There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

Shen Xiaozhu has closed her own consciousness, causing most of her humanity to be in a state of extinction. The only remaining humanity is provided by the soul of the black cat beside her, which keeps her humanity and rationality in a delicate balance.

Wang Ping secretly used the luck array to speculate, and hundreds and thousands of scenes appeared before his eyes, which meant that Shen Xiaozhu's promotion this time could result in both failure and success.

Under the thatched house.

Shen Xiaozhu maintained the state just now for more than ten breaths. When the delicate balance between humanity and rationality was about to be broken, he took out the Yuanshen of the third-level Taiyan cultivator that he had prepared in advance in the storage bag and crushed it. Then he sacrificed the blank talisman that was fused with the 'Soul Inducer', stretched out his left hand to hook up the wood spirit energy, and drew the 'Tongtian Talisman' on the blank talisman.

When Yu Lian saw this, she subconsciously leaned forward a little.

Wang Ping sensed Yu Lian's nervousness, and Shen Xiaozhu's drawing of the 'Tian Tong Fu' was not as decisive as Xuan Ling's before. She actually stopped halfway through drawing!

Because at this moment, the locust tree soul that was the fusion of the two realms of Shen Xiaozhu suddenly awakened, and when Shen Xiaozhu's soul consciousness was fully focused on drawing the "Tian Tong Fu", it occupied most of her humanity.

This is a prelude to failed promotion!
All this happened in an instant. When seeing that Shen Xiaozhu's newly cultivated spiritual body was about to mutate, Wang Ping sacrificed the 'Heaven-Covering Talisman' and used his own powerful cultivation to forcibly suppress the consciousness of Shen Xiaozhu's spiritual veins.

But now Shen Xiaozhu's spiritual vein consciousness has already merged with her own consciousness, so Shen Xiaozhu herself has also been suppressed, causing her entire body to be imprisoned by the rich wood spirit energy, and her consciousness and senses are sealed within the wood spirit formation that was formed in front of her thatched hut in an instant.

Yu Lian then said to the black cat: "Silly cat, keep communicating with Xiao Zhu in the spiritual sea and stabilize her humanity!"

"Meow~"

The black cat's cry was a little sharp, and then it jumped onto the legs of the imprisoned Shen Xiaozhu, completely pouring its soul into Shen Xiaozhu's spiritual sea.

Wang Ping looked serious. He first used his soul to check Shen Xiaozhu's condition. After confirming that she still retained basic humanity, he stretched out his left hand and made a spell. The 'Heaven-Covering Talisman' immediately covered the energy of the world.

"Whoo~"

Yu Lian exhaled and murmured, "It was a close call. I almost failed to save her."

Wang Ping looked serious, and all his consciousness was focused on Shen Xiaozhu.

It seems simple for a Taiyan cultivator to be promoted, but failure is failure and success is success. Failure happens in a flash, and success also happens in a flash. Moreover, there are no signs at all beforehand. One moment he may be sure of success, but the next moment he has already failed and been assimilated by the spiritual veins in his body.

"I now need to peel off Xiao Zhu's half-finished 'Heavenly Talisman'. Even with my level of cultivation, this step requires me to devote all my energy and not relax for a moment. Remember, don't let anyone disturb me!"

While Wang Ping was explaining things to Yu Lian, he changed the gestures of his left hand and pointed lightly toward the sky. Suddenly, a barrier made of wood spirit energy took shape and sealed off the entire dojo.

"Do not worry!"

Yu Lian looked back at Shen Xiaozhu, then flew out of the Wood Spirit barrier, transformed into a huge body and landed at the entrance of the dojo, sweeping across all the eyes looking towards here with great momentum.

After Yu Lian left, Wang Ping gathered all his consciousness and observed the half-drawn 'Tian Tong Fu' by Shen Xiaozhu with both his physical body and his soul consciousness.

Although this 'Tian Tong Fu' was only half drawn, it had already connected a small part of the power of heaven and earth, and was almost forming a big network connecting the universe. Fortunately, this step was missing, otherwise even Wang Ping would not be able to save it.

What Wang Ping needs to do now is to use the power of the 'Heaven-Covering Talisman' to distort the part of the 'Heaven-Connecting Talisman' drawn by Shen Xiaozhu, and then separate it. During the separation, it will most likely affect the spiritual vein consciousness in Shen Xiaozhu's body, which requires him to use all his strength to forcibly suppress that part of the spiritual vein consciousness with his own cultivation.

This process is like a surgical operation. You must not be too hasty, otherwise it will stimulate the spiritual vein consciousness, and it will go crazy and directly pollute Shen Xiaozhu's soul.

Wang Ping even used a magic array to complete this task with absolute rationality in a state of "self-denial".

First, he used the 'Heaven-Covering Talisman' to distort the rune lines of Shen Xiaozhu's 'Heaven-Connecting Talisman' in the real space, and then used his own 'Heaven-Connecting Talisman' to inject dormant thoughts into Shen Xiaozhu's spiritual consciousness.

Finally, he used the 'Borrowed Luck Talisman' to erase the rune lines of Shen Xiaozhu's 'Tiantian Talisman'. However, just when he erased a negligible amount of rune lines, Shen Xiaozhu's suppressed spiritual vein consciousness seemed to be stimulated and was about to wake up.

Wang Ping had no choice but to stop what he was doing and wait until the spiritual vein consciousness in Shen Xiaozhu's body could be forcibly suppressed by his cultivation level before trying again.

Next, Wang Ping needs to repeat this countless times. After completely erasing the half of the 'Tian Tong Fu' drawn by Shen Xiaozhu, Shen Xiaozhu will have a certain chance of regaining his humanity. It is also unknown whether he can be promoted again in the future.

It was unknown how much time had passed, as Wang Ping, who was concentrating, maintained his absolute rationality in a state of 'self-control', erasing half of the 'Tiantian Talisman' drawn by Shen Xiaozhu like a sophisticated machine.

But this is not the end. Next, it depends on whether Shen Xiaozhu can wake up. However, theoretically, as long as Wang Ping lifts the suppression, Shen Xiaozhu's consciousness will be awakened immediately, and it will be easy for him to gain control of his physical body and spiritual body, thereby suppressing the spiritual veins in his body.

However, just in case, Wang Ping constructed a magic array around Shen Xiaozhu's thatched cottage to suppress the spiritual veins and isolate the spiritual energy outside before unleashing the magic array around the Taoist temple.

"Ok?"

Yu Lian's voice reached Wang Ping's ears.

Wang Ping exhaled, feeling the hot sunlight in the sky. It was already summer, and he first released himself from the state of "self-denial" and at the same time put away the magic array.

"We're not sure yet. To prevent any accidents, let's give Xiao Zhu a 'Holy Heart Pill' first." As Wang Ping spoke, his spiritual consciousness locked onto Yuan Zheng in Huo Yuan's own dojo and transmitted a message to him.

Yuan Zheng heard Wang Ping's voice transmission and rushed to Wang Ping's side as quickly as possible. After listening to Wang Ping's explanation, he said, "Well, the Sacred Heart Pill is indeed the best choice at the moment."

As he spoke, he took out a medicine bottle. For Qianmu Temple today, the "Sacred Heart Pill" no longer needs to be picked specifically for the Sacred Heart Grass. It can be purchased through fixed channels, and maintaining daily consumption is not a problem at all.

Yu Lian couldn't wait to roll up the bottle of Sacred Heart Pill with her tail.

Yuan Zheng instructed: "First check if she has drug resistance!"

Yu Lian immediately used her spiritual consciousness to check Shen Xiaozhu's spirit and body. When she confirmed that there was no problem, she poured out a "Holy Heart Pill". The black cat guarding Shen Xiaozhu immediately "meowed".

"Okay, go feed her!"

Yu Lian gave the 'Sacred Heart Pill' to Black Cat.

The black cat used the "object control technique" to carry the pill and jumped onto Shen Xiaozhu's shoulder, then fed the pill into Shen Xiaozhu's mouth.

When Wang Ping confirmed that the effect of the "Holy Heart Pill" was taking effect, he lifted the suppression on Shen Xiaozhu's consciousness and spiritual veins. Yu Lian urged: "Stupid cat, wake up Xiaozhu!" Yuan Zheng looked at Shen Xiaozhu without surprise. In his mind, failure in promotion was a common thing, just like his own failure in his first attempt to advance to the third realm. Without his master's help, he would have ended up dead. He was exactly the same as Shen Xiaozhu now.

Wang Ping was carefully observing Shen Xiaozhu's condition. It was similar to what he had guessed. When he removed the suppression, Shen Xiaozhu's consciousness quickly woke up at the call of the black cat, and instinctively forced the consciousness of the spiritual vein in his body to fall asleep.

It seemed that everything had returned to the way it was before the promotion, but if one looked closely at Shen Xiaozhu's limbs and meridians, one would discover that the spiritual body she had just cultivated was already riddled with holes. It would take at least several decades and endless amounts of elixirs to repair it.

Even if time is not a problem for Shen Xiaozhu, she may not have the confidence to be promoted again at that time. Moreover, the repaired spiritual body will definitely have flaws, and the possibility of promotion failure is higher.

As for the quota issue that ordinary cultivators care about most, it is not a problem for Shen Xiaozhu.

After waking up and checking his condition, Shen Xiaozhu immediately stood up and knelt in the direction of Wang Ping and said, "Thank you, Master, for your mercy!"

Her emotions included loss and regret, but also fighting spirit that moved Wang Ping!

Shen Xiaozhu is similar to ordinary cultivators in the world. She entered the Xuanmen sect when she was in her thirties. Except for the fact that her entry was relatively smooth with the support of Qianmu Temple, she relied on her own perseverance to support herself for most of the other practices. Moreover, if she did not have a master like Wang Ping, she would have died long ago.

Her current fighting spirit is not surprising. Before she met Wang Ping, she had suffered more failures and contempt. She had encountered failures all the way, but she managed to persevere every time.

Perhaps Yu Lian just likes her indomitable spirit, or perhaps Wang Ping also thinks highly of her spirit, so despite the presence of geniuses like Xuan Ling and Xia Wenyi, Wang Ping still regards Shen Xiaozhu as his personal disciple.

"Do you feel any discomfort?"

Wang Ping landed beside Shen Xiaozhu, helped her up and asked.

Yu Lian shrank her body and landed on Wang Ping's shoulder, looking Shen Xiaozhu up and down.

"I'm very tired. The wood spirit energy in my qi sea and meridians is almost completely lost. There is also an indescribable pain in my soul and consciousness." Shen Xiaozhu answered truthfully.

"Do you feel like something is missing? Like some important human memories?" Wang Ping asked seriously.

“I haven’t felt it yet!”

"Well, then there is no big problem. You should have a good rest." Wang Ping checked Shen Xiaozhu's spirit, body, and soul again. After confirming that there was really no problem, he turned into a stream of light and returned to the Taoist temple on the top of the mountain.

The method of rescuing Shen Xiaozhu this time was a rescue plan that Wang Ping subconsciously formed based on the existing theory of cultivation after examining Shen Xiaozhu's condition.

This kind of treatment plan cannot be promoted, because first of all, it requires the cultivation of the fourth realm, otherwise it is impossible to forcibly suppress the spiritual vein consciousness. In addition, Shen Xiaozhu may have subconsciously discovered that she would fail, and stopped at the critical moment. Otherwise, once the "Tian Tong Fu" she drew formed a large net between heaven and earth, there would be no possibility of treatment.

At this moment, Wang Ping looked around in front of the old locust tree and felt something was wrong. When he left, the spiritual trees and herbs had just been taken care of, and now they had become lush and green again.

At this time, Liu Shuang's figure fell from the sky and stood three feet in front of Wang Ping.

"Meet the Master!"

"Ah."

"Is Junior Sister Shen okay?"

"It's nothing, just wasted some time. As her senior sister, you should take good care of her."

"Yes!"

Liu Shuang clasped his fists and agreed.

Wang Ping looked at Liu Shuang carefully and asked, "Is there something important?"

"It's like this. In the second month that you, Master, were protecting Junior Sister Shen, some major events happened in Shangjing City. The most important of these was that the Emperor instigated a coup d'état at the beginning of this year, which caused the four camps of imperial guards in Shangjing City to attack each other and fight in the imperial palace. The two sides fought for ten days, and in the end, Liu Qing's side won."

"On the third day after the bloody battle in Shangjing City, Liu Qing manipulated the emperor to issue an imperial decree to arrest dozens of important officials of the court. Their crimes have not yet been fully tried."

"The monks of Linshui Prefecture took advantage of every opportunity to seek benefits when the central government of the imperial court was vacant. Since Shangjing City had just experienced a bloody battle, I could not use tough measures and could only deal with them in the name of the Taoist Palace. Although I controlled the central government of Shangjing City, some Taoist temples in Linshui Prefecture that were wiped out in Qingpu Road and Pingzhou Road have revived."

When Liu Shuang reported, Wang Ping used the 'Dongtian Mirror' and realized that it took him more than two years to protect Shen Xiaozhu. During these two years, the Northern Yong'an Marquis resisted the Taoist Palace, forcing the Taoist Palace to use force to suppress it. Although the Yong'an Marquis abdicated in the end, the Taoist Palace's overbearing behavior made them lose the trust of the people in the eastern part of Qingpu Road.

The monks from Linshui Prefecture took the opportunity to preach, and the people began to worship the golden statue of Ao Bing.

The lay disciples of the Zhenyang Sect suffered heavy losses in this fight. The three prefectures east of Qingpu Road were almost completely divided up by Linshui Prefecture, and even most of the temples dedicated to Wang Ping were cleared out.

Wang Ping immediately summoned the 'Sky Sword' to construct a divine map. When he saw the dimmed map of the east side of Qingpu Road, a nonchalant smile appeared on his face.

Then he looked in the direction of Shangjing City. The faith in Shangjing City was surprisingly stronger than before, and the number of people praying was twice as many as before. This might be because the situation in Shangjing City was still unclear at the moment, so they remembered that there was a real God to worship. This was also an interpretation of the meaning of the phrase "cram at the last minute".

After fully understanding the situation, Wang Ping looked at Liu Shuang. Seeing Liu Shuang's uneasy expression, he smiled and said, "You have done a good job. You are in charge of such a big family as Qianmuguan. It is already commendable that you have achieved the current level. You should maintain the current political structure of Shangjing City. As for the matter of Qingpu Road, I recommend someone to you."

Upon hearing this, Liu Shuang showed an attitude of listening attentively.

"Zi Luan, you leave the affairs of the north to him."

Wang Ping put away the magic map under his feet.

Liu Shuang's eyes lit up, and then he clasped his fists and said, "There is one more thing. The Seventh Prince's disciple Hong Ze wanted to see Master before the New Year, saying that he had something important to tell Master. He seemed very anxious and has been waiting since before the New Year until now, just waiting for Master to come out of seclusion."

"Oh?"

Wang Ping immediately became interested. He had always been wondering that with Ao Hong's wisdom, he must have been able to foresee the current situation before sealing himself, so he must have a solution.

He had a feeling that Hongze was looking for him so urgently just to discuss this matter. (End of this chapter)