Immortality begins with meditation puppets

"The Langlang Mountain ruins have been discovered, and there are still hundreds to thousands of ancient, exotic Langlang pigs surviving inside. These pigs were famously hardworking pigs in ancient times, eating little and doing much, with low demands and no complaints. If you snatch a few piglets and sell them in the park, you can easily make three to five million. Even if they die, you can extract the working god elixir from their bodies—the liver-protecting pig pill. If you are interested, come and sign up with me. We will set off promptly at 3:45 AM tomorrow!"

"It is suspected that a vicious dragon has been resurrected at the mouth of the Guanjiang River. Gao Erqiang, the God of Punishment and Killing, imitated the old story of the God of Justice in the past, and killed the vicious dragon at the mouth of the Guanjiang River. The dragon's blood stained half of the Guanjiang River red. Fish, shrimp, beasts and insects all gained something from it, and they all knelt on the surface of the Guanjiang River to show their submission to Gao Erqiang, so that Gao Erqiang could be given a new divine position - God of War of Guanjiang River. This matter spread widely, and the world praised Erqiang for his bravery and said that he was a good god who was wholeheartedly for the people. However, some people suspected that this was a show that Gao Erqiang had orchestrated himself. They believed that the vicious dragon was a sinful dragon that he bought from the demon race, just to plunder the newly appeared Guanjiang ruins!"

"In the northern part of Tianyuan, a celestial cave has appeared, suspected to be the cave of Guangchengzi, one of the twelve Golden Immortals of the ancient Yuanshi Sect. It has now been forcibly taken over by the disciples of the Yuanshi Sect, who prohibit any non-Yuanshi Sect disciples from entering and exploring it. This has caused protests from various forces in Tianyuan, who say that the ancient ruins have reappeared in the Tianyuan Realm and everyone can pursue them. They are no longer the private property of a single family or sect. They say that the actions of the Yuanshi Sect are too domineering. However, the reactions of the various sects in the heavens are indifferent, and they do not feel that there is anything wrong with the actions of the Yuanshi Sect."

"Thirty thousand miles beneath the surface of the southeastern part of the Western Sea, a faint, shimmering light appears and disappears, and the roar of dragons echoes for miles around. Confirmed by the Azure Dragon King of the Dragon Clan, this place was once the site of a dragon palace, inhabited by an Ancestral Dragon King and his direct descendants. This ancient dragon palace is filled with countless treasures. As soon as this news spread, it caused a great stir in all directions, and countless forces gathered here. As soon as that dragon palace is revealed, a bloody battle for the treasure will immediately ensue!"

"After a black fog, a vast expanse of black soil extends from the northern part of Tianyuan, inhabited by thousands of races, countless demons, and endless spiritual creatures. Yet, it refuses entry to beings from our mortal realm, for it is a demon kingdom, led by an unparalleled bull demon, assisted by six sixth-tier demon lords, commanding a million demon soldiers. Its attitude towards the various races of our mortal realm is unclear, and it is unknown whether it has any connection with evil spirits. The demon race of our mortal realm has sent Demon Lord Tianpeng as a demon envoy to this demon kingdom to make contact. Until the outcome is determined, fellow Daoists of the world should exercise caution when venturing into this place!"

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What Su Qing thought was no big deal was a big deal to all living beings in the heavens.

The process of Tianyuan's revival is accelerating, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is increasing day by day, and all kinds of opportunities are emerging one after another. For cultivators born in this era, it is a blessing from heaven. Countless cultivators have seized the opportunity and risen to the top in one step. Some people say that if you are born in this era, even a pig can take off. If you can't take off, you can't blame heaven or earth. You can only blame your own lack of fortune and effort. The environment is really good, but you yourself are really not good enough!

While the cultivators were busy taking off, the major sects were not idle either. The immortal mountains and treasure lands that emerged during the Tianyuan revival were, for them, things that mattered for the future of their sects and whether they could face their patriarchs with their heads held high after their deaths. They would fight for every inch of land. If the opponent had a good relationship with their sect, or was of similar strength, or if the land was not fertile or the treasures were not valuable, then there was still room for negotiation. They could argue a bit, exchange benefits, and resolve the dispute peacefully and harmoniously. But if the land was very fertile, the treasures were very valuable, and the opponent was only of average strength, then they would not care about the relationship. They would grab it first. In this world, you get what you fight for, and you don't get what you don't fight for. Only by being shameless and ruthless could they seize the greatest benefits for their sects!
“In the past, the two Buddhist patriarchs, Jieyin and Zhunti, rose from nothing to the great prosperity of Buddhism. I, Liu Gandang, started with one, half, or at least a quarter of Penglai Immortal Island. My starting point is much higher than that of the two Buddhist patriarchs. As long as I am shameless, cunning, and despicable enough, how can I not lead my Liu family to great prosperity in this world!”

On Penglai Island, Liu Gandang was full of pride and taught his only son, Liu Feng, by example.

Just now, in the sea area below Penglai Immortal Island, a divine light suddenly shot out from 90,000 miles below the seabed. This divine light passed through the immortal island, went straight into the sky, and then burst into brilliant fireworks at the highest point in the sky, which alarmed all the forces in the entire Western Sea.

This is an omen of the birth of a divine object. All forces in the Western Sea, regardless of their strength, will come to join in the fun.

Once all the forces had arrived, three of them claimed sovereignty over the divine object.

The first force is the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom. In recent years, thanks to the various opportunities and treasures that have appeared in the sea, this immortal kingdom has gradually recovered from the losses of the last demonic disaster. This time, they sent two True Immortals, Subduing Dragon and Tiger, because they believe that the sea area where this divine object appeared has been under the jurisdiction of their Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom since ancient times. According to the rules, things that fall on whose territory belong to them. Their claim is reasonable and cannot be refuted.

But not that it was impossible to refute, not that it was unassailable. Liu Gandang, shameless as ever, immediately retorted:
"Since ancient times? Your Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom hasn't even been established as long as my Penglai Immortal Kingdom. What right do you have to say 'since ancient times'? It's like a pig sticking garlic in its nose. If you're going to pretend, at least make it believable. We, the immortal kingdoms of the sea, all have a share of this Western Sea. In the past, we didn't hold it against you and let you take all the treasures from the sea. That was out of pity for your Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom. We were all human and comrades in resisting evil, so we let you take advantage. Who knew you wouldn't be satisfied with taking advantage? You even have the nerve to say that this divine object born under the backside of my Penglai Immortal Kingdom is yours!"

Liu Gandang's barrage of words infuriated Jianglong Fuhu.
"Liu Gandang, you are utterly shameless! Back then, it was agreed that your Penglai Immortal Kingdom would only be responsible for things in the Western Sea and the heavens, while things underwater would be under the jurisdiction of our Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom. Over the years, most of the evil spirits and demons that have appeared in the Western Sea have not been the responsibility of our Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom. For this, how many outstanding disciples have our Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom sacrificed, and how much national strength has been wasted? Now that the Western Sea was a hot potato before, your Penglai Immortal Kingdom ignored it because it was too troublesome to clean up the evil spirits. Now that treasures have begun to grow in the Western Sea, your Penglai Immortal Kingdom wants to claim sovereignty over the Western Sea again. There is no one in the world as shameless as you!"

The Dragon Subduer and Tiger Tamer's words make a lot of sense, but they made a mistake in saying one thing: there are plenty of shameless people like Liu Gandang.

The third force, besides Penglai Immortal Kingdom and Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom, to claim ownership of this divine object is the Grand Marshal of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, Qinghe Marshal, who succeeded the Great Immortal Daoist of the Three Altars Sea Gathering.

Qinghe's career advancement path is truly enviable.

As a long-time subordinate who followed Su Qing from the beginning, she was highly valued by Su Qing. From the very beginning of the establishment of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, she was the undisputed head manager of thousands of shops under the Su Group. Every day, she handled hundreds of millions of spirit stones. This position alone made her revered as the "Emperor of Workers" by all the workers in the heavens, and regarded as a role model and idol. It was only because she received the immortal cultivation of the Three Altars Sea Gathering God that she received the divine cultivation. If it were the divine cultivation, given Qinghe's status in the hearts of the workers in the heavens, she could easily open up a divine position as the God of Workers.

After receiving the Daoist lineage of the Three Altars and Seas, Qi He immediately stepped down from his position as head manager, transitioning from a civil to a military post. Instead of starting as a common soldier, he had to begin as a general. With Su Qing in seclusion, Liu Yun'er in charge, and with the strong recommendations of Tang Wan'er, Guo Qiaolian, and others close to Qing He, head manager Qing He transformed into one of the twelve generals of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. These twelve generals include, but are not the same as the land general, Feng Bo'e, the sky general, Shen Zhi Liu Yin, the air combat overlord, Shuang Tou Long Shen, the peerless rider, General A San, and so on.

All twelve generals have made outstanding contributions to the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom in order to be in their positions. Qinghe was able to take up the position of general through nepotism, which caused some dissatisfaction within the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. However, she was promoted to the position of marshal shortly after becoming a general, and few people in the kingdom questioned this.

It should be noted that while the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom has dozens of generals, it only has three marshals. One of them is the Heavenly Marshal, Su Qing, who is also the ruler of the Kaiyuan Kingdom. The Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom was established under his leadership, and the core of the main forces of the various armies within the country are all puppets created by him. It is only natural that he should be the Heavenly Marshal in charge of the entire army.

Tiger General—Tiger Might Heavenly Lord, Tiger Egg has made countless contributions to the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. Whether in terms of seniority, status, strength, or ability, he is top-notch and should have been made a marshal long ago.

The Buddha Marshal—True Buddha Xiong Er—not to mention Xiong Er's status in Buddhism, second only to the bald one and above all others, and the many tangible and intangible benefits he has brought to the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom by spreading his teachings throughout the heavens, just look at his confidence as the founder of Xiong Er Money House, holding the largest purse bag in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. As a marshal, no one dares to utter a word.

How could Qinghe possibly be ranked alongside these three marshals as one of the Four Marshals, commanding the million-strong navy of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom?

That was because she had made convincing contributions that were enough to earn her promotion from general to marshal.

Three years ago, the Seven Sacred Demon Kingdoms emerged in the northern part of Tianyuan. This demon kingdom was led by a seventh-order bull demon, and had six sixth-order peak demon lords as its sworn brothers. Each of them commanded hundreds of thousands of demon soldiers. Their strength was unmatched by any ordinary sect in the mortal world. The northernmost part of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom bordered this demon kingdom. According to the instructions set by the king Su Qing before he went into seclusion, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom should continue as usual internally and implement its existing policies while maintaining a low profile externally. It would not attack unless attacked, and everything would be dealt with after he came out of seclusion.

Su Qing is the supreme ruler of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. No one dares to disobey the national policies he sets. Therefore, in recent years, no matter how many treasures have appeared in the world after the revival of Tianyuan, and how much turmoil has been caused by these treasures, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom has remained unmoved. Apart from the forces that actively sought trouble, which were wiped out by the twelve generals dispatched by Hongshang, the kingdom has not had any large-scale conflicts with most other forces.

As for the various forces in Tianyuan, and even the major sects that settled in Tianyuan from all the heavens, none of them took the initiative to provoke Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom because of Su Qing's prestige. Even the Dongwang Sect, which was determined to make trouble for Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, had been focusing on competing for opportunities and treasures in recent years and had no interest in diverting its energy to Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. In their view, it was good that Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom was keeping a low profile. When everyone was competing for opportunities and treasures, there was one less opponent. Otherwise, if Su Qing really came out of seclusion to compete for treasures, with his status as the favorite son of heaven and earth, who could beat him?
However, all the heavens in the mortal realm know that the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom is not to be trifled with, but the newly emerged Seven Saints Demon Kingdom does not know this. This demon kingdom originally cultivated in a secluded secret realm. Due to the revival of the Heavenly Yuan and the aggregation of spiritual energy, it returned to the mortal realm. It does not yet have a clear understanding of the rules of the mortal realm and the distribution of various forces. It has only formed an alliance with the Great Sage Overturning the Sea due to ancient ties, and has little contact with other forces in the mortal realm.

Against this backdrop, some minor demons within the Seven Sacred Demon Kingdoms caused trouble and angered the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom.

The little demon may be young, but his abilities are by no means small. He is born with the supernatural power to breathe Samadhi True Fire, and his skills are comparable to those of a seventh-level demon lord. Not only are his abilities great, but his status is also impressive. He is the only son of the Bull Demon Lord, the leader of the Seven Saints Demon Kingdom. Moreover, he seems to have an unclear relationship with the Supreme Sect. The Ancient Music True Monarch of the Supreme Sect took the initiative to send him a storage bag of pills. It is truly unfathomable.

Red Boy, who was showered with love and affection, was ignorant of the limits of the world. He thought the puppets of Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom were fun, so he led the great demons to repeatedly plunder puppets within the territory of Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom was extremely annoyed by this, but could only endure it.

Because the heavens of the present world are still vying for these seven holy demon kingdoms, hoping to bring them onto the right track, promote their integration into the present world, and unite them in the fight against evil, it is not politically correct to wage war against them.

Furthermore, as Su Qing instructed, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom should not provoke a powerful force like the Seven Saints Demon Kingdom while he was in seclusion.

But they could no longer tolerate it. Seeing that Red Boy was going too far, in one of his actions, he twisted off one of the two heads of the two-headed dragon god who had come to drive them away, broke off a piece of the silver wing of the Divine Flowing Silver, and wreaked havoc in the divine realm of Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, destroying dozens of divine weapon factories and causing significant losses to Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. Thus, Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom had no choice but to take action against him to prevent him from causing further damage to the kingdom.

However, given the demon's abilities, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom cannot simply deal with it as it pleases.

With Su Qing absent, the Lingxiao Palace Puppet has no one to command. Furthermore, this puppet is currently patrolling the myriad realms with the Kaiyuan Fleet, protecting the commercial interests of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom in the myriad realms, and is unlikely to return easily. Therefore, the Lingxiao Palace Puppet cannot be relied upon to deal with this demon.

The puppet in the Lingxiao Palace was unreliable, Tiger Egg was cultivating in seclusion at the Lingbao Sect and could not be disturbed, and Xiong Er was still giving lectures in various Buddhist kingdoms and could not spare the time. After discussing with Hong Shang, Liu Yun'er, who was in charge of the Immortal Kingdom, originally planned to ask Su Qing's sworn brother, Gao Erqiang, to subdue the demon, but Erqiang also had his own affairs to deal with and could not get away.

Under these circumstances, Liu Yun'er originally planned to personally take command, leading many sixth-order puppets from within the country. Since there were many puppets, they could bully the few demons. In any case, they would subdue that Red Boy first.

Unexpectedly, before their group even set off, they received news that Qinghe had subdued Red Boy and forced the Seven Sacred Demon Kingdoms to cede territory and pay reparations to ransom him! (End of Chapter)