Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 321 The Phantom Troupe Arrives Suddenly
Princess's bedroom.

Su Qing was a man of great loyalty and righteousness, willing to go to great lengths for the princess.

He genuinely wanted to go to great lengths for the princess, but it wasn't out of a sense of righteousness.

The Phantom Troupe is renowned. Even Su Qing, who spent a long time in the lower levels of the Cloud Mountain Immortal Kingdom, had heard of their great name and knew that they were all formidable individuals, vicious beings capable of stopping children from crying at night in the Western Sea cultivation world.

The group of seven people is the most handy and effective bone-scraping steel knife used by Yuanlailou.

Compared to Baibaoge, which, by leveraging the immense power of the Penglai Sect, conducted business throughout the Western Sea with impunity, no one dared to provoke them.

Yuanlai Tower, however, does not have such convenience. Therefore, in order to ensure smooth trade routes and stable business operations in various immortal kingdoms, ruthless methods must be employed to make everyone who dares to lay a hand on Yuanlai Tower pay an unbearable price.

The Phantom Troupe is what does this kind of thing.

They traveled throughout the Western Sea, but when someone from the Destiny Tower encountered something similar to what happened at Rao Ting Mountain today, that was when they would step in.

Depending on the strength and power of the other party, they would either negotiate or kill. In short, over the years, there have been few things they couldn't handle. They are also the anchor and source of confidence for all the managers of Yuanlailou who are engaged in business outside the company.

Normally, if Princess Huofeng were to become enemies with this group of powerful figures, Su Qing should avoid them and stay out of their way.

After all, the princess was not a witch, and there were no Dao patterns that would make him submit to her. He really did not want to take any risks and risk offending Yuanlai Tower, which would make things difficult for him in the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom.

But who can blame them when that Phantom Leader has the nickname "Transformation Master"?

As luck would have it, Su Qing also mastered the Transformation Hand.

They are all Dao Pattern Masters. If he didn't know and didn't encounter them, that would be fine. But now that he has encountered them, this person is already courting death. Su Qing has to help Princess Fire Phoenix no matter what!

"I never expected Fellow Daoist Su to be such a person! I truly misjudged you before. Since you have treated me so well, I will remember it. Once this matter is resolved, Fellow Daoist Su's affairs will be my affairs, and the affairs of my entire Fire Phoenix Immortal Kingdom!"

Su Qing's unexpected offer to help surprised Feng Shen greatly, though he couldn't understand whether Su Qing was truly righteous or had ulterior motives.

However, Su Qing witnessed the entire battle between Yunshan Laoxie, having tended the fire, and was aware of his abilities.

Even if he might not be as good as Yin Ganyu, the Transformation Master, he is definitely no weaker than the other members of the Phantom Troupe.

They should take the initiative to help, regardless of what the other party wants, and use it first!
Princess Huofeng's friendship was worthless to Su Qing. He had saved her life before, but she hadn't treated him much well. The dirt he had on her was more reassuring.

Whether the princess is grateful or not is irrelevant; what matters is whether or not the Phantom Troupe can be wiped out.

“Fellow Daoist Feng, since you have the heart to hunt down the Phantom Brigade, there must be an ambush in Fenglai City right now, with formations, puppets, magic weapons, and talismans all ready!”

Seventeen or eighteen Golden Core cultivators, along with that Nascent Soul ancestor from your noble Immortal Kingdom, are already in position. We're just waiting for those thieves to walk right into our trap, then we can wipe them all out in one fell swoop!

Are the Phantom Troupe powerful? They really are.

If Su Qing were to encounter them alone, let alone hunt them, he himself would not dare to reveal even the slightest trace of the Transformation Yuan Hand Dao Pattern, lest he be treated as prey and dealt with.

But in this Fire Phoenix Immortal Kingdom, where the princess is in charge, she is meticulously planning to lure the snake out of its hole. She has made thorough preparations. With the princess's help, how can Su Qing not use this opportunity to improve the completeness of his Transformation Hand technique and shorten its transformation time limit from thirty years to more than twenty years?
He hadn't used the Transformation Yuan Dao Technique in a long time, and now he was desperately craving it!
When Su Qing asked about the arrangements for hunting the Phantom Brigade, Princess Fire Phoenix looked proud.

Today is different from the past. In the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range, Princess Fire Phoenix was a princess in distress, all alone and helpless. Not only did she have to borrow the magical artifacts she possessed from the witch, she had no choice but to become a fire-starting child.

In this Phoenix City, she is second only to the emperor, a powerful figure who commands millions of soldiers with a wave of her hand and tens of millions more with a gesture. As a phoenix in the sky, she is fully prepared to take action against her enemies.

"Fellow Daoist, rest assured, for this hunting operation, in addition to the six guest elders who accompany me, I have also planted three Fire Phoenix Elders who have awakened the Fire Phoenix bloodline in Phoenix City."

The city lord of this city is also my third uncle. With his help, I can mobilize two giant soldiers on the inner and outer city walls, a hundred Peashooters, tens of thousands of Taoist soldiers, hundreds of Foundation Establishment cultivators, and many third-order formations, magical artifacts and mechanisms within the city.

"I'm afraid the Phantom Troupe won't come, but if they dare to, they'll be utterly annihilated!"

Princess Fire Phoenix gritted her teeth, clearly furious, and her previous incident had also stirred up the nerves of the Fire Phoenix Immortal Kingdom.

The elders of the clan used to think she was still young. According to the lifespan of the Fire Phoenix Clan, she was not even an adult yet, and it would be at least a hundred or a thousand years before she reached the Nascent Soul stage. Even if outsiders wanted to kill her, they would not do so so early. After all, based on her previous performance in the Fire Phoenix Immortal Kingdom, who knew if she could realize her bloodline potential?

But after what happened last time, the Fire Phoenix Elders realized that the people outside were too wicked, even trying to kill a baby in its cradle, and they almost succeeded in their scheme!

Having learned their lesson, the Fire Phoenix Kingdom now provides stronger protection for Princess Fire Phoenix, and is determined to kill anyone who has ever threatened her.

It is also because of the strong support of the Fire Phoenix Elders that Princess Fire Phoenix is ​​able to act so recklessly today and mobilize such power that can start a war between the two immortal kingdoms!

Previously, the entire Desire Demon Sect mobilized to seek the Nascent Soul Cave, but this was not enough in terms of scale or power.

That's not enough!
At least in Su Qing's eyes, this is not a safe bet!

"Where is your ancestor? Why don't you ask your ancestor to come out of seclusion? Those thugs and villains have humiliated you like that. Why be polite to them? Just ask your ancestor to come out of seclusion and suppress them with a wave of his hand!"

Su Qing didn't understand. At this point, why was that Nascent Soul ancestor from the Fire Phoenix Immortal Kingdom still being so reserved? She wouldn't die even if she made a move once. She had painstakingly cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage. If she couldn't even protect her descendants, wouldn't all her Nascent Soul cultivation have been for nothing?

"Why should the Ancestor take action? The Phantom Troupe alone can be easily destroyed by me and my men. Moreover, the Ancestor cannot take action. Yuanlai Tower also has Nascent Soul experts. We juniors can resolve disputes below the Nascent Soul level ourselves. As long as there is a reason, we will not care about winning or losing."

If our ancestor were to intervene, it would be bullying the weak and would immediately provoke a war between the two nations. Our Fire Phoenix Immortal Kingdom has no plans to initiate a war between the Immortal Kingdoms and the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom for the time being!

"You can't beat the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom, can you? They have two Nascent Soul cultivators, right?" Su Qing understood the hidden meaning in Princess Fire Phoenix's words.

"How could we not win! I just don't believe that the Thousand Islands Kingdom can reach my Fire Phoenix Immortal Kingdom from across dozens of immortal kingdoms. Even if they come, we are not afraid. My Fire Phoenix Immortal Kingdom has a strong army and many puppets. We will definitely make them suffer. However, if a great war breaks out, there will be endless suffering. There is no need for that!"

Princess Fire Phoenix brushed it off with a few words, never mentioning that her ancestor's lifespan was nearing its end. If a major conflict were to break out, he might pass away within the next hundred years before she could even advance to the Nascent Soul stage. At that time, the Fire Phoenix Immortal Kingdom would truly be on the verge of collapse, vulnerable to all attacks.

Su Qing was also disappointed at this moment.

No matter what preparations Princess Fire Phoenix made, they were of no importance to him whatsoever compared to a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Without the support of a Nascent Soul cultivator, this battle is not a sure thing, and there is a possibility of failure!
But now that he has gotten off the car from Yuanlai Tower and boarded the princess ship, even without complete certainty, he can only take it one step at a time.

After all, just as the princess said, the Phantom Troupe only had a few people, while their side had more than ten Golden Core cultivators.

With our advantages, there is much we can achieve.

"Qinghe, you will stay by the princess's side for now. Princess, please have some self-respect. Fellow Daoist Qinghe and I have a very close relationship. She is not someone you can toy with at will!"

"Please, Princess, lock me in the spirit cage, together with the Yuanlai Tower caravan. Rest assured, if any members of the Phantom Troupe dare to come, I will change my identity to assist you!"

Under Su Qing's arrangement, Princess Fire Phoenix, as he wished, skillfully bound him with the Spirit Binding Rope in a rather immoral manner. Although he repeatedly said that it was completely unnecessary, Princess Fire Phoenix, eager to show off, insisted on demonstrating her skills as a third-level Spirit Binding Master. She tied the rope in countless ways, binding him in a way that made Qing He blush, before finally telling him where the slipknot was and sending him into the courtyard.

Clap!

In the outer courtyard, Li Kuishan was groaning and secretly enjoying himself, still immersed in the afterglow of being ravaged by that strong woman.

After Su Qing was bound and twisted into the spirit cage, her eyes widened immediately. Instead of feeling disappointed, she became excited and thrilled.

"I knew it! A mere rogue cultivator is no match for the prestige of my Yuanlai Tower. All of us from Yuanlai Tower have been imprisoned. He can rescue us with just one visit."
Look, he can't save us, and now he needs to be saved himself!

Li Kuishan's excited speech drew angry stares from all the Yuanlai Tower cultivators locked in the spirit cage.

This guy must have been driven mad by that strong woman; he's so incapable of distinguishing right from wrong!

"Fellow Daoist Su, please don't bother with this fool. No matter the outcome, we will remember your kindness in coming here to try to rescue us. When we arrive in the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom, we will repay you!"

Rao Tingshan didn't know what Su Qing had encountered in the city lord's mansion, but seeing his unique appearance with his shoulders and legs bound and his body crumpled into a ball, he could tell from the Fire Phoenix Princess's reputation that this Fellow Daoist Su must have suffered unimaginable torture at the hands of the Fire Phoenix Princess.

Fellow Daoist Su was fair-skinned and handsome, yet also tall and strong. Perhaps this is why Princess Fire Phoenix valued him and welcomed him into her residence.

But then he was kicked out? That means he was all bark and no bite, useless, and therefore disliked by the princess and abandoned by her?

Rao Tingshan is a man of wide experience and has seen all kinds of people and things. As for those Golden Core cultivators, they have long lifespans. Over the long years, some people will develop unique hobbies. For example, Li Kuishan used to act like a respectable person. Shouldn't he show his true nature today?
Princess Fire Phoenix was too perverse, and Fellow Daoist Su wasn't perverse enough. His plan to save people with his own body failed, and he became a prisoner with them.

We were fellow inmates!

Our relationship is much deeper than that of fellow Daoists; he is a friend I can make deeply!

"To my shame, I once had some connection with this Fire Phoenix Princess and crafted a batch of princess puppets for her. I thought I had some face in front of her and could help you fellow Daoists, but I didn't expect that this Fire Phoenix Princess would turn her back on me. Instead of saving you fellow Daoists, I was imprisoned in this cage by her!"

Su Qing smiled wryly and said that he did want to hunt down the Transformation Master, but he did not intend to antagonize Yuanlai Tower. At this moment, he was acting as fellow prisoners with Rao Tingshan and the others to show that he had not yet left Yuanlai Tower's car.

That's why Rao Tingshan could manage the Yuanlailou multinational business team; even while imprisoned, he could still sense business opportunities.

"The princess series puppets of the Fire Phoenix Princess, were they crafted by you, fellow Daoist? That's wonderful! Did you sign an exclusive contract with them? If not, you can supply them to my Yuanlai Tower when you go to the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom in the future!"
"My Yuanlai Tower has a considerable customer base that likes these kinds of puppets. If this puppet is sold through my Yuanlai Tower channels, it will definitely be a huge hit, even reaching the Central Plains Martial Kingdom!"

"Fellow Daoist, you still have the leisure to consider this? I'm only worried about whether I can get out of this City Lord's Mansion!"

Su Qing shook his head and sighed. The princess series puppets had indeed not signed an exclusive contract with the Fire Phoenix Princess. He also wanted to use the channels of Yuanlailou Treasure Pavilion to distribute the goods, but this business was not something that could be discussed at the moment. Right now, he just wanted the Phantom Troupe to bring the Transformation Yuan Hand Dao Pattern as soon as possible.

Seeing Su Qing's desolate expression and then seeing Princess Huofeng leading Qinghe out, Rao Tingshan immediately understood Su Qing's feelings at that moment.

He wasn't chosen by the Fire Phoenix, but his Daoist partner or servant was instead favored by Princess Fire Phoenix. Fellow Daoist Su was cuckolded!
"Fellow Daoist Su, rest assured, I knew before I came that my Yuanlai Tower Phantom Troupe was nearby. They originally accepted the mission to explore the Jade Wall Immortal's cave, but the mission was terminated by the main tower, and they have been wandering around the Demon Kingdom ever since."

Once they receive the message and arrive here, we will be freed from our cages. Then, we brothers can discuss the princess puppet business properly!

Because the Princess series puppets had the potential to become very popular in Rao Tingshan's eyes, he became even more enthusiastic towards Su Qing at this moment.

Out of necessity, he had been away on business for five years. In the Central Plains of Wu Kingdom, he had been scolded by princes and beaten by generals. He had to be humble and endure hardship to finally obtain a batch of good goods. He planned to rely on these goods to turn his life around and live a happy life for a hundred years.

Unexpectedly, in Phoenix City, Princess Fire Phoenix robbed a batch of goods. Now that he has been rescued, as the manager of the caravan, he has to pay several thousand spirit stones for the loss of that batch of goods. If he doesn't make up for it by getting some money from Su Qing, he doesn't know what kind of hard life he will have to endure when he returns to the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom.

Rao Tingshan, driven by greed, was on the verge of becoming sworn brothers with Su Qing. Taking the opportunity, Su Qing inquired about the abilities of each member of the Phantom Troupe. Rao Tingshan answered all his questions without reservation. Li Kuishan, who was proud of the Yuanlai Tower, not only introduced the Phantom Troupe but also showed off his knowledge of the entire group.

The Phantom Troupe is renowned, but Su Qingjiu, who was just a minor Qi Refining cultivator in the Inland Immortal Kingdom, had never paid much attention to it. In the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom, the Phantom Troupe was no secret at all; every cultivator had heard their stories.

"Yin Ganyu, known in the Daoist world as the Transformation Master, has condensed a Grade 3 Vast Ocean Pill. His pill power is extremely thick, and his magical power is profound. He can condense the Thousand-Handed Sea King Dharma Image. He also has dozens of Earth-level Daoist techniques. His Daoist methods are unfathomable, and his methods are strange and mysterious. He has been a pill maker for over eight hundred years. There are as many as twenty or thirty Golden Core cultivators and third-level body cultivators who have died at his hands, not to mention countless Foundation Establishment cultivators!"
Undying Iron Wall, Qu Ang, a third-tier body cultivator, has mastered a high-grade earth-level technique—the Heaven-Supporting Earth-Shaking Technique. He possesses the power to support the heavens and shake the earth, and the ability that the heavens and earth will never perish and this body will never be destroyed!

Breaking Bad, Yuan Xiu, a Golden Core cultivator and a third-tier poison master, can refine hundreds of deadly poisons and integrate them into his Taoist arts. He created the third-tier Soul-Severing Powder, which can make it difficult for Golden Core cultivators to mobilize their sea of ​​consciousness and magic power for a short period of time, leaving them at his mercy!

Butterfly Sword, Li Shuangshuang, a Golden Core sword cultivator, is skilled in a high-level sword technique. Her sword light is like a butterfly flitting about, and anyone who sees it will die instantly!
The Corpse Stitcher, Nong Fuzhen, is a Golden Core cultivator and a third-tier spiritual physician. He possesses superb medical skills, but he mostly uses them on the dead. He stitches up corpses and manipulates them with needles and thread, fighting like a corpse driver. However, the spirit corpses he controls are far more terrifying than those of corpse drivers of the same tier.

Shadow Warrior, Wei Shen, a third-tier body cultivator and a third-tier spirit assassin, was once a hundred-kill assassin of the Killing Tower. After joining the Phantom Troupe, he has three more golden core heads in his hands!

Qin Min, a Golden Core cultivator and a third-tier array-breaker, was born with an extraordinary feature: three eyes with double pupils. He could see through all arrays, both real and fake. Arrays below the fourth tier were completely exposed to him, revealing numerous flaws!

Li Kuishan recited the information of each member of the Phantom Troupe as if they were his own treasures.

As cultivators of the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom, the Phantom Guild has been passed down through generations, and countless cultivators consider it an honor to join this guild.

Since Hua Yuanshou took over as leader of this generation of Phantom Troupe, his achievements have surpassed those of the past. He is the person Li Kuishan respects most besides the Grand Master.

Even now, Su Qing was visibly shocked and filled with awe after hearing about the Phantom Troupe's exploits.

How about that, all sweaty now?

Now you know how amazing Yuanlailou is!

You're making yourself out to be incredibly powerful by constantly radiating energy, but in the face of true powerhouses, you're just a rogue cultivator. Your meager skills aren't even worthy of a second glance from the Phantom Troupe!
Li Kuishan must have been shocked by Su Qing's knowledge of the Phantom Troupe's power, which is why he was cowering and looking terrified.

Just as I was trying to calm him down, I realized that while the Phantom Troupe was fierce to outsiders, they were saviors to people like them.

Unexpectedly, Rao Tingshan grabbed him and pointed to the courtyard wall behind him.

Li Kuishan looked closely and was suddenly startled.

But on the fiery red phoenix-painted courtyard wall, a shadowy, ghostly figure suddenly appeared.

Shadow Warrior, Wei Shen!

The Phantom Troupe is here!

It arrived faster than anyone expected!

Rao Tingshan and Li Kuishan, who were waiting to be rescued, never expected this.

Princess Fire Phoenix, who had lured the snake out of its hole, never expected this.

Even Su Qing, who wanted to take advantage of the chaos, use someone else to do his dirty work, and use Hua Yuan to kill someone else, never expected this!
(End of this chapter)