You, a druid, go to practice Taoism?.

Chapter 357 The Change of Heaven (Part Two)

"Gao Ming?"

Looking at the face that was seven parts familiar, Qi Ping also recalled the Boss Gao who had been buying their Fushenghui products.

Back then, Qi Ping's "Bone Shrinking and Disguise Techniques," "Annotations on Daoist Alchemy," and "Complete Collection of Spiritual Herbs" were all gifts from Boss Gao. His second animal companion, the Fire Crow, was also introduced to him by Boss Gao. Through this connection, he met Meng Yan, which played a crucial role in his future cultivation.
Qi Ping still had a very deep impression of Boss Gao, who had been of great help to his cultivation journey but was only focused on business.

Mr. Gao once mentioned that he does have a child, I think his name is Gao Ming.
"Are you Boss Gao's son? Where is he?"

Upon seeing the son of an old friend, Qi Ping couldn't help but feel a ripple in his heart. Most of his former companions from the Fusheng Society had disappeared into the river of time.

"Yes, senior. My father failed to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage and has already passed away."

"Passed away?"

Qi Ping sighed softly.

Although it was somewhat expected, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Not everyone can break through the limits of their realm, even though Boss Gao made a fortune from his honey.

Even Gao Ming, the son of Boss Gao, looked somewhat aged.
"Yes, senior. My father is just an ordinary cultivator, far inferior to your immortal potential."

At this point, Gao Ming secretly glanced at Qi Ping. He saw that Qi Ping was exactly the same as the portrait. So many years had passed, yet time had not left any trace on this senior.

Keep in mind that he is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and he is already nearing the end of his life!
This means that the senior in front of us is at least a Golden Core cultivator!
This deeply shocked Gao Ming. Even though the Azure Sky Domain is now full of talented people and many powerful cultivators have joined it, Golden Core cultivators are still incredibly powerful.

"Sigh," Qi Ping sighed, then said:

"Then how did you recognize me? We shouldn't have met before, right?"

"To be honest, before my father passed away, he solemnly instructed me that if I encountered any difficulties or crises, I should take all my wealth to seek your protection. He said that no matter what, you are always trustworthy! My father also gave me a portrait of you."

"However, my career has been quite successful these past few years. Since Master Feng took over the Azure Sky Domain, things have developed even better, so I have never dared to disturb you, senior."

After listening, Qi Ping immediately understood!

Boss Gao had a very high opinion of him!

"I see. Your career is doing quite well!"

"It's just a small achievement, I wouldn't dare to boast about it in front of you, senior. By the way, senior, please wait a moment."

As Gao Ming spoke, he quickly ran to the hidden counter of the shop, took out nine portions of Foundation Establishment level honey for Qi Ping, and presented them to Qi Ping with utmost respect, then said:
"Senior, this is a gift from your junior, our Gaoji Honey's finest prized product. Please don't find it lacking."

Seeing Gao Ming's sincere eyes, Qi Ping did not refuse the junior's offer. With a casual wave of his hand, nine portions of honey entered his storage ring.

"Well, then I'll accept it!"

Then Qi Ping randomly picked something from the storage ring, which was filled with rare and precious materials, and placed it in Gao Ming's hand.

"Here you go. If you ever encounter any difficulties in the future, you can contact me using this communication talisman."

After saying this, Qi Ping's figure suddenly disappeared, leaving only Gao Ming and a group of female servants dumbfounded.

Just how powerful is this senior?
However, their shock was not over yet, because when they saw what Qi Ping had left behind, their eyes widened instantly!

"This is actually Yang essence!"

"Thank you for the gift, senior!"

With that, Gao Ming bowed solemnly in the direction Qi Ping had left.

He never imagined that something so priceless in his eyes would be nothing more than a piece of cake for Qi Ping.

He could never have imagined that his father's old friend would be the most legendary figure in the Azure Sky Domain—the Bee Daoist!
"Time flies so fast, even the children of old friends are approaching their twilight years!"

The path to immortality is also a process in which old friends gradually disappear into the river of time.

"The Path to Immortality!"

This thought suddenly flashed through Qi Ping's mind.

If he hadn't used the help of druids to embark on the path of rapid breakthrough in immortality, he would probably have turned into dust by now, and the cultivation world would have lost all trace of him.
As Qi Ping's thoughts raced, his resolve to cultivate the Tao grew ever stronger.

It appears calm and still, but is actually indestructible.

This path to immortality is only just beginning!
As he walked, Qi Ping reappeared at the foot of the Cloud and Mist Mountains.

This place has undergone tremendous changes. The concentration of spiritual energy is several times greater than before, and the area of ​​the spiritual land is much larger than it used to be.

Because of the large number of people in the cultivation world, a convenient trading market called Cloud Mist Market has also been built at the foot of Cloud Mist Mountain Range.

The flow of people here is no less than that of the original Qing Shi Fang market, but the buildings here are much simpler, and the majority of the people here are small-time cultivators setting up stalls.

Some of them were selling spirit fruits, some were selling various spirit birds, some were selling various rare wild fruits and game, and some were selling various tools that facilitate planting and raising livestock.

Compared to Qing Shi Fang City, the things here are more related to the spiritual plant and spiritual bird industries, which is much purer. Qing Shi Fang City, on the other hand, offers more high-quality cultivation resources and services and supplies for enjoying the life of a cultivator.
In Yunwu Market, Qi Ping seemed to see a reflection of his past self in this group of people.

On a whim, Qi Ping even considered himself a little farmer and bought many things he had wanted to buy but couldn't afford because he was short of money.

For example, those items that seem strange and unusual, but may have some mysterious lineage.

After all, who hasn't dreamed of finding a treasure as soon as they step out the door?

However, Qi Ping no longer had such unrealistic ideas at this moment. He simply wanted to do some things that he wanted to do when he was young but never did.

"This behavior is somewhat like the feeling that people are ultimately trapped for life by things they couldn't obtain in their youth?"

However, although Qi Ping no longer felt the same way he did when he was young, a different kind of feeling and pleasure seemed to rise in his heart.

In the midst of this mental transformation, he seemed to have even grasped a trace of the Nascent Soul stage.
In the world of cultivation, to increase the probability of becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator, one must elevate one's Dao Heart to the fourth realm; otherwise, there is a high probability that one will be devoured by the extraordinary power of the Nascent Soul level or lose control and die during the breakthrough process.

Qi Ping's first realm of Dao Heart is the realm of farming, and his goal is simply to cultivate quietly until he achieves immortality.

The second realm is the power of slaughter, born from the mad killing of the Immortal Alliance in order to protect their homeland.

The third realm is the eternal existence of time, a special will that Qi Ping comprehended after witnessing the rise and fall of countless living beings through the memories of the spirits of mountains and rivers.

Now, more than a hundred years have passed, and Qi Ping has finally taken advantage of this journey of independent cultivators to walk the same path he once walked and vaguely grasp the insights of the fourth realm.

The Dao Heart of Transformation is not far off! However, it is still a step short. What is Transformation?

Once one enters the Nascent Soul stage, it is the moment of transformation of one's Dao Fruit. All the past rises and falls will be fully revealed at this moment.
"Let's talk about it again when the Nascent Soul stage is complete and the Five Elements are balanced!"

"Only by achieving perfection can one forge a true path to divinity."

But having reached this point today, Qi Ping has gained more confidence in the path to Nascent Soul, and at the same time, he realizes that his path to Nascent Soul might be much more special than that of ordinary cultivators.
"Huh? This is it?"

Qi Ping, who was experiencing the mindset of a teenager, was suddenly surprised by something on a street stall.

"Is this the same piece of cloth that wrapped the Yellow Springs Tree seed back then?"

Qi Ping picked up a piece of tattered cloth from the stall and examined it closely before discovering its secret.

If he hadn't seen this special fabric before, he probably would have overlooked it!

This is extremely scary!

You have to understand, he's now a Celestial Druid!

On his floor, there was something that could conceal his senses?
"Could it be that the appearance of the Yellow Springs Tree, this wondrous tree of heaven and earth, here is not a coincidence, but rather there is another hidden story?"

After thinking for a while, Qi Ping still couldn't come up with an answer.

However, the Yellow Spring Tree is now his natal spirit tree with which he made a life-binding contract, and it is related to his life, so he cannot ignore it.

"Looks like I'll have to keep an eye out for news about the Yellow Springs Tree from now on!"

This legendary being, said to be able to communicate with the underworld, may be hiding some unknown secrets.

At that moment, a peculiar inspiration suddenly arose in Qi Ping's heart, seemingly a feeling from heaven and earth—the Yellow Springs Tree was formed, and the Netherworld was restarted.
It doesn't seem like a bad thing.
"Young hero? Have you found anything you like?" The stall owner asked expectantly as he saw Qi Ping picking and choosing at his stall for a long time.

"How much are these?"

After a moment of silence, Qi Ping pointed to six or seven items, including the tattered cloth, and asked.

"Young hero, you have excellent taste! All these items come from various ruins. If you were to acquire them all, how about a price of seventy-nine low-grade spirit stones?"

"Seventy-nine low-grade spirit stones?" Qi Ping appeared to be thinking.

"Young hero, seventy-nine spirit stones is already quite good. I guarantee you, brother, that these things are absolutely worth the price," the stall owner said enthusiastically.

"Okay, then!"

Just as the stall owner was about to become hoarse from talking, Qi Ping finally took out seventy-nine low-grade spirit stones and completed the transaction.

As the stall owner watched Qi Ping and the white tiger leave, he secretly rejoiced. Today's business would be enough to feed him for a long time!

He's saved up even more capital for his wife's unborn child!

However, his business is genuinely based on real sources; his items truly come from various ruins, and some people have indeed discovered treasures within them, though the probability is far less than one in a thousand.
"Good luck to this naive young man!" The stall owner secretly prayed for the young man with the white tiger.

He's really not a scammer; he's just making a meager living by selling things!

"Heavens above, Senior Bee Taoist, please don't diminish my child's good fortune and blessings!"

Little did he know that after the naive young man in his eyes left, a blessing from the mountains and rivers fell upon him.
Leaving Yunwu Market and walking along a forest path in the Yunwu Mountains, Qi Ping looked at the tattered cloth in his hand that was related to the Yellow Spring Wood, a faint look of surprise on his face.

I got a steal!
"I never expected that a spur-of-the-moment trip would actually lead to such a great find, with some truly amazing things!"

It's a rare and extraordinary tree, something even Qi Ping, with his current status, could only obtain through a stroke of luck. It's incomparable to the likes of Golden Core or Nascent Soul magic treasures.

Does this make up for a regret from my youth?
"Once we tell Old Man Zhou about this, we can really slap him in the face, hehe!"

Qi Ping still remembers how Old Zhou laughed at him back then.

After putting away the tattered cloth, Qi Ping put aside all his thoughts and focused his attention on the spiritual wood that had developed sentience.

In the past five years, many spiritual trees have indeed emerged.

Along the way, he had seen no fewer than twenty plants!
The area that Qi Ping traversed was far less than one percent!

It's only been five years! You can imagine how many spirit trees with extraordinary potential Qi Ping's spirit wood industry development plan has brought him.

You should know that these spirit trees that have been given birth to spirituality are all qualified to become tree warriors!
Given enough time and sufficient nourishment and spiritual energy, there is a certain chance of becoming a spirit!

It can be said that the trees with special spirituality in the Azure Sky Domain are absolutely the first of their kind in the Star Sea Continent!

"Little Fairy Tiger, is the spirit tree with the highest potential that you mentioned on that mountain over there?"

Qi Ping pointed to a mountain peak in front of him that was covered with all kinds of spiritual trees.

"Awoo. (Yes, boss, and he's someone important!)"

"Awooo. (If it weren't for the boss's good fortune and the fact that he meant no harm, I would have been in serious trouble from the backlash from the heavens!)"

Little Fairy Tiger recalled his previous deductions and calculations, and couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.

This is no less impressive than the crow that once sat enthroned on the throne!

If these things weren't related to Qi Ping, the backlash from the Heavenly Secrets would probably have been enough to give it a hard time.

It's not that Tiger Tiger isn't strong, but rather that everything related to Qi Ping is just too abnormal! Back then, its calculations of those Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators were a piece of cake!
"Awoo. (Boss, what could possibly cause such a strong backlash from the heavens?)"

The little tiger's chubby face was full of curiosity.

"Come with me and you'll see!" Qi Ping was quite calm about this.

With such a large-scale development of the spirit wood industry, it is highly probable that some spirit woods with great potential will emerge.

However, as Qi Ping approached the mountain peak, a look of surprise appeared on his face. The figure bustling about on the mountain peak was someone he had seen before.

"Isn't this the little guy that Old Zhou picked up a few years ago?"

Could it be that this old man deliberately picked out the chosen ones this week?
(End of this chapter)