Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 288 Vajra Buddha Bone
Escape-type puppets can also be called life-saving puppets.

The Sky-Soaring Weapon and the Divine Traveler can take you to the heavens and the earth, breaking through restrictions and escaping dangers.

The Mirror of Three Lifetimes can block and trap enemies, allowing you to enter the inner world and transcend the mundane.

Once the puppet blueprints appeared, Su Qing could hardly suppress his primal urge to create them, wishing he could forge the three puppets on the spot.

With these three puppets, along with the substitute doll and Leopard Head Ben, there's nowhere in the Nascent Soul Cave, in the Western Sea Central Plains, that Su Qing wouldn't dare to go.

Unfortunately, even the seemingly easiest thing to refine, the Skyrocket, is currently beyond his reach due to a lack of materials.

The Divine Traveler, which requires the bones of a third-level cultivator in the Wind and Wood Refining Furnace to be refined, and the Mirror Maiden, which requires the Three-Life Mirror, a spiritual treasure, as its main material, are even further away from his ability to refine.

Put the puppet blueprints into your storage bag. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. You can't make a puppet with blueprints but no materials. It's better to focus on the present and create this Demon Lizard King.

Su Qing had a deep affection for the Demon Lizard clan.

At the beginning of his puppetry career, he made huge profits by relying on two methods: first, the Passionate Puppet, and second, the Lizard Warrior, which involved high volume sales at low profit margins.

From the lowest-ranking lizard warrior to the dual-wielding lizard, the mounted lizard, the lizard captain, and the lizard general.

Among them were first-tier demonic lizards, first-tier demonic lizard kings, second-tier demonic lizards, and second-tier demonic lizard kings, who devoted themselves to his puppetry cause, shedding blood and sweat, working tirelessly, and repeatedly achieving extraordinary feats.

Now, he was about to perform another great service by placing the corpse of a third-tier demon lizard king in front of him.

Solid muscles, graceful lines, dark brown dragon scales, and dark yellow dragon claws—this is the physical body of the third-tier Demon Lizard King, a delicate body imbued with dragon blood!
Su Qing stroked each of the Demon Lizard King's scales and examined its dragon claws closely.

I felt that every inch of its skin and every dragon scale should be used to their fullest potential, but there was one mistake that would be disrespectful to the contributions of the Demon Lizard Clan and to the Demon Lizard King brothers.

"Divine beast runes are a must, and they must be paired with dragon bone powder. The demonic lizard already possesses true dragon blood; once the runes are drawn, it may transform into a dragon!"

Combat runes and weapon runes are essential; they must all be at least Tier 4. The Demon Lizard is a born warrior, and a good horse needs a good saddle. There are several Tier 2 battle swords at the Evil Spirit Pavilion, which this puppet can use interchangeably.

Damage reduction runes are hard to come by, and a thousand soldiers are easy to find but a general is hard to come by. How can such a puppet be allowed to be damaged so easily? It must be strengthened with Earth Obsidian, damaged with Heavenly Spirit Gold, isolated from the impact of Taoist magic with Spirit-Slaying Stone, and self-regenerated with Blood Spirit Crystal.

"If cost is no object, this puppet should be able to withstand five fourth-tier runes. Four have already been selected; the fifth can be decided after the divine beast runes are completed!"

Su Qing made some changes to the drawing, and in a short while, a puppet with dragon scales all over its body, a dragon's head and a lizard's body, appeared in front of him.

Because they intend to use it as another main combat tier 3 puppet besides Tiger Egg, they spare no expense on it.

The blueprints were densely covered with notes on various materials.

He already possessed most of the first and second-tier materials, and some of the third-tier materials were from the items the witch had previously provided.

To enhance the self-recovery and survivability of the Demon Lizard Puppet, it needs to be coated with a Blood Spirit Coating, which requires Tier 3 Blood Spirit Crystals to complete.

Thanks to the Lin family's years of accumulation, they had saved up some third-tier blood spirit crystals for him, which was enough.

However, to transform the lizard into a dragon, it needs to be coated with a divine beast coating. This coating requires third-tier spirit wood and dragon bone powder. He had some dragon bone powder, but only a little over ten kilograms, far from meeting the hundred kilograms of dragon bone powder required by the demonic lizard puppet.

The third-tier spirit wood must grow in a place where living beings gather, and be nourished by the life force of living beings for tens of thousands of years before it can advance to the third tier. Such spiritual materials are extremely difficult to find in the human cultivation immortal kingdom, or perhaps only the Wan Yao Kingdom, where the cultivation of all arts has not developed much and does not know how to use this wood, has such spiritual materials.

"No, the Demon Kingdom has a kingdom of ten thousand demons, so my dear brother, a true king's bloodline, a top rich second-generation in the demon kingdom, the White-Faced Green Lion King, should also have one!"

Thinking of this, Su Qing shuddered. Wearing the tiger puppet and tiger skin, the fierce tiger king shook its body and ran straight towards its good brother's cave.

Before it could even rush into the Lion King's Cave, it heard joyful singing and laughter inside. Upon closer inspection, it was unclear which demon king was so adept at flattering the lion.

They actually released a group of fox kings, cat kings, snake spirits, and python spirits to amuse themselves at the banquet. A group of demon kings without any sense of morality or shame went wild and played around. Even Su Qing, who had seen a lot in his past and present lives, was amazed and greatly impressed.

"That's incredibly shameless and disloyal!"

While you are having a good time in the cave, have you ever thought about how lonely and sad I, the Tiger King, am, guarding this empty cave all by myself? You don't even send a couple of cat girls or fox girls to comfort your brother!
"I've been risking my life day and night to ensure your safety. Without me there, how could you be so carefree and at ease?"

Su Qing was furious, so she took this opportunity to put on a good show and make the Green Lion King willingly take out his valuables!
Having thought this through, he patted his storage bag, released the Leopard Head Ben, and had Hongshang use Demonic Sect techniques on it. No need for any special power, just max out the Demonic Sect effects: eerie howls, demonic shadows, black clouds, and blood-red light, all of which were applied to the Leopard Head Ben.

Combined with Leopard Head's own Illusionary Mind ability, in an instant, Leopard Head transformed from a celestial beast into a high-ranking demonic cultivator shrouded in demonic clouds and blood-red light.

A tiger's roar shook the entire cave.

"You scoundrel! Last night, you harmed my demon brothers. I was careless and you escaped by chance. Now you dare to come again! How can I tolerate you!"

The tiger roared, its rage soaring to the heavens. The demon kings, including the Green Lion King, who were playing around, were suddenly jolted. They disregarded everything else, pushed away the cat girl and fox girl clinging to them, and rushed out of the cave in a flustered and shaky manner.

As soon as they emerged from the cave, they saw the Tiger King in his true form on the horizon. The black tiger, hundreds of feet tall, was raging with fury. Its eyes emitted strange light, and its claws gleamed with a chilling light. Its golden wings spread out, stirring up the wind and clouds. Its tiger legs kicked into the sky, leaping like lightning. Riding on the black tiger demon cloud, it fought a blood-red demon cloud.

The blood-red demonic cloud was shadowy and indistinct, with figures moving within it. Whenever the Tiger King surged into the demonic cloud, the demon kings would hear bursts of thunderous explosions, as if the Thunder God had appeared and unleashed world-destroying lightning and fire, turning hundreds of miles of sky crimson.

Even just standing at a distance, they could imagine the formidable abilities of the demonic cultivators within the demonic clouds. The Tiger King, facing such a ruthless demonic cultivator head-on, would certainly not fare well.

In the eyes of the demon kings, the tiger king was driven out of the demon cloud by the demon cultivator time and time again. Each time he was driven out, a bloody mark was added to his body. But the tiger king is the tiger king. Even if he was defeated again and again, he would still fight again and again.

Such bravery immediately drew exclamations of admiration from the demon kings.

"Good Tiger King! Everyone says that among our demon race, none are more intelligent than foxes, more ferocious than apes, and more powerful than tigers. The Winged Tiger Clan is the bravest in the demon kingdom. Today, having witnessed the Tiger King's prowess, I can confirm that his reputation is well-deserved!"

"The Tiger King is truly a tiger. Look at how his leg was broken by the demonic cultivator just now, yet he didn't back down. He just went back in with his head held high!"

"There are countless demonic cultivators in those demonic clouds. The thunder and lightning never stopped. We are fortunate to have the Tiger King here today. Otherwise, if these demonic cultivators had found us, we would not have survived!"

As the Green Lion King listened to the other demon kings praising the Fierce Tiger King and watched the Fierce Tiger King fight relentlessly, he secretly thought that the Black Blood Grass was worth the price. However, with the Tiger King as a comparison, he became dissatisfied with the other demon kings who were slacking off.

With a fierce look in his eyes, he roared at the group of demon kings:
"Stop spouting empty words! My brother Tiger is fighting to the death up there, and you're just going to stand there and watch? Why don't you go up and help my brother Tiger!"

Upon hearing this, the demon kings saw that the Green Lion King himself did not intend to move, but they dared not say anything more. As the Lion King's subordinates, or those who wanted to become the Lion King's subordinates, they could not let the Lion King personally take the lead. They could only use their own flesh and blood to shield the Lion King from the bullets!

"Tiger King, I've come to your aid. I'm acting on the orders of the Lion King and have received his grace. Even if I, the Heavenly Serpent King, were to die in battle today, I would not hesitate!"

"I, the Purple Wolf King, was born to receive the Lion King's kindness. Such a great favor is hard to repay. If I can repay the Lion King's kindness with my crippled body today, what regret would I have in dying!"

"I, the Horned Sky Beetle, along with all thirty-six second-tier demon kings of my clan, am willing to die for the Lion King!"

The demon kings shouted slogans loudly, wanting to attribute this favor to the Green Lion King. The main reason was that the Winged Tiger Clan was not as wealthy as the Green Lion Clan, and even if the Tiger King received their kindness, he could not offer them anything in return.

But while they were eager to curry favor with the Lion King and seek rewards, they were even more concerned about their own lives. They had witnessed firsthand how fierce and powerful the Tiger King was; even the Tiger King himself would not fare well in the demonic cloud. With their meager abilities, if they went into the demonic cloud, they would likely be severely injured, if not killed.

Therefore, although they flew up into the clouds and seemed to be on the battlefield, they were only a dozen miles away, remotely casting their magic spells at the dark clouds.

If they were to use their demonic abilities to fight in the dark clouds with their physical bodies, they would be utterly incapable of it.

Unless they're like the Tiger King, who's got the guts of a bear and the courage of a leopard!
After its body was riddled with holes and blackened by lightning and fire, it fell into the dark clouds again.

This time, perhaps fearing that the demon cloud would be surrounded by a group of demon kings, it stopped fighting the tiger king and instead fought and fled, trying to escape.

Upon seeing this, the demon kings who had come close to the tiger king, who had only brought their mouths to help him, cheered with joy.

"Under the leadership of the Azure Lion King, we repelled the demonic cultivators!"

"If the Lion King speaks, and we lend a hand, even a thousand demonic armies will flee at the mere sound of his voice!"

"We're really something!"

Amidst the shouts of the demon kings, they saw that the tiger king was quite oblivious to their tact. Now that the demonic clouds had retreated, he should obediently return, and he would certainly be rewarded for his efforts.

You actually have to chase after them, how many spirit stones do you earn each month? Is it worth it to work so hard?
With your behavior and our behavior, what will the Lion King think of us in the future? How will we be able to slack off happily in the future? Such infighting is worse than getting killed by the demonic cultivators if we chase after them!

Amidst the grumbling of the Tiger King among the demon kings, the Azure Lion King rose into the air, looking with some concern in the direction where the Tiger King and the demonic cloud had disappeared.

It was genuinely worried about the Tiger King's safety.

Despite the internal workings of the Demon Kingdom, the Azure Lion Clan and the Winged Tiger Clan dislike each other and are constantly fighting like lions and tigers.

In reality, over the years of struggle, every Blue Lion has acknowledged the fighting strength of the Winged Tiger clan. Every Blue Lion wants to kill the Winged Tigers as their rivals and also wants to recruit them as subordinates to serve them.

The same applies to the Azure Lion King. If he had such a fierce general to assist him, he would stand out from his brothers and sisters when he returned to the Demon Kingdom. Even without the achievement of trading with the outside world, he would still be qualified to compete for the title of a fourth-tier True King!
"Brother Tiger, please make sure nothing happens to you!"

As the Green Lion King whispered tenderly, a golden light streaked across the sky.

The Tiger King, clutching a human corpse, swallowed it whole, its mouth smeared with blood, its entire body covered in blood. It roared fiercely and majestically:

"Brother Lion, tonight five Golden Core demon cultivators came to my Hundred Beast Cave. Although Little Tiger surrounded them, he only managed to defeat one. Four of the thieves escaped from Little Tiger's grasp."

"I only regret that Little Tiger lost too much blood and is too weak to continue, thus failing to complete the task and disappointing his senior brother's expectations. I beg Brother Lion for punishment!"

Tiger King was frank and upright. After hearing his words, Green Lion King was both impressed and pleased. He thought to himself, with such a brave and skilled warrior who was willing to risk his life for his master, how could Green Lion King not achieve his great cause!
"Tiger King, there's no need for this. If it weren't for you today, I don't know how many of my demon brothers would have been harmed by these demonic cultivators. Let's leave this matter aside for now. Once the matter of that cave is settled and Old Evil has left, I will report to my father and have him deal with these treacherous demonic cultivators!"

"Tiger King, if you encounter demonic cultivators in the future, please don't be as reckless as you are today. We still have many important matters to attend to. It would be a great pity if you were to perish at the hands of these demonic cultivators!"

The Green Lion King looked at the Tiger King's body and felt even more sorrow than the Tiger King himself.

"To receive such comfort from the Lion King, I, Little Tiger, will serve the Lion King with utmost loyalty and courage, even unto death, and will be willing to serve him like a dog or a horse!"

The Tiger King seemed moved by the Lion King, and completely lowered his noble head before him.

This led all the demon kings behind the Lion King to say that no king could surpass the lion, and it was indeed true that the Lion King's ability to win people's hearts was unmatched by any demon!
Amidst the compliments, the Green Lion King, having completely subdued the Tiger King, was in high spirits. He took out a variety of fine items from his robes and let the Tiger King choose whatever he wanted.

"Brother Tiger, there's no need to be so polite with me. Although these spiritual items were all brought from the clan's treasury by me to trade with that demonic cultivator, that demonic cultivator broke his promise, so the transaction is over. With my authority, you can choose any three of these spiritual items. Yesterday, I gave you a Black Blood Grass, so you can choose two more from here!"

The Azure Lion King said magnanimously, "These three spiritual items were prepared by the Demon Kingdom for all the Demon Kings who are going on this mission. However, it originally had no intention of sharing them with the Demon Kings."

Now that it has acquired the Tiger King as a general, it is more valuable than more than ten spiritual items. It is like buying a horse bone with a thousand pieces of gold. It is just right to use the remaining two spiritual items to replenish the Tiger King's body and warm his heart while the iron is hot!
Just as it expected, seeing the magical creatures scattered all over the ground, the Tiger King was so moved that he almost shed tears. He simply clasped his hands in a fist salute, and all his unspoken words were contained in that gesture.

Tiger King was truly honest. Among all the third-tier spiritual objects in this place, the most precious ones were the Golden Spirit Core, the Fire Core, and other third-tier refined cores. If it were someone else, they would definitely choose the most expensive one, not the best one.

Tiger King, however, only chose the relatively common and inexpensive third-tier spirit wood and third-tier earth dragon root.

Seeing this, the Green Lion King once again became imposing and waved his hand, saying:
"Third-tier spirit wood is extremely rare for human cultivators, but it's not difficult for us demons to find. It's just that the mountain ape clan guards it, making it difficult to take action."

Third-tier earth dragon roots are rare among our demon race, but in human cultivation countries they are just ordinary spiritual objects. They are merely spiritual dragon roots that have been placed in mortal dynasties with second-tier spiritual veins, nourished by the imperial energy of humans, and containing a little bit of dragon energy.

Tiger King, you've chosen these two spiritual items, but that's a bit of a waste. Here's what I have: I also have the remains of a human cultivator, a third-tier body cultivator who perished at my father's hands during the great war between humans and demons years ago.

"He was a rare Vajra Body cultivator. Devouring his remains would be of immense benefit to the physical bodies of us demons. The Tiger King has been injured several times, and his foundation is slightly damaged. Obtaining these remains will perfectly replenish his strength!"

Lion King, good brother, for a moment, Su Qing really had the urge to become sworn brothers with him. Judging from his extravagant manner, his future was no worse than that of marrying the witch!
But it was just a thought. After all, he was ultimately a fake tiger. Even if he could transform into a real tiger for a moment, once he arrived in the demon kingdom, he would immediately be exposed in his true form under the watchful eyes of those fourth-tier true kings.

Perhaps when he upgrades his transformation technique to the fourth level, there will be no risk of his identity being exposed, and he may even have the chance to continue his relationship with Brother Lion!

Now, all we can do is accept with gratitude the golden, gleaming remains of the Vajra, who sat cross-legged in meditation, having been dead for countless years.

"Please rest assured, Lion King and fellow demon brothers, with me, Tiger King, here, even if those demonic cultivators come countless times, they will not be able to disturb you unless they step over my dead body!"

Despite his broken body, the Tiger King, with his unyielding spirit, reassured the other demon kings, allowing them to continue their drinking and merrymaking.

Before the Tiger King left, the sensible Demon King even tried to slip a plump cat girl with round cat ears and a fierce, fat body into his arms. Unfortunately, the Tiger King had too high standards and only loved tiger girls, not cat girls, so he resolutely rejected her.

This drew praise from the demon kings, who all said that it was no wonder the Tiger King was so resolute and acted so roughly, because he had given up wine and women!
As the demon kings became happy again.

Su Qing returned to the tiger cave, which was now empty of all demons.

He pulled it out of his bosom—a reward for his valiant fight against the demonic cultivator, a gift from the Lion King brothers.

What captivated him most was the physical body cultivated with the third-level Vajra Body.

These remains have remained incorruptible for thousands of years and will not decay for tens of thousands of years. Every bone is rock hard, and even a single section could be used as a third-tier weapon.

"I wonder which tomb raider was so powerful that they were able to rescue this Vajra Bone from the Ten Thousand Buddha Cave. It would be a waste to use such a precious material to refine the Divine Speed ​​Guardian. Moreover, the Vajra Buddha Bone is quite heavy, so it is not very suitable for refining the Divine Speed ​​Guardian."

Are you suggesting we grind it to powder and chop it into pieces to use as nails for the coffin of the Black Coffin Granny later? That would be far too extravagant!

There's no rush to refine it yet. We can make use of this Vajra Buddha bone later when we have a better idea!

Since he didn't know how to maximize the value of the Vajra Buddha Bone, Su Qing could only put it into his storage bag and focus on crafting the Demon Lizard Puppet.

(End of this chapter)