You, a druid, go to practice Taoism?.

Chapter 351 Ethereal Fish

Compared to before, the little stone spirit has grown a lot and is now a head taller than Qi Ping.

However, his body is still the same as before, like a few stones of different sizes pieced together—it just looks very casual!

Only the weapon runes on his body, gleaming with endless sharpness, and the aura of a late-stage fourth-order cultivator, fully revealed the terrifying nature of the little stone spirit.

In addition, it also carries a sword on its back that exudes endless power to punish evil and uphold justice.

Under the nurturing of the little stone spirit, this sword has gradually acquired abilities comparable to Ling Qianjue's demonic sword, and far surpasses it in terms of spirituality.

The reason why this stone spirit and the spirit sword have grown so much is not only because of the mineral veins underground in the Star Sea Continent, but also because the little stone spirit swallowed all six Nascent Soul level weapons that Qi Ping had previously seized.

After this wave, the little stone spirit's strength skyrocketed, especially his comprehension of swordsmanship, which far surpassed that of other sword cultivators.

It can be said that if Little Stone Spirit had had this strength when he fought against Elder Ling Qianjue, Qi Ping's battle would not have been so difficult.

However, next to the little stone spirit, there was also a very cute little tiger, which was blinking its eyes at Qi Ping.

This is naturally the Little Immortal Tiger. After breaking through to the Golden Core stage, the Little Immortal Tiger's size decreased instead of increasing.

But this does not mean that its strength has weakened. Rather, the entire tiger has transformed into a beast of good fortune, completely enveloped by a special power of good luck.

May you be free from misfortune and blessed with good fortune!
Moreover, the little fairy tiger's combat prowess is also quite impressive. Its soul and physical body are among the best in its class, and coupled with its abundant lucky power, it is incredibly strong!
"Awoo! (Boss!)"

"Ding ding. (Boss!)"

These two guys shouted excitedly as soon as they appeared.

They hadn't seen Qi Ping for many years!
The fluffy, adorable little tiger ran up to Qi Ping and started rubbing against him.

"It's been a long time since I've seen you two! Your strength has improved quite a bit!" Qi Ping looked at the two guys in front of him, his eyes full of praise and satisfaction.

Their experiences abroad over the years have helped them grow a lot.

"Awoo! (We've experienced so much over the years! We've met so many creatures from the underground and made so many friends!)" the little fairy tiger said excitedly.

"Ding ding. (Yeah, boss! We've seen so many creatures we've never seen before, like talking swamps and eyeless jumping fish, but they're incredibly agile and can even travel through the void.)"

"Awoo. (Yes, but some are fierce and hard to deal with, while others are very nice! And some even say they want to migrate here.)"

"No...what? Wait a minute!"

Qi Ping thought it sounded pretty good at first, but what was that fish that traveled through the void?

"Awoo. (What are you waiting for, boss?)" the little fairy tiger asked in confusion.

It was talking so enthusiastically!
It has encountered so many interesting things over the years, and it has been saving them all up to share with its boss!

"You mean that mudskipper, the one that travels through the void?"

What does traversing the void mean? Spatial talent!
As one of the strongest types of talents in the world, how could Qi Ping not care about spatial talent?
In the entire cultivation world, how many people can break free from the constraints of time and space?
Moreover, Qi Ping plans to consider other special talents after perfecting his Five Elements Body, and spatial talent is one of the talents he is considering.

"Awoo. (Boss, you want to ask about mudskippers? They're really interesting!)"

"Awooo. (They have no eyes, are round, a bit bigger than the bees, and there are several hundred of them in a group! They can also create spatial rifts and spatial storms!)"

"Awoo. (But they're very friendly, and they've traveled to many places!)"

Upon hearing this, Qi Ping inwardly exclaimed "Holy crap!" The little fairy tiger's words completely confirmed Qi Ping's suspicions.

Ethereal school of fish!

This is the Child of the Void!

They often travel through the void and will travel and migrate throughout the entire cultivation world!

These ethereal fish are not only powerful, but also have superb escape abilities!

Most importantly, they can also reinforce space, making a space stronger and more stable!

Like lenticular ants, they are creatures favored by nature.

Without a doubt, Qi Ping is now tempted!
If you can contract a group of ethereal fish, or even a group of ethereal fish in cluster form, then you've truly struck it rich!
If one day he can cultivate hundreds of thousands of ethereal fish, not only will his world become more powerful, but Qi Ping will also have a powerful legion that can roam the void!

At this moment, Qi Ping felt that it wouldn't matter if he delayed obtaining the wood-attribute physique for several hundred years before reaching the Nascent Soul stage, since he still had no idea about wood-attribute animal companions.

"And what about them now?" Qi Ping pressed.

"Awoo! (The mudskippers are coming soon. They say they want to settle here! That should be fine, right, boss?)"

"No problem at all!"

How could there be a problem? It's an ethereal fish school! Even in the cultivation world, you might not see many of them.

Good heavens, Qi Ping was so excited to have been lured back by his own animal companion!

Isn't this like a pie falling from the sky? And it's the kind that's soft, big, and delicious!
At this moment, Qi Ping couldn't help but marvel at the awesomeness and good fortune of his animal companion!

Next, Qi Ping chatted a lot with the little fairy tiger and the little stone spirit, listening to them talk about the things they had encountered over the years.

This kind of listening and talking has continued several times, but the two of them never tire of it. Every time they return from their travels and explorations outside the Azure Sky Domain, they come back and chatter on about everything they encountered along the way.

Qi Ping never found this annoying.

In fact, although he likes farming, he still likes to go out and play occasionally, but due to safety reasons and various trivial matters, he has never had time to do so.

So hearing his animal friends recount these experiences is a very interesting thing for Qi Ping.

Moreover, through their eyes, Qi Ping truly saw a completely different world! The underground world was so fascinating!

It also has all sorts of living beings, who, as an important part of the cultivation world, play different roles.

Moreover, due to the extreme difficulty of traversing the underground world and the limited communication between different groups, many ethnic groups have their own independent civilizations.

Some areas have a high level of civilization, while others have a low level of civilization.

Some were simple and honest, while others were fiercely competitive; the myriad aspects of life and civilization were all told by the little stone spirit and the little fairy tiger.

Of course, this also includes their feelings of liking or anger.

The Little Fairy Tiger is talked about more; it's much more active than the Little Stone Spirit, who has a stone head.

Many of the things mentioned were not even recorded in the cultivation world. It can be said that the little stone spirit and the little immortal tiger's travels in the underground world broadened Qi Ping's horizons and gave him a better understanding of the Star Sea Continent.

More importantly, Qi Ping also helped many animal groups outside the Azure Sky Domain in the process, and surprisingly gained a lot of life force in the process.

This also gave Qi Ping another hope: could his territory as an Earth Immortal Druid be expanded again?

He wasn't sure about that either, but even just obtaining the power of life would be of enough value!

Whether I can become an even more powerful Earthly Druid in the future remains to be seen.

Actually, there was another very important reason why Qi Ping wanted to form a contract with the Void Fish: there was currently no wood-attribute animal partner on the Star Sea Continent that satisfied him.

From Qi Ping's perspective in the past, there might have been quite a few powerful wood-attribute animal companions, but from Qi Ping's current perspective, they are somewhat lacking.

Having reached his current status, he naturally wants to choose the animal partner with whom he can best benefit his future through a contract!

A spatial spirit beast like the ethereal fish, which is a rare sight in the entire cultivation world, is an excellent choice. This is something that Qi Ping could never afford even if he spent hundreds of millions of spirit stones or sold Qingyuan Academy, which is why it is of great value to Qi Ping.

Otherwise, ordinary animal companions wouldn't be as valuable as the resource talents that Qi Ping is now supplementing with the honey he's researching.

Currently, Qi Ping's wood attribute talent has already been replenished to a top-tier level by Qi Ping using various resources and honey. Although it is far inferior to the powerful five elements talent provided by animal companions, it is more than enough to meet Qi Ping's current needs.

With his exceptional wood-attribute talent, Qi Ping's physique has now essentially completed the five-element cycle. He possesses an extraordinary talent for cultivating Yin-Yang and Five Elements techniques, and his combat prowess is unparalleled.

Furthermore, with the improvement of his strength and after reading the memories of the Eight-Winged Ant Immortal, Qi Ping gradually learned more things.

One of them is about a mysterious black market.

The mysterious black market was actually established by a madman!

Legend has it that before the establishment of the mysterious black market, this madman was the number one puppet master in the cultivation world.

However, he later seemed unwilling to comply with the demands of those powerful cultivators, which thoroughly angered some of the top forces in the cultivation world, leading to a conflict.

Afterwards, the puppet master's side was besieged and attacked, suffering heavy losses, with countless close relatives dying tragically.
Even the puppet master suffered heavy losses.

But in the end, the Puppet Master, whether through some secret technique or a sudden enlightenment, achieved a breakthrough and merged with the Dao, becoming one of the most elusive beings in the cultivation world.

Those forces in the cultivation world once tried to eradicate it, but ultimately failed because there were simply too many puppet clones!

With a single thought, he can become a puppet. Wherever there is a cultivation world, there will be the puppet figure of this puppet master!
Even if you blew up the entire cultivation world, you still wouldn't be able to kill this guy!

Those top forces also launched a campaign to encircle and suppress them, but in the end, not only did they fail, but the smaller forces that participated suffered greatly, and were completely wiped out by the puppet masters they controlled.

During that period, the entire cultivation world was practically stained with blood!
However, due to excessive killing, the Puppet Master seemed to be punished by Heaven, burdened by karma and almost uprooted by those top masters!

Fortunately, the puppet master later used all the power of destiny within him to break free of the shackles and completely conceal his own traces.

He truly achieved the ability to become a puppet with a single thought, and could go anywhere in the world!
Not long after, the mysterious black market emerged, and the puppet master used his special abilities to build a unique super trading network!

It was the birth of this trading network that, to some extent, broke the unbreakable class shackles of the entire cultivation world.

It can be said that the top-tier powerhouses born in the last few hundred thousand years have more or less a mysterious relationship with this puppet master.

However, the true nature of this puppet master remains an unsolved mystery.
After learning about this, Qi Ping finally understood what the mysterious black market really was.

They also learned that the mysterious black market was not omnipotent; it was merely a resource integrator in the cultivation world. If they wanted to utilize its resource network, they had to do things for it.

On this Star Sea Continent, the vast majority of resources in the mysterious black market originate from the Star Sea Continent itself, but are traded through special channels.

To obtain resources beyond those of the Star Sea Continent itself, one must pay a much higher price.

Some of these resources can be traded for an excessive amount of wealth spirit stones, while others can only be obtained by killing important members of the top forces in the cultivation world. It is precisely because of this rule that the top forces in the cultivation world suffer heavy losses every year.

Especially the descendants of those powerful figures, who were constantly slaughtered by madmen, infuriated the top experts to the point of grinding their teeth but were helpless. The puppet masters couldn't kill them, and killing those desperate people was also meaningless, because those people were already prepared to die. They had nothing to lose! The cultivation world has never lacked such desperate people.

Qi Ping is currently facing this dilemma because of this situation. He can trade ordinary resources in the mysterious black market himself, but some rare resources mean that he has to actively provoke those terrifying beings. If Qi Ping really dares to do it recklessly, he, a mere Earth Immortal, will probably attract the attention of a super immortal cultivator, who will then kill him at all costs!
"Let's see if we can find the corpse of a Nascent Soul stage demon insect before the Queen Bee advances to the late Nascent Soul stage. If not, we'll really have to destroy that Immortal Alliance altar in the Azure Sky Domain and increase our authority in the mysterious black market."

Qi Ping doesn't want to do that unless absolutely necessary. Right now, before any conflict breaks out, he wants to focus on developing his character!

"Perhaps I could make a trip to the Forest Sea Demon Realm? But without the strength of the Nascent Soul stage, it seems pointless. Top-tier Nascent Soul stage demonic insects are not something I can easily challenge right now, unless Crow and the others can gain enough power in the Forest Sea Demon Realm."

Alternatively, if the little stone spirit finishes eating this immortal abode, it may have a chance to advance to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

"Let's wait and see for now. Anyway, the Golden Marrow Queen Bee's advancement will take quite some time."

"Right now, the most valuable thing is to train the Treant Warriors first."

The Earthly Druid and the Treant Warrior who shepherds the Treants are also a perfect match.

(End of this chapter)