There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

Shen Xiaozhu stayed in Wang Ping's Taoist temple until the end of the You hour.

Because at this time, Liu Shuang handed over a visiting card, which was from the Seventh Prince of Linshui Prefecture. He wanted to personally attend the ceremony held at Qianmu Temple.

The visiting card was delivered to Wang Ping from Linshui Mansion on time. According to the time on the visiting card, the Seventh Prince was about to set off for Qianmu Temple.

At the end of the You hour, it is almost dark, and the Dharma Assembly will officially begin after tonight.

So normally, this is a very impolite time.

After receiving the visiting card, Wang Ping did not think too much and flew towards Shang'anfu Port immediately.

But in a flash, he arrived above the port of Shang'an Prefecture.

A moment later, a strong aura of water spirit from the southern sea came towards him, and in the blink of an eye it arrived ten feet in front of Wang Ping.

"Meet the Seventh Prince!"

Wang Ping saluted first.

Ao Hong was wearing a gray-black dragon robe and a golden crown on his head. He looked no different from a normal person. After Wang Ping saluted, he gently waved his two wide sleeves and returned the salute, saying, "Fellow Daoist, you don't have to be so polite. Just call me Fellow Daoist."

Yu Lian reminded Wang Ping in the spiritual sea: "His karma is all malicious, comparable to Li Miaolin of Ningzhou Road."

Wang Ping recorded this in his heart, with a smile on his face, and said with a fist: "Seventh Prince is a senior, how dare I call him 'Daoyou'."

"Xiaojiu was right when he said you were rigid and cautious!"

Ao Hong chuckled and brought up Jiang Cun to close the distance between the two. Then, he changed the subject and said, "This time when we re-establish the Dao Palace, you and I are both the second seat, so we should communicate with each other internally and externally. If we are always so polite, we will waste a lot of time without discussing anything."

Wang Ping thought about it for a few breaths according to his own character setting, nodded and said, "In this case, I will follow your advice."

He was very low-key.

Ao Hong looked at Wang Ping and chuckled again: "It is said that your Taoist temple has beautiful scenery. Even if you sit quietly in it, you can feel relaxed and happy. Taoist friend, won't you invite me to sit with you?"

"Fellow Taoist, please!"

While Wang Ping was inviting him, he flew towards Qianmu Temple first.

Ao Hong followed closely behind him.

But within a moment, the Qianmuguan Mountains came into view. When the two stopped above the mountaintop dojo, Ao Hong exclaimed: "It is indeed a good place, much better than my deep sea cave. My place is surrounded by darkness, and it looks the same whether you open your eyes or close them."

Wang Ping responded modestly: "It's just a feast for the eyes. Your Dragon Palace is the real immortal residence. It is said that there are countless treasures and magical instruments deep in your residence."

"Haha, you also said that, that's a rumor. We in Linshui Mansion are not good at refining instruments, so how could we have countless instruments? However, there are some treasures, which is due to the rich resources on the seabed, but most of them belong to the Dragon King!"

Ao Hong behaved very casually.

Wang Ping had finally found the feeling of being able to communicate normally with others. He couldn't help but smile and invited, "Daoyou, please!"

"please!"

Under the locust tree outside the mountaintop dojo, Liu Shuang had already been waiting there, with fresh fruits and a pot of tea on the coffee table.

Ao Hong saw the tea and shook his head and said, "I don't like tea, let's change it to wine. I heard from Xiao Jiu that the yellow wine you have here is a rare and fine wine."

"As long as you don't mind, that's fine!" Wang Ping responded and waved to Liu Shuang.

Liu Shuang took away the tea on the table and Yu Lian, who was lying on Wang Ping's shoulder, complained in her spiritual sea: "What a tasteless guy!"

After she finished complaining, she looked at the calico cat hiding behind the locust tree. The calico cat had been sleeping next to the coffee table, but when Ao Hong arrived, the cat immediately stood up and ran to hide behind the locust tree.

When Yu Lian looked at her, she turned around and jumped into the yard next to her.

The chat between Wang Ping and Ao Hong was just like the mutual politeness and compliments between two strangers in the mortal world. By the time the rice wine was served on the table, the relationship between the two men had become much closer.

Afterwards, the two talked about the misunderstanding that happened more than a hundred years ago, and before they knew it, an hour had passed.

The sky had completely darkened, but the mountaintop temple was still as bright as day.

Ao Hong drank a glass of wine, picked up a pear and took a bite casually, saying: "After this Dharma Assembly, the Second Seat will have a routine meeting. This time..."

He was halfway through his words when he looked at Liu Shuang beside him.

Wang Ping also looked at Liu Shuang and said, "Go down and have a rest. Get ready for tomorrow's ceremony!"

"Yes!"

Liu Shuang's eyes flashed.

Perhaps Wang Ping himself did not realize that this was the first time he sent Liu Shuang away when talking to an outsider. This was not a question of trust, but some things were no longer suitable for ordinary cultivators to know.

Yu Lian looked at Liu Shuang who was leaving with its tongue sticking out, and then aimed the golden snake's vertical pupils at Ao Hong.

At this time, Ao Hong took out a red crystal and placed it in the middle of the coffee table. Then he used his empty left hand to pinch the magic formula to activate the isolation formation inside.

After the isolation array officially took effect, Ao Hong said, "There are seven seats in the Dao Palace. We occupy the second seat. The True Lords occupy the first seat, but they never show up and only enjoy the incense of the people of the world!"

There was a hint of complaint in his words, and then he changed the subject and said, "The world is ruled by the two of us, and it seems that we have tremendous power, but in fact, we have no freedom. If I hadn't wanted to get rid of the harassment from the third brother, I would never have come to wade into this muddy water, but now that things have come to this, I have no way out."

His words were so straightforward that Wang Ping didn't know how to respond.

After Ao Hong finished speaking, he took a big bite of the pear and continued, "The Star God Alliance was not happy that the great monks from Xuanmen and Tianmen continued to watch from the sidelines. It just so happened that the various factions also did not like those old antiques who took up positions, so they hit it off and we became their pawns."

At this point, he swallowed the pear in his hand in one gulp, stared at Wang Ping and asked, "Did you know who they set as their first target during the last regular meeting of the second seat?"

"who?"

Wang Ping cooperated with the inquiry.

Ao Hong grinned, "It's Taoist Chongxing from your Taiyan Sect. Isn't this outrageous? Instead of looking for so many Four Realm Star Gods who have disappeared during the holidays, you want to capture Taoist Chongxing right away. Don't you even think about why he can concentrate on Xuan cultivation?"

The Dao Palace monitors all cultivators in the world, including cultivators in the four realms. It regularly organizes their information for registration and even keeps track of their specific whereabouts.

Most of the four-level cultivators of Xuanmen and Tianmen are practicing quietly, but the star gods are very troublesome. They often disappear because they can fly in outer space at will and have too many places to hide.

"However, they are smart. They don't really want to cause trouble for Taoist Chongxing. They are just stalling for time. Because if Taoist Chongxing is brought in, no one will dare to take the lead, and then the matter will be left unresolved. The development of the matter is just as expected, so it doesn't matter if it is dragged on."

"But we can enter the second seat of the Dao Palace and take charge of so many resources. It is impossible for us to do nothing. After you enter the second seat this time, they will probably nominate you to take the lead!"

"And according to our rotation system, you will be the chief for the next 100 years. This is not a good job!" (End of this chapter)