Among all of Qi Ping’s current animal companions, the ones with the highest cultivation realms were the little stone spirit and Yaya. Both had already reached the second-tier perfection stage, and because of their powerful bloodlines, these two animal companions possessed extremely formidable combat strength.
Yaya especially, thanks to the spell knowledge Qi Ping provided, had developed and utilized its bloodline power far beyond that of an ordinary Golden Flame Crow.
That said, if it wanted to break through to the third tier, it would still need considerable time to accumulate power and continue developing its bloodline strength.
Next was the little flower demon. Its current realm was at the late second tier, not far from second-tier perfection. Combined with its own terrifying and eerie soul talent, it was in fact the one among Qi Ping’s animal companions most likely to threaten a Golden Core cultivator.
Moreover, if Qi Ping’s energy had not currently been focused on cultivating the spiritual woods, the little flower demon might have already broken through to second-tier perfection.
After that came the Golden Marrow Bee Queen, the little fox, the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger, and the three-colored deer, all of which had now broken through to the mid second tier.
Among them, the Golden Marrow Bee Queen, because it had consumed royal jelly brewed from solar essence, lunar essence, stellar essence, and the Heart of the Dark Moon, had seen its bloodline power, physical body, and soul foundation all grow stronger and stronger. Signs of breakthrough and transformation had gradually begun to appear.
A special power of sun, moon, stars, and the dark moon had begun to gather around it, greatly delighting Qi Ping!
This could be said to be the first time since the Golden Marrow Bee had followed Qi Ping that it had begun to advance based on its own foundation!
So Qi Ping was also full of anticipation. From its current state, this transformation of the Golden Marrow Bee Queen was very likely to bring unexpected surprises!
And once the Golden Marrow Bee Queen completed a special transformation, it would inevitably cause the overall bloodline power of the bee swarm to surge once again!
In this way, by that time, the success rate of the bee swarm devouring the Demon Insect King’s bloodline would inevitably increase again.
The reason Qi Ping had not previously allowed the bee swarm to achieve self-transformation by devouring large amounts of spiritual medicine was mainly that doing so consumed far too many resources and had a lower success rate, making it far less cost-effective than refining transformation potions.
Only the Golden Marrow Bee Queen was worth Qi Ping piling up large amounts of rare spiritual medicine for.
Fortunately, after cultivating the Golden Marrow Bee Queen for so long, Qi Ping was finally about to welcome its first transformation!
And it should be an extremely extraordinary transformation!
Then, apart from the Golden Marrow Bee Queen, the one that might usher in transformation the fastest was probably the three-colored deer.
This was because the three-colored deer originally possessed the Forest Child bloodline, and the large number of spiritual medicines and rare spiritual woods Qi Ping had planted in his territory were the best hotbed for it.
Coupled with the various kinds of honey and spiritual medicine Qi Ping provided, its bloodline power had now grown stronger and stronger.
Qi Ping estimated that after the Golden Marrow Bee Queen completed its transformation, the three-colored deer should also welcome its first advancement.
And once the three-colored deer completed its advancement, Qi Ping’s Three-Colored Spirit comprehension would also increase in sync. One should know that the comprehension talent of the Nine-Colored Deer ranked among the top among all divine beasts, so Qi Ping valued this talent greatly as well.
The last animal companion was the Zhao Xuan Green Snake that Qi Ping had most recently contracted. Because of the Zhao Xuan Green Snake’s special talent, Qi Ping had very high expectations for it, so its current breakthrough speed was not fast, and it was only at first-tier perfection.
But as far as the little green snake’s combat strength was concerned, Qi Ping was certain that among all his animal companions, it had the highest combat power at the first tier. Even Qi Ping himself was far inferior. Its foundation was terrifyingly strong!
The growth potential of the Zhao Xuan Green Snake was truly extremely high.
There was also the little stone spirit currently in the process of transformation before Qi Ping’s eyes.
However, after sensing signs that the little stone spirit was about to break through to the third tier, Qi Ping did not become too excited. Instead, his expression changed drastically!
“Suppress the breakthrough in tier! Channel all power into the growth of your bloodline!”
Qi Ping had not expected the little stone spirit’s bloodline transformation and tier breakthrough to arrive together, and he did not even have time to worry about the consequences of speaking aloud affecting the little stone spirit!
The little stone spirit breaking through to the third tier was originally a good thing, but it absolutely could not break through at this time and in this place!
Because breaking through to become a third-tier spirit beast would draw down a heavenly tribulation!
Once the heavenly tribulation descended, the aura of the tribulation clouds would spread through heaven and earth, inevitably attracting the prying eyes of countless cultivators! The Qingyuan Sect would also not possibly allow a Golden Core cultivator to break through on its own territory, and would certainly send people to investigate!
By then, if it drew the attention of Golden Core or even Nascent Soul stage powerhouses, Qi Ping’s territory could be said to be finished directly. That would truly be the end!
Fortunately, after hearing Qi Ping’s words, the little stone spirit immediately followed his instructions, transferring all the power in its body to the transformation of its bloodline power while suppressing the restless bottleneck of its realm.
Just like that, Qi Ping kept watching until the third-tier aura on the little stone spirit gradually disappeared, only then did he finally set his suspended heart at ease.
“Clearly, once the little stone spirit breaks through, it will possess Golden Core-level power, but the risk brought by the heavenly tribulation is simply too great.”
Thinking of this, Qi Ping felt somewhat uncomfortable, but starting from breaking through to Golden Core, each realm brought a heavenly tribulation. This was something no one could refuse.
“It seems I still need to set up the Yin-Yang Heaven Severing Formation as quickly as possible. With a formation capable of dealing with Golden Core cultivators, plus Natural Perception and the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger’s calculations, I can choose the most suitable time and place to let the little stone spirit break through smoothly.”
“Also, if the plan to massacre the city and slay the Golden Core in Starfall City goes smoothly, then perhaps when the Qingyuan Sect’s attention is fully drawn away, I can take the opportunity to break through in secret.”
In this way, the probability of the little stone spirit successfully passing the heavenly tribulation could increase a bit more.
This was also another reason many cultivators in the world of cultivation found it hard to grow. Because the heavenly tribulation’s range of impact was large and the tribulation-crossing period was long, it easily attracted the attention of other cultivators, bringing many unpredictable dangers.
So many rogue cultivators, and even sect cultivators, would even actively go deep into dangerous forbidden lands in order to avoid being disturbed while crossing tribulation. Because in a certain sense, when crossing tribulation, the danger from fellow humans was even more terrifying than the danger of some forbidden lands.
“Let’s wait a while first. In any case, now that the little stone spirit’s foundation has reached this step, it can open the third-tier heavenly tribulation at any time. A little later does not matter.”
Now was a critical moment when Qi Ping was gradually approaching the top-level forces of the Qingyuan Domain, and also the most dangerous moment. Therefore, he had to be cautious at every step. Otherwise, encountering an accident at this juncture was absolutely unacceptable to Qi Ping.
And after the little stone spirit completely suppressed the power of breaking through to the third tier, the intensity and strength of its bloodline transformation unexpectedly increased by another layer!
An extremely special power of weapon warfare began to emerge on the little stone spirit!
“This power fluctuation is actually even more terrifying than when Yaya transformed!”
This greatly delighted Qi Ping, and at the same time he hurriedly cast Potential Stimulation on the little stone spirit!
After the spell fell, the power of weapon warfare on the little stone spirit surged once again!
