You, a druid, go to practice Taoism?.

Chapter 381 Gift
"Annoying ants!"

Ji Qingyue raised an eyebrow and immediately used the Heavenly Secret Backlash Technique, preparing to crush the ant that had been calculating her with a flick of her wrist.

In an instant, an incomparably powerful force of celestial secrets erupted from Ji Qingyue's body, and then followed an extremely mysterious path to kill along the celestial power that had calculated her.

This power of heavenly secrets was incredibly strong. Combined with her own fortune, it not only protected her completely but also allowed her to easily crush any cultivator on the Star Sea Continent.

As for why she thought it was a cultivator from the Star Sea Continent, it was because if one wanted to cross the barriers between continents and worlds to make calculations, only someone with strength far exceeding hers could do it. Although the current power of heavenly secrets was somewhat passable, it was still too weak in her eyes.

As Ji Qingyue manipulated that power to backfire along the Heavenly Mystery Path, she awaited news of death as usual.
However, just as she was waiting with full confidence, her expression suddenly changed drastically. Then her body trembled as if struck by lightning, her black hair turned white in an instant, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.

"how is this possible?"

Ji Qingyue, whose mouth was still dripping blood, widened her eyes instantly, her gaze filled with disbelief and even a hint of fear.

She hadn't encountered anything like this in countless millennia.

Just as she manipulated the power of heavenly secrets to approach the person who was calculating her along the Heavenly Path, she suddenly discovered an incomparably terrifying power of fortune, and then a power far stronger than hers instantly crushed all her power!

At that moment, she was instantly devoured by the power of luck and the power of heavenly secrets!
However, that was not the end of it. After she suffered the backlash from the Heavenly Secrets, a Heavenly Secrets power suddenly descended and broke through her Heavenly Secrets protection with unstoppable force. The protective treasure that protected her fortune shattered after only a few breaths!
Immediately afterwards, all this information that had long been forgotten by the world was completely exposed under the Heavenly Secrets Path.
Ji Qingyue finally realized that the seemingly weak power of deduction she had just witnessed was actually just bait to lure her into starting a battle of celestial secrets.

And now the result is obvious: she lost!

"We've been tricked, damn it!"

Fortunately, because she was not a Heavenly Mystery cultivator and had limited connection with the Heavenly Mystery Dao, the backlash was not particularly severe.

However, the troublesome thing is that she was already suffering from old injuries, and now she is also suffering from the backlash of the heavenly secrets and the backlash of luck, so her combat power will inevitably be weakened.

What's even more troublesome is that, precisely at this juncture, cultivators from the Tianlong Continent invited her to join them in annihilating the Earth Immortal born from the Xinghai Continent, as he was heading to other realms to bring other races along.

She didn't care about life or death on the Star Sea Continent. She had long since lost all ties with this continent. The only thing she had left was a touch of hometown sentiment. But more than anything, this world was convenient for her to heal her injuries. Compared to her pursuit of immortality and breakthroughs, this hometown sentiment was not particularly noticeable to her.

What really bothered her were those alien races. If she were seriously injured, who knew what those alien races might do?
The cultivator from Tianlong Continent never promised to absolutely protect her from the alien race. He only promised that he would never attack her or incite the alien race to attack her, after all, they were alien races!

Regarding the terror of the alien races, probably no one on the Star Sea Continent understands it better than her, because she is probably the only one who has ventured deep into the Boundary Sea and entered other worlds multiple times.

Being injured now is an extremely troublesome matter.

"Who exactly is it? None of those people seem to have that kind of power, except for that one."

"Is it him, Bee Taoist?"

A strange glint suddenly flashed in Ji Qingyue's eyes.

If there's anyone she truly can't see through right now, it would be that rare, ancient Earth Immortal, the Bee Daoist, whom even cultivators from the Heavenly Dragon Continent had to go to great lengths to eliminate!
"In that case, it must be him. But why is he suddenly deducing my information at this time? What is he trying to do?"

Ji Qingyue then remembered that the person from Tianlong Continent had said that some of them might have betrayed them and were planning a trap, asking her to assist in a purge two months later.

"It seems that perhaps someone really has betrayed us."

"In that case, the person who deduced my identity is most likely the Bee Taoist. So what is his purpose now? Is it to get rid of me?"

Ji Qingyue was immediately startled!
She just couldn't understand how Bee Taoist dared to do that.
Isn't this person only capable of extraordinary combat power in the Azure Sky Domain?

Based on her understanding of Earth Immortals, wasn't Bee Daoist just a slightly stronger cultivator outside the Azure Heaven Domain? She should be able to crush him with a flick of her wrist.

As for those traitors, who in the Star Sea Continent can kill her now?
For some reason, a sense of unease rose in her heart.

At this moment, Ji Qingyue was caught in a dilemma.

Because if Bee Daoist really wanted to deal with her, no matter what power Bee Daoist had, this place had been her foundation for tens of thousands of years and she had the advantage of terrain. There was no place more suitable for her to fight than this place on the Star Sea Continent.

But for some reason, sitting here always gives me a feeling of waiting to die.

This inexplicable feeling is definitely not a delusion for advanced cultivators; once it occurs, they must deal with it with caution.

"What should we do? Stay here or escape? Or gather others for self-protection?" Ji Qingyue was momentarily at a loss for words.

Meanwhile, within the Azure Sky Domain, a smile appeared on the little immortal tiger's face.

"Awoo! (Boss, I did it!)"

The little fairy tiger looked at Qi Ping with a smug expression.

"Are you OK?"

Qi Ping didn't immediately concern himself with the results of the deduction. Instead, he looked at the little fairy tiger with bloodshot eyes and a somewhat weak aura, and a sense of worry rose in his heart.

He just witnessed the little fairy tiger go from its peak aura to this state in an instant.

But with the protection of the luck he manipulates, plus its own bloodline power, it shouldn't have turned out like this. Could it be that the enemy is too powerful?

"Awoo. (It's alright, boss. It's just that my bloodline was a bit depleted. I'll recover quickly!)"

"Awooo. (Hehe, that Ji Qingyue guy, I tricked him, and he's suffering a pretty bad backlash from the heavens and his luck right now!)"

Although the little tiger's aura was somewhat subdued, its eyes still shone with uncontainable excitement.

Ji Qingyue, that woman, actually dared to help the cultivators from other regions to deal with their leader!

It wouldn't say anything about betraying the Star Sea Continent, but it absolutely cannot tolerate dealing with its leader!

After all, the boss has been so good to it, so how could it not help the boss share the burden today using its most proficient methods?

If a tiger doesn't show its power, people will mistake it for a sick cat.
"Awoo. (Now Ji Qingyue's strength has decreased by at least 10 or 20%. This is what happened.)" As the little fairy tiger recounted the events, Qi Ping finally understood what had happened.

Although Little Fairy Tiger spoke lightly, Qi Ping could still sense the thrill and difficulty involved.

How could it be so easy to reduce the strength of Ji Qingyue, the undisputed number one cultivator on the Star Sea Continent, by one or two tenths?

This touched Qi Ping deeply.

After all, the title of the number one cultivator on the Star Sea Continent was too prestigious, and the little immortal tiger was doing its best to share his burdens in its own way.
After recounting the events of the Heavenly War, the little fairy tiger began to tell him about Ji Qingyue.

As Qi Ping listened to the information about Ji Qingyue, he became increasingly alarmed.

Ji Qingyue, an old monster whose lifespan has exceeded 30,000 years!

He is also the longest-surviving cultivator on the Star Sea Continent.

His cultivation level has now reached the peak of the Void Refinement stage for many years.

However, due to the limitations of the Star Sea Continent, he has never been able to find an opportunity to break through the fusion barrier, and has even ventured deep into the Boundary Sea to explore and fight.
His cultivation level, except for not yet reaching the Integration stage, has reached an incredibly profound level, and he has mastered a large number of Void Refinement level techniques and spells.
In addition, Ji Qingyue also has a very deep foundation and means of dealing with enemies in the base.
After hearing this, Qi Ping couldn't help but frown.

Without a doubt, this is a formidable enemy!
If this person came to the Azure Sky Domain, it would be fine; Qi Ping could easily kill him here. However, if he were in another place, with their current combat strength, dealing with him would still be somewhat risky.

However, given this situation, they had no choice but to confront them head-on. If they did not seize control of the entire Star Sea Continent, many of Qi Ping's future plans would be unable to be launched. In a hasty situation, his chances of winning against those even more terrifying alien cultivators would be greatly reduced.

Although Qi Ping now possesses a spatial secret realm gradually cultivated by the Void Fish Swarm, allowing him to escape at any time, he would also lose the strongest foundation of the Earth Immortal Druid and the Azure Sky Domain if he did so.

"If only I could comprehend spatial formations at the Void Refinement level right now."

Qi Ping couldn't help but sigh. There was simply not enough time; he couldn't possibly comprehend this level of formation at the moment.

Fortunately, Little Fairy Tiger severely injured Ji Qingyue during the Heavenly Secrets Deduction; otherwise, the upcoming battle would have been even more difficult.

Even so, Qi Ping still felt somewhat confident.
However, just as Qi Ping was carefully considering how to better capture Ji Qingyue, a strange look suddenly appeared on the little immortal tiger's face. Then, it looked at Qi Ping with a peculiar expression and said:
"Awoo. (Boss, we don't need to think about how to deal with Ji Qingyue now.)"

"Huh? What's going on?"

Qi Ping looked at the little fairy tiger with a face full of doubt.

"Awooo! (She's run away! She's fleeing the Star Sea Continent at a terrifying speed, seemingly terrified that we'll chase after her.)"

"What? They ran away?"

Qi Ping's expression stiffened upon hearing this.

Good grief, after all this time, she just ran away like that?

"Awoo. (Yes, boss, I just did some calculations, and it seems we have to escape to a very far place, so far that I can't even calculate it. It might involve crossing world barriers to reach some smaller worlds.)"

Qi Ping:
While Little Fairy Tiger was saying these words, Ji Qingyue had already packed her things and, disregarding the energy expenditure, continuously used the Great Teleportation Technique to rush out of the Star Sea Continent.

She only breathed a sigh of relief after leaving this place far from the Star Sea Continent.

"There shouldn't be any spatial formations set up by that Bee Daoist outside the Star Sea Continent, so they won't be able to catch up with me."

"Long Xing, you held back back then, which was heartless of you, so don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Long Xing was a cultivator from the Tianlong Continent.

When Longxing signed the contract with her, although he promised and guaranteed many things, he still left some room for maneuver, such as guaranteeing her absolute safety.

Therefore, Ji Qingyue also put forward her own requirements in response to this issue: she has the right to escape if the battle situation is not good. Otherwise, if she has to fight to the death no matter what, then what's the point of her helping?

"Luckily, I had a backup plan back then. Now that the Bee Taoist is preparing to attack me in advance, and the divination shows an ominous sign, then I'm not going to put up with it!"

While she was struggling with whether to stay or flee, she decided to use up her lifespan to cast a divination for herself. Moreover, she only dared to involve herself and not anything else. In the end, the divination revealed a very ominous sign!
Therefore, Ji Qingyue immediately decided not to serve them anymore. She packed her valuables and prepared to escape to the small world she had previously suppressed. With the world barrier blocking her way, neither Bee Daoist nor Long Xing could find her. Most importantly, she was ready to completely withdraw from this war. These two were probably just bored and had nothing better to do than come looking for her.

However, in order to leave some room for maneuver and friendship for the Star Sea Continent, she only took the most precious and high-grade spiritual herbs, leaving many other spiritual items and herbs behind.

She had considered taking them with her, but thinking that those things wouldn't be of much use to her, she decided it was better to leave some room for maneuver and help for the Star Sea Continent, which could be considered her last act of kindness.

As for who discovers these resources and where they are used, that's beyond her control.

"The Heavenly Dao I swore back then was that I would not help Bee Daoist deal with Dragon Star, but it's reasonable that I didn't have time to take some unimportant resources with me when I was afraid to run away, right?"

"After all, a single breath could endanger my life!"

The more Ji Qingyue thought about it, the more she felt there was nothing wrong with it, and her resolve remained unwavering.

If Long Xing knew about her actions, he would probably want to kill her.

After confirming that there were no problems or omissions, Ji Qingyue left the Star Sea Continent without looking back.
"Although it's a bit frustrating, it's still a good thing in a way, since dealing with Ji Qingyue is risky."

Because Qi Ping's true purpose was never to kill and plunder; he simply wanted control of the entire Star Sea Continent so that he could wield the power of the Earth Immortal Druid.

Now that Ji Qingyue has left, there is no longer any threat to the Star Sea Continent, making it much easier for him to carry out his next plan.

As long as he can develop smoothly for a period of time, even if Ji Qingyue breaks through to the Fusion stage, he will have nothing to fear.

However, just as Qi Ping was nodding in approval, the little fairy tiger said something that left Qi Ping speechless.
"Awoo! (Boss, it seems Ji Qingyue left us a gift, a real gift. Almost all the essence of that sixth-order spiritual vein has been left behind.)"

(End of this chapter)