Time flies.
Jiang Jie stayed at Mount Hyjal for a month, a full 21 years after the Dark Portal Dark Portal 20 years ago.
During the two trips to Demon Fall Canyon, neither Kael'thas nor Illidan were seen. Clearly, this journey to the Broken Isles was not easy. Traveling to that area by boat would take time, entering the Tomb of Sargeras was fraught with danger, and Suramar was not a good place either. Finding the Archdruid " Valewalker " in that area would not be an easy task either.
During this month, in addition to practicing martial arts and Pandaren skills, Jiang Jie would spend eight hours every day learning the Way of Nature from Cenarius.
The Way of Nature has a history of at least ten thousand years. If we really want to calculate it, it is inherited from " Eonar ", one of the Titans of the Pantheon. The exact length of its history is impossible to determine.
Daoism emphasizes following the natural way, which aligns perfectly with the Way of Nature. Even Xiao Feng believes that Jiang Jie is a rare genius in Daoist cultivation, and his progress in Daoist techniques far surpasses that of so-called "five-star talent."
Jiang Jie had been cultivating the Black Tortoise Longevity Art for more than half a year, returning to the Xiantian Houtian. In the process, he had read more than three thousand Daoist Canon. Just the energy he spent activating the game pod and using the time there to read had exceeded three years.
Not only that.
Besides reading the Daoist Canon, Jiang Jie also watched countless video explanations by martial arts masters, Grandmaster, and Great Grandmaster, as well as recordings of famous Daoist discourses. It was as if he had been listening to the personal teachings of the sages for several years.
Simply put, Jiang Jie absorbed so much energy in Silvermoon City and Dalaran, and now he absorbs ten times more energy every day in Mount Hyjal than he did in Lordaeron. Even so, the energy stored in the game pod is running low.
It can be said that although Jiang Jie has only been in this world for less than a year on the surface, he has spent nearly ten years in the game pod. In terms of real knowledge accumulation, martial arts theory accumulation, and understanding of the Dao, he is no less than most martial arts masters.
If Jiang Jie were to return to Earth now and discuss Daoism with the Daoist priests of those famous Daoist temples, he would surely be amazed. He would probably even concede defeat to many old Daoist priests and humbly ask them for their knowledge.
He already possessed a "heart for spiritual cultivation".
Therefore, when he followed Cenarius to learn the Way of Nature, his progress was far faster than Cenarius imagined.
In Cenarius's words, Jiang Jie's talent in this area is almost no less than Malfurion's, and even surpasses Hamuul Runetotem's. If he stays at Mount Hyjal and follows him to specialize in the Druid path, then in two or three years, the world will have another Archdruid. Ten years later, there is a high probability that he will become Legendary Druid.
This was a great temptation, but Jiang Jie remained unmoved.
Whether he was Warrior, a rogue, a hunter, a Monk, or Druid, it didn't matter to him; he was, after all, a martial artist.
He comes from Earth, from Huaxia, and he will never forget his identity.
He has a game pod, a large number of the best cultivation techniques from the 35th century, and the best resources. Of course, he would never abandon these to switch to Druid cultivation, even with the personal guidance of Demigod.
Needless to say, the legendary ten-year Legendary is legendary.
He can't wait ten years.
In the first five years, he will definitely advance to Legendary, or even faster.
While on the Wandering Isle, Jiang Jie had already mastered a small amount of natural power while becoming Monk, but it wasn't strong enough.
Although Monk also receive instruction from the four August Celestials, they primarily focus on their own cultivation rather than the Way of Nature, thus they are not as good as Druid in this respect.
Now, under Cenarius's personal tutelage, Jiang Jie is making rapid progress. According to Cenarius, he is already comparable to some novice Druid, which is remarkable and shows that Jiang Jie is very favored by nature.
Jiang Jie once asked Cenarius to take him into the Emerald Dream for a look, but was refused.
Cenarius believed that Jiang Jie was not yet qualified.
Entering the Emerald Dream is actually very dangerous.
Even Malfurion, when he first entered the Emerald Dream, would have gotten lost without Cenarius's guidance, let alone Jiang Jie, who had only been studying it for less than a month. Moreover, the Emerald Dream is now much more dangerous than it was ten thousand years ago due to the Emerald Nightmare. Many green dragons and Druid have gotten lost and are trapped in the Emerald Nightmare, unable to escape. Otherwise, the Battle of Mount Hyjal wouldn't have been so devastating.
Jiang Jie knew this was for his own good; the Emerald Dream was indeed not something he should be thinking about right now, even if it was very important to him.
During this time, Jiang Jie had been observing Cenarius and the other Keeper of the Grove, as well as the deer on Mount Hyjal.
The essence of the Five Animal Frolics is to imitate five animals: the tiger, the deer, the bear, the monkey, and the bird.
In later stages of training, the Dragon-Subduing Palm requires cultivating the True Dragon Form. A dragon has nine resemblances: its head resembles a camel, its horns a deer, its eyes a rabbit, its ears a cow, its neck a snake, its belly a clam, its scales a carp, its claws an eagle, and its paws a tiger.
Therefore, Jiang Jie has always had corresponding simulation training with tigers, deer, bears, and eagles, consciously trying to understand and imitate them.
Mount Hyjal is teeming with deer, and Cenarius is the son of the Elune and the white stag Malorne, possessing a half-human, half-stag form. Therefore, Jiang Jie's first Animal Form was chosen to be the "stag."
This would be difficult for other Druid, but relatively easy for Jiang Jie, because he had received Blessing of Cenarius, with a miniature version of Cenarius formed from a wisp of Cenarius's soul between his eyebrows.
So when the month was almost up, Jiang Jie finally mastered the Stag Form.
In the game, the stag is Travel Form, incredibly fast at running. But in reality, this form is not only extremely fast but also incredibly powerful in combat, with very hard antlers and a strong charging ability. Could the form of the strongest Demigod, Malorne, be weak?
In its Stag Form, Malfurion is already considered a magical creature, possessing strong spell resistance and capable of withstanding many ordinary spell attacks. The more powerful the Druid, the stronger their Animal Form. Malfurion's Animal Form can even directly confront some animal spirits that have lived for thousands or tens of thousands of years without being at a disadvantage.
Jiang Jie is still far from perfect, but at least he has an extra skill; having more skills is never a bad thing.
Most importantly, having mastered the Stag Form, Jiang Jie had completed one-ninth of his " True Dragon Form." He eagerly anticipated the day he could transform into a real dragon and wanted to know just how powerful that mythical beast, imagined by the Huaxia, truly was.
On this day, Malfurion, who had been missing for more than half a month, finally reappeared, bringing good news.
"Although Fandral Staghelm and Inavarex strongly opposed it, Irevar, Elothir, Yllyndra, and several other Archdruid, including the Archdruid of Val'sharah lineage, the Claw Archdruid, and the Vale Archdruid, all believed that your contributions to nature were enough to earn nature's bounty, and the World Tree was the best gift of all."
Malfurion reached out, and a seed appeared in his palm.