There is a progress bar in my cultivation of immortality

Chapter 865 Kaiyun's Purpose
Wang Ping's powerful soul made him think of many things in this instant. Even if Ao Yi wanted to harm someone after his promotion this time, it would definitely not be the Zhongzhou Continent's turn. In other words, as long as there was no Qianmu Temple incident, he could just watch the fire from afar.

Kaiyun saw what Wang Ping was thinking and said with a smile, "Daoyou has just proved your strength. With your luck, you may be able to complete the fourth realm in a few hundred years."

"So the fight just now was just to test whether we are capable of becoming chess players in this matter?" Yu Lian asked coldly.

Kaiyun just smiled at Yulian but didn't answer the question. Then he looked at Wang Ping and answered his other question, "Ao Yi didn't intend to hide himself, otherwise we wouldn't know about his birth. I know him. He may just not want to make a fuss to show his existence. He is not as stupid as Ao Bing."

He paused and added, "In addition, if I am not mistaken, Brother Rongyang made a lot of money from the last incident. He is only one step away from perfecting the fourth realm. After a hundred years of practice, he should be able to perfect the fourth realm soon."

Wang Ping then realized that Kaiyun wanted him to persuade Rong Yang to suppress Ao Yi, which might be his real purpose.

"The gate of Zhenyang Mountain has been closed."

Wang Ping declined on the surface, but deep down he decided to visit Rong Yang in person. If Rong Yang was really willing to take the lead and bear the consequences, he would definitely not refuse.

Kaiyun was not surprised by Wang Ping's rejection. He still kept smiling and said, "Ao Yi's incident was an accident, an accident that no one expected. However, it is reasonable for him to choose to be promoted at this time. Otherwise, he would have no chance at other times. None of the True Lords would agree to let Linshui Mansion dominate alone."

He started with some small talk, then changed the subject and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't agree now, I estimate that you will receive orders from the True Lords soon. In addition, let me add one more thing, Ao Yi has a special identity, he can't die like Ao Bing, the only way we can deal with him is to seal him. Among the Xuanmen, Taiyan Sect and Diku Sect are good at sealing. Diku Sect can't be relied on now, so we can only rely on you, Daoist friend."

"Also, before Ao Yi can be promoted, he must first select one of his brothers to be promoted to the fourth realm. I guess it will be the Ninth Prince Jiang Cun. We can use this time to practice as much as possible. If I'm lucky, I may be able to complete the fourth realm by then. This way, things will be much easier."

Wang Ping felt helpless when he heard this.

Perhaps seeing Wang Ping's helplessness, Kai Yun smiled and said, "It has been nearly six thousand years since the rise of humanity. Many conflicts have reached a point where they should be resolved. Daoists have been in the right time since the day they started practicing. You may feel that you always encounter some unpleasant things, but this is a world of difference compared to when humanity just rose. At that time, we didn't even have a stable dojo, and we had to be called to the front line to fight against the demon army at any time."

"Perhaps once we have finished purifying the extraterritorial space, we will be able to obtain a world where everyone can practice in peace. By then, there will be no need to fight for a promotion spot, and practice materials will be available everywhere. Besides practicing, we will only need to make tea and enjoy the scenery every day."

Upon hearing this, Wang Ping looked at Kaiyun seriously and said with a smile, "So you have such lofty ambitions, fellow Taoist."

He did not continue the conversation on this topic because his relationship with Kering had not reached that level yet.

Yu Lian said at this time: "Your spirit is full and your body is full of energy. Just now you also said that you may be able to reach the fourth level of perfection in a few hundred years. How much confidence do you have?"

"It is likely to succeed, but it will come at a great cost. Most of the spirit gathering arrays I built outside the domain may be destroyed in an instant. When the time comes to repair them, I may need the help of Tai Yanjiao."

Kering's tone is relaxed, which also shows confidence.

Hearing this, Yu Lian raised her head and said, "As long as you can afford the price, Tai Yan Sect will definitely not refuse."

Kaiyun chuckled, looked around and said, "Remove all these vines. I lost this duel. The Yuqing Sect's fourth-level quota now belongs to you."

Wang Ping nodded in agreement, as if he agreed to the cooperation proposed by Kaiyun just now, or as if he just agreed to the result of this competition. Then, he cast a talisman into the void, and the magic circle hidden in the wood spirit energy suddenly collapsed. The vines all over the starry sky also withered quickly, and then collapsed into debris at a speed visible to the naked eye.

When the dazzling sunlight fell on Wang Ping again, Kaiyun did not say anything to Wang Ping, but flew towards Zhongzhou Star without looking back. Wang Ping took out a "transfer talisman", captured the transfer array near Langtou Mountain, and disappeared on the spot with Yu Lian.

The place where Wang Ping appeared again was the void where he was floating when he left just now. When he appeared silently, Zhi Gong, Quan Wen and Bu Qiong were all stunned. At this moment, they truly felt that Wang Ping's cultivation had increased to a terrifying level.

"Did you win?"

Quan Wen was the first to feel relieved, and then asked about the result of the fight between Wang Ping and Kai Yun.

Yu Lian interrupted and said, "How can we lose when we're two against one?"

Wang Ping just nodded.

The spiritual master on the opposite side didn't say anything. After hearing Yu Lian's words, he immediately turned into a golden light and disappeared into the sky.

Zhi Gong and Bu Qiong looked at Wang Ping with complicated expressions, especially Zhi Gong. She felt that the gap between herself and Wang Ping was widening infinitely.

At this moment, Wang Ping remembered what Kaiyun mentioned about dealing with Ao Yi. When he looked at Zhi Gong and others, he suddenly felt a little speechless.

Wang Ping could see through Zhi Gong's cultivation level at a glance. She couldn't even stabilize the earth spirit in her body, let alone digest it and make it grow.

As for Quan Wen and Bu Qiong, the two of them are at most cooperating with Wang Ping at the moment. It is almost impossible to ask them to take action against Ao Yi. Even if they do, they will probably not be his opponent at all.

Quan Wen didn't know what Wang Ping was thinking behind his calm expression. When he heard Yu Lian's words, he praised him immediately: "Since I started practicing, Kaiyun's name has spread throughout Zhongzhou. He is one of the few great cultivators who have experienced the rise of humanity. The two Taoist friends can make him suffer. Among cultivators below the fifth realm, the cultivation of the two Taoist friends can be ranked in the top ten."

Wang Ping showed an appropriate smile on his face, while Yu Lian did not hide her pride at all, and looked up at the other three people with her little head raised.

"Congratulations, fellow Daoist, for obtaining the fourth realm quota of Yuqing Sect."

Bu Qiong congratulated with a smile. She had no conflict of interest with Wang Ping. On the contrary, because Wang Ping joined their party, she could benefit from Wang Ping, so she congratulated Wang Ping sincerely.

Wang Ping said politely: "It's not my quota, I just promised Huai Mo, just like I promised Senior Wan Zhi back then."

He suddenly nodded his bow.

Zhi Gong quickly reacted after hearing what he said, and bowed and said, "My fellow Daoist, you are so kind. I will never forget the time when you protected me."

Wang Ping pointed her out here to strengthen their alliance. If Zhigong, who had just entered the fourth realm, dared to be ungrateful, she would lose face in the cultivation world and her future would become very narrow, or even she could only take the path of evil cultivation. He accepted this gift in public, but he said modestly: "Senior Wan Zhi has helped me a lot, I am just fulfilling my promise to her. Besides, you and I have known each other since the battle of Zhenyang Mountain, so we can also call each other "friends". Even if there was no Senior Wan Zhi, I would definitely try my best to help you, just like I am helping Huai Mo now."

Quan Wen immediately said: "Daoyou are a man of high moral character!"

He spoke seriously and there was no sign of flattery at all.

His seriousness somewhat embarrassed the less thick-skinned Wang Ping, so he took the initiative to change the subject and said, "Now that the matter has been resolved, let's go to Wolf Head Mountain for a cup of tea."

When the three agreed, Wang Ping threw down a handful of seeds, and the ground below, which had been destroyed by flames and golden spiritual energy, began to grow lush vegetation again, and in a blink of an eye it became lush green again.

Two days later.

When Zi Luan returned to Langtou Mountain from the front line in the south, Zhi Gong and the other two said goodbye one after another, ending their gathering.

Wang Ping did not say much to Zi Luan and the others. After setting up some simple defensive formations on Wolf Head Mountain, he returned to the mountaintop dojo quietly with Yu Lian.

Now he wanted to use the wood spirit energy of Zhongzhou to collect a 'wood spirit origin' with the wood spirit in his body. However, before that, he called Leng Kezhen to his side and planned to make some arrangements for Linshui Mansion.

The first, of course, was to monitor the disciples of Linshui Prefecture in Zhongzhou; the second was to activate the secret chess pieces that had been set up in Linshui Prefecture before to inquire about the internal affairs of Linshui Prefecture; and the last was to investigate possible spies within the Taiyan Sect.

However, the premise of all this is to continue to maintain the superficially harmonious relationship between Taiyan Sect and Linshui Prefecture. Moreover, Leng Kezhen's investigation is open, and there are puppets rearranged by Wang Ping in secret.

After Wang Ping finished explaining his affairs, Leng Kezhen said, "Recently, the internal communication of Linshui Prefecture, especially between the three-level cultivators, has been almost airtight. I have contacted many high-level gatherings of Linshui Prefecture, but have not received any feedback. Moreover, they seem to have been intentionally or unintentionally excluding cultivators from outside the Southeast Islands since last month, making it difficult for our spies to penetrate their core to obtain intelligence."

When he said this, he noticed that Wang Ping's eyes became more severe, so he immediately quickened his speech and said, "But the sect competition is coming soon. This sect competition has been decided a long time ago. It will be held on the central island of Linshui Prefecture. Moreover, all five sects of Xuanmen will participate in it, as well as thousands of side sects of all sizes. By then, it will be possible to forcibly obtain some information."

Wang Ping's stern gaze softened, and he instructed, "Then do it, but don't force it. You should try your best to maintain the current good relationship between Taiyan Sect and Linshui Prefecture. All you need to inquire about is Ao Yi's movements and who will be given the four realm quotas."

"Yes!"

After Leng Kezhen left, Wang Ping cast a magic circle and used his "Heavenly Eye" to deduce whether his own practice would encounter danger. After confirming that there was no danger, he did not immediately gather the "Origin of the Wood Spirit".

Instead, according to Kaiyun's reminder, he personally went to the base of the Zhenyang Sect in the north. In recent years, the Zhenyang Sect has integrated the "First Day", the Sun Sect and the First Sect, and absorbed the mountains west of the Yunhai Grassland into their base. The cultivation world of the entire North Continent has also developed into a subsidiary of the Zhenyang Sect.

After Wang Ping released a little bit of his aura outside the Zhenyang Sect's formation, just over ten breaths later, a cultivator wearing a light red wide-sleeved Taoist robe from the Zhenyang Sect came out. Wang Ping looked very ordinary, but he already had the embryonic form of a fire spirit in his body.

In other words, this is a new fourth-level True Yang cultivator.

That must be Taoist Hefeng's disciple Qu Xuan, who was promoted in Beizhou that year and the source of a series of events.

"Junior Qu Xuan pays homage to Lord Changqing!"

After Qu Xuan appeared, he flicked his sleeves gently, bowed to Wang Ping as a junior, and then clasped his fists to Yu Lian and saluted: "Greetings, Envoy Lingyuan."

Yu Lian stretched herself and nodded.

Wang Ping said softly: "You and I can just call each other fellow Taoists."

Qu Xuan shook his head and smiled, "Changqing Mansion Lord and my master are already fellow Taoists. If I call you 'fellow Taoist' again, wouldn't that be disrespecting my master and ancestors?"

As he spoke, his face was full of smiles, and his tone was joking. He had completely changed from the serious atmosphere just now, and his human consciousness became particularly active. He opened the defensive barrier behind him with the obedience of a junior and invited, "Please come this way, Lord."

"Didn't you say you were at the Sun Station?"

Yu Lian suddenly asked.

Qu Xuan smiled and explained, "My cultivation is too low, and I can only cultivate in the Sun Station for 60 years, which is the limit. So I came back half a year ago. Now it is Uncle Guangzuo and Uncle Wu who are stationed in the Sun Station."

Wang Ping nodded thoughtfully.

After the defense barrier was opened, Yu Lian explored the situation inside the barrier and reminded in the spiritual sea: "There is no danger. Qu Xuan's consciousness and cause and effect are both tending to be peaceful."

Wang Ping did not bother to be polite with Qu Xuan and immediately entered the barrier. He saw an area illuminated by fire in the middle of the frozen snow mountain. The fire spirit there formed a balance with the coldness of the snow mountain, making the edge of this area particularly livable, so the mountain streams and rivers were densely populated with mortal towns.

They landed on the top of the main peak of the original base. Wang Ping sensed a strong breath of fire spirit coming out from deep under the mountain. Yu Lian clung to Wang Ping's left arm somewhat uncomfortably.

On the top of the originally bare mountain, there is now a palace with red bricks and golden tiles. It is a typical Taoist palace. Taoist Gongwu and Taoist Hefeng stand on both sides of the steps, obviously waiting for Wang Ping here.

Wang Ping did not dare to let the two wait any longer, and he could not help but quicken his pace. In his heart, he was also sighing that with the current strength of the Zhenyang Sect, he could really ignore worldly affairs from now on and just focus on practicing Taoism.

The courtesies of the meeting were simple, just greeting each other. Taoist Gong Wu and Taoist He Feng were not good at speaking, but they patiently took Wang Ping into the main hall to worship Lord Lieyang, and then served him fragrant tea for a chat.

After a few words of small talk, they felt like they couldn't continue the conversation.

Just when Wang Ping was about to talk about business, Taoist Gong Wu spoke first: "If you are here to see Senior Brother Rongyang, you may be disappointed, because Senior Brother Rongyang is at a critical time in his cultivation. However, Senior Brother Rongyang sent a message to us three days ago, saying that Taiyan Sect and Zhenyang Sect are still allies. Although the help he can provide is limited, he will not stand idly by."

(End of this chapter)