Transmigration: The Peerless Immortal Husband - Chapter 15

In Gu Yao’s room, the table and floor were scattered with bottles, jars, and various medicinal herbs. The bed was pushed to one corner, looking quite pitiful. However, Gu Yao’s attention was fully focused on refining the herbs. He paid no mind to his environment. In his past life, he was never one to enjoy comforts and much preferred spending his days immersed in the alchemy room.

The medicinal liquid in the vessel finally blended perfectly. Gu Yao withdrew his nearly exhausted spiritual energy. Though his face was pale, his brows relaxed as he poured the pale blue medicine into a nearby porcelain bottle, a smile appearing on his face.

After several days of experimenting, he had finally refined the purification medicine used in the cultivation world. In the Interstellar Alliance, this medicine was used to remove toxins left by the insect race in soldiers’ bodies. Now, it was being used to regulate the chaotic energy within his body and to clear the various substances he had ingested. With these impurities inside him, it would be even harder for someone with poor natural aptitude like his original body to cultivate.

Raising his head, he poured the medicine into his mouth and quickly crossed his legs, focusing on his body’s condition.

The night passed, and the next morning, Chi Changye, who had finished his cultivation, walked out of the room. Although this method of healing internal injuries was slow, it was currently the only available option. Over time, it would make progress, and perhaps in the future, when they left this place, they could purchase appropriate healing pills.

As the sky began to brighten, and the usually empty yard showed no sign of Gu Yao, he was now stretching his body and performing strange movements. Chi Changye didn’t interrupt but stood by and watched. Gradually, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes. Was this the method used by body cultivators for body refining?

He could see that the movements Gu Yao made caused the surrounding spiritual energy to flow into his body. This spiritual energy was likely meant to temper his body. Different movements directed the energy to different parts of his body.

He could tell that the movements went from simple to complex, with the actions becoming increasingly difficult as they progressed. Gu Yao completed the entire series of movements three times before stopping. The spiritual energy gathered around him quickly dissipated.

“Xiao Yao, are you practicing body refining?”

“Brother Ye, are you sure this will have the effect of body refining?” Originally, Chi Changye was worried that his question might be a taboo, but to his surprise, Gu Yao’s eyes lit up as he looked at him.

Chi Changye nodded. “I noticed that the movements you make are drawing in spiritual energy to refine your body. If you continue doing this over time, it will definitely have a body refining effect.”

“Haha, that’s great! I’ll try it and see if it can improve my physical fitness. I didn’t expect it to actually work, haha…” Gu Yao laughed proudly, with beads of sweat on his forehead sparkling in the morning light, looking full of vitality.

Gu Yao was extremely happy. After a night passed, the detoxifying medicine had indeed worked very well. His physical condition had improved significantly, and he believed that after taking a few more doses, his body would be fully cleansed. At that point, he began thinking about his cultivation problems. In his previous life, his physical constitution had been so poor that he almost didn’t live long. Even if he survived, he had no power to resist in front of killers and was at their mercy.

So, just before his death, a wish flashed through his mind: if he had another chance, he would do everything he could to build a strong, resilient body. Anyone who dared to bully his fragile body, he would strike them dead with one punch.

He had suffered so much in his previous life. Although he wouldn’t face the same torment this time, it seemed that strengthening his body had become an obsession. While refining medicine, this thought could no longer be suppressed.

Gu Yao naturally knew from his memories that cultivators’ physical constitution improves with their cultivation level, and there are also specialized body cultivators. Unfortunately, the former takes time, and the latter—body refining techniques—he currently couldn’t obtain. So, after much thought, he remembered the body techniques used in the Interstellar Alliance.

These body techniques range from level one to ten. When practiced to a certain level, they can draw on the power of the stars to temper the body and develop its potential, hence the name “Star Body Techniques”. Several powerful figures in the history of the Interstellar Alliance had cultivated the Star Body Technique to its peak, breaking through the limits of genetic potential.

In his previous life, Gu Yao had also considered using the Star Body Technique. Although ordinary people could only access the first three levels, as a senior alchemist, he later realized that acquiring the full set of techniques wasn’t difficult. Unfortunately, he couldn’t even complete the exercises of the first three levels, as his physical constitution couldn’t withstand the intensity of the body techniques.

Since the method of refining medicine using spiritual energy worked here, could the Star Body Technique also be effective? Thinking about this, Gu Yao immediately became excited. He began practicing in the courtyard. Indeed, this body was much stronger than the one in his previous life. For the first time, he was able to complete the first two levels of the technique. Although his body was extremely fatigued, there seemed to be a flow of warmth in his muscles, soothing and easing the previous soreness.

It turned out that he hadn’t drawn on the power of the stars but had instead drawn in spiritual energy. Gu Yao still trusted Chi Changye’s judgment.

He laughed for a while before realizing that Chi Changye was still standing aside. His actions seemed a bit silly. He quickly stopped and said, “This is the Star Body Technique. What I just did were the first two levels of the movements. Do you think they help with your internal injuries? I obtained this technique by accident, and it has nothing to do with the Gu family.”

Remembering that this place valued inheritance, he added that if others found it useful, he didn’t mind them taking it, since in the Interstellar Alliance, body techniques were public. Those who contributed to the Alliance could eventually view the later levels.

Chi Changye, who had originally planned to decline, saw the bright, open expression in Gu Yao’s eyes. For some reason, he nodded. “Alright.” Realizing what he had said, he didn’t regret it, adding, “Body refining techniques all have corresponding mental methods. What’s your Star Body Technique?”

“No, it only has movements. As you progress, the difficulty of the movements increases, and it’s a technique that aims to develop the body to its maximum potential,” Gu Yao explained.

“I see, then I’ll give it a try.”

Having once been at the Golden Core stage, Chi Changye’s physical constitution was of course far superior to Gu Yao’s. So, imitating the movements he had seen earlier wasn’t difficult. Gu Yao watched as he completed the two levels of movements without even breaking a sweat. A hint of jealousy rose in his heart. How could people be so different from one another?

Seeing Chi Changye perform the movements flawlessly without needing correction, Gu Yao was convinced of his strong learning ability. Clearly, he belonged to the type of person who was naturally gifted. Gu Yao left him to practice and went to prepare breakfast.

When Chi Changye came back to his senses, he realized that an entire hour had passed without him noticing. He could feel the flow of spiritual energy within his body more keenly than Gu Yao could. Although his physical strength prevented the spiritual energy from fully refining his body, after an hour, he could clearly sense the energy seeping into his body, providing some recovery to his severely damaged meridians. The effect was better than a month of his own meditative cultivation.

“Thank you, Xiao Yao, this is helpful,” Chi Changye said as he found Gu Yao.

“I’m glad it’s useful. I’ll draw the next set of movements for you later and see if they help, Brother Ye,” Gu Yao replied, happily.

“Alright,” Chi Changye said, unable to refuse. After all, no one desired to recover from their injuries more than he did. Even if he couldn’t completely heal, regaining the ability to draw upon spiritual energy at the Foundation Establishment stage—or even at the higher stages of Qi Refining—would be enough. He no longer wanted to be in the helpless position he had been in before, watching as others subdued him, drugged him, and treated him worse than an animal.

Gu Yao took some time to draw out the movements for the next eight levels of the technique. After Chi Changye looked through them, he was deeply impressed. He hadn’t expected that something so useful could come from such a remote, backward place. Based on his estimation, the tenth level of this body technique would still be effective for Golden Core cultivators, which made it far superior to many body refining methods that used extreme techniques.

So, Chi Changye began dedicating as much time as possible to practicing the Star Body Technique. To his delight, he discovered that practicing the technique at night attracted the moonlight’s power, which further enhanced the healing effects. He shared this result with Gu Yao, and it seemed that the Star Body Technique truly lived up to its name, capable of drawing upon the power of the stars.

A few days later, after Gu Yao used the detoxifying medicine to completely cleanse his body of foreign substances, and thanks to his previous accumulation and the practice of the Star Body Technique, his cultivation advanced smoothly to the third level of Qi Refining. The increase in strength greatly boosted his mood.

In addition to the external injury treatment medicine, Gu Yao also prepared a medicine for internal injuries. After Chi Changye personally tested it, it showed some effect, suitable for cultivators in the early stages of Qi Refining. Once the two types of medicinal concoctions were ready, Gu Yao handed them all over to Tian Feirong for handling. Gu Yao had no intention of making an appearance himself; as long as Tian Feirong paid him enough silver or spiritual pearls, even if the medicines were not sold at the market, he had no objections.

He was well aware that these three types of medicine were only effective for cultivators at the early stages, meaning those at the first to third levels of Qi Refining. Beyond that, their effectiveness would diminish. For example, the medicine for treating internal injuries was less effective for Chi Changye compared to practicing the Star Body Technique at night under the influence of the moonlight. Therefore, strength was the key. Only by improving his own strength and being able to create better medicines or refine better pills could he elevate his status.

These three types of medicines brought significant surprises to the Tian family. Every family needed lower-tier cultivators, so they collected a large amount of spiritual herbs, which Tian Feirong sent to the small courtyard where Gu Yao lived. After keeping a portion for themselves, they began selling the rest in their store. In Yuanyang Town, there were many low-level cultivators. Many cultivators with no background risked leaving the town to gather spiritual herbs or hunt demon beasts to acquire resources for their cultivation. Getting injured was a common occurrence. In the past, the Gu family controlled most of the pill business, and even though the Gu family was unpopular, most cultivators still didn’t want to offend them.

Because of the ongoing disputes within the Gu family over the Changxian Gate token, the family head had little time to pay attention to external matters. Therefore, when the Tian family’s medicines began to gain a reputation among the cultivators in Yuanyang Town, the family head of the Gu family hurriedly summoned the family steward to inquire about the situation.

“What’s going on here? Why didn’t you inform me earlier? Now it’s spreading outside that the Tian family’s medicines are more effective than our Gu family’s pills, and their prices are lower!” The family head of the Gu family was enraged.