【Beast King Druid (Choose One): Curse Immunity, Beast King’s Will】
lv1 Curse Immunity: Reduces or immunizes against most curse damage. (Passive, non-upgradable)
lv1 Beast King’s Will: As a Beast King Druid, you possess a special kingly majesty, allowing you to immunize or reduce most mental attacks, with a slight bonus to spirit energy increase. (Passive, non-upgradable)
“Curse Immunity… Beast King’s Will…”
“Which of these two skills should I choose?”
Qi Ping hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to choose Beast King’s Will.
The Curse Immunity skill was quite good and very rare, but the likelihood of needing it at the moment was too small.
Plus, Qi Ping wasn’t one to seek trouble, so the chance of encountering such enemies was minimal. Wasting a skill slot on an event with extremely low probability was clearly unwise.
“This skill can be kept for later. If I ever encounter curse-type spells, I can choose Curse Immunity after raising my Druid level…”
“This time, it’s better to choose Beast King’s Will, which can defend against mental attacks and also slightly enhance spirit energy!”
Compared to the probability of using Curse Immunity, the frequency of using Beast King’s Will would be much higher.
First, although mental attacks aren’t extremely common, practitioners of such methods are not rare, especially after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, where mental attacks gradually increase.
Secondly, the slight spirit energy boost would also make Qi Ping’s spirit energy a bit stronger.
This would benefit Qi Ping in comprehending law true intents, studying arrays, casting plant growth skills… and so on, and the benefit is not small.
Moreover, Qi Ping could utilize it almost constantly, making its value much greater.
【Skill selection completed. Generating data panel…】
【Name: Qi Ping】
【Level: lv5 (1/1600)】
【Professions: Beast King Druid (Primary), Tree Warden (Jungle Druid Advanced) (Secondary)】
【Talents: Animal Companion, Heart of Nature, Treant Contract】
【Animal Companions: (4/5) Marrow Gold Bee, Yang Fire Crow, Mystic Immortal Spirit Fox (One Seal), Hundred-Eyed Flower Demon】
【Wild Shape: (1/1) Marrow Gold Bee (Marrow Gold Bee, High-Speed Cutting Bee, Big Belly Bee, Balanced Bee, Venomous Bee, Ink Armor Bee)】
【Shared Talents: Grand Brewer, Yang Fire Body, Mystic Immortal Divine Seal, Hundred-Eyed Demon Realm】
【Special Talent: Heaven and Earth’s Blessing】
【Skills: lv3 Plant Growth (373/400), lv1 Beast King’s Grace (42/100), lv5 Barkskin (310/1600), lv2 Healing Spell (111/200), lv3 Beast King’s Flame (168/400)】
【Skills (Constant): Speak with Animals, Befriend Animal, Heart of the Wild, Sense Nature, Beast King’s Will】
(Druid Level Experience +512, Plant Growth Experience +208, Beast King’s Grace Experience +5, Barkskin Experience +522, Healing Spell Experience +79, Beast King’s Flame Experience +189)
“It’s been over half a year since my Druid level last reached four. The progress is pretty good!”
Looking at the data on the attribute panel, a satisfied smile unconsciously appeared on Qi Ping’s face.
Through his efforts, his Druid attribute panel was becoming more and more impressive!
Every major change in his Druid attributes made Qi Ping particularly happy.
Usually, he relied on the growth of experience to judge whether his path of comprehension was correct and to see the harvest of his efforts.
Because the experience for his Druid skills wasn’t gained just by mechanically casting them. Qi Ping only gained more experience when he grasped the correct direction, so the experience wasn’t fixed; it varied depending on his level of comprehension.
But whether the experience came quickly or slowly, every time he saw the fruits of his labor, a sense of satisfaction would rise in Qi Ping’s heart, motivating him further to continue these endeavors.
And an upgrade like today’s represented the major harvest of all his efforts over this long period.
Judging from the current attribute panel, the success was gratifying!
The Jungle Druid profession had advanced to Tree Warden!
And he obtained the key talent 【Treant Contract】, allowing Qi Ping to use this talent to cultivate spirit trees to nurture spirit lands, produce resources, and cultivate combat-type spirit trees…
The 【Nature Affinity】 talent had evolved into 【Heart of Nature】, greatly increasing affinity with plant-based energies and giving Qi Ping the foundation to become a top-tier Array Master.
The Beast King Druid also gained the new skill 【Beast King’s Will】, which not only allowed Qi Ping to resist mental attacks but also provided a boost to his spirit energy, offering endless benefits!
This didn’t even include Qi Ping’s newly added animal companion contract slot and his achievements in cultivation spells.
Such a significant improvement was worthy of the day-and-night efforts Qi Ping had put in over the past half year!
…
After the Druid promotion to level five and familiarizing himself with the new powers, Qi Ping gave himself a few days off.
After all, a person’s spirit and will have their limits and also need rest and relaxation.
Balancing tension and relaxation ensures cultivation efficiency and a better mindset to face the various difficulties on the path of immortality.
Occasional intense dedication is joyful, but constant strain isn’t necessarily good.
In the cultivation world, it’s not uncommon for people to cultivate until they go mad, either slaughtering wildly and being suppressed by other cultivators or being misled by inner demons, destroying a lifetime of cultivation in an instant!
On this day, Qi Ping lay leisurely on the soft, comfortable grass, enjoying the gentle breeze and warm sunlight.
Breathing the fresh forest air mixed with the fragrance of medicinal herbs, and feeling his body full of vigorous vitality and comfort, Qi Ping’s mood was exceptionally good.
This was the meaning of cultivating immortality!
At that moment, playful noises reached Qi Ping’s ears. He glanced sideways and saw the little spirit fox and the little flower demon playfully wrestling.
They were still childlike at heart, at an age where they loved to play.
Every day, besides completing the training Qi Ping required, they spent the rest of their time either playing or sound asleep, living a rather carefree and content life.
Especially the little spirit fox, who had many spirit fruits to eat, living quite happily, and it had even hidden a lot of spirit fruits in a place no one else knew about!
Because the little flower demon had been here since the moment it truly gained sentience, it didn’t have many complex thoughts. Sometimes it clung to Qi Ping, sometimes it played with the little spirit fox.
The only thing it found a bit strange was that big crow always sunning itself day after day on the treetop, who didn’t seem to enjoy playing with them much.
As for the bee colony, they still diligently gathered nectar and brewed honey every day. For them, the strength of their colony was what made them happiest.
Looking at this increasingly lively and warm mountain peak, Qi Ping felt content, but also a touch of regret.
It was getting better and better here, but in the end, it didn’t belong to him. It also faced constant inspections and threats from the sect.
Outside, a strange war was raging, causing countless cultivators to perish miserably, and the flames of war could spread here at any moment.
What Qi Ping wanted was a territory where he wouldn’t be disturbed by anyone, could handle all risks, and then could farm and keep bees with peace of mind, research honey, and cultivate spirit trees with various special effects.
For example, Star Spirit Wood inscribed with Spirit Gathering Arrays could efficiently create spirit lands.
Or spirit trees that could efficiently collect Great Sun Essence, spirit trees that could shoot explosive fireballs, and so on.
Then gradually reach the realm of immortal longevity and invincibility.
As he thought about it, a sudden understanding arose in Qi Ping’s heart, and a special artistic conception slowly took shape around him.
“This is… a Dao Heart artistic conception?”
