Transmigration: The Peerless Immortal Husband

“It worked!”

Seeing the pills formed in the furnace, Gu Yao was overjoyed. Nine ‘Yangyuan Pills’ came out in one batch. Just as he was about to form the sealing gesture to put the pills into a porcelain bottle, Xu Chen had already reached out, scooping up all the pills from the furnace and letting out a soft “Hmm.”

“Kid, you’re impressive! The first batch and you’ve already made a Supreme Quality pill.” Of course, Xu Chen didn’t think much of the ‘Yangyuan Pills’ ( Revival pill), since they were the lowest-tier pills. What surprised him, though, was that Gu Yao had made a Supreme Quality pill on his first try. His alchemy talent was truly astonishing. If he continued like this, he would surely astonish the entire cultivation world one day. Of course, that depended on whether Gu Yao could grow and mature first.

“Is this the Supreme Quality ‘Yangyuan Pill’? The book says that the pill poison in Supreme Quality pills is almost negligible, so if I use them for cultivation in the future, I shouldn’t have any major issues, right?” Gu Yao got up, snatched a ‘Yangyuan Pill’ from Xu Chen’s hand. Among the nine pills, three of them had extra pill patterns, which matched the description of a Supreme Quality ‘Yangyuan Pill’ from the book.

Gu Yao didn’t think his results were particularly amazing. Although it was his first time refining pills, he had laid a solid foundation before this. He had gone through all the basic alchemy books on the bookshelf.

In his past life, he had firmly remembered his master’s words: solidify the foundation, and you’ll be able to go farther in the future. So, he had spent a lot of time focusing on the basics initially, progressing much slower than other alchemists of the same level. Many people laughed at him for it, but he later left those people behind, and the further he went, the more he agreed with his master’s words. Higher-level knowledge was always built on a solid foundation.

With that, Gu Yao threw the ‘Yangyuan Pill’ into his mouth. A warm current surged into his body, turning into spiritual energy. Gu Yao quickly sat down in a meditative posture to absorb the pill’s effects. When he opened his eyes again, the joy in them deepened. Although his absorption speed had greatly increased after enhancing his spiritual root, it was still incomparable to cultivating with pills.

One pill was worth the results of half a month or even a month of cultivation. As long as he had enough ‘Yangyuan Pills’, breaking through from the third layer to the fourth layer wouldn’t be particularly difficult.

Xu Chen looked at him helplessly and said, “An alchemist can indeed rely on pills to cultivate, but it’s easy for a cultivator’s foundation to become unstable, and they might not survive the Tribulation.”

Of course, others wouldn’t be able to cultivate using Supreme Quality pills like Gu Yao, as the circumstances were different. But could Gu Yao guarantee that all the pills he made in the future would be of Supreme Quality?

He was very clear that, with Gu Yao’s current soul power and the soul refining technique he was practicing, refining even the lowest-tier ‘Yangyuan Pills’ was a breeze.

Gu Yao clenched his fist and said, “I understand, so I won’t slack off on body refining!”

The lessons from his past life were so clear and deep, he could never walk down the same path again.

Xu Chen was momentarily stunned. An alchemist refining their body? It sounded like the biggest joke he had ever heard. That wasn’t what he meant to say.

Never mind. Body refining had always been the most arduous task. Once Gu Yao tasted the hardships, it would be hard for him to persist. Persuading him now was pointless.

Gu Yao pressed on, using up all the materials for the ‘Yangyuan Pills’. The tricks he used during the process left Xu Chen speechless. Gu Yao combined pill refining methods with alchemy techniques, attempting to find a new way of refining pills. As a result, he ruined two batches, but on the next attempt, a batch of twelve pills was produced, and to Xu Chen’s astonishment, the majority were Supreme Quality pills. If Xu Chen had a physical body, his jaw would surely have dropped.

Gu Yao shook his head in regret, because he had run out of materials for ‘Yangyuan Pills’. Otherwise, he felt he could have made improvements, and perhaps, he would have been able to make an entire batch of Supreme Quality pills. Hearing this, Xu Chen was left speechless.

Gu Yao’s life became more regular again: practicing the ‘Star Body Technique’, refining pills, and cultivating. These days brought him so much joy that he was beginning to forget everything outside. If those people didn’t come looking for trouble, he might have been able to forget everything entirely.

Of course, Chi Changye could sense that Gu Yao was refining pills because of the unique fiery aura and medicinal fragrance that lingered around him. He was somewhat shocked by the speed of Gu Yao’s progress, but doubts also flashed through his mind.

He knew that Gu Yao had no access to the Gu family’s pill techniques, so where did he learn his alchemy knowledge and formulas? At this point, his thoughts aligned with the Gu family head’s suspicions, both of them pointing their doubts toward Gu Yao’s mysterious and presumed dead uncle. Perhaps it was something he had left behind.

The doubt flashed through his mind and was quickly set aside. It was, of course, a good thing that Gu Yao was progressing; there was no need to question the reasons behind it.

As he was thinking this, a familiar fragrance of pills rushed into Chi Changye’s nose. He turned around and indeed saw Gu Yao approaching, holding an open porcelain bottle in his hand. “Brother Ye, take a look and see if this ‘Yangyuan Pills’ helps you. Right now, I can only make this basic ‘Yangyuan Pills’. I don’t have the herbs for the mid-tier ones to practice with.”

This ‘Yangyuan Pills’ had no effect on Chi Changye at all. Otherwise, he would have asked Tian Feirong for help earlier. However, since it was Gu Yao who had made it and sent it over, Chi Changye took the bottle, used his spiritual sense to scan it, and immediately closed it. There were ten ‘Yangyuan Pills’ inside. This was not the key point. The key was that all ten pills were of Supreme Quality. Although they would not have any immediate effect on him, just like with the ‘Star Body Technique’, they could accumulate over time and eventually make a difference.

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(TN: ‘Yangyuan Pills’ (Revival pill): It’s a pill that boosts a cultivator’s vitality, energy, or life force, often used to enhance one’s cultivation or restore physical and spiritual strength)