Crossing the Cultivation Realm: Two Souls Coexist

"Let's go find him."

Hu Qing did not delay any longer. He moved and rushed towards the direction Xiao Zi pointed.

Xiao Zi hummed softly, quickly shrinking his body and following closely like a stream of purple light.

The figures of the man and the dragon soon disappeared in the thick and indissoluble green mist.

Only the messy insect corpses and silent charred wood were left on the ground, telling of the short but brutal massacre that had just taken place.

The two followed the direction in which Gu Yang was taken away for about an incense stick of time.

The surrounding trees grew taller and older, their dense canopies almost completely blocking out the sky, making the light extremely dim.

The air was filled with the dull smell of stale leaves and damp wood, and the silence was so quiet that the only sounds were their own footsteps and breathing.

Suddenly, Hu Qing paused slightly.

His ears moved very slightly, catching a glimpse of something about thirty feet in front of him on the left.

From behind a dense cluster of giant ferns came a very subtle rustling sound, completely different from the sound of leaves blowing in the wind.

The sound was extremely light and deliberately cautious, as if something was trying to hide itself but accidentally touched the dry leaves.

Xiao Zi obviously didn't hear anything unusual and was still looking ahead vigilantly.

Hu Qing's expression remained unchanged, and even his gaze did not shift. He just flicked the fingers of his right hand hanging by his side very lightly!

laugh!

A white sword energy so condensed that it was almost invisible, like a poisonous snake emerging from a cave, silently tearing through the air.

At a speed far exceeding that of sound, it shot accurately towards the top of an ancient tree behind the ferns!

"oops!"

A short and panicked cry was heard!

Then there was the rustling sound of branches and leaves shaking, and the plop of a heavy object sliding down from a height.

Hu Qing then turned around slowly and walked in that direction with Xiao Zi.

Pushing aside the layers of huge fern leaves, I saw an ancient tree trunk in front of me that required several people to hug.

A slender green sword energy, like a nail, nailed the collar of a little man firmly to the bark!

The little man was struggling and dancing, his feet off the ground, trying hard to reach the condensed sword energy.

He wanted to pull it out of his collar, but because he was not tall enough, he couldn't reach it, looking very funny and embarrassed.

He was wearing clothes woven from some soft moss and tender vines, and had a thick beard that almost covered half of his face. At this moment, his face was flushed red due to panic and exertion.

"hold head high!"

As soon as Xiao Zi saw the little man, he immediately became excited, flew close to him, bared his teeth at him, and let out a threatening growl.

The dragon's tail swung anxiously, telling Hu Qing clearly with its movements—it was them! It was these little guys who had captured Gu Yang!

Hu Qing walked forward, stretched out his fingers, and easily "picked" the little man who was still struggling in vain off the sword energy and pinched him at his fingertips.

The little man was in his hand like an adult holding a slightly larger insect.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?"

Hu Qing's voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable majesty and coldness. "Spying on us? Aren't you afraid I'll crush you to death?"

The little man was so frightened that his limbs were stiff at first, but then he reacted and began to swing his little fists vigorously to hit Hu Qing's fingers, but unfortunately the force was not even enough to tickle.

He raised his head with all his strength and stared at Hu Qing. Although he was afraid, he forced himself to shout:

"...Tree God! Connor...Connor can't go back to pay homage to you today!"

Then he seemed to muster up his courage and looked at Hu Qing fiercely.

"You damned human giant! You killed so many descendants of the tree gods! The tree gods will never let you go!

Let me go! Otherwise... otherwise you will suffer the consequences! "

They are all in the hands of others, yet they still dare to threaten us in such a cowardly way.

Hu Qing found it a little funny, so he deliberately increased the strength of his fingertips slightly.

Connor's breath suddenly stopped, his face turned red, and his eyes began to roll back.

But he actually closed his eyes and clenched his teeth. Even though he was about to suffocate, he did not say a word, looking like a tough guy who said, "You can kill me or cut me up as you please."

Seeing this, Hu Qing had an idea in his mind.

It seems that this group of villains are not without blood, and they seem to be extremely pious to the so-called "tree god".

Forcing the question may not yield any results and may even backfire.

He removed his fingers and gently lowered Connor back to the ground.

Connor sat down on the ground, covered his neck and coughed several times, then raised his head blankly and looked at the huge "demon" in front of him in disbelief.

Hu Qing squatted down, trying to make his eyes look calm, and said softly: "Go away. We don't want to hurt you. I just hope that you don't hurt my friends either."

Connor was stunned. He took a tentative and cautious step back, his eyes fixed on Hu Qing, and saw that the other party really did not move.

He took another step, two steps...

"Big...big guy, are you really going to let me go?" He stood there, still a little bit unbelieving.

Hu Qing looked at him, reached out and gently patted his shoulder, and said in a firm tone: "Let's go."

Connor looked at Hu Qing again with a complicated look in his eyes. Then he turned around without hesitation and "whoosh" dived into the bushes next to him.

The small figure shuttled through the complex woodland at an extremely fast speed, and disappeared without a trace after a few takeoffs and landings.

"Ang? Ang!" Xiao Zi flew to Hu Qing anxiously, pointed his claws in the direction where Connor disappeared, and then pointed at himself, indicating whether he should follow quietly.

Hu Qing smiled and opened his other palm.

I saw that on the palm of his hand, there was an imperceptible, semi-dried dark green mark, which was emitting an extremely faint smell, similar to that of some rotten wood.

"The juice of the stone apricot tree,"

Hu Qing explained, “It’s hard to detect when it’s colorless and odorless, but once it dries, it emits this unique smell.

In this sea of ​​fresh air, it is as obvious as a light in the dark night."

The pat he gave Connor on the shoulder just now seemed casual, but in fact, he had cleverly smeared the tracking juice on the other's clothes.

"Now, we just need to follow this 'light' to find their lair."

Hu Qing stood up and looked sharply in the direction where Connor disappeared. "I hope Connor can return safely... Only then can we find Gu Yang."

He no longer hesitated, carefully distinguishing the extremely faint but extremely clear trace of the stench in the air.

Taking Xiao Zi with him, he once again quietly sneaked into the depths of the dark forest.