There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

Li Miaolin's deep gaze penetrated the defensive barrier outside the base and swept towards the chaotic scene at the dock port in the distance.

The two little demons were frightened by the pressure of the attack just now. They were so scared that their hearts and gallbladders were broken. In their confused consciousness, they attacked their own kind indiscriminately. The demonic energy around them was disordered, drawing twisted black tracks in the void, like spilled ink that polluted the entire star field.

“Those guys on the border outside the domain…” Li Miaolin’s voice was a little amused: “The most difficult thing about them is the various attack arrays constructed with the Star God Core.”

He raised his head and looked at the black and white starry sky outside the barrier. "In the past, they were always very cautious when using such means, but now they even dare to directly bombard the Demon Star Moon Station."

Before he finished speaking, the starry sky in the direction of the outer border suddenly lit up with dazzling aurora.

There was another attack!
Hundreds of energy torrents tore through the void, carrying broken stardust to form violent star winds. The impact force driven by the star winds hit the barrier outside the Yaoyue base, causing layers of ripples.

Afterwards, the rune chains of the defense formation flickered under the impact, decomposing the incoming energy into a rain of light. However, the attack was not accurate this time, with only 30% of the attack falling on the moon base, and the rest scattered and fell.

Several of the energy beams fell straight into the demon star's atmosphere at the speed of light, leaving shocking marks on the blue sky.

In an instant, three demonic auras rose into the sky and broke through the clouds like a rainbow piercing the sun. They were three great demons of the fourth realm. They intercepted the falling disaster with the power of their own bloodlines and dissolved it into nothingness. Then the three great demons joined up with five monks of the same level at the Moon Station. Eight beams of light pierced into the depths of the starry sky like sharp swords.

Afterwards, gray-purple energy ripples spread in the starry space. It was the great demons who were destroying the secret passage that had been set up at the border outside the domain at some unknown time.

Cang Yue whispered, "Are the border outside the region provoking you in this way, intending to create an irreconcilable blood feud with the demon race?"

Li Miaolin chuckled when he heard this, stretched out his hand to feel the coldness brought by the star wind, and said: "As far as I know, among the three star gods killed by Master Bai Xin, two of them had masters who were star gods of the fifth realm. I'm afraid they are gritting their teeth on the outer star right now."

A faint purple light appeared in Cangyue's cloudy and old eyes, and he couldn't help but imagine the image of Gray Taoist in his mind. Then he heard him say: "They are seeking their own death. They are a group of fools blinded by their own desires. They deserve to have their Taoist tradition cut off."

His words were full of disdain for the star gods outside the border. He felt that they had no sense of the overall situation and had always been swayed by their own emotions, turning a good situation into the current corrupt state.

"Perhaps this is exactly what Wei and Qian want. In this way, the rebels from top to bottom will have no choice but to cultivate the outer magic energy." Li Miaolin smiled brightly. "I'm afraid the next battle will not be so simple, but the benefits we can gain are also very considerable."

Taoist Zhigong said softly: "The demonic energy from outside the domain is originally a kind of spirituality, a spirituality that destroys everything. When Changqing Zhenjun used puppets to test the law, I also studied it. Normally refining and absorbing it will not cause any major negative emotions, but..."

She paused suddenly, and dots of demonic energy that she had refined appeared on her fingertips. "But to practice it, you need to cooperate with the Xuanmen Zhengfa and study Taoist thoughts. Otherwise, it is easy to get lost in it."

Li Miaolin laughed loudly upon hearing this, then tossed his sleeves and said, "Haha, it's not that mysterious. Simply put, practicing it can help you advance faster. It's like a poor man who suddenly becomes rich. Do you think he will buy rice, flour, oil, and salt first, or go to a gambling house or a brothel first? If this happened in the practice world, it would definitely lead to endless fighting."

"Not to mention that not everyone has a profound Taoist practice. Long-term absorption of demonic energy for cultivation will definitely breed all kinds of negative emotions. If such people gather together, something bad will happen sooner or later. It is a kind act for us to destroy them!"

These words left everyone silent.

His evaluation was relatively fair. Just like at the border outside the domain at this moment, many young cultivators even directly absorbed unrefined demonic energy, causing themselves to fall into madness, and the killing caused was even more than this war.

At this moment, endless spots of light appeared in the starry sky again, and a new round of energy attacks followed.

The attack lasted for a full five hours, stirring the starry sky outside the Demon Star Moon Base like boiling water. Although the actual damage caused was minimal, the endless light pollution and energy shocks were enough to make the low-level cultivators' hearts unstable.

After the attack, thousands of flying boats rose from their bases and scattered into the starry sky like a swarm of migrating fireflies. They needed to find hidden secret passages to prevent the demon star from being attacked remotely by foreign rebels at any time.

Zhu Wu immediately found Zang Yi and discussed retaliating against the outer border with an equal attack. Zang Yi and his men were better at this kind of thing than the rebels on the outer border.

At the same time, the sacrificial ceremony presided over by Li Miaolin kicked off on the two main flying boats.

The three-level monks from Taiyan Sect and Diku Sect were all in formal attire, and when the ancient prayers resonated with the spiritual energy in the vacuum environment, all participants became pious involuntarily.

...

In the deep and boundless starry sky, hidden under the rules of the Wood Spirit, there is a world full of vitality. This is the Wood Spirit world constructed by Wang Ping.

At this moment, Wang Ping was sitting cross-legged in the center of the world, with a vast map of the kingdom of God slowly unfolding beneath him. Countless golden threads were interwoven into a web, and each node was connected to a place of faith. His breathing was synchronized with the pulse of this world. Every breath caused the surrounding spiritual trees to sway, and dense wood spirit energy surrounded him like stars surrounding the moon.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes and saw a grand sacrificial ceremony being held at the other side of the distant starry sky. The power of faith of countless monks crossed the galaxy and gathered here.

In Wang Ping's vision of the Tongtian Talisman, the threads of the laws of the universe were clearer than ever before. The spirit of the wood was rejoicing in the void, like a stream returning to the sea, and it spontaneously flowed towards him.

He discovered that at this moment, he only needed a thought to control the rules of the wood spirits among billions of stars, making dead trees come back to life, or causing all spirits to wither.

But he did not act recklessly, but raised his hand and tapped it lightly, and crystal clear "blessing talismans" condensed on his fingertips, which turned into streams of light and flew to the place of sacrifice. This talisman will be able to protect the believers at the critical moment and help them avoid danger and seek good fortune.

After doing all this, Wang Ping's gaze penetrated the endless void, where there was war and dim stars. It was the front line of the battle between the outer border and the demon clan.

"Back then, Lord Lieyang used a celestial fire to burn the entire Zhongzhou continent, causing millions of lives to wail. Although I was in awe of his power, I also despised his cruelty." Wang Ping's voice was low, as if he was talking to himself, but also as if he was asking Yu Lian, "Now, I am also going to do this extermination on the outer world. What do you think... people in the future will say about me?"

Yu Lian was perched on his shoulder, her golden vertical pupils reflecting the brilliance of the stars. She tilted her head and said after her snake tongue spitted out, "You are already the True Lord of Xuanmen, worshipped and cursed by the world. Today, believers worship you like a god, but tomorrow they may hate you to the bone. If you care about everything, you might as well retire to the mountains and become a free and easy wanderer."

Wang Ping's lips curled up slightly when he heard this, but he didn't say much.

Then he looked around, and the spiritual veins of the Wood Spirit World were clearly visible in his eyes. Although this world was already extraordinary, it still needed further refinement if it was to carry out his next plan.

"We have to wait for the matter of the outer world." He whispered, "Before that, we have to make this wood spirit world more stable. Otherwise, if we define the rules of higher life on a large scale, the backlash may be something even I cannot bear."

He seemed to have made up his mind at this moment that the practice of the 'Heaven-stealing Talisman' was not as simple as he had imagined. Perhaps if he continued to practice so hard, he would not be able to make any progress even after hundreds of years. It might take thousands or even tens of thousands of years to reach the second stage.

Upon hearing this, Yu Lian asked no more questions. She just swam gently and wrapped herself around Wang Ping's arm. Her scales opened slightly, slowly absorbing the spirituality from the rich wood spirit energy around her.

After a moment, she seemed to remember something and suddenly said, "Luo Feng is praying again, or asking about Ke Yue's condition. How should I respond?"

Wang Ping glanced at her with a hint of smile in his eyes: "You seem to be particularly concerned about them?" Yu Lian's tail tip swayed slightly: "Their story is very much like the protagonist in the mortal storybooks, a young genius, a beautiful woman with a tragic fate, and a tragic fate. I'm just curious whether their ending is really as happy as the legend says."

Wang Ping was silent for a moment, then said calmly: "Ke Yue's fate has already been determined, but Luo Feng... still has infinite possibilities."

"Have you predicted his future?" Yu Lian asked.

"I have tried to deduce it." Wang Ping nodded, "But there are too many variables, and each path leads to a different outcome. Do you think I should guide him to take the safest path, or let him make his own choice?"

Yu Lian thought seriously for a long time before slowly saying, "Destiny cannot be forced. Interfering with other people's karma may be fun, but it may not be a good thing. It's better to let him choose for himself."

Wang Ping smiled slightly: "Okay, as you say."

As soon as he finished speaking, the map of the Kingdom of God under his feet suddenly shrank and turned into thousands of golden threads, all of which sank into his body. Then he raised his hand and a brilliant wood spirit array bloomed from his fingertips. The runes of the array spread like ripples, covering the entire wood spirit world in an instant.

Yu Lian sat on Wang Ping's shoulder, feeling the majestic spirituality washing over her body. After a long while, she suddenly asked, "By the way, where are Zang Yi and the others? Aren't you going to arrange anything?"

Wang Ping slightly opened one of his eyes, which were originally closed, and there seemed to be a galaxy turned upside down in his eyes, deep and unfathomable.

"There's no rush for their business." He said calmly, "Now, we have to see whether Wei and Qian are determined."

Yu Lian seemed to understand, but when she saw Wang Ping closed his eyes again, she stopped asking. Then she also gently closed her eyes, and her consciousness connected with Wang Ping's soul, wandering in the complex sea of ​​thoughts of the believers.

This world of wood spirits fell silent again.

...

Time passes quietly like the stars.

In the blink of an eye, the starry sky near the demon star moon’s base has changed drastically.

A giant magic array spanning thousands of miles stretched across the void. At its core were suspended several star god cores containing "corrosive" abilities. Ink-black energy was surging in it, madly devouring the free energy in the starry sky.

Every ten hours, it emits a low humming sound, followed by a burst of dark energy shocks, which pierce the starry sky at the border outside the domain like sharp arrows.

The demon race has always advocated splendor and deterrence. This magic circle is more of a demonstration than a weapon of war. They want to tell the foreign rebels that this level of attack is a piece of cake for them.

But the real battlefield is not here.

As early as ten days ago, the monks from Xuanmen and Tianmen had already gone to the front line.

Under the silent starry sky, from time to time, a dazzling light suddenly explodes, like a flash in the pan, but it contains destructive power. It may be a life-and-death struggle between two monks of a great realm, or perhaps a certain ecological zone is completely destroyed and turned into cosmic dust.

This war finally got really intense!

However, the war did not go as smoothly as the five true lords of the demon clan had expected.

After experiencing the initial chaos, the extraterrestrial rebels showed amazing resilience. Relying on the ecological zones around the extraterrestrial planet, they built layers of defense and even began to counterattack.

The offensive of the Dao Palace coalition gradually fell into a quagmire. After several years of high-intensity war, even the Dao Palace with its profound heritage began to be unable to bear the consumption of resources.

After discussing with Zang Yi, Zhu Wu decided to report the battle situation to Wang Ping. After listening to their report, Wang Ping proposed to hold a meeting.

At the meeting, Tiangong and Lieyang showed great interest in the fighting on the front lines and promised to increase support for the Dao Palace.

Tian Gong even promised to send the Kai Tian, ​​his first flying boat, a giant weapon of war that could move the stars.

Lieyang took action personally and set up a Zhenyang magic formation for the Zhenyang Sect's army.

After the meeting, Lie Yang once privately said to Wang Ping: "The biggest gain from this war is that Bai Xin and Hou Ji of the demon tribe returned to the meeting."

This may be the reason why Lieyang and Tiangong fully support the demon clan and the foreign rebels. Although these two have gotten rid of the characteristics of "demons", they may still have some obsession with the past deep in their consciousness.

Wang Ping just smiled faintly when he heard this.

He had no interest in the past of the demon race; what he cared about was whether his plan could proceed smoothly.

Therefore, he also increased his support for the front line. Not only did he mobilize a large amount of resources from Jupiter, he also used puppets to refine countless practical talismans and sent them to the battlefield continuously.

Time flies, and it is already early spring of the 145th year of the Daogong calendar.

With the full support of all the True Lords, the Dao Palace coalition forces finally cleared the rebel ecological zone around the outer planet, and the army's encirclement was ready.

However, just as they were preparing to attack the alien planet in one fell swoop, something strange happened!

The first to have problems were two combat teams composed of third-level side-door monks. They were originally carrying out a reconnaissance mission, but suddenly, as if their consciousness was tampered with by some force, they attacked their comrades around them without warning.

What’s even more terrifying is that within just half a month, this strange madness spread like a plague to the entire front line, causing similar out-of-control monks to appear in every combat camp.

After an urgent discussion with Zang Yi and others, Zhu Wu had to order the army to temporarily retreat and rebuild the defense line outside the outer world.

Wang Ping was also very interested in the changes on the front line. He tried to deduce it, but all he saw was a fog. It was not that someone was hiding the secret, but that the content of his deduction was not under the rules of this starry sky.

So, he connected his consciousness to the wood spirit energy around the Taiyan monks on the front line, and in just a moment he caught a mad monk. He stretched out his hand and gently grabbed the monk in the air, and the monk was brought to him by a transfer talisman that appeared out of thin air. (End of this chapter)