Immortality begins with meditation puppets

The strong rule everything, while the weak submit to their fate.

This is how the world should be.

When Liu Gandang led the Penglai Immortal Kingdom as the overlord of the Western Sea, he thought the same thing.

At that time, Tianyuan had not yet recovered, and all the heavens and myriad worlds were still isolated outside of Tianyuan. In the Western Sea, Penglai was the only dominant family. Penglai could decide the life and death of ten thousand people with a single word. They had done things such as supporting pirates, causing havoc in the Western Sea, breaking seals, and stealing secret treasures.

But one day, Su Qing told him that the world shouldn't be like this. Fighting against evil spirits, it was impossible for Penglai Immortal Kingdom to do it alone. Everyone had to be united to protect their living space under the threat of evil spirits. After Su Qing repeatedly slapped him in the face, he realized this point. When Tianyuan was revived and all the major sects entered Tianyuan, Penglai Immortal Kingdom's strength dropped from the top tier of Tianyuan to the bottom tier compared to these major sects. He supported Su Qing's point of view even more.

That is, while this great cause of resisting demons is not yet accomplished, all forces and cultivators must act according to their conscience. One may not have much conscience, but one must have it. One may bully others, but one must treat them as human beings.

This is how the world should be. Even weak immortal kingdoms have human rights and should not be treated like this by the Eastern King Sect!

"Good, good, Dongwang Sect, you've done a good job! You set up a spirit-gathering array and absorbed most of the spiritual energy of my Penglai Immortal Island. I was wondering why the cultivation levels of the cultivators on Penglai Immortal Island haven't improved in recent years. It turns out that all the spiritual energy has been stolen by you guys!"
This "opportunity-grabbing formation" is utterly shameless. Opportunities are ordained by Heaven, and all the sects and clans in the heavens have explicitly forbidden the illegal seizure of others' opportunities. Yet you defy this order, using this formation to deceive Heaven and Earth and steal others' opportunities. Such actions are blatant deceit and deserve a hundred deaths to atone for them!
"The most despicable thing is this Purification Array! It's one thing for you to steal the good things and use the good things, but why do you have to harm us, the immortals of Penglai? With the wealth of your Eastern King Sect, it's not that you can't set up a Purification Array. If there's too much turbid energy, just clean it and transform it into pure energy, right? It's just a little more troublesome and uses more resources than the Purification Array. Is it really necessary to use this Purification Array and deliver this poisonous gas to us, the immortals of Penglai, to inhale!"

Liu Gandang's hands trembled with excitement as he pointed at Wu Liangtian and unleashed a torrent of angry curses!

As a blessed land, Penglai Immortal Island should have better fortune than other places in Tianyuan. However, in recent years, the success rate of Penglai Immortal Kingdom has lagged behind other immortal kingdoms. It is one thing if it is not as good as Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, but now it is even worse than Qiandao Immortal Kingdom, which was once crushed by them.

In response, Liu Gan, with his petty mind, thought that Su Qing, out of old grudges, used his authority as the Heavenly Emperor to have Heaven and Earth punish their Penglai Immortal Island. Because of this, he cursed Su Qing countless times behind her back.

Now it seems that he has been cursing the wrong person all these years. The strange thing about Penglai Immortal Island all these years is not because of Su Qing, but because of the Eastern King Sect that he has always treated like an emperor!

As the head of the Penglai Immortal Kingdom, who has Liu Gandang devoted all these years to? Isn't it all for the millions of immortals in the kingdom? He thought that with the revival of Tianyuan, everyone could live a good life. But now he has discovered that because he brought in the Dongwang Sect to attract investment back then, the immortals of Penglai can't absorb spiritual energy and are eating poisonous gas. Countless immortals have suffered as a result. So, how can he control himself when he discovers the truth!
Wu Liangtianzun, despite being rebuked, showed no remorse and instead blamed Liu Gandang:

"Who gave you the audacity to speak to me like that? The Eastern King Sect never considers other people's opinions when it does things. Whether you like it or not, you all have to obediently endure it."

"Now, I command you to lead the people of your Penglai Immortal Kingdom to assist me in capturing this Lotus Maiden. If you perform well, I will report back to your sect and perhaps allow your Penglai Sect to become a subordinate sect of my Eastern King Sect. At that time, you will also be able to share a portion of the glory of my Eastern King Sect. Believe me, this portion of glory is something you could never achieve even after a thousand generations!"

Come on, come and lick my boots!
When Wu Liangtianzun's words reached the ears of Liu Gandang and the other Penglai people, that was exactly what he meant.

That bastard doesn't think he did anything wrong at all; he just thinks he can't beat Qinghe right now and needs their help!

"I'll help you, of course I'll help you! It's a blessing that your Eastern King Sect has settled in our Penglai Immortal Kingdom. How can we stand idly by now!"

Liu Gandang gritted his teeth and said, under Wu Liangtianzun's delighted gaze, he mobilized all kinds of puppets, magic cannons, and all kinds of gods that Penglai Immortal Kingdom had accumulated over the years, and then gathered the most surging firepower of the immortal kingdom and poured it towards Wu Liang.

"Liu Gandang, are you looking for death?!"

Even with his arrogance, Wu Liang understood the immense power of a Celestial Kingdom unleashing its full force. It was a terrifying power that would have been enough to kill him ten times over without the Twelfth Grade Pure World White Lotus. However, because he possessed the Twelfth Grade Pure World White Lotus, he was not afraid at the moment. He was simply furious that Liu Gandang, such an ant, dared to defy the will of his Eastern King Sect and dared to attack it!

"Seeking death? It's your Dongwang Sect that doesn't want us to live! My Penglai Immortal Kingdom, considering your Dongwang Sect to be a great sect among the heavens, thought that if you were to establish yourselves in my Penglai Immortal Kingdom, you could bring blessings to all the people of Penglai. We were even willing to give you the most precious part of Penglai Island as a branch sect's residence. Who would have thought that we would invite wolves into our house, allowing you to commit such calamities against my Penglai Immortal Kingdom? Today, I will expel all of you scourges from my Penglai Immortal Island. From now on, no cultivator from the Dongwang Sect will be allowed to enter Penglai Immortal Island!"

With bloodshot eyes, Liu Gandang pulled out all the treasures he had accumulated over the years and kept bombarding Wu Liang with them.

Seeing this, Qinghe was overjoyed:

"I knew that bastard was no good! We should have dealt with him. We must raid his house!"

Qinghe was pleased that she now had a more legitimate reason to attack, and she didn't have to worry about being blamed afterward. She was also pleased that the results of the battle could be expanded. Not only could she plunder Wu Liang, but she could also plunder all the properties of the Dongwang Sect in this area. She was even more pleased that with the help of the Penglai Immortal Kingdom, Wu Liang's annoying Twelve-Petaled Pure World Lotus Platform was not as perfect and impenetrable as it had been before!

Defensive magical artifacts all have a defense limit. When the damage exceeds the limit, they will reveal a weakness and be vulnerable to attack.

The same applies to the Twelve-Petaled Pure World Lotus Platform. Because it is a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, theoretically, breaking through its defenses would require the power of a seventh-order Dao Lord. However, during the ancient demonic calamity, it had already been breached by evil spirits, and lacking innate spiritual essence, it was not perfect to begin with.

Under the relentless onslaught of Qinghe, who was nearly a seventh-level Dao Lord, it was already struggling to hold on. Now, with Liu Gandang leading the Penglai Immortal Kingdom to add to the firepower, the twelfth-grade Pure World Lotus Platform immediately showed signs of weakness.

Seeing the white light on the lotus platform growing weaker, Wu Liangtian Venerable panicked. "Good treasure, I know you still have unused spiritual power. Over the years, the entire sect has nurtured you with countless precious items. It's impossible for it to be used up so quickly. Quickly bring it out and help me hold on for a while. Once I become a seventh-order Dao Lord, I will mobilize the entire sect's power to repair your deficiencies!"

Wu Liang hurriedly begged the Twelfth-Rank Pure World Lotus Platform to help him again, to use all the spiritual power it had accumulated, so that he could buy some more time to summon his two senior brothers who were in seclusion.

Now he is truly afraid, because he knows he might die!

The Twelve-Petaled Pure World Lotus Platform ignored his request. These innate spiritual treasures were the most pragmatic. If they truly recognized a master, they would go through fire and water for him without hesitation. But for a sect like the Eastern King Sect, the two parties were nothing more than a transaction. The Eastern King Sect would nurture it with spiritual objects on a daily basis, and it would come out to help them when they needed it. Any extra spiritual power would be its reward. This time, for Wu Liang, it had already used up all the spiritual power that the Eastern King Sect had given it. And Wu Liang actually wanted it to use the spiritual power it had accumulated in the past. This was outrageous! It was going to die without spiritual power, while Wu Liang was just going to die. It could tell which was more important.

The moment the twelfth-grade Pure White Lotus was extinguished, Wu Liang's expression was one of despair. At that moment, the Fire-Tipped Spear was only three feet and three inches away from his throat, and it would have taken his life in an instant.

At that moment, two more figures flew out from inside the Flying Immortal Pavilion:

"Don't hurt my junior brother! Let's talk this out!"

"No matter who you are, it's not too late to back down now. My Dongwang Sect will take responsibility for my junior brother's mistake and give you a satisfactory explanation. If my junior brother dies, then my Dongwang Sect will fight you to the death!"

When Shao Wufeng and Ge Tianfang saw this scene after leaving the pass, they were quite frightened.

Although they belong to the same lineage, their fates are vastly different. Although they are all Refining Void Celestial Venerables and cultivate under the Eastern King Sect, their status within the sect is worlds apart from that of Wu Liang.

Wu Liang comes from the Wu family of the Eastern King Sect, a family of cultivators with an ancient lineage. Members of the Wu family hold key positions throughout the Eastern King Sect. The Wu family patriarch is one of the three giants of the sect, a Dao Master who has mastered the Dao of the Primordial Dao. Wu Liang is the most promising member of the Wu family in this generation to become a seventh-level Dao Master, and is the precious darling of the Wu family.

If he were to perish here, dying in front of the two of them, the Wu family would hold them accountable, and the two of them would not fare well either. Their hopes of entering the power center of the Eastern King Sect in the future would be greatly reduced, and their current opportunity to cultivate peacefully on Penglai Island in hopes of advancing to the seventh-level Dao Lord would be replaced by someone else.

Therefore, Wu Liang cannot die; for their sake, he cannot die!
Their will could not sway Qinghe, and their threats had no effect on her whatsoever!
Swish!
The Fire-Tipped Spear pierced through Wu Liang's throat, and the Samadhi True Fire burned away his physical body and soul without mercy.

Only the storage bag and the twelve-petaled Pure World Lotus Platform survived, and Qinghe quickly stuffed them into her bosom.

"How dare you! No matter where you come from, you're not leaving here today!"

Upon seeing Wu Liang's tragic death, Ge Tianfang was enraged. He formed hand seals, and a flying sword shot towards Qinghe with lightning speed.

However, Shao Wufeng, who was equally enraged, was able to control his emotions and did not rush to attack Qinghe.

He understood that Wu Liang might be all show and no substance, having grown up in a sheltered environment of sect and family, rarely having experienced life-or-death battles. Therefore, while his theoretical cultivation was high, his practical combat skills were worrisome, far inferior to those of them who had risen from the bottom and were experienced in combat. However, it was undeniable that Wu Liang possessed truly formidable magical treasures and carried a great many pills, which were enough to compensate for his lack of combat experience. In particular, he had the Twelfth Grade Pure World Lotus Platform. If he had that item, Shao Wufeng was confident that he could escape from a seventh-level Dao Lord.

Thus, Qinghe, who broke through the Twelfth-Rank Pure World Lotus Platform, is a force to be reckoned with. Making a hasty move against her might lead to repeating Wu Liang's fate. Therefore, Wu Liang should shout something before he dies, whether it's useful or not. If it can scare Qinghe into stopping, that's fine. But if it doesn't scare her and Wu Liang is dead, then he shouldn't be so eager to show off. He should figure out the situation first.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, what has our Eastern King Sect done to offend your Penglai Immortal Kingdom? Why are you joining forces with outsiders to make things difficult for our Eastern King Sect? Our Eastern King Sect and your Penglai Immortal Kingdom are now brothers and allies, sharing the same fate and common interests!"

Qinghe didn't seem like someone who could communicate. After killing Wu Liang, she went mad and laughed wildly. When she faced Ge Tianfang, she kept saying contradictory things like "debt collectors will die a horrible death" and "deadbeats can't live a good life." Shao Wufeng had no choice but to communicate with Liu Gandang. Firstly, because he had often communicated with Liu Gandang over the years and their relationship was fairly good. Secondly, because he also wondered if the Penglai Immortal Kingdom had eaten the heart of a bear and the heart of a leopard, daring to offend their Eastern King Sect.

Liu Gandang, who used to fawn over him, only responded with a cold laugh. His gaze fell on the arrays of spirit gathering, opportunity seizing, and turbidity expelling formations that had been exposed on the second ring of the immortal island, and his meaning was self-evident.

Drawn by his gaze, Shao Wufeng finally had time to look down. Seeing the devastated Penglai Second Ring Road, his heart skipped a beat, and he knew something was wrong.

If Wu Liang's life or death is related to his future within the Dongwang Sect, then the exposure of the formation below is related to the future of the Dongwang Sect in the heavens!

Some things are weightless until weighed, but once weighed, they become unbearable. Although the great sects of the heavens acted like local emperors in the myriad worlds, arbitrarily exploiting and killing living beings outside their own sects, as exemplified by the Eastern King Sect's actions on Penglai Immortal Island, most of the great sects of the heavens have done similar things.

However, such immoral and self-serving behavior is unacceptable in the Tianyuan Realm. The Tianyuan Alliance, led by Su Qing, had already made a three-point agreement with the major sects of the heavens. The condition for allowing them to enter the Tianyuan Realm to seize opportunities was that they must abide by the rules of the Tianyuan Realm. The most restrictive and punitive rule was that the major sects of the heavens were not allowed to use their first-mover advantage to carry out unfair attacks on the local forces of Tianyuan and deprive them of their right to normal development.

This clause not only received unanimous support from the local forces of Tianyuan, but also from the three major Daoist sects, including the Yuanshi Sect and the Lingbao Sect. However, any force that violated this clause would suffer a joint attack from them, which was clearly something the Dongwang Sect could not afford! (End of Chapter)