Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 340: Punch away
The three-pronged attack was easily countered!
The Night Emperor's head was buzzing. He didn't know if it was because there were no heroes in Wanghai City, which allowed his three-pronged attack to be so powerful for thousands of years, or if Su Qing was too strong and fierce, making his own three-pronged attack seem weak and ineffective in comparison.

At that moment, its first reaction was to escape under the cover of night and run away in the dark.

Killing is not a skill; the real skill is escaping being killed. The fact that the Night Emperor could run rampant in Wanghai City for thousands of years shows his remarkable ability to avoid being killed.

Yama Night can use the cover of night to escape, invisible and without a trace. It is more concealed than the Blood Emperor's Blood Escape and faster than the Ronin Sword's Sword Escape. It is the number one way to save one's life and escape in Wanghai City.

I refuse to believe that Su Qing can take it down!
"I'll give you a little something for now. Don't think that's all I'm capable of. When I come back next time, I'll show you the true power of an evil god!"

Unwilling to admit defeat, the Night Emperor uttered a harsh threat and then fled.

He fled at full speed, far surpassing the speed of the big-headed mountain demons, and in the blink of an eye, he left these annoying big-headed mountain demons behind.

Wiping away a cold sweat, the Night Emperor calmed himself down, thinking to himself that it was fortunate that he was the one who came to find this Taoist Su tonight. If the Blood Emperor had come, although he was strong in battle, he was not as good at running away as the Night Emperor, and he would definitely have been defeated by this Taoist Su.

"What's most hateful is that Hei Qingtian. He only said that Su Daoren's human cultivation skills were amazing, but he didn't mention that Su Daoren possessed many exorcism puppets. He was like a professional exorcist, and he came purely to bully the evil spirits that were bullying us."

Hei Qingtian spread rumors to lure us into attacking this Daoist Su. Is he perhaps trying to seize the opportunity to rise to power and stop being a dog?
When I get back, I'll definitely give him a good beating, so he'll know who's been feeding him all these years!

The Night Emperor harbored deep hatred for Hei Qingtian, yet he had no intention of seeking revenge against Fu Qing.

There's no way to get revenge at all!

Just now, after the Big Head Mountain Demon, he also saw a group of exorcising puppets, including Tu De Fo Ling, Black Coffin Granny, and Alchemy Furnace Boy, relentlessly chasing after him.

It's just that he ran fast; if he had run slower, there wouldn't have been any ashes left by now.

At this moment, what it was thinking about was how, after returning to the Twilight Society, it could explain to the evil sects how terrifying Su Daoren was without losing its prestige, so that they could work together to prevent him from opening the shop.

We absolutely cannot allow them to open the puppet shop!

It's one thing for him to refine exorcism puppets for his own use, but if he were to distribute them throughout the city, would the Twilight Society still have a chance to rise to prominence in Wanghai City in the future?
Having long held a high position, the Night Emperor's thoughts and ideas have transcended his own, allowing him to plan for the overall situation and the future of all the evil spirits in the Twilight Society. Therefore, Su Qing, who is skilled in creating exorcising puppets, cannot open a shop in Wanghai City.

Those in positions of power should act accordingly, but for now, the Night Emperor would be better off focusing on his own survival.

Because when he believed he had escaped, he began to focus on the big picture and plan for the future.

Su Qing spent half a year in Demon Smoke City creating a Tier 3 Ultimate Evil Refining Furnace Child, using the golden cores of several elders who had fallen in the past of the Demon Sect as its core. Several evil-repelling missiles had already been launched to lock onto it from afar!

"Dagger Missile Puppet, a Tier 3 exorcism-type spirit explosion puppet, one of the signature puppets of Su's Puppet Shop. It combines spirit explosion damage, professional exorcism, and precision guidance, among other functions. During the new store's promotional period, custom installation is available, and a Tier 3 Great Ghost Doll launcher will be included as a free gift!"

Inside Su Ji's shop, Su Qing was introducing and promoting her product in front of the recording talisman while simultaneously using a bee-detecting puppet carrying a recording talisman to record the entire process of the first test firing of a dagger missile puppet.

Upon seeing the Night Emperor explode into a ball of fireworks in the hazy night in the distance, he immediately put away his puppets and rushed to the scene of the explosion. He then had the merit wooden fish transform the Night Emperor, who had been reduced to dust, into the shape of Dao patterns.

Daoist patterns and light points surged into his mind, and strange phenomena arose in his soul and consciousness.

There were sixteen divine beings, arm in arm, who served as the Emperor's night watchmen in the wilderness. At night, they would catch the wind and shadows, apprehend the wicked, punish the evildoers, capture the petty villains, and drive away the evil spirits. They were incredibly majestic.

However, when a great demon with a concave face, pointed cheeks, and a cunning fox-like appearance caused trouble, the Sixteen Nights Wanderer and countless other once-powerful immortals and gods gathered together, forming a force of ten thousand, to fight against him. But the monkey head overturned rivers and seas and struck the divine bodies with his club.

As a result, his divine body disintegrated and his Dao patterns scattered. Only after millions of years did the Night Emperor obtain them. The Dao pattern Night Wanderer God transformed into the evil pattern Yama Night, committing evil deeds and heinous crimes!
"However, the Ten Capital Patrol Gods dared to display the might of Yama, the Great God of Hell. The Night Emperor's death was not unjust!"

After learning about the origin of the Dao patterns, Su Qing felt even more disdain for the Night Emperor.

The main issue was dissatisfaction with the gifts bestowed upon him after his death.

[Taoist Mark: Night Wanderer]

[Rune Quality: Level 10 (approximately equivalent to a Tier 5 rune in this era)]

[Current Power: Tier 3 (Power will gradually increase as the cultivator's understanding and cultivation level improve)]

[Current Function: Using the night as eyes, one can vanish into the darkness. In the dark, one's cultivation methods surpass those of daytime (upgrading to the fifth rank allows one to transform the azure sky into an endless night sky, without waiting for nightfall; wherever one passes, darkness descends).]

[Puppets that can be crafted: Puppet Immortal, Heavenly Demon Puppet, Yama Puppet, Night Slayer Puppet, Underworld Lord Puppet, etc.]

[Currently wielded by: Earth Demon Heaven, Joyful Buddha, Su Qing. (This Dao rune is not unique and can be shared by multiple people.)]

Although both are of the Ten Capital Dao Patterns, the Night Wanderer's power and effect are far less immediate than the Transformation Yuan Hand.

However, if one wants to complete this Dao pattern and reach the fifth level of perfection, the opponent one will face is far less formidable than the Transformation Yuan Hand.

The other two masters of the Transformation Hand, Qu Ang and the Purple Light Rat, are only third-tier beings. He can take them down solo whenever he has the time.

However, the other two masters of the Night Wanderer, Earth Demon Heaven and Joyful Buddha, are both fourth-order Great Evils, each with their own religion and country of influence. They are not people that Su Qing can easily mess with.

The trouble is that the Earth Demon Heaven is wicked and the Dao pattern he gave to the Night Emperor was extremely incomplete. So much so that after he converted the Night Emperor, he realized that the Earth Demon Heaven was already the first master of this Dao pattern!

After he converted the Dao patterns into his body, the Earth Demon Heavenly Reversal could use the authority of the first pattern master to locate Su Qing's position in real time, treating Su Qing as prey that could be taken down at any time!

"As expected, none of those old evil guys are any good. I wondered why this Earth Demon Heaven was so kind as to reward his subordinates with Dao patterns. It turns out he was using his subordinates as bait to lure in naive youngsters like me!"

Su Qing cursed Old Xie inwardly, but even knowing that he had been tricked by Old Xie, the Night Emperor, scattered all over the ground, had no chance of being put back together. He didn't even know who he would return this rune to.

His gaze fell upon the still-celebrating twilight club, where people were singing and dancing.

Using the Night Tour privileges, Su Qing had a complete view of what was happening inside.

"A Blood Emperor at the peak of the third tier, seven or eight third-tier wandering demons, and nearly a thousand first and second-tier minions—with this level of strength, the Twilight Society can't do anything to me!"

Looking away, Su Qing had no intention of destroying the entire organization.

Unlike when he first arrived in this city, cautious and tentative, after learning about the backgrounds of the various forces in the city, he no longer felt that this city was particularly high-end.

With his abilities and the power of his puppets, he has no fear of any opponent in Wanghai City except for the old Nascent Soul cultivator from Yuanlai Tower. Once he has thoroughly mastered the Illusionary Formless Robe and developed the Illusionary Four Puppets that can withstand Nascent Soul attacks, he will be able to live in this city without eating beef.

Because of this confidence, the Night Emperor killed someone without hesitation.

But the Night Emperor can be killed, while the Twilight Society cannot.

If it weren't for this group of evil spirits bullying and dominating the city, causing Wang Hai cultivator bitterness and resentment, who would he sell his exorcism puppets to?
There is a need to exorcise evil spirits, and only when there is a need to exorcise evil spirits will people buy exorcism puppets.

As a shrewd businessman, Su Qing not only did not want to wipe out the Twilight Society, but even hoped that they would stay in Wanghai City and continue to commit evil deeds in a high-profile manner, scaring a few more Wanghai comrades to tears every day!
"I've spared you, so don't be so ungrateful!"

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"The Night Emperor is gone. Gao Xieshen sent a message saying that this Su Daoren has a past with him and asked us to spare him for now. When Gao Xieshen arrives in Wanghai City, he will personally take action to avenge the Night Emperor!"

Inside the Twilight Society, the Blood Emperor addressed the assembled evil spirits, who had been celebrating all night, with a heavy heart.

The chaotic scene of demons dancing wildly came to an abrupt halt. The Great Demon looked at the Little Demon, their eyes wide with disbelief.

Even the Blood Emperor himself, if he hadn't sensed the Night Emperor's aura dissipating more than a hundred miles away, would not have believed that the Night Emperor, with whom he had weathered countless storms and fought for power and profit for many years, would be so easily defeated by a rogue cultivator from elsewhere.

The spirit wine in the cup was already warm, but the Night Emperor, who exuded domineering aura and wanted to warm the wine to kill Su Qing, was already gone.

The Blood Emperor sighed. He and the Night Emperor had been enemies and friends for hundreds of years. With the Night Emperor's death, he felt a sense of loss for his kind and a sense of sympathy for the dead.

Before the previous banquet ended, they immediately held a feast to commemorate the death of the Night Emperor.

While the great and small evil spirits were feasting.

The Blood Emperor himself merged into the underground and quietly made his way to the Night Emperor's lair, intending to seize all the ill-gotten gains left behind by his old friend.

It wasn't that he was greedy; it was simply that the death of the Night Emperor terrified him.

They originally thought Su Qing was an easy target, someone they could easily manipulate, but who knew this guy was no pushover.

Not only did he kill the Night Emperor with a flick of his wrist, but he also had a past relationship with the God of Evil, who regarded him as a friend and instructed them to befriend the Twilight Society and not to offend him easily!
With their resources and connections, how could Twilight Society not show their support now that this guy's new store is opening?
Good riddance to the Night Emperor!

If he doesn't die, the Blood Emperor will have to pay for this gift out of his own pocket, through crowdfunding by the entire society!
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The next morning.

The sky above Wanghai City was cloudless, and a gentle breeze blew.

Within the inner city's commercial district, red flags fluttered and drums resounded.

There were puppet spirit beasts such as the two-headed mirage dragon, the third-tier wind eagle king, and the flying golden lion, their bodies stained with gold and fire, swirling and dancing in the sky above Wanghai City, scattering spirit explosions and fireworks along the way, making a great spectacle to cause a sensation throughout the city, letting everyone know that a top-notch puppet shop had opened for business.

Such a high-profile move initially drew dissatisfaction from the local cultivators who were proud of Wanghai City.

"So what if third-tier puppet spirit beasts are putting on a show all over the city? If you want to establish yourself in Wanghai, who can be scared by this little show?"

"I've heard he's a puppeteer from out of town. He's made a name for himself at the Red Sleeve Pavilion as soon as he arrived at Wanghai. He must be quite skilled."

"This little brat from out of town is ignorant and incompetent. What kind of puppets could he possibly make? Would they even smell as good as the puppets from the Duan family's shop? Certainly not. I have no interest in even taking a peek!"

"Huh? What's this? A flyer? An airdropped flyer! These out-of-towners have no manners!"

"The puppets of the Master of All Arts who truly impart knowledge and skills come in various styles, including those of the Master of Array Formation, the Master of Puppetry, and the Master of Battle Armor?"

"It must be fake. The Duan family's puppet shop has been selling puppets for a long time. Apart from their improper uses, I've never heard of any successor who can master any of the arts!"

"This must be some out-of-towner using high standards but low quality, a trick to attract attention. Let's go and expose this fraud! If there are any inaccuracies, we'll make them pay three times the price on the spot!"

Two-headed mirage dragons and flying lions made a show of force in Wanghai City, followed by hundreds of cloud-roc hidden bombers dropping leaflets.

In an instant, all the cultivators who had free time in Wanghai City flocked to Su Ji Puppet Shop.

When a group of monks who made a living by exposing fake shops and writing positive reviews arrived at the small shop with flyers, the shop was already packed with people, and it was impossible to squeeze in.

Outside the shop, the cultivators from the Law Enforcement Hall, drawn by the aroma, strode confidently toward the place, led by the Black-Blue Sky and White Impermanence.

"Fellow Daoist Black, Fellow Daoist White, you've arrived quite early today. But it's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early."

"My new shop is opening soon, and I didn't expect the monk Wanghai to be so enthusiastic. There are far too many customers. I would like to ask all the law enforcement officers to help maintain order outside the shop!"

Before Hei Qingtian and Bai Wuchang even reached the shop, Su Qing, who was standing outside with Rao Tingshan as his host, bowed to the two of them from afar and asked the law enforcement officers to do his work.

Hei Qingtian's face darkened, turning as black as charcoal. Just as he was about to lash out, his gaze suddenly sharpened as he saw the Blood Emperor standing behind Su Qing, his arm around his companion Liang Haishun!
Hei Qingtian could understand what he was seeing.

Because at this very moment, on the strangely shaped puppet displayed outside Su's shop, which was pointed at the top and round at the bottom, there was a talisman that played a loop of the Night Emperor's murder!

Su Qing is truly audacious. Not only did he kill the Night Emperor, but he also thoroughly humiliated the Twilight Society, using the Night Emperor's death as a stepping stone for his Su Family Puppet Shop to gain fame in Wanghai City!

The Blood Emperor is spineless! Su Qing humiliated the Twilight Society so much, yet he still humbled himself and came to his shop to offer gifts and eat at his banquet. He has completely disgraced the evil spirits!

"What are you still standing there for? Didn't you hear Fellow Daoist Su's instructions? Go and maintain order! Don't give those old foxes who only know how to bully out-of-town shopkeepers a chance to commit crimes!"

Hei Qingtian gave an order to his subordinates, his face displaying three parts obsequiousness, seven parts awe, and twelve parts fear of death. He bowed to Su Qing with a fawning smile and said:
"Fellow Daoist Su, the puppets in your shop are exquisite, plentiful, and unique. Just now, my cultivators from Wanghai flocked to it, breaking down the door. Fellow Daoist Su, rest assured, with my Enforcement Hall here, there will definitely be no trouble here today."

"Another top-tier shop has opened in Wanghai City, and our Enforcement Hall cannot remain silent. This bag contains 540 spirit stones—a small gift, please forgive its inadequacy, Fellow Daoist Su!"

"Five hundred and forty? Fellow Daoist, are you returning three times the spirit stones I gave you? If so, I'm afraid it's still not enough. After all, I also gave you a second-tier puppet in return?"

Su Qing held the spirit stone bag in his hand, a half-smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)