There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

Under the dim starry sky, black and white light intertwined, and the small ecological zone without any marks that was supposed to be protected had now been completely destroyed.

Its remains drifted in the void, like clouds of gray dust, reflecting faintly under the starlight. Occasionally, a few fragments of bodies that had not yet completely decomposed could be seen, slowly crystallizing in the cold universe.

The surging demonic energy and the blood breath of the demon clan continued to roll. The black demonic clouds and the scarlet blood energy entangled with each other, forming a chaotic area with a diameter of tens of thousands of miles. There were hundreds of third-level cultivators fighting in the void, and their figures appeared and disappeared in the energy turbulence.

Among them, most were the Jindan-stage demons and the third-stage rebel star god monks. Some of the demons showed their huge bodies with flying scales and claws; the star god monks were wrapped in strange magic light, and their every move caused space vibrations.

The fighting here is much more fierce than that on Zhongzhou Star, and every confrontation goes straight to the vital points.

The rebels' attacks were all killing moves, specifically targeting the weak points and vital points of different demon tribes. In the beginning, many demons were unable to react, and some even had their spiritual veins penetrated by the evil spirit as soon as they entered the battlefield.

But by the time they reacted, they were much more brutal than the rebels, the sharp claws of the demons wished to crush the star god cores in the rebels' bodies, every time there was a collision of spiritual energy, someone would be injured, spiritual veins kept exploding in the void, and were quickly frozen into ice crystals of different colors by the extreme cold.

The starry sky collapsed on a small scale because of their fight. The chaotic spirituality attracted dense spiritual creatures, which swarmed in like sharks smelling blood, trying to contaminate the injured monks. Some extraterritorial creatures were attracted by the spiritual energy caused by the fight, causing a certain degree of chaos in the outer battlefield.

Fortunately, the two sides did not engage in an ordinary fight of bravery and ferocity, and their respective formations remained in a strict posture.

There were a large number of Third Realm monks behind each other, like beasts ready to attack, ready to join the battle at any time. The surging demonic energy on the rebel side rolled over the starry sky for tens of thousands of miles, and there were also hundreds of Third Realm star gods and side sect monks, their figures in the demonic energy looked like a group of evil spirits from hell.

They formed combat teams of ten with different star god abilities. Each team exuded a unique aura and used unified standard magic tools. The demonic energy sweeping around them constructed a huge magic formation that connected tens of thousands of miles of starry sky. The patterns of the magic formation were composed of flowing demonic energy, which continuously absorbed energy from outside the domain to refine the demonic energy.

In sharp contrast to the surging demonic energy are the auspicious clouds illuminated by the black and white light. The clouds are as pure as the first snow. In the clouds, under the colorful rays of light, there are flying swords, pagodas, bronze mirrors and other things floating in the clouds. Among the cultivators in the clouds, there are demons, those with star god abilities, and orthodox cultivators from the Xuanmen and Tianmen.

The largest number were the demons in the Jindan realm. Most of them had revealed their true forms. Some were giant pythons hundreds of feet long, and some were tigers as fierce as mountains. They were particularly eye-catching among the auspicious clouds, and their bloodthirsty eyes stared at the rebels in the evil spirit, as if they were about to rush over at the next moment.

The orthodox monks of Xuanmen and Tianmen stood in the back, wearing the Taoist robes of their respective factions. They had solemn expressions and kept chanting spells in their hands, maintaining various purification arrays. Those arrays were like golden spider webs, dissolving the infiltrating evil spirits one by one.

A large number of side disciples stood on both sides. Their positions were obviously much looser than those of the orthodox monks. The magic weapons in their hands were of varying quality, and some of the monks were about to run out of energy.

The Dao Palace is composed of combat teams of five people. These teams are arranged in auspicious clouds like chess pieces on a chessboard, and are divided into three levels: A, B, and C according to their combat power. The A-level teams are surrounded by dazzling light, while the C-level ones are much dimmer.

There are some combat teams consisting of only two or three people, most of which are temporarily assembled teams. Combat teams of this standard were formulated by the Taoist Palace during the great war with the demon clan thousands of years ago. However, they are obviously not enough in the starry sky battlefield, because the starry sky is very vast and there is more room for development.

As a result, the Dao Palace coalition needed several combat teams to barely suppress the rebel's ten-man combat team, and due to the lack of mobility, many casualties were caused.

It seems that from the scene, if the fight continues, the Dao Palace coalition will suffer heavy losses. However, the real main force of the Dao Palace coalition is the orthodox monks of Xuanmen and Tianmen. Although these people are not numerous, each of them exudes a frightening aura. If they exert their full strength, three of them are enough to fight against a combat team of the rebels.

As the supreme commander of this temporary battle, Taoist Miao Qing was very calm, her eyes swept across the entire battlefield calmly, and she did not order the monks fighting on the front line to retreat.

But beside her, a fourth-level snake demon was a little impatient, with flames of anger dancing in its vertical pupils.

Because five Jindan-level demons were already seriously injured, their bodies were corroded by the demonic energy and were riddled with holes, and three had already fallen, their bodies were slowly disintegrating in the void, and the blood power released by their deaths was refined on the spot by the rebels with the demonic energy, which instead strengthened the enemy's strength.

"If we continue, the casualties will increase." The snake demon finally spoke, his voice low and restrained.

He remained in the state of half-human and half-demon, his slender body swaying slightly in the air, his scales reflecting the light of the distant battlefield, his golden vertical pupils suppressing anxiety. Although the cultivators gathered here were mainly from his demon clan, he did not dare to give orders on his behalf.
Because the Taoist Miaoqing in front of him represents the Taiyan Sect, and the True Lord who is supervising them in the back is none other than the one from the Taiyan Sect. But if he is really forced into a corner, he won't be able to care about so many things, so he needs to see Taoist Miaoqing's attitude first.

Taoist Miao Qing did not reply to the snake demon immediately. She stood quietly on the auspicious clouds with a calm and indifferent expression, as if she had nothing to do with the fierce battle around her.

"What do you want to do, retreat?" Taoist Miaoqing's voice was as calm as a deep pool, her eyes still fixed on the distance, "This is the first time we have faced the rebels since we assembled the army, are you sure you want to do this?" As she spoke, her fingertips gently stroked the jade pendant on her waist, her movements were slow but unquestionable.

Her sight penetrated the roiling demonic energy and locked onto a familiar aura. It was a fourth-level star god whom she met while serving on the border outside the domain. He cultivated the ability of "corrosion" and could silently disintegrate the spiritual veins in the bodies of low-level cultivators. What was even more troublesome was the magic weapon in his hand that could travel through space over short distances.

"You have been practicing in the ecological zone outside the demon star for many years." Taoist Miaoqing continued, her tone as if she was discussing an insignificant matter, "You should have heard of Taoist Hui's name, right? He is not an easy person to deal with." She finally turned her head and looked at the snake demon with a calm and almost indifferent look, "The rebels chose him as the leader of the first battle, probably to undermine our morale!"

The snake demon's muscles under its scales visibly tensed up when he heard this. He followed Taoist Miao Qing's gaze and said with suppressed fear, "Not only have I heard of him, I've also dealt with him several times." He spoke unconsciously, "His ecological zone is well-organized by him, and the combat camps under his command are well-ordered." After a pause, he added, "The army of Qigong practitioners he trained even dares to face creatures from outside the domain!"

Lord Zixuan, who had been silent all this time, raised his eyes at this moment, his gaze as calm as water. He stood at a slightly distance, as if isolated from this chaotic battlefield.

"Such a powerful person..." Lord Zixuan spoke, his voice neither anxious nor hesitant, as if he was stating a simple fact, "We should find a way to keep him in this starry sky."

Taoist Miao Qing raised her lips slightly, revealing a fleeting smile. She looked at Lord Zixuan with a hint of admiration in her eyes: "Yes, that's what I was thinking." She looked back at the battlefield, her voice soft but clear, "As early as when I knew that the person on the other side was Taoist Hui, I had already asked the three True Lords of the Demon Clan to secretly dispatch more people from the Four Realms."

As for why they didn't ask the Fifth Realm cultivators to take action directly? This question didn't even need to be asked out loud, as every Fourth Realm cultivator present knew the answer - they would rather take risks themselves than have the Fifth Realm cultivators interfere in their fight.

The snake demon's face was still gloomy, and the spiritual light between its scales flickered, showing its inner struggle, but he didn't say anything after all, just turned his eyes back to the battlefield, watching his fellow tribesmen fighting bloody battles in the chaotic spiritual energy. Taoist Miaoqing continued to speak: "But what you said, Taoist Baiqi, is also right. We can't ignore the casualties on the front line." She finally turned around and looked at the snake demon directly: "Go and arrange for other combat teams to support it!"

The pupils of the snake demon named Baiqi suddenly shrank into thin lines when he heard this. His original intention was to end this battle, just like the demon clan usually retreated and regrouped when they encountered an unfavorable situation during a battle.

But Taoist Miaoqing not only had to continue, but also had to invest more strength. Looking at Taoist Miaoqing's calm face, he suddenly realized that the scale of this battle might far exceed his expectations.

"boom!!"

A loud bang that shook the starry sky exploded, and the violent spiritual energy and psychic power impacted the void, creating ripples visible to the naked eye. The auspicious clouds of the Taoist Palace coalition were impacted and rolled violently like the sea in a storm; the demonic energy in the distance became even more violent, roaring and surging like an enraged beast.

That was the last roar of a hot-tempered pig demon. When he was besieged by several rebel monks, he resolutely detonated the demon pill in his body that he had cultivated for thousands of years.

Each demon pill is a self-contained system with independent magic rules beyond the Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, and is also one of the rules of heaven. The inner pill that flows with chaotic light releases extraordinary power at the moment of explosion. The power directly blows the bodies of the three rebels around them into a blur, and the protective magic energy is shattered. The rebel closest to him didn't even have time to scream before he turned into drifting stardust together with the pig demon.

"Roar!"

Two earth-shaking tiger roars resounded throughout the battlefield. The pig demon's self-explosion completely aroused the ferocity in the demon clan's blood. They revealed their hundreds-foot-tall true forms, with vengeance burning in their golden eyes. Completely disregarding their own safety, they pounced on the seriously injured rebels with an overwhelming force, tearing the void with their sharp claws, causing cracks in space, and vowing to tear their enemies into pieces.

At this point in the battle, the demons finally regained their innate bloody nature.

The snake demon's white lacquer face was as dark as water, and his golden vertical pupils suppressed complex emotions. He simply bowed to Taoist Miao Qing, his movements were stiff and restrained, and then turned into a stream of green light and fell directly into the demon clan's formation. But a moment later, the demon clan dispatched another ten elite combat teams, and they rushed to the battlefield with an indomitable momentum.

Bai Qi has now understood Taoist Miaoqing's plan. If he wants to fight, he should invest enough strength at once.

Taoist Miao Qing saw this and raised her lips in an imperceptible arc. She turned to Lord Zixuan and said calmly, "Next, I will trouble you, Daoist Zixuan, to lead the cultivators of the first and second realms who have already been assembled to clear out the surrounding ecological areas of the rebels."

Lord Zixuan nodded slightly, his face as calm as a deep pool: "Don't worry!"

Taoist Miao Qing added: "Fifty percent of the looted materials must be handed over. We can't let these third-level cultivators fight here for nothing."

Zixuan nodded calmly again, then raised his eyelids, his gaze penetrating the fog of the battlefield: "The enemy is not an ordinary person." His voice was still unhurried, "Whether it is to ambush Taoist Hui or to clear the rebel ecological zone, it is highly likely that it will not go smoothly."

Taoist Miao Qing's expression did not change at all. She simply said, "Then you should be more fully prepared." She looked at Zixuan meaningfully, "I think you people from Jiutian Pavilion should have no moral obstacles in dealing with those traitors from outside the domain, right?"

Lord Zixuan said nothing more. He gently fluttered his gray Taoist robe and turned into a stream of light, flying to the rear of the army with clean and neat movements.

Taoist Miao Qing watched him go away with a hint of sneer in her eyes. These guys who were obsessed with sacrifices all day long made her look like a fool. In her opinion, there were the True Lords behind this war, so there was no need to think too much and she just needed to charge forward!

But how to rush is a delicate art.

She was in a trance for a moment, her eyes penetrating the fierce battlefield and looking into the depths of the starry sky.

There, the True Lords might be watching all this coldly, like chess players examining a chessboard. Their gazes span light years, indifferently watching the life and death of every cultivator, and the outcome of every battle.

In this grand chess game, even she, Taoist Miaoqing, is just a slightly important chess piece.

Thinking of this, she was stunned for a moment, looking into the distant starry sky.

...

Under an unknown starry sky.

While Wang Ping was practicing, he had been paying attention to this sudden fight. He did not agree with the decision made by Zhu Wu, Zang Yi and others. This fight would last for a thousand years, so there was no need to care about such a battle.

But considering their position, it is understandable that they urgently need a battle to test the combat effectiveness of the coalition forces and to show their attitude to the True Lords.

"We still have too few side sects in the third realm. It is the limitations of Zhongzhou Star that restrict the number of side sect cultivators!"

This was the first question that came to Wang Ping's mind after observing the battle.

The current side door three realms of cultivators are not enough to sustain consumption for a thousand years, and currently they can only employ the demon race, so it is imperative to develop ecological zones outward. (End of this chapter)