Immortality begins with meditation puppets

[Breaking News! A battle of the gods erupts at the Wanghai Auction! Can Gao Erqiang and Su Daqiang withstand the immense pressure from the two powerful immortal kingdoms of Penglai and Qiandao in the West Sea?]

[Final Battle in the Western Sea!]

[Explosive Battle! The Evil God of the Sea clashes with the High Immortal of Penglai!]

The battle has ended, the outcome uncertain; who will lead the future heroes of the sea?

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Hu Gua trembled. Being timid and weak, he only dared to observe the battle from afar using props. He couldn't see the situation clearly and didn't understand why Fuhu Zhenren and Du'e Zhenren had let Gao Erqiang and Su Qing go.

But this did not prevent him from compiling a great deal of intelligence and distributing it to various places.

Because just one piece of information is enough for all the forces in the Western Sea to ponder.

That is, even though the two fourth-level Nascent Soul cultivators from Penglai Thousand Islands fought against Gao Erqiang and Su Qing separately, they still couldn't do anything to this evil god and puppeteer!
This view of the sea is still the same view that Gao Erqiang and Su Qing shared!
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The Grand Auction at Wanghai is currently in full swing.

Auctioneer Liang Haishun spoke eloquently on stage, and almost all the items were sold at relatively high prices thanks to his persuasive words, with very few items going unsold.

He focused on his work, but his old eyes kept glancing towards the door. Only after Su Qing, Gao Erqiang, and the rest of the group flew back to the second and third floors and took their seats did he finally feel at ease.

"The next item is extraordinary. The name of the divine beast Xuanwu must be familiar to everyone. It is said that it is not only a divine beast, but also an incarnation of Dao patterns. Those who ride this divine beast will have the power of the Dao patterns. Even in ancient times, the divine beast Xuanwu was a first-grade divine beast, second only to the Qilin and the Dragon Ancestor.

We have no chance to see the true forms of these mythical beasts, but a drop of their essence blood has fallen into this auction.

The fourth-tier Xuanwu blood was auctioned by the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom. After appraisal, it was found that the blood contained a dragon coiled within it and a tortoise standing upright. Even after millions of years, only 60-70% of the blood's energy had dissipated, and it still retained a small portion of the Xuanwu blood's essence. Therefore, it could be classified as a fourth-tier high-grade treasure material.

The starting bid is 27,000 spirit stones. Those interested in this item are welcome to place their bids!

Liang Haishun looked up and read aloud, these words were meant for the powerful and wealthy people on the second and third floors.

Xuanwu Blood, a valuable item priced at tens of thousands of spirit stones, can only be afforded by those on the second and third floors. The poor folks on the first floor, whose wealth may not be more than Hai Shun's, can only watch the show. Who would actually be able to afford it?

Liang Haishun was still a novice at auctions, unaware that auctions often conceal powerful figures and that even wealthy individuals could be found on the ground floor.

To his and everyone else's surprise, the first person to bid for the Xuanwu Blood was on the first floor.

"Thirty thousand spiritual stones!"

A loud shout, full of confidence, drew everyone's attention to the cultivators in the front row on the first floor.

Hu Gua's expression also shifted, and he instructed his underlings to focus their attention on these few fat sheep.

They hadn't noticed them before, but now that all the cultivators' eyes were focused on these few people, they realized how extraordinary they were.

They were all burly and strong, wearing heavy armor and carrying weapons. They seemed to be trained in physical cultivation. They surrounded a young man in the middle wearing a wide-sleeved yellow robe embroidered with a python and dragon.

When the Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators on the second and third floors turned their heads, the invisible pressure of their divine senses caused the body cultivators on the periphery to grunt in unison. They saw streaks of rune light appear on their bodies, completely isolating them from the divine senses that were trying to probe them!
"Runic martial arts, from the Central Plains Martial Kingdom!"

"A yellow robe embroidered with a python, still from the Prince's lineage!"

"The people from the Central Plains Martial Kingdom dare to come to my Western Sea and even bid so openly, they really have given us face!"

"You're ignorant, aren't you? It's not surprising that cultivators from the Central Plains Martial Kingdom appear in my Western Sea. They usually only appear in the Jade Capital of Penglai and the Thousand Islands City of Ten Thousand Immortals. The fact that my Wanghai can attract them is proof of my Wanghai's prosperity!"

"Yes! Yes! Yes! What's that saying again? 'Plant the parasol tree, and the phoenix will come to roost.'"

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Since the people in the front row made no attempt to conceal their identities, all the cultivators present knew their origins.

On the second or third floor.

After the truce, Su Qing and the other high-level cultivators, including Master Du'e, became curious about the appearance of this group of people on the first floor.

"I have never received an invitation from the Central Plains Royal Palace!"

Gao Erqiang cupped his hands and addressed the cultivators, saying, "Although the Central Plains Martial Kingdom and Wanghai are located to the east and west respectively, and are more than 108,000 miles apart, with the strength and power of the various martial kingdoms in the Central Plains, if they send a letter of invitation, they should be able to secure a spot on the third floor."

"You came here in private without sending a formal invitation, so you're not here for the ownership of Wanghai, but purely for the excitement of this grand auction?"

Su Qing frowned, thinking that the intelligence system in Wanghai City was terrible. These people came in so casually that they didn't even notice them!

Fortunately, this city belongs to the Second Strong City. Su Qing did not intend to stay long, otherwise he would have to dismantle and rebuild the city's intelligence system. The Enforcement Hall is good at biting people, but its sense of smell and brain are not very sharp.

Master Du'e glanced down at the crowd before looking away and saying disdainfully:

"He's just a young master of the Prince of Pingxi's mansion. He's stayed in Penglai for hundreds of years, trying to uncover the secrets of Penglai but to no avail. Now he should have given up on that idea and is preparing to return to the Central Plains. Before leaving, he was probably attracted by the Xuanwu blood again, which is why he came to Wanghai. This person has nothing to do with what we are discussing, so there's no need to pay attention to him!"

"What a brainless second-generation Wang! He lost most of his essence blood, which the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom had possessed for over ten thousand years without ever discovering the treasure within its Dao patterns. Yet he dared to bid 30,000 spirit stones for it. His brain is far inferior to mine!"

“Fellow Daoist Qing Shi is absolutely right. Zhi Fang’s father, the sect leader, has always warned Zhi Fang that although the Desire Demon Sect is indeed my master’s sect, it must be careful when spending spirit stones while traveling. It’s fine to spend spirit stones, but you must not end up like this second-generation rich kid, who spent spirit stones and was still taken advantage of!”

The White-Faced Green Lion King and Shi Zhifang, the two second-generation demons and sect leaders, looked down on the second-generation king on the first floor with great disdain.

As second-generation rich kids, they're most afraid of being told they're brainless, and the guy on the first floor is clearly brainless.

Today, there are surprisingly many people who lack common sense.

"Thirty-two thousand spirit stones!"

Su Qing opened the bidding, drawing the attention of the other cultivators once again.

The Green Lion King was taken aback, then quickly realized what was happening and advised:

"Brother Su, you must not! Don't be fooled by the great name of Xuanwu Blood. In reality, it's a useless thing. It's too old for alchemy and too strong for body tempering."

For nearly a thousand years, the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom has consigned this item to dozens of auctions, large and small, in the Western Sea, fearing it might become a liability and they'd try to fool a fool. Take my advice, brother; we can't be fools like that!

This piece of junk might fool a second-generation idiot, but how come Brother Su, a self-made puppet king, is also bewitched by it! The White-Faced Green Lion King was genuinely worried about Su Qing, fearing that he had wasted money, affecting his cash flow and delaying their business dealings.

Shi Zhifang chimed in, "Fellow Daoist Qing Shi is right. My father, the sect leader, has also seen this Xuanwu blood. He said that its internal Dao patterns are almost nonexistent, making it difficult for people to comprehend. Furthermore, because this blood has been lost for many years, it is only used as a precious material, barely equivalent to a third-tier precious material, far from being worth ten thousand spirit stones!"

Although Zhi Fang secretly wished Su Qing would squander all the spirit stones, he thought that if the scoundrel ran out of spirit stones, he would inevitably have to ask Yun'er for them. So he spoke up to persuade her, which was on Yun'er's behalf.

"What nonsense are you two little beasts spouting? Do you think my Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom would cheat people? Xuanwu Blood is such a good thing, what is 30,000 spirit stones? Even 100,000 spirit stones wouldn't be expensive. In the past, no one wanted it, but they were just too weak and didn't know how to use it."

"Fellow Daoist Su, feel free to bid. If you can glean any Daoist principles or insights into True Martial Arts from this, you'll be incredibly wealthy!"

Master Fuhu was shocked to find that the Xuanwu blood he brought from his immortal island to make up the numbers at the auction had fooled two fools. He scolded the White-Faced Green Lion King for undermining him and told Su Qing to go ahead and compare his strength with the second-generation Wang on the first floor.

"What the Master says is true. The blood of divine beasts contains Dao patterns. The essence blood of Xuanwu is no ordinary thing. Even if I can't use it, it's good to keep it as a collection. If I am so lucky as to comprehend the Dao patterns from it, the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom probably won't ask me for them, right?"

Su Qing, who was treated like a fool by his senior brothers, respectfully turned to the side and spoke to Master Fuhu.

Upon hearing this, Master Fuhu felt a smile well up inside, but dared not show it on his face, suppressing his laughter as he said:

"No, how could that be? The money and goods are settled. This thing is beyond the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom's ability to understand. If Fellow Daoist Su can comprehend the True Martial Dao Pattern from it, that is Fellow Daoist Su's ability, and it has nothing to do with my Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom!"

This thing has been passed down by generations of cultivators in his Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom for tens of thousands of years. Countless people have tried to comprehend the Dao patterns from it, but none have succeeded. That's why he was afraid of losing it and thought he should make a move.

What generations of Golden Core cultivators, Nascent Soul cultivators, and even Deity Transformation cultivators in the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom could not comprehend, you, Su Qing, can?

You managed to figure something out!
"Since you say so, I am relieved. Now it depends on whether the Prince's son is willing to give me this opportunity!"

The True Martial Dao Pattern is one of the Dao Patterns required by the Puppet Immortal. Su Qing is willing to take the gamble of buying a drop of Xuanwu blood that may contain this Dao Pattern for more than 30,000 spirit stones.

He was the only one who wanted to take a gamble, and it seemed that the prince below also wanted to take a gamble.

"Thirty-five thousand spirit stones!"

The prince's son, with fair skin and a thin, tall appearance, looked like someone who had overindulged in excessive pleasure and was physically weak when he called out prices. But unfortunately, he was a second-generation prince and had a huge princely mansion for him to squander.

The son sells his father's land without a care in the world. Su Qing fought with him for three or five rounds, but in the end, she felt sorry for the spirit stones and did not have enough funds, so she lost and gave up the opportunity to play the fool to this prince.

The prince's son bid on the Xuanwu Blood, but he didn't leave. It seemed he hadn't used up all his spirit stones and wanted to spend more.

Su Qing, who was crushed by his spirit stones, did not hate him. Seeing that he had plenty of ammunition, she suddenly had the idea that she might as well make a fool of herself by taking the spirit stones. She even took out a storage bag and had it sent down to be auctioned.

With him setting an example, seeing Master Fuhu making a fortune off fools and grinning uglier, Ying Wushen and the others also took out their storage bags and sent their unsold junk downstairs to be auctioned. They figured they might as well try their luck and maybe one of the fools downstairs would take a liking to it!
"Fellow Daoists are in luck today. Master Su has temporarily sent a batch of puppets for auction. These are the first choice for a major force to conquer the battlefield. This is a one-time offer, and you will never have the chance to miss it."

The Sunshine Rainbow Horse is a combat-type mount puppet, the masterpiece of Master Su after thirty years of painstaking research. It has the ability to transform into light and escape, and ride on rainbows. It can also unleash various Taoist arts such as the Rainbow Cannon. If a third-level body cultivator rides this puppet, he will surely be able to lead the charge and be unstoppable by ten thousand men.

A batch of twelve, plus one hundred second-tier Crimson Rainbow Horses as a bonus, will be auctioned starting at 30,000 spirit stones.

Thirty thousand spirit stones—you won't lose out, you won't be cheated. You can acquire a Sunshine Knights Order and build an unparalleled empire! Gentlemen, don't miss this opportunity!

When Liang Haishun saw Su Qing suddenly offer the bid, he knew without asking that Su Qing's target was the Prince of Pingxi's heir.

A good puppet may come along again if you miss it, but a good sucker is hard to come by.

This batch of Sunshine Rainbow Horses is specifically designed by Su Qing to lure rich men!

This guy was so easy to catch; there was no need to bait the spot. As soon as he quoted the price, his eyes lit up and he shouted out his bid.

"Thirty-four thousand spirit stones!"

On the third floor, Su Qing gave Lion Brother a wink.

The Azure Lion King immediately understood and said, "Thirty-six thousand spirit stones. If we can build a third-tier knight order, I might be able to stand out among all the kings and achieve the position of true king. With the throne in front of me, thirty or forty thousand spirit stones are nothing!"

"Thirty-eight thousand spirit stones!"

The Prince of Pingxi on the first floor, it's unclear whether he took the Green Lion King's words to heart, but he made his offer without hesitation.

"Forty thousand spirit stones! My father, the sect leader, has always wanted to build a third-tier knight order for our Demonic Sect. This puppet is just what I need to please my father and strengthen our Demonic Sect!"

Under the threatening gaze of Su Qing, Shi Zhifang reluctantly agreed to help.

"Forty-three thousand spirit stones!"

Good heavens, this second-generation rich kid is truly extraordinary. He must have an unknown amount of spirit stones on him. Seeing this, Su Qing urgently sought out a third accomplice.

"With 50,000 spirit stones and this knightly order, I, Ling Ying, will surely be able to take Langya Island!"

Ling Ying rolled her eyes at Su Qing and said in a charmingly coquettish tone.

"Fifty-one thousand spirit stones. If anyone else makes an offer, I will give these puppets to the esteemed cultivators upstairs!"

Even a clay figure has a temper, and the second-generation rich kid isn't really stupid.

Dong Hongtu snorted coldly, put his hands behind his back, straightened up, and stared straight at the third-floor corridor.

He was indeed interested in these puppets. Over the past thirty years, war had broken out in the Western Sea and the cultivation world in the Central Plains was also in turmoil. The competition among the various martial kingdoms had reached a fever pitch. Originally, there were a hundred kingdoms standing side by side, but now there are only four powerful martial kingdoms.

Pingxi Wuguo was fortunate enough to enter the final round, giving them the possibility of establishing their rule over the Central Plains and recreating a glorious dynasty.

Now is the time when we urgently need to expand our strength. Dong Hongtu naturally wants to share his father's burdens. Not only did he collect all sorts of good things from Penglai Island, but he also wants to bring back some good things from Wanghai City.

Even if a batch of third-tier mount puppets were used together, it would still cost more than 50,000 spirit stones. He wouldn't dare to over-report the cost when he got back, unlike the Xuanwu blood from before, which he bought for more than 40,000 spirit stones. With the reputation of divine beast blood, he could report 50,000 or 60,000 spirit stones when he got back, and he could still make some money.

"No one bid upstairs. Congratulations to this fellow Daoist for acquiring a batch of Sunshine Rainbow Horses at a bargain price of 51,000!" (End of Chapter)