Crossing the Cultivation Realm: Two Souls Coexist

Hu Qing sat down as he was told and picked up the wooden cup filled with steam.

The tea is clear and almost colorless, with only the unique aroma of a mixture of light bitterness and citrus fragrance lingering at the tip of the nose.

He took a cautious sip.

The moment you take a sip, a distinct bitterness takes over your taste buds, but then a crisp citrus aroma, like sunlight breaking through the clouds, cleverly neutralizes the bitterness.

What’s even more amazing is that when the tea slides down your throat, the aftertaste suddenly changes, leaving only a pure and lasting sweetness, as if it contains some kind of sweetness of life.

Not only that, after the tea entered the stomach, it seemed to have its own spirituality, without the need for Hu Qing to deliberately guide it.

It automatically transformed into a gentle and pure energy flow, quietly pushing the Nascent Soul in his Dantian to start circulating on its own!

Driven by this energy, the spiritual power in the body flows happily along the meridians as if it has been carefully combed.

With each rotation, it became more condensed, and even faintly touched the realm of ear shackles that had just been broken through and was still a little superficial, making it more stable.

This is definitely a priceless magical tea!

Hu Qing was secretly shocked and couldn't bear to drink it all at once. He just savored it in small sips, cherishing every drop.

The old man had been observing Hu Qing quietly, his cloudy eyes looking through the crystal lenses extremely deep.

It seemed as if she could see through every change in the spiritual power in his body and all his secrets.

For a moment, the only sounds in the study were the subtle sound of tea sliding down one's throat, and...

tick tock... tick tock...

At first, Hu Qing thought it was the sound of rain hitting leaves outside because the rain was getting heavier.

But he soon realized something was wrong, the sound was very close.

He looked down and immediately wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Xiao Zi was staring at the teacup in his hand, with ambergris flowing from the corner of his mouth like a stream, forming a small puddle on the soft carpet!

Hu Qing covered his face in embarrassment, unable to bear to watch.

This greedy devil! How shameful!

However, the old man was not angry at all. Instead, he looked at Xiao Zi curiously, and then burst into a hearty and kind laugh:

"Hahaha... Dark Ancient Sword Dragon, it's been a long time since I've seen a little fellow of this species.

Dragons are becoming increasingly rare in today's world... It's okay, it's just a carpet, not worth much."

He changed the subject and waved to Xiao Zi in a gentle tone:

"Little guy, come here and let me take a look. But you can't drink this tea. Your body can't withstand the life force in it."

Xiao Zi looked at the old man and instinctively felt a little afraid. She shrank her neck and looked at Hu Qing for help.

Although Hu Qing was embarrassed, he nodded to indicate that the old man meant no harm.

Only then did Xiao Zi reluctantly move step by step to the old man's rocking chair.

The old man looked skinny, but his arms were extremely steady. With a gentle scoop, he lifted Xiao Zi onto his legs.

The old, spotted hand gently stroked Xiao Zi's cool, smooth, scaly belly.

Xiao Zi twisted his body in resistance at first, until the old man, as if by magic, took out a golden holy fruit from somewhere and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Ouch!"

Xiao Zi instantly became obedient, squinted her eyes happily, and chewed the sweet holy fruit in big mouthfuls.

She let the old man caress her, and even rubbed comfortably in his arms, making a satisfied purring sound.

The old man was amused and laughed again, gently tapping Xiao Zi's nose:

"Greedy little guy, you have to give me some benefits before you touch me, right? It's great... It's great to be young..."

His laughter gradually faded and turned into a faint sigh.

There was a barely perceptible trace of loneliness and sadness in his turbid eyes, as if he was recalling something from the distant past, and he stopped talking.

Seeing this, Hu Qing put down his teacup, stood up respectfully, and asked, "Senior, I wonder if you called us here because you have some instructions?"

The old man waved his hand, signaling him to be patient.

His attention seemed to return to Xiao Zi in his arms, and his old fingers stroked Xiao Long's chin from time to time.

Under the energy of the holy fruit and the comfortable touch, Xiao Zi's eyelids became heavier and heavier, and she actually fell asleep while snoring on the old man's legs.

After a while, confirming that Xiao Zi was asleep, the old man held the armrests of the rocking chair with both hands and pushed gently.

Only then did Hu Qing notice that the old man was not sitting in an ordinary rocking chair, but a well-made wooden wheelchair.

No wonder he never stood up since I met him.

Hu Qing's heart moved, and he quickly stepped forward, came behind the old man, and said softly: "Senior, let me help you."

The old man nodded slightly, did not refuse, and let go of his hand.

Hu Qing pushed the wheelchair steadily to a bed covered with soft dry moss and feathers against the wall.

The old man carefully picked up the sleeping Xiao Zi, put him into the warm and comfortable quilt, and carefully tucked the corners of the quilt for him. His movements were as gentle as if he was treating a rare treasure.

Then the old man signaled Hu Qing to push him back to the tea table.

The old man picked up his cup of slightly cold tea, took a sip, and cast his cloudy eyes on Hu Qing again. He slowly opened his mouth and asked an unexpected question:

"Meteoric Continent... Have you explored almost everything?"

Hu Qing was stunned for a moment, shook his head, and answered honestly: "To answer your question, Senior, my cultivation is low, and I have only traveled to a small part of the continent so far.

There are still many unknown places that have not been set foot on, and... there is not much time to explore them in detail."

He thought of the threat posed by the Demon King and realized that time was indeed running out.

The old man nodded, seemingly unsurprised by the answer, and murmured, "That's right... time is really running out..."

He paused, raised his hand and pointed upwards, then pointed in a vague direction, and said in an erratic tone:

“If there’s a chance… maybe I can go take a look above the sky, or… over the sea.

Maybe there will be some unexpected discoveries.”

Above the sky?

On the other side of the sea?

Hu Qing was a little confused, but his intuition told him that the old man must be referring to something.

He silently took these words to heart and nodded, saying, "I've made note of this. If I have the chance, I will definitely go explore it."

The old man smiled with satisfaction, then changed the subject and got to the point: "You came to Wanshu Country this time to look for your companions, right?"

Hu Qing's spirits lifted, and he nodded excitedly, "That's right!

"Senior, my companion Gu Yang was indeed captured by your people... and invited here! But Elder Baimu and the others flatly deny it..."

The old man showed a smile of understanding and apologetics on his face, and waved his hand: "Child, don't blame Bai Mu and those elves.

They... were also helpless. The ancient prophecy only showed one "variable," so they only brought back "one person."

I didn't explain it clearly, I just said 'please', but I didn't expect them to use the most direct way...

I'm sorry for causing trouble for you and your companions. If you're upset and want to hate someone, just hate this old fool like me."

Hu Qing quickly shook his head, his tone sincere: "Senior, you are too kind! I dare not, and I will never resent you.

In fact, the elders and your people have already given us great benefits."

He was referring to the precious holy fruit and spiritual tea, not to mention that Xiao Zi was currently experiencing a breakthrough in her sleep due to a chance encounter. This gift was already extremely valuable.