Spiritual Land is too important for the growth of Spirit Plant.
Thus, Qi Ping moved the Tier One low-level Concentration Grass and the Tier One low-level Water Crystal Flower to the cultivation ground of Blood Ginseng.
On the mountain he rented, only the growth ground of the Blood Ginseng and the cultivation area of the Moon Sleep Flower could barely support the growth of these two Spirit Plants.
What surprised Qi Ping was that, after testing, he found that these two Spirit Plants could also absorb the mysterious Spiritual Qi from the underground, just like the Blood Ginseng.
Under the ample cultivation of Spiritual Qi and the boost of Qi Ping's [Plant Growth] skill, the Concentration Grass and Water Crystal Flower quickly recovered to their prime state, and even their age continued to increase.
As a result, Qi Ping obtained two new high-quality Spirit Plants!
This was a small profit for Qi Ping, and if he lacked Spirit Stone, selling them wouldn't pose much risk.
At the same time, this couldn't help but make Qi Ping more curious about what exactly was under this land?
Being able to support the growth of so many Spirit Plants, the things underground were definitely not ordinary!
However, Qi Ping restrained his desire to explore, as he was in a period of rapid growth and didn't require new opportunities urgently. Sometimes, knowing when to stop was a better choice.
Especially under circumstances where the risks and opportunities were unknown, with such a large amount of Spiritual Qi dissipating, if there were dangers, it would definitely be fatal for Qi Ping,
Qi Ping decided to wait until his strength reached a bottleneck, or if he needed to plant more high-level Spirit Plants and this land could no longer support them, to explore the underground.
...
"After more than a month of cultivation, and refining Golden Marrow Honey a few times with improved effects, my cultivation already broke through to the Third-Layer of Qi Refining a few days ago. I believe it won't take a few months to catch up to Old Zhou..."
Qi Ping laughed as he summarized his progress over the past month.
Overall, his improvement in strength was quite pleasing.
Firstly, in terms of cultivation, after refining Golden Marrow Honey with Blood Ginseng as the main ingredient four times, Qi Ping's cultivation officially broke through from the Second-Layer of Qi Refining to the Third-Layer of Qi Refining.
It must be said that the medicinal effect of Blood Ginseng and the honey-making ability of the Golden Marrow Bee were indeed powerful.
Especially after Qi Ping accelerated its growth several times and with the increase in age, the medicinal properties of Blood Ginseng became stronger.
Moreover, Blood Ginseng ranked highly among Tier One intermediate Spiritual Medicines, which is why it had such a powerful effect.
For a cultivator like Qi Ping, who had such low talent, breaking through from the First-Layer of Qi Refining to the Third-Layer in just under two months was astounding.
Under normal circumstances, achieving this leap in twenty years would already be considered lucky for Qi Ping.
But he did it in just under two months!
This shows the effectiveness of Blood Ginseng and the Golden Marrow Bee, creating a significant impact for a cultivator in the early phase of Qi Refining like Qi Ping, resulting in such astonishing enhancements.
Of course, the Jungle Druid provided fundamental and foundational enhancements by gaining various boosts in the mountain forest.
Without the Druid, the efficiency of Qi Ping's accelerated growth of Spirit Plants and his cultivation would be greatly reduced.
The enhancements from the Druid were fundamental and critical improvements for Qi Ping.
In addition to breaking through to the Third-Layer of Qi Refining, Qi Ping's Wood Shield Technique also reached the Minor Achievement Realm during this period.
Now, he could effortlessly form a highly defensive Spiritual Shield anywhere around him.
After testing, Qi Ping found that holding his own Magical Artifact Long Saber, he couldn't break the shield formed by the Wood Shield Technique in a short time.
Thus, it can be seen how powerful the defense of the Wood Shield Technique is compared to other defensive cultivation techniques.
After testing, Qi Ping increasingly felt that the Wood Shield Technique was extraordinary, at least stronger than ordinary cultivation techniques.
Defense-oriented cultivation techniques suited Qi Ping's style especially well, as the combat power of the Golden Marrow Bee far surpassed his. It's essential for him to enhance his defense to avoid being targeted by higher-level cultivators as a weak point.
Apart from cultivation, Qi Ping also made pleasing progress in his Druid profession.
[Name: Qi Ping]
[Level: lv1 (83/100)]
[Profession: Beast King Druid (Main), Jungle Druid (Secondary)]
[Talents: Animal Companion, Natural Affinity]
[Animal Companion: (1/1) Golden Marrow Bee]
[Skills: lv1 Plant Growth (47/100), lv1 Beast King's Blessing (7/100)]
[Skills (Constant): Animal Communication, Beast Friend]
The Druid Level was only 17 experience points away from reaching Level Two!
The skill experience of Plant Growth had almost increased by half!
The skill experience of Beast King's Blessing increased relatively slowly, only by 7 points; however, this was within Qi Ping's expectations, similar to his past life.
But although the increase of this skill was slow, its effects were absolutely powerful, even at just Level One. Once the number of Animal Companions increased in the future, this enhancement would reach a terrifying level.
"The Druid Level will soon reach Level Two, at which point I can not only contract a new Animal Companion but also choose two more Druid Skills!"
Looking at the soon-to-upgrade level, Qi Ping felt extremely delighted and couldn't help but feel a strong sense of anticipation.
The gains from the Druid Level's upgrade would be enormous!
Not to mention the two new skills, just the additional slot for contracting an Animal Companion was enticing enough.
A new Animal Companion plus sharing an Animal Companion's talent, from looking at the Golden Marrow Bee, Qi Ping knew its effect.
A powerful combat force, extremely high vigilance, the extraordinary honey-making capacity of the bee's honey—each was crucial for Qi Ping!
As long as the contracted Animal Companion was formidable enough, Qi Ping's strength could once again receive a significant boost!
The room for imagination was immense...
"Overall, the improvements in this month or so were quite impressive!"
"This mountain is very suitable for my improvement, so rent must be paid promptly, or it'd be troublesome if this plot was rented by someone else."
The underground mysterious Spiritual Qi in the area where the Blood Ginseng grows is something Qi Ping absolutely must not lose; otherwise, it would be difficult for him to find another Spiritual Land where Blood Ginseng could grow, unless he spent a lot of Spirit Stones to rent those Tier One Spiritual Lands.
...
Two days later, Qi Ping began his preparations for a trip to the Fusheng Association and Cyan Stone Marketplace.
"The Black Bee Honey prepared for sale on this trip is ready, this batch of honey is quite high in quality, with a total of eleven bottles. It should fetch a good price!"
Thanks to the improvement of the Golden Marrow Honey on the Black Bee, and the substantial increase in Spirit Flower Honey, the quality of honey has increased by at least two levels.
"The most important thing now is to ensure my own safety..."
"More than a month ago, Old Zhou mentioned that Tribulation Cultivators were causing havoc again in Qingshi County, but the current situation remains unclear..."
So for his safety, Qi Ping was determined to bring the Golden Marrow Bee along.
The only question was how to carry it around without others finding out.
Hiding it on him wasn't difficult, but it might not escape the divine sense scan of other cultivators, and entering the Cyan Stone Marketplace carried a probability of being spiritually examined.
There's also the possibility of being scanned by malicious cultivators' divine senses.
"What should I do?"
Qi Ping was somewhat troubled.
"If only I had a Spirit Beast Bag..."