Under the coordination of Qi Ping and Lin Yue, the trade for Soul Transformation demon insects and the spirit tree industry nurturing plan were rapidly launched.
Piece after piece of demon insect information was continuously delivered to Qi Ping. Information on trades for Void Mantises, Yin-Yang Moths, Life Salamanders, and more flowed into his hands.
Qi Ping naturally traded for all these Soul Transformation demon insects with special attributes like Space, Yin-Yang, and Life.
'I doubt the Eight-Winged Pith-Immortal ever imagined I could obtain so many insects with such rare bloodlines in this manner.'
Qi Ping felt that if the Eight-Winged Pith-Immortal saw this, its eyes would surely pop out! Even the Beast God Sect of the past hadn't been this extravagant!
With so many rare bloodlines, even if the probability of evolution was low, he could still nurture terrifying demon insects with truly powerful lineages!
'The Emperor-grade is within reach!'
'However, to achieve this goal, it's best if the bees fully possess the Yin-Yang and Five Elements attributes, as that is the foundation for carrying all things. As for Space, Time, Life, and the like, we shall see what fate brings!'
It was worth mentioning that the Golden Marrow Bee King had finally broken through to the 4th-grade!
'Once the Golden Marrow Bee King reaches the late Nascent Soul stage, we can begin preparing for the bees' transition into the Soul Transformation stage...' That day was not far off!
In addition to these rare Soul Transformation demon insect corpses, Qi Ping also began preparing suitable insect corpses for Nan Jie. Now, the Eight-Winged Pith-Immortal only needed ordinary King-grade bloodline insects. For Qi Ping, this was a simple task that required little in the way of resources or effort. This was precisely why the Eight-Winged Pith-Immortal had been willing to surrender its body and all its memories; the help an Earth Immortal could give its reincarnation was simply too great.
Qi Ping's impression of the Eight-Winged Pith-Immortal was quite good. If this fellow could grow up quickly, it would be a huge help to both the Azure Heaven Domain and Qi Ping himself. He looked forward to the day it reached maturity! With the terrifying enemies the future might hold, having more powerful partners was always good.
Furthermore, over the past few decades, many geniuses had indeed emerged from the Azure Heaven Domain. One after another, those with extraordinary talent and exceptional comprehension began to distinguish themselves.
Of course, obtaining several kinds of rare Soul Transformation bloodlines required a significant price. Some wanted to trade for the use of a 4th-grade spirit vein, which was easy enough to handle. The 4th-grade spirit vein in the Qingyuan Mountain Range was massive, and since there were still many vacant cultivation spots, he could simply open them up.
The more troublesome part was those who needed Soul Transformation-level spirit herbs. To address this, Qi Ping had to exert considerable effort. Currently, he had set up the strongest Spirit Gathering Array in the Qingyuan Mountain Range, filling it with mid-grade and high-grade spirit stones to artificially push the spiritual energy density to nearly the level of a 5th-grade spirit vein. After that, Qi Ping's true body remained inside to cultivate and nurture spirit herbs.
Fortunately, Qi Ping still had his Treant Avatar to move around.
The flowers bloomed and spring returned. Five years passed in the blink of an eye since the spirit tree industry plan began. Driven by policy, the entirety of Azure Heaven was now covered by a brilliant array of spiritual plants and trees. If the little Three-Colored Deer were here, with its Son of the Forest bloodline, it would surely love it.
Currently, a handsome youth dressed in white was wandering through the Azure Heaven Domain like a idle wanderer. This was, of course, Qi Ping.
Today, he suddenly felt a stir in his heart, sensing that something special had emerged. At his level, there weren't many things that could move him. Based on his keen spiritual intuition, he felt that this stir was related to the spirit tree industry plan.
Thus, Qi Ping suspected: had some unique spirit tree awakened a special spirituality? He had been looking forward to this for a long time.
So, Qi Ping immediately found the Little Immortal Tiger and had it perform a calculation. A conclusion was soon reached—an extraordinary spirit tree with transcendent potential had been born!
What was there to hesitate about? It was time to harvest!
And so, Qi Ping rode the Little Immortal Tiger and wandered through Azure Heaven like a street-drifter. Actually, Qi Ping could have simply initiated a large-scale search, but he felt it had been a long time since he personally walked through the lands. He suddenly wanted to traverse Azure Heaven like an ordinary cultivator.
When the heart follows a thought, it is a sign that the Dao heart is about to gain insight!
At this moment, Qi Ping had restored his original appearance. In his white robes, he walked openly through Azure Heaven with a handsome white tiger following behind him.
"I think this is the first time I've appeared so conspicuously in the cultivation world with my original face," Qi Ping said with a touch of self-mockery.
He had been too afraid of death in the past! Back then, the cultivation world was full of unknowns to him. Azure Heaven was caught in a mysterious state of war, and everything was filled with danger. A single mistake could lead to true death and the dissipation of his Dao, becoming prey for marauders or someone else.
But now, there was no one in the Azure Heaven Domain who could pose a threat to him, so naturally, there was nothing to fear. Because the man and tiger possessed an extraordinary temperament, they drew many side-glances along the way. But everyone was long since accustomed to such things!
The security of Azure Heaven was famously good, so many people here would form contracts with cute or gentle-natured spirit beasts as their companions. Nurturing powerful battle-beasts was difficult, but there were plenty of gentle and good-looking ones. While these beasts didn't have much combat power, they were wonderful companions! Their visual appeal was truly high!
For instance, the docile 1st-grade Little White Fox was the most popular choice and the first pick for many female cultivators. Who wouldn't want to raise a cute little white fox? Their spirituality and affection were top-notch!
Moreover, most people knew their path of cultivation had a limit—reaching Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment was their peak. At that point, they no longer pursued bitter cultivation. Not everyone could endure such a frantic and exhausting lifestyle. Thus, at this stage, they focused on continuing their family line, enjoying life with their Dao companions, and developing other skills and hobbies... raising spirit beasts was one of them.
Along the way, Qi Ping saw many people with spirit beasts. These sights were never seen in the past! There were even some absurd fellows "walking" fish on land! Using a floating dharma treasure filled with spiritual water, they displayed various colorful and vivid spirit fish!
By comparison, Qi Ping actually appeared somewhat ordinary!
It was also because of Azure Heaven's unique environment that a very special cultivation civilization and ecology had emerged. Without having to worry about others' greed or sudden dangers, culture naturally entered a state of immense prosperity.
First was the matter of the "Hundred Arts of Cultivation." Due to the Qingyuan Academy's strong support and free basic education, countless people with poor cultivation aptitude slowly found their interests and strengths after trying various arts.
These arts weren't limited to Alchemy, Talismans, Weapons, and Formations—the requirements for those were too high. For most people, they might not even reach minor mastery or even enter the threshold in their entire lives.
These skills also included music, painting, literature, the construction of immortal abodes, spiritual cooking, spirit herb planting, spirit fruit nurturing, and the raising of immortal poultry... and bee farming. Today, Azure Heaven was the most developed region for the bee-keeping industry on the Star-Sea Continent. Various high-quality honeys were famous throughout the continent and loved by countless gourmets.
According to the Qingyuan Academy's statistics, the number of registered skills in Azure Heaven had exceeded ten thousand. The "Ten Thousand Arts of Cultivation" wasn't enough to describe it anymore!
Qi Ping had once taken a look and was surprised by the strange and peculiar skills within. For example, "spirit dolls" that were more delicate and beautiful than female cultivators were selling extremely well. One could customize any type, and they even came with self-cleaning arrays; different effects would be produced depending on the type of spiritual energy input...
Qi Ping could only say he had truly had his eyes opened; even this kind of skill could flourish in the cultivation world.
But it was precisely because of this free yet crime-restricted environment that the creativity of cultivators was unleashed to the fullest, producing countless master craftsmen and new-age artisans famous throughout the Star-Sea Continent!
Today's Azure Heaven, with the help of these ten thousand arts, was entering a unique state of development. Even the environment and lifestyle were undergoing strange changes.
A certain Golden Core cultivator even remarked: "I just went into seclusion for a few decades. What era has this been transformed into?"
One seclusion, and the world was stolen? But after asking around, he found it was because so many people had joined Azure Heaven, and new construction and industrial development were constant. The only things that hadn't changed were the stable environment, the Qingyuan Academy that managed everything, and that "Daoist Bee" who had already become a god in the hearts of ordinary cultivators.