There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

Zhixin was obviously stunned by this question, as if he was surprised why Wang Ping asked this. Then he said with a little surprise: "I don't have any relevant information, but according to my speculation, they may still be in contact with other members of our team. After all, war is sometimes the best time to gain wealth and benefits."

Wang Ping gently waved his sleeves, looked at Zhixin and said, "The issue of the outer border needs attention at all times. After we deal with the rebels, the outer border will most likely be handed over to Zang Yi, Yue Xi and others. I just want to know if they are reliable."

Not to mention that Zhixin and Quanwei would not believe this, any random cultivator in the third realm would probably not believe it. But Wang Ping said so, so Zhixin and Quanwei had to consider it.

"I'll keep an eye on this!"

Stop making an ambiguous promise.

Wang Ping did not continue asking questions. He suddenly felt that there was no need for him to say so much, and there was no need to use such complicated means on Zang Yi and Yue Xi. Perhaps a direct order would allow them to intensify their attacks on the foreign rebels.

The gathering ended here. It seemed like they had talked about nothing, but also seemed like they had talked about a lot of things.

For Zhixin, at least he got a promise, a promise that could serve as a way out; Quan Wei made up his mind to leave the mountain, which had been a worry for him for some time; and Wang Ping got answers to some questions, and many things became much smoother to consider.

Half an hour later.

The party ended with Wang Ping's departure, and Zhi Xin and Quan Wei changed to a projection space to continue their conversation. In the new space, there was a huge star map projection, marking the current confrontation between the Dao Palace coalition and the extraterritorial rebels.

"What exactly do they want to do by launching this war? Didn't you say before that they would never start a large-scale war? However, judging from their current posture, they really want to wipe out all the foreign monks!"

Zhixin stared at the star map projection with deep worry on his face.

Quan Wei also looked at the projection of the star map and said firmly: "I still stick to my previous idea. Even if they want to solve the problem outside the domain, they will not use such a naive method. This is just an insignificant game of theirs. Moreover, the current situation was caused by Wei and Qian. They are just guiding them."

"Naive? I don't think it's naive. Changqing used this war against us to spread the power of Xuanmen and Tianmen to outer space. Perhaps in a thousand years, their flying boats will be able to submerge our ecological zone. And I suspect that he wants to do this."

The worry on Zhixin's face was obvious.

Quan Wei remained silent. What he saw was completely different from what Zhi Xin saw. He saw that the threat from the border outside the domain was indeed becoming more and more serious, especially when he learned that Wei and Qian had joined forces with extraterritorial life forms. This undoubtedly touched the bottom line of the True Lords.

And this war against the foreign rebels was just a game in Quan Wei's eyes, because he knew that what the True Lords wanted to accomplish did not require such trouble, and this unnecessary war even made him guess that the power of the True Lords was weakening, but he did not dare to reach out to test it.

This may be the speculation of everyone, including Wei and Qian at the border outside the domain, so there was the last attack and test. The more fierce the battle between the Dao Palace coalition and the border troops outside the domain this time, the more reassured Wei and Qian became, so that they became more and more courageous.

Suddenly, Quan Wei had an idea to let the foreign rebels test the strength of the True Lords!

Afterwards, many thoughts in his mind became clear, and he suddenly understood why the other five demon kings would spare no effort to cause this conflict.

Zhixin was also thinking about it. After a long while, he said worriedly, "We are just a tool to the True Lords. To them, the millions of people outside the domain are just ants that can be easily killed. The saints are unkind and treat the people as straw dogs. This is a good saying!"

"I remember the events of Master Huishan very clearly. I'm afraid Changqing has other intentions this time. The people and cultivators from the outer planets are of no importance to him. The army of the demon tribe also has no restrictions on him. The only ones who have restrictions are the cultivators from Xuanmen and Tianmen, but these people..."

He shook his head and did not continue.

Quan Wei stretched his shoulders, showing an open-minded smile on his face, and said: "It's useless to think so much, we can only follow the general trend."

Zhixin smiled bitterly and said, "You are right. You are still the True Lords after all. The thoughts of all living beings in the starry sky must be changed according to their will. Whether it is good or bad, one of their decisions may be related to our life and death. Wei and Qian are at least right on this point. They really should not exist."

Quan Wei shook his head and said, "Without the existence of you, the universe will only become more chaotic. Have you forgotten so quickly why you once cheered?"

Zhixin was slightly startled, then shook his head slightly.

The projection space fell into a long silence. After more than ten breaths, Zhixin bowed solemnly to Quan Wei on the other side and said, "Let's leave it at that for now. We may not have much time to meet each other later."

Upon hearing this, Quan Wei returned the greeting solemnly: "Take care, fellow Taoist."

Zhixin nodded and lightly tapped the core of the token with his fingertips, cutting off the spiritual resonance.

In an instant, the already dim light in his sight dimmed even more. He raised his head as usual, his gaze piercing through the spiritual mist lingering in the hall and falling on the huge dome made up of countless huge trees.

Every square piece of wood there is precisely fitted together with ancient mortise and tenon structures, and the grey magic arrays etched on the surface flicker like breathing. These magic arrays are interconnected, forming a constantly evolving map of the celestial bodies above the dome. At this moment, it is deducing some kind of divine secret at an astonishing speed, but it can never get a definite result.

"They are indeed difficult people to get along with."

Zhixin's sigh echoed in the empty house.

The battle situation on the outer planet is as chaotic and unclear as the star map on the dome. On the surface, it seems that the True Lords are forcing Wei and Qian, but who can say that this is not another test of the True Lords by those two with the entire outer planet as a bet?
Even the True Lord of the Demon Clan had similar thoughts, and the extraterrestrial ecological zone that he cared about most was nothing more than a chess piece that could be discarded at any time in the eyes of these people.

"Alas, there's no point in thinking too much."

Zhixin smiled bitterly and shook his head, "If I can think of something, others can definitely think of it too."

He stood up while talking to himself, and stroked his sleeves gently as he stood up. Although there was no possibility of dust here, he still used the "cleaning technique" out of habit.

Then, he slowly walked towards the bronze door of the room. The moment the door opened, a dim light cut into the hall diagonally. It was the light projected from the fire spirit formation in outer space. The light first illuminated his well-defined profile, and then dragged a slender shadow on the ground. He stood at the door for two breaths before raising his legs and walking out of the door. He was at the highest point of this ecological zone and could see most of the ecological zone.

He first looked at the dock port in the distance, where dozens of spiritual boats used for ecological maintenance were originally moored, but now it has become a temporary military dock. The skeletons of two medium-sized warships are being assembled, and the black iron armor flashing with cold light reflects distorted light and shadows. Dozens of speedboats are shuttling like locusts nearby, transporting the spiritual medicines and resources stored in the ecological zone to the front line.

When he turned his head to look at the Dengxiantai on the west side, he sighed softly.

Near this immortal platform, the demon-luring formation that used to operate day and night has stopped because it has suspended the killing of extraterritorial creatures. The twelve demon-suppressing beads embedded in the center of the formation are covered with thick dust, and only a few charred wooden stakes remain standing abruptly in the thatched hut where the guarding monks live.

"Haha~"

Zhixin's laughter contained both self-mockery and sarcasm towards this absurd world.

He has been stationed here since he made great progress in his cultivation, guarding against foreign monsters day and night, but now he has become an "ally" in the eyes of some people.

Every time he saw the abandoned demon-luring formation, he would think of the oath he and his comrades in the Star God Alliance made here. Those sonorous oaths seemed to still echo between the mottled formation stones, but the reality had completely changed.

After a while, in order to get rid of these chaotic thoughts, Zhixin forced himself to turn his gaze to the newly built magic circle at the end of the central axis of the ecological zone.

It was a pitch-black altar covering an area of ​​nearly a hundred acres. The unfinished array base constantly absorbed and exhaled dark extraterritorial energy. These dark substances from the void squirmed like living things, forming an expanding black nebula at the edge of the ecological zone.

"In the pursuit of power, at what stage do we have to reach the end?"

Zhixin looked towards the settlement in the southeast corner of the ecological zone. The smoke from cooking fires there was much thinner than last year. He could sense the fear and desire in the hearts of every living being. The farmers were worried about the harvest of spiritual grains next year, the monks longed for more powerful strength, and the children were still holding tightly in their sleep the amulets given by their parents.

"Such a sea of ​​suffering, why are you addicted to it?"

This question was not only a question to his true heart, but also a question to those ignorant beings. He also wanted to question the True Lords who were high above the starry sky. However, the only response he got was the star wind passing through the ecological zone, which carried the unique cold texture of extraterritorial energy.

Just at this moment, a stream of red light cut through the lead-gray sky.

A young monk wearing black iron armor appeared ten feet away. The sound of the armor plates colliding startled the last few strange flying birds on the nearby dead trees. When the monk raised his head, Zhixin noticed that there was an abnormal dark luster in his eyes, which was a sign of recent exposure to too much extraterritorial energy.

"Master, 70% of the harvest from the spiritual medicine fields has been requisitioned." This cultivator was Zhixin's disciple, and his voice was a little hoarse, "They are also going to transfer a thousand Qigong practitioners to the front line."

Zhixin looked towards the medicinal field. It should have been covered with emerald spiritual mist, but now it was filled with gray dust. "Give it to them." In the end, he just waved his hand gently. "We can afford this little thing."

"Also, the chieftain's messenger is in the military camp, requiring all cultivators to complete the transformation of their spiritual energy within a year..." His voice became lower and lower, "From now on, we are only allowed to cultivate extraterritorial energy."

Zhixin did not answer immediately this time.

During the long silence, the roar of a warship test firing was heard from the horizon. The shock wave shattered several already shaky observatory towers in the distance. The crisp sound of glazed tiles falling to the ground startled another group of strange giant birds.

"Just do it." Zhixin finally spoke, his voice so soft that it sounded like a sigh, "Remember, the most important thing in any practice is to cultivate your mind. As long as your mind is firm, all methods can be used by me."

This principle is so simple, yet so difficult to put into practice.

Especially when the power increase brought by extraterritorial energy is immediate, how many people can resist this temptation?

At this time, Zhixin felt the energy fluctuation of the communication token in the storage bag. He took it out and scanned it with his soul, then told the disciples in front of him: "Look after the family. The leader has summoned us to go to Shuangxing City for a meeting."

While the disciple's reply was still floating in the wind, Zhixin had already transformed into a beam of light and flew towards the Dengxiantai above the ecological zone. There was a transmission channel built with a secret magic array here, which could directly transmit to Shuangxing City. Standing in the center of the transmission array, Zhixin looked back at the place he had guarded for thousands of years.

Afterwards, the illusory dark energy spread out like a dispersing cloud. As the illusory matter in Zhixin's sight continued to retreat, more than ten breaths later he appeared on the largest immortal platform in Shuangxing City.

When Zhi Xin steadied his body, he immediately restrained his unnecessary thoughts, rode the auspicious clouds to fly towards the giant platform in the center of the city, and landed outside the gate of the black hall on the platform. He instinctively looked up at the sun in the center of the starry sky. The sun was so bright, but he could not feel its warmth here.

Just as he was gazing at the starry sky and the sun, two fifth-level star gods flew past him and went straight into the hall. He did not stop there. After entering the hall, he looked up at the screen wall in front of the gate as usual, but found that the murals carved on the screen wall had been scraped away, leaving only some chaotic cut marks.

"Hey!"

A sigh came from the side. It came from Liang Dao Ren and Pei Dao Ren. They just sighed, then bowed to Zhi Xin Wusheng and walked into the hall.

The screen wall was originally carved with the scene of Yuanwu Zhenjun's first sermon when this ecological zone was built. It was also the scene marking the establishment of the Star God Alliance.

Zhixin also sighed secretly, shook his head to suppress the emotions that had emerged, walked around the screen wall and went into the hall. The nine stone pillars with coiled dragons were still there, but the stone benches that were originally randomly arranged under the dome like a black curtain were nowhere to be seen, and were replaced by two rows of solemn and dignified armchairs.

"Master Zhixin, please come this way..."

A fourth-level star god came up and politely led Zhixin to a seat in the middle, then served him a cup of steaming hot tea.

After half a cup of tea, almost all the famous five-level star gods from outside the domain had arrived.

After waiting for another half a quarter of an hour, Wei Ling appeared with Taoist Gray and Taoist Jiao. She sat on the first chair, while Taoist Gray and Taoist Jiao stood on both sides behind her. (End of this chapter)