Chapter 226: Chapter 226: Mid-stage Foundation Establishment! The Breakthroughs of the Tricolored Deer and Little Spirit Fox!

"From now on, I can actively choose my talents!"

The significance of successfully choosing the [Water Zeal True Monarch] talent this time was immense.

Although there was still a possibility of failure, the probability of obtaining a useless talent would be greatly reduced, and Qi Ping’s speed in gathering the Five Elements Talent would also increase significantly.

"Water Zeal True Monarch..."

[Shared Talent: Water Zeal True Monarch]!

[Water Zeal True Monarch: You are a True Monarch of Water, with an extremely high water attribute cultivation talent, possessing a special water attribute physique [Cloud Dream Spirit Body]. This allows for faster cultivation, proficiency in water attribute magic, and the ability to battle by harnessing the power of rivers, lakes, and seas.]

Cloud Dream Spirit Body + Proficient in Water Attribute Magic + Harnessing the Power of Rivers, Lakes, and Seas for Combat

"What a Water Zeal True Monarch!"

Looking at the effects of his newly acquired talent, Qi Ping felt immense joy in his heart.

It was like getting one talent with three benefits!

Cloud Dream Spirit Body is similar to the Golden Flame Body, both being excellent physiques for cultivation.

Proficiency in water attribute magic could help Qi Ping master water attribute techniques faster and more effortlessly. At this moment, Qi Ping already had many insights about water attribute magic in his mind. As long as he could thoroughly integrate and use this knowledge, he would definitely make rapid progress in comprehending the True Meaning of Water and studying water attribute arrays.

As for the third benefit of harnessing the power of rivers, lakes, and seas for combat, it might not be very useful at this stage, but given the vast and innumerable water bodies in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, there would inevitably be a day when it becomes handy.

Moreover, it is not only for combat. If Qi Ping were to set up an array near a river, lake, or sea, he could also use this power to lay out a more powerful array!

In short, the cost-effectiveness of this talent was beyond amazing, which was why Qi Ping chose it over the other two talents.

Insight into All Things wasn’t bad, but it would damage the body and lifespan, which for Qi Ping, who is obsessed with immortality and the peak of the Immortal Dao, was absolutely unacceptable.

Deep Blessings was actually quite good, definitely ranked in the top tier of Tier Three talents.

Whether it was [Endowed with Fortune, Fewer Disasters, and Increased Chances of Opportunity] or [Using Power of Fortune to Obstruct Celestial Secret Calculations and Power of Curse], both were top-notch.

The reason for not choosing it was that he already possessed [Curse Immunity] and [Heaven and Earth’s Favor], with the latter effect being a redundant talent.

Comparing the former’s effect with [Water Zeal True Monarch], Qi Ping preferred Water Zeal True Monarch, for strength is the eternal truth, whereas fortune might sometimes fail.

Besides, having the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger as an animal companion at his side meant that the Deep Blessings skill could also work on him, thereby reducing its necessity considerably.

If not for this reason, Deep Blessings would certainly have been Qi Ping’s first choice.

[Shared Talents: Golden Flame Body, Golden Stone Body, Water Zeal True Monarch]

"Now I’ve gathered three out of the five elements talents; only dual attributes of Wood and Earth are needed to turn to the Path of the Five Elements!"

...

After completing the contract ceremony with the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger, Qi Ping devoted most of his energy to cultivation, comprehending the Fire Law, and nurturing spiritual medicine.

During this period, due to various delays and resource constraints, his cultivation remained stuck at the early-stage Foundation Establishment.

Now with the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger at hand, as long as he nurtures it to Foundation Establishment, his territory can be basically safe. As soon as someone begins to calculate his information, the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger can sense it.

Qi Ping estimated that with the help of the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger, along with his Curse Immunity and Heaven and Earth’s Favor talents, even Golden Core Stage might fail to deduce his information, and with the shelter of Heaven and Earth’s Favor, even Nascent Soul might not be able to do so.

The path of calculation and deduction inherently damages divine soul and shortens lifespan, and facing heaven’s counterattack, the outcome would be even more dreadful.

In the following period, Qi Ping put his entire energy into cultivation.

Having both resources and a nurturing environment, he cherished them greatly.

After experiencing so many incidents, Qi Ping became increasingly aware of how precious a stable cultivation environment and ample cultivation resources were.

A single Tier Two spiritual medicine in his territory could trigger a conflict; if he released all of them, it would certainly cause tumult among the Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Given his talents, comprehension, and resources, Qi Ping’s cultivation progress soared!

Feeling his increasingly powerful physical body and strength, as well as the body becoming more and more full of life force, how could Qi Ping not feel immense satisfaction?

Living this immortal cultivation life was truly as comfortable as it gets.

...

Two years later...

Qi Ping’s cultivation finally broke through to the mid-stage Foundation Establishment!

"Finally reached mid-stage Foundation Establishment!"

"The foundation is solid and firm, and the breakthrough came naturally!"

Feeling the surging power and life force once more, Qi Ping’s inner joy was indescribable.

Isn’t immortal cultivation all about these things?

Longevity and prosperity!

And now, he was steadily approaching them step by step!

This feeling was the ultimate satisfaction for Qi Ping.

Moreover, during these two years, the growth of his animal companions also greatly satisfied Qi Ping.

Both the little spirit fox and the three-colored deer broke through to the early-stage Tier Two after two years of ample resources and relentless training!

Thus, among Qi Ping’s animal companions, only the Golden Marrow Bee King and the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger had not reached Tier Two.

However, they were both currently at Tier One Perfection, and breaking through to Tier Two was only a matter of a few years.

The reason why the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger could break through so quickly was mainly because when Qi Ping brought it back to his territory, it was already a late-stage Tier One spirit beast.

And with Qi Ping’s current resources, nurturing a Tier One spirit beast was not too difficult for him, especially with the Apothecary Bee making special honey for the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger and Qi Ping’s Tree-man Avatar specifically buying spiritual medicine for it, the breakthrough speed was naturally not slow.

In Qi Ping’s current nurturing plan, the priority given to nurturing the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger was even above Yaya.

Since only when the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger breaks through to Tier Two can the Tree-man Avatar travel safely, for instance, to join the Cyan Origin Sect and gain more precious knowledge.

After breaking through to mid-stage Foundation Establishment, Qi Ping did not slack off, but rather after taking a few days of rest, he immediately continued with cultivation. Right now, nothing was more attractive to him than stepping onto the Immortal Dao and seeking longevity.

He also began to study Tier Two high-level arrays.

With his spiritual power and divine soul power both growing again, coupled with his comprehension of the True Meaning of the Law and the support of the Power of Heaven and Earth, he was already qualified to set up Tier Two high-level arrays.

Once he successfully sets up a Tier Two high-level array, few Foundation Establishment cultivators would be able to threaten him.

...

Just when Qi Ping thought he could stably cultivate to late-stage Foundation Establishment, over a year later, an event suddenly interrupted his cultivation.

He had already successfully set up the Tier Two high-level array [Six Ding Flame Snake Array] several times, achieving quite a proficient state.

This time after cultivation, he wanted to set up another Tier Two high-level array to continue familiarizing himself with the Array Dao, but halfway through the setup, an unexpected error occurred at a point that shouldn’t have failed, causing the entire array to suddenly collapse in an instant!

"What’s going on?" Qi Ping frowned; this step shouldn’t have had an error.

"This is strange, what went wrong?"

Qi Ping meticulously recalled all his operations just now; he absolutely didn’t make a slightest mistake. How could it possibly lead to the array collapsing?

"No, no, could it be not my fault?"

Qi Ping suddenly had an ominous feeling in his heart.

He then merged his divine soul consciousness into the natural world.

The next moment, Qi Ping’s expression changed drastically!

"What’s happening? Why has the Power of Heaven and Earth suddenly weakened so much?!"

With his identity as a Druid, who is friendly with Heaven and Earth, and the [Heaven and Earth’s Favor] talent, Qi Ping easily noticed this point.

He clearly remembered that when he arranged the Tier Two high-level [Six Ding Flame Snake Array] two months ago, everything was normal!

Also at this time, Qi Ping’s Tree-man Avatar in Zone C of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range discovered another tricky issue.....