There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

Wang Ping agreed with Yuan Wu's remarks in his heart. It was unknown how many years had passed since the destruction of the universe, and it was also unknown how many years the rules of this starry sky had been operating.

Although the demon clan had the final say in this starry sky in the past, as Yuan Wu had said before, it is impossible for the demon clan to have only known how to enjoy themselves for such a long time. There must have been many demon cultivators in the Daluo realm who had tried to walk out of this starry sky.

The method Wang Ping thought of might be the one that those demon cultivators had tried many times before. However, judging from the current environment of this starry sky, they must have failed. They might also be assimilated by extraterritorial life forms like the extraterritorial rebels now, and thus leave this starry sky.

Yu Lian suddenly asked, "Does the demon race have any historical documents passed down?"

Yuan Wu's eyes fell on Yu Lian when he heard this. "It's a pity that the True Lords destroyed most of the historical documents of the demon race. I was fortunate enough to read some of their documents, which recorded the life forms with normal consciousness outside the domain. They also cooperated with them..."

He paused here and looked like he was sighing in his heart.

Wang Ping and Yu Lian were obviously very interested in what was to be said next. They did not interrupt Yuan Wu, but stared at him and waited patiently for the answer.

After more than ten breaths, Yuan Wu continued, "Some of them took this opportunity to leave this starry sky and never came back. Some people outside the domain also used the power of the demon race to bring their consciousness into the spiritual bodies made by the demon race and resurrect."

At this moment, Yu Lian's imagination suddenly opened up, and she said to Yuan Wu, "You all have eliminated those documents. Can it be understood that some of them have consciousness from outside the domain? Also, can it be understood that they are so opposed to interfering in the affairs of the outside world that they are escaping from their former selves?"

Yuan Wu did not show much reaction to these remarks, and it was obvious that he had already made such a guess.

Wang Ping looked at Yuan Wu's expression, thinking of the history he knew, and the words "misty sea" and "outside the territory" kept echoing in his mind.

However, this was just a fleeting thought, and then it was forcibly suppressed by Wang Ping.

Yu Lian looked at Yuan Wu's expression and thought that she had guessed correctly. She showed strong interest and continued, "So you want to cooperate with us and continue to do what the demon tribe did before."

"No!"

Yuan Wu rejected it very seriously, and looked at Wang Ping and said, "My idea is very simple. Use the power from outside the domain to build a magic array on the periphery of this starry sky. Then you can persuade the True Lords to use the rules of the starry sky to connect to the magic array outside the domain, so as to assimilate the outside world and expand the space of our starry sky."

Wang Ping was moved deep down in his heart, but he remained calm on the surface and said, "The expansion of the rules of the starry sky is not something that can be done overnight. The reshaping of the rules requires endless time. The most important thing is that you are not so easy to convince."

He neither agreed nor refused.

Yuan Wu was not surprised by Wang Ping's response. He flicked his sleeves again, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea before responding, "I'm just saying a possibility. If you have a chance, you can try it. I'm going outside this time to look for more possibilities. Maybe..."

He shook his head and didn't continue.

Yu Lian sensed Yuan Wu's emotional fluctuations and communicated with Wang Ping in the spiritual sea: "He is planning to abandon his physical body when things get hopeless and join the outer realm with his own consciousness."

Wang Ping sighed secretly, knowing that Yuanwu had no more expectations for the future, which was why he had such extreme thoughts. However, he still did not reveal his attitude, and just quietly accompanied Yuanwu in drinking tea.

After half a cup of tea, Yuan Wu put down the teacup in his hand, took out a jade scroll and said, "There is a communication array in it. It seals part of my consciousness. You can use it to contact me after I go outside the domain."

Wang Ping was silent for two breaths, then took the jade slip and said, "There are some things I can only do my best."

He still didn't express his opinion.

Yuan Wu didn't care about Wang Ping's attitude. He continued, "I will let Zang Yi tell you if I have something to say. As long as you keep my faith and spirituality in this starry sky, I will be able to contact them."

Wang Ping was silent for another two breaths. This time he nodded, promising to preserve Yuanwu's temple and faith.

Seeing this, Yuan Wu put down the teacup in his hand, flicked his sleeves again to make himself look more upright, and then bowed to Wang Ping.

Wang Ping returned the greeting politely.

While the two of them were being polite, Yu Lian took her calico cat Teng Yun to play in the nearby river.

"I'm almost ready and will go to the outside world in two years." Yuan Wu talked about business at this time.

"Senior, please think carefully. It's easy to go out, but it will be very troublesome to come back. You True Lords are not as easy to talk to as I am." Wang Ping actually didn't want Yuan Wu to go out of the domain at this moment, because he didn't have any say at the moment, and many things couldn't be accomplished.

"There is no place in this starry sky for me to linger. Is there any special meaning for me to stay here other than waiting to die?" Yuan Wu smiled indifferently.

Wang Ping didn't know how to respond to this, so he pretended not to hear it. Taking advantage of this gap, he stood up, picked up the teapot and made new tea for himself and Yuan Wu.

As the aroma of the new tea in the two cups spread, Yuan Wu looked at Wang Ping who had re-sat down and said, "I came here for another matter. Lord Lieyang asked me to tell you..."

After Yuan Wu said this, he observed the changes in Wang Ping's expression.

Wang Ping showed his surprise. This was not a show, because if Master Lieyang had something to tell him directly using the communication token, there was no need to make it so complicated that he needed Yuanwu to convey the message.

He unconsciously showed an expression of listening attentively.

"He asked me to tell you that no matter what you are planning on the outer planet, don't think about it for the time being. It's not easy for Tiangong to agree to vigorously develop the outer space ecological zone. Don't cause any more trouble."

Yuanwu didn't keep the question in suspense any longer. After he finished speaking, he picked up the cup and took a sip of hot tea.

Although Wang Ping had been prepared for this, he did not expect that this day would come so soon, and it was Yuan Wu who relayed the news. This shows that Lieyang and Xuanqing were just as he imagined and did not want to break the delicate balance between them.

"What I do is beneficial to them, why do you want to stop me?" Wang Ping asked.

"You already have the answer in your heart, why are you asking me again?" Yuan Wu shook his head.

Wang Ping chuckled when he heard this.

The True Lords actually don’t care about most things; what they care about is whether their existence is recognized.

What Wang Ping did was outside the plan. Even if it was beneficial to them, they would not agree to it because it was tantamount to challenging their authority. If it were Wang Ping's four borders, they would have been cleared out.

"If no one stops them, their consciousness will continue to exist..."

Yuan Wu tapped the table with his left hand, and stopped talking. After all, each of the True Lords represented a rule, and deducing fate was a basic method. If you said too much, once you were involved in cause and effect, you might be locked in by them in an instant. His eyes gradually became serious, "You have an unlimited future, there is no need to be so stubborn about unimportant things."

He was warning Wang Ping that he had a brighter future. Even if he wasted time, he could make other True Lords unable to resist. There was no need to waste time on unimportant things.

This is also the way Yuanwu has always handled things.

Wang Ping just nodded in response, then picked up the teacup and took a sip of hot tea.

The two of them then started to chat casually. The topic was naturally the documents of the demon clan. Wang Ping just listened quietly. Most of the documents Yuan Wu talked about were about humanities and history, and there were very few about the world of cultivation.

In the history told by Yuan Wu, the demon clan did not completely rely on force to rule the starry sky. They also tried a more humane clan alliance, similar to the current Taoist palace system. Unfortunately, the upper-level rulers collapsed first, and the resulting disaster was even bloodier than the demon clan's military suppression before the rise of humanity.

After the two chatted for two cups of tea, Yuan Wu stood up and said goodbye.

Wang Ping sent it out of Jupiter's defensive barrier, and then landed to the place where Xiaoshan Zhenjun was sleeping, sensing the breath of the wood spirit inside the locust tree. Soon after, he chuckled and turned into a stream of light and returned to the Jiuxuan Mountain Dojo.

Yu Lian and the calico cat had returned to the dojo at some point, and were setting up a bonfire in the open space outside the yard to roast fish.

"Just now I heard from Mimi that Yun Liang brought his Blue-Feathered Night Owl back some time ago. He has been practicing in the grassland for more than ten years. The Blue-Feathered Night Owl has completed its foundation building and is preparing to enter the country with the Taiyan Talisman."

Yu Lian saw Wang Ping coming back and asked the calico cat to watch over the grilled fish. Then Teng Yun came over and talked to Wang Ping about Shen Xiaozhu's disciples. Wang Ping's disciples all had the permission to enter Jupiter. When they needed to, they would come here to practice for a while, but soon they could not adapt to the quiet environment of Jupiter and chose to leave.

Wang Ping thought of his disciples and shook his head, saying, "Among my disciples, the only one who is willing to advance to the fourth realm is Xuan Ling."

Yu Lian comforted him, "It's not time yet. This is just like Zi Luan before. It's not limited to Zi Luan. Maybe most of the Third Realm cultivators, except for a few crazy people like Li Miaolin, tend to be conservative."

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Wang Ping again, "Except you."

Upon hearing this, Wang Ping gently stroked Yu Lian's little head. When he was about to say something, a wave of energy came from the communication token of the meeting.

"I guess they are going to hold a meeting?" Yu Lian had actually been paying attention to the conversation between Yuan Wu and Wang Ping. When she saw Wang Ping pick up the token for the meeting, she made such a guess.

“That’s right. True Lord Lieyang is going to organize a meeting, and the True Lords of the Demon Clan and the Star God Alliance will also be involved.” Wang Ping answered thoughtfully.

"They didn't even communicate with you in advance about this kind of meeting."

"No problem~"

Wang Ping had an indifferent attitude, he really didn't take it to heart. The only things that concerned him now were his cultivation, or any matters concerning his disciples.

In this respect, he is actually similar to other True Lords. He had just talked about this with True Lord Yuanwu, but he did not realize that he also had problems in this regard. Even if he realized it, he would convince himself with various reasons. This is the most basic human nature.

Someone like Yu Lian wouldn't notice it. She would just think that whatever Wang Ping does is right. That's the difference in their positions.

"There is a Diaoyutai in Hu Qianqian's dojo. Do you want to go and have a look?" Yu Lian suddenly changed the subject.

"Okay, let's take a break."

Wang Ping let go of some of his obsessions, and after a long breath, his soul consciousness instantly captured the asteroid where Hu Qianqian's new dojo was located. When he was about to leave with Yu Lian, a calico cat extinguished the campfire and jumped over with two fish in its mouth. At the last moment, Yu Lian grabbed the calico cat's body with her tail and dragged her into the transfer array.

...

Ten days later.

When the meeting time set by True Lord Lieyang arrived, Wang Ping was still fishing on the dock. This place was quiet, but not as deserted as Jupiter; it was lively but without the atmosphere of worldly life. There was only the wildness and innocence of the little foxes.

Yu Lian also likes this place very much. Hu Qianqian fulfilled her promise and planted flowers on Nanshan Mountain. These days, Yu Lian’s favorite thing to do is to grill fish with honey, but only she likes this taste. Even the calico cat stays away from it.

Wang Ping was not in a hurry to enter the projection space because he had a feeling that there would be a big fish in the next cast. His concentration made Hu Qianqian, who was making tea next to him, become cautious in her movements.

Half a quarter of an hour passed in the blink of an eye. Wang Ping felt the fishing rod in his hand sink. Just as he was about to reel in the rod, a string of water droplets sprang out from the bottom of the lake and rolled the fish out.

"Why bother? My fire has been burning for quite some time."

Yu Lian flew over to Wang Ping's shoulder and lay there.

Wang Ping laughed and didn't argue with Yu Lian. Just as he was about to continue his swing, Hu Qianqian reminded him, "Master, today is the day you meet with the other True Lords."

"Yes, business is more important!"

Wang Ping glanced at Yu Lian, who was preparing to roast the big fish he had caught, and decided not to bring Yu Lian into the projection space of the meeting.

He was at the dock for the meeting.

All the True Lords in the projection space, including the six True Lords of the Demon Clan, as well as Zang Yi and Yue Xi of the Star God Alliance, have arrived.

Wang Ping was not nervous, but bowed with an apologetic look and said, "I'm sorry, I haven't fished in many years. I missed the time because I was fishing at my apprentice's dojo these two days."

Lieyang stood up from the futon and said with a smile, "It is not easy for a person like me to have one or two hobbies. It is worth spending some time on it when the interest comes."

Tian Gong continued, "That's right." He turned to look at Wang Ping, "After I finish dealing with the rebels, I want to try to catch a few fish. Speaking of which... Ever since Huishan Zhenjun's consciousness was polluted, we don't even have a good place to fish."

Upon hearing this, Lieyang looked at Tiangong carefully, and then, without waiting for Wang Ping's response, he said, "Let's pay our respects to the two saints first."

After saying this, he took the lead in bowing to the golden statues of the two saints enshrined in the front of the hall.

Wang Ping also looked at Tian Gong, nodded humbly, and then returned to his seat and sat down to greet the two saints with Lie Yang. (End of this chapter)