I'm raising mosquitoes using science as an ordinary person.

Chapter 4 Blood Mosquitoes!

Inside Qingling Peak, Meng De first tidied up the deserted and dilapidated mountain village. After cleaning and re-hanging the plaque with the words "Blackwater Village" carved on it, Meng De checked the contents of the storage bag that Senior Sister Yunxi had left for him.

A cultivation technique called "Spirit Control Technique", a token, an ordinary flying boat, ten low-grade spirit stones, a spell manual called "Spirit Rain Sword Technique", as well as "The Essentials of Qingling Peak" and a sound transmission talisman.

Ten low-grade spirit stones... Meng De couldn't help but feel a slight joy. These ten low-grade spirit stones, combined with his own accumulation over the years, were enough to support him, who was at the peak of the fourth level of Qi Refining, to cultivate to the seventh level of Qi Refining and advance to the late stage of the Qi Refining realm. They were extremely precious.

The token is called the "Azure Spirit Token." It can prevent attacks from poisonous insects on Azure Spirit Peak and will generate a heat warning when the host accidentally approaches the forbidden area of ​​Azure Spirit Peak to prevent them from courting disaster.

Mengde didn't look at anything else much, but instead took out "The Essentials of Qingling Peak" to study. In this book, Mengde finally understood his current situation.

Qingling Peak will give newly arrived disciples three months to adapt and refine their flying boats. After three months, the new disciples will need to go to the Qingling Peak mission hall to take on jobs that can support them.

"According to the description in the 'Essentials of Cultivation,' it is best for newly initiated disciples to ride flying boats and follow the designated route to the mission hall, otherwise they are likely to die without a burial place..." Meng De said helplessly. This is the bad thing about the cultivation world; people die without a burial place at the drop of a hat.

"Qingling Peak mainly raises spirit insects, which makes it a bit more ruthless... but this kind of environment is actually more suitable for me."

"Three months... I need to work hard to refine the flying boat... otherwise, I'll really fail before I even begin." Meng De put away everything else, then went into the master bedroom of Blackwater Manor. After thinking for a moment, he began to modify the place.

Mengde released the old green ox from its puffed-up spirit beast pouch and asked it to help clear away the various weeds in the manor. The old green ox didn't say anything and just quietly grazed in the outer courtyard, its main characteristic being that it was easy to raise.

Mengde, on the other hand, found a large water vat outside, moved it back home, and then began his experiments in the simple environment.

"When I was doing gene sequencing in my past life, I incorporated fragments of my own genes into it, which made the mosquitoes that entered the evolutionary iteration state feel a strange affinity for me..." In front of the water tank, Meng De took out a wooden box containing white-striped mosquitoes, his expression complicated.

"If conditions allow, I could re-establish the [X gene sequence] in this world, but there's just too much to do..." Mengde shook his head, opened the wooden box, and looked at the quiet blood-sucking mosquitoes inside.

He didn't know if his current actions would cause an uncontrollable natural disaster, but... he basically had no other choice at the moment.

but...

Mengde carefully picked up the mosquito's rear end and placed it on his arm. Without Mengde having to force it, the mosquito seemed to have smelled something with a fatal attraction, struggling to use its mouthparts to absorb the drop of 'source blood' that Mengde had been nurturing for more than 20 years.

Almost at a speed visible to the naked eye, the abdomen of the blood-sucking mosquito began to swell until it had completely absorbed the source blood from the center of the X-shaped birthmark on Mengde's arm. Then, the blood-sucking mosquito quietly lay on Mengde's arm.

"..." Meng De gently brushed the blood-sucking mosquito away. Seeing that the mosquito did not flee or hide, the thought of strangling it at any moment slowly dissipated.

If the mosquito that has absorbed the source blood still remains wary of Mengde, then Mengde will immediately swat it to death, not giving it any chance to evolve and multiply.

"...That's good news..." Meng De, who had originally planned to cultivate a second drop of source blood species after twenty years when his cultivation level was higher, breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Although he didn't know why, judging from the behavior of the blood-sucking mosquitoes, the blood-source species still had a natural affinity for him, which made Mengde feel a little more at ease.

"Let's observe for another day." Still somewhat uneasy, Mengde decided to continue observing. However, a day later, when he found that the blood-sucking mosquitoes were still not wary of him, Mengde was slightly relieved.

After Mengde felt a little relieved, the blood-sucking mosquito began to land on the edge of the water tank and start laying eggs.

When a female mosquito begins to suck blood, it means that her ovaries are starting to develop, and she can then lay eggs.

Soon, more than a hundred tiny mosquito eggs appeared on the inner edge of the water tank that Mengde had prepared.

After laying eggs, the female mosquito dies immediately, leaving behind only an empty shell.

Normally, female mosquitoes don't die immediately after laying eggs like octopuses... but under the [X gene sequence], only extreme death can trigger extreme evolution...

This is why Mengde initially prioritized experimenting with the X gene sequence on mosquitoes rather than on humans.

Of course, this phenomenon of inevitable death during reproduction will not last forever. As mosquitoes evolve to a certain extent, their lifespan genes will begin to be strengthened.

However, in the initial stages of evolution, this process can be exceptionally brutal.

After seeing the mosquitoes lay their eggs, Meng De first observed the eggs, which showed no unusual changes, and then took out spirit stones to begin cross-legged cultivation.

Having four spiritual roots also has its advantages. For example, Meng De can basically not be picky about spiritual stones. Except for earth spiritual stones, he can absorb other spiritual stones as soon as he gets his hands on them to assist in cultivation.

Soon, a day passed quickly. When Mengde finished exhaling, he first glanced at the slightly dimmed low-grade spirit stone, and then looked at the mosquito larvae that had hatched and entered the larval stage in the water tank.

More than a hundred small insects scurried around in the water tank. When Mengde put his finger down, more than a hundred mosquito larvae immediately surrounded him, circling around his finger as if conveying their joy.

"..." Meng De's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down. This stage was his last and only test, because once the mosquitoes passed through the larval stage, they would be able to unlock the ability to fly. Once Meng De missed a single source blood mosquito, he dared not imagine the future.

Meanwhile, Mengde noticed that other insect eggs had also hatched in the water tank, including mosquitoes and other aquatic insects. These insects seemed to have encountered hostility from the Bloodborne Mosquito Larvae. Even though their mouthparts were very fragile, they still tried to attack other mosquito larvae. In this process, more than a hundred Bloodborne Mosquito Larvae died, and within a few hours, under Mengde's observation, only about twenty remained.

Mole larvae: Brothers, don't be cowards! Let's take them down!!

However, the remaining twenty-odd mosquito larvae were very strong. After eating the corpses of their brothers and sisters, they entered the pupal stage.

At this time, Mengde also noticed that the mouthparts of the first generation of source blood larvae were larger during the larval stage.