[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starlight-professional":3,"chapter-starlight-professional-starlight-professional-chapter-566":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starlight Professional",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2309226,4512,"Chapter 566: Plant Growth and Mountain Lord Transformation","starlight-professional-chapter-566",566,"\u003Cp>Deep in the mountains and forests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a patch of grass, a wild goat grazed leisurely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a foul wind howled as a massive shadow with yellow-and-black fur lunged out, pinning the goat to the ground and sinking its jaws into its neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goat’s hooves twitched uncontrollably, kicking up grass and soil—but that was all; its struggles faded, and it became a corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hunter was none other than a mountain tiger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet instead of feasting, it turned and roared toward a spot in the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure flashed into view—Fang Xing stepped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was now dressed in animal-skin clothing and deer-hide boots, still looking like a wild man, but far better off than his earlier grass-skirted state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing pulled out a paper dagger and expertly opened the goat’s belly, tossing the tenderest organs to the tiger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The big tiger lowered its head and devoured them, letting out contented growls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing took a few lamb chops and began roasting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Am I… aiding a tiger in its evil deeds?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he gnawed on the roasted lamb chop, Fang Xing mused silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the “Druid” profession, he thrived in the wild—these past days had been as easy as a vacation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the big tiger hadn’t been hostile at first; quite the opposite—it had been friendly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had even escorted Fang Xing a long distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, Da Huang, all good things must come to an end…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating his fill, Fang Xing patted the tiger’s head: “Let’s part here…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aowu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The big tiger roared, turned with obvious reluctance, and vanished into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, it returned dragging several rabbits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah! Don’t worry—I’m just as skilled a hunter as you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing laughed, glancing at his status bar:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You have received multiple “Wilderness Enlightenment” bonuses from your animal companion. You have gained partial “Natural Knowledge”!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Your “Wilderness Transformation” talent has unlocked a new form—Mountain Lord Transformation!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In nature, the Druid’s experience surged rapidly; Fang Xing felt he was nearing Level 3.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His reason for staying with Da Huang wasn’t just for an extra free fighter and bodyguard—it was to observe and learn from it, gaining a brand-new Wilderness Transformation form!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, after accumulating multiple “Natural Knowledge” bonuses, Fang Xing finally achieved his goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lunged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, he transformed into a mountain lord with piercing eyes and a white brow, radiating authority, moving like the wind as he leapt through the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Da Huang froze, rubbing its paws over its eyes like a confused husky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two tigers played and wrestled briefly; then Fang Xing roared back and chose to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh! Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved swiftly through the forest; his innate aura of dread caused all small creatures—and even weak malevolent spirits—to flee instinctively, his speed astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Even an ordinary tiger’s strike power is ten times that of a normal adult… its bite force far exceeds imagination…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【But the mountain lord of this world surpasses even that…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【When I reach Level 5, “Mountain Lord Transformation” will surely unlock spell-like abilities—that’s when I’ll become a demonic tiger…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nightfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing found a cave, subtly radiating tiger aura; snakes, insects, rats, and ants all fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reverted to human form, took out the grass-woven sack slung over the tiger’s back, and put on his animal-skin clothes: “I really need to get a space item soon—this is too inconvenient…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Druid class can craft magical items, but only at very high levels…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, wind howled and heavy rain began to pour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sat cross-legged and activated “Green Wood Art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the essence of plants and trees surged toward him—more concentrated than even the Paper Slave Valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, he felt his internal energy reach its limit; the qi in his meridians stirred, eager to open new acupoints and pathways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad—he had no next-level technique, so he couldn’t succeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If only I had the second-level technique… if not, I could create one myself—but first, it would take too long, and second, I’d risk deviating into demonic cultivation… Of course, with my experience and insight, demonic deviation isn’t likely—but the time and energy spent would be better used simply buying a technique from some wandering cultivator’s market…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from how easily he’d acquired it before, these Foundation Establishment base techniques weren’t worth much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, though his Foundation Establishment cultivation couldn’t advance, his Druid experience had no such limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As plant essence continuously entered and was refined… his experience surged:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You completed a cultivation session. You gained “Natural Purification.” You received partial “Natural Knowledge”!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Druid profession advanced to Level 3! Gained “Plant Growth”!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here it is… the core ability of the Druid’s plant domain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s eyes lit up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Plant Growth: You may cast Druid spells to accelerate plant growth. The range and growth duration correlate positively with your Druid level and the plant’s inherent traits…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before reaching Legendary Druid, the two most critical domains are ‘Plant’ and ‘Animal’… The Animal domain’s core talent is ‘Wilderness Transformation’; the Plant domain’s is ‘Plant Growth’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s eyes gleamed: “With this, I’m the best spiritual cultivator of plants—anywhere I go, I’ll never starve… No, aiming to just survive is too lowly—I’ll eat well and live luxuriously.” The Druid’s innate “Natural Affinity” lets him communicate with plants, understand how to heal diseases and pests… combined with “Plant Growth,” calling him a Master of Spiritual Plants isn’t an exaggeration!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a person would be treated with absolute favor wherever he went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Fang Xing didn’t want to tie himself to any sect from the Outer Lands—even those that seemed decent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, whether righteous or demonic, all Outer Lands sects were branded “evil heretics” by the Zhou Shenchao. Though this smacked of victor’s bias, the fact remained: both sides had united to resist the Zhou Shenchao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he couldn’t trust the conduct or moral boundaries of those so-called righteous sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at his status bar:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Name: Fang Xing】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Age: 16\u002F31】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Profession: Druid Level 3】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Realm: Foundation Establishment Level 1】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Talents: Natural Affinity, Wilderness Transformation, Plant Growth】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Skills: Perfect Hands (Beginner 89\u002F100), Paper Folding Art (Beginner 6\u002F100)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!. Read\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lifespan cap increased again… but I can only live thirty-some years. Damn the Blood Shadow Sect! I’ll avenge this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing remembered the debt he owed the Blood Shadow Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for lifespan? When I reach Druid Level 5 and gain the ‘Eternal Youth’ talent, it’ll ease things… If I break through to the Dao Foundation realm, I’ll gain over a hundred years—Foundation Establishment Level 9, Dao Foundation Three Tiers… even the lowest Dao Foundation grants over two hundred years, let alone the higher tiers…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for Paper Folding Art? Until my lifespan is vastly extended, I should practice it sparingly… I just need to survive until my original body awakens—that’s success!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The storm had passed; the wilds were fresh and muddy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing stepped out of the cave, picking berries for breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, his gaze caught several plants resembling rice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was normal—human-cultivated rice and wheat had originally been selected from wild plants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spread his hands; a green glow settled over the plants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wild rice rapidly matured, turning golden and bearing heavy, full ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These are just mundane plants—if they were spiritual herbs beneficial to cultivation, one casting wouldn’t necessarily ripen them outright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing murmured: “But now, if I carry just a few seeds, I’ll never starve anywhere…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He plucked the rice ears and, through Natural Affinity, communicated with the plants to find the fullest, most likely-to-mutate seeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I do this a few more times, cross-breed them… I might breed better grain strains. That’s merit enough to save countless lives—if in this world merit can lead to sainthood, I might even ascend right here…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing thought, amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, a Great Druid’s abilities were perfectly suited to agriculture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even, once he reached Legendary Druid, he might awaken abilities like “Weather Control.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, Fang Xing’s “Jiao Dragon Transformation” could summon clouds and rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Then, I’d be the undisputed model of agricultural apotheosis…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing daydreamed aimlessly for a while, then sowed another round of rice, planning to harvest it and cook porridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he’d been eating roasted meat every day in the mountains and was sick of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after he pulled up the dried straw, he noticed the soil here had already become somewhat barren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Plants grow well, but one must not overuse them…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt a silent warning from nature itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Otherwise, I might stray from the Druid’s path and walk down another, darker Druidic path…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, withering and desolation… are also part of nature. But they carry a sinister aura, inviting universal condemnation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the days that followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing kept traveling through the mountains and forests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only make out a general direction, confirming he was growing ever farther from Paper Slave Valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for exactly where he had gone, he had no idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gradually noticed the surrounding vegetation growing sparse, realizing he was finally leaving the wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing had just hunted a young deer when he heard a distant scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leapt lightly, covering dozens of zhang in an instant, landing atop a rocky outcrop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two men dressed as herb collectors were there: one writhing in pain, a bloody gash on his back; the other, eyes greedy, clutching a sickle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far from them stood an ancient ginseng plant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A beast?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Fang Xing, the two men, moments ago locked in bitter rivalry, were suddenly startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1599,"2026-06-20T11:03:22.760Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f48bc167e5d059f7ba5a49e7e729071c6d0acfcf39598ba688f6103e57b80a5b","starlight-professional-chapter-567","starlight-professional-chapter-565",726,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarlight-professional-cover.jpg"]