Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Previously, in order to refine the Bixi of Dragon Island and awaken its ability to support mountains and land, he had been relentlessly working on the divine beast runes, which became the first rune he had ever obtained to the fifth rank.

This time, when the rune was applied to the tiger egg, it was successfully completed without any problems.

This rune still imitates the divine beast Lu Wu. It can not only inherit the Lu Wu's True Eye and the Nine-Tailed Wind and Thunder from the tiger egg given by the fourth-tier rune, but also make its power even greater. It may also be able to generate new abilities.

But runes alone are not enough; we also need to add fourth-tier materials to the tiger egg.

He took out the fourth-tier Qiongqi tiger skin that he had exchanged with Brother Good Lion from his storage bag.

This Qiongqi tiger skin is undoubtedly a valuable material for refining tiger eggs.

Su Qing hesitated, wondering whether he should also give the Dao patterns contained within it to the tiger egg.

After hesitating for only a few breaths, he finally decided that he couldn't be too nice to the puppet, as he still had a use for the Qiongqi Dao Pattern!
He set the tiger egg aside, draped the Qiongqi tiger skin over his body, and after a jolt, he saw all the Dao patterns inside the Qiongqi tiger skin transform into countless points of light, which were completely absorbed by the Quanxing Furnace within his body.

The Qiongqi Dao Pattern, which was originally almost as powerful as the Jiuli Dao Pattern on the furnace lid, suddenly became ten feet taller, pressing the blood-red great witch down beneath it.

"Don't be too arrogant. After I deal with the Sea Witch, it will be the Nine Li Dao Patterns that will suppress you!"

Driving the fearless Vajra to drive away the winged Qiongqi riding on the neck of the blood-red great witch, Su Qing checked the completeness of the Qiongqi's Dao patterns.

"16%? Is that much? After absorbing two Qiongqi tiger skins, my mastery of this Dao pattern is only slightly inferior to that of the evil Qiongqi and the benevolent Qiongqi. I wonder how many more the Winged Tiger clan has. I'll have to ask Brother Lion for me when I have the chance!"

The Dao patterns inside the Qiongqi tiger skin were more numerous than expected, making Su Qing secretly glad that he hadn't given the tiger skin directly to Hu Dan earlier. If he had, it was very likely that the divine beast runes on Hu Dan's body would have reacted with the Qiongqi Dao patterns, transforming him from the Lu Wu form into the Qiongqi form. This would have wasted Hu Dan's sword talent; at the very least, without the Lu Wu Nine Tail, the Tianshan Nine Swords would definitely not be as skillful as before!
Take off the remaining Qiongqi tiger skin and put it on the tiger egg. Then, have Hongshang carry the tool puppet and use Buddha bone nails to nail the skin into the tiger bones.

After the tiger egg was transformed, he activated the fifth-tier divine beast rune, allowing it to react with the fourth-tier Qiongqi tiger skin.

The surging demonic power contained within the tiger skin lit up around the tiger egg, following the patterns of the divine beast runes.

With a whoosh, the golden tiger claws gleamed with black light, their claws sharp as swords, exuding a chilling aura.

With a golden tiger body, exuding celestial aura, and a hundred-foot-tall form, its divine power is unparalleled.

The nine tails on its back are more agile and robust than before, and can not only summon the power of wind and thunder, but also seem to have the ability to manipulate the five elements.

Besides dispelling illusions and revealing the truth, the golden pupils can also emit a light that wards off evil, possessing the power to kill evil spirits.

The "king" character pattern on his forehead shone brightly, seemingly possessing a special and mysterious quality, which he would need to investigate further later.

The most crucial effect of the divine beast rune was extraordinary, and Su Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

He had planned this puppet-making process in advance, knowing that the Buddha's relic was incompatible with the tiger egg's attributes and could only be used temporarily to power the tiger egg; he would have to replace it later.

The key lies in the divine beast runes, whether the tiger egg's potential can be unlocked and propelled towards becoming a seventh-tier Lu Wu under the Heavenly Emperor.

Now that this step has been achieved, the remaining refining steps are simple.

Simply embed a fourth-tier water-repelling bead under the tiger egg's belly and draw a fifth-tier sea-controlling rune, making it capable of going up mountains and down to the sea, and doing everything.

By simply melting the fourth-order Qi-opening stone into water and drawing fifth-order intelligent runes, the tiger egg's comprehension was further enhanced, making it truly like a born sword seed.

Then, using fourth-tier precious materials obtained from fellow Daoists, three fifth-tier runes such as Living Gold, Damage Reduction, and Mountain Moving were painted on the tiger egg.

With this, the upgrade and renovation of Tiger Egg was completed.

It sounds simple, but it's actually very difficult.

Because his skill in these runes is still at the fourth level, his success rate in forcibly drawing them is extremely low.

The project, originally scheduled to be completed in three or four days, was delayed again and again until it was finally finished half a month later.

Even after activating the newly transformed tiger egg, which now possessed fourth-tier power, he was still not in a great hurry.

"Whether it's a few days or a month later, it's still too late. Why not give Tiger Egg another half month to get used to his new body and fully develop that Heaven-level combat skill!"
With his experienced skills, he should be able to support me for another half month without any problem. He should understand my situation!

Su Qing waved his hand, telling Tiger Egg to quickly practice his sword. In the past, he blamed his master for being incompetent and hindering him from creating a Heaven-level combat skill. Now, his master had done everything he could. If Tiger Egg couldn't create a Heaven-level combat skill, Su Qing guaranteed that if he had good materials in the future, he would not rush to use them on it!

"Go and have Qinghe inform all my fellow cultivators that I still have some matters to attend to, so the original date will be postponed for another half month. Tell them there's no need to rush!"

Su Qing summoned Hong Chang, gave her an order, and then plunged back into the puppets.

There's no time to craft another fourth-tier puppet in half a month.

However, given his efficiency in crafting third-tier puppets, crafting more third-tier spirit explosion puppets, third-tier deep-water tyrants, and other high-powered puppets would still be no problem.

"With sufficient firepower, one's courage grows stronger; with strong courage, one's fearless Dao patterns become more powerful. No wonder I was able to condense this natal Dao pattern; it's because I can compensate for my lack of courage with firepower!"

Su Qing suddenly realized that during the process of refining the spirit puppet, he also caught a glimpse of the Star Orbit Cannon blueprints that were gathering dust in his storage bag.

This puppet had long been eliminated by the Penglai Immortal Kingdom and had begun to circulate outside. He obtained one from He Xinyan, but had not had time to study it. He was about to go to Langya Immortal Island and would definitely have to confront the cultivators of Penglai Immortal Island, so it was very necessary to study the puppets that had dominated the Western Sea and the sky in the past.

"Let me see what's going on. It's definitely not as powerful as my aerial combat series puppets!"

Su Qing was getting into the puppet-making process and was about to get into it when he saw the Heavenly Talisman Plate light up with streaks of white light.

"Someone sent a message?"
Not a message from a witch?
"Then it's alright!"

He hung the talisman back on his waist and turned his attention back to the puppet blueprints.

Could it be that the old Taoist priest is unable to hold on and is sending a message for help?
Bah! Su Qing, are you even human? Have you forgotten who you relied on to get started?
It's all thanks to the puppets! Without puppets, how could you be where you are today? How can you be half-hearted when it comes to puppet making!

Su Qing slapped herself to remind herself not to forget her original intention, and just like back then, she devoted herself wholeheartedly to puppet making!

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"Su Qing, you little brat, how dare you bully me like this? Has he forgotten that he owes his current success to those few fourth-tier talismans I gave him, the heavenly guidance I provided, and the help he escaped from White Cloud Immortal City?"

They said three days, then half a month, then another half month, and then another half month.

"Wait another half month, will he come to the island to collect my body?"

On Langya Immortal Island, Master Tong looked ahead into the darkness, where countless thieves and evil cultivators were trying to reach the island. However, his beloved Sea-Gazing Army, including his young brother Su Qing, was nowhere to be seen.

All that arrived was a message sent by Qinghe through someone, the bad news that Su Qing had stood him up again!
Just as Tong Laodao was cursing Su Qing in his heart, wishing him a terrible death and accusing him of being utterly unscrupulous in swindling him,

A deafening explosion suddenly erupted from within Langya Immortal Island, causing the old Taoist priest's expression to change drastically.

“Fellow Daoist Tong, the Yin-Yang Star Array in the southeast has a breach. Fellow Daoists can hold it off for now, but Penglai is powerful. If you don’t have a countermeasure, you won’t be able to hold it off for long. Otherwise, let’s divide up the things on the island and escape!”

A man with broad eyes and thick eyebrows, wearing shorts and shirtless, with snakes wrapped around his neck and shoulders, was shouting frantically outside the house. When the old Taoist priest did not respond, a green light emanated from his body, and he was about to force his way in.

Bouncing and clapping!

A bolt of lightning struck from inside the house, causing the fourth-level beast tamer and the snake around his neck to simultaneously become crooked in the nose and eyes, foaming at the mouth.

"Fellow Daoist, there is no need to panic. The great formation has only broken open a little. I, Tong, will use my means to close it. As for your words about dividing up the island's wealth, just take them as a joke."

If this is not a joke, I, Tong, will not allow you to linger on the Immortal Island any longer!

Old Master Tong, his face frosty and icy, stepped out of the house and threatened the man and snake outside.

"Just kidding, it's just a joke. I, Old Zhu, just love to spew nonsense. My joke was inappropriate, so I don't blame Fellow Daoist Tong for punishing me with a talisman. Don't worry, Fellow Daoist, since I've accepted your favor, I won't leave as long as this immortal island remains. I will definitely help you get through this calamity!"

Zhu Jiang rubbed his cheek, which was numb from the lightning, and secretly resented that this old Taoist Tong had too many talismans. He would put up with him for a while and wait until he used more talismans on outsiders before he would take action himself!
As they spoke, Zhu Jiang and the snake on his shoulder glanced lewdly at Madam Lanxiang, who had come out with the old Taoist priest.

It would be such a waste if such a beautiful lady with a great figure were to die on this immortal island with Master Tong. She should have been taken to the Southern Frontier by me to live a happy life!
Lady Lanxiang frowned slightly, her eyes turning to the old Taoist priest, indicating whether they should deal with the scheming Zhu Jiang on the spot.

The old Taoist priest shook his head almost imperceptibly.

Zhu Jiangsheng was stunned for a moment after consuming one of his third-tier Heavenly Thunder Talismans, but was completely unharmed in an instant.

Besides his ability to control beasts, his insect king body, which he cultivated by consuming insects and medicine in the Southern Frontier, is also comparable to that of a fourth-order body cultivator.

With such strength, he is among the top few of the foreign aids he invited. For now, he still needs to be used, so there's no need to rush to kill him.

Unlike Madam Lanxiang, the old Taoist priest has traveled all over the country over the years and has a clearer understanding of the hearts of cultivators than anyone else.

Zhu Jiang's intentions are impure; few other foreign aid players are like this.

If it weren't for the benefits on the Immortal Island and the divine runes in the ruins, would they have been willing to gamble their lives on Langya Immortal Island, given only the small amount of benefits I promised them?
Didn't he and Lanxiang also intend to use these people as cannon fodder?

The elder brother didn't criticize the second brother, and after giving Zhu Jiang a warning, the old Taoist priest had no intention of making things difficult for him anymore.

With his gaze fixed on the southeast corner, he held a talisman in his hand and, together with Madam Lanxiang, teleported to the southeast corner of the island.

As soon as he landed, it was as if he were in a vast ocean of Taoist techniques and combat skills.

With his sharp eyes, Master Tong immediately spotted the opening in the Yin-Yang Star Array, a fourth-order array that had originally covered the Immortal Island and was shaped like two fish in black and white.

The opening wasn't big, only about the thickness of a little finger.

But even this small opening allowed outsiders to find an opportunity.

Various exquisite Taoist techniques poured into the island through this opening. If left unattended, the opening would grow large enough to cause the great formation to collapse within half a day.

The reason it hasn't expanded yet is...

This was because a hunched-over old woman was using countless fine needles to mend the wound.

"Fellow Daoist Tong, I have done my best, but there are too many enemies outside, none of whom are weaker than you. The Heaven-Sealing Technique can only prevent this wound from widening. I do not have the ability to completely heal it. Please do not blame me, Fellow Daoist!"

The old woman's voice was hoarse, yet it inexplicably possessed a calming and peaceful quality.

Upon hearing this, Old Daoist Tong also bowed respectfully to her. He had met this old woman ten thousand years ago when he was traveling in the Eastern Wilderness. She was a fourth-level sorcerer, far surpassing Yao Fei in the art of incantation. Like himself, she was also elusive. Fortunately, when he needed the help of a fellow practitioner, this old woman happened to be traveling in the Western Sea. Upon his invitation, she came to help without hesitation.

Even more fortunately, this old woman was of extremely high character, far more principled than Tong Laodao, Su Qing, that little scoundrel, and the other outsiders he had invited.

Since she has come to help, she will do her utmost to ensure success, unlike those who try to take advantage of the situation.

"How could I blame Granny Xu? If it weren't for her timely intervention to stop the situation from escalating, the Two Elements Star Array would probably be beyond repair now. I and my fellow cultivators on the island would now be facing the Penglai Thousand Islands army, with nowhere left to defend, and we would have to scatter like birds and beasts!"

Master Tong first bowed to Granny Xu to express his gratitude, and then nodded to Madam Lanxiang beside him.

The lady immediately understood, and dressed in colorful clothes today, she threw out a talisman from her red sleeve.

The talisman was colorful, as if it encompassed all the colors in the world. Its grade was unknown. As it soared upwards, it absorbed all the Taoist arts that poured in from the opening into the painting.

And under the astonished gazes of Granny Xu, Zhu Jiang, and other cultivators, it was gently placed on the wound. The small wound, which Granny Xu's spiritual needles could not mend and which had clearly deviated from the surrounding Yin-Yang Star Array, was actually reunited with the surrounding array the moment the talisman was placed on it.

"A treasure left behind by the immortal Langya?"

"I never expected that Madam Lanxiang would have such methods. I thought she only had the ability to seduce men!"

"No wonder Lao Tong, who's been a womanizer his whole life, suddenly became tough this time. Who wouldn't be confused by such a good wife!"

"Old Zhu has also taken a liking to this woman. If things get chaotic, we shouldn't try to snatch her from him!"

"It's not worth it. He wants a wife, but we'll take the island's precious stones and materials!"

Among the crowd, cultivators of varying heights, builds, and abilities, all of whom were not much different from Granny Xu, whispered among themselves.

They no longer cared about showing their ulterior motives in front of Master Tong.

They are all fourth-level True Immortals, and none of them are afraid of anyone else. Since Old Daoist Tong dared to open the door and let them in, he should know what they are looking for!

Old Master Tong snorted coldly in his heart, and slowly lowered a fourth-order talisman into the fourth-order Star Sun Spirit Vein in the center of the island.

"A fourth-order landing talisman? Fellow Daoist Tong intends to use the Star and Sun Spiritual Vein as a price to activate the Star and Sun Spiritual Energy within it, using the Yang energy of the Star and Sun to receive the Yin energy of the stars in the sky. In this way, Yin and Yang will converge, pushing the Yin-Yang Star Array to the fourth-order limit?"

Seeing Tong Laodao's actions, a tall, thin Taoist priest wearing a robe with a bamboo sea pattern asked in confusion.

"Fellow Daoist Yunzhu is truly insightful! No wonder even Penglai Immortal Island extended an olive branch to you after you became a fourth-tier array master."

If you, fellow Daoist, are truly willing to serve me, and with your help in setting up the array, why would I, this old Daoist, resort to such a desperate measure, sacrificing the foundation of the Starry Sun Spiritual Vein to empower the Yin-Yang Starlight Array!

Old Master Tong's cold gaze fell on Daoist Yunzhu.

Yunzhu Daoist felt a chill run down his spine and knew something was wrong. In an instant, bamboo shadows emerged from his robe, transforming into thousands of bamboo poles that formed a fourth-order array, protecting him completely.

After realizing that he had used the great formation and was temporarily safe, Daoist Yunzhu finally had time to reply to Daoist Tong.

"In the past, I was deeply grateful to you, my fellow Daoist, for giving me life and intelligence from a patch of green bamboo, which led to my current destiny. This kindness is no less than the kindness of heaven and earth in giving me life. Now that you are in trouble, I should go through fire and water for you to repay your kindness."

"As long as you return the bamboo tip you stole from me, I guarantee that even if the great cultivators of Penglai conquer Langya Island, you and your wife will be safe!"

"You shameless Yunzhu, we only wanted to take advantage of the chaos and gain some benefits, but you've gone even further and directly surrendered to Penglai?"

No sooner had Daoist Yunzhu finished speaking than a thin, wiry Daoist, his eyes blazing with fury, roared in anger.

"Take advantage of troubled waters? Old man, have you burned your brain while setting fires all over the Central Plains?"

The ruins are the remains of immortals, with over a hundred divine runes. Outside lies the Penglai Thousand Islands, and there are dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators from various factions, as well as twenty or thirty fourth-tier professionals like you and me.

Is this kind of force something that Master Tong and Langya Immortal Island can hold out? Is it something we can take advantage of?
To be honest, I sought refuge on Penglai Immortal Island a hundred years ago. The man-made Heavenly Court there is magnificent and awe-inspiring. We rogue cultivators who flock there might one day be granted divine titles—it's far better than toiling away like this every day!

Yunzhu Daoist, within his own formation, glanced at Old Fireman, Granny Xu, Zhu Jiang, and the others, and spoke with a seductive tone.

"Manufacturing a heavenly court? What a boastful tone! The Penglai Sect has been pondering this matter for over 100,000 years, and for this reason, they have gone so far as to isolate the Western Sea from the heavens, leaving us cultivators bound and unable to move freely in the Western Sea."

With such a mindset, even if they created that artificial Heavenly Court, wouldn't they be eager to use the divine runes for their own cultivators? Would they be willing to give them to us rogue cultivators?

"You call me an old fool? I think it's you, Yunzhu, that old bamboo spirit, who's neither human nor monster, and doesn't understand the cunning of human cultivators!"

As the old man spoke, he spewed out a mouthful of fiery red flames.

The fire was blazing and fierce, scorching and domineering. Wherever it passed, the surrounding spiritual energy was ignited, exploding and turning the world into a crimson expanse.

However, this fourth-tier fire-maker, who was rumored to have obtained the Seven Elements Dao Pattern Fiend Spirit Earth Fire, had no effect whatsoever on the Bamboo Sea Azure Cloud Formation of Master Yunzhu.

All that could be seen were thousands of green bamboos rising into clouds and mist, while the red flames disappeared into the clouds and mist, like stones sinking into the sea, only scattering specks of red light, and then even the red light vanished without a trace.

With this innate formation protecting him, Yunzhu Shangren, who had broken ties with Tong Laodao, stopped pretending. He revealed his true form, and a green bamboo rose from the ground in his formation, soaring straight into the sky. He intended to use his innate divine power, the Stone-Piercing Bamboo, to pierce a hole in the Yin-Yang Starlight Formation!

The bamboo shoots soared higher and higher, making Lao Huotou, Zhu Jiang, and the others think about packing up and running away.

The old Taoist priest in the air remained calm and composed.

The towering green bamboo, an extraordinary spirit, possesses the innate divine power of breaking through stone and soaring to the sky, which is indeed a powerful tool for breaking formations. Theoretically, it has the ability to break any formation of the same level.

But only in theory.

This old bamboo spirit attained enlightenment through the methods of Tong Changshi, and the price it paid was a small section of the bamboo tip from its original green bamboo body.

Without this bamboo tip, the old bamboo spirit's towering bamboo that breaks through rocks would be like a spear without a point or a knife that has not been sharpened, unable to achieve its full potential!
As he expected, the towering green bamboo lost its ability to ascend further once it reached the Yin-Yang Star Array.

This was within the old Taoist's expectations, and also within the expectations of Daoist Yunzhu.

He laughed fiercely, "Old thief Tong, you said you would return my bamboo tip after the crisis on the Immortal Island is resolved, was that to guard against this move of mine?"

"It doesn't matter. Even if we can't break through this Yin-Yang Star Array, with me holding it up, the power of the stars it draws in will be intercepted. Without the Yin energy of the stars, your 'Dragon and Snake Rising from the Land' technique, which unleashes the Yang energy of the sun and stars on this island, will be like adding fuel to the fire, only accelerating the collapse of this Yin-Yang Star Array!"

As a fourth-order array master, Daoist Yunzhu had been on the island for several dozen days and had already figured out the basics of the Yin-Yang Star Array on Langya Immortal Island.

This formation possesses the power of a fourth-tier superior level. It combines the yin energy of the stars with the yang energy of the sun and stars contained within the luminous stone mine on the island, creating a wondrous convergence and duality of yin and yang, capable of neutralizing all kinds of attacks.

However, the reason why Master Langya was able to control this immortal island for many years despite the covetousness of many forces in Penglai Thousand Islands was because Master Langya was a disciple of Ziwei who attained enlightenment. He could exert part of the power of the Ziwei Star Lord and easily draw upon the power of the stars, which made many experts in Penglai Thousand Islands helpless against this formation.

Now that Master Langya has perished, this old Taoist Tong has somehow found a Yin-Yang Twin Rings and used this spiritual treasure to amplify the Yin-Yang power of this formation, but it is still not as much as the star power that Master Langya originally attracted.

The fact that Yunzhu had not coordinated with the outside world before, and that the formation was breached after dozens of days of attacks from the outside world, is proof that the formation is not as good as it used to be.

Right now, he is using his physical body to intercept the star power that the formation is drawing in from the outside world, which is like cutting off the fuel supply. Even if this old Taoist Tong uses the Landing Talisman to burn the earth power of the island's star and sun spiritual veins, it will be futile without the cooperation of the star power in the sky.

This formation will surely be broken, and Langya Immortal Island will surely be lost.

Even without the bamboo tip, Daoist Yunzhu has made such a great contribution and should be rewarded with a divine mark by the Penglai Sect, thus becoming a true god!
Yunzhu Daoist was fearless and only worried that Tong Laodao, Granny Xu, Lao Huotou and the others might break his bamboo formation and destroy his body in their desperation. He took out many protective magic artifacts and defensive items given to him by Penglai Sect from his storage bag. He stopped talking to Tong Laodao and hid in the bamboo sea and clouds, only wanting to hold out until the great formation collapsed!
"Fellow Daoists, you have all seen and heard that it is not that I, Tong, intend to attack Fellow Daoist Yunzhu, but rather that she has betrayed my trust and acted as an inside agent for Penglai after being invited by me."

Such despicable behavior is absolutely intolerable to this old Daoist. Fellow Daoists, please calm down and witness my abilities!

Just as Master Tong reassured his fellow Daoists with his words, he unleashed a thunderous attack.

In her hand, a yellow talisman landed on the Star Sun Spirit Vein. None of the cultivators had ever seen such a talisman before. Only Granny Xu and Old Man Huo, who had lived for tens of thousands of years, seemed to sense something and softly uttered words like "Celestial Master" and "Sealing," which gave the other cultivators a vague understanding.

"A Celestial Master's Talisman for Suppressing Objects? It must be that Celestial Master's Talisman for Suppressing Objects! How could Tong Chang possibly refine such a talisman!"

Zhu Jiang muttered to himself, feeling terrified. When he looked at the old Taoist Tong in the sky again, he dared not be disrespectful as before, and he didn't even dare to glance at the lady again!
In ancient times, there were celestial masters who performed divine deeds while practicing human ways. They could divine the secrets of heaven and predict human fortunes. Spirits and monsters needed to gain their approval in order to become gods and enjoy incense offerings. Evil spirits and crooked paths were detected by them and immediately suffered the torment of being suppressed and destroyed.

After the ancient times, the Celestial Masters disappeared without a trace, and the Celestial Master Dao Mark also vanished without a trace. Whether it is a weapon refiner, an array master, a puppeteer, or a talisman master, without the Celestial Master Dao Mark, none of them can use the techniques of a fourth-order Celestial Master.

Such treasures of destiny that only a Celestial Master could forge, formations of humanity that only a Celestial Master could set up, Yellow Turban Daoist soldiers that only a Celestial Master could create, and Celestial Master's talismans for suppressing objects that only a Celestial Master could use, have all disappeared from the world!

In other words, if someone can use these methods.

He is the Celestial Master of our time!
Even if not, at least he obtained the Celestial Master's Dao Mark!
The old Taoist was only a fourth-level talisman master. Although he had lived for countless years and refined countless talismans, cultivators of the same level, such as Zhu Jiang and Yun Zhu, did not feel that they were much inferior to him. The old Taoist could enjoy the fragrance of orchids and occupy the Immortal Island, so why couldn't they share some of the benefits of the Immortal Island and enjoy the fragrance of plum blossoms and chrysanthemums?
Because they felt that the old Taoist's skills were not much different from theirs, even though they came to help the old Taoist, they were secretly disobedient and had many ulterior motives.

But things are different now.

This old Taoist priest is very good at hiding his true abilities!

Who would have thought that this old Taoist priest had unknowingly mastered the Celestial Master's Daoist runes!

As the cultivators were filled with dread, they looked again at the Cloud Bamboo Daoist surrounded by the bamboo forest and felt pity for him.

How foolish you are! You put yourself into this game, becoming an inside agent for Penglai, thinking you've calculated things cleverly.

But no matter how good you are at calculation, can you outcalculate the Celestial Master?

They specialize in this!

If this old Taoist priest Tong doesn't figure you out in the most complicated ways, then he's kind-hearted!
Old Master Tong was certainly not kind-hearted, but he saw the moment the Celestial Master's Suppressing Talisman was used.

He then cupped his hands to the sky and solemnly recited:
"Heaven bestows divine authority, and Earth grants human destiny. The Celestial Master possesses divine authority and inherits human destiny. With the Celestial Master's Daoist insignia, he hereby bestows upon the bamboo spirit, the towering cloud bamboo, the guardian deity of the star and sun spiritual veins on Langya Island!"

Guardian deities?

It is comparable to a fourth-tier minor land god and minor mountain god.

As a spiritual vein is born, it dies; one entrusts their life to a particular spiritual vein.

This isn't bestowing a divine title; it's trapping the old bamboo spirit to death in this Star and Sun Spirit Vein!
Is the old bamboo spirit capable?
They definitely won't do it! (End of Chapter)