My Cultivation Has a Progress Bar

A smile touched Ke Yue’s exquisite, exotic face. She cupped her fist and asked in return, "What do you think it is, True Man?"

Huaimo Taoist, who was standing nearby, looked at Wang Ping and said gravely, "Fellow Daoist, are you saying there’s a real Fire Spirit beneath True Yang Mountain?" He then glanced at Ke Yue before turning to Ruan Chunzi. "Is that truly the case?"

Ruan Chunzi admitted candidly, "Yes. That’s what Xin Shi said. I only found out two days ago myself."

Huaimo murmured, "May the Saints be merciful," then looked at Wang Ping and said, "Legend has it that at the dawn of the cosmos, two Saints were born from the chaos. The Great Celestial Saint created the Five Elements True Spirit from his own being, while the Nine Heavens Saint created Yin and Yang."

He flicked his duster, formed a Taoist hand seal with his left hand, and continued, "The Five Elements True Spirit created by the Saint is categorized as ’True.’ Everything else is ’False.’"

"That means..."

Wang Ping found he couldn’t finish the sentence. The mere thought of it made his Primordial Spirit tremble. After all, this was a creation of a Saint. Though he had always revered the Saints, he couldn’t begin to imagine what a being of that caliber would be like in reality.

"You’re not wrong."

Though Ke Yue was smiling, her eyes were filled with deep wariness.

Just then, Yu Lian’s voice sounded in Wang Ping’s Spirit Sea. "That ugly woman’s mind is a mess. She probably only knows this much. I’d wager she’s just a puppet being controlled by someone else."

Wang Ping instinctively glanced at Ke Yue. "Where is the True Spirit now?"

Ke Yue answered, "The True Yang Sect moved it ahead of time."

An unsurprising answer.

But...

Wang Ping surveyed his surroundings, taking in the devastated landscape and the dilapidated True Yang Mountain. He said to those beside him, "This game is quite interesting."

Hu Yin said gravely, "It always is."

The others remained silent.

After a silence that lasted for over a dozen breaths, Wang Ping flew toward Laishan without looking back. Zhi Gong Daoist and the others paused for a moment, then followed him back.

Ruan Chunzi gazed at the deep crater in the ground, then eventually flew off in Wang Ping’s direction as well.

Just as Ke Yue was about to signal Luo Feng to leave, she heard him say:

"That Changqing’s cultivation may not be impressive, but I sense an indescribable aura about him. It’s a very profound feeling, like... like..." He couldn’t find the right words for a moment, so he changed tack. "If I were to make a move against him, I would certainly be the one to die!"

"What do you mean?"

"Exactly what I said. No one with him is simple, especially that Cultivator from the Yuqing Sect. When he looked at me, I felt as if my entire life was laid bare before his eyes!"

"It is said that when the Yuqing Sect’s Golden Core Dao is cultivated to its peak, one can perceive the mysteries of the cosmos and see into the past and future. It’s no wonder you felt that way. He has likely mastered the Yuqing Secret Technique and is just one step away from breaking through to the Fourth Realm. A figure like that would rank among the top ten of all Third Realm Cultivators in the world!"

"Right!"

"There’s no use dwelling on it. Since this matter is concluded, let’s head back for now."

"Very well!"

As they spoke, the two transformed into streaks of fiery light and shot off to the west.

...

「Laishan’s Temporary Dao Field.」

Wang Ping gazed at the flames ahead, which were gradually being extinguished by the heavy rain. Feeling the chaotic spiritual energy on True Yang Mountain, he looked at Wu Quan and said, "The surrounding peaks no longer need to exist, but the main peak must be rebuilt. It needs to carry the will of the Lord!"

"Leave it to me!" Wu Quan replied with confidence.

Then, Zuo Xuan, Liu Shuang, and Hu Qianqian landed before Wang Ping. Just as they were about to pay their respects, they heard him say, "Tell the various sects they have five days. Whatever they can find on True Yang Mountain within those five days is entirely up to their own luck."

"Yes!"

Unlike the soldiers of the Chu Army, the Cultivators from the various sects had fought their way up True Yang Mountain for one single purpose: to plunder its treasures. As for disaster relief, that would have to wait until the situation on the mountain had truly stabilized.

Tongming Wanderer cupped his fist. "True Man, I’d like to lend a hand as well."

"You may!"

Wang Ping nodded in agreement. This man had answered his call to arms because he, too, had his eye on something on True Yang Mountain.

Hu Yin watched Tongming’s figure transform into a streak of light. "From this moment on, True Yang Mountain will be nothing but history," he said. "Fellow Daoist, why not give the new mountain a new name?"

Wang Ping shook his head. "There’s no need to change the name. Let’s keep calling it True Yang Mountain. It’s good to have a reminder." As he spoke, he turned to Huaimo Taoist and asked, "Regarding the Five Elements True Spirit, is there anything else you know, Fellow Daoist?"

Huaimo let out a long, low sigh. "That is the extent of my knowledge. This world, this cosmos... there are too many mysteries. After a thousand years of research, I have only scratched the surface. To take another step forward, the only way is..."

His last few words were inaudible.

’Only by advancing!’

It was the only path. Otherwise, one could only be a frog at the bottom of a well, staring up at a tiny patch of sky.

This was a problem everyone present had to face, so after Huaimo spoke, a natural silence fell over the group.

"I’m going to check out True Yang Mountain, too!"

Ganxing, who had just rejoined the group, was the first to break the silence. He finished speaking and transformed into a streak of light, flying toward the ruins of True Yang Mountain.

The Mountain Guard and Wu Quan went next. Huaimo, Zhi Gong, and Hu Yin walked toward the temporary Daoist Scripture Hall behind them. In the blink of an eye, only Wang Ping, Ruan Chunzi, and Liu Huai’en remained on the cliff’s edge. Oh, and Yu Lian, who was busy teasing Ruan Chunzi’s Spirit Pet, Fire Swift.

Wang Ping turned, and with a gentle wave of his hand, a stone table and three stools materialized. "Please, sit," he invited. He sat down first, then took out a cyan token and looked Liu Huai’en in the eye. "What does your Jimin Association want from me?"

Meeting Wang Ping’s gaze, Liu Huai’en smiled serenely. "We only have one purpose in our work: to balance spiritual energy."

Wang Ping gave a noncommittal smile. "A load of nonsense. If you won’t tell me the truth, then when you eventually ask me to do something for you, I can just pretend I didn’t hear you."

But Liu Huai’en did not respond.

’The most difficult debt in the world to repay is one of gratitude. Guan Xi’s faction has been so attentive to me; they must have something they want me to do for them in the future.’

Wang Ping’s mind raced with possibilities. He then glanced at Yu Lian and Fire Swift, who were playing together, and commented, "This token seems rather special."

He was deliberately changing the subject.

"That’s a Profound Jade Token, isn’t it?"

Ruan Chunzi answered Wang Ping’s unspoken question. "It was made by the Sun Sect. The Daoist Scripture Hall has it ranked at position ’B-Upper-07’!"

Wang Ping looked slightly surprised. "I thought it was said that Demon Soldiers couldn’t be man-made? Especially one at the level of a major treasure!"

Liu Huai’en quickly explained, "The Sun Sect only provided the necessary external environment for its formation. As for whether it would actually succeed, only the heavens knew. The intelligence we have says they possess a total of three Profound Jade Tokens."

"However, you must be careful when using it. If you haven’t refined it completely, your Primordial Spirit will be dragged into a Different Dimension Space to suffer ten days and nights of being torn apart by spatial forces. In reality, only a moment will have passed. Also, each use requires a considerable amount of Spiritual Objects; it’s best to use Spirit Pills as a substitute."

"Then how do I refine it?"

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