Wait… I’m a Druid in a Cultivation World?! - Chapter 124

“Chirp chirp. (Foxy can become your animal companion now!)”

Hearing the little spirit fox’s childish voice, Qi Ping withdrew from his cultivation state.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw the little fox rubbing its head against him, blinking its mystically radiant eyes as it looked at him with anticipation.

The eyes of the Mystique Fairy Fox are the primary organ for casting its illusions, containing extremely special power.

Although this little spirit fox was still a young cub, the unique light within its eyes was the most fantastically beautiful Qi Ping had ever seen, completely different from the firm, flame-flickering determination in Ya Ya’s eyes.

“Alright! Then let’s form the animal companion contract!”

“Chirp chirp. (Okay!)”

The little spirit fox didn’t hesitate at all and agreed happily.

It was already can’t wait to become Qi Ping’s animal companion!
Then, to the little spirit fox’s surprise, an enigmatic, dark green magic circle slowly rose up.

This circle emitted an aura that made it feel very happy and comfortable, just like the aura emanating from Qi Ping himself.

So, when that special magic circle slowly sank into its body, it didn’t feel the slightest discomfort; on the contrary, it felt extremely comfortable.

Immediately after, another miraculous power emerged, beginning to slowly transform both Qi Ping’s and the little spirit fox’s bodies.

A special connection gradually formed between the human and the beast.

This contract didn’t conclude quickly. Perhaps because the bloodline rating was getting higher, it took more time than when he had contracted Ya Ya, who was still a Blaze Crow at the time.

Nearly two hours passed before the contract ceremony was completely finished.

Perhaps because the transformation involving a soul spirit talent required more time, by the time he woke from the special state, the little spirit fox had already been awake for a while.

It was lazily sprawled across Qi Ping’s lap.

When it saw Qi Ping wake up, it shot up instantly.

It felt absolutely amazing. After the contract, its body seemed to have been cleansed by a divine and strange power, making it feel much lighter and more agile.

And most importantly, it felt a very close connection had formed between itself and Qi Ping.

It had already tried walking quite a distance away; even when it went behind a big tree and closed its eyes, it could still sense Qi Ping’s presence.

This was truly miraculous for it.

And it seemed it could do more than just sense Qi Ping; it could even ‘talk’ to Qi Ping from far away without opening its mouth.
But since Qi Ping hadn’t woken up yet, it didn’t dare disturb him. It only burrowed back into Qi Ping’s arms after tiring itself out playing.

So, the moment Qi Ping woke up, it couldn’t wait to ask its questions.

Qi Ping answered them one by one.

After carefully addressing the little spirit fox’s queries, Qi Ping let it go play on the mountain peak, instructing it not to leave the peak.

It wasn’t allowed to fight with other little animals from different peaks.

The bees and that Ya Ya sunbathing were both his animal companions, and it could seek their help if it needed anything.
“Chirp chirp. (Okay, Boss! Foxy remembers all that! I’m off to play now!)”

After saying this, the little spirit fox ran off to play.

Qi Ping could understand this. At this age, unlike the bees or Ya Ya, a cub is naturally fond of play and mischief.

With the bees keeping an eye on things, Qi Ping wasn’t worried about the little spirit fox’s safety or it getting lost, etc.

After watching the little spirit fox run off into the distance, Qi Ping finally turned his full attention back to his newly comprehended and transformed soul spirit.

Feeling the completely different soul spirit and that powerful divine sense, an irrepressible smile spread across Qi Ping’s face.

“Mystique Divine Seal!”

His luck had truly exploded this time!

Qi Ping had directly shared the talent he was most looking forward to: [Mystique Divine Seal]!
[Shared Talent: Mystique Divine Seal]

[Mystique Divine Seal: Your body contains a special rule mark that enhances soul spirit and divine sense. The power rules of this mark originate from the Mystique Fairy bloodline of the Mystique Fairy Fox. Those who possess this mark have a solid soul spirit, powerful divine sense, and extremely high resistance to illusion arts.]

Looking at the new talent added to his attribute panel, the surprise in Qi Ping’s heart was indescribable.

The soul spirit is one of the most important foundations on the cultivation path; its importance needs no further explanation.

Furthermore, the difficulty of improving the soul spirit is far greater than accumulating spiritual energy. This is evident from the price of soul spirit-type pills far exceeding that of same-level spiritual energy pills.

Basically, starting from the late Qi Refining stage, and especially from the breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, soul spirit strength begins to be one of the main factors restricting realm breakthroughs.

Insufficient soul spirit strength leads to inadequate control over the physical body and spiritual power, as well as lack of comprehension.

This issue isn’t very obvious during normal cultivation, but its impact becomes significant during realm breakthroughs and high-intensity battles.

Perhaps forcing a breakthrough once or twice isn’t too risky, but attempting it multiple times greatly increases the probability of breakthrough failure and dying, with one’s Dao dissipate.
“Now the weakness of my soul spirit and comprehension can finally be somewhat compensated for!”

With this problem solved, Qi Ping’s future cultivation path would be much smoother. In the short term, his soul spirit strength would no longer be a shackle holding back his realm breakthroughs.

Most directly, he estimated he wouldn’t need to worry about insufficient soul spirit strength until before forming his Golden Core. Furthermore, comprehending the True Meaning of Fire would also become much easier.

Qi Ping’s innate soul spirit and comprehension aptitude were average. So, even though continuously depleting and recovering his soul spirit during the use of Plant Growth had tempered it somewhat, it was just like cultivating with a low-grade spiritual root – with poor aptitude, no amount of training would yield outstanding results.

But now that his soul spirit talent was compensated for, the rate of his soul spirit improvement would continuously increase, forming a virtuous cycle.

Even the efficiency of casting Plant Growth would greatly improve.

“Let’s test what has changed in cultivating techniques and comprehending the True Meaning of Fire after acquiring the talent [Mystique Divine Seal]…”

After adjusting his state, Qi Ping can’t wait began to cultivate.

Over the next few hours, Qi Ping tested the differences from before in various activities: cultivating the Wood Flame Art, practicing the Flame Burst spell, comprehending the True Meaning of Fire, etc.

In the end, Qi Ping had only one word for it:

Incredible!
Although the boost to comprehension wasn’t overwhelmingly dramatic, the sharpness of his perception – for instance, his sensitivity to spiritual energy and the true meaning of formations – was on a completely different level compared to before.

This difference could be directly compared to the contrast before and after he acquired the [Yang Fire Constitution] talent.

Let’s just say the difference was like night and day!

With this, the shortcoming in Qi Ping’s soul spirit was basically resolved. His goal of finding a soul spirit-type beast was also successfully accomplished.

“But the gains from this round aren’t over yet!”

After testing the effects of [Mystique Divine Seal], Qi Ping turned his attention to the other spirit beast:
The Hundred-Petal Eye Demon!

This spirit beast’s rarity was even above that of the Mystique Fairy Fox!