"Alliance of Evil Affinities?"
Looking at the strange 'Affinity' character on it, Qi Ping's brows furrowed tightly.
This reminded him of the Alliance of Evil Affinities that the skinny Li Peng had mentioned, an organization that even the Cultivation World found quite troublesome.
The appearance of this token on the Black-Robed Cultivator, combined with the information about the Alliance of Evil Affinities entering the Qingtian Domain, basically confirmed the identity of this Black-Robed Cultivator.
Moreover, since this Black-Robed Cultivator was able to contract Demon Insects and use them to find the Blood Ginseng Growing Area, Qi Ping estimated that the drastic changes in Qingyuan Sect over the past few years might be closely related to these members of the Alliance of Evil Affinities.
"This Qing Shi County is truly becoming more and more chaotic!"
"Thankfully, Old Zhou and the others have already returned to the mortal world, and I've also gained the ability to transform into Bees. If I encounter danger, I can generally ensure my survival."
With a means of self-preservation, Qi Ping was not as worried about the current situation. As long as he could run and escape, he could slowly develop everything else!
"However, this token still needs to be dealt with."
Many tokens have tracking functions, especially those with special auras. Regardless of how useful this token might be, Qi Ping did not want to keep it by his side.
The danger and uncertainty were too great!
Qi Ping had a clear plan for his future. He would never keep such a strange token by his side; there was no need to take such a risk.
Therefore, Qi Ping carefully used his Qi to wrap the token in several large tree leaves.
"You guys throw this token to another part of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, throw it far away! And remember this location, but be careful not to touch the token!"
"Buzz… (Understood, Boss!)"
Subsequently, the High-Speed Ring-Cutting Bee left with the token wrapped in leaves.
Seeing this, Qi Ping immediately breathed a sigh of relief. This hot potato absolutely could not stay with him. As for where it would fall, that was beyond his control.
After dealing with these things, Qi Ping put his clothes back on and walked towards the ancient fir tree where Nan Jie was.
At this moment, Nan Jie, dressed in plain clothes, was still diligently setting up various traps and poison formations. This was her usual style.
In her territory, not to mention Cultivators of the same level, even Cultivators one level higher than her had a high probability of being killed by her.
"Xiao Qi, you're back? My traps and poison formations are almost set!"
When Nan Jie saw Qi Ping, she introduced her traps with a hint of pride, while also telling Qi Ping to be careful not to accidentally trigger them.
In these difficult times, only these things could give her a sense of security.
"Nan Jie, these things might not be needed for now. Keep them for when there's danger next time!" Qi Ping replied with a smile.
Qi Ping did not think Nan Jie's actions were superfluous.
If he hadn't Awakened the Druid profession, his survival ability would probably be far inferior to Nan Jie's.
Therefore, he still greatly admired Nan Jie. There were many things he could learn from her, such as her caution and stable way of doing things.
The more critical the situation, the more caution was needed. Who knew how many people became arrogant after achieving a small success, and then were killed due to carelessness.
And Qi Ping still had the possibility of dying at the hands of a Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivator, or attracting a Foundation Establishment Cultivator by exposing his methods. Although he had a chance to escape when facing a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, it was only a chance.
He now had the opportunity to slowly seek out cultivation for longevity, so he needed to act more steadily, think twice before acting, and make full preparations for anything risky.
For example, the covetousness that might be attracted by purchasing Advanced Spirit Beasts.
For example, the risks hidden beneath the Blood Ginseng Growing Area.
Any one of these could potentially cost him his life.
Nan Jie did very well in this regard. If he could be as thorough and cautious as Nan Jie, the likelihood of encountering danger in the future would be greatly reduced.
Therefore, Qi Ping did not look down on Nan Jie just because he had a Bee Swarm capable of killing a Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivator. Instead, he felt that he still had many things to ask Nan Jie and learn from her.
"Ah? Resolved?"
Hearing Qi Ping's words, Nan Jie exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes, Nan Jie, look!"
After Qi Ping finished speaking, he took out the corpses of over a thousand Blood Resentment Mosquitoes and Corpse Water Flies from his Storage Pouch. Some of these corpses still had residual warmth, and blood and bodily fluids were still flowing, clearly indicating they had died not long ago.
"Blood Resentment Mosquitoes and Corpse Water Flies? And over a thousand of them?"
Seeing over a thousand First-Order Advanced Demon Insects emitting dangerous auras, Nan Jie's back immediately broke out in countless cold sweats.
No wonder she felt so uneasy; with this lineup, an ordinary Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivator facing them would surely die without a complete corpse!
"Xiao Qi, are you injured?" Nan Jie asked worriedly after her initial shock.
"I'm fine, Nan Jie. Just lost some Bees, but it's within an acceptable range. Thanks to the Demon Insect Breeding Handbook you gave me, otherwise, facing these First-Order Late Stage Demon Insects, the Gold Marrow Bee Bees really couldn't have won!"
While explaining, Qi Ping intentionally steered the conversation towards "Spiritual Beast Cultivation: Demon Insect Chapter".
"You cultivated a stronger Bee species?"
Nan Jie reacted instantly.
Yes, if there were only First Order Intermediate Gold Marrow Bee Bees, how could they defeat First-Order Advanced Demon Insects?
"Mm."
Qi Ping did not deny it, but nodded. Even if he hadn't said anything, Nan Jie would have guessed. Only this could explain how he was able to so cleanly and decisively kill so many Demon Insects.
"Xiao Qi, you are truly amazing. It was in my hands for so long without any use, but as soon as it got to you, it played such a huge role."
"Just luck, and thanks to you, Nan Jie… Oh, by the way, Nan Jie, take this Ink Cicada!"
After Qi Ping finished speaking, he took out the Ink Cicada, which was extremely lethal even to Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivators, from his sleeve and handed it to Nan Jie.
Now, Qi Ping's speed when transforming into Bees was faster than activating the Ink Cicada, and once he transformed into a Mo Jia Bee, he could directly withstand the Ink Cicada. So, giving it to Nan Jie now could earn him some goodwill.
"Xiao Qi, wait until your strength improves a bit more…"
However, Nan Jie's words were cut off by Qi Ping:
"Nan Jie, a Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivator can't kill me now. The Ink Cicada doesn't mean much to me. Trust me, Nan Jie, it will be more valuable in your hands!" Qi Ping said, looking at Nan Jie with firm eyes.
And facing Qi Ping's resolute gaze, as well as the more than one thousand First-Order Advanced Demon Insect corpses, Nan Jie no longer refused and accepted it.
At the same time, Qi Ping's action further solidified Nan Jie's determination to tell Qi Ping the secret about the Demon Insect Breeding Handbook. The last trace of hesitation vanished at this moment.
If such a Qi Ping could not make her trust him, then who else was worth her trust?
"Alright, then I'll shamelessly accept it."
Knowing that Qi Ping had the ability to protect himself, and with the Ink Cicada, she could indeed enhance her self-preservation capabilities even further.
"This is what we agreed upon, Nan Jie. Just accept it with peace of mind."
Just as Qi Ping was about to ask about the origin of "Spiritual Beast Cultivation: Demon Insect Chapter", Nan Jie spoke first:
"Xiao Qi, do you want to know the origin of the Demon Insect Breeding Handbook? I think it might be of great use to you."
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