A Druid Also Can Cultivate

After successfully cultivating the secret technique "Golden Flame Technique," Qi Ping's aura stabilized completely at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

At this moment, Qi Ping, who had kept his eyes closed for nearly a day, opened them, and beams of excitement and joy shot out from within.

During this breakthrough, not only did Qi Ping's spiritual power strength and total amount greatly increase, but his body and divine soul also received a significant enhancement due to the feedback from the realm breakthrough.

"Foundation Establishment! I've made it!"

Although Qi Ping was very confident about breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, his heart was still filled with immense joy after actually succeeding.

This is the Foundation Establishment Stage! A stage that has hindered countless Qi Refining Cultivators, a stage countless people dream of reaching, and he achieved it effortlessly without any risk!

The Foundation Establishment Stage is the first-tier combat power in Qingshi County! When Murong lost a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, it shook Qingshi County for quite a while. It shows the status of Foundation Establishment Cultivators in Qingshi County.

Now that Qi Ping has broken through to the Foundation Establishment, it means he has truly entered the first tier of Qingshi County, and his combat power definitely surpasses those who broke through using Foundation Establishment Pills. Coupled with the power of his animal companion, Qi Ping's overall combat power is now at the forefront!

Moreover, after breaking through to Foundation Establishment, his lifespan extended beyond five hundred years! This is also something Qi Ping is very pleased about, as he does not wish to have such a short life again in this lifetime.

Foundation Establishment is his first step towards breaking through to longevity!

Furthermore, after the realm breakthrough, his efficiency in "Plant Growth" will significantly increase, and the efficiency in cultivating spiritual medicine will also get higher and higher.

This enhancement is key for Qi Ping's next step, cultivating a Tier Two bee swarm. Only after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage and significantly enhancing his divine soul and spiritual power did he qualify to cultivate a Tier Two bee swarm.

Because the upgrade of a Tier Two bee swarm requires not only five-hundred-year-old Blood Ginseng and two-hundred-year-old Flowing Light Grass to refine a Bloodline Mutation Potion (enhanced version), but also to use five-hundred-year-old Blood Ginseng and Hundred Spirits Grass to brew honey when starting the Tier Two bee swarm cultivation to nurture the bee larvae into adult bees.

If Qi Ping had remained at the Qi Refining Stage, just cultivating the five-hundred-year-old Blood Ginseng would have consumed most of his energy, which would have been a losing proposition for him.

So, even though Qi Ping could attempt to evolve the bee swarm to Tier Two before breaking through to Foundation Establishment, he still decided to wait until after breaking through Foundation Establishment to start the evolution of the bee swarm to Tier Two.

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"Now that I've broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, with my current combat power combined with the traits of the Farming Realm, ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators may not be able to harm me..."

The enhancement in life-saving ability is what makes Qi Ping the happiest.

"Once I finish cultivating the Tier Two bee swarm, I'll go retrieve Old Zhou. By then, I don't know if my current realm will give that slacker of an old man a big scare..."

Retrieving Old Zhou is the first thing Qi Ping intends to do after cultivating the Tier Two bee swarm; only then will he look for new animal companions, Tier Two resources, magic, etc.

Because staying in the Mortal World for two or three years shouldn't be an issue for Old Zhou, but if time drags on, and Old Zhou's resources are exhausted, his lifespan might quickly deplete.

So he must retrieve Old Zhou within a year at the latest; Qi Ping has long prepared honey with nourishing effects. When Old Zhou consumes and refines it, it should be able to extend his lifespan by seven or eight years.

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After familiarizing himself with the power of the Foundation Establishment Stage, Qi Ping sparred with Yaya a few times.

After a few exhilarating fights, not only did Qi Ping's control over his power greatly improve, but he also gained a deeper understanding of the combat power of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

The combat power of the Foundation Establishment Stage far surpasses that of the Qi Refining Stage; attributes such as attack, defense, and speed have all significantly increased.

Another particularly important point is that the Foundation Establishment Stage enables void flight!

Now, even without using the Wind-controlling Flight Technique, Qi Ping can fly freely; it's just that his flight speed is much slower compared to flying-type spirit beasts like Yaya.

After breaking through to Foundation Establishment and becoming completely familiar with its power, Qi Ping decided to give himself a few days off.

During this time, Qi Ping used the flying ability of the Foundation Establishment Stage and the Wind-controlling Flight Technique to explore many places within the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, witnessing many strange and peculiar beings and plants in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.

Just the Cloud Mist Mountain Range alone had plant species, as well as animal and bug species, that went beyond Qi Ping's understanding.

Qi Ping increasingly realized the vastness of the Immortal Cultivation Realm; as the saying goes, "Read thousands of books, travel thousands of miles," the things Qi Ping saw in books were far less shocking than what he experienced firsthand.

And this is just the Cloud Mist Mountain Range! It's a place where the spiritual qi isn't even that rich.

Qi Ping truly could not imagine what kinds of vast biological diversity the richer, expansive Beast Domain Forests would hold. Unfortunately, his current strength is far from being able to reach those places.

In such places, not to mention Foundation Establishment cultivators, even Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators must exercise extreme caution, or else they face the risk of death.

Moreover, Qi Ping increasingly realized that not every animal has a strong affinity towards Druids.

Over time, Qi Ping discovered that animals with more violent temperaments and higher intelligence are less likely to have a fondness for Druids. In contrast, those that are gentle or are young animals tend to have a strong affinity towards Druids.

Upon returning from traversing the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, Qi Ping realized his state of mind seemed better. The fatigue from long-term cultivation was also removed, and the "Farming Realm" became more solidified.

"Indeed, as long as safety is ensured, occasionally traveling around the Immortal Cultivation Realm is nice. Cultivation also requires the cultivation of the heart!"

The Dao Heart is a cultivator's most crucial means of controlling extraordinary power; it is an indispensable subject on the path of Immortal Cultivation.

After returning to his territory, Qi Ping threw himself back into cultivation, continuously refining and strengthening his spiritual power with the Beast King's Flame.

However, compared to cultivation, Qi Ping focused more of his energy on cultivating Blood Ginseng, Flowing Light Grass, and the accompanying spiritual medicine.

Qi Ping estimated that to select the strongest three to five types of Tier Two bee species, he must cultivate over three portions of five-hundred-year-old Blood Ginseng...

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Over three months later...

Through Qi Ping's relentless efforts day and night, he finally completed cultivating three portions of five-hundred-year-old Blood Ginseng, Flowing Light Grass, and the accompanying medicinal materials!

"It's really not easy! Even breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage took me such a long time!"

After completing the medicinal material cultivation, Qi Ping wasted no time and immediately began the refining of the enhanced version of the Bloodline Mutation Potion.

Given his previous successful refining experience, combined with Qi Ping's prior practice and preparation, it took Qi Ping only half a day to successfully refine the enhanced version of the Bloodline Mutation Potion!