Transmigration: The Peerless Immortal Husband - Chapter 21

Gu Yao nodded obediently, like a well-behaved student, and said, “Alchemist ranks are divided into nine grades, with the lowest being a Ninth-grade Alchemist and the highest being a First-grade Alchemist.”

This was something the original body had read in the Gu Family’s Library Pavilion. However, people in Yuanyang Town wouldn’t use such terminology. The highest rank here was probably an Eighth-grade Alchemist, and it only existed in the Gu Family, held by the reclusive Ancestor who was in the Foundation Establishment stage. Therefore, cultivators here usually referred to alchemists as low-level, intermediate-level, and high-level, corresponding to the crafting of low-level, intermediate-level, and high-level pills, just as with talisman masters. High-level alchemists and high-level talisman masters were highly respected here.

Because of this, Gu Yao had thought that a First-grade Alchemist was a legendary existence.

But now Xu Chen told him that the highest level in this Pill Pavilion corresponded to a First-grade Alchemist, meaning there really were alchemists who could reach that height? Gu Yao felt a sense of longing.

“The bottom floor here is where the Ninth-grade Alchemist trials take place. There are alchemical texts and formulas needed to become a Ninth-grade Alchemist. Only by meeting the Pill Pavilion’s requirements can one go to the second floor. Outside the Pill Pavilion, there’s naturally a place where alchemists grow various spirit herbs, but you should have noticed by now, whether it’s the spiritual fields or spiritual springs, the spiritual energy is very thin. There are two ways to improve it.” Xu Chen, with his chin propped up, curled up in his chair, introduced, looking like a proud and lazy long-haired fox.

“One method is to use spirit pearls or spirit stones. What’s the other?” Gu Yao asked hopefully, hoping for a simpler method since spirit pearls and spirit stones were too costly to use.

“Spirit pearls? What are those things?” Xu Chen wrinkled his cute nose in disdain and said, “Even low-grade spirit stones are just passable. The second method is to hand over the pills you’ve refined to the Pill Pavilion. After absorbing the pills, the Pavilion will automatically transform them into spiritual energy that benefits the growth of spirit herbs. You can also use this spiritual energy for cultivation. Its effects are no worse than taking spirit pills, and it even generates less pill poison.”

If it weren’t for the Pill Pavilion’s amazing function, why would so many people fight over it, almost causing Xu Chen to lose his soul? Now, he could only hope the owner of this treasure would improve and ascend quickly to…

Xu Chen squinted at Gu Yao, his mood quite complicated. After all his hard work, the person benefiting in the end was Gu Yao? It made him feel reluctant. Back then, he had barely forced the treasure to acknowledge him as its master, but now, Gu Yao, with his poor cultivation and talent, had the treasure willingly acknowledge him. The disparity in treatment made Xu Chen feel… extremely sour.

He only remembered that when he self-destructed, the treasure broke into many pieces and scattered into the spatial rifts, unsure of where they had ended up. At the moment of nearly losing his soul, he had thrown his soul into the Pill Pavilion, and together with the Pavilion, they had ended up… in a secret realm. After waiting for ages, a cultivator finally entered the secret realm, and Xu Chen tried to find someone to take him out, but he didn’t want to be involved in a conspiracy. In the end, he had to use all his accumulated spiritual energy to break through the secret realm’s spatial constraints, which ultimately led to his complete collapse. In the end, the treasure ended up in Gu Yao’s hands, and this place seemed to be a very backward cultivation continent.

Xu Chen felt a strange sadness deep in his heart, as if he was regressing more and more.

Gu Yao rolled his eyes. The transformation of spiritual energy from pills? It seemed like spirit stones weren’t needed, but he wasn’t unaware that pills could be sold for spirit stones. What he didn’t know was which method would provide more spiritual energy: the energy transformed from pills or the energy derived from spirit stones. Of course, there was one thing that spirit stones couldn’t compare to: the spiritual energy transformed from pills could still be used for cultivation, reducing pill poison to a minimum. A treasure that made cultivators fight over it even at the cost of their lives… surely it was no ordinary thing.

It was rare to find someone to talk to, but as soon as Xu Chen saw Gu Yao’s petty attitude, he immediately became frustrated.

He remembered when he used to disdain even mid-grade spirit stones, only throwing in top-grade or even supreme-grade spirit stones. Now, it seemed like he didn’t even need low-grade spirit stones!

“Take your time thinking about it. I’ll head back upstairs. You can browse the alchemical texts and jade slips here. Remember, improve your alchemy skills as soon as possible. With your terrible talent, if you don’t work hard to improve your alchemy, using pills to cultivate, you might just perish one day.”

Xu Chen tossed the words over his shoulder before flying upstairs. As for which floor he was going to stay on, he didn’t need to tell Gu Yao. If he stayed down there any longer, Gu Yao would be the death of him first.

Once Xu Chen left, the entire bottom floor was fully exposed to Gu Yao. What thrilled Gu Yao the most were the rows of bookshelves, which held exactly the alchemical texts and jade slips he had been longing for. He couldn’t stop touching this one and looking at that one. After going through these alchemical books, his potion-making and alchemy skills were bound to reach heights that his previous life never could.

Gu Yao was so happy he almost went mad. What could be more wonderful than immersing oneself in the art of potion-making and alchemy?

Xu Chen looked down from upstairs, seeing Gu Yao grinning like a madman, and couldn’t help but laugh. This kid was so young but already had the obsession of an alchemy fanatic. Could it be that this was why the treasure had chosen him as its master?

Forget it, this problem has no solution. All he could say was that he had less of a connection with the treasure than Gu Yao did.

That evening, Gu Yao didn’t leave his room to go eat. Instead, he immersed himself in the sea of alchemical books. Just one volume of the spirit herb illustrated guide was far more comprehensive than anything the original had seen in the Gu Family. Gu Yao couldn’t help but wish he could gather every spirit herb listed and thoroughly scan each one with his spiritual power.

“No, it’s time for body training.” Gu Yao suddenly put down the book and reminded himself. The alchemical books were endless, but body training couldn’t be skipped for even a day. He stored the books back in the Pill Pavilion and stood up to leave. At that moment, his stomach growled. Well, looks like he’d have to fill his stomach first before he could begin his body training.