Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 239 The Great Battle Between Two Sects, Emerging from Seclusion

The east wind blows, the war drums beat, who fears the demons of Yunshan?

On the western front, war raged on.

The Gale Cannon, the Flame Cannon, and many other ranged puppets were frantically consuming spirit crystals and spirit stones, and frantically absorbing and releasing Dao techniques.

The array lights on both city walls flickered on and off, and array masters were busy running around, frantically replacing the damaged array plates.

Meanwhile, in the central battlefield, the three Golden Core cultivators from the Yunshan Sect, including Xiashan Shangren and Yunshan Shangren, stood in a row, locked in fierce combat with the two or three Golden Core cultivators and third-tier body cultivators from the opposite Yumo Sect, including Hunyuan Laozu.

The aftershocks of a battle between Golden Core cultivators are something that lower-level cultivators cannot withstand.

Therefore, the battlefield for Foundation Establishment cultivators and second-stage body cultivators is located twenty or thirty miles away from the center of the battle between the Golden Core cultivators.

Qinghe was among them. As a lotus spirit, Qinghe's talent in Taoist arts was comparable to that of the true disciples of Yunshan.

Unfortunately, having only recently entered the Foundation Establishment stage, and not yet mastered the sword control technique, he was still no match for the true disciples of the Desire Demon Sect.

She wasn't so stubborn as to seek out disciples of the Desire Demon Sect to fight; all she found were Foundation Establishment cultivators who had been coerced by the sect.

As fellow independent cultivators, they were all equally matched, lacking profound lineages and numerous trump cards.

Under such circumstances, he relied on the many fine items he bought with spirit stones borrowed from He Xinyan.

Qinghe, who was indulging in premature consumption and enjoying life ahead of time, wore second-tier spirit armor and, with the help of the sword puppet, fought her way in and out of the Foundation Establishment battlefield seven times, which was quite exhilarating.

With several storage bags in her hands, Qinghe put the sword puppet, which was on the verge of being scrapped, into them.

He swallowed a God-Exploding Pill and carelessly charged into the first-tier battlefield. Before the Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators could react, he earned another batch of storage bags.

Finally, pursued by a demonic cultivator riding a blue-eyed, golden-eyed beast, they fled back to the city wall in a panic.

"Exciting, so exciting!"

"I've won! I, Qinghe, have won!"

"I'll pay back the sect leader first, then have Su Qing forge a second-tier magic sword for me. When I come back next time, I'll definitely earn even more!"

With a bountiful harvest of green lotus leaves, his gaze lingered for a moment on the battlefield, where the battle had begun, at the Gao family's butcher shop.

The Gao family's butcher shop was covered in streaks of blood, which, like ferocious beasts, were sucking up the blood essence of the cultivators that flowed freely on the battlefield.

Her heart sank slightly. After registering her battle merits with the Yunshan Sect disciples, she flew towards the Hundred Treasures Pavilion without looking back.

I'm not coming anymore, never again.

Even if she had a second-tier magic sword and could use the sword control technique, she wouldn't come to this battlefield.

Yu Qinghe was filled with lingering fear.

Suddenly, a long rainbow streaked across the central battlefield.

Immediately, a loud explosion rang out, and the thunderous roar of the people from Xiashan could be heard both inside and outside the city walls.

"Shi Zhifang! How dare you kill my junior brother? Aren't you afraid that my sect leader will come and bury you here?!"

Upon hearing this, Qinghe was startled. She extended her divine sense and indeed saw that where the rosy clouds and dark clouds intertwined, the man from Xiashan was holding a corpse and staring at the demonic cultivator opposite him with bloodshot eyes.

The Taoist priest who died was the Cloud Mountain Hermit who had recently arrived in White Cloud Immortal City!
The Desire Demon Sect has only been here for a few days, yet even Golden Core cultivators are starting to fall!
Qinghe was greatly shocked, and then looked at the demonic cultivator opposite her.

He was a graceful and elegant man, dressed in a blue Taoist robe and wearing a black and gold Taoist crown. Behind him was a Soul Refining Banner that blotted out the sky and stirred up the wind and clouds.

This person must be the Golden Core demonic cultivator from Xia Mountain who killed the people of Yun Mountain. He was the one who had killed an elderly Golden Core cultivator from Yun Mountain, Shi Zhifang, on the Yunluo battlefield.

"If we were afraid of your sect leader, our Demonic Desire Sect wouldn't have come all the way here. Xiashan, I advise your Cloud Mountain Sect to flee back to your old lair now, or you might still be able to preserve your lineage."

Otherwise, you might not even live to see the birth of that Nascent Soul cave, and you would be wiped out here by my Desire Demon Sect!

As Shi Zhifang spoke, a wisp of black light suddenly shot out from the Soul Refining Banner behind him and struck the approaching Gao Family Butcher Shop.

A flash of blood appeared at the Gao family's butcher shop, and Gao Erqiang vanished into thin air. He exchanged a greeting with Shi Zhifang, and the two immediately began to fight.

Before Yu Qinghe withdrew her divine sense, she clearly saw the person from Xiashan Mountain deliver the corpse of the person from Yunshan Mountain to the front of the Gao family's butcher shop!

Blood vessels pierced into the body of the Cloud Mountain Immortal, inside and out. A dignified Golden Core Immortal, after his death, actually became food for that evil demon.

Qinghe was terrified and rushed to the Hundred Treasures Pavilion to report everything she had just seen to the Pavilion Master, He Xinyan. Seeing that the Pavilion Master remained calm as usual, Qinghe secretly thought that the Pavilion Master must have something to rely on, and immediately felt relieved.

From the stolen storage bag, they gathered enough spirit stones to repay the Pavilion Master.

With the rest of her catch, Qinghe headed straight for Su's Little Shop.

Unexpectedly, Su Qing was in seclusion on the second floor refining puppets, while two giant tigers guarded the first floor, making it difficult for her to enter.

Left with no other choice, she could only stay on the first floor for the time being and resume her work as a temporary manager, helping Xiong Er to fleece all the independent cultivators.

A few days later, Qinghe helped Su Qing receive Helian Xian and Liang Haishun, who had both broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage and were now feeling young again, as well as Tang Wanqing, who had also successfully broken through and came to express her gratitude.

These fellow cultivators were quite familiar with her, and after learning that Su Qing was in seclusion, they all left the shop without hesitation, planning to visit her again another day.

However, there was a fellow Daoist named Niu Shisan who was so anxious that he urged Su Qing to come out of seclusion as soon as possible to help him refine a golden wolf king head.

Qinghe is in a hurry to refine her second-tier magic sword. Your "Golden Wolf Head" thing sounds rather unserious, so please step back.

Besides Niu Shisan, Su Qing's cheap senior brother, Yuan Tianye, also visited the shop.

They were there to deliver materials, their bags bulging with materials that filled three Tier 1 storage bags. Qinghe quietly opened one of them and peeked inside; the bag was full of Tier 1 battle swords, battle bows, and battle spears.

If she took this bag of weapons with her, she probably wouldn't need to borrow money from anyone for the next few decades.

Unfortunately, the black and silver tigers in front of and behind the door were very wary of her, and Xiong Er and Huo Dan were also keeping a close eye on her.

She had the intention, but never had the chance to do it.

Unfortunately, I missed it!

And so, more than a month passed.

She never saw Su Qing come downstairs.

Only Liang Haishun, Helian Xian, and Yuan Tianye were invited upstairs once each.

Several people were making sparks and flashes of light on top of each other, fiddling with something mysteriously, not letting outsiders know.

Besides these three, there was also Consort Yao, who was carrying spirit stones and lusting after him, but he ruthlessly rejected her downstairs.

Seeing that Yao Fei was on the verge of tears and looked like she couldn't hold back her tears, Qing He couldn't bear it. She comforted the fellow Daoist for a few words and borrowed more than ten spirit stones from him, which was a small gain.

This fellow Daoist is too easy to fool; no wonder Su Qing has been able to take advantage of her all along!

However, ever since he borrowed her spirit stones, it seems that his luck has been consistently bad. Even when he gambles with Xiong Er, he always loses to that stupid bear.

It seems I shouldn't lend money to this curse master in the future; it's really sinister!

"Fellow Daoist has excellent judgment. Right now, the area outside the west wall is engulfed in war and extremely dangerous. By controlling this riding lizard and staying on the city wall, you can accumulate battle merits safely and comfortably. Wouldn't you earn back 20,000 spirit crystals in less than a month?"

"Qinghe, seeing that you're a regular customer of our shop, how about we give you three more treatments as a gift? You know, even the Lin family's Blood Demon Puppet can't defeat our Lizard Knight!"

"What? This shop doesn't sell the enhanced Lizard Knight that defeated the Lin family? That enhanced Lizard Knight cost the Yunshan Sect 30,000 spirit crystals. Fellow Daoist, think about how many spirit crystals he'll sell it to us rogue cultivators? We can't afford it! Buy this cheaper Lizard Knight first, and then buy the enhanced version when you've collected enough spirit crystals!"

"Well, my shop owner is a bit ruthless, but I have to admit that the puppets he makes are still worth the price. Are you going to buy two, fellow Daoist?"

"Fellow Daoist, please take care. Welcome to visit again next time!"

After handing the spirit crystals in her hand to Xiong Er to put away, Qinghe, who had just been poised and elegant, lay lazily on the rocking chair, took out a pen and paper, and gritted her teeth as she calculated how many spirit crystals she had earned for Su Qing over the past few days.

"Of the 893,600 spirit crystals, Xiong Er took more than 6,000 spirit crystals as commission, while I didn't get a single spirit crystal!"
Not only did he not have any spirit crystals, but he also promised to teach me sword control techniques, and I haven't seen a single person in the past month.

Am I being scammed? Is he using sword control to keep me hanging, making me work for him for free?
"No way, he'd even fool a lotus spirit? Would he even be human?"

As Yu Qinghe was quietly berating Su Qing for being utterly shameless and despicable, a gentle voice suddenly came from behind her.

"What are you muttering about, Fellow Daoist Qinghe? Tell me. I was thinking of reforging that sword puppet for you when I came out of seclusion this time, out of consideration for your hard work for my shop. But it seems you don't really need it?"

Qinghe suddenly turned around.

The person behind him was none other than Su Qing!
"Fellow Daoist Su, you've finally come downstairs! Qinghe has been counting down the days without you here!"

(End of this chapter)