Transmigration: The Peerless Immortal Husband - Chapter 39

A few days later, a large group of cultivators gathered outside the ruins, forming several factions. Not only were the three major families of Yuanyang Town and several other powerful forces present, but cultivators from outside Yuanyang Town and from Xiong Tou Fortress had also appeared.

“Let’s all work together to break the formation outside first. Once we’re inside, each of us will rely on our own abilities. How does that sound?”

“Cut the crap, let’s just do it.” The speaker had a harsh tone, obviously from Xiong Tou Fortress.

Tian Ru mixed in with the Tian family’s group, her face slightly disguised, making her appear as just an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator. Even some members of the Tian family didn’t know her true identity.

With the combined efforts of the cultivators, the formation outside the ruins finally collapsed. Different factions rushed in one after another, eager not to fall behind, fearing they might miss out on a crucial opportunity.

Tian Feiyang gave instructions: “Everyone, stay close to me and don’t act on your own. If anything happens, you’ll be responsible for it yourself.”

“Yes, Young Master.”

Tian Ru nodded slightly at her nephew, and Tian Feiyang waved his hand. The Tian family’s group moved toward the ruins, with the Gu and Lu families almost moving in unison. This wasn’t unexpected for Tian Feiyang. He silently thanked his decision to notify his aunt to come and provide support. Otherwise, this trip to the ruins would have been fraught with dangers. He could only hope there would indeed be some gains inside and that their efforts wouldn’t go to waste.

However, just as they approached, a scream rang out from the front. The scream came from the first wave that had rushed in. Tian Ru extended her divine sense and swept the area, her expression growing serious. She secretly transmitted a message to her nephew: “There are traps inside. Those people triggered poison arrows, and the poison on the arrows is quite potent. Ordinary detoxification pills don’t seem to work immediately.”

Tian Feiyang’s heart tightened, and he became even more cautious. It was precisely because he was vigilant that he didn’t charge to the front to lead the way. However, this also made him yearn even more for the Ruins. The fact that the owner of the ruins had gone to great lengths to guard against outsiders showed that the person was truly skilled.

After overcoming several layers of traps, the Tian family’s casualties were relatively light compared to other factions, especially with Tian Ru, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, present. As they got closer to the center of the ruins, Tian Feiyang couldn’t help but feel excited. But just as he was about to get even more eager, a sudden “buzzing” sound came from ahead. Tian Ru extended her divine sense and her face changed drastically. “Not good, quickly retreat!”

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Tian Feirong, who lacked an older brother to urge him to practice, felt rather uncomfortable. He often went to Gu Yao’s side, sighing and lamenting. Both Gu Yao and Chi Changye ignored him, each engaged in their own communication or activities.

Tian Feirong dared not direct his anger toward the two of them, so he could only stare at them resentfully. How could they be so heartless, not even asking why he was in a bad mood? Was he not worried about his older brother’s safety? Even though many people were protecting his older brother, who could guarantee absolute safety?

“Hey? Wait a minute. Gu Yao, why can’t I sense your cultivation anymore?” Tian Feirong widened his eyes, a thought suddenly struck his mind. Previously, he could tell he was at the third level, but now… Had he possibly broken through to the fourth level? How could that be?!

Gu Yao sneered. “If you can’t tell, then that’s about right. I’ve advanced to the fourth level of Qi Refining. You, on the other hand, are still stuck at the third level. Did you not use the Gathering Yuan Pill I gave you? Even if that one didn’t work, didn’t I give you several bottles more?”

Gu Yao was quite curious. This guy’s cultivation had remained at the third level without any signs of progress.

Chi Changye also turned around to look at Tian Feirong. With the pills Gu Yao provided, Tian Feirong’s cultivation shouldn’t have stagnated. Unless he hadn’t used a single one of those pills. But as far as he knew, Tian Feirong, the second young master of the Tian family, held a good position in his family. The Tian family’s environment was also much better than the Gu family’s.

Tian Feirong paused for a moment, then said carelessly, “Anyway, I’m just living a hand-to-mouth existence. Even if I cultivate more, I won’t get far, so I might as well not waste those pills.”

“This guy is really unlucky. He’s been drugged. If he doesn’t get rid of the poison, he won’t have much of a future.”

Gu Yao was stunned for a moment. This was the voice of Xu Chen in his mind. The senior actually figured out Tian Feirong’s issue at a glance. Gu Yao couldn’t help but ask, “Senior, what kind of poison is it? Is it easy to cure?”

Gu Yao looked sympathetically at Tian Feirong. This guy was even more unlucky than he was. It turned out that Gu Yao had a lot of chaotic substances in his body, but they could be easily cleared out. Tian Feirong’s situation seemed to be much worse. He hadn’t been able to figure it out, and it seemed that Brother Ye hadn’t noticed either.

“In my opinion, it should be a drug called ‘Yiling San’. Once taken in a certain amount, the body becomes like a sieve, and the spiritual energy it absorbs leaks out. Even taking pills is similar unless the pill’s energy replenishing speed can surpass the energy leakage rate. Normally, such a drug shouldn’t appear in a place like this. Gu Yao, I don’t think this kid is unaware of his condition. You should ask him who poisoned him, maybe that person has the antidote recipe.” Xu Chen said, sounding very interested.

Gu Yao responded in his mind: “Senior, it’s not the antidote recipe you’re interested in, but the person who possesses such a drug, right?”

He would be a fool to ask Tian Feirong about this. Wouldn’t that be rubbing salt in his wounds? He hadn’t expected that the seemingly harmonious Tian family also had such troublesome matters. Was it possible that what he had seen was just an illusion?

Xu Chen fell silent, and Gu Yao knew he had guessed right. He couldn’t help but feel speechless.

After Tian Feirong left, Chi Changye looked at Gu Yao. “Is there something wrong with the second young master of the Tian family?”

“Yes,” Gu Yao didn’t hide anything. “He’s probably been poisoned by a drug called Yiling San, which causes the spiritual energy he absorbs to leak out, so his cultivation can’t improve.”

“Brother Ye, could it be that the harmony of the Tian family is just for show? Or has someone poisoned him without his family’s knowledge?”

However, he still felt that it was more likely that someone close to him had poisoned Tian Feirong. This would draw less attention, because from what the senior had said, it wasn’t a single dose of poison. It seemed that Tian Feirong wasn’t completely ignorant of the situation, but his feelings for his family were genuine, which made Gu Yao confused.

Chi Changye didn’t doubt Gu Yao’s judgment. Tian Feirong’s situation was indeed suspicious. He furrowed his brows and thought for a moment before saying, “We shouldn’t get involved in this matter for now. Let’s wait a bit and see. By the way, is this poison easy to cure? Xiao Yao, do you know the antidote recipe?”

Gu Yao quickly asked Xu Chen, who lazily replied, “Of course I know. Although this poison is rare, it’s not that difficult to cure. If you want, I can give it to you.”

After Xu Chen spoke, Gu Yao received the antidote recipe. He glanced at it; it was indeed not difficult, but there were a few spiritual herbs he hadn’t seen in the town. He relayed this to Chi Changye, saying, “I agree with Brother Ye. Since we’re still in the town, it’s not the right time to interfere.”

If the Tian family was not as harmonious as they appeared on the surface, their rash actions could break the current balance, and their cooperation could no longer be maintained.

Gu Yao lived quite comfortably. Whenever Tian family delivered spiritual herbs, he used them to refine pills and then handed them back to the Tian family for sale. These pills didn’t appear at the Yangyuan Town market. Whether the Tian family consumed them internally or sent them outside, Gu Yao didn’t inquire. He only cared about the spiritual herbs and spiritual stones.

Half a month later, the calm was broken. A group of cultivators who had gone out of the town to explore the alchemist’s inheritance site returned, bringing shocking news. Many cultivators who had entered the alchemist’s inheritance site lost their lives, and several foundation-building cultivators had fought fiercely inside the alchemist’s inheritance site. In the end, not many people knew what happened to the treasures in the alchemist’s inheritance site because the fighting among the foundation-building cultivators had been extremely intense, and it was not something Qi Condensation cultivators could get involved in. After the fight, when they finally entered the alchemist’s inheritance site, they found it completely empty.

“You made the right choice by not going to the alchemist’s inheritance site,” a cultivator sitting in a tavern said, still shaken, to another. “I consider myself lucky to have come out alive. As for the treasures inside the alchemist’s inheritance site… Even if you were lucky enough to get your hands on something, you probably wouldn’t have the luck to enjoy it. It was all taken by the foundation-building cultivators. What chance did Qi Condensation cultivators like us have?”

“When we first entered, there were traps, but then a swarm of poisonous insects appeared. I heard someone shouting that they were called Golden Ring Bees. A Qi Condensation cultivator who gets stung by their needles will lose their life within a few breaths. Only higher-level Qi Condensation cultivators can endure for a while. These Golden Ring Bees are responsible for most of the deaths of cultivators who entered the alchemist’s inheritance site.”

When the name Golden Ring Bees was mentioned, many cultivators gasped in horror. Gu Yao, eager for the news, was also at the tavern with Chi Changye. The two exchanged glances. They had both heard of these poisonous bees before, but never expected such a large swarm to appear inside the alchemist’s inheritance site.

“I know about these poisonous bees. As long as you don’t provoke them, they generally won’t attack cultivators. But if you enter their territory, it’s a fight to the death,” someone said.

“That’s right. The Golden Ring Bee has three poisonous stingers. Once all three are used, the bee will die as well. The cultivators who first encountered the bees were very unlucky, but those who entered later must have been luckier.”

Someone suddenly lowered their voice and said, “Actually, there’s another matter I don’t know if it’s true. Some people were slower and ended up closer to the fight between the foundation-building cultivators. One of the foundation-building seniors was heard asking his opponent if they had deliberately spread the news to let other cultivators deal with the Golden Ring Bees for them. Otherwise, even a foundation-building cultivator wouldn’t necessarily survive if surrounded by a swarm. But once the bees’ poison needles are used up, they pose no threat anymore.”

The gasps grew louder. This possibility was terrifying. If it were true, then someone was using the lives of cultivators to clear out the alchemist’s inheritance site, and the person behind this plot was extremely cruel.

Gu Yao felt a chill run down his spine and couldn’t help but whisper, “Brother Ye, do you think this could be true?”

Chi Changye noticed the unease on Gu Yao’s face and realized that Gu Yao still didn’t understand the darker side of the cultivation world very well. He lowered his voice and replied, “It’s not impossible. In the cultivation world, it’s common for cultivators to kill for treasures. Xiao Yao, you’ll need to be more cautious when traveling outside in the future.”

Gu Yao rubbed his face. Indeed, the cultivation world was far more dangerous than the Interstellar Alliance. Although there were dark corners within the Interstellar Alliance, at least people didn’t dare to be so rampant under the sunlight, and there were laws to constrain most of them. But here, cultivators who died seemed to die for nothing.

“I wonder how the Tian family is doing. Young Master Tian personally led a group there.” If anything happened to Young Master Tian, it would be a huge loss for the Tian family, and even Tian Feiyong would be heartbroken.