There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

Mountain top ashram.

There were some empty wine jars in front of the old locust tree, and there was a faint smell of alcohol in the air. Yu Lian and the calico cat were playing beside a pond not far away. The calico cat hated water, but Yu Lian always used water to tease the calico cat.

Wang Ping sat in front of the coffee table. The chess game on the coffee table was in the endgame. His eyes fell on the "painted mask" in the wooden box, but what he was thinking about was the conversation he had just had with Zhi Gong and Rong Yang.

Rong Yang agreed to the deal without much thought, and Zhi Gong said he would stand on their side.

Now we just need to wait for news from Rongyang.

Wang Ping just waited like this, and when the sun was about to set, Rong Yang sent a message using the communication token, saying that the plan would proceed as usual.

Upon hearing the news, Wang Ping subconsciously laughed, which attracted the attention of Yu Lian and the calico cat who were resting not far away. Then Yu Lian flew over and asked, "What's the good news?"

Wang Ping stood up and asked the puppets waiting nearby to come and pick up the empty wine jars in front of the old locust tree. He then sent a message to Liu Shuang, asking her to come to the dojo on the top of the mountain.

In just a few dozen breaths, Liu Shuang turned into a stream of light and landed in front of the old locust tree.

Wang Ping did not hide anything from Liu Shuang. After he explained the matter clearly, he emphasized: "It is very important to force Linshui Prefecture. It is not just a show. You have to know it in your heart. In addition, you only need to know this matter yourself."

He told Liu Shuang the truth because he also wanted to let her know the importance of the matter.

Liu Shuang's face was serious. Just as he was about to accept the task, Wang Ping reminded him, "Li Miaolin in Ningzhou Road is the best at this kind of thing. Also, use Ziluan and Quecai in the north. As for Wenyi and Xuanling, you can let them stay in Mozhou Road and Haizhou Road, and recruit Qianqian back to help you stay in the center."

"Yes!"

Liu Shuang lowered her head. It had been a long time since she heard her master personally arrange something, and the importance of this matter immediately rose to a higher level.

Wang Ping looked at Liu Shuang, thought for a moment and added: "The chaos in Zhongzhou has already appeared, and some rules do not need to be followed."

Liu Shuang was a little surprised when she heard this, because she felt that her master had always strictly abided by the established rules.

Yu Lian looked at Liu Shuang and reminded him, "Go directly to Linshui Prefecture's territory. I believe there are many reasons. You can let the court's navy take action first, or find a way in Liangjiang area and Pingzhou Road. Anyway, you can do it, but you have to be quick. It will be useless if you delay for too long."

Liu Shuang nodded, then hurried away.

after one day.

Liu Shuang used the teleportation array that the internal affairs department used to visit various places to convey the order to attack Linshui Prefecture to all parties.

Qingpu Road.

There is a Pingjiang River near Beiguan, which spreads down from the snow-capped mountains to the west of Beiguan and goes straight to the sea in the east. Due to the drought in the north in recent years, the Pingjiang River has dried up in the middle reaches, and a grassland of moderate size has formed here.

There is a high mountain 50 kilometers away from Pingjiang in the south of the grassland. This mountain had no name before, but because two great monks came here in recent years, it was named "Meishan" because these two great monks planted the most common winter plums in the north on the mountain.

In recent years, many refugees have settled at the foot of Meishan Mountain, opened up large tracts of fertile land, built dozens of manors and a town that can accommodate tens of thousands of people.

Every household in the town enshrines a golden statue of the monk from the mountain. On the second and sixteenth day of every month, the residents of the town will climb up to the Taoist temple on the top of Meishan Mountain to burn a stick of incense if they have nothing to do.

The main hall of this Taoist temple enshrines the four-level cultivators of the Taiyan Sect. The leader is Wang Ping, with Taoist Chongxing and Taoist Miaoqing on his left and right. In the next seat is Cheng Xi, and finally there are some major three-level cultivators of the Taiyan Sect, such as Liu Shuang, Xia Wenyi, Xuan Ling, Li Miaolin, Ziluan, Que Cai, etc. Shen Xiaozhu, as Wang Ping's direct disciple, sits cross-legged beside Wang Ping.

In the side hall on the left, there is only a golden statue of a god, and this person is Ziluan. In the side hall on the right, there is also only a golden statue of a god, and this person is Quecai.

This Taoist temple is where Ziluan and Quecai practice Taoism, and it is also where they publicly reveal their identities. Their public identities are the three inspectors of the Taoist Palace, and the area they are responsible for is Qingpu Road and the northern grassland.

In the quiet backyard of the Taoist temple, there is a spirit gathering formation in front of a thatched cottage with stone benches and a stone table placed in the middle. At this moment, Ziluan and Quecai are sitting opposite each other, looking at two letters sent from Qianmu Temple on the stone table.

The first letter asked them to use more powerful means to attack the Taoist temple and monks in Linshui Prefecture. Less than half an hour after they received the letter, another letter was delivered. The second letter was dated yesterday and was written by Liu Shuang himself in a code that only the two of them could understand. This letter allowed them to use all possible force to attack Linshui Prefecture and they had to act within three days.

"It seems that something big has happened, otherwise they wouldn't have sent two letters in a row. The first letter was in the tone of negotiation, but the second one was an order. Moreover, it was delivered from Qianmuguan to you and me in one day."

Que Cai spoke softly, her tone full of caution and speculation, and then she looked towards Ziluan.

Zi Luan picked up the second letter with a smile on his face and said, "Expelling the disciples of Linshui Mansion, regardless of life or death, is no different from declaring war. It is a prelude to overturning the table. Have you received relevant information?"

Upon hearing this, Que Cai cursed the old fox in her heart, but on the surface, she wore the same smile as Zi Luan, shook her head and said, "There is no news at all, as if the incident happened suddenly."

"Did you ask Taoist Priest Cheng Xi?"

"He won't ask about Zhongzhou affairs!"

Que Cai shook her head.

Zi Luan put down the letter in his hand and was about to say something when a Taoist boy appeared at the gate. When he turned around, the Taoist boy bowed his head and said, "Teacher, a cultivator from the Zhenyang Sect wants to see you. He calls himself Le Xin and says he has something important to discuss!"

Zi Luan's eyes lit up while he was thinking, and he quickly stood up and said, "Please come in quickly, no, I will go and invite him myself." He then said to Que Caiyan, "Although Daoist Le Xin is a side sect cultivator, he is a disciple of the Lord of the Mansion, and we should welcome him."

Que Cai immediately understood Zi Luan's idea and nodded, "That makes sense."

The main hall of the Taoist temple.

Le Xin was wearing the red Taoist robe of an inner disciple of the Zhenyang Sect. After handing in his visiting card, he carefully lit a stick of incense for the four-level cultivators of the Taiyan Sect.

When he bowed, Zi Luan and Que Cai appeared in the main hall at the same time, causing the nearby disciples to bow and salute. Zi Luan waved his hand, walked forward and saluted with Le Xin to the golden statues of the four-level monks of Tai Yan Sect. After the ceremony, the three of them were polite to each other, and Zi Luan invited Le Xin to the backyard.

"Your place is great. Now the north is a thousand miles of barren land, but Meishan is like an oasis, giving the people hope. It is as beautiful as a scorching sun in the darkness."

Le Xin's praise for the two of them was a bit exaggerated, and it was obvious that he was asking for something from others.

When Zi Luan heard this, he immediately understood what he meant. He winked at Que Cai calmly, and Que Cai immediately understood what he meant.

Afterwards, the three of them were all complimenting each other. Zi Luan and Que Cai were getting more and more excited, but Le Xin was getting more and more absent-minded. Finally, after a cup of tea, he got down to business. "I came here to ask for something. My master gave me a task a day ago. He said that Linshui Prefecture had evil ambitions and wanted to get their hands on Zhongzhou's artifacts. He asked me to come to Qingpu Road to clean up the monks in Linshui Prefecture."

"He specifically mentioned that I could come to discuss with you two Taoist friends. He had an agreement with Lord Changqing. You two Taoist friends should have received the news, right?"

Zi Luan continued, "Just a quarter of an hour before you came, we received a handwritten letter from the dean, asking us to unconditionally cooperate with the Zhenyang Sect in all its actions on Qingpu Road."

Que Cai nodded, "Yes, if you don't come, we will also go to the Taoist Palace to visit the person in charge of the Zhenyang Sect stationed here."

Le Xin was overjoyed when he heard this, and clasped his fists and said, "Thank you very much, fellow Taoists. I don't know anything here, so please forgive me for the trouble."

Zi Luan also clasped his fists and said, "This is what I should do, but the two of us don't have any manpower in Qingpu Road, and we only have some puppets without cultivation to inquire about the news, so the help we can provide may be very limited."

Upon hearing this, Le Xin immediately promised, "Don't worry, I will never make it difficult for you, because the situation is urgent and my master told me to take action within one day. So before I came to you, I had already made some preparations. Two hours later, thousands of disciples from the True Yang Sect will come to Qingpu to encircle and suppress all the disciples from Linshui Prefecture, on the grounds that they are colluding with the evil Taiyin cultivators and sacrificing blood to the local people."

Zi Luan and Que Cai were both startled by these words, and then they heard Le Xin continue, "You two Daoists are the third inspectors of the Dao Palace. I would like you to help guard the eastern coastal area and transfer space to ensure that no Linshuifu cultivators can escape. If there is resistance, any Linshuifu disciple can be killed on the spot."

After saying this, Le Xin suddenly seemed to remember something and added, "My Zhen Yang Sect will bear all the consequences. If you two Taoist friends want to do anything, you can do it. My Zhen Yang Sect will also bear all the consequences."

This is a promise of benefits to both of them.

Upon hearing this, Zi Luan subconsciously looked at Que Cai beside him. He had to admit that he had underestimated this matter. He couldn't help but secretly feel lucky that this matter was led by the Zhen Yang Sect.

"Don't worry, fellow Daoist. We will never let a cultivator from Linshui Prefecture go."

Zi Luan made a solemn promise.

Le Xin nodded, and it seemed that he had not finished speaking. After Que Cai followed up with his statement, he continued: "We only have two days to do this. Two days later, we will immediately go south to Pingzhou Road and repeat what we did. Then we will go to Liangjiang area, and then attack the Southeast Islands within ten days. The court's southern navy has been prepared in advance and will attack the affiliated islands around the Southeast Islands in the name of suppressing the rebellion one day later."

Zi Luan frowned. This matter was done in such a hurry that there must be many omissions, which would eventually cause great unrest. However, he changed his mind and realized that this matter was not something he should consider. He smiled and responded, "The dean has already stated in the letter that the two of us will do our best to cooperate with you."

Que Cai nodded, "That's right!"

Le Xin clasped his fists again, "Thank you very much, both of you. I have something important to do, so I won't stay here for too long."

After saying that, he unceremoniously turned into a stream of light and passed through the simple barrier formation above the Taoist temple.

Zi Luan looked at Le Xin who was walking away, and said to Que Cai beside him: "This is a great opportunity for us." As he spoke, he took out a magic circle from the storage bag on his waist and unfolded it.
This magic circle is composed of some magical instruments, shining with golden light. It looks sacred and solemn, but at the core of the magic circle there are many dry bones with dense magical runes on their surface, which makes this sacredness a bit weird.

This is a blood sacrifice formation, and it is a divine blood sacrifice.

"The spirituality of divine arts combined with the spiritual veins of those monks can definitely allow our consciousness to better integrate with the spiritual veins in our bodies and increase our success rate of promotion."

Zi Luan's tone revealed indifference, but there was a faint smile on his face, and his eyes were still looking in the direction where Le Xin left.

The greed in Que Cai's expression flashed away, and then he said with a wry smile: "The quota for the fourth realm has not yet appeared. Perhaps we will not be able to wait until that day comes even if we use up our lifespan."

Zi Luan's smile deepened when he heard this, and he said, "We have discussed this issue before. Isn't it because you want to re-establish the Taiyan Sect that you can join Qianmu Temple? But you don't understand the significance of re-establishing the Taiyan Sect at all. When my master was in charge of the Liuxin Sect, he didn't even mention this matter. Now, Lord Changqing has not only proposed it, but is also implementing it step by step. To be honest, would he dare to do it without the consent of the True Lords?"

He laughed out loud, "It would be good if you give up. I will have one less competitor. You know, I still have two disciples of the Lord of the Mansion and a seemingly harmless Li Miaolin ahead of me. And according to my deduction, there will be at most two spots for promotion in the future."

Que Cai asked: "Where do the quotas come from?"

Zi Luan shook his head, "Let's just do something we can do, such as what Le Xin asked us to cooperate with just now."

Que Cai said nothing more after hearing that. She took out a compass-like magic weapon with her right hand, and quickly made a hand gesture with her left hand. A transfer magic circle appeared and submerged the two of them.

The next moment, the two disappeared from the spot.

Outside the sea east of Qingpu Road, on an isolated island thousands of kilometers away from Meishan, a light green halo flashed, and at the same time as the transfer formation appeared, Zi Luan and Que Cai emerged from the formation.

"The Zhenyang Sect is most likely trying to seize the Zhongzhou artifact through this incident." Que Cai reminded as he emerged from the transfer formation.

"Don't worry about them, let's just do our own job." Zi Luan looked up at the sky. It was gloomy and it looked like it was going to rain heavily.

As he spoke, he entered the state of 'nothingness', and then he summoned hundreds of golden-armored puppets. He looked at Que Cai and said, "I will be responsible for the northern coastline, and you will be responsible for the southern coastline. The Pingjiang estuary will be the boundary."

After Que Cai agreed, she also entered the state of "nothingness".

"Use the inter-door communication token to stay in touch at all times."

After leaving these words, Zi Luan turned into a stream of light and flew to the north. Ten breaths later, he saw the coastline being hit by heavy rain, while the inland area only twenty miles away was suffering from drought.

He found an excellent position and sent out hundreds of puppets from his storage bag to monitor all directions. He then used the blood sacrifice array of divine magic and followed the movements of Qingpu Road through the network of heaven and earth connected by the "spiritual talisman". (End of this chapter)