Transmigration: The Peerless Immortal Husband

Although spiritual weapons are valuable, with Gu Yao’s current strength, even top-tier magical tools would deplete his spiritual energy quickly. Spiritual weapons would be even more taxing, so for now, he had to set it aside and wait until his strength improved to be able to use it. Otherwise, it would just remain an ordinary item for fanning the air.

Just as Gu Yao was about to turn and leave, Xu Chen spoke again, “Hold on, you should also take that bed with you.”

Gu Yao was startled. “You can’t be serious about scavenging everything, can you?”

The expression on Xu Chen’s face was too obvious. Gu Yao could almost feel Xu Chen wanting to slap his forehead. “What are you thinking? Did you not see the material of that bed? It’s made of top-quality thousand-year-old spiritual wood. How many of these could you find on Tianlin Continent? Moreover, this kind of spiritual wood has the effect of filtering spiritual energy. Lying on it also helps to calm the mind and focus the spirit.”

Gu Yao chuckled. Indeed, it was a good item. He quickly took it and stored it. Even if he didn’t use it to sleep on, it could be turned into magical tools or similar items. “I was wrong. It seems that the resources available to cultivators in ancient times were truly abundant. Just looking at this bed, it’s clear that ancient cultivators didn’t even consider such materials to be anything special.”

As Gu Yao stepped out of the room, Chi Changye and the others happened to be coming out as well. The kitten shook its fur and jumped onto Gu Yao’s shoulder. It hadn’t found anything, but the last one to come out was Liuli, the crystal snake. When everyone saw it, they couldn’t help but laugh because it was holding a white jade cup in its mouth. When it flew over to the chubby boy, it tossed the cup into his arms and tapped his arm with its tail. Without saying a word, it was clear that it wanted the boy to put it away for it.

The courtyard was a living space, with mostly everyday items. After exchanging information, they left to continue searching other buildings.

Some areas were empty after they entered, with all the items that had been placed there completely gone. Clearly, when the secret realm had first opened, other cultivators must have entered and looted the items that had been stored there.

Some areas had no restrictions, but when they encountered places with barriers set up, their interest increased. The presence of a restriction often indicated that no one had entered, so they were eager to explore. It wasn’t long before Gu Yao and the others came across such a situation. With Chi Changye leading the charge, the group worked together to break the restriction.

Breaking the restriction caused quite a commotion, attracting passing cultivators who wanted to join in. However, when they saw that Chi Changye was in charge, they quickly realized it wasn’t a place to linger. After all, if they angered Chi Changye, they might end up dead. So, they quietly left.

With a loud “boom,” the external barrier finally collapsed under their combined efforts. The kitten and the crystal snake rushed in first, followed by Gu Yao and the others. They moved quickly, not wanting to be outpaced by anyone observing from outside.

Chi Changye and Gu Yao quickly scanned the area with their divine senses, then both pointed to one of the rooms and said, “Let’s go there.”

Tian Feirong and the chubby boy didn’t separate and instead followed closely behind Chi Changye and Gu Yao. In an instant, the four figures disappeared into the room, and the cultivators lingering outside revealed themselves, hesitating. “What should we do? Should we go in?”

“They’ve gone to that room, so let’s go somewhere else. As long as we don’t disturb them, it should be fine.”

“That’s true. This isn’t Chi Changye’s home. If they can enter, why can’t we? Let’s go!”

With that, they ran to another room, taking advantage of the fact that Chi Changye was too busy to pay attention to them. However, they all speculated that the room Chi Changye and the others had entered was likely the best one.

Once inside the room, Chi Changye and the others immediately realized that it had originally been a cultivation space. There were books, jade slips, and various spiritual materials, though some had clearly lost most of their spiritual energy and were already useless.

Gu Yao’s first target was the books and jade slips. He was very interested in the ancient records and the connection between Tianlin Continent and the ancient period. He wanted to find out more, so he collected all the books and jade slips. As for the specific content, he decided to wait until they left to study them.

“Ah, these elixirs are all useless,” Tian Feirong called out in distress.

“Brother Chi, there’s a talisman brush here. Do you think it’s useful?” The chubby boy exclaimed with joy as he found a usable item among the spiritual materials, though the rest were all useless.

Chi Changye took it and examined the talisman brush. It looked simple and unremarkable, just like an ordinary item from the mortal world. However, when he infused his spiritual power into it and made it run, he nodded. “Not bad. This is a good talisman brush.”

Without hesitation, he took it and stored it. Among the group, he was the only one with knowledge of talisman arts, so the others wouldn’t be able to make use of it. He also sent a voice transmission to the others: “It’s a spiritual item.”

Tian Feirong and the chubby boy were overjoyed, their mouths hanging open in excitement. Another spiritual item! The value of this talisman brush was enormous. Even if they had only found this one item, it would still be a great gain.

Aside from the spiritual item, they found several other valuable objects, such as a top-tier magical artifact in the form of a teapot. It was truly remarkable, though it seemed like a waste of spiritual materials. However, Tian Feirong immediately took it without hesitation, as such a teapot would surely have some special effects when used for brewing tea.

“Quick, stop it! Don’t let that little creature escape, hurry!”

The shouting from outside made Gu Yao’s brow furrow, and he swiftly exited the room. The chubby boy, a beat slower, followed right behind. Given the insults from the cultivators outside, it was clear they were referring to either the kitten or the crystal snake.

When they stepped outside, they saw that the crystal snake was coiling its tail around a dusty old pot, which was larger than the snake itself, making the scene somewhat comical. Behind it, three cultivators were both threatening and attacking the crystal snake, which was panicking as it tried to avoid their blows but refused to let go of the pot.

Just then, the black kitten sprang out of another room and directly slammed into one of the cultivators, sending them tumbling to the ground.

When the crystal snake saw Gu Yao and the chubby boy emerge, it hissed while flicking its tongue, clearly sounding aggrieved.

The two remaining cultivators hesitated when they saw the newcomers but one of them still insisted, “We saw it first, but this snake stole it. We’re not going to fight with your spirit beasts, as long as it gives the pot back to us.”

“Meow! Meow! Meow!” The black kitten hissed angrily. The little snake had really messed things up, getting chased around. As it meowed, it stepped on the cultivator it had knocked over and hopped around joyfully, while the poor man could do nothing to dislodge the small kitten.

Tian Feirong stepped out from behind, sneering, “Heh, how shameless. We could also claim that we found this place first and broke the restriction. The things inside should be ours to take first, right? Hmph!”

This hesitation gave the crystal snake enough time to return and toss the pot to Gu Yao. It then dove straight into the chubby boy’s arms, clearly wanting comfort. If it was a child, it would probably be crying by now.

The two cultivators’ faces immediately darkened. The difference between the pot being in Gu Yao’s hands and in the little snake’s was immense. Seeing Chi Changye standing at the door with his arms crossed, coldly watching, the two cultivators had no choice but to grit their teeth and say, “We’re leaving!”

“Come back, little one.” Gu Yao called out, and the black kitten immediately leaped back into his arms. The cultivator it had knocked over scrambled to his feet and ran away.

The chubby boy checked the crystal snake, finding a trace of spiritual power left from the attack, but fortunately, it hadn’t caused any harm. He sighed in relief, “It’s fine, the crystal snake is okay. But what’s this pot? Why are the crystal snake and those others so eager to get it?”

Gu Yao was examining it himself. The pot’s material felt similar to the talisman brush Chi Changye had obtained earlier—simple and unadorned, yet not to be underestimated.

After looking it over, he found a few small characters at the bottom of the pot and quickly began deciphering them. It was written in ancient script: “This is… the Wan Crow Pot? What is this?”

“Wan Crow Pot? That’s a great item! It’s a fire-element magical artifact. Among you all, the one named Tian should be able to use it,” Xu Chen’s voice echoed in Gu Yao’s mind, explaining briefly the uses of the Wan Crow Pot.

“So that’s how it is. Then I’ll give it to Second Brother Tian,” Gu Yao said, turning around and tossing the Wan Crow Pot to Tian Feirong. Seeing Tian Feirong in a daze, Gu Yao explained the pot’s functions. He said that with regular cultivation and by storing flame power inside, one could also collect fire seeds in it.

When facing an enemy, the pot could be activated by striking it open, releasing fire crows. The stronger the user, the more fire crows would fly out, and the individual power of each crow would be greater. When thousands of fire crows were unleashed at once, it would be an incredibly stunning and powerful sight.

Tian Feirong was stunned after hearing this explanation. The Wan Crow Pot was unbelievably powerful—just holding the pot would allow one to scorch the world.

Usually carefree and unrestrained, Tian Feirong was now embarrassed. “This… actually, Gu Yao, you should use it.”

Gu Yao smiled and said, “This was originally found by Liuli. Moreover, since this is a fire-element magical artifact, its power would be much greater in your hands than in mine. If you want to thank someone, thank Liuli and the chubby boy. Speaking of which, I also got a nice whip from a cultivator of the Changxian Sect. Oh, and I also have a fan.”

After Gu Yao and Chi Changye examined the whip, it was identified by Xu Chen, and they found that it was made from the tendon of a blood-serpent-like demon beast, almost turned into a bloodline weapon. This made the whip retain the blood-sucking characteristic of that demon. The whip could absorb the blood qi of its victims, and if it absorbed enough high-quality blood, it might even increase its grade. This made Gu Yao quite fond of it.

After absorbing the blood qi of enemies and demon beasts a few times, Gu Yao overcame any psychological discomfort from it and didn’t develop any lingering trauma.

The chubby boy laughed, “Right, you should thank Liuli. Without Liuli, someone else would have taken the Wan Crow Pot. But just now, Liuli said that it found the Wan Crow Pot first. When those guys saw it carrying the pot, they came running to snatch it.”

Tian Feirong knew that continuing to refuse would look awkward. He was also quite fond of this powerful fire-element magical artifact. Just as he was about to express his thanks, a signal flared up in the sky.

“Not good, that’s a signal from Tianfu Academy. We should go and check it out.”