There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

From the emperor and empress dowager to the civil and military officials of the Datong Dynasty, everyone treated the rebellion in Qingpu Road with arrogance. This was an attitude brought about by people's cognition, because in their eyes, the world was still prosperous, the court had hundreds of thousands of elite armored soldiers, and practitioners who could fly and hide in the ground.

The rebel army only has more than 10,000 people. If the situation becomes desperate, the imperial court only needs to send one monk to enter the country to solve the rebellion. At that time, they will only be punished by the Taoist Palace, which will not affect the overall situation at all.

Their arrogance also had its own purpose. The emperor had already reached adulthood, but the empress dowager had not yet returned power to him. He wanted to use the rebels in Qingpu Road to take control of the troops in several large camps around Shangjing City.

The Queen Mother had seen through everything long ago. She just wanted to see what choice the officials would make this time, and the officials also wanted to take this opportunity to raise their own value.

Wang Ping took a condescending attitude, as if he was looking at a game, feeling the emotions of all beings in the world, deducing their future, and cultivating his own humanity, which made his cultivation of humanity progress rapidly and led to a slight improvement in his divine arts.

In their eyes, the people were really like straw dogs at this moment, but the people, like straw dogs, burst out with powerful strength after being angry. In just one month, Zhao Liuyi led the rebel army to surround the city of Sanmei Prefecture. Three days later, the frightened prefect Liu Zhiqing opened the city and surrendered.

Just ten days after the Sanmei Prefecture City was occupied by the rebels, many counties in Qingpu Road broke out in rebellion to varying degrees. They respected Zhao Liuyi as the King of the North and fought against injustice in the world.

Before the imperial court could even react, most of Qingpu Road fell into the hands of the rebels. In just two months, the number of rebels increased from thousands at the beginning to hundreds of thousands!
By the time the imperial court began to pay attention, the rebel army was less than 200 miles away from Shangjing City. Fortunately, when the Datong Dynasty was first established, in order to prevent Shangjing City from being besieged like in the late Xia Dynasty, important checkpoints were set up around Shangjing City at the beginning of its establishment. If the rebel army in Qingpu Road wanted to attack the Shangjing City area, they had to face the gorge pass to the east of Shangjing City first.

This pass is connected to Nonghe River, and with the help of the imperial navy, it can resist an army several times larger than its own.

Moreover, the imperial court still has millions of "power pills" that have not been put into use. Now it has sent people to Qianmu Temple to buy them, and wants to sell two million pills at a time. It also requests the disciples of Qianmu Temple to help the imperial court quell the rebellion.

"Don't worry about it!" Wang Ping's instructions to Liu Shuang were still these four words, "You can sell things to them. Sell them whatever they want."

Liu Shuang seemed to want to ask something, but in the end he didn't say a word. He just silently followed Wang Ping's instructions.

After Liu Shuang left, Yu Lian reminded him, "You should explain a few words to Shuang'er, otherwise if you continue like this, the tragedy of Xiaoshan Mansion and his disciples will happen to you."

Wang Ping frowned slightly when he heard this, which was rare. He was actually expecting Liu Shuang to ask something. Not only would he not be angry, but he would be very happy instead.

But Liu Shuang didn't have the courage to ask, because in her view, Wang Ping had become ruthless and indifferent. She felt that Wang Ping seemed indifferent to everything, and no longer even cared about her as before.

Hundreds of years ago, she watched helplessly as most of her brother's descendants were slaughtered because they failed to compete for the Zhongzhou artifact, and the other half were driven out of the Zhongzhou continent. At that time, she felt that Wang Ping was too indifferent. Now she met Wang Ping's own descendants again, but Wang Ping was still indifferent.

"How do you think you should explain this to her?"

Wang Ping asked softly.

Yu Lian tilted her head, thought for a moment, and said, "There is someone who can help you explain it."

"Who?"

"Qianqian, she is the most intelligent of all your disciples!"

After Yu Lian said this, her golden pupils flickered, and she looked like she was saying, "Please beg me now."

Wang Ping nodded thoughtfully, and after meeting Yu Lian's eyes, he couldn't help but smile. He reached out his hand and gently stroked Yu Lian's head, saying, "Then please go talk to Qian Qian."

"I will handle it!"

Yu Lian happily nudged Wang Ping's palm with her head, and then flew into the sky.

Wang Ping stared at Yu Lian's receding figure, and once again felt the meaning of the four words "the great way is ruthless". He couldn't help but feel some sympathy for Xiao Shan Fu Jun. Xiao Shan Fu Jun chose the way of heaven between the way of heaven and the way of man, but with his promotion, everything became a bubble.

Thinking of Lord Xiaoshan, Wang Ping's thoughts couldn't help but wander. The wood spirit energy between heaven and earth became unusually active because of his wandering thoughts. The dense vegetation on Qianmu Mountain grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, and some dead trees regained their vitality.

After more than ten breaths.

Wang Ping controlled his thoughts and entered into a state of meditation as quickly as possible, using the divine art of 'self-control' to stabilize his humanity.

After a long time, he woke up from his meditation, looked up at the blue sky, and said softly: "This world really can't accommodate a fourth-level cultivator. Perhaps it is because of this that this world has become so distorted!"

However, under the watchful eyes of the True Lords, this distorted world maintains a prosperous order.

"Haha~"

Wang Ping smiled self-deprecatingly, cleared his mind of unnecessary thoughts, then took out the 'Dongtian Mirror' and immersed himself in his handheld game again.

The Grand View Palace in the upper capital.

This is what the common people call the Wuchen Palace at the southern end of the imperial palace. Empress Dowager Liu Qing lived in this palace. The reason why it was called 'Wuchen' was that she had been practicing Taoist health-preserving methods in recent years, so she changed the name of the palace to this one.

It was already June. After the morning mist had dispersed, the sunlight was abundant. Liu Qing started practicing the "Changchun Kung Fu" early in the morning under the guidance of a Taoist priest from Qianmu Temple.

The young emperor arrived when Liu Qing was halfway through his practice, but Liu Qing had no intention of stopping, so the emperor had to wait quietly.

Liu Qing was very patient and performed a set of Changchun Gong in a very good manner. After finishing, she breathed a sigh of relief. Feeling refreshed, she looked at the Taoist priest next to her and asked, "I feel very relaxed today. Is this normal?"

"Congratulations, Queen Mother. You are almost there. If you persist for another ten years or so, you may be able to find the sense of Qi. In this way, extending your life by thirty years should not be a problem."

The Taoist priest of Qianmu Temple responded with a smile.

The young emperor's eyelids could not help twitching when he heard this, and he could not help cursing the old man in his heart, but on the surface he had to show a sincere smile and congratulate, "Congratulations, mother! Congratulations, mother!"

Liu Qing also looked happy, looked at the emperor and said: "I hope the emperor is sincerely congratulating me."

When the emperor was about to express his loyalty, Liu Qing waved his hand and said, "Alright, don't I know what you are thinking? I watched you grow up, so stop talking nonsense. Why are you not handling government affairs in the meeting hall? Why are you coming to my place, old lady?"

"The rebellion in Qingpu Road is becoming increasingly rampant, and the civil and military officials are passing the buck to each other. This will only waste the country's strength. I hope I can lead the army in person to clear away those evil obstacles for the people and the world. I hope your majesty will grant me your approval!"

After the emperor finished speaking, he bowed.

Liu Qing looked at the emperor with a smile and asked, "Did your teachers instigate you?"

"To answer your Majesty, it was I who wanted to go!"

"Well, Lord Changqing once said in his discussion of the Dao, 'When the six relatives are not harmonious, there is filial piety; when the country is in chaos, there are loyal ministers.' You can go and see for yourself who is the loyal minister and who is the treacherous minister!"

After Liu Qing finished speaking, he looked at the Taoist priest at Qianmuguan and asked, "Is that what I meant?"

The Taoist priest clasped his fists and said, "That's it!"

Liu Qing's smile widened when she heard this. She turned to look at the emperor and said, "But I won't support you openly, so that you can see the real civil and military officials." She paused here and added, "You have been on the throne for more than ten years, and your title has not yet been determined. Let the officials discuss your title before you go to war, so that you don't go out without a name!"

"Yes!"

The emperor's face showed joy.

Liu Qing looked at the emperor's happy expression, but she was unhappy in her heart. She did not say any more harsh words, but just waved her hand and said, "I have to recite the scriptures, you can leave."

The emperor felt relieved and left the Wuchen Palace as quickly as possible.

June sixteenth.

It was the day of the mid-month sacrificial ceremony. The emperor had brought civil and military officials to the Taimiao early in the morning to worship the ancestors and the various True Lords and Mansion Lords. There were only three ancestors in this dynasty who enjoyed incense, so the ceremony lasted no more than an hour.

At the grand court meeting after the ceremony, the emperor confirmed his imperial title, which was called "Jiande".

The newly-titled Emperor Jiande was in high spirits at his desk. After dealing with a few minor government affairs, Wang Yue, the Minister of State Council and Minister of War, came out to talk about the rebels in Qingpu Road.

As soon as Wang Yue finished speaking, Emperor Jiande could not wait to follow the lines he had prepared, and said in a slightly excited tone: "Today I am offering sacrifices to the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Thinking of the people of Qingpu Road, my heart is filled with sorrow. I also think that the rebels have desecrated my ancestral temple. I feel that I have been entrusted with a great responsibility. I am willing to personally lead the army to suppress the rebels and bring peace to the people of the world. What do you think, my ministers?"

As soon as the emperor said this, the ministers on both sides didn't know how to respond, causing the council hall to become unusually quiet.

Miao Nian, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who was sitting at the left end of the hall, raised his eyelids slightly and looked at the emperor sitting on the imperial desk, a smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.

This person is one of the puppets placed by Wang Ping in the temple.

After a brief silence in the court, a fierce argument broke out. Those who opposed it refuted the argument on the grounds that the title of emperor was just being established and the emperor needed to be at the center. Those who agreed cited the examples of Taizu and Shizu, who founded and established the country, to prove the necessity of the emperor leading the army in person.

Miao Nian just listened quietly. The quarrel in the hall soon spread to the officials outside the hall. They argued until their faces turned red, but during the dispute, some officials remained silent. There were many of these officials, and they were the Empress Dowager Liu Qing's men.

The emperor's purpose of leading the army in person was simple: his supporters wanted to gain control of the army through a rebellion war that they believed was a sure win, and then use the victory to ask the empress dowager to return power to the emperor.

After the ministers argued for half an hour, they received an imperial edict from the emperor. This time, there was no obstruction from the empress dowager's people, and the entire process was completed smoothly.

three days later.

The Ministry of War set the ninth day of the next month as the date for the oath-taking ceremony of marching to war. The Ministry of Revenue began to allocate money and food. The generals, based on intelligence on the rebels, formulated a battle plan while assembling sailors and imperial guards.

The news of the imperial court's movements reached the ears of the rebel leader Zhao Liuyi within just five days. During these days, he met with the heads of various sects every day and tried to win over many monks to his side, but almost none of these monks were willing to work for him.

Time flies and it is July.

When the imperial court was preparing for Emperor Jiande's military review ceremony on the ninth day of the first lunar month, various rebel armies gathered together and marched towards Xiaguan on the morning of the third day. In addition, hundreds of small boats went upstream along the Nong River to plunder villages and towns around Shangjing City, spreading the news that the rebel army had entered Shangjing City, causing a brief panic in the surrounding areas of Shangjing City.

However, the rebel army's attack on Xiaguan was not going smoothly, because Xiaguan had already reinforced its troops in advance, and all the soldiers knew that the emperor was about to lead the army in person, and their morale was at an unprecedented high.

After several days of siege, the rebel army suffered heavy losses, and even two of Zhao Liuyi's sworn brothers were buried under the city wall. This was the first setback Zhao Liuyi had encountered since he started his army.

On the ninth day of the first lunar month, after Emperor Jiande ordered his troops to go to war, Zhao Liuyi called Yuan Qin to his tent alone to discuss countermeasures.

Yuan Qin discussed with him for half an hour, and the first thing he did when he came out was to call his confidant to find Sun Qiang. After Sun Qiang dismissed his attendants, the confidant whispered, "The Emperor of Datong is leading the army in person. It is impossible to attack Shangjing City. Sir has already discussed with the king to leave some elite troops at Xiaguan to fight with the imperial army, and then lead the rest of the army to retreat to Mingjiang Prefecture and use the hundreds of kilometers of Mingjiang to deal with the imperial army."

"General, you need to lead your soldiers to retreat to Mingjiang Prefecture immediately. You must sort out the military and political affairs within ten days and wait for the follow-up troops to arrive. I will also accompany you to coordinate your logistical supplies."

When Wang Ping received the news, he deliberately woke up from his nighttime meditation.

"Then Yuan Qin might take action against Zhao Liuyi!"

Wang Ping looked at Yu Lian, who had also woken up, with a puzzled look in her eyes and said this. Then he told Yu Lian what he had observed over the past few days as if sharing something.

After listening to this, Yu Lian tilted her head and said, "You mean to say that the rebels have no way to retreat this time, and Yuan Qin wants to use Zhao Liuyi's head in exchange for his wealth and glory?"

Wang Ping did not say anything, but instead used the luck formation to deduce.

More than ten breaths later, he saw part of the chaotic scene and also saw the emperor's dragon chariot collapse!

This surprised Wang Ping very much.

Afterwards, he exited the simulation, rested for more than ten minutes and then continued. This time, the hundreds of scenes were almost all chaotic scenes, with only a few scenes showing the imperial army winning.

"This emperor's ideas have blocked the paths of too many people!"

Wang Ping whispered softly.

Yu Lian asked curiously, "What did you see?"

Wang Ping naturally told the truth.

"Do you want to stop it?"

Yulian asked.

When Wang Ping sacrificed the 'Heaven-Covering Talisman' and his human consciousness gave birth to the idea of ​​rescuing Emperor Jiande, his spiritual sea consciousness suddenly became chaotic.

"what happened?"

"Someone has been preparing for me to intervene in this matter!"

"who?"

"You'll know when the time comes when you try it out!"

After Wang Ping finished speaking, he used the 'Heaven-Covering Talisman' to block out the secrets of heaven, and once again drove the fortune array to deduce. This time he saw more, but after the deduction was over, he did not leave a single word on the 'Heaven-Covering Talisman'.

With this deduction, even if he doesn't predict the future, he will increase the integration degree of the "Heaven-Covering Talisman" by then, but not as much as predicted. (End of this chapter)