Chapter 225: Chapter 225: Actively Choosing a Talent! [True Monarch of Water Marshes]!
The little Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger cub proactively approached Qi Ping with goodwill, making the following matters much simpler.
Qi Ping first ensured that the other Tier Two spirit medicine seeds he purchased were fine, then immediately summoned bees to bring his hidden spirit stones.
This included all the spirit stones obtained from the three late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
After completing the transaction, Qi Ping quickly left the area with the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger.
Initially, Qi Ping wanted to sell off the other items taken from the three late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, but considering the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger was still in his possession, he decided to leave it for later.
With over three hundred thousand spirit stones and more than thirty thousand black market points, Qi Ping would cry to death if lost.
Instead of increasing unnecessary risks, it was better to let the Tree-man clone handle it later, anyway, there was no rush to use the spirit stones now.
Then, the Tree-man clone took the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger away and handed it back to his main body to bring back to his territory.
This time, in addition to bringing back the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger and Tier Two spirit medicine seeds from the mysterious black market to his territory, Qi Ping didn’t bring back other items like ores, cultivation technique and spell books, and other spiritual medicines.
The ores could temporarily be given to the little Stone Spirit to consume outside the territory. The cultivation techniques, spells, and other knowledge books could be handled by the Tree-man clone outside, minimizing risks as much as possible. Qi Ping was really frightened by the unpredictable means in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
In addition, Qi Ping had a new idea: once the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger matured enough to shelter the territory, and with the Water Attribute Energy and Curse Immunity on his body, enabling him to resist the Celestial Secret Calculation, maybe he could consider sending a Tree-man clone to the Cyan Origin Sect to learn some spells and knowledge not easily found elsewhere.
This could also help him overcome the challenges of being a loose cultivator.
After all, it’s just a Tree-man clone. As long as the location of his territory and main body aren’t exposed, it’s basically secure.
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After this expenditure, Qi Ping’s spirit stones directly dropped from 540,000 to 150,000!
The black market also reduced to 6510!
[Black Market Spirit Stones: 10800]
[Black Market Points: 6510]
[Remaining Spirit Stones: 150,000]
The Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger cost him 376,000 spirit stones plus 37,600 black market points, and the other four spirit medicine seeds only cost him more than 10,000 spirit stones and over 1,000 black market points.
A single Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger directly reduced Qi Ping’s wealth by more than half!
Spending money like water falls short of the description.
However, at the moment Qi Ping brought the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger back to his territory, instead of feeling heartbroken, he was immensely joyful.
Because it was truly worth it!
If the contract could be successfully completed, it would be worth double the price!
After returning to his territory, the little Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger also started yowling in front of Qi Ping. Although still a cub, there was an undeniable aura of authority and dominance in its voice.
Yet, it still sounded mostly cutely innocent.
The basic appearance of the little Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger wasn’t much different from other white tigers, but it had a pair of horns similar to the Dragon Race on its head, with an extremely special divine grace on its body and fur.
Especially, it exuded an auspicious aura not found in other tiger species.
This was an extremely special power. Just being nearby, Qi Ping felt an indescribable comfort.
This was the benefit brought by the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger as a Fortune Beast.
With it around, the entire territory, including Qi Ping and other animal companions, could be influenced by the blessings of the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger, guiding cultivation and breakthroughs in a better direction.
Moreover, unlike other ferocious tiger spirit beasts, besides the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger’s dominance and pressure not losing to other tiger spirit beasts, it was an exceedingly gentle and wise spirit beast.
So, since the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger recognized Qi Ping, the following matters became very simple.
At this moment, Qi Ping also initiated the animal companion contract ritual!
This time, unlike before, Qi Ping’s consciousness was immensely focused and concentrated! No longer waiting calmly as usual.
This time, he wanted to actively choose which talent skill to contract!
Because as his Divine Soul strengthened, he discovered that at the moment the contract ritual was successfully formed, his consciousness could enter a special realm within the animal companion.
Within that special realm, there were three dazzling mysterious light sources, along with other weak light sources.
If he was not mistaken, those would be the three main talents of the animal companion and other traits.
In this brief moment, perhaps by integrating into a certain light cluster first, he could obtain and comprehend that talent!
Though Qi Ping was unsure, he had to try no matter what!
As the contract ritual began, Qi Ping’s anxiety intensified!
"Here it comes!"
At the very moment the contract succeeded, Qi Ping’s consciousness peaked in concentration!
And at that moment, Qi Ping’s consciousness indeed entered the special space he sensed last time, with three light clusters and several smaller light clusters lying before him.
Among the three light clusters, each emanated a different aura.
One radiated abundantly with the power of destiny, another with rich Water Attribute Spiritual Qi and the Water Law, and the last exuded a feeling of insight into all things!
Undoubtedly, these were the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger’s three talents: [Deep Blessings], [Water Spirit Sovereign], and [Insight into All Things]!
And at the critical moment of identifying the three talents, Qi Ping forcefully maneuvered his consciousness to dodge the one shooting towards him, exuding the enlightening sense of [Insight into All Things], and then plunged headfirst into the light cluster radiating with the atmosphere of the Water Law, [Water Spirit Sovereign]!
As Qi Ping plunged into the light cluster radiating the aura of the Water Law, insights about the Water Attribute began to flood into Qi Ping’s mind, and he also fell into enlightenment at that moment.
Simultaneously, rich Water Attribute Energy began to transform Qi Ping’s body.
After several days passed, Qi Ping gradually awoke from the enlightenment.
Upon awakening, a surge of strong joy overwhelmed Qi Ping’s eyes.
"Success!"
"I succeeded!"
The excitement within his heart was indescribable!
Qi Ping’s joy was not just because he successfully obtained the most desired of the three talents, [Water Spirit Sovereign], but more so because it meant he could actively choose which talent to share in the future!
Though it might not guarantee 100% success, there was still the risk of being struck by other talents in an instant. For instance, this time he almost shared the [Insight into All Things] talent, but luckily, at the crucial moment, he narrowly avoided it, diving into the light cluster of [Water Spirit Sovereign]!