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

“But is Meng Yan’s strength really that high? Could he have had help?”

Lin Qingshu recalled that Meng Yan’s power shouldn’t have been to this extent.

So, she examined the battlefield more carefully. Although the corpses had been pulverized into mincemeat by the hammer, because the battle had just ended, a trace of an aura not belonging to Meng Yan still lingered in the air.

“Did Meng Yan find other helpers? But no one in the Green Origin Sect currently has the means to spare help for him, right? Could it be someone not from the Green Origin Sect?”

A series of doubts flashed through Lin Qingshu’s mind.

However, she didn’t dwell on it too much, merely feeling surprised that Meng Yan could find an ally of this caliber.

Moreover, this was good news for her. After all, among the Qi Refining cultivators in Green Stone County who could actually fight, it was just her and Meng Yan. With so many sects eyeing the place, Meng Yan being able to eliminate more enemy sect geniuses would significantly reduce the pressure on her.

Confirming Meng Yan was the victor, she stopped overthinking it. Sword energy swept out, scouring the entire battlefield once more to erase any remaining residual aura.

She also didn’t want people from other sects to discover Meng Yan’s helper. If that happened, it would only attract more enemies, which would be the worst outcome for her.

After doing all this, Lin Qingshu also hurriedly left the battlefield.

Meanwhile, after putting considerable distance between themselves and the battlefield, Meng Yan and Qi Ping found a secluded spot and quickly emptied the contents of the storage pouches.

Meng Yan then deftly sorted through the pile, immediately setting aside several items like command tokens, jade pendants, spirit gu insects, etc., and discarding them along with some useless junk.

“Brother Qi, these items can be used to track locations, so they absolutely must be discarded. Let’s move to another location.”

“Right!”

Qi Ping had no doubts. In fact, hearing this information made him want to turn and run immediately. Even if Meng Yan hadn’t mentioned it, he wouldn’t have kept those things.

If he weren’t still disguised as a middle-aged man, he would have already found something to wrap himself up in.

After all, these individuals were all genius disciples of major sects. Qi Ping had no desire to invite any retaliation because of this.

Soon after, the two took off running again.

They only stopped again after covering a great distance.

When Meng Yan laid out the contents of the three storage pouches this time, not only Qi Ping, but even Meng Yan himself couldn’t quite maintain his composure. They were really wealthy!
Just spirit stones alone amounted to sixteen thousand six hundred and seventy-one!
Not to mention the various cultivation manuals, spells, elixirs, spirit herbs, weapons, talismans, and so on…
A preliminary estimate put the value at over forty thousand spirit stones! And that was without factoring in the value of the various manuals and knowledge.

Moreover, the quantity of each type of item was substantial. It was hard to tell how many people these individuals had plundered to accumulate such a hoard, as the items clearly came from many different sources.

Seeing so many things, Qi Ping’s mind went a bit blank. He and his bees toiled hard all year, and even without spending, it was difficult to save up twenty thousand spirit stones. Yet now, they had hit the jackpot in one go.

One could only say, these people truly lived up to being genius disciples of their respective sects. Having survived this long in the sect war, it was only natural their personal wealth was substantial.

However, the price and risk for this were exceptionally high.

As genius disciples of major sects, their deaths would absolutely attract significant attention.

If not for Meng Yan, a disciple of a Golden Core elder from a major sect, acting as a shield, Qi Ping wouldn’t have dared to easily clash with this group, let alone engage in killing and looting.

Dividing the spoils was straightforward.

Meng Yan initially suggested giving two-thirds to Qi Ping, as Qi Ping had contributed more to the battle and had come to help him. Without Qi Ping, he might have fallen to those three.

But Qi Ping refused this proposal.

The reasons were simple. First, Meng Yan himself had spent considerable resources to set up the peak-grade First Tier interference formation.
Second, Meng Yan would bear the brunt of the hostility and potential revenge from the other sects.

So, the final split followed the simplest principle: a fifty-fifty split.

Qi Ping had a slight advantage in the distribution, as Meng Yan gave him first choice.

Due to Qi Ping’s weaker ability and channels to convert items into spirit stones, he opted for the spirit stones, along with some spirit herbs, spirit seeds, and a portion of cultivation knowledge and manuals.

For example, the wooden sword of the Seven Stars Sword Sect’s genius swordsman who comprehended the Sword Intent of Slaughter, which he had carried since his mortal days and continuously improved, recorded his entire journey from beginning swordsmanship to comprehending the Sword Intent. It was a rare treasure.

Even broken, it still held great value. In a place like the Green Origin Sect, teeming with swordsmen, it could fetch a handsome price.

However, it would be too difficult for Qi Ping to sell and too conspicuous. So, giving it to Meng Yan was the best choice.

Qi Ping took fifteen thousand spirit stones. After repaying the five thousand he still owed Meng Yan, he had ten thousand left.

As for the manuals, it was the same as before. Meng Yan would arrange for copies to be made and delivered to Qi Ping.

Afterwards, Qi Ping was the first to leave. He had no desire to linger in this area.

After Qi Ping left, Meng Yan also found a place to hide. In the current situation, he didn’t dare show his face lightly.

However, recalling how Qi Ping had utilized the Blazing Burst spells even more effectively than him, having also mastered the entire set to perfection, Meng Yan couldn’t help but marvel at Qi Ping’s formidable talent.

Such talent was more than sufficient to join a major sect. But thinking of the current state of affairs among his fellow disciples in the Green Origin Sect, it became clear. Perhaps not joining was for the best!
After putting a great distance between himself and the battlefield, Qi Ping redistributed the spoils into several storage pouches and had his bee swarm randomly carry them to several locations to bury them.

After pulling off such a big operation, Qi Ping decided it was best to play it safe for now.

After all, looking at the situation, even Meng Yan seemed like a chess piece that could be taken off the board at any moment.

In such a case, was Meng Yan’s judgment necessarily accurate? Qi Ping thought not necessarily.

So, Qi Ping put the things he would need in the near future into one storage pouch—like the spirit herbs and the fire-attribute body refining manual from the Heavenly Flame Pavilion disciple—planning to retrieve them later once he confirmed it was safe. The rest, he would have the bees fetch when needed. It was better to be safe than sorry.

Only then did Qi Ping transform into a bee and return to his mountain peak.

Back on the peak, after confirming there were no hidden risks, Qi Ping turned his attention to today’s gains.

Remembering today’s harvest, a small thrill of excitement stirred within Qi Ping.

He had struck it rich in one go!

Not only did he repay the spirit stones he owed Meng Yan, but he also had an extra ten thousand.

This directly solved part of Qi Ping’s urgent need to purchase a new animal companion and a Foundation Establishment stage cultivation manual.

There was still a gap, but at least he didn’t need an excessively long time to save up now.

However, among today’s gains, what excited Qi Ping the most wasn’t the spirit stones, nor the fire-attribute body refining manual from the Heavenly Flame Pavilion disciple. It was a single seed!
“Starwood Seed”

“Starwood: A Second Tier, Low-Grade spirit tree possessing the ability to gather spiritual energy. It can turn the land around its roots into an area of concentrated spiritual energy.”

The Starwood was a rare spirit tree capable of gathering spiritual energy. It had low requirements for spiritual land and could absorb and concentrate spiritual energy itself, turning a small area of land around its roots into spiritual land.

With it, Qi Ping could create his own spiritual land.

But that wasn’t the most important part. Qi Ping suddenly had a new idea regarding his Level 5 Druid profession advancement direction: Tree-Shepherd!