Transmigration: The Peerless Immortal Husband

At the moment the Blood Liuli Fruits matured, the previously unified camp quickly collapsed. The Changxian Sect cultivators, upon seeing that Chi Changye was about to take two of the Blood Liuli Fruits by himself, couldn’t stand by any longer. Forgetting about his incredible combat abilities, many of them immediately launched attacks against him.

“Be careful!” Gu Yao cried out urgently, quickly covering his mouth, afraid that his voice would alert Chi Changye.

Chi Changye’s senses were acute, and with everything happening around him, how could he not notice the movements of others? Just as several attacks were about to hit him, his speed suddenly increased again. Those behind him clearly heard the sound of a thunderous explosion. In an instant, Chi Changye disappeared from his original position, and at the same time, the two Blood Liuli Fruits on the tree vanished as well.

No, it wasn’t that he disappeared, but rather that his movement was so fast that no one could see the trajectory of his motion, leading them to mistakenly believe there had been a sudden spatial shift.

Chi Changye had already taken the two Blood Liuli Fruits into his sleeve. He turned and coldly glanced at the cultivators who had attacked him. Then, using his special movement technique again, he moved at a speed that was comparable to the wind system cultivators, and no less than those specializing in thunder.

“Chi Changye, hand over the Blood Liuli Fruits, or don’t blame me for being ruthless with Alchemist Gu!” A cultivator, who was far from the spiritual tree, saw that the chances of competing for the Blood Liuli Fruits were slim. When he saw that Chi Changye had taken two, and spotted Gu Yao nearby, an idea crossed his mind. He decided to use Gu Yao to threaten Chi Changye and see if he would hand over the fruits.

“Meow!” The black kitten was furious. How dare they target the person it was protecting? It leaped up and extended its claws to scratch at the attacker.

However, the attacker had a companion. Seeing the black cat was no longer around, the companion rejoiced and threw a rope toward Gu Yao, attempting to capture him. Meanwhile, the cultivators who had been too slow to join the circle to seize the Blood Liuli Fruits also launched their attacks against Gu Yao, and some tried to intercept Chi Changye, attempting to stop him from rescuing Gu Yao.

Some were after the Blood Liuli Fruits, while others held grudges against Chi Changye for killing many of their fellow sect members, some of whom were closely related to them. Now, they decided to use Gu Yao, this alchemist, as leverage.

“He’s a genius alchemist?” one of them thought. “Without him, the loss to Tiānlín Continent would be tremendous!”

Chi Changye was furious. The Purple Thunder Sword was drawn again, and an intense, sharp sword intent erupted from him, filling the air with murderous intent.

Without even fully unsheathing the sword, a sword qi filled with endless killing intent pierced the forehead of the cultivator blocking his path. The man fell to the ground with a loud thud, a red dot forming at his forehead, while the rest of his body remained unscathed.

“Chi Changye, don’t be so arrogant! If you dare move forward, Gu Yao will be dead!”

“It seems you’re not really concerned about Alchemist Gu either. Ha! Before a bright future, you’re only concerned with yourself!”

“Shut up!” Chi Changye snapped coldly, drawing his sword. It seemed as though dark clouds were gathering in the air, with lightning flashing. With a crack, the heads and bodies of two cultivators separated, and Chi Changye didn’t even glance at their demise as he moved past them.

Gu Yao was equally furious. Although he had anticipated this kind of situation, seeing these people use him to threaten Chi Changye still made him angry. Even a Buddha would be furious at this point—did they think he was so easy to bully?

Grabbing a handful of spiritual talismans, he hurled them out. He had plenty of talismans and wasn’t afraid of wasting them. Moreover, his divine sense was extremely powerful, able to withstand consumption, especially after the incident with the valley’s stone tablet, which had refined his divine sense even further. Now, when he acted, his aura was overwhelming.

They wanted to bind him with ropes? Let’s see if they were lucky enough to succeed. Gu Yao gathered his divine sense into a bundle and directed it toward the rope, sweeping through the artifact with brutal force, sweeping aside any resistance without hesitation.

“Whoosh!” Just as the rope was about to bind Gu Yao’s body, the cultivator who had summoned it laughed triumphantly. But before he could finish his laugh, a sharp pain shot through his head, and he staggered, spitting blood. Looking at the rope, its force had not lessened, but instead, it had turned as docile as a lamb, wrapping itself around Gu Yao’s hand.

The cultivator was both surprised and enraged. “You dared to take my artifact? Damn it!”

Gu Yao sneered. He drew two swords and launched them at the enemy while tossing the rope artifact into the air. The rope swelled in the wind like a black python, rushing toward the cultivator. Now, targeted by his own artifact, let’s see how arrogant he could remain.

The cultivator was greatly alarmed. The power of the artifact in Gu Yao’s hands was even greater than when he wielded it. Ignoring the humiliation Gu Yao had brought him, he hurriedly tried to defend and evade. However, Gu Yao gave him no chance to dodge, as he relentlessly pursued him.

At the same time, the two swords he had thrown split into several sharp vines that shot at the enemy, while the other transformed into a fire phoenix that howled as it soared toward him. It was as if Gu Yao had become several people in one, and he didn’t seem to suffer from the strain of his divine sense. The cultivators who had been hoping to take advantage of the chaos were stunned. Was this the fighting power of a mere foundation-building cultivator?

Aren’t alchemists typically bad at combat?

Gu Yao’s multitasking became more intense as his battle spirit rose. When his talisman attacks had been exhausted, he pulled out another one, activated it with his divine sense, and hurled it out.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!!!”

His technique was simple and crude, but the effect was astounding. As a foundation-building cultivator in the early stages, he was able to stop several mid- and late-stage foundation cultivators from advancing, while a perfected foundation cultivator was intercepted by the kitten and could not capture him. For a moment, they couldn’t figure out how to take him down.

What was originally thought to be an easy task had now become a dilemma, with no way to back down. The cultivator who had acted first silently cursed himself, but it was too late for regret. With a thunderous explosion, Chi Changye had arrived. At that moment, the cultivator recalled his terrifying combat abilities, and without thinking, turned to flee.

However, several sword qi struck from behind, too fast for him to react. He could only watch helplessly as he was pierced, falling to the ground in despair.

As soon as Chi Changye arrived, it became a one-sided massacre. In the blink of an eye, only one cultivator remained standing, while the others had fallen. One of them was pinned beneath the kitten’s claws, which were pressing down hard.

The only remaining cultivator, though still alive, was in a much worse state than those who had already died. His own magical artifact was tightly binding him, the grip growing tighter and tighter. His defensive robes lost their effect, his body cracked open, and blood surged out, only to be absorbed by the black serpent (The cultivator artifact).

This scene was unexpected for both Gu Yao and Chi Changye. The coldness in Chi Changye’s eyes grew as he realized that this was the very artifact the cultivator had intended to use on Gu Yao.

Finally, the cultivator’s blood was completely drained by the black serpent, and he died. The serpent transformed back into a rope and returned to Gu Yao’s hand, coiling around it once more.

Though this scene was difficult to accept, Gu Yao didn’t discard the artifact. Instead, he put it away and called to the kitten, “Let’s go.”

The kitten jumped onto Gu Yao’s shoulder, and Chi Changye grabbed Gu Yao’s arm. Together, they walked off in front of the remaining cultivators and beasts.

However, neither the cultivators nor the beasts paid any attention to them. Regardless of their complicated thoughts, they were still focused on fighting for the remaining seven blood crystal fruits.

Ning Hui, being an alchemist, hadn’t joined the fight. He had planned to trade for the fruits with medicinal pills. But seeing Gu Yao and Chi Changye grow more distant, his heart was filled with both shock and anger. Some of the cultivators were actually ones he had secretly incited, but he hadn’t expected that Gu Yao, a mere early-stage foundation cultivator, would be such a formidable fighter.

Furthermore, he now understood how Gu Yao, a so-called “useless” cultivator with four spiritual roots, possessed such extraordinary alchemy talent.

Gu Yao’s soul was naturally powerful, and his divine sense was astonishing—far beyond what an ordinary foundation cultivator could compare to. At the same time, he was capable of controlling three magical artifacts while recklessly throwing talismans. Ning Hui, in his amazement, felt a deep jealousy. He realized that he himself lacked the ability to do the same.

When Gu Yao and Chi Changye left, they weren’t attacked by the mist leeches. Had anyone been watching, they would have noticed this anomaly, but no one had the time to care about them. So, the two of them made their way back to the top of the canyon without interference.

At the top, things were chaotic. The fragrance emitted by the ripening blood crystal fruits had attracted nearby beasts. Some of the remaining cultivators had been mistaken for enemies trying to steal the treasures and were attacked. Fortunately, the beasts that came up were not the strongest—those had already been guarding the lower canyon. So, there wasn’t much of a disturbance. The cultivators banded together to help each other, maintaining an even balance with the beasts.

When Chi Changye returned, the beasts had no chance to resist. Not wanting to cause more killing, Chi Changye released his killing intent, and in no time, the beasts dispersed.

Gu Yao glanced around and immediately noticed an interesting scene. Among this group of cultivators, the safest ones were actually Tián Feiring and the chubby boy. Why? Because in front of them hovered a crystal snake, protecting them. However, the crystal snake looked rather pitiful, and its strength was greatly diminished, but it was still enough to protect the two of them.

As soon as the crystal snake caught sight of Gu Yao’s gaze, it immediately dodged behind the chubby boy.

This… the crystal snake has been contracted by the chubby boy?

The kitten also noticed the crystal snake. As they say, enemies are bound to meet on a narrow road. The kitten let out an angry meow, its fur bristling as it leaped toward the crystal snake. Gu Yao quickly grabbed it to stop it. “Wait! It looks like the crystal snake is contracted to the chubby boy. We can’t go around fighting and killing. Be good.”

Tian Feirong and the chubby boy were stunned. The kitten had a grudge against the crystal snake? Could it be… the pitiful appearance of the crystal snake was caused by the kitten? The two of them didn’t dare underestimate the kitten in the slightest.

They walked over with the crystal snake, and the chubby boy explained, “This little snake flew up from below. What’s strange is that as soon as it appeared, it flew straight toward us. I thought it was trying to harm us, but after it bit me, I realized it had actively contracted with me.”

“Meow, meow! Damned thing!” The kitten hissed in anger.

Gu Yao looked at the crystal snake in surprise and saw that it was avoiding his gaze, looking somewhat embarrassed. He couldn’t help but laugh. The snake’s gaze was so clear that it probably knew that Tian Feirong and the chubby boy were on their side. It seemed that the chubby boy’s attributes were more compatible with the snake’s.