The Druid's Way of Nature was not merely the Way of the Forest.
It included more than a dozen branches, such as the polar regions, deserts, twilight, forests, jungles, mountains, plains, and swamps.
But in Ling Qing's subjective consciousness, he instinctively equated nature with the forest.
It wasn't that he didn't understand that the Way of Nature encompassed all these things; he simply couldn't put them into practice.
As the saying went, knowing was easy, but doing was hard.
Only by putting knowledge into practice and uniting knowledge with action could one receive feedback from nature.
For example, there was a branch called the Urban Druid, whose practitioners lived in towns far from the wilderness.
They gave up spells and animal companions, choosing instead such fields as enchantment, teamwork, knowledge, and weather to form their bond with nature.
It wasn't that Ling Qing hadn't received the inheritance of this branch; it simply didn't suit him.
If he insisted on choosing it, the mismatch might hinder him whenever he tried to perform the duties associated with the profession.
With so little feedback to gain, his class level and related abilities would develop more slowly.
The Druid inheritance, however, was relatively accommodating. After all, the Heart of the Druid could hold all the knowledge of nature that Ling Qing perceived.
After choosing the Forest branch, he had narrowed his focus even further. Once he gained enough insight, it would naturally undergo a qualitative change.
As for the Spirit Restraint and Transformation Method, during the process of binding spirits, he could capture any spirit he understood and was able to draw toward himself.
But this thing was like drawing cards. The nature spirits he captured through insight were card fragments.
To piece them together into a complete divine authority, he would need more