Transmigration: The Peerless Immortal Husband

The situation is somewhat different from what the disciples of the Changxian Sect had anticipated. Now, they must focus not on using Chi Changye to restrain the demon beasts and create an opportunity to seize the Blood Liuli Fruit. Instead, they must now hold back all the demon beasts to prevent them from destroying the fruit.

The immature Blood Liuli Fruit does not have as much of an effect as they had imagined, so they must not let the demon beasts ruin the fruit’s chance to mature.

This kind of rare, spiritually endowed treasure will not give up its chance to mature unless absolutely necessary. It seems as though maturing is its mission.

At this moment, they are all in agreement, with no one wishing harm on Chi Changye, because he alone has managed to restrain two fully-formed Foundation-building demon beasts. Even someone like Lou Huaijing from the Changxian Sect only dealt with one of them. The weaker disciples require two, or even three or four, cultivators to keep a demon beast from approaching the Blood Liuli Tree.

Of course, some demon beasts are quite vengeful, such as the Crystal Snake, which holds a grudge against the Iron Lizard. If it weren’t for this stubborn creature, it would have likely succeeded in seizing a Blood Liuli Fruit through a surprise attack. Now, seizing the opportunity, it spits poison at the Iron Lizard. Although the Iron Lizard’s skin is incredibly tough, it cannot withstand the corrosion of the Crystal Snake’s venom. Pockmarks appear all over its body, revealing blurred patches of flesh beneath.

Gu Yao can’t help but laugh at this. The Crystal Snake is like a teammate sabotaging its own side. With the venom-corroded wounds on the Iron Lizard, cultivators who had been struggling to find a way to break through its defenses can now take advantage, attacking furiously. The Iron Lizard will never rest in peace. When it reaches the underworld, it will probably seek revenge on the Crystal Snake.

The Iron Lizard dies, and the Crystal Snake freezes in mid-air for a moment, perhaps still in shock. Its enemy has died, but at that moment, cultivator attacks begin to rain down on it. Only then does it realize it has many enemies. Hastily dodging, it panics and blindly charges toward the location where Gu Yao is standing.

The Crystal Snake moves incredibly fast, and in a flash, it looks set to collide with Gu Yao’s body.

“Meow!” The black kitten let out a sharp cry. Cats and snakes are natural enemies. Even though the kitten wasn’t truly a cat, it was currently in that form. Seeing the Crystal Snake was like seeing a natural enemy, and now it even dared to approach its master? Did it want to steal its food?

Before Gu Yao could even react, the kitten leapt from his shoulder into the air. One of its front paws swung up, and “smack!” It swatted the Crystal Snake, sending it flying. The snake crashed into a nearby stone wall, creating a hole.

The kitten hovered in the air, proudly meowing at the dazed Crystal Snake, then it began strutting in the air like an astronaut, shaking its whiskers, and tilted its chin toward Gu Yao, as if to show off its strength. It seemed to say, “See how amazing I am? This human cultivator should worship me. Since I’m so considerate, I’ll reluctantly protect him a little.”

Anyone who saw this scene was stunned. When the Crystal Snake rushed toward Gu Yao, they had thought Chi Changye hadn’t reacted in time, but now they understood that he had deliberately let it be. He knew Gu Yao could protect himself, which is why he didn’t intervene. They had originally thought the black kitten was just a regular little black cat, but now they saw it swat away a Foundation-building Crystal Snake with a single paw. Was this really just a black cat?

When did black cats become so powerful?

The Crystal Snake wasn’t so easily defeated. Although it looked small, it wasn’t weak. It shook its head to clear its daze and then looked up into the air. Only then did it realize that the creature blocking its path was something else entirely. It immediately hissed, flicking its tongue in warning, and then swung its tail and charged again.

Gu Yao had never witnessed a battle between dragons and tigers, but now he was witnessing the battle between the cat and the snake. One meowed, the other hissed. The fight was intense, with both sides seemingly trying to crush the other.

Soon, a few cat hairs drifted down from the sky, and the beautiful body of the Crystal Snake began to show black spots, causing it to hiss in pain even louder.

What kind of monster was this? It wasn’t a cat beast at all! The Crystal Snake’s venom was incredibly potent, but it didn’t seem to have much effect on this black cat. The venom splashed onto the cat’s body, but it seemed to be absorbed gradually. Only when the snake’s tail struck did a few cat hairs fall off.

The more it fought, the angrier it became. It could tolerate being bullied by the stubborn Iron Lizard, but now even a black cat beast was picking on it? In its fury, there was also an inexplicable sense of grievance. Its body ached, and whenever the black cat beast’s claws hit it, the scales didn’t break, but a strange energy seeped into its body, slowly devouring its spiritual power.

The Crystal Snake and the black cat clashed again, engaging in a fierce battle of tail strikes and paw swipes before separating once more. Despite the intensity of the fight, Gu Yao felt as if it were nothing more than children playing house.

Suddenly, the Crystal Snake looked at Gu Yao. In its transparent eyes, Gu Yao could actually see an endless sense of grievance, which left him speechless. This Crystal Snake was truly fascinating and quite intelligent.

The kitten, unhappy, swiftly darted in front of Gu Yao. “What are you looking at?” it seemed to say. “This human cultivator is under my protection. If you don’t want to die, stay far away.”

The Crystal Snake glared at the kitten in fury, then flicked its tail…

And turned to flee!

Both the person and the cat were stunned. How could there be such a cowardly snake that feared death so much?!

When it couldn’t win, it ran. It even gave up on the Blood Liuli Fruit it had been desperately fighting for. Instead, it fled toward the canyon’s exit and quickly disappeared from view.

The kitten could only return angrily to Gu Yao’s side. It swore that if it encountered this foolish snake again in the secret realm, it would tear it apart. Letting the enemy escape was an utter humiliation.

Many people were shocked by the black cat beast’s strength. It had seemed unremarkable, and no one had considered it a threat. But now they didn’t dare to underestimate it. With this cat beast around, Gu Yao’s strength was nearly on par with theirs.

Ning Hui, who had witnessed everything from start to finish, was the most displeased. When the Crystal Snake had charged at Gu Yao, he had expected to see Gu Yao panic and eventually get killed by the snake’s poison. Then, he could take advantage of Chi Changye being restrained by the demon beasts to steal Gu Yao’s storage pouch. With other disciples around, Chi Changye wouldn’t be able to make a move against him. He could then recruit Chi Changye to his side and become the biggest winner.

But everything had been ruined by a black kitten! Ning Hui wished he could tear the kitten apart.

The kitten was protesting to Gu Yao about increasing its rewards—or rather, its offerings—when it suddenly sensed a vicious, hostile gaze directed at it. It turned its head and saw the one who had previously provoked its master. Immediately, it glared back fiercely.

Look again? I’ll scratch your eyes out!

Gu Yao gave a casual glance before turning his attention back to Chi Changye and the demon beasts. One of the demon beasts had already been slain by Chi Changye, and the other was badly injured, blood pouring from its body, dripping onto the ground below. At this moment, the fragrance in the air became noticeably stronger.

Gu Yao’s pupils contracted. He quickly turned his gaze to the nearby demon beast corpses, and sure enough, he could see what was happening. The spiritual energy from the demon beast bodies was gradually dissipating, and at the same time, the fruit on the Liuli Tree had turned a few shades brighter.

Gu Yao inhaled sharply. This meant that the Blood Liuli Tree was using the demon beast corpses as nourishment to complete the final stages of its maturation. No, it wasn’t just the demon beasts. The human cultivator who had died at the hands of the demon beasts had met the same fate.

Of course, for such a spiritual tree, what difference was there between humans and demon beasts?

Gu Yao didn’t call out this discovery but instead secretly transmitted the information to Chi Changye. Chi Changye was slightly stunned for a moment, then his sword became even sharper. Soon, the other demon beast was slain under his blade.

After dealing with the two demon beasts, Chi Changye didn’t stop. With a wave of his hand, he sent several thunder-based attack talismans flying. The demon beasts hit by the talismans howled in fury. However, before the talismans’ effects dissipated, a terrifying sword Qi descended upon them, piercing through their heads. With a final, unwilling roar, they collapsed.

This caused Lou Huaijing, who was locked in battle with another demon beast, to almost lose control of his flying magical artifact. It was only then that he realized that when he had faced Chi Changye before, he had had the ability to strike down their entire group with a single sword.

He was nowhere near Chi Changye’s equal.

At this moment, Lou Huaijing finally acknowledged the gap between him and Chi Changye. Gone was the thought of trying to compete with him. After he killed the demon beast and wiped the blood splashed on his face, he couldn’t help but think that a person like Chi Changye would undoubtedly shine in the Changxian Sect. But why didn’t Lord Meng send such a person to the Changxian Sect earlier?

As he knew, out of the three cultivators sent last time, even without considering Chi Changye, the one compared to Gu Yao still seemed rather dull and unimpressive. Especially one of them, a waste of space, who, after entering the sect, had arrogantly provoked other outer disciples, only to be thoroughly beaten up. After that, he became more obedient, but no one had heard anything from him since, although that was also because Lou Huaijing didn’t pay attention.

After slaying three demon beasts, the remaining ones saw Chi Changye and immediately fled. They didn’t dare approach and offer themselves up for death.

Chi Changye held the Sword in one hand, with no blood or stains on the blade. In his other hand, he took out a pill bottle and poured a pill into his mouth to replenish his spiritual energy. The top-quality pill quickly filled his dantian, which had been drained from the battle.

The fragrance in the air became stronger and stronger, and even the mist leeches in the sky began to stir. If it weren’t for Xu Chen controlling the giant mist leech, it would have rushed out to fight for the fruits by now.

Outside the canyon, beast roars could be heard as well. Clearly, they had caught wind of the fragrance and realized that a rare spiritual treasure was about to appear, so they rushed toward this place.

Such a change could not be ignored by the cultivators present. They soon realized the cause of the shift.

“The spiritual tree can extract the spiritual energy from the demon beast corpses. The Blood Liuli Fruit can now mature.”

As soon as the words were spoken, the corpses on the ground suddenly shriveled up. All the blood, flesh, and spiritual energy were drained away. At the same time, the Blood Liuli Fruit finally matured, becoming even more dazzling and radiant. The tree’s body slowly withered, and the fruits on the branches showed signs of falling. Once they touched the soil, they would disintegrate.

“Quick, grab the Liuli Fruits!”

Chi Changye, who had been waiting for this moment, swiftly moved and stretched out his hands toward the two Blood Liuli Fruits that were close together.