There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

When the growth progress of the wood spirit in Wang Ping's body reached (90/100), he used the "Tian Tong Fu" to observe the universe and could sense certain rules of the formation of the wood spirit energy, but he could not face it, and when he thought about it, there would be no result.

The only benefit is that when he uses wood spirit energy to cast some spells, it hardly consumes any energy. The 'no consumption' here is different from the usual one.

For example, when Wang Ping used the 'Green Wood Technique' before, he used the wood spirit energy to build its healing effect, which required the consumption of wood spirit energy. Now Wang Ping also uses the wood spirit energy to build the 'Green Wood Technique'. After using the spell, the wood spirit energy between heaven and earth will hardly be consumed.

Of course, it is impossible to have no consumption at all, which does not conform to the basic rules of the universe.

At the same time, the effect of the spell is more than twice as powerful as before. According to Wang Ping's guess, when the four realms are perfected, it is likely that certain rules of the wood spirit can be directly utilized.

Therefore, the difference between the four realms of perfection and the four realms is so great that it is almost equivalent to the cultivation of a major realm.

Wang Ping suddenly became full of anticipation for the perfection of the four realms. After Kaiyun sent him a message, he told Ziluan a few words and then quietly went to outer space with Yu Lian.

The outer space coordinates given by Kaiyun require crossing the meteorite belt outside Zhongzhou Star. Wang Ping did not use the teleportation array provided by Kaiyun. He first teleported to the ecological zone where his family and the Zhenyang Sect used to collect energy crystals.

The ecological zone is right inside the meteorite belt, and with the help of a transfer array, there is no need to worry about getting lost due to the moving meteorite belt.

"Compared to this starry sky, Zhongzhou Star is indeed too small." Yu Lian sighed while devouring the spiritual creatures, and then complained in the spiritual sea: "But the True Lords trapped us in Zhongzhou Star."

Wang Ping did not respond. He gently stroked Yu Lian's little head and calculated the coordinates given to him by Kai Yun. After getting the results, he took Yu Lian to try using the transfer talisman to the ecological zone built by the demon clan and the Star God Alliance. When he stabilized his body, he habitually used his soul to scan everything in the ecological zone.

This place has become very prosperous, with endless fertile fields, intact mountains and rivers, and some cities where demons and humans live in harmony.

After observing the situation in the ecological zone, Wang Ping looked at the boundless starry sky again.

Outside the meteorite belt is a traceless starry sky. The sunlight, blocked by the meteorite belt, seems to split into a long river of light in the darkness, flowing into the dark depths of the universe.

"When Lord Xiaoshan was in charge of the Southern Dao, he should have made corresponding arrangements, right? Apart from Lord Xiaoshan, the followers of Lord Huishan during the Taiyan Sect period should not be limited to Zhongzhou Star."

Yu Lian reminded Wang Ping in the Spiritual Sea when he took out the 'Golden Ball' and transferred it under the starry sky.

Of course Wang Ping had thought about these things, but it was meaningless. He even considered that Yuxiao must have built its own ecological zone in outer space.

All I can say is that some things are terrifying when you think about them carefully, so Wang Ping chose to ignore them.

With the help of the 'Golden Ball', Wang Ping spent several months on Zhongzhou Star before reaching the ecological zone marked by Kaiyun. From a distance, this ecological zone looked empty because it used magic arrays to hide itself under the starry sky with alternating light and darkness.

Wang Ping did not rush forward, but released his own aura first, and used his soul to explore into the ecological area, but his soul was blocked by a turbulent current.

Wang Ping used the wood spirit in his body to drive his own soul and passed through the turbulent flow. After Kaiyun sensed Wang Ping's presence, he saw a golden light coming from afar and approaching. In a blink of an eye, it came in front of Wang Ping and revealed Kaiyun's figure.

Kering finally stopped wearing the loose monk's robe and instead wore a lavender long gown with narrow sleeves and a round neck, and white leggings on his calves. He looked like a young monk who had just entered the temple.

When he appeared, he first observed Wang Ping's cultivation, but Wang Ping had the "Heaven-Covering Talisman" on him, so it was easy for him to deceive him.

Although it was only a flash, Wang Ping could feel it. Kaiyun heaved a sigh of relief when he found that his cultivation level was no different from sixty years ago.

Kering seemed to have never thought that Wang Ping's cultivation could escape his eyes, because in Kering's perspective, Wang Ping might be a genius, but he could not break his inherent cognition.

"I hope you two are doing well."

Kaiyun smiled and bowed.

Wang Ping returned the greeting with a smile, and Yu Lian complained about their hypocrisy in the spiritual sea again.

The two exchanged a few polite words, and Kai Yun did not keep Wang Ping on suspense. He directly took out a metal box from his storage bag, handed it to Wang Ping, and said, "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission. This 'Wood Spirit Origin' has been purified, but 10% of the energy inside has been consumed. This is an unavoidable loss."

Wang Ping showed a look of gratitude, the energy consumed was within his acceptable range, the purification process was to expel pollution, which would definitely consume some energy. He didn't even need the help of the 'Star Sea' for the 10% consumption, he could make it up with energy crystals, and the spiritual energy that was originally gathered to absorb the 'Origin of the Wood Spirit' might be more than the 10% loss.

"Thank you, fellow Taoist!"

Wang Ping was still very cautious. He first scanned the metal box with his soul to confirm that there was no problem before taking it. Under Kaiyun's gaze, he opened the box, revealing the 'Wood Spirit Origin' trapped in the Golden Spirit Array inside.

After repeatedly confirming that there was nothing wrong with the 'Wood Spirit Origin', Wang Ping injected two blessing talismans into it before swallowing it with the wood spirit in his body in front of Kaiyun.

"Now it's your turn to keep your promise."

Kaiyun's eyes showed a hint of envy when he saw Wang Ping swallowing the 'Origin of the Wood Spirit'. After all, this 'Origin of the Wood Spirit' could sometimes even be worth thousands of years of hard training.

Wang Ping met Kaiyun's gaze, smiled from the bottom of his heart and said, "I will definitely keep my promise. To reassure you, I can even practice here and wait for your arrangements."

He was really happy at this moment. After all, with this 'Wood Spirit Origin', he would be able to reach the fourth level of perfection within thirty years.

Kaiyun chuckled and said, "Daoyou, you want to escape from the Linshui Mansion's relentless pressure, right?"

After saying this, he deliberately revealed a little dissatisfaction, "The Taiyan Sect has been too weak in recent years, so that the coast of Zhongzhou and the Moon Station have become the private property of Linshui Prefecture."

"Two days ago, Ling Zong sent me a message complaining that the monks of Taiyan Sect were too lazy and almost never met the enemy on the front battlefield, which caused many of our arrangements to go to waste."

Wang Ping explained calmly, "The Taiyan Sect is newly established, and there are many deficiencies. Moreover, most of the cultivators have just returned to the orthodox Taiyan Sect, and they cannot be mobilized with a single order. We have already done our best to stabilize the current situation. In addition, due to the disturbance caused by the traitors from Xizhou last time, there is an extreme shortage of second-level cultivators in the sect, and the third-level cultivators have not been replenished."

He showed deep concern, "If this fight leads to a large loss of Taiyan Three Realm cultivators, it will not be as simple as losing the battle line, but a total collapse is possible."

Kaiyun was unable to refute what he said. After all, what Wang Ping said was true. The Taiyan Sect was too fragile at the moment. If the wood spirit energy was really disturbed again, it would definitely affect the entire cultivation world.

Thinking of this, an evil thought flashed through Kaiyun's mind, but he suppressed it forcefully. After all, this method would kill a thousand enemies and lose a thousand of his own, and he would also be remembered by the True Lords.

"But if the current situation continues, I'm afraid that all of Xizhou will belong to Linshui Prefecture."

Kering said so.

Wang Ping looked at him and said, "The battle with Ao Yi is not about Xizhou, nor about the gains and losses of a city or a place. It depends on whether you can successfully achieve perfection. The land of Xizhou is just used as a buffer to buy time. Why should you worry about it?"

“If you can’t cultivate the four realms to perfection, it will be meaningless for us to occupy Xizhou and Zhongzhou. When the real battle comes, we will be defeated in one blow, right?” Kaiyun was very pleased with Wang Ping’s words. Hearing this, the smile on his face deepened unconsciously.

But before Kaiyun could speak, Yulian interrupted and said, "You don't have no confidence, do you? Then let's just surrender now."

Kaiyun wanted to say something modest, but Yulian interrupted him, so he quickly swallowed the words and said, "It is impossible for me to fail under the watchful eyes of all the True Lords."

"That's it."

Yu Lian said casually.

Kaiyun shook his head and looked at Wang Ping. "Most of the time, cultivation is about cultivating oneself, but sometimes it is about cultivating people's hearts. The Vajra Temple has suffered too much in recent years, and people's hearts are already unstable. I believe that fellow Taoists can understand what I mean."

Yu Lian added: "That's because the karma you took on at Vajra Temple is too heavy."

Kaiyun did not refute Yu Lian, and continued: "It is true that the cause and effect are too heavy, so I decided to give up some of the cause and effect."

"Oh?"

Wang Ping was confused and curious.

Yu Lian was equally curious and forgot to continue arguing with Kai Yun.

Kaiyun was silent for two breaths, then he organized his words and said, "The split of the Jade Purity Sect was forced upon them. I am willing to help the Upper Purity Sect return to the Jade Purity tradition."

"You facilitated it? Is that still a return?"

Wang Ping shook his head. True Lord Xuanqing was planning to use the nest of the Vajra Temple to hatch the Shangqing Sect into an eagle. If you don't want to play now, they may not be willing. Moreover, if the Shangqing Sect returns to the Yuqing Taoist tradition, it will have to face the pressure from Ao Yi in Xizhou.

Kaiyun knew what Wang Ping meant by his question. He put his hands together and bowed, saying, "I just need you to pass on the message to our Vajra Temple. Whether it succeeds or not, our Vajra Temple will be grateful for your kindness."

Wang Ping looked at Kaiyun's appearance, and recalled the irreconcilable situation with him in the past, as well as the internal strife of the Yuqing Sect. He couldn't help but sigh at the changes in the situation.

"By doing this, hundreds of years of planning have been ruined. Don't you think it's a pity?"

Yu Lian asked with a mocking tone.

Kaiyun shook his head and chuckled, not continuing the topic. For him, hundreds of years of planning of Vajra Temple were ruined, but he himself relied on this incident to cultivate to the perfection of the fourth realm.

Wang Ping took the initiative to change the subject and said to Kai Yun: "Now take me to the starry sky where you want to capture the true spirit. I can wait there, so that you don't think I will break my promise."

He then took out a jade token and used the magic of 'transmitting spirit through objects' to imprint his thoughts on it. He then said to Kaiyun: "Give this jade token to the head of the Taiyan Sect. He has a deep personal relationship with Taoist Huai Mo. With my letter, it will surely facilitate your negotiations with the Yuqing Sect."

Kaiyun politely stretched out his hands to take the jade token, expressed his gratitude to Wang Ping, and then said: "The place where the true spirit is located is very far away, in the starry sky under the influence of Mercury's gravity."

According to the classification of the Dao Palace archives, the five planets adjacent to Zhongzhou Star are named after the Five Elements, and Mercury is the Five Elements Earth-like planet farthest from Zhongzhou Star. There are several Star God Brigades stationed on the planet. Wang Ping had observed it closely when he was repairing the outer space transfer array. It was mostly undulating mountains with rich mineral resources.

"You should have a teleportation array, right?" Yu Lian asked.

"Of course. We have been preparing to catch it for eight hundred years." Kaiyun nodded and invited Wang Ping while speaking.

Wang Ping nodded.

Kaiyun didn't say any more words and turned to fly towards the flank of the ecological zone.

Wang Ping followed Kaiyun at a distance of ten feet, and the black and white starry sky in his sight continued to stretch.

More than ten breaths later, he saw a flat platform appear under the dark starry sky, but the platform was reversed for Wang Ping now. He followed Kaiyun to adjust his vision up and down and then landed on the platform.

The platform carries a golden spiritual aura that can tear apart space. The surface of the platform is carved with dense golden spiritual runes. The carved patterns are not lines, but grooves as thick as a thumb. The grooves are all inlaid with pure gold, which makes the platform sparkle with dazzling golden light under the sunlight, but the golden light cannot be felt from a distance.

Monk Jin Xiu had been waiting here for a long time. When Kaiyun stabilized himself, he handed the jade token in his hand to one of the monks and gave him a few serious instructions. Then he politely greeted Wang Ping and the core of the Yu Lian Dao formation.

"My Vajra Temple is not good at using the teleportation array. All the methods we used are stupid. Fellow Daoist, please don't laugh at me."

"Daoyou is joking."

While the two were being polite, the three monks nearby activated the magic circle on the platform.

Wang Ping remained alert the entire time, his awareness constantly focused on the transfer talismans he had placed in the surrounding starry sky.

Fortunately, no accident happened. As the feeling of weightlessness came, there was an obvious tearing sensation. Wang Ping saw layers of torn spaces in his sight. These spaces were changing, and his thoughts and consciousness could not capture those changes, which made him feel very dull.

This feeling did not last long. Wang Ping's sight saw the light of the real universe again. It was a flat platform like before. The dazzling golden light made Wang Ping squint his eyes. Yu Lian stared at the gold, as if wondering whether he should dig it out to have a look.

Wang Ping quickly shifted his gaze, scanning a gray planet in the distant starry sky, and then looked at a small ecological area under the starry sky several kilometers away.

"Fellow Taoist, please come this way."

Kaiyun said politely, ignoring the monks around him who were greeting him, and turned into a stream of light and flew rapidly towards the flank of the ecological zone.

Wang Ping followed closely behind, and in just a moment they arrived at another ecological zone hidden deep under the starry sky. There was a huge exploration array over a thousand feet long and wide. Two side-door gold cultivators were sitting at the core of the array, using it to explore the surrounding starry sky.

"We have built a total of 200 such arrays. Once there is a reaction, fellow Daoist can release the aura of wood spirit to attract it."

Kaiyun introduced to Wang Ping: "I will take action to capture him when the time comes."

After hearing this, Wang Ping used his spiritual consciousness to explore the surrounding starry sky and asked, "Are you sure? We have limited time."

Kering replied: "According to previous monitoring patterns, it will appear in sixty years at most."

Wang Ping raised his eyebrows. If nothing unexpected happened, he would only need thirty years to complete the fourth realm. (End of this chapter)