Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 285 Good Brother, Extracting the Elixir

"Brother Lion, how are you? Look at your face, it's all bruised and battered. Human cultivators are so vicious! Lion King, you'd better be careful of these human cultivators in the future!"

"I'm sorry to trouble you, Tiger King. I am convinced that you, Brother Tiger, can defeat me. Our battles are fair and square, and there is no shame in losing. But this human cultivator's sudden ambush has infuriated me. I will make him pay when I find the opportunity!"

"Alas, when it comes to marriage, all beasts under heaven are one family, all of the same kind. How can I, the Lion King, stand idly by when the Lion King has been humiliated!"

"Isn't the Tiger King a subordinate of the Fire Phoenix Demon King? Is he going to infiltrate the avian community?"

"Lion King, you may not know this, but I have discovered that the Fire Phoenix Demon King is not quite right!"

"Fake! It's definitely a counterfeit!"

"Whether it's fake or not, I don't want to expose it. Anyway, this fire phoenix is ​​after the human race. Let them fight like dogs. You and my brother, just have fun with your men. I don't care what they do. I'm not going to be used as a pawn by them!"

"Brother Tiger is right!"

Having lived in the demon kingdom for so long, enjoying the love of his elders and the flattery of treacherous officials, the Green Lion King, who had never suffered any hardship in his life, had no idea about the cunning of human nature or how many despicable human cultivators he had ever encountered.

Carrying the debt of gratitude for saving it, Su Qing led his ragtag group of monsters back into the animal world.

The cultivators were still completely baffled, wondering what Fellow Daoist Su's plans were.

But they adapted better to the animal kingdom than the avian kingdom.

The flying beasts flapped their wings and soared through the air, coldly scrutinizing them with their eyes, looking down on the demons, which made the demons extremely unhappy.

Unlike the monsters in this herd, who are all enthusiastic, talkative, polite, and respectful.

"Old turtle, you're quite something! A year ago, someone drained your pond, and I thought you'd been skinned alive. I never expected you to still be alive and even have connections with the Tiger King. You'll have to give me a hand in the future!"

A leopard demon with a bulbous nose and a large face turned out to be an old acquaintance of the old turtle played by Liang Haishun, and was overjoyed to see it coming.

"Where were you, fellow Daoist, on the day the water was released?" Liang Haishun was startled upon hearing this, fearing that he had been exposed. He had already signaled with his eyes that Niu Ya and the others should come over. If the leopard demon said anything wrong, they would immediately deal with it.

"I was watching from a distance. That cultivator was terrifying, so I didn't dare to look too long. Seeing that you were probably beyond saving, I ran away first!"

The leopard demon had a sincere expression that said, "It's not that I'm being disloyal by not saving you; it's just that I have no other choice."

"Oh, you didn't see what happened behind you. I, Old Turtle, took advantage of that cultivator's inattention, suddenly nudged him, and then ran away in a flash!"

Liang Haishun breathed a sigh of relief and gave a perfunctory reply.

"Regardless, Brother Turtle, you're still alive, which is great news and worth celebrating. Let's hurry to the Hundred Beast Cave to eat meat and drink wine, instead of staying here and having to put up with the whims of the human cultivators and go hungry!"

The leopard demon seemed to be quite popular among the beasts; with a shout, a group of beast brothers responded in unison.

“Aren’t we supposed to be cooperating with the demonic cultivators? It’s not right for us to just leave like that,” Liang Haishun said, getting into character.

Upon hearing this, the leopard demon gestured towards the direction of the Azure Lion King, "Given this man's temperament, having just been beaten by a human cultivator, why would he still help a human cultivator? We may fear the True King's Decree of the Demon Race, but this man is not!"

as predicted.

No sooner had it finished speaking than it saw the Azure Lion King casually wave his hand, and, under the watchful eyes of the elders and disciples of the Desire Demon Sect, swaggered ahead with his horde of beasts towards their long-established, warm and cozy Beast Cave.

The Fire Phoenix Demon King nodded respectfully to his master and led the flying beasts to another cave.

"Without organization and discipline, these demon beasts are not worth planning for!" Elder Zhang said with considerable dissatisfaction, seeing that the demon beasts had taken the money but were not doing their jobs properly.

"The cave will not open for half a month. Letting these demonic beasts gather here will only cause trouble. Let them leave if they want. It's just that we have to suffer here, having to set up formations and cannons!" an elder said with a worried expression.

Not only was the Nascent Soul Cave still unopened, but the chill emanating from within was becoming increasingly intense. Even Golden Core cultivators felt slightly uncomfortable upon getting close, let alone the Foundation Establishment disciples.

"Let the disciples go and find caves to take refuge temporarily. I'll leave the matters here to the elders to handle."

Shi Lijing, along with Shi Zhifang and Huanxi Laomo, followed Huang Song into the Juchao house, presumably to discuss something.

Those at the top can't do the dirty work, and those at the bottom aren't capable of doing it either.

These dozen or so sect elders, all dignified Golden Core cultivators, could only shrink back and, with a few array masters and puppeteers, construct a defensive system outside the cave.

"Damn, it's freezing cold!"

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"Wow, this Beast Cave is so warm!"

Upon entering the Hundred Beasts Cave, Liang Haishun's laurel head began to nod in comfort.

The so-called Hundred Beasts Cave was originally a first or second-tier demon mountain, with a fire-type spiritual vein inside, making it warmer than other places.

After the Azure Lion King arrived, he simply extracted the second-tier spiritual vein. Although this meant that the spiritual vein would dissipate its spiritual energy in just a few years, it would at least neutralize the cold air outside for the next month or two, making the monsters more comfortable.

Since this demonic mountain will eventually be reduced to an ordinary mountain due to the depletion of its spiritual veins, the demons will have no pity for it.

They boldly drilled hundreds and thousands of caves inside, each unconnected to the others. Each cave was guarded by at least a second-tier demon king, which is why the beasts called it the Cave of a Hundred Beasts.

"Brother Turtle, stay here in peace. This cave is where I led my men. Although it's a bit far from the caves of the third-tier kings, the walls are thick and the stone is solid. Even if we brothers are having a great time here, we won't hear a sound from the other caves!"

The leopard demon generously gave up half of its territory to Liang Haishun and the ragtag group of demon beasts following behind it.

After the demons had finished their joyful singing and dancing, and were thoroughly intoxicated by the wine,

Fellow Daoist Li, who had secretly poisoned the wine, stood up and waved to the other cultivators.

Niu Ya and the others stood up and sent the leopard demon from the cave off to heaven.

"Isn't this going too far? This leopard demon has treated us quite well!" Niu Ya said, feeling somewhat apologetic as he snapped the leopard demon's neck and began rummaging through its body for its demon core.

“What’s so excessive? Niu Ya, you need to know your place. We are human, not demons. What’s the point of talking about chivalry with demons!” Helian Xian calmly skinned and dismembered the leopard demon who had been chatting happily with him. Leopard blood splattered all over his face, but the old Taoist didn’t even blink.

"Yes, as Fellow Daoist Su instructed, we sent the demon cores and bones to him to refine puppets, and gave the leopard skins to Fellow Daoist Liu for tanning. We will then change into leopard bodies and visit each of the various caves!"

Liang Haishun had followed Su Qing in several major undertakings and had never suffered a loss, always adhering to the decisions Su Qing made.

"What about the third-tier demon kings? Too many first and second-tier demon beasts have died. Even if those third-tier demon kings were fools, they would know something is wrong!"

"Don't panic, Fellow Daoist Su will take care of them!"

"There are more than ten third-tier demon kings. Can Fellow Daoist Su handle them all by himself?"

"Isn't there also a fire phoenix?"

"Fellow Daoist Su is truly incredibly resourceful. How did he come to know about the Fire Phoenix?"

"Are you stupid? Even demonic beasts know that the fire phoenix is ​​not a real fire phoenix, and you're still in the dark?"

"If it's not a real fire phoenix, then what is it?"

"Fellow Daoist Su's lover!"

"I see!"

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The cultivators worked through the night, and Su Qing was not idle either.

The third-tier poison wine obtained from Fellow Daoist Li was mixed with poison pills prepared by Guo Qiaolian. Let alone drinking it, just smelling it would make one's head spin, intoxicating both humans and demons.

"Drink, Brother Tiger, this wine may not taste very good, but once it enters your body, it's incredibly intoxicating!"

The wounds on the Green Lion King's face have healed, but the wounds in his heart will not heal for a while.

The creature, which once held sway over the demon kingdom, suffered a series of setbacks today. Leaving aside the beating it received from its tiger brothers, the beating from the Penglai cultivators filled it with deep resentment.

"What's so great about the Penglai Immortal Kingdom? It just has more Nascent Soul cultivators and is better at cultivating various arts. If it weren't for the great plan of the Demon Kingdom, which has damaged relations between the two countries, I would not have spared Huang Song today!"

"Yellow Leopard King, Demon Lizard King, why aren't you drinking? What, do you also look down on me?"

The Lion King was heartbroken and only wanted to get drunk. No matter how bitter the wine was, it couldn't compare to the bitterness in his heart. But the other demon kings couldn't stand the strange taste of the wine and didn't want to drink it.

Seeing the Lion King's anger and the Tiger King's frown, he had no choice but to tilt his head back and drink the poisoned wine.

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Su Qing was not as cruel as the cultivators had imagined.

A third-tier demon king is no ordinary creature; even if he drinks poison, he can't be dealt with in a single night.

That night, he went first to the cave of the Earth Black Bear King!

The bear king was completely drunk, snoring loudly. Amidst his snoring, he swiftly and decisively slaughtered all the bear kings and bear demons, large and small, within his cave.

Release the large and small wood spirits to process the materials on the spot.

He himself, a tiger, straddled the bear king's neck, his two tiger claws gripping the bear king's head, and one after another, spider lilies and exploding stone golems poured into the bear king's ears, nose and throat.

Bang bang bang!
A series of muffled thuds came from the bear king's head, and blood mixed with brain matter could be seen slowly flowing out.

The anesthetic effect of the poisoned wine was clearly not good. After a while, the bear king woke up in pain and tried to get up, but the tiger king on its body would not give it a chance. It pressed down on the bear's body, pinched the bear's head, and killed it in this way.

There was no time to mourn the dead Earth Bear King.

They rushed to the next battlefield without stopping.

Upon entering the cave, they discovered that the banquet in the main cave had ended, but another one was being held here.

King Yellow Leopard, who was sitting high on the main platform, had drunk less of the poisoned wine. Although he was a little dizzy, he did not faint and die like King Black Bear.

He was composing a lewd rhyme about the Tiger King and the Lion King, fueled by the alcohol.

Its description of Huang Bao is extremely vulgar and offensive.

Hearing this, the big leopard and the little leopard below blushed and trembled. The big leopard pressed down on the little leopard, and the little leopard rode on top of the big leopard, following the example of the yellow leopard.

Seeing this, the Yellow Leopard King looked pleased. It wasn't that it was born a yellow leopard, but rather that this behavior promoted the reproduction of the yellow leopard clan. It stimulated the clan's desires with the yellow leopards, so that their yellow leopard clan could have many offspring and be blessed. For this reason, even if its reputation was bad and it was sometimes beaten up by the people it was slandered about, it accepted it.

Just as he was thinking this, a victim came to his door.

The Tiger King, his face frosty, stepped into the cave.

The tiger's imposing presence, almost tangible, transformed into a flying sword, slashing at the happiest yellow leopards.

No, those really are flying swords!
It is exactly the same as the human race's magic sword, a flying sword that is more than five inches long and entirely green!
"Tiger King, please calm down. If anyone is to blame, it's me. It has nothing to do with the children!"

The first thing the Yellow Leopard King thought of was to reason with the Tiger King, admitting that he deserved to be slapped for his foul mouth, and that saving the lives of his tribe was the most important thing.

Fortunately, the Tiger King was not unreasonable.

Seeing that it had withdrawn its defenses and was lying down to be attacked, it indeed put away its flying sword and did not attack the leopards, big and small.

Snapped!
The tiger's claw struck with great force, causing the Yellow Leopard King to roll on the ground several times.

"Tiger King fought hard enough!"

The Yellow Leopard King thought everything was fine, so he covered his leopard face and was about to stand up.

But unexpectedly, one tiger claw after another appeared. The tiger king's temper was so great that one tiger claw was not enough!

At first, King Huang Bao adhered to the principle of "forbearance is the best policy" in his mischief, thinking that things would calm down once he had endured it.

But the more you fight, the worse it gets; the more you endure, the more uncomfortable it becomes.

"Tiger King, stop hitting me! If you keep hitting me, I'll be exposed!"

"Tiger King, please calm down! Although I was just being rude, my crime doesn't warrant death!"

"Tiger King, you forced me to this, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Tiger King, you are tyrannical and immoral. When we return to the Demon Kingdom, I will definitely report this to the True Kings and make you pay the price!"

"Men, run! The Tiger King has gone mad!"

Before he died, King Yellow Leopard only wanted his minions to run away quickly.

The leopards, both big and small, seeing the tiger king's claws covered in leopard blood and his ferocious and tyrannical nature, even if they had the courage of a leopard, had no desire to avenge their demon king. They only wanted to scatter and flee, to escape this hellish cave.

Su Qing glanced coldly at the leopards, then used his divine sense to control the swords. More than a hundred green sword children moved freely in the narrow cave, darting about like fish. In an instant, the entire cave was silent.

Like swallows returning to their nests, the Green Sword Child swept back into the storage bag with sword energy and blood wind. From the storage bag, Xiong Er led several teams of Great Wood Spirits out and, with the fastest speed and the most professional methods, sorted the prey in the cave according to its damage and value, and put it into several storage bags.

After all that, it was past midnight.

Without delay, Su Qing headed straight for his next target, a demon clan brethren known as Lucky Puppet Master.

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The Demon Lizard King dared not sleep all night.

The Demon Claw Lizard's strength in the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range is only slightly higher than that of the pig, sheep, cow, and deer races, and the difference is extremely limited.

Fortunately, because they eat everything and are disgusted by what they eat, they themselves are also disgusted and their bodies are covered in poison, so even if other demons are starving, they will not come to eat them.

The Claw Lizard tribe, which disgusts itself and others, has lived a relatively peaceful life on the outskirts of the Hundred Beasts Mountains for many years.

So much so that two years ago, the entire clan took out the demon king bones, spiritual materials and items they had accumulated over the years, to help it, which was already at the peak of the second tier and the pride of the entire clan, to go to the demon kingdom to find an opportunity to break through to the third tier.

On that day, the entire clan of demon lizards saw it off. It looked back every few steps, vowing in its heart that it would make a name for itself in the demon kingdom to repay the kindness of its entire clan!

It succeeded. In the demon kingdom, it wiped the buttocks of the upper demon race and polished the boots of the fourth-order demon king. It endured hardship and hunger as a matter of course, and silently suffered humiliation. In the end, it got the opportunity to be granted the favor of the upper demon race and enter the Holy Demon Pool to refine its bloodline.

The tribespeople were unaware that the bloodline of their clawed lizards actually originated from the true dragon clan!
The demon race has all heard the legend of the ancient true dragon spreading its seed across the world.

Although they verbally condemned the true dragons for their humiliation of the demon race, in reality, all the demons hoped that their ancestors had been fortunate enough to be favored by the true dragons.

Their ancestors, the clawed lizards, were quite beautiful...

In short, after reaching the third tier, it is no longer an ordinary Demon Claw Lizard; it is a Demon Dragon Lizard with dragon scales on its body and claws like dragon claws!
It will no longer be a lower-level demon race; it will at least be a middle-level or even a higher-level demon race!

It only needs one more achievement to rise to power!
Therefore, when the Demon Kingdom summoned all the demons to the outskirts of Hundred Beasts Mountain to assist the Green Lion King in completing the transaction with the human race, it eagerly signed up, not wanting to be left behind.

But when it returned to its clan, it discovered that it had been away for the past two years.

The clawed lizards suffered a devastating blow!

In the past, not only did the demon race dislike these claw lizards, but even human cultivators rarely had any interest in them. At most, a few physical cultivators with nowhere to vent their energy would cause them minor mental damage that was greater than physical damage.

However, in the past two years, a puppet master suddenly appeared in the cultivation world who was skilled at crafting lizard puppets. Because of his needs, the entire Demon Claw Lizard race suffered.

In just two years, the Demon Claw Lizard, whose original population numbered in the hundreds of thousands, was reduced to a mere tens of thousands—a tragedy of less than one in ten surviving—which deeply saddened it.

Now, all it wants is to lead the remaining members of its clan to the demon kingdom to live a peaceful and happy life, so that they don't have to live in fear on the outskirts of the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range.

As the only hope of the tribe, bearing the heavy responsibility of the tribe's life and death, it walks on thin ice and dares not be careless.

I've been sleeping less these days.

Whether the wine is poisonous or not is not a big deal for it, given its resistance to poison. It's just that the wine is too strong, making it a little dizzy at the moment.

It seemed that at the entrance of the cave, it saw its deceased second and third uncles, its eldest brother and fifth aunt, and the beautiful girl who had haunted its dreams when it was young.

The entire cave entrance was filled with mature lizards, but the scent they emitted had little to do with lizards.

Instead, there was an added stench of humans!

They're puppets!
The Demon Lizard King was startled and stood up abruptly. With a roar, he made his people stand up as well. They saw the lizard puppets opposite them, wielding twin swords, hacking and slashing their way through them.

We are all of the same origin!
Humans have utterly humiliated me!

The Demon Lizard King was enraged. Its dragon scales bristled, and dragon claws sprouted. With a single leap, it covered a hundred feet, and with one claw, it smashed the Twin-Blade Lizard into dust.

But its power lasted only a moment before a fierce tiger demon king emerged from the lizard puppet.

It was the fierce tiger king who had been drinking and calling it brother at the banquet.

Even a high-ranking demon king cannot kill its own people at will!
Especially since it's not a high-ranking demon king, but a human wolf in tiger's skin!
With its blood boiling, the Demon Lizard King brandished its dragon claws, harnessing the immense power provided by the faint traces of dragon blood within its body, and launched the most ferocious attack of its life against the Tiger King.

It was indeed ferocious enough, enough to unleash the Tiger King's many trump cards, such as its nine tails and six hands with two guns, before the Tiger King pierced its body, and lizard blood flowed freely, staining most of the cave red.

In his final moments before his soul dissipated, the Demon Lizard King saw groups of humanoid puppets, led by a mace-wielding monster bear, skinning their people alive.

The Claw Lizard clan is finished!

Once you're targeted by this puppeteer who uses them as materials to create puppets, you're doomed!
(End of this chapter)