Immortality Starts With Investment

”Today, I have officially achieved perfection and flawlessness, reaching the peak of Quasi-Immortal and becoming unrivaled in this realm!”

The Celestial Prince stood up.

Behind him, divine light stretched for tens of thousands of zhang, as if a true immortal had descended into the mortal world. The noble confidence radiating from him made people involuntarily want to submit and kneel in worship.

With a faint smile, the Celestial Prince said, ”Next, I will first kill the Heavenly Emperor’s heir to announce my existence to the world. Then, I will go kill the Eight-Crowned King and seize his World Tree sapling.

”After doing these two things, I can quietly wait for the immortal qi to appear. From the clan, select the eight individuals with the best aptitude. In the future, they will follow me to the Immortal Realm.

”There is no need to worry about the other forces either. Once I become an immortal, I will destroy them one by one and restore this realm to the era when it was ruled by my Undying Celestial Phoenix Clan.”

The Celestial Prince spoke calmly, as if issuing a heavenly decree. If this had been before, such grand and heroic words would have caused the entire Undying Celestial Phoenix Clan to cheer wildly with fanaticism. After all, what the Undying Celestial Phoenix Clan desired most was to return to the days when they ruled the cultivation world and restore the glory of their clan.

But things were different now. Some clansmen felt that the Celestial Prince’s tone was too arrogant. He did not seem to understand the current situation of the cultivation world. There was a Heavenly Emperor’s heir who was even fiercer than the Heavenly Emperor who had nearly killed him back then!

They had not informed the Celestial Prince about the Heavenly Emperor’s heir earlier precisely because they feared that news of him would affect the Celestial Prince’s gestation.

But now, it was about time to tell him. If possible, they hoped the Celestial Prince would keep a lower profile. The Heavenly Emperor’s heir and the Eight-Crowned King were bound to fight. It was very likely that one would fall and the other would become an immortal.

Once the one who became an immortal left, the Celestial Prince could sweep through the cultivation world and lead their Undying Celestial Phoenix Clan to grow strong again, once more becoming the emperor clan.

Thus, a Quasi-Immortal mid-stage Undying Heavenly Phoenix elder lowered his head and spoke, ”Old Ancestor Celestial Prince, the current situation is very different from when you were in seclusion… The Heavenly Emperor’s heir has become even stronger!”

Upon hearing this, the Celestial Prince smiled. The corners of his mouth curved slightly. ”He only killed one of my incarnations! The strength of an incarnation is less than one ten-thousandth of my true body. I now possess the Sacred Spirit Root and, at the final moment, absorbed the undying flames left behind by my father, achieving the Undying Immortal Body. My bloodline has also infinitely approached that of a true Immortal Phoenix.

”My current aptitude gives me hope of becoming an Immortal King. Even in the Immortal Realm, I would be considered far ahead. Therefore, whether it is the Heavenly Emperor’s heir or anyone else, they are all ants before me, easily killed.”

The Celestial Prince spoke indifferently. This caused an uproar among everyone present. Sacred Spirit Root, Immortal Body, and bloodline approaching the Immortal Phoenix?

One must know that the Immortal Phoenix was practically the progenitor of all phoenix-type creatures. Its strength was unimaginable. It was clear that the Celestial Prince who had emerged this time was truly terrifying.

However, the moment everyone recalled the scene of the Heavenly Emperor’s heir blocking an immortal artifact with his bare body, their confidence in the Celestial Prince could not reach its highest point. After all, the Heavenly Emperor’s heir seemed even more outrageous.

The Celestial Prince was very satisfied with the crowd’s reaction. Divine light flowed behind him as he spoke calmly, ”How strong has the Heavenly Emperor’s heir grown now? At this point, I actually hope his cultivation is a bit higher. Otherwise, if my first battle after emerging is only killing a Saint or a Saint King, it would be rather boring!”

The moment these words left his mouth, Everyone looked at each other.

After a moment, someone finally spoke, ”Old Ancestor, not long ago, the Heavenly Emperor’s heir advanced to the Great Saint realm. The moment he broke through, he directly reached the peak of the Great Saint realm.

”In addition, the Heavenly Emperor’s heir gifted a World-Destroying Black Lotus seed to the Peacock Clan’s female cultivator, Yan Ruyu. It is condensed from an immortal root of another lesser world—a top-tier treasure for condensing black holes.”

”We suspect the Heavenly Emperor’s heir still has more. And not long ago, the Heavenly Emperor’s heir returned to Heavenly Evolution Holy Land and began closed-door cultivation. It is suspected that he is already breaking through to the eighth layer and will soon achieve the Great Emperor realm!”

The moment these words were spoken, the Celestial Prince’s mouth opened slightly. Within his eyes that burned with divine flames, a flash of astonishment appeared and vanished.

Only a few years had passed? How could Ye Chen’s cultivation speed be so fast?

Even with his Sacred Spirit Root and Immortal Body, he could not compare at all. This was too outrageous.

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However, the stronger Ye Chen was, the deeper the killing intent in the Celestial Prince’s eyes became. ”The Heavenly Emperor’s heir is so monstrous—he must be nipped in the bud! I am already at the peak of Quasi-Immortal, everything perfected. Suppressing and killing him will be as easy as turning my hand. Immortal artifact, come…”

As his voice fell, the Celestial Prince’s aura began to boil.

Deep within the Undying Celestial Phoenix Clan, a terrifying aura rose.

Everyone’s hearts sank as they looked forward. It was an immortal pagoda emitting five-colored divine light. Even without being awakened, as it slowly revolved, it released an aura that inspired awe.

Looking at the immortal pagoda, a trace of nostalgia appeared in the Celestial Prince’s eyes. This item had been forged for him by his father after he became a Quasi-Immortal. Using five top-tier immortal materials as the main ingredients, it had been tempered for a hundred years with undying flames, and even his own immortal blood had been dripped into it. After so many years, he finally saw it again.

Most importantly, he was now at the peak of Quasi-Immortal, possessing the Sacred Spirit Root and Undying Immortal Body. He was countless times stronger than back then. His control over the immortal pagoda would naturally reach a higher level. He could awaken it to an even greater degree. It would truly be unstoppable, sweeping through everything.

The immortal pagoda flew over and revolved above the Celestial Prince’s head, shedding five-colored divine radiance like a curtain of light that protected him.

The Celestial Prince calmly raised his hand with the ease of one who controlled everything. He spoke indifferently, ”Let’s go. Time to kill the Heavenly Emperor’s heir! As for Heavenly Evolution Holy Land, we can destroy it along the way. The Heavenly Emperor Hall no longer needs to exist either. From today onward, I will erase every person and every matter related to the Heavenly Emperor.”

The Celestial Prince was extremely domineering. However, he did not receive the frenzied support and cheers from the clan elders that he had expected.

Instead, one of them hesitated and spoke, ”Celestial Prince, regarding the matter of taking action against the Heavenly Emperor’s heir, we may still need to be cautious!”

The Celestial Prince frowned.

Only a million years had passed, and had his Undying Celestial Phoenix Clan already lost its fighting spirit? This was truly disappointing.

Before the Celestial Prince could speak, the elder continued his report: ”One year ago, the Heavenly Emperor’s heir fought the Other Domain’s Exiled Immortal in the Eighth Realm. After the Exiled Immortal broke through to the Quasi-Immortal realm in the middle of battle and summoned an immortal artifact, the Heavenly Emperor’s heir blocked the immortal artifact with one hand and shook the Exiled Immortal to death. The immortal artifact itself was also suppressed by the Heavenly Emperor’s heir into his internal world.”

”…”

The Celestial Prince, who had maintained an aura of having everything under control since his emergence, widened his eyes for the first time. ”What? Blocking an immortal artifact bare-handed? What nonsense!”

The Celestial Prince himself possessed an immortal artifact, so he understood its terror better than anyone. This was a true immortal artifact, carrying the might of an immortal. It was not something human strength could resist at all. Only another immortal artifact could block an immortal artifact.

Yet Ye Chen, while still a Great Saint, had blocked one with his bare hand? How was that possible? Even his father back then could not have done it.

The Celestial Prince strongly suspected it was just an exaggerated rumor.

However, the elder had already thoughtfully presented a projection stone.

The Celestial Prince sent a wisp of divine sense into it. Soon, his expression changed drastically.

The moment the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Halberd awakened, even though it was only an image, the unique pressure of an immortal artifact still affected the viewer.

And when he saw Ye Chen truly blocking the immortal artifact with one hand, the Celestial Prince’s fist clenched tightly beneath his sleeve.

How could this youth be so terrifying? Was he even human? In front of his own heir, the Heavenly Emperor from back then probably looked no different from an ant.

The Celestial Prince had once been the Heavenly Emperor’s opponent. He understood the gap even better. His expression turned ugly.

The Celestial Prince felt extremely conflicted. His realm was profound and his vision broad. He could tell that after the Exiled Immortal’s forced breakthrough to Quasi-Immortal, he had not been perfect—there had been damage from the rushed advancement.

This had also affected the awakening degree of the immortal artifact, which had reached at most two-tenths of its power.

As for himself?

At the peak of Quasi-Immortal and perfectly rounded, he could awaken his immortal artifact to around five-tenths. The power he could unleash was far beyond what the Exiled Immortal could achieve. Not to mention that even without the immortal artifact, his own combat strength was countless times stronger than the early-stage Quasi-Immortal Exiled Immortal. If he took action, he might not lose.

But after thinking for a long time, the Celestial Prince still loosened his clenched fist. He was unwilling to take the risk. If he lost, the million years of accumulation he had painstakingly built would be destroyed in an instant.

But the moment the thought of giving up arose, the events from back then resurfaced in his mind. Back then, after being defeated by the Heavenly Emperor and suffering heavy injuries that could have led to his fall at any moment…

A wisp of his father’s divine sense had returned to this realm, looked down at him, and sighed while shaking its head. He still remembered what his father had said.

”Your combat strength is actually stronger than your opponent’s. But in the final clash, you became afraid, and so you lost. You have the highest bloodline among my sons, yet you lack an invincible heart that seeks the Dao, because you already possess too much…

”I will give you one more chance. I will bring you to the Immortal Realm, help you recover, and then let you fend for yourself and walk your own path. Or you can seal yourself in divine source, cultivate the ancient scripture on this immortal manual, sleep for a million years, raise your aptitude another level, and have hope of becoming an Immortal King.”

The Celestial Prince actually knew that his father had hoped he would choose the first path. But he had still chosen the second. Now, was he going to be afraid again?

His spread hand clenched once more. But soon it loosened again.

The Celestial Prince recalled that Ye Chen possessed the Armament Secret. After breaking through to the Great Emperor realm, he would be able to use immortal artifacts ahead of time. With both sides having immortal artifacts, his advantage would be further reduced. This was not fear—it was weighing the pros and cons!

After hesitating for a moment, the Celestial Prince sat down cross-legged and began operating a divine art to perform divination. He intended to find a helper!

He possessed the complete Forsight Secret from the ancient human techniques. As long as he paid the price, he could deduce many secrets…

Endless starlight descended, scattering over the Celestial Prince’s snow-white long hair. In his mind, countless images rose and faded.

After a long time, the Celestial Prince spat out a mouthful of golden blood. His spirit wilted for an instant. But in the blink of an eye, he recovered completely.

He spoke calmly to the clansmen, ”Bring out a portion of Phoenix Fire Divine Seed. I am going to invite a helper! Help that person emerge early so we can jointly suppress the Heavenly Emperor’s heir!”