Immortality Starts With Investment

The Exiled Immortal tried to escape with the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Halberd.

Yet Ye Chen reversed his grip and seized the halberd blade. Even as the immortal artifact rampaged violently, his palm remained completely steady, suppressing it with overwhelming force.

The Exiled Immortal’s expression turned ugly. Without the slightest hesitation, he released his hold and connected with the power of heaven and earth. Although he would lose the immortal artifact, as long as he survived, obtaining another one would not be difficult. Ever since his identity as a true immortal from the Other Domain had spread throughout the cultivation world, many major powers had secretly contacted him.

Immortal artifacts were rare for ordinary people. For him, however, as long as he was willing to make certain promises, he could still obtain one in the future. As for the opportunity to become an immortal, if Ye Chen remained overwhelmingly strong and never showed any weakness, and he never found a chance to ambush him, it would still be fine.

When Ye Chen eventually became a true immortal and opened the heavenly gates, his elders in the higher realms would sense it. They would find a way to use supreme great arts to pull him out through the gap when the gates opened. Once he reached the Immortal Realm, He would report Ye Chen’s abnormality to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Because of the Heavenly Emperor, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths had already suffered enormous losses and been delayed for nearly a million years. No one would allow another Heavenly Emperor to appear—especially not one who might surpass the Heavenly Emperor in the future.

As long as news of Ye Chen spread, even Immortal Kings would personally take action. Ye Chen would be dead without a doubt!

The Exiled Immortal, who had retreated ten thousand li in an instant, stared coldly at Ye Chen and connected with the power of the Eighth Realm.

In the next moment, a strange and profound supreme force enveloped him. The Exiled Immortal was about to be transported away to the Ninth Realm.

However, even though Ye Chen was still suppressing the rampaging immortal artifact, He had no intention of letting the Exiled Immortal escape. Since he had come, he naturally had to be killed!

Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Chen threw a punch with his left hand.

At this moment, with the Primordial Chaos Supreme Body fully activated, even though most of his power was being used to suppress the immortal artifact, The Heavenly Emperor Fist he unleashed still carried the momentum to destroy heaven and earth and sweep across all directions.

When the punch arrived, the Exiled Immortal, who had already become illusory and seemed about to shift away at any moment, suddenly became solid again. Even though he was already a Quasi-Immortal and mobilized endless world power to boil and block the attack, it was still meaningless before Ye Chen’s punch.

The Exiled Immortal’s body instantly tore apart and exploded. When he resurrected once more, his face was filled with incredulous terror. He could no longer go to the Ninth Realm.

At this moment, he truly felt the fear of death. As a true immortal from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths who had reincarnated as the Exiled Immortal, he had always been proud. Even after his seven Quasi-Immortal arrays had been destroyed, even after advancing to Quasi-Immortal still proved insufficient, even after Ye Chen had blocked the awakened immortal artifact with his bare body and seized it, He had still retained his pride deep in his heart, believing the future still belonged to him.

But now, the terror of possible death finally made him feel genuine fear. Ye Chen’s right hand was still locked in a contest with the immortal artifact. An immortal artifact had a spirit; how could it allow itself to be taken so easily?

Seeing that the Exiled Immortal could no longer escape, Ye Chen decided to deal with the immortal artifact first. He narrowed his eyes slightly and let out a light shout.

While using the Armament Secret to pacify it, purple qi rose from his palm and wrapped around the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Halberd.

In the next moment, the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Halberd, which had been rampaging wildly and emitting black light, suddenly quieted down.

The black light on its shaft faded, and the purple-gold thunder light on its blade returned to a faint, watery blue.

Finally, the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Halberd became completely still. It floated gently above Ye Chen’s palm, its aura mild and gentle, without the slightest trace of its previous ferocity.

This scene caused the Exiled Immortal—who was still desperately trying to communicate with heaven and earth to be expelled from the Eighth Realm but had failed repeatedly—to have his pupils shrink violently.

Ye Chen had even pacified the immortal artifact. He knew better than anyone how difficult that was. He had tried for so long himself. That was why he understood just how terrifying Ye Chen’s feat was.

The onlookers, on the other hand, remained relatively calm. After all, the Heavenly Emperor’s heir had already blocked an immortal artifact with one hand. Pacifying it… what was that in comparison?

Ye Chen looked at the floating Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Halberd, the corners of his mouth curving upward. In truth, this was not a true suppression. It was only a temporary pacification. Once the effects of the Armament Secret and the Primordial Chaos Supreme Body faded, the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Halberd would rampage again. However, this temporary calm was already enough.

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Ye Chen flicked his finger lightly.

The Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Halberd turned into a streak of flowing light and shot forward. In front of it, the gate to Ye Chen’s internal world swung wide open. The halberd transformed into a single ray of light and plunged straight inside.

Ye Chen was not worried in the slightest that the rampaging Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Halberd would damage or even destroy his internal world afterward. After all, inside his internal world, immortal artifacts were not limited to just one. There was even the mysterious bronze coffin whose grade was definitely above that of ordinary immortal artifacts. Suppressing a little brother from Alkaid Holy Land with no great reputation was naturally effortless.

And that was exactly what happened. The moment it entered the small world and moved away from Ye Chen, the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Halberd’s aura began to rage once more. Black light flared, and divine lightning condensed on its blade. Terrifying power surged as if it wanted to destroy everything.

Luo Bingling, who was cultivating on the Suspended Peak, and Lu Jing both startled. They felt a trace of fear toward the halberd’s aura, unsure what was happening. But in the next instant, above the origin sea, the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar swayed gently. The Undying Celestial Blade reflected bloody light. The other immortal artifacts also stirred slightly. Only the bronze ancient coffin remained as silent as ever.

The rampaging and tyrannical Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Halberd instantly fell quiet. Its black light receded, and the thunder light on its blade faded back to a faint watery blue. Then it slowly rose into the sky. It found a suitable height among the many immortal artifacts and gently came to a stop.

After that, just like the rest, it floated and sank within the Origin Sea. It looked completely natural, as if the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Halberd had always belonged here since ancient times.

Luo Bingling and Lu Jing found it a little strange. They had no idea where this wild immortal artifact had come from. But after staying in Ye Chen’s cave heaven for so many years, the two of them had long grown used to seeing priceless immortal artifacts.

They glanced at it a few more times, confirmed that the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Halberd was no longer emitting any dangerous aura, and then sighed with slight disappointment that it was not Ye Chen who had arrived. After that, they continued their cultivation.

Ever since Ye Chen’s cave heaven had advanced into an Ancestral World, not only had its foundation grown deeper, but the maximum time acceleration had also increased.

When Ye Chen was away, he always set the time flow to the highest level. Their cultivation speed had become even more terrifying.

Luo Bingling had already reached the peak of the Saint realm and could break through to the Saint King realm at any moment.

As for Lu Jing, She had already reached the Half-Saint realm. But because the time flow had been pushed to the maximum, for Ye Chen, only a few months had passed since he left.

For Luo Bingling and Lu Jing, however, it was completely different. That was why every time they entered the cave heaven, both women were especially proactive.

…

In the Eighth Realm.

After tossing the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Halberd into his own small world, Ye Chen calmly looked at the Exiled Immortal. With one step, he appeared directly in front of him. His hand shot out, seized the Exiled Immortal by the throat, and lifted him straight into the air.

The entire process was impossibly fast.

The Exiled Immortal, who had only just entered the Quasi-Immortal realm, had no chance to react at all.

Fury and humiliation filled the Exiled Immortal’s face. Being grabbed by the neck and lifted like this was the first time it had happened to him in both his previous and current lives. Even when he had faced the Heavenly Emperor back then He had only been killed with a single punch and had not suffered such humiliation.

Rage burned in the Exiled Immortal’s eyes. ”Ye Chen, I admit you are very strong! But the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths shattering the Immortal Realm is a destined outcome. You cannot even begin to imagine how terrifying the power of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths is. And I come from one of the Initial Clans of the Nine Heavens. My clan has Immortal Kings—more than one!”

”My elder brother, He Wushuang, once fought the Heavenly Emperor. Although he did not manage to kill him, he held the absolute upper hand, forcing the Heavenly Emperor to flee in panic. He pursued him all the way to the Emperor Pass before finally letting him go… He has now undoubtedly become an Immortal King.

”Immortal Kings can deduce everything. If you kill me, you will never be able to hide it. The moment you enter the Immortal Realm, you will become a mortal enemy of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. You will be hunted for all eternity until you fall!

”But if you stop today, I will write off all grudges between us. I can even gift you a World-Destroying Black Lotus seed! It will help you break through to the Great Emperor realm and condense a top-tier variant black hole!”

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow slightly as he saw the strange black lotus seed appear in the Exiled Immortal’s hand.

With a thought, the Exiled Immortal’s palm, which had still hoped to use it as a bargaining chip, exploded. Under the Exiled Immortal’s gloomy expression, the World-Destroying Black Lotus seed fell into Ye Chen’s hand.

Ye Chen had never heard of this item before. But the aura he sensed from it was enough to confirm that the Exiled Immortal was not lying. It was indeed a top-tier treasure for condensing black holes.

However, Ye Chen could tell that while it might be somewhat useful to him, the improvement would not be huge. Still, after gifting it, there might be a pleasant surprise!

Ye Chen flicked his finger and stored it inside his cave heaven. He was in a good mood—another immortal artifact and now a World-Destroying Black Lotus seed. Once gifted, both would surely bring him extraordinary returns.

Yet no matter how good the harvest was, the Exiled Immortal still had to die! Ye Chen had already seen through the mystery of the Exiled Immortal’s repeated resurrections. He was confident that the next strike would end him for good.

However, Ye Chen did not attack immediately. Instead, he asked a question he had long been curious about: ”Why do you Other Domain call yourselves the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths? And why do you attack the Immortal Realm?”

The Exiled Immortal narrowed his eyes. He sensed that Ye Chen had no intention of letting him go. But he could not help feeling a glimmer of hope.

Moreover, introducing the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths would make Ye Chen understand just how terrifying the force behind him was. Perhaps it would change his attitude.

So the Exiled Immortal spoke without hiding anything: ”The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were not always called that! In the beginning, the Other Domain was a great world just like the Immortal Realm! But all things suffer the Five Decays, and so do worlds. Even Immortal Kings who have transcended everything and possess endless lifespan will still perish together when their world is destroyed.”

”Several Initial Immortal Kings tried countless methods, but still could not stop the world’s decline. The entire world had fallen into despair, but one day, they discovered another world! So they attacked and fused it! The decline of the Other Domain was interrupted by the newly integrated world, and vitality was restored…”

”But a million years later, the decline arrived again unavoidably. Then came the third world! The first nine worlds that were fused became the Nine Heavens! The next ten worlds that were fused became the Ten Earths! From then on, the Other Domain officially changed its name to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!”