A Druid Also Can Cultivate

Chapter 553 - 439: Forbidden Demon Insect

"Then go, but to me the most important thing is for you to stay alive...."

Qi Ping looked at the determination in Sister Nan’s eyes and knew her choice, so he no longer tried to dissuade her.

Everyone has a path they want to choose firmly, whether it’s moving against the tide with all adversities or lying down and living freely; the most important thing is to walk the path one recognizes, as long as one is happy and without regrets.

With a deepening understanding of the Path of Heaven and Earth and All Living Beings, Qi Ping increasingly could feel that every being and every person should have their own destiny.

Among the countless destinies of every living creature, the most regret-free moment before life’s abrupt end is for those who resolutely choose their own path. Some might die from forcefully breaking through, others before opportunity... yet this doesn’t affect their decision to choose the same path again if given another chance.

However, there is a distinction between those driven mad by greed and desire and those whose steadfastness comes from clear self-understanding; they are completely different.

And at this moment, Sister Nan’s choice is naturally the latter. She is clear about what she needs.

When she was very young, due to an inherited family feud, she almost lost her life. When she fled to Qingshi County, she was the only one left in her family. Her parents died right before her eyes.

After drifting to Qingshi County, before she could even settle, her pure and beautiful appearance caught the attention of villains.

Fortunately, she was quite capable, and with Old Man Zhou passing by, indirectly scaring away her enemies.

At first, she was worried Old Man Zhou might turn against her, but he seemed to see through her fear and only left a healing herb and a note.

The note read: "Concealing your appearance can avoid many dangers...."

Thanks to the healing herb, Sister Nan successfully overcame her first crisis in Qingshi County.

Afterward, the very ordinary-looking, unattractive Sister Nan appeared, and not long after, both Sister Nan and Old Man Zhou joined the Fusheng Association.

Gradually, through some tempering, the Sister Nan who understood human kindness and worldly affairs emerged.

Later on, Old Man Zhou picked up Qi Ping, who almost died, and introduced him to the Fusheng Association, where he met Sister Nan.

During that time, Sister Nan was diligent and hard-working in her cultivation, but because the Great Spirit Insect King Body hadn’t awakened, her cultivation speed, which might be decent among Loose Cultivators, was never fast enough for revenge against her formidable enemies.

But it was beyond her capability; lacking talent and aptitude, her beautiful appearance was merely a death sentence.

So this period was the most conflicted time for Sister Nan. She had been a happy, spiritual, innocent girl under her parents’ care, overflowing with bliss.

But a disaster that almost wiped out her clan left her all alone. When she fled to Qingshi County, having no survival experience, she was nearly violated by scoundrels if not for Old Man Zhou’s intervention.

Her innocent nature, suppressed emotions due to hatred, mask worn for survival, and worldly experience... these constituted the Sister Nan that Qi Ping first knew.

So at this time, Sister Nan had many good friends in the Fusheng Association, but her only confidant was Old Man Zhou, as no one ever knew her true self and inner suffering.

But at that time too, her true nature was visible. When Qi Ping’s black little bee went missing, besides Old Man Zhou, Sister Nan and Brother Wang immediately helped Qi Ping find the bee without a word.

During the chaos caused by Tribulation Cultivators, she was willing to help the "weak" Qi Ping, partly because Qi Ping was a good person, and also due to her relationship with Old Man Zhou.

Until later, she saw something different in Qi Ping. At that time, Qi Ping surprised her by contracting with a Golden Marrow Bee, suggesting he might have hidden talent.

So under the pretext of repaying Qi Ping for saving her life, she gave Qi Ping the "Spirit Beast Cultivation: Demon Insect Chapter," which played a crucial role in his subsequent development.

What surprised Sister Nan even more was that Qi Ping later continued to show extraordinary abilities, reaffirming her belief that she hadn’t misjudged him.

Moreover, Qi Ping chose to repay her again and again, from the Golden Marrow Honey to a life-saving treasure... making her know that Qi Ping not only had remarkable potential but also understood gratitude and reciprocation.

Because she thought Qi Ping’s talent might relate to cultivating Spirit Insects, she later revealed the location and token of the cave dwelling where she obtained the Demon Insect Cultivation Manual to Qi Ping.

Having come this far, Sister Nan decided to completely resign herself.

Because with her talent, she would never have the hope of revenge; her only hope might be placed on Qi Ping, as her enemies were not just Foundation Establishment Cultivators!

That is also why she jokingly said she’d wait for Qi Ping to reach the Golden Core Stage to ask for his help, as helping her kill a few Foundation Establishment would be nothing difficult for him then.

Of course, she held only a sliver of hope for this matter, never forcing Qi Ping to fulfill it.

The most crucial part is that she reconciled with herself, whether it be letting go or being selfish; after years of desperate cultivation, she still remained in the Mid-stage Qi Refining, with reaching the Late-stage Qi Refining being a distant dream, let alone exacting revenge on a Foundation Establishment Cultivator?