After witnessing the potential of Tree Shepherds in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, Qi Ping became more certain that even without relying on a sect or major powers, he could carve his own path to immortality and eternal life.

Is it impossible to become an immortal without those powerful Spirit Veins and factions? Qi Ping thought not necessarily.

Although there were various difficulties, by relying on the two professions, Beast King Druid and Tree Shepherd, he could still forge a road that leads to eternal invincibility and immortality!

Moreover, being a Tree Shepherd and Beast King Druid was not the end, there remained the opportunity to advance further!

...

Returning his gaze to the Star Spirit Wood in front of him, which had established a Tree Spirit Contract, under the guidance of a Great Success Level Spirit Gathering Technique, the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth was being continuously drawn in by the Star Spirit Wood.

Currently, at the root of the Star Spirit Wood, some liquid Spiritual Liquid had already formed, which was also rare and valuable for cultivation.

Once collected in larger quantities, selling it could fetch a good amount of Spirit Stones.

However, Qi Ping did not plan to sell them for now.

"These liquid Spiritual Liquids can be kept; during breakthroughs when Spiritual Power is insufficient or when Spiritual Power is exhausted in battles, they can quickly restore Spiritual Power and save lives, making them excellent Spiritual Objects..."

If a lot is collected later on, selling some wouldn't be a problem.

Then, near the vicinity of the Star Spirit Wood, the soil was gradually reaching the standard of a Tier One Low-Level Spiritual Land.

Closer to the Star Spirit Wood, it was even approaching a Tier One Intermediate Spiritual Land!

Qi Ping was sure that when the Star Spirit Wood fully matured, a large Spirit Field could emerge because of it!

"Even the Spiritual Qi outside the Illusion Array has begun to be gradually attracted..."

Considering some potential risks, Qi Ping furrowed his brow slightly, then employed the Wind-controlling Flight Technique to come to the outside of the Illusion Array.

The Wind-controlling Flight Technique is considered one of the advanced magics; due to an interest in flying, Qi Ping had taken time to learn it.

After all, who hasn't dreamed of flying across the sky and skimming through the earth? Upon discovering the Wind-controlling Flight Technique, Qi Ping naturally wouldn't miss it.

Though he wasn't yet proficient, simple aerial flight was still achievable.

Upon arriving outside the Illusion Array, Qi Ping carefully sensed several locations.

After a long time, Qi Ping's furrowed brow finally relaxed.

"From the current Spiritual Power fluctuations, unless someone approaches to check carefully, it should go unnoticed. Let alone in Qingshi County, which is extremely far from here..."

"It seems I've been overly concerned. To create a big commotion, at least a Tier Three Spirit Gathering Array is needed, and the Star Spirit Wood is still far from that!"

After pondering for a moment, Qi Ping decided to allow the Star Spirit Wood to continue gathering heaven and earth's Spiritual Qi, so over time, it could accumulate a lot of Spiritual Liquid and convert more Black Soil into Spirit Soil.

Primarily, this would not result in any loss or consumption for Qi Ping.

"In that case, I can plant the Spirit-Storage Fruit tree brought from Sister Nan, so as not to waste the Spiritual Power within the Spiritual Origin Stone Pillar."

After all, the Spiritual Power within the Spiritual Origin Stone Pillar is limited and is the foundation for Qi Ping to break through to Foundation Establishment. It cannot be easily wasted on unimportant things.

Now, the Star Spirit Wood directly solved this problem.

"But regardless, though the risk isn't significant, I must remain cautious, and nearby activities must be monitored incessantly by bee swarms."

"The moment there's an anomaly outside, block the Star Spirit Wood from absorbing through the external array with an Array..."

"Also, secret escape tunnels need to be prepared, so if the worst comes to the worst, I can escape through these routes..."

Though Qi Ping would never abandon his domain unless absolutely necessary, especially after acquiring the Natural Sanctuary Skill and choosing this as the location for his Natural Sanctuary in the future, relinquishing the domain would be a greater loss for Qi Ping.

Paths of retreat might remain unused but must exist.

If Qi Ping could set up a Teleportation Array by now, he certainly would prioritize arranging such an Array immediately.

Qi Ping also foresaw that in the future, the Teleportation Array would not only form the basis for his escape but also be central to his interaction with those Great Realms and for seeking high-level Spiritual Objects.

It's just that the Teleportation Array is still far from his reach; for now, steady and gradual growth is the way forward.

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Returning inside the Illusion Array, Qi Ping gazed at the Star Spirit Wood, which resembled a Spirit Gathering Array and even surpassed a regular Spirit Gathering Array, his face displaying satisfaction.

After casting Plant Growth on the Star Spirit Wood multiple times, Qi Ping resumed cultivating.

The main target for Qi Ping moving ahead was to break through to Foundation Establishment, and then nurture a Tier Two bee swarm. As for the little Flower Demon, Qi Ping would still nurture it daily, although it showed no signs of advancing to Tier Two currently.

"To break through to Foundation Establishment, I'm only short of cultivating to Qi Refining Perfection. Once I comprehend the True Meaning of Fire and Farming Realm, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage will pose no barrier for me, unlike others who search for Foundation Establishment Pills..."

The fact that he did not need Foundation Establishment Pills saved Qi Ping a great hassle.

Otherwise, the difficulty of obtaining Foundation Establishment Pills is several times higher than acquiring a Foundation Establishment Technique; its rarity far exceeds that of Foundation Establishment Techniques by tenfold and is truly controlled by the Cyan Origin Sect as a resource.

Especially amid this war backdrop, the price and acquisition difficulty of Foundation Establishment Pills had escalated to an unimaginably high degree.

Had Qi Ping sought ways to obtain Foundation Establishment Pills, breaking through to Foundation Establishment would have been far more troublesome.

Fortunately, Qi Ping could fully negate the limitation of Foundation Establishment Pills now!

"For external matters next, I need to prepare high-aged Fire Attribute Honey necessary for breaking boundaries and study the Foundation Establishment Technique, 'Golden Flame Technique'."

Qi Ping has given careful thought to the Foundation Establishment Technique he wishes to cultivate.

When it comes to choosing a Foundation Establishment Technique, Fire Attribute, Wood-Fire Dual Attribute, and Five Elements Attribute Techniques were all considered.

But after careful analysis, Qi Ping abandoned the latter two choices.

First, the Five Elements Attribute Foundation Establishment Technique is indeed the strongest, but both its cultivation difficulty and acquisition difficulty are the highest.

Qi Ping estimated that trying to break through to Foundation Establishment with a Five Elements Technique would take at least ten years to start, with no upper limit, which was unacceptable for Qi Ping. It would delay his cultivation progress too much, and lingering in Qi Refining for so long also bore high risk.

The Wood-Fire Dual Attribute Technique had a much higher chance for Qi Ping, requiring less time. However, given the rarity of the Wood-Fire Dual Attribute Technique and his far greater Talent in the Fire Element than in the Wood Element,

Ultimately, Qi Ping decided to pursue the Path of Fire to achieve Foundation Establishment. Then, after acquiring the Five Elements Talent and greater Comprehension in the future, he could switch to cultivating the Five Elements Technique and walk the Path of the Five Elements without haste.

This would be the better choice for Qi Ping.

"Let's begin studying the 'Golden Flame Technique' now! Once Qi Refining reaches Perfection, I can break through directly!"

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