There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

Just as Yu Lian expected, Wang Qian, who had been practicing in seclusion, was immediately moved when he heard the boy talking to him about the quota for the four realms of the Diku Gate during a break. This was a combination of the psychological hints given to him by Wang Ping, as well as the instincts given to him by Wang Ping when his consciousness was formed.

Over the years, Wang Qian used the network of relationships left by Wu Laodao to constantly inquire about the quota for the fourth level of the Diku Gate, listed his competitors, and then sent spies to these competitors to inquire about the news, but so far there has been no gain.

It is worth mentioning that Wang Ping saw a familiar person in the intelligence collected by Yu Lian. He was Wu Quan, whom he met through Zi Luan when he was promoted to the third realm. This person has gone to the northwest region to practice Taoism, and after hundreds of years of operation, his prestige among the third realm cultivators in the underground cave gate is second only to Liu Shuibin.

He stayed in Zhongzhou Star to be in charge of the logistics of the Cavern Gate. He had been conscientious in the past few decades and had ensured that there were no logistical problems for the Cavern Gate. He also used his connections in the southern cultivation world to purchase a number of flying boats from Qianmu Temple to support the construction of the ecological zone in outer space of the Cavern Gate.

When Taoist Bai Wan announced that all the third-level cultivators of the Dikumen were eligible to be promoted to the fourth level, he was among the first cultivators to make arrangements. He quickly used his connections with the demon clan to find a mountain in the Duantian Mountains with stable and powerful earth veins, and has now dug out a cave.

Yu Lian knew the relationship between Wu Quan and Wang Ping, so she paid special attention to his movements. Every time Wang Ping checked on her, she would give a detailed introduction to Wu Quan's situation.

Wang Ping just listened quietly and did not show any intention of taking special care of Wu Quan. This person has the ability, but he always likes to fail at critical moments. Such people are often indecisive and there is a high probability that they will hesitate at the moment of promotion, which will lead to failure of promotion.

This is the gap between people, so there are different realms among the cultivators in this world. Some people can be promoted, but some people are stuck in one realm and cannot improve.

Wu Quan's matter was just a small episode, and Wang Ping just treated it as a story. It was still too early for Wang Qian to be promoted, and his preliminary preparations would take at least hundreds of years, so Wang Ping was more concerned about Ke Yue who had already gone into seclusion.

Over the past few decades, she has been gathering the power of the scorching sun in the starry sky to nourish her own spirit according to her own ideas, and has not been in a hurry to refine the Heart Fire Pill.

To use Yu Lian's words: She is more patient than us.

This is a good quality given to her by her ups and downs in life.

Every time after practicing, Wang Ping would check on her condition first, and this time was no exception. However, this time he saw a different scene. Ke Yue had finally refined the Heart Fire Pill.

This process is not complicated, just like the ordinary process of alchemy, except that the Heart Fire Pill uses the Zhenyang Sect's own spiritual veins and body as the alchemy furnace.

Ke Yue chose three kinds of auxiliary materials for refining. The first one was red flame refined gold. It was bred in the earth fire. It was red all over and was as hot as a branding iron all year round. Its greatest characteristic was stability, and it could also stabilize other fire spirit properties.

The second auxiliary ingredient is the Nine Yang Ganoderma Lucidum, which grows in a place with a strong fire spirit. It has nine leaves growing in a circle and its leaf veins flow like flames. Its greatest characteristic is also stability, and it can gather fire spirit energy.

The last auxiliary material is the Molten Heart Jade Marrow, which is formed by the heart fire of the Four Realms Golden Crow's body. It can stabilize the other two auxiliary materials. In the cauldron of the spiritual vein as the alchemy furnace, it can also stabilize the spiritual vein consciousness of the cultivator. It is a rare treasure. If Wang Ping hadn't collected it personally, he might not have been able to get it.

Ke Yue took out the three kinds of natural treasures and placed them in front of him, then he made a hand gesture and a gorgeous sunflower pattern appeared around him. As the sunflowers appeared, the power of the surrounding scorching sun suddenly increased. The sun in the center of the starry sky seemed to sense something, and the scorching sunlight poured down like molten gold and gathered in the stamens.

"rise!"

The magic gestures in Ke Yue's hands changed, and the three auxiliary materials were wrapped up by the fire spirit energy and transformed into red, gold and purple spiritual lights, which surrounded his body like three swimming dragons, and finally gathered in the sea of ​​​​qi and merged with the alchemy furnace that had turned into a physical body.

"Whoo~"

Ke Yue let out a long breath and exhaled a ball of fire. Fine fiery red lines appeared on his skin all over his body and the magic spell in his hands changed again.

The next moment, a fire spirit formation unfolded in front of her. The three auxiliary ingredients gathered by the power of the scorching sun turned into a three-colored pill and appeared at the core of the formation. Then the essence of the sunflower constructed around her also spread to the core of the formation and merged with the three-colored pill and its slow speed.

According to the records in "Three Yang True Transmission", Ke Yue's current state has already been successfully refined, and the next step is just a matter of time. As long as there is no problem with the fire spirit formation arranged around it, the core position of the formation can be gathered into a "Heart Fire Pill" in ten years at the latest.

Wang Ping observed the status of various fire spirit formations from the perspective of the puppets guarding the surroundings. After confirming that there was no problem, he withdrew his consciousness and cast his gaze towards the starry sky at the distant border outside the domain.

Yu Lian, who was lying on the map of the Kingdom of God, turned around and looked at Wang Ping. After confirming that Wang Ping was fine, she continued to communicate with the believers.

After a moment of silence, Wang Ping's consciousness shifted to the Taiyan planet in the orbit of Jupiter. The main building of the new Taiyan sect base had been completed. The new base was ten times larger than the Taiyan sect base on Zhongzhou Star. After all, it had an entire asteroid as its base.

This asteroid was originally desolate and dead, and it didn't even have a name.

Now, a large amount of emerald green spiritual energy is falling from the void. Huge spiritual trees are everywhere, forming dense forests between the mountains.

The asteroid has weak gravity, and Xuan Ling took advantage of this feature to build some suspended mountains.

These mountains are not made up of piles of earth and rocks, but are formed by the roots of countless spiritual trees that are entangled and solidified, eventually forming a peculiar structure. From a distance, you can see pavilions and attics on the mountains, and between the attics are dense spiritual trees. Whenever the star wind blows, the peaks sway gently like living things, making a rustling sound.

The mountains are connected by naturally formed arch bridges made of the branches of sacred trees. Some of the branches are as thick as giant dragons lying horizontally. Xuan Ling ordered people to build pavilions on the bridges for people to rest and watch the stars.

The top of the highest mountain is as flat as a mirror, and on it stands the main hall of Taiyan Sect, Guizhen Hall.

The entire hall was not artificially carved, but was carved out of a spiritual tree nurtured by wood spirit monks. The trunk was twisted into pillars, and the branches and leaves were intertwined to form the roof. There were no lights or candles in the hall, only a bright green light in the heart of the wood, illuminating the four walls. Under the green light were the statues of the True Lords, looking solemn and dignified.

There is a blue-white jade platform in front of the hall with a star map engraved on it. Standing here and looking up, you can see the stars in the sky arranged like a chessboard, and the asteroid under your feet is like a chess piece that has just landed.

This is the current appearance of the new headquarters of Taiyan Sect. It looks a bit desolate at the moment, and there are no disciples stationed in the pavilions and towers among the mountains. Thousands of puppets on the ground are carving some complex magic arrays, and the invited water cultivators and earth cultivators are opening up rivers and springs.

The construction progress of Taiyan Star's ecological zone is actually fast enough, thanks to the ability to directly mine materials from Jupiter. Other ecological zones are currently only the size of a small village, and it is necessary to collect energy crystals while developing the ecological zone.

The Taoist Palace has not exploited these ecological zones over the years, and the price of purchasing energy crystals has remained at the highest point. The various cultivation and magic array materials are also sold at the price of finished products. This has caused the Taoist Palace's inventory of materials to be somewhat insufficient to cover expenses. In the end, it was the True Lords who took out materials to fill the shortfall, and only then was the construction of ecological zones in various places barely maintained.

The war on the border outside the domain also required material support from the Taoist Palace, which resulted in Wang Ping's plan to reward the second batch of monks having to be postponed. Fortunately, the war on the front line was currently mainly a confrontation, and no monk had accumulated enough merits.

In addition, Zhu Wu and Zang Yi have sent messages to Wang Ping several times, telling him openly and secretly that the front line is in urgent need of manpower and needs a large number of people from the third level of the side door to fill the gap.

"What we need now is time!"

Wang Ping ignored the requests from Zhu Wu, Zang Yi and others to continue to send reinforcements to the front line. He knew that there were still many Jindan realm warriors in the demon clan who had not been put into battle, and the Star God Alliance had also secretly cultivated a number of third-level star gods over the years.

Time is merciless in the starry sky.

Another ten years passed quickly, and Ke Yue successfully refined the "Heart Fire Pill", but she did not advance immediately. Instead, she slowly adjusted her own condition.

Twenty years later, Ke Yue still hadn't made up his mind. Wang Ping's progress in practicing the Heaven Stealing Talisman hadn't increased, but he didn't worry. One day, he woke up from his practice and felt something in his heart. He immediately calmed down and sent part of his consciousness across the vast starry sky and landed on Zhongzhou Star.

Zhongzhou Star.

The third day of the second month of the 56th year of the Daogong calendar.

There was an obvious layer of frost covering the sky above the mountains in the north of Dongzhou.

Suddenly, the jungle that should have withered in the frost became green, the snow in the mountain forest fell, the dead trees grew new leaves, the frozen soil made a slight sound, and the tender buds of countless grasses broke through the frost and grew rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, the dead silence of winter is gone, replaced by the vibrant spring.

There was also a stream of green light that suddenly streaked across the sky, like a sharp sword tearing through the clouds. Auspicious clouds fell from the void and gathered over a verdant mountain range. Amid the rolling clouds and mist, a figure gradually became clear.

He was wearing blue clothes and a jade crown, with a dazzling dark light and spirit snakes circling around him.

It was Zi Luan who broke through the pass!

He stood on auspicious clouds, his spiritual consciousness spreading out in all directions like a tide. The depression from a hundred years of seclusion was completely released at this moment. The spiritual energy between heaven and earth rose and fell with his breathing, as if the entire starry sky was responding to his existence.

“This is the power of the fourth realm.”

Zi Luan laughed loudly, and his figure turned into a stream of light and soared into the sky, passing through the barrier array set up by the True Lords and reaching outer space. However, the scene before him made his smile freeze slightly.

On the moon's base, a cloud bridge that spans the void stands tall, and countless flying boats shuttle back and forth like ants. Further away, there is a giant flying boat tearing through space, swallowing up bright starlight. Around the moon, countless small ecological zones are dotted like stars, and an artificial star field is constructed in the flashing light.

"What happened?" Zi Luan whispered softly.

The spirit snake wrapped around his wrist spit out its tongue and said, "You have been in seclusion for a hundred years. The True Lords have declared war on the foreign rebels. Now all factions are opening up territories in outer space. This starry sky is no longer what it used to be."

Zi Luan frowned slightly and connected the puppets scattered everywhere. Suddenly, a huge amount of information poured into his soul consciousness, making his face gradually solemn. When he called up his almost exhausted faith and spirituality, his brows frowned slightly again.

quite a while…

He looked around at the vast sea of ​​stars and actually felt like he had no idea what to do next.

When other people reach the fourth realm, there will definitely be someone to guide them, but when he reached the fourth realm, he found that this world seemed to have been abandoned by all the True Lords.

When Zi Luan returned to Taiyan Mountains, he was blocked by patrolling disciples. If his disciple Hong Yuan had not arrived in time, this newly promoted fourth-level master would have almost been attacked in front of his own mountain gate.

"Master, the elite members of the sect have all moved to a new base near Jupiter."

Hongyuan explained the changes over the past century in a low and fast voice.

Zi Luan stood in front of the Guizhen Temple, his soul sweeping across the mountains. The Taiyan Sect, which once had many disciples, now had only a few thousand disciples. It seemed that there were not many people, but they were not enough when placed in the Taiyan Mountains.

And Li Miaolin, Xuan Ling, Que Cai... those familiar auras were nowhere to be seen.

"After a hundred years, we have come to this point."

He muttered to himself, turned around and stepped into the Guizhen Hall.

In front of the incense table, the golden statues of the True Lords stood tall. Zi Luan burned incense respectfully. Amid the curling green smoke, the faces of the statues looked even more majestic.

Suddenly, the light at the palace door dimmed for a moment.

Shen Xiaozhu walked in under the sunlight and bowed to the statue first. When she looked at Zi Luan, Zi Luan bowed first and said, "Greetings, Taoist Yuxi."

"Master Ziluan, you are too polite."

Shen Xiaozhu returned the greeting politely. She used to call Zi Luan "senior", but now even if Zi Luan was promoted to the fourth level, she could not call him that because she was a disciple of Zhenjun.

Then she calmly said to Zi Luan: "I have come here on the orders of my master to inform you that Master Zi Luan intends to confer the title of Taiyan Sect Lord on you. The time is set for one month, when Uncle Yu Lian will come with Master's orders."

As Shen Xiaozhu said this, she bowed to the golden statue of Wang Ping. Her tone was stiff and serious, without any politeness. Then the air in the entire hall seemed to freeze because of her words.

Zi Luan immediately knelt down and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Master Zhenjun. I will live up to your high expectations and will expand the influence of Taiyan Sect to every corner of this starry sky!"

It was right for him to call himself a "disciple". Now all the cultivators of the Taiyan Sect could call themselves "disciples" in front of Wang Ping.

The golden statue did not respond to him, but he still kowtowed to it.

Wang Ping will definitely use Zi Luan in the future, but he does not plan to have direct contact with him because this person sometimes has an overactive mind and he is worried that he will be influenced by him unknowingly, although the chance of this is very small.

After Shen Xiaozhu explained everything, he said goodbye and left silently.

"Congratulations, Master!" Hong Yuan could no longer hide his joy after Shen Xiaozhu left. "Although Taoist Li was promoted first, he was sent to the front line. Although Taoist Miao Qing was given a piece of the starry sky, he will have to obey you from now on."

"Be careful!"

Zi Luan suddenly shouted, his eyes unconsciously glancing at the statue, until he was sure there was nothing unusual, then he said slowly: "Send out invitations in my name, within a month, I will let all the Xuanmen monks know--" He looked at the bright starry sky outside the hall, and a sharp arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"It's time for a new chess player to appear in this starry sky." (End of this chapter)