Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 299 Battle of Dharma Forms, Seizing the Infant Fate

The Western Sea cultivation world is a land of abundant resources and outstanding people.

There is never a shortage of external resources for cultivation, which has led to the flourishing of cultivation, numerous immortal kingdoms, and a far greater number of foundation-building materials and elixirs than the cultivation worlds of the Central Plains and the Eastern Wilderness.

However, despite the large number of cultivators in the lower and middle levels, none of them have made a breakthrough at the Nascent Soul stage. As a result, the cultivation world of the Western Sea has always been confined to a corner of the land and has little ability to invade the Central Plains or sweep away the Eastern Wilderness.

This is due to the restrictions imposed on spirit objects used for infant formation.

Perhaps Heaven and Earth intentionally limited the number of Nascent Souls.

As a result, the number of Nascent Soul beings born in the world is constant within a certain period of time.

The number of spiritual objects varies depending on the local climate and fortune.

According to the witch, in the past ten thousand years, the Western Sea cultivation world has only seen a maximum of thirty-six Nascent Soul cultivators standing side by side.

Since the emergence of all thirty-six Nascent Soul cultivators, no Nascent Soul spirit has been born in the cultivation world of the Western Sea.

Only when an old Nascent Soul cultivator, either having reached the end of their lifespan, failed to break through, or, like this Jade Wall cultivator, brought about their own demise, will a new Nascent Soul spirit object be created.

And this new Nascent Soul artifact may have fallen from the old Nascent Soul and benefited future generations, just like the Jade Wall Immortal.

It is also possible that it appeared out of thin air in some unknown place in the Western Sea cultivation world. For example, when her ancestor Liu passed away, her original Nascent Soul spiritual object was not preserved, so her father Liu Chungang had to find another spiritual object. In his eagerness to make progress, he was plotted against by Jia Chunqiu.

In short, the spirit objects that help to form an infant are very precious.

It is so precious that even evil spirits like the Old Evil of Yunshan and Gao Erqiang have great desire for it.

Not to mention the respect and reverence from the master, Jia Chunqiu and others who had achieved the third grade of the Golden Elixir and were on the verge of forming their Nascent Soul.

Su Qing, on the contrary, did not have much need for this.

You can't get fat in one bite. He's not even a Golden Core cultivator yet, and he's already taking too big a step by planning something to help him reach Nascent Soul stage.

Under his observation, the chalcedony inside the jade platform floated up and down, red as blood, flowing like liquid, occasionally emitting jade light, carrying an aura of intertwined cold and heat, and also emanating fluctuations that were quite different from normal spiritual energy.

"It doesn't look like anything special!" Su Qing muttered to himself, unable to discern anything mysterious about the jade marrow.

Upon hearing this, before Liu Yun'er could explain, Shi Zhifang hurriedly spoke up, wanting to show off his erudition and crudeness in front of Yun'er.

"Nothing special?"

What do you know?

Zhu Yusui, ranked eighteenth among the thirty-six Nascent Soul Spirits, is currently the best Nascent Soul Spirit among those who have been lost to the Penglai Sect, as well as the trident obtained by the old immortal from the Thousand Islands Kingdom.

This spirit creature possesses the ability to comprehend the ever-changing nature of life, the power to transform its body and soul, the ability to communicate with all things, and the function of purifying evil spirits.

It can condense many kinds of Nascent Souls, such as the Myriad Manifestations Nascent Soul, the Netherworld Demon Nascent Soul, and the Blood River Nascent Soul. It is precisely because of the strength of this Nascent Soul-forming artifact that the Jade Wall True Man used it to form his Nascent Soul and became famous. After that, he became famous and powerful. He once forced the founder of the Desire Demon Sect, who was in the middle stage of Nascent Soul, out of the Talisman Dao Sect with his early Nascent Soul cultivation.

Of course, my point isn't that my Demonic Desire Sect's founder is incompetent; of course, he's very capable. You only need to understand that this Crimson Jade Marrow is not weak even among Nascent Soul stage spiritual objects. It's one of the best Nascent Soul stage spiritual objects that our Golden Core sects have a chance to obtain!

As expected of the sect leader's son and a second-generation Desire Demon, Shi Zhifang is quite powerful and knowledgeable. In just a few words, he explained the power of this Crimson Jade to Su Qing.

In short, this item is rare, of high quality, but not so high that Nascent Soul sects like Penglai Sect would risk everything to seize it, or that Golden Core sects would even dare to covet it.

But he still didn't grasp the key point.

Upon hearing that the cinnabar jade was so precious, Su Qing turned to the witch and whispered:
"Yun'er, do you want this magical item? If so, I'll go and get it for you!"

How can it be repaired?
Shi Zhifang was stunned when he heard this!
He never expected to lick like that!

After all, this Nascent Soul artifact is something his father must have. Even if he went up on stage to snatch it, after he got it, it should be given to his father, the sect leader. He is still at the level of being a traitor to his father and a sycophant.

But since the Tiger King had no ties or constraints, he could speak freely without restraint.

Because he knew that Liu Yun'er had no intention of taking this Nascent Soul artifact!

“Yun’er has no intention of obtaining this item for the time being. Your magic power has not yet recovered, and the puppet still needs repair. There is no need for you to exert any more effort for Yun’er.”

As expected, although Yun'er shook her head and refused Tiger King's kindness, she couldn't help but whisper a few more words to him.

Talking behind someone's back!
Using Taoist magic to prevent others from investigating!
Is this really necessary? I'm the only person you have around. Who are you guarding against? You're guarding against me, aren't you?
The teacher was incapable of raging.

But he really misunderstood this time.

Liu Yun'er and Su Qing really had something serious to discuss this time.

Originally, Liu Yun'er planned to confront Huang Song when they were vying for the Nascent Soul Spiritual Object, with her as the main force to kill Huang Song. However, she never expected that Su Qing would take care of things first.

Then the rest is simple.

You don't need to use spirit objects to create a newborn baby.

But the old devil of joy must die.

As long as the old devil is happy to take the stage, just catch him and kill him.

"This old demon cultivates the Tongyang Scroll and the Ningyang Xuan Dan. Isolated Yang cannot last long, and he will suffer from fire poison attacking his body. Compared to the Nascent Soul Spiritual Object, he wants the Yin Xuan Dan on Yun'er's body more."

"If Yun'er takes the stage later, this old demon will definitely follow. Fellow Daoist, there's no need to worry that he won't!"

Liu Yun'er affirmed, her tone cold, as if she wanted to use herself as bait to get to know this old devil.

The Joyful Old Demon, though possessing the bloodline of the Liu family, had previously condensed a fourth-grade Golden Core, the Desire Fire Pill. With the help of the Tongyang Talisman, he forcibly elevated this Golden Core to the third grade, giving him hope of forming a Nascent Soul.

However, this was not without its price. Not only did it fail to form a second-grade Yin-Yang Harmony Profound Pill, but it also had to endure the suffering of fire poison. Furthermore, in order to improve the grade of the Golden Core, it consumed more than three hundred years of its lifespan, which could not be made up for with life-extending items.

This allowed him to obtain the Yin-Unblocking Talisman from Liu Yun'er, but he also had no time to cultivate, so he had to nurture another Yin-Profound Pill on his own.

In contrast, if Liu Yun'er were to kill the old demon, she would not need to devour his golden core. She only needed to seize the Tongyang Scroll from his hand. With her talent, even after spending hundreds of years cultivating, she would still have the potential to achieve the fusion of Yin and Yang and complete the elixir of enlightenment.

Having understood, Su Qing's judgment aligned with Liu Yun'er's. To this Joyful Old Demon, the Yin Xuan Pill on Liu Yun'er's body was just as important as the Nascent Soul Spiritual Object.

"Then be careful later. If anything goes wrong, get away immediately. As long as you don't die, this old devil might not outlive you!"

As far as Su Qing was concerned, there were countless instances of people killing each other in the cultivation world. He didn't feel that he absolutely had to avenge the witch's family. As long as he lived long enough to outlive those old fogies, wouldn't that be considered revenge?
Unfortunately, the witch wasn't as magnanimous as him, and the old demon was also ungrateful and didn't hand over the Tongyang Talisman to the witch.

Seeing the witch pursing her lips and remaining silent, her beautiful eyes sparkling, she might be determined to fight this old demon to the death.

Su Qing couldn't bear to see it, and to prevent others from seeing it, she pulled the witch past Shi Zhifang's gaze that was devouring people, and found an open space to release the nest house that she had just obtained from Huang Song.

Many of the facilities inside the house were restricted by the Huang family, and those who were not of Huang family blood could not use them at all. Such a lack of class drew Su Qing's scathing criticism.

However, its basic function of isolating itself from external divine sense probing is still usable.

Surrounded by cultivators in this Nascent Soul cave, a lone man and woman suddenly appeared in the spirit house.

Even the witch, who had been honest with him several times, blushed slightly.

Su Qing was also puzzled as to why, every time he brought female cultivators into the house, they would assume he was going to do something bad and would all adopt such an easy-going attitude.

I really misjudged him!

The witch, blushing and exuding a strange fragrance, opened her luscious red lips.

To the witch's astonishment, one, two... eight blood lotuses were infused into her.

Compared to Qinghe and other women, the Golden Core Demoness's needs were much greater; one shot was simply not enough, so she came in eight at a time.

Poor Su Qing hadn't managed to defeat Gao Erqiang, and he hadn't practiced self-refinement into a puppet many times, so his Flower Blooming Moment had remained at the second level. Forcibly transferring the flower to his Golden Core made his body feel slightly weak.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, there is no need to resist. This flower is not a bad thing, and you should not try to force it out of your body. When you are exhausted, activate this flower. This flower is a good thing that can help you regain your strength and fight another round!" Su Qing reminded her when he saw that the witch was somewhat resistant.

For Liu Yun'er, it was only natural to instinctively resist when someone silently injected something she didn't know into her body. However, after Su Qing spoke, her beautiful eyes flickered, and she immediately let down all her defenses.

If it's him, even if he's a bad guy, it doesn't really matter.

"Fellow Daoist Su brought Yun'er here just to have her enter this Blood Lotus?"

After Su Qing finished her work, covered in sweat, Liu Yun'er asked with sparkling eyes.

"What else can we do!"

Su Qing said irritably, Jia Chunqiu has lost his teammates, and he doesn't want to lose his teammates either. There are still many vicious things to happen in this Nascent Soul Cave. He has followed the instructions of Jiuli and the Heavenly Master Dao Pattern and has slept with this witch three times. If the witch dies, who will he go to?
"Then Yun'er misjudged you, fellow Daoist. You truly have no ill intentions towards Yun'er. Yun'er originally thought that since life and death were uncertain this time, before this, it was...it was..."

What is that? What do you mean?
Isn't it said that you shouldn't do anything until you reach the Nascent Soul stage?

Can this bottom line be flexibly changed?

You should explain yourself clearly!

Liu Yun'er did not explain clearly.

Su Qing felt that she might have missed a good opportunity.

As the house was put away, the witch, her cheeks flushed and exuding a wonderful fragrance, walked in front, while Su Qing, rubbing her weak waist and limbs, followed behind.

This scene stirred up a flood of thoughts in Shi Zhifang, and he became extremely angry.

Just as they were about to have a serious talk with the tiger king and make it understand what a spirit beast can and cannot do,

The Jade Wall Immortal finally broke the seal on the second jade platform.

With all restrictions lifted, all the cultivators' eyes were drawn to the cinnabar chalcedony on the jade platform.

The jade marrow, which had been in an irregular shape, had now transformed into the appearance of Jade Wall Immortal. The Crimson Immortal was making the same movements as Jade Wall Immortal, raising his hands and feet as if they were one, which terrified all the cultivators.

"Fellow Daoists, please be patient. Because my lingering resentment has not yet dissipated, I still need to rely on this spiritual object to exert some of the abilities I possessed in my previous life. Therefore, this spiritual object is not yet ownerless. However, I will not linger on it. Once this wisp of resentment dissipates, anyone can take this spiritual object."

Master Lingbi spoke frankly to the assembled cultivators.

Jia Chunqiu had anticipated this situation and thus refrained from questioning it.

Those cultivators who didn't quite understand the matter had little hope of obtaining it and wouldn't dare to provoke this Nascent Soul cultivator with his bad temper.

Seeing that none of the cultivators questioned it, True Person Yu Bi nodded, flicked his whisk, and the jade platform suddenly enlarged, activating a fourth-tier talisman on it as well.

"To obtain the Nascent Soul Spiritual Object, one must surpass others in terms of alchemical power. This arena is called the Alchemical Ranking Platform. It was originally used by our Talisman Dao Sect to test the grade of the golden cores condensed by disciples, thereby determining their ranking within the sect."

Today, these fourth-tier Dharma Aspects are activated, granting each Golden Core cultivator on this arena a corresponding boost in Dan power, based on the quality of their Dan (elixir), amplifying the duration and power of their Dharma Aspects. Those with higher Dan quality and stronger Dharma Aspects will obtain Crimson Jade Marrow; the one who fights to the very end will obtain Crimson Jade Marrow!

When Master Yu Bi explained the rules, the cultivators who were eager to acquire the Nascent Soul spirits became restless.

As the force with the most Golden Core cultivators, the Desire Demon Sect naturally took the lead. Under the subtle hint from Shi Lijing, Elder Wu Dan, whose lifespan was nearing its end and who could no longer contribute to the sect, stood up and walked dejectedly onto the arena.

Elder Wu Dan, who possessed both courage and elixir, felt extremely sorrowful at this moment.

The battle for the Nascent Soul Spiritual Object is destined to be even more dangerous than the previous battle for the inheritance of the Talismanic Dao.

With Wu Dan's abilities, he would have little chance of winning against any Golden Core cultivator who stepped onto the stage.

The sect leader sent him up, perhaps with the intention of weakening others and spying on their methods, and had no expectation that he would win.

The price he paid for it, or rather, the loss of his last hundred years of life, was all because of this!

From the sect's perspective, sacrificing a Golden Core cultivator nearing the end of their lifespan to increase their chances of seizing a Nascent Soul artifact is not a bad deal.

But for him personally, it was a huge loss!
A lifespan of a hundred years or so, it's not a matter of fate!

An aging Golden Elixir is no longer a Golden Elixir!
The elderly Golden Core cultivator had no rights, and Elder Wu Dan dared not defy the sect leader. He could only hope that the cultivators who challenged him would be lenient and allow him to safely pass through this ordeal.

Wu Dan is very lucky.

The first to challenge him was the sole Golden Core cultivator of the Yunshan Sect, a man skilled in the Radiant Light Protection Technique, who was good at defense but lacked offensive capabilities.

As soon as he stepped onto the stage, Master Wu Dan's eyes lit up. This man had fought against the Desire Demon Sect several times outside White Cloud Immortal City. The Desire Demon Sect knew his methods and abilities very well, so there was no need for him to test him further!
When the Venerable of Mount Xia condensed a vast cloud-like Dharma image, Elder Wu Dan, who had not yet condensed a third-grade golden core and could not even condense a Dharma image, was merely going through the motions and frantically used all the Taoist arts and secret techniques he had learned.

In a very short time, he exhausted all his magical power, but he did not harm the person on Mount Xia who was protected by the radiant light of the celestial being.

But did he do his best?

If they've used up all their strength, who dares to say they didn't try their best?
Without giving the Venerable Xiashan any chance to harm him, Elder Wu Dan nimbly flipped off the platform, secretly wiping away a cold sweat. He sighed that he had survived another ordeal and that it was truly remarkable to have lived to this day. However, he showed a look of shame on his face and repeatedly apologized to his master with utmost respect.

Shi Lijing had dealt with him for countless years and knew exactly what kind of person he was. When he let him go on stage, he really had no intention of killing him. If he really wanted him to die, he would have to be carried off the stage dead. How could he let him leave alive?

"Old Wu has served the sect for many years. Even if he has not made any great contributions, he has certainly worked hard. Now that his lifespan is not long, he wants to enjoy his old age. However, he has not made enough contributions. Today, we will record his merits. I think his life in the sect will be better in the future, and he may even benefit future generations."

Shi Lijing sighed softly, and the elders around him exclaimed that their sect leader was benevolent and righteous. With such a sect leader, how could they not be willing to die for the sect?

"Elders, you are all pillars of our sect, the pillars of our clan. No matter how wonderful this Nascent Soul artifact is, we cannot let you sacrifice yourselves. Although the purpose of this struggle for this artifact is to have a Nascent Soul cultivator for our sect and to plan for the great cause of our sect, in the end, this artifact will still be used on my own body."

"Since it is something I seek, I shall take it myself!"

As the restorer who led the Desire Demon Sect to rise again, Shi Lijing's magnanimity and sense of responsibility are clearly unmatched by other elders.

He suddenly stood up, wanting to go onto the ring himself.

Although the other elders were willing to share the sect leader's burdens, they were neither as shameless as Wu Dan nor did they want to really fight to the death with Xiashan, Huanxi, and the evil cultivators. Therefore, they all said that the sect leader didn't want it, but their bodies remained unmoved.

Shi Lijing was not disappointed by this. Golden Core cultivators have long lifespans, and the longer they live, the more they fear death. This was true for these elders, and it was also true for him.

But unexpectedly, there was a Golden Core cultivator within the Desire Demon Sect who was unafraid of death!

The first to step forward was Shi Zhifang, who wanted to take his father's place and fight for him.

He is a filial child, but he lacks ability and skill. In addition, he has already been on the stage, used all his tricks, and his skills have been exposed. Going on stage now would be a near-death experience.

Without a second thought, Shi Lijing told him to leave, lest he get in the way.

The second person to step forward was Liu Yun'er.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, there's no need for that. Since you've already agreed to bring the Soul Flame into the hall, our sect will treat you the same as all the elders and will have no doubts about you!"

Shi Lijing assumed that Liu Yun'er was worried about her illegitimate background and the fact that she had not made many contributions compared to the elders, so she stepped forward now to prove her worth in front of him.

This underestimates Shi Lijing. Since Shi Lijing dared to take on the enormous karma that Liu Yun'er might expose at any time and bring her into the sect, he would no longer have any suspicion or targeting towards her.

After all, even before the Old Demon of Joy betrayed him, he had held nothing back from him.

It's a pity that this old devil has found someone else to climb the social ladder; he simply misplaced his trust.

"Please let the sect leader know that Yun'er is not going up on stage for the Nascent Soul Spirit Object, but to settle her old grudge with Jia Chunqiu. I only hope that the sect leader will give Yun'er this opportunity!"

Liu Yun'er was not as quick-witted as Su Qing. She did not take this opportunity to say any high-sounding words to establish a persona of being willing to die for the sect.

Su Qing sighed inwardly, thinking that someone as straightforward as her would have a hard time getting by in the Desire Demon Sect.

However, Shi Lijing greatly admired Liu Yun'er's straightforwardness. Upon hearing this, he nodded to her and even took the initiative to hand her a third-tier Soul Refining Banner.

(End of this chapter)