A Druid Also Can Cultivate-Chapter 278: The Sect’s Foundation, Comprehending the Yin Yang Heaven Extinction Array!

Chapter 278: Chapter 278: The Sect’s Foundation, Comprehending the Yin Yang Heaven Extinction Array!

In the honey that Qi Ping gave to Elder Zhou, the most abundant type was the kind that nurtures the divine soul, body, and enhances one’s aptitude.

The reason this honey could enhance aptitude mainly lies in the Ripple Exotic Wood.

The Ripple Fruit of the Ripple Exotic Wood is originally used to enhance the cultivation of Water Attribute cultivators and boost their natural talent, but due to its strong medicinal properties, it’s not something a Qi Refining Stage cultivator like Elder Zhou can consume.

However, after the bees’ research and dilution, they actually fused a kind of honey that can enhance Wood Attribute cultivation aptitude!

Not only did Qi Ping consume some of this honey himself, but most importantly, Qi Ping saw hope for Elder Zhou to reach Foundation Establishment!

Thus, Qi Ping began to cleanse Elder Zhou’s meridians and study cultivation techniques suitable for Elder Zhou’s Wood Spirit Root... From then on, Elder Zhou tread a path of cultivation.

"Maybe in the future, I will find Spiritual Medicine that can greatly enhance Elder Zhou’s cultivation aptitude!" 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

This kind of Spiritual Medicine might be hard for Qi Ping to obtain now, but if he reaches the Golden Core Stage smoothly, it will be much simpler.

"And as Sister Nan said about the cave mansion of Spirit Beast Cultivation: Demon Insect Chapter, and the enemy she said could only be handled at the Golden Core Stage, let’s resolve this karma together after reaching Golden Core Stage!"

Qi Ping still remembers when Sister Nan said this with a joking tone, so he guesses that Sister Nan’s enemy is at most Foundation Establishment. Let alone after reaching the Golden Core Stage, he can already handle it effortlessly now.

But Qi Ping is not in a hurry with this matter. He can deal with both matters more steadily after reaching the Golden Core Stage.

Spirit Beast Cultivation: Demon Insect Chapter played a crucial role in his early growth, and even the formula for the Bloodline Potion to devour the Demon Insect King came from it.

So for matters that are easy for him to resolve, Qi Ping does not hesitate to do so.

Once this matter is over, the karma with Sister Nan will be completely resolved.

...

After having a meal with Elder Zhou in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, Qi Ping set off for Starfall City.

Since he last publicly beat Lu Ming, the senior brother of the Law Enforcement Hall in Starfall City, and forcefully took his Lifebound Sword, the atmosphere in Starfall City has become more subtle.

The black market forces, which had small schemes, are now all silent and dare not even breathe loudly, only to seek support from their protective umbrellas again.

But compared to Starfall City which poses no real danger to Qi Ping, the most crucial point was when Lu Ming of the Law Enforcement Hall was beaten by Qi Ping, an undercurrent started to surge within the Cyan Origin Sect that almost silenced the entire sect.

The image impact brought by the Memory Stone was too shocking; Lu Ming, who was famous within the Sect’s Law Enforcement Hall, was captured and beaten violently within just a few breaths!

Although Qi Ping appeared not lightly injured either, the power, battle intuition, decisiveness, and toughness displayed by Qi Ping almost scared all Cyan Origin Sect disciples still in the Foundation Establishment Stage, even those genius disciples whose reputations weren’t below Lu Ming found Qi Ping extremely daunting.

Even the two core disciples who had already achieved the Golden Core took note of Qi Ping, the rising star.

This time, Qi Ping’s reputation within the Cyan Origin Sect didn’t just spread but firmly cemented his unshakable position among many genius disciples of the Sect.

However, now the most crucial is the attitude of the Golden Core level toward Qi Ping, which will completely determine his fate within the sect.

According to Qi Ping’s understanding, at the core of the current high level of the Cyan Origin Sect is a Nascent Soul level Supreme Elder.

In the situation whether there are still surviving Nascent Soul ancestors of the Cyan Origin Sect, he is currently the highest decision-maker of the sect. However, Qi Ping’s matters have not escalated to a level that concerns him yet; sometimes even matters at the Golden Core level may not interest this Supreme Elder, let alone a matter like Qi Ping’s.

In the current Golden Core high level of the Cyan Origin Sect, after years of development, there have been basically three interest groups, namely Conservative Faction, Neutral Faction, and Radical Faction.

The Conservative Faction insists on the orthodoxy of the Cyan Origin Sect and is the most pure-minded faction. They control the operation right of the Sect Protection Array and a crucial Sect Protection Treasure.

The Sect Protection Array, passed down for over ten thousand years, can even slay a Nascent Soul with full power! But because of its extremely high spirituality and special restrictions, only those who pass numerous tests of character are qualified to control it. Even the current Nascent Soul cultivators of the Cyan Origin Sect do not hold the control qualification.

The Radical Faction doesn’t dare to violate the sect rules due to the existence of this faction.

This directly affects the Radical Faction from taking action against Qi Ping openly because if they really dare, no one can predict what the Conservative Faction would do to maintain the sect rules.

But this generation of the Conservative Faction has only three Golden Core cultivators left, the weakest among the three interest groups, but because they control the Sect Protection Array, this super-killing tool, they hold extremely high rights in sect rules and the long-term development of the sect.

The Radical Faction acts radically; they could resort to any unscrupulous means for resources, like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, for example, disguising as Tribulation Cultivators to loot cultivators in the Qingtian Realm, all just for the pursuit of immortality!

The Radical Faction has a total of seven Golden Core cultivators and the most disciples, making it the strongest presence in the Cyan Origin Sect, controlling three Sect Protection Treasures.

There are also three sub-factions within the Radical Faction, with considerable disputes among them. The ones framing Qi Ping currently belong to the Radical Faction, and those behind Starfall City also belong to the Radical Faction.

The Neutral Faction, however, controls two Sect Protection Treasures of the Cyan Origin Sect, with a style that is like a grass on the walls, unwilling to fraternize with the three major factions but also unable to maintain purity of heart, and acting opportunistically on a daily basis.

This faction currently has four Golden Core cultivators.

If they support the Conservative Faction, the power of the Conservative Faction would exceed that of the Radical Faction.

If they support the Radical Faction, the power of the Conservative Faction would become extremely small.

But because currently only the Conservative Faction has the qualification to control the Sect Protection Array, if they kill them, the Cyan Origin Sect’s Sect Protection Array will become completely out of control. This is a rule set at the founding of the sect to ensure it doesn’t get harmed by treacherous people or used for personal gain.

The existence of this rule has guaranteed the survival of the Cyan Origin Sect for over ten thousand years! It is also the true ace in the hole for the sect to remain undefeated for millennia!

But as the power of the Conservative Faction continues to diminish, its influence is also decreasing. Currently, most of the important positions within the sect are controlled by the Radical Faction, followed by the Neutral Faction, with the Conservative Faction having the least positions.

The attitudes and compromises among these three major interest groups determine the direction of the entire Cyan Origin Sect’s policies, and this is also why the sect cannot have a fully unified external behavior.

The existence of the Conservative Faction is precisely one of Qi Ping’s confidences in his plan.

The reason Qi Ping beat the senior brother Lu Ming of the Law Enforcement Hall a while ago was that he was sure that as long as he did not violate the sect rules, the Radical Faction couldn’t do anything to him.

But if he chose to kill such a core figure, even the Conservative Faction might not be able to protect him.

Qi Ping does not want a minor character like this to jeopardize his plan.

...

Two months later, Starfall City.

Surrounded by Yin Yang Spiritual Power, Qi Ping suddenly opened his eyes, with a strong sense of joy in them!

"The Yin Yang Heaven Extinction Array has been successfully arranged!"

Now he only lacks the Five Elements Life and Death Array!

Upon waking up, Qi Ping also checked the Communication Talisman, which contained various recent information about the Cyan Origin Sect.

After glancing over it, Qi Ping found that it still did not make any comments on his beating of Lu Ming of the Law Enforcement Hall.

"After so much time, the sect has chosen silence over the incident of Lu Ming being beaten, it seems the three major factions have temporarily compromised..."

"But recently, there have been rumors of some movements within the three major factions; it’s not clear whether it’s targeting me. To be safe, it seems necessary to quickly understand the Five Elements Life and Death Array, but the Yin Yang Heaven Extinction Array can already be arranged first, so even if there is an unexpected situation, I’ll have a trump card to handle it..."

"I hope I can hold out until the Five Elements Life and Death Array is completely understood!"

Qi Ping is now stuck in Starfall City unable to advance or retreat. After the last beating of the Law Enforcement Hall, Qi Ping discovered that the existence behind Starfall City seems to have a tendency to ally with the guys behind the Task Hall to deal with him.

If Qi Ping sits and awaits his doom, he might only face annihilation, completely losing the hope of gaining the knowledge to break through the Golden Core Stage in the Cyan Origin Sect.

So now, the only path in front of Qi Ping is to escalate the situation, using the Cyan Origin Sect’s rules and the duties of the Guardian Envoy to successfully annihilate the city and cut down a Golden Core cultivator.

But whether he can successfully kill the arriving Golden Core cultivator, whether the Conservative Faction will choose to continue to play the turtle or protect him and allow him to soar, all remain unknown variables.

But up to this point, if Qi Ping wishes to enter the core of the Cyan Origin Sect, there is no second option, as the interference of the three major factions would never allow Qi Ping to rise unless the Conservative Faction steps in, preventing him from acquiring the cultivation knowledge he yearns for, a crucial part of his path to longevity.

But as long as he stays true to his heart this time, abides by the sect rules, and eliminates an important force of the three major factions, showcasing Foundation Establishment cutting down a Golden Core’s extraordinary aptitude, he can potentially gain the support of the Conservative and Neutral Factions to climb up.