When the Bee King broke through the outer layer of the golden cocoon and emerged, Qi Ping was momentarily stunned.

The transformation was too significant!

First of all, its size had directly increased to about the size of a fist!

It was more than twice as large as before!

A bee of such size, even a single sting, would be more than enough to endure.

Secondly, its physical characteristics had also undergone significant changes.

The previous Bee King was overall golden, with black and gold rings on the abdominal sections, and its wings had a faint gilded hue.

But now the colors had almost reversed, with a primarily black and gold appearance, only a few golden rings, and the gilded hue on its wings had disappeared, rendering the wings nearly transparent.

The overall appearance was much more understated than before, but its pressure and aura were much stronger than before!

With just one look, Qi Ping could see the extraordinary lethality the Bee King now possessed.

Over this time, Qi Ping had seen quite a few Demonic Insects, but none, except the Demon Insect King, could compare to the Bee King before him.

As for the Demon Insect King, that was a presence that even a Nascent Soul Venerable might not be able to cultivate, and it's naturally an anomaly despised by the heavens and earth, incomparable to a normal Spirit Insect.

The Bee King before Qi Ping's eyes should easily be at the forefront among Tier One Spirit Insects now.

And the conversation that Qi Ping had with the Bee King afterward also proved that Qi Ping's deduction was correct.

"Congratulations on your successful transformation! How do you feel?"

"Buzz buzz... (It's fantastic, boss!)"

"Buzz buzz... (Thanks to the boss's full support, I was able to complete the promotion smoothly in this transformation!)"

As the Golden Marrow Bee King communicated with Qi Ping, its tone was filled with joy.

This promotion was the most essential enhancement for the bee colony!

It was really unimaginable how, by following Qi Ping, the boss, in such a short time, their race had broken through to this level.

In their eyes, Qi Ping was really too powerful...

"Can you perceive the changes in your bloodline abilities?"

"Buzz buzz... (I can perceive them, boss!)"

"Buzz buzz... (Currently, the overall type of abilities hasn't changed much, but they have been comprehensively enhanced: the strength of Blade Wings, Shell Defense, and Tail Needle, along with the high poison, all the traits of four special bee types have been inherited, besides that, attributes like strength, flight speed, and agility have all been significantly enhanced...)"

"Buzz buzz... (Among them, the greater enhancement is in honey-making talent, I estimate that it's currently at about seventy to eighty percent of the level of the Brewer Big Belly Bee, additionally, the Blade Wings primarily increased flight speed, the reinforcement for Shell Defense and Tail Needle is also considerable...)"

After hearing the Bee King's explanation, Qi Ping basically understood the situation of the Bee King's transformation, given the Bee King's perception ability and understanding of its own colony, such a judgment was almost certainly correct.

This transformation of the Bee King could almost be summarized by one word: Excellent!

It was simply too excellent!

Not only did it inherit about seventy to eighty percent of the Brewer Big Belly Bee's honey-making ability, but also did well in inheriting the traits of Blade Wings, Ink Armor, and high poison!

It was almost like an All-Purpose Warrior of the Spirit Insect Race, with speed, attack, strength, and defense, there was hardly any weakness!

Such a transformation situation is considered top-level even according to the Demon Insect Cultivation Manual.

More importantly, the offspring born to the Bee King from now on, whether they are Ink Armor Bees, High-speed Ring-cutting Bees, Highly Poisonous Bees, Brewer Big Belly Bees, or Balanced Bees, all bee types would be enhanced by the stronger bloodline!

That is to say, the combat power of the Blast Soldiers Qi Ping will deploy next will become more formidable! Even surpassing the first generation by a considerable margin!

If Qi Ping previously had doubts about whether ten thousand combat bee types could kill an ordinary Foundation Establishment, now Qi Ping can be completely certain, they absolutely can!

However, what makes Qi Ping happiest is not this, but the enhancement of the bee colony's potential!

Because the Bee King's strength has increased to this level, the Balanced Bees it births next will also inherit its abilities and traits!

So when Qi Ping chooses to have these Balanced Bees with the strong traits of the Bee King undergo a second transformation, their potential and the forms into which they can transform will become even stronger!

It would definitely be much stronger than what the original Balanced Bees transformed into!

"From today onwards, this Bee King will be the irreplaceable treasure of this bee colony..."

"According to the Demon Insect Cultivation Manual, a transformed insect queen reaching such a perfect state is extremely rare..."

Once this bee colony completes its transformation to Tier Two, the strength of the colony will definitely usher in a true surge! By then, Foundation Establishment Cultivators will no longer be a myth for Qi Ping, they will be entities that can be outlasted by sheer numbers of the bee colony.

Thinking of this, Qi Ping took a deep breath.

Steady, steady!

The more it comes to this moment, the more cautious and careful he must be, every step must be steady, no mistakes can be made.

"But to cultivate so many Tier Two bee colonies by that time, more, higher-level Spiritual Medicine is necessary, so my cultivation must also keep pace, and the number of times I can use Plant Growth must also keep up, otherwise there is no way to cultivate the Spiritual Medicine needed for the growth of Tier Two bees..."

"So it still needs to be done step by step steadily, follow the previous pace to first strengthen the force with the ability to compete against Foundation Establishment and self-preservation..."

"Researching the formula for Hundred Spirits Honey, contracting new Animal Companions, researching honey suitable for Late-stage Qi Refining, continuing to enhance Yaya's strength... These all need to be done step by step..."

Finally, after advising the Bee King to take it easy on generating bees, to avoid falling behind in cultivating Spiritual Medicine, Qi Ping returned under the ancient pine to cultivate quietly.

While Qi Ping calmed his emotions, he planned the next phase of development and the potential risks of each step as his mind fully settled.

The current situation in Qingshi County is chaotic, and Qi Ping does not want his well-developed situation to be ruined by his own neglect...

...

After solving the issues with the Bee King transformation and the Blast Soldier dilemma, Qi Ping returned to a peaceful life of cultivation and farming.

Because the Bee King started generating bees in large numbers, Qi Ping could only spend more time cultivating Blood Ginseng; otherwise, he simply couldn't keep up with the speed of the Bee King's bee generation.

Fortunately, this situation only needs to last for about two months before it can basically end. By then, the naturally grown Hundred Spirits Grass will be enough to sustain all the bees.

But Qi Ping also began to gradually realize a problem, which is that Fire Ginseng Honey and Fire Spirit Body Tempering Honey were already gradually falling short of the requirements for Late-stage Qi Refining.

"The cultivation speed is much slower compared to Mid-stage Qi Refining..."

However, Qi Ping had anticipated this, as it's only a Tier One Intermediate-level Spiritual Medicine after all.

Tier One Intermediate-level was naturally rapid in terms of the realm for early Qi Refining, suitable for Mid-stage Qi Refining, and after brewing into suitable Wood Ginseng Honey, the cultivation speed was naturally not slow.

But for Late-stage Qi Refining, its effect is indeed a bit unsatisfactory, the Spiritual Power intensity is too weak for Late-stage Qi Refining.

"It seems it's time to seek out Tier One high-level Spiritual Medicine, and research corresponding honey..."

Last time, Qi Ping didn't find any seeds he could plant in the Tier One high-level Red Lotus Fruit he obtained from that black-robed Talisman Cultivator, so Tai Ping could only seek other methods...

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