Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Heaven and earth nurture all living beings, and all creation of all living beings comes from heaven and earth. The great beings of all races and high-ranking cultivators present are even more favored by heaven. The resources obtained by the various races and sects present account for about 90% of the world's resources. Having received such great benefits, it is time to give back to heaven and earth.

For example, when the heavens and earth owe a debt, they are required to repay it. This is not subject to their will, nor can they refuse to repay it if they wish!
"According to the will of Heaven and Earth, you will first decide for yourselves how much resource you can give back to the Wu Clan. If it satisfies Heaven and Earth, no, the Wu Clan, then this matter will be dropped. But if you are unwilling, or if you do not give enough, then Heaven and Earth will take matters into their own hands and allocate a portion of the resources you currently possess to the Wu Clan."

Of course, regardless of the method, you have all made sacrifices for the Wu tribe and contributed to heaven and earth. Heaven and earth will still remember your merits and bestow corresponding blessings upon you. After all, what you are about to do is something of immeasurable merit for all living beings in heaven and earth!

The Dao patterns of the sun and moon in the void connect directly to heaven and earth, and the Heavenly Emperor walks and acts on behalf of heaven. At this moment, Su Qing's smile disappeared, and he spoke solemnly, majestically, and powerfully to the high-level cultivators present.

The powerful cultivators present all looked extremely grim.

It's hard to imagine that Su Qing would resort to such despicable methods, first using morality to blackmail them, then using the power of heaven and earth to command all cultivators, forcing them to bow their heads and donate money.

Who would willingly accept forced contributions and mandatory fundraising?

"Lord Su Tian, ​​please open your eyes and see, my demon race has never wronged the witch race. Back then, the witch race sacrificed their lives for the world, and so did my demon race. We are all heroes of the world. Just because my demon race didn't die out and our losses weren't as great as theirs, doesn't mean we should make up for it. If we make up for it, who will make up for us?"

Tianpeng Demon Lord argued forcefully, and he was right. During the great calamity of antiquity, the number of demons was no less than that of the witches. The only difference was that the number of demons was greater than that of the witches. Moreover, because the demons were more inclusive and their groups were more dispersed, they had a stronger ability to withstand risks than the witches and were not completely wiped out like the witches.

Thus, after the great calamity of antiquity, the demon race, severely weakened, lingered at the bottom of the Tianyuan Realm for a long time before slowly climbing to its current position. The hardships they endured are unimaginable to outsiders. Now that they are doing a little better, it is understandable that they would feel uneasy about being asked to support their former enemy.

"Hmm, what Tianpeng Demon Lord said makes sense. The demon race of Tianyuan Realm has indeed had a hard time these past few years. How about this, the local demon race of Tianyuan will be exempted from this payment. Let the demon races of all the heavens and myriad realms pay this amount!"

Su Qing nodded and said to Tianpeng Demon Lord. As soon as he said this, the expressions of the powerful figures from all the clans and sects present changed again.

Tianpeng Demon Lord was overjoyed. Although he had just put on a show of being uncooperative and angry, if Su Qing insisted on asking him to donate, he would have no choice but to comply. After all, he was the Emperor's attendant, and the other Heavenly Master Tong Chang, who could speak with Heaven and Earth, was also his man. Without the ability to reach the ears of Heaven, he had no choice but to obediently submit to being slaughtered.

Although the demon race still needs to donate, at least the Tianyuan demon race is exempt, which is already very good. The demon race in the Tianyuan realm is the poorest to begin with, while the demon races in the heavens have never had a hard time in recent years and are all rolling in money. Tianpeng Tianjun doesn't think it's a big deal for them to take out some money to support the Wu race.

When the other forces in the Tianyuan Realm realized that Su Qing meant to kill not them, but the forces of the heavens, they immediately followed suit and complained about their hardship and poverty.

"Lord Su, you know the situation of my Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom. We have been harassed by sea monsters and pirates for many years. Under your wise leadership, we have just wiped out the pirate and sea monster forces and opened up trade routes. But we haven't had a few good years yet, and now we have encountered the invasion of evil spirits. The Thousand Islands Alliance has been destroyed and countless people have been displaced..."

"If we're talking about hardship, my Desire Demon Immortal Kingdom has suffered the most. We've been fighting the Pingxi Martial Kingdom in the Hundred Beast Mountains for hundreds of years, and for the sake of all living beings, we've also been on a long expedition to the Demon Tree Evil Kingdom. The war has been constant, and the burden is extremely heavy. I hope Lord Su Tian knows this."

"My Penglai Immortal Kingdom is not having an easy time either. In the early years, we paid a huge price to resist the invasion of evil spirits for the cultivation world of the Western Sea. Last time, when evil spirits launched a large-scale attack, the Thousand Islands Alliance collapsed at the first touch and we also took in countless refugees from the Thousand Islands. Now, just the resettlement costs for these refugees are causing my Immortal Kingdom a lot of trouble, and we really have no energy to take care of anything else!"

"My Xuanyuan Immortal Kingdom has long been located in the Eastern Wilderness, the Eastern Wilderness, the Eastern Wilderness, a desolate and impoverished land. The people of my Immortal Kingdom have gone from barely having enough to eat and wear to now barely having enough to eat and wear, and have hope for life. Who knows how much hardship and toil they have endured, overcoming countless obstacles and obstacles along the way...?"

“Everyone is right. Logically speaking, donations should come from the great clans and sects of the heavens. After the great calamity of antiquity, Tianyuan entered the Dharma-ending Age. It was we who persevered in Tianyuan and endured countless hardships to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. As for them, they have been tyrannical and enjoying wealth and glory in the myriad realms over the years. If we are to say who owes Heaven and Earth, they owe Heaven and Earth the most. It is only right that they should repay this debt!”

All the great cultivators of the Tianyuan Realm complained bitterly, their words implying that they wanted to be treated the same as the Tianyuan Demon Clan.

They support donating to the Wu Clan, but it cannot be them who donate. It must be those from the various realms and sects that escaped from the Tianyuan Realm during the ancient calamity, never shared hardships with the Tianyuan Heaven and Earth, and only ever wanted to share wealth and prosperity with the Tianyuan Realm!
Thus, the conflict shifted from Su Qing, the Witch Clan, and everyone else to the conflict between the Tianyuan Realm and all the myriad worlds.

Although the high-ranking cultivators from all the heavens and myriad realms were red-faced and extremely displeased by what these people from the Tianyuan Realm said, none of them refuted them.

Because they understood that what these people said actually made a lot of sense. Over the years, they had indeed lived quite well in the myriad realms. While most of the forces in the Tianyuan Realm were only Nascent Soul cultivators or fourth-order great demons, they had the resources to support seventh-order Dao Lords in the myriad realms. It was no exaggeration to say that the resources they enjoyed were worlds apart.

In fact, the resources that the myriad realms currently possess far surpass those of the various sects and races of the Tianyuan Realm. These are the benefits they have enjoyed in the myriad realms over the years. To say that they have nothing to do with the sacrifices made by the Wu Clan back then would be truly ungrateful and shameless. It should be understood that the myriad realms exist because of the existence of the Tianyuan Realm. Without the sacrifices of the Wu Clan and countless predecessors and sages, the demonic calamity would have spread to the myriad realms of the void, and they would not have had the opportunity to enjoy a peaceful and happy land.

Over the years, the development and progress of the Tianyuan Realm has received some help from the three sects of the Dao lineage, but it is mainly due to the contributions of generations of great demons and high-level cultivators native to Tianyuan. These great demons and high-level cultivators are no less talented than the current high-level cultivators of the heavens. It is only because they are in the Dharma-ending Age and resources are insufficient that they have stopped progressing in the Golden Core and Nascent Soul realms until their lifespans end and they are unable to enjoy the current golden age of cultivation that is reviving in Tianyuan.

As a result, the high-ranking cultivators present, after initially feeling betrayed by Su Qing and then betrayed by the various sects of the Tianyuan Realm, came to their senses and no longer opposed the donation.

They understood that this was bound to happen sooner or later, and that if they wanted to develop in the Tianyuan Realm in the future, they would have to pay back the debt from back then. They just didn't expect that the debt would be paid back to the Wu Clan.

"Cause and effect must be repaid, and gratitude and resentment must be avenged. This is the consistent principle of our Yuanshi Sect. Even if Heaven and Earth do not speak, our sect will still donate to the Wu Clan. Our sect will donate two billion spirit stones!"

The Yuanshi Sect is wealthy and powerful. Even the Guangxian True Monarch himself could make a decision on 2 billion spirit stones without having to report to the sect.

"My Lingbao Sect will donate two billion!" As one of the three major sects of the Dao lineage, no matter how poor they were, they couldn't let the Yuanshi Sect suppress them. The Three Sheep True Monarch of the Lingbao Sect followed suit without hesitation. "Then my Taishang Sect will also donate two billion." The Taishang Sect was in the most profitable pill business in the world. Two billion spirit stones was just a matter of a few batches of pills for them. Gu Letianjun wanted to donate more, but he kept in step with them out of consideration for the reputation of the Yuanshi Sect and the Lingbao Sect.

With the three major sects of the Daoist lineage setting an example, the other major sects of the heavens also understood exactly how much they should donate.

Donating too little is not good; donating too little will only invite others to look down on you and make heaven and earth unhappy.

Donating too much is not good. Not only will you feel bad about it, but you will also offend other forces. What kind of power and status do you have that you can donate more than us?

Each ethnic group and clan donated generously according to their own strength and resources. Su Qing would call out the names of those who donated, and the Wu ethnic group members in the Wu ethnic tourism area would bow to the donors to express their gratitude. After all, they had already given money, and they had nothing else to offer, so they still had to give them basic emotional support.

What was unexpected was that the Void Clan, who were not originally eligible for donations and had never even set foot in the Tianyuan Realm from ancient times to the present, also donated.

"The Void Clan donated two billion to the Witch Clan. The Witch Clan's selflessness and dedication have moved all living beings. The Void Clan is deeply impressed and wishes they could do even more for the Witch Clan!"

Su Qing conveyed the Void Queen's meaning, and together with the other cultivators present, they looked at the Queen with astonished eyes.

"What? Didn't you invite my Void Clan to stand on the side of all beings in all realms, allowing us to survive and develop in the Tianyuan Realm and the myriad Void Realms? Since we have enjoyed the benefits of heaven and earth, shouldn't we do something for heaven and earth?"

The Void Queen was particularly displeased with their surprise. Unlike her other races who only knew how to eat, she understood that this donation drive was not a simple matter.

What appears to be a donation to the Wu Clan is actually a ticket to atone for the sins of all the sects and factions entering the Tianyuan Realm. After this donation, many forces in the Tianyuan Realm will no longer be able to question the legitimacy of their development in the Tianyuan Realm based on the fact that the sects and factions left Tianyuan back then.

Since the Void Race had just chosen to side with the various realms and sects, they naturally needed an entry ticket as well!
"No, we welcome your donation to the Witch Clan. What surprises us is how you have so many spirit stones?"

Su Qing, representing all the cultivators present, voiced their questions.

Spirit stones, as the hard currency of the cultivation world, are still a considerable sum even though their value has depreciated somewhat due to the revival of spiritual energy in the Tianyuan Realm. Two billion spirit stones are still a substantial amount.

Take, for example, the various series and grades of puppets launched by the Su Group this year.

The best-selling fifth-tier Pengtian Armor Puppet is priced at 30 million spirit stones per unit today, with discounts available for bulk orders. Two billion spirit stones are enough to purchase 80 Pengtian Armor Puppets, allowing you to build a first-class aerial combat legion from scratch.

The most sought-after sacred puppet—the Demon King of Suppression—costs 200 million each, and up to ten can be purchased. With these ten puppets, a region can be protected from the invasion of demons below the sixth rank. What race or sect could refuse such an effect? ​​However, since the puppet was introduced, only a little over 150 have been sold so far. Clearly, many sects cannot afford the 200 million spirit stones.

In this way, we can clearly see the purchasing power of 2 billion spirit stones and the difficulty of accumulating 2 billion spirit stones.

No one would be surprised if the three major sects of the Dao lineage could come up with this huge sum of money. With their accumulated wealth from ancient times to the present, they could easily produce not just 2 billion spirit stones, but even 20 billion spirit stones. It's just a matter of who has the ability to get them to willingly part with it.

But when the Void Race brings it out, everyone is bound to be surprised.

Because in everyone's perception, this race has always been detached from all races and beings. They eat whatever they see and steal, and they have no concept of buying and selling. In their eyes, spirit stones are just delicious stones. They don't have the concept of spirit stones as currency, so how can they accumulate spirit stones?
Such doubts made the Void Queen even more unhappy. They were really looking down on people, treating the Void race like poor wretches.
To prove herself, the Void Queen immediately transferred 2 billion spirit stones to the Witch Clan's special account, hoping to dispel the doubts of the high-level cultivators present. However, to her surprise, everyone questioned the source of the spirit stones again.

"I borrowed it, okay? I used 300,000 Void Clan laborers as collateral to borrow it from Xiong Er's Money Shop!"

The Void Queen explained with annoyance, and everyone immediately understood.

"Alas, Your Majesty is foolish. If you need money, just tell my Yuanshi Sect. Two billion spirit stones? My Yuanshi Sect doesn't need any collateral, and we certainly won't charge you interest like Xiong Er's money shop!"

"Three hundred thousand Void Clan laborers? Your Majesty, do you mean that the Void Clan can now accept employment from the outside world and supply labor to all races and sects? If so, my Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom will also have to give you some business. The reconstruction of the Immortal Kingdom will be much faster with the help of the Void Clan!"

"Would the Queen like to take on the Void Logistics business? My Delong Logistics Company is currently expanding its multiverse logistics business and is in dire need of technical talent like the Void Race!"

Hearing these words from the group of high-ranking cultivators, the Void Queen's expression finally improved.

There was no other way; the world had changed. In this era where money reigned supreme and spirit stones were revered, even the Void Clan had to start by working for others, slowly building up their clan's foundation. (End of Chapter)