Crossing the Cultivation Realm: Two Souls Coexist

As Hu Qing's voice was amplified through spiritual power, the entire palace was surrounded by his heavenly voice, which made people feel a little excited.

The guard at the door wanted to go in to stop him, but halfway through, his body began to dance, becoming more and more euphoric.

Deep in the palace, the emperor was sitting in his study, concentrating on reviewing a mountain of memorials.

His brows were furrowed, and his eyes revealed a hint of fatigue, but more of determination and a sense of responsibility.

Suddenly, a melodious singing voice penetrated the doors and windows of the imperial study and floated into the emperor's ears.

The singing was pure and high-pitched, with a hint of sadness, as if telling a touching story.

The emperor's pen couldn't help but pause on the memorial, his attention completely attracted by the sudden singing.

"Who is singing?" There was a glimmer of curiosity in the emperor's eyes and a hint of surprise in his voice.

The emperor immediately ordered the chief guard to go and check: "Come, go and see who is singing and why the singing has reached the imperial study."

The captain of the guards took the order and left. He quickly searched the palace for the source of the singing.

After some investigation, he finally found the owner of the singing voice - it was Hu Qing, one of our protagonists.

The chief guard returned to the imperial study and reported his findings to the emperor:

"Your Majesty, it's Hu Qing singing. His voice is very beautiful, and he seems to be expressing some kind of emotion. It makes me want to join in."

A hint of surprise flashed in the emperor's eyes. He knew the character of his guard, but he didn't expect that he would be attracted to him.

This was then replaced by a hint of admiration: "I didn't expect that he had some talent in this area. I've been dealing with state affairs these days and actually forgot about this great contributor."

The emperor decided to meet Hu Qing in person, and it was indeed time to reward him.

He stood up and walked out of the imperial study, followed closely by the captain of the guards.

They walked through the corridor of the palace and came to the side room where Hu Qing was.

When the emperor appeared at the door of the side room, Hu Qing stopped singing. After all, his purpose was achieved.

"Guyang, I'm so sorry. I've been so busy with state affairs lately that I actually left you here. How is your recovery?"

The emperor patted Hu Qing's shoulder to show his apology. "Why didn't you leave the door guard? Ask him to bring me a message. You have made a great contribution this time. But what are those green things on you?"

The emperor pointed at the green spots on Hu Qing's robe. Hu Qing looked at it, smiled, and patted his hands:

"Your Majesty, this is Green and Wet Cold. The song I sang holds a high place in my hometown. Singers who are deeply moved by love often develop this, but it's not a serious problem."

Hu Qing bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty is busy with many things every day. I am just doing what I should do. How dare I disturb Your Majesty? Your Majesty's affairs are the most important."

Hu Qing's words were like a spring breeze, which made the emperor very happy. He couldn't help but look at this young talent with admiration.

"Guyang, I'm very grateful for what you said today." The emperor's voice was gentle. "Do you have any other wishes? Do you want to stay in the court as an official, or do you want some gold, silver and treasures? Feel free to tell me."

Hu Qing smiled faintly, his eyes gleaming with determination. "Your Majesty, what I seek is not a high position or generous salary, nor gold, silver, or jewelry. I only want a battle method or a martial arts method, a superior battle method."

The emperor raised his eyebrows when he heard this and asked with interest, "Oh? Why are you only concerned about that battle method?"

"Your Majesty, I see," Hu Qing replied, bowing. "I am not a very talented person, but I care deeply about the safety of the nation and understand that military equipment is a national treasure. My two companions, Zhao Tiezhu and Li Wenyuan, both died young due to murderous attacks, leaving a weakling like me with a chance to survive. I truly do not want this tragedy to happen again. If I had the skills to fight back then, at least I wouldn't have fled in panic and could have fought the murderer."

These words deeply touched the emperor's heart.

He knew very well that the strength of a country could not be achieved without the efforts and sacrifices of every brave soldier, and Hu Qing's request was undoubtedly the best response to this sacrifice.

"Okay, I agree to your request!" The emperor waved his hand proudly. "In the national treasury, there are secret manuals of warfare handed down from past dynasties. You can choose from them. As for the families of your two old friends, Zhao Tiezhu and Li Wenyuan, I will arrange for sufficient money to be sent to show the court's respect and gratitude to them. I will never forget their sacrifice."

Hu Qing wept with gratitude and knelt down to express his gratitude: "Your Majesty, on behalf of Zhao Tiezhu and Li Wenyuan's families, I thank you. Your generosity and kindness will be remembered by them forever."

Afterwards, Hu Qing was blindfolded by the captain of the guards and turned left and right before he arrived at the treasury.

The treasury is filled with various rare weapons and secret manuals, each of which exudes an alluring glow.

Hu Qing's eyes swept over these treasures, but he felt a little confused.

He walked over to the weapons rack and played with the various weapons.

Long swords, short knives, spears, bows and arrows...each one is well-made and extremely sharp.

However, Hu Qing found that he had no particular weapon to wield. He tried wielding several weapons, but he still couldn't find the feeling of being comfortable with them.

"These weapons are good, but they don't seem to be suitable for me."

Hu Qing thought to himself, "Brother Gu is still asleep, and I don't know what weapons he is good at. It would be more appropriate to choose a fighting method."

Under the dim light, yellowed books lie quietly on the dusty bookshelves, each carrying the weight of history and the wisdom of our ancestors.

"The Sky-Blocking Palm?"

"Xuan-level low-grade, injecting spiritual power into the palm of the hand, covering the sky and the sun, making the enemy's eyes go black... What garbage, I don't want it."

"Toad Kung Fu?"

"Xuan-level, top-grade. By absorbing the essence and blood of the toad monster, one can eventually transform into a toad and gain the toad's superpower - reproduction."

Hu Qing's eyes darkened. How could such a huge treasury be full of garbage? It seemed to be of no use at all.

Hu Qing began to search the bookshelf quickly. After looking around, he found that he was not satisfied with any of the books.

Hu Qing's gaze turned to the stone platform in the center of the treasury, where two precious manuals on combat tactics were placed.

When I walked over and took a look, one was "The Overlord's War Strategy" and the other was "The Netherworld Sword Technique".

Both books emitted a faint glow, obviously extraordinary items.

He gently took down "Overlord's Battle Methods" and flipped open the pages. The words and images inside revealed an ancient and mysterious aura. The book recorded various advanced martial arts and cultivation methods, and every move and form was exquisite and ingenious.

"'The Overlord's Tactics', this can't be the tactics used by the emperor himself, the aura is exactly the same as that of the emperor." Hu Qing murmured to himself, he could feel the powerful power contained in this book.

He also took out the "Netherworld Sword Art", which was also extraordinary.

The sword techniques in the book are mysterious and unpredictable. Each sword contains profound sword meaning, which seems to be able to lead the opponent into the endless underworld.