There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

Chapter 796 Kaiyun's Conditions
Wang Ping was a little surprised by Kering's pragmatic remarks, because most of the Buddhist monks in Vajra Temple always give people a feeling of living in a dream.

When Yu Lian tilted her head and was about to continue the topic, Wang Ping pushed a cup of tea in front of her. She sensed Wang Ping's thoughts and stopped talking.

"Drink tea, this is this year's new tea."

Wang Ping made an inviting gesture, then picked up the teacup and smelled the refreshing tea fragrance.

Kaiyun did not continue his pragmatic remarks. He picked up the exquisite teacup, took a sip and said, "This is really good tea. Only a rich place like the south of Zhongzhou can produce such good tea. Zhongshan State is poor in land and can barely feed its people with grain, let alone tea."

Wang Ping raised his eyelids and glanced at Kering who was sipping tea seriously. He had just said that he was pragmatic, but now he was using all these flowery words. It seemed that he was used to saying them.

Upon hearing this, Yu Lian immediately put down her teacup and said bluntly, "The land in Zhongshan is barren, probably because you overuse gold spirits to make gold."

When Kaiyun was about to reply, Wang Ping also put down the teacup in his hand and said, "Did you come here just to cry poor?"

"Of course not. Besides, although the Vajra Temple is poor, it is not so poor." Kaiyun responded solemnly and then talked about business: "The reason for meeting with you this time has been clearly stated in the visiting card I sent to you. It is about the actions of the First Day in the north."

Wang Ping shook his head with some regret, picked up the teacup and said, "I may disappoint you, fellow Taoist. Since the disciples of the 'First Day' moved away from the southern cultivation world, I have not heard from them, and now I can't talk to them."

Kaiyun looked at Wang Ping and said, "There are no outsiders here, so why bother being polite, fellow Taoist."

Yu Lian immediately responded: "Didn't you say the polite words first?"

"... "

The awkward atmosphere lasted for less than a moment. Kaiyun pretended not to hear Yu Lian's rebuttal and looked at Wang Ping and said, "How about we make a deal?"

Wang Ping couldn't help but become interested when he heard this, but on the surface he remained calm as he drank a sip of tea before slowly asking, "What kind of deal?"

Kaiyun leaned forward slightly and said, "With your talent, I believe you must be planning to reach the realm of True Lord. Before that, you must rebuild the inheritance of Taiyan Sect to gain more support."

He tapped the coffee table with his left finger. "This time, I and a few of my nephews used our great magic power to drive a Star God Core with the ability of 'prophecy' to spy on what the 'first day' did in Northern Continent. Not only did it not produce any results, it also consumed nearly half of our gold spirit energy."

"The deal I want to make is that if you can tell me a little about what the Zhenyang Sect is planning to do, I will fully support you in rebuilding the Taiyan Sect. In addition, I am also willing to help contain the Third Prince who is a thorn in your side."

It must be said that this deal was very tempting to Wang Ping, but he knew very little about the Zhenyang Sect. However, after a brief thought, Wang Ping smiled and responded, "How do you know that I know the whole story of this matter?"

Kaiyun kept smiling and replied, "The grievances between our five sects of Xuanmen and the two sects of Tianmen can be traced back to the beginning of the rise of humanity. I participated in almost the entire process, and I also have a general idea of ​​what you want to do. From the initial Demon King to the affairs of Huishan Zhenjun, Zhenyang Daoist Fellow, and Xuanqing Daoist Fellow, I can more or less guess some of the truth."

Upon hearing this, Wang Ping's understanding of Kering immediately increased by several levels, and then he lowered his head to drink tea to hide any possible changes in his expression.

Seeing that Wang Ping did not reply, Kai Yun remained silent for a few breaths and continued, "This world is so small that it cannot be any smaller. No matter what happens, we cannot be avoided. In other words, as long as we nod, we can do anything as long as it does not hinder the interests of the True Lords."

At this point he emphasized: "If Daoyou can really replace Master Huishan, it will be good for this world."

At this time, Yu Lian communicated in Wang Ping's spiritual sea: "This guy just met Zhi Gong a few days ago. I wonder what kind of promise he made to Zhi Gong."

Wang Ping woke up from his contemplation, put down the teacup in his hand, looked at Kaiyun and said, "I have no intention of fighting with any of you. There are still many things worth doing in this world." He stated his attitude before saying, "As for the affairs of the Zhenyang Sect in the north, I am sorry that I can't do anything about it. This is our core interest."

Kering did not show any anger at Wang Ping's rejection, but was obviously disappointed.

Wang Ping continued to look at Kaiyun, and before Kaiyun could speak, he asked, "Do you want to stop the Zhenyang Sect?"

Kaiyun first said "Saint's mercy", then performed a one-handed Buddhist salute, and responded in a helpless tone: "Daoyou, why do you ask when you already know the answer? If I could, I would never set foot in this sea of ​​suffering."

After saying this, the two fell silent.

Just as Kaiyun was about to leave with regret, Wang Ping said, "Daoyou, do you know about the competitions between disciples of various sects held at Qianmu Temple every once in a while?"

Kaiyun was surprised at first, wondering why Wang Ping suddenly mentioned this matter, but then his eyes lit up.

Wang Ping continued, "Through the annual competition, we have been able to resolve conflicts between some sects and exchange Taoist teachings with each other to improve our cultivation. However, there is a very important rule in every competition, which is to stop when the time is right!"

Kaiyun nodded involuntarily and continued, "There are referees in a fight, but who will be the referee in this case? How can we stop the fight without a referee?"

Wang Ping smiled and said, "It's OK as long as you and I know what's going on."

Kaiyun thought for a moment and said nothing more. He stood up and saluted, saying, "That's fine. Even if our deal is concluded, I hope you can keep your mouth shut."

"nature!"

Wang Ping stood up to return the greeting and sent Kaiyun to the rooftop.

Before leaving, Kaiyun looked at Wang Ping and said, "Originally, I wanted to stop this fight, but I underestimated it. Now that I think about it, I made a lot of mistakes. The biggest mistake was trying to use my power to interfere with the plans of the True Lords. I was a bit overconfident."

After saying this, Ke Yun turned into a golden light and disappeared into the sky.

Yu Lian lay on Wang Ping's shoulder, stretched her neck to look in the direction where Kaiyun disappeared, and said, "Are you really going to cooperate with him?"

Wang Ping also looked in the direction where Kaiyun disappeared. After a long while, he replied, "Let's wait and see. Many things have not been confirmed yet, but one thing can be confirmed. That is, the two people from the Vajra Temple and the Taiyin Sect have a very strange attitude towards this matter. He asked Kaiyun to stop the plan of the True Lord Lieyang. Although his attitude is firm, it is also a bit ambiguous."

Yu Lian retracted her gaze, leaned her head against Wang Ping's cheek, and said, "Maybe I have lived too long, and some other ideas have appeared in my mind. For example, some monks who have practiced for hundreds of years will have two different consciousnesses born in their souls."

Wang Ping also withdrew his gaze, then used the "Cloud Climbing Technique" to rise into the air. Soon he brought Yu Lian to the clouds above Jinhuai City. The view here was vast and boundless, as if it could accommodate everything in the world. The sunlight at the end of the sky emitted a dazzling light, reflecting the clouds as beautiful as a painting.

"I'm thinking about a question. What did Keyun and Zhigong talk about? Also, what would Rongyang think when he knew that we had a private meeting with Keyun?" Wang Ping asked softly facing the sunlight at the end of the sky.

Yu Lian followed Wang Ping's line of sight and also faced the sunlight from the horizon. Her scales were illuminated by the golden light, and her pupils were reduced to a slit. After sensing Wang Ping's emotions, she said, "That old monk is quite good at manipulating people's hearts. What are you going to do?"

Wang Ping thought for a moment and said, "According to Rong Yang's personality, under normal circumstances, when he learns of this news, he will definitely come to ask me or Zhigong in person. We will just wait for him to come."

"What if he doesn't come?"

"He just looks stupid, but he's not really stupid."

After Wang Ping finished speaking, he turned into a stream of light and returned to Qianmu Temple.

Two days later.

Rongyang sent Zichen to deliver a visiting card.

Wang Ping felt a little amused when he received the visiting card, but he pretended to reply with a letter. Nowadays, there are only a handful of people who can make him reply, so it can be considered a different kind of entertainment.

Less than half an hour after replying, Rong Yang's aura spread from the north to the mountaintop dojo.

Wang Ping personally went out to welcome Rong Yang.

This time, Rong Yang did not ask for wine right away. Instead, he went straight to the point and asked what topic Kering had talked to him about. Wang Ping did not hide anything. First, there was nothing to hide, and second, he wanted to see Rong Yang's reaction.

"What on earth do Master Tiangong and Master Baiyan think?"

The first thing Rong Yang thought of was the competition among the True Lords. Like Wang Ping, he had an incomprehensible confusion, which made him very uncomfortable.

Wang Ping naturally couldn't answer this question, he could only remain silent and activate the puppets to bring good wine.

Rong Yang thought for a long time, until jars of fine wine were brought over, he said: "Since you have a verbal agreement with Kaiyun, then we will dig a big hole for the Taiyin Sect and make them bleed."

As he spoke, he took the wine jar handed over by the puppet, opened the seal and took two sips of wine, then continued, "When the time comes, we just need to let the disciples of the Day One and the Sun Cult fight head-on with the Moon Cult, and we can just find some people to defend the Vajra Temple. As long as we keep in tacit understanding, we will definitely cause them considerable damage. Maybe this is the result that Kaiyun wants."

Wang Ping didn't think so deeply about it. He just wanted to have less trouble after reaching a tacit understanding with Vajra Temple.

Rong Yang became more and more excited as he spoke, and after drinking a jar of wine, he couldn't wait to leave.

Two months later.

That is October of the 334th year in the Daogong calendar.

Beizhou became even colder, and the sky and the earth seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, with only a vast expanse of white within sight. In this freezing weather, the disciples of the Vajra Temple and the Taiyin Sect launched a surprise attack on the port west of the Ice City.

After several days of fierce fighting between the two sides, the Ice City Port fell. On the second day after the port fell, the two sides launched another fierce battle in the north of the port, leaving behind more than a dozen bodies of the incoming monks.

At the same time, on the Zhongzhou continent, Pingzhou Road, which had just finished the autumn harvest, fell into chaos again before it could catch its breath. The army controlled by the Third Prince swept through, and in just ten days it controlled most of Pingzhou Road and marched straight to the southern part of Shangjing City.

During this period of time, Wang Ping just watched the show and used the luck array to deduce some battles to integrate the "Heaven-Covering Talisman". Because he had no desire for victory or defeat, he was particularly relaxed. From time to time, he took Yu Lian to travel to some famous mountains and rivers, and his life was very carefree.

Unknowingly.

The time came to the spring of 335.

The coalition forces of Vajra Temple and Taiyin Sect occupied most of the Beizhou Iceberg Islands, forcing the Northern Kingdom's court to respond. It sent a number of monks to help, and successfully blocked the two factions of monks in the north of the islands, preventing them from landing on the northern continent.

The chaos in Zhongzhou also continued. The New Dynasty in the north was still besieging the city of Anqing. The army under the command of the Third Prince had already captured Binguan and was competing with the army of the three powerful forces in Zhenyang Mountain for control of the Liangjiang region.

The southern court may have been influenced by the southern clans' traditional complacency, and many ministers actually opposed the Northern Expedition, and thus engaged in a "tug of war" with the ministers who advocated the North.

Wang Ping just watched coldly about all these fights, but many of his disciples participated in them. Behind the armies gathered by the three powerful men in Zhenyang Mountain were Zi Luan, Li Miaolin and Que Cai. Otherwise, even if those powerful men had a hundred guts, they would not dare to gather an army to fight against the Southern Court and the army under the command of the Third Prince.

As for Xia Wenyi, he controls the Xia family and is eroding the southern court, trying to do something through the court, and has been in conflict with Xuan Ling of Haizhou Road recently.

Yu Lian was very interested in the fight between the two of them and often went out to find out some inside information.

This time, the conflict was caused by Xia Wenyi's disciples who were stealing some mineral veins in the mountains north of Haizhou Road. It was not a big deal, but Xia Wenyi was the most protective of his shortcomings. Those cultivators from Haizhou Road also crippled a relative of his Xia family, which made Xia Wenyi very angry.

"Wen Yi is also very stubborn, and Xuan Ling is in Haizhou Road, which is already a mixed bag. If he loses his momentum, he will become a weakling in the eyes of the monks in Haizhou Road. In addition, the people and clans in the two places have had hatred for many years. I am afraid that it will eventually evolve into a large-scale battle."

This is Yu Lian’s evaluation of these two disciples.

Wang Ping didn't care much. In his eyes, the fight between the two of them was just like two naughty children. After hearing Yu Lian's comments, he just asked, "Didn't Shuang'er take care of her two junior brothers?"

"Shuang'er has been very busy recently, so she doesn't have time to take care of them. It's not good for Qianqian to step in either. Hey, it would be great if Xiaozhu could advance to the third realm."

"Xiaozhu has been in a very stable state recently."

"Zi Luan brought him a lot of spiritual instruments last time and placed them around her dojo." Yu Lian said this while looking at Wang Ping. "Compared to Zi Luan, Li Miaolin and Que Cai, your disciples are not as good as you used to be. They are all good-looking but useless."

(End of this chapter)