You, a druid, go to practice Taoism?.

Chapter 439 Forbidden Demon Insects
"Then go, but the most important thing to me is that you live."

Seeing the determination in Sister Nan's eyes, Qi Ping knew her choice and stopped trying to dissuade her.

Everyone has their own path to choose, whether it's going against the current and facing countless hardships, or lying down and living a carefree life. The most important thing is to walk on a path that you believe in. As long as you are happy and have no regrets, that's enough.

As his understanding of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and all living beings deepened, Qi Ping increasingly realized that every living being and every individual should have their own destiny.

Of all the countless destinies of every living being, those who feel the most no regrets before their lives come to an abrupt end are those who firmly choose their own path. Some may die from forcibly breaking through, while others may die before their chance arrives. But this does not prevent them from choosing the same path again if given a second chance.

However, it is important to distinguish this from the mindless madness caused by being swept away by preconceived notions or greedy desires. Being swept away by desires and having a firm resolve after enlightenment are completely different.

At this moment, Sister Nan naturally chose the latter, as she knew very well what she needed.

When she was very young, she almost died because of a family feud. When she escaped to Qingshi County, she was the only one left in the family. Her parents died right in front of her.

After ending up in Qingshi County, before she could even settle down, she was targeted by villains because of her beautiful and charming appearance.

Fortunately, she was quite capable, and the passing of Old Man Zhou indirectly helped scare away the enemy.

At first, she was worried that Old Man Zhou might attack her, but Old Man Zhou seemed to sense her fear and left her only a healing herb and a note.

The note read: "Concealing your appearance can avoid many dangers."

Thanks to the herb that saved her, Sister Nan successfully overcame her first crisis upon arriving in Qingshi County.

Later, Sister Nan, who had an extremely ordinary and unattractive appearance, appeared. Soon after, both Sister Nan and Old Man Zhou joined the Fusheng Society.

Gradually, after a period of tempering, Sister Nan, who understood human relationships and was knowledgeable about the ways of the world, emerged.

Later, Old Man Zhou took Qi Ping, who was almost dead, back home, and then introduced Qi Ping to the Fusheng Society and to Sister Nan.

During that time, Sister Nan cultivated very diligently and hard, but because the Supreme Spirit Insect King Body had not yet awakened, her cultivation speed might be considered quite good among rogue cultivators, but compared to those terrifying enemies who wiped out her clan, her cultivation speed might never allow her to take revenge.

But this is something we can't change. Without talent or qualifications, even a stunningly beautiful appearance can be a death sentence.

So that period was the most conflicted time for Nan. She was originally a girl who was full of happiness and spirit under the care of her parents, and could be described as innocent and carefree.

However, a massacre of her clan left her all alone. After fleeing to Qingshi County, she, with no survival experience, was almost persecuted by thugs. If it weren't for Old Man Zhou's appearance, she would have been left to rot in the wilderness long ago.

A naive and innocent nature, emotions suppressed by hatred, a mask worn for survival, and worldliness—these constituted the Nan-jie that Qi Ping initially knew.

So at this time, Sister Nan had many friends in Fusheng Association, but the only one she could truly be considered a close confidant was Old Man Zhou, because no one ever knew her true appearance or the bitterness in her heart.

But at this point, her true nature was also revealed. When Qi Ping's little black bee went missing, apart from Old Man Zhou, it was Sister Nan and Brother Wang who came to help Qi Ping find the bee without saying a word.

During the chaos of the calamity, she was also willing to help Qi Ping, who was "weak," because Qi Ping was a good person and also because of her relationship with Old Man Zhou.

Later, she saw something different in Qi Ping. Qi Ping, who had contracted with the Golden Marrow Bee, gave her a surprise; perhaps Qi Ping had a hidden talent.

So, under the pretext of repaying Qi Ping for saving her life, she gave Qi Ping the book "Spirit Beast Cultivation: Demon Insect Chapter," which played a crucial role in his later development.

What surprised Nan even more was that Qi Ping later showed more and more extraordinary qualities, making her realize that she had not misjudged him.

Moreover, Qi Ping chose to repay her time and time again, from the golden marrow honey to the life-saving treasure. This showed her that Qi Ping not only had extraordinary potential but also knew how to be grateful.

Because she felt that Qi Ping's talent was related to cultivating spirit insects, she later told Qi Ping the location of the cave where she obtained the Demon Insect Cultivation Manual and the cave token.

Having reached this point, Sister Nan decided to give up completely.

Because with her talent, she could never have any hope of revenge. Her only remaining hope might be Qi Ping, whose enemy was more than one Foundation Establishment stage cultivator!

That's why she jokingly said she would ask Qi Ping for help after he reached the Golden Core stage, because once he reached the Golden Core stage, it wouldn't be difficult for him to kill a few Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Of course, she only held a sliver of hope for this matter and would not force Qi Ping to do it.

Most importantly, she made peace with herself. Whether you call it letting go or being selfish, she had cultivated desperately for many years, but in the end, she was only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining. Reaching the late stage of Qi Refining was a long way off. So how could she possibly take revenge on a Foundation Establishment cultivator?

Under these circumstances, she only wanted to live a quiet and peaceful life in her later years. She might never come back to the difficult world of cultivation and the life of cultivation in her next life, and she didn't want any descendants to suffer in this world of cultivation.

This is why, when Qi Ping later arrived at Sister Nan's mountain peak, he found that her temperament had changed, becoming somewhat similar to Old Man Zhou, simple and natural.

However, just when Sister Nan was preparing to give up completely, Qi Ping gave her more surprises, bringing her increasingly high-level resources and displaying increasingly extraordinary methods, such as advanced formations that could conceal cultivators from detection.

Xiao Qi has actually become a high-level array master! And the spirit insects he cultivates seem to be getting stronger and stronger!
At this moment, Sister Nan became even more certain that Qi Ping was truly about to take off! Perhaps she would witness the rise of a legend.

But back then, no matter how wild her imagination was, she could never have imagined that this legend would eventually unify the Azure Sky Domain and even sweep across the entire Star Sea Continent!
Because at that time, the Foundation Establishment stage was already an unattainable goal in her eyes.

However, because of Qi Ping's performance, the flames of revenge in her heart began to rise again, as Qi Ping became more and more powerful and brought her better resources.

Seeing a glimmer of hope for revenge, the flame in her heart burned anew. After that, Qi Ping rose step by step, and the image of the legendary cultivator, Bee Daoist, began to slowly overlap with the Xiao Qi she knew.

Her strength grew stronger and stronger in the process, until eventually she gradually gained the ability to take revenge.

On the day she broke through, a family in the Azure Sky Domain disappeared, wiped out by a ruthless cultivator. Even the earthworms in the ground were pulled out and cut in half.

On that day, the shadow that had shrouded Nan's heart for countless years and the nightmares that haunted her dreams were finally removed.
What reassured her even more was that she could sense a pair of incredibly familiar eyes watching her from an unknown corner as she slaughtered her enemy's family. She knew that with that person there, nothing unexpected would happen.

After taking her revenge, Sister Nan finally emerged from the shadows and regained her true nature.

Unfortunately, by this time, she, who had weathered many storms, discovered that the innocent and carefree little girl she once was had vanished without her noticing, perhaps having already died on the day she witnessed her parents' deaths.

Now, she's nothing more than a worldly person whose edges and emotions have been smoothed out.
But on the very day she finally broke through the gloom, she discovered a figure slowly entering her heart.
However, because of her hatred, she never faced or considered this matter, so she never discovered it.

Yes, she witnessed a tender and adorable boy grow step by step into a world-renowned legend, and had so many ties with him. How could such a person not enter her heart?

However, even after discovering this, Sister Nan still chose to ignore the film in her heart.

Because that person was too dazzling, so dazzling that people dared not look directly at them, like a firefly against the bright moon!
Although Qi Ping still made her call him Xiao Qi, and although Qi Ping still treated her the same way he always had, she still couldn't ignore the huge difference in their status and strength.

Whenever she thinks of this, Sister Nan feels that the two of them are separated by thousands of miles.

The two people with such a vast difference in ability could never be together. Even if Qi Ping didn't mind, she knew that one day she would be stuck at a certain level, her beauty would fade, and she would die when her lifespan ran out.
It wasn't until she awakened the Supreme Spirit Insect King Body and obtained the Beast God Sect's inheritance and the contract with the Eight-Winged Ant Immortal Reincarnation Body that she saw a glimmer of hope.

So from that moment on, she devoted all her energy and will to cultivation and nurturing the spirit insects.

Perhaps it's not just about the goal itself, but about the journey itself. Every breakthrough in her cultivation realm and every transformation of her spirit insect brings her peace of mind and comfort. She enjoys the feeling of cultivating and becoming stronger.

Now, thanks to the influence of her natal spirit insect, the Eight-Winged Ant Immortal Reincarnation, her strength has reached the Nascent Soul stage, and the Eight-Winged Ant Immortal Reincarnation has successfully broken through to the early stage of the fifth rank, which is the early stage of the Divine Transformation stage!

The time-type spirit insect at the Nascent Soul level is the reincarnation of the Eight-Winged Ant Immortal, and its strength is beyond doubt.

Of course, the reason why her cultivation breakthrough speed was so terrifying was due to the combination of the Supreme Spirit Insect King Body and the Eight-Winged Ant Immortal, as well as the resources and position provided by Qi Ping.

But that wasn't enough for her. This battle of realms was an opportunity she absolutely couldn't miss to defy fate. Only by seizing this opportunity could she hope to truly stand by Qi Ping's side.

Moreover, for this interdimensional battlefield, she used the original essence blood of the Tai Ling Insect King and various rare demonic insect bloodlines. One of them was the bloodline of a Nascent Soul level demonic insect king larva that Qi Ping had captured deep in the Star Sea Continent. She cultivated a forbidden demonic insect that she was not confident she could fully control. In the test, this demonic insect could devour almost anything with energy.

This forbidden demonic insect, even in its larval stage, displayed a power far more terrifying than the Eight-Winged Ant Immortal. Keep in mind that the reincarnation of the Eight-Winged Ant Immortal was a time-based spirit insect!
However, this forbidden demon insect was not fully successfully cultivated. She still needed more demon corpses as food for cultivating and evolving the forbidden demon insect.

In the past, she had cultivated various spirit insects, mostly feeding them basic spiritual herbs. This was the first time she had ever seen such a ferocious and forbidden demon insect.

However, regardless of the circumstances, Sister Nan was confident enough that these forbidden demonic insects would bring terrifying damage to the demon race; this was her confidence as the King of the Supreme Spirit Insects.

"Little Qi, this time, whether I live or die, I will slay a large number of demons for you!"

"If I am fortunate enough to survive and gain some good fortune, I will lead these forbidden demonic insects to protect this home you have poured countless efforts into."

Sister Nan gave Qi Ping a deep look and silently said these two sentences in her heart. At this moment, she only had a firm and unwavering determination.

After a brief chat with Qi Ping, she returned to the City of Fallen Immortals.

Qi Ping naturally noticed the strangeness in Nan Jie's eyes, but he didn't say anything. He just spent his energy secretly setting up several life-saving methods on her.

Since Sister Nan has made her own decision, he will support her.

After Sister Nan returned to the City of Fallen Immortals, several respectful voices rang out in succession:
"Hall Master!"

"This disciple greets the Palace Master of the Insect Immortal Palace!"

The speaker was a prodigy disciple of the main campus of Xinghai Academy, while Sister Nan's current identity was the Palace Master of the Insect Palace of Xinghai Academy.

Besides Qi Ping, who is skilled in beekeeping, Nan Jie is the strongest in spirit insect cultivation on the Star Sea Continent!

Perhaps because Sister Nan had just spoken directly with Qi Ping, many eyes in Starfall City were on her, because there weren't many people who were qualified to speak directly with Qi Ping and dared to take the initiative to approach him.

Sister Nan is now a prominent figure at Xinghai Academy. Not only is she at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, but she also possesses a terrifying time-type spirit insect at the Nascent Soul level. Ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators might not be her match.

Not to mention that Sister Nan also possesses more than one kind of spirit insect, with no fewer than ten kinds of powerful and strangely capable demonic insects. This combination is terrifying in terms of both individual combat strength and group slaughter capabilities.

Moreover, Sister Nan's talent lies in the fact that her own strength can be enhanced by the insect swarm. As long as there are enough insects, she can unleash strength that exceeds her own realm. This is one of the terrifying aspects of the Tai Ling Insect King Body.

Faced with this scene that everyone was watching, Sister Nan was not too upset, nor was she worried that this communication would cause Qi Ping any trouble, because there was no intimate or unusual behavior between the two.

More importantly, after she returns from the interdimensional battlefield this time, she will either die or return with the forbidden demonic insect she has successfully cultivated to sweep away everything. As long as the demonic insect is destroyed, she will not die!
(End of this chapter)