Wait… I’m a Druid in a Cultivation World?! - Chapter 127

What emerged from the Energy Cocoon was actually a humanoid figure!
A figure about one-fifth the height of a person, looking exceptionally small, with a pair of pale purple wings.

Except for its hands, feet, and head, its entire body was covered by a special pale purple ritual robe, adorned with strange patterns resembling demonic eyes, seemingly transformed from the original petals of the Hundred-Eyes Flower Demon.
Light purple curly hair fell naturally behind it, and its face looked particularly adorable, much like a flower sprite.
The most captivating feature was its pair of light purple, heterochromatic eyes, which gave off an extremely eerie and somewhat frightening feeling, very much reminiscent of the Hundred-Eyes Flower.

“Is this… the juvenile human form of the Hundred-Eyes Flower Demon?”
Qi Ping stared, dumbfounded, at the eerie yet cute figure before him.

“But under normal circumstances, don’t Plant-type Spirit Beasts only gain the ability to assume human form in their mature state?”
Qi Ping had read many books, though unfortunately, not many focused on Plant-type Spirit Beasts.
General descriptions stated that because Plant-type Spirit Beasts have limited mobility, some would assume human form after maturing or upon reaching a high level of power to continue their cultivation.
But this little Hundred-Eyes Flower Demon in human form before him clearly only possessed early Stage 1 strength—it hadn’t even reached Stage 2.
This truly fell outside the scope of Qi Ping’s knowledge, so he couldn’t determine what was happening.

After emerging from its cocoon, the Hundred-Eyes Flower Demon began curiously examining its surroundings.
Having been here during these critical days of awakening its intelligence, it was very familiar with the ambient aura, but the feeling now was completely different from before.
With complete, specialized visual organs, its entire world had changed.
Like an infant, it observed everything around it with curiosity.

Before long, it noticed a two-legged creature similar to itself, but without wings and considerably larger.
After carefully sniffing the air, the Hundred-Eyes Flower Demon’s eyes suddenly lit up. It then flew over to Qi Ping, held onto his arm, and mumbled with its mouth:

“Gurgle gurgle…”
“Gurgle gurgle…”

“It can’t speak yet?”
Qi Ping was slightly taken aback seeing the Hundred-Eyes Flower Demon like this.
He guessed it was because its intelligence had just fully formed; it was still essentially a blank slate.
However, Qi Ping understood its meaning—it was expressing affection.

“In that case, let’s proceed with the contract directly. Perhaps after forming the contract, the Hundred-Eyes Flower Demon’s intelligence will increase further…”
Qi Ping remembered that before contracting, the Golden Marrow Bee’s overall intelligence wasn’t very high either, and its speech was unclear.
But after the contract, its intelligence was significantly enhanced, making communication much easier.

So without further delay, after playing briefly with the Hundred-Eyes Flower Demon, Qi Ping summoned the contract formation.
Soon, that mysterious, dark green contract magic circle rose again!
As the contract formation began to merge into the Hundred-Eyes Flower Demon’s body, it didn’t resist but gladly accepted.
Qi Ping wasn’t surprised by this.

Soon, the contract ceremony officially began!
Qi Ping entered that special state again, and a unique insight and energy gradually began to fuse.

A little over two hours later…
When Qi Ping woke up again, he felt completely different. A peculiar purple light erupted from his eyes!
The Hundred-Eyes Flower Demon, like the Little Spirit Fox, had woken up much earlier.
Realizing Qi Ping was still in his special state, the Hundred-Eyes Flower Demon didn’t disturb him. After briefly exploring the area, it went to the spot where it was originally planted and buried its feet in the ground.
Special root systems grew out from its feet, continuously absorbing the spiritual energy from the spirit soil.
Then the little demon stood there quietly, unclear whether it was asleep or awake—just like an ordinary plant.
Its personality was very… plant-like!

After noticing Qi Ping was awake, it flew over to play with him for a while before returning to the spirit soil spot.

“Hundred-Eyes Demon Realm…”
[Shared Talent: Hundred-Eyes Demon Realm]
[Hundred-Eyes Demon Realm: Your spirit soul possesses a special mark of law. You can use this mark to create an illusionary realm infused with the power of inner demons and evil spirits. During battle, you can draw an enemy’s consciousness into this realm, causing it to collapse and annihilate their mind.]

This time, Qi Ping’s luck wasn’t as good as when he contracted the Mystical Immortal Spirit Fox.
Among the three talents—Demonic Eye’s Will, Demonic Eye’s Soul, and Hundred-Eyes Demon Realm—Qi Ping had initially preferred Demonic Eye’s Will, which could ward off inner demons, to guard against potential inner demons during his future cultivation.
Alternatively, Demonic Eye’s Soul, which enhanced the spirit soul, might also have synergized well with the Mystical Immortal Seal.
Compared to the other two passive talents, Hundred-Eyes Demon Realm seemed slightly less impressive…

“A little disappointing, but it’s still quite good. It’s just not as strong as the other two options.”
“Anyway, with the Hundred-Eyes Flower Demon by my side in the future, it can also help ward off inner demons.”
“The potential synergy between the Mystical Immortal Seal and Demonic Eye’s Soul remains unknown.”
“If I practice the Hundred-Eyes Demon Realm diligently, it can not only help me train my spirit soul but also deepen my understanding of inner demons and evil spirit power.”
“Then, in battle, I can jointly deploy the Hundred-Eyes Demon Realm with the Hundred-Eyes Flower Demon. Maybe there will be unexpected effects, and my combat methods can become more flexible…”

Thinking this, the disappointment in Qi Ping’s heart gradually faded.
His combat methods were too limited; adding a special technique like the Hundred-Eyes Demon Realm wasn’t bad!
Especially if an enemy launches spirit soul attacks, using it to protect the bee swarm or weaken the enemy’s spiritual assaults would be extremely useful.

“With this, the mission to contract the third and fourth spirit beasts is successfully completed. Next is to focus on cultivation, comprehend the True Intent of Fire, understand the Conceptual Realm of the Dao Heart, and prepare to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage!”

It would be over half a year before Qi Ping would gain another animal companion contract slot.
By then, he would undergo his first job advancement and gain an additional animal companion contract slot.

“Check status panel…”

[Name: Qi Ping]
[Level: Lv4 (289/800)]
[Occupation: Beast King Druid (Primary), Jungle Druid (Secondary)]
[Talents: Animal Companion, Nature Affinity]
[Animal Companions: (4/4) Golden Marrow Bee, Sunfire Crow, Mystical Immortal Spirit Fox (One Seal), Hundred-Eyes Flower Demon]
[Wild Shapes: (1/1) Golden Marrow Bee (Golden Marrow Bee, High-Speed Cutter Bee, Big-Bellied Bee, Balanced Bee, Venomous Bee, Ink-Armor Bee)]
[Shared Talents: Master Brewer, Sunfire Body, Mystical Immortal Seal, Hundred-Eyes Demon Realm]
[Special Talent: World’s Blessing]
[Skills: Lv3 Plant Growth (165/400), Lv1 Beast King’s Grace (37/100), Lv4 Bark Skin Technique (588/800), Lv2 Healing Technique (32/200), Lv2 Beast King’s Flame (179/200)]
[Skills (Constant): Speak with Animals, Befriend Animal, Heart of the Wild, Nature Sense]
(Druid Level EXP +286, Plant Growth EXP +123, Beast King’s Grace EXP +8, Bark Skin Technique EXP +337, Healing Technique EXP +61, Beast King’s Flame EXP +122)

“It’s been almost three months since reaching Druid Level 4 last time. Progress is quite good!”
“Healing Technique reached Level 2. Bark Skin Technique will awaken its first special property upon reaching Level 5.”
Every Druid skill gains a special property upon reaching Level 5, which was a key reason Qi Ping consistently grinded the Bark Skin Technique—it was his fastest leveling skill.

“Beast King’s Flame should also see a significant boost after comprehending the True Intent of Fire, and reaching Level 3 will be a sure thing then…”
“But reaching Druid Level 5 still requires day-after-day, diligent grinding for experience…”

Looking at his increasingly impressive status panel, Qi Ping felt immensely motivated!
His current status panel was countless times more impressive than when he first awakened as a Druid.
Among Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators, he could now truly be said to possess a formidable arsenal of active and passive skills—and that was just his Druid abilities, not even counting his increasingly powerful Explosive Flame spells.

After calming his excitement, Qi Ping took out the artifact hammer containing the essence of the True Intent of Fire.

“Delayed for so long, it’s finally time to comprehend the True Intent of Fire…”