Immortality Starts With Investment

Yi Qingwu’s comforting words stabbed Ying Tiansheng’s heart, deepening his bitterness. Last year, after devouring two King Bodies, his essence had grown, making him confident he could crush Ye Chen and Hua Yunfei.

Yet, Hua Yunfei’s One Qi Transforms Three Purities was nearing mastery, and Ye Chen’s Heaven and Earth Manifestation was unimaginable. His plan failed. Not only did he lose, but Yi Qingwu suffered further humiliation—more marks on her spirit, her body exposed. Even if she quickly shielded herself with divine light and changed, Ye Chen’s Heavy Pupil surely saw something. The shame and unwillingness burned.

But Ying Tiansheng didn’t despair. His eyes hardened with resolve. His inheritance had no limits. Ye Chen’s talent? No matter how great, could it rival a Chaos Body? With continued cultivation and essence devouring, Ye Chen’s Heavy Pupil and Supreme Heart would soon be insignificant.

”Qingwu, trust me! A temporary loss means nothing. I’ll wash away this shame with their blood. Once I kill Ye Chen and erase your marks, we’ll marry.” He gazed at her with deep affection.

Yi Qingwu nodded. ”A momentary setback is nothing. Holy Son, I’ll help you. But this battle exposed my weaknesses—please help me address them.”

Touched by her unwavering faith despite his defeat, Ying Tiansheng replied without hesitation, ”We’re partners—speak freely.”

She said earnestly, ”I fought Ye Chen several times and had chances to kill him, but his Kun Peng speed let him escape at critical moments. When ambushed, my slower speed left me trapped. With a speed technique, I could kill him easily or escape traps effortlessly.”

Ying Tiansheng frowned.

She wanted to fight Ye Chen again? Twice already, she’d been marked and exposed. He didn’t want her facing him again—who knew what’d happen next? But her point about speed resonated. A speed technique would let her escape danger, avoiding such incidents. Even if he forbade her from confronting Ye Chen, with Ye Chen’s reputation, he might stalk her for an ambush. She needed a speed technique.

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After a moment’s thought, he nodded decisively. ”You’re right. Speed grants control—attack or retreat, ensuring safety in any situation. I’ll teach you the Movement Secret. It’s one of the Nine Secrets, newly acquired, involving time. With it, no place is unreachable, no array can hold you, not even Ye Chen’s Heavy Pupil pure land before it forms.”

He spoke generously, but Yi Qingwu looked shocked, then reluctant. ”The Movement Secret is too precious. I already lost half your tablet—I can’t…” She tried to refuse, but Ying Tiansheng’s brow glowed, golden divine patterns surging—mysterious, shifting like text or natural Dao marks.

”No need for formalities between us. I’ll take you to the immortal path—what’s one Nine Secret?”

Ying Tiansheng’s words fell, and divine patterns flooded Yi Qingwu’s sea of spiritual sense. Her eyes brimmed with emotion, but sensing his resolve, she stayed silent, closing her lively eyes to comprehend. After a long while, she memorized it all. Opening her eyes, she saw Ying Tiansheng gazing at her tenderly, a flicker of guilt vanishing quickly. ”Qingwu, study it well. Ask me if you’re unsure. I’ll meet the Holy Master and heal my wound, so I won’t keep you.”

Yi Qingwu glanced at his injured palm, worry in her eyes, but not wanting to delay him, she nodded crisply, bidding farewell. Feeling her concern, warmth filled Ying Tiansheng’s heart. He resolved to cultivate harder, enhancing his physique to spare her further humiliation. But his technique was too sinister, defying all norms—if exposed, he’d face endless pursuit. He had to act discreetly. He sank into thought.

As the hall’s doors closed, Yi Qingwu’s worried expression turned cold, her lively eyes burning with killing intent. The world knew her Broad Cold Immortal Body, but not her Dual Spirit Eyes, which could plant a spirit thread in someone’s gaze, witnessing their final moments upon death. She’d placed one in her father, Ying Tiansheng’s master, leading to their betrothal. But in a secret realm, her father perished, body gone. The Holy Land’s investigation found nothing. Yet, through her spirit thread, she saw Ying Tiansheng lure him into a trap, ambush him, and devour his essence.

She burned for revenge, but Ying Tiansheng was too strong. Telling the Holy Land? If they learned he could devour essences to grow, they’d likely support him, not avenge her father. Despair and pain consumed her—she knew her father’s killer but had to play fiancée, biding her time.

Fortunately, she met Ye Chen. Recalling his terrifying Heaven and Earth Manifestation strike, her lips curved. With half the Battle Secret, he’d be even stronger next time. And she’d gift him the Movement Secret. He’d be thrilled.

She decided: next meeting, she’d offer the Movement Secret and her purity, letting Ye Chen mark her body. Since Ying Tiansheng couldn’t die yet, she’d make him suffer endless humiliation until Ye Chen killed him.