There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

After Wang Ping finished speaking, the secret method of the "Taiyan Talisman" surfaced deep within his consciousness, and then a light screen panel popped up:

[The Taiyan Talisman, Volume 6, Chapter 3: One of the Five Great Profound Sect Orthodox Methods, cultivating the Wood Spirit, one of the five fundamental energies of the universe, using one's own primordial spirit as a guide to completely merge with the Wood Spirit energy of the universe.]

[1. Use the most basic refining array to fuse your primordial spirit with the wood elemental energy, allowing your primordial spirit to completely integrate with the wood elemental energy. Given your current state and the stability of your spiritual energy, you can succeed within ten thousand years (Progress 9/100).]

[Note 1: A sufficiently large star system can be defined, and a specific stable magic array can be set up to ensure that the compatibility between the starry sky wood spirit energy and oneself reaches (90/100) or higher. The fusion process can be accelerated by 100%. Currently, the compatibility is (0/100).]

[Note 1.2: The higher the compatibility, the faster the fusion speed, up to five times.]

[Note 1.3: The following is a reference for stabilizing the magic array...]

Wang Ping's primordial spirit instantly scanned the contents of the light screen panel, his gaze locking onto his compatibility with the wood spirit energy. Theoretically speaking, his compatibility with this starry sky shouldn't be this low; this should be because they are currently in the Sea of ​​Mist.

Moreover, what Wang Ping himself did not realize was that after learning the true origin of the 'Sky Eye', most of his fear of the light screen panel had disappeared.

Yu Lian then used her little tail to sense the spiritual energy in the void and said to Wang Ping, "The corrosive effect here is much less, so it can indeed be used as a training ground for disciples."

Bai Yan's eyes held a deep question as he stared intently at Wang Ping and asked seriously, "Are there only sixth-realm secret techniques?"

Wang Ping exchanged a glance with Bai Yan and said with certainty, "I know what you're thinking, but there really is only a sixth-realm secret technique here. After I release the seal on him, all the pressure will naturally disappear."

A hint of regret appeared in Bai Yan's eyes. He knew very well that Wang Ping had not told him the truth, but he also knew that Wang Ping had made up his mind not to say it.

"What does Your Majesty plan to do next?"

he asks.

Wang Ping turned to look at the steps he had come from and replied, "Let's continue with our plan. We should go out, step out of this starry sky, and embrace the era of the great universe."

Bai Yan followed Wang Ping's gaze and looked towards the steps, saying softly, "Is the Emperor very confident?"

"It's not about having confidence, it's about doing something that absolutely has to be done."

After saying this, Wang Ping stopped talking and turned to step onto the gray steps. This time, there was no repulsive force on the steps. Instead, there was a gentle pull. Yu Lian obediently wrapped herself around his shoulder, and Bai Yan followed closely behind.

The three figures flickered a few times on the steps, and then passed through the void, reappearing in the chaotic energy turbulence of the Heavenly Palace. Wang Ping did not stop, and the emerald green light around his body flowed naturally, smoothing out all the attacking energy turbulence, and walked straight towards the passage leading to the underground palace.

Passing through the passage, the continuous palace complex in the underground palace remained deathly silent. Wang Ping's gaze swept over these palaces without lingering. He directly activated the transfer talisman he had left there earlier, and with a flash of light, the three figures appeared above the desolate locust forest of the Wind Palace.

The Wind Palace has returned to calm. The humanoid creatures that darted out of the locust trees have disappeared. Only the wood spirit toxins drift slowly like gentle clouds. With a slight thought, Wang Ping spread the wood spirit aura, and the surrounding toxins naturally made way for him.

With the help of a pre-arranged teleportation talisman, Wang Ping led Bai Yan and Yu Lian through the Thunder Palace, Water Palace, Fire Palace, and Mountain Palace, finally arriving at the original Kun Palace.

Standing atop the dilapidated pavilion of the Kun Palace, looking back, the mist that shrouded everything no longer seemed so mysterious and dangerous.

"Let's go."

Wang Ping spoke calmly, took a step, and his figure passed through the misty barrier surrounding the Kun Palace, reappearing above the cold sea shrouded in polar night.

A biting wind swept over them, carrying the familiar briny smell of the sea. Yu Lian took a deep breath, as if trying to dispel the overly pure atmosphere of the Misty Sea. Bai Yan, on the other hand, silently gazed at the seemingly unchanging mist, lost in thought.

At this moment, Wang Ping manifested the light screen panel again. His compatibility with the starry sky wood spirit energy was (78/100). When he dispelled the light screen panel in front of him, his eyebrows suddenly furrowed, which was rare for him.

"what's going on?"

Yu Lian sensed Wang Ping's emotions.

Wang Ping looked at Bai Yan, his eyebrows relaxed, and said, "The spiritual energy fluctuations on Mercury are extremely chaotic, and the auras of the Dragon Lord and the Heavenly Craftsman have disappeared."

As soon as he finished speaking, a space-time portal opened around him, and in an instant he appeared outside Mercury's atmosphere. His primordial spirit instantly probed into Mercury, and the illusory image of the Jianmu tree behind him unfolded, sensing the aura of various star regions in this starry sky.

No trace of the Dragon Lord or the Heavenly Craftsman was found.

Within Mercury's orbital range, most of the monitoring and confinement arrays set up by Wang Ping have been destroyed.

The rune network near Mercury's orbit, which was closely connected to the rules of the starry sky, was now broken in many places, and some key array nodes had completely exploded. The several layers of invisible binding force fields surrounding Mercury also disappeared without a trace, like shattered glass.

On Mercury's azure ocean, large areas of abnormal erosion have appeared, emanating chaotic spiritual energy. Many ecological zones and the Linshui Mansion complex, which rely on the water's spiritual energy, have suffered varying degrees of structural damage. Many disciples of the Linshui Mansion are building magic arrays on the edge of the chaos in an attempt to suppress it.

Without hesitation, Wang Ping opened the 'Heavenly Eye' between his eyebrows, and an invisible golden light instantly enveloped the entire planet Mercury, allowing him to observe everything that was happening in an instant.

He saw that Tiangong, having lost the support of his Buddhist faith, was in a state of unprecedented frenzy and chaos. Golden Buddhist light stirred up towering waves on the surface of Mercury, large swathes of the frozen sea evaporated, and the buildings of Linshui Mansion collapsed under the unconscious release of his energy.

It seemed that the Dragon Lord had been waiting for this moment. Instead of helping Tiangong suppress the chaos, he suddenly attacked him.

The extremely cold aura of water instantly enveloped Tiangong, and then the Dragon Lord revealed his enormous true form as a dragon. His claws tore through the void, drawing upon the power of Mercury's origin, which transformed into countless dark blue chains that wrapped around Tiangong's body layer by layer.

Tiangong struggled frantically, but ultimately could not withstand the Dragon Lord's long-planned and all-out suppression. In the end, he was completely sealed away, transformed into a sphere tightly wrapped in ice and runes, and then swallowed whole by the Dragon Lord.

After defeating Tiangong, the Dragon Lord did not hesitate to turn his attention to the imprisoning array set up by Wang Ping. His massive dragon body, carrying world-destroying power, fiercely attacked the array.

Under the relentless onslaught of the Dragon Lord, the magic array eventually shattered layer by layer. Finally, the Dragon Lord forcibly tore through the void, constructing an extremely unstable temporary passage, and plunged into it without looking back.

As Wang Ping finished reading these past scenes, Bai Yan appeared beside him. Sensing Bai Yan's presence, Ao Hong and Ao Jiang from Linshui Prefecture also appeared in front of them as a streak of light, and immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"The master craftsman has fallen."

When Wang Ping's voice rang out, his gaze fell upon the Five Elements Yin-Yang rules under the starry sky, as well as the omnipresent network of life, indicating that the Dragon Lord's lifeline had already deviated.

Before Bai Yan could respond, Wang Ping continued, "The Dragon Lord most likely sent me to the Misty Sea on purpose in order to escape this starry sky. I just didn't expect him to even scheme against the Heavenly Craftsman."

Bai Yan stared at Ao Hong and Ao Jiang and said, "The Dragon Lord has many followers in this starry sky. Although we can openly sever his faith, we cannot do so secretly." Wang Ping nodded, "That is indeed a troublesome point."

The talisman fused within his primordial spirit constructed an observable network of rules, which clearly recorded the traces of every living being in this starry sky, including the Dragon Lord, whose traces were very prominent in this starry sky.

Through these traces, Wang Ping easily pinpointed the location of the Dragon Lord outside the domain. However, he did not act immediately. Instead, he concealed all his aura and looked at Bai Yan, saying, "Contact the people Yao Xi has deployed outside the domain as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yan turned to Wang Ping and said, "Okay, I'll go back and contact them right away. We should get a response within a month at the latest."

After saying this, he transformed into a streak of purple light and disappeared.

Wang Ping's gaze fell on Ao Hong and Ao Jiang again, but he had no intention of reminiscing. After glancing at them and sensing the stable auras of Ao Yi and the disciples of Linshui Mansion within the rules of the starry sky, he disappeared through the space-time passage.

The brothers Ao Hong and Ao Jiang remained bowing until they were absolutely certain that Wang Ping had left, at which point they straightened up and exchanged a glance.

"time flies!"

Given Ao Hong's personality, he would obviously have said something sarcastic, but now that the starry sky has been completely transformed, there is no room for him to make irresponsible remarks, so his last words turned into a sigh.

Ao Jiang nodded in agreement, his gaze fixed on the location of the Heavenly Palace in the starry sky.

...

Inside the Primordial Palace of the Heavenly Court.

Wang Ping sat on the high platform, the illusory image of the Jianmu tree behind him appearing and disappearing, and a magnificent divine star map in front of him. While communicating with the divine magic envoys from various places, Yu Lian said to Wang Ping, "The sealed life form in the depths of the Misty Sea has a very faint aura on it that feels very familiar to me. It is the aura of the Inspiration World."

Wang Ping asked, "You mean the aura on Guan Xi and the others?"

Yu Lian and Wang Ping looked at each other and said with certainty, "That's right. If you feel the same way, then I can be sure that the so-called saint that Guan Xi and the others were referring to was the divine palace of that life form."

Wang Ping nodded silently, having lost all interest in the matter. Yu Lian was equally uninterested. After a brief discussion, they went about their own business.

For Wang Ping now, the priority is to set up a stable array that covers the entire starry sky, and strengthen the stability of himself and the wood spirit energy in order to advance his cultivation.

Perhaps it was fate. The star rings that Wang Ping had arranged to surround the entire star barrier could serve as the foundation for a stable magic array. He only needed to wait quietly for the star rings to be perfected, and then silently rely on them to build the magic array to complete this step.

In addition, Wang Ping wanted to make an attempt based on the saint's altar he saw when reading Qingchen's memories. He planned to use puppets to find a secluded mountainous area in Zhongzhou Star and run a village that truly and completely believed in the orthodox saint, to see if there really was a saint.

King Ping limited the beings who attempted to practice faith to the realm of mortals, so that even if changes occurred, they could be largely controlled. Moreover, before doing this, he would first conduct extensive calculations.

However, only half an hour after he calculated, Zang Yi and Yue Xi came to see him at the Ascension Platform at the end of the steps outside the hall. This was Wang Ping deliberately releasing his aura so that Zang Yi, Yue Xi and the others would know that he was watching over this starry sky in the Heavenly Court.

With Wang Ping's thought, Zang Yi and Yue Xi appeared simultaneously in the center of the imperial path of the hall. Wang Ping's gaze fell on them as he continued his calculations, while Yu Lian merely glanced at the two of them before continuing to communicate with the divine magic envoys from various regions.

"What's the matter?"

Wang Ping asked the question casually.

Zang Yi bowed and hurriedly said, "Senior Yuanwu and the others sent back news that they seem to have been ambushed by the Demon Lord from beyond the realm. The latest news is that Senior Xingmeng has escaped and broken through the encirclement, but Senior Yuanwu is missing, and the other fellow Daoists who followed them have also lost contact."

A hint of surprise flashed in Wang Ping's cold eyes, then, as if realizing something, he asked, "Did the Dragon Lord betray them?"

Zang Yi lowered his head and replied, "According to the message sent back by Senior Xingmeng, she did indeed sense the aura of the Dragon Lord." He paused for a moment, then continued to report, "After the Dragon Lord left this starry sky, many star regions experienced turmoil, but none of them were very important. However, people's hearts were somewhat uneasy."

Wang Ping was not surprised. The Dragon Lord's escape after the establishment of the Heavenly Court, coupled with his own inaction, would inevitably damage the prestige of the Heavenly Court. The only way to restore the Heavenly Court's prestige was to capture the Dragon Lord.

Fortunately, Wang Ping had already locked onto the Dragon Lord's aura. He only needed to find out the information from outside the realm before he could consider taking him down and bringing him back to this starry sky, so that the billions of living beings in this starry sky could see what the Dragon Slaying Platform was!
"Continue the patrols, and severely punish anyone found violating the Heavenly Rules!" Wang Ping's tone remained calm. "The matter of the Dragon Lord will be settled."

"Yes!"

Zang Yi responded.

Next, Yuexi reported on the progress of the compilation of the laws. The first version of the Heavenly Court Laws is currently being piloted, and no problems have been found yet. Wang Ping carefully read the law but did not give any instructions.

Zang Yi and Yue Xi then respectfully took their leave, their figures slowly retreating from the center of the imperial path.

No more than half an incense stick's time had passed since the two left when streaks of light began to appear on the Ascension Platform outside the Taichu Palace. These were the True Lords who had sensed Wang Ping's aura and had come to pay their respects the moment they sensed it.

Wang Ping immediately summoned them into the Primordial Palace.
The first to enter the main hall was Xiaoshan, followed by Quanxing, the True Lord of Ten Thousand Demons; Ao Yi from Linshui Prefecture; Wangqing from Vajra Temple; Diwen from the Underground Cave Gate; Xuanqing from the Jade Purity Sect; and Rongyang from the True Yang Sect.

After they bowed in unison, they retreated to their assigned seats on either side, while Wang Ping continued to deduce something.

After a while.

Wang Ping slowly stopped his fingertips probing and his gaze swept over the True Lords standing solemnly below.

"Over the past two years, I have been in the Misty Sea. Although this trip to the Misty Sea was not entirely successful, it was not without its gains." His voice was calm, yet it echoed clearly in the empty hall. "The subsequent cultivation secrets of the five sects of the Xuanmen are all here."

As soon as he finished speaking, he flicked his sleeve, and five streams of light of different colors flew out from his sleeve, landing precisely in front of the five True Lords: Xiaoshan, Wangqing, Aoyi, Rongyang, and Diwen.

"This is the first volume of the sixth chapter of your secret method. I hope you will study it diligently."

Xiao Shan and the others trembled slightly, their eyes filled with excitement and solemnity, and they all bowed in unison: "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"

Wang Ping nodded slightly, turned his gaze to everyone, and his tone became solemn: "The construction of the Star Ring is related to the future foundation of the starry sky, and it is also closely related to our path. Each lineage should do its best to speed up the construction of the Star Ring, and there must be no mistakes."

He never mentioned the Dragon Lord's defection, as if it were just a trivial incident. All his focus was on future development and his own strength. This composure and certainty subtly soothed the unease some True Lords felt due to the Dragon Lord's escape.

Upon hearing this, all the True Lords responded in unison, "We will obey the Emperor's decree!" (End of Chapter)