A Druid Also Can Cultivate-Chapter 404 - 356: The Change in Qingtian (Part 2)
The powerful beast taming is difficult to cultivate, but there are still many gentle and beautiful spirit beasts.
Even though these spirit beasts don’t possess particularly strong combat abilities, they make truly wonderful companions in the Immortal Cultivation Realm!
Their appearance is extremely high!
For example, the gentle Tier One little white fox is the most popular choice and the first preference for many female cultivators. Who wouldn’t want to raise a cute little white fox?
They are full of spirituality and emotions! 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
Moreover, most people know that their path of immortal cultivation has its limits, whether it’s Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment, that’s already the peak. At this point, the pursuit naturally shifts away from bitter cultivation, and such a crazy and exhausting immortal cultivation life is not something everyone can endure.
So, at this time, multiplying a family, enjoying life with a Dao companion, developing other skills and hobbies... breeding spirit beasts naturally becomes one of them.
Qi Ping saw many people with spirit beasts along the way.
These were something he couldn’t see in the past!
There were even some ridiculous people walking fish on land!
Using a floating magical artifact filled with spirit water and some brightly colorful spirit fish!
Compared to them, Qi Ping seemed rather ordinary!
...
It’s precisely because of the unique environment of the Qingtian Realm that it produced a very special ecosystem of immortal civilization.
Without worrying about others’ coveting and with no immediate danger descending, the culture naturally enters a flourishing state.
First is the issue of the hundred arts of immortal cultivation. With strong support and free basic education from Cyan Origin Academy, countless individuals with poor aptitude in immortal cultivation, after trying various immortal cultivation arts, gradually found their interests and strengths.
These immortal cultivation arts are not limited to Pill Talisman Array—skills with requirements far too high for the average person who, even in a lifetime, may not achieve Minor Achievement, or even entry level.
These arts also include music, painting, literature, Immortal Mansion construction, spirit chef cooking, spiritual medicine planting, spirit fruit cultivation, immortal bird breeding... bee farming—nowadays, Qingtian Realm is the most developed place for the bee industry in the Star Sea Continent, with various high-quality honeys famous throughout the Star Sea Continent, loved by countless food lovers.
Cyan Origin Academy’s statistics show that the registered arts in the Qingtian Realm have surpassed over ten thousand types, even a myriad of arts in the Immortal Cultivation Realm falls short of describing it!
Qi Ping once glanced at it and was surprised by the strange and unusual skills within, such as spiritual children even more vibrant and beautiful than female cultivators... selling extremely well, with customizable types, also featuring a self-cleaning array that, according to different spiritual qi inputs, can produce different effects...
Qi Ping could only say it truly opened his eyes, that such a skill could flourish in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
But it is also because of this free yet constrained environment of crime, that cultivators’ creativity is given unlimited play, producing countless artisans and new types of craftsmen known across the Star Sea Continent in various fields!
The current Qingtian Realm, with the help of these myriad arts of immortal cultivation, is entering a special state of development, even its environment and lifestyle are undergoing strange transformations.
There are even Golden Core cultivators stating:
"I just went into seclusion for several decades, and what era have I been brought to?"
A seclusion! Was my home stolen?
Only to find out, after asking around, that it turned out the Qingtian Realm had too many newcomers, always engaged in new constructions and industrial development, the only unchanged aspect being the stable environment and the Cyan Origin Academy that manages the entire Qingtian Realm, and the Bee Daoist that has long been deified in the eyes of ordinary cultivators.
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Qi Ping, with his little immortal tiger, walked alone down roads he once knew.
But now, it’s no longer the same as it was.
The roads that were once sparse are now bustling, with all sorts of people riding spirit beasts, controlling swords, walking along the road.
When Qi Ping passed by the Cyan Stone Marketplace, this once small marketplace had now expanded dozens of times over, almost like an Immortal City.
Countless shops big and small and cultivators with stalls were bustling yet orderly spread out over various places in the Cyan Stone Marketplace.
There were shops selling cultivation elixirs and weapons, spiritual medicines, food, as well as wood carving antiques... all kinds of shops were available.
The number of tourists had greatly increased, compared to the past, several hundred times more, with a youthful, vibrant atmosphere permeating every corner of the market.
The scariest part was the transaction volume here, daily transactions were several hundred times that of the past, and the taxes generated were naturally terrifying as well, which was a prominent reason why Qi Ping’s storage ring was filled with spirit stones.
Qi Ping slowly walked through every corner of the Cyan Stone Marketplace, discovering that most of the original shops had vanished, though some still remained.
For instance, the former Treasure Pavilion had now expanded more than ten times over, becoming one of the top ten leading shops in the Cyan Stone Marketplace.
Unknowingly, Qi Ping arrived at the location of the former shop of Boss Gao.
The old shop of Boss Gao had naturally disappeared, replaced by a more luxurious, and more reasonably designed Immortal Mansion building.
Then, in one of the most conspicuous locations, he saw a place called "Gao’s Honey".
"Gao’s Honey? Could it be related to Boss Gao?"
Driven by curiosity, Qi Ping walked inside.
This was a very luxurious shop, displaying various kinds of honey, exquisite packaging with jade bottles.
As soon as Qi Ping entered, one of the pretty female cultivators inside approached him, sweetly asking:
"Welcome to Gao’s Honey, what type of honey does the lord require?"
"Which are the most unique honeys in your shop?" Qi Ping asked.
"Sir, you’ve come to the right place! We, Gao’s Honey, are the largest and most distinctive shop in the whole Cyan Stone Marketplace!"
"Oh? Then I’ve truly come to the right place! Qingshi County is renowned for its honey industry, if you dare call yourself thus, you must be quite capable!"
"Sir, it’s not our arrogance, but the two most powerful honey-producing cultivators in Qingshi County are our only partners, you must have heard of Senior Zhou and Senior Nan? They are patrons of our shop!"
"Are they very famous?"
"Naturally, in the whole Qingshi County, no one can match their beekeeping skills! Some of their special honeys are much sought after throughout the Star Sea Continent, some are even pre-ordered ten years in advance!"
"In that case, I shall buy some to try, what do you recommend? Any price is fine!"
Upon hearing this, the female cultivator was startled, thinking she’d encountered a major client, promptly becoming more enthusiastic:
"Well, sir, please follow me, this one is brewed from the pollen of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Medicine, consuming it invigorates you, preventing fatigue for three days nonstop, and it also consolidates the foundation and cultivates origin!"
"Not bad, not bad! Then please pack it for me!"
"Right away!"
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As Qi Ping was relishing the experience like a customer, a middle-aged Foundation Establishment cultivator stepped out.
This person was the owner of Gao’s Honey.
He came for an irregular inspection of the shop’s condition.
But as he scanned through the shop, his eyes paused on Qi Ping dressed in white, and a special memory started to emerge in his mind.
Then, after scanning Qi Ping several more times, his eyes suddenly widened, his pupils trembled intensely.
Subsequently, the owner hurried to Qi Ping with speed, respectfully bowed deeply to Qi Ping, and said:
"Junior Gao Ming, greets the senior!"
Gao Ming’s movements immediately startled all the female attendants in the shop!
This was the renowned owner of Gao’s Honey, making such a solemn bow to a young man?
What kind of figure was this young man?
Upon hearing this, Qi Ping turned around to look at the person making the salute.
Seeing that familiar face, a figure from Qi Ping’s past emerged from his memory...
