Crossing the Cultivation Realm: Two Souls Coexist

The old man and Hu Qing chatted for a while about the customs and strange things seen in various parts of the mainland.

Hu Qing benefited greatly from the old man's profound knowledge and unique insights, as if he was reading a living epic.

However, time is unforgiving. As the old man spoke, his cloudy eyes looked a little tired and he blinked slightly a few times.

He took a deep breath, as if trying to refresh himself, but still smiled with a hint of fatigue:

"I'm getting old, I'm getting old... I've only been sitting for a short time, but I'm already feeling a bit drained.

Well, I won't waste any more of your time. There are people waiting for you down there."

Upon hearing this, Hu Qing felt a little regretful that he could not continue to listen to the teachings, but he was more excited than he could suppress it!

"Someone is still waiting" - this almost makes it clear that Gu Yang is here!

The old man pulled up the blanket that had slipped down a little, covered his knees, and his voice became slower and softer:

"It's a pleasure to talk to you. I'll take a short rest, old man. You can go find him yourself. Oh, by the way,"

He seemed to suddenly remember something and pointed to the plate of golden holy fruits on the table. "These fruits are specially reserved for him. Don't forget to take them."

As soon as he finished speaking, his skinny fingers tapped twice on the table.

Click.

The wall covered with books on the side suddenly slid inward silently, revealing the spiral staircase extending downward, deep and dark.

At the same time, a thick but flexible green vine dropped from the ceiling, accurately rolled up the wooden tray filled with holy fruit on the table, and handed it steadily to Hu Qing.

Hu Qing quickly took the heavy "gift" and was speechless for a moment.

He originally thought that this precious holy fruit was a gift from the elves to the elder, but he never expected that it was specially prepared for Gu Yang!

The old man's care for Gu Yang seemed to be far beyond his imagination.

"Thank you, senior!" Hu Qing suppressed the waves in his heart and respectfully bowed to the old man who had closed his eyes and dozed off. Without hesitation, he turned around and stepped into the passage.

The glowing fruits above his head lit up one by one again, illuminating the way forward for him.

The stairs spiraled downwards, and not far away, a familiar, warm orange light appeared in front.

Hu Qing walked out of the passage and entered a new room.

This room is slightly smaller than the study above, but it has a completely different feel.

Countless complex and mysterious runes are engraved on the surrounding walls and the smooth ground.

They are interconnected, forming an extremely large and complex formation system, faintly emitting powerful energy fluctuations.

The spiritual energy in the air is so rich that it almost turns into substance. Just taking a breath of it makes people feel relaxed and happy, and their cultivation level gradually increases.

All the patterns of the formation finally converged to a point in the center of the room - where a seemingly simple cushion was placed.

Gu Yang was sitting cross-legged on a cushion with his eyes closed. He was surrounded by spiritual energy and was obviously in deep practice.

His aura was more than twice as strong as before, and he had obviously benefited a lot from being here.

Hu Qing did not make a sound to disturb him. He tiptoed to a rattan chair by the wall and sat down, then placed the tray full of holy fruits on the table.

He also took the opportunity to start practicing his skills, refining the tea and fruit power that had not yet been fully absorbed in his body, while at the same time feeling the terrifying concentration of spiritual energy in the room.

Although he was not that proficient in formations, he could see that the spirit gathering formations in the room were definitely not of ordinary quality.

It's probably a treasure left over from ancient times, or it was made by that unfathomable old man.

Time passes slowly in silence.

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Yang's body on the cushion suddenly trembled slightly!

In his body, among the shadowy shackles that were wrapped around his Nascent Soul, four of them had broken and dissipated, indicating that his strength had made great progress.

But the fifth chain was extremely stubborn. No matter how he used his spiritual power to attack it, it remained motionless. Instead, it caused his Nascent Soul to shake.

Gu Yang slowly opened his eyes, his eyeballs bloodshot with fatigue.

He let out a long breath, and sighed with a hint of helplessness and anxiety: "The old tree said that I must break through at least seven shackles before he lets me go...

This fifth one is so difficult, what about the remaining three..."

After practicing madly and sleeplessly for many consecutive days, he was exhausted even with the support of the spiritual energy and holy fruits here.

He rubbed his swollen brows, feeling a little depressed, and couldn't help but worry about Hu Qing and Xiao Zi outside: "

I don’t know what happened to Lao Hu and Xiao Zi. They must be so worried if they can’t find me…”

He stood up as usual and walked to the wooden table beside him, wanting to take a holy fruit to replenish his energy and relieve his fatigue, but he found that the tray on the table was gone.

"Huh? Strange, hasn't that kid Connor brought any fruit today?" He muttered, looking around the room subconsciously.

As he turned his head, his gaze instantly fixed on the corner of the wall——

There, a person was sitting quietly, surrounded by spiritual energy. Who else could it be but Hu Qing?!

Gu Yang's eyes widened instantly, his hands froze in mid-air, his mouth slightly opened, and he almost thought he was hallucinating due to excessive practice!

Wasn't the plate of holy fruit he'd been longing for placed right at that person's feet?!

At this moment, Hu Qing had just completed a big cycle and slowly opened his eyes.

Eye to eye!

The air seemed to freeze for a moment.

The next second, huge, indescribable ecstasy surged into the hearts of both of them at the same time!

“Ah Qing!!”

Gu Yang rushed forward, his voice distorted with excitement, and punched Hu Qing on the shoulder neither too hard nor too light.

"You kid! You're amazing! I actually managed to get you here! Hahaha! My love for you is not in vain!"

Hu Qing rubbed his shoulders in pain, but his face was full of smiles of reunion.

He looked Gu Yang up and down, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes: "Get lost! Don't give me that... Wait, you... have a breakthrough?! Your aura is so much stronger!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yang raised his chin in triumph, and deliberately released the powerful aura in his body that had broken through the four shackles without reservation, with a bit of show-off and a sly smile:

"That's right! Don't you see who I am? Just four shackles! What do you think? Now I'm ahead of you, buddy. Come on, call me senior and let me hear it!"

Hu Qing could not help but marvel at the aura that was much stronger than his own, and he was also happy for Gu Yang: "Your progress... is ridiculously fast."

He worked very hard, and with the help of many opportunities, he was able to break two shackles.

The joy of reunion washed away the worries and fatigue of the past few days. The two looked at each other and laughed, and thousands of words were expressed without words.