"It's really great, finally I've reached my first career advancement..."

Qi Ping saw the notification of the level increase, and the joy in his heart was beyond words.

Nothing could make him happier than this.

No matter how chaotic the world outside was, it couldn't affect his joy in steadily leveling up by grinding experience points.

[Druid Level increased to Level 5, initiating the first career advancement...]

[Please select your advancement career... Beast King Druid, Jungle Druid...]

"Choose Jungle Druid!"

The opportunity for career advancement at Level 5 allowed a choice between Jungle Druid and Beast King Druid.

Previously, Qi Ping was unable to decide which career was better, as both advancement paths were quite appealing.

The advancement career within the Beast King Druid path was very tempting for Qi Ping, but the Jungle Druid advancement was also not inferior.

However, after obtaining the Star Spirit Wood Seed, Qi Ping suddenly realized that the best advancement for him was the Jungle Druid path, particularly the Tree Shepherd!

This career was most suitable for his secretive development in the mountains and forests, allowing him to best avoid those terrifying cultivator powerhouses in the Immortal Cultivation Realm who had lived for thousands of years.

In comparison, although the Beast King Druid's skills were strong, they did not match Qi Ping's current predicament. What he needed most was a safe and private environment, which the Beast King Druid's advancement could not provide.

Moreover, for Qi Ping, the most fundamental talent of the Beast King Druid was the [Animal Companion] talent, which allowed Qi Ping to share the talents of an animal companion, addressing his deficiency in talents.

As long as this condition was met, the primary purpose of future advancements would be to strengthen the animal companion, which was not as significant for Qi Ping itself as ensuring a secure environment and the ability to produce resources safely.

[Advancement career selection complete... Jungle Druid advancement in progress...]

[Please select your advancement career: Tree Sea Sage, Life Contract Signer, Plant Controller, Tree Shepherd, Fallen...]

"Choose Tree Shepherd!" Qi Ping made his decision without hesitation.

The decision to choose Tree Shepherd was made the moment Qi Ping acquired the Star Spirit Wood Seed.

The "production machine" role of the Tree Shepherd was a capability Qi Ping desperately needed at the moment.

Just the ability to efficiently create Spiritual Land could help Qi Ping solve the most pressing Spiritual Land problem.

And that's just a small aspect of the Tree Shepherd's abilities; this career has enormous potential in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.

As for other advancement careers, they were good but not quite as good as the Tree Shepherd, in Qi Ping's view.

For example, the Fallen, whose core talent, [Fallen Heart], allows for the gaining of experience and abilities through the destruction of forests and trees, is the fastest among all advancement careers.

However, while it looks promising, it comes with many pitfalls.

For instance, the Fallen has the lowest ceiling among the five advancement careers.

And, the Spiritual Qi-rich forests in the Immortal Cultivation Realm are generally controlled by major forces or Kings of Demonic Beasts. While short-term destruction might have little impact, continuing to do so would inevitably attract hostility and pursuit from powerful cultivators.

Even if Qi Ping was very careful and removed all traces, there was always the potential for one mistake that could lead to eternal damnation, the end of his life, and the erasure of his Dao.

Especially if he attracted cultivators who could deduce celestial secrets and karma, being chased by such individuals, no matter where Qi Ping hid, he would still be found and killed.

Therefore, in the absence of an imminent life-or-death crisis, Qi Ping would never choose this career.

Being able to steadily develop independently, with minimal entanglement with karma, was the most appropriate choice. Qi Ping aspired to pursue the Immortal Dao of longevity and invincibility, not to enjoy temporary pleasure followed by death.

Similarly, the Life Contract Signer had very pronounced advantages, but compared to the Tree Shepherd, it was still slightly lacking.

The Life Contract Signer's most prominent feature was its life-preservation ability.

Its core talent, [Life Contract], allowed Qi Ping to complete a Life Contract with a tree.

After completing this Life Contract, even if Qi Ping died, as long as the Tree of Fate remained alive, Qi Ping could be resurrected!

Additionally, as his level increased, the number of trees capable of forming a Life Contract could increase, making its life-preserving capacity quite formidable!

Its life-preserving ability was the strongest among the five advancement careers.

However, this advancement also had its drawbacks that were difficult to ignore within the Immortal Cultivation Realm.

One was finding the right Spirit Seeds and Spirit Trees. How could Qi Ping find the appropriate Spirit Seed and Spirit Tree?

As Qi Ping's strength grew, only sufficiently powerful Trees of Contract could completely resurrect Qi Ping. Furthermore, once the Spirit Trees became powerful, how could Qi Ping ensure his Tree of Fate would not be discovered?

This was a problem that proved quite difficult to circumvent.

The most crucial factor was that this career lacked much production capability, which was the fundamental reason why Qi Ping decided to abandon it.

Qi Ping already had a combination of two life-preserving Divine Skills, [Wilderness Transformation] and [Natural Perception], making his current life-preserving ability largely sufficient. Therefore, overall, Tree Shepherd was more fitting for Qi Ping.

As for [Plant Controller] and [Tree Sea Sage], these two advancement careers were similar to the former two, each having their advantages, but overall, the [Tree Shepherd] advancement career was most suitable for Qi Ping.

[Advancement career selection complete... Tree Shepherd career choice completed, generating advancement career talents...]

[Advancement career talent Tree Spirit Contract has been generated...]

[Natural Affinity Talent transformed into Heart of Nature...]

[Tree Spirit Contract: As a Tree Shepherd, you can form contracts with trees and imprint them with a Tree Spirit Mark. (The number of trees you can form a Tree Spirit Contract with relates to your Spiritual Power; the stronger your Spiritual Power, the more trees you can contract with.)]

[Heart of Nature: You have a high affinity with plant-based energy.]

Tree Spirit Contract is the core talent of the Tree Shepherd.

For Qi Ping to cultivate various Spirit Trees with special production and combat abilities, he must rely on this talent as the foundation.

Qi Ping had considered its use many times in the future, so he had no doubts.

"It's just this Heart of Nature..."

After acquiring this Heart of Nature talent, Qi Ping suddenly closed his eyes and began to gradually draw upon the energy within Spiritual Medicine, then carefully comprehend it...

After a good while, Qi Ping opened his eyes again, and when he did, joy filled his eyes!

"This is... the Five Elements of Heaven and Earth!"

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