Chapter 30: The Sleepy Bug Breeding and Eugenics Plan

Night falls, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse.

After the heavy rain of the past few days, the black mist near the Black Cloud Marsh seems to have dissipated quite a bit more.

At the edge of those clouds and mists, a red civet cat is skillfully weaving through the mountain forest, carrying a golden flying sword.

As for this scene, the spirits and wild beasts in the mountain forest have long since ceased to be surprised.

Not to mention that they are currently busy with the matter of migration.

Even if they had nothing to do, they would absolutely not go and provoke those two fellows.

The killings that have occurred frequently near the black mist recently.

Are enough to make the spirits and wild beasts of this mountain forest realize the danger of these two fellows.

Even those corrupted beasts that fear no death are no match for them, let alone these small fry like themselves.

It is just that most of the spirits and wild beasts did not notice.

Today, besides the red civet cat and the golden flying sword, there are also some blood-colored little insects hovering near the two.

"It is truly surprising, you actually learned how to drive Sleepy Bugs so quickly?"

Unlike the Sleepy Bugs driven by Xi Luo.

Those Sleepy Bugs flying alongside the golden flying sword are entirely blood-colored.

Although they have to stop and rest on the flying sword from time to time, one can also see the obvious difference between them and ordinary Sleepy Bugs.

At the very least, these blood-colored Sleepy Bugs possess an aggressiveness that ordinary Sleepy Bugs do not have.

[I also didn't expect that these Sleepy Bugs would actually be the best carriers for baleful energy.]

After pouring most of his focus into the sword pellet, Li Boyang's voice became calm as an ancient well once again.

It is just that with the experience of the previous few times, Li Boyang retained enough of his human side this time, not appearing so decisive in killing or cold-spoken.

[You said before that these Sleepy Bugs like places rich in vital energy...]

[And every time you use the Sleepy Bugs, you also swallow them into your mouth beforehand.]

[Plus these Sleepy Bugs like to burrow into the seven orifices of animals, so I thought that life vital energy should also count as a type of vital energy, right?]

[Then, would life vital energy mixed with baleful energy also be welcomed by the Sleepy Bugs?]

Looking back at the golden flying sword in astonishment, Xi Luo could roughly imagine what the other party had done.

"So, you let these Sleepy Bugs consume the vital energy of your own body?"

Looking across the entire Hundred Lands Mountains, only Li Boyang's life vital energy is mixed with baleful energy.

The most critical point is that, cursed by the Ruifu, Li Boyang's body is suffering from the erosion of baleful energy at every moment.

The Sleepy Bugs devouring his vital energy will not only cause him any negative impact, but instead, it is lightening Li Boyang's burden.

"You are truly bold!"

"I have lived for so long, and I have never seen anyone dare to use their own life vital energy to feed Sleepy Bugs."

Life vital energy is the foundation of life.

The rise and fall of life vital energy directly affects the health of the organism itself; this is a very simple common sense.

Ordinary people feel that nurturing their own life vital energy is not enough, so who would be generous enough to use life vital energy to feed Sleepy Bugs?

[Facts have proven that wealth is sought in danger.]

[After devouring the baleful energy mixed with my life vital energy, these Sleepy Bugs were also affected by the baleful energy.]

[The specific manifestation is the same as my own body: the skin becomes bright red, and at the same time, it is more aggressive.]

[It is a pity that these Sleepy Bugs are far too fragile...]

[I cannot know if their bodies have also been strengthened like my own body.]

Hearing this, Xi Luo blinked her eyes again and said.

"Strengthening, they are likely strengthened, but their lifespan has probably also been affected."

"Your baleful energy is, after all, a curse, not some grace or blessing."

"I see that these Sleepy Bugs now have less than about a week of lifespan left; compared to normal Sleepy Bugs, it is truly too far off."

Xi Luo is, after all, a spirit of the mountains, a mountain god with her own clay statue.

Although she cannot directly see the flow of life vital energy like Li Boyang, she can also roughly perceive the life force of these Sleepy Bugs.

[This is not a big problem; in any case, these Sleepy Bugs only have a lifespan of about three months to begin with.]

[From development to maturity, about a week's time is enough for these Sleepy Bugs to leave behind their own descendants.]

Understanding the implication behind the words, Xi Luo immediately widened her eyes in surprise.

"What are you planning to do!?"

The sword body shook slightly, and the few Sleepy Bugs in the vicinity immediately flew into the nearby mountain forest.

[Life is never immutable; they will actively adapt to the external environment and constantly evolve.]

[I just intend to accelerate this process and cultivate a variant of Sleepy Bug that can fully adapt to baleful energy.]

[Perhaps the lifespan of the first few generations of variant Sleepy Bugs will be very short...]

[But after several generations of selection and cultivation, they will definitely possess the lifespan of normal Sleepy Bugs, or perhaps even longer, who knows?]

Li Boyang's voice revealed deep interest.

He does not expect these Sleepy Bugs to have any particularly strong combat power.

It is just that after discovering the potential of these Sleepy Bugs, the "farming gene" deep in Li Boyang's soul was ignited.

Just like the animal breeding and insect domestication of his past life.

Li Boyang also really wants to try if he can artificially select and cultivate variant Sleepy Bugs through a similar method.

Anyway, since he is idle, Li Boyang, who lies in the basket all day, must find a way to find something to pass the time!

"Is this what you learned from the 'Nine Chapters of Divination Secrets'?"

Not believing that this was Li Boyang's own idea, Xi Luo quickly found a suitable reason for the other party.

Because the original Sleepy Bugs were cultivated by the Huaijiang Witch in this way.

She seriously suspects whether similar methods were also recorded in the "Nine Chapters of Divination Secrets".

At the very least, the "Nine Chapters of Divination Secrets" must have mentioned similar concepts.

[I intend to call this plan the 'Sleepy Bug Breeding and Eugenics Plan'...]

[Or call it the 'Crustacean Organism Eugenics and Better Upbringing Plan', what do you think of this name?]

Not refuting Xi Luo's guess, Li Boyang just introduced his own ideas with great interest.

"It's ugly, and the meaning is unclear."

Rolling her eyes speechlessly, Xi Luo was successfully distracted by Li Boyang.

"Your ability to name things... is simply on par with your carving ability."

Xi Luo cannot understand what "breeding and eugenics" means, nor does she know what "crustacean organism" means.

It is fortunate that the two are currently communicating through the Spirit Rhinoceros Horn.

Otherwise, Xi Luo would not even be able to understand what Li Boyang is saying at all.

"Compared to pondering those whimsical thoughts of yours, we still have more serious things to do right now."

While speaking, Xi Luo suddenly stopped her footsteps, then raised her head and pointed to the valley not far ahead and asked.

"We have already arrived at the place you designated, what should we do next?"

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