A Druid Also Can Cultivate

Chapter 628 - 484: All Things Druid

That is one of the four most mysterious Powers of Creation among all heavens!

"In the Star Sea not only did an immortal artifact as an Immortal Key appear, but also an Emperor Cultivator, and now one of the Four Great Mysteries, Gilded Creation, emerges..."

"This is not right..."

A sense of ominousness, completely beyond control, arose in the heart of the Black Crystal Dragon.

This time, it wasn’t entirely confident.

Not to mention that these three renowned powers across All Heavens and Myriad Realms appeared in the same world, just the terrifying effect of Gilded Creation alone made its scalp tingle!

The Immortal Key and Emperor Cultivator were one thing, the Immortal Key wouldn’t exert its power until the Mahayana Stage was perfected, and it seemed it wasn’t in Qi Ping’s hands either.

The Emperor Cultivator might be strong, but an Emperor Cultivator from such a weak world, wouldn’t it be easier to just massacre the entire world?

But Gilded Creation is different, this thing can directly bring an earth-shattering change in power!

And even with its status and power, it couldn’t completely ignore this effect, let alone this was just a wisp of its consciousness!

And this effect was immediately verified!

The black dragon had no time to react as an incredibly terrifying aura erupted from Qi Ping.

"Monster!"

This was the Black Dragon’s first thought upon sensing Qi Ping’s aura.

Even a being like the Black Dragon felt fear, and it was conceivable how powerful Qi Ping’s aura was at the moment!

As an anomaly triggered by Gilded Creation, this moment demonstrated its power to transform decay!

At this moment, in Qi Ping’s perception, under the effect of Gilded Creation, his four Druid professions actually completed an instant fusion!

Tree Shepherd (Jungle Druid)

Beast Guardian Envoy (Beast King Druid)

Earth Immortal Druid

Emperor Druid

The four Druid professions Qi Ping awakened each possessed incredible power, whether it was the Tree Shepherd who could command Spirit Wood, or the Beast King Druid who could bond with Animal Companions, all wielded immense power.

And the Earth Immortal Druid and Emperor Druid awakened in the Immortal Cultivation Realm further pushed the power of the Druidic Nature Spirit to its peak.

Thus, when the power of the plants, power of the beasts, power of a realm, and the power of the sovereign of life... these four paths with potential to attain the pinnacle of immortal cultivation were merged, their strength and horror were palpable.

Countless profound insights exploded and spread in Qi Ping’s consciousness...

"Blood Ginseng, Spirit Gathering Tree, Cyan Thunder Bamboo..."

"Golden Marrow Bee, Yaya, Little Spirit Fox, Little Flower Demon..."

"Qingshi County, Qingtian Realm, Nine Star Sea Realms..."

"Star Sea Cultivators..."

Countless memories and insights exploded and merged in Qi Ping’s mind, ultimately transforming into a pure, irregular white spirit body, quietly suspended between heaven and earth.

Seemingly standing apart from the world, self-contained, yet also connected to all things...

The two contradictory states were harmoniously manifesting in Qi Ping at this moment.

This special state was the perfect manifestation of Qi Ping’s Druidic faith at this moment.

What is a Druid? A voice seemed to be asking him in his heart.

Planting trees, farming...

Having Animal Companions...

Shape-shifting, transforming into a bear, bird, eagle...

Protecting forests, rejecting all; yet also coexisting peacefully with human civilizations.

There are also fallen Druids, mastering plagues, decay, realizing nature and gaining power in destruction...

The types of Druids are too many... So what is a true Druid?

Qi Ping had been exploring this question, but had yet to find a perfect answer because his exploration of the world itself was still insufficient.

But now Qi Ping had an answer.

A Druid is a being that forges a covenant with the will of nature, the deeper the relationship with the will of nature and the deeper the comprehension of natural laws, the more powerful they become.

The will of nature encompasses all phenomena and changes, life, growth, death, decay... are all part of the will of nature, and each force has its own mission, with no absolute good or bad.

The sustenance and development of the world require the propagation and growth of life, but resources are ultimately limited, so death and reincarnation are the best answers, and decline and decay are also inherent laws of the world...

Every force has its own mission and duty, and within it may emerge vastly different and even completely opposing Druids.

Yet from the perspective of the will of nature, all of this is reasonable, the power of life is diverse, the power of Druids is diverse, and even their conflicts are reasonable.

The Earth Immortal Druid and Emperor Druid that Qi Ping comprehended were also manifestations of the Earth Immortal Power and Emperor’s Power in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.

But all Druidic powers must follow one precondition, which is balance and development, otherwise, once balance is lost, true destruction and void will begin....

For example, the unrestrained consumption and depletion of spiritual qi leading to the world’s withering.

For example, the mass killing of spirit beasts and harvesting of Spiritual Medicine, causing a disturbance in the cycle, resources becoming increasingly scarce, with each generation of living beings weaker than the last...

If the situation continues, the whole world will accelerate toward decay and collapse, and such decay can’t be stopped even by a Druid mastering the power of decay, as they will grow stronger in a short period, but will also cause the world to accelerate toward death and be consumed by the void... then become a part of the endless void...

The world is the cornerstone of all living creatures, and in the endless void, even Mahayana Stage cultivators are just rootless duckweed...

"Natural Daoist Skill, nature itself is heaven and earth, and how vast is heaven and earth, to exert even a fraction of its power is not easy..."

"Jungle Druid, Beast King Druid, Earth Immortal Druid, Emperor Druid... they are but parts of the vast heaven and earth, members of the myriad phenomena of heaven and earth..."

"Following a path to its extreme poses no problem for cultivators, but for Druids, it is fatal; one extreme overbearing power will lead to the disruption of the world’s balance... just like how a decay Druid too powerful will hasten the world’s demise..."

"Thus, in the way of the Druid, the essence is all things..."

"Inherently formless and shapeless, yet able to transform into all phenomena, that is the All Things Druid!"

Countless insights surged through Qi Ping’s mind, seemingly lasting an eternity, but under the effect of Gilded Creation, it took merely an instant.

Simultaneously, the transformation in Qi Ping also began instantly and was completed instantly!

His previously waning Emperor Druid power had vanished, replaced by a tremendously mighty Life Force and Power of Growth!

"Is this the Power of Growth represented by the Tree Shepherd?"

Under this power, Qi Ping’s physical body and Divine Soul rapidly recovered, growing from infancy, as if catalyzed, quickly maturing into an adult, restoring Qi Ping’s original appearance, while his cultivation also soared quickly, from Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core... Void Refinement... Integration!