My Cultivation Has a Progress Bar

"This puppet of yours is quite special, Fellow Daoist. It must be equivalent to a Third Realm Fire Cultivator," Hu Yin remarked, sizing up the puppet and discerning its uniqueness.

"Haha!"

Wang Ping just laughed, offering no explanation. He then summoned the Heaven-Reaching Talisman, Luck-Borrowing Talisman, and Spirit Communication Talisman from his Primordial Spirit. He attached a portion of his consciousness to the Puppet Soldier and directed it to fly toward the volcano’s crater.

The visibility near the crater was even worse, with thick smoke and dust obscuring everything. But this puppet, made from Cang’an’s Spiritual Body and Flesh Body, was perfectly adapted to this environment. After all, Cang’an had been a Third Realm Fire Cultivator.

The entrance was quiet at the moment. The puppet slipped inside without any resistance. A wave of intense heat immediately washed over it. The portion of Wang Ping’s consciousness attached to the puppet felt uncomfortable, but he didn’t dare use the puppet’s Qi Sea, as it was connected to the ’Five Elements Condensation Technique’.

Fortunately, the puppet itself was specially crafted. Even the coating on its surface had been refined, allowing it to withstand the high temperatures inside the volcano.

After more than ten breaths,

Wang Ping sensed the puppet was nearing the bottom of the volcano. The sounds of battle grew clearer, and waves of even more scorching heat rolled in, one after another. The accompanying True Flame Gas Waves destabilized the Spiritual Qi in the space around the puppet, causing sporadic explosions.

Just as Wang Ping was controlling the puppet to investigate the area of the fight, his view suddenly opened up. He had arrived in a massive cavern bathed in the glow of fire. The cavern floor was a pool of roiling magma, and the surrounding walls were fiery red rock, their surfaces carved with dense Fire Spirit Runes.

Wang Ping controlled the puppet, his gaze sweeping briefly over the runes on the wall. He could sense that these runes were complex—not Fire Spirit Runes, but Earth Runes. Their purpose was likely to stabilize the rock walls, which was why the cavern had remained intact despite the battle between so many Third Realm Cultivators.

He then had the puppet land on a rock jutting out from the cavern wall to survey the situation inside.

Besides the cultivators from ’First Heaven’, the First Sect, and the Sun Sect, at least a dozen other Third Realm Cultivators had entered earlier. Yet, there were fewer than fifteen people in this great hall.

Among them were Luo Feng, Ke Yue, and Feng Dan from ’First Heaven’. The True Yang Sect was represented by Xin Shi, Wen Yang, Ruan Chunzi, and Zhonghua. The cultivators from Lishui Prefecture and the Court were nowhere to be seen. The Sun Sect had only three cultivators left who could still fight, and the First Sect was in the same state.

There were no other exits in the cavern. Now, neither their Spiritual Bodies nor their Primordial Spirits in the Inspiration Realm could be seen.

That left only one possibility.

"Fellow Daoists, what I want is very simple: just two Third Realm Fire Spirits!" an old Daoist said with a fist-and-palm salute. He wore a Blue Daoist Robe, and a strange Banner Flag floated before him. "I’ll leave as soon as I get them!"

His aura was that of the Yuqing Sect, but unlike the righteous air of the Yuqing Sect, his entire body radiated a sinister energy that soared to the heavens. It was obvious he cultivated magic that damaged his karmic virtue. For him to have fought this long without being defeated, he certainly had some extraordinary skills.

"Senior Zhu Chen, if you help me stop Luo Feng, I’ll give you three Fire Spirits on my own authority!"

Xin Shi shouted to the old Daoist while fighting Ke Yue, protecting herself with the Red Jade Ruler.

But the old Daoist, Zhu Chen, just chuckled darkly. "Heh heh," he said, "I have no desire to keep playing with you all. I’ll give you three breaths to consider. If you don’t agree, I’ll let that old fellow have a taste of my Ten Thousand Poison Banner. It’s powerful enough to poison even a Fourth Realm Cultivator!"

He pointed to an old man within a Magic Array Barrier in the middle of the cavern’s magma. The old man’s aura was faint, as if he were on the verge of death, yet a terrifying presence was hidden beneath the Barrier Formation around him.

Luo Feng broke away from the two First Sect cultivators tangling with him. He stared coldly at Zhu Chen and said, "If you dare do that, I don’t mind becoming a Demon Sword!"

"Senior Brother Luo Feng, why not just agree? We don’t stand to lose anything!"

Ke Yue dodged Xin Shi’s attack and retreated rapidly, landing on a rock on the cavern wall as she stated her opinion.

The puppet controlled by Wang Ping stared at Zhu Chen with some curiosity. ’He’s the only outsider left in this cavern, yet he can still force the other four factions to make concessions. This man’s power is clearly immense.’

’But if he relies on poison, his abilities would be half-useless against a Wood Spirit Cultivator.’

So, while the people in the cavern had paused their fighting, Wang Ping contacted his main body. After learning of the situation, his main body looked at the Huaimo Taoist and asked, "Fellow Daoist, have you ever heard the name Zhu Chen?"

"He’s on the Nine Heavens Pavilion’s wanted list. He’s also an apostate of the Yuqing Sect!"

"The one who uses poison?"

"Yes. We don’t actually oppose the practice of refining poison, but he’s also bloodthirsty. Sometimes he uses the lives of city commoners to test his poisons."

"He’s inside right now, and he’s extorted two Third Realm Fire Spirits from the True Yang Sect!"

The Huaimo Taoist was taken aback. He immediately said, "There’s a high price on his head! But his poison is extremely potent. I’m not completely confident I can take him down."

"But you’ll have us!" Yu Lian said, eager for a fight.

"Fellow Daoist Mountain Guard, would you accompany Fellow Daoist Huaimo?" As he spoke, Wang Ping took out a dozen or so blank Talismans from his storage bag. He then infused them with the Cyan Wood Technique, which was enhanced by the power of the Luck-Borrowing Talisman.

"My pleasure!"

Mountain Guard could hardly wait.

「Meanwhile, inside the volcano.」

’First Heaven’, the First Sect, and the Sun Sect quickly reached a tacit agreement. Looking as though she was admitting defeat, Xin Shi took out two fiery red crystals, activated the Sealing Arrays within them, and tossed them to Zhu Chen.

Zhu Chen first cautiously inspected the crystals for any problems. Then, he summoned a cloud of poisonous gas to envelop himself. Finally, he used his Primordial Spirit to control the two crystals and guide them down into the magma below.

A few breaths later, piercing shrieks echoed from the Inspiration Realm as two Third Realm Fire Spirits were dragged out of the magma. At this moment, everyone’s attention was fixed on these two Fire Spirits.

Just as the crystals’ Sealing Arrays began to unfold, a figure suddenly charged toward the old man in the middle of the magma, the one whose aura was nearly extinguished. The figure deployed a pre-prepared Array, then took out an Elixir and swallowed it without hesitation!

As the Elixir appeared in his hand, it emitted a brilliant flash of fiery light that vanished in an instant.

The other Fire Spirit Cultivators present revealed horrified expressions when they saw this. They knew that Elixir was refined from a Sunflower nurtured by the Third Realm Cultivation of the *Three Yang True Inheritance*, combined with hundreds of years of Fierce Sun Power. To swallow it meant attempting to break through to the Fourth Realm!

And that person was Wen Yang!

"Wen Yang!"

Xin Shi roared in fury. Just as she was about to rush forward, the Gold Cultivator Zhonghua, who was beside her, stopped her and said, "What’s the use of stopping him now?"

With that, he moved to intercept Luo Feng, who had already begun to act. Zhonghua cultivated the *Golden Body Six Techniques*, giving him a powerful Spiritual Body and unparalleled speed. This allowed him to engage or disengage from Luo Feng at will, unlike the others who were forced into a passive position.

A thousand thoughts flashed through Xin Shi’s mind. Seeing that Ke Yue was about to charge over to stop Wen Yang, she gritted her teeth and moved to intercept Ke Yue. Meanwhile, Ruan Chunzi had already appeared at Wen Yang’s side the moment he swallowed the Promotion Elixir.

The chaotic battle began anew!

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