Immortality Starts With Investment

”Interesting, but still a little inferior to the Heavenly Emperor’s heir.”

The Eight-Crowned King glanced over, then slowly closed his eyes again. Yet a faint smile appeared on his face. In almost every lifetime when the Immortal Path opened, he would sit in the Ninth Realm, comprehending the heavenly dao and waiting for challengers.

So many years had passed. The proud geniuses of each generation, once they confirmed they had no intention of competing for immortality, would unhesitatingly avoid him. Even those who later became immortals had never come looking for him on their own. He had been unrivaled for far too long, and the boredom had become unbearable.

In this lifetime, before becoming an immortal, three individuals had appeared—each of whom, if taken alone, could be called the strongest in this world since the Heavenly Emperor’s era. This brought him considerable comfort. If possible, he even hoped the three would join forces to challenge him.

However, proud geniuses were usually arrogant. Especially the person descending from the immortal realm, who likely had an even prouder mindset. Thinking of sweeping through the lower realm, how could she possibly team up with others to surround and attack someone?

At this thought, the Eight-Crowned King shook his head slightly. With the World Tree in his possession, he could sense any major disturbance in the world.

After confirming that no one else in this realm was worth his attention, he returned to his state of enlightenment, contemplating heaven and earth.

…

In the cultivation world.

Wang Xuanji slowly opened her eyes. Even though her spiritual root had been dug out, her cultivation half-crippled, and her primordial spirit weakened, she remained clear-minded after the long spatial transmission. She raised her eyes and looked around.

Gazing at the divine mountains before her and the group of mixed-blood cultivators carrying phoenix bloodlines, Wang Xuanji’s expression stayed indifferent. She had no interest in these weaklings from the lower realm.

She simply looked down at them calmly and asked in a flat voice, ”Where is the Immortal Qi being nurtured?”

The clan leader of the Undying Celestial Phoenix Race stared in shock at the woman in the green dress with a golden belt, whose appearance was as beautiful as the moon and flowers. Feeling an aura far more terrifying than that of his former Celestial Prince, his heart filled with awe and fear.

This woman’s aura was even stronger than the Heavenly Emperor’s heir’s had been back then. She was clearly not someone from this world.

The cultivation world was the center of all lesser worlds. No other small world could produce such a figure. Could she have come from the immortal realm? Was she here to compete for opportunities?

The clan leader was experienced and knowledgeable. In an instant, he felt he had guessed the truth. He immediately lowered his head respectfully and said, ”Fairy, the place where Immortal Qi is being nurtured is located on the Immortal Path in the Central Continent… I am willing to lead the way for Fairy!”

Wang Xuanji swept an emotionless glance over him. Using the information she had obtained, she pinched her fingers to calculate and instantly understood what the Immortal Path was. Without saying another word, she rose into the air and flew toward the Central Continent.

The clan leader had originally hoped to act as a lackey and perhaps obtain one or two spots to enter the immortal realm. Seeing Wang Xuanji’s cold indifference, he immediately changed his approach and spoke earnestly, ”Fairy, Immortal Qi will only emerge in another two and a half years. There is no point in going there now—you would only have to wait. It would be better to first eliminate the major enemies who are qualified to compete for Immortal Qi. Then, when Immortal Qi appears, you can directly become an immortal!

”The person in this world with the highest chance of competing for immortality is the Heavenly Emperor’s heir, Ye Chen. In the Great Emperor realm, he can kill peak quasi-immortals—an unprecedented feat, even surpassing the Heavenly Emperor of the past.”

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The Heavenly Emperor’s heir Ye Chen had slain the Celestial Prince. This had essentially shattered any possibility of the Undying Celestial Phoenix Race reviving. It had caused their clan to sink into complete decline. He wished Ye Chen would die immediately.

A cold smile appeared at the corner of Wang Xuanji’s mouth. She naturally understood that this lower-realm mixed-blood wanted to borrow her knife to kill someone. But to her, there was no need for such tricks. She could simply go to the Immortal Path and stand guard there. Anyone who dared to scheme against the Immortal Qi could be suppressed with a single hand. There was no need to clear the field in advance.

However, the three words ”Heavenly Emperor’s heir” still caused Wang Xuanji to stir slightly. The Heavenly Emperor was the one who had caused the decline of the Wang Family.

The Wang Family’s Nine Dragons wished they could drink his blood and pull out his bones. If they saw the Heavenly Emperor’s heir, they would probably rush over and slap him to death without hesitation.

But Wang Xuanji herself felt no hatred. After all, although their ancestor had died because of him, it was the ancestor who had betrayed first, even if the ancestor had done it for the sake of the family.

But the Heavenly Emperor had truly done nothing wrong. He had fought against the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths without ever retreating a single step. In the end, he had single-handedly blocked an entire realm.

Deep in her heart, Wang Xuanji actually harbored a trace of admiration for him. But that was all. She had to put her family first and protect its inheritance. She had no choice.

As for this Heavenly Emperor’s heir, she would not take the initiative to attack him. If he came to challenge her, she would hold back. She would simply let him spend the rest of his lifespan in this world.

Wang Xuanji shot straight toward the Central Continent. This place was the ancestral land of the Undying Celestial Phoenix Race, protected by a grand formation connected to immortal artifacts. Even a peak quasi-immortal wielding an immortal artifact would find it difficult to break through.

Yet a sword gleam surged from the center of Wang Xuanji’s brows. The grand formation shook violently, and a massive gap exploded open.

Without pausing for even a moment, Wang Xuanji blasted through and departed.

”Was that primordial spirit power?”

”Just primordial spirit power alone broke the ancestral grand formation of our Undying Celestial Phoenix Race? That formation was personally set up by our Undying Heavenly Emperor ancestor back then.”

”This woman is terrifyingly powerful. If she really is from the immortal realm, she must be one of the top prodigies there as well.”

”No matter how monstrous the Heavenly Emperor’s heir is, he is still a person from the lower realm with an inherent limit. How can he possibly contend against a heavenly prodigy from the immortal realm!”

”Even if the Heavenly Emperor’s heir doesn’t die, he will miss the opportunity to become an immortal and can only regret it for the rest of his life here with us!”

Thinking of this, the powerhouses of the Undying Celestial Phoenix Race all revealed smiles. Their mood improved whenever they saw their enemies suffer.

But soon, a worried voice rang out, ”If the Heavenly Emperor’s heir fails to become an immortal but doesn’t die either, what will we do when he comes for us after the Age of Dharma’s End? Who can stop him?”

The moment these words were spoken, the laughter stopped abruptly. The crowd looked at each other in dismay and could only pray that the Heavenly Emperor’s heir would be killed by that immortal realm female prodigy.

…

Hua Yunfei emerged from seclusion. The Eight Sceneries Palace shrank and floated above his head. Nine divine rays hung down, and the great sun divine wheel behind him rotated, making him look even more like a gentle, jade-like immortal god untouched by the mortal world.

Hua Yunfei flew directly from the depths of the starry sky toward the Central Continent. There was no need to harm his relationship with his junior brother. Suppressing the Eight-Crowned King was the proper path. He had bitterly cultivated for so many years. Although he did not care about fame, having inherited the legacy of the Moral Immortal Venerable, he could not remain obscure forever. That would be letting down the ancestor.

He would use the Eight-Crowned King to prove to the entire cultivation world that the Moral Immortal Venerable’s inheritance was not inferior to any other orthodox lineage. And once he reached the immortal realm, he would once again enter bitter cultivation. He would not come out of seclusion until he became an Immortal King. Therefore, Hua Yunfei attached great importance to the upcoming battle.

In this manner, Hua Yunfei descended from the depths of the starry sky like a massive star. He did not hide his terrifying aura in the slightest.

In the immortal cities of the Central Continent, many powerhouses who had been waiting for the final battle widened their eyes as they watched Hua Yunfei descend like a falling meteor. Feeling his aura, their expressions all changed.

Besides the Eight-Crowned King and the Heavenly Emperor’s heir, there was actually another such powerhouse in the cultivation world?

Many proud geniuses from the past two generations who had already given up on competing for immortality raised their heads to look at Hua Yunfei’s face. Their eyes widened even further…