her demonic body. He didn’t spare her true body either—he positioned it right in front of him.

Only after arranging everything did he spare a thread of attention for the system feedback screen. What he saw made him draw in a sharp breath.

”Congratulations to the host on a successful gift…”

”Gift presented: Origin Energy!”

”6,500× feedback multiplying!”

”Detected that the gift holds extreme importance to the recipient…”

”Top-notch critical hit feedback triggered…”

”Feedback origin energy automatically converted into Primordial Chaos Supreme Body!”

”Result: Primordial Chaos Supreme Body completion increased from 0.0002 to 0.0005!”

Ye Chen felt no particular surprise at the progress. This batch of origin energy was roughly similar in quality to the previous one. The last gift had raised his Primordial Chaos Supreme Body from one part in a hundred thousand to two parts in ten thousand. This one was comparable.

But because his fiancée’s multiplier had increased by five hundred, the net gain was still substantial. It pushed his Primordial Chaos Supreme Body to five parts in ten thousand. Compared to before, the improvement had more than doubled. The enhancement remained immense.

After all, the Primordial Chaos Supreme Body far surpassed even immortal physiques. The amount of origin energy it demanded was extraordinary. Reaching five parts in ten thousand was already quite good.

Still, Ye Chen felt a slight headache. This time had been fortunate. In the future, fewer and fewer cultivators would dare come anywhere near him with origin energy to offer. Acquiring more would only grow harder.

Yet he still held high hopes for a few individuals. For example, the true body of the Alkaid Holy Son. And the Celestial Prince himself. Both were absolute treasure troves of origin energy. If either of them came to ”deliver” even once, his physique completion could likely jump an entire major level.

There were also the Eight-Crowned King, the Exiled Immortal, and apparently a soon-to-emerge Holy Spirit—none of whose origin energy would be lacking. But they had no grudge against him.

Ye Chen would never provoke enmity for no reason just to harvest origin energy. That would only turn him into a true devil.

Savoring the improvement in his physique, Ye Chen felt quite pleased. Across from him, Yi Qingwu clearly sensed the change as well. Her eyes widened in astonishment, mirroring his own… She had still been mocking him moments earlier, holding her own against him. But very soon, she no longer had the energy to speak.

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Another seven days passed.

Ye Chen rose leisurely. His overburdened fiancée lifted a hand and withdrew her demonic body back into the space between her brows to nurture it. Yet her mouth remained defiant. ”Is that all you’ve got?”

Ye Chen laughed softly at the words. Looking at his proud, aloof fiancée, he spoke gently, ”Indeed, I can’t go on. Please have mercy on me, Fairy… Next, I’ll be heading to the Immortal Path. The moment I broke through to Saint King, the Heavenly Position Spiritual Herb appeared. There’s almost certainly a conspiracy behind it, aimed at me.

”But nowadays, fewer and fewer cultivators dare to court death in front of me. The origin energy I can obtain grows scarcer by the day. An opportunity like this—I naturally cannot let it slip by… Qingwu, focus on refining for now. It shouldn’t take long before I bring you fresh origin energy!”

With those words, Ye Chen reached out and gently smoothed her hair, which flowed like moonlight. Without waiting for her reply, he turned and drifted away.

Yi Qingwu bit her lower lip lightly, complex emotions swirling in her eyes. Knowing full well the danger, he was still going out to fight for origin energy on her behalf.

Ye Chen… he truly…