24: Chapter 24 New "Fellow Daoists" and Voluntary Feeding!

Chapter 24: A New "Dao Companion" and Voluntary Feeding!

Happiness came so suddenly.

I looked at Lin Qingzhi's jade-like finger, gently beckoning me and exuding a fatal allure, feeling as if my entire mosquito body was about to be overwhelmed by immense happiness.

Voluntary!

She actually invited me voluntarily!

This treatment was like going from a wild child secretly sneaking food to instantly becoming... one of her own, someone who could sit at the table and eat? No, it was like becoming a Royal Guard with a saber, receiving a royal salary!

I could no longer suppress the excitement in my heart. With a flap of my wings, I transformed into a devout black lightning bolt and, with a 'whoosh', landed on her fingertip.

Lin Qingzhi's finger trembled slightly. Clearly, she was still unaccustomed to such intimate contact with a mosquito. But she didn't retract it; she just quietly looked at me, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

I could feel that the Qi and blood within her body were like a surging river, vast and mighty. But at this moment, this surging river, under her precise control, gathered at her fingertip, forming an extremely gentle, babbling stream.

She even voluntarily withdrew the protective True Essence covering her skin, providing maximum convenience for my "feeding."

This service was too considerate!

I no longer stood on ceremony, gently inserting my proboscis, covered in an eerie purple light, into her warm, jade-like fingertip with a hint of pilgrimage.

There was no obstruction whatsoever.

Boom!

The Ice Phoenix Divine Blood, purer, mightier, and gentler than any previous time, surged into my body through my proboscis like a fine jade liquor!

[Ding! Absorbed 0.003 ml of super high-activity Ice Phoenix Divine Blood!]

[Gained evolution points +30!]

[Ding! Your Demonic Power core has been tempered by the nourishment of high-activity divine blood, and your Demonic Power reserve has slightly increased!]

[Ding! Your [Frost Resistance (Intermediate)] has been strengthened, bringing you closer to [Advanced Resistance]!]

Every cell in my body trembled with pleasure!

The divine blood I absorbed this time was different from any previous occasion.

Before, whether it was accidentally leaked by her or given to me as a "reward," it was like processed "canned food." But this time, what she voluntarily offered was the freshest, purest, and contained her life's origin essence... "live blood"!

The energy contained within was simply incomparable!

I greedily took a small sip, then immediately knew when to stop.

I could feel that just this small sip made her already somewhat pale complexion become even paler.

I couldn't exhaust the pond to catch all the fish. This was my only and the world's most top-tier "mobile blood bank"; I had to cherish it.

Satisfied, I withdrew my proboscis and gently patted her finger with my forelegs, expressing gratitude and loyalty.

Lin Qingzhi looked at the almost invisible pinprick on her fingertip, which was rapidly healing at a visible speed, then looked at my plump belly and satisfied expression. A very complex emotion, mixed with helplessness and novelty, flashed in her clear, cold eyes.

Having lived two lives, she had never imagined that one day she would willingly allow a mosquito to suck her blood?

And, it seemed, she would have to feed it daily from now on?

She shook her head, as if to cast these absurd thoughts out of her mind, then closed her eyes and re-entered her cultivation state.

I wasn't idle either.

Having eaten and drunk my fill, it was time to get down to business.

I opened the system panel and looked at the dazzling string of numbers.

[evolution points: 103]

Breaking through to Essence Rank cost 100 points, and now I've replenished 30 points, so my total assets are still quite substantial.

It's time for a new round of investment.

I carefully studied the evolution list.

After breaking through to Essence Rank, some new, more powerful evolution options were also unlocked.

[Perception Type]:

[Heat Perception (Advanced)]: Perception range expanded, accuracy improved, capable of discerning the target's specific emotional fluctuations. (Requires 30 points)

[Vibration Perception (Advanced)]: Perception range expanded, capable of analyzing more complex vibration information, even able to "hear" plant growth. (Requires 30 points)

[Spiritual Energy Perception (Primary)]: A brand new dimension of perception! Can perceive the free-floating spiritual energy between heaven and earth and differentiate its attributes and concentration. (Requires 50 points)

Upon seeing the [Spiritual Energy Perception] option, my eyes instantly lit up.

In this era of spiritual energy revival, being able to perceive spiritual energy is equivalent to possessing a "treasure map"! Where there are natural treasures, where there are spiritualpulse nodes, where there are powerful creatures, nothing will be able to hide!

This is simply the ultimate divine skill!

Although it required 50 points, which was ridiculously expensive, I didn't hesitate!

"System! Evolve [Spiritual Energy Perception (Primary)] for me!"

[Confirm consumption of 50 evolution points to activate the new perception dimension [Spiritual Energy Perception]?]

"Confirm!"

[Evolution starting...]

A cool energy instantly surged into my brain, or rather, deep into my soul.

I felt my world, at this moment, being illuminated.

If my world was black and white in my eyes before, now, the entire world has become colorful and vibrant!

I could "see" countless colorful light dots, like fireflies, floating in the air.

Lin Qingzhi's body exuded the most intense, ice-blue glow, like a bright Cold Moon.

Outside the window, some vigorous plants also emitted a faint, green halo.

The entire world, in my eyes, transformed into a flowing painting composed of energy!

It's so magical!

After spending 50 points, I had 53 points left.

I turned my gaze to my core advantage—speed.

After High Efficiency Agility, a new option also appeared.

[Shadowescape (Primary)]: Consumes Demonic Power to briefly merge into shadows for stealth or short-distance travel. A top-tier ability for assassination and escape! (Requires 40 points)

This skill made my mouth water.

But... I didn't have enough evolution points to be that extravagant.

I could only settle for the next best thing, choosing a relatively cheaper but also very practical option.

[Overclocked Wing Vibration]: Increases the maximum wing vibration frequency, allowing for a burst of three times the speed of sound in a short period, and can eliminate flight noise through special wing vibration methods. (Requires 20 points)

Silent flight! Three times the speed of sound!

This skill was also tailor-made for an assassin like me!

"That's it! Evolve [Overclocked Wing Vibration]!"

[Confirm consumption of 20 evolution points to evolve [Overclocked Wing Vibration]?]

"Confirm!"

[Evolution complete!]

I had 33 points left, which I temporarily saved for a rainy day.

After completing the evolution, I eagerly began my "cultivation."

I didn't practice speed; instead, I practiced how to more exquisitely control the Demonic Power within my body.

Before, when Lin Qingzhi cultivated, I could only watch from the side. But now, with [Spiritual Energy Perception], I could clearly "see" how she absorbed the scattered, ice-blue spiritual energy light particles around her, circulated them through a mysterious network of meridians, and finally transformed them into her own, purer Ice Phoenix True Essence.

This was simply the highest-level, live 3D tutorial!

Although I didn't have her cultivation method or her meridians, I could imitate her!

I mimicked her, attempting to compress and rotate Demonic Power within my small Demonic Power core in a specific, spiral fashion.

At first, my control was clumsy, and the Demonic Power surged wildly, even causing a cramping pain in my abdomen.

However, I possessed a human soul, and my learning ability was top-notch!

Once, twice, ten times, a hundred times...

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Qingzhi, who was in meditative cultivation, suddenly opened her eyes again.

She looked at me, floating before her, with an incredulous expression.

In her spiritual perception, this tiny mosquito of hers was now like a miniature, black energy vortex!

The free-floating spiritual energy around, which wasn't particularly attractive to her, was actually being actively drawn and absorbed by me, in a crude yet extremely efficient manner, then swallowed into my abdomen and converted into my own Demonic Power!

He... he was actually... actively cultivating?!

And, by observing her cultivation method, he had self-taught and stumbled upon a rudimentary cultivation method of his own?!

This realization brought her an even greater shock than hearing me "speak" earlier!

Being able to communicate might be due to extraordinary talent, a special soul.

But being able to cultivate, to create a cultivation method...

This could no longer be described by the word "monster"!

This was... a Prodigy!

A peerless Prodigy, unseen through the ages, wearing a mosquito's shell!

She looked at me, and for the first time, a genuine trace of... apprehension appeared in her eyes.

However, this apprehension was quickly replaced by a stronger emotion called "excitement" and "anticipation."

"Interesting... this is getting more and more interesting."

She murmured, and an exquisite smile, beautiful enough to make heaven and earth pale in comparison, uncontrollably curved at the corner of her lips.

"Perhaps, in this life, my Path to Emperorship will no longer be so... lonely."

From this moment on, our relationship seemed to have gained another layer beyond mere ruler and subject... the meaning of "Dao Companion."