Immortality Starts With Investment

The two were naturally Su Yuxuan and Manjusaka.

Manjusaka continued speaking, a mix of embarrassment and pride on her face. ”To be honest, I really didn’t expect myself to be so good at teaching disciples!”

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Su Yuxuan’s still palm-sized, delicate face that had remained unchanged after so many years. ”Master, your skill at claiming credit is really too strong… Does my growth to where I am today truly owe the most to you?”

Manjusaka’s face flushed red as she mumbled, ”Well… pretty much… At least I’m fifty-fifty with that Ye Chen!”

Su Yuxuan let out a clear, bell-like laugh.

Mixed with the tinkling of the bells on her ankle, the sound was especially pleasant.

”Master, thanks to all the treasures Senior Brother gave me, I have now reached the early stage of Great Saint… But is the origin of an immortal’s fleshly body really that easy to obtain?”

Although Su Yuxuan was only teasing her master, she was still willing to put in the effort to help her revive. After all, back then her life had truly been miserable.

Sold off by her parents, betrayed by her relatives, schemed against by her master, and coveted by the other male disciples in the sect—even the elders.

One could say that from the very beginning, her life had been filled with malice. Until she met her Senior Brother and her Master. Senior Brother truly cared for her from the bottom of his heart, even if he also desired her body. But that did not conflict with treating her well.

As for her Master, although her original intention had been to find an heir to help reshape her own body, she had never harbored any ill will toward Su Yuxuan. Over time, genuine feelings had even developed between them.

During several life-threatening crises, her Master had risked her soul shattering and complete annihilation to save her. Because of that, she had fallen into deep sleep multiple times.

Under such circumstances, even if her Master’s standards kept rising, Su Yuxuan was still willing to do everything in her power to help.

Manjusaka finally turned to serious matters. ”According to the records of the Nether God Holy Land, they once dug up a coffin at the outermost edge of the Land of Fallen Immortals. Inside was the corpse of a female True Immortal from the Celestial Human Race.

”It is said that the corpse is imperishable and that immortal blood still flows within it. But they didn’t dare touch it. A single drop of True Immortal blood could shock a Great Emperor to death.

”Moreover, movements from deep within the Land of Fallen Immortals had frightened them greatly, and several quasi-immortal auras had flown out from inside. Under those conditions, they didn’t dare linger and fled in panic.”

”When they returned later to investigate, the area had already been sealed by formations, making entry impossible.

”You possess the Array Secret and Movement Secret that Ye Chen passed to you, along with the Kun Peng Treasure Technique. That means you can enter and leave at any time… As long as we use the Nether God Pearl to slowly refine the immortal corpse into origin, we will succeed!

”The Celestial Human Race was once one of the most prosperous races among the ten thousand races, not much weaker than the Undying Celestial Phoenix Clan. Unfortunately, they offended the Heavenly Emperor too severely, and with their already small population, they were almost completely wiped out.

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”But their talent is terrifying. Those who reach immortality are baptized by immortal qi, and their physiques inevitably advance further. If I obtain it, I can almost directly gain an immortal body…”

The eyes within Manjusaka’s soul body burned with intense eagerness. She had been working tirelessly to restore her fleshly body and achieve complete rebirth.

In fact, there had been several opportunities before. But just like buying a car, the more she saw, the higher her standards became. The same applied to restoring her body. As Su Yuxuan’s strength continued to grow, her expectations had risen accordingly.

Su Yuxuan felt a trace of worry in her heart. Anything related to immortals—even a corpse—was far beyond imagination. Could they really handle it?

Fortunately, she had many treasures that her Senior Brother had specially given her. Moreover, because of her Senior Brother, the Nether God Holy Land treated her with exceptional importance. They had even given her their supreme Extreme Dao Weapon, the Nether God Pearl. Under these conditions, even if something unexpected happened, preserving her life should not be a problem.

With that thought, Su Yuxuan calmed down and hopped lightly toward the target location. Yet in her mind, the figure of her Senior Brother had already appeared. It had been so long since they last met. She really missed him. Thinking back on everything that had happened in the past, Su Yuxuan’s crystal-clear little toes could not help but curl up gently…

…

Inside Ye Chen’s inner world, Luo Bingling sat atop the Seven-colored Nirvana Jade. Every time she regained her senses, she would immediately provoke the holy spirit.

Caiyu would then fly into a rage.

Ye Chen watched the scene in stunned silence. He felt that Luo Bingling was doing it on purpose—she had discovered a brand-new use for the Seven-colored Nirvana Jade.

Even so, Ye Chen said nothing about it. After all, the one truly enjoying the experience was mainly himself.

Finally, once the system cooldown ended, both Luo Bingling and Lu Jing were utterly exhausted.

Ye Chen placed the two women in the Star Pool to soak, casually plucked two stalks of immortal medicine, and fed one to each so they could rest properly. He then turned his gaze toward the gleaming Seven-colored Nirvana Jade and the graceful figure of Caiyu within it.

At the same time, a notification rang out in his mind.

”Detected that the gift recipient’s multiplier has changed…”

”Caiyu: Increased to nine thousand two hundred times!”

A smile spread across Ye Chen’s face when he heard the system prompt. The Lotus Emperor’s origin was surprisingly effective. In just one week—during which he had also been busy shaking the stone—Caiyu’s multiplier had risen by another hundred.

Ye Chen had a vague feeling that among all the female cultivators around him, Caiyu might possess the highest potential ceiling. He spoke up. ”Caiyu, how effective was the Lotus Emperor’s origin for you?”

Hearing this, Caiyu looked overjoyed. In her doll-like voice, she replied, ”The origin Uncle gifted me has benefited me enormously and brought tremendous improvement…”

However, when she saw that the wicked woman and the ant were both lying limply to the side while Ye Chen still looked energetic, she grew a little worried. She feared he might still be unsatisfied and would drag her out to add to the fun.

So Caiyu quickly continued, ”Thanks to Uncle’s blessing, I feel that I am not far from emerging… Once I emerge, every aspect of me will be perfect instead of flawed. At that time, I will definitely repay Uncle properly.”

In truth, Caiyu was lying.

Earlier, when Ye Chen’s cave heaven had advanced into a world, she had already sensed that her upper limit had risen significantly. Now, after refining the Lotus Emperor’s origin, it had increased even further.

Caiyu had already confirmed that as long as she wanted, the peak of the quasi-immortal realm was not her limit. If she could obtain immortal qi, she could gestate directly into the True Immortal realm—or even higher. This was far better than emerging first and then cultivating.

After all, as long as a holy spirit remained in gestation, she would face no bottlenecks at all. With enough time and resources, she could keep improving. Her aptitude would rise along with her cultivation.

Therefore, Caiyu only wanted to stay nestled inside the jade for as long as possible. She felt somewhat guilty for deceiving Ye Chen, who kept gifting her precious origin simply because he craved her taste. But she was just a holy spirit baby who wanted a perfect emergence—what was wrong with that?

Ye Chen listened to Caiyu’s words and felt something was off. He did not know what she was thinking, but every sentence seemed to be painting another beautiful picture for him.

Still, he did not mind. As long as it generated feedback and triggered critical strikes, that was enough.

So Ye Chen smiled lightly and said, ”It’s good that the holy spirit origin was useful. In the future, I’ll look around and see if there are any more perfect holy spirits.

”Besides the holy spirit origin, I have also prepared another gift for you. I believe it will be quite helpful for your gestation as well!”