Immortality Starts With Investment [XIANXIA LITRPG]

Ye Chen, a man from Earth, wakes up in a cultivation world as the disgraced scion of a minor Qi Refining family. The original owner squandered his resources chasing a cold-hearted female cultivator, leaving Ye Chen with pitiful talent and a tarnished reputation. But fate grants him a peculiar system: every gift he bestows upon a cultivator returns tenfold—or even a thousandfold—in value. Now, Ye Chen plays the game of calculated generosity. To outsiders, he’s just another lovestruck fool, but behind the facade, he’s amassing power, wealth, and influence at an alarming rate. Yet as his investments pay off, enemies take notice, alliances shift, and the line between strategy and genuine affection blurs. In a world where every kindness is a transaction, Ye Chen must decide whether to exploit the system’s loopholes—or risk becoming the very simp he swore he wasn’t.