Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Within the three rings of Penglai Immortal Island and beyond the two rings lies the vast territory of the Eastern King Sect in the Tianyuan Realm. Originally, it only had a border of tens of millions of miles, which was nothing special. Even a Golden Core cultivator could circle around it in a day. However, after the revival of Tianyuan, the world became more and more profound and abundant, and Penglai Immortal Island also changed accordingly. The island is now interconnected, with each ring containing the vastness of the heavens and the realms. The spiritual energy within it draws upon the spiritual energy of the immortals from the high heavens and flows down. Immortal forests and precious trees stretch out in patches, adorned with rare flowers and herbs, and celestial birds and exotic beasts roam freely. This magnificent scene is gradually restoring the splendor of the first immortal island of the ancient Tianyuan Realm.

At this point, the Eastern King Sect, who had secretly made a deal with Liu Gandang to acquire the second ring of Penglai Immortal Island at an extremely low price, had made a fortune.

It should be known that land in the Tianyuan Realm is extremely valuable these days. A few years ago, the Wanyao Kingdom auctioned off three demon mountains in the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range, which were rife with miasma and extremely difficult to develop. This attracted tens of thousands of sects from all over the world to bid for them. In the end, the mountain was won by the Hongquan Sect of the Feihong Realm for a high price of 3.6 billion spirit stones.

Upon hearing this news, Liu Gandang was so angry that he fainted at home. These few garbage mountains in the Wan Yao Kingdom, which could be considered poor and desolate, could be sold for such a high price. If the core area of ​​the second ring of Penglai Immortal Island were to be sold to the public now, the price would surely skyrocket!
This land, worth hundreds of billions or trillions, was acquired by the Eastern King Sect in exchange for some seemingly high-end arts and crafts techniques and Daoist scriptures that were then blocked by various sects in the heavens. These arts and crafts techniques and Daoist scriptures are now commonplace and worthless in this era of open Daoist teachings. However, the second ring of Penglai Immortal Island, which was originally considered worthless by the Eastern King Sect, is now highly sought after.

This deal was a huge loss!

Liu Gandang knew perfectly well that although it was a case of one party willing to give and the other willing to receive, the deal had already been made. Whether he made a profit or a loss, he had to accept it. There was nothing he could do if he didn't accept it. He could be shameless and break his promise, but the other party was the Eastern King Sect, whose strength was far beyond that of his Penglai Immortal Island. He could be shameless, but he didn't have the ability to break off relations.

He had to accept his losses and stand up straight when he was beaten. Because of this incident, Liu Gandang was still regretful and sighed. Because of this lesson, he now held onto the land of Penglai Immortal Island very tightly. When the Eastern King Sect wanted to continue to purchase land on Penglai Immortal Island and offered various generous conditions, he refused them all, for fear of repeating the same mistake and regretting it in the future.

The Eastern King Sect could not wait for Liu Gandang to make another foolish mistake. They could only hope that Liu Gandang would pass away soon, and that his son Liu Feng would take power so that he could sell off his father's land. Then they could slowly nibble away at Penglai Immortal Island. Currently, during Liu Gandang's rule, they are only focused on developing the second ring area of ​​Penglai Immortal Island that they have already acquired.

In their view, this place is not only incredibly valuable, but even gold is not worthy of being compared to this land.

In terms of spiritual energy content and quality, this place surpasses even the Eastern Kunlun Mountains in the Zhutian Zifu Realm. Cultivators here achieve twice the results with half the effort, as if divinely aided. But that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that after the revival of the Tianyuan Realm, the world has enlightened all living beings. Cultivating here greatly increases the chances of enlightenment. Obstacles that were previously incomprehensible and bottlenecks that could not be broken through can be resolved in an instant with enlightenment. Moreover, blessed lands like Penglai Immortal Island offer far more opportunities for enlightenment than other places in Tianyuan. This is what the cultivators of the Dongwang Sect, who have been in seclusion for years without any progress, crave most.

In the past few hundred years since the Tianyuan Resurgence, countless cultivators from the Dongwang Sect who have practiced here have made breakthroughs in their cultivation and improved their realms. Although most of these breakthroughs were below the fifth rank, the sheer number of breakthroughs has led to a qualitative change. In the current environment of fierce competition for talent among all sects in the heavens, the foundation of the middle and lower ranks of the Dongwang Sect has become solid. In another thousand or ten thousand years, the probability of these middle and lower-ranking cultivators standing out will always be higher than that of other sects. At that time, the Dongwang Sect will have a great chance of winning the talent competition in the new era. It is not impossible that in the future, they will replace the three major sects of the Dao lineage, or at least stand on equal footing with them to become the leaders of the new era.

Once the Eastern King Sect had tasted the benefits of this place, they could not forget them. As a result, they continued to invest more in this place, sparing no expense to hire a professional logistics team to transport a lot of cultivation resources from the distant Purple Mansion Realm to this place. And what are these resources mainly used for?

Set up the formation!

Spirit Gathering Array!

If we can't set up a seventh-tier one, then we'll set up a sixth-tier one. If one isn't enough, we'll set up two or three!
They're trying to absorb all the spiritual energy from Penglai Immortal Island. Such high-level spiritual energy is something that the lowly beings on Penglai Immortal Island are only fit to absorb.
A powerful purification array!

Yin and Yang are divided, and the pure and the impure coexist. After the spiritual energy is used, it will be expelled as impure energy. This energy is detrimental to cultivation. If you inhale too much, it will easily cause your Dao heart to become unstable and your mind to become abnormal. How could such harmful gas be inhaled by the high-ranking members of the Dongwang Sect? The local people of Penglai Immortal Island have to inhale this second-hand energy. In addition, the sewage and filth produced by the Dongwang Sect in raising spirit beasts and building workshops within the second ring are also discharged to the outside through this great formation.

A massive rush to buy tickets.

This is an important part of their Eastern King Sect's foundation strengthening plan. Through the Seizing Opportunity Array, the Eastern King Sect cultivators who cultivate here will increase their luck, compete for opportunities to comprehend the Dao, and strengthen their foundations, so that the Eastern King Sect cultivators can win at the starting line.

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They did the same thing in the Purple Mansion Realm, but back then, no one dared to criticize them, or rather, anyone who dared to criticize them had already been wiped out. So they could do it openly and honestly. But on Penglai Immortal Island, they had to be careful about the impact and avoid protests and entanglements from those lower-level people. They had to do it quietly, behind people's backs, and without making a sound.

Because what they did was not very ethical, and if it were exposed, public opinion would be detrimental to the Eastern King Sect. Therefore, the Eastern King Sect strictly prohibits outside cultivators from entering or leaving the second ring of Penglai Immortal Island without permission. For this reason, a Flying Immortal Pavilion was specially built in the sky above the second ring, where three True Monarchs of Refining Emptiness are stationed year-round, carrying the sect's precious treasures to monitor the inside and outside and prevent others from spying on them.

This is why Liu Gandang previously wanted Liu Feng to seek refuge here, and it is also why Liu Gandang is now afraid to let Qinghe come here.

Judging from Qinghe's demeanor, he was worried that Qinghe might clash with Feixian Pavilion.

Pooh!
What are you thinking? Given the consistently impolite nature of the people of Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, Qinghe will definitely clash with Feixian Pavilion!

If this conflict had occurred elsewhere, Liu Gandang would have simply applauded and cheered.

In his view, both Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom and Dongwang Sect were villains who coveted his Penglai Immortal Island and stole its creations. The best outcome for the two villains to fight was a fierce battle to the death.

However, he would not agree to a conflict that occurred on their Penglai Immortal Island.

Qinghe is no ordinary cannon; she's an old hand who's followed Su Qing since his humble beginnings. Given Su Qing's protective nature, if she suffers a loss, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom will definitely not stand idly by. Furthermore, the Flying Immortal Pavilion is also extremely important to the Eastern King Sect. The three Refining Void True Monarchs stationed there are among the most likely Dao Lord seeds for the Eastern King Sect to break through to the Dao Integration Realm in the last ten thousand years. The second ring of Penglai Immortal Island, which the Flying Immortal Pavilion oversees, is also a precious treasure of the Eastern King Sect. Any mishap to them would be absolutely intolerable to the Eastern King Sect.

If the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom and the Dongwang Sect were to go to war on his Penglai Immortal Island, then the matter would be beyond Liu Gandang's ability to handle.

The Eastern King Sect is no ordinary force. It is the number one sect below the three sects. Its lineage is invincible. This is the status of the Eastern King Sect in the myriad worlds. If it were to fight a major battle, the power it could mobilize would be beyond Liu Gandang's wildest imagination!
The Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom is no ordinary place. It's only because Su Qing is in seclusion that this immortal kingdom has been quiet for a few years. In the past, during the major events of the heavens that occurred every ten years, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom was always involved. Although this immortal kingdom is not as powerful as the Eastern King Sect now, they are arrogant. Su Qing has never suffered a loss when facing external forces. If he makes a big fuss this time and brings over the Lingxiao Palace puppet, how can Penglai Immortal Island withstand it!
When the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer as well. Liu Gandang is now afraid that if the two sides fight, they will use Penglai Immortal Island as a battlefield. In that case, the Penglai Immortal Island, which he has worked hard and painstakingly to develop over the years, will suffer incalculable losses, and all his years of hard work will be in vain.

However, it was too difficult to persuade Qinghe to stay.

For Qinghe, there are two things in this world that she cannot tolerate.

One reason is being harassed by creditors. People have urgent needs, and they wouldn't borrow money if they weren't in a hurry. Since they're already so short of money that they have to borrow, how can they possibly repay it in a short time? Putting themselves in the creditors' shoes, they should be more understanding of the debtors' difficulties and stop calling them deadbeats. Putting them on the credit report is even worse.

The second issue is being defaulted on. It's only right to pay back debts. Put yourself in the creditors' shoes; they're not having an easy time either. People should have a conscience. When you were desperate, someone risked their life to lend you money to help you through the crisis. Now that the loan is due, you're defaulting, which increases the creditors' bad debt rate. Where will they get the money to lend to others in the future? No, to help those who need help?
The Eastern King Sect is now one of those who owe Qinghe debts. Although it's not debts owed to her personally, Qinghe has no parents, and the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom is her home. Owing debts to her family is no different from owing debts to her personally.

Furthermore, in recent days, she has been hearing Bao Delong, Ling Ying, and others complain that the Eastern King Sect has been using unfair means to steal their business in the myriad realms, causing huge losses to merchants in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom.

Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents. They not only default on their debts but also harbor deep resentment. This feud has escalated to the point where a fight is inevitable.

The wheels of her car were smoking from her stomping, and Liu Gandang could only sigh as he watched her taillights from behind.

"Quickly, go and invite the Heavenly Venerable Guangxian! Only the Primordial Sect can save my Penglai Immortal Kingdom now!"

Liu Gandang, who couldn't persuade Qinghe, knew very well that the people from the Eastern King Sect wouldn't listen to him either. With neither side willing to listen to advice, a major battle was imminent. Only a highly respected and influential force could prevent the conflict from escalating.

Just as he sent someone to the Yuanshi Sect's headquarters in the Immortal Qin Martial Kingdom to invite people, Qinghe had already run into the people from the Flying Immortal Pavilion!

"Who goes there, daring to trespass on the important territory of the Penglai branch of the Eastern King Sect? Kneel down and apologize now, and receive a hundred years of lightning punishment, and we may let you off this time. If you dare to fly an inch further, don't blame us for making sure you are never reincarnated, and for pursuing your clan, sect, and all forces related to you!"

On the Flying Immortal Pavilion, the high and mighty Eastern King Sect's Wu Liangtian Venerable, speaking with the Heavenly Mandate in his mouth, warned Qinghe, who had trespassed into the second ring of Penglai Immortal Island.

Having been in seclusion and cultivating within the Eastern King Sect, he was sent by the sect to guard the second ring of Penglai Immortal Island. He has been in seclusion ever since, knowing very little about the turmoil in the outside world. The Eastern King Sect does not want these Dao Lord seeds to be distracted by trivial matters in the outside world, but only lets them concentrate on comprehending the Dao, with everything focused on advancing to the Dao Lord level.

Therefore, Qinghe, who had just defeated Red Boy and whose fame had spread throughout the heavens, was just an unknown figure in the eyes of this Heavenly Venerable Wu Liang. However, the fire-tipped spear in her hand and the wind-fire wheels under her feet caught his eye. He knew that these were the signature magical artifacts of the ancient Three Altars Sea Gathering God. He was slightly moved and thought to himself that this lotus spirit from who-knows-where was so fortunate to have obtained such a treasure. It was as if the heavens had opened their eyes and sent it to him. Or was it that his own opportunity had arrived? Was he about to advance to the seventh-level Dao Lord, and the heavens had bestowed upon him a treasure befitting his status as a seventh-level Dao Lord?
Wu Liangtianzun's thoughts raced, and he had already developed a greedy desire for the magical treasures on Qinghe's body. At this moment, he was afraid that Qinghe would obediently listen to him. Although he did not concern himself with worldly affairs, he was not a fool. He knew that if this Lotus Girl could obtain such magical treasures, the power behind her must be extraordinary.

Of course, no matter how extraordinary it is, it can't compare to their Dongwang Sect. However, the Tianyuan Realm is different from the Zifu Realm. Their Dongwang Sect can't cover up everything with one hand. Everything still needs to be reasonable. If they steal someone's treasure without being in the right, then the Anti-Demon Alliance formed by the major sects of the heavens and the local forces of Tianyuan will definitely come to cause trouble for them. Therefore, it would be best if this Lotus Maiden caused some trouble at this moment, so that he would have a reason to take action and capture her and seize her treasure.

What suited him perfectly was that Qinghe had come here to cause trouble. She didn't want the people from the Eastern King Sect to be too easy to talk to; if they were too easy to talk to, she, Qinghe, wanted to take action.

If before, she thought of venting her anger for the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom and collecting debts along the way, now that Wu Liang Heavenly Venerable has appeared, she has a new idea.

"Old Daoist Tong said I had a fortuitous encounter here, and I originally thought it was the five-colored stone carving. But now it seems I was mistaken. This fortuitous encounter actually belongs to the Eastern King Sect!"

Qinghe's gaze fell on the white lotus platform beneath Wu Liangtianzun's seat. With just one glance, her mind was captivated by it, feeling as if this treasure was destined to be hers.

Wu Liangtianzun felt a surge of anger upon meeting his gaze.

You scoundrel! I'm only coveting your magic weapon because I think highly of you. Instead of handing it over obediently, you dare to covet mine!
You think you can even look at these twelve-petaled Pure White Lotuses? I wouldn't dare look at them for long!
These innate spiritual treasures, even with imperfections in their innate spiritual essence, are still renowned top-grade immortal treasures from ancient times. Even their Eastern King Sect possesses only a handful. The sect is lending them to me temporarily so that I can utilize their ability to calm the mind and spirit, helping me advance to the seventh-tier Dao Lord level. Such treasures are not something you dare to look at too closely! (End of Chapter)