There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

Wang Ping reached out as if to touch the black stone tablet, and then his consciousness merged into that strange space. He then sensed the rules of this starry sky, and some thoughts emerged in his mind. Now, as long as he was willing, he could do anything in this starry sky by consuming some cultivation.

Not only him, but any True Monarch of the Fifth Realm who could sense the power of the black stone tablet could do this at this moment. Therefore, Wang Ping immediately sensed some malice arising from his faith and spirituality.

"Humph!"

Wang Ping immediately pointed, and his consciousness instantly captured the auras of all five realms in this starry sky. In just a moment, all the cultivators of the five realms in this starry sky appeared beside him.

When these cultivators of the Fifth Realm appeared, they were initially all filled with fear, but most of them quickly breathed a sigh of relief. Quan Xing was the first to bow and say, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Then the rest of the people bowed in worship.

Wang Ping didn't even glance at them, his eyes still fixed on the black stone tablet. Then, with a flash, he disappeared into that strange space under the watchful eyes of many fifth-realm cultivators. Quan Xing and Bai Yan were about to follow Wang Ping in when they were stopped by an invisible force.

Quan Xing immediately said, "The Emperor's cultivation is unfathomable; we can only look up to him in awe."

As he spoke, he glanced at the other five realms, his gaze lingering briefly on Ao Yi, Di Wen, and Wang Qing, his eyes carrying a clear warning. He then looked at Zhu Wu, Bai Xin, and others from the demon race.

Wang Ping felt no discomfort upon entering the strange space. It was still the real space, but the rules converged here, making the space appear different.

Yu Lian communicated with Wang Ping in the spiritual sea: "The world of inspiration and the real world here are intertwined, and there is no chaos."

As she spoke, she wrapped her arm around Wang Ping's and carefully absorbed the spiritual energy here.

Wang Ping probed a small portion of the consciousness into the black stone tablet, and immediately received feedback from it. It was some common knowledge, such as the positions of cultivators in the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth realms of this starry sky. Just like the information he had obtained before, this starry sky could give birth to cultivators in the sixth realm, and there could be nine of them, corresponding to nine rules.

However, this is only the theoretical situation. There are too many issues to consider in actual cultivation. For example, in this small starry sky, with Wang Ping's current cultivation level, he would need to spend more than 100,000 years to possibly cultivate to the sixth realm.

Over the course of 100,000 years, most people's human consciousness will gradually dissipate and then merge into the network of rules woven by the stars.

Wang Ping didn't dwell on these questions any further. He steadied his senses and, using the perspective of the starry sky's network of rules, began to observe the black stone tablet in greater detail.

The interior of the black stele is not a solid entity, but rather composed of countless extremely complex rune lines. The ends of these rune lines are tightly connected to the stellar barrier that surrounds this star system in a way that transcends spatial comprehension.

In his visual perception, the stone tablet is like the heart and central hub of this network of starry sky rules, while the starry sky barrier is its extension and barrier. The two form a closed and self-consistent complete system through these invisible rules and lines.

It protects and ensures that life within the starry sky can survive and cultivate in a relatively stable environment, but it is also like an invisible shackle, separating this starry sky from the wider universe.

At this moment, Wang Ping believed Yao Xi's words. The black stone tablet was not the true Heavenly Dao. It was more like a magical artifact used to stabilize the rules of this starry sky, which also matched the answer Wang Ping had obtained when he observed this starry sky with his 'Heavenly Eye'.

After observing the black stone tablet for a while, the divine palace beneath Wang Ping's feet appeared, blocking out the increasingly obvious echoes in this space, and he opened the 'Heavenly Eye' between his eyebrows.

A few breaths later, countless images appeared in Wang Ping's sea of ​​consciousness. After organizing these images, he saw a huge palace complex floating among nebulae, with corridors spanning star systems. Cultivators rode streams of light, instantly traversing billions of star rivers. Moreover, the spiritual energy here was so rich that it had turned into a tangible liquid river, flowing endlessly in a specific orbit, nourishing all things.

In the center of a magnificent palace, a powerful consciousness drew spiritual energy from all parts of the universe, continuously condensing it into rune lines. At this moment, Wang Ping saw that in the distant starry sky, stars seemed to be collapsing and being destroyed. This consciousness coldly collected the spiritual energy gathered after the stars were destroyed and filled it into the rune lines he had inscribed.

Wang Ping tried to observe the way this consciousness existed from these images, but ultimately found nothing. When the stone tablet was fully formed, this consciousness cast it into this still ignorant starry sky. At the same time, the starry sky that forged this black stone tablet began to collapse and be destroyed.

Moreover, many of the same black stone tablets transformed into streaks of light, shooting into the distant starry sky.

After the black stone tablet fell into this starry sky, it immediately stabilized the network of rules of the starry sky and built a thick barrier around the starry sky. When the destructive power of the universe reached this starry sky, the destructive power had been weakened to a minimum, and the starry sky barrier barely blocked its destructive impact.

"History is just as we predicted!"

Wang Ping gently stroked Yu Lian's little head. The 'Heavenly Eye' allowed him to glimpse the prosperity of the Great Universe Era from different angles, as well as witness its final destruction.

Yu Lian, who was absorbing spiritual energy for cultivation, tilted her head to look at Wang Ping's profile and replied, "You shouldn't doubt it, otherwise this starry sky will have no future."

Wang Ping nodded and glanced at the black stone tablet again. At this moment, he couldn't even understand the runes inside the black stone tablet, let alone refine them. So, after forcibly clearing away all the thoughts in his mind, he decisively withdrew from this strange space.

The moment he withdrew, the black stone tablet, lacking the pull of the spiritual bodies within the True Monarchs, instantly vanished again. Wang Ping didn't linger on the black stone tablet; he turned to look at all the Fifth Realm cultivators present. When his gaze fell upon them, many Fifth Realm cultivators involuntarily bowed and clasped their fists.

"Fellow Daoists Bai Yan, Ao Yi, Wang Qing, and Xiao Shan, please stay. The rest of you may disperse."

Upon hearing this, all the cultivators of the Fifth Realm responded in unison, "We will obey the Emperor's decree!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the figures hurriedly transformed into streaks of light and left, afraid that lingering for even a moment would attract unnecessary attention. In the blink of an eye, only Bai Yan, Ao Yi, Wang Qing, and Xiao Shan remained by Wang Ping's side.

When Wang Ping's gaze fell upon them, an idea popped into his head, and he led the four of them to the Primordial Palace.

"The demons from beyond the realm have coveted this starry sky of ours for a long time. For nearly ten thousand years, they have repeatedly invaded our heavenly borders, slaughtered our living beings, and defiled our spiritual veins. They have also used evil magic to bewitch believers. Their crimes are too numerous to count. Now that the star ring has been formed and the way of heaven is clear, it is the right time to cleanse the demon lords from beyond the realm."

His gaze swept over Ao Yi, Wang Qing, and Xiao Shan, and he said, "Ao Yi, Wang Qing, and Xiao Shan, would you three be willing to go to the outer realms for me?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoshan solemnly replied, "What Your Majesty says is quite right. Now that the Star Ring is complete, it is time to sweep away all obstacles and troubles. I am willing to go."

Wang Qing lowered his eyes and clasped his hands together, a soft Buddhist light emanating from his body, his voice clear as a spring: "Demons confuse the mind, this humble monk should use the wisdom of Prajna to guide those who are lost."

After a moment's thought, Ao Yi respectfully replied, "If the Emperor commands, Ao Yi will obey."

Wang Ping, seated on the high platform, revealed a perfectly timed smile. "You have ten days to gather your disciples. At that time, I will personally open the space-time passage."

After saying this, he didn't wait for the three to respond. He waved his hand and sent them back to their respective dojos. Then his gaze fell on Bai Yan and he said, "Come with me."

As he spoke, he landed in front of Bai Yan, and then stepped into the space-time tunnel that unfolded beside him. Bai Yan, without suspicion, immediately followed.

Wang Ping led Bai Yan to the starry sky where his Wood Spirit World was located, hovering next to the fortress artifact. With his back to Bai Yan, he said, "This artifact was specially prepared by me to sweep away the demonic cultivators outside the realm. You can go with it to the outside realm to guard it first. After Ao Yi, Wang Qing, and Xiao Shan go there, you should return as soon as possible."

"No problem, I'll arrange everything."

Bai Yan did not refuse. He knew that Wang Ping wanted him to go to the outer realms first so that he could unite with his two allies, Youhai and Jintong. He had long since lost all attachment to this starry sky, so he said, "If the Taiyin Sect has a new member who has reached the fifth realm, can the Emperor allow me to go to the outer realms again?"

"Of course!"

As Wang Ping responded, his consciousness began to communicate with the Star Sea Primordial Spirit inside the fortress's magical artifact, and then he opened a spacetime passage with a diameter of over a hundred miles.

The runes flowing on the surface of the fortress artifact suddenly lit up, and the massive celestial structure, under the control of the starry sea, rapidly entered the spacetime tunnel, while Bai Yan, enveloped in a layer of clear light, followed closely behind the fortress artifact.

In a short while, Bai Yan's vision cleared up, revealing a dim star field with sparse stars in the distance and dim light. The fortress artifacts stood steadily amidst a surge of demonic energy, their energy forming a delicate balance with the surrounding demonic realm.

As Bai Yan surveyed his surroundings, he quickly locked onto two auras, and then the thoughts of You Hai and Jin Tong descended almost simultaneously.

"I've met fellow Taoist!"

Wang Ping's consciousness partially focused on the fortress's magical artifact, observing Bai Yan's communication with his two allies. After confirming that there were no problems, he lowered his eyelids slightly and looked at the materialized light screen panel. The rune lines previously engraved on the star ring had increased the spiritual energy stability to (93/100), and the cultivation speed showed an increase of 1.3 times.

Next, he will continue to set up a stable magic array around the star ring, which will likely further increase the stability of the starry sky spiritual energy and increase the cultivation speed of the third step of the fifth realm.

"You should also speed up your cultivation and strive to reach the fifth realm as soon as possible."

Wang Ping gently stroked Yu Lian's little head. He needed to go into seclusion or sleep for a long time to advance to the sixth realm. In order to avoid repeating Qing Chen's mistakes, he needed Yu Lian to take charge of all the power of the Divine Kingdom Palace during this period to suppress all forces that tried to subvert the order of the Heavenly Court.

Yu Lian replied, "Don't worry, I already have the cultivation to advance to the fifth realm. I'm just looking for the energy for evolution. I feel that if I follow you for another thousand years, I can probably get it done."

Wang Ping nodded, leading Yu Lian back to the Primordial Palace. His primordial spirit instantly locked onto his disciples, and he said to Yu Lian, "Then we'll wait for you for a thousand years." (End of Chapter)