My Cultivation Has a Progress Bar

Outside the temporary Dao Field on Laishan.

Wang Ping stared at the figures flying toward True Yang Mountain and said to those around him, "Everyone, let’s see what secrets True Yang Mountain is truly hiding."

With that, he stepped off the cliff in front of them, his body slowly ascending. The others followed close behind in their previous formation.

By the time they reached the airspace before True Yang Mountain, the fighting was no longer as intense. The arrays of the various Daoist Temples on the mountain had been broken, allowing most of the concentrated Fire Spirit Qi to dissipate and gradually revealing the mountain’s full appearance to everyone.

The main range of True Yang Mountain was comprised of dozens of peaks of various sizes, arrayed like guards. The placement of each peak was meticulously planned, and they were even set up with Fire Spirit Arrays to maintain the dense Fire Spirit Qi on the mountain.

Most notably, halfway up the main range was a large, high-altitude plateau that encircled the summit. The Barrier Formation of True Yang Mountain originated from this point.

The Second Realm Cultivators from the various factions were currently fighting in this very area.

The peaks of True Yang Mountain must have special Stabilizing Arrays inside them, because even under the bombardment of magic from hundreds of Second Realm Cultivators, only the outer layers of rock were being shattered.

However, the area surrounding True Yang Mountain had been affected by the fallout. To the south, Wang Ping had set up a Barrier Light Curtain in advance at the start of the great battle, so the damage was negligible. But to the north, neither ’First Day’, the First Sect, nor the Sun Sect seemed to care.

In other words, the common people of He Xin Road and Jianglin Road would inevitably suffer.

Once the battle on True Yang Mountain was over, pacifying the people of these two areas would be one of Wang Ping’s top priorities!

"Besides ’First Day’, the First Sect couldn’t resist making a move either. They actually deployed so many Second Realm Cultivators in secret. And then there’s the Sun Sect, those shit-stirrers. What were they thinking, attacking cultivators from both ’First Day’ and the True Yang Sect at the same time?"

Liu Huai’en broke the silence, pointing to a mountaintop. "See those Cultivators in the short gray robes? They’re from Chongyuan Mansion."

Huaimo flicked the duster in his hand and suppressed the urge to attack, saying, "They’re capturing warped spirituality again. How disgusting."

It was only natural that he despised the Cultivators from Chongyuan Mansion, as the Yuqing Sect itself was hostile toward them.

Wu Quan said, "It’s been a long time since I’ve seen anyone from Chongyuan Mansion. Are they still researching the effects of war on spirituality? They’ve been at it for so many years, but it doesn’t seem like they’ve produced any results."

Wang Ping’s gaze fell upon the Chongyuan Mansion Cultivators. They were currently using a specific type of crystal to capture the warped spirituality and Spiritual Creatures generated in the Inspiration Realm by the war. They paid no mind to the slaughter around them, their focus a kind of morbid obsession.

"Are Shuang’Er and the others alright?"

Yu Lian’s voice echoed in his Spirit Sea. This was her greatest concern.

It was also Wang Ping’s greatest concern at that moment.

Only at this moment did he realize he was just like an ordinary mortal. But this also proved he was still a person, not just a lifeless Spirit Body.

His rich sense of humanity seemed to return him to his mortal state. Savoring the feeling, he replied to Yu Lian, "Don’t worry. They have my Armor Talisman on them. As long as a Third Realm Cultivator doesn’t get involved, I’ll sense it if they’re in danger."

Yu Lian remained worried. She transformed into her twenty-zhang-long true form, hovering above Wang Ping’s head. She spat a watery projectile toward True Yang Mountain before shrinking back down and perching on his shoulder.

The watery projectile struck the barrier of True Yang Mountain, but the barrier didn’t even tremble. The scattered droplets of water were instantly evaporated.

"Fellow Daoist Yu Lian, no need to be anxious. This barrier on True Yang Mountain will be broken in less than three days!"

Wu Quan stated with certainty.

Ganxing added, "That’s assuming True Yang Mountain doesn’t have other reinforcements."

"Who else would come to reinforce True Yang Mountain? The Court? The Court can’t even take care of itself right now. They have to face Friend Xiu Yu’s army in the east, and the Datong Army is eyeing them covetously from the Northwest. Besides the Court, there’s only Lishui Prefecture, and their Second Realm Cultivators would never get involved in this."

Zhi Gong quickly analyzed, "Unless it’s the Rongyang Monarch and Guang Zuo Taoist... No, even if those two seniors rushed here now, it would be useless. Only Great Monarch Lieyang could change the situation on True Yang Mountain."

"True Yang Mountain is currently trapped like a turtle in a jar. I’m getting more and more curious about what they’re planning."

Wu Quan was animated. The ’they’ he referred to was everyone on True Yang Mountain, including ’First Day’, the First Sect, and the Sun Sect.

He wasn’t the only one; the others were curious as well, so they all maintained a necessary degree of caution.

It didn’t take three days—after only two and a half, the outer barrier of True Yang Mountain shattered. As the Fire Spirit Qi dispersed, the summit of the mountain range on the northern side of the barrier gradually appeared within everyone’s Primordial Spirit Consciousness.

It was a sheer, vertical cliff face. Its surface glowed with a deep red halo, and densely packed Fire Spirit Runes flickered in and out of sight. There were several cave entrances on the cliff, which appeared to be places where some True Yang Mountain Cultivators entered seclusion to train. At the very top was a volcanic crater more than five li in diameter.

Most of the smoke and dust in the area around True Yang Mountain billowed from here. Even now, smoke still filled the air, thick with heavy Fire Spirit Qi.

A structure like this was clearly man-made, not naturally formed!

Just then, Wang Ping, who remained on high alert, saw a cold glint of light flash—and it was heading straight for him.

The Tongming Wanderer at the front reacted instantly. He formed a spell with his hands and summoned a giant umbrella that shimmered with a metallic luster. The surface of the umbrella was engraved with Golden Spirit Runes, which formed a golden curtain of light.

The cold glint scraped across the golden curtain of light, producing a series of metallic clangs.

BOOM!

The massive volcanic crater on True Yang Mountain was suddenly lifted away. It had been sliced open by that cold glint of light, leaving a clean, diagonal cut. The glint’s momentum didn’t diminish as it continued on, severing most of the mountain range to the west of True Yang Mountain before finally plunging into the ground, causing the very earth to tremble.

The one who attacked was Luo Feng of ’First Day’. The instant the crater was lifted away, he appeared near its edge, the Scholar’s Sword in hand as he scanned his surroundings. The other ’First Day’ Cultivators dove into the dust-filled crater.

Luo Feng’s meaning was obvious: ’First Day’ had business underground in the volcano, and anyone who wanted to pass would have to fight him.

He was very confident!

The Cultivators from the Sun Sect were the first to object. Three of them immediately transformed into fire and charged forward.

Wang Ping immediately sent a retreat signal to the assembled Second Realm Cultivators from the Chu Country. Just as the signal went out, he heard Ganxing say, "’First Day’ really knows how to steal the show. Anyone who didn’t know better would think they were the ones leading the assault on True Yang Mountain."

"This is perfect. It’s just a shame True Yang Mountain probably can’t be saved." Wang Ping’s gaze swept over the areas where the First Sect and Sun Sect Cultivators were located.

"That’s not necessarily true. The main range of True Yang Mountain has very strong Stabilizing Arrays inside. Under normal circumstances, it would be extremely difficult to destroy it!" the Zhi Gong Daoist replied softly.

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