You, a druid, go to practice Taoism?.

Chapter 354 The Golden Brand of the Bee Taoist
After Qi Ping made future plans based on the abilities of the Tree Shepherd and the needs of the Divine Transformation Demon Insect bloodline, two special decrees were quickly issued.

Because the cultivation of spirit trees involves industrial restructuring, which is a very wide-ranging matter and has far-reaching consequences, it is not an easy task even for Lin Yue, who has exceptional political abilities, to handle it, especially since it must not affect the overall development of the Azure Sky Domain.

Therefore, the search order for the Nascent Soul Demon Insect was issued first.

When the order to search for the corpse of the Nascent Soul demon insect was issued, it initially met with considerable skepticism.

"Which of the corpses of Nascent Soul stage demonic insects doesn't possess a noble bloodline? Who would take them out!"

"Exactly! It's better to use it yourself than to have it!"

However, they went crazy when they saw the rewards that were offered!

"Holy crap! The right to use the core location of a fourth-tier spiritual vein! And it's even equipped with a high-level fourth-tier spirit-gathering array!"

"You can even provide Nascent Soul stage and Deity Transformation stage cultivation techniques of any attribute? You're bringing all of that out?"

"The most outrageous thing is this: cultivation resources at the Nascent Soul stage! Holy crap! This is enough to drive not only Nascent Soul stage monsters crazy, but even Nascent Soul stage monsters will go crazy!"

“Cultivation resources for the Nascent Soul stage are extremely limited across the entire Star Sea Continent. Most of them still need to be imported from other places. Where did Bee Daoist get Nascent Soul level resources?”

"This Bee Taoist is too hardcore!"

Ever since news of the Bee Daoist began circulating on the Star Sea Continent, each instance has been incredibly sensational.

Anyway, when the communication talismans of the people of the Star Sea Continent started frantically alerting people that day, and the information dissemination centers everywhere were in an uproar, it was clear that Bee Daoist was up to something again, and this time was no exception.

"Could this Bee Daoist be planning to cultivate spirit bees at the Nascent Soul stage?"

“One of my brothers is from the Beast Taming Sect. He said that the higher the level of demonic insects, the harder they are to cultivate, especially from the Nascent Soul level onwards, the more difficult it becomes!”

"But if every person who is successfully trained can intimidate powerful figures in their region!"

Many people wholeheartedly agree with this statement!

They still vividly remember the time when the Bee Daoist led his swarm of Nascent Soul level spirit bees to slaughter cultivators and wreak havoc in the Cloud Mountain Heaven Domain.
"It's unimaginable how powerful Senior Bee Daoist's bee swarm would become if it were nurtured to the Nascent Soul stage. Could it possibly be so powerful that even a Nascent Soul senior would tremble in fear?"

"Is there even a question? The Nascent Soul stage is already this powerful; the Deity Transformation stage will only become more monstrous!"

"I think that with the conditions offered by Senior Bee Daoist this time, quite a few treasured Nascent Soul stage demon insect corpses will definitely be brought out."

These people's guesses were not wrong. After confirming the authenticity of the matter, some people immediately began preparations.

Whether it's the right to use the core position of a fourth-order spiritual vein, or Nascent Soul stage cultivation techniques and resources, these are all things they desperately crave.

Most of these people were Nascent Soul cultivators, a small number were Deity Transformation cultivators, and there were even some with low cultivation levels who obtained Deity Transformation demonic insects by chance!
Not long after Qi Ping sent out this message, a steady stream of transaction information began to reach him.

These transaction details clearly state the demonic insects they each possess, the condition of the demonic insect corpses, and the resources they wish to trade. However, this information is anonymous; once Qi Ping decides which one to exchange, he can simply contact the other party.

This was Lin Yue's decision, saying that if the other party's privacy was protected, the number of transaction requests received might increase.

And that has indeed proven to be true!
When Qi Ping looked at the nearly double-digit number of transactions on the list and the various kinds of Nascent Soul stage demonic insects inside, he almost split his mouth with a grin.

"Stable!"

What Qi Ping had initially worried about—a seller's market—has now directly turned into a buyer's market!
"This Star Sea Continent does have some hidden depths!"

He used to worry about how to obtain the bloodline of a demonic insect at the Nascent Soul stage, but now he has no worries at all.

Qi Ping had originally planned to destroy the Immortal Alliance altar in the Azure Sky Domain and then use the mysterious black market to purchase Nascent Soul stage demonic insects.

Qi Ping now felt that even the mysterious black market might not have as much trading information as he had now! And he didn't have to go through the trouble of setting up a black market point.

"It seems that at my current stage, as long as I develop my territory well, have enough resources and cultivation techniques, and a powerful spiritual vein, what can't I trade?"

Qi Ping's mind opened up instantly!
He used to be stuck with the mindset of an ordinary spirit farmer, working hard to earn spirit stones and accumulate black market points and contribution points to exchange for good things. But now he is a druid immortal, and as long as his territory is not destroyed, he is almost invincible.

Under their leadership, Lin Yue, Wang He, and other outstanding individuals have made Qingyuan Academy a place teeming with talent. Cultivation talents, management talents, business talents, and all sorts of capable people have been selected through appropriate mechanisms and placed in their respective positions.

Compared to the difficulties in implementing policies that existed in the ruling system of the previous life, these problems do not exist at all in the Azure Sky Domain, because Qi Ping is the ruler here!
He wants a fair mechanism, then the Azure Sky Domain will be fair, unstoppable, and no one can question or oppose it!

He wants the Qingtian Domain to prosper economically and its industries to flourish, and then countless people will rush to do so and offer suggestions!

Because Qi Ping has both strength and resources!
Importantly, Qi Ping's policies benefited almost every social class, making his advantages even more pronounced compared to other regions of the Star Sea Continent.

It is precisely because this system mobilizes the wisdom and efforts of almost everyone in the Azure Sky Domain that the Azure Sky Domain has entered an unimaginable state of rapid development!
This flourishing scene and the speed at which the world was growing not only left Qi Ping, the true ruler, dumbfounded, but even the mastermind Lin Yue was utterly shocked!

Lin Yue originally thought that his plan had already predicted that giving full play to the initiative of all cultivators would bring great benefits, but he did not expect the effect to be so terrifying!
The Azure Sky Domain is currently brimming with vitality from top to bottom, and this vitality is healthy and orderly. It can be said that as long as Qi Ping does not fall from power, this state will continue. Of course, if he does fall, the Azure Sky Domain may be instantly divided into a mess.

Now that Qi Ping possesses such a region, what can't he exchange for at the same level?
"Nascent Soul stage demonic insects, Nascent Soul stage spiritual herb seeds, spiritual tree seeds, even array seeds—if I wanted them, given the current conditions in the Azure Sky Domain, I could basically get them all!"

These are still extremely precious resources.

If it were just ordinary resources, Qi Ping would receive an incredibly staggering amount of tax revenue every day! This is the terrifying wealth brought about by the prosperity of the economy and industry!
Qi Ping even felt that if he prepared enough Nascent Soul stage spiritual herbs, he might even be able to exchange them for some Void Refinement stage knowledge, because the Star Sea Continent must still have a lot of hidden resources.

After learning about the history of the Star Sea Continent, Qi Ping realized that what the Star Sea Continent truly lacked now was resources. There must still be a considerable amount of knowledge that could be passed down, or things that ordinary cultivators couldn't use, such as the corpses of demonic insects. It's important to understand that the Azure Sky Domain, or even the Beast God Sect of long ago, which wasn't considered a top-ranking sect on the Star Sea Continent, already possessed methods for cultivating Emperor-level demonic insects and cultivation techniques at the Void Refinement level. And what about those once more powerful sects?

Qi Ping felt that even if it had been plundered, it was definitely not completely plundered. He estimated that many forces still had various kinds of inheritances hidden within them, but due to resource constraints or other reasons, they could not play their due role.

But without a doubt, it must contain a lot of advanced cultivation knowledge or some special resources!

The only challenge is how to get these hidden resources into our hands!
Plundering is definitely out of the question. Who owns this vast continent? Where is it hidden? Nobody knows.

Moreover, the knowledge and resources that are easy to find have definitely been plundered by people from other continents. What remains are extremely well hidden, some of which would probably not have been discovered even by those who slaughtered the entire continent.

However, Qi Ping has now discovered a simple method: to lure them with benefits!
As long as he cultivates enough rare resources, and as long as the Azure Sky Domain and his Bee Daoist reputation are sufficient, at least half of the hidden knowledge and resources will be willing to trade with him!
At this moment, one message after another about Nascent Soul stage demonic insects was delivered to him, which was enough to prove that his resource appeal and reputation had been recognized by the Star Sea Continent. In particular, the image of Bee Daoist in the hearts of rogue cultivators had already been deified!

"It seems that obtaining resources will be much easier in the future, and we won't need to rely on the mysterious black market anymore. Now, Bee Taoist is a better brand!"

After carefully examining the information on the corpse of the Nascent Soul stage demon insect, Qi Ping nodded.

Some of these demonic insects are extremely powerful, and some are even ancient species with spatial attributes!

Qi Ping naturally wouldn't let go of this special opportunity to trade demonic insects. He immediately arranged for Lin Yue to go and negotiate the deal, keeping it within a reasonable range. He wanted to ensure the other party neither gained an advantage nor suffered a loss, since a reliable reputation was essential for Qi Ping to acquire rare resources in the future.
"However, a single ancient species with spatial attributes is far from enough. Now that we have so many resources, species with time characteristics, five elements attributes, or other special and powerful attributes, such as life attributes, can all be targets for bloodline devouring!"

With the current terrifying physical and spiritual characteristics of the Balance Bee, as well as its Yin-Yang attributes that can carry and generate all things, it has a high success rate in carrying any special attributes!
If Qi Ping is going to cultivate them, he should go all out. If he can cultivate them to the Emperor level and create a super swarm with terrifying characteristics such as Yin and Yang, Five Elements, and Spacetime, or other characteristics, then the Bee Daoist's reputation will resound throughout the entire cultivation world!
After successfully trading a piece of information about a Nascent Soul stage demonic insect, more information about Nascent Soul stage demonic insect corpses appeared in Qi Ping's hands. These truly ancient relics were finally retrieved by Qi Ping!

Shortly thereafter, Qingyuan Academy announced a policy:
[Qingtianyu Spirit Wood Industry Development Plan]

Those who develop the spirit wood industry are eligible for policy subsidies.

Dean Bee will select a small number of spirit trees from those being cultivated (the probability is approximately one in a few hundred to one in a thousand). Those selected will receive additional rewards, the reward rules are as follows.

The policy immediately caused a huge sensation in the Azure Sky Domain after it was promulgated!

However, what caused a sensation was not the moderate industrial subsidies, but the fact that Dean Feng Daoren would personally select some spirit wood. Anyone selected could receive an extra reward at Qingyuan Academy!
Qingyuan Academy already had a high level of credibility, and with the addition of Feng Daoren's reputation, it was even more so!
Almost everyone was tempted!

In just a few days, most people in the Azure Sky Domain were mobilized. Even those who didn't cultivate spirit fields began planting spirit trees in their cultivation grounds or places with spiritual energy.

After all, the policy details already state that both high-grade spirit wood and the most common spirit wood are likely to be favored by the Bee Daoist.

Planting a dozen or twenty ordinary spirit trees on the edges of their property won't affect them. If they happen to catch the eye of Senior Bee Daoist, wouldn't that be a windfall?

It's just like buying a lottery ticket. The most important thing is that it's a real possibility. No one has any doubt about the name "Bee Taoist"!
In an instant, countless spirit tree seeds were transported from all parts of the Star Sea Continent to the Azure Sky Domain!

All sorts of trees have been planted in every available space in the streets and alleys of Qingtian Domain, as well as throughout the mountains and fields!
When these specific data were handed to Qi Ping, even someone as composed as him was shocked.

"You've disturbed the spirit tree's nest? How come you've planted so many?"

Qi Ping never expected such a terrifying number!

Based on this calculation, even with a one in a thousand chance of spirituality appearing, and even if the probability is lower for low-grade spiritual wood, the final number of spiritual woods possessing spirituality will still be terrifying.

This initially shocked Qi Ping, but he was overjoyed!
In this situation, the probability of him choosing a spirit tree with immortal-level potential is much higher!

He used to worry about not being able to find those spirit trees with great potential, but now Qi Ping should worry about whether his contract position is good enough. However, it's not a big problem; he can just raise the contract standards!

Moreover, the fact that so many spirit trees have been planted in the Azure Sky Domain is excellent news for the Tree Shepherds! It will also make the Azure Sky Domain even more vibrant!

Overall, the policies on purchasing spirit insects and promoting the planting of spirit trees have yielded results that have exceeded Qi Ping's expectations, largely due to the reputation of the Bee Daoist.

In a secluded little house in the Azure Sky Domain.

A boy and a girl, both around eight years old, sat facing each other.

The boy's expression was serious and earnest, with a hideous wound running from his chest upwards.

The little girl also had a hideous scar on her hand, and her eyes revealed undisguised worry.

"Brother, are you really planning to resign from Senior Zhou's position?" the little girl asked.

Senior Zhou, known as Old Man Zhou, is a renowned master of foundation building in Qingshi County. He is also an expert beekeeper and a very kind person, highly respected by all!
“Yes, I’ve made up my mind! Senior Bee Daoist’s policy this time is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me. We have the talent to cultivate spirit trees and can also select high-quality seeds from spirit seeds. This may be our only chance, and your injuries can’t wait that long!”

"But if we do that, won't exposing this ability bring disaster? Our family was ruined because our ability was exposed." At this point, the little girl was already in tears.

It was precisely because their ability to cultivate spirit trees was exposed that their family suffered a devastating blow.

If they hadn't escaped to the Azure Sky Domain, the brother and sister would have been slaves by now!

Therefore, the incident of being exposed left a lingering shadow in the little girl's heart.
"I trust Qingyuan Academy and Senior Bee Daoist. I've been investigating since we entered Qingtian Domain more than two years ago, so there shouldn't be any problems. Besides, we can't wait that long any longer."

Looking into her brother's determined eyes, the little girl finally nodded in agreement after a long while, but still asked:
"What about Senior Zhou? He's been so good to us."

"I've already spoken to Senior Zhou, and he's found a spiritual field for us. Once we receive the attention and resources we need, we'll be able to get you out of danger. Even if it means working like a slave, I will definitely repay Senior Zhou's kindness!"

(End of this chapter)