Crossing the Cultivation Realm: Two Souls Coexist

When Hu Qing woke up, it was already noon. Gu Yang was practicing with a sword beside him, and the sound of it breaking through the air was like thunder.

He hadn't slept in for a long time. He sat up and looked around. Frost had formed on the nearby trees, and tiny icicles were hanging on them.

However, Hu Qing did not feel cold. The bonfire next to him was still burning. He watched Gu Yang practicing with the sword and waited slowly by the side.

A moment later, Gu Yang finished practicing with the sword. He put down the Moon-Covering Sword, and white steam emerged from his body, slowly rising under the sunlight.

"Ah! You woke up, why didn't you call me? You must have been waiting for a long time."

"It's okay. I see you're doing pretty well with your swordsmanship. How many moves of the 'Eight Blades of Blade Breaking' have you reached?"

Hu Qing stood up and brought the stream water that had already boiled on the campfire to Gu Yang.

"It's only the third move, but I'm almost familiar with the first two moves."

Hu Qing nodded, extinguished the bonfire, gathered the items together and waited for Gu Yang to finish drinking before taking back the storage ring together.

"Let's go to the entrance of the ruins and see if the statue is there."

The two of them stepped on the frosted dead leaves, making a crisp "crunching" sound, and the sun above their heads was so warm at this moment.

The road on the official road was much easier to walk on. Gu Yang took out a headscarf from his storage ring and wrapped it around his face.

There were already some carriages traveling on the official road, and from time to time some people were walking towards Haitian City.

Gu Yang is still on the wanted list. If he is recognized, it will cause some unnecessary trouble.

The two walked like this for almost an hour and finally saw the outline of Haitian City.

After waiting for a while by the official road and finding that no one was passing by, he ran towards the foot of Sunset Mountain.

Another half hour passed before the two finally reached the foot of Sunset Mountain. However, a giant wooden sign had been erected at the entrance, which read:

Recently, there have been reports of monsters attacking people in Sunset Mountain. Please proceed with caution. If you are in danger, there are patrol officers nearby.

Hu Qing suddenly felt something was wrong. Government officials had already intervened here, and he was afraid that martial law had been imposed at the ruins.

"Ah Qing, what should we do now? Do you want to go and take a look?"

"Let's go. We've been walking for so long today. We have to go and see if the monster is the statue at the door."

The two of them quietly moved around the foot of the mountain to the left. There were indeed some more barbed wire fences on the road, blocking the entire path.

"Brother Gu, don't move here. I'll go check on the statue and come back. Be careful of the patrolling officers nearby."

Hu Qing flew ahead to explore the way to avoid any secret sentries, while Gu Yang waited for Hu Qing's signal.

The closer we got to the ruins, the more officers and soldiers there were nearby, and there were also some vague eyes constantly wandering and scanning around.

Hu Qing looked at the tents stationed near the entrance of the ruins and the officers and soldiers patrolling nearby, and felt angry. They were preparing to use the lives of these officers and soldiers to guard the ruins.

I don’t know who gave the order, it’s so vicious, taking human life as a joke, is there any law?

So after Gu Wenye and Gu Guangan went into seclusion to recuperate, did the entire government become corrupt?

Hu Qing adjusted his mood and walked straight into the pit. The bloodstains under his feet had been half cleared away. There were two officers and soldiers around who were shoveling blood and cursing.

Hu Qing walked into the passage, and all the blood inside had been washed away with water. The statue had indeed disappeared. It seemed that the vampire monsters were two strange statues.

Now I don't know how they came into being, and why they are so interested in blood?

Or is this the tomb owner's guardian beast, and someone disturbed the tomb owner and it came out to take revenge?

Hu Qing's thoughts became more and more wild, and he began to fantasize about Star Wars, until the gathering outside brought him back to reality.

He walked out and looked out. All the officers and soldiers were standing outside the tent. A thin man in armor came to the stage to give a speech.

Hu Qing originally wanted to slip away and meet up with Gu Yang, but he didn't expect that the man was an acquaintance - Minghua, a man with a strong sense of justice.

But shouldn’t he be the Shaoqing of Dali Temple? Why was he sent here?

"Silence! I am General Minghua, the Central Army Commander. I have been ordered by the court to come here with the troops to defend the ruins. It is my honor, but this battle is dangerous. I hope you will give it your all. Behind us is Haitian City, and in the city there are the elderly, children, women, and our families. We are the only ones on the front line, and we can only fight!"

"war!"

The officers and soldiers below the stage were all roaring, and the deafening sound scared away all the birds on Sunset Mountain.

Hu Qing looked at the officers and soldiers below the stage, whose strongest strength was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, and felt even more angry. Those generals and wealthy businessmen didn't even send anyone, and it all depended on these officers and soldiers.

Hu Qing looked at their tents and found the main tent. There were boxes all around it. Minghua must have come here and had not had time to pack them up.

Looking at the densely packed files on the table, there were records of people being injured by the statue in recent days. All of them were civilians being torn to pieces, but why didn't he hear any movement at all?

Hu Qing found a piece of paper, ground some ink, wrote down some information he was familiar with, sighed, and hoped that this would be able to help them.

The officers and soldiers outside had been disbanded and began patrolling. Hu Qing found the right time, walked around the tent and headed towards the mountain pass.

Gu Yang was waiting anxiously on the tree. There were already some soldiers patrolling below. After dodging two waves, he had no choice but to hide in the tree.

After another wave of soldiers passed by, Hu Qing arrived late and entered Gu Yang's dantian.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, the two men walked towards the nearby hills and found a dark cave. After beating up the bear inside, they cleaned it up and used it as their new shelter.

This place is less than 3 kilometers away from Minghua and his men. We can sense the fluctuations of the battle and provide direct support to reduce their damage.

Hu Qing told Gu Yang everything that happened inside and explained Minghua's character. Gu Yang agreed.

Soon, night was approaching, the sky was dim, and the bonfire had been lit. Gu Yang was holding two bear paws and gnawing on them, and white fat was dripping onto the ground.

Hu Qing stood on the top of the hill, staring at Minghua. They also lit a bonfire, a huge bonfire that illuminated the entire area. It seemed that Minghua saw the advice he had written.

Sunset at the foot of Mountain.

Minghua sat beside the campfire and munched on dry food with his subordinates. Looking at the cautious expressions on the faces of the officers and soldiers, he sighed. These people were sent here to die.

Even though he was promoted and kept appealing to his superiors, the result was that he was sent here. However, he did not regret it because too many innocent people had been injured or even died.

He clenched the note in his hand. Although he didn't know who wrote it to him, when he found it, the ink was not dry yet, and he didn't know whether the information on it was true or false.

But there is no other way now, we can only try our best.