There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

After leaving Mianzhu County, Wang Ping put Zhang Xinghuai's matter out of his mind, because there is no need to think too deeply about some things. Thinking too deeply will only make him fall into a state of self-doubt.

Wang Ping didn't want to be bothered by these little things, so he didn't think about it too much.

Yu Lian said at this time: "I just saw some vernacular books for sale in Mianzhu County. Why don't we go buy some?"

Wang Ping stopped in mid-air upon hearing this, then concealed his and Yu Lian's breath and returned to Mianzhu County quietly. Together with Yu Lian, he picked up more than ten vernacular novels before leaving again.

When they returned to the mountaintop dojo, Yu Lian couldn't wait to read her vernacular novel, while Wang Ping took out the communication token to contact Ao Hong and Zhi Gong, and communicate with them about the affairs of the demon clan.

Just as Wang Ping expected, Ao Hong agreed without much hesitation, but Zhi Gong said she would consider it. Her "consideration" was probably to see how much benefit the demon tribe could give her.

The reason why Wang Ping told Zhi Gong and Ao Hong as soon as he came back was that he wanted Zhi Gong to discuss the benefits with them first, and then he could make an offer.

Then Wang Ping called all the people who were practicing in Qianmu Temple to his dojo. He was going to go into seclusion to absorb the 'Origin of the Wood Spirit', and there were some things he needed to explain to them.

Liu Shuang first appeared in front of the old locust tree, then her apprentice Yang Rong, and then Xuan You who was practicing in Dongshui Mountain. He was a very quiet young man, with an ordinary southern appearance, a little short, wearing a gray cotton Taoist robe with narrow sleeves, and a magic weapon made of metal sheets on his wrist. At first glance, he looked like a wanderer, but he was wearing a Taoist jade crown.

After Yu Lian greeted him, she asked, "Did your master give you your name?"

There was curiosity in her tone.

Xuan You was startled and replied, "No, but when my master accepted me, he said that my name is very good."

"Haha~"

Yu Lian laughed loudly, and then perhaps she felt that this was not a good thing, so her laughter stopped abruptly.

Xuan You probably knew why Yu Lian was laughing, so he just lowered his head and pretended he didn't hear the laughter.

At this time, Hu Lin, whose injury had just improved a little, appeared with two little foxes who were practicing in Qianmu Temple. After bowing to Wang Ping, Liu Shuang and others, they walked to the side and stood properly. The two little foxes were very well behaved, but their pair of blue eyes looked around. When they saw the calico cat Mimi, they showed her their fangs at the corners of their mouths.

Faced with the provocation of the two little foxes, the calico cat just glanced at them contemptuously and ignored them. When the two little foxes were about to get angry, Hu Lin gently tapped their little heads with his hand.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhao Mingming, who was recovering from his injuries, also appeared in front of the old locust tree. He saluted Wang Ping and said, "I am late, Master. Please forgive me."

Before Wang Ping could say anything, Liu Shuang explained on behalf of her disciple: "Donglin is in seclusion to recover from his injuries. It is estimated that he was at a critical moment in his cultivation just now."

'Donglin' ​​is the Taoist name Liu Shuang gave to her disciple. Probably because it felt a bit awkward to call him 'Zhao Mingming' every day, and she didn't have the bad taste like Zhao Yuer.

"You are protective of your shortcomings, but I am not so unkind as to be so, am I?" Wang Ping said to Liu Shuang with a smile, then looked at Zhao Mingming and asked, "How is your injury?"

"In reply to Grandmaster, it will take at most two years to recover." Zhao Mingming responded respectfully. Because of his injuries, the wood spirit veins in his body were damaged a lot, causing his body to look very old and it seemed that he might collapse at any time.

Wang Ping nodded, then looked at Liu Shuang and said, "You greet them. I have something to tell you when Qianqian arrives."

Hu Qianqian is at Baishui Lake. At her speed, it will take at least fifteen minutes to get back. But if you calculate the time, she should be there soon.

When Liu Shuang heard Wang Ping's instructions, she winked at her apprentice Yang Rong. Seeing this, Yang Rong winked at Hu Lin, then walked to Xuan You who was standing alone and whispered something.

Soon, these young people found a place to chat.

Another quarter of an hour later.

Hu Qianqian's breath came from far away and quickly landed in front of the old locust tree.

"Master."

She saluted politely and looked towards Hu Lin, her tail twitching gently as she looked at the two naughty little foxes.

Wang Ping, who was making tea, said “hmm” and instructed Liu Shuang: “Let the youngsters come over. I want to talk about something.”

Liu Shuang didn't need to call out to others. When the others heard Wang Ping's words, they all consciously moved towards the old locust tree.

Wang Ping looked at the crowd that had gathered around him and said with a smile, "It's nothing serious. I'm going to be in seclusion at Qianmu Temple for the next hundred years. During this period, I don't want anyone to disturb me. I will seal off this group of mountains. At that time, no one except my disciples will be allowed to enter this group of mountains."

He looked at Liu Shuang and said, "Yu Lian will protect me. During my retreat, any cultivator who dares to use his Yuan Shen to explore these mountains will be regarded as an enemy and killed. In addition, I will leave a puppet at the mountaintop dojo. If you have any important matters, you can communicate with my puppet first."

"That's it. Qianqian, you stay for a while, and everyone else can go about their own business."

After Wang Ping gave his instructions, he drove the man away.

When Hu Qianqian heard her name being called, her furry ears swayed slightly, and she seemed to be expectant. Before leaving, the two little foxes ran to her side and circled around her. When she was about to say something, Hu Lin picked them up in each hand and flew away.

"Leave the reconstruction of Baishui Lake to Hu Lin. While I am in seclusion, I need you to help me build a large enough starlight illusion."

Wang Ping got straight to the point.

Hu Qianqian's blue eyes were slightly curious, and she nodded and said, "Then I will wait for Master to come out of retreat before I go to build the Taoist temple in Baishui Lake."

Upon hearing this, Yu Lian couldn't help but say, "You should trust Hu Lin more. When you rebuilt Baishui Lake, your cultivation level was not as high as Hu Lin's now."

Hu Qianqian gently wagged her tail, and after mustering up her courage, she argued with Yu Lian, "This has nothing to do with cultivation. Hu Lin is rash in his actions..."

Wang Ping looked at Hu Qianqian and couldn't help but smile and said, "Just let Hu Lin give it a try. Even if he doesn't do well, it won't be too late for you to correct him. The better you protect Hu Lin, the more impetuous he may become. And I don't think Hu Lin is impetuous. On the contrary, he is very respectful and smart."

Hu Qianqian lowered her head, thought for a moment and said, "Then do as Master says."

Wang Ping kept smiling: "Go talk to Hu Lin first, I will set up some isolation arrays."

After he said this, he took out a transfer talisman and used it. Then he disappeared from the spot and appeared again in the alchemy room at the back of the courtyard.

Here are kept all kinds of natural treasures collected by Qianmu Temple over the years, as well as countless basic materials. He wants to use the materials here to draw some arrays to assist the Nine Extremes Array to absorb the wood spirit energy that may be generated during his practice. In addition, he needs to build a strong enough isolation array around the mountains to prevent the leakage of the wood spirit energy that cannot be absorbed, and also to prevent outsiders from exploring.

Yu Lian did not follow. She stayed and whispered to Hu Qianqian, and then flew with Hu Qianqian to Hu Qianqian's dojo at the foot of Qianmu Mountain.

...

After more than half a month of hard work, Wang Ping finally refined all the necessary magic arrays. He walked out of the alchemy room and flew up. Yu Lian, who was working with her tribesmen to dig a river in the mountains, sensed Wang Ping's breath and immediately followed him and floated beside Wang Ping.

Wang Ping glanced at Yu Lian, then glanced at the slightly empty Zhonghui City, and then summoned hundreds of golden-armored soldiers. They all held isolation formations prepared in advance in their hands. After appearing, they immediately turned into golden lights and flew to the edge of the mountains.

After counting the interest.

Magic arrays quickly formed along the edge of the 'Nine Extremes Great Array' and eventually converged into one. When the 'Nine Extremes Great Array' powered these magic arrays, an invisible barrier quickly rose from the edge of the mountains and disappeared into the clouds in the blink of an eye.

"its not bad, right?"

Wang Ping asked Yu Lian beside him with great satisfaction.

Yu Lian looked at the barrier that was connected to the space and replied, "It can completely block the soul detection of the third realm cultivators. If combined with the shallow starlight illusion, it can also deceive the fourth realm cultivators."

Wang Ping laughed softly and said, "It's not just that."

"Oh?"

Yu Lian was puzzled.

Wang Ping's figure suddenly sank and came to the sky above the preserved front hall square. He controlled the 'Nine Extremes Great Array' with his spiritual consciousness and transferred the core of the array to the square.

Afterwards, he controlled the golden-armored soldiers to set up a spirit gathering array near the square, connecting it to the core of the Nine-Pole Great Array, and said to Yu Lian, "I will practice here for the next hundred years. The energy fluctuations formed by the wood spirit in my body when it is normal are enough to build a barrier that isolates the souls of the fourth-level cultivators from probing."

Yu Lian looked at the golden-armored soldiers who were setting up the magic circle, and added: "Plus the shallow starlight illusion, perhaps even if they get close, they won't be able to detect the specific situation."

Wang Ping looked at Liu Shuang flying into the air in the distance. Yu Lian deliberately revealed a bad tone and said, "Have you forgotten what your master said a few days ago? Don't pay attention to what's going on here, just focus on your own things."

Liu Shuang reacted immediately and landed back in his own dojo. When the others heard that Liu Shuang was scolded, they naturally did not dare to come and disturb Wang Ping again.

In less than half an hour, the golden-armored soldiers completed the construction of the spirit gathering formation. Wang Ping landed in the center of the square, looked at the magnificent hall in front of him, and sat down cross-legged.

Yu Lian began to call Hu Qianqian.

As a starlight flashed by, Hu Qianqian landed not far from Wang Ping. When she was about to salute, Wang Ping said, "Set up a starlight illusion around the square. My body may undergo great changes in the future. You have to cover up these changes."

Hu Qianqian didn't think much about it and just nodded and said "yes".

Wang Ping did not explain much. He first summoned the ten "sky swords" between his eyebrows, summoned the kingdom of God, and then entered into meditation.

Three days later.

His soul separated from his body.

At this time, Hu Qianqian's starlight formation had also been set up. Outsiders could only see a starry sky. After setting up the formation, Hu Qianqian sat cross-legged on the edge of the square. At this moment, Yu Lian was entrenched around Wang Ping's body with her real body, almost occupying the entire square, which made her look particularly majestic and fierce.

Wang Ping's soul has solidified at this moment. With the blessing of the four talismans around his body, mysterious light surrounds him. Coupled with the blessing of the power of the kingdom of God, he really looks like the immortal in the imagination of mortals.

When his consciousness probed into his body, he soon felt a strange connection and quickly locked onto the prototype of the wood spirit in his chest. The two 'wood spirit origins' were in its body.

Wang Ping did not absorb the 'Origin of the Wood Spirit' immediately. Instead, he opened the two storage bags he had prepared in advance, took out the natural treasures with wood spirit attributes, and set up a magic array around his body to help refine the 'Origin of the Wood Spirit'.

This process took Wang Ping another half a month. When the formation was set up, he sensed that the spiritual veins in his body were speeding up.

Wang Ping's spiritual consciousness penetrated into his body, controlling the prototype of the wood spirit in his chest to absorb the energy of the two 'wood spirit origins' inside it.

After a moment, Wang Ping's consciousness felt that there seemed to be a world inside the prototype of the wood spirit, which was almost the same as the Qi sea in his body. His consciousness probed into it, and the originally dormant Qi sea inside suddenly became active and began to frantically absorb the energy of the "Wood Spirit Origin" inside.

At the same time, the Qi sea in Wang Ping's physical body was also frantically absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, supplying it to the prototype of the wood spirit in his chest through the spiritual veins throughout his body. However, compared with the energy provided by the 'Origin of the Wood Spirit', the energy absorbed from the outside world was negligible.

Time passed slowly.

A month later.

The embryonic form of the wood spirit in Wang Ping's body suddenly grew at a speed visible to the naked eye. It covered all the spiritual veins in his body in just one day, and then broke free from the constraints of his flesh and turned into a locust tree. In a blink of an eye, it grew to a height of several feet. Its roots crushed the white jade in the square and continued to absorb nutrients from the ground.

The huge head of Yu Lian's body immediately came over to take a closer look.

Wang Ping's spiritual consciousness remained rational throughout, observing the state of the wood spirit inside the locust tree. It had already transformed into the locust tree. Two "wood spirit origins" were inside the trunk, continuously providing it with the energy needed for growth.

When the locust tree was fully grown, Wang Ping's consciousness floated, he stretched out his left hand, and the locust tree in front of him was immediately absorbed into his body.

Visually it looks like the soul absorbed the locust tree, but in fact the locust tree turned into a human form again and merged with the soul. Wang Ping, who had reintegrated with his body, was still surrounded by mysterious light, and a magic circle formed by the four talismans connected to each other formed an invisible space around his body.

Yu Lian's big head moved forward, but was blocked by the invisible space. She twisted her huge body, and then connected her own soul to Wang Ping's soul and moved forward again without being blocked.

Wang Ping gently stroked Yu Lian's big head and glanced at Hu Qianqian who was maintaining the starry illusion in the distance. Hu Qianqian immediately restrained the expression of surprise in her eyes, then shook her tail and pretended to meditate with her eyes closed.

"Just as I expected!"

After Wang Ping said this to Yu Lian, he landed on the ground and sat cross-legged. His soul consciousness left his body again and continued to drive the wood spirit in his body to absorb the two "wood spirit origins". (End of this chapter)