Ji Shiyou intended to use the soul-shifting technique to return the two misplaced souls to their rightful bodies.
However, performing this technique required both individuals to sit cross-legged with their palms facing each other.
Considering they were in an inn room, sitting on the floor was not an option.
The bed was the most suitable place, hence the concise instruction to "get on the bed."
He had initially assumed Mingyue, with her simple and innocent mind, having not lived in human society, would not understand the other meaning of those two words.
To his surprise, Mingyue had heard of it, and Ji Shiyou immediately felt embarrassed and ashamed.
His "get on the bed" was merely a direction.
But Mingyue's interpretation of "get on the bed" implied a continuous action.
It made him seem as if he had ill intentions and harbored some desires towards Mingyue.
"Ahem, ahem, get onto the bed.
I will perform the soul-shifting grand technique to swap our bodies back."
Ji Shiyou dared not be so economical with his words anymore. He elaborated on his plan in detail.
"Oh! I understand!"
Mingyue threw the quilt off her body and obediently got onto the bed.
Following Ji Shiyou's instructions, she sat cross-legged.
Her palms faced upwards, resting on her knees.
"Next, concentrate your qi.
Think of nothing, offer no resistance. I will be in control."
Ji Shiyou sat down opposite Mingyue and extended his hands.
His palms faced downwards as he grasped Mingyue's hands.
He took a deep breath, chanted the incantation, and activated the soul-shifting grand technique.
A Yin-Yang Bagua diagram appeared between their joined palms.
As Ji Shiyou continuously channeled his cultivation, the Bagua diagram grew larger.
It eventually enveloped both of them, expanding to cover the entire bed.
"Yin-Yang reversal, soul departure."
Ji Shiyou let out a low cry, and the Bagua diagram began to spin.
All things in the world are divided into Yin and Yang, and humans are no exception.
Female is Yin, male is Yang.
The physical body is Yang, the soul is Yin.
The soul-shifting grand technique was a secret art of the Golden Crow Palace, and ordinary disciples were not qualified to cultivate it.
Ji Shiyou had received special permission from the Golden Crow Fairy to freely access the Golden Crow Palace's scripture repository.
There, he had once read the secret manual recording the soul-shifting grand technique.
Today, to reclaim his body, he was taking a risk and performing it from memory for the first time.
His intention was to forcibly extract both souls using the soul-shifting grand technique.
Then, by sending them back into their respective bodies, he would restore the misplaced souls.
The Bagua diagram spun faster and faster.
The Yin-Yang fish in the center aligned with the Baihui acupoint on the crown of Ji Shiyou's and Mingyue's heads.
A powerful suction force emerged, intending to pull their souls out of their bodies.
Mingyue felt as if something had grabbed her scalp.
It was pulling her outwards, and she involuntarily wanted to resist.
"This is the power of Yin-Yang reversal. Do not resist."
Sensing Mingyue's reaction, Ji Shiyou said softly.
Under his reassurance, Mingyue relaxed her body and stopped resisting.
Following the force, her soul gradually emerged above Ji Shiyou's head.
She looked across and saw Ji Shiyou's soul.
It was also slowly emerging from her body.
Half of it appeared above her head, looking at her.
If any cultivator were to barge in at this moment, they would witness the bizarre scene in the room.
Two people were sitting cross-legged on the bed, with each other's souls hovering above their heads.
However, ordinary people could not see souls and would not feel anything unusual.
Ji Shiyou was delighted to see their souls detached.
It seemed the soul-shifting grand technique was effective. As long as their souls left their bodies,
and then returned to their respective bodies, their mission would be accomplished.
But his joy was short-lived. He felt a different power within his body.
It firmly restrained his soul, which was about to depart, and desperately pulled it back.
Ji Shiyou was startled. He had no idea where this mysterious power came from.
Judging by Mingyue's expression, her situation was likely the same.
He increased the output of his cultivation, and the power of the soul-shifting grand technique abruptly intensified.
As a result, the mysterious power also increased, and the pulling force surged.
Ji Shiyou refused to give up and continued to increase his effort.
At this moment, the rotating Bagua diagram suddenly stopped.
It was like a jammed wheel, shaking uncontrollably.
It was the mysterious power trying to halt the Yin-Yang reversal.
While the Bagua diagram, under Ji Shiyou's control, struggled to break free.
The force generated by the struggle between the two powers.
Acted upon the two individuals and the bed beneath them. Consequently, the entire second floor of the inn.
Could hear the rhythmic sound of bed legs hitting the floor emanating from Ji Shiyou's room.
"Second Senior Brother, what is First Senior Brother doing in his room?
The noise is so loud. Is it what the senior brothers talk about, farming?
But does farming make such a loud noise? It's keeping me awake.
Why don't you go and talk to him, tell him to stop making so much noise?"
The noise was too loud, and Nu Tao tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
He complained to Tian Jian, who shared his room, hoping Second Senior Brother would speak to First Senior Brother.
He himself dared not. He was intimidated by Ji Shiyou.
"Silly boy, you don't dare, and neither do I.
If this kind of thing is interrupted, First Senior Brother will kill me.
Go to sleep. With First Senior Brother's stamina, tonight won't be quiet."
Tian Jian looked at his simple-minded junior brother with a knowing smile.
He cast a spell, setting up a soundproofing barrier in the room.
Jun Shuxue, in the room next to Ji Shiyou, was going mad.
She had cried and come upstairs, thinking Ji Shiyou or someone would comfort her.
At the very least, someone would come and offer her a way out.
And ask her to come back for dinner, but that didn't happen.
Her storage bag, filled with various snacks she had prepared before leaving, was also gone.
Alone in her room, both angry and hungry, she could only sulk silently.
She was just thinking about what Ji Shiyou and Mingyue might be doing in the room.
When a violent noise erupted, she couldn't help but blush, and then her heart filled with anger.
"Shameless!"
She couldn't sit still and paced back and forth in her room.
She wanted to storm over and scold Mingyue, to stop Ji Shiyou.
However, she was still an unmarried girl. Although usually arrogant and overbearing,
she felt somewhat embarrassed about such matters.
Just then, the noise stopped.
Jun Shuxue hesitated for a moment, her full rage having nowhere to vent.
She decided to go to Mingyue's room and teach her a lesson.
So, after some mental preparation, she opened her room door.
She walked directly to Ji Shiyou's room, kicked the door open, and was about to start scolding.
But there was no one in the room. Ji Shiyou and Mingyue were both gone.
"Pah! Shameless!"
Glancing at the messy bed, with the quilt fallen on the floor.
Jun Shuxue spat and cursed in her heart.
However, she was curious. In the middle of the night,
where had they gone, not being in the room?
She looked around the room and saw that the window on one side was open.
She went over and looked out.
In the moonlight, she saw two figures in the distance. They were Ji Shiyou and Mingyue.
They were heading out of town, looking suspicious.
Jun Shuxue's eyes darted, and she jumped out of the window, chasing after them.
She tracked them all the way out of town and into a valley.
"Shameless demoness, seducing First Senior Brother.
Coming here to have illicit relations, I will kill you!"
Seeing the scene before her, Jun Shuxue's anger reached its peak, and she charged forward, shouting.