Immortality Starts With Investment

Chapter 555: Ye Chen Is Truly Too Devoted!

Su Yuxuanʼs timely faint left Ye Chen looking at Manjusakaʼs soul, speaking earnestly. ”Junior Sisterʼs condition is unstable, and you cultivated the Indestructible Heavenly Art… Please, Senior, use it to absorb my origin to help her recover fully! Thank you, Senior!”

Manjusaka was stunned. Sheʼd thought Ye Chen favored the new over the old. Now he offered his own origin?

Unlike Su Yuxuan, who knew Ye Chen well enough to guess the truth, Manjusaka frowned. ”Wonʼt taking your origin harm your immortal path? The split guyʼs origin would suffice.”

Ye Chen shook his head firmly. ”No, Junior Sister is special to me. Only the best will do. I have the Heavenly Emperorʼs origin recovery method. Even if drained, Iʼll recover in five years. Five years of my time for her unbroken immortal path, soaring forward—Iʼm happy to pay it.”

Unconscious, Su Yuxuanʼs lips curved, as if dreaming something sweet. Manjusaka fell silent, her gaze on Ye Chen shifting entirely.

Five years wasnʼt long for cultivators, but with the immortal path nearing, missing five years could cost Ye Chen his chance at ascension. For Su Yuxuan, he was willing to sacrifice so much. Sheʼd misjudged him. Though a womanizer, he gave everything for each woman he loved, offering them the best.

She nodded, expression complex. ”As long as you donʼt regret it.”

Ye Chen smiled. ”Then Iʼll trouble you, Senior. I offer my origin—absorb it boldly.” He closed his eyes, leaving himself to her.

Manjusaka gave him a deep look, reentered Su Yuxuanʼs body, and activated the Indestructible Heavenly Art. Devouring others usually meant crushing their heads, but that wouldnʼt do for Ye Chen. Instead, she had Su Yuxuanʼs body hold his hands. Though not her own body, the touch felt direct, stirring unease. Clearing her mind, she gently drew his origin through his hands.

Ye Chen, sensing her cautious pull, urged, ”Go harder, donʼt spare me.”

He worried her slow pace would disrupt his gifting schedule and time management. But Manjusaka thought he was eager for Su Yuxuanʼs swift recovery. His image in her heart grew even more distinct. Such a man, so caring for his women, was rare in the cultivation world!

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Ye Chen felt his origin draining like a tide, an uncomfortable sensation. But he endured. The Myriad Star Body was second-rate, its origin not exceptional. Yet, his perfect cultivation across realms, coupled with top-tier resources and techniques, had forcibly elevated it to first-rate. Absorbing just this took half a day.

Still not enough—Su Yuxuanʼs Nether God Body demanded more. So, the drain continued. Only the Myriad Star Bodyʼs origin could trigger feedback; his Heavy Pupil and Primordial Supreme Heart, system-derived, likely wouldnʼt. But Ye Chen didnʼt hold back.

”Keep drawing,” he urged. Even if the feedback wasnʼt enough, Ying Tiansheng was there—ready to repay it all with interest. The Primordial Supreme Heartʼs origin far surpassed the Nether God Body.

Another half-day passed. A quarter of his Primordial Supreme Heartʼs origin was taken before Manjusakaʼs pull faded. Releasing his hands, she said earnestly, ”Iʼve absorbed enough… Itʼs more than what she lost. In the next week, Iʼll refine it, possibly pushing her Nether God Body further, achieving mastery sooner… You, rest well!”

Though not fully drained, Ye Chenʼs face paled, his invincible aura dimmed. Heʼd paid a steep price. Yet Manjusaka saw no regret or pain on his face—only joy. Closing her eyes, she marveled. Ye Chen was too devoted! Men were either Ye Chen or everyone else.

Simultaneously, system prompts rang in his mind.

”Congratulations, host, for successful gifting…”

”Gift: Your origin!”

”500x feedback processing…”

”Detected: Gift is critical to recipient, causing intense emotional impact…”

”Triggered maximum critical hit reward!”

”Reward: Ancient Desolation Sacred Body!”

”Reward: Primordial Supreme Heartʼs missing origin restored!”

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, smiling faintly, unsurprised. The reward was expected. Manjusakaʼs 500x multiplier was low, so even a max critical hit only yielded the Ancient Desolation Sacred Body and restored his Primordial Supreme Heartʼs origin.

The Ancient Desolation Sacred Body wasnʼt weak—Heavenly Emperorʼs own, immune to myriad evils, invincible in flesh, rivaling an immortalʼs progeny. At Quasi-Immortal, the Emperor pushed it to mastery, challenging and even slaying True Immortals.

But it had flaws: cultivation was dozens or hundreds of times harder, cursed by Myriad Races from the ancient era for nearly overturning their dominance, bringing harsher tribulations and late-life calamities.

Though a top-ten physique, far above the Myriad Star Body, Ye Chen wasnʼt thrilled. He disliked challenges or bloody growth. He preferred crushing foes and rapid progress. The Ancient Desolation Sacred Body didnʼt suit his style.

Fortunately, it was transitional. Next week, when Yi Qingwu mastered the Indestructible Heavenly Art, heʼd gift her Ying Tiansheng. With her 2,500x multiplier and vengeance fulfilled, a massive critical hit was certain, skyrocketing his physique further.

Glancing at Manjusaka, he mused. As Su Yuxuanʼs gifting intermediary, her multiplier was too low. Once done, heʼd ask about restoring her body, hoping to boost her multiplier. If she matched Yi Qingwuʼs, this giftʼs reward wouldʼve been greater.