Immortality begins with meditation puppets

The Tao is difficult to cultivate, and the Buddha's teachings are difficult to comprehend. Without great perseverance and great fortune, it is difficult to achieve anything.

The Vajra Subduing Demon Formation is a Buddhist formation that only highly accomplished monks and guardian Vajras could comprehend and transmit in ancient Buddhism.

Today, the Heavenly Mother of the Western Sea was fortunate enough to see her through the three puppets.

The golden water lion on its body had long since succumbed to the influence of the Black Magic Domain and slid helplessly into the water.

However, the Buddhist puppets Xiong Er, the two-headed mirage dragon, and Bu Yao Bi Lian, who were sitting cross-legged in the water in a triangular formation, still managed to trap it firmly in place with the Buddhist light emanating from their bodies.

Even the dark demon realm summoned by the demonic Buddha was isolated by these three orbs of Buddhist light, shattering the last glimmer of hope of the Western Sea Heavenly Mother.

Golden Buddhist light pierced through the filthy and evil body of the Western Sea Heavenly Mother, peeling away the layers of flesh that covered the evil markings, like peeling an onion, until the evil markings were laid bare before the Three Puppets.

The three puppets rushed forward and smashed it into pieces, making it impossible for it to wreak havoc on the world again.

As soon as the evil runes collapsed, the Heavenly Mother of the Western Sea perished, and the remnant spirit of the Demon Buddha residing in her body could no longer exert its power. After letting out a resentful roar, it dissipated in this sea area.

With the battle decided, Su Qing, looking anxious, fastened his storage bag containing the Buddhist high-ranking cultivators to his waist and fled towards the place where Tianhai Ximu had fallen.

"Where are the evil markings? Where are the evil markings of the Heavenly Sea Mother?!"

When Su Qing ventured into the sea, he saw the three puppets, who were beaming with pride and about to ask him for credit and reward. He could only shout anxiously.

"It collapsed!" The two-headed mirage dragon said the truth. It did collapse, it shattered into pieces!
"What happens after it collapses? Aren't there still evil rune light spots?" Su Qing knew, of course, that the evil runes had collapsed, but the evil rune light spots could be converted into Dao rune light spots by the Merit Wooden Fish and used by him!

The Five Elders' Dao Patterns—what a shameful waste!

“That’s all!” the two-headed mirage dragon replied again.

"It's gone? How could it be gone? How could it be gone! Xiong Er and Bi Lian, are you two mute? Speak up!"

The two-headed mirage dragon had two heads, but it was so stupid that it couldn't even speak properly. Su Qing turned to ask Xiong Er, who was hiding far away, and Bi Lian, whose lips were moving but no sound came out.

Xiong Er knew his master's temperament; if he didn't gain an advantage, he would consider it a loss. Today, he had made such a big fuss, mostly because of the evil mark. If the evil mark was gone, would his master be happy?
To avoid its owner's wrath, it had let the silly dragon stand in front and reply. Now that it could not avoid it, it just pouted and whistled a few times.

"You mean the evil runes were swallowed by the Western Sea? As soon as the light scattered, it entered the sea and disappeared without a trace."
"So you're just going to watch as this Western Sea tries to steal my evil runes?"

Su Qing hadn't expected that while fighting evil spirits in the Western Sea, the evil runes might be swallowed up by the Western Sea. He was immediately annoyed, thinking that he should have asked the Water Lion Gang to bring the Merit Wooden Fish over earlier.

Of course, it's fortunate that we didn't do that. If we didn't have the merit wooden fish to protect us, we could have converted the five elders' Dao patterns on the West Sea Heavenly Mother, but we would have had difficulty dealing with the Demon Buddha's divine consciousness to save the evil and convert the four imperial Dao patterns lotus seal!
What we gain in one area may be lost in another. Regardless of whether it's good or bad, the most urgent task right now is to collect the sea monster carcasses floating in clumps on the sea and underwater. At least that can make up for some of the losses.

"The evil mark is gone, so be it. Xiong Er and the Lion Gang are helping the Giant Whale collect the sea beast corpses. Bi Lian, what are you muttering and cursing about? You'd better not say it out loud, or I'll sew your mouth shut!"

Su Qing waved his hand, telling Xiong Er, who had transformed into a cleaner, Bi Lian, who was outwardly silent but inwardly cursing, and the two-headed mirage dragons who were still confused and wondering why the evil pattern light spots had disappeared, to go about their business.

He swiftly returned to the Bixi on Dragon Island, then accelerated at full speed, continuing his journey into the depths of the Western Sea!

"I knew the master wouldn't lose. Tianhai Ximu, who had plagued Wanghai for years, could be wiped out in no time if the master got serious. Even the demonic Buddha image that Penglai couldn't do anything about was no match for the master. The master is so powerful, he should give Qinghe a combat allowance when he gets back!"

Qinghe, who emerged from the protective shield, was so frightened that she was soaking wet. She ran up to Su Qing and showered her with compliments, but her eyes were fixed on the sea monster corpses that Xiong Er had sorted and swallowed by the giant whale.

What floats on the sea aren't sea creatures, they're all sparkling, glittering spirit stones!

They've made a killing! The boss really hit the jackpot this time!

Su Qing glanced at the green lotus with two lotus seeds showing and firmly rejected her attempt to freeload.

"What did you do to deserve a combat allowance? It's completely useless. Just activating your protective shield cost over a hundred spirit stones. Put that on your tab and deduct it from your salary!"

We've lost a fortune! We've really lost a fortune this time!

Su Qing glanced at the sea beast corpses behind him and saw only a dozen or so third-tier sea beasts. Unlike previous fleet voyages, these sea beasts did not need to be shared with the merchants of Wanghai; they were all his, Su Qing's, own.

But this amount of money wasn't even enough to cover the cost of the ammunition for the dagger missile puppets and the spirit explosion fire cannons he launched.

Not to mention the cost of fighting the Dragon Island Bixi and its puppets!
Seeing Su Qing grinning, Qinghe realized he wasn't lying and seemed genuinely unlucky, having lost out on the combat allowance. As for deducting her salary? Her salary would be deducted a thousand years in the future, and whether she'd even live that long was another matter. Let him deduct it if he wanted; she, Qinghe, didn't care.

As Qinghe watched the Bixi of Dragon Island rise into the sky again, flying over the island at a height of a hundred feet and speeding towards the depths of the Western Sea, she felt a little puzzled.

"Master, now that we have killed Tianhai Ximu, shouldn't we be turning back? Where are we going?"

"Are you planning to run away now? That's fine, after all, the master owes a lot of debt in Wanghai, and this voyage was a loss. It seems he can't repay those debts, and the master doesn't intend to. Taking this opportunity to run away is perfect. It's just a pity for Fellow Daoist Li and Ge Ling; they'll have to deal with countless debt collectors in Wanghai City!"

"What are you thinking? Just because you're a deadbeat, does that mean everyone in the world is a deadbeat? I only borrowed a few spirit stones, is it worth ruining my reputation and running away?"

"I'm going to recoup the cost of the Dragon Island Bixi! This thing can maintain its combat state for three days and nights, and it's still early. If I don't use it all, wouldn't that be a complete waste!"

Su Qing angrily rebuked Qing He, telling her not to influence him with her bad thoughts. He, Su Qing, was upright and honest, and he had to repay the spirit stones he owed.

The spirit stones borrowed from the various merchants in Wanghai amounted to only a little over 100,000...

How did we accumulate so much debt!
Is it even possible to repay this?

Forget it, if we really can't pay it back, it's not too late to run away. Right now, we should go find the Mermaid Island that Haixi Mother occupied that day.

Mermaid Island is an ordinary yet extraordinary island among the countless scattered islands of the Western Sea. It is ordinary because the island is inhabited by mermaid spirits who do not value combat; the strongest among them is only a third-tier mermaid princess.

What makes them extraordinary is that although the lower bodies of the mermaids are not human but fish, their upper bodies are graceful and charming. They are all natural singers who can produce songs that bring joy to people's hearts and can also calm the mind of cultivators and assist them in their cultivation. They are the second choice for many cultivators in the Western Sea when choosing a Daoist partner, second only to the sea maidens.

Before the existence of Tianhai Ximu, this island was always within the sphere of influence of Yuanlai Tower, which is the Thousand Island Immortal Kingdom.

Yuanlai Tower sends the mermaids from this island to all corners of the world to sell them and reap huge profits.

The Heavenly Mother of the West Sea was originally a mermaid. After transforming into an evil spirit, she occupied this island, which made Yuanlai Tower hate her to the bone. Over the years, they have spared no expense in spending money and effort to combat the Heavenly Mother of the West Sea.

Now that Tianhai Ximu is dead, Su Qing certainly cannot miss Mermaid Island!
"The master wants to play with mermaids?" Qinghe exclaimed in surprise!
"Can you even play with those fish? I'm going to sell them. If I sell all the mermaids on that island, I can make at least 30,000 to 50,000 spirit stones!" Su Qing, who only wanted to make money right now, had absolutely no interest in the mermaids.

It wasn't until the Dragon Island Bixi arrived at its destination that it saw the lonely and helpless mermaid princess lying on a small island in the boundless Western Sea.

Although both were princesses, the Little Mermaid Princess clearly did not live as happily as the Phoenix Princess.

If the clothes are made of pearls, those dozen or twenty small pearls can only cover the bear's two nipples. Whether you wear them or not, there is not much difference.

When I saw her face again, her eyebrows were arched, her eyes were big and bright, and below her delicate nose were two thin red lips.

Her upper body was no different from that of an ordinary person, seemingly a perfect creation, everything just right, any less and she would be too thin, any more and she would be too greasy. Her lower body was a long fish tail, which was hanging on the ground at this moment. She looked weak, but as a third-level mermaid, her tail was enough to blow away a treasure ship.

"Such a treasure, how can we bear to let it be lost on this small island? We should save it!" Su Qing said in a deep voice, his eyes gleaming with greed.

Looking at the princess, who seemed to be fast asleep, Qinghe, usually a heartless and unyielding rogue, felt a pang of pity for her for some reason. She slapped away Su Qing's wandering hands and whispered:

"Seeing how pitiful this princess is, master, you shouldn't sell her. It would be good to train her and have her work in the shop!"

Su Qing nodded upon hearing this, looking at the mermaid princess who was even more beautiful than she had imagined, her captivating face radiating charm, and softly said:
"It can't be sold casually. Such a beautiful creature, born from the essence of heaven and earth, should be sent to a grand auction to fetch a high price!"

"Ah, can we stop the auction? Fine, I, Qinghe, will buy her!" Qinghe didn't expect her boss to really want the money and not the person this time, and she gritted her teeth and stomped her feet.

"You, Qinghe, haven't even redeemed yourself yet, and you want to help others redeem themselves? Stop daydreaming! Quickly take the puppets and move all the mermaids on this island to the Bixi Island on Dragon Island. Go back and sell them all to Yuanlai Tower. Wouldn't that make Rao Tingshan ecstatic!"

The Heavenly Mother of the Western Sea was not beyond redemption. Even when she transformed into an evil spirit, she did not harm her people. She only used her song to bewitch the mermaids on the entire island.

But it benefited Su Qing!
After the mermaids from the entire Mermaid Island were transferred to the body of the Bixi on Dragon Island.

Su Qing led Qing He back onto the dragon turtle's back. Just as Qing He grasped the pillar-like object beside her and leaned against Su Qing's chest, waiting for the dragon island's tortoise to rise from the sea and for the low-altitude flying island to begin its return journey.

The dragon-shaped tortoise beneath their feet, however, went down instead of up, diving into the deep sea, and then suddenly rose into the air again.

When the tense Qinghe opened her eyes again...

Suddenly, a small island appeared on the Dragon Island Bixi.

The Mermaid Island that originally fell into the Western Sea has vanished without a trace.

"Backed by mountains and facing the land, I want the mermaids, and I want the island too. This immortal island, which is nurtured by a third-order spiritual vein, must be worth more than 100,000 spirit stones!"

Standing on the back of the dragon turtle, Su Qing was full of vigor, having swept away his previous bad luck of losing money. He had finally found the heroic spirit to create a fourth-tier puppet and thus make a fortune from all directions.

By this time, the energy required for the Dragon Island Bixi to carry the Mermaid Island on its back and free it from the shackles of the West Sea was no less than that of fighting a human for several days, making it difficult to maintain its fighting state and thus preventing Su Qing from continuing to make a fortune.

Reluctant to let the Dragon Island Bixi enter battle mode again, Su Qing had no choice but to return to base.

On the way, Xiong Er, Bi Lian, Water Lion, Giant Whale, and other puppets, who had collected the corpses of the sea monsters, were all taken back to the Bixi on Dragon Island.

Just as he was leading Qinghe, with Qinghe holding the account book, preparing to tally the sea beast harvest.

But then he saw Xiong Er leading a sea beast with a shrimp head and a human body towards him.

"Waaah!" Xiong Er pointed at the shrimp-headed man, made a digging gesture, and then ended with a swaying motion of his waist.

Su Qing, who had only a vague understanding of the whistling sound, suddenly realized that the shrimp-headed man seemed to be related to the tomb raider hero who liked to play the three-second game in the Red Sleeve Pavilion.

He waved his hand, signaling Xiong Er to press it down, and asked the red shrimp head:
"You little demon, you've been an accomplice to evil, a crime deserving of ten thousand deaths. You deserve to be boiled or roasted, but if you honestly tell me what you know, I might spare your life!"

The shrimp-headed man was merely a first or second-tier minor demon. He was bewitched by the song of the Western Sea Heavenly Mother and became an enemy of Su, a villain known as the scourge of sea beasts by the sea creatures near the Western Sea. He was then inexplicably sucked into the belly of Su's puppet and brought before Su Qing in a completely different manner.

Although confused, it knew that its chance of survival might be the reed leaf that Xiong Er had seen it carrying in its mouth earlier.

These reed leaves are fireproof and waterproof; when they get tangled on a shrimp's head, they become a green helmet.

But somehow it aroused the interest of this wicked man, Su, who dared not hide anything and told him everything about the reed leaves.

"Crabs have their paths, and shrimp have theirs. Tens of thousands of miles away in this sea area, hundreds of feet below the surface, lie countless ruins. Because of the many narrow and hidden passages within, they are perfect for small shrimps and their clans to hide from great demons and evil spirits. My shrimp clan has thrived there for countless generations and has always lived in peace."

On that day, a group of villains dressed in black and carrying black shovels broke into the ancestral land of my shrimp clan, killing and eating my shrimp clan and committing countless evil deeds. Little Shrimp knew that he was no match for these villains, so he used the method of escaping into the sea with his shrimp head to escape the clutches of these villains.

From afar, I could only see them carrying shovels, digging open the ancestral land of my shrimp clan, and entering a deep sea cave. For several years afterward, seeing no movement at the cave entrance, the little shrimp returned. Occasionally, reed leaves, red bibs, pink ribbons, and other such items would float out of the cave! (End of Chapter)