There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

While they were confronting each other, Yu Lian used the teleportation array on her body to return to Wang Ping's side, leaving the seven Rakshasa messengers to continue monitoring.

Now that the situation has stabilized, and with Xuan Ling and Que Cai present, they won't allow the Lingzong sect of the Vajra Temple to cause trouble, in other words, this weapon cultivator's life can be saved.

Upon returning to Wang Ping's side, Yu Lian immediately said, "This artifact cultivator's array can destroy the basic rules of the Five Elements and Yin Yang, which makes it impossible for cultivators below the Fourth Realm Perfection to even maintain a single spell in front of him. That's why he's so powerful."

Wang Ping nodded and offered an appropriate comment: "Yes, but as long as cultivators of the Xuanmen and Tianmen realms reach the fourth level of perfection, they can stabilize their spells, and their magic weapon formations will lose their effect."

"That's true, but those who can cultivate to the perfection of the four realms are extremely rare. If we can complete the secret methods of the four realms of weapon cultivation, we will have a great advantage in our future struggles with the Vajra Temple and the Underground Gate."

Yu Lian's tone was full of anticipation; he looked forward to the battle with Vajra Temple and the Underground Gate.

Wang Ping said with a smile, "Given the current situation, do you think the Vajra Temple and the Underground Gate have any right to speak?"

Yu Lian nodded thoughtfully and said, "You mean they'll take this opportunity to kill this weapon cultivator?"

Wang Ping extended his left hand and gently tapped the ground. The divine palace beneath his feet opened continuously. He used the divine palace to bless the seven Rakshasa messengers present and said to Yu Lian, "I will act unilaterally on this matter this time. I think the True Lords will not have any objections."

When he spoke, he first sent a message to Xuanqing and Baiyan using a communication token, promising to share the secret method for weapon cultivators to advance to the fourth realm. In less than two breaths, Xuanqing and Baiyan replied, just as Wang Ping had guessed, stating that they would support Wang Ping's choice.

"Go and take him down!"

Wang Ping's will instantly manifested in the seven divine messengers present.

As Wang Ping's will descended, the seven envoys of the divine kingdom suddenly shone with brilliant golden divine light, and the void beneath their feet silently collapsed, revealing the magnificent phantom of the divine kingdom's palace.

The next moment, seven envoys from the divine kingdom appeared in the sky above the battlefield.

"town!"

The seven people simultaneously uttered incantations and formed the divine kingdom seal.

In an instant, the light across the entire star field froze, and all the circulating spiritual energy was instantly frozen. Those who were preparing to cast spells found that they could not mobilize the power of their spiritual veins, as if their primordial spirits had been lifted into a void.

"This man was originally a disciple of Dongcan, a disciple of Zhenjun. He has committed a grave error this time, and we are ordered to capture him."

A faint, ethereal sound echoed beneath the starry sky.

Everyone was shocked, especially Lingzong of the Vajra Temple. Upon hearing this, he no longer had any intention of seizing the secret technique of weapon cultivation. He just wanted to say a few words to explain, but the pressure of the divine technique made it difficult for him to even speak.

Then another voice echoed: "You may all stand aside and watch as witnesses."

As soon as the words were spoken, the pressure on everyone vanished.

Xuan Ling and Que Cai immediately bowed in greeting. Both were disciples of the Taiyan Sect, and Xuan Ling was even Wang Ping's disciple, so naturally they were the first to offer their support.

The seven star gods of the Dao Palace also bowed and responded in unison, "We will obey the True Lord's decree."

Before they finished speaking, their figures faded away like reflections in water, eventually transforming into seven streaks of starlight that retreated to the side, becoming the 'witnesses' as they had just been told.

They were clever enough to call him "True Lord" directly, but not by his name, showing they didn't want to take any blame.

The Taoist Huaimo of the Jade Purity Sect bowed deeply with a solemn expression but said nothing. Then, his body radiated colorful light, and he retreated to the starry sky beside him, just like the seven star gods of the Taoist Palace, to be the 'witness'.

Lingzong of Vajra Temple clasped his hands together and said, "Vajra Temple... obeys the decree of the True Lord." Before he finished speaking, the golden lotus beneath his feet bloomed with dazzling golden light, enveloping him and the three star gods. In the instant the Buddhist light contracted, the four of them shattered and vanished like a dream, leaving directly behind.

A complex expression flashed across Zhi Gong's eyes. Over the years, she had completely broken free from the Taiyan Sect and Wang Ping, but deep down, she was unwilling to get rid of Wang Ping. After all, they had only known each other for a short time, but who could blame her when she was the Lord of the Underground Sect?

Now that Diwen Zhenjun and Wang Ping are at odds, she only has one path left, both now and in the future.

"As the True Lord commands."

She responded softly, and then transformed into a streak of light, appearing beside the Dao Palace cultivator.

He Feng and Gong Wu of the Zhenyang Sect didn't have much of a burden, because they were well aware of the origins of this weapon cultivator. Coming here was their duty, and now that they had a choice, they were naturally happy to leave.

As for Cang Lan from the Taiyin Sect, he bowed to the phantom of the divine kingdom as usual, and then transformed into a streak of purple lightning and disappeared into the starry sky.

No one came to Linshui Mansion.

"Roar--!"

At this moment, the weapon cultivator let out a beast-like roar. His eyes were completely covered in blood, and the last trace of clarity in his mind was also devoured by the madness. The dark red light around him surged wildly, and the seventy-two dark red lights re-condensed, transforming into a giant sword that spanned the starry river, and slashed fiercely down at the phantom of the divine kingdom!

"you…"

He gathered all his strength, yet could only utter two words. The sword strike he unleashed contained his lifelong resentment and madness. Wherever the sword's light passed, space was torn open with dark cracks like thin paper, and even starlight was swallowed up.

however--

"ban!"

The seven envoys of the Divine Kingdom raised their hands simultaneously, and seven divine runes intertwined in the void to form a net. The moment the world-destroying sword light collided with the divine runes, it melted away silently, like snow meeting the blazing sun.

"Roar!!"

The cultivator roared and frantically activated the spiritual veins within his body, attempting to self-destruct his primordial spirit.

But the next moment, his movements suddenly froze. His spiritual veins, his primordial spirit, and even his thoughts were like insects frozen in amber, unable to produce even the slightest fluctuation.

At this moment, within the illusory divine realm, a detached gaze pierced through the endless starry sky and landed upon him. But this gaze only flashed by, and then the cultivator's consciousness sank, all energy fluctuations around him returning to nothingness.

Then, the seven envoys of the Divine Kingdom raised their hands expressionlessly, and a golden divine light enveloped the weapon cultivator. The weapon cultivator's figure then vanished like dust and was absorbed into the depths of the Divine Kingdom.

"Although this boy is a disciple of my Taiyan sect, he has now violated the laws and regulations of the Dao Palace and should be punished. You may draft a plan and submit it to us."

The same ethereal voice rang out again.

Before the witnesses in the surrounding starry sky could react, the golden light that filled the sky had already dissipated, and the witnesses all wore bitter expressions. They now understood why there was such a thing as a witness.

Outer edge of the chaotic storm.

Wang Ping, within the Wood Spirit World, disregarded the thoughts of the cultivators below. He instantly opened his 'Heavenly Eye' and shone it upon the artifact cultivator. In an instant, everything about the artifact cultivator from the day he was born was revealed in Wang Ping's spiritual sea.

This weapon cultivator's real name is Mo Huaiyuan. He was originally the most inconspicuous disciple under Dongcan. When Dongcan failed to break through to the fourth realm, hundreds of his disciples also disappeared.

Mo Huaiyuan was just one of them. At that time, he was only at the second level of cultivation. Later, their whereabouts were betrayed, and when the disciples of the Vajra Temple came to ask for the secret method, they robbed it when they failed. This eventually turned into a century-long escape. Fortunately, the ecological zone in outer space was opened at this time, which gave them many more places to escape to.

Many disciples perished during their escape, including Dongcan's personal disciple. In order to preserve the legacy, he copied the secret technique into three copies and gave them to three trustworthy disciples with low cultivation levels, instructing them to remain anonymous as much as possible. Mo Huaiyuan was one of them.

What happened next was just like in some folk tales and novels. Mo Huaiyuan settled down in a small mountain gate, and as the disciples of the mountain gate repeatedly made meritorious contributions on the border battlefield, they gradually raised resources to advance to the third and fourth realms.

The reason he was able to advance to the fourth realm was because the boundless hatred in his heart successfully suppressed the madness brought about by the fusion of the fourth realm demonic weapon. This also made his thinking different from that of normal people. I'm afraid that when he gets his revenge, once this energy disappears, his consciousness will be immediately devoured by madness.

"What's wrong?"

Yu Lian sensed Wang Ping's emotions and immediately inquired about the result.

Looking at the light screen panel that popped up, Wang Ping saw that the secret technique for cultivating weapons in the fourth realm was no different from what he had obtained before, except that there was an additional record of condensing willpower. As long as one has enough willpower to fight against madness, the success rate can be increased.

Moreover, this was a warning that Dong Can had specifically left behind. Mo Huaiyuan had condensed the hatred in his mind, condensing it day and night, until his hatred almost solidified into a life motto.

Wang Ping shared these memories with Yu Lian in the spiritual sea. After Yu Lian had digested these memories, she said, "This is a perfect story. Right now, my Taiyan Sect is competing with the Vajra Temple for faith. If we embellish this story, it will surely damage the reputation of the Vajra Temple."

After saying that, she added, "It's just that the secret technique we obtained after expending so much effort seems rather useless. Dong Can did have an idea of ​​fighting madness with madness, but unfortunately he didn't have time to try it back then. Moreover, if he advances to the fourth realm in this way, he probably won't be able to make any further progress, and his lifespan will be greatly reduced due to the instability of the spiritual veins in his body. He also won't be able to fight often!"

Wang Ping smiled and said, "Don't underestimate people. They're not all crazy. There are others too, but..." He looked at Yu Lian and said, "This method is equivalent to giving up a part of your consciousness. Even if you master it, you'll become a fool or a madman."

He reached out and touched a jade slip, rewriting the secret techniques of the Four Realms Star Gods. He handed it to Yu Lian and said, "The cultivators of the Nine Cauldrons Sect who have joined my Taiyan Sect have developed quite well in recent years. Many of them have cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage. Give this secret technique to Que Cai, and she will know what to do next."

Yu Lian put the jade slip into the storage array at the back of her head and said, "This matter is really unpleasant. I thought I could teach those bald monks from the Vajra Temple a lesson!"

"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future!"

Wang Ping stretched out his left hand to deduce, while Yu Lian did not rush back to Taiyan Sect to find Que Cai. Instead, she lay on the map of the divine kingdom and communicated with the believers. Mo Huaiyuan, who was imprisoned, was below the map of the divine kingdom. Yu Lian observed her sea of ​​consciousness from time to time, looking very interested.

Half an hour later, Yu Lian activated the teleportation array on her body to go find Que Cai. Wang Ping did not receive any news from Xuan Qing and Bai Yan asking for the secret technique, so he simply pretended to be confused.

Another quarter of an hour passed, and Wang Ping finished his deduction and turned his gaze to the imprisoned Mo Huaiyuan.

It's simple to clear the madness from Mo Huaiyuan's consciousness, but part of his madness comes from the magic artifact array. Clearing it will also weaken the power of the magic artifact array. In other words, the only thing Mo Huaiyuan can do is to use his willpower to integrate that part of the mad memory and then slowly refine it.

However, this chance is probably less than 10%.

Yu Lian was probably curious about how Wang Ping would deal with Mo Huaiyuan, so just as Wang Ping was about to have a thought, she used the teleportation array to return to Wang Ping's side.

“The magic artifact array he created exists independently and can be fused and refined by other artifact cultivators,” Yu Lian said, offering her opinion. “If things don’t work out, we can seal the magic artifact array first and wait for other artifact cultivators to advance.”

Wang Ping was taken aback, then a thought struck him, and he said, "I hadn't considered that. In this way, a large number of third-realm artifact cultivators could try it out, and even if their consciousness went mad, they would have a high probability of obtaining a magic artifact formation."

Yu Lian nodded, "It would be best if they agreed to this themselves, otherwise the magic artifact formation definitely cannot be formed."

Wang Ping pointed at Mo Huaiyuan, "Let's give him a try first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the restraints on Mo Huaiyuan disappeared, and then a fierce aura spread throughout the divine kingdom. The magic artifact array instantly appeared around Mo Huaiyuan.

"You all have to die!"

A sword beam gathered in front of Mo Huaiyuan, but it was shattered by a burst of azure light before it could take shape.

It was Yu Lian who made the move. She has now reached the fourth realm of perfection and has glimpsed the basic rules of the starry sky. The destructive aura of Mo Huaiyuan's magic weapon formation could not damage her magical foundation, but she could easily suppress Mo Huaiyuan's magic weapon formation.

"You ungrateful wretch, hand him over to me!"

Yu Lian's body swelled to ten zhang in size, and as a stream of glazed water spiritual energy appeared, she blasted Mo Huaiyuan out of the Divine Kingdom Palace.

Wang Ping neither stopped Yu Lian nor paid attention to what methods Yu Lian used to tame Mo Huaiyuan's consciousness; everything seemed to have returned to before the incident occurred.

The Dao Palace's decision regarding Mo Huaiyuan was presented two months later. They punished Mo Huaiyuan with a thousand years of solitary confinement, after all, Wang Ping had acknowledged his identity.

Two years after this incident, a large-scale evil ritual suddenly appeared in the ecological zone near Zhongzhou, throwing the cultivation world into chaos and causing a severe shortage of manpower in the Dao Palace.

At that very moment, on Venus's orbit, the light of the divine magic array suddenly surged, and billions of golden streams of light, like an inverted galaxy, dyed the entire star field into a dazzling golden ocean.

At the core of the magic array, a beam of light pierced the sky and the surrounding space began to distort, vaguely revealing the phantom of a giant palace spanning the Milky Way. It was a projection of the divine kingdom itself, with glazed golden tiles shining brightly in the starlight, and the phantoms of immortals and gods appearing and disappearing among the carved beams and painted rafters.

This is Tiangong trying to break free from Wang Ping's divine magical constraints. (End of Chapter)