Transmigration: The Peerless Immortal Husband

Not long after, an angry shouting voice came from below: “You damn beast—!”

The voice quickly faded, accompanied by the sound of wind. Soon after, the kitten shot up from below, baring its teeth at Gu Yao and the others. It was clear that the kitten had just attacked Di Feng and knocked him down. The “damn beast” being cursed by Di Feng was the kitten, which had made it angry, prompting it to return for some comfort.

Gu Yao comforted the kitten for a while, and it soon regained its energetic self, wandering around. Chi Changye didn’t let his guard down, though. Di Feng, as a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, had a much higher chance of surviving here than others. He must have some way of protecting himself. However, it was better to get rid of him first to prevent him from creating more unpleasant trouble for them.

By the end of the first day, they had made their way down the cliff, but the further down they went, the stronger the wind became, and the stronger the restriction on their spiritual power. In the end, they were entirely relying on their physical strength to climb. There were also small whirlwinds forming inside the cliff space, and they saw a cultivator being sucked into one. Fortunately, the cultivator had proper defense measures in place, with a rope made of steel tied to him. His companions desperately pulled him out, but his robes were torn by the whirlwind, exposing his skin, which was covered in scars.

At least the first day was not without gains. The cliff’s stone walls were home to some strange plants, and the further down they went, the more valuable the plants they collected. They picked every plant they came across, and the kitten also brought back a large bundle of plants from who knows where.

Taking a break along the way, they all felt something unbelievable.

“I didn’t expect to feel sore in my body after cultivating. Before, that kind of fatigue was caused by exhaustion of spiritual power and mental fatigue.”

“Yeah, my dantian is still full of spiritual power, but I can’t use it. Climbing is making my arms sore.”

Chi Changye also found this quite interesting. He said, “Maybe this will help us temper our bodies. I think some body-refining cultivators might have stayed here.” He had noticed a few cultivators with particularly vigorous blood energy earlier in the crowd, and it seemed those cultivators were not specifically body-refiners but still placed a heavy emphasis on physical training.

“Now that you mention it, you’re right. Haha, I hope this suffering wasn’t for nothing,” Tian Feirong said, trying to find some humor in the situation.

During their rest, they took out a type of medicinal pill called “Yi Jing Pill” that they had purchased at Hei Feng Town. Most of the ingredients for this pill came from the Hei Feng Cliff. After taking it, they clearly felt a surge of heat rising within them, quickly spreading to every corner of their bodies. The soreness and fatigue in their muscles gradually faded away.

The four of them had come for tempering, so they treated this place as a trial ground. With the kitten on guard, they boldly explored the mountain walls, stopping to take the Yi Jing Pill whenever they were exhausted. The benefits were very noticeable. When they encountered a tornado, the wind was much stronger than the one they’d faced before, but Chi Changye simply used a dagger to stabilize his body, remaining unscathed despite the strong winds. He even pulled Gu Yao and the others back to safety.

Compared to the cultivator who had been torn and injured by the tornado earlier, Gu Yao and the others were in much better condition.

By the end of the second day, they hardly encountered any other cultivators. The further down they went, the fewer cultivators were able to reach those depths, and the stronger the black wind became. No one knew where this black wind came from, and no one could probe the depths of the Hei Feng Cliff.

“Brother Ye, let’s find a place to rest. We’ll explore further tomorrow,” Gu Yao said, beads of sweat on his forehead, his face flushed and exhausted.

“Mm, it’s time to rest,” Chi Changye said. He hadn’t forgotten that they still had an enemy hidden in the dark, so even though they still had some energy, they didn’t continue down. “I’ll find a place.”

Sometimes they would come across a crevice in the mountain wall, large enough to accommodate a few people. These were the best resting places in the Hei Feng Cliff because they didn’t have to worry about falling. Chi Changye was searching for such a place. It was hard to carve one out by themselves because the rocks here were incredibly hard.

The four of them searched, and Gu Yao glanced back. Suddenly, his eyes widened in shock. “Not good, there’s a tornado coming from behind! Hurry, let’s get out of here!”

The tornado brewing behind them was much stronger than the previous ones. Just looking at the violent storm was enough to tell. Gu Yao urged them in a hurry, and no one doubted him. They didn’t even turn around. As soon as Gu Yao spoke, they all immediately and skillfully started to retreat, the ropes tying the four of them together.

Chi Changye acted the fastest, so in no time, he was pulling the other three up the cliff. Those who couldn’t keep up had their skin scraped by the rocks, but no one had time to care. The wind from behind was pulling them relentlessly, trying to drag them into the eye of the storm. The force of the wind was so strong that even the skin on their hands began to deform, let alone their hair.

“Kitten!” Gu Yao called out in his mind.

“Meow meow!” The kitten suddenly appeared from somewhere and started fighting the tornado. With the kitten helping, the pressure on them eased a little, but it was not a time to relax. Taking advantage of the opening the kitten had created, Chi Changye finally spotted a crevice in the rocks. With a hard push, all four of them tumbled into the crevice, and the kitten followed behind. The tornado was so powerful that even it couldn’t bear it, and it would have been injured if it had been caught.

However, when it followed in, it found that its master and several others had rolled all the way down. They had unintentionally stumbled into a crack. The depth of this crack was impossible to gauge, and such cracks were rare in Hei Feng Cliff. Whenever one appeared, it would definitely cause a stir, because it was said that the place where a Nascent Soul ascended might very well be located in such a place.

Gu Yao crashed into someone’s arms, coming to a stop. The person who caught him let out a muffled grunt, the impact clearly not small. Behind him, Tian Feirong and the fatty boy collided one after another. Gu Yao also let out a groan.

The group tumbled together, somewhat dazed and slow to react. The kitten jumped onto Gu Yao’s head, meowing to show how hard it had worked.

“Stop making noise, let’s see where we are now,” Gu Yao said, grabbing the kitten to quiet it for a moment. He took out a glowing stone to illuminate their surroundings, but immediately noticed Chi Changye’s face looked off. “Brother Ye, are you alright? Did you get hurt?”

The light allowed Gu Yao to see clearly—Chi Changye had been hit by a protruding stone column from behind. Gu Yao quickly rushed to check his back. Chi Changye, using Gu Yao for support, struggled to sit up and waved his hand. “I’m fine, just some abrasions, nothing serious.”

Still, Gu Yao insisted on checking. It wasn’t even necessary to pull his clothes off, as Chi Changye’s outer robe had already torn open, mingling with the blood that was flowing out. The sight made Gu Yao feel uncomfortable. He quickly took out some medicine and applied it to the wounds, then gave Chi Changye a healing pill before helping him change into fresh clothes.

Tian Feirong and the fatty boy helped each other up, standing together. They exchanged glances, realizing there had been noticeable progress between Gu Yao and Chi Changye. It no longer felt like there was an invisible barrier between them, unlike before when it felt like there was an unspoken distance, leaving people anxious.

The healing ointment they used was something they had bought at Hei Feng Town. It was very effective for treating such wounds. Before long, Chi Changye felt his back itching as the scabs began to fall off. “Let’s go, let’s see what this place really is. You guys stay alert.”

“Don’t worry, Brother Ye, we’ll be careful,” Tian Feirong and the fatty boy quickly replied.

Chi Changye continued leading the way, holding the glowing stone in one hand and tightly gripping Gu Yao in the other.

The crack they had fallen into was much larger than the previous stone crevices they had encountered. It seemed to be naturally formed, or perhaps a powerful cultivator had cleaved the mountain in two. Although their spiritual power was still restricted in this environment and remained confined in their dantian, there were no tornadoes here, making the situation far more manageable than outside.

On both sides of the crack, many strange plants were growing, some of which seemed quite old, indicating that no one had come to collect them for years. The four of them occasionally stopped to harvest some.

“Wait, there’s a Black Jue flower here. I’ll go pick it,” Gu Yao said with delight, spotting a black flower growing on the stone wall. This plant required many years to bloom and was used to refine a pill beneficial for the soul. He quickly took out a jade box and walked over to harvest it.

Just as his hand touched the Black Jue flower, the kitten suddenly let out a piercing scream. Chi Changye quickly lunged forward, grabbing Gu Yao and rolling away. When he looked back, he saw that the kitten’s claws were gripping something, and they hadn’t noticed it before. Not only Tian Feirong and the fatty boy, but even Chi Changye was left with a lingering fear.

Gu Yao felt a cold sweat break out on his back. He hurriedly scrambled to his feet, only to see the kitten pressing one of its claws onto something, and that thing was desperately twisting, trying to escape. “What is this thing? How could we not even sense it with our spiritual awareness?”

The spiritual awareness, like their spiritual power, was restricted here, but they could still use it, though the range was greatly reduced. Gu Yao had a unique ability with his spiritual awareness and had always kept it open to monitor their surroundings, yet he hadn’t sensed the danger that had just occurred.

Chi Changye reached over, and with a swift motion, the struggling creature stopped moving. However, from its severed body, a blue liquid began to flow. Gu Yao, seeing this, quickly rushed over to collect the liquid, but some was wasted as it seeped into the stone, making it impossible to extract.

“What is this?” the fatty boy and the others also came over, curious.

“This is… the Dragon Gua Worm? Is this blue liquid its blood?” Chi Changye, recalling something, finally remembered, though he was slower to react than Gu Yao due to his lack of alchemy knowledge and because the creature was so rare.

“That’s right, it’s the Dragon Gua Worm and its Dragon Gua Blood. I didn’t expect the Dragon Gua Worm to live in a place like this. This Dragon Gua Blood can be used to refine a special pill,” Gu Yao said excitedly. Although they had encountered considerable danger, the benefits were significant. He quickly called out to Xu Chen in his space to inform him about the Dragon Gua Blood.

This was something he had read about in the books on the third floor of the Pill Pavilion when he entered the Golden Core stage. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to recognize it.