Immortality Starts With Investment

”Ye Chen went to save me?”

Yan Ruyu asked softly.

Hadn’t Su Yuxuan summoned him?

Yan Wenwen, knowing Ye Chen’s true feelings toward Yan Ruyu, spoke without hesitation.

”At the time, I mentioned that you had gone to search for new life qi. Ye Chen immediately guessed you had entered the Land of Fallen Immortals. Then he seemed to sense something. He suddenly stood up, said there was trouble in the Land of Fallen Immortals, and left right away…”

Most of what Yan Wenwen said was true; only a small part was fabricated.

Upon hearing this, an inexplicable emotion surged in Yan Ruyu’s heart.

Ye Chen still cared about her after all. But if that was the case, why had his attitude toward her this time been completely different from before?

Yan Ruyu could not figure it out no matter how hard she tried.

”Oh, right. This is the treasure Ye Chen asked me to give you!”

Yan Wenwen had calculated the days. Today marked exactly ten days, so she could pass on the gift. She immediately took out a jade box.

Yan Ruyu felt even more confused. Ye Chen had already been on his way to save her. Why would he still ask Yan Wenwen to deliver a treasure? She could not understand it at all.

In fact, she did not really want to accept any gift from Ye Chen right now. The more anxious and uncertain she felt, the less she wanted him to misunderstand her intentions. She was about to refuse when Yan Wenwen pushed the jade box directly into her hands. ”I’m only responsible for delivering it… If you don’t want it, return it to him yourself.”

Yan Wenwen knew Yan Ruyu too well. She delivered the box cleanly and swiftly, then turned and ran off without giving Yan Ruyu any chance to refuse.

Yan Ruyu’s mouth opened slightly as if she wanted to say something, but Yan Wenwen’s figure had already vanished. She sighed softly, picked up the jade box, and although reluctant to accept it, she could not suppress her curiosity about what Ye Chen had sent her this time. She gently infused a strand of divine sense and slowly opened the jade box.

In an instant, a rich surge of new life qi rushed toward her face. It was far denser than the new life qi she had encountered on the immortal corpse earlier.

Yan Ruyu felt an itch at the base of her spine, as if just breathing in a single wisp would cause new tail feathers to sprout…

What was this?

Yan Ruyu’s delicate body tensed, her eyes widening. When she clearly saw the green, jade-like seed with strands of chaotic qi flowing over its surface, her entire body trembled… This object was none other than the Chaos Azure Lotus seed. Ye Chen knew she needed new life qi, so he had sent her the Chaos Azure Lotus seed.

At that moment, Yan Ruyu’s eyes turned red. Staring at the Chaos Azure Lotus seed, all her previous doubts suddenly made sense.

Why had Ye Chen asked Yan Wenwen to deliver it? It must have been because he feared she would refuse again like before. Having Yan Wenwen pass it on made it safer. From this alone, it was clear that Ye Chen’s feelings for her had never changed.

As for why he had seemed so indifferent this time... Obviously, he had not wanted to put her in a difficult position by using the debt of saving her life. After all, this incident was different from the last one.

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Last time, when she had been trapped by the Alkaid Holy Son, it had been because of Ye Chen’s involvement. But this time, she had brought the danger upon herself through her own making. If Ye Chen saved her and she still treated him coldly as before, it would make her seem heartless and invite criticism from outsiders.

Ye Chen must have thought she would keep pushing him away. So he deliberately kept his distance to avoid making things awkward for her. And the fact that he had given the immortal corpse to Su Yuxuan without considering her at all had clearly been a misunderstanding on her part.

After all, the new life qi from the Chaos Azure Lotus was far purer than that from the immortal corpse. Not to mention the accompanying chaotic qi. If Ye Chen truly cared more about Su Yuxuan, he should have given this seed to her instead. Using it as the core and supplementing it with origin would have produced an even stronger body.

Yet he had saved it for her. So Ye Chen had long ago set aside the best for her. In his heart, she was the most important one. And yet she had been worrying endlessly, afraid that he had changed his mind… She truly should not have done that!

At that moment, Yan Ruyu could no longer hold back her emotions. She began to sob softly. Ye Chen… he really loved her so deeply…

In this instant, Yan Ruyu made up her mind. Being loved so profoundly and favored, how could she remain heartless?

The next time they met, she would definitely take the initiative. Even when giving her a gift, Ye Chen had to do it behind her back for fear of rejection. He was the Heavenly Emperor’s heir, a figure who struck fear into countless hearts and made holy lands tremble at his name. Yet in front of her, he had been so humble.

Thinking of this, Yan Ruyu felt a sharp pain in her heart. She ached for Ye Chen and hated her past self even more.

Yan Ruyu lowered her head and gazed at the Chaos Azure Lotus seed. The seed of the number one immortal root in the cultivation world—how priceless it was. If she refined it, the Chaos Azure Lotus might never appear in the cultivation world again.

After a moment of hesitation, Yan Ruyu still decided to accept it. Once she refined the Chaos Azure Lotus seed, she would definitely grow a ninth tail feather. With the nine-colored divine light reaching perfection, her cultivation would directly advance to the peak of the quasi-immortal realm.

At that time, she could open her ancestor’s secret treasury. She would become an immortal together with Ye Chen and become immortal lovers. She would also present the treasures from the treasury when the Heaven Opening Gate appeared, giving them all to Ye Chen in front of the entire cultivation world as her way of confessing her love. Before ascending, she would wash away every last trace of the ”simping” label from Ye Chen’s name.

With this thought, Yan Ruyu gripped the jade box tightly in her hand.

…

On the flying boat.

Ye Chen’s group had already crossed the Endless Sea and was approaching the Great Yan Continent. Along the way, the loli Ancestor had been actively drawing closer to Ye Chen, repeatedly inviting him to visit the Heavenly Desire Sect. She promised to treat him well as thanks for saving her life. She also planned to teach their current divine maiden a few tricks to help her properly tie Ye Chen down.

However, Ye Chen showed little interest. His enthusiasm for loli-type female cultivators was only average at best. Ye Chen firmly belonged to the ”bigger is better” camp. As for five generations under one roof, there was no rush. He would think about it after reaching the peak of the quasi-immortal realm.

Just after Ye Chen rejected the loli Ancestor’s invitation once again, a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.

”Congratulations, host. Gift successfully given…”

”Gift: Chaos Azure Lotus Seed!”

”Ten thousand times feedback in progress…”

”Detected that the gifted item holds extreme importance to the recipient…”

”Top-tier critical hit feedback triggered…”

”Detected…”

”Heart strike triggered…”

”Feedback: Immortal Root — Chaos Azure Lotus!”

”Feedback: Supreme Immortal Root — Saintly Immortal Pear!”

”Chaos Azure Lotus: The foremost of the twelve immortal roots in the cultivation world…”

”Saintly Immortal Pear: One of the twelve supreme immortal roots in the immortal realm. Every hundred thousand years, it produces one immortal pear. After consumption, mortal bodies shed their mortality, and spiritual roots reach the sacred level…”

”The consumer may choose the direction of sublimation—either sublimating the immortal physique or the sacred spiritual root. Only one enhancement may be obtained per pear, and a maximum of two pears may be consumed…”

Ye Chen looked at the system feedback, and a smile appeared on his face.

Yan Wenwen was indeed reliable. She had delivered the Chaos Azure Lotus seed right on time. And Yan Ruyu had not disappointed him either. With ten thousand times multiplier, a top-tier critical hit, and a heart strike on top of that. Not only had he obtained what he wanted, but he had even received an unexpected bonus…