Immortality Starts With Investment

Chapter 460: The Movement Secret

Yi Qingwuʼs comforting words stabbed Ying Tianshengʼs heart, deepening his bitterness. Last year, after devouring two King Bodies, his essence had grown, making him confident he could crush Ye Chen and Hua Yunfei.

Yet, Hua Yunfeiʼs One Qi Transforms Three Purities was nearing mastery, and Ye Chenʼs Heaven and Earth Manifestation was unimaginable. His plan failed. Not only did he lose, but Yi Qingwu suffered further humiliation—more marks on her spirit, her body exposed. Even if she quickly shielded herself with divine light and changed, Ye Chenʼs Heavy Pupil surely saw something. The shame and unwillingness burned.

But Ying Tiansheng didnʼt despair. His eyes hardened with resolve. His inheritance had no limits. Ye Chenʼs talent? No matter how great, could it rival a Chaos Body? With continued cultivation and essence devouring, Ye Chenʼs Heavy Pupil and Supreme Heart would soon be insignificant.

”Qingwu, trust me! A temporary loss means nothing. Iʼll wash away this shame with their blood. Once I kill Ye Chen and erase your marks, weʼll marry.” He gazed at her with deep affection.

Yi Qingwu nodded. ”A momentary setback is nothing. Holy Son, Iʼll help you. But this battle exposed my weaknesses—please help me address them.”

Touched by her unwavering faith despite his defeat, Ying Tiansheng replied without hesitation, ”Weʼre partners—speak freely.”

She said earnestly, ”I fought Ye Chen several times and had chances to kill him, but his Kun Peng speed let him escape at critical moments. When ambushed, my slower speed left me trapped. With a speed technique, I could kill him easily or escape traps effortlessly.”

Ying Tiansheng frowned.

She wanted to fight Ye Chen again? Twice already, sheʼd been marked and exposed. He didnʼt want her facing him again—who knew whatʼd happen next? But her point about speed resonated. A speed technique would let her escape danger, avoiding such incidents. Even if he forbade her from confronting Ye Chen, with Ye Chenʼs reputation, he might stalk her for an ambush. She needed a speed technique.

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After a momentʼs thought, he nodded decisively. ”Youʼre right. Speed grants control—attack or retreat, ensuring safety in any situation. Iʼll teach you the Movement Secret. Itʼs one of the Nine Secrets, newly acquired, involving time. With it, no place is unreachable, no array can hold you, not even Ye Chenʼs Heavy Pupil pure land before it forms.”

He spoke generously, but Yi Qingwu looked shocked, then reluctant. ”The Movement Secret is too precious. I already lost half your tablet—I canʼt…” She tried to refuse, but Ying Tianshengʼs brow glowed, golden divine patterns surging—mysterious, shifting like text or natural Dao marks.

”No need for formalities between us. Iʼll take you to the immortal path—whatʼs one Nine Secret?”

Ying Tianshengʼs words fell, and divine patterns flooded Yi Qingwuʼs sea of spiritual sense. Her eyes brimmed with emotion, but sensing his resolve, she stayed silent, closing her lively eyes to comprehend. After a long while, she memorized it all. Opening her eyes, she saw Ying Tiansheng gazing at her tenderly, a flicker of guilt vanishing quickly. ”Qingwu, study it well. Ask me if youʼre unsure. Iʼll meet the Holy Master and heal my wound, so I wonʼt keep you.”

Yi Qingwu glanced at his injured palm, worry in her eyes, but not wanting to delay him, she nodded crisply, bidding farewell. Feeling her concern, warmth filled Ying Tianshengʼs heart. He resolved to cultivate harder, enhancing his physique to spare her further humiliation. But his technique was too sinister, defying all norms—if exposed, heʼd face endless pursuit. He had to act discreetly. He sank into thought.

As the hallʼs doors closed, Yi Qingwuʼs worried expression turned cold, her lively eyes burning with killing intent. The world knew her Broad Cold Immortal Body, but not her Dual Spirit Eyes, which could plant a spirit thread in someoneʼs gaze, witnessing their final moments upon death. Sheʼd placed one in her father, Ying Tianshengʼs master, leading to their betrothal. But in a secret realm, her father perished, body gone. The Holy Landʼs investigation found nothing. Yet, through her spirit thread, she saw Ying Tiansheng lure him into a trap, ambush him, and devour his essence.

She burned for revenge, but Ying Tiansheng was too strong. Telling the Holy Land? If they learned he could devour essences to grow, theyʼd likely support him, not avenge her father. Despair and pain consumed her—she knew her fatherʼs killer but had to play fiancée, biding her time.

Fortunately, she met Ye Chen. Recalling his terrifying Heaven and Earth Manifestation strike, her lips curved. With half the Battle Secret, heʼd be even stronger next time. And sheʼd gift him the Movement Secret. Heʼd be thrilled.

She decided: next meeting, sheʼd offer the Movement Secret and her purity, letting Ye Chen mark her body. Since Ying Tiansheng couldnʼt die yet, sheʼd make him suffer endless humiliation until Ye Chen killed him.