There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

After Quan Xing and Niu Pan officially joined the Taiyan Sect in the presence of tens of thousands of disciples, they received a new identity jade tablet, and their identities within the Taiyan Sect were two independent titles.

The rat demon Quan Xing was bestowed the title of Tongming Zhenren by Wang Ping. Tongming means to be clear and thorough. This title does not mention his appearance, but only his spirit, implying that Quan Xing has cultivated to the point where he has spiritual perception that reaches the heavens, can see through all the changes in the world, and can foresee good and bad fortune. All conspiracies, tricks and traps are reflected in his eyes like a clear mirror, and he can see them all without any doubt.

The title of the bull demon Niu Pan is Jiurang Zhenren. "Rang" refers to the land of Zhongzhou Star, and "nine" is the extreme number, the foundation for the growth of all things. Calling him "Jiurang" means that his power can support mountains and rivers. His existence itself is the cornerstone of a world, with a grand scale.

They were qualified to build their own dojos and take on disciples to spread their teachings. After receiving their new identity tokens, Que Cai and Tong Yu Dao Ren wanted to assign two undeveloped asteroids in Jupiter's orbit to them, but they refused, saying that the demonic spirituality they emitted during their cultivation could not be compatible with the aura of Jupiter.

The construction of the ecological zone fell to Quan Xing, who was granted permission by Wang Ping not to go to the front lines anymore, while Niu Pan had to continue guarding the front-line battlefield and maintaining the standoff with the rebels.

When Niu Pan reappeared on the front lines in his blue Taoist robes from the Taiyan Sect, he clearly felt the alienation from his former clansmen, but he didn't care about that.

Subsequently, Zhu Wu had his clansmen bring a temporary communication token, hoping that Niu Pan would give them an explanation. Niu Pan accepted it readily and promised to open the projection space of the communication token at Chenshi (7-9 AM) the next day.

Everything was so calm and peaceful, thanks to the strength of the True Lords and Wang Ping's current cultivation level, which was enough to make most people in this starry sky talk to him in a peaceful manner.

A day later, Niu Pan activated the projection space of the communication token on time. The next moment, the scene around him suddenly distorted and faded, and his consciousness was pulled into a temporarily constructed projection space.

It was a stone hall with blinding sunlight streaming through the windows. Outside the windows stretched an incredibly vast and desolate plain. Several enormous totem stone pillars stood in the hall, their surfaces carved with intricate and ancient patterns of countless demons surging about, in a bold and unrestrained style.

Perhaps due to the temporary nature of the projection space, subtle energy turbulence, like an invisible wind, occasionally caused Niu Pan's own projection to fluctuate and blur for a moment.

There were no other decorations in the hall. Zhu Wu and Wang Xuan stood in the center of the hall. After Niu Pan appeared, they immediately stopped their conversation and turned their attention to him.

"I met two fellow Taoists."

Niu Pan bowed with his hands clasped as usual.

Zhu Wu and Wang Xian did not get angry, nor did they mock Niu Pan. They simply returned the greeting with more polite gestures than before, lacking their usual casualness.

"Do you think highly of Changqing Zhenjun?" Zhu Wu returned the greeting and got straight to the point.

"Senior Quan Xing has high hopes for him, and I'm just making a choice," Niu Pan said sincerely.

"What did True Lord Changqing promise Quanxing?" Zhu Wu asked again.

"He was promised that he could continue his cultivation!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Wu and Wang Xuan showed no joy, but rather a helpless expression. After more than ten breaths of silence, Zhu Wu sighed and said, "Do you know what this means? In the future, you will become pawns charging into battle. The last confrontation between Changqing Zhenjun and Tiangong means that they have basically broken ties, and an unprecedented struggle will break out among the Zhenjuns."

Niu Pan waited for Zhu Wu to finish speaking before replying, "Nearly tens of thousands of years have passed since the Dragon Lord and the others switched to cultivating the secret arts of the Xuanmen, and nearly ten thousand years have passed since the rise of humanity. When have we not been pawns? Now that the trend is inevitable, if we don't find a way out in advance, we may not even have the right to be pawns in the future." Zhu Wu and Wang Xuan both frowned slightly upon hearing this. Then Zhu Wu stared at Niu Pan and asked, "It seems you have made up your mind to take this step?"

Niu Pan replied, "I have been considering this matter for a long time."

Wang Xuan frowned and said, "You abandoned your people. After learning that you had joined the Taiyan Sect, many of your people simply could not accept it."

Niu Pan said, "I haven't communicated with my people for thousands of years. They are not deeply involved with me. You two should know that."

Wang Xian wanted to say something more, but Zhu Wu stopped him and said, "Since you have made up your mind, then we can only congratulate you on your bright future!"

Niu Pan clearly had more to say, but upon hearing Zhu Wu's congratulations, he swallowed his remaining words, bowed in return, and then cut off the projection signal without saying anything more.

After Niu Pan left, Wang Xuan's face showed a hint of anger. He said to Zhu Wuyan, "Doesn't he know that doing this will directly trigger a civil war among the demon race? Look, next Bai Xin and Hou Ji will join the Underground Cave Sect, and they will also receive support from Tian Gong and Di Wen to continue their cultivation."

Zhu Wu remained calm. He walked to the window of the projection space and gazed at the endless plains outside. Because it was a projection space, the plains appeared blurry, but he was particularly fascinated by the sight of them. After a long while, he said:
"Fellow Daoists Quan Xing and Niu Pan merely made the decision first, before the conflicts among the True Monarchs fully erupted. This requires great courage."

He suddenly laughed, but there was a hint of bitterness in his laughter. Then he turned to look at Wang Xuan and asked, "Do you dare to place a bet now?"

Wang Xuan fell into deep thought, and after a long time, he finally replied, "Let alone now, I wouldn't be willing to place a bet even in the future."

"But if you place a bet, you'll be eligible to continue your cultivation. What would you choose?" Zhu Wu asked again.

Wang Xuan fell into deep thought again. This time, he only needed a few breaths to think before looking at Zhu Wu and saying uncertainly, "The Dragon Lord? But will he accept us?"

When he spoke of the Dragon King, a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it.

Zhu Wu smiled, his face full of fat, and said, "Even the Dragon Lord has his reasons. For example, his eldest son advanced to the fifth realm. And now, with the current situation, the cultivation shown by True Lord Changqing is probably not much weaker than the Dragon Lord's. Now, Quan Xing and Niu Pan have joined the Taiyan Sect. If you and I express our attitude now, the Dragon Lord will not only not refuse, but will also give us benefits without reservation."

Wang Xuan frowned and said, "You don't think highly of True Lord Changqing?"

Zhu Wu looked at the blurry plain outside the window and said in a very soft voice, "It's not that I don't think highly of Changqing Zhenjun, it's just that only by siding with Longjun can we be invincible. With Longjun's cultivation, even if we can't win, we won't lose."

After thinking for a moment, Wang Xuan nodded knowingly, sighed, and said, "In this way, civil war among the clansmen will inevitably occur, but the problem of the rebels has not yet been resolved."

Zhu Wu sighed helplessly and said, "The situation is what it is. In this starry sky, only True Monarch Changqing and Dragon Monarch can make decisions. We can only go with the flow!" (End of Chapter)