Transmigration: The Peerless Immortal Husband

The four members of the Gu family completely disappeared within the vast mountain range, and even though the Mu family sent more people to search the mountains, they found no clues. As a result, the Mu family issued a bounty to the cultivators inside and outside the city. More cultivators entered the mountains, but they still found nothing.

“Those guys might have been eaten by the monsters in the mountains, their bones completely devoured. Otherwise, how could so many people enter and still not find them?”

Someone scoffed, clearly dismissing this idea. Another person jumped up to protest, and the scoffing cultivator said, “Considering they wiped out that group of cultivators from the Mu Family, leaving no one alive to escape, doesn’t that show their strength? So, these Foundation Establishment cultivators searching in the mountains won’t find anything. Even if they do find them, it would only be corpses.”

“Then how should we search? Do you really think they’re alive?”

“At the very least, they would need to send someone with Golden Core strength.” The scoffing cultivator said, and without caring whether anyone believed him, he shook his fan and walked out of the tavern. He had been curious about this matter, so he had mingled with the crowd to see the situation for himself. Those without enough strength wouldn’t dare venture into the deep mountains, right? They had intended to enter the mountains to close themselves off and cultivate before offending the Mu family.

This cultivator was very curious about how the Mu family would resolve this issue, as they were clearly in a difficult position. He just wanted to watch the fun.

Mu Quan wanted to send in a Golden Core cultivator, but even with a genius older brother and his father, the family head, Golden Core cultivators were not people he could command at will.

Six months later, the people in Jiangyun City had almost forgotten about the four cultivators. At this time, news came from the Tailuo Sect that Mu An of the Mu family had successfully formed his Golden Core and had advanced to the Golden Core stage. Once he stabilized his cultivation, he would return to the Mu family, which filled the entire Mu family with joy and excitement.

The other forces in Jiangyun City had mixed reactions to this news, but there was no doubt that the Mu family and Mu An had become the most talked-about topic. As the discussions around Mu An intensified, the events from six months ago were once again brought up.

“Mu An is back. He will surely seek revenge for his younger brother, right? A few outsiders dared to act against the Mu family—there’s no way they’ll end up well.”

“Maybe those people were already eaten by the mountain monsters. What’s the point of Mu An taking action?”

The usual voices criticizing the Mu family’s domineering actions had mostly disappeared, but some people chose not to comment, simply watching the drama unfold.

Yan Family.

The head of the Yan family looked at Yan Xun and said, “I didn’t expect Mu An to be so capable. How old is he, and he’s already formed his Golden Core? Does this mean our Yan family really has to marry off Yuchen?”

For the past six months, Yan Yuchen had been in seclusion and hadn’t come out. Meanwhile, Mu Quan, the young master of the Mu family, had taken several beautiful concubines but still made it clear that he wouldn’t let Yan Yuchen go.

Yan Xun frowned. It had been half a year, and there had been no news of the four cultivators. If he hadn’t witnessed their combat strength with his own eyes, he would have suspected that they had perished at the hands of the mountain beasts. “The Mu family is clearly trying to humiliate us. If we really send Yuchen over, do you think the Mu family will let it go? Every step we take backward will only make us a vassal of the Mu family. Moreover, Mu An may not even be the youngest Golden Core cultivator.”

Yan Xun sneered lightly. After seeing Chang Ye, he wasn’t as shocked by Mu An’s achievement. Although it was unexpected, there had been no hint of it from the Mu family before.

He believed that Chang Ye’s bone age was younger than Mu An’s. Clearly, Chang Ye had formed his Golden Core earlier than Mu An. As for the three young cultivators with him, they might have already formed their Golden Cores as well. What could Mu An compare to them?

The head of the Yan family thought about the situation and could only sigh. If Mu An continued to develop this way, the day the Yan family became a vassal of the Mu family was not far off. Therefore, strengthening the cultivation of the younger generation was an urgent task.

The younger generation of the Yan family was also discussing this matter. Yan Yuyin was surrounded by several people of the same age, and they were all speaking in unison.

“What should Sister Yuchen do now? That guy Mu Quan definitely won’t let Sister Yuchen off, he’s such a scoundrel.”

“If it were Mu An, you’d probably be eager to marry him, right? A Golden Core cultivator so young, he has a great chance of becoming a Nascent Soul powerhouse in the future,” someone fantasized. However, geniuses like Mu An were no longer within their reach.

“Yuyin, do you think that cultivator named Chang Ye is scared? He hasn’t come out yet, does that mean Sister Yuchen will stay in seclusion forever?”

Yan Yuyin had begun to feel dissatisfied with the cultivator named Chang Ye. Yuchen had fallen into such a difficult situation, yet Chang Ye seemed indifferent. Was he not a man? How could he be so unmoved? She remembered how she had applauded when Chang Ye wiped out that group of people from the Mu family, but now it seemed he was just a coward.

“Who knows about that guy? He doesn’t have an ounce of courage, not even the bravery to protect a woman. What makes him worthy of Sister Yuchen?”

Gu Yao and the others were completely unaware of what was happening in Jiangyun City. Surrounded by hordes of demon beasts, they either secluded themselves to cultivate or fought against the beasts. Their days passed joyfully, but the demon beasts around them kept wanting to relocate. Where did these troublemakers come from? They had to leave quickly.

The mountain they were currently residing on had originally been occupied by a Golden Core-level tiger. This tiger had scales on its limbs and seemed to have a mix of various bloodlines. Before the arrival of Gu Yao and the others, this “Tiger Brother” had been the local tyrant, which meant the spiritual energy of the mountain was incredibly rich. Naturally, it caught the attention of Chi Changye. Without using a sword, he fought with Tiger Brother for two whole days and nights using only his fists and kicks. In the end, Tiger Brother retreated, unwillingly surrendering the mountain.

Tiger Brother, of course, was not happy with his defeat. He wasn’t willing to just give up his cave. Once he recovered from his injuries, he came back to cause trouble for Chi Changye. As for the other three human cultivators, he didn’t even care about them—they were too weak, a breath could blow them away. It would be beneath him to bully them.

What he didn’t know was that he was the cheapest and most willingly offered sparring partner.

Although Tiger Brother’s strength steadily improved with each defeat, his opponent had become more unpredictable. Now, even when he took the initiative to challenge, it didn’t have much of an effect. Chi Changye impatiently kicked him away, and in the end, the tiger had to fight off another Golden Core-level demon beast and finally settled down. Now, it only occasionally climbed to the mountaintop on full moon nights to gaze at the moon, growling resentfully at the former mountain it had once occupied.

A flying bird with beautiful wings passed overhead. Tiger Brother roared a few times, startling the bird. In anger, the bird dropped a few fireballs down at him. Tiger Brother hurriedly put out the fire—burning his fur was not something he enjoyed. Honestly, he was just growling a little, and that blasted bird wanted to burn him alive. It was always trying to please some weak human cultivator, someone who could only make a few pills. Human cultivators were the most cunning.

Living halfway up the mountain, Gu Yao heard the pleasant chirping outside and immediately knew who had arrived. He quickly walked out of his temporary cave and saw the beautiful bird circling in the air before landing in front of him. The bird then transformed into a very beautiful woman. However, her expression carried a sharpness that made it clear she was not someone to be trifled with.

“Master Gu,” the woman greeted him politely, even more courteously than she had greeted Chi Changye. “This is our clan’s recent harvest. Master Gu, see how many pills we can exchange for this.”

Although Gu Yao’s presence in their demon cultivator territory was a mystery, it did not hinder Bai Qiuyan, the demon cultivator, from being pleased. Gu Yao was a highly skilled alchemist, and as long as they helped gather spirit herbs from this mountain range, he could exchange them for pills that were very suitable for demon beasts. Some of these pills were of the highest quality, and in human towns, their price could be ten times higher. So, Bai Qiuyan saw it as a win-win situation.

Bai Qiuyan handed over a storage bag, which Gu Yao accepted and inspected before tossing several jade bottles back to her. Bai Qiuyan happily received them, but when she saw Chi Changye walk out with a cold expression, she could not resist teasing, “Master Gu, why don’t you stay here with us? Whatever spirit herbs you need, we can help you get them. A cultivator like you, going to human cultivator settlements, will surely face envy from them, right? Didn’t you come this way because of that?”

Birds had much more information than land beasts. When Gu Yao and the others first entered the mountains, they had killed a group of cultivators, and the flying birds were aware of it. Many human cultivators had also entered the mountains to search for them, and Bai Qiuyan’s clan knew about it as well. However, they didn’t find it unusual, as those who had entered the mountains were no match for Gu Yao and the others. They didn’t even consider pursuing them.

“Don’t trouble yourself, Bai Daoist. We have our own path to follow. But someone like you, if you go to human settlements, it will be easy for them to pluck your feathers and make them into clothing,” Chi Changye responded unceremoniously.

Bai Qiuyan was not angered; instead, she laughed heartily. After laughing, she stopped provoking Chi Changye. She knew that Gu Yao and the others couldn’t stay too long, so she waved her hand and said, “I see that Master Gu is brimming with vitality and spirit. You should go into seclusion and focus on forming your Golden Core. I believe that soon, we’ll have another—no, perhaps three—Golden Core cultivators in this mountain range.” The other two human cultivators weren’t bad either.

“Thank you, Senior Bai, for your kind words. I do indeed need to enter seclusion, so I won’t be able to exchange pills with the friends in the mountains for a while.”

Gu Yao said with a gentle smile, but Bai Qiuyan’s expression froze as she saw Gu Yao and Chi Changye turn to walk back to the cave. Bai Qiuyan stomped her foot in regret. “Ah, I only wanted to provoke that bastard Chi Changye, who always targets our Golden Core demon cultivators. I never meant to anger Master Gu. Master Gu, please don’t leave so quickly! We still want to exchange more pills. Or, we can wait until you finish your seclusion and exchange them then.”

Gu Yao truly meant it when he said he would enter seclusion, and in fact, he had already fallen behind. Tian Feirong and the fatty boy had been in seclusion for a while, preparing to break through to the Golden Core stage. On the other hand, Gu Yao had spent more time on body refinement over the past six months than the two of them. It was precisely because of the two jade slips from Tianlin Continent that, without any deliberate preparation, he had reached the verge of forming his core and urgently needed to enter seclusion.