[Species: Underground Gold Marrow Honey Bee]
[Bloodline: First Order Intermediate]
[Talent: Brewing Artisan, Poisonous Stinger, Wind Speed]
Brewing Artisan: Possesses a unique Talent in brewing honey, capable of not only brewing pollen into honey but also brewing some spirit herbs into honey and enhancing their special effects.
Poisonous Stinger: Can release powerful toxins from its stinger.
Wind Speed: The Underground Gold Marrow Honey Bee is a wind and wood dual-attribute Spirit Beast with relatively fast speed, gaining a certain speed boost in areas with wind-attribute energy.
[Evaluation: Shy by nature, highly aggressive, can pose a threat to Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivators if in sufficient numbers; will repel other Bees and any potentially threatening creatures; extremely fast, loves brewing honey, has high requirements for nectar sources]
After recalling the information about the Gold Marrow Bees in his mind, Qi Ping felt even more pleasantly surprised.
Gold Marrow Bees were Spirit Beasts he couldn't afford even if he emptied his pockets, especially tamed Gold Marrow Bees that could be bred, which were even more valuable!
The nature of Gold Marrow Bees determined their extremely high difficulty in taming and breeding, at least ten times that of Black Little Bees.
The success rate of taming a hive of wild Gold Marrow Bees was also far less than one-tenth!
So, if Qi Ping could successfully form a contract with a hive of Underground Gold Marrow Honey Bees, he would truly be incredibly lucky.
"I hope they really are Gold Marrow Bees!"
"And I hope the Beast King Druid's skills are powerful enough to allow me to successfully contract the Gold Marrow Bees as Animal Companions!"
With this feeling of immense anticipation, Qi Ping began communicating with the Black Little Bees about the location of the Gold Marrow Bees' nest.
"Where are the big Bees?"
"Where are the Underground big Bees?"
"Where are the golden big Bees?"
Because the Black Little Bees' intelligence was not high, communication was difficult, so Qi Ping could only patiently repeat his questions to them.
After a while, some Black Little Bees finally understood what Qi Ping meant and pointed with their tiny feet in a certain direction in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range.
"Buzz buzz... (There! There!)"
"Buzz buzz... (Dangerous!)"
In the depths of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range?
Just as Qi Ping was about to ask for a more specific location, something unexpected happened: two brave Bees actually took the initiative to lead him.
"Buzz buzz... (Follow me!)"
This was something Qi Ping hadn't expected.
Generally speaking, Black Little Bees should be afraid of Gold Marrow Bees, so how could they possibly take the initiative to lead him?
"Could it be that when there are many Bees, a few stubborn ones will appear?"
Just like with humans, when the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds; it's probably the same when there are many Bees.
However, this was a good thing. It was known that Gold Marrow Bees were very sensitive to surrounding movements and would hide or attack at the slightest disturbance.
Even Cultivators found it difficult to locate their underground nests, which was one reason why Underground Gold Marrow Honey Bees were rare.
Following the lead of those two stubborn Bees, Qi Ping gradually entered the depths of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range.
The trees here were much taller, and there were many thorny vines and bushes.
Although Qi Ping was a Qi Refining First Level Cultivator, these thorny vines were also more sturdy and dangerous than ordinary vines due to the spiritual energy, and some were even highly poisonous.
In such an environment, it was almost impossible to track down the Gold Marrow Bees by himself.
"It's a good thing I have you two little ones leading the way!" Qi Ping said thankfully.
At the same time, he secretly planned that once he got something good, he would share some with these two little ones.
"The Jungle Druid truly feels like a fish in water in the mountains and forests..."
As he entered deeper into the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, Qi Ping found that his senses became increasingly sharp and powerful.
He could clearly perceive movements from a considerable distance away.
In addition, Qi Ping felt that his body and spiritual energy had both been somewhat enhanced, and his spiritual energy recovery speed had also increased significantly.
However, these were not reflected in the Druid's Talent skills.
"It seems that skills and Talent don't represent everything about the Druid profession; some unstated characteristics still need to be discovered by oneself..."
For example, the current buff the Jungle Druid receives in the mountains and forests.
"In the future, if I encounter danger, I can consider escaping into the mountains and forests."
"Cultivation can also be done in the mountains and forests, or I can plant some powerful spirit trees and spirit herbs myself; perhaps my cultivation speed can also be faster..."
The more seriously he contemplated, the more joyful Qi Ping felt in his heart.
The Druid profession brought him more surprises. Although it couldn't compare to the extraordinary Talent and Physique of those Sect geniuses, as long as he made good use of it, his future achievements might not necessarily be lower than theirs!
Qi Ping continued to move deeper while contemplating the various changes in his body.
His Physique also seemed to be stronger than before; the increase in Druid Level would also lead to a certain degree of increase in physical strength.
However, after penetrating about ten miles, Qi Ping's heart gradually tightened. At this point, things that could endanger his life might appear.
For example, highly poisonous plants and venomous insects hidden in the dark.
Although the Druid profession gave him some buffs in the mountains and forests, he was not invincible. Some highly intelligent Spirit Beasts or some fierce venomous insects and ferocious beasts might not respect a Druid.
After all, this was the Cultivation World, not a game Qi Ping was familiar with. The specific effects of the Druid profession still needed to be tested.
After carefully pushing aside another poisonous vine, a sense of crisis began to rise in Qi Ping's heart.
"How much further?" Qi Ping couldn't help but ask.
After repeating himself several times, the two Black Little Bees finally expressed themselves vaguely:
"Buzz buzz... (Ahead, ahead, almost there, almost there!)"
So, Qi Ping could only steel himself and follow.
If it weren't for the confidence given by the Jungle Druid and Beast King Druid professions, he would not have easily ventured here.
Fortunately, after a while, the Black Little Bees stopped.
"Buzz buzz... (We're here! We're here!)"
"Buzz buzz... (Dangerous!)"
After reaching this point, the two Black Little Bees refused to go forward no matter what, as if there was something terrifying ahead.
Qi Ping even found that the bodies of these two Black Little Bees began to tremble slightly, which was the instinctive fear when facing creatures with higher Bloodlines.
"You two go back, be careful!" Qi Ping instructed.
By leading him here, these two little ones were already quite stubborn.
Upon hearing this, the two Black Little Bees buzzed a few times, circled Qi Ping a few times, and then flew back.
Qi Ping also secretly remembered the appearance of these two stubborn Bees.
After becoming a Beast King Druid, he could easily distinguish between Bees that looked identical to others; this was also one of the characteristics of a Beast King Druid.
Although their lifespan wasn't long, within their limited lives, it was possible for Qi Ping to let them eat some good things, which would be considered a reward for their assistance this time.
After taking a deep breath, Qi Ping tightly gripped the long saber in his hand, which was a Low Grade Magical Artifact.
This was given to him by Old Zhou.
Coming here alone was also an adventure for him.
Only because he wanted to contract the Gold Marrow Bees and was a Beast King Druid and Jungle Druid did Qi Ping dare to take the risk and come to this place!
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