You, a druid, go to practice Taoism?.

Chapter 436 Demon Corpse Essence
When Baili Yun, who had already reached the True Demon Realm, bowed down to Qi Ping, everyone on the Tianlong Continent was stunned by this scene!
They knew all too well what a true demon cultivator in the Demon Realm meant.

There is only one demonic cultivator in the True Demon Realm on the Tianlong Continent, a terrifying cultivator in the Mahayana stage, and the only one.

It can be said that even in the Tianlong Continent, which ranks at the top of the cultivation world, few people dare to provoke this terrifying True Demon Realm demon cultivator. Not only is his strength incredibly powerful, but his style of doing things is also unrestrained and reckless.

It was precisely because they knew how terrifying the demonic cultivators of the True Demon Realm were that the air became eerily quiet the moment they saw Baili Yun kneel down and submit to Qi Ping.

Just what kind of existence is Qi Ping, that he could make a True Demon Realm expert bow down and submit?

In any case, in the eyes of demonic cultivators in the True Demon Realm, there is no such thing as fear or moral obligation. For True Demons, whose physical bodies and souls can be annihilated and who can be immortal with just a wisp of demonic nature, what else can restrain them, even if they are free from the constraints of life and death? The origin of the soul is nothing more than something they can destroy at any time.

Therefore, there is only one possibility to explain the current situation: that Baili Yun, who has already achieved the True Demon Realm, has willingly submitted!

"You've made a true demon cultivator from the Demon Realm willingly submit?"

"how is this possible?"

"What is it about that Bee Taoist that makes him so appealing? Is it just because he's an Earth Immortal?"

This scene is truly unbelievable.

Even in the incredibly powerful Tianlong Continent, no one could achieve this level of skill; it was simply outrageous.

They wouldn't even dare to dream of subduing a demonic cultivator from the True Demon Realm.

"Haven't we almost completely harvested the spiritual essence of this Star Sea Continent? How can such absurd beings keep being born one after another?"

"This defies common sense. Is it the effect of that mysterious treasure?"

A huge question arose in their minds.

But along with it arose a sense of unease, which I felt for the first time!
It seems something is slipping out of their control!

Before Baili Yun advanced to the True Demon Realm, Qi Ping, Xiao Shi Jing, and the others had performed remarkably well. However, there were many cultivators on the Tianlong Continent who could achieve this level, and there were even more than one Void-level life form among them.

However, after Baili Yun successfully broke through to the True Demon Realm and submitted to Qi Ping, he deeply realized that some things were beyond their control.

The demons haven't even reached Qi Ping's Earth Immortal realm yet, and they've already caused so many troubles. What will happen next?
Especially the Earth Immortal Bee Daoist, whom they could never see through, the culprit who led them to decide to lure out the Demon Clan for a world invasion.

"Fellow Daoists, I must prepare something. I have a premonition that even more unimaginable beings may appear on the Star Sea Continent."

"Fellow Daoist Baili, there's no need for such formalities between us!"

Upon seeing Baili Yun kneel and submit, Qi Ping quickly went to Baili Yun's side to help him up.

Qi Ping could understand the arrogance of every strong person, and he never considered himself an "emperor" because what he wanted was a Star Sea Continent where strong people would emerge in an explosive way. There was no need to break the Dao heart and arrogance of these strong people because of these things.

He would much rather see someone like Baili Yun fully explore his potential, like a true demon realm expert rarely seen in the world. As long as he doesn't refuse when Baili Yun explores cultivation, he's willing to help him comprehend some new directions.

His fundamental purpose was to use these people to comprehend the most powerful cultivation system. As for how strong these people became and what limits they reached, that was up to their individual opportunities. He was just doing what he could.

However, Baili Yun did not get up immediately in response to Qi Ping's actions.

“Star Emperor, this is what I should do. Without your help, I might never have had the chance to step into the True Demon Realm! And there is no need to worry that this will affect my Dao heart and pride as a cultivator. In this world, I, Baili Yun, only admire you, Star Emperor! I am not afraid of any other difficulties, even the Great Ascension or Immortal Ascension!”

Baili Yun's voice was powerful and resonant, and the domineering and imposing manner in his words was awe-inspiring!

At this moment, every cultivator on the Star Sea Continent in Immortal Fall City could clearly sense the terrifying pressure emanating from the True Demon Realm expert, and the unique aura of the True Demon Realm cultivator was deeply ingrained in their hearts.

Even so, no one found this scene strange at all.

The reason is simple: Qi Ping deserves it!

Each of them owes their current status to Qi Ping's blessings. They have also felt the aura of heaven and earth and all living beings emanating from Qi Ping, an aura that inspires heartfelt submission.

"Your achievement of becoming a True Demon Realm demon cultivator in the Integration Stage is a great thing for our Star Sea Continent. Rise up, and the best way to repay this is to slay more demons!"

As Qi Ping said this, he also secretly transmitted his voice:
"Fellow Daoist Baili, if you must express your gratitude, why not bestow a great opportunity upon those demonic cultivators? They have already contributed their strength, and the demonic race is numerous; the upcoming fierce battle can only rely on them."

Qi Ping chose to transmit this message telepathically because he didn't want to be generous with other people's money. Using other people's things to gain fame would only make people disgusted. Besides, with his current prestige and reputation, he no longer needed these things.

"Okay!" Baili Yun replied readily and stood up.

His voice was both a response to Qi Ping's request to kill more demons and a response to Qi Ping's suggestion that he send some good fortune to the group of demon cultivators below.

As a great cultivator who had lived for countless years, Baili Yun naturally understood why Qi Ping chose to transmit his voice.

This only made him admire Qi Ping even more.

Generous and magnanimous without stealing credit from others, he was still thinking of the demonic cultivators below who had just contributed their efforts.

Besides such a person, who else is qualified to become the emperor of the Star Sea Continent?
However, even if Qi Ping hadn't said anything, he would have done it anyway. He could still clearly feel the auras of those who had just helped him. If it weren't for these people, he might not have been able to successfully complete this breakthrough, because his breakthrough was too hasty and risky. Any slight difference in any step would have caused him to fail.

Therefore, this good fortune was also deserved by those demonic cultivators who helped him.

"I just thanked all the fellow Daoists for their help. This is my original demonic nature. With the great battle imminent, I need to digest it well and strive to reach a higher level of strength and realm before the boundary battlefield opens!"

The moment Baili Yun's domineering voice fell, streams of pure demonic power entered the bodies of those demonic cultivators!

"Original demonic nature!"

Everyone was shocked at this moment. They never expected Baili Yun to make such a stunning move. That was the primordial demonic energy! Even if it was just a trace, the total amount was astonishing. Even if Baili Yun was a cultivator in the Integration stage, they didn't know when he would be able to fully recover.

"Thank you, Lord Demon Blade!"

"Thank you, Lord Demon Blade!"

Exclamations of excited gratitude rang out, but quickly fell silent as they entered a special state of enlightenment.

That's the original demonic nature of a true demon realm expert, and it's completely non-aggressive. For demon cultivators, this is an incredible stroke of luck!

The subsequent changes in the aura of the demonic cultivators proved this point.

Almost all the demonic cultivators' auras began to rise continuously, and some even broke through directly.

The effects of this primal, demonic power can be summed up in one word: powerful!

Other non-demonic cultivators couldn't help but feel envious at this scene, but they also knew that this was what they deserved. If it weren't for the help these demonic cultivators had just given them, Baili Yun might have already died.

Upon seeing these ever-increasing auras, Qi Ping's lips curled into a faint smile.

Seeing these young men and women of the stars and his followers achieve breakthroughs one after another fills him with immense satisfaction.

While a breakthrough by a single demonic cultivator in the True Demon Realm is powerful, the breakthroughs of countless individuals are far more exciting.

The most exciting thing is to tap into and elevate the potential of the Star Sea Continent to this extent, given the limited resources and living beings available.

"You've really gone all out, haven't you? Don't you care about your demonic essence? Don't cry and complain when you can't withstand the pressure from those Nascent Soul stage Saint Demons!" Meng Tianqi teased, looking at Baili Yun, who had become much weaker.

His seemingly madman-like breakthrough process, and now his seemingly foolish act of releasing his original demonic nature, are all very much in line with the Baili Yun he knows.

"There's no other way. The Star Emperor has already spoken. These people have been kind to me in helping me achieve enlightenment, so I can't feel at ease if I don't give them something presentable! As for the Nascent Soul stage Saint Demon... Hmph, bring it on! Even when I was severely injured after fighting the Thousand-Eyed Giant Demon, I still dared to cut down so many demons, let alone now? As for you, I've already reached the Nascent Soul stage before you. When are you going to break through?"

Baili Yun looked at Meng Tianqi with a smug expression and continued:
"Your cultivation level used to be higher than mine, but now I've left you far behind!"

Before meeting Qi Ping, his strength had always been inferior to Meng Tianqi's, and he was usually at a disadvantage in sparring.

Now that he has broken through to the Fusion stage first, he can finally hold his head high.

“My path is different from yours. My path of life and death has never been as unorthodox as your demonic path. And don’t be so smug. When I advance to the Integration Stage by seizing the life-or-death opportunity of this world-class battle, even if you are a True Demon Realm cultivator, you may not be able to defeat me!”

Meng Tianqi's words exuded confidence; he wasn't just boasting.

His cultivation progress was slow before, largely because he had not experienced enough life-and-death experiences and enlightenment after reaching the Void Refinement stage.

However, ever since he joined Qi Ping in starting the civil war on the Star Sea Continent, his strength has been increasing rapidly and steadily.

He even had the opportunity to break through to the Fusion Stage before this battle, but that would have been too risky and not his style.

More importantly, he saw an even stronger hope!

Because in this world-class war, he will inevitably be able to comprehend the ultimate life and the ultimate death. If he were to achieve Dao integration through such life and death, his foundation and strength in the Integration Stage would reach an extremely terrifying level.

In fact, compared to Baili Yun, Meng Tianqi is the most suitable for this war!
Moreover, he believed that with Qi Ping around, he could safely hold on until the day he chose to break through to the Integration Stage. After he shared this idea with Qi Ping, Qi Ping also strongly supported him in doing so.

After receiving Qi Ping's affirmation, he felt relieved.

If the moment truly comes when he must break through, he will absolutely not hesitate to choose to break through to the Fusion stage, and his foundation and the stability of his breakthrough will be better than Baili Yun's.

"Don't disappoint me, the True Demon Realm is a legendary realm. Don't let me take you down with a single strike!"

"Bullshit! Who knows, when you encounter a powerful demon you can't defeat, I'll be the one to carry the load!"

Qi Ping shook his head as he watched the two of them bickering.

These two have been bickering for a long time; they've always either argued or fought, and Qi Ping is used to it.

He ignored the two guys and went to the place where the battle had just taken place.

Here, the void passage had already been completely destroyed by the lightning tribulation after the demons left. Therefore, if the demons wanted to continue their attack, they would have to pay a huge price to build a passage that could accommodate the arrival of Saint Demons in the Integration Stage and the Demon Realm.

Because it involves a world invasion, such a passage cannot be built easily. It not only requires a huge cost, but also takes anywhere from half a month to two months. Within this timeframe, it would be very difficult for the demons to build a spatial passage of this level.

Therefore, after winning this battle, they had time to rest and recuperate.

Those who need to practice should practice, those who need to heal should heal, and those who need to relax should relax.

When the combined-stage Holy Demon of the Demon Race and the Will of the World descend, that will be the true moment of the final battle. In a war of this scale, no one, from top to bottom, can guarantee their survival.
That would be the most terrifying meat grinder war the Starsea Continent had ever faced in its long history. If it lost, the entire Starsea Continent would be littered with corpses and devoured by the demons, turning it into a scorched wasteland devoid of any life.

However, Qi Ping did not participate in these post-war recovery efforts; someone else would take care of them for him.

For him now, the most important thing is to study these demon corpses and energy. Although he had some ideas about how to use the essence of the demon corpses as resources for the growth of the Nine Realms of Star Sea, he had never actually put them into practice.

Although ancient texts record the possibility of utilizing demon corpses through special methods, the process is extremely complicated and time-consuming, and no one has ever been able to complete it in a short time.

Qi Ping dared to try this because he had a lot of experience in dissecting corpses and the home-field advantage of being an Earth Immortal Druid.

Another reason is that his Five Elements Immortal Body's innate divine power, Five-Colored Immortal Light (Extinction), means that as long as the essence of a demon's corpse is within the Five Elements, it cannot escape his grasp.

Moreover, in Qi Ping's view, the most important point in turning this war from disaster to blessing was to use the essence of the demon race's corpses to turn the alien invasion into a long-distance delivery of fertilizer.
(End of this chapter)