Transmigration: The Peerless Immortal Husband - Chapter 35

“You…”

Chi Changye’s eyes flashed, and he was about to say something when a knock came at the door. “Brother Chi, Gu Yao, open the door! It’s me, Tian Feirong.”

Chi Changye quickly stored the porcelain bottle into his storage bag. This wasn’t the time for conversation, so he decided to let Tian Feirong in first. They could talk later when no one else was around.

“Oh, Gu Yao is here too. It’s really hard to see you now. Every time I come, you’re always in your room cultivating,” Tian Feirong said with surprise.

“I come out eventually,” Gu Yao replied with a smile. “But when that happens, what’s Brother Tian up to?”

Tian Feirong awkwardly scratched his nose and quickly moved past the topic. “By the way, I came to tell you something. You two haven’t been out, so you probably haven’t heard the news that’s been spreading outside.”

“What news?” Gu Yao was still interested in gossip when he had some free time. Naturally, he took the tea that Chi Changye handed him. As for Tian Feirong, well, sorry, but he had to pour his own tea—Chi Changye wasn’t interested in serving him.

Tian Feirong shot a resentful look at Chi Changye, but obediently poured his own tea and took a sip before continuing. “A cultivator, wounded, escaped back to the town and brought back some news. In the northwest, in the Wuyun Mountain Range, there’s a hidden estate left behind by a cultivator. This guy accidentally stumbled into it and suspects it belonged to a foundation-building alchemist. He found a ‘Foundation Building Pill’ inside and used it to break through from the sixth to the seventh level, becoming a high-level Qi Refining cultivator. If he hadn’t found it, he might not have made it back. Now the cultivators in the town are all in an uproar. Many are forming teams to go and explore. If they really find the foundation-building alchemist’s hidden estate, they could strike it rich.”

Chi Changye ran his fingers over the rim of his teacup, thinking about the ten supreme ‘Yangyuan Pills’ in his storage bag. He looked up and asked, “Is your Tian family planning to go? Do you want to go too?”

It wasn’t that he looked down on Tian Feirong, but the guy was only at the third level of Qi Refining. From Chi Changye’s point of view, Gu Yao was almost about to surpass him. If someone like Tian Feirong went out, with no one to protect him, wouldn’t he just be sending himself as food for the demonic beasts?

Tian Feirong chuckled twice and said, “I would like to go, but my family won’t allow it. However, if you want to go, I can arrange for you to join our Tian family’s team. What do you think? Aren’t you curious? Don’t you want to go? It’s the hidden estate of a foundation-building alchemist!”

If they could enter the hidden estate, the worst case scenario would be like the cultivator who escaped—just obtaining a mid-grade or even high-grade pill. There’s even a chance of getting a ‘Foundation Building Pill’. The best-case scenario would be acquiring the alchemist’s inheritance of pill refining techniques. If they could obtain that, maybe in a few decades or a century, they could be like the Gu family again. Even the Tian family couldn’t deny that they were somewhat tempted.

The Tian family had investigated in advance and discovered that the cultivator who escaped from the Wuyun Mountain Range was indeed only at the sixth level of Qi Refining when he left Yuanyang Town, clearly just having broken through. He still carried the scent of the ‘Foundation Building Pill’ on him, and his description of the hidden estate didn’t seem fabricated.

Chi Changye shook his head and said, “I’m not an alchemist, so I’m not interested. What about you, Gu Yao?”

Gu Yao shrugged and replied, “I’m not interested either. I don’t think there’s anything inside that I want.”

The inheritance at the Pill Pavilion was already enough for him. He didn’t believe that the things left behind by a foundation-building alchemist could compare to the wealth of the Pill Pavilion. As for the pills, if he needed them, he could refine them himself. What he lacked wasn’t the pills, but rather the spiritual herbs required to refine them. He wanted to practice with mid-grade pills, but the materials were lacking. Seeing Tian Feirong bringing it to him, Gu Yao smiled.

Tian Feirong was almost choked by their attitude. How could they not care about the hidden estate of a foundation-building alchemist? Were they too arrogant, or did they not understand the value of the estate?

Gu Yao smiled and said, “I have something I’d like you to help sell for me, and I also need you to buy some spiritual herbs, ones with higher quality.”

As Gu Yao spoke, he took out one porcelain bottle after another from his storage bag, lining them up in front of Tian Feirong. Chi Changye wanted to stop him, but it was too late. However, he remembered that Gu Yao wasn’t someone without discretion, so he probably wouldn’t carelessly display the supreme-grade pills.

As for him? Perhaps it’s different with Gu Yao.

With that thought, Chi Changye’s gaze softened. He scanned the porcelain bottles again with his divine sense, and sure enough, the pills inside were either top-grade or mid-grade. Even so, Chi Changye was still surprised—there wasn’t even a single lower-grade pill.

Tian Feirong thought they were still medicines, so he opened a bottle carelessly and glanced inside. That glance nearly made his eyes pop out of his head. He quickly checked the second bottle, and by the end, he was not only flustered but also breathing rapidly. His eyes reddened, and it seemed like he might lose his mind.

“Th-these… these are all made by you? All pills?! You… you…” Tian Feirong could hardly speak. The previous medicines were already shocking enough, but now these pills… they were truly staggering.

“If I didn’t make them, could it be that you did?” Gu Yao gave Tian Feirong a look that clearly said, “What kind of nonsense are you talking?” He sneered at Tian Feirong and said, “Just tell me, can you sell them or not?”

Chi Changye lightly tapped the table, bringing Tian Feirong back to his senses. “Second Young Master Tian, does the Tian family have any external sales channels? These pills should preferably not be seen in Yuanyang Town. The three medicines before already caught the attention of the Gu family. If these pills appear again, who knows what the Gu family might do, and it could get out of control. Also, Gu Yao needs spiritual herbs to practice, but if he keeps buying them at the market, it’ll attract too much attention and raise suspicions.”