Unlimited Investment in the Destined Protagonist: Forging an Eternal Immortal Clan - Chapter 2

Chapter 2: Investing in a “Useless Protagonist” Template, Generous Investment Returns, and Lu Yu’s Burning Fighting Spirit!

In the back mountains of the Lu Royal Mansion, a handsome young man, about seventeen or eighteen years old, was sitting on a large rock cultivating. A moment later, the young man slowly opened his eyes and let out a helpless sigh.

“Sigh! I still can’t gather qi. Am I really destined to never be able to draw qi into my body in this lifetime?”

“My Three-Revolution Golden Physique Technique has already reached perfection, but without a better body-refining technique, it’s hard for my physical strength to improve further. Now that my father is gone, what should I do next?”

At this thought, a spark of unyielding determination flashed in the young man’s eyes.

The young man’s name was Lu Yu, the only son of the Third Elder. Previously, the Third Elder had tragically perished while resisting a beast tide.

Born with a congenital defect in his dantian, Lu Yu was unable to draw in spiritual energy and gather qi normally, making him a veritable “useless” figure in the entire Lu Royal Mansion.

While the Third Elder was still alive, he had consulted countless ancient texts and taken Lu Yu to visit numerous renowned physicians, hoping to cure the defect in his dantian. But without exception, no one could resolve it.

Yet Lu Yu, who craved strength, never gave up on himself. Since he couldn’t cultivate spells or draw qi into his body, he turned to external techniques and began training his physique.

Thus, starting at the age of fifteen, Lu Yu embarked on the path of body refining. After years of arduous training, his physical strength had improved, albeit modestly, but he had never given up. That was until three months ago, when he stumbled upon a mysterious crystal by chance.

To his astonishment, he discovered that he could extract life essence from the mysterious crystal, which not only replenished his vitality but also healed his injuries.

With the aid of this mysterious crystal, his Three-Revolution Golden Physique Technique had finally reached perfection just a few days ago. His physical strength was now sufficient to hold his own against a True Spirit Realm cultivator without falling too far behind.

But now, without a higher-level body-refining technique, even with the mysterious crystal, he couldn’t fully utilize its potential. This left him in a bit of a predicament.

However, at that moment, Lu Qingxuan’s figure suddenly appeared and landed in front of Lu Yu.

Lu Yu looked up, and a familiar face reflected in his pupils, causing his heart to skip a beat in surprise.

“Lu Yu greets the Prince!” He immediately stood and bowed to Lu Qingxuan, while inwardly wondering, “Why has the Prince suddenly come here?”

In that moment, he couldn’t help but speculate—could his treasure have been exposed? The thought made Lu Yu’s heart pound with unease.

Lu Qingxuan smiled faintly. “No need for formalities.”

He recognized the person before him. After all, the Third Elder was part of the direct lineage, and Lu Qingxuan was familiar with the members of this branch.

Without delay, he activated his True Sight, and a transparent screen appeared before his eyes.

[Name: Lu Yu]

[Cultivation: Body Forging Ninth Layer]

[Aptitude: Half-Crippled]

[Comprehension: High]

[Talent: Mortal Physique]

[Fortune: Born with a congenital dantian defect, unable to draw qi into the body. Three months ago, on a night when a meteor fell, he chanced upon a meteor-like mysterious crystal that entered his body. Since then, with the crystal’s assistance, his body-refining technique has progressed rapidly!]

Well, well!

Seeing Lu Yu’s fortune, Lu Qingxuan was reminded of a certain protagonist template from Blue Star! It was practically identical!

At that moment, the system’s voice rang out again.

[Ding! The current investment target can trigger a golden-level return!]

[Investing the Earth-tier High-tier body-refining technique “Eight Gates Escape Armor” will yield the Heaven-grade High-tier technique “Nine Revolutions Heavenly Art” and the Heaven-grade High-tier martial skill “Sky-Piercing Sword Technique”!]

[Investing the Earth-tier Mid-grade treasure “Five-Colored Mystic Light Wings” will yield the Heaven-grade Mid-grade treasure “Seven-Colored Mystic Light Wings” and the Heaven-grade Mid-grade treasure “Frost Soul Silver Moon Sword”!]

[Investing two bottles of Golden Soul Pills will yield two jugs of Purple Extreme Pills, two bottles of Mysterious Gold Pills, and one scroll of the Mysterious Gold Pill recipe!]

No doubt about it—the returns from a golden-level investment were incredibly generous! The tiers were all impressive, leaving Lu Qingxuan in awe.

In this world, techniques, martial skills, pills, treasures, formations, and the like were ranked from lowest to highest as Yellow-tier, Mysterious-tier, Earth-tier, Heaven-grade, King-tier, Emperor-tier, and Saint-tier …

Below King-tier, each rank was further divided into Low-grade, Mid-grade, High-tier, and Supreme-grade.

King-tier and Emperor-tier, however, only had Ordinary and Top-grade distinctions.

Suppressing his excitement, Lu Qingxuan glanced at Lu Yu and offered words of encouragement: “Not bad. Even though you can’t gather qi into your body, you’ve never given up on your determination to grow stronger. I see that your path of body refining seems to have hit a bottleneck. I happen to have a body-refining technique here that suits you perfectly!”

With that, Lu Qingxuan took out the “Eight Gates Escape Armor” and handed it to Lu Yu.

“This is an Earth-tier High-tier body-refining technique I collected during my travels. The cultivation method is somewhat unique—each step requires immense perseverance. I believe, with your unyielding resolve (and your cheat item), you’ll surely master it!”

Hearing this, Lu Yu’s heart jolted.

“This …” Looking at the technique scroll before him, Lu Yu’s throat bobbed as he swallowed hard, his eyes filled with disbelief. He was practically invisible in the royal mansion, seen as a useless waste by the clan. Yet now, the Prince was personally giving him a technique. And not just any technique—an Earth-tier High-tier body-refining one at that.

For context, the Three-Revolution Golden Physique Technique he’d practiced before was only Mysterious-tier Mid-grade, and his father had paid a steep price to acquire it for him. Yet now, an Earth-tier High-tier body-refining technique was being placed right in front of him.

To say he wasn’t tempted would be a lie—what he lacked most right now was a high-level body-refining technique. With a superior technique, combined with the mysterious crystal in his Physique, he was confident he could master even the most challenging body-refining arts.

This sudden turn of events left him unsure of what to do—should he accept it or not?

“Take it. In my eyes, you’ve never been a waste. You’re a Lu family member who never gives up on becoming stronger! I hope one day you’ll become a powerhouse capable of shielding the family from storms, just like your father—or even surpassing him! Take this technique and cultivate it well. Prove to everyone that even without gathering spiritual qi, you’re no less than those high-tier prodigies!”

Hearing these words, Lu Yu felt as if a fire had ignited in his heart, urging him to start cultivating right then and there. He never imagined that someone as insignificant as himself would earn such high regard from the Prince. It was overwhelming.

After a long moment of stirred emotions, he reached out with trembling hands and accepted the technique scroll.

“Thank you, Prince, for your grace. Lu Yu will strive harder in the future and won’t let you down!”

Lu Qingxuan gave a slight smile and nodded. Then, he took out the Five-Colored Mystic Light Wings treasure and two bottles of Golden Soul Pills he’d collected, handing them to Lu Yu.

“Take these Five-Colored Mystic Light Wings and these two bottles of pills as well. The wings will ensure your safety, and these body-refining pills will be useful for your cultivation!”

Seeing the Prince offer him a treasure and pills on top of everything else, tears welled up uncontrollably in Lu Yu’s eyes.

From childhood to now, aside from his father, no one had ever treated him this way. In that moment, his heart swelled with warmth and gratitude, and Lu Qingxuan’s figure grew towering and grand in his mind.

“Thank you, Prince. Lu Yu will not fail your expectations!”

Taking the pile of treasures and pills before him, Lu Yu vowed passionately once more.

[Ding! Investment successful. Congratulations, host, on obtaining: Heaven-grade High-tier technique “Nine Revolutions Heavenly Art,” Heaven-grade High-tier martial skill “Sky-Piercing Sword Technique,” Heaven-grade Mid-grade treasure “Seven-Colored Mystic Light Wings,” Heaven-grade Mid-grade treasure “Frost Soul Silver Moon Sword,” two jugs of Purple Extreme Pills, two bottles of Mysterious Gold Pills, and one scroll of the Mysterious Gold Pill recipe!]

Lu Qingxuan didn’t immediately check the series of rewards returned by the system.

He gazed at Lu Yu, reached out with his right hand, patted the young man’s shoulder encouragingly, and said, “Cultivate well. If you lack resources, feel free to ask the Second Elder! I look forward to the day you surpass your father!”

With that, Lu Qingxuan turned and left the area.

Watching Lu Qingxuan’s departing figure, Lu Yu felt the warmth of family for the first time, and his resolve to pursue the path of the strong grew even firmer.

A moment later, he collected himself and eagerly began examining the “Eight Gates Escape Armor” body-refining technique.

Meanwhile, Lu Qingxuan, who had already left, was now reviewing the system’s investment rewards.