Immortality Starts With Investment

In his small world, Ye Chen and Senior An sat under the Enlightenment Tea Tree, discussing the Dao for days. Not only was the underworld poison fully cleansed, but he also completed the Movement Secret for her, sharing all of Freedom Heavenly Venerable’s insights.

As for Multiplier Secret or other Nine Secrets, he held back—not from reluctance, but because An Miaoyi differed from him. He absorbed insights instantly, making them his own. But even with his detailed explanations, she needed to comprehend them herself.

The Nine Secrets were profound; mastering one was no small feat. For cultivators, specializing in one secret trumped dabbling in many. If An Miaoyi mastered the Movement Secret, she’d be nearly invincible against anyone lacking it or the Kun Peng Treasure Technique. That was enough.

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Parting with An Miaoyi, Ye Chen visited Elder Lin Qingtan. He meticulously taught her the mysteries of Battle Secret, sparring several rounds. His top-tier killing techniques overwhelmed her.

Meanwhile, Lin Qingtan developed a new use for her magic patterns. Once confined to her skin, they now extended, solidifying into weapons for attack. Ye Chen often grasped the tangible patterns on her neck or back, teaching Battle Secret’s profundities.

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Next, he passed Movement Secret to An Miaoyi, guiding her through its insights. After days of earnestly boosting Ascension Peak’s strength, Ye Chen didn’t linger in these efforts. He focused on cultivation.

Besides practicing the newly acquired Movement Secret and Multiplier Secret, he aimed to push his realm to Deity Transformation Peak. He wouldn’t emerge until he reached it. Once there, he’d visit Heavenly Desire Divine Maiden to ”absorb” more, preparing for the Unity realm breakthrough.

Ascension Peak buzzed briefly with his return but quieted as he secluded himself.

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Before retreating, Ye Chen spent days with Lu Jing. He noticed her laziness—despite upgrading her spirit root to Heavenly with the Soul-Swaying Divine Stone and granting her an immortal scripture, she remained at early Golden Core after so long. She didn’t cultivate, just waited to cook for him. So, he guided her for days, using dual cultivation to fill her with abundant energy.

Forced to the brim, Lu Jing had to seclude herself to break through to mid-Golden Core. Among his four maids, only Lu Jing received such treatment. Lin Ke’er and others, diligently cultivating daily, questioned their lives…

While Ye Chen secluded himself, the footage of his battle with Heavenly Intention Holy Son spread across the cultivation world. Last time, injuring Heavenly Intention Holy Son was shocking. Now, he’d split him in half. Without his protector’s intervention, Heavenly Intention Holy Son would’ve died. Yet Hua Yunfei’s avatar had just fallen to Heavenly Intention Holy Son, proving his strength.

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Despite Ye Chen being only a mid-Deity Transformation, a realm below top prodigies, the world hailed him as the Great Yan Continent’s number one prodigy. Hua Yunfei’s inheritance from the Moral Heavenly Venerable was known, his One Qi Transforms Three Purities technique renowned. His avatar was nearly as strong as his true body. Thus, Hua’s true strength likely matched Ying Tiansheng’s, at best even. Ye Chen’s single strike split him.

As for Yao Clan’s Holy Son, he’d gone to the Central Continent but rarely fought. His strength was estimated similar to Hua and Ying.

Thus, Ye Chen was crowned the Great Yan Continent’s top prodigy. Many marveled—worthy of the Heavenly Emperor’s heir. Despite a lower realm, he stood invincible at the peak.

The world eagerly awaited Ye Chen in the Central Continent, clashing with the Central Continent and myriad clans’ prodigies. Beyond his strength, the love triangle between Ye Chen, Heavenly Intention Holy Son, and Heavenly Intention Holy Maiden spread widely. Many believed Ye Chen loved Yi Qingwu, even sparing Heavenly Intention Holy Son for her sake.

But Yi Qingwu clearly loved her fiancé wholeheartedly. Despite Ye Chen’s peerless dominance among the young generation, he couldn’t win her heart. This delighted those who envied him.

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A year passed in a blink.

Central Continent buzzed, preparing for the Immortal Path’s opening. A Holy Land expert skilled in divination predicted it would open within a decade. As more prodigies arrived, top physiques emerged. Clashes between elite prodigies dazzled onlookers. Even ancient prodigies revived in this era. Big news broke almost daily. Yet Ye Chen, the Heavenly Emperor’s heir, hadn’t appeared, mentioned less and less.

This worried the Heavenly Emperor Hall. They’d given him treasures, yet he gifted them to another’s fiancée. Though he split her fiancé, proving his strength, the Central Continent didn’t care. As the cultivation world’s center, the Central Continent looked down on other continents’ prodigies. They saw them as big fish in small ponds—ordinary in the Central Continent.

Heavenly Intention Holy Son was merely a second-tier prodigy in the Central Continent. For the Heavenly Emperor’s heir to beat a second-tier prodigy was expected. It proved nothing. Such a record earned no recognition in the Central Continent.

The Heavenly Emperor Hall repeatedly urged Ye Chen to head to the Central Continent, to make good on their investment by battling Heavenly Demon Body, Heavy Pupils, or revived ancient prodigies. But Ye Chen didn’t budge.

Despite their prodding, he responded only once. He claimed filial piety, saying an elder was old and had few years left. Without life-extending divine medicine, he’d stay by their side, spending a decade or two to care for them until their end. He might even miss the Immortal Path’s opening, joining only after it had begun. This response infuriated the Heavenly Emperor Hall’s elders. They thought this Heavenly Emperor’s heir was truly problematic.

The gold-robed elder’s face darkened. They’d given the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, yet Ye Chen seemed to freeload. If not for knowing the Heavenly Emperor had no descendants here, the elder would doubt Ye Chen’s lineage.

Life-extending divine medicine was precious; the Hall had it but wouldn’t give it to a fake heir meant to draw attention. So, the gold-robed elder pondered ways to force Ye Chen to the Central Continent.

At that moment, a woman’s voice echoed from the Hall’s depths: ”Father, I’m now at the late Unity realm, inferior to none in cultivation! With my Heavenly Emperor Scripture mastered and Heavenly Emperor Fist unleashing Six Paths of Reincarnation. Of the Heavenly Emperor’s six Ten Vicious Treasure Techniques and five Nine Secrets, I only lack full mastery of True Phoenix, Thunder Emperor, Multiplier Secret, and Movement Secret. Even so, with my Chaos Body, I can sweep all foes. I don’t need a fake heir to draw attention. I’m invincible alone. Father, clarify this publicly. I’m done secluding. It’s time to emerge and shine for our Heavenly Emperor Hall!”