Crossing the Cultivation Realm: Two Souls Coexist

As Hu Qing and Gu Yang went deeper, the passage became smoother and no scratches from the six-handed macaque could be seen.

It must be because its body was too big that it could only grab the wall at the entrance. Only then did the two of them feel relieved.

Soon, they arrived at a corner, which was exactly where Gu Yang was meditating and recovering.

Gu Yang used his spiritual power to stimulate the night pearl in his hand, causing it to burst out with dazzling light, instantly illuminating the entire passage.

There were some incomplete symbols on the wall, which should be some kind of text. Hu Qing searched his mind for a long time but could not find any record of such text. Gu Yang said he had never seen it before.

The two continued to walk deeper, and some bloody footprints began to appear on the ground. Judging from the direction, they must have run in from outside.

Hu Qing leaned over and pinched a handful of blood mud. The blood had already dried up. He rubbed it gently with his hands, and it turned into a ball of blood-colored mud.

When you put the mud ball in front of your nose, you can smell a faint fishy smell, not bloody, but more like a secretion.

Gu Yang was checking the wall and found that the night pearl was reflecting light on it.

He picked it up with the Moon-Covering Knife in his hand, and it turned out to be strands of crystal clear spider silk. It was very sticky and it took some effort to pull it off the Moon-Covering Knife.

Gu Yang was just about to ask Hu Qing about the type of spider silk, but he found that Hu Qing was walking deeper into the cave, so he didn't take it seriously. He dropped the spider silk in his hand and quickly followed him.

The stone wall in front disappeared, and instead a cave appeared. Gu Yang held up the night pearl and looked inside. This should be a hall.

There were some tables, chairs and wine jars inside the cave, as well as fuel lamps on the surrounding walls. There were a total of five passages of varying sizes around it, and no one knew where they led.

It must have been a long time since anyone has been here. The cave is covered with spider webs and the tables and chairs are covered with thick dust.

Hu Qing controlled his soul power and smashed a wine jar in front of him, and some thick black liquid flowed out of it.

Gu Yang frowned slightly. He had just wanted to add some oil to the fuel lamp, but he didn't expect it to break into pieces and fall off as soon as he touched it.

After exploring around and finding nothing unusual, the two looked towards the five passages.

"Ah Qing, something's not right here. There was blood on the other side of the passage just now, but it looks like no one has been here before. There aren't even any footprints."

"Indeed. Now choose which passage to take. Shall we act separately?"

Hu Qing looked at these five channels and felt a bit overwhelmed. He was having trouble making a decision...

"Let's go together. You two can take care of each other. I'll decide which passage to take."

Gu Yang took off his shoes and threw them in front of Hu Qing's surprised eyes. They fell freely in the air and finally landed on the ground with a "bang".

Gu Yang jumped up and down to pick up his shoes, looked at the direction of the shoe head, pointed to the second passage and said:

"Ah Qing, go this way. If we reach a dead end later, we can walk back."

Hu Qing looked helpless, but now that he had made a decision, he just had to follow it.

The two men entered the passage directly, paying no attention to the broken wine jar behind them. A white capsule appeared in the black liquid, and a group of tiny black spiders crawled out of it.

At the end of the passage is a secret room with a bed and three bookshelves inside, all covered with powder. It seems that the books have not withstood the ravages of time.

The secret room was filled with the smell of decay and there was no life at all.

The two searched around, but found that all the items inside were old and there was nothing useful.

"Brother Gu, let's go and check out other passages."

The two returned along the same route. Halfway through, Gu Yang stopped and Hu Qing looked at him with some confusion.

"Ah Qing, did you hear any crawling noises? There were a lot of them, and I don't know what they were."

Upon hearing this, Hu Qing pricked up his ears to listen to the sounds around him. It was not completely silent yet, and there was no so-called crawling sound.

Gu Yang put his ear close to the right wall and waved at Hu Qing.

Hu Qing did as he was told, and sure enough, there were some subtle crawling sounds coming from the passage next door.

The two men ran quickly to the end of the passage, and when they stood at the entrance of the cave, they were shocked.

The walls of the large cave were covered with spiders, so densely packed that they occupied the entire cave, and a steady stream of spiders poured out from the passage next to it.

When Gu Yang and Hu Qing stopped, the whole cave became quiet, and all the spiders stared at them and began to attack them.

The spiders all began to rub their legs together, making an ear-splitting hissing sound, as if someone were rubbing two pieces of squeaking cowhide against each other. The sound made the two men feel cold on their backs.

"Brother Gu, run, run outside, these are all ghost-faced spiders."

Gu Yang took out the Moon-Covering Knife and swung it hard at the Ghost-Faced Spider that was charging towards him. The Ghost-Faced Spider, which was the size of a palm, was split into two halves. The blood mixed with thick liquid exploded directly and spilled all over the ground.

The ghost-faced spider is non-venomous and gets its name from the ghost-faced pattern on its abdomen. Most of them are second- to third-level monsters and social creatures. But a group of ghost-faced spiders as large as this one must have a Ghost-faced Spider King, which is a fifth-level monster and is also extremely poisonous.

Hu Qing released his soul power to crush all the second-level ghost-faced spiders that rushed forward, and the ground was covered with the ghost-faced spider meat paste.

The third-level ghost-faced spider is a bit tricky. Hu Qing cannot use spiritual weapons, so he can only hand it over to Gu Yang, which is just right to train his practical combat ability.

The two of them continued to cooperate and move towards the exit. There was more and more ghost-faced spider meat paste on the ground, and blood mixed with thick paste flowed on the mud.

Suddenly, a shrill scream came from deep in the passage, and the ghost-faced spiders began to go crazy. Some low-level ghost-faced spiders even started eating the meat paste on the ground, and their strength continued to soar.

"Oh no, it's the Ghost-Faced Spider King. Run, get out now, don't fight."

Hu Qing used his full soul power to carve out a path around him. Gu Yang's knife became faster and faster, chopping, pressing, sweeping, wiping...all kinds of basic moves were used one after another.

The two quickly entered the passage and began to run outside. As they crossed the corner, the characters on the wall flashed with golden light, and the ghost-faced spiders behind them all retreated.

Both of them were exhausted. They leaned against the smooth wall and sat on the ground, breathing slightly.

"Brother Gu, your swordsmanship is getting more and more proficient. It's really cool. I give you a thumbs up!"

Gu Yang scratched his hair shyly, took out a piece of coarse cloth from the storage ring, and began to wipe the Moon-Covering Sword.

"Hehe, thanks also to Ah Qing for helping me out, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to handle so many of them."

Hu Qing originally wanted to rest for a while before leaving, but then he thought, isn’t this the best place to spawn monsters?

What they both lack most now is training. This kind of low-level social monster is not very aggressive and just meets their needs.

Not to mention the items inside, even the characters above the head are so intimidating, there must be better treasures in the cave.