Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 262 The Treasure Pavilion is indeed unreliable
The witch is here!

To be precise, it was the Fire Phoenix Demon Lord who led a group of demon kings to attack White Cloud Immortal City.

The war between humans and transvestites, which had been dormant for about half a year, has begun again.

Under these circumstances, the Desire Demon Immortal Kingdom to the west also relentlessly pursued and attacked White Cloud Immortal City.

With attacks from both the east and west, the Yunshan Sect is under immense pressure.

The pressure is even greater for the independent cultivators within White Cloud Immortal City.

During the day, they were used as expendable resources by the Yunshan Sect, fighting for their lives on the eastern and western battlefields.

That night, Gao Erqiang used him as a blood bank, and his life was taken by the red lantern.

The independent cultivators have never lived such a miserable life. No one can endure this kind of existence, and everyone wants to run away.

Strangely, Su Qing had not heard any news of a rogue cultivator successfully escaping.

"We can't escape. With the three-tiered Inverted Luo Li Formation and the three-tiered Black and White Chessboard Formation in place, it will be extremely difficult for us to leave the city on our own. Moreover, as soon as we leave the city, black spiritual light will emanate from our bodies. The Foundation Establishment cultivators and Golden Core cultivators from the Yunshan Sect on the city wall will not give us a chance to live!"

"Take the opportunity to escape while fighting demonic cultivators and monsters? No way! All the cultivators who participated in the battle outside the city were forced by the Yunshan Sect to swear an oath that anyone who dares to betray the Yunshan Sect will suffer the annihilation of their soul and body!"

"Yes, this kind of unilateral oath that binds others also has a backlash against the Yunshan Sect. Every time someone dies because of it, the fortune of the Yunshan Sect will decline. When all the Golden Core cultivators in the Yunshan Sect die, the sect will collapse and disperse, and this oath will naturally be useless. But we may not live to see that day!"

Inside the Su family's small shop, Wei Debao, who had always been carefree and had never had a worry in his life, had lost his former optimism due to his brother-in-law's wide network of connections.

At this moment, he was talking to Su Qing with a worried expression, and took out a second-tier magic artifact left by his fourth brother-in-law to exchange for a spirit shovel and twenty lizard knights.

The battle at Baiyun Immortal City raged on, and his brother-in-laws suffered extremely high casualties.

Now only two or three of his brothers-in-law are still alive, but the number of sisters he has to support is increasing.

As the pillar of the family and the only male member, he now shoulders responsibilities he has never had before.

"Brother Debao, please wait a moment. I have a puppet here that is not bad. I will give it to you."

Su Qing looked at Wei Debao leading a group of puppets, his figure appearing somewhat tragic and forlorn. She thought of the fact that he still had three brothers-in-law who were not dead and that the things behind him had not yet reached his hands. She couldn't bear to see him die so soon and called out to him.

Wei Debao turned his head and saw the snake-shaped puppet in Su Qing's hand, assuming it was a black snake or python for entertainment.

They sighed inwardly, thinking how these warrior cultivators were fighting enemies outside the city walls while Su Qing and other professionals still had the leisure to develop such gadgets. It was truly enviable!

"Fellow Daoist Su, you are too kind. I have no interest in such playthings now. The two Phantom Leopards that you once sold to me have been resold by me to a Spirit Butcher on the city wall."

Brother Debao reformed himself and resolutely gave up lust.

This made Su Qing's expression turn serious, realizing just how determined he was at that moment.

"Fellow Daoist, you misunderstand. This puppet is called the Thunder Serpent, and it is a life-saving puppet. It is only because Brother Bao is a second-level body cultivator with a strong body that ordinary people cannot use this puppet!"

Upon hearing that the puppet was a life-saving item, Wei Debao immediately became interested.

After hearing Su Qing explain how to use the puppet, his face immediately fell, just like his brother-in-law hadn't given him any money.

"Place it between your thighs and use the elasticity generated by its self-destruction to quickly escape, thereby avoiding the opponent's life-or-death attack."
This isn't the proper use of this puppet! Who in their right mind would tolerate such mischief?!

Although Wei Debao cultivated the Metal-Wood Furnace technique and was thick-skinned, the idea of ​​having a puppet explode under his buttocks to blast him away and save his life was completely beyond his comprehension.

"How others compare to Brother Debao is up to them; they have their own methods. Brother Debao, please remember that this puppet can only be used once, so you must use it with caution!"

Because Pang Feifan's snake swarm produces a huge quantity, Su Qing has already filled a storage bag with low-end Thunder Snakes like these. He's willing to give one to Wei Debao to test its effectiveness on the battlefield.

There was no need to test the power of the Spirit Explosion; he had already tested it. After the puppet activated the Spirit Explosion rune, its snake body tensed up and then rapidly launched itself, shooting towards the target like a streak of blue light. Its firing speed was even faster than the Flame Cannon, and its explosive power was comparable to a second-tier Dao technique.

Therefore, he named the puppet's function and utility "Snake-shaped Missile".

Its extreme speed after the spiritual explosion made him want to test whether it could be used as an escape tool for a second-tier body cultivator.

He himself dared not try it, and he couldn't bear to part with all the puppets, so he could only watch over his brother.

Although it looked unorthodox and sounded unreliable, it was free after all, so Wei Debao couldn't resist the temptation and put the puppet into his storage bag.

"I hope I never have the chance to use this puppet!" Wei Debao said, and his right eyelid started twitching incessantly, giving him a bad feeling.

as predicted.

The monsters on the eastern battlefield are exceptionally difficult to kill today.

Wei Debao mingled with the Rat King's team, but they were facing a group of monsters led by four or five second-tier demon kings.

Niu Ya and Niu Shisan are certainly formidable fighters, and the Rat King team is also full of heroes.

But ultimately, the enemy outnumbered us, and the Yunshan Sect disciples who were supervising the battle from the city wall watched coldly from the sidelines, never joining the fray.

This perilous situation was the first time Wei Debao, who had only achieved minor mastery of his second brother-in-law's family's martial arts technique, the Dragon Roar Overlord Spear, had encountered such a perilous situation.

After he had wiped out all of his lizard knights...

Wei Debao was already somewhat inclined to retreat, but after all, he had been fighting alongside the Rat King team these past few days, and running away now seemed a bit dishonorable.

Just as he was hesitating, he heard Niu Ya shout loudly.

"Our brothers have suffered too many casualties; we can't win this battle for now. Let's find a chance to retreat!"

The Rat King team is a seasoned veteran, skilled in both fighting and running, with top-notch experience in escaping.

After saying this, Niu Ya glanced at Wei Debao with a slightly apologetic expression.

Brother Debao is a righteous man. He has fought alongside them for these days and has never run away alone.

But today, I'm truly sorry!

When it comes to running away, Brother Debao is far superior...!

Bang!
There was a loud bang.

The explosion left several monsters near Wei Debao covered in blood and gore.

In Niu Ya's line of sight, a serpentine arc shot straight into the sky, and a figure could be vaguely seen on it, with his buttocks exposed and torn apart by the explosion, screaming incoherently.

"What...what is that! What's sitting under Brother Debao's butt?"

Niu Ya was stunned for a moment, and almost got entangled by the demon kings behind him.

On the way to escape, I kept thinking about what kind of magical artifact Brother Debao used to run away.

They ran way too fast!
I want it!
And while this group of people were fleeing in defeat.

More than a hundred miles away in the sky, the Golden Core cultivators of Yunshan Sect were also engaged in a fierce battle with the Hundred Beast Demon King!

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Battlefields on both the east and west sides.

A major battle lasted for half a month.

The battle was extremely fierce. On the eastern battlefield of the demon beasts, three elders of the Yunshan Sect died in battle, and the Lin family patriarch was once again severely injured.

On the western battlefield, the old demon Huanxi betrayed his own side, severely injuring the Xiashan monk and killing a Golden Core cultivator. The Yin-Yang Absolute Breath Light, though it did not show its power on the demonic cultivators, caused the Yunshan Sect a great deal of trouble.

If Gao Erqiang hadn't intervened in time to help Yunshan Sect stabilize the western battlefield, the western battlefield might have collapsed during this battle.

After this battle, including the Yunshan Elder who had previously perished, the Yunshan Sect had lost five Golden Core cultivators in Baiyun Immortal City.

With only seven Golden Core cultivators remaining, Baiyun Immortal City completely retreated, and began to use the city's formations and magical artifact puppets to deal with its opponents on the east and west sides.

The weakening of the Yunshan Sect's power is not a good thing for the independent cultivators in the city.

Not only did the disciples of Yunshan Sect exploit and oppress the rogue cultivators even more, but Gao Erqiang became even more unscrupulous, with more and more red lanterns rising into the night sky every night.

And so, another six months passed.

"Everyone, just hang in there! At most, it will be another three months before my Baibaoge's Chaohai Yunkun arrives!"

On the third floor of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, a group of guests of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion gathered together.

Manager Liu cupped his hands in greeting to the impatient crowd.

"March, March after March, we've been waiting for two Marches already! Manager Liu, can you give us a definite answer? Is the Sea-Catching Cloud Kun ever coming or not?"

Pang Feifan, a second-tier beast tamer, the master of the Gangjing Pig King, and now a second-tier guest elder of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, asked without any politeness.

After he finished speaking, the other second-level retainers also complained bitterly.

Baiyun Immortal City is not a good place to live.

Although their lives that year were slightly better than those of the warrior cultivators.

But after being drained dry by the Yunshan Sect day and night, he is almost completely drained. Fellow Daoists upstairs are coming less and less each time, and those who haven't come are mostly dead at the hands of those red lanterns.

None of them could guarantee that they could hold on for another three months.

Baibaoge's Ganshan Yunkun was their last hope, but it kept getting delayed. Naturally, they wanted Baibaoge to give them a definite explanation.

Just as Manager Liu was still trying to evade the question and stammer, attempting to brush it off...

He Xinyan, who was sitting on the high platform, stepped down and, unusually, gave a Taoist salute to the assembled cultivators.

This made Su Qing, Liang Haishun, and the others feel a sinking feeling in their hearts.

As expected, after he bowed, the words he uttered instantly plunged everyone on the third floor into an ice cellar.

"To be honest, fellow Daoists, the Chasing Sea Cloud Kun actually arrived a long time ago, but it has been lingering outside the Desire Demon Immortal City and dares not descend into the White Cloud Immortal City."

This was also a mistake in my budget of the Treasure Pavilion. I did not expect that there would be a being in the White Cloud Immortal City that even the Cloud Kun who was chasing the sea was afraid of. The Cloud Kun stayed outside for half a year without finding an opportunity to enter the White Cloud Immortal City.

Xin Yan thought that even waiting another three months would be futile. This was the fault of her Hundred Treasures Pavilion. To compensate all fellow Daoists, you can exchange your past contributions for corresponding items in the pavilion. As for the method to escape the city, each of you will have to rely on your own abilities!

He Xinyan spoke clearly, and all the professionals heard her clearly.

However, some people still find it hard to believe or are unwilling to accept this fact.

"The Cloud Kun that Chases the Sea is a third-tier ultimate spirit beast. Even if it is not good at fighting, most Golden Core cultivators cannot defeat it. Unless there are Nascent Soul or nascent soul cultivators in the city, it will be frightened. But if such a being exists, how could the Cloud Mountain Sect be forced into this state by the Desire Demon Sect and the demon beasts!"

"Could it be that the Hundred Treasures Pavilion is in cahoots with the Cloud Mountain Sect and doesn't want to take us, these burdens, with them?"

"I don't care! You said you'd take us with you, so I'm going with you! Wherever you go, I'll go!"

"Forget it, the path of chasing the Sea Cloud Kun is blocked. Let's all find our own way out and accept our fate!"

"There's no way out!"

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"Fortunately, Asu thought ahead and prepared a backup plan for us early on!"

Inside the second floor of the Su family home, Su Qing, having learned that Gan Haiyun Kun was unreliable, summoned everyone again.

Liang Haishun was overjoyed.

Helian Xian, Pang Feifan, and the others nodded in agreement.

Only Tang Wanqing, Niu Ya, and the newly joined Wei Debao and Hai Changqing were somewhat downcast.

These are all warrior cultivators.

Over the past few months, their respective subordinates have suffered heavy losses.

Tang Wanqing's group of sisters is now reduced to just Sun Yan and herself. Niu Ya has lost his beloved wife and is now living with Niu Shisan. With his brother-in-law dead, he is the only one left. He has to take care of his seven sisters and a group of nephews. Hai Changqing's magic team has also been wiped out, leaving him the only one left.

Just by looking at the experiences of these individuals, one can understand just how dire the situation in Baiyun Immortal City has become.

But since they've lived this long, they naturally hope to live on forever!
"According to the information I've obtained through unofficial channels, the Nascent Soul Cave will emerge in no more than two months, let alone three. At that time, all forces will surely fight tooth and nail for it."

That was both our most dangerous moment and our only chance to break through the city walls!

Su Qing slammed her hand on the table, her gaze sweeping over the assembled cultivators.

"Fellow Daoist Liang, I know it's difficult for you, but no matter how difficult it is, you must find a way to refine a few more third-tier array flags. You may not be able to use them freely now, but you can try again after you put on the Death Cloth!"

"Fellow Daoist Helian, please finish refining the thousand Falcon King feathers that I asked you to refine in a month. It will take some time to refine them into a puppet. Also, please remember to take good care of the Life-Destroying Cloth. It will be useful when Fellow Daoist Liang plants the flag."

"Fellow Daoist Guo, please give me the list of Yunshan disciples who have received treatment at the clinic these past few days. Also, please make sure to prepare a full range of pills and healing supplies."

"Fellow Daoist Pang, sell off the spirit beasts that have been ready for slaughter in the past two months as soon as possible. We still need to carefully verify the information that the Gangjing Pig King found out from the demon beasts. The Pig King is a good Pig King, but the Sheep King may not be."

"Fellow Daoist Shao, please trouble yourself to prepare first or second tier battle armor for each of us. I have several puppets that also need you to tailor-make battle armor for them. The price will be at the normal rate."

"Fellow Daoist Tang, Fellow Daoist Niu, you and your fellow battle cultivators, just do as usual, but be careful not to die too soon!"

"In addition, these are the puppets that I can currently refine for you fellow Daoists. You can choose a puppet to refine according to your own needs and the strength of your divine sense. Note that all of these puppets are engraved with spirit explosion runes, so please don't be reluctant to detonate them!"

As the commander-in-chief of the city-breaking squad, everyone followed Su Qing's instructions. Since Su Qing had taken on this responsibility, he had more things to worry about than others.

Listening to his detailed explanation and seeing his calm and composed demeanor...

This also gave the cultivators more confidence.

They were the cogs in the machine of the team.

Simply nail it in the place where you need to nail it.

The rest is up to Su Qing.

It all depends on fate!
"May God have mercy!"

As Liang Haishun walked out of the small shop with Su Qing toward Yuanlai Tower, he looked at the streets, which were no longer as bustling as before, and prayed softly.

(End of this chapter)