You, a druid, go to practice Taoism?.

Chapter 371 Unexpected Fortune, Green Thunder Bamboo's Metamorphosis
The laws of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements surround it, and the laws of space protect it!
When Qi Ping's godlike figure emerged from the radiance, an immense and overwhelming sense of oppression instantly swept across the heavens and earth.

"Is this the power that a Nascent Soul cultivator should possess?"

Qi Ping felt the surging power within his body and was filled with surprise. He could easily crush Ling Qianjue back then simply by relying on the power of his realm!

This power is ridiculously strong!
According to Qi Ping's estimation, even ordinary Nascent Soul stage cultivators might not be his match, but the exact extent of his strength still needs further testing to determine.

However, Qi Ping was now completely certain that he had embarked on a different path of cultivation than ordinary cultivators, a combination of the Dao of Immortal Cultivation and the Dao of Earthly Immortals and Druids.

"It's a pity that I know too little about cultivation and am unaware of similar records."

Qi Ping had a feeling that there was definitely more than one cultivation path like this in the cultivation world, but the Star Sea Continent was not yet qualified to come into contact with them.

"We still lack knowledge too much!" Qi Ping sighed.

However, this is a good thing for him in any case. His nascent soul is more rounded and powerful than he imagined, and his foundation in the immortal path is also incredibly solid. His future cultivation path will become stronger and stronger.

"And no matter what this path is like, it will be the most suitable path for me!"

This is the path that Qi Ping has forged by integrating all the current cultivation techniques and knowledge of immortality. In terms of its compatibility with himself, there will be absolutely no mistakes.

"Everyone, I have successfully broken through. Thank you all for your protection. I still need to go into seclusion to further my understanding, so I won't stay here any longer!"

"Respectfully bidding farewell to the Dean!" Everyone present looked at Qi Ping with admiration and fervor.

After saying this, Qi Ping tore open a spatial rift and returned to his secluded cultivation place in the Qingyuan Mountains.

Before leaving, Qi Ping glanced at the location of the Green Thunder Bamboo and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

After absorbing the essence of the lightning tribulation he provided, the Azure Thunder Bamboo has completely transformed into purple, and its body carries an incredibly dense power of lightning tribulation, with its aura constantly rising.
According to Qi Ping's judgment, this Green Thunder Bamboo is not far from breaking through to the third level.

Sure enough, not long after Qi Ping left, and before half of the people who had broken through the Dao field had dispersed, a lightning tribulation similar to that of the Golden Core stage suddenly appeared.

"The Calamity of the Strange Tree?"

"That looks like the bamboo planted by the dean!"

"That's only been planted for a few years, how did it transform into a miraculous tree?"

In an instant, everyone's attention was drawn to the rapidly forming strange wood lightning tribulation and the green lightning bamboo beneath it.

The Tribulation of Extraordinary Wood is a tribulation that can only be born when a spiritual wood surpasses its limits to become an extraordinary wood. Once it is successfully overcome, the spiritual wood will transform to an unimaginable level!

"According to historical records, the occurrence of the Calamity of the Strange Tree is extremely rare, isn't it?"

"He's only been trained by the dean for a few years? That's incredible!"

"I just noticed that the Dean gathered a portion of the tribulation lightning power and sent it into a hidden formation. I originally thought it was just the Dean's method to avert tribulation, but I didn't expect him to gather the tribulation lightning power to cultivate a rare tree. What a grand gesture!"

"Is this the Dean's purpose in cultivating spirit trees? Is it to create extraordinary trees of heaven and earth?"

"As expected of the Dean!"

The transformation of the Azure Thunder Bamboo into a wondrous tree, its entire body enveloped in the power of lightning tribulation, was an incredibly shocking sight!

You should know that every single rare tree is priceless!

With the birth of this extraordinary tree, radiating the power of lightning tribulation, Qi Ping's purpose in developing large-scale spiritual tree cultivation was revealed.

However, for most people, this is merely an explanation and not of great value.

Because Qi Ping acquired so many spirit trees, who can be sure which one can be cultivated into a rare tree?
Moreover, even if we could be certain, there wouldn't be enough resources to cultivate such a person. Just look at the method Qi Ping used to condense the essence of the lightning tribulation—who in the Azure Sky Domain could do that?

Only Qi Ping has the qualifications to freely absorb the power of lightning near the breakthrough site.

However, after understanding this, some people's gazes quickly turned back to doubt and confusion. Was Qi Ping developing the spirit wood industry on a large scale just to cultivate rare trees?

Such a huge cost, if it were only for cultivating rare trees, might not even be comparable to the cost Qi Ping incurred.

There must be a deeper reason!

But until the answer is revealed, no one knows what the real mystery is.
Qi Ping returned to the Qingyuan Mountains and entered a state of seclusion again, leaving only his tree-man avatar to watch over the transformation of the Qinglei Bamboo.

Having absorbed a massive amount of lightning tribulation power, the Azure Thunder Bamboo's life essence has reached an unbelievable level, and its foundation is incredibly profound. There's no way the Azure Thunder Bamboo wouldn't be able to overcome this extraordinary wood lightning tribulation.

Therefore, Qi Ping entered a state of seclusion with peace of mind.

When Qi Ping awoke again, two months had passed.

In two months, he completely used up the insights gained from this breakthrough, and his strength increased once again!

The biggest benefit he gained from this breakthrough is that he can now use some of the power of the Azure Sky Domain even outside of it!
However, this description is not entirely accurate. Rather, Qi Ping's current domain of all living beings can completely simulate some of the power of the Azure Sky Domain!

This power comes from Qi Ping's comprehension and his own foundation in the Dao of Immortality; it is a power that belongs entirely to Qi Ping himself! Therefore, Qi Ping can use this power no matter where he is!
"In this way, I'm no longer that weakling cultivator who becomes a chicken once I leave the Azure Sky Domain!"

Thinking of this, Qi Ping was in a very good mood, because if his powerful combat strength was limited to the Azure Sky Domain, he would be greatly restricted.

Moreover, it is quite obvious that the cultivators outside the Azure Sky Domain who are eyeing him covetously are definitely targeting this weakness of his.

In this way, this breakthrough will be a big surprise for them.

"The only pity is that the power I can currently control outside the domain is still far inferior to that within the Azure Sky Domain. To fully unleash this power, I still need to comprehend much more."

Qi Ping felt that only by thoroughly understanding the essence of heaven and earth and the world could he fully unleash this power.

Without understanding the essence of power and mastering its methods, one can never truly become a master of power.

However, as long as one understands and masters the essence and methods of power, it is possible to follow any power system.

After gaining a deeper understanding of the power of the Immortal Dao system and the Druid system, Qi Ping gradually came to understand its essence.

To give a simple example, even if Qi Ping chooses to abandon his cultivation at this moment, he can still refine his Qi and build his foundation in the immortal path with a single thought!

Because Qi Ping now possesses a thorough understanding of all the cultivation knowledge and details from the Qi Refining stage to the Golden Core stage, and he clearly knows how to break through and continuously improve. Those once incredibly profound knowledge and insights have now become fundamental knowledge imprinted in Qi Ping's soul.

In Qi Ping's view, this is the true way to cultivate immortality!

Those who rely on fortuitous encounters and treasures to continuously improve their cultivation will eventually encounter bottlenecks, or even suffer backlash from their power, unless they have a smooth path ahead.

However, this would never happen to Qi Ping. Even if he were reborn as a mortal, he could still rely on his current knowledge to break through the limitations of any cultivation method or talent and reshape his Yin-Yang and Five Elements foundation!
This is why Qi Ping, who has embarked on a different path, remains completely calm.

As long as he wants, and as long as he doesn't die, he can rebuild on the spot!
This is the greatest achievement Qi Ping accomplished by relying on the power of the Druids, especially the convenience of the Earth Immortal Druids.

"The next step is to gradually fill in the vast domain of heaven and earth and all living beings under our control into a real world."

"As for cultivation knowledge, let's set aside the cultivation knowledge of other continents for now and find a way to get our hands on the hidden knowledge and cultivation techniques of the Star Sea Continent first!"

"Furthermore, the rapid development of the Azure Sky Domain is far from reaching its limit. Before the Azure Sky Domain completely enters its bottleneck, it's best not to provoke those places with powerful cultivators."

In comparison, Qi Ping still wanted to take a more cautious approach.

Rather than walking a tightrope or relying on luck, he prefers to make good use of all the resources at his disposal and steadily improve to the best of his ability before making any further moves.

First, accumulate the strength that takes time to build up, and then understand the essence of knowledge and power.

After making his long-term and short-term plans, Qi Ping took out his communication talisman.

He was used to checking the latest information after going into seclusion. As the Lord of the Azure Sky Domain, there were many things he couldn't let go of, and many things waiting for him to handle and resolve. Most of the time, these were major matters that even Lin Yue and Wang He dared not easily decide.

"Development of the Spirit Wood Industry"

"Total commercial trade volume and recent tax revenue data."

As he dealt with each matter one by one, Qi Ping remained completely calm.

He was already used to these things.

Although he disliked many messy and troublesome matters, he understood that this was something he had to do. After all, even with Lin Yue and Wang He's help, he couldn't completely hand over these matters to them. He also needed to learn about management.

After so many years of contact and growth, Qi Ping's management skills have soared to a level that was once unattainable. Learning and growth are what Qi Ping has always been doing.

However, as he was processing the information, a message appeared that made Qi Ping raise an eyebrow and a hint of interest appear in his eyes.

"Cultivators from the Tianlong Continent? A plan targeting Earth Immortals?"

"Someone has betrayed us?"

Qi Ping never expected this situation to occur.

Even without him extending an olive branch, there were still people on his side.

However, Qi Ping was not so sure about this. Although these people had great value, how to control them was a very important question.

However, as he watched, the hint of mockery in Qi Ping's eyes gradually turned into seriousness.

"The true history of the Star Sea Continent."

Seeing this historical puzzle pieced together from various pieces of information, Qi Ping felt a sudden surge of inexplicable emotion.

Based on the information he had, he could be fairly certain that the above information was largely accurate.

However, what shocked Qi Ping even more was what followed. He was told about a series of precious cultivation techniques and spells, as well as secret knowledge about immortal cultivation, without any reservations. They even said that the original texts could be attached, and the promised resources could also be given to him unconditionally.

"If there was any possibility of some conspiracy before, the gifts that followed were far too generous."

Looking at that long list, it was full of invaluable knowledge and resources. Even if Qi Ping were to exchange all of them at a low price, it would take who knows how long it would take to finish exchanging them all.

In the end, in order to gain Qi Ping's trust, they even offered several ways to guarantee cooperation, all of which were in Qi Ping's favor.

"Did they figure out that I'm only responsive to gentle persuasion and not force?" A sense of doubt arose in Qi Ping's heart.

Given his public persona, it's not surprising that this was figured out, and indeed it was.

Most importantly, the terms offered were so generous that Qi Ping simply didn't want to refuse.

The most direct thing is that it even includes the corpses of several extremely rare Netherworld attribute demon insects and spatial attribute demon insects, some of which are at the Nascent Soul stage, and some are even at the Void Refinement stage!
Qi Ping's bee colony is now on the verge of metamorphosis, and could even begin its transformation immediately, but this temporary breakthrough has delayed things a bit.

Although Qi Ping currently possesses transformation elixirs made from the corpses of rare demonic insects such as Void Mantis and Sun God Locust, no one would complain about having too many precious demonic insect corpses, especially those with ridiculously low transformation success rates, such as Netherworld and Space attributes. Having more of these will greatly increase Qi Ping's chances of obtaining rare attributes.

Most importantly, Qi Ping is not short of spiritual herbs. With a few more corpses, he can refine them into a great elixir of transformation.

Even so, Qi Ping still did not readily agree, but instead closed his eyes and pondered.

When faced with great opportunities, only by maintaining a calm and composed mindset can one avoid falling into a trap.

"It's strange that we can't find the problem!"

Still worried, Qi Ping summoned Wang He and Lin Yue, explaining the whole story and its details to them so they could analyze it and see if there were any risks involved.

However, even someone as shrewd and intelligent as Lin Yue, and as perceptive as Wang He with the Heavenly Heart Sword Intent, couldn't find out what the pitfalls were.

It was at this point that Qi Ping lowered his initial guard and made the decision to accept the benefits.

Since the other party has decided to give it to him, he should accept it!
Besides these, the mention of the demon race at the end of the message also made Qi Ping feel uneasy and eager to improve his strength at a faster pace.

"However, just to be on the safe side, let the bees transform using the existing transformation potion first. Once they've successfully transformed and started mass production, then we can collect this windfall. It won't take long anyway."

"Most importantly, I now possess extraordinary combat power even outside the Azure Sky Domain. Once the swarm transforms into the Nascent Soul stage, I can defeat any conspiracy or trickery with sheer force!"

After making his decision, Qi Ping no longer hesitated. He immediately tore open a spatial rift and returned to the Cloud Mist Mountains, where he began the process of transforming the bee swarm into a Nascent Soul cultivator.

(End of this chapter)