Transmigration: The Peerless Immortal Husband

Tian Feirong and the little fatty were both stunned and speechless, never having encountered such a self-righteous and arrogant person before. How did the Yan family raise such a girl? Didn’t they notice any signs of this behavior in the past?

After the Yan family left, the atmosphere in the guest hall became somewhat awkward. The two of them snapped out of their daze and exchanged glances, both seeing the incredulity in each other’s eyes. Their survival instincts kicked in, and they quickly decided to make a hasty exit, leaving the space for Gu Yao and Chi Changye.

Once they were away from the guest hall, Tian Feirong exaggeratedly wiped his forehead as if wiping away nonexistent sweat. “Little fatty, what on earth was that? Back in our territory, there were people who admired them, but the most extreme ones even included people like Shi Yanyan, who openly stole others’ lovers. But today… what happened here? It’s truly hard to describe.”

Before the Shi family incident, Shi Yanyan had been arrogant and overbearing, but her thought process was completely different from that of Yan Yuyin. Shi Yanyan went after what she wanted and took it without caring whether you liked it or not. But Yan Yuyin had to be recognized and admired by the person she was after—otherwise, it was unforgivable in her eyes.

The little fatty shivered, running his hand over the goosebumps on his arm, and said, “Since it’s hard to explain, let’s not talk about it. This matter should be left for Brother Chi and Gu Yao to handle.”

Back in the guest hall, Tian Feirong and the little fatty left without even saying a word. Gu Yao was a bit taken aback. Feeling uneasy, he returned to his seat, took a sip of tea, and cleared his throat. The awkwardness couldn’t go on any longer. “Uh… Brother Ye, you’re not angry with what I said earlier, are you? Did it make me seem unsympathetic? Also, Brother Ye, you’re so popular everywhere you go, haha…” Gu Yao awkwardly chuckled, but when Chi Changye’s gaze fell on him, his awkward smile quickly faded.

Chi Changye sighed deeply. Gu Yao’s heart uncontrollably fluttered, and he found it difficult to look Chi Changye in the eye. “Xiao Yao…”

“Brother Ye,” Gu Yao noticed his voice was a bit dry. “Actually, I didn’t mean to interfere with your life…”

“But I’m happy to,” Chi Changye interrupted him.

Gu Yao blinked, his eyes wide open. Seeing Chi Changye’s expression, he couldn’t help but feel a little stunned. Chi Changye reached out and ruffled his hair, saying, “I’m happy for you to take care of me from head to toe, and not let anyone interfere between us.”

After saying that, Chi Changye left, leaving Gu Yao sitting there alone. It took him a while before he slapped his own face, feeling hot. Was that what he thought it meant? But… didn’t they agree it was all just an act? They had already left Yuanyang Town, so didn’t that agreement become null and void?

Were they… not just good brothers?

But would good brothers feel unhappy seeing each other being admired by women? Gu Yao snorted and felt like his head was about to steam.

“Nobody interfering between us…” That didn’t sound too bad.

At this rate, Gu Yao felt like he was about to roast. Could it be that Brother Ye really meant what he thought?

The Mu family was in a very bad mood, especially because the people sent by the Mu family couldn’t even get into the guest courtyard, while other visiting cultivators were allowed. This made the Mu family even angrier. The actions of those four clearly seemed to be deliberately antagonizing the Mu family, as if slapping them in the face.

It was just four Golden Core cultivators. Their young master was a direct disciple of a Nascent Soul powerhouse—one wave of his hand, and those four Golden Core cultivators could be annihilated.

The Mu family head said to his son, “It has been confirmed. The pills should have been refined by the Yao-named cultivator among the four. Now, the Lingyuan Pavilion refers to him as Master Yao. And I heard that Lingyuan Pavilion plans to add another type of pill to the original list, the Mid-grade Ziyuan Pill. It’s a pill that can increase the cultivation of Golden Core cultivators.”

This news had clearly been deliberately leaked by someone from Lingyuan Pavilion, but it couldn’t be denied that even the family’s elders were moved. They had passed down the message for the Mu family to do whatever it took to compete for it.

“Mid-grade Ziyuan Pill!” Mu An lowered his eyes and repeated those words. It wasn’t easy to get a Mid-grade Ziyuan Pill even in the Tailuo Sect, because it required a large amount of spirit stones or sect contributions to obtain. Though he had become a disciple of a Nascent Soul elder, those resources were not freely available to him. The best treatment he had received was a spiritual weapon gifted by his master after he reached the Golden Core stage. But now others could easily take out a Ziyuan Pill for auction.

For example, the Tianyuan Pill he had prepared to break through to the Golden Core stage was only a Mid-grade one, and that was because of his position as an inner disciple of the Tailuo Sect. As for the Mu family, they only had low-grade pills. Before this, Mu An never even dared to hope for a High-grade Tianyuan Pill.

“An’er, what do you think our Mu family should do?” The Mu family head asked with a troubled expression. The elder’s intention was to try and mend the relationship with those four, hoping to directly trade for some pills suitable for Golden Core cultivators. But the problem was, the Mu family had already offended them.

Among those four Golden Core cultivators, one was even a Seventh-grade Alchemist. If he had known this earlier, he would never have allowed the Mu family’s people to go and teach them a lesson. Had he known one was a Seventh-grade Alchemist, he wouldn’t have just sent an invitation. He would have sent someone personally with a proper gift. Now, almost every major force had sent gifts, but the Mu family was the only one consistently turned away.

“Father, why worry? With me in the Tailuo Sect, as long as we have spirit stones, is there any pill we can’t get? High-grade ones are hard to come by, but Mid-grade ones are still within reach. It just depends on whether the family is willing to spend a large amount of spirit stones.” Mu An said lightly, “Anyway, we should still go to the auction.”

Mu An believed that those four would attend the auction as well. He wanted to take the opportunity to get closer to them.

Although the Mu family head felt a bit regretful inside, he also thought that his son was right. With Mu An in the family, the Mu family was much more confident than other families. Those difficult-to-obtain pills and the rare Seventh-grade Alchemist could still be acquired as long as they were willing to pay the price. The real problem in this world was when you held a large amount of spirit stones but still couldn’t get access to a Seventh-grade Alchemist’s skills.

This time, the Mu family head rarely kept his other son, Mu Quan, at home, forbidding him from causing trouble. He knew Mu Quan’s temperament well. If he ran into those four, he would never back down. Whether the Golden Core cultivators would show any leniency.

After half a month of publicity, the auction was held as scheduled. Various forces had already filled the private rooms in the Lingyuan Pavilion auction hall. The main hall was packed with cultivators from all directions. They didn’t have the strength to compete for pills suitable for Golden Core and Core Formation cultivators, but the temptation of top-grade pills for Foundation Establishment cultivators was huge. After all, they were top-grade pills.

Many alchemists had even rushed from all corners of the continent. Some of them, having traveled from far away, arrived at Jiangyun City just in time for the auction. They hoped to get their hands on a few top-grade pills to study carefully, hoping to improve their alchemy skills by learning from them.

Top-grade pills were not unheard of on the Qianhao Continent, but they were extremely rare. Sometimes, even major sects wouldn’t allow such pills to circulate, instead consuming them internally.

Lingyuan Pavilion had also arranged a special VIP room for Gu Yao and his group. As they made their way there, Tian Feirong and the fatty boy walked ahead, exchanging glances. Gu Yao felt something was off.

Fatty boy: “Don’t meddle with it. We just need to watch.”

In reality, this was a classic case of the bystander seeing more clearly than those involved.

The four of them made their way to the VIP room through a special passage, guided by a dedicated attendant. Though they didn’t pass through the main entrance, their arrival still drew attention from the cultivators who had arrived early. People couldn’t help but admire them—such young talents, already at the Golden Core stage. The chances of them reaching the Nascent Soul stage were still very high.

Compared to Chi Changye, these cultivators were more eager to get close to Gu Yao, the Seventh-grade Alchemist. There were very few independent Seventh-grade alchemists, as most of them were cultivated by large sects or powerful families. After all, cultivating a Seventh-grade alchemist was not easy, and small sects couldn’t afford to provide the vast resources of spirit herbs required.

“What a young Seventh-grade alchemist! They must be from some major sect or family. Sects like Tailuo Sect or Changxian Sect surely don’t care much about such a person.”

“Not necessarily. Even among Seventh-grade alchemists, Master Yao’s alchemy skills are exceptional. He just formed his Golden Core, and he’s already able to refine top-grade Tianyuan Pill. How many Seventh-grade alchemists can do that?”

“Is it true that there will be Mid-grade Ziyuan Pill? Is the news accurate?”

“Better to believe it than not, no matter what, we have to compete for it.”

After the special attendant led Gu Yao and his group to the VIP room, he arranged for them to be served fine tea, spirit fruits, and exquisite snacks. He left someone outside to attend to their needs. Just as he was about to leave, the attendant came back and reported, “Young Master Mu An of the Mu family requests to meet with the four seniors.”

The attendant furrowed his brows. The Mu family had been acting too arrogantly. Master Yao and the others had clearly shown they didn’t want to meet anyone from the Mu family, yet Mu An was still so presumptuous as to come directly. He had instructed his people to block him, but Mu An had managed to push through anyway.

Everyone in the city knew who had assigned Hua Gu’s group previously, so how could the Mu family still have the face to show up now?

“Senior Chang, Master Yao, this…”

Gu Yao didn’t want to put the attendant in an awkward position. He smiled and said, “Since they’ve come, let them in. We should meet the outstanding disciples of Tailuo Sect.”

The attendant smiled slightly and agreed, then stepped out to invite them in. Compared to their actions, Master Yao and the others were much more generous than Mu An. Moreover, the way they spoke carried a hint of sarcasm. The so-called outstanding disciples of Tailuo Sect? They didn’t seem so impressive after all.

The attendant personally went out to invite the visitors in. Before long, Mu An entered the VIP room with several attendants, cupping his hands in greeting and smiling, “Mu An is being rude, arriving uninvited. I hope the four fellow Daoists can forgive me.”

The people who came with him were disciples of Tailuo Sect, and their gazes toward Gu Yao and the others carried a sense of scrutiny and some dissatisfaction. They had come to see who had the courage to disregard the direct disciple of Tailuo Sect’s Nascent Soul elder!