There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

No one in this world would think about his or her evil thoughts, because no one would think that he or she has evil thoughts. For example, when slaves were sacrificed in various parts of the north during the Xia Dynasty, no one thought that they were doing an evil thing.

Some things, if explored in depth, will make people unconsciously feel a little fear, so Wang Ping decisively cut off the thoughts brought about by Xinghai's words just now.

"Meow~"

The calico cat under the old locust tree meowed, then disappeared in a flash.

The rain lotus rose into the clouds and flew towards the river at the foot of the mountain.

Wang Ping sat alone under the old locust tree and continued to make tea to pass the time. For several days, no one came to disturb his meditation.

The impact of Zhongzhou's destruction seems to have dissipated, after all, the living have to continue.

After recovering, Wang Ping extended his spiritual consciousness to observe the recovery of the ecological environment around Taiyan Mountain. Now the vitality of the upper reaches of Nong River has at least been restored. The monks of Diku Gate have already started to rebuild the mountains and geography around Taiyan Mountain, and Wang Ping's disciples are assisting throughout the process.

This process will continue for some time, and Wang Ping plans to use this time to thoroughly master the "Golden Ball Exploration". When he just called Yu Lian to prepare for retreat, Bu Qiong sent a message using the communication jade slip asking if he had time to meet Quan Wen of the demon clan.

Wang Ping asked Bu Qiong to wait a little longer, but his tone was very polite.

Then, he left a jade slip of communication at the mountaintop temple and took Yu Lian into the underground cave, preparing to retreat here to refine the 'Golden Ball'.

But before that, he had to carefully confirm the status of the 'Heaven-Covering Talisman' after the fusion was completed.

Under Yu Lian's gaze, Wang Ping sacrificed his Yuan Shen. As his mind moved, four talismans appeared out of thin air and surrounded the Yuan Shen. Mysterious wood spirit runes appeared and disappeared, forming an autonomous spirit gathering array, gathering the purest spiritual energy in the world of inspiration to increase the strength of the Yuan Shen.

"With the help of these four talismans, and with your current spiritual strength, you can completely separate a part of your consciousness and fly through the universe."

Yu Lian was most sensitive to the Yuanshen. She looked at the state of Wang Ping's Yuanshen and said, "The 'clone talisman' you set up underground in Sanhe Prefecture is very practical. It can not only be used as a means to avoid danger, but also help you cultivate your Yuanshen all the time. You might as well set up another clone."

Upon hearing this, Wang Ping first separated a part of his consciousness and followed the transfer array he had set up in outer space, and instantly arrived at the transfer station for collecting energy crystals.

This was a wonderful feeling, and different from the exploration by the soul, the specific scenes observed by this part of the soul could appear in his mind. It was just that the spiritual creatures in the inspirational world of outer space sensed the existence of his soul and rushed over as if they had smelled prey. Fortunately, the part of Wang Ping's soul that was split off was very powerful at this moment, and he could block them with just a random "armor symbol".

After a while.

Wang Ping withdrew his spiritual consciousness, looked at Yu Lian and said, "Do you think the spiritual consciousness can be cultivated to the same strength as the physical body?"

Yu Lian tilted her head and thought for a while before answering, "Theoretically, it is possible, but that realm is probably close to the realm of the True Lord, or even the realm of the True Lord." She paused and shook her head and changed her words, "It is probably impossible to even reach the realm of the True Lord."

She had also met the True Lord, so she made the following additions.

Wang Ping nodded in approval, he had the same idea and just confirmed it with Yu Lian. Then he collected his mind, listened to Yu Lian's advice and created another 'clone talisman' to be placed here to help the original body cultivate its soul.

Then Wang Ping's gaze fell on the 'Heaven-Covering Talisman'. The 'Heaven-Covering Talisman', which was completely integrated with his soul, brought Wang Ping many instinctive memories.

Its capabilities can be divided into three main categories.

The first ability is naturally to conceal the facts of the rules and use them to distort the established spells. For example, if a Jin Xiu tears the space to attack him, he can conceal the rules of the spell cast by the Jin Xiu and make the Jin Xiu's spell collapse directly.

Of course, this requires sufficient energy.

Therefore, it would be so terrifying when Tai Yan monk perfected the fourth realm. After all, the spiritual energy that Tai Yan monk can call upon is several times that of other monks. Coupled with the adult wood spirit, the spiritual energy that can be called upon is almost endless.

Moreover, Wang Ping now has the "Star Sea" in his hand, and the energy he can provide is immeasurable.

However, he was only distorting the established rules of magic. He was still a little short of being able to distort the basic rules of the universe. For example, he could not change the rule of making an apple fall to the ground without using magic. He also could not directly distort a person's life or death. However, he could cut off a person's mark of heaven and make him die silently. This was different from directly changing it.

"Yu Lian, attack me with the Ice Cone Technique!"

Wang Ping wanted to try it out directly to experience the specific feeling.

Yu Lian agreed and swung her tail without any hesitation. Suddenly, a water spirit formation flashing with green light appeared in the cave, followed by dense ice cones whizzing towards the cloud bed where Wang Ping was sitting cross-legged.

With the help of 'Heaven-Covering Talisman' and 'Heaven-Connecting Talisman', Wang Ping's soul clearly saw the spell rules connected to the Ice Cone Technique. It was an invisible and complex water spirit array, which gathered the water spirit energy in the space and transformed it in a fixed form. Moreover, the spell also carried the mark of Yu Lian's soul.

The 'Heaven-Covering Talisman' covered the invisible magic circle and severed the symbol between it and the Rain Lotus Yuanshen. The ice cones with cold light suddenly fell to the ground and continued to melt as if eroded by a force. However, they did not melt into water, but directly melted into water spirit energy and then merged into the air.

“It’s really amazing!”

Yu Lian's golden vertical pupils glowed with light. "I just felt that the Ice Cone Technique I cast had lost contact with me. How can I describe this feeling? It was as if someone had snatched it from my hands."

Wang Ping nodded, feeling the energy consumed by casting the 'Heaven-Covering Talisman' just now. If we make a proportion, it is about twice the energy required to cast the 'Ice Cone Technique'.

Sure enough, the 'Heaven-Covering Talisman' is not omnipotent. Under normal circumstances, it cannot be used frequently. So the reason why Patriarch Yuxiao was so powerful in the past was because he controlled the 'Sea of ​​Stars'?

Wang Ping couldn't help but take out the 'Star Sea' to observe. Yu Lian watched Wang Ping's movements, sensed Wang Ping's thoughts, and asked: "Does the consumption of using the 'Heaven Covering Talisman' become very high?"

"Correct!"

Wang Ping put away the 'Sea of ​​Stars' again, and looked at the 'Heaven-Covering Talisman' floating in front of him again, without continuing the topic.

The 'Heaven-Covering Talisman' has two remaining abilities, one is to block its own Qi, and the other is to block the secrets of Heaven in a small range. Blocking one's own Qi is very practical, and the means of blocking the secrets of Heaven are not only possessed by the 'Heaven-Covering Talisman'. It's just that it is more troublesome for other cultivators to block the secrets of Heaven.

Wang Ping often uses these two abilities. The consumption of shielding his own Qi in combination with the 'Tian Tong Fu' is almost negligible. As for the consumption of shielding the Qi, he can build a spirit gathering array to offset it.

"What are you thinking?"

Yu Lian sensed a flash of anticipation in Wang Ping's emotions.

Wang Ping's eyes reflected the fine rune lines on the surface of the 'Heaven Covering Talisman', and he said in a very light voice: "I was wondering, if I use the Heaven Eye to observe the 'Heaven Covering Talisman', what can I see?"

Yu Lian also showed considerable interest when she heard this and asked, "What can you see?"

Wang Ping blinked, retracted his gaze and looked back at Yu Lian, "You'll know if you try."

After he said that, he first sacrificed the 'Sky Sword' to build the Kingdom of God, using the Kingdom of God to stabilize his own state. After opening the Sky Eye, he did not immediately observe the 'Heaven-Covering Talisman', but first deduced whether there was any danger.

After a moment, Wang Ping exited the deduction state.

Yu Lian asked quickly, "How?"

"Can try."

"What are you waiting for? Let's take a look."

Wang Ping is now in a state of "self-restraint", with only indifference and rationality on his face. He casts his gaze towards the "Heaven-Covering Talisman" with absolute rationality, and pinches out the hand gestures with his left hand to drive the "Heavenly Eye".

In an instant, countless images appeared in Wang Ping's mind.

The first thing he saw was not the scenes of his past cultivation, but a barren land. In the center of the land stood an old locust tree with strong branches and lush leaves, watching everything in this world.

The roots of the locust tree go deep into the ground, feeling every breath of the earth; its lush branches and leaves reach toward the sky and even the universe, touching every wave of the sky and the universe.

Time passed quickly, but the locust tree remained motionless. It quietly observed the universe during the alternation of countless days and nights, not missing a single detail, as if this was its mission.

The locust tree became stronger and stronger in this state. As time went by, he seemed to sense some hidden rules from the changes in the universe, and these rules gradually became clearer in his consciousness.

Gradually, he learned how to use the recorded reality to deduce the future, and also learned how to conceal everything that happened in reality.

He seemed to be struggling with the rules, using the recorded reality to deduce the future more and more frequently, and then using this power of voyeurism to obscure reality.

Countless years passed, and the originally barren land turned into a green land. Some vague lives were born on the green land. The locust tree felt a little reluctant to see those lives passing away, so some of the lush locust tree branches and leaves turned into talismans.

And these talismans are the earliest "Heaven-Covering Talismans"!
After sorting out these contents, Wang Ping was almost forced to withdraw from the state of "self-discipline". After a moment, he closed his "Heavenly Eye" under Yu Lian's gaze.

"how?"

Yu Lian couldn't wait to ask.

Wang Ping did not answer immediately, because his consciousness was still stuck in the long past. He was obsessed with the years of witnessing the changes in the universe. He even imagined that he was that ancient life.

"Snapped"

Yu Lian's tail slapped Wang Ping on the back.

Wang Ping suddenly came to his senses, met Yu Lian's puzzled expression with his eyes, and said, "I saw an old locust tree. It deduced the future while witnessing the changes in the universe, and used the wood spirit energy that filled the sky to feel the rules of the heavens, and then found a way to cover up the heavens."

"Interesting process, can you share this memory with me?"

The rain lotus fell on Wang Ping's shoulder and connected with Wang Ping's soul.

Wang Ping shared this magical and ancient memory through their connected souls. After a long while, Yu Lian said, "Their universe is so vast, unlike our starry sky which is so crowded."

These words made Wang Ping instantly understand why he felt envious in his heart. Yu Lian was right. He saw the sky full of stars from the past time and space. What a magnificent starry sky it was.

“What existed in the past can also exist in the future.”

Yu Lian was immersed in those beautiful pictures and felt Wang Ping's emotions and said this.

Wang Ping nodded and then he began to think.

Two days later.

When Wang Ping adjusted his state and sacrificed the 'Golden Ball', he was also not in a hurry to refine it. Instead, he first deduced whether there was any danger, and used the luck formation and the 'Sky Eye' to deduce at the same time.

After confirming that there was no danger, Wang Ping directly made a hand gesture and looked over with his "Heavenly Eye"...

After a few breaths, Wang Ping clearly sensed a chaotic consciousness. The moment he sensed this chaotic consciousness, the chaotic consciousness also sensed him and tried to invade Wang Ping's soul in order to escape from the constraints of the magic circle inside the "Exploring Golden Ball".

At this moment, Wang Ping even felt a foul breath coming towards him. When Yu Lian was about to make a move, Wang Ping's "Heavenly Eye" emitted a golden light, and the chaotic consciousness was immediately weakened by the golden light.

Then a rich picture emerged in Wang Ping's mind...

The first thing he saw was a self-sufficient island with some villages around it close to the coastline, and in his sight was a carefree child.

The child's brief childhood passed by in a flash.

What he remembers most vividly in his childhood was the process of ancestor worship at the end of each year, and the object of their worship was actually Yuanwu Zhenjun!
But as a child he didn't know what that meant.

In the blink of an eye, he was ten years old and began to help his parents go fishing.

A few years later he became numb, no longer as innocent and romantic as he was in his childhood. When his parents were arranging his marriage, a sky full of colorful lights suddenly appeared in the southern sea, and an unimaginable destructive force descended. He saw most of the islands destroyed in an instant. At the critical moment, a person blocked the subsequent energy impact for him.

He recognized it at a glance; it was the ancestor they were worshipping.

At this moment his mind was blank, as if the only thing left in the world was that majestic figure.

The disaster passed quickly, and his bride unfortunately died in the disaster. His sadness only flashed by, and his mind was full of that tall figure.

A few more years passed.

A monk in blue robes came to the island to preach and took the young man away from the island.

From then on, the young man carried the green lamp with him and embarked on the path of cultivation. In a blink of an eye, a hundred years passed. The young man looked at his hometown from afar, and then decisively joined the humanitarian monks who fought against the demon clan.

Relying on hunting monsters and using their flesh and blood to nourish his cultivation, the young man was promoted to the third realm in the first thousand years of his practice. During this process, most of his fellow disciples died tragically at the hands of monsters, and he also hunted a large number of monsters.

When Wang Ping observed this, he felt this person's deep hatred for the demons. From then on, whenever he saw a demon, no matter whether it was good or bad, he would kill it directly.

He also relied on the flesh and blood of the demon clan to nourish the spiritual veins in his body. In the 3,000th year of his practice, the final war with the demon clan was about to begin. The hatred made him make a desperate attempt to advance to the fourth realm.

This time, good luck did not favor him again, and his promotion ended in failure, but in a sense, it was also successful. Due to the instability of his spirituality, he was contaminated by the chaotic spirituality after his successful promotion and became a true spirit. (End of this chapter)