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

Having said that, he walked towards the other side, leaving only a few followers staring at each other.

They didn't know whether this was a good idea or not. After all, he was the eldest sister's distinguished guest, and he was also loved by the younger sister.

But since the other party doesn't want them anymore and no conflict occurred this time, they shouldn't be punished.

……

……

On this side, Keqing returned to the room and didn’t care about the incident just now. To her, it was just a child’s fight.

She sighed and thought about today's progress, feeling a little worried.

"I have already checked the summoning array and the space-related matters. There is no trace of them. If we want to cross the barriers between worlds, the only way is to break the void."

Is there really only one way to break the void? Or is there another way, but I haven't found it yet?

Thinking of this... a trace of fatigue flashed across Keqing's face.

But at this moment, her gaze suddenly paused and swept to a black object beside her.

That is……

The thing in the hands of the man who summoned me.

Subconsciously, she stretched out her hand.

[Ding, host detected... whether binding is required. ]

Chapter 7: It's a little bug

A mechanical voice, like that of a ruins guard, suddenly sounded.

Keqing was stunned.

[Ding, host detected... whether binding is required. ]

The sound rang out again. Keqing looked around with a scrutinizing gaze, then returned her gaze to the walnut-sized black object in front of her and determined the source of the sound.

"System, what is that?"

Keqing asked calmly. She was not frightened by the sudden appearance of the system. Instead, she looked very calm, as if she saw an inconspicuous stone on the road.

[The system is an auxiliary tool created by the high-dimensional universe to travel through the world and maintain the stability and development of each world. ]

[Those who hold the system are called time and space users. They can get help from the system and have abilities that ordinary people cannot match.]

"Oh? Can I become an immortal?"

[Of course you can. As long as you bind to the system and complete the system tasks, you can break through the void and return home.]

"Is that so?"

The soft murmur seemed to carry a hint of hesitation.

"System, is it also life?"

[The system is not a living being and will not cause any harm to the host. The system itself is just an auxiliary tool, an existence like a spirit.]

"That's it..."

Keqing nodded slightly, seeming to understand what the system meant.

[Ding, host detected... whether binding is required. ]

"Then I..."

The system sounded a little excited, as if it was happy that it had not found a new host. Before Keqing finished speaking, a faint light began to radiate from inside to outside.

"Then I...refuse..."

Suddenly, a slender hand wrapped around the system, and the light that was just rushing towards Keqing was suddenly interrupted as if it encountered a strong wind.

【Why you! 】

"Ok?"

The system seemed to sense something was wrong.

[Why did the host refuse to bind...]

"Hmm...did I say I bound you?"

The purple eyes looked at him with inexplicable doubt, causing the system to choke.

[But as long as you bind the system, you can...]

"Going home through the void, huh..."

[Of course…]

The system responded subconsciously, and then noticed something was wrong.

I saw Keqing staring at me, her eyes full of suspicion.

"But I never said I needed to break through the void. I just asked myself if I could become an immortal. How did you know I wanted to break through the void?"

[As an auxiliary tool of the high-dimensional universe, the system can naturally detect the last wishes of living beings...]

Before the system finished speaking, Keqing suddenly whispered.

"Character talent S, strategy index SSS, character's favorability towards the host -99%..."

【You can hear it! 】

Hearing Keqing repeating word for word what he had said, the system replied subconsciously.

"What? The protector of time and space will also parasitize on greedy and evil creatures?"

Keqing looked at the system in front of her with a half-smile.

"Behaviors that conflict with norms, arbitrary speculation to weave a beautiful vision, indifferent to the death of the host...even betrayal"

After just a few brief conversations, Keqing figured out the truth.

"So, when that person rushed over to me and wanted to die together, it was because you had some means to hurt me..."

"However, you betrayed him, so nothing happened. Do you think I'm right?"

Faced with Keqing's questioning, the system was confused and flustered. It was careless. It didn't expect that the other party could hear its conversation and see the wrongness so quickly.

[The principle of the system is to assist the host, and the host's behavior system cannot interfere. 】

This means that it is none of his business how the host becomes like that, and the original host is very normal.

However, Keqing did not believe his sophistry.

"When one coexists with the other, there must be a primary and a secondary. According to what you said, you cannot interfere, which means that the host is strong. This explanation does not conform to your so-called high-dimensional universe at all..."

"Besides...if I'm not mistaken, the light just now, although faint, is a contract, you are the master and I am the subordinate..."

The system broke out in a cold sweat, feeling that the time traveler in front of it was extremely sensitive, totally unlike the previous one.

【

That, actually, is...】

Seeing that the system still needed explanations, Keqing pretended to listen patiently.

But at this moment, a black shadow suddenly flashed by, and the system in front of him suddenly grew wings, and with a whoosh, it rushed towards the door.

Shila-

Just as the system was looking at the starry sky with a full moon and a smug look on its face.

With a whoosh, a purple sword light flashed across the wings and passed by. Because of the injured wings, the unstable system staggered and almost fell to the ground.

When it finally stabilized its body, it saw a newly formed small cliff appear in front of it, and a ravine more than ten meters deep appeared with billowing smoke and dust.

Along with it came the calm voice of a young girl behind him, as if she was talking about today's weather.

"If you still plan to escape, next time I won't aim at your wings..."

【! ! ! 】

With a start, the system became rigid.

It looked at the ravine in front of it that was destroyed by the sword light, and then looked at the room behind it that seemed to be safe but had a dangerous and terrifying woman.

After thinking it over, the system finally surrendered, humiliatingly and slowly, and flew back into the house.

“It turned out to be a little bug.”

The slender jade fingers easily pinched the wings that had no power to resist.

Keqing picked up the other person, placed him in front of her, and carefully looked at the system in front of her.

however--

I didn't observe anything. The whole insect was black, like a black coal ball. Except for two thumb-sized wings on both sides and a pair of white eyes like mung beans, there were no obvious markings on the entire body of the insect, and even the veins of the skin could not be seen clearly.

It's as black as coal briquettes, but no darker than coal briquettes...

Keqing looks at the "system" with an indescribable look

"You've always been so... dark"

The system immediately said it was black and it was furious.

[What's wrong with Hei? Hei eats your rice...]

The system exerted force with its fingertips, feeling the destructive force between the wings. It immediately stopped the curses that came out of its mouth and turned to a flattering look.

[My Lord, I have always been this dark, don’t you like it? If you don’t like it, I will leave right now…]

As he was about to strike it open, Keqing just stared at it without saying a word.

Realizing that the opponent did not let go of his chance, the system drooped and had to stop.

"Hmm? Are you done with this?"

Keqing smoothed the hair beside her ears.

"Now it's time to start your performance. Tell me, what on earth are you..."

Chapter 8 Sign the contract and become a magician...

Faced with Keqing's "threat", the system revealed his origins.

It turns out that he is not a system, but a parasite called "Eater", which is also a non-native creature from outer space.

This parasite can sneak into the body of a living being silently, read the living being's memory, devour it, and then disguise itself.

For example, the previous time traveler, "Devour", was wandering in the universe and found the other party, then parasitized on the other party's soul, read the other party's memory, disguised as a system familiar to the other party, and then step by step deceived him into signing a contract with him and manipulated him for his own use.

"I'm curious. Since you can invade other people's bodies and read their memories, you should be able to control them as you wish. So why do you need to sign a contract?"

Hearing Keqing's question, the little coal ball shook its wings, seeming to be a little contented.

"This is the difference between me and other Devourers. Those idiots only know how to control the host and manipulate their body's activities. But because the soul is different from the body, they have to change bodies every once in a while. What they gain is too little compared to what they pay."

After all, controlling someone else's body is not that easy. It is tiring and troublesome.

"That's why I came up with this idea. To deceive others, I just need to pretend to be a cold system and then issue tasks to the host."

In this way, you can get what you want just by lying down. It is impossible to work for a living. As long as you draw a pie in the sky, those idiots will naturally take the initiative to act, and they will be more active than yourself.

The system has always been proud of this. You know, because the "Food Devourers" have extraordinary abilities, their IQs should not be that good. After all, the way of heaven is fair, and nothing is perfect. Giving them powerful abilities will naturally lead to some disadvantages in other aspects.

For example...IQ.

Keqing had also heard of the word "devourer". She saw it in the Record of All Insects in the library. The book said that this parasitic insect came from the void and had a violent temperament. It would only devour everything for survival. Although it could not devour everything, it could use most of the energy, even some empty but existing things that could not be materialized.

For example, good luck, bad luck, resentment, evil spirit, etc.

This insect cannot be contracted. It is one of the ten evil insects. Once discovered, it must be killed immediately, otherwise it will hide in the host and slowly

If it grows rapidly, it can destroy an area of ​​100 miles in just a few months, turning it into a barren and lifeless place.

After a few years, this insect will grow into a monster as big as a mountain because it swallows a large amount of energy. By then, even a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage will find it difficult to deal with it.

However, there is no shortage of strong people in the mainland of cultivation. The "Food Devourer" is only hidden in the early stage. When it can no longer hide in the later stage, the "Food Devourer" who has no IQ and can't escape will become a target. At that time, it can only be reduced to a mobile warehouse for refining various elixirs.

"It seems that you are indeed very smart..."

"Of course……"

The little coal ball in front of me was quite proud.