Transmigration: The Peerless Immortal Husband

“Brother Tian,” Gu Yao looked at Tian Feirong seriously, guessing that Tian might only have a partial understanding of his situation. “I think your talent should be better than what you’ve shown. The reason your cultivation hasn’t improved is because your body has been drugged. Your body is like a sieve, unable to retain spiritual energy.”

Little Fatty looked at Tian Feirong with a mixture of shock and sympathy. Who would be so cruel as to ruin Tian Feirong’s future? Having spent a few days with the Tian family in Shifang City, Little Fatty thought they were a warm and harmonious family.

Tian Feirong’s expression froze, his body stiffened. When he spoke again, his voice trembled, “Really? I’ve really been drugged?”

“Yes,” Gu Yao said, fully believing in Xu Chen’s words. “So, Brother Tian, would you like to remove the drug and improve your talent? Think about how long it’s been since your cultivation has progressed.”

Tian Feirong clenched his fists, his eyes reddening. “Gu Yao, do you know the antidote? Can you make the antidote? I… I…” When he truly understood the answer, he felt a bit lost inside, unsure of how to face the situation.

Gu Yao patted his shoulder and said, “Brother Tian, take some time to think about it. Whatever you decide, I’ll support you. If you want the antidote, once the materials are ready, I can make it for you right away.”

“Okay.” The word escaped his lips, and Tian Feirong seemed to lose all his strength. He lowered his head in despair and turned to go back to his room.

Little Fatty stared in shock, having never seen Tian Feirong so devastated. So, was it someone he trusted who poisoned him? Just as Little Fatty was about to ask Gu Yao if he knew anything, he saw Gu Yao staring at him with burning eyes, making him feel uneasy.

“Gu Yao, what are you staring at me for? I haven’t been drugged by anyone!” Little Fatty instinctively took a few steps back, wrapping himself into a ball. With his grandfather’s status, who would dare to poison him under his very nose? Unless they wanted to die.

Gu Yao chuckled. Even if Little Fatty had been drugged, he wouldn’t be able to tell. Tian Feirong’s situation was only discovered thanks to Senior Xu Chen. He waved his hand and said, “I know. I just wanted to ask—do you want to improve your talent and speed up your cultivation?”

Little Fatty was once again stunned and looked at Gu Yao with a strange expression. “Are you out of your mind? Anything that can improve one’s talent is a rare treasure. If it was that easy to get, I… I would have taken it long ago.”

His grandfather had thought about enhancing his talent, but after years of searching, he hadn’t found many useful things. All he could do was give Little Fatty a lot of pills and warn him not to rely on them too much, or else his foundation would become unstable.

Chi Changye stopped Gu Yao from speaking further with a glance, then coldly looked at Little Fatty. “There are many extraordinary people in the world. Body modification and talent enhancement are not limited to just one path. Gu Yao has been fortunate enough to have a famous teacher since childhood, though no one else knows. Right now, he has a potion that can improve the purity of a spiritual root. Whether it works can be tested using a magical tool, but if you want to take it, you must first swear an oath to resist the temptation of your inner demons. No one can know about it, not even your closest relatives, without Gu Yao’s permission.”

Gu Yao looked at Chi Changye gratefully. He had been planning to do the same, but it seemed Chi Changye had already taken the lead in playing the bad guy.

Xu Chen was tumbling inside the space. So this “famous teacher” Chi Changye was talking about was probably him, right? When did he become Gu Yao’s master? And how did Chi Changye know about his existence? He immediately asked Gu Yao.

Gu Yao was taken aback. He hadn’t expected Senior Xu to be listening to the conversation outside. He quickly replied, “Brother Ye doesn’t know, and I can’t explain Senior Xu’s identity and background.” Saying that would expose all the secrets.

“So, does that mean this kid is just a lucky fool? Ugh! I’m not that fool!” Realizing he’d misspoken, Xu Chen’s soul tumbled even more violently.

Gu Yao smirked. He had known that Senior Xu was two-faced. Often, his words came out without thinking, which didn’t fit his usual high-ranking, wise persona.

But then Gu Yao froze again. What did Senior Xu mean by that? Was he admitting to being his master now? Or did Senior Xu not even realize the ambiguity in his words?

But when Senior Xu didn’t say anything further, Gu Yao decided to put the matter aside for now.

Little Fatty rubbed his ears and looked at Gu Yao in disbelief, asking for confirmation: “Is all of this really true?”

Gu Yao nodded and replied, “My talent used to be terrible, but in the six months since I left the Gu family, my cultivation has increased by three levels. Although I’ve had the help of medicinal pills, my talent has also improved to some extent. However, you’ll need to gather some materials yourself. Also, taking the potion is painful, and you can’t allow yourself to pass out; otherwise, all your efforts will be wasted.”

Little Fatty’s eyes lit up, astonished. There really is such a potion?! He could improve his own talent?!

Gu Yao, seeing that Little Fatty wasn’t quite as excited as he expected, added, “This is just for now. Once my cultivation increases by a few more levels, it should be possible to further enhance the effect. As for whether there’s a limit, I’m not sure. Of course, I should also say, I can’t wash away the original spiritual roots. Whatever spiritual roots you had before, those are still the ones you’ll have.”

Little Fatty was so excited his face turned red. The Tianfu Academy had a way of quantifying the size of spiritual roots with numbers, so there was no doubt that he knew how much these numbers affected a cultivator’s potential. In other words, Gu Yao had a potion that could continuously improve those numbers. Even if it was just a tiny bit of improvement, he would be willing to take the risk.

“I’m willing! No matter how painful, I can stick with it!”

“Swear the Oath of the Heart Demon!” Chi Changye reminded him.

The words were like a bucket of cold water poured over Little Fatty’s head. His face contorted, realizing that to swear the Heart Demon Oath, his identity could no longer be kept a secret. And his previous suspicion that he might be taking the fall for Gu Yao made him unsure how to face Gu Yao with his real identity.

Gu Yao smiled, “Do you need some time to think about it?”

“No!” Little Fatty immediately rejected the idea, but after a while of fidgeting in place, he finally muttered in a voice as soft as a mosquito’s buzz, “Actually, I… I am…”

“You’re the grandson of the Hu Valley Master from Shifang City, Hu Weicai?” Gu Yao teased.

“Ah! You know?” Little Fatty exclaimed.

Gu Yao chuckled, “I guessed it. Your timing was just too perfect, and when we mentioned Hu Valley Master and saw your strange reaction, Brother Ye and I guessed you might be related.”

Little Fatty covered his face in embarrassment. How humiliating! He hadn’t expected others to have already figured out his identity. He had thought he had done a great job of hiding, secretly blending in at Tianfu Academy, where no one could find him.

Little Fatty peeked through his fingers. Not only did Gu Yao have a teasing look in his eyes, but Chi Changye’s expression also softened, and they both turned to look at him.

There was no point in trying to hide it; it was like covering one’s ears while stealing a bell—completely useless. Resigned, Little Fatty dropped his hands and solemnly swore the Heart Demon Oath under the name of Hu Weicai, promising not to reveal the secret. If he were to break the oath, a heart demon would block his cultivation, rendering him unable to progress.

The moment the oath was made, both Little Fatty and Gu Yao felt an invisible binding force descend upon them. This sensation gave Little Fatty a sense of relief, while Gu Yao was filled with curiosity. In the interstellar world of his past life, such phenomena never occurred. It further confirmed to him that this life and his previous one were two entirely different worlds, with the laws of heaven here imposing strict constraints on cultivators.

Gu Yao silently reminded himself never to make promises lightly. Once a promise was made, it must be fulfilled at all costs.

This divine restriction, however, eased his worries about helping Little Fatty.

Gu Yao made a list of materials. For items they already had, he didn’t include them, only listing those that were essential. He especially took into account Little Fatty’s primary spiritual root—earth spiritual root—leading to significant changes in the potion’s required ingredients. Most critically, they needed an earth-element core.

When Little Fatty glanced at the list, he noticed that the most expensive item was the core. The rest weren’t worth many spirit stones. He had his doubts but was more filled with anticipation. At the same time, Gu Yao handed him another list, casting a glance toward Tian Feirong’s room. Little Fatty immediately understood what those materials were for. Without hesitation, he took the list and went off to collect them.

He was sure of one thing: Tian Feirong would eventually agree to take the antidote. Who wouldn’t want to one day trample those who had humiliated them underfoot?

When Little Fatty returned with all the materials, Tian Feirong had already come out of his room. His eyes were red, but his expression was firm, showing no trace of regret.

“Don’t worry, Brother Tian. Your antidote will be prepared alongside Little Fatty’s enhancement potion. You’ll benefit from the enhancement potion too. As for what it does, you can ask Little Fatty,” Gu Yao said, deliberately leaving Little Fatty’s true identity unrevealed. Whether to disclose it or not was entirely up to Little Fatty.

With that, Gu Yao went into the alchemy room to start refining the medicines. Among the two sets of materials, the antidote was significantly more expensive. Some of the materials couldn’t even be found in Yuanyang Town. Fortunately, while in Shifang City, Gu Yao had coincidentally come across two rare ingredients and bought them on instinct. Now, they were proving useful.

Outside, Tian Feirong had just come to terms with a difficult truth. He then learned from Little Fatty about the enhancement potion and its effects, leaving him wide-mouthed and incredulous. Little Fatty finally felt like he had found an ally. Patting Tian Feirong on the shoulder, he said, “I couldn’t believe it either, but once we take the potion, we’ll see the results. Just for this, I bought a testing artifact beforehand. It cost me a lot of spirit stones. Let me tell you, you’ll owe me for those spirit stones in the future!”

Tian Feirong nodded blankly, trusting Gu Yao even more than Little Fatty did. If Gu Yao said something, it would undoubtedly come true. This trust turned into a growing sense of joy, which eventually manifested as a broad smile fixed on his face.

After an entire night, Gu Yao emerged from the alchemy room. Tian Feirong and Little Fatty had been waiting outside the whole time, not even sleeping. Meanwhile, Chi Changye stuck to his usual schedule, behaving as though the other two didn’t exist.