Keqing, it’s just cultivating immortality, is it that difficult?

"You actually trust me so much? What if I lose?"

Keqing asked her junior sister.

"Of course I believe in you. If you can beat me, then you can definitely beat those black-hearted guys. Senior will never lose. Doesn't that mean I can't beat those people?"

Keqing found it a little funny.

"In the end, it's yourself you believe in."

"I call this confidence! Only with confidence can we overcome difficulties. Senior will definitely not lose. Not only me, but also Senior Sister thinks the same thing, right? Right!"

The junior sister turned her head to look at the senior sister and threw the topic to her.

And Keqing also looked over in the direction she was looking.

I saw a pair of bright and kind eyes on the gentle smile, looking straight at me, and suddenly smiling.

"Yes, I believe it."

At that moment, her heart skipped a beat, and Keqing felt a feeling she had never experienced before flowing through her, bringing a warm current into her heart, making her feel happy and intoxicated.

Is this the trust of a companion...?

Chapter 17: What went wrong?

With a smile, her clear green eyes were filled with sincere trust, without a trace of impurities. The sunlight shone on her smooth face, and her soft skin enveloped her in a beautiful haze, as faint as smoke and clouds.

Seeing Keqing smile and nod slightly, Senior Sister Wanran became even more excited.

"I won't betray your trust"

However, the girl just nodded again and then turned and left the hall.

Wanran's smile paused and her pupils shrank slightly.

That’s not right. What’s the follow-up?

that's it?

Looking at the other person leaving, Wanran couldn't help but touch her cheek and frowned slightly.

She took out a small mirror and looked at herself in it.

Her beautiful face was reflected in the small palm.

Right? With a peaceful smile, pure eyes, and perfect lighting, why didn't the other person feel anything but just smiled and nodded?

Shouldn't you feel extremely excited, hug yourself, and then say some affectionate words from the bottom of your heart?

I remember that all the men and women in the brothel said this. I even went to learn it, picked the right angle and position, and practiced it several times. But why doesn't it work at all? What did I do wrong?

Wanran looked at the disappearing figure with a look of resentment, her face froze from smiling.

Thinking back to when she had mentioned this plan before, her master had been clapping his hands with laughter, his mouth wide open, and even mocking her for being so innocent, Wanran's expression became even worse.

You know, she is a regular customer of the brothel, how could she be so innocent! There must be something wrong with her approach.

However, if Wanran knew that her performance did touch the other party a little, but she only attributed it to the emotion brought by a friend's trust, she would probably cry to death.

……

"Senior Sister..."

The hesitant voice of Junior Sister came from the side.

"Ok?"

"Why do you look so weird? You look like you're at a funeral."

"..."

"Little junior sister."

"What's wrong? Senior Sister."

"Double your homework today, and remember to finish it before nightfall."

"Hey! Why!"

"Big Sister! Don't ignore me, what's wrong with me? What did I do wrong?"

"Master sister, don't go!"

As the eldest sister left quickly, the youngest sister was left in the hall with a depressed look on her face.

"So why is that..."

Only the world in which Junior Sister was injured existed.

……

……

[It's a pity that the master didn't beat those two guys to death at that time and actually let them go. ]

Little Coal Ball muttered in his mind.

[But fortunately, I got some good stuff, so it wasn't too bad. ]

Little Coal Ball looked at the storage bag around his waist with some disgust.

[It’s just too little. One thousand spirit stones, a few bottles of spirit-raising pills for the Qi-refining stage and solidifying pills for the foundation-building stage. The master can’t use them.]

Keqing paused slightly and tilted her head.

"How did you manage to survive till now?"

She had never expected that Little Coal Ball would have such a "lively" and "simple" temperament, and would fight and kill at any time. Regardless of whether she had the ability to do so, based on the situation just now, the other party's identity, and the environment they were in, if she really tried to kill the other party, it would only make the trouble worse and cause immeasurable consequences.

What's more, she is not the kind of person who likes to kill others wantonly. Of course, if there is really an enemy, she will not let it go easily.

Little Coal Ball seemed to sense Keqing's hidden disdain and choked up.

[Ahem, this is because I used to pretend to be a system. Normally, I just need to keep quiet and issue tasks, and the hosts will work hard for me. So I don’t need to say too much, so those people think I am very cold and unfathomable. ]

"You seem to be quite pleased with yourself?"

Hearing the little coal ball's hint of pride, Keqing raised her tone slightly.

[No, no! I'm just happy to have a master like you to work for me.]

"uh-huh……"

"Is that right?"

Keqing didn't care whether Xiaomei's flattery was sincere or not, but suddenly remembered something and asked

stand up.

"Speaking of which, how did you issue the mission, and how did you make those people obey you?"

During this period of time, Keqing has been treating this guy as a mobile knowledge base, and has not asked much about its past situation and its own abilities. Now that she thinks about it, she can't just ignore it.

Since Little Coal Ball can fool so many people, he must have unique abilities. From what Keqing knows, his abilities only include detection, devouring, and camouflage. Her understanding of this is very vague.

Now that I have time, I must ask about it carefully, so that I can make plans for the future. This way it can help with some things. After all, understanding the abilities of subordinates is also necessary for a superior.

[Even I know that there is no gain without hard work, even with the blessing of the contract. 】

The little coal ball flapped its wings, and a pair of pure white eyes on its black head rolled around.

[My greatest ability is devouring. You should know this, Master. Of course, in addition to devouring, detecting the surrounding environment, no, it should be said that the strange energy around the environment is also our talent as "devourers"]

The little coal ball shook his head.

[However, Master, you don't know that the Devouring also has different abilities, and I rely on this ability to make those humans work for me.]

"Different abilities?"

Ke Qing murmured softly.

[Yes, humans only know that "devouring" can devour any energy of the world, but they don't know that this is just the foundation. On top of this, devouring also has the ability that belongs to each individual.]

[For example, some of the same kind can use energy to strengthen their bodies, making their bodies as hard as spiritual treasures; some of the same kind can make their blood and qi vigorous, their spiritual power rounded, and enhance their own attacks; some can also use the converted energy to stabilize their souls and bodies to fight against the loss of control of reason caused by overeating.]

[My ability is to purify the energy I swallow, and use it on others without any side effects.]

"It doesn't sound like much, it feels completely altruistic"

Keqing hit the nail on the head, and the little coal ball's excited expression immediately turned listless.

[Master, you are right. This skill is like something born naturally for others. The converted energy is useful to others, but completely useless to yourself. It doesn't even have any benefit at all.]

At this point, Little Coal Ball hesitated, and halfway through his words he quietly looked up at Keqing.

"Don't worry. External objects are only occasional auxiliary means for me. If I don't rely on my own strength to improve myself, the power I get will only be an illusion."

Seeing the girl's completely indifferent attitude, Little Coal Ball breathed a sigh of relief. You know, something that can enhance one's strength without any side effects is equivalent to an elixir that cures alchemy and a rare treasure from heaven and earth. Who can be like the girl in front of him, turning a blind eye to such an existence without any fluctuation at all.

Little Coal Ball thought about it for a long time before he decided to take a gamble. As far as he could remember, no human being could resist such a temptation.

Can I upgrade my level without any side effects as long as I complete the tasks?

Every previous host, upon learning of this, was ecstatic, and not one of them refused.

But now, the girl in front of me... is an exception.

Fortunately, it made the right bet.

Chapter 18: Deficiencies in Ability

[It is also because of this power that I can disguise myself as a high-dimensional system and use those people to intercept energy for myself]

Otherwise, with its unique characteristic of not being able to absorb energy on its own, coupled with its completely altruistic skills, it would have starved to death long ago.

[Of course, this ability of mine is not just that simple. The purified energy can also be transformed into the desired effect according to its characteristics and can also be amplified.]

"Amplification?"

[Yes, for example, if I absorb wood-type spiritual energy, or a more refined wood-type energy, I can purify it, and the purified energy will not only have a higher purity, but also a greater increase in properties.]

[If the person swallowed some spiritual herbs with healing power, then the healing effect of the purified energy would be several times greater than before.]

After hearing what the system said, Keqing understood.

[And as more things are swallowed, the purity and amplification effect will also increase. ]

After hearing what the system said, Keqing figured out the system's implied meaning.

"So what you mean is that you want me to give you more strength?"

Keqing glanced over and the little coal ball immediately rubbed his limbs and said nervously.

[I am doing this for my master. Many things become more effective after being purified by me. This is not a bad thing for my master.]

Keqing naturally knew that this was not a bad thing. Although the system only gave a crude example, Keqing keenly discovered the extraordinary nature of this ability.

The "devouring" that can devour any power, coupled with the purification that can increase the power without limit, what a power against heaven.

This is Little Coal's greatest ability. Compared to this ability, the other abilities are insignificant. They are all the abilities that a "food eater" should have.

however……

"So what are the flaws?"

[Hehe, you are worthy of being the master I chose. You guessed it right away. ]

Looking at the little coal ball's behavior, Keqing knew that she guessed right. Heaven is fair and nothing is without flaws.

If you really listened to Little Coal Ball's nonsense and really thought that as long as you devour infinitely, you can use this ability to do anything, even become an immortal, then you are really stupid.

Little Coal Ball said embarrassedly.

[In fact, this ability of his is also limited. First of all, it is limited by his own strength and the generosity of his master. Within ten days, he can only absorb the equivalent power of ten foundation-building cultivators or one hundred foundation-building spiritual herbs for purification.]

"anything else."

Seeing Keqing's gesture, Little Coal Ball continued.

[And power is not without loss and limitation. If you want to purify it, you must have a sufficient base to exert the corresponding effect. ]

[For example, if the healing effect of a herb is 1, people can indeed purify it and remove impurities. Although the healing effect is still 1, there are no side effects and impurities. However, if the number of this herb is large enough, I can increase this effect to 2, or even 3.]

[Of course, it is limited by the quality of the herbs. No matter how high it is, it cannot be higher. This is the limitation. ]

"So, the so-called purification is just to increase the original effect. It is not infinite, and there is also loss. Is that right?"

【Is such that. 】