There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

Beneath the starry sky where the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn intersect, a magnificent palace complex is beginning to take shape, quietly suspended among the glittering stars.

Looking around, thousands of pavilions and towers are laid out in a mysterious formation, all made of various rare and precious materials. The foundations of the palace complex are rooted in the void, but are more stable than mountains. At this moment, countless Qi cultivators are riding magical artifacts and shuttling between them. Streams of spiritual light are like weaving, making the scene look very busy and chaotic, but there is order in the chaos.

The most eye-catching feature is the main hall that has already risen from the ground in the center of the halls. It is entirely black gold in color and hundreds of feet high. Various magic array runes are engraved on the four sides of the hall's foundation. Each line flows with corresponding spiritual energy. The hall is surrounded by nine layers of flying eaves, and a string of spirit jade chimes hangs from each corner of the eaves. When a breeze passes by, clear and melodious Daoist sounds will resound, rippling out circles of spiritual energy that can be seen with the naked eye.

The roof of the palace is constructed as a transparent dome, allowing one to look directly up at the starry sky. In the very center of the dome, a precious pearl containing the true fire of the sun has been embedded, like a miniature sun, illuminating the magnificent interior space as bright as day, yet without being dazzling.

Before the palace gate, nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine jade steps have been laid out. Each step subtly echoes the stars in the sky, and climbing the steps feels like ascending to the heavens.

It stands silently like the ruler of the starry sky, breathing in and out vast starlight and spiritual energy, foreshadowing that soon this place will become the true core of the order of this starry sky.

Zi Luan hovered in the void in front of the main hall, supervising the carving of the last part of the array. Looking at this nascent heavenly palace, he felt a sense of pride and relief. After all, only half of the one-month period given by the Emperor had passed, and the main construction was already more than half completed.

Suddenly, the wood spirit within him sensed an incredibly familiar aura, causing him to abruptly raise his head. However, all he saw was a bustling scene before him, with nothingness above him.

"Are you hallucinating again?"

The serpent on his shoulder spoke.

Zi Luan frowned slightly, about to respond, when a familiar yet distant voice rang in his ears, "You're not bad, you've reached the peak of the fourth realm. What about your junior brother? Has he perished?"

"Master?"

Zi Luan turned to look at the person who had suddenly appeared beside him, and blurted out the words unconsciously, his tone filled with confusion. But then, as if he had thought of something, he quickly clasped his hands in a fist and bowed respectfully, saying, "Disciple greets Master."

Xiao Shan then asked, "Where is your junior brother?"

Zi Luan lowered his head and replied, "Junior Brother Xiu Yu gave up competing for the fourth realm and used a secret method to avoid our monitoring. He must be cultivating in a cave somewhere in Zhongzhou right now."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoshan stretched out his hand to calculate. After a while, he sighed and said, "Alas, everyone has their own destiny. Since he doesn't want to stay in the cultivation world, then let him be."

After he finished speaking, his aura quickly subsided. He reached out and gently lifted Zi Luan up, saying, "Now that I have received the grace of Heaven and been granted the title of True Lord, I should do my duty diligently. According to the Emperor's will, I must quickly establish my own residence and headquarters, train many cultivators, and build more cloud towers and treasure ships to prepare for future conquests beyond the borders."

"The lineage of Taiyan is of utmost importance. You should be at the forefront, cultivating talents and nurturing the seeds of the Dao, so that the Daoist tradition will not be interrupted and the torch will be passed down. The system of the Five Offices is related to the future. You can occupy one of them, specializing in the transmission and practice of Taiyan Qi cultivation. As for the other four positions, they should be filled by those with both virtue and talent. I wonder if you have any worthy talents who can meet your standards?"

Zi Luan was quickly processing the changes in the situation brought about by his master's sudden awakening, and he was calculating the situation he would face. However, he was relieved in an instant because his faith had already turned to the Emperor. For this reason, he even gave up his own cultivation of the divine kingdom and switched to cultivating the Emperor's divine kingdom magic.

Given the current situation, he only needs to continue along the path he's on, and there won't be any other problems. Hearing his master's question, he quickly put on a thoughtful expression, remained silent for more than ten breaths, and then replied:

“Xia Wenyi and Xuan Ling are the Emperor’s disciples, so one of them must be selected. Daoist Miaoqing is shrewd and has rich experience in fighting extraterrestrial demons. Luo Feng and Keyue are capable of taking on important tasks in the other four realms, and Que Cai is a very good assistant.”

Xiao Shan grunted in response, and after a moment's thought, said to Zi Luan Yan, "You continue to oversee the construction of the Heavenly Palace."

After saying that, he used a teleportation array to disappear from the spot.

The moment Xiaoshan's figure disappeared from the teleportation array, a beam of emerald light suddenly shot into the sky above the Taiyan Sect's base.

This light carried the majesty of a fifth-realm Taiyan cultivator. As the light rose to the heights of the starry sky, it condensed into a towering, earth-shaking phantom of the Jianmu tree. All the cultivators at the fourth realm in the Taiyan Sect's territory sensed it and immediately converged on the Guizhen Hall.

At the same time, the other five Realm True Monarchs in various parts of the starry sky all sensed something and unanimously turned their gazes toward the Taiyan Sect.

Subsequently, thoughts silently converged in the starry space, each carrying its own considerations and understanding.

...

Wang Ping of Jiuxuan Mountain was also gazing at the Taiyan Sect's headquarters.

Yulian, who was leaning on Wang Ping's shoulder, said, "His consciousness is so active, completely different from Xiaoshan back then."

Wang Ping responded with a smile: "Back then, Xiao Shan had to hide his sharpness, but now Xiao Shan needs to show it."

Yu Lian didn't continue the topic. He turned to look at the small courtyard on Mount Jiuxuan, where two puppets were dismantling the buildings. In the lower courtyard, there were hundreds more puppets organizing various materials collected by the Dao Palace.

"Are you really going to make room for Xiaoshan on Jupiter?"

Yu Lian's tone was full of reluctance, mainly because she was reluctant to part with all the rare and precious materials on Jupiter.

Wang Ping reached out and gently stroked Yu Lian's little head, saying, "In the future, everything in this starry sky will belong to me. Why limit myself to a tiny Jupiter? If you like this place, I can designate an area for the Spirit Serpent Clan. I don't think Xiao Shan will say anything more."

After the Heavenly Court is officially established, Wang Ping will dispatch the Sky Patrol Division, which was formed by the Star God Alliance, to collect certain resources from various planets every once in a while. Although he may not need these resources, he must collect them.

In the future, he will sit in the central hub of the Heavenly Court and rule over everything in this starry sky.

Yu Lian tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said very seriously, "Then I want the area within a radius of ten thousand miles around Jiuxuan Mountain. Liu Shuang and Mimi's dojos are both here, and my clansmen also cultivate here."

"no problem."

When Wang Ping answered, he casually pointed his left hand towards the sky, and hundreds of talismans appeared instantly. The moment they appeared, they transformed into streams of light and spread outwards, instantly defining an area of ​​tens of thousands of miles around Mount Jiuxuan.

"From now on, this area is your territory."

Wang Ping spoke softly.

Upon hearing this, Yu Lian happily took to the clouds, then transformed into her true form and plunged into the clouds, circling the area designated by Wang Ping at an extremely fast speed. Wang Ping turned around, his gaze sweeping over the mountain of jade slips, silk scrolls, and various magical artifacts carrying information before him. These were precious materials collected from various places since the Daoist Treasury Hall, covering many aspects such as cultivation techniques, star maps, formations, elixirs, and strange tales. They were the crystallization of wisdom accumulated over countless years in this starry sky.

With a slight thought, the void behind him rippled like water, revealing a corner of the Wood Spirit World.

The next moment, thick yet supple emerald green vines emerged from the phantom, moving swiftly before Wang Ping like skillful artisans with life. In just a few breaths, rows of intricately designed storage shelves quickly took shape.

Then, more vines gently curled up the sorted jade slips, silk books, and other items on the ground, precisely and steadily placing them into the corresponding storage shelves.

The fully stocked storage shelves, along with the vast collection of books on them, slowly sank into the emerald green phantom of the Wood Spirit World behind them, eventually disappearing from sight.

Before they knew it, several hours had passed. When the last batch of jade slips was sorted by the puppet and delivered to Wang Ping, Yu Lian had just finished playing outside. She landed on a cloud beside Wang Ping and watched him put the jade slips into the Wood Spirit World.

"You value these things a lot?"

Yu Lian asked casually.

With a wave of his hand, Wang Ping dispersed the Wood Spirit World, met Yu Lian's gaze, and replied, "These records contain everything that has happened in this starry sky over the past tens of thousands of years. Even if we fail, they can still provide ample information for future generations to consult."

Yulian shrank down and landed on Wang Ping's shoulder, nuzzling his cheek with her little head, and said, "I think we can succeed."

"hope so."

As Wang Ping responded, he activated the mirror array. Back then, Yao Xi and the predecessors of the Yuqing Sect failed because of internal problems, so his first priority was to ensure that there were no problems within his own ranks.

The key to ensuring this lies in the fact that each faction has its own people, and the people it trusts most are its own puppets.

The moment the mirror array unfolded, Ke Yue appeared beside Wang Ping. "Greetings, Your Majesty." Ke Yue bowed respectfully, and Wang Ping did not control her thoughts.

"Take my warrant and head to Mars. I want you to cultivate to the fourth realm of perfection as soon as possible."

Wang Ping took out a jade token from his storage bag, attached a small portion of his consciousness to the token, and instantly refined it into a token, which he then handed to Ke Yue.

As Ke Yue received the warrant, a stream of light flashed from the mirror array beneath her feet, causing her to vanish instantly.

Then, Wang Ping's consciousness fell on Wang Qian, the puppet of the Underground Cave Sect. Sensing his cultivation level, he shook his head and said to Yu Lian, "The Earth Script is too restrictive to the cultivators under the Underground Cave Sect."

Yu Lian responded, "You can ask him to lift the restrictions, or directly order him to train a fifth-realm earth vein cultivator as soon as possible."

Wang Ping nodded in approval.

For the next two weeks, Wang Ping was setting up his puppets, needing to place his spies in every corner of this starry sky.

When the last batch of puppets were activated in a remote star field, Wang Ping set up an incredibly vast information network in this star field to monitor the information happening under the stars every moment. With the envoys of the divine kingdom traveling all over the star field, as long as he did not fall into a long slumber, basically nothing could escape his sight.

"Next will be the formal announcement of the establishment of the Heavenly Court's order, followed by the deduction of the next stage of cultivation techniques. According to the Dragon Lord, there is a high probability that clues to the next cultivation techniques of the various sects of the Xuanmen can be found within the Misty Sea. How credible do you think his words are?"

Wang Ping looked at Yu Lian, who was playing with the calico cat beside him. After he came out of seclusion this time, he would try to deduce the next secret method of the "Taiyan Talisman" and try to cultivate his primordial spirit in the usual way. His primordial spirit could indeed continue to strengthen, but the speed was surprisingly slow. Moreover, most of the spiritual energy absorbed during cultivation would be intercepted by the "Stealing Heaven Talisman".

Upon hearing this, Yu Lian pressed the calico cat down with her tail, tilted her head, and looked at Wang Ping, replying, "All the cultivation methods in the world lead to the same goal, which is nothing more than cultivating the primordial spirit or the physical body. Over such a long period of time, the Dragon Lord must have deduced countless times, but still has no result. Either the cultivation path in this starry sky has come to an end, or there are some special requirements."

As she spoke, she seemed to remember something and said, "Now that you control everything, why don't you have them manifest the black stone tablet they mentioned so we can take a look?"

"It's worth a try, but things need to be done step by step."

Wang Ping was somewhat tempted and looked at Yu Lian, asking, "How much longer will it take you to advance to the fifth realm?"

Yu Lian flicked her tail, releasing the calico cat she had been suppressing, and replied, "It will probably take a long time. Although I have reached the fourth stage of cultivation and have been absorbing spiritual energy all these years, I haven't even touched the threshold for advancement."

Wang Ping turned to look in the direction of the Heavenly Palace and said, "I have set up nine True Monarch seats, one of which is for a spirit beast. You must work hard."

Yu Lian had no choice but to land on Wang Ping's shoulder on a cloud. "That's how our cultivation is. You can't rush it."

"Meow~"

The calico cat jumped to Wang Ping's feet, looked up at Yu Lian, and meowed.

As Yu Lian and the calico cat communicated, Wang Ping's gaze pierced through time and space, landing on the already completed Heavenly Palace complex.

The entire celestial palace is centered around the main hall, with thousands of auxiliary halls, pavilions, and terraces arranged according to the positions of the stars in the sky, standing side by side and stretching endlessly.

The most magnificent building is still the central main hall. Jade steps extend down from the hall's entrance, each step appearing to be crystal clear and translucent. One can clearly feel the spiritual energy flowing within under the starry sky. Those with insufficient cultivation cannot even look up at the hall's entrance.

The entire Heavenly Palace was shrouded in a layer of clouds formed by spiritual energy. The phantoms of cranes and phoenixes shuttled among the clouds, emitting clear cries. Furthermore, lingzhi mushrooms and jade herbs, naturally formed from pure spiritual energy, were scattered among the railings and corners of the palace, emitting a refreshing and unique fragrance.

With a thought, Wang Ping transported Yu Lian through time and space, appearing outside the main hall's gate. After gazing at the uninscribed plaque for a few breaths, he reached out and stirred the surrounding wood spirit energy, inscribing the words "Primordial Palace" on the massive plaque.

"Are you really that bold?"

Yu Lian looked at the four characters on the plaque and, unusually, couldn't understand why Wang Ping, who was always cautious, would be so bold in such a matter.

Wang Ping looked at the four characters on the plaque and said, "The sage will bless us with success!" (End of Chapter)