Immortality begins with meditation puppets

The two brothers, who subdue dragons and tigers, are both practitioners of self-cultivation.

In the Western Sea cultivation world, where Dharma is valued over physical cultivation, there are reasons why those of extraordinary backgrounds chose the path of physical cultivation.

He's strong, but not very bright.

Therefore, when Su Qing insisted on keeping them, saying that all cultivators of the Western Sea are one family, and that when evil spirits are rampant and sea monsters are causing havoc, there is no need to talk about the distinction between Penglai, Thousand Islands, and Wanghai. Everyone is a part of the Western Sea people's destiny body, and those who have money should contribute money, and those who have strength should contribute strength to fight against the threat of evil spirits and sea monsters, the two brothers, Jianglong and Fuhu, even felt that what he said made a lot of sense.

After all, Penglai is in the heavens, and the frequency of being invaded and disturbed by evil sea monsters is not high. Their Thousand Island Immortal Kingdom is located deep in the West Sea, facing the threat of evil sea monsters directly. If everyone unites, their pressure will be much less.

"Xiao Daoguo was right about you. You are capable of subduing dragons and tigers, and you have vision and a sense of responsibility. With two True Persons in the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom, how can we not prosper!"

The two brothers, Jianglong and Fuhu, nodded vigorously at his suggestion. Su Qing was extremely satisfied. With their Thousand Island Immortal Kingdom cooperating in sniping the evil sea monster, the Demon Buddha wouldn't be able to reach Wanghai for a while.

The Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom agreed quickly, but unfortunately, the people of Penglai had brains but lacked vision.

"According to what Master Su just said, the Demon Buddha and the Great Sage Who Overturns the Sea are indeed the greatest threat to the people of the Western Sea. If we work together to resist their threat and protect the immortals of the islands of the Western Sea, we can also spread faith and accumulate incense for the gods of the two immortal kingdoms of Penglai and Thousand Islands. For Penglai, there is no need to refuse."

But, according to Master Su's idea, Penglai will provide spaceships and equipment, and the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom will provide manpower and resources, so what will Wanghai Immortal City contribute? The three families can't possibly join forces and Wanghai will contribute nothing, can they?"

Zhao Zhengquan is not without vision; Penglai is more aware than anyone of the threat posed by the Demon Buddha and the Great Sage Who Overturns the Sea.

After all, these two things were released by Penglai, how could they not know?
They originally thought that after being suppressed for countless years, they would not have much ability when released, and might even be sealed by Penglai, turning their Four Evil Patterns into Four Dao Patterns.

Unexpectedly, after being released, the Demon Buddha and the Great Sage Overturning the Sea both gave Penglai a huge boost, with their strength advancing extremely rapidly. Before Penglai could even use the Yellow Pagoda fragments to create a few Nascent Soul cultivators, these two evil spirits had already advanced to the fifth-order Great Evil. Moreover, judging from the fact that the Demon Buddha's Shattered Lotus could break through the seal of the Celestial Master's Ruins, the Demon Buddha's strength was even more advanced than when the Liu family patriarch fought him before!
Evil Mark is not human, and his cultivation progress cannot be measured by normal standards. The cultivators of Penglai are now extremely afraid that Demon Buddha and Overturning Sea Great Sage will suddenly grow into sixth-order beings. At that time, even if Penglai still has some trump cards, it will not be able to control them. Therefore, Su Qing wants to unite with the Penglai Thousand Islands to target Demon Buddha and Overturning Sea Great Sage, and Zhao Zhengquan agrees.

But if we're going to target each other, you have to join in first!

Good heavens, you set up the Wanghai Group, but you let Penglai Thousand Islands do all the work. Do you think they're all brainless like Jianglong Fuhu?

No, these two brothers aren't necessarily brainless. Following Su Qing's suggestion, the funds provided by Penglai would all go to the cultivators of Thousand Islands to arm them and make them the main force in fighting against the evil sea monsters. Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom is famous for its large population and many islands. They would be happy to lose some manpower in exchange for Penglai's resources.

So you two brothers were also cleverly cooperating with Su Qing to trick my Penglai, huh?

Faced with Zhao Zhengquan's questioning, Su Qing felt a little embarrassed and touched her nose, saying:

"Official Zhao should also be understanding of Wanghai Immortal City. It's not that Wanghai is unwilling to contribute, but the threat from the Earth Demon Heaven is very close. Wanghai is not like your Penglai Thousand Islands. Its development is late and its foundation is weak. My two brothers and I have only recently become gods. We are reluctant to even build a few temples. We have already done our best to deal with the Demon Tree Evil Kingdom. We really have no spare strength to deal with the invasion from the sea."

"Gao Erqiang... should he be called Xing Sha Tian Shen now? We know that Xing Sha Tian Shen and the Wanghai cultivators are dealing with the difficulties of the Demon Tree Evil Kingdom, but isn't there also Master Su? Master Su's abilities are no weaker than those of Wanghai Immortal City. As long as Master Su is willing to join us, Penglai will pay the price!"

Zhao Zhengquan understood clearly that Penglai was not short of money, but the money should be spent wisely. If he spent money to arm the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom, the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom might not be able to do anything to the Demon Buddha and the Great Sage Overturning the Sea. At most, it could only hold the current human cultivators' defenses, which would not be of much benefit to Penglai.

However, Su Qing was different. Based on his abilities displayed at the Celestial Master's Ruins, the Nine Dragon Boat, his fourth-level Nascent Soul cultivation, and the Buddhist high-ranking Xiong whom he could not see through, if he participated in the battle, he could indeed pose a certain threat to the Demon Buddha and the Great Sage Overturning the Sea, thus curbing the evil sea monsters and giving Penglai time to develop.

He wanted to drag Su Qing into the water, but Su Qing felt the water was too cold.

"You make it sound as if the situation in the Western Sea is incomplete without me, Su Qing. It's not that I, Su Qing, am unwilling, but I have important matters to attend to and cannot spare the time to help you all in the short term. However, I can spare several of my Nine Dragon Ships to assist you in fighting the enemy!"

"The Nine Dragon Boat is indeed impressive, but it still can't compare to the assistance of Master Su himself. However, since Master Su has important matters to attend to, we can't force him. Besides the Nine Dragon Boat, could we borrow Master Su's Buddhist disciple, Gao Xiong? We have all witnessed Gao Xiong's performance in the Celestial Master's Ruins. He is even more effective against evil spirits than a Nascent Soul cultivator. With the help of Gao Xiong and the Nine Dragon Boat, Master Su can go about his business. We, the Thousand Islands of Penglai, can bear the burden of worrying about sea monsters and evil spirits!"

Zhao Zhengquan's true intentions were revealed; he had long ago set his sights on Xiong Er.

Everyone could see Xiong Er's extraordinary qualities. If they could get their hands on this puppet, even if they didn't take control of it from Su Qing, just by getting to know it better and understanding its mysteries, the puppeteers of Penglai might be able to replicate it. In this time when evil spirits are rampant, such a puppet that is specifically designed to suppress evil spirits is more valuable than any immortal or divine general.

Zhao Zhengquan was dreaming, but Su Qing completely ignored him.

We can give you a few of the Nine Dragon Boats to use, consider it a price Su Qing has to pay to protect the Wanghai industry.

He's going too far and wants his precious Xiong Er?
So you're being nice to me, huh?
Seeing Su Qing's face darken and her head bowed in silence, Liu Feng, who was standing next to Zhao Zhengquan, wanted to add fuel to the fire.

“Father-in-law, this Su Qing only wants us to help him defend Wanghai from the evil sea monsters, but he doesn’t want to contribute any effort himself. He has no sincerity whatsoever. Why should we pay attention to him? Anyway, Penglai occupies the heavens and is safe for the time being. Let’s just sit and wait to see them make a fool of themselves. Let’s see how long their Wanghai Immortal City can hold out against the evil sea monsters!”

After Liu Feng finished speaking, he was about to lead his team away. It was only because his Taishan lord was now a god and not a human, and had more say than him, that he would have left long ago if he had his temper.

He, the overlord of the Western Sea of ​​Penglai, was already allied with the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom, but when did he stoop so low as to ally with the tiny Wanghai Immortal City?
As soon as he turned around, he saw Su Qing, who had been breathing gently just moments before, suddenly shout coldly.

"If fellow Daoists from Penglai wish to leave now, I will not stop you. However, I am not a person who looks towards the sea, and I do not really care about what the sea looks like."

"Although Penglai Island is in the heavens, its resources don't just fall from the sky. Trade between the islands of the Western Sea and Penglai has always been frequent and close. Given the current chaos caused by evil sea monsters in the Western Sea, it's not surprising that Penglai's merchant caravans would be attacked by these evil spirits, is it?"

"Are you threatening Penglai? Do you think you'll dare to rob our Penglai caravans in the future?"

Liu Feng stopped and turned around, his eyes blazing with fury.

He understood the implication in Su Qing's words: this scoundrel was clearly trying to cheat Penglai. But Penglai was genuinely afraid of scoundrels like him!
If you count all the cultivators in the Western Sea who could threaten Penglai, they are all powerful figures with sect lineages and family ties.

Penglai is not afraid of these people because if they dare to cause trouble for Penglai, Penglai can also exploit their weaknesses.

But then Su Qing emerged as an exception.

Born into a rogue cultivator family, the Yunshan Sect, which led him to the path of cultivation, had long been destroyed. Following the normal trajectory, without the support of a sect or family to provide resources and protect his cultivation, he would hardly have had the opportunity to grow to where he is today.

But he succeeded, going from having nothing and being all alone to being able to discuss important matters with them, the Thousand Islands of Penglai.

With no ties to him, even if Wanghai Immortal City were destroyed, Su Qing would only lose some assets. With his abilities, he could start over in another place.

On the contrary, if he is focused on targeting Penglai, Penglai will really have a hard time dealing with him. Unless they ask their ancestor to take action, but their ancestor is already seriously injured and in seclusion. The price of asking him to take action is so high that Penglai might as well follow Su Qing's suggestion and provide money and equipment to arm the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom.

Besides, this scoundrel is utterly shameless. He obtained the Celestial Master's Token from that Celestial Master Ge and used the Celestial Master's connections to attack him. What consequences would that have? Penglai doesn't really want to try!
Liu Feng stood there stunned, unsure how to react.

Would he comply with Su Qing's demands? With his powerful and wealthy Penglai family, would he be threatened by a mere rogue?

He wouldn't listen to him? His Penglai family is powerful and wealthy; he's truly afraid of this rogue's persistent harassment!

Su Qing waited patiently for Liu Feng and Zhao Zhengquan to get into position before speaking to her, but instead turned to talk to the two brothers, Jianglong and Fuhu, about the puppet business.

"Yes, I will be traveling the world from now on, but the puppet factory in Wanghai will be operating day and night. If the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom needs puppets, I will definitely supply them in a timely manner, with guaranteed quality and quantity, so please rest assured."

Tier 4 Exorcism Missile? This type of missile has not yet been developed by us, but if the customer needs it, we will work day and night to make it for you.

Okay, it's settled then. Three hundred puppet treasure ships, standard equipment includes exorcism missiles, large and small ghost dolls, and spirit-exploding fire cannons. Ah? The fire cannons seem to be exclusive puppets of the Fire Phoenix Immortal Kingdom. You're worried about the Fire Phoenix Immortal Kingdom causing trouble? Don't worry about it. As for the Fire Phoenix Princess and this humble Taoist... hehe, you know what I mean."

While they were discussing a big deal worth several hundred thousand spirit stones, Zhao Zhengquan and his son-in-law Liu Feng finally realized the situation.

The three parties are joining forces to fight against the evil sea monster. It's not about whether Su Qing can help them solve their problems, but about the fact that he agreed. Su Qing himself will not become a problem for them!

Otherwise, with him leading the Nine Dragon Ships and the Treasure Ship Fleet targeting Penglai in the Western Sea, Penglai would be confined to its immortal islands, unable to communicate with the islands of the Western Sea.

"Master Su, we have figured it out. The crisis in the Western Sea concerns the safety of all cultivators in the Western Sea. My Penglai cannot remain unaffected. So, as Master Su said, my Penglai will supply divine beasts, flying ships, magical artifacts, and weapons. We trouble our fellow cultivators in the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom to use these items to defend against the invasion of evil sea monsters!"
"But we have one more question. Master Su said you have important business to attend to. What exactly is it? We wonder if Penglai can offer any assistance!"

Zhao Zhengquan stared intently at Su Qing, waiting for his answer.

In his view, Su Qing now possesses far too many Dao patterns, which is abnormal.

What worried him was whether Su Qing, like those from Penglai, had activated the Dao and evil runes that were sealed by ancient powerful beings.

If that's the case, then Penglai will not tolerate Su Qing.

It wasn't easy for those ancient powerful beings to seal the Dao patterns and evil patterns. They, Penglai, could obtain them, but others absolutely could not. Otherwise, if they unearthed Dao patterns, that would be fine, but if they unearthed evil patterns, wouldn't it be the Western Sea cultivation world that suffered? Of course, Penglai has already unearthed the two largest evil patterns, and the consequences are self-evident. All that can be said is that everyone in Penglai now deeply regrets it!

Zhao Zhengquan's worries were in vain. Although Su Qing liked to do things that harmed others without benefiting himself, he also knew that the evil runes sealed by the ancient powerful beings were like time bombs. It was already a blessing that they did not break the seal. For modern cultivators to try to unseal them was truly foolish. Only the inhuman people of Penglai would do such a thing.

Su Qing stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the endless depths of the Western Sea, which seemed to be forever shrouded in mist.

"This vast Western Sea is boundless and unfathomable, hiding countless secrets and legends. I have no other faults, except for a desire to explore and a curiosity. I want to explore the mysteries of the Western Sea's depths and wonder if those legends are true."

Oh, this kid wants to go to the West Sea to search for treasure. Maybe he already has information about powerful cave dwellings or ancient ruins!
Upon hearing Su Qing's explanation, Zhao Zhengquan and the others understood what his so-called important matter was.

But let him go treasure hunting if he wants. Although the Western Sea is full of treasures, the relics that are easy to obtain or have high value have already been explored by Penglai Thousand Islands. They are not afraid that he will take advantage of them.

Under Su Qing's forceful and shameless—no, under Chen Qing's pragmatic and friendly mediation—the Penglai Thousand Islands reached an agreement that in the future, the two sides would work together to do their best to keep the evil sea monsters at bay in the depths of the West Sea. The threat from the sea to Wanghai Immortal City was instantly eliminated, which can be considered the last thing Su Qing did for his good brother Erqiang.

After the important matter was settled, Huang Li Zhenren and Fu Hu Zhenren came to Su Qing one after the other.

One of them wanted him to visit Penglai Immortal Island, but he seemed to have ill intentions. It was unclear whether he coveted Su Qing's Great Sun Star Infant or his puppetry skills.

One wanted him to visit Fangzhang Immortal Island, which was sincere, but it seemed that there was something he needed from Su Qing, otherwise Fu Hu wouldn't have asked him to come to the island so many times.

In response to their invitations, Su Qing simply said she would go when she had time, but as for when she would be available, only heaven knew.

After seeing off the two groups from Penglai and Qiandao.

Su Qing originally intended to descend upon Langya Immortal Island to find his good brother Tong Chang and his wife, and have him fulfill his past promise to pack up and take away the Star Sun Essence Vein on Langya Immortal Island.

Unexpectedly, Old Liang's Death Cloth suddenly began to tremble violently, causing Old Liang to be greatly alarmed. Su Qing's expression also changed, as both the Celestial Master Dao Pattern and the Nine Li Dao Pattern issued warnings, as if a major event concerning his future path of cultivation was about to occur! (End of this chapter)