There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

When Wang Ping read the memories into the Qingchen Observation Starry Sky Life Rule Network, he suddenly stopped. He looked back at the steps he had come from, and Bai Yan was about to pass through the spacetime channel he had set up.

But he only glanced at it; he didn't intend to let Bai Yan know about this past. He looked at Yao Xi's broken figure again and quickly summarized the memories he had just read.

He learned the origin of his 'Heavenly Eye' and its immense power in its complete form, which could directly manifest the cultivation levels of others in future timelines, thereby summoning the rules of the starry sky.

The consciousness that can see into the past and future knows that Yaoxi did not travel here after Qingchen's death, but had existed in this starry sky with Qingchen long ago, or that Yaoxi is just a continuation of Qingchen.

At this moment, Wang Ping's initial suspicions intensified. Sensing Wang Ping's emotional fluctuations, Yu Lian quickly said in her spiritual sea, "Don't overthink things!"

The familiar consciousness of Yu Lian made Wang Ping recall the real tactile sensation of his own existence in that instant, and he quickly regained his composure. After stabilizing his 'self-discipline' state once again, he continued to read the subsequent memories.

In her memory, the newly existing Yao Xi successfully established her new lifeline on the rule network using the black stone tablet in less than a hundred years.

After completing this step, his golden vertical pupils pierced through layers of void, his gaze landing on the Peacock Clan, a race among the demons renowned for their beauty.

He chose a newly born peacock with a pure bloodline and took over his consciousness.

There was no violent possession, but rather a symbiosis and guidance. The little peacock's originally weak intelligence grew rapidly under the nourishment of Yao Xi's consciousness, and its pure peacock bloodline and body became the perfect vessel for Yao Xi's consciousness.

From then on, the Peacock Clan of the Demon Race had one more member with extraordinary talent, as if he were born with knowledge. His growth rate far exceeded that of his clan. He was Yao Xi, who later became famous throughout the starry sky.

When Yaoxi was reborn in the little peacock, he altered the consciousness and memories of another peacock that had just gained sentience, turning him into Yuxiao, who believed himself to be a transmigrator.

Upon reaching this point, Wang Ping was no longer surprised, and his inner turmoil was easily suppressed by his self-disciplined rationality. He then continued reading the remaining memories.

The scenes of memory flowed rapidly with Yao Xi's "rebirth".

Having taken over the body of a peacock, Yao Xi's cultivation level advanced by leaps and bounds. He quickly rose to prominence among the demon race, conquering all directions with absolute force and wisdom, reuniting the then fragmented demon race under his command, and establishing a new order.

Once the internal situation had stabilized, he once again turned his gaze towards the outer realms, as if by fate...

In my memory, Yao Xi led the elite demon race across the star barrier, deep into the Chaos Demon Realm, and launched a new round of bloody battles against the demonic cultivators entrenched outside. He once again used swift and decisive means to wipe out the threats around the barrier, winning another relatively peaceful period of development for the starry sky.

However, Yao Xi knew that a temporary crackdown with force would only be a temporary solution. He remembered the misty star field containing a vast amount of the five elements' origin that he had observed using the Eye of Illusion.

He dispatched powerful demons at the Great Luo Realm, who, using the coordinates and methods he provided, paid a huge price to finally reach that star field. They used their supreme power to forcibly drag it back to this starry sky.

The memories that followed were almost identical to what Yu Xiao had told him, except that Yu Xiao did not know that the 'object from outer space' was brought back by Yao Xi, and that the Xuanmen secret technique was also intentionally created by Yao Xi.

Thus, the Xuanmen sect was born, and Wang Ping also gained knowledge of all the secret techniques of the five sects of the Xuanmen sect from this memory.

After completing the unification of the demon race and the cleanup of the outer realms, Yao Xi's figure often stood alone in the depths of the starry sky, staring blankly at the void with his golden, illusory eyes. In the depths of his pupils, it seemed that countless stars were being born and dying, and indescribable threads of rules were rapidly deducing.

Wang Ping could sense that each time he gazed at Yao Xi, the aura around him became extremely unstable, as if his mind was bearing some kind of enormous burden, waging a life-or-death struggle against the immeasurable torrent of fate.

He didn't know exactly what future Yao Xi saw, but he could sense from Yao Xi's increasingly solemn eyes, and even the occasional flash of determination, that the result of the deduction was probably not optimistic, and seemed to point to a predetermined end for him.

This foresight prompted Yao Xi to begin a more secretive and long-term plan. He no longer tried to change a specific event, but instead began to quietly manage a scheme that spanned time and space.

First, batches of carefully selected cultivators, under the baptism of secret techniques, lost their original memories and, carrying newly implanted identities and missions, quietly seeped into the territory of the extraterrestrial demonic cultivators like a silent stream.

At the same time, when discussing the Dao and expounding the Dharma with the True Lords, Yaoxi would always subtly steer the conversation toward the future, guiding them imperceptibly with his own understanding of the rules.

With everything prepared, in the dead of night when even the stars were hidden, Yao Xi carried out his boldest attempt in a secret room…

His powerful consciousness was like a calm lake tossed with a boulder, creating violent ripples. Eventually, it split apart, and the part carrying Qingchen's memories and 100,000 years of cultivation transformed into an almost imperceptible stream of light. As the True Monarchs fought and manifested the black stone tablet, it escaped into the alternate dimension where the black stone tablet was located and fell into slumber.

Another, more active part of the consciousness, like a cunning fish, dives into the depths of the misty sea, using the subconscious it has placed within the consciousness of the True Lords of the Xuanmen to guide them in making various choices.

The last part of his consciousness remained in the Demon Emperor Yaoxi, awaiting his predetermined fate!

Not long after, the siege that had been rehearsed countless times finally arrived. It was a fierce battle that shook the star field. In a mournful cry that seemed to pierce through the past and the future, the name Yao Xi became a legend, and the symbol of an era seemed to have come to a complete end.

However, just as Yao Xi fell, the consciousness hidden within the black stone tablet awoke as quickly as a hibernating insect sensing the arrival of spring, and then continued to observe the changes in this starry sky.

As time passed, countless years went by, and his gaze pierced through the fog of space and fate, finally locking onto an ordinary boy.

Wang Ping stopped abruptly when he read this part. Then he raised his eyelids, his face showing neither surprise nor anger. After exchanging a glance with Yao Xi for two breaths, he stretched out his right hand to dispel the golden-armored puppet beside him and assimilated the golden light that carried the memories with his wood spirit energy.

Sensing Wang Ping's emotions, Yu Lian asked, "What happened?"

Yu Lian's voice echoed in Wang Ping's ears, making him feel the touch of reality. He reached out and gently stroked Yu Lian's little head, but did not answer her question. He stared at Yao Xi in front of him, and after a long while asked, "With your cultivation level back then, you didn't need to go through all this trouble, did you?"

Yao Xi asked, "What do you mean?"

Wang Ping said, "With your cultivation level, can't you forcibly trigger the rules of the starry sky to expand outward? When this starry sky expands to the size of a universe, your cultivation level will naturally increase, and this starry sky will become a new universe." Yao Xi said, "Theoretically, that's true, but..." He paused, as if organizing his thoughts, and then continued, "That kid Yu Xiao wasn't wrong about some things. I looked incredibly powerful at the time, but my consciousness had already fallen into involution, and going mad was only a matter of moments."

"I had to split my own consciousness, using the stable part to rebuild, and leaving the crazy part in Yaoxi's body so that he could fight those traitors."

Wang Ping immediately corrected him, "I don't think that was a retake. I am myself, and I have nothing to do with the you from before."

"Hahaha~"

Yao Xi laughed loudly, saying, "This is exactly the result I wanted. I only retained the memories of Earth so that you would understand the right thing and avoid following my old path. The Eye of Illusion can also ensure that there will be no problems during your cultivation."

"And what about the other illusory eye?"

Wang Ping asked.

Yao Xi paused for a moment before replying, "To do something, you always have to make a sacrifice. Yu Xiao gained some power, but it has now dissipated. The other part was used to maintain this place. After increasing your cultivation, its energy was completely exhausted."

Wang Ping was very envious of the ability of the Eye of Illusion in his memory. Upon hearing this, he naturally felt regret. After exiting the state of 'self-discipline' and stabilizing his human consciousness, he asked again: "What exactly are the rules of the starry sky? Can my theory really be realized?"

The 'theory' he spoke of was to use the rules of order in this starry sky to assimilate the rules of destruction from beyond the realm, and to continuously expand the scope of the orderly starry sky.

Yao Xi remained silent for more than ten breaths before replying, "You can treat this starry sky as a defensive magic artifact, and the black stone tablet is the core of the magic array carved on the artifact. Its range of effect will not change, but you can change its core magic array. However, I do not recommend that you do so."

"My suggestion is that when you have enough power, you can directly refine the black stone tablet in this starry sky to leave yourself a way out. When you are clearing out the rest of the starry sky, you can send Xuanmen and Tianmen cultivators there. The universe does not only have the rule of destruction, but also the rule of order. When the Yin-Yang and Five Elements energies reappear, the rule of order will appear."

"And you can use them to continuously open up new star systems, collect the energy of these star systems, and help your cultivation level improve step by step until you conquer the entire universe."

"However, I think things will probably not go so smoothly. When order and destruction are in balance, those sleeping sixth-realm demonic cultivators will definitely awaken. You need to advance to the sixth realm before that happens. The sixth realm shouldn't be difficult for you, and it's probably not the end. The real problems you'll face are after that."

As Yao Xi finished speaking, her figure dimmed further, as if she might disappear at any moment.

After processing Yao Xi's words, Wang Ping made a hand seal and asked Yao Xi, "Is there anything else you want to say to me?"

Yao Xi said, "With the current rune technology in the cultivation world, we can already make some fun games. Why don't you give it a try? I really want to play King of Fighters again."

"Furthermore, your future path is very long, and it will be extremely difficult to transcend it. Take you for example, you think you are above all others, but you should know that as far as the rules of the starry sky are concerned, you are just like the puppets you control."

"I will make it."

Wang Ping responded to Yao Xi with a promise. As soon as he finished speaking, he stretched out his left hand and touched the brow of the broken peacock phantom. Instantly, a stream of wood spirit energy overflowed from Wang Ping's body and completely assimilated the peacock phantom.

Yu Lian crawled out from Wang Ping's collar, climbed onto his shoulder, and watched as Yao Xi's last remaining phantom completely dissipated. She then asked Wang Ping, "Can you tell me what was in those memories?"

"Of course, that's all I can tell you."

Wang Ping shared the memories he had just digested with Yu Lian in his spiritual sea. Then, he treated these memories like history, imprinting them onto the jade slip. After modifying the process of transformation twice, he sealed the memories he had just read deep into his consciousness.

He wanted to be himself, not Qingchen or Yaoxi.

Yulian quickly finished reading the memory, then rubbed her little head against Wang Ping's cheek and said, "Your life is a new life, and it has nothing to do with them. I know that very well."

"Correct!"

Wang Ping spoke with certainty, his gaze falling on the sealing array in front of him, before retracting the space-time passage on the steps behind him.

Two breaths later, Bai Yan appeared beside Wang Ping. He first looked around at the scenery, then focused his gaze on Wang Ping. He sensed that Wang Ping's aura seemed to have changed, but he couldn't figure out what had changed. He felt that Wang Ping was even more mysterious. Then he followed Wang Ping's gaze to the sealing formation in front of him.

At this moment, Wang Ping said, "As long as we refine this place, we can control the entire Misty Sea."

As he spoke, a golden light flashed between his brows, revealing the process of countless puppets carving the magic array, and from this process, he also learned the specific details of the magic array.

At the same time, he also saw a peaceful light, within which seemed to be a person's past, but unfortunately everything about him was covered by the light. This should be the past of that life form composed of energy particles.

This life form provides a continuous source of energy to the Misty Sea, while the Misty Sea also continuously absorbs energy to maintain its basic existence and barely maintains the most basic balance. However, the consumption continues, and perhaps in hundreds of thousands or millions of years, this place will turn into true nothingness.

Bai Yan asked, "Does Your Majesty wish to refine it?"

Wang Ping disagreed, saying, "No, let this place continue to exist, as it can be used by disciples from various sects for training."

Bai Yan remained silent for a few moments after hearing this, then asked, "Your Majesty has been here for over two years, and suddenly all the pressure has disappeared. Has something happened?"

Wang Ping replied, "It's a small matter. There is indeed a secret technique from the sixth level of Xuanmen cultivation within this place, and I have successfully extracted it." (End of Chapter)