Immortality Starts With Investment Chapter 629: You Still Say You Won't Betray the Sect!

"Holy Son, please don't leave!"

"Holy Son, let me accompany you!"

"Holy Son, my palm lines seem changed since last time. Would you check them again?"

"The Holy Maiden is going too far. You were merely nurturing talent and soothing overlooked female disciples. How could she force you out over that?"

"Holy Son, you look thinner. Has the Holy Maiden been mistreating you these last two weeks?"

"Exploiting your feelings for her, she acts so brazenly—such pettiness!"

As Ye Chen emerged from the cave abode, female disciples unseen for half a month rushed forward in a crowd, unwilling to let him depart.

Ye Chen offered a light smile. "I'll wed the Holy Maiden someday, so Heavenly Intention Holy Land counts as my home too. I'll visit frequently…"

He avoided tarrying among the female disciples. His fiancée kept watch. Those slandering her faced consequences alone. Weighing a thousand-fold against a four-thousand-fold fiancée, Ye Chen grasped his true priorities.

After departing Holy Maiden Peak, he stopped by Holy Master Peak. Then, he left with elegant poise. Elder Ling bid him farewell. The formerly distant elder now gazed at him with evident reluctance.

At the sect entrance, her eyes wavered as she murmured, "Holy Son, when you return next, visit my cave abode to talk about the Dao…"

Ye Chen recalled this two-thousand-fold elder clearly. She ranked just below the fiancée. He nodded smilingly, vowing a future visit. Elder Ling yearned to speak further, yet Feng Baiyu suddenly arrived beyond the gate.

Feng Baiyu gave Elder Ling a courteous nod. She shot him a look, let out a cold huff, and turned away. Leaning close to Ye Chen, she murmured a caution that Feng Baiyu proved unreliable and urged resistance to his sway.

As cultivators, all caught her so-called "whisper."

Ye Chen: "…"

Feng Baiyu: "…"

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"Why take so long? I feared you'd defect over a woman! And that lady—what's her grudge? Why slander me? What mischief did you stir here to tarnish my name?"

Holy Master Feng Baiyu had doubted leaving Ye Chen unsupervised. He'd secluded himself with elders in the void, awaiting Ye Chen's cue. Witnessing the delay, he truly suspected betrayal. Others shunned abandoning sects for women. Ye Chen, though? Uncertain.

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Ye Chen furrowed his brow, feeling wronged. "Do you see me as that sort?"

Feng Baiyu skipped the evident retort. Guiding Ye Chen aboard a waiting skyship, he inquired, "That Star River Divine Whip—have you tested it? Paired with the Heavenly Emperor Sword and Compliant Golden-Hooped Rod, if it proves worthless, a sect elder wishes to purchase it. State your price."

Ye Chen shook his head. "Impossible. I gifted it to Yi Qingwu."

Feng Baiyu's mouth corners jerked. Handing out an Extreme Dao Weapon so freely. And you claim no betrayal for a woman…

Doubting still, he probed further, "And the Law Qi plus Star River Divine Pill? Sell them to the sect if unneeded."

Ye Chen stayed silent, merely opening his palms.

Feng Baiyu grasped it at once, filled with utter frustration.

Feng Baiyu remained solely to confirm Ye Chen's security. He skipped escorting him to the Sword Sect. With Ye Chen safe, Feng headed back to the Holy Land.

Elder Mo had retreated into seclusion earlier. Despite reaching Second Heaven of the Mahayana Realm, Mo lagged behind Ye Chen's skyrocketing power and no longer suited protection duty. He'd devote himself to cultivation, targeting the Second Heaven.

Next came a Half-Saint Elder from Heavenly Evolution Holy Land to safeguard Ye Chen. All required was an annual tea gift. No burden for him—he tossed in half a pound of osmanthus from the Moon Laurel Immortal Tree and a ginseng fruit, offering heartfelt thanks for the elder's regard.

The Half-Saint Elder, already affectionate, grinned broadly, overflowing with delight. Previously, his watch over Ye Chen stemmed from simple fondness. In peril, self-preservation might prevail. Now, true faith in Ye Chen bloomed. Facing a snare, he'd stake all to rescue him.

Thus, Ye Chen called forth the Heavenly Emperor Chariot. Divine flames erupted around the bronze chariot, thundering toward the Sword Sect. Anticipating reunion with his master soon, a grin lit Ye Chen's face…

…

Over the boundless sea, two Central Continent figures raced toward Great Yan Continent. One man, one woman.

The man towered imposingly, built like sword-forged bones, his presence razor-sharp to pierce eyes and summon tears. Soaring ahead, he mimicked a celestial blade, cleaving every barrier.

She was clad in gleaming silver armor that shimmered with divine radiance and murderous aura, unleashing the formidable power of an Extreme Dao Weapon. It left her voluptuous body partially exposed. A 10-centimeter opening at her waist showcased a perfect navel, smooth mermaid curves, and a perfect fusion of delicacy and power. Her countenance was breathtakingly beautiful yet savage, akin to a war goddess who could dominate the stars. Her presence overshadowed the man's.

Distinctively, she possessed uncommon purple tresses. Positioned at her forehead, a sealed vertical eye throbbed with horrifying might, ready to tear the firmament apart if it ever opened. Witnesses would be stunned, immediately discerning her origins. Those distinctive features declared her no ordinary human, but a scion of the War God Clan.

In mid-air, the man shot her a glance and chuckled. "Fellow Daoist Luo, thanks for joining me! Once I seize my ancestor's Dugu Wooden Sword, my destructive force will multiply manyfold. Then, unlocking those ruins in the second realm of the Immortal Path will be effortless! A Space Divine Stone is probably concealed within. If we claim it, we can both master the Law of Space, transform our domains into cave-heavens, and ascend to the Second Heaven. Small world fragments would make it even more rewarding!"

A faint smile crossed the woman's lips, soon replaced by a frown, worry gleaming in her eyes. "But I've heard the Dugu Wooden Sword belongs to the master of the Heavenly Emperor's heir, gifted by the heir himself. Won't taking it anger the Heavenly Emperor's heir? Word is, even at just the First Heaven of the Mahayana Realm, he casually slaughtered the Second Heaven Star River King Body…"