Crossing the Cultivation Realm: Two Souls Coexist

"I'm screwing this whole zoo just to suffer this."

Gu Yang cursed while struggling to pull his leg out of the mud.

They reached the swamp described on the map, but it was all wilderness and there was no other way.

Horses couldn't get in, so they had to be tied up under a tree next to the swamp and enter on foot.

But it is easy to fall into a swamp while walking, because the ground is covered with thick dead branches and leaves, making it impossible to step.

Hu Qing stood on the ground. The weight of his soul was not enough to prevent him from falling. He reached out his hand to help Gu Yang escape from the swamp.

Gu Yang collapsed on the ground due to exhaustion, looking at the mud all over his body with a look of relief on his face.

Fortunately, I didn’t want to bother and kept my nightgown on.

He found a secluded place, took off his nightgown, changed into his disciple's uniform, and instantly felt refreshed.

He threw his nightgown aside, broke off a branch, and walked while testing the road ahead.

"I think we should learn some life spells after returning to the sect, such as cleaning spells, otherwise it will be a bit troublesome." Hu Qing suggested after thinking for a moment.

"Okay, it's up to you."

Gu Yang continued to walk deeper into the cave. Every step he took felt like he was stepping on soft cotton, which was extremely muddy.

There was a rotten smell in the air, which made people frown.

The surrounding vegetation is extremely lush, but it also hides countless dangers.

Poisonous insects darted through the grass, making slight rustling sounds, and the miasma floating on the ground was even more terrifying.

The two men looked solemn, as every step here could be a test on the brink of life and death.

There are not many detoxification pills in the storage ring, and most of them are of low grade. One can only rely on his own caution to deal with this land of death.

"Look over there, there are signs of monster activity."

Hu Qing said in a low voice, his eyes sharp, scanning the surroundings like a hawk.

Gu Yang followed his gaze and saw obvious indentations on the ground not far away, which were obviously traces left by some large creature passing by.

"We have to be careful, the monsters here are not easy to deal with." Hu Qing reminded.

The two continued to move forward, their steps becoming more cautious. Hu Qing held the Wang Sword in his hand, ready to deal with any possible danger at any time.

As they went deeper into the swamp, the signs of monster activity became more and more obvious.

They even saw a huge black snake-like monster, its huge body swimming slowly in the swamp, but it did not notice them.

Hu Qing and Gu Yang held their breath and tried to minimize their presence.

"It seems we are lucky." Hu Qing said softly, with a hint of relief in his voice.

Gu Yang nodded, but he didn't dare to relax at all.

The calmer the surface, the greater the crisis may be hidden underneath.

Finally, they found the phantom bobcat's feces by the water, and there were obvious scratch marks on the surrounding trees.

The closer you get, the stronger the stench of cat feces becomes, mixed with the smell of the swamp, it's really disgusting.

Obviously, this should be the living area of the ghostly mountain cat.

"We found it." There was a hint of excitement in Gu Yang's voice, but more of vigilance.

Hu Qing nodded, his eyes scanning the surroundings, looking for a possible hiding place.

The ghostly mountain cat is an extremely cunning monster. Once it finds humans invading its territory, it will run away without hesitation.

The two dug a hole nearby, inserted some sharpened branches into it, and covered it with fallen leaves.

In order to hide his intentions from the cat, Gu Yang even took a pile of ghostly mountain cat feces and placed it on the leaf.

Then he made a rope trap with a rope. Whenever a cat passed by and stepped on the rope on the ground, it would be hung in the air.

Although these traps are simple, they are practical. As long as they can trap people for one second, it is enough.

Gu Yang ran to a tree downwind and lay down, trying to avoid the smell affecting the trap.

Hu Qing squatted beside the trap. Since he was a soul, he had no smell, so he just waited quietly.

As time passed, the fog in the swamp became thicker and thicker.

Judging from the sky, it should be afternoon, but visibility is getting lower and lower.

The two of them stared at the trap, waiting for the ghostly mountain cat to appear.

Suddenly, a slight noise broke the silence of the swamp.

Hu Qing and Gu Yang's nerves tensed instantly, they knew that the target had appeared.

A ghostly mountain cat appeared silently in their sight, its movements light and graceful, like a ghost in the night.

Its jet-black fur shone slightly in the mist, and its eyes flashed with a faint green light, as if it could see through everything.

Hu Qing and Gu Yang held their breath, they knew that this was their only chance.

They must kill it with one strike, otherwise, after the ghostly mountain cat escapes, all the traps here will be useless.

The ghostly mountain cat was wandering by the water, hesitating to go over, probably because it smelled the lingering human scent of Gu Yang.

Hu Qing placed the knife under the fallen leaves, and the handle he was holding was trembling slightly. This ghostly mountain cat was too cautious.

The bobcat walked around cautiously for a while, and when it saw that the remaining feces were still there, its arched back relaxed.

He walked towards the water's edge with an elegant cat-like gait, licking the air around him with his tongue and his tail held high.

“Meow… meow!”

As soon as the ghostly mountain cat stepped over the feces under its feet, the whole cat fell down. Before it hit the ground, a long sword pierced its body and blood dripped down.

Seeing that he had succeeded, Gu Yang ran over quickly, took out a porcelain bottle, and used his spiritual power to force out the ghostly mountain cat's blood and drip it into the bottle.

Soon he collected half a bottle of blood and essence, put a stopper on it, and went to the other side of the swamp. After cremating the ghostly mountain cat, Hu Qing buried the ashes in the soil.

If you just bury the body, it might be dug out and eaten by some monsters with a keen sense of smell, so it's better to do something drastic.

Send the cat to the west.

When he returned to the trap, Gu Yang had already filled the pit and dug another trap nearby.

The two continued to hide in the same place, waiting for the arrival of the second ghostly mountain cat.

However, perhaps it was the lingering smell of blood around that prevented other ghostly mountain cats from coming over.

The two hid for nearly two hours, their bodies numb, and finally they caught another ghostly mountain cat.

After taking out the essence and blood, Gu Yang destroyed all the traps, while Hu Qing continued to cremate.

As the night grew darker and the surroundings became quieter, Gu Yang and Hu Qing returned with a full load and walked towards the mouth of the swamp.

Monsters passed by from time to time, but it was pitch black and they couldn't see clearly, so they had to take out the lighting stone and have Hu Qing hold it and lead the way.

As the soil beneath their feet became harder, the two began to relax a little. This place should not be far from the entrance of the swamp.

The moon in the sky was obscured by clouds, leaving only the two of them as the only bright light in the entire wilderness.