There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

Yu Lian whispered, "Were you expecting Chong Xing to be resurrected in Li Miaolin in some way?"

Wang Ping denied it, "Do I have such a bad taste as you say?"

The two chatted as they returned to the eaves of the courtyard. Wang Ping sat down at the coffee table and continued to place pieces on the remaining chess piece. Yu Lian watched for a while and then asked Wang Ping to unfold the map of the Kingdom of God.

Li Miaolin's promotion was unexpectedly smooth. He had passed the most dangerous stage and all he had left was to wait quietly for the birth of the wood spirit in his body.

Yu Lian communicated with the believers on the map of the Kingdom of God for a while, and suddenly turned to look at Wang Ping and said, "There is new tea in the Demon Realm. Should we go and take a look?"

Wang Ping did not stay in outer space all the time during his retreat. Whenever Yu Lian found out about interesting places or things through her believers, she would ask Wang Ping to go and see them.

The disciples of Taiyan Sect started to preach in the demon realm thirty years ago, and the process was smoother than expected. The demons were relatively honest, and because Yu Lian often used water magic to treat their injuries, naturally more and more people came to believe in them.

Several hours passed.

Wang Ping stood up from the futon and said to Yu Lian, "Let's go now."

"It's already night in the Demon Realm."

Yu Lian responded unhappily.

Wang Ping reached out and stroked Yu Lian's head, saying nonchalantly, "Then wait until daybreak."

As he spoke, he glanced at Li Miaolin who was in meditation by the stream, and then returned to the main room to meditate.

...

Another sixty years have passed.

Li Miaolin was still in his own ocean of thoughts. The wood spirit nurtured by his physical spiritual veins showed signs of maturity, but it was still just a little short of it.

Zhongzhou Star has shown signs of prosperity. At the same time, the ecological zones of the demon clan and Taiyan Sect have become more prosperous than before. Many Taiyan monks have entered during this period. Sent by Taiyan Sect, they have entered various continents of Zhongzhou Star to maintain the stability of the wood spirits, allowing Wang Ping's average values ​​for forest refining and scale to reach (96/100).

This already meets the basic requirements for promotion. If he only takes this path, Wang Ping can already plan for the fifth realm, but for the sake of stability, he plans to wait until the degree of harmony between the luck of heaven and earth is reached. His current degree of harmony is (93/100), which is two points short of the basic value for promotion.

These two points can no longer be obtained through ordinary sacrificial activities, but require a large-scale ceremony that affects the entire Zhongzhou star world, similar to the ceremony when Xiaoshan Zhenjun was promoted. At that time, the wills of billions of creatures on Zhongzhou Star will be synchronized with him.

Compared to the promotion of Master Xiaoshan, Wang Ping does not need to rely on other people's hands, nor does he need rivers of blood to flow. He just needs to let things happen naturally. However, his ceremony needs a host.

Thinking of this, Wang Ping couldn't help but look at Li Miaolin by the stream. He was undoubtedly the best candidate at the moment.

"Just like you said to Li Miaolin before, you need to be patient enough!"

Yu Lian's voice rang in Wang Ping's ears.

Wang Ping nodded.

Many things cannot be empathized with unless they happen to oneself, just like Wang Ping during this period. Sometimes his behavior is the same as Li Miaolin's when he faced the Four Realms, and he would also feel anticipation and excitement.

Time flies, and more than 146 years have passed. It is the spring of the th year of the An Dynasty, which is also the tenth year since the fourth emperor of the An Dynasty ascended the throne.

One day, Wang Ping was sipping tea while spying on Zhongzhou Star through the puppet. The wood spirit energy at Li Miaolin's location suddenly rushed through the ecological zone's barrier array, forming a turquoise aurora in the starry sky, attracting countless spiritual creatures to emerge, and they tried to pass through the barrier array and descend into the ecological zone.

Yu Lian was extremely excited upon seeing this, her body suddenly expanded to more than a hundred feet long, and she devoured those spiritual creatures with pure spiritual energy in big mouthfuls. A feeling of satisfaction and excitement soon emerged in her emotions. Those spiritual creatures were completely unaware of this, or rather, they were completely attracted by the energy emitted by the wood spirit.

However, after a few breaths, the energy disappeared into the starry sky. The surging spiritual creatures then realized the danger brought by the rain lotus and jumped into the void and disappeared.

Yu Lian then shrank her body and fell on Wang Ping's shoulder, still unsatisfied. Wang Ping subconsciously reached out and touched Yu Lian's head, then looked towards Li Miaolin, and then he brought Yu Lian and landed silently beside Li Miaolin.

"Yes, the wood spirit in your body is relatively intact, but your soul has not yet broken through because you have not experienced true promotion. However, you can cultivate on your own through the wood spirit in your body. Whether you can break through depends on your chance. I think a fourth-level wood cultivator with a lifespan of nearly ten thousand years should be able to achieve it, right?"

Wang Ping made a joke at the end. He could have easily helped Li Miaolin's soul break through, but he didn't do so.

"Thank you so much for your help!"

Li Miaolin was in high spirits. Feeling the surging energy provided by the wood spirit in his body, he couldn't help but say, "Is this the power of the fourth realm? It is really incredibly powerful."

After he said that, he flew up, passed through the barrier to the starry sky outside and cast the "Heaven-Covering Talisman" to test its effect, and then activated two golden-armored soldiers to test its power.

Yu Lian looked up at Li Miaolin, who was full of vigor and vitality under the starry sky, and said, "Are you so rude? Just let us wait?"

Wang Ping didn't say anything.

But after waiting for a while, seeing that Li Miaolin had no intention of stopping, he stretched out his left hand and gently pushed away the void in front of him, and a transfer magic circle flashed and disappeared.

The next moment, Li Miaolin appeared in front of Wang Ping, and the wood spirit surging around his body disappeared without a trace.

"Please forgive me, Lord. I got a little carried away."

Li Miaolin was horrified because he found that he was unable to summon the wood spirit in his body at the moment. What frightened him even more was that he could not even think of resisting. As soon as he had such a thought, his consciousness would be suppressed instantly.

Wang Ping looked at Li Miaolin with a smile and said, "It's okay. I felt the same as you when I was promoted to the fourth level. It's just that I need to tell you something now."

"Just as the Lord orders!"

Li Miaolin became very well-behaved. After he said this, he found that he could control the wood spirit in his body again.

Wang Ping first waved his hand to disperse the eye of the magic circle that Li Miaolin had used to practice meditation. Then he lightly tapped his fingers, and a ray of spiritual light suddenly emerged and penetrated into the center of Li Miaolin's eyebrows.

"This is the first part of the secret method in Volume 5 of Taiyan Talisman. You should practice it well."

"Thank you, Lord, for the Dharma!" Li Miaolin became even more respectful.

Wang Ping was very satisfied with Li Miaolin's respectful attitude at the moment, and continued to instruct: "After you return to Zhongzhou Star, unite Zhigong, Huaimo, Quan Wen of the demon clan, and Bu Qiong of the Star God Alliance to build temples for me in various places. Major cities need to erect my golden statues, especially the Taoist temples of various sects in the cultivation world."

"But there is one thing you need to remember. Do not use force. I need Zhongzhou Star to remain prosperous!"

Li Miaolin nodded politely upon hearing this: "Yes!"

Wang Ping looked at Li Miaolin carefully again and took out a communication token. "From now on, the second seat of Taiyan Sect will be temporarily handed over to you. You must work hard."

Li Miaolin hesitated for two breaths before he stretched out his hands to take the token, and then said: "I will definitely complete what the Lord has instructed me to do!"

Wang Ping smiled noncommittally and said, "The entire Taiyan Church will assist you. From now on, you should stay in the Taiyan Church and communicate more with Taoist Zhigong and Taoist Huaimo. Although the Linshui Mansion has closed its gate, you should still move around more. The Demon Realm has regained its freedom, and their power should not be underestimated. Don't underestimate them too much."

"The most important thing is to maintain the relationship with the Zhenyang Sect. You can seek their help if you have any problems. Finally, don't worry about the Vajra Temple and the Taiyin Sect. Just keep your distance from them."

Li Miaolin naturally responded respectfully.

"Then go ahead. I'll remind you again, do your job with care!"

As Wang Ping spoke, he gently waved his left hand. With a flash of light green light, Li Miaolin was drawn into a space channel. When he came to his senses, he had already appeared above the Guizhen Hall of Taiyan Sect.

Li Miaolin couldn't help but look up at the sky. When he was experimenting with the Four Realms spell just now, he clearly saw that Zhongzhou Star could not be seen in the starry sky where he was, but he returned here in an instant.

At this moment, he felt Wang Ping's control over this world, and he no longer had any extra thoughts in his mind.

When he lowered his head and looked at the Taiyan Mountain Range below, he felt a sense of great pride and immediately released his own aura, which then turned into a stream of light that crossed thousands of mountains and rivers, and then returned to the sky above the Guizhen Palace.

When he came back, three figures appeared in the sky above Guizhen Palace. They were Zi Luan, Que Cai and Xuan Ling.

"Congratulations, fellow Taoist, for reaching the fourth level!"

It was Ziluan who appeared beside Li Miaolin riding on a auspicious cloud. A flash of envy flashed across his eyes. Then Que Cai and Xuan Ling also bowed one after another, but they could not hide the envy on their faces.

"Haha~"

Li Miaolin laughed triumphantly, then bowed in the direction of Qianmu Temple and said, "Everything is the gift of the Lord of the Mansion. As long as you work hard, this day will come."

He imitated Wang Ping in making promises to the three people. After all, many of the things he had to do next would require the assistance of the three people. It cannot be said that he was learning from Wang Ping. This skill was easy for Tai Yan cultivator.

Zi Luan and the other two secretly complained when they heard this, but they smiled and agreed with him on the surface.

They talked politely for a long time. Unlike Wang Ping, Li Miaolin was very happy with the polite words. When the other three had nothing good to say, he pointed to the Guizhen Hall below and said, "Let's go burn some incense for the True Lords first."

Three incense sticks were placed on the incense table, and Li Miaolin prayed devoutly for a long time. He had not been so devout for a long time.

When all the procedures were completed, Zi Luan proposed to hold a celebration ceremony. After all, Li Miaolin's promotion this time was silent, and the Taiyan Sect was now known as the world's number one sect, but there was not a single fourth-level cultivator in charge. Who knows how many cultivators were secretly mocking the Taiyan Sect for being strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

Li Miaolin naturally would not refuse. He also wanted to show off, and he could also invite Zhi Gong, Huai Mo and others to participate and discuss with them what Wang Ping had instructed him to do.

...

In the outer space ecological zone.

Wang Ping saw all of Li Miaolin's performance. He was not surprised that Li Miaolin returned to his original eccentric personality. A person's character can be suppressed for a short time, but it cannot be changed permanently unless he encounters some major changes.

He didn't care about Li Miaolin's eccentric character, he only cared about whether he could get things done. Li Miaolin was able to get things done, but he would occasionally do something out of the ordinary because of his eccentric character.

The most suitable person to be in charge of Taiyan Sect is Zi Luan, but with his personality, it may not be easy for him to be promoted. If Zi Luan really fails, he can forcibly turn him into a puppet and retain his humanity to be in charge of Taiyan Sect, but doing so will most likely not get the support of other True Lords.

Wang Ping shook his head when he thought of this, and drove these disturbing thoughts out of his mind. Sometimes people's thinking is really jumpy, and they always think about some uncertain things in the future. The purpose of practice is to dispel or sort out these thoughts.

"What were you thinking about just now?"

Yu Lian's voice rang out. She could always sense the changes in Wang Ping's emotions and remind him in time.

Wang Ping shook his head silently, and his consciousness once again immersed in the Zhongzhou continent. He saw the dense jungles between the mountains and the prosperous cities located among the dense forests.

Some people don’t know when they started to believe in the forests near where they live, but you can often see fruit offerings and incense sticks placed by local people on the edge of some dense jungles.

There are even towns in the south that are planted with locust trees. Those locust trees are covered with snow-white petals all year round. Some fast-growing locust trees are also surrounded by piles of fruit offerings and incense, because according to today's mythology, the Lord of Changqing will descend to the place with the most locust trees.

Looking at the Western Continent, the people here have even crazier beliefs. They even make up their own myths, so that different versions of myths have been extended to different places, and they fight wars based on them. Their wars have brought more devout beliefs.

And because the lush forests were directly linked to Wang Ping's beliefs, every time they went to war they would conduct the most primitive pilgrimages and sacrifices in some dense forests, and the power of faith generated was several times greater than before.

Yu Lian particularly likes these believers, and the spiritual faith they generate every time would even overflow and be used for her cultivation.

Then there is Dongzhou, where the beliefs mainly come from the area originally controlled by the "First Day". With the help of Ke Yue and Luo Feng, Xia Wenyi has established a small dynasty in the central plains, and also built temples in the southern mountains to worship Wang Ping.

Over the years, Wang Ping has not only relied on the faith of hundreds of millions of lives to improve his compatibility with the destiny of heaven and earth, but he has also been slowly consolidating his kingdom of God. Now, he is only one step away from forming the final form of the kingdom of God.

However, he could never take this step because his faith was not strong enough. Only when he was promoted and all living beings in the world offered sacrifices together, and when he resonated with the destiny of heaven and earth, hundreds of millions of lives would involuntarily offer up their faith. That would be the time for him to complete the last step of the Kingdom of God, and also the best time for him to be promoted to the fifth level.

It's just that Wang Ping needs to use his "Sky Eye" to calculate the exact time for his promotion, and this is what Wang Ping needs to do next. When he calculates the time for his promotion, he can return to Zhongzhou and be promoted to the fifth realm.

This could be a few years, or decades, or perhaps it could be calculated in the next moment. (End of this chapter)