There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

Qianmuguan Mountaintop Dojo.

In the expanded pond next to the well, Yuanyuan and Yulian were fighting over the fish and shrimps in the pond, making the edge of the pond full of water. Yuanyuan was obviously no match for Yulian, and soon gave up resistance and started to pester Yulian and act coquettishly.

Wang Ping was wearing a loose short robe for home. He was not afraid of the cold wind after entering winter. He leaned casually on the coffee table in front of the old locust tree, looking at the light screen panel in front of him. In the past five years, he had deduced the direction of the situation in Zhongzhou Continent many times, and even predicted the new emperor in advance, but he did not make any progress.

This time, the progress bar of the prophecy of Xuan Ling's promotion did increase a little, reaching (17/100), which made Wang Ping look forward to how much fusion progress his promotion planned for Wu Fu could increase, as well as the promotion ceremony of Zhi Gong that could change the situation in Zhongzhou, and the sooner or later split of Yuqing Sect.

A sound of footsteps approached from afar. It was the disciple who led the group, Guan Qi. He stood ten feet away, holding dozens of invitations in his hands. He said respectfully, "Grandmaster, these are the invitations that were handed in today. They were all handed in by the heads of Taoist temples from all over the country."

Today is the third day of the twelfth lunar month, the day when Qianmu Temple held a celebration ceremony for Xuan Ling after he was promoted to the third realm. Many Taoist temple masters in Zhongzhou came in person to participate, and as per custom, handed a visiting card to Wang Ping, hoping to come and pay a visit to Wang Ping.

Wang Ping casually pointed to the open space in front of the old locust tree, where many books and bamboo slips were casually placed.

"Leave it there. I'll take a look when I have time."

"Yes!"

After Guan Qi put down the visiting card, he left silently. Then he saw Yu Lian and Yuan Yuan flying over. To be precise, Yu Lian was dragging Yuan Yuan over with her tail.

"The front yard is very lively now, don't you want to go and take a look?" Wang Ping asked with a smile.

"Go there later."

Yu Lian landed beside the coffee table and just as she let go of Yuan Yuan, the latter turned into a streak of light and escaped. Yu Lian angrily spat out a water bullet in the direction of Yuan Yuan's escape, but did not chase her.

"Let me see who has handed in the visiting cards." Yu Lian's slender body slid over the dense spiritual grass and slid towards the visiting cards that Guan Qi had just handed over. She used the "Controlling Objects Technique" to open one of the visiting cards and asked Wang Ping, "Are you not interested in these visiting cards?"

"Not interested in!"

"You are just lazy. You have become lazier and lazier over the past five years. I think you are lazier than me."

"At least I do my homework every day."

"All that's left is homework. I think you only need one year to master the 'Giant Technique', but it took you five times as long. Don't you think it's a waste?"

"There's no need to be so anxious. If you are too anxious, the seniors will definitely feel uncomfortable."

Yu Lian turned her head when she heard this. Her pupils reflected Wang Ping's lazy look at the moment and she said, "Have you been hit by something?"

"No, I'm always full of energy, you should know that."

"Ok."

Yu Lian ended the topic, her eyes fell on the visiting card in front of her, and said, "As a superior, you have to know who among the people below is truly loyal to you and who is unruly."

"Did you read it in a story?"

"Yes, but I think it's well said. Hey... this visiting card is from someone you know. It's Gan Qi, who led the Loose Cultivator Alliance away from Zhongzhou Continent. Do you want to meet him?"

"No, it's boring."

"This is the perfect time for you to prove to him that his original choice was a mistake."

"I have done my best by not causing trouble for him. He chose to leave Zhongzhou at that time. It was obvious that someone promised him benefits. If it weren't for the fact that Daoist Gan Xing had died not long ago, I would have exposed him to his face."

"You have quite a lot of resentment."

Wang Ping did not respond. At that time, he was preparing to compete for a spot in the fourth realm. It was a matter of life and death. Facing Gan Qi's sudden departure, he even wanted to kill him, but the situation at that time was not suitable for killing.

...

The front hall of Qianmu Temple.

There was a constant stream of monks coming and going in the square. The main hall door was now completely open. On the steps in front of the door, hundreds of monks gathered in their own circles and talked in low voices.

In a corner in the southwest, Gan Qi and Wu Quan leaned against the white jade fence, looking at the surrounding monks, with heavy thoughts in their eyes.

"You made a bad move at the beginning!"

Wu Quan said in a low voice, then sighed and shook his head in annoyance.

Gan Qi obviously wanted to make some rebuttal, but when the words came to his lips, he probably felt that saying such words now would bring trouble to himself, so he chose to respond with silence.

After Wu Quan finished talking about Gan Qi, he laughed at himself and said, "I also made a bad move, but the situation at that time was in front of me, and that was the best move. None of us was optimistic about him..."

He sighed and said bitterly, "After he succeeded in his promotion, I don't know how many people tried secretly, but..." He shook his head, "Many predecessors fell silently without leaving any trace in this world."

Gan Qi comforted him, "Senior, don't think too much. What you and I have now is beyond the imagination of many people. My master once taught me that the most important trick to survive in the cultivation world is to know how to be content and be content with your current state."

"If Gan Xing really thought that, he wouldn't have planned to reach the fourth realm. Maybe he could still be alive now relying on elixirs!" Wu Quan looked at the sun in the blue sky and white clouds, then stretched out his hand to block most of the strong light, and said with a sigh: "Many things are easy to say, but it is not easy to do them yourself."

As he finished speaking, there was a commotion coming from the direction of the gate.

Both of them turned their heads subconsciously and saw Liu Shuang, who was wearing a Taoist robe with wide sleeves. Those who surrounded him and greeted him were all cultivators in the third realm.

Wu Quan couldn't help but sigh at the word "fate" in his heart. In the past, when he came to Qianmu Temple, Liu Shuang would come over to greet him as soon as he saw him, and call him "senior". But now, the other party would not even look at him, and he would come forward to greet him regardless of whether the other party paid attention to him or not.

Just as Wu Quan was stunned and sighing, Gan Qi next to him had already walked over quickly and stood at the end of the group of monks to salute and greet them. Wu Quan did not care about anything else and hurriedly walked to Gan Qi's side to salute.

At this moment, he realized that it was Zi Luan who had just walked out of the hall with Liu Shuang. At this moment, Zi Luan was standing obediently behind a junior, with his previous arrogance completely gone.

When Liu Shuang glanced over when returning the gift, Wu Quan instinctively lowered his head. At this moment, he suddenly thought of a recent rumor circulating in the Diku Gate, saying that Changqing Mansion Lord currently holds the vacant spot in the fourth realm of the Diku Gate. Thinking of this, Wu Quan suddenly thought of something he didn't want to believe, that is, the death of Liuyun Mansion Lord. Although the Dao Palace reported that his soul was severely injured and he was unconscious, he knew that if this was true, then Liuyun Mansion Lord would not have another chance.

This made Wu Quan feel very insignificant, so insignificant that he didn't even have the courage to walk closer and salute Liu Shuang.

In a daze, he followed the other monks into the hall, took the incense handed to him by the disciples at the door, walked to the golden statue in front one by one, kowtowed like other monks, and then sat in a seat at the end of the front row under the arrangement of the disciples of Qianmu Temple.

When Wu Quan saw the location of his seat and thought about the scene when Zi Luan pretended not to know him when he passed by him just now, he realized that unless something unexpected happened, he would have no hope of meeting the person in the mountaintop temple. However, when he saw Gan Qi being led to sit in the second row, he felt a little gloating.

He could not blame anyone else, nor himself, for he felt that his choice was understandable given the situation at the time. Even if Changqing were to choose for himself, he would definitely make the same choice as him. If he had to blame anyone, he could only blame his own fate.

In the following time, Wu Quan kept his eyes on the nose and his nose on the heart, listening very low-key to the discussions of those "powerful sects" in front of him. He didn't know how much time had passed before today's protagonist Xuan Ling finally arrived.

Zi Luan was particularly enthusiastic after Xuan Ling showed up, and the phrase he said most often was "We are the Tai Yan Sect." From his tone it seemed that the Tai Yan Sect would be re-established soon. If someone had said this in the past, people would at most have just laughed it off, but today he heard quite a few people agreeing with him, especially the representative of the Zhen Yang Sect.

The scene of mutual courtesy lasts for half a quarter of an hour, and then today's protagonist pays homage to the True Lords and Mansion Lords, and performs a grand ritual. This process will last until dark, and then the heads of various sects will sit and discuss Taoism, and their disciples will learn from each other. This part will last for seven days.

They said they were discussing philosophy, but actually they were doing some secret transactions most of the time. The competition among the disciples was real, and each faction also sent out its capable disciples, after all, it was a matter of honor and disgrace for the faction.

On the evening when the ritual ended, Xuan Ling came to the temple on the top of the mountain.

It was Wang Ping who asked someone to call him up in order to ask him whether he had gained any additional ancient memories during this promotion.

The answer is no!
Just like Wang Ping's promotion to the third realm, he did not gain any ancient memories. This was completely different from other Xuanmen monks. According to the records of the Taoist Palace, when the Xuanmen monks of the other four sects were promoted to the third realm, the spiritual veins in their bodies would bring them new ancient memories.

What Wang Ping could think of was that when Tai Yan monks were promoted to the third realm, they were isolated from all contact with spiritual creatures, because when Tai Yan monks were promoted to the third realm, they needed full humanity. If there were spiritual creatures interfering, the humanity of the promoted person would expand infinitely, thus interfering with the promoted person's thoughts.

Wang Ping didn't care too much about this matter. He called Xuan Ling for another very important matter, which was the reorganization of the Taiyan Sect.

"The Taiyan Sect in the southeastern sea area is now in name only. You can communicate with them more and try to get them to integrate into Qianmu Temple first. In addition, the southern sects can also make preparations in advance. Once Ziluan has dealt with the Liuxin Sect issue, we can start this matter."

Wang Ping made his words very clear.

Xuan Ling did not delay. After Wang Ping finished speaking, he immediately expressed his opinion: "Please rest assured, Master. I will do my best to cooperate with Senior Ziluan."

Wang Ping smiled with satisfaction and nodded, "You have to understand that only when the Taiyan Sect is re-established, will we have the quota for the fourth level of Taiyan cultivators. With your qualifications, reaching the fourth level is not a problem, but the quota is a problem."

Xuan Ling raised his calm eyes slightly and looked at Wang Ping. When he was about to speak, Wang Ping raised his eyebrows, stopped Xuan Ling from speaking, and summoned the "Dongtian Mirror".

Then, Wang Ping showed a half-smile on his face, looked at Xuan Ling and said: "Go find Zi Luan, now is a good opportunity to solve the problem of the Six Heart Sect."

"Yes!"

Xuan Ling stood up and stepped back five steps before turning into a streak of light and disappearing into the sky.

When Xuan Ling retreated, Yu Lian flew down from the branch of the old locust tree next to her, facing the light of the "illumination technique" above the coffee table, and landed on Wang Ping's left hand side, asking, "What happened?"

Wang Ping said casually, "The puppet I left behind in the Six Heart Sect sent back a message that someone in the Six Heart Sect is planning a rebellion while Zi Luan is away!"

"Ah? Is Zi Luan so unpopular?"

"You underestimate Zi Luan. He came to Qianmu Temple to participate in this Dharma Assembly and brought almost all of his trusted disciples with him. Do you think it is possible that Zi Luan deliberately revealed his flaws?"

Wang Ping looked at the night sky with a smile.

Yu Lian tilted her head and thought for a while, "Even if that's the case, don't they know that you are behind Zi Luan? If they know, they must have something to rely on to do this, and it's at such a critical moment."

The critical moment she was referring to was when Archery Master was about to be promoted!
Wang Ping stood up and slowly walked towards the courtyard, saying, "This is just like playing Go. My layout is obvious, and so is my opponent's. The best place for the duel is in the northwest. The rebellion of the Six Heart Sect is just the appetizer."

"From your tone, it seems like you've been waiting for this for a long time?"

"What else? Someone is unwilling to be lonely, so I have to show my weakness. Otherwise, I only need to say a word, and the three-level cultivators in the Six Hearts Sect will obey my orders obediently."

Yu Lian reviewed the situation in the world in her mind and said, "Then we must ensure that the Jade Purity Sect does not fall into complete chaos, otherwise it will affect the southern cultivation world."

"Smart, exactly!"

Wang Ping stretched out his left hand, and Yu Lian immediately fell down and wrapped around his left hand. Wang Ping stroked Yu Lian's little head and said, "I won't let the Yuqing Sect get into chaos, at least not now. If necessary, I can ask Dao Palace to stop it!"

"You're so confident? It makes me feel like you're conceited!"

"It's not self-confidence, but even if the Yuqing Sect falls into chaos, I can afford the losses. Do you remember the chaotic situation in the world before Lord Xiaoshan was promoted? Even if I fail this time, for me it's just another game in a few decades. If I fail again, it's just another few decades of waste. There will always be a time when I can succeed!"

Yu Lian rested her head on Wang Ping's palm and said, "Do you really think of this as a chess game?"

Wang Ping laughed softly, walked into the courtyard, and sat on a stone bench. A fusion light suddenly appeared in the sky above the courtyard. He lowered his head and looked at the chess game that was halfway through on the stone table beside him. "Just think of it as a way to integrate my 'Heaven Covering Talisman'. It will make the people of the world suffer."

"You are such a hypocrite!"

"Ha ha!"

Wang Ping laughed and placed a piece on the chessboard.

Yu Lian looked at the fallen chess piece and asked, "Who led the rebellion of the Six Heart Sect?"

"He is also an acquaintance, Tong Jing, who was in charge of the internal and external affairs of the Six Heart Sect after Zi Luan disappeared!"

"Him? You left him alone on purpose, just for today?"

"How is it possible? No matter how good I am at calculating, I can't calculate so much. All of this is just a coincidence. It seems that there must be a will of heaven!" (End of this chapter)