Immortality Starts With Investment

Chapter 547: Indestructible Heavenly Art

Seeing the full scripture, Manjusakaʼs eyes widened. Ye Chen had the Devouring Heaven Demon Art? She marveled—his identity as the Heavenly Emperorʼs heir was indeed real. Sheʼd had doubts before; despite his talent, he was just a Great Yan Continent prodigy. How had he become the Heavenly Emperorʼs heir in a few years?

The Heavenly Emperor once crushed a Quasi-Immortal heir of the Devouring Lineage, so acquiring the art wasnʼt surprising. Ye Chenʼs silence likely had his reasons. Yet he offered such a technique without hesitation, showing his care for his disciple. Manjusakaʼs heart stirred with mixed emotions. She whispered, ”Thank you!”

With the technique in hand, she didnʼt hesitate, diving into Su Yuxuanʼs sea of consciousness. Su Yuxuanʼs unconscious body jolted upright, her bright eyes opening, beginning to cultivate. Her subtle movements betrayed it wasnʼt her.

”Ying Tianshengʼs origin is rich. Please, Fellow Daoist Ye, kill him and let Yuxuan refine it,” Manjusaka said while cultivating.

Practicing the Devouring Heaven Demon Art was just the start—absorbing origins to restore her loss was the goal. Though worried about Ye Chen facing both foes, she had no choice but to trust him.

Hearing her, Yi Qingwuʼs eyes narrowed, her beautiful gaze turning icy, her body radiating coldness that reached Ying Tiansheng. He smiled, assuming the fiancée was annoyed at the words, defending him.

But Ye Chen knew what she was thinking. After a momentʼs thought, he didnʼt agree directly, instead addressing Manjusaka in Su Yuxuanʼs body. ”Cultivate first. Weʼll discuss the rest later. How long to master it?”

Manjusaka replied instantly, ”Half a month to perfect it!” Though her strength hadnʼt fully recovered, her talent was exceptional. Sheʼd guided or cultivated for Su Yuxuan, making her progress lightning-fast—a true cultivation cheat.

Ye Chen nodded, tossing out an array disc that enveloped Su Yuxuanʼs body. Even Quasi-Immortals couldnʼt peer inside—only True Immortals could. Its defense was formidable, perfect for protection during cultivation. Manjusaka focused on the Devouring Heaven Demon Art within.

Only then did Ye Chen turn to the incessant system prompts in his mind.

”Detected: Partner Su Yuxuanʼs multiplier has changed…”

”Su Yuxuanʼs updated multiplier: 2,500, with double partner feedback bonus!”

”Due to the multiplier increase, gifting cooldown for Su Yuxuan reduced to one day!”

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Ye Chen was surprised. Last they parted, Su Yuxuanʼs multiplier was a mere 500. Now, it hit 2,500, rivaling the fiancéeʼs. The Nether God Body was indeed something else.

Beyond her multiplier boost, gifting feedback prompts sounded—not for Su Yuxuan, but Manjusaka.

”Congratulations, host, for successful gifting…”

”Gift: Devouring Heaven Demon Art fragment…”

”500x feedback processing…”

”Detected: Gift is highly significant to the recipient, causing top-tier emotional fluctuations…”

”Triggered maximum critical hit reward…”

”Reward: Full Indestructible Heavenly Art!”

”Reward: Devouring Female Immortalʼs insights on the Indestructible Heavenly Art!”

Ye Chen frowned at the rewards. A maximum critical hit wasnʼt surprising. Manjusaka genuinely cared for Su Yuxuan, and gifting the Devouring Heaven Demon Art was a lifeline. Even with her aversion to men, any shred of conscience warranted a top-tier critical hit. But the reward was unexpected. Shouldnʼt it be the full Devouring Heaven Demon Art? Why the Indestructible Heavenly Art?

He read on: ”Indestructible Heavenly Art: When the Devouring Female Immortal ascended, she encountered an ominous force, realizing the Devouring Heaven Demon Artʼs heavy karma and that even refined origins werenʼt pure, leading to backlash. Thus, she innovated, creating the Indestructible Heavenly Art atop the Devouring Heaven Demon Art. It retains all its principles and laws while adding the ability to seize the worldʼs fortune for oneself. At ascension, it forms a demonic embryo, purging all ominous forces for a perfect self. This art surpasses the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, countering it while harvesting its practitionersʼ origins, doubly purified for flawless use without conflict.”

Reading this, Ye Chenʼs doubts about the Devouring Lineage cleared. So thatʼs how it was… No proper lineage gives heirs only fragments. They werenʼt heirs—just fodder. The true heir practiced the Indestructible Heavenly Art, stronger and designed to counter the Devouring Heaven Demon Art. The latter treated prodigies as medicine, but its practitioners were prey for the true heir.

Ye Chen sighed. The cultivation world had no good people. Ying Tiansheng thought heʼd gained a heaven-defying opportunity, but he was mere fodder. Heʼd despair if he knew.

The Indestructible Heavenly Art was extraordinary, leading to an Acquired Chaos Body—near the strongest, absent a Chaos Body or Innate Holy Body Dao Embryo. But Ye Chen had no plans to grow through devouring. Name aside, it was still a demonic art. Who knew if it had a backdoor? If he ascended and the Devouring Immortal targeted him, heʼd be swallowed whole. No thanks. Besides, the systemʼs feedback multiplied origins thousands or ten thousand times, directly refined for him, far more efficient than devouring himself.

Ye Chen decided: no more simply killing prodigies. Their souls would fuel the Human Emperor Banner, and their origins would be extracted for gifting. At this rate, his physique might leap a tier every three days. Straight to the top. But he frowned. Why did this feel increasingly like a demonic cultivatorʼs path? Shaking his head, he dismissed the thought.

His gaze turned to the First Nether Son and Holy Son, each waiting for the other to act first. Demonic or not, that could wait. These two needed to be dealt with. The little demonessʼs body, drained of origin, was cracking like glass. Her once-flawless feet, now marred with cracks, fueled Ye Chenʼs rising killing intent…