Immortality Starts With Investment

Chapter 865: I Can’t Show My Face Anymore!

The Heavenly Emperor Hall actually possessed a technique for reversing and severing the Great Dao. But it had not been left behind by the Heavenly Emperor himself. It had been collected from the outside world.

Yan Qingcheng immediately shook her head.

”I already possess a Dao-severing technique. Moreover, I have already accepted far too many gifts from Fellow Daoist Ye. This Dao-severing technique—I truly feel unworthy to receive it! Please take it back, fellow daoist.”

In the cultivation world, true laws were not transmitted lightly. Even though the Martial Ancestor Dao-severing technique carried no restrictions and could be copied freely, it remained an exceptionally valuable gift.

Ye Chen only smiled at her words.

”It doesnʼt matter if you already have one. Comparing and cross-referencing different methods can still offer even the slightest insight or assistance when Fairy eventually severs her own dao. Besides, the only reason I gift things to Fairy is that I feel a deep affinity with you—like encountering a true kindred spirit. Please, Fairy, you must accept it.”

Hearing those words, the expression on Yan Qingchengʼs face grew even more complicated. She opened her mouth to protest again.

Ye Chen raised a hand to stop her.

”When Fairy was willing to yield the Heavenly Will Dao-Entrust Jade to me, I accepted without excessive modesty. Why should Fairy keep refusing now?”

At that, Yan Qingcheng found herself completely speechless. Ye Chenʼs character truly had no flaws to pick at. Toward fellow daoists, he was so utterly sincere. She resolved to repay him in full measure.

Yan Qingcheng had always been magnanimous. With Ye Chen speaking so plainly, she no longer refused. Moreover, she genuinely felt curious about the Martial Ancestor Dao-severing technique. She even sensed that it might suit her better than the one kept in the Heavenly Emperor Hall.

In her heart, the decision had already been made. Once everything here was concluded, the Heavenly Emperor Hall would change owners.

”In that case… I wonʼt stand on ceremony. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Ye. I must admit, I am quite interested in the Martial Ancestorʼs Dao-severing technique.”

With graceful resolve, Yan Qingcheng accepted the gift.

Ye Chen gave a warm smile. He watched as she immersed her divine sense into the jade slip. In that instant, the familiar system prompt rang clearly in his mind.

”Congratulations to the host—gift successfully presented…”

”Gift presented: Martial Ancestor Dao-Severing Technique!”

”Seven-thousandfold feedback in progress…”

”Detected that the gift presented holds extreme importance to the recipient, triggering intense emotional and mental fluctuations.”

”Top-notch critical hit feedback activated…”

”Feedback: Chaos Golden Radiance Dao-Severing Technique!”

”In a supreme great world on par with the Immortal Realm, a top-tier innate being born from chaos devoured a great sun and gained profound insight, thereby creating this supreme Dao-severing method. In foreign realms and across myriad worlds, all great powers unanimously recognize this Dao-severing technique as the absolute pinnacle—no other Dao-severing method can compare in effect! It may be called the number-one Dao-severing method across all realms!”

”Chaos Golden Radiance Dao-Severing Technique: By wielding an unparalleled method, one draws upon the origin laws of the cosmos, tracing back to the source and restoring the fundamental truth, thereby forging an invincible Chaos Dao Self and achieving transcendence—reversing the path to saintly ascension…”

”If one uses a Dao-Entrust Treasure to forge the Chaos Dao Self, the effect becomes even more extraordinary. Those who ascend to sainthood through this method gain an unimaginable depth of comprehension toward the Great Dao; every movement and gesture commands all things.”

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”In the future, comprehending the three thousand great daos will become far easier, with significantly higher fusion rates. After becoming a saint, one grows even closer to the origin laws of the cosmos, allowing faster absorption and refinement of cosmic origin power for personal use!”

”While cultivating this method before sainthood, the cultivatorʼs hair will radiate golden divine light. Only after achieving sainthood will the golden radiance fade!”

”…”

Reading through the feedback and its detailed descriptions, Ye Chenʼs eyes widened.

The number-one Dao-severing method across all realms? Wasnʼt that a bit too overpowered? But before sainthood, his hair would turn golden from the radiance? Did that mean heʼd have to spend some time as a blond?

Ye Chen felt a helpless urge to complain. Still, considering how overwhelmingly powerful the Chaos Golden Radiance Dao-Severing Technique was, such a minor side effect hardly mattered.

A smile tugged at the corner of Ye Chenʼs mouth. His mood lifted even higher. Looking at Yan Qingcheng before him, his gaze grew gentler still. She already possessed a Dao-severing technique. Yet accepting his gift had still triggered a top-notch critical hit. Her heart of gratitude truly ran deep.

Ye Chen saw that Yan Qingcheng had sunk deeply into comprehending the Martial Ancestor Dao-severing technique, so he did not disturb her. Instead, he first turned his divine sense toward the Divine Maiden Furnace.

Dantai Xuan had already been sealed inside and refined for a full week. Yet when his divine sense swept over her, he found only that her lovely face had flushed faintly. From time to time her body twisted slightly. Her clothes remained perfectly intact. Everything else showed not the slightest abnormality.

Sensing Ye Chenʼs divine sense brush past, Dantai Xuan spoke with icy indifference: ”This thing is completely useless against me. Release me at once!”

Ye Chen had originally worried that pushing too hard might damage Dantai Xuan beyond repair, making it difficult to explain to his senior brother. So he had never fully activated the Divine Maiden Furnace. Now, seeing her resistance so extraordinarily high, he no longer hesitated. With a casual wave of his hand, he cranked the furnaceʼs power to its absolute maximum.

Dantai Xuanʼs expression changed instantly. Her entire body began to tremble violently, the shudders so intense they shook her frame. For a fleeting moment, confusion clouded her eyes. She raised a hand at once, as though intending to say something to Ye Chen.

But after adjusting the power, Ye Chen withdrew his divine sense without so much as a glance back. He left Dantai Xuan alone inside the furnace—her face burning scarlet, barely able to remain seated. The eyes that had always been utterly cold and devoid of any ripple now carried a trace of panic.

Deep within her sea of consciousness, two primordial spirits now existed. Both were identical in appearance—both bore Dantai Xuanʼs features. Yet their auras stood in stark contrast.

One carried a touch of innocent vivacity. The other radiated bone-chilling frost. No need to guess which belonged to the original self. The original primordial spirit was now bound hand and foot, waist and neck shackled by strange chains. Those chains suspended her in midair, limbs stretched taut.

Her spirit form had already begun to fade, growing faintly illusory. It was as though the chains were continuously draining something vital from her. Even while she had been dormant before, her pale forehead had remained faintly furrowed. Every so often, a pained moan escaped her, as though she endured constant agony.

But now things were different. The original primordial spiritʼs lovely face flushed crimson. Her body twisted involuntarily. Yet the chains held her fast, preventing any escape. They only rattled loudly with each futile struggle. The eyes that had stayed tightly shut now trembled constantly, as though they might open at any second.

The Supreme Dantai Xuan narrowed her eyes at the sight. Originally, given just a bit more time—once she reached the quasi-immortal realm—she could have fully digested the original Dantai Xuan and achieved the Supreme Immortal Body. But now the original primordial spirit was on the verge of awakening.

After this, she would no longer be able to refine the original self without restraint. The entire process would stretch out several times longer. It might even prevent her from achieving immortality or communing with the Supreme in the cultivation world. Thinking of Ye Chen—the one who had caused all of this—even the Supreme Dantai Xuan could not suppress a flicker of genuine anger.

In the next moment, she turned her head. She stared coldly at the original primordial spirit, whose eyelashes fluttered lightly as her eyelids slowly lifted. As for the original self, her lovely face burned red. She bit down gently on her lower lip.

Waking up only to plunge straight into this strange, overwhelming sensation left her feeling unbearably uncomfortable. Yet as the memories of these past years flooded back, her delicate body trembled while her expression shifted constantly.

”To think I actually gained such a generous junior brother—this one is far more interesting than senior brother! But I actually injured senior brother? And even ambushed my own junior brother? And for the sake of a single jade piece, I actually said such things to him?”

Recalling everything that had happened, even though none of it had been her true intention, the original self closed her eyes again. She looked as though she would rather never have awakened.

To think she had actually told her junior brother to do whatever he pleased with her? Even if she somehow managed to recover in the future, she would have no face left to show anyone!