The night was deep.
In the luxurious hotel suite arranged by the White Eagle Empire for the Great Xia Team.
Gu Yuexi washed off the smoke and dust, changed into a loose-fitting set of pajamas, and sat cross-legged on the bed.
Her damp hair was draped over her shoulders, shedding some of her usual coldness for a touch of girlish softness.
In the palm of her hand.
Chu Sheng was sprawled on his back, the very picture of exhaustion.
"Speak."
Gu Yuexi suddenly spoke, her voice laced with scrutiny:
"Tell me, how were you able to draw this sword?"
"Did you secretly practice for a long time when I wasnât looking?"
Gu Yuexi was utterly shocked that Chu Sheng had been able to fully draw the sword.
Besides the shock, she also felt a little wronged.
âThe Divine Sword clearly acknowledges me, so why can I only draw it a little while this damned mosquito can draw it completely?!â
âThat damned mosquito... surely it doesnât understand the Sword Dao, does it?â
Hearing this, Chu Sheng rolled his eyes, too lazy to even twitch a wing.
BUZZ... (âPlease, you put the sword away every day. How could I practice?â)
BUZZ BUZZ... (âHeh, look at you being so stingy. Donât worry, I just used a trickâexploited a glitchâto force the sword out. It was a one-time opportunity.â)
Chu Sheng truly didnât understand the Sword Dao. A mosquito wielding a sword? No matter how you thought about it, it was just plain weird.
He had only succeeded in drawing the sword by imitating Xiaobaiâs aura, getting the Divine Sword to show him some respect and come out of its sheath for a single moment.
After all, Xiaobai was the best friend of the Divine Swordâs original master!
âI canât believe it actually worked.â
Hearing this, Gu Yuexi blushed a little and huffed.
"I am not stingy!"
After a pause, she asked again,
"Really? Only once?"
However, she received no answer.
When she looked down, Chu Sheng had already conked out, fast asleep.
...
...
ăThe next morning.ă
The members of the Great Xia Team packed their belongings, preparing to return home on a private plane.
ăInside the hotel lobby.ă
"What? Youâre not coming back with us?"
Chen Shanhe looked at Gu Yuexi, a little surprised.
"Mm."
Gu Yuexi nodded, her expression calm.
"I have some personal matters to attend to here in the White Eagle Empire. It will probably take about half a month."
Chen Shanhe frowned.
If it were any other student, he would have tied them up and dragged them back.
But this was Gu Yuexi, the great hero who had just performed a world-shaking feat.
Besides, she had always been very independent.
After a moment of silence, Chen Shanhe nodded.
"Since youâve decided, we canât stop you."
"However..." Chen Shanhe lowered his voice, his expression serious as he warned her,
"You must remember, although the spot for âDivine Sonâ is basically yours, it hasnât been officially announced yet."
"Thereâs no telling what variables might pop up in the meantime."
"While youâre out, you must be careful. Finish your business and return to the country as soon as possible to avoid any unnecessary complications."
"Understood. Thank you, Instructor."
Gu Yuexi nodded her thanks.
...
ăAfter seeing off the main group.ă
Gu Yuexi found a secluded manor hotel in Newark City to stay in and began her closed-door Cultivation.
The reason she stayed in the White Eagle Empire was that there was another place she had to goâa place she had visited in her past life.
However, to enter that Secret Realm... âSince Iâve arrived early in this life, my current Cultivation is still insufficient!â
Therefore, she decided to go directly into seclusion and use the newly acquired Nine Heavens Star Flower to try and break through to the next realm!
But before entering seclusion, she specifically grabbed Chu Sheng and warned him with a stern face:
"Damned mosquito, Iâm going into seclusion."
"Youâd better behave yourself. Donât go causing any huge trouble I canât clean up!"
"Weâre in the White Eagle Empire, after all. We need to be cautious."
To this, Chu Sheng had only one response:
*Whimper, whimper...* âWhy are you being so mean to this mosquito?â
âThis Lord Mosquito is the most law-abiding citizen there is~â
...
ăOver the next few days.ă
Gu Yuexi was busy with her closed-door Cultivation, trying to break through to the next realm.
And Chu Sheng... was even busier than her!
Every time night fell, a black mosquito, like a Ghost, would appear right on schedule in the Brown Clanâs private Secret Realmâthe one said to be so secure "not even a fly could get in."
After a few days, he had absorbed a full 30,000 Evolution Points!
[Current Evolution Points: 52,910]
And besides the Evolution Points, those slightly High-Tier Spiritual Plants had also brought Chu Sheng some improvements in his Realms.
âSystem, open the data panel!â
[Host: Chu Sheng]
[Race: Silent Extinction Divine Mosquito]
[Lifespan: 500 years]
[Bloodline: King-level (Five Stars)]
[Qi Blood: 839,800 (Sixth-Grade Late Stage)]
[Mental Power: 889,800 (Sixth-Grade Late Stage) (Secretly absorbed 40,000 from the protective shield)]
[Evolution Points: 52,910]
[Notice: The next full evolution requires reaching a Qi Blood Value of 300,000 (Sixth-Grade Early Stage), Mental Power of 300,000 (Sixth-Grade Early Stage), and consuming 100,000 Evolution Points. Additionally, at least five Realms must reach the Great Perfection Realm.]
[Fire Origin: Initial Glimpse (10,000/100,000)]
[Spatial Realm: Great Perfection (8,300/10,000)]
[Gold Realm: Great Perfection (8,600/10,000)]
[Thunder Realm: Perfection (7,000/8,000)]
[Earth Realm: Perfection (6,500/8,000)]
[Water Realm: Perfection (7,000/8,000)]
[Wood Realm: Great Success (4,500/5,000)]
[Destruction Realm: Minor Success (870/2,000)]
[Life Realm: Minor Success (550/2,000)]
[Time Realm: Minor Success (501/2,000)]
"Not bad, not bad."
Chu Sheng rubbed his front legs together.
âAs long as I grind out the Thunder, Earth, and Water Realms a bit more, Iâll have five at Great Perfection and satisfy the fourth condition for evolution!â
âAs for the Qi Blood and Mental Power realm conditions, Iâve long since surpassed them!â
âAnd Iâm already more than halfway to getting the Evolution Points I need!â
âThe next full evolution is just around the corner!â
...
ăAfter taking stock of his gains.ă
That night, under the cover of darkness, Chu Sheng once again snuck into the Brown Clanâs private Secret Realmâthe Spirit Plant Garden!
With Adamâs blood, he could move through the Spirit Plant Garden as if it were unguarded; none of the alarm systems had any effect on him.
Oh, right!
That guy, Adam, was also one of the few survivors from the White Eagle Empire.
The kid was pretty clever. Once he saw things were going south, he just pretended to fight, holding back to survive. In the end, he got through it without a scratch.
ăInside the Brown Clanâs Secret Realm.ă
Chu Sheng hovered in the air, surveying the vast garden and scratching his head.
âThis isnât good.â
âIf I keep draining them like this, theyâre going to find out!â
People patrolled this Spirit Plant Garden every day, checking on the growth of the Spiritual Plants and so on.
Therefore, whenever Chu Sheng drained these Spiritual Plants at night, he did it stealthily, with a core principle of spreading the damage evenly...
A sip from here, a sip from there, never draining any single plant completely.
All this was to prevent the daytime patrols from noticing anything unusual.
But after several days, no matter how careful Chu Sheng was, he had already sucked some areas nearly bare.
âAt this rate, I probably canât hide it any longer.â
âAhem... well, in that case!â
âI wonât hold back anymore!â
âTonightâs the night! Iâll go all out, drink my fill, and wreak some havoc!â
âIâll get my fill in one go, then make a run for it!!!â
âYou damned capitalists, Lord Mosquito has arrived!â