Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Before all the heavens and myriad realms, facing the pressure from the Primordial Sect and the threat from the Eastern King Sect, Su Qing, with righteous indignation, spoke eloquently to uphold justice.

He had hoped that his resounding speech would earn him the admiration and appreciation of all sects and realms, but the reactions of the cultivators from all sects and realms were completely different from what he had expected.

"Did I hear that right? Su Qing is going to uphold justice for someone?"

"That's hilarious! I admit that Su Qing is capable, powerful, and strong, but when it comes to his integrity and moral character, to be fair, I'm three levels above him. If he's going to uphold justice, his stance will be completely skewed to the extreme!"

"Alright, let's end this farce quickly. Let Penglai Immortal Kingdom submit to the Eastern King Sect. You can't fight city hall, and an ant can't beat an elephant. Life still has to go on. Are you really planning to destroy the Western Sea?"

The discussions among the various sects and cultivators reached Su Qing's ears, causing him to blush and feel furious. It was outrageous and utterly insulting!
Over the years, Su Qing's Su Group's puppet business and Xiong Er's money lending business have ruthlessly reaped the wealth of various realms, sects, and cultivators. But they are not unscrupulous at all. Tianyuan Realm is poor. In the era of Dharma decline, it has accumulated nothing. It is only by taking some spirit stones from various realms and sects that have lived relatively well since childhood to support the cultivation of Tianyuan cultivators. It can only be said that it is robbing the rich to help the poor. It has nothing to do with whether it has any integrity or not.

As for the matter that Su Qing has been criticized for, namely stealing Liu Feng's wife and Daoist partner, those who don't know the details just think that Su Qing is abusing his power to bully others and committing adultery, which is despicable and vile, but he can also explain it.

From an official standpoint, Zhao Qian possesses the Xuan Yue Dao Pattern, which, along with his Da Ri Dao Pattern, perfectly matches the Tai Xu Sun and Moon Dao Pattern. At this time when the demonic calamity is rising again and all living beings in the heavens are once again facing the crisis of world destruction, it is absolutely necessary to bring back the four imperial Dao Patterns that the Heavenly Emperor once held. Therefore, his marriage with Zhao Qian is a marriage preordained by Heaven, a cause and effect created by Heaven.

Privately speaking, Liu Feng is a terrible son, a bad person, and a terrible person. Zhao Qian had no feelings for him to begin with. But after meeting me, she realized what a good man is. She felt that one night with me was better than a thousand years with Liu Feng. So she chose Su Qing. The two of them are in love and mutually attracted. There is no betrayal or coercion involved. So why are they called adulterers?
But prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain. Su Qing understands that no matter how much she explains, even if others believe her verbally, they will not believe her in their hearts.

That's alright. Why should he explain his character himself? Let this Five Virtues Qilin Puppet explain it for him!
But then, the Five Virtues Qilin puppet beneath him spat out a beam of clear light that descended into the sky above the Penglai Immortal Kingdom. Then, like scattered starlight, it sank into the bodies of all the cultivators on both sides of the battle within the Penglai Immortal Kingdom.

"Hey, Su Qing, you brat, how dare you plot against my sect's disciples!"

"Let's just say he's up to no good. He talks about fairness, but he's actually preparing to ambush us!"

"How despicable! Kill this bastard! I've had a problem with him for a long time!"

Those who spoke out in anger were all cultivators from the Eastern King Sect. Seeing Su Qing summon puppets and coat them with starlight, they did not feel anything unusual for the time being, but a person's reputation precedes them. Given Su Qing's despicable nature, how could this starlight be anything good?

"Su Tianjun has made his move! I knew it! Su Tianjun's side is still on the side of our Tianyuan Realm!"

“Of course, we in the Tianyuan Realm and Su Tianjun are family. Everyone understands the principle of helping one’s own side rather than the one in the right. Besides, Su Tianjun has never been a reasonable person. Moreover, we are in the right this time!”

"But what is the effect of this starlight? Why does it turn white when it falls on us, but black when it falls on the disciples of the Eastern King Sect?"

They were praising the cultivators of the Tianyuan Realm, and they didn't have a positive opinion of Su Qing's moral character. However, they had no doubt about Su Qing's stance. He was the one who called for the establishment of the Tianyuan Alliance. Now that the alliance was fighting with the Dongwang Sect, how could the alliance leader speak in favor of the Dongwang Sect? That would be unreasonable!
Both sides had their own ideas about the starlight emitted by the Five Virtues Qilin Puppet, but neither knew what kind of means the starlight was.

This is not surprising, as the puppets Su Qing creates are always strange and unpredictable, and it is not surprising that they use any kind of methods.

The two sides were locked in fierce combat. At this moment, either they had a knife to their opponent's neck or their opponent had a knife to their own. Both sides were focused on their opponent and thinking only about beating their opponent's brains to a pulp. They were too preoccupied to care about what Su Qing was thinking. They only hesitated for a moment when they saw the appearance of the starlight before they were fully focused on the battlefield again.

The fierce, brutal, violent, and bloody battle continued, but the situation seemed somewhat different from before.

Originally, the Eastern King Sect held a certain advantage on the field, relying on the superior cultivation of its disciples, its superior magical artifacts and equipment, and its immortal zombie army.

In the hearts of these Eastern King Sect cultivators, they were a great sect, the mainstay of the fight against evil in the heavens, who had contributed their strength and shed blood for the myriad worlds. These Tianyuan cultivators, who had been under their protection for many years, were now fighting with them over some trivial matter. They were truly unfilial and deserved to be taught a lesson. Therefore, they swung their broadswords directly at the Tianyuan cultivators without any psychological burden.

But now, that black starlight lingered like a nightmare, constantly questioning their Dao hearts and making them begin to doubt the rightness or wrongness of their sect's actions. Were the Spirit Gathering Array, the Turbidity Expelling Array, and the Opportunity Seizing Array right or wrong? Were these Tianyuan people ungrateful, or were they, the Eastern King Sect, who had been taken in by the Penglai Immortal Kingdom, still thinking of seizing all their spiritual energy and opportunities?

This moral interrogation doesn't require them to answer immediately; it only makes them doubt and think. Their minds and bodies are then chained, and their previously unrestrained and carefree attacks become hesitant, their offensive no longer as swift as before.

Looking at the Tianyuan cultivators, the white starlight falling on them was constantly affirming their actions. Justice is not determined by strength or weakness; the weak dare to draw their swords for justice. What they did was absolutely right. Their firm belief dispelled any thoughts of fear or retreat in their hearts. Eight strikes per second, each strike leaving a phantom.

In a mortal battlefield, this scene would mean one side's morale is low while the other's is high. Whenever this situation arises, no matter how disparate the two sides' original strengths are, the side with higher morale will most likely win.

However, the battlefield for cultivators is very different from the battlefield for mortals. In the mortal world, the individual strength of soldiers is not much different. When two armies clash, the difference in strength lies only in the number and training. Therefore, morale has a great influence on the battle. In the battlefield for cultivators, even if a Qi Refining cultivator unleashes a burst of power and exerts a hundred times the original strength, he is still no match for a Nascent Soul cultivator. Therefore, the factor of morale is very small.

This is basic common sense in the cultivation world, but the current situation has overturned this common sense.

It was obvious that after the sudden and drastic change in the morale of both sides, the battle situation was reversed, and the previously dominant Dongwang Sect was now being suppressed by the Tianyuan cultivators.

Even more astonishingly, the cultivators saw that even those immortal zombies who had long since died, were devoid of will, and resembled dead puppets, now had a layer of black light covering their red fur. They even knew how to control their strength when they attacked, and were no longer as ferocious and bloodthirsty as before!
"What kind of magic is this? What kind of monstrous puppet has Su Tianjun created this time?!" "When it comes to manipulating people's hearts, Su Tianjun is the master. He's completely outmaneuvered these Eastern King Sect cultivators!"

"To cause so many cultivators to lose their Dao hearts, including many high-level cultivators of the fifth or sixth rank, such methods are even more terrifying than those of demons. It's hard to imagine that a mere puppet could accomplish this!"

"This wasn't made by a puppet! I feel like I've heard of this kind of method before. That's right, my sect's records state that in ancient times there was a Five Virtues Qilin that could distinguish between good and evil, right and wrong, and could use its moral holy light to punish evil and promote good. Its effect is exactly the same as this black and white starlight!"

The various sects and cultivators were astonished by the effect of the black and white starlight. After discussing among themselves for a while, Gu Letianjun of the Supreme Sect seemed to wake up from a dream and looked at the "puppet" under Su Qing with a shocked expression!
The same expression was shared by Guangxian Tianjun of the Yuanshi Sect and Sanyang Tianjun of the Lingbao Sect.

The three of them were disciples of the three major sects of the Dao lineage, with a long and profound heritage that was incomparable to other sects. Therefore, when others saw the effect of the black and white starlight, they only thought that the puppet Su Qing had created was exceptionally powerful. However, the three of them instantly thought of the methods of the ancient Five Virtues Qilin. After looking at the object under Su Qing's seat, their guess was immediately confirmed:
It has the body of a deer and the tail of an ox, with a single unforked horn on its forehead, a dragon's head that is faintly visible, five virtues patterns on its spine and the Big Dipper pattern, eyes containing the twenty-eight constellations, the illusory image of the Hetu and Luoshu on its back, and the floating and uncertain earth, wind, water and fire, its feet stepping on auspicious clear light, and its head covered with auspicious clouds of merit.

The more you look at it, the less it resembles a puppet; the more it looks like the ancient Five Virtues Qilin!
As soon as this thought crossed their minds, the three looked at each other, speechless with shock, and it took them a long time to react.

"The Five Virtues Qilin! It really is the Five Virtues Qilin! Wasn't this Qilin gone?"

"The demonic calamity has risen again, the saints have returned, and the Five Virtues Qilin has reappeared in the world. Although it is unexpected, it is also normal!"

"I can accept that the Five Virtues Qilin has reappeared in the world, but why did it recognize Su Qing as its master? What qualifications does Su Qing have to be the master of this Five Virtues Qilin!"

"Could it be that we've misunderstood him all along? Is he truly virtuous and principled? Is he both noble and upright in his conduct?"

The three disciples from the three sects of the Dao lineage were so shocked that they didn't bother to control their voices. Meanwhile, the cultivators from various sects who had been listening to their discussion now took their guesses as fact!
"It's the Five Virtues Qilin! The one under Su Tianjun's command isn't a puppet, it's the ancient sacred beast, the Five Virtues Qilin!"

"It's confirmed! The three sects of the Dao lineage have confirmed it together. They said it themselves, and I heard it with my own ears. It is indeed the Five Virtues Qilin, without a single mistake!"

"Oh my god, could it be that we've been misunderstanding Su Tianjun all along?!"

"Despite his greed, lust, and cunning, was he a good person?"

Facts speak louder than words. Look at Su Qing sitting upright on the Five Virtues Qilin, so dignified—no, so humble. The cultivators were in a daze for a long time before they finally managed to accept the fact that Su Qing, who had always been criticized and ridiculed for his moral character, had transformed into an honest young man and a true moral guardian.

"The dazzling array of flowers is dazzling, and right and wrong are hard to distinguish. I, Su Qing, have devoted myself to the great cause of benefiting the entire cultivation community over the years. In this process, I have exhausted myself and had no time to care about anything else. Yet, there are those wicked people with ill intentions who deceive me, slander me, insult me, laugh at me, belittle me, and despise me. I let them be, I tolerate them, I respect them, and I do not want to pay attention to them. I only hope to avoid trouble and live in peace."

But today, seeing that the conflict between the Tianyuan Fellow Daoists and the Dongwang Sect is like a raging fire, burning ever brighter, if we continue to sit idly by and stand by like the Yuanshi Sect, this war may destroy all the achievements of our world over the years and cause all living beings in the world to perish together.

This is something I, Su Qing, cannot tolerate. Therefore, I must prove myself by bringing forth this Five Virtues Qilin, so that all my fellow Daoists, and especially the Daoists of the Eastern King Sect, may see whether I, Su Qing, am truly qualified to uphold justice and adjudicate this dispute!

A streak of azure lightning flashed across the sky, making the Taoist sitting on the Five Virtues Qilin exude an even more compassionate aura of "I will go even if there are thousands of people against me." This deeply moved the various sects and cultivators who had preconceived that the Five Virtues Qilin puppet was the Five Virtues Qilin, and that the Five Virtues Qilin serving him as its master, thus deducing that he was a person of high moral character.

"It's a misunderstanding. We've all misunderstood Su Tianjun. Over the years, he's sold puppets, run money shops, worked for the well-being of thousands of families, driven away evil spirits, fought against wickedness, and saved millions from suffering."

He shoulders the safety of all the heavens and myriad realms on one shoulder, and the development of the Tianyuan Realm on the other. He toils tirelessly, spending countless years, and thinks of all living beings all the time. Yet, he is slandered by treacherous people, who damage his reputation and honor. It is hateful that we are also deceived by these treacherous people and have many misunderstandings about Su Tianjun.

Only today have I come to understand the righteousness of Lord Su, and only now do I know where justice and fairness lie in the cultivation world!

When the Black Sky Edge of the Punishment God Kingdom fought with the people of the Eastern King Sect, he cried out in pain, his emotions so intense and his words so earnest that they moved everyone present.

Su Qing couldn't help but glance at him sideways, secretly making a mental note of him, planning to have Erqiang properly promote this outstanding talent with exceptional wisdom after this matter was over.

His actions convinced all sects and cultivators that he had the ability to mediate the dispute. Even the Heavenly Venerable Guangxian of the Yuanshi Sect, seeing Su Qing's unbridled pursuit of prestige, could only look as if he had swallowed a fly and dared not utter a word of rebuttal!

How to refute?

The legend of the Five Virtues Qilin can see the moral flaws of all beings in all realms. He, the Heavenly Lord Guangxian, considers himself a good person, but does a good person never do anything wrong in his life?

If Su Qing were to let the Five Virtues Qilin shine its light on him and see him having an affair with the Fairy of Qinse, would he even want to live?
Riding the Five Virtues Qilin, one wields this powerful weapon of morality. Whether one can defeat him in a fight is another matter, but one certainly cannot win an argument with him!

Only the wise and discerning Heavenly Lord Guangxian knew better than to see the Penglai Sect members still being stubborn and defiant even now! (End of Chapter)