There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

Upon hearing Wang Ping's explanation, Yu Lian nodded thoughtfully and said, "If Tian Gong wants to break the restrictions you've set up, it will consume most of the resources of the Vajra Temple. At that time, I will secretly push things along and let them take the initiative to start a war, so that we can use righteousness to conquer them."

Wang Ping looked at Yu Lian and replied with a smile, "If you want to do it, then go ahead and do it."

After saying that, he began to deduce based on this meeting with Tiangong. At first, all he saw was emptiness, but as his consciousness deepened, some images gradually became clear. First, he saw two disciples of the fourth realm from the new realm.

Then we see the merger of Zhongzhou Lingshan Temple and Jingang Temple, the snowy region's Buddhist sect is forced to choose to integrate into Jingang Temple, and finally we see the great light of Buddhism shining brightly in Zhongzhou's snowy region, with countless believers bowing and worshipping.

As believers worshipped, the sky was engulfed by endless flames, and a giant golden crow streaked across the sky, its brilliance mirroring that of a white dragon.

After that, there was nothingness again. Wang Ping did not expend any more cultivation to continue observing. He opened his eyes and looked at the flowing green light spots in the Wood Spirit World. Yu Lian was no longer by his side, which proved that he had been deducing for a long time.

As his consciousness wavered, Wang Ping sensed Yu Lian's aura at Mount Jiuxuan. Yu Lian was currently disciplining and suppressing Mo Huaiyuan at the bottom of the mountain. Wang Ping only glanced at her before focusing his consciousness on the Taiyan asteroid, locking onto Zi Luan, who was in seclusion in a dense forest deep within the Taiyan Sect's territory.

Zi Luan's current condition is relatively stable, but even with sufficient resources, it would take three thousand Central Continent years to cultivate a perfect Wood Spirit Body. Given Zi Luan's cultivation talent, it would probably take at least four thousand years.

Zi Luan has only just refined the wood spirit energy of several ecological zones and condensed a 'wood spirit origin'. He is still stuck in the second step of cultivation. Even if he completes this step, it will take another four thousand years to perfect his wood spirit body.

Zi Luan was unreliable; even Zi Luan was beyond help. Apart from Daoist Miao Qing, there was no one else in the Taiyan Sect to rely on. Therefore, Wang Ping's consciousness immediately returned to Jiuxuan Mountain and landed on the sleeping ground of the small mountain. The giant locust tree there stretched straight to the sky, and the pollution inside and outside had been completely eradicated after more than a thousand years of purification.

After observing the locust tree for more than ten breaths, Wang Ping's clone appeared in front of the locust tree, and the part of his consciousness that landed there immediately merged with the clone.

The rain lotus at the foot of Mount Jiuxuan immediately sensed something, transforming into a beam of green light and landing beside Wang Ping's clone. She first opened her mouth wide and swallowed a mouthful of locust flower petals, then said to Wang Ping's clone, "Do you want to wake up Xiaoshan to relieve the pressure?"

Wang Ping said, "When the Xuanmen and Tianmen each have a second person at the Fifth Realm, the battle will turn bloody."

Yu Lian tilted her head and looked at Wang Ping, asking, "Are you scared?"

Wang Ping remained silent for a few moments before replying, "When I first started cultivating, my master protected me from all hardships. Later, with the protection of Lord Xiaoshan, even though Yuan Wu was quite scheming when I advanced to the fourth realm, he still took good care of me. At that time, I had the fewest concerns because I only needed to consider the feelings of the person above me. But now..."

He looked up at the majestic locust tree and reached out to catch a pure white locust flower.

Now, Wang Ping is above everyone else, and countless people rely on him for cultivation, but he has no one left to depend on. He has to make all the decisions himself, and if he makes the wrong decision, he will have to bear all the consequences himself.

So what are your thoughts now?

Yulian asked curiously, but before Wang Ping could answer, she suggested, "I've always had an idea, but I don't know if it's possible to realize it."

"Is it related to Xiaoshan?"

“Yes, all these years I’ve been cultivating the followers of the Divine Kingdom, searching for a suitable divine general, but there isn’t a single spirit beast in this world capable of cultivating to the fourth realm on its own. Sometimes I wonder if I could convert the true spirit of the starry sky, but after several attempts, it still doesn’t work. One day I suddenly thought of the sleeping little mountain… I wonder if it would work.” “…”

A fleeting look of surprise crossed Wang Ping's doppelganger's eyes as he gazed at Yu Lian.

Yu Lian continued, "Didn't you say back in the Third Realm that to maintain order, we need to establish a top-down system of order? I think it would be most convenient to build such a system based on your Divine Kingdom Palace. Originally, I planned to contact the Star God Alliance first and use the Star Gods of the Fourth Realm as a test target. If you intend to awaken Xiao Shan, why not use him as a test first? What do you say?"

In Wang Ping's mind at this moment, the first thing that came to mind was the Heavenly Court from his previous life. If it was really as Yu Lian said, based on the Divine Kingdom, all the high-ranking cultivators in this starry sky could be enfeoffed, then it was indeed possible to achieve true order. However, this would require him to have the strength to suppress the entire cultivation world.

Want to give it a try?

Yu Lian pressed for an answer.

Wang Ping did not respond; he probed his consciousness into the locust tree.

Soon, he came across some chaotic memories, which were Xiaoshan's consciousness. When the pollution of his consciousness was cleansed, many normal memories also disappeared. In addition, the loss of his primordial spirit and the damage to his physical body made it impossible for him to wake up with normal thinking.

These chaotic memories, like flames trapped in amber, remain in a state of near-extinguishment, shrouded in an impenetrable veil, protecting Xiaoshan's consciousness while simultaneously preventing his awakening.

Upon closer observation, it becomes clear that the memories and cognition within Xiaoshan's primordial spirit are like a frozen galaxy, with countless points of light maintaining a delicate balance and stillness. Only at the very core, a trace of spirituality slowly pulsates, like the faint heartbeat of a hibernating animal.

Awakening Xiaoshan is actually quite simple. All he needs to do is manually rearrange those chaotic memories and clear away the thin veil that suppresses them. However, Xiaoshan's primordial spirit is currently too weak to suppress the wood spirit nurtured in the core of his body. The moment he awakens, the wood spirit will take over his consciousness.

Just now, Yu Lian suggested that Xiao Shan be appointed as one of the thirty-six divine generals of the Divine Kingdom. With the help of the Divine Kingdom's power, it is highly likely that the awakening of the wood spirit within him can be suppressed. Furthermore, when Wang Ping rearranges these memories, he can use the 'Heaven-Covering Talisman' to infuse some memories, so that Xiao Shan will not rebel against the constraints of the Divine Kingdom.

“There are frequent battles on the front lines now, and there should be many Star Gods whose primordial spirits have been severely damaged. Go and contact them. We will try with some Star Gods of the fourth realm first.”

Wang Ping made a decision.

Yu Lian immediately replied, "Okay!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Wang Ping's consciousness returned to his body on the outskirts of the chaotic storm. He looked up in the direction where Xuan Qing and Bai Yan were. The two of them were still in meditation and did not seem to want to ask him for the secret techniques of the fourth realm weapon cultivation.

Wang Ping exhaled, stirring the surging wood spirit particles within the wood spirit world to suppress the various thoughts in his mind. In fact, if he could just learn from Bai Yan and Xuan Qing and give up some things, he could also live a peaceful life.

But this time, he wanted to release the emotions he had been suppressing.

After observing the flowing energy particles for a long time, Wang Ping took out the 'Time' property he had previously unlocked, intending to spend some time completing the secret technique of the fourth realm of the "Gathering Wood Technique," which was the fastest way to increase the strength of the Taiyan Sect. (End of Chapter)