Immortality Starts With Investment

Chapter 619: This Secret Lets Me Hold You Forever!

Go to the cave abode to ”set rules”? Ye Chenʼs eyes lit up. He bowed his head, playing along. ”Sorry, my fiancée, youʼre too beautiful. I couldnʼt help myself. I wonʼt do it again…”

Yi Qingwu snorted, tossing out, ”Whoʼs your fiancée?” before turning and gliding toward the Holy Maiden Peak. Ye Chen followed closely.

The Heavenly Intention prodigies felt a bit better. Though their Holy Maiden was to be married, she seemed to have Ye Chen under control—a small comfort.

Inside the cave abode, Yi Qingwu was about to warn Ye Chen to keep a low profile to avoid trouble when he pressed her head down. Furious, she snapped, ”Ye the Fourth, how dare you! What do you take me for?”

Ye Chen chuckled, whispering, ”Qingwu, you wouldnʼt want Heavenly Intention Holy Land to know you killed the Heavenly Intention Holy Son, would you?”

Her eyes blazed with anger. ”Ye the Fourth, youʼre shameless!”

But despite her fury, she didnʼt resist, complying silently. At the moment, she muttered, ”You can only use this secret once.”

Ye Chen sighed contentedly, meeting her gaze after a while, grinning. ”This secret? Iʼll hold you with it forever.”

Heʼd thought her earlier act was to provoke the Heavenly Intention Holy Son, but with him long dead, she didnʼt need to pretend. Yet her reaction showed heʼd misjudged—she genuinely enjoyed this dynamic. So, he played along, and the results were… delightful. The osmanthus fragrance was intoxicating, impossible to resist.

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During the week, Ye Chen worried she might push for intimacy that could harm his cultivation. Surprisingly, she never brought it up. On the seventh day, he asked.

Her face resolute, brimming with competitive fire, she said, ”Last time, that barefoot woman outdid me, stealing the lead! Next time, Iʼll do what she did—sit longer, make her watch and endure!”

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Ye Chen gave a silent thumbs-up, seemingly for Yi Qingwuʼs spirit, but truly for the little demoness whoʼd helped him immensely.

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The week passed. The Heavenly Intention Holy Master sent elders to host Ye Chen, recognizing his rare talent, worthy of investment. But each invitation was declined, barred from Yi Qingwuʼs cave abode, brushed off with claims of ”discussing the Dao.” A week of seclusion fueled wild speculation, especially among Yi Qingwuʼs admirers, whose hearts shattered.

A whole week? Ye the Fourth was too much. Couldnʼt he be gentler with their Holy Maiden?

Inside, the two, once entwined like a serpent, now sat in normal cultivation. Yi Qingwuʼs refined features held a forced chill, but her flushed cheeks betrayed her, adding a unique allure, like a living painting.

Ye Chen studied her, pondering his next gift. For maximum gain, origin was best—itʼd boost her talent and multiplier, amplifying future gift rewards. But first, he needed to know how long it took her to refine the Heavenly Intention Holy Sonʼs origin. If too long, he wouldnʼt wait. He had to see his master, deliver the Immortal Qi, and show his filial piety.

”Qingwu, how long did it take to refine the Heavenly Intention Holy Sonʼs origin?” Ye Chen asked.

Yi Qingwuʼs eyes widened, glaring. ”Using that to threaten me again? What humiliation this time?”

Ye Chen: ”…”

It took half a day to convince her he was serious, not aiming to ”carve symbols.”

She pondered. ”About half a month. The origins were pure, easy to absorb.”

Ye Chenʼs eyes lit up. Purer origins refined faster, and his were filtered by the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar—an immortal artifact forged from a fallen immortalʼs demonic husk. Its purification was unmatched.

Gifting these to the fiancée, sheʼd likely refine them in two months at most. He could wait. Without hesitation, he reached into the void, producing a swirling mass of astonishingly pure origin energy.

Yi Qingwuʼs shock surpassed before. This origin was flawless, devoid of impurities, and vast—five to six times the Heavenly Intention Holy Sonʼs. She looked at Ye Chen, emotions complex.

He smiled gently. ”This comes from the Star River King Body and those who ambushed me. I preserved their origins, purifying them daily with the Indestructible Heavenly Art. Youʼre nearing Mahayana; enhancing your physique now will benefit you greatly after breaking through.”

Her pupils trembled with shock. Sheʼd gained the Indestructible Heavenly Art from him. These origins could have boosted his own physique immensely, yet heʼd saved them, tirelessly refining them for her.

The weight of his devotion overwhelmed her. She tried to refuse. ”Keep them. Youʼll face many foes on the Immortal Path…”

Ye Chen shook his head, his voice both domineering and tender. ”On the Immortal Path, no one qualifies as my foe. To me, youʼre more important than ascension. Everything precious is for you.”