Crossing the Cultivation Realm: Two Souls Coexist

"Okay, looking at the time, the Chou Hour should be almost over. Let's go check it out at daybreak!"

Gu Yang returned to the bonfire and re-lit it. With two "pops!", flames emerged from the sparks, and the enchanting body kept twisting with the cool night breeze.

"Add more firewood. The monster is afraid of light. Make the fire bigger."

Hu Qing dug a ditch around the campfire to prevent the fire from getting too big and igniting the entire forest. Gu Yang kept adding firewood to the campfire.

The huge heat shone on the two of them, dispelling the severe cold of late autumn. Gu Yang also threw the half-dried corpse into the bonfire for cremation.

After they finished their work, they both lay down on the fallen leaves. Gu Yang wiped the sweat off his face and looked at the vast sky.

"Ah Qing, don't sleep so soundly next time. You won't even react when I poke you."

When Hu Qing heard this, he remembered the copper coin. He had just thrown it on the ground and ignored it when he went to help Gu Yang.

He jumped up suddenly and lay on the ground looking for the copper coin covered with verdigris under Gu Yang's surprised eyes. Finally, he found it on the stone on the right.

He threw the copper coin to Gu Yang, who hurriedly took it, stroking the patina on it and vaguely making out the words on it.

"Liang...Zao Xin...Quan! Ah Qing, where did this come from?"

Although this character is similar to the one in this world, its shape of being round outside and square inside is rare.

"I just met Xun Guan. She said her death was a conspiracy and asked me not to die. Then she disappeared. I found this copper coin where she disappeared. I thought it was a dream, but when I woke up, the copper coin was in my hand."

Gu Yang looked at the copper coin in his hand thoughtfully, and then he smiled happily. The firelight shone on his face, making it look bright.

"This way you won't die, right?"

"You...know everything."

Hu Qing didn't expect that it would be so easy for Gu Yang to guess his thoughts, and it seemed that he had known it for a long time.

"Well, I knew it from the moment you asked me to kill those people alone. You wanted me to be independent as soon as possible, so that I could die and return to my original world."

It turned out that it was at that time. Indeed, after seeing Xun Guan's death, his mood became more and more confused. He wanted to go home as soon as possible, but he didn't expect to be easily seen through.

"I won't do that next time. I'm sorry. This time it was my fault for not telling you in advance."

"It's okay, we are family. Hehe, I still hope you can discuss these things with me next time. After all, death is a big deal."

The firelight shone on Gu Yang's face, and the honest smile melted Hu Qing's heart at this moment.

Yes, family, he always regarded himself as a passer-by in this world, thinking that he was smart enough to see through everything, but in the end he was not as insightful as Gu Yang in front of him.

"Well, I'm your family, I won't think about death anymore..."

Hu Qing thought about it and decided to tell Gu Yang some of the things he had been hiding. These things were very important to them now.

"Brother Gu, I have something to tell you. Forgive me for keeping it a secret for so long. Don't trade with the fragments in your Dantian. Although it can save your life, the price may be extremely high."

Gu Yang took out all three fragments from his dantian and placed them in the palm of his hand.

"They? They don't even have any consciousness, how can they trade?"

"No, she's conscious. I tried to wake you up earlier when you were asleep, but these things forcibly stopped me. Xun Guan talked about this before she died a few days ago. She made a deal with the fragments."

Hu Qing paused for a moment, looking at Gu Yang with a shocked face, giving him some time to digest it.

Gu Yang slowly took the fragment back into his body, then smiled and said to Hu Qing:

"I know what you mean. If it's not the most urgent situation, I won't make a deal with the fragments. Don't worry about that. But you are not allowed to make a deal, even if it's for me!"

Hu Qing frowned, then relaxed his brows. He figured it out. Since he couldn't go back to death, he might as well live well. Sooner or later, he would be able to find the truth.

"Also, regarding the fragments, I'm sure you've noticed that each fragment has different abilities. When I traveled through time, the ability of the first fragment was already in my mind. I thought you knew it, so I didn't tell you."

Gu Yang nodded, then shook his head. He guessed that the fragments had different abilities, but he didn't expect Hu Qing to know it so early. No wonder he had been infusing spiritual power into them in order to kill that assassin.

"The ability of the first fragment is to absorb spiritual energy and then release an attack. The cooldown period is one month."

"What's the second one? Is it to improve your realm?"

Gu Yang took out the three fragments again and began to check their abilities one by one. If used well, they could improve combat effectiveness the fastest.

"I personally think it's fusion, being able to perfectly merge the spiritual powers of both of us into one."

Gu Yang recalled that the vital spiritual power and the lifeless spiritual power could actually coexist in his dantian at the same time, which was indeed in line with the concept of fusion.

"So the third one is a deal? But why didn't he take the initiative to communicate with us?"

Gu Yang picked up the third fragment. No matter whether he injected spiritual power or mental power, or even dripped blood on it, there was no reaction.

"If what Xun Guan said is true, then they would only come out to trade when they are emotionally unstable or in danger of death."

Hu Qing recalled the conversation that day and could only summarize this information. He looked at the transaction fragment in Gu Yang's hand and was not too sure.

"Ah Qing, isn't this very similar to when we exchanged souls?"

"That's true, but I feel like the reason for our exchange might be more complicated. We've only exchanged souls four times in total, and the information we've provided is too little."

Gu Yang placed his hand on his forehead, chewing some dogtail grass he had picked up nearby, and tried hard to recall the scenes at that time.

"That's true. We haven't exchanged enough times. Let's take our time. We'll eventually find a conclusion. However, it would be great if we could switch freely. It would also give you more experience."

Hu Qing curled his lips, but he was still quite touched in his heart, and said with disdain:

"It's okay. I've experienced most of what you've experienced during those months of your coma. I'd like to take you to my house if I get the chance."

Speaking of this, Hu Qing also missed his home a little, missed the games he had not completed, missed the anime he had not finished watching, not to mention that Anong was waiting for him at home.

The two of them lay there quietly, the bonfire beside them burned brighter and brighter, the warm flames made them fall asleep quickly, and two shooting stars streaked across the dark night sky.