Wait… I’m a Druid in a Cultivation World?! - Chapter 123

The fluffy little spirit fox blinked its big, dark eyes, gazing at Qi Ping with overflowing curiosity.

Why exactly could it understand this two-legged creature?
And this two-legged creature gave it an especially comfortable feeling.

Why could he understand? Qi Ping thought about it and finally decided to attribute it to his own talent.
“Because one of my talents is the ability to understand the speech of spirit beasts!”

“Chirp chirp. (There’s a talent like that? This is the first time Foxy has ever heard of it! What other talents do you have?)”

“I have many other talents, but I can only tell my animal companions!”

“Chirp chirp. (Animal companion? What’s an animal companion?)”

“An animal companion is a very good friend. We can fight together, share many things together…”

Hearing Qi Ping’s explanation, a look of anticipation appeared in the little spirit fox’s eyes.

“Chirp chirp… (Is that so? It sounds wonderful! Then, will you share delicious food with Foxy?)”

“Of course I will! I can share lots of delicious food with you!”

“Chirp chirp… (Wow… Then can Foxy become your animal companion? But… it seems I don’t have anything to share with you. That doesn’t feel right… a bit unfair!)”

At this point, the light in the little spirit fox’s eyes suddenly dimmed…

“Because you’re still little. Every spirit beast needs time to grow up. When you grow up, you’ll have things to share with me!” Qi Ping explained patiently.

“Chirp chirp… (Really? Then can I become your animal companion?)”

The look of anticipation returned to the little spirit fox’s eyes.

“Of course you can!” Qi Ping affirmed.

“Chirp chirp… (Yay! That’s great!)”

The little spirit fox was so excited it practically vibrated.

But then, as if remembering something, it suddenly spoke up:

“Chirp chirp… (But Foxy can’t become your animal companion right now… we have to wait…)”

The little spirit fox suddenly started counting on its toes…

“Chirp chirp… (We have to wait half a day. Then Foxy can be your animal companion! Don’t be impatient, okay…)” The little spirit fox seemed worried Qi Ping might be anxious and hurriedly tried to reassure him.

“Half a day? I’m not in a hurry… but why half a day?” Qi Ping looked at the little spirit fox, somewhat puzzled.

Hearing this, the little spirit fox said very seriously:
“Chirp chirp… (Because before Foxy got lost, Mother told me not to become friends with other spirit beasts I just met… But I don’t know how long ‘long enough’ is… I think half a day should be a pretty long time! So you’ll have to wait patiently for half a day!)”

“So that’s how it is… You got lost before?”

“Chirp chirp… (Yes. It was all my fault for being too playful. I sneaked out to play while Mother was away and got lost… The world outside is so dangerous after getting lost. Foxy was not only hungry, with a rumbling, empty tummy and no strength, but was also almost eaten by mean spirit beasts several times…)”

“Chirp chirp… (Later, I was caught by a very scary two-legged creature. After that, I saw many two-legged creatures. Most of them made Foxy feel scared…)”

“Chirp chirp… (More recently, Foxy stayed with a very pretty two-legged creature for a while. She was quite nice to me, gave me lots of tasty food, and wasn’t mean…)”

“Chirp chirp… (But I don’t know why she gave me to other two-legged creatures… Hey, you won’t abandon Foxy, will you?)”

The little spirit fox looked at Qi Ping anxiously.

Qi Ping seemed really nice, but would he one day send it away too?
It was scared of being hungry again, and terrified of encountering those scary beings…

“Of course I won’t. Once you become my animal companion, we’ll be forever friends. I would absolutely never send you away…”

Qi Ping picked up the little spirit fox, stroked its head, and comforted it with a heart full of pity.

“Chirp chirp… (That’s great! Then Foxy won’t have to go hungry anymore… I want to grow up quickly, so I can share things with you too… Just half a day left…)”

Saying this, the little spirit fox started counting on its toes again.
It really wished the half day would pass quickly…

Counting and counting, the little spirit fox unknowingly fell asleep…

Qi Ping looked at the soundly sleeping little spirit fox in his arms and thought to himself:
“Don’t worry, little one. With me, you won’t go hungry, and I won’t give you to anyone else…”

…

After that, Qi Ping didn’t disturb the little spirit fox’s rest. Instead, he carefully began to cultivate, while simultaneously pondering the information about the Mystique Fairy Fox in his mind.

“One-Seal Mystique Fairy Fox.”

[Species: Mystique Fairy Fox (One-Seal)]
[Bloodline: High Tier 2]
[Talents: Innate Intelligence, Mystique Divine Seal, Mystique Illusion Art]

Innate Intelligence: Possesses sharp perceptive intuition, and outstanding natural talent for comprehension and learning ability.
Mystique Divine Seal: Originates from the Mystique Fairy bloodline. Those who possess the Mystique Divine Seal have a solid soul spirit and powerful divine sense, granting extremely high resistance to illusion arts.
Mystique Illusion Art: Possesses extraordinary illusion arts inherited from the Mystique Fairy bloodline, capable of charming, confusing, or shattering an enemy’s soul spirit.

“I wonder which talent I’ll be able to share this time.”

These three talents were the primary ones of the Mystique Fairy Fox. Talent sharing basically involved choosing one from these three main talents.

Among these three talents, Qi Ping favored the Mystique Divine Seal the most.
The dual effects of a solid soul spirit and powerful divine sense alone were enough to make Qi Ping covet it, not to mention the anti-illusion property.
The soul spirit is the foundation of everything. Strengthening the soul spirit would correspondingly enhance comprehension somewhat, though not as much as a direct comprehension talent.

His second choice would be Innate Intelligence. Although it doesn’t directly and greatly increase soul spirit strength, the boost to comprehension and learning ability is highly beneficial for understanding cultivation techniques and comprehending the true meaning of fire.

Qi Ping ranked Mystique Illusion Art last not because it was weak.
In fact, the power of Mystique Illusion Art was quite famous in the cultivation world, stronger than many illusion techniques and surpassing many illusion-type spirit beasts.
However, a powerful soul spirit is the foundation for potent illusions. So, if Qi Ping only had the Mystique Illusion Art talent without a corresponding soul spirit talent, it would be purely superficial, with very limited practical strength.

“But it’s fine no matter which talent I end up sharing!”

Currently, in his storage pouch, he had another soul spirit-type spirit beast even rarer than the Mystique Fairy Fox—the Hundred-Petal Eye Demon.
By consecutively contracting two soul spirit-type spirit beasts, as long as his luck wasn’t abysmal, the chances of obtaining at least one soul spirit-related talent should be pretty good.
Furthermore, almost every talent of these two spirit beasts was quite good; it wouldn’t be a waste even if he got a different one.

The little spirit fox slept very deeply.
When it woke up, bleary-eyed, and saw the newly risen sun, it realized it had slept for most of the day!

The first thing it did upon waking was to calculate how much time had passed.
“Chirp chirp. (Foxy arrived around noon yesterday… until now… that’s most of the day! Most of a day is more than half a day… so Foxy has known him for more than half a day!)”

Discovering that it could now become Qi Ping’s animal companion, the little spirit fox shot up with a bounce from his arms.
It then rubbed its head against Qi Ping, looked at him with expectant eyes, and said excitedly:

“Chirp chirp. (Chirp chirp… The half day is over! Foxy can become your animal companion now!)”