C201 The Ancestors Planted the Trees and the Descendants Took the Shade

Devouring and absorbing are distinctly different processes.

Devouring occurs when one organism consumes another for nourishment. Absorbing, in contrast, is akin to one person giving a blood transfusion to another.

This can be mutually beneficial. The donor's blood quickly regenerates, facilitating a renewal of sorts. In the case of Pelia absorbing Bai Chengcheng's mental energy