A Druid Also Can Cultivate-Chapter 372 - 339: Oak Seeds, Slaughter Begins Anew!
However, Qi Ping was too lazy to involve himself in these matters and handed everything over to Lin Yue and Wang He to handle, while he focused all his efforts on cultivation.
Cultivation, cultivation techniques, arrays, laws... there were many insights to be gained from cultivation. The immortal dao’s pursuit of eternal invincibility remained Qi Ping’s lifelong quest. Now, with the rapid development of the Qingtian Realm, countless Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Cultivators were breaking through daily, strengthening the realm day by day.
Qi Ping felt that given enough time, the power of the Earth Immortal Druid could be enhanced to an unimaginable level.
In fact, Qi Ping could no longer estimate the strength the Earth Immortal Druid could unleash within the Qingtian Realm. He only knew that it was formidable—formidable enough that even Divinity Transformation Cultivators could not pose a lethal threat to him.
But Qi Ping understood that the power of an Earth Immortal Druid was still far from enough. After all, he didn’t know if those truly terrifying, powerful cultivators in the Immortal Cultivation Realm would act against him, or when. In any case, he absolutely couldn’t allow the Qingtian Realm to suffer the fate of being turned into a Barbaric Realm like the Bichuan Realm.
Therefore, the speed at which the Qingtian Realm strengthened couldn’t afford to slow down. Fortunately, with Lin Yue and Wang He at the helm, Qi Ping had little need to involve himself in many matters and could focus solely on his cultivation.
In his leisure time from cultivation, Qi Ping began planting the Spirit Tree Seeds he’d recently acquired throughout the Qingtian Realm.
As a Tree Shepherd, planting trees not only allowed Qi Ping to gain experience as a Druid, but it also enhanced the strength and combat power of the Tree Shepherd profession.
After all, how could a Druid not plant trees?
Sooner or later, Qi Ping aimed to have powerful Spirit Woods planted throughout the Qingtian Realm!
To Qi Ping’s delight, a Loose Cultivator from the Outer Realm, eager to gain Contribution Points in the Qingtian Realm, offered a hundred rare oak seeds from the Star Sea Continent.
Upon receiving these seeds, Qi Ping immediately planted them in his Natural Sanctuary.
Although these oak seeds were only Tier Two, as a Druid, Qi Ping was quite pleased to acquire so many oak seeds at once, even if they didn’t offer much yield. Their presence alone was pleasing to the eye.
After all, how could the Natural Sanctuary be without oak seeds?
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However, this peaceful life was soon disrupted.
One day, while Qi Ping was planting trees in the Cyan Origin Mountain Range during a break from cultivation, both Lin Yue and Wang He came to find him.
"What happened?"
With one glance at the two, Qi Ping knew there must be a troublesome issue; otherwise, these two wouldn’t appear together here.
The last time they appeared together was when the Spirit Medicine supply in the Qingtian Realm was in dire straits.
"Dean, due to the large influx of Loose Cultivators from the Outer Realm into our Qingtian Realm, many Tribulation Cultivators and demonic cultivators wanted to take advantage of the situation. However, most of these were minor characters that were quickly suppressed within the Qingtian Realm."
"As for the Tribulation Cultivators outside the Qingtian Realm, we dispatched disciples skilled in searching and assassination to handle them, and the situation remained relatively stable overall..."
"But recently, a large group of powerful Tribulation Cultivators suddenly appeared, slaughtering Loose Cultivators in and near several Great Realms outside the Qingtian Realm, leaving behind scenes of horrific devastation. Our dispatched disciples have suffered heavy losses, and word has spread, deterring many Loose Cultivators who planned to come here..."
"Based on the information gathered, many of these Tribulation Cultivators are Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and traces of Golden Core and Nascent Soul Cultivators have been found as well."
"After discussing with Wang He, we can basically determine that these Tribulation Cultivators come from various major forces and sects, with the purpose of preventing those Loose Cultivators from entering our realm..."
After Lin Yue’s explanation, Qi Ping immediately understood the whole situation.
"The situation is very tricky, and we can only ask you, Dean, to take action. What do you think we should do next?" Wang He chimed in.
He also stroked the Heaven and Earth Righteous Sword in his hand, his eyes filled with killing intent! 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
These cultivators ought to be completely eradicated!
But hidden in Lin Yue’s gaze was a touch of worry and concern.
Based on past battle records and the current realm, it can be deduced that Qi Ping could only possess such strong combat power within the Qingtian Realm. Outside of it, things might not be so certain.
So he suspected that this was not just a conspiracy against the Qingtian Realm, but possibly a direct threat targeting the current dean of Cyan Origin Academy, the legendary Bee Daoist.
After all, the true core of the Qingtian Realm’s current prosperity lies with the Bee Daoist. Should the Bee Daoist fall or find himself in danger, the Qingtian Realm would no longer be a fair and secure cultivation sanctuary but would instead become prey to a pack of wolves.
There is even a possibility that one day, the Qingtian Realm could turn into a living hell. After all, the wolves aren’t likely to care about long-term benefits when they can divide up the Spirit Veins and Spirit Stones in one go.
For the safety of the dean and the future of the Qingtian Realm, Lin Yue felt it necessary to bring this to attention, so he cautiously suggested:
"Dean, I suspect the conspiracy might not only target our Qingtian Realm but could also be aimed at you. Perhaps their real goal is you..."
"They want to draw you out because there are rumors that your combat power might be geographically limited..."
Lin Yue said this tactfully, not casting doubt on Qi Ping, but simply mentioning conspiracy theories and some outsider perspectives.
After hearing their words, Qi Ping didn’t appear as serious as they expected, seemingly having anticipated it.
He responded calmly:
"Just as they say, outside the Qingtian Realm, my combat power would indeed greatly diminish..."
Qi Ping spoke candidly. This was something knowledgeable people could guess, so there was no point in hiding it.
Upon hearing this, Lin Yue and Wang He exchanged worried glances.
The weakness was all too apparent, and it could easily be exploited.
Qi Ping naturally saw their concerns and smiled reassuringly:
"Rest assured, those who wish to use this against me are just dreaming!"
"I’ve got this under control, and I’ll handle it immediately. You just wait for my good news, and remember not to let any more of our people leave the Qingtian Realm!"
After saying this, Qi Ping’s figure vanished in an incredible manner, leaving Lin Yue and Wang He bewildered in the wind.
"The Dean had anticipated this; it should be fine, right?"
"Probably no problem. After all, he never seems to take on anything he’s not sure of..."
Yet, although they trusted Qi Ping, they couldn’t fathom how he would handle the situation given the glaring weakness.
They wanted to ask Qi Ping what he planned to do, but didn’t dare overstep...
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After leaving the Cyan Origin Mountain Range, Qi Ping immediately returned to the Natural Sanctuary to fetch the little Immortal Tiger. At the same time, he summoned his Tree-man Avatar.
This bunch of thugs, aiming to hinder his plans to strengthen the Qingtian Realm, would face no mercy from Qi Ping.
Now that they were so rampant, it was an opportunity to take them out all at once! They’ll taste the consequences of backfiring on their plans.
The little Immortal Tiger now showed its true value.
Having grown all these years and enhanced by the Power of Fortune, the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger’s bloodline had already evolved once, with the Bai Ze bloodline awakening and purifying, making its deduction and calculation abilities immensely stronger.
Particularly during its progression to the Golden Core, the Bai Ze phantom it condensed provided the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger with a mightier gift of fortune.
Thus, Qi Ping was confident of having the little Immortal Tiger identify and eliminate all Nascent Soul Stage cultivators below!
Soon, Qi Ping, with the little Immortal Tiger, reached the edge of the Qingtian Realm. As the Celestial Secret Power surged, information about the Tribulation Cultivators was instantly conveyed to Qi Ping’s mind through Divine Sense by the little Immortal Tiger.
Armed with this information, Qi Ping commanded the Tree-man Avatar to lead the bee swarm into battle!
