A Druid Also Can Cultivate

Chapter 510: Chapter 411: The Ambition of Honey

Soon someone else made a suggestion:

"The position of the Pill Pavilion Master remains undecided. We don’t accept each other’s authority, so why not bet on it? Whoever surpasses Senior Bee’s spiritual pet in alchemy skills will become the Pill Pavilion Master."

"Agreed!"

"Hmph, if someone can restore the honor of our human alchemists, why wouldn’t I acknowledge them as my master?"

"Dan Qizi, are you prepared to become a junior disciple?"

"Pfft, with your skills, if you manage that, I’ll call you Dad!"

"I don’t have a fool like you for a son!"

....

It was this widely acknowledged bet among the alchemists of the Star Sea Continent that created a spectacle and legend that lasted for a long time.

Under this pressure and motivation, powerful alchemists renowned around the world emerged one after another, reaching the most prosperous period in history, yet none were ever qualified to assume the position of Pill Pavilion Master...

The intense discussion and dialogue naturally reached Qi Ping, who was practicing the Path of Heaven and Earth and All Living Beings.

Qi Ping found these words somewhat amusing and exasperating.

This time, using honey to help the little Cyan Dragon survive the Thunder Tribulation not only accidentally served as an advertisement but also inspired the determination of this group of alchemists.

Qi Ping had a premonition that, barring any surprises, under the drive of this determination and goal, the genius alchemists and alchemy masters of the Nine Star Sea Realms would emerge at an extraordinary speed.

"But it’s not an easy task for them to surpass the bees...."

It’s not that Qi Ping looked down on this group of alchemists, but the Golden Marrow Bee swarm’s talent in honey-making had reached an astonishing level. As the overall strength, attributes, and Divine Soul strength of the swarm continued to grow, their honey-making potential also kept increasing.

Most importantly, these bees were not individuals; they were a vast collective. Countless alchemy techniques and knowledge were uniquely fused into their inherited memory.

With their vast numbers and daily honey-making experiments, various types of honey would be produced periodically, and all experimental data would be rapidly integrated and utilized as part of their vast brewing experience.

The swarm had now accumulated the most premium honey-making experience and could collaborate seamlessly to brew those high-difficulty honeys.

As long as there wasn’t a massive die-off, the honey-making experience of the swarm would continue to renew and strengthen rapidly!

Nowadays, the Golden Marrow Bee swarm had become a monster "Alchemist" that even made Qi Ping feel amazed, with experience, case studies, and knowledge capable of overwhelming any human alchemist!

This was Qi Ping’s greatest achievement in nurturing animal companions, having cultivated a horde of overpowering monster alchemists!

Qi Ping was very proud of this, even believing that the honey-making ability of the Golden Marrow Bees was more important and outstanding than the swarm’s locust plague combat ability. This production and creative capacity was also what Qi Ping valued more; fighting was merely a means to protect himself!

"Maybe one day, the honey of the Golden Marrow Bees could be sold across all heavens and realms, gathering precious resources and wealth for me!"

This was one of Qi Ping’s greatest wishes.

Waging war against all heavens and realms was all empty talk; Qi Ping didn’t want to be a slaughtering invader. Although building a superpower that made all realms submit was impressive, it was just for show.

Because who knows what ancient monsters or terrifying existences are hidden within these realms? Trying several times might not even encounter them, but doing so would probably end in death sooner or later.

Moreover, the more important thing was, Qi Ping felt that most beings were living individuals. Just like when he was a young cultivator, he had those companions fighting alongside him, each with their pursuit of life, and he respected these states. If he had to kill and enslave these beings one by one, Qi Ping was unwilling from the bottom of his heart, even though it complied with the rule of survival of the fittest.

But Qi Ping really didn’t like it!

As for why "most," it’s because some people and beings really deserve to die!

For those people, Qi Ping didn’t even want to communicate. The damned could just be ground to dust; he’s never hesitated in this regard. Also, in terms of the lives and blood debts on his hands, he’s ranked among the top on the Star Sea Continent.

But most importantly, instead of invading, Qi Ping preferred farming, developing, and making money!

And what was the best at making money? Naturally, it’s the honey with various miraculous effects. Human race elixirs were renowned across all heavens and realms, so the wealth-gathering ability of honey, comparable to elixir effects, was imaginable.

The most exaggerated part was the swarm’s numbers; as long as resources were sufficient, they could increase on a large scale, thereby stably producing vast amounts of honey.

As long as the farming and spiritual medicine cultivation industries in the Nine Star Sea Realms were developed, with a group of strong bees, their money-making ability would likely be more terrifying than a mint!

As a Druid, he could seriously research farming.

Once the market across all heavens and realms opened, he could continuously collect various rare spiritual medicines, pill formulas, and alchemy knowledge back, with the swarm’s honey-making ability also continuously improved, thus further enhancing the capability to accumulate wealth.

As long as there was enough money, then there would be no resources across all heavens and realms that couldn’t be acquired, and he could use this to continually strengthen the Star Sea Continent, enhance his Earth Immortal Druid power, while laying the foundation for exploring the world and pursuing true immortality....

This kind of immortal cultivation lifestyle was what Qi Ping found most free and enjoyable! He also believed it was far more comfortable and much safer than those who invaded and plundered at the drop of a hat.

This was Qi Ping’s vision for the future, but it was only a temporary vision and plan, with many problems needing solutions, like how to establish trading channels, whether there’s strength to counter coveters, how to find those worlds needing transactions, etc....

The problems that need solving are indeed numerous.

And most importantly, the immediate priority is to resolve the crisis on the Celestial Dragon Continent and with the Demon Race. Otherwise, he wouldn’t pass this hurdle and would have to roam the heavens, unable even to farm properly before finding a world willing to recognize and accept him.

Those incomplete small worlds lack the capability to produce advanced resources, and even if Qi Ping was a Druid, he still needed to leverage the world’s natural forces and couldn’t create the power to cultivate high-level spiritual medicine from nothing.

So only by safeguarding the Star Sea Continent, which recognized him and where he achieved Earth Immortal status, could he slowly develop and accumulate strength.

When the development and accumulated strength of the Star Sea Continent reached a bottleneck, and he needed more knowledge and resources for the next breakthrough, he would then start using resource honey to exchange for the world’s resources when he had the ability to protect himself.

Step by step, gradually conquering all heavens and realms with honey!

....

Qi Ping’s greatest reliance in accomplishing all of this was undoubtedly the Golden Marrow Bees’ honey-making ability.

So looking back at those alchemists of the Star Sea Continent, some of them, before surpassing the Golden Marrow Bees, vowed not to touch women or fine wine and vowed not to establish the Pill Pavilion Master, would likely regret it in the future.

To this, Qi Ping could only shake his head helplessly; the oaths were made, and it was too late to warn them!

However, this was something beneficial for both the Nine Star Sea Realms and Qi Ping.

Qi Ping didn’t fear their ambition but was just concerned if they lacked motivation. After all, avoiding women and fine wine didn’t affect him.

His gaze shifted from the alchemists back to the little Cyan Dragon that had just completed its breakthrough, and a genuine smile appeared on Qi Ping’s face.

An unexpectedly powerful Thunder Tribulation, but it had also inadvertently created the strongest animal companion!

Because Qi Ping could distinctly sense that the Cyan Dragon before him, though not yet in the Void Refining realm, undoubtedly possessed power that matched it!

Even more enviable was that this mighty legendary cyan dragon, after completing its breakthrough, lowered its head before Qi Ping, affectionately nudging his arm...

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