"After all this grinding, my Druid Level finally reached Rank Four!"
It had been over three months, almost four, since his last Druid Level increase!
That's nearly a hundred days!
If it took a hundred days to level up once in a game, it would be enough to make someone die of anger.
"But if it's the Cultivation World, then it's not bad at all!"
In the Cultivation World, reaching Foundation Establishment allows one to easily possess a Lifespan of three to five hundred years, and Golden Core Stage Cultivators can almost enjoy a thousand years of Lifespan.
Even though Qi Ping was only at Qi Refining Seventh Layer now, as long as he didn't suffer severe injuries that damaged his Foundation, he could at least live to be two hundred years old.
In just over a hundred days, he could gain two special nature-based Spells, one Animal Companion contract slot per Rank, and after contracting an Animal Companion, he could also share one of the Animal Companion's Talents.
If other Cultivators knew, they would probably be so jealous they'd research Qi Ping by dismembering him and searching his Divine Soul inch by inch, to see if they could find the Legacy within.
So this was one reason Qi Ping chose to be low-key; showing off was fine, but one also had to bear the huge risks that came with exposing one's abilities.
Qi Ping felt that his current state was quite good; even if someone knew he wasn't simple, they would at most assume he had hidden strength not exceeding the Qi Refining Stage, and those sent to deal with or investigate him would at most be at the Qi Refining Late Stage.
But in reality, Qi Ping had the ability to escape even against a Foundation Establishment Cultivator; as for Qi Refining Stage Cultivators, unless they were Geniuses like Lin Qingshu who had comprehended Sword Intent, it would be very difficult for them to pose a threat to him.
This was Qi Ping's confidence in being able to protect himself in the chaotic Qingtian Domain!
Who would specifically expend great effort to deal with an inconspicuous, unknown ant underground?
"Actually, going from Rank Three to Rank Four was still good; going from Rank Four to Rank Five will take much longer, probably half a year to a year."
"But by then, I'll also undergo my first professional advancement, which is something to look forward to!"
After the Druid profession completed its advancement, there would be a significant qualitative change, and Qi Ping was very much looking forward to it.
After all, which professional wouldn't look forward to advancing?
It was at this moment that the Rank Four Druid Spells were officially generated, and Qi Ping also turned his gaze to his Druid panel.
[Druid Level: lv3 (205/400)] → [Druid Level: lv4 (1/800)].
[Druid Rank 4 Spell Generating]
[Please select a professional Spell… …]
[Beast King Druid (Choose one of two): Beast King Flame, Beast Cower]
lv1 Beast King Flame: A powerful flame will be nurtured within your body. This flame possesses extremely strong destructive power, especially effective at destroying various types of defenses such as energy defense and physical defense (Passive, upgradable) (You can increase the Rank of Beast King Flame by comprehending the power of natural flames)
lv1 Beast Cower: As a Beast King Druid, you can cast a Spell to greatly reduce the hostility of hostile animals towards you and significantly reduce their desire to attack you. (Active, upgradable)
[Jungle Druid (Choose one of two): Detoxification Spell, Natural Perception]
lv1 Detoxification Spell: You can consume energy to expel toxins from your body, reducing or immunizing yourself against the harm caused by toxins. (Active, upgradable)
lv1 Natural Perception: You have a keen sense of the natural environment, able to smell hidden dangers and have premonitions before misfortune or fortune descends. (Passive, non-upgradable)
It looked like another choice of two out of four options, but in reality, previously appeared Spells could also be actively displayed and selected, such as Dominate Beast and Greedy Vines.
However, Qi Ping naturally wouldn't actively choose previously appeared Spells again, because two of the Rank Four Spells were essential for him, making it impossible to consider any previously appeared Spells.
So Qi Ping's choice this time was very decisive, without any hesitation.
"Beast King Flame, Beast Cower, Detoxification Spell, Natural Perception… choose two out of four."
"Beast King Druid selects the Spell, Beast King Flame!"
"Jungle Druid selects the Spell, Natural Perception!"
First, the comparison between Beast King Flame and Beast Cower.
If Qi Ping were in a beast domain or a place with many beast-taming Cultivators, Beast Cower would be a divine Spell, allowing him to avoid many unnecessary dangers.
But right now, Qi Ping currently had little opportunity to use this Spell, so there was no need to hesitate in choosing it, unless one day he fell into a beast domain.
As for Beast King Flame, if Qi Ping had simply cultivated a wood-attribute Cultivation Technique, Beast King Flame would not have been of much value to him; choosing it would only add an ordinary means, and he would still need to spend time comprehending the power of flames to increase its Rank.
But now it was completely different!
Qi Ping cultivated both wood and fire, so Beast King Flame held great significance for him!
Especially since Qi Ping now also had the Yang Fire Body Talent and was currently diligently comprehending the True Meaning of Fire.
Beast King Flame could not only better help Qi Ping comprehend the True Meaning of Fire, but also absorb various insights to increase its Rank and power when Qi Ping comprehended various fire-attribute energies!
For Qi Ping, it was simply killing two birds with one stone!
"Next, comprehending the True Meaning of Fire should be much easier!"
During this time, Qi Ping had truly experienced the difficulty of comprehending the True Meaning of Fire; even with so many Talents and conditions, the progress of comprehending the True Meaning of Fire was extremely slow.
This threshold was able to block so many people for a reason.
So Qi Ping was extremely happy to obtain his own Natal Flame at this moment.
"There is hope for comprehending the True Meaning of Fire!"
"And in the future, once the Rank of Beast King Flame increases, I will finally have an offensive method that I can actually use."
Otherwise, Qi Ping previously could only rely on his Animal Companion to attack enemies, which was too limited.
"This way, if an enemy attacks me in the future, I can simultaneously cast Tree Skin Art and a defensive Spell, while directly unleashing my Natal Flame, giving me three layers of defense."
Upon gaining this ability, Qi Ping's first thought was still to use it as a life-saving measure.
Moreover, Beast King Flame, which had special effects on destroying physical and energy defenses, should be very effective in certain situations.
Secondly, regarding the choice between Detoxification Spell and Natural Perception, there was even less need for hesitation.
Although Detoxification Spell was good and could avoid many situations, it was far inferior to Natural Perception.
In games, Natural Perception played a very limited role, while Detoxification Spell could handle many quest situations and had a high usage rate.
But this was the Cultivation World!
In the Cultivation World, Natural Perception was a truly divine Spell for Qi Ping!
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