Immortality Starts With Investment

Chapter 513: Ready to Deliver Gifts!

Two years passed in a blink. Heavenly Evolution Holy Land, Ascension Peak, Holy Son Hall depths.

Ye Chen exhaled slowly. Most of these two years were spent in seclusion. Weekly, heʼd relax, give gifts, bond with Senior An, explore new magic pattern uses with Lin Qingtan, or nudge the ever-slacking Lu Jing. Through infusion, he helped Lu Jing, recently at mid-Golden Core, break through to late Golden Core, letting her coast to victory.

In the Central Continent, two years of battles elevated top prodigies. Some ranked a prodigy list based on achievements, origins, talents, and cultivation.

The Heavenly Emperor Hall frequently sent envoys urging Ye Chen to the Central Continent, offering a deal: suppress one of the myriad clansʼ or human raceʼs top ten prodigies, and theyʼd provide news of a life-extending treasure.

Ye Chen scoffed, ignoring them. An empty promise, just information? Utterly stingy.

The Heavenly Emperor Hall treated him like a fool. This only eased his conscience about freeloading from them. Ye Chenʼs growth was astonishing. He fully mastered the Movement Secret and the Multiplier Secret.

Occasionally eating a peach rapidly advanced his Indestructible Body. Training under the Fusang Divine Tree and Moon Laurel Immortal Tree, he refined Yin-Yang Qi. His cultivation progress was staggering.

In just two years, he soared from mid-Deity Transformation to its peak. His Yin-Yang Qi was perfected, brimming, unable to hold more. His Heaven and Earth Manifestation reached a thousand meters. If he faced Heavenly Intention Holy Son again, even full defense wouldnʼt save him from being split.

Ye Chen could now prepare for the Unity realm. Reaching it would roughly match the top tier. But he wouldnʼt break through yet. Heavenly Desire Divine Maiden awaited him. Essentially, her protector was a cultivation tool. At Nascent Soul, she absorbed all the protectorʼs spirit sense for her first nirvana, forcing them to restart.

At Deity Transformation, sheʼd take their Yin-Yang Qi. These energies were vital for Unity, where theyʼd fuse to form a personal Dao domain. The deeper the foundation, the stronger the post-breakthrough power and domain. So, before breaking through, heʼd deliver benefits to the divine maiden.

Breaking into Unity wasnʼt just about perfecting Yin-Yang Qi. Other requirements existed. Unity paths were myriad but boiled down to three: True Self, All Beings, and Heaven and Earth.

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No path was superior; differences lay in the methodʼs quality. The top methods allowed breaking through with two paths. Major Holy Lands and ancient immortal families had exclusive methods for dual-path breakthroughs. Triple-path methods? Almost nonexistent.

Yet, reportedly, a peerless genius, creator of one Nine Secret, devised a unique triple-path method. The Heavenly Emperor sought it, offering to marry into that ancient immortal family. They had mutual needs, a transaction. But it ended in conflict, erupting into a fight at the wedding.

The marriage never happened. The Heavenly Emperor suffered losses, reportedly losing several close brothers. After achieving immortality, he uprooted that ancient immortal family.

The triple-path ascension method became mere legend. Thus, even Holy Land cultivators wouldnʼt dream of it. But Ye Chen was different… If it existed, he could trigger it.

With his deep foundation, a critical hit on Yin-Yang Qi, and a triple-path ascension, he couldnʼt imagine how strong heʼd be in the Unity realm. He might single-handedly sweep Central Continentʼs human and myriad clansʼ top ten prodigies.

But… Unless the Immortal Path opened, without life-extending divine medicine from the Heavenly Emperor Hall, he wouldnʼt go to the Central Continent.

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After reaching late Deity Transformation, Ye Chen went to Holy Master Peak to report and claim his Unity method. He planned to gift it to Heavenly Desire Divine Maiden. Though Heavenly Desire Sect likely had dual-path methods, their heritage paled compared to Heavenly Evolution Holy Landʼs. Their methodʼs quality would be inferior. Gifting it could trigger a top-tier Unity method.

After informing Senior An heʼd be away, Ye Chen headed to the Holy Master Hall. Holy Master Feng Baiyu, two months prior, broke through to Mahayana, becoming a great power. The celebration was grand, attended by the Great Yan Continentʼs top cultivators.

Hua Yunfei was in Central Continent, and Ye Chen didnʼt care for the Holy Master title. Senior Sister Dantai Xuan cared even less. So Feng Baiyu happily remained Holy Master.

At Cloud Summit Heaven Palace, Ye Chen saw Feng Baiyu and Elder Mo drinking. After Mo repaired his Immortal Platform, he returned to the Holy Land and was promoted to Supreme Elder, known only to a few at his request.

”What divine medicine did you eat to fix your Immortal Platform? Your aura suggests youʼre close to Immortal Platform Second Heaven,” Feng Baiyu asked, fanning himself with a Golden Crow feather fan.

Mo waved it off. ”Just an ordinary treasure. Luck patched my Platform, but itʼs fragile—might shatter if I fight.”

Feng Baiyuʼs lips twitched, clearly skeptical, suspecting heʼd already broken through.

Ye Chen, watching the two sly foxes, approached helplessly and bowed.

”Greetings, Holy Master, Elder Mo! Iʼve reached late Deity Transformation and plan to visit Heavenly Desire Sect. Iʼd ask Elder Mo to protect me. My Yin-Yang Qi is perfected. After preparing, Iʼll break into Unity. Please, Holy Master, select a suitable Unity method from the sectʼs treasury…”

As the Holy Son, he had this privilege.

Both raised brows, marveling at his rapid progress.