You, a druid, go to practice Taoism?.

That is one of the four most mysterious creative powers in all the heavens!

"Not only have immortal artifacts, serving as keys to immortality, appeared in the Star Sea, but also cultivators of the Imperial Path have emerged, and now the Gilded Creation, one of the four great mysteries, has appeared as well."

"This isn't right."

A sense of unease, as if something was completely out of control, rose in the heart of the black crystal dragon.

This time, it wasn't entirely confident.

Putting aside the fact that these three powers, which are renowned throughout the myriad realms, appeared in the same world, the terrifying effect of the gilded creation alone made his scalp tingle!
It's one thing for Immortal Keys and Royal Path cultivators, but Immortal Keys can't unleash their power until they reach the Great Ascension stage, and they don't seem to be in Qi Ping's hands either.

Although the Imperial Path cultivators are strong, wouldn't it be enough for an Imperial Path cultivator from such a weak world to simply slaughter the entire world?
But the gilded creation is different; this thing can directly bring about earth-shattering changes in strength!
Even with its status and strength, it couldn't completely ignore this effect, let alone the fact that this was only a wisp of its consciousness!
And this effect was immediately proven!

The black dragon had no chance to react before an incredibly terrifying aura erupted from Qi Ping's body.

"monster!"

This was the black dragon's first thought upon sensing Qi Ping's presence.

Even someone like him felt terrified, which shows how powerful Qi Ping's aura was at that moment!
As the catalyst for the creation of "anomalies" by gilded creation, this moment also demonstrates its power to transform decay!
At this moment, in Qi Ping's perception, under the effect of the gilded creation, his four druid classes had instantly merged!
Tree Shepherd (Jungle Druid)
Beastmaster (Beastmaster Druid)
Earthly Druid

Royal Moral Rui

Qi Ping awakened four Druid classes, each possessing incredible power. Whether it's the Treant who can command spirit trees or the Beastmaster Druid who can contract animal companions, they all possess immense strength.

In the cultivation world, the Earth Immortal Druids and Imperial Druids who awaken have brought the power of the Druid's natural spirit to its extreme.

Therefore, when the power of plants, the power of animals, the power of a region, and the power of the king of living beings—four powerful forces that each have the potential to reach the ultimate level of cultivation—are combined, their power and terror are unimaginable.

Countless powerful insights also exploded and spread within Qi Ping's consciousness.
"Blood Ginseng, Spirit Gathering Tree, and Green Thunder Bamboo"

"Golden Marrow Bee, Crow, Little Fox, Little Flower Fairy"

"Qingshi County, Qingtian Domain, and the Nine Domains of the Star Sea."

"People of the Starry Sea"

Countless memories and insights exploded and merged in Qi Ping's mind, finally transforming into a pure white, irregular spiritual body that quietly floated between heaven and earth.

It seems to be isolated from the world, forming its own entity, yet it also seems to connect with all things in heaven and earth.
These two contradictory states were now displayed in Qi Ping in an extremely harmonious way.

This special state perfectly embodies Qi Ping's belief in Druidism at this moment. What is Druidism? A voice seemed to be asking him this question in his mind.

Planting trees and farming
They have animal companions.
It can transform into a bear, bird, or eagle.
Some protect forests and reject everything; others coexist peacefully with human civilization.

Furthermore, druids are corrupt, wielding plague and decay, and gaining power and understanding of nature through destruction.
There are so many types of Druids. So what is a true Druid?
Qi Ping had been exploring this question for a long time, but he had not found a perfect answer because his exploration of the world itself was still insufficient.

But now Qi Ping has the answer.

The so-called Druid is a creature that forms a pact with the will of nature. The deeper the relationship with the will of nature and the more profound the understanding of the laws of nature, the more powerful one becomes.

The will of nature is all-encompassing and ever-changing; life, growth, death, and decay are all part of the will of nature. Every force has its own mission and is not entirely good or bad.

The existence and development of heaven and earth require the reproduction and growth of life, but resources are ultimately limited, so death and reincarnation are the best answers, and decay and corruption are also the laws of heaven and earth themselves.
Every power has its own mission and responsibility, and from it may arise druids who are vastly different or even completely opposite.

But from the perspective of natural will, all of this is reasonable. The power of life is diverse, the power of druids is also diverse, and even the conflicts between them are reasonable.

The Earth Immortal Druid and Imperial Dao Druid that Qi Ping comprehended are also manifestations of the Earth Immortal Power and Imperial Dao Power in the cultivation world.

However, all druidic power must adhere to one premise: balance and development. Otherwise, once the balance is lost, true destruction and nothingness will begin.
For example, the unrestrained absorption and consumption of spiritual energy can lead to the depletion of heaven and earth.

For example, the large-scale hunting of spirit beasts and the collection of spirit herbs have led to an imbalance in the cycle, making resources increasingly scarce and causing each generation of living beings to become worse than the last.
If this continues, the entire world will begin to decay and collapse at an accelerated pace. This decay is something even the druids who wield the power of decay cannot stop. Such druids would become very powerful in a short time, but this would also cause the world to perish more quickly and be swallowed by nothingness, eventually becoming part of the endless void.
The world is the foundation of all living beings; in the endless void, even a Mahayana cultivator is but a rootless duckweed.
"The Tao follows the way of nature, and nature is heaven and earth. Heaven and earth are so vast that it is already difficult to exert even a fraction of their power."

"Jungle Druids, Beastmaster Druids, Earth Immortal Druids, and Royal Druids are merely a part of the vast universe, a component of all things in the universe."

"Taking a path to its extreme is no problem for cultivators, but it can be fatal for druids. Extreme power in one area can cause the world's balance to spiral out of control. Just like an overly powerful corrupt druid can accelerate the world's demise."

"Therefore, in the Druid path, all-encompassing phenomena are the essence of Druidism."

"It is formless and without appearance, yet it can transform into all things in heaven and earth, hence the Druid of All Things!"

Countless insights surged through Qi Ping's mind. It seemed like an incredibly long process, but under the influence of the gilded creation, it only took a moment.

At the same time, Qi Ping's transformation also began and was completed in an instant!

His gradually weakening royal morale and ruyi power had long since disappeared, replaced by an incomparably powerful life force and growth force!

"Does this represent the growth power of the tree shepherd?"

Under this power, Qi Ping's physical body and soul rapidly recovered. Starting as an infant, he seemed to be given a spur-on birth, quickly growing into an adult and regaining his original appearance. At the same time, his cultivation level began to rise steadily, progressing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and finally, the Void Refining stage! (End of Chapter)