Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Ancient celestial masters could subdue objects and command spirits, transforming evil and heretical beings into divine beings, controlling their life and death, and using them for their own purposes.

Legend has it that the Celestial Master once forcibly bestowed upon a born dragon seed the title of the Dragon God of Human Fortune, making it the guardian beast of the Tianyuan Dynasty. This is why the Tianyuan Dynasty was able to sweep across the eight wastelands and six directions with such power.

Old Master Tong is no match for the former Celestial Master. Even when he bestows the title of a fourth-order Guardian God, he still needs to rely on the Celestial Master's Suppressing Talisman, which he has refined using many precious materials.

But that's not enough.

Because he, Tong Laodao, is only at the fourth level, and Laozhu Jing is also at the fourth level, they are on equal footing. You say you'll give me a divine position, so I have to accept it?
I absolutely refuse!

"I, the Heavenly Bamboo, do not accept the mandate of Heaven, nor do I rely on human fortune, nor am I under the jurisdiction of the Celestial Master. This divine office bestowed by Heaven is one that I, the Heavenly Bamboo, do not wish to accept!"

Inside the bamboo formation, when Daoist Yunzhu saw that Daoist Tong had used the methods of a Celestial Master, he was also uneasy and trembled a little.

But having already fallen out with the old Taoist priest and received benefits from Penglai, he had no choice but to go down this path to the bitter end and fight to the death with the old Taoist priest.

The divine light and human fortune that were falling from the Star and Sun Spirit Vein were completely blocked by the old bamboo spirit using the Bamboo Sea Cloud Array, giving them no chance to land on its body.

He wanted to be a god.

But what he wanted to be was a righteous god in heaven, not this little guardian deity whose life was in the hands of Old Master Tong!

When he refused, Master Tong wasn't annoyed; he simply chuckled and said:
"I'm giving you this priesthood; you either accept it or you don't. You don't have a choice!"

Just as the old bamboo spirit's expression changed drastically, a vibrant green bamboo tip, as thin as a chopstick, suddenly floated in the air from within the seven-pointed meteor-shaped spiritual vein at the center of the island.

The divine light and human fortune that had been kept out of the formation by the old bamboo spirit turned its head and surged into the bamboo tip the moment it appeared!

"You old scoundrel Tong, you have such a black heart!"

Upon seeing this, Old Zhu's eyes widened in fury, knowing exactly what Old Tong was up to.

This bamboo shoot grew from the same root as him. He could choose not to take on a divine position, but if this bamboo shoot, which was sealed by Master Tong, were to take on a divine position, then even if he, the towering bamboo, didn't want to be a guardian deity, he would have to take on that role!
What's infuriating and frustrating is...

Although he knew what Master Tong was going to do, he never expected that the old Taoist would use the methods of a Celestial Master, and at this moment he had no way to stop the old Taoist.

He was like a gambler who had lost everything, cursing and scolding Master Tong, watching helplessly as Master Tong bestowed the title of "Bamboo Tip".

After the bamboo tip finished receiving its divine duties and turned to his bamboo formation, the bamboo sea and mist that could isolate the old fire spirit's earth fire actually parted to make way for it, allowing the bamboo tip to easily land on his head.

During this process, the old bamboo spirit's voice gradually faded, and its consciousness and soul were gradually replaced by the divine thoughts of the bamboo tip.

When the bamboo forest opened to the cultivators on the island, upon seeing the towering bamboo gleaming with divine light, Old Firehead, Zhu Jiang, and other cultivators all glanced at Old Daoist Tong in the sky with lingering fear.

That old Taoist priest has a truly wicked heart!
It's said that this old bamboo spirit had ulterior motives, which is why he resorted to such methods. Who can believe that? After all, you old thief Mao buried the bamboo spirit's bamboo tip in the Star Sun Spirit Vein long ago!
Oh no! This old scoundrel is so cunning and cunning, he can even outsmart the old bamboo spirit. Could it be that he's also after them? He dared to let them in because he already had plans to deal with them!
The cultivators were apprehensive, but Tong Laodao had no time to pay attention to them. He was staring intently at the outside of the formation through the black and white yin-yang fish. He could see several fourth-tier dwelling houses outside the formation, which were firing long guns and short cannons at the formation.

Several fourth-tier array masters stood in the east, west, south, and north, working together to set up a dark, heavy array that spread out like a curtain, intending to cover the entire immortal island.

"The Chaotic Black Sun Formation intends to sever the connection between the Immortal Island and the stars, preventing star power from reaching the Immortal Island?"

The old Taoist priest chuckled, then laughed loudly again:
"Liu Feng and Huang Li, you two high-ranking immortals from Penglai, have long held high positions and enjoy endless treasures from the Western Sea. Why do you have to relentlessly pressure my Langya Immortal Island!"
"They tried to get the old bamboo spirit to break my Yin-Yang Starlight Array, but failed. Now they're resorting to this demonic cultivation array. They're so reckless, aren't they afraid that after breaking the array, all their hard work will be for someone else's benefit?"

"Fellow Daoist Tong, you have truly remarkable skills. I wonder if it is the resurrection of the former Celestial Master's true spirit, wishing to live again, or if you have obtained the fortune of the Heavenly Talisman Palace and have tainted the Celestial Master's Dao patterns."

In any case, with your current abilities, you are certainly qualified to negotiate with Penglai. I will not say much more, I only ask that you open the formation and be willing to serve Penglai in the future.

"As for this Langya Immortal Island, I'll decide that you, fellow Daoist, can continue to govern it. We will only take the hundred or so divine runes from the Heavenly Master's ruins, and will not inquire about the island's mineral resources or spiritual veins. What do you say, fellow Daoist?"

Outside the Immortal Island, Liu Feng, the True Man Liu, who led countless high-ranking cultivators from the Liu and Huang families, stood with his hands behind his back and responded to Tong Changdao.

Originally, Tong Chang was just a rogue cultivator and had no right to talk to him. Given the arrogance of the Penglai Sect, the moment Tong Laodao sealed the Huang family's Nascent Soul, Langya Immortal Island lost the possibility of making peace with Penglai Immortal Island. The only way out was for them to break the formation, occupy the immortal island, and be cleared out and killed.

This is the arrogance that Penglai Sect has accumulated over many years of dominating the Western Sea, and it is also an opportunity for them to demonstrate their strength and skill.

The situation is different now. Although they were outside the formation, they sensed the Celestial Master Tong's divine command. The Celestial Master's Dao Pattern, although one of the Five Elders, is the top among the Five Elders. It is one of the top five Dao Patterns, along with the Azure Emperor's Dao Pattern, the Nine Li Dao Pattern, and the others. It is only one line below the Four Emperors.

When one attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. A rogue cultivator who obtains the Daoist mark of a Celestial Master can no longer be regarded as an ordinary rogue cultivator. He should be treated as a Celestial Master of the present day. If he is willing to serve Penglai, it would be acceptable for him to establish a cultivation family in Penglai that is on par with his four great families.

Talented people are rare, and a Celestial Master is even rarer. Liu Feng is willing to give Master Tong this opportunity!

It's a pity that the old Taoist priest, who was unruly and loved freedom all his life, was unwilling to become a henchman of Penglai. He discarded the olive branch of Penglai, which others coveted, as if it were worthless, and didn't care about it at all.

"This old Taoist has only a meager cultivation level. I was fortunate enough to obtain the Heavenly Master Dao Mark, but I dare not presume to call myself a Heavenly Master. Penglai Island is high in the clouds, and this old Taoist is also beyond my reach."

It is also to let fellow Daoists know that the Celestial Master's Ruins, with its more than a hundred divine patterns, are the means prepared by the Celestial Master Xu for future generations of all living beings after the Celestial Master's dynasty established its rule and the strategy of human warfare failed.

Since it is for the sake of future generations, any virtuous person in the future may come and take these divine patterns. The old Taoist has no intention of keeping these divine patterns to himself. It is only right that all the high-level cultivators come to the island to enter the Celestial Master's Ruins.

It is a pity that the Western Sea is not only home to human cultivators. Not only are there evil sea beasts, but there are also people from outside the realm, and void demons, who are drawn by divine runes to this immortal island to steal the fortune that the Celestial Master prepared for us human cultivators.

This matter concerns the fate of our human race, and this old Daoist must be extremely cautious. I humbly request that you allow me some time to prepare. Once everything is fully prepared, I will then invite you all, my esteemed immortals, to the island. How about that?"

Master Tong spoke out to the outside world with neither arrogance nor servility.

But Huang Li, who was standing next to Liu Feng, was filled with rage.

This Nascent Soul cultivator from the Huang family had been trapped on Langya Immortal Island for over twenty years by a combination of methods from Master Tong and Madam Lanxiang, suffering immense humiliation. He desperately wanted to teach Master Tong and Madam Lanxiang a lesson.

It's better if they don't accept the olive branch from Penglai Sect. The more they resist, the more excited he becomes, and the more opportunities he has to skin those two scoundrels alive and avenge his humiliation!
"Prepare? Prepare for what? Prepare to set up several more great formations to prevent us from entering the island? Prepare to wait until you have mastered all the divine runes in the Heavenly Master's Ruins and use them to make yourselves gods?"

"Brother Liu, I see no need to waste words with this old Taoist. He has obtained the Celestial Master's Dao Mark, yet he is not of use to us. If he were to seize the divine marks on the island, even without our Penglai Sect's Conferred God Platform, with his Celestial Master abilities, he might be able to directly confer divine titles. At that time, we would truly be powerless against him!"

After reprimanding the old Taoist priest, Huang Li turned to Liu Feng and said...

Of the five great families of Penglai, the Huang family is the weakest and the Liu family is the strongest after the Liu family was wiped out. This time, the Penglai army is led by Liu Feng of the Liu family, and all matters still need to be decided by Liu Feng.

Upon hearing this, he realized that he had been trying to persuade Master Tong to give him the divine runes and to subdue Liu Feng, the current Celestial Master.

He had only thought of the Celestial Master's Daoist runes, which had the ability to calculate heavenly secrets and decide human destiny, but he forgot that the Celestial Master's greatest strength lay in his ability to act on behalf of Heaven and bestow titles upon deities.

Admittedly, deities cannot be conferred titles arbitrarily. With Tong Laodao's abilities, at most he could confer titles on fourth-order beings like the Old Bamboo Spirit as minor mountain gods, land gods, or heroic spirits. He didn't even have the power to confer titles on immortal mountains, great rivers, or other sacred deities.

Because the true gods of the fifth rank and above are created when ancient great beings peeled the Dao patterns from the Dao Heaven Talisman Wall, transformed them into divine patterns, and then bestowed them upon living beings.

Without divine markings, even if he, Tong Laodao, were a Celestial Master, or even the Heavenly Emperor, he would not be able to command gods out of thin air!

So, if you obtain the divine rune, you can become a god?
But that's not the case. If one wants to act on behalf of Heaven and exercise the authority of Heaven as a deity, one must first pass the test of Heaven and Earth and gain their approval.

In ancient times, to pass this test, one had to be judged by countless gods and Buddhas, and must undergo many trials such as the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations.

In the present world, all the gods and Buddhas have long since vanished without a trace. Even the supreme Heavenly Emperor has fallen many years ago. Even evil spirits like Gao Erqiang dare to build temples and burn incense to seek a divine position. The order of becoming a god has long been abandoned. In the midst of chaos and disorder, no one knows how to gain the approval of heaven and earth.

The reason why their Penglai Immortal Island dares to dream of becoming the Heavenly Court of Humanity is that they have the means to help living beings overcome this hurdle!
On Penglai Island, there is a divine artifact called the Conferring God Platform. By simply inserting divine runes, one can ascend to godhood on the spot!
The Conferred God Platform has not yet been opened. Otherwise, countless members of the Liu and Huang families could have been conferred godhood on the spot, and the evil sea beasts deep in the Western Sea could have been destroyed with a flick of their wrists!

Because of this Conferred God Platform, the Penglai Sect was determined to obtain the more than one hundred divine runes on Langya Island. To them, the more than one hundred divine runes were equivalent to a hundred positions of true gods, which were more precious than any treasure in the world.

Originally, Liu Feng was unhurried and confident that Tong Chang was guarding the island. Without the Conferred God Platform to utilize the divine runes, those runes would eventually fall into the hands of their Penglai Sect.

The situation has now changed, because the four ancient celestial masters also have the ability to act on behalf of Heaven and use divine runes to confer titles upon the true gods of Heaven and Earth!

Yes, this old Taoist Tong is only at the fourth level, not comparable to the four ancient Celestial Masters, so he may not be able to do such a thing, but what if he is?
What if this old Taoist Tong really is granted the title of a righteous god of heaven and earth, a fifth-order deity?
Then what their Penglai Sect lost was not just a divine rune.

Rather, it is all the divine runes in this Celestial Master's Ruins.

Because Langya Immortal Island has a fifth-order deity at its disposal, even without activating the Conferred God Platform, their Penglai Sect might not be able to conquer it!
A thought flashed through Liu Feng's mind, and he lost all his previous composure. He snorted coldly and said to Huang Li beside him:
"This matter is of great importance, so Master Huang need not hold back. We should ask Master Huang to invite Master Fire Crow from the Immortal Beast Academy to come and break the formation!"

The Fire Crow Immortal, a rare bird who attained enlightenment, is said to possess the bloodline of the Raven of the Underworld and master the Seven Elements Dao Patterns—called the Death Dao Patterns—and has the potential to achieve the Nascent Soul stage.

The Huang family owes much of its current status to this True Man. Because they have served him for generations and received his protection, they have been able to maintain their unshakeable position in Penglai to this day.

At this moment, Liu Feng was eager to break the formation and begged Huang Li to ask this True Person to take action, but he had his eye on this True Person's black crow beak that could peck through spiritual treasures!

“Since you have spoken, I, Huang, dare not refuse. However, True Person Fire Crow is about to reach perfection in his cultivation and is currently comprehending the path to the Nascent Soul stage. Even my Huang family dares not easily disturb him. Otherwise, when I was trapped on Langya Island last time, I would have already asked True Person Fire Crow to come and rescue me…”

Huang Li, who had just wished Tong Laodao would die soon, looked troubled when he heard that Liu Feng wanted his old darling to come and break the formation.

Liu Feng glanced at Huang Li sideways, knowing what he was up to, waved his hand to shut him up, and said:

"Fire Crow True Person wants to become a god, Mountain Deer True Person also wants to become a god, and our Penglai Sect is full of talented people. There are more than just these one or two Nascent Soul cultivators who want to become gods. I, Liu Feng, also want to become a god in the future!"

To achieve the Divine Transformation stage, one needs not only to master more than half of the Dao patterns, but also the assistance of fragments from the Yellow Pagoda.

More than a hundred years ago, I waited for the twelve yellow pagoda pieces deep in the Western Sea to suppress the four imperial Dao patterns. I never expected that before my sect's Nascent Soul cultivator could use them to achieve the Divine Transformation stage, the demonic Buddhas released by them would keep my ancestor busy dealing with them.

Your Huang family also obtained a Yellow Pagoda fragment, yet you're unwilling to give it to this Fire Crow Immortal, but instead covet my family's? You should know that the Mountain Deer Immortal has been begging my Liu family for over a hundred years, and my Liu family has never yielded!"

There are Dao patterns in the world, which can transform evil patterns and divine patterns. They are also essential for cultivators who wish to achieve the divine transformation on their cultivation path. However, cultivators all have seven emotions and six desires. Even Buddha occasionally has evil thoughts. If one uses Dao patterns to transform into a divine pattern, the evil thoughts will accumulate over time, and the Dao patterns will transform into evil patterns, turning the cultivator into a malevolent spirit.

Therefore, to achieve the transformation into a deity, one must obtain an object like the Yellow Pagoda Piece, which contains profound and virtuous merits, to suppress the Dao patterns within the body and prevent them from turning into evil.

Yellow Pagoda fragments are extremely rare, and were mostly used by ancient powerful beings to suppress various Dao patterns that had fallen off the Dao Heaven Talisman Wall and were temporarily uncontrolled.

After years of planning, the Penglai Sect finally managed to create the yellow pagoda fragment deep in the Western Sea that suppressed the four imperial Dao patterns and lotus seals, giving the sect the possibility of giving birth to twelve more Nascent Soul cultivators.

The Huang family obtained one, but gave it to their ancestor instead of giving it to True Person Fire Crow. Clearly, no matter how good the old treasure was, it was not as important as his own advancement to the Nascent Soul stage.

This time, Master Fire Crow only made one move, yet he wanted the Liu family to hand over a Yellow Pagoda Piece. Huang Li is not handsome, but he has quite the imagination.

"It's not just a one-time thing. If you're willing to offer up the Yellow Pagoda Fragment, True Person Fire Crow will do everything in his power to help us break through the formation and land on the island. He will also come with us to the Heavenly Master's ruins to serve us, deal with the methods left behind by the Heavenly Master, and fight against all the evil sea beasts and other external enemies that will land on the island later!"

Huang Li added that he was willing to have his family's esteemed elder, Master Huoya, work himself to the bone for the sake of Huangta Film!

Even if he dies, he's not afraid. If he dies, the old treasure he pieced together, the Yellow Pagoda Piece, will be perfect for Huang Li to use. If he doesn't die, that's fine too. If he does die, the old treasure will advance to the Nascent Soul stage and protect the Huang family for generations to come.

He had never considered the possibility that if Huoya Zhenren were to perish, the Liu family might not provide Huangta Pieces.

That's impossible!

If he wants to renege on his debt, he'll have to die along with his great-grandfather, both of whom are Nascent Soul cultivators from the Huang family!
Liu Feng thought for a while and slowly nodded. He knew that in this competition for the divine runes, in addition to breaking through the formation and entering the island, there were many powerful enemies to fight. With the help of the Fire Crow True Man, a peak fourth-order exotic beast, it would indeed be much safer.

Although there are righteous gods in heaven and earth, none are as wonderful as those who cultivate the Tao and transform into gods, and no divine pattern is as precious as the Yellow Pagoda Piece.

But exchanging a single yellow pagoda fragment for over a hundred divine runes makes it a worthwhile deal.

"Alright, brother, please wait a moment while I summon True Man Fire Crow to descend upon this place. Rest assured, brother, once True Man Fire Crow arrives, this formation will be broken immediately!"

Huang Li was overjoyed. He glanced at Langya Immortal Island below, where the old Taoist Tong had once again used his methods to appoint the old bamboo spirit as a guardian deity, which then merged with the star and sun spiritual veins on the island.

It actually pierced through the Hun Tian Hei Ri Array set up by the Penglai array masters, and the bamboo tip disappeared into the clouds. Using the old bamboo spirit's body as a conduit, it directly drew star power into the Yin-Yang Star Light Array.

Yin and Yang converged, stars and sun merged, and the old Taoist threw out the Dragon and Tiger Talisman to regulate Yin and Yang. Instantly, the Yin-Yang Starlight Array, with the black and white fish rotating and the dragon and tiger coiled above and below, became far more powerful than before. Even if he activated the three Nest Houses and bombarded it, and several Nascent Soul cultivators joined forces to attack, they could not break through it as easily as before.

"The grand formation that Master Langya has painstakingly built over many years, coupled with Tong Chang's Celestial Master skills, makes it easy for us to break through the formation, but it will not be easy to break through it in a short time."

"Let's see if True Immortal Fire Crow can break this formation. If even it can't, I may have no choice but to activate the Super Star Orbiter Cannon to unleash a meteorite explosion to destroy this formation!"

Liu Feng sighed deeply, but a clansman behind him asked in a low voice:
"It's not just Penglai that's coveting the divine markings on this island. If we can't break the formation, perhaps they have a way to do so?"

"Hmph, with Penglai standing up for us, whether it's the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom, the True King Tianpeng hiding nearby, or the evil sea beasts that haven't yet revealed their whereabouts, they won't use their methods to break the formation, even if they have them."

These are nothing but scum who only know how to pick up scraps from behind my Penglai territory. Since when has Penglai stooped so low as to rely on them for everything?!

Liu Feng declared domineeringly that he would not only not rely on other forces to break the formation, but also that he would not allow any other forces to attempt to break the formation while he was breaking it in Penglai!

"The Heavenly Roc, the true king of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, is flying quite happily. Calling out to the two True Immortals, please call this Heavenly Roc down and let it understand that this place is the Western Sea, not its Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom. Do not challenge the limits of my Penglai Sect's patience!"

Looking at the True King Tianpeng leaping up and down the sky above the aerial warning line set up by the Penglai Sect, Liu Feng snorted coldly and sent someone to make a move.

However, they were temporarily unable to do anything about the Two Elements Starlight Array that Old Daoist Tong had stabilized, so they decided to vent their anger on True King Tianpeng.

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"Fellow Daoist Tong is incredibly powerful. Penglai Island is all talk and no action. It is far from living up to its reputation. If it were to meet someone like you, it would be helpless!"

"If I had known you possessed such abilities, there would have been no need for us to come and help. You and your wife alone could have defended Langya Immortal Island as solid as a rock!"

"Indeed, indeed. Now that you have the ability to handle the attack from Penglai, I am relieved. I will take my leave now to avoid causing you any trouble!"

"Let's go together, let's go together. I will return the favor I received from Fellow Daoist Tong. I am incompetent and unable to help you. I am truly ashamed to accept such a generous gift!"

On Langya Island, they saw that the Yin-Yang Star Array had already reached the fourth-order limit of power, which was not something that Penglai Sect could overcome in a short time.

The group of outside helpers that Master Tong had summoned were more surprised than pleased. Apart from Granny Xu and the old cook, they all came to Master Tong to resign, not daring to linger on Langya Immortal Island any longer.

They knew that the reason the Two Elements Star Array was so powerful was because a fourth-tier bamboo spirit of similar strength to them had been sacrificed.

In terms of their intentions, aside from not joining Penglai like the old bamboo spirit, they actually harbored no good intentions towards Langya Immortal Island, Old Taoist Tong, or Lady Lanxiang.

They had previously tried to take advantage of the situation and reap the benefits, but now that they saw that this old Taoist Tong had the strength to deal with them, he might just pick them like peaches. How could they dare to stay on this immortal island any longer?

But now they wanted to leave, but they couldn't.

"It's not that I want to tie you fellow Daoists to the island; it's just that you're all unaware of the situation."

Now, near Langya Immortal Island, there is the Penglai Sect in the sky, the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom in the sea, evil sea beasts in the sea, and other adversaries of unknown origin but extraordinary strength are also watching with covetous eyes.

Fellow Daoists, it may be easy to leave the island, but it is impossible to escape the encirclement and interception of these forces.

For the safety of all fellow cultivators, it is advisable to remain on this immortal island for the time being.

Please rest assured, everyone. That old bamboo spirit is unruly; he surrendered to Penglai, and even I, the old Daoist, was willing to give him a way out, making him a fourth-tier guardian deity. How could I possibly mistreat you all?

Old Master Tong said that all cultivators could come and go as they pleased.

However, they showed no intention of releasing the Yin-Yang Star Array to let them out.

Although Zhu Jiang and the others were resentful, they were currently outmatched and had been taken on a dangerous mission. They could only sigh and smile bitterly, knowing that they had no choice but to follow the old Taoist priest and fight to the death with the Penglai Sect and other forces!
"The Penglai Sect has been riding high above the cultivators of the Western Sea for many years, and its methods are countless. This formation will not last long, and we should make preparations as soon as possible."

Were all those exorcism puppets sent to the Celestial Master's ruins? Were the star and sun essences extracted from the island also sent to the four Celestial Master statues?

After calming the cultivators down, Master Tong, along with Madam Lanxiang, returned to the former cave of the Langya True Man, now the old Taoist's lair.

With their masterful skills, they could discuss important matters in this lair without fear of being spied on by outsiders.

Madam Lanxiang held the talisman in her hands, observing the various Taoist techniques absorbed within it. She nodded slightly, then replied to the old Taoist:

"Not to mention the exorcism puppets, all the magical artifacts, weapons, puppets, and talismans in the Langya Sect's treasury were taken out and distributed to the various cultivators within the sect, so that they could go and guard the perimeter of the ruins."

All the ten thousand catties of star and sun essence accumulated over the years have been offered to the Celestial Master's statue. If you wish for the Celestial Master to manifest his power, you will need to infuse it with Daoist energy!

"Yes, that's how it should be. Compared to fulfilling the Celestial Master's dying wish and achieving liberation, we should relinquish these external things if we can."

Since Langya Immortal Island is destined to be ruined by the cultivators anyway, and we can't defend it even if we want to, we might as well put the power of Langya Sect into the Celestial Master's Ruins to wait for orders. After the great formation is broken, the first fierce battle can be left to these fellow cultivators I invited to take the fall. They came here for this very purpose!
It's a pity that little thief Su Qing is still nowhere to be found. He's the biggest target I've decided to take the lightning strike on. If he were to come, leading the various forces of Wanghai, even if the great formation breaks, it would buy us more time to prepare!"

At this point, the old Taoist priest gritted his teeth again at Su Qing, who had broken his promise and failed to arrive as agreed.

"Su Qingzhen is only a fourth-level puppeteer. Even if he is more powerful than the average fourth-level puppeteer, if you use the Yin-Yang Twin Rings as bait, you won't have to worry about inviting a few fourth-level professionals to help you. So why do you keep thinking about him?"

Besides, with your ability to divine the secrets of heaven, how could you not predict whether he will come or not, and when he will come?

Lady Lanxiang gave the old Taoist a flirtatious look, thinking that he was pretending to be ignorant. He could confer divine titles with the Heavenly Master Dao Mark, so his mastery of the Heavenly Master Dao Mark should be enough to calculate the whereabouts of cultivators of the same level.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Master Tong took out his treasures for divination, including a crystal ball, yarrow stalks, and a tortoise shell, and performed another divination in front of Madam Lanxiang, but to no avail.

Under Madam Yu Lanxiang's surprised gaze, she sighed softly:
"Even fourth-tier professionals have varying strengths. This kid has managed to control Wanghai, a piece of meat no less valuable than Langya Immortal Island. How could he treat it as something as insignificant as Yunzhu or Zhujiang?"

The Celestial Master's Dao Patterns can indeed predict heavenly secrets. Even matters concerning Nascent Soul cultivators can be calculated by me, as long as the Dao Patterns they possess are not above those of the Five Elders.

I've done my calculations for Su Qing before, and I've done them many times over the years. They're all clear as soon as I calculate them, and I've also accurately predicted that he would definitely come to Langya Island.

But for some reason, ever since he killed the Heavenly Mother of the Western Sea, I have been unable to do anything related to him. How strange!

"Could it be that he obtained the Four Imperial Dao Patterns, which is why you couldn't calculate it?" Madam Lanxiang put away the talisman and asked casually.

"How could this be! Impossible! I've traveled all over the country for thousands of years and I've never seen the Four Imperial Dao Patterns. How could that kid have such incredible luck?"

Old Master Tong waved his hands repeatedly, not believing such a possibility. The Celestial Master had calculated the secrets of heaven and the fortunes of man, and his luck was the most prosperous. If the Four Imperial Dao Patterns were to appear in the Western Sea, he would be the most likely to obtain them. If he did not have them, then Su Qing would certainly not have them, unless his luck was even greater than that of his Celestial Master puppet.

"If that's the case, inviting him to the island might not be about him taking the blame for me, but rather me taking the blame for him!"

Old Master Tong muttered to himself, then shook his head violently, ruling out that possibility.

This kid is as cunning as a fox. Perhaps he knew my methods as a celestial master when he helped me imprint bionic runes back then, so he used some kind of secret technique to cut off my divination of his heavenly secrets.

But while the secrets of heaven are unpredictable, human relationships are inescapable.

If you can't be considered a witch, then aren't you considered a witch like Liu Yun'er?

As long as I, this old Taoist priest, can calculate when he will come to this island, I refuse to believe that you, kid, won't come along!
The old Taoist priest silently calculated in his heart, then took out the crystal ball again and began to calculate the witch's whereabouts. (End of this chapter)