There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

Wei Ling looked at the people sitting on the two rows of armchairs at the bottom, and a look of satisfaction unconsciously appeared on her face. She had long been dissatisfied with the original messy seating arrangement, and what made her even more unhappy was the mural on the screen wall at the gate, because there was no place for her to stand in that mural.

She was even more satisfied with the respectful scene of everyone standing up and bowing to her after she sat down. It was not that she was reluctant to part with this power, but she was satisfied that the final integration of the foreign borders had been completed, although some unpleasant things had happened during this period.

"Excuse me, my comrades. I have three things to say at this gathering."

Wei Ling picked up the teacup and spoke with a gentle expression. After taking a sip of tea, she continued, "The first thing is about the war on the front line. The Dao Palace coalition forces are forcing our alien ecological zone. During this period, although the resistance forces organized by various departments have occasionally been effective, they are still somewhat loose and unable to coordinate all parties."

"So I decided to set up another combat group above the combat camp. Currently, there are three combat groups to uniformly manage the war outside the world. These three combat groups will be led by Hui, Liang, and Zi Bo. Hui will be the supreme commander of the front-line army, and Liang and Zi Bo will assist him."

Her tone was one of command rather than negotiation, and the tradition of all the star gods discussing all matters equally in this hall was completely abolished today.

Taoist Gray walked out of the dark area behind Wei Ling with a smile, and bowed to everyone present, saying, "My fellow comrades, I am ashamed to take on the position of commander-in-chief. I will do my best to keep the Taoist Palace coalition forces out of the outer world."

"It's not difficult to stop the Dao Palace coalition forces. The difficult part is to minimize our losses."

A tall and slender fifth-level star god stood up. He looked at the gray Taoist with a face full of dissatisfaction, "The Dao Palace coalition is obviously consuming our resources and low-level monks. If the current war continues, we will have to evacuate the outer world within three hundred years."

Taoist Gray did not have any unnecessary emotions because of the questioning voices. He still had a smiling expression, "Fellow Daoist Qing is right. We are already short of supplies in the outer world. It takes countless resources to train each cultivator. We cannot afford the consumption of the war in the outer world for too long. Three hundred years is already a good idea. I think at most two decades, we will be forced to give up the outer world."

Although everyone was prepared to cover up this matter, no one would speak out so openly. However, they did not show excessive excitement. Most people looked at Wei Ling's expression and remained silent. The Taoist Qing who had just spoken responded with a sneer, "In this case, why don't we give up now and preserve our limited resources."

Taoist Gray was still smiling, and he patiently waited for Taoist Qing to finish speaking before he explained, "We are expending resources, and the Dao Palace coalition is also expending resources. The other side seems to have abundant resources, but the people they can use may not even be as good as us. After all, before the start of this war, they could only mobilize the cultivators of Zhongzhou Star. If it weren't for the assistance of the demon race, they wouldn't even be able to start this war."

"My plan is to resolve the conflict on the outer planet within a decade, and strive to consume the resources and monks of the Dao Palace coalition to the maximum extent. By then, even if we give up the outer planet, they will not be able to continue to penetrate the hinterland of the border..."

When Gray Taoist spoke, he always had an infectious confidence, which made many people present unconsciously believe him. As he talked more about the plan, the voices of doubt gradually disappeared.

As an elder of the Star God Alliance, Zhixin was initially brought into the rhythm of the Gray Taoist, but he soon realized that it was the "dream" power used by the Gray Taoist invisibly that affected their thoughts.

Not only did he notice it, many old people in the Star God Alliance also noticed it, but they still cooperated and made expressions of being infected and submissive.

Gray Taoist did not continue to steal the limelight. After he finished talking about his plan, he gave the stage back to Wei Ling.

Wei Ling took the opportunity to talk about the second matter: "My magic has reached a critical point. Each ecological zone must build a corresponding temple as soon as possible for my magic practice. At this time, I will send an envoy to supervise. Everyone must restrain their subordinates and not create unnecessary trouble."

What can others say? They can only obey.

Then Wei Ling talked about the third thing: "The last thing is a really good thing. After these years of seclusion, Daoist Fellow Qian Xi successfully deduced the secret method of the sixth mirror of Star God cultivation last month. As long as we concentrate on studying and use the power of the outside world to strengthen the core in our bodies, we will be able to advance to the sixth mirror sooner or later."

After a brief silence in the hall, everyone showed an irrepressible expression of inquiry on their faces. Finally, Pei Daoren was the first to stand up and clasp his fists and ask, "Can this secret method only rely on energy from outside the domain?"

Before Wei Ling could answer, Taoist Huai Feng, who was sitting next to Zi Bo, said, "Now that we are blocked outside the inner ring star field by the True Lords, do you still want to cultivate the five elements of Yin and Yang spiritual energy? Isn't that handing a knife to the True Lords?"

Many of the people present have been fighting against monsters from outside their domains since birth. Before, they could occasionally try to cultivate the power from outside their domains, but that was just an attempt. Now that they are cultivating the power from outside their domains, although they know that it is the general trend, they cannot avoid a few complaints.

Wei Ling did not pay attention to their complaints, nor did she scold them. She just watched them quarreling quietly. When the quarrel was almost over, she did not set any rules, but directly announced the end of the party.

Taoist Hui and Taoist Jiao followed Wei Ling when she left, just like they did when they came just now, and came to a three-story stone building next to the east side of the main hall.

This is the place where Wei Ling practices. The hall on the ground floor of the stone building is filled with dense time arrays. Here, one seems to feel that time is being recorded and spied on. In a trance, one can see countless timelines of one's future.

However, Wei Ling did not practice here, but in the empty hall on the top floor that was filled with the aura of divine magic. She left the hall and fell through the rooftop to the cloud bed in the hall, where she sat cross-legged.

Facing the Gray Taoist and the Jiao Taoist who followed in, she adjusted her thoughts and said to the Gray Taoist: "I will be in seclusion for the next sixty years. I don't care what you want to do with the outer world. I only need one sixty years of time."

As she spoke, she took out a pitch-black jade token from her storage bag. "With this jade token and Jiao's guidance, you can go to Fellow Daoist Qianxi's dojo without any obstacles. If you have anything to do, you can look for him. He should be coming out of seclusion soon."

Taoist Hui's eyes lit up, he stepped forward respectfully and solemnly took the jade token.

Wei Ling looked at the Gray Taoist's appearance. The divine light under her feet spread rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, a huge star ring was formed. She looked at the light points in the star ring that believed in her, and warned the Gray Taoist: "I know you want to get rid of the shackles of this world, but although the power of the outside world is strong, it will devour people's hearts. Don't neglect the practice of Taoism because of its strong power."

Although she was promoting the power of the outer domain, she was also on guard deep in her heart. She wanted to continue talking, but she noticed that Taoist Jiao beside her stopped talking abruptly and changed the subject, "You should read the nameless Taoist scripture passed down by True Lord Changqing twice when you have time. The cosmic principles recorded in it can help us deepen our wisdom."

This was an entrustment between a master and a disciple, but it was no wonder. Although they were not in name only, Taoist Gray had been practicing beside Wei Ling, so they were already in fact master and disciple. Taoist Gray responded, "Master Changqing is a man of great wisdom. I will definitely study his Taoist scriptures every day so that I can understand his great wisdom."

Wei Ling nodded gently, "You are not actually suitable for this chaotic situation, but I have no one around me who can be used."

She exhaled and waved her hand. "That's it. Remember, all the fights in this world are just for a glimmer of hope. This glimmer of hope is the most important thing. Everything else is irrelevant."

As I said, everyone understands the general principles, but how many people can truly put them into practice? Just like Wei Ling at this moment, he said these words to Gray Taoist precisely because she did not fully understand these principles.

"Yes!"

After Taoist Hui said this word respectfully, he left with Taoist Jiao.

The two of them walked towards a nearby immortal platform at the same time. When they arrived in front of the secret transmission passage, Taoist Gray said softly, "Take me to see Taoist Qianxi?"

"Why don't you go to the outer planet first?" Taoist Jiao asked with a surprised tone.

"The battle situation on the outer planet will not be a problem for the time being. My going there will only be icing on the cake. But it's different for Taoist Qian Xi. Since he has found the way to the sixth mirror, I must go and ask him for advice first."

Taoist Hui said this and bowed solemnly to Taoist Jiao.

Taoist Jiao looked at Taoist Hui carefully, then took out a token that recorded the star map, stepped into the magic circle of the secret passage, and began to communicate with the channel mark in the starry sky where the Qianxi Taoist temple was located.

Taoist Hui bowed to Taoist Jiao again to express his gratitude, and then entered the passage magic circle.

As the light and darkness alternated in the magic circle, dim energy fell from the frozen starry sky in the distance, and the two people disappeared from the spot in an instant.

The border outside the domain is very large, and most of it is frozen. The area that Wei Ling and Qian Xi can control is only one ten-thousandth of it. These starry skies were originally planned to deal with monsters from outside the domain, so most of the ecological zones are in the starry skies where monsters from outside the domain frequently appear.

These starry skies are also the easiest to sense the power from outside the domain. Before the borders outside the domain were listed as rebels, the Star God Alliance had arranged special magic arrays in these starry skies to collect those energies. Now they have built giant star rings, which are constantly refining the extraterritorial energy that has penetrated into this starry sky.

Qianxi's dojo is the ecological zone closest to the starry sky barrier among all the ecological zones. It originally revolved around the sun at an impenetrable slow speed along the starry sky barrier with the gravity of the starry sky. But now it has lost the five elements of yin and yang power of the True Lords, and can only construct a new revolution array to maintain synchronization with the starry sky barrier.

That’s right, this starry sky is actually always moving, although very slowly.

No one knows where it is moving because there is no reference object. According to observations of the starry sky barrier, the frequency of its movement is the same as the frequency of the entire galaxy's movement, and it seems to be carrying some kind of energy law.

Gray Taoist and Burnt Taoist appeared in a starry sky covered with ice crystals along the transmission channel constructed by secret energy. The energy particles they transmitted caused countless fine cracks to appear on the ice crystals under the starry sky, making it look as if the space was shattering and the starry sky barrier was about to collapse.

"In those days, Changqing Zhenjun also visited this starry sky in person."

When Taoist Jiao walked out of the teleportation array, he looked at an ice-covered area on the Ascension Platform, where was the transfer array that had been abandoned for nearly two hundred years.

He pointed at the transfer formation and said, "I heard from my disciples that he was looking at the starry sky barrier from here and once said, 'All things in the world are born from existence, and existence is born from non-existence.' He seemed to be refuting something at the time."

Taoist Gray was immediately filled with curiosity when he heard this.

At that time, Changqing Zhenjun was only at the fourth level of cultivation, which was insignificant to them, but he achieved the status of Zhenjun in a time that no one could understand. This kind of thing could be regarded as a legend to them, and the universe and thoughts that Changqing Zhenjun had observed naturally made them confused and curious.

Therefore, Taoist Gray first landed on the frozen immortal platform and looked up at the galaxy barrier that seemed close at hand and yet far away in the horizon. First, he saw the clear distinction between this starry sky and the starry sky outside the domain, and then the surging demonic energy and the distorted life that was looming in the demonic energy.

After a long while, Gray Taoist said, "There is another sentence before his words... The opposite is the movement of the Tao, and the weak is the use of the Tao. He tried to explain the relationship between human cultivation and the Tao of heaven and earth. The Tao is invisible, but human nature can be seen in everyone, even those creatures from outside the domain. He always likes to contrast the invisible and the visible."

"It's pretty clear, isn't it?"

Taoist Jiao said softly: "Although Changqing Zhenjun is our enemy now, he has indeed thought about what Tao is. In his Tao, he even wants to build a perfect world of saints and is also trying to teach people to cultivate themselves. Unfortunately, most people in this starry sky are overwhelmed by the desires in their hearts."

He looked at Gray Taoist and said with a warning tone: "You should calm down and think about these issues instead of blindly pursuing a higher level of life, which may not belong to you."

Taoist Gray chuckled, and a stream of light purple light passed by his feet, shattering the ice crystals that spread to his feet. He smiled and looked at Taoist Jiao, "So you want to persuade me, but I am just an ordinary person. How can I compare with a wise man who has achieved the status of a true lord? What I want has never changed, and it is impossible to change."

As he spoke, his eyes were cast towards the ecological zone surrounded by the barrier array below the starry sky barrier in the distance. At this moment, it was covered by the surging foreign demonic energy. The surrounding black array continued to spread until it bordered the starry sky barrier. The bordering area was like ink pouring into the surging foreign demonic energy of this universe. (End of this chapter)