Immortality Starts With Investment

After Ye Chen widened the crack once more, that terrifying aura finally descended…

The aura was overwhelmingly oppressive. Just its mere presence caused the sacred mountain where the hall stood to tremble and crack apart.

Cultivators below the Great Emperor realm could not withstand it. They felt a crushing suppression on their bloodlines and coughed up blood in terror, staggering backward.

Meanwhile, the Yao family's Divine Son and the others had eyes full of wild ecstasy. Although they didn't understand why the Heavenly Emperor's heir was acting so arrogantly, their ancestor had truly come down.

With the ancestor here, they were saved. With the ancestor here, they could achieve immortality.

Under the delighted gazes of the Yao family members, an illusory hand stretched out from the crack.

The giant hand violently tore through the void, leaving behind traces of collapsing space.

The owner of the hand soon followed, flying out of the crack and standing high in the sky, looking down at everyone.

Even though it was only a phantom, the moment it truly appeared, the temperature across the entire Yao family plummeted. Countless people felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

The figure they revered with all their hearts knelt down respectfully. The Yao family's True Immortal had descended!

"Which descendant was it that just helped me descend?"

After arriving in the lower world, Yao Yuanshan stood in mid-air and arrogantly scanned his surroundings. He felt that even the spiritual energy here was sweet and refreshing. In an excellent mood, he spoke calmly while looking at the crowd.

Hearing this, the Yao family clan leader and the others who had been about to complain exchanged awkward glances. They didn't have that kind of ability. Their True Immortal ancestor had been able to descend so quickly only because their enemy, Ye Chen, had personally helped widen the crack.

For a moment, they didn't know how to respond. Even so, they were still extremely excited. They had planned everything today according to their ancestor's instructions. They had also been constantly worried about whether the Yao family still had any True Immortals left in the Immortal Realm.

But now, it was clear they had worried for nothing. A True Immortal had truly descended. This meant the Yao family was still flourishing powerfully in the Immortal Realm. A million years had passed. Could it be that the ancestor who had ascended back then had already become an Immortal King? If that were the case, once they ascended, they would enjoy endless blessings.

"Greetings, True Immortal Ancestor. Has our Yao family become a major power in the Immortal Realm?" the clan leader couldn't help but ask.

Yao Yuanshan's divine soul twitched at the question.

A major power? Heh. He was nothing more than a loose cultivator. These collateral descendants from the cultivation world simply didn't understand how cruel and competitive the Immortal Realm truly was.

Yao Yuanshan couldn't be bothered to answer him.

Ye Chen looked at the True Immortal soul in front of him and frowned. "Why did only your divine soul descend? Where is your true body?"

Sensing the disappointment in Ye Chen's tone, Yao Yuanshan frowned as well. He looked at Ye Chen and noticed that there was no aura of the void on him. He immediately assumed that Ye Chen was an outsider the Yao family had roped in.

However, this young man's aura was indeed extremely powerful. One glance was enough to tell that his talent was top-tier and worth nurturing. Even so, this boy was far too disrespectful. He actually dared to question why his true body had not descended. Did he think he didn't want to? This kid needed to have his edges polished before he could be put to use.

"This Immortal's soul descending is more than enough to sweep across this world. Why would I need my true body? And you are being far too presumptuous! You fail to pay respect upon seeing an immortal. You have already lost your chance at a good fate. Kneel before me now, accept my slave imprint, and I can give you the opportunity to enter the Immortal Realm and become an immortal ancestor in the future."

After descending to the lower world, Yao Yuanshan felt unprecedentedly relaxed and joyful. In the Immortal Realm, as a mere True Immortal, he was not exactly an ant, but he still had to act cautiously for fear of offending someone stronger.

As for the weak, he didn't dare provoke them casually either, lest they had powerful backers. In short, as a loose cultivator, he had lived a very repressed life, constantly on edge and filled with anxiety.

But in the cultivation world, everything was different. Here, he was the only god. He no longer needed to worry about offending anyone. Instead, everyone had to worry about not offending him. Even a heaven-defying prodigy like Ye Chen, whose talent far surpassed his own, would have to bow his head and submit, becoming his slave. If he could enslave this boy early, whether he kept him around as a lackey or simply sold him off later, it would be an absolute profit.

Therefore, Yao Yuanshan looked down at Ye Chen with majestic arrogance. He unleashed his full pressure without holding back. The terrifying immortal might surged forth like a tidal wave, pressing down upon Ye Chen with overwhelming force.

The Yao family members' expressions changed drastically. This pressure was too terrifying—it could crush a Great Emperor to death. Although it was not directed at them, the residual might alone made their hearts tremble.

However, Ye Chen simply held Yao Xi in his arms and gently blew out a breath. The incoming pressure was blown back at an even more terrifying speed.

Yao Yuanshan's expression changed. He slapped out with his soul palm and scattered the returning pressure. His gaze toward Ye Chen had now completely changed.

Although he was currently in soul form, the pressure he had released was still immortal might. Even a quasi-immortal who could withstand it would have been left in a sorry state.

Yet this boy had blown his immortal pressure back with a single breath. It was simply ridiculous. It made him feel deeply wary.

"You are not one of the Yao family? Then why did you help me descend?"

Yao Yuanshan had already sensed something was wrong. Ye Chen was not on their side.

Hearing Yao Yuanshan's question, Ye Chen smiled. His aura suddenly exploded. His black hair danced wildly in the wind as he declared, "Why did I help you descend? Of course, it was to kill you!"

Yao Yuanshan's pupils shrank sharply, anger flashing in his eyes. "Insolence!"

A mere quasi-immortal dared to speak of slaughtering an immortal. To any quasi-immortal, this was the greatest humiliation. After all, the phrase "the divide between immortal and mortal" had never been empty words!

However, before Yao Yuanshan could continue his rage, his expression changed drastically. Ye Chen's momentum rose without reservation. His physique, divine abilities, bloodline, spiritual Qi, and cultivation techniques all erupted at once.

In this moment, countless divine patterns shone around Ye Chen like sacred flames, burning fiercely and incinerating everything in the world. Chaotic qi and the power of reincarnation boiled and swirled around him.

Endless divine forms rose behind his back. Six illusory yet seemingly real worlds revolved around him. His blood qi soared straight into the sky like a massive divine pillar, thick and majestic as if it were supporting heaven and earth itself.

At this moment, Ye Chen was like a god and a devil combined. Terrifying pressure gathered and evolved around him. The void around Ye Chen shattered, and cracks spread for tens of thousands of miles. It seemed as if this world could no longer withstand the full force of his unleashed aura.

The pressure around Ye Chen condensed into solid form and slammed toward Yao Yuanshan.

The Yao family clan leader and the others all coughed up blood. They could even feel their bones cracking under the pressure. If they had not been inside the Yao family grounds, protected by their internal formations, they feared they would have been crushed to death by Ye Chen's pressure alone.

Yao Yuanshan's own eyes widened in shock. His pupils were filled with disbelief. Wasn't this boy only at the peak of the quasi-immortal realm?

Yet the pressure he was emitting was far beyond that. It made him feel as if he were facing a True Immortal—one of those genuinely powerful prodigy-level True Immortals. Had the prodigies of the lower world become this terrifying?

He suddenly felt there might be a misunderstanding between him and Ye Chen. There was no need for things to become so hostile. However, he was not given any chance to speak. The overwhelming, sky-covering pressure that seemed intent on drowning him had already arrived.