Immortality Starts With Investment

The Seven-colored Nirvana Jade was as clear as a blue lake, crystal-clear and sparkling. The graceful figure inside had maintained the exact same posture from beginning to end.

Over the years, the holy spirit had been accelerating its nurturing inside Ye Chen’s inner world. The time acceleration ratio had now reached nine thousand one hundred times. It was finally time to test whether this holy spirit had any conscience.

”Husband is staring at the mirror again. What are you planning to do?”

Luo Bingling noticed Ye Chen had been gazing at the Seven-colored Nirvana Jade for a while. She had just regained a bit of energy, yet she immediately leaned over again with renewed interest.

Ye Chen helplessly set Luo Bingling aside and explained, ”I obtained a holy spirit awakening technique. I intend to awaken the intelligence of the holy spirit inside this Seven-colored Nirvana Jade!”

The moment Ye Chen spoke, both Luo Bingling and Lu Jing were startled.

Holy spirits were terrifying. If it gained sentience while inside Ye Chen’s inner world, might it cause trouble?

In Luo Bingling’s view, it would be better to simply smash the Seven-colored Nirvana Jade and collect the divine materials.

She spoke seriously, ”Husband, holy spirits have no hearts and do not understand gratitude. Even if you help it nurture, it might bite you back in the future. There have been cases among the myriad races where holy spirits were discovered and carefully placed in treasured lands to be nurtured. Yet that holy spirit had not reached perfection. When it encountered an accident and emerged early, it slaughtered the entire clan with only Great Emperor cultivation.

”The holy spirits are all white-eyed wolves that cannot be raised properly. If you plan to nurture one to protect your future descendants in this world, it will most likely fail. It would be better to shatter it and forge an Extreme Dao weapon. When you achieve immortality, you can take it through the tribulation together and promote it to an immortal artifact to protect your descendants.”

As she spoke, Luo Bingling showed zero attachment to the time when she had been used as a tool. She even gestured with her small hands, ”It’s so complete. It’s best not to break it. Just put the whole thing into the furnace for refinement, carve arrays on it to prevent the holy spirit from causing chaos… Since the holy spirit has absorbed all the essence, melting it together will definitely raise the quality to another level. You could forge the strongest immortal artifact in this world.”

Luo Bingling was now wholeheartedly thinking for Ye Chen, aiming to maximize benefits.

Ye Chen’s mouth twitched as he listened.

Melting the holy spirit together with the stone… she really was vicious. There was no need for that. Truly, no need.

Still, Ye Chen gently stroked his chin and looked at the holy spirit, pondering what he should do if it truly lacked any gratitude. There was no need to melt it together. He could simply let it emerge and slap it to death.

The remaining Seven-colored Nirvana Jade could then be used to advance his little bell. In the future, it could undergo tribulation with him and promote to an immortal artifact.

Inside the Seven-colored Nirvana Jade, the holy spirit trembled uncontrollably as she was scrutinized by both Ye Chen and Luo Bingling.

Ever since Ye Chen had entered the inner world this time, the holy spirit had been especially terrified. She could clearly sense that the holy spirit curse on Ye Chen’s body had become even denser.

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In her eyes, that curse power was almost condensing into something solid. Only by slaying a perfectly emerged holy spirit would the curse reach such a degree. This made her tremble even more.

And now, hearing that wicked woman outside—who constantly tormented her—suggest melting both the stone and her together, while Ye Chen stroked his chin as if seriously considering the feasibility…

The holy spirit grew even more frightened. After so many years, she was no longer the arrogant and untamed holy spirit she had been when she first arrived in the Cave Heaven.

Looking at Ye Chen now, she was genuinely afraid. She could not even control her stone body and began to tremble lightly.

Ye Chen noticed the Seven-colored Nirvana Jade stirring, causing ripples in the Star Pool, and felt somewhat surprised.

”This Seven-colored Nirvana Jade is quite spiritual. It can actually feel fear.”

Luo Bingling frowned. ”If it is not of our race, its heart must be different. Husband, you should just melt it!”

The trembling of the Seven-colored Nirvana Jade grew even more intense.

Ye Chen shook his head. ”Bingling, don’t be so murderous. At least give it a chance. Maybe it has a grateful heart?”

Luo Bingling looked at Ye Chen suspiciously, then at the hazy, graceful figure inside the Seven-colored Nirvana Jade, and could not help saying, ”Husband, you wouldn’t be treating it so gently just because the holy spirit’s silhouette looks like a woman, right?”

Ye Chen: ”…”

It was a woman, and it even had a multiplier…

Luo Bingling immediately advised earnestly, ”Holy spirits have no flesh and blood, so there is no concept of gender. What appears as male or female is merely external form…Husband, I know you like female cultivators, and I have never objected. As long as you don’t forget me, that’s enough. But a stone… really won’t do.”

Ye Chen’s face darkened slightly.

What was this little head of Luo Bingling thinking? How could he possibly develop any ideas toward a stone? What he wanted was the multiplier.

Too lazy to explain, Ye Chen activated the holy spirit awakening technique and said thoughtfully, ”I heard that many creatures feel especially close to the first person they see upon birth, even regarding them as father or mother… If I awaken this holy spirit, do you think it will see me as its father?”

Luo Bingling immediately shook her head. ”Impossible. The holy spirit race has no concept of familial affection. Once you awaken it and exchange a few words, you’ll understand. It’s completely a waste of time. Melting it is the best option…”

Ye Chen said no more. He formed seals with his hands and pressed them onto the Seven-colored Nirvana Jade.

Inside the jade, the holy spirit was filled with extreme terror.

Previously, she had been able to continue pretending to be asleep. But now that Ye Chen even possessed the awakening technique, how could she hide any longer? What attitude should she use when communicating afterward? If she made Ye Chen even slightly dissatisfied, she would probably be melted, right? But what exactly should she do to escape the fate of being melted?

The holy spirit fell into enormous conflict and panic. Yet she could not think of any solution. She only knew one thing—she really did not want to die. Perhaps she should continue pretending to be asleep and let Ye Chen suspect that the awakening technique was useless.

The holy spirit’s eyes brightened. She immediately felt this was the best idea.

…

A long while later.

Ye Chen finally finished casting the awakening technique and slowly withdrew his hand. He then frowned at the Seven-colored Nirvana Jade, which showed no reaction at all, his face full of confusion.

”Why is there no response? Lotus Emperor had no reason to deceive me!”

Ye Chen still trusted Lotus Emperor quite a bit.

If the other party had been unwilling, he could have simply not left behind the Chaos Azure Lotus seed.

For an immortal root of that level, if no seed was left, it would eventually appear and grow naturally somewhere in the world.

So what was going on here?

Luo Bingling propped her hands on her slender waist and sneered as she stared at the Seven-colored Nirvana Jade, as if she had seen through everything. ”Husband, is it possible that… The holy spirit has actually already awakened, but it fears your strength and is playing dead.

”Once you leave the inner world, it will immediately emerge, suppress Lu Jing and me, and then destroy everything inside the Cave Heaven? The holy spirit race is truly cunning. It’s already so insidious right after birth! It absolutely cannot be kept. It must be melted immediately!”

Ye Chen frowned as well upon hearing this. He did not understand holy spirits very well, and at this moment, he could not help but feel some doubt…

Inside, the holy spirit, who was pretending to sleep, suddenly widened her eyes in shock. How could this woman who constantly tormented her be so vicious!