Transmigration: The Peerless Immortal Husband - Chapter 33

Two days later, Gu Yao looked at the liquid in the porcelain vial with delight. The silver liquid shimmered with sparkling points, looking both dazzling and mysterious. It was different from the potential-enhancing elixir he had made in his previous life, but with years of alchemy experience, he was sure that this potion was a great success.

Xu Chen’s eyes flickered with surprise. He had watched the entire process from beginning to end, and Gu Yao hadn’t shown any intention of hiding anything from him. He hadn’t expected that this was how one could refine an elixir.

The dual-element Wood and Fire inner core had taken Gu Yao a lot of time, but the result was different from what he had expected. It wasn’t just the essence of the inner core that had been refined; instead, it was an indescribable substance. However, after repeated refinement, he had a strong feeling that this was the purest essence of the inner core. Extracting it through alchemical techniques was no easy feat.

“What are the effects of this elixir? What’s it called?” Xu Chen asked curiously.

Gu Yao tilted his head and thought for a moment before replying, “It’s an improved version of the potential-enhancing elixir, designed to stimulate and enhance a person’s innate talent.”

Xu Chen’s gaze shifted, and he began to observe Gu Yao carefully. The effects of this elixir surprised him. Was this elixir something Gu Yao had used on himself?

Gu Yao, not hiding anything, revealed that his primary spiritual root was the Wood and Fire root.

“Are you trying to enhance your spiritual root? There is a type of pill in the cultivation world called the ‘Spirit Cleansing Pill’, which can eliminate excess spiritual roots. However, even if the recipe exists, it’s useless because the main spiritual herbs required for it have already gone extinct.”

Gu Yao’s eyes flickered for a moment, but quickly returned to normal. He shook his head and said, “The ‘Spirit Cleansing Pill’ is something I can research in the future, but for now, my abilities aren’t sufficient. As you know, senior, spiritual roots can be coarse or fine. The thicker the root, the stronger it is, and the greater the talent for cultivation. My Wood and Fire root is not much thicker than the other secondary roots, so I was wondering if I could enhance the strength and purity of my primary root.”

Xu Chen clicked his tongue in admiration. “What a brilliant idea! But are you sure it will succeed?”

How old is this kid? And he dares to do what even the masters of alchemy do?

A crazy look flashed in Gu Yao’s eyes. “Whether it succeeds or not, we’ll know once I try.”

Saying this, he poured the potion from the porcelain vial into his mouth and drank it all in one go, leaving Xu Chen no time to stop him. Xu Chen stood there, dumbfounded.

Xu Chen didn’t know if Gu Yao’s madness was for enhancing his own talent or simply to personally test the efficacy of the potion. Either way, it seemed rather terrifying.

What a little madman!

Suddenly, Gu Yao groaned and fell to the ground, clenching his teeth tightly. Xu Chen quickly moved him to an open area. It would be a lie to say that he wasn’t worried about Gu Yao’s condition. If Gu Yao ended up killing himself, who knew where this treasure would end up? Would the next cultivator be as simple as Gu Yao?

Xu Chen used his spiritual sense to observe the situation inside Gu Yao’s body and saw that the silver potion was wreaking havoc inside him. It was rapidly spreading through his muscles, blood, and even bones. The components of the potion were extremely aggressive, constantly tearing apart the original cells. This was the main cause of Gu Yao’s unbearable pain, but at the same time, another ingredient in the potion was easing this tearing sensation.

On the surface, the blood vessels under his skin were bulging, and small lumps of flesh were protruding from his muscles. The pain was excruciating, and Gu Yao screamed as he rolled on the ground. Occasionally, blood vessels would rupture, and blood would spill out. Fortunately, Xu Chen noticed that Gu Yao’s consciousness was still very clear, and he was relying on his own willpower to push through the ordeal.

After observing for a while, Xu Chen murmured, “So he really is trying to transform his body and constitution?”

Then, his eyes lit up. If this potion truly succeeded, it would cause a huge stir in the cultivation world. Even high-level cultivators would be greatly intrigued. It wouldn’t just be useful for low-level cultivators.

Of course, with his experience, Xu Chen could tell that the potion Gu Yao was currently refining would only be useful for low-level Qi Refining cultivators or people who had yet to begin their cultivation. As a cultivator’s cultivation level increases, it becomes much harder for this potion to break the balance within their body and induce transformation. However, the fact that Gu Yao was able to refine this potion meant that, with further refinement, he could potentially create higher-level transformation potions.

Xu Chen couldn’t help but focus a bit more on Gu Yao. If the kid truly had this kind of ability and continued to improve his own talent, there was no reason he couldn’t go further on the cultivation path. This could be advantageous for Xu Chen as well: “Kid, you need to put in more effort. Don’t give up halfway.”

Gu Yao opened his eyes slightly and weakly glared at Xu Chen, then quickly closed them again, focusing all his energy on resisting the intense pain in his body.

Xu Chen watched as Gu Yao became a bloodied mess, then noticed his breathing gradually returning to normal. When the transformation process was complete, Gu Yao lay limp on the ground, gasping for air. Despite his disheveled state, Gu Yao wore a relaxed smile.

Xu Chen immediately grabbed Gu Yao’s wrist and said, “Let me check your spiritual roots.”

After a moment, Xu Chen let out a soft “hmm,” because he found that Gu Yao’s spiritual roots had indeed changed. His Wood-Fire spiritual roots had clearly strengthened. He didn’t expect the kid to succeed: “Kid, is this the first time this potion has had an effect, or can it be taken continuously?”

Gu Yao lay on the ground, his voice weak as he replied, “This is the only time it will have an effect. But the potion can be upgraded. This time, I only used the inner core of a Level 1 high-tier beast. Maybe I can try the inner core of a Level 2 beast before reaching Foundation Establishment. But the recipe needs to be improved—after all, as my cultivation level increases, it will be harder to modify my body.”

Xu Chen sucked in a cold breath. If what Gu Yao said was true, with each level of transformation, what kind of freak would he end up becoming?

“Kid, aren’t you afraid that I’ll use this against you? You’re letting me know such a big secret?” Xu Chen asked curiously. Shouldn’t he be hiding something like this from him?

Gu Yao raised an eyebrow. “Senior, you don’t even have a physical body anymore. This potion wouldn’t have any effect on you.”

Xu Chen nearly vomited blood. This damn kid always knew how to hit his sore spots.

Gu Yao didn’t care about Xu Chen’s reaction. After his strength recovered a little, he got up, took a bottle of healing potion, and cleaned himself up. He decided to take some time to rest, so he picked up the Soul Refining Technique book that Xu Chen had recommended and began flipping through it. Xu Chen shook his head, thinking that the kid never wasted a moment.

Gu Yao finally came out, and when Chi Changye saw him, he secretly sighed with relief but didn’t ask what Gu Yao had been doing the past few days.

As usual, Gu Yao practiced the Star Body Technique with Chi Changye in the morning and evening.

A few days later, Gu Yao felt that his body had fully recovered. Without any spiritual root-testing tools, he decided to check the effects of the potion by observing how much spiritual energy he could absorb. After sensing a significant increase in the amount of spiritual energy he could absorb, Gu Yao was overjoyed.

If we measured the amount of spiritual energy a Heavenly Spiritual Root could absorb in one breath as one thousand units, Gu Yao previously could only absorb less than fifty units, and that was after clearing out the impurities in his body. After taking the potential-enhancing potion, the amount he could absorb in one breath increased to nearly one hundred units, effectively doubling his cultivation speed. Although he was still far from reaching the level of a Heavenly Spiritual Root, this signified that Gu Yao now had infinite potential to move closer to that goal.