Transmigration: The Peerless Immortal Husband

In a mountain range, several cultivators were struggling to make their way through. Around them, hidden beasts lay in wait, ready to pounce and tear apart their prey at the right moment.

Aside from the senior brother leading the group, who was still relatively fresh, the rest of the junior brothers and sisters were in a sorry state, their clothes and bodies covered in dirt and exhaustion. They didn’t know how many battles they had already fought to get this deep into the mountains. However, this was part of their experience. As disciples of Beixing Sect, they couldn’t grow up like sheltered flowers in a greenhouse. They had to face life-and-death challenges.

The sect had assigned more experienced and stronger senior cultivators to lead them, ensuring that, in critical moments, they could protect their lives.

After working together to deal with a beast that had ambushed them in the darkness, the group was utterly exhausted. One by one, they collapsed where they stood. “I can’t go on. I can’t run anymore. I just want to lie down and sleep here.”

“Senior Brother, let’s rest here for the night. We’ll leave tomorrow morning.”

Their groaning made the senior brother smile. He remembered going through the same thing when he was a junior. Seeing his juniors suffer gave him a strange sense of satisfaction. “Alright, you rest. I’ll handle things here. If I don’t, the smell of blood will attract nearby beasts, and I might not be able to save all of you.”

The group finally relaxed, taking out their rations to eat or nibbling on spiritual fruits. Lu Minzhu was also part of the group. She had changed a lot since she first left Yuanyang Town. The battles had sharpened her aura, making it fiercer and more intimidating. The senior brother in charge cast a second glance at her. As expected, she was a disciple favored by the elders. This trial would surely lead to a breakthrough for her, and many of the sect’s disciples would envy her progress.

However, thinking about the others who participated in the Ascension Conference that year, the senior brother smiled wryly again. If it hadn’t been for those others who had risen rapidly, Lu Minzhu’s performance would have been considered outstanding. It was just unfortunate that she was overshadowed by them.

After disposing of the blood, the senior brother returned and said, “We’ve gone deep enough. I can’t guarantee that there won’t be any dangerous situations, so don’t relax too much at night.”

“And it’s not just the beasts here that are dangerous. Some cultivators have been lurking in these mountains for a long time. They make a living by hunting sect disciples like us, so we must remain vigilant!”

“We understand, Senior Brother. We’ll stay alert,” the junior disciples responded, fully aware that this place couldn’t be treated lightly. The senior brother’s warnings were for their own good.

That night, to their surprise, even the senior brother didn’t anticipate what would happen. Before their protective measures had a chance to take effect, they were all knocked unconscious. From the darkness, several figures in black appeared. The leader of the group let out a harsh, mocking laugh: “Not bad, disciples of Beixing Sect. These sect disciples have such rich spiritual energy. They’ll make perfect material for us. Be careful, take them all back.”

The defensive formations set up by the group were quickly corroded by a black mist, and before long, the group was enveloped by a layer of dark energy. Within moments, they were all taken away. The place was left eerily silent, with only a few footprints remaining. Even the nearby beasts had no interest in approaching. A repellent aura in the air kept them away.

Lu Minzhu slowly regained consciousness after an unknown period. Her groggy mind immediately realized something was wrong. She wouldn’t feel like this unless something had happened. She kept her eyes closed, trying to assess her surroundings. Just then, a mocking laugh echoed in her ear. Realizing she had been exposed, she opened her eyes.

Her limbs felt weak, and she couldn’t summon her spiritual power. But when she saw the cultivator standing over her, looking down at her with a sinister expression, she was shocked. “You?! It’s you, Gu Chen!”

Even though he didn’t look like the young boy she remembered, and his aura and appearance had changed, she still recognized him at first glance. The person standing before her with crossed arms and a sinister look was Gu Chen, one of the twins from the Gu family in Yuanyang Town. She had known that Gu Chen had disappeared after the Ascension Conference, but she never expected to see him here.

What shocked her even more was that Gu Chen’s cultivation had surpassed hers. How could this be?

“I never expected to run into you, Minzhu, but I guess you didn’t expect to see me either. After all, you’re a direct disciple of Beixing Sect’s elder, so what am I in your eyes? A lowly disciple of the sect, right? But look at you now, a prisoner in my hands. Ha ha…”

Gu Chen laughed wildly, imagining that once he had more time, all those people who had once looked down on him would become mere ants in his hands. He didn’t plan to deal with her right away, but since she had foolishly ended up in his hands, he decided to make her his first target.

Lu Minzhu’s heart sank. Gu Chen had completely changed. His aura made her realize that he had walked a completely different path than them—a path rejected by the righteous factions.

“Gu Chen, did I ever offend you?” No matter what, Lu Minzhu wasn’t willing to give up. If she couldn’t escape, she would buy time, hoping that her sect’s seniors would come to rescue them. It wouldn’t be long before they were discovered missing. “And as for the Gu family’s situation, it wasn’t caused by my Lu family. If you want to ask, you should ask your older brother, Gu Yang, and your uncle. We were just used by them. Their goal was always the Changxian Gate token on Gu Yao, wasn’t it?”

“You think it’s still the same as before, that whatever you say, both Gu Xing and I will just follow? Who else has treated us like fools, if not that bastard Gu Yang? But you’re the same, weren’t you laughing at us two idiots back then?”

“Vile woman, why is it that you could become a high-ranking disciple of Beixing Sect, while Gu Xing lives in such humiliation?” Gu Chen lashed out with the whip again and again, his face twisted with rage, looking grotesque and unfamiliar. “It’s because you left Yuanyang Town, while I had to stay there. If it weren’t for you, I would never have…”

How could he have ended up in the hands of that old man? He had endured countless hardships over the years, suffering torment just to survive. All the pain he had suffered would be repaid on these people, including the Gu family, and even that proud Gu family head—his beloved grandfather—who had made him remember the Gu family? He would make that old man witness how he would destroy the Gu family with his own hands.

Lu Minzhu’s face turned pale as large beads of sweat dripped down her forehead. There was nowhere for her to hide from Gu Chen’s whip strikes. He was completely twisted, and the pain was so intense that she couldn’t hold back. She shouted desperately, “Gu Chen, you only dare to attack people like us! Why don’t you dare to attack Gu Yao? Haha, I know! You know that the gap between you and Gu Yao is too big. You’ll never compare to him. Not to mention, Gu Yao has a powerful Golden Core sword cultivator by his side. That’s why you can only hide like a rat! Haha! Gu Xing’s humiliation? Why didn’t you save her? Isn’t it the Gu family’s fault?”

Gu Chen lunged at Lu Minzhu and grabbed her by the neck, lifting her off the ground. She struggled to break free but couldn’t muster the strength. Still, her eyes betrayed her defiance and disdain toward him. He was nothing compared to Gu Yao. Compared to Gu Yao, he was just an insignificant rat who would never see the light.

“You—are seeking death!” Gu Chen gritted his teeth, his words dripping with venom. He tightened his grip, knowing that with just a little more pressure, her delicate neck would snap. But in the end, he threw her to the ground with a violent toss. “It would be too easy for you to die so quickly. You don’t know, your flesh and blood will become my cultivation material, and your soul will be extracted and used by me. Can you imagine what it will be like to use your soul to torment your own Lu family? Haha!”

Lu Minzhu collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath. This man was truly insane!

But just at that moment, a cold snort echoed from the darkness, sending a chill down Gu Chen’s spine. He quickly turned to flee, but halfway through, he was sent flying backward, crashing heavily beside Lu Minzhu. He let out a muffled grunt, spitting out a mouthful of blood. The blood was dark and carried a foul, rancid odor that made Lu Minzhu dizzy from just the smell. What had happened to him?

Would anyone come to save her now? In her dazed state, she vaguely saw two figures approach. Then, she heard Gu Chen’s terrified scream before losing consciousness again.

A moment ago, Gu Chen had thought that one day he would trample Gu Yao beneath his feet. The mere thought of such a scene filled him with excitement. But unexpectedly, the next moment, Gu Yao appeared right before his eyes.

Gu Yao was different from before, but Gu Chen had seen enough images of him over the years to recognize him even if he were ashes. Countless times he had dreamed of snapping his neck and extracting his soul, tormenting him to the point of death while keeping him alive. But he knew that now was not the time. He still had to remain in hiding. There was still too much of a gap between him and Gu Yao. As Lu Minzhu had said, Gu Yao had a Golden Core sword cultivator by his side. As long as that person was there, he had no chance of success.

But why had Gu Yao appeared now? Who betrayed him?

“You…” Gu Chen’s face twisted in fury, but then, in a sudden shift, his expression changed to one of pleading. He crawled toward Gu Yao, crying out in desperation. “Brother, big brother, I was wrong! I’ve been wrong all these years! It was them who taught me, and it was that old man who brought me here! Every day I wondered when you would come to save me from this torment. Brother, I truly know I was wrong. Please, give me another chance…”

Gu Chen cried, his face a mess of snot and tears, a pitiful sight. However, the two people looking down at him showed no sign of sympathy. They weren’t new to the situation. They had heard everything he said to Lu Minzhu, and they clearly understood his feelings. What was even more amusing was that they could tell that Gu Chen had turned his hatred toward the entire Gu family. The Gu family head had treated him as a trump card, planning to use him to protect the family if Gu Yang failed. But who would have thought that this man was fixated on destroying the Gu family instead?