Immortality begins with meditation puppets

When the three sects of the Daoist lineage stepped in and sided with the Penglai Immortal Kingdom.

No one thought it was because of Penglai Immortal Kingdom's reputation, but because of Su Qing's reputation. Otherwise, why would they have entered the arena after Su Qing had already entered?
"As expected, might makes right. The three sects of the Dao lineage have stood on the side of justice and chosen to join us in punishing the evil Dongwang Sect!"

"I can understand that the three sects of the Dao lineage want to mediate this dispute, but I don't understand why they chose to side with Su Qing and the Penglai Immortal Kingdom. Could it be that in their eyes, the Dongwang Sect, the strongest sect below the three sects, is less important than Su Qing? Are they willing to risk offending the Dongwang Sect to support Su Qing?"

"Yes, why? Putting aside the Lingbao Sect and the Taishang Sect for the moment, wasn't the Yuanshi Sect colluding with the Dongwang Sect to crush the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom's various arts and crafts industries in the Heavenly Market? How come they've now betrayed the Dongwang Sect and stood with Su Qing?"

The various sects and cultivators were in an uproar. Although they were glad that the three major sects of the Dao lineage had intervened and that the great battle was about to end, they were also puzzled by the fact that the three major sects of the Dao lineage firmly stood on Su Qing's side. In terms of strength and status, the Penglai Immortal Kingdom and the Dongwang Sect were not comparable. In the past, the three major sects of the Dao lineage would either favor the Dongwang Sect, which was also a major sect in the heavens and would be of great use to them in the future, or they would try to avoid offending either side. Their current choice to directly side with the Penglai Immortal Kingdom and attack the Dongwang Sect was really unexpected.

The various sects and cultivators couldn't understand it at all, and in the end they could only attribute it to the potential that Su Qing had shown. His status as a candidate for the Human Emperor and Heavenly Emperor gave him a more important position in the eyes of the three major sects of the Dao lineage than the Eastern King Sect. And their thinking inadvertently increased Su Qing's prestige in all the heavens and myriad realms.

After all, judging from the current situation, it is as if Su Qing raises his arm and calls out, and all the heroes respond. Even the three sects of the Dao lineage are at his command!
Only Wu Renxin of the Eastern King Sect, after his consciousness returned from the Purple Mansion Realm, glared at him resentfully.

He understood that, given the demonic plot to seize the fragments of the Jade Butterfly of Creation, not only the three major sects of the Dao lineage, but also other forces within their own Eastern King Sect would not allow him to continue this great war. All parties had reached an agreement to make his Wu family a sacrifice to end this great war, thereby ensuring the survival of the Eastern King Sect and the Tianyuan cultivation world. Most importantly, he hoped that Su Qing could divert his resources to the important matter of searching for the fragments of the Jade Butterfly of Creation!

The arm can't twist the thigh; the weak must give way to the strong. This is the fundamental principle that Wu Renxin insists on. Although it feels frustrating now, he has to admit that the tide is in Su Qing's favor. If he remains obstinate and fails to see the right path, then the Wu family of the Eastern King may be wiped out from all the heavens today!
His resentment was buried deep in his heart, and his angry gaze softened. Even a dignified Dao-Merging Master was now bowing to someone, begging for mercy from Su Qing in the most humble tone he had ever used:
"Lord Su, this matter is of utmost importance. Shall we rest here for now? Both sides should bear their own losses. Let's settle this amicably, and we can still be friends next time we meet?"

Su Qing glanced at him sideways, understanding his intention to back down, but she was not satisfied with his attitude of backing down!

Wu Renxin thought that he was using the power of the three sects of the Daoist lineage to force him to submit, but that was not the case at all.

Su Qing was even somewhat annoyed by the interference of the three sects of the Dao lineage!

The conflict between the major sects of the heavens and the local forces of Tianyuan has a long history. One side believes that it is strong and has a solid foundation, and therefore it is right to take more and better resources. The other side believes that it is the local people and that Tianyuan's fortune should be occupied by them.

Although this conflict was resolved through compromises by both sides under the advocacy of the Anti-Demon Alliance, allowing the various sects to reside within the sects of the major Tianyuan native immortal kingdoms, thus enabling them to enjoy the benefits of Tianyuan's revival and also helping the local Tianyuan forces to develop and progress, a win-win situation that is beneficial to all realms.

The idea was good, but in reality, various conflicts were inevitable. Both sides couldn't stand each other. The situation between Penglai Immortal Kingdom and Dongwang Sect is not an isolated case. This kind of thing may happen in other places now or in the future.

Su Qing knew that it was virtually impossible to solve this problem once and for all, but he couldn't just sit idly by either. In his eyes, this matter was more important than the fragments of the Jade Disc of Creation.

Peace and tranquility depend on all people, not on any particular treasure. To eradicate evil, we must gather the power of all living beings. Just like in ancient times, all the gods and immortals in the heavens possessed countless treasures, yet they still fell to evil because of excessive internal strife.
Therefore, in order to prevent the conflict between the myriad realms and the local forces of Tianyuan from escalating and ultimately leading to a fierce internal struggle like the Dragon-Phoenix Calamity or the Lich-Demon Calamity,

When this conflict erupted between Penglai Immortal Kingdom and Dongwang Sect, it should have been resolved in the most appropriate way.

What is the appropriate method?
In Su Qing's view, the goal was to thoroughly defeat the Dongwang Sect and make an example of them, so that those self-important sects would know that even the Dongwang Sect, whose strength far surpassed theirs, would pay a heavy price for breaking the rules set by the Tianyuan Realm. If they dared to act recklessly in the Tianyuan Realm, their fate would be even worse than theirs.

Such a deterrent might make the major sects of the heavens restrain themselves considerably. Once the local forces of Tianyuan make up for the lessons they missed in the Dharma-ending Age by taking advantage of the spiritual energy tide, and bring the strength of both sides to a level, these bullying dramas will decrease significantly.

Therefore, Su Qing's entry into the game this time was with the intention of inflicting heavy losses on the Eastern King Sect.

The power he has shown so far is not his full strength. The resources of the Tianyuan Human Race, Dragon Race, Demon Race, and Witch Race have not yet been fully utilized. Even the strongest puppet army that he originally planned to use to surround and kill demons at the Heavenly Demon General level has not yet been used.

At this moment, the three sects of the Dao lineage stepped forward. In Wu Renxin's view, they were helping Su Qing deal with them. In Su Qing's view, the three sects of the Dao lineage were clearly saving the Wu family. In his heart, he originally wanted to annihilate the Wu family here. He didn't even want to let go of the Wu family patriarch, Wu Renxin, the master of the Innate Dao Integration Realm!

Ironically, Wu Renxin and his family, who were spared because of this, still seemed unwilling and showed no sincerity in admitting defeat!
Su Qing had a thought, but then he saw the Five Virtues Qilin Puppet spewing out the Five Virtues Divine Light, which controlled the entire battlefield, rendering all the magic weapons and Taoist arts of the Eastern King Sect cultivators ineffective.

At the same time, another Lingxiao Palace puppet that it had summoned from the heavens unleashed its full power, recklessly pouring its firepower at the cultivators of the Eastern King Sect.

That wasn't enough. Wu Renxin clearly sensed that within the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, a power that made even him tremble was stirring and was about to arrive on the battlefield at any moment.

"Lord Su, please stop! My Eastern King Sect admits defeat, isn't that enough?!"

At this point, Wu Renxin was truly frightened and begged Su Qing for mercy. When Su Qing ignored him, Wu Renxin turned to the people of the three sects of his Dao lineage for help.

"Fellow Daoists, please intervene! It's not that my Eastern King Sect refuses to cease hostilities, it's that Su Tianjun doesn't want to let my Eastern King Sect go!"

The three seventh-level Dao Integration experts sent by the three sects of the Dao lineage also had uncertain expressions at this moment.

The Five Virtues Qilin and the Lingxiao Palace Puppet—these were the combat forces Su Qing openly displayed, and they all knew them. However, the fact that the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom also harbored a power comparable to a Primordial Dao Master was unexpected. And that wasn't all. At the same time that seventh-tier Dao Master aura appeared in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, the Azure Dragon King emerged from the Fallen Sea, landing behind Su Qing, and a ferocious demon saint aura surged forth from the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom…

"Has the power of the Tianyuan Realm recovered to this extent? With the power of the entire realm united, it is no less than any of the great sects of the heavens!"

The Jade Balance Celestial Venerable, who had made the move from the Primordial Sect, exclaimed in surprise, thinking to himself that all the heavens and myriad realms seemed to underestimate the Tianyuan Realm after the spiritual energy revival. They were not only high in future potential, but their current strength was also not to be underestimated!
"Then our arrival was unnecessary. It seems that even if we hadn't come, Su Tianjun would have had ways to make the Eastern King Sect suffer!"

The middle-aged sword master of Lingbao Sect sounded somewhat regretful, as if he wished Wu Renxin would not surrender and that Su Qing would destroy the Wu family. This showed that Wu Renxin had long been unpopular, and the sword master of Lingbao Sect had long been unhappy with them.

"Admitting defeat requires the right attitude. Even I couldn't stand your attitude just now!"

The one who came from the Supreme Sect was the teacher of the Ancient Musician Lord, the Heavenly Venerable Tingfeng, who was also dissatisfied with Wu Renxin's attitude.

Dude, now you're the one bowing down and begging him to stop! Don't you understand the situation? At your age, you should know that there's no such thing as losing a battle without paying reparations. If you don't want Su Qing to beat you to your knees and sing "Conquer," you'd better bleed a lot and give him something that satisfies him!
The three Daoist Celestial Venerables spoke, but none of them stood on his side. This made Wu Renxin fully realize the bitterness and helplessness of "those who follow the Dao receive much help, while those who stray from the Dao receive little help." Since it was impossible for the three Daoist sects to help put pressure on Su Qing, he could only stop pretending to be confused and choose to spend money to avoid disaster.

He used his divine sense to connect with Su Qing and secretly negotiated a truce with him.

"Lord Su, I have long admired your unparalleled skill in puppetry. However, due to limited materials, you have been unable to fully utilize your talents. My Wu family happens to possess several seventh-grade treasure materials, but our clan members have been unworthy and have yet to put them to use. These treasures are gathering dust, which is a real pity. We should give them to Lord Su so that they can be put to good use. If Lord Su is interested, I will immediately send someone to deliver them to the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. Rest assured, this matter will be handled with absolute secrecy. You, I, and heaven and earth will all know, and there will be no possibility of it being leaked and damaging Lord Su's reputation. If Lord Su is still worried, I can swear an oath!"

In Wu Renxin's view, if this battle were to go through the normal compensation process, it would bankrupt his Wu family. But normally, there's no need to go through the normal process.

As long as Su Qing, the person in charge, is satisfied, what objections could the likes of Penglai Immortal Kingdom possibly have?
Therefore, this compensation should only be given to Su Qing to make him satisfied. Even if the Penglai Immortal Kingdom is not satisfied, they have no choice but to be satisfied.

In his heart, there was still a feeling that the likes of Penglai Immortal Kingdom were not worthy of compensation from his Eastern King Sect. How could the strong compensate the weak? As for Su Qing, let's just say he was a strongman!

Following the basic logic he had used in his actions across the heavens over the years, Wu Renxin offered Su Qing a painful compensation, believing he had expressed sufficient sincerity, but received no response from Su Qing.

On the contrary, on the battlefield below, the Tianyuan cultivators swung their swords faster and faster as they killed the Wu family members.

Seeing this, Wu Renxin cursed Su Qing in his heart for being greedy. He was afraid that if he didn't stop him, the Wu family would be destroyed and he would lose both his family and his wealth. So he reluctantly added many good items in addition to the three seventh-grade treasures. But even so, Su Qing was still not tempted.

But at least he got to use his mouth!

"Master Wu, I respect you as a senior, but please be more upright in your actions."

Who in the heavens doesn't know that I, Su Qing, am a flawless person with impeccable morals? You're secretly conspiring with me, trying to tempt me with treasures, making me disregard the interests of Penglai Immortal Kingdom and my fellow Daoists in Tianyuan. Aren't you deliberately humiliating me?

I, Su Qing, am not that kind of person. You don't need to talk to me. If you want a truce, you have to talk to the Penglai Immortal Kingdom; they are the real aggrieved parties!

His words were spoken with great righteousness and in a loud voice, as if he was afraid that others would not hear him.

Wu Renxin's face turned ashen upon hearing this, realizing he had been tricked by this shameless brat once again. While such private dealings were perfectly normal, bringing them into the open made his actions appear despicable, further tarnishing the already infamous Wu family's reputation and allowing Su Qing to ruthlessly boost her own prestige by trampling on the Wu family's honor.
Hearing this, Liu Gandang's eyes reddened. He exclaimed that Su Tianjun was virtuous and righteous, a model for cultivators across all realms. He felt that his Penglai Immortal Kingdom desperately needed this compensation. The war was exhilarating in the moment, but the reconstruction afterward would be a matter of life and death. The Penglai Immortal Kingdom, which was once considered wealthy in the Tianyuan Realm, was now devastated, with incalculable economic losses and even more heartbreaking loss of life. At this moment, if he didn't take a few pieces of flesh from the Dongwang Sect, Liu Gandang didn't dare to think about how he would lead the Penglai Immortal Kingdom forward!
The disciples and cultivators were filled with admiration. Su Qing's moral character was beyond doubt after this incident. The Five Virtues Qilin had not misjudged him; they were the ones who had misjudged him. This candidate for Heavenly Emperor and Human Emperor truly possessed virtues comparable to the Heavenly Emperor and Human Emperor of yesteryear. In the future, the world would be entrusted to him to rule, and everyone could rest assured!
Next, the fighting ceased, and the compensation process quickly commenced.

With Su Qing behind him, and Su Qing backed by the entire Tianyuan Realm and the three sects of the Dao Clan, they clung to Wu Renxin like hyenas.

"Extortion! You're extorting us! You want us to pay you 3 billion spirit stones, and that's not enough? Now you want my Wu family to give them half of the Immortal Zombie Army? I dare to pay, but do you think they can handle it? Fellow Daoists of the Dao Sect, you must speak up for my Wu family!"

The conditions were too harsh, and Wu Renxin complained to the Dao Masters of the three sects of the Dao lineage.

Meanwhile, the Jade Balance Celestial Venerable of the Primordial Sect was only worried about the fragments of the Jade Disc of Creation, and didn't care how much flesh the Wu family had given away.
"The bigger picture is what matters! What time is it? Why are you wasting your time on such trivial matters, Fellow Daoist Wu? If we resolve this matter soon and find a fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation, wouldn't all the losses be made up for?"

"I'm agonizing over a few measly things? Why don't you say that the Penglai Immortal Kingdom is agonizing over a few measly things? Just tell them to stop bothering me!" Wu Renxin said angrily.

"How can that be the same? They are the victims and the victors. They have the right to make their demands. Otherwise, why do you continue fighting? Let me make this clear: if you continue, the three sects of the Dao lineage will also join us in attacking your Wu family!"

"Fine, the Wu family admits defeat!" Wu Renxin swallowed his pride, having just accepted the conditions of the Penglai Immortal Kingdom, when he heard Su Qing speak again:
"Fellow Daoist Wu, have you settled your score with the Penglai Immortal Kingdom? Then let's settle our score as well. I won't ask for much; those three seventh-grade treasures you just mentioned will suffice!" (End of Chapter)