Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Shipwreck Bay was filled with a festive atmosphere, like celebrating the Lunar New Year.

Yu Suqing has been working on the Mountain and Sea Map inside the Bixi (a mythical creature) on Dragon Island for the past few days.

Many ship owners from Wanghai who benefited from the shipwreck in Shipwreck Bay were feasting non-stop with fine wine. Some of the more family-oriented ones had even arranged for some injured cultivators who were no longer able to fight to take a treasure ship full of storage bags and bring their spoils back to their hometown in Wanghai to secure them first.

All the ship owners of Wanghai knew that once Master Su was ready and they set sail again, the journey ahead would no longer be about ease and safety. Since they could enjoy themselves now, they should do so.

On this day, the sun rose in the east, and the morning sun was like fire.

In Shipwreck Bay, the Bixi Guitou of Dragon Island led the way, followed closely by the Taotie of Dragon Boat, leading an even larger fleet of ships that looked towards the sea, as they slowly sailed away from Shipwreck Bay, the largest pirate den in the West Sea.

Standing on Guitou, looking back at the Shipwreck Bay, which was glowing red from the fire, Yingjueshen still felt some regret.

"What a pity! Although there are many treasures here, the most valuable ones are the third and fourth-tier spiritual veins. If we could possess them, we might be able to establish a foundation for a celestial kingdom or sect!"

"If you can't keep it or take it with you, no matter how valuable it is, it has nothing to do with you or me. Why think about it and only add to your troubles!"

Lu Wentian, also a veteran hero, said with an indifferent expression.

"It's not necessarily true that you can't take it with you!"

Su Qing's loud shout drew the attention of all the cultivators on Dragon Island.

The figure moved with the grace of the wind, flying to the sky above Shipwreck Bay. Facing the raging inferno of Shipwreck Bay, he reached out his hand and, like a deity, extracted a third-tier spiritual vein from the sea of ​​fire.

One, two, three...

He extracted six third-order spiritual veins from his hands.

However, this drew questions from Master Bixi of Dragon Island and other cultivators.

"What are you doing? Even a master can extract this third-tier spiritual vein, but it's easy to extract it but hard to release it. If it weren't for a third or fourth-tier Feng Shui master with the ability to locate the burial site and absorb spiritual energy, the extracted spiritual vein would simply dissipate its spiritual energy and vanish into nothingness in an instant!"

"If you can't have it, destroy it. That's too ruthless. Even though Shipwreck Bay is a pirate's lair, we've already gone too far by burning all their resources to the ground. But to extract their spiritual veins and sever the spiritual roots of this place, isn't that going too far?"

"If this matter gets out, it could be detrimental to Master Su's reputation!"

It's understandable that people have doubts.

It should be understood that cultivators need spiritual veins to aid their cultivation, and the spiritual veins that are scattered throughout the Tianyuan Realm are the foundation upon which cultivators stand.

Throughout the entire Tianyuan Realm, whether in the Eastern Wilderness, the Western Sea, the Northern Border, or the Southern Frontier, cultivators silently adhere to the principle that spiritual veins can be taken but not destroyed.

If you have the ability to extract the spiritual vein, preserve it properly, and then make use of it, then no one can say anything to you. This spiritual vein has simply changed its location and can still be used by cultivators.

However, if you lack the ability and simply extract and destroy the spiritual veins out of spite or personal grudges, you will inevitably be despised by the cultivators, who will feel that you are digging up their roots.

Those who can move spiritual veins include those who are Nascent Soul cultivators who have opened up their own Nascent Soul small worlds and have the ability to move spiritual veins to their own small worlds, and those who are fifth-order body cultivators who have just formed their inner worlds and can swallow spiritual veins in one gulp and let them take root in their bodies.

In addition, there are cultivators who work as Feng Shui masters, who can locate burial sites and regulate Qi and spiritual energy. However, this profession is rare, and without the support of a powerful force, they rarely have the opportunity to show their skills or advance their cultivation. The situation of having the skill to slay dragons but having no dragons to slay makes it extremely difficult for such practitioners to stay in ordinary forces.

In places like Wanghai Immortal City, there are no Feng Shui masters at all. Even if there are, they are at most first or second-tier. In contrast, the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom and Penglai Immortal Kingdom have several third or fourth-tier Feng Shui masters. If they were to obtain Langya Immortal Island, they would inevitably use their Feng Shui skills to drain the Star and Sun Spirit Veins from Fangzhang Immortal Island and Penglai Immortal Island.

This is also an important reason why the creations on Fangzhang Immortal Island and Penglai Immortal Island are far superior to those in other parts of the Western Sea. Because, with the help of Feng Shui masters, the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom and Penglai Immortal Kingdom have gathered most of the essence of the Western Sea onto these two immortal islands.

Su Qing was neither a feng shui master nor a Nascent Soul cultivator, nor a fifth-order powerhouse. Therefore, his act of extracting the spiritual vein was purely self-defeating and damaging to the cultivators' foundations. It was perfectly normal for the cultivators of Wanghai to be puzzled by this.

They had barely uttered their questions when they abruptly fell silent.

Because they saw that Su Qing, using some unknown means, forcibly incorporated the extracted azure-green spiritual veins, which danced like azure dragons, into his storage bag.

Can a storage bag hold spiritual veins?

Even the best storage bag can't do that!

Could it be the ancient treasure passed down from the human emperor, the human race bag that can hold all living things and all phenomena?

Ying Jueshen looked at Master De with a puzzled expression, then at Lu Wentian, who was also an old hero. He noticed that they were staring at Su Qing with the same clear but slightly foolish eyes as he was, and they didn't know how Su Qing had done it. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

I knew it! Even with my limited knowledge, I couldn't understand Master Su's actions. The Bixi of Dragon Island and the Wanghai fleet should all be completely unaware of this!
The cultivators didn't know how Su Qing managed to extract the spiritual vein and store it in a storage bag, but after Master Liaode discovered that he had this ability, he immediately leaped forward to help him extract the fourth-order spiritual vein from the sunken ship bay!
"Master Su, this humble monk can use the orthodox Buddhist teachings to calm the land and sea, so that you need not worry about the earth dragon turning upside down or the sea waves overflowing after the fourth-order spiritual vein is removed!"

A fourth-order spiritual vein can serve as a training ground for a Nascent Soul cultivator. Although it cannot be considered a sacred mountain or divine peak suitable for a Nascent Soul cultivator, it is still a treasure trove in both the sea and land. Once the spiritual vein is removed, it will trigger a series of reactions.

Although Shipwreck Bay is located deep in the Western Sea, and any reaction there would not affect Wanghai Xiancheng, the many small islands nearby, as well as the underwater creatures, may all suffer an unexpected disaster.

Master Liaode not only takes care of Princess Leopard and the beautiful dancer, but also these innocent creatures. That's why he volunteered to help Su Qing extract the spiritual vein.

"Master Liaode is quite a nice person. Only a proper Buddhist sect like Fulong Temple could cultivate someone like Master Liaode!" While praising Master Liaode, Su Qing also flattered Fulong Temple, which seemed to want to make a deal with him. He then had the Dragon Island Bixi and Tiger Egg cooperate with Master Liaode to form a triangle and surround Shipwreck Bay.

When the tiger egg's nine tails coiled around the mountain, and the sword's momentum gripped the mountain's veins, the dragon island's tortoise displayed its dragon might, suppressing the sea waves, making the winds calm for thousands of miles, and the vast sea still. Master Liaode emitted Buddhist light, and the prayer beads around his neck rose into the air, setting down golden Buddhist rings that enveloped the entire land and sea.

Only then did he begin the process of extracting the fourth-order spiritual vein.

The fourth-order spiritual vein of Shipwreck Bay is located on Black Mountain, the easternmost part of the bay. The part of Black Mountain that is visible above the sea is only about ten thousand feet high, and no one knows how huge the mountain body hidden under the sea is.

Su Qing only knew that even this tiny part of the Black Mountain in the sea could nurture a fourth-order spiritual vein, and its underwater mountain body must contain at least a fifth-order or even a sixth-order spiritual vein.

With his current abilities, even if he wanted to extract a fifth or sixth-order spiritual vein from the sea to cure the Mountain and Sea Child, he would be willing but unable. He could only silently remember this place in his heart and come back to extract it when he has achieved success in his cultivation in the future.

He couldn't extract the fifth or sixth-order spiritual veins, and even with his own cultivation level, he was powerless to do so with the fourth-order spiritual veins. But what could he do when he possessed the fourth-order Mountain and Sea Absorption technique?

Only by moving mountains and shifting seas can one truly capture the essence of mountains and seas!

This rune, for the first time in his hands, unleashed its most potent power.

But then it curled its fingers into claws, like a roc hunting its prey, and instantly grabbed Black Mountain by the throat, forcibly pulling the black spiritual vein out of its mouth and placing it into the Mountain and Sea Map in its storage bag.

This action was incredibly fast, partly because he feared that Master Liaode, who was not far away, would discover the Mountain and Sea Map in his storage bag, and partly because he feared that Master Liaode and Hudan would not be able to handle the disastrous consequences of the spiritual vein being extracted, and would need his help.

Master Liaode was indeed very curious about the method of containing the spiritual vein, but he was a gentleman and did not glance over here. There was no risk that the Mountain and Sea Map would be discovered by it, but the bad consequences of extracting the spiritual vein far exceeded Su Qing's imagination.

The Black Mountain's spiritual vein was extracted, and the exposed mountain instantly collapsed, turning into countless rubble that sank into the sea, creating vast waves. The land beneath the sea also seemed to churn and sway, causing dark clouds to fall and waves to gather on the originally calm sea surface. If it was not contained, not only would the surrounding small islands be affected, but even the fleet of ships that had sailed more than a thousand miles away would be hit by the storm.

This was merely an appetizer before extracting the fourth-order spiritual veins. The thunderclouds gathering in the sky and the impending lightning punishment were what truly terrified the master.

"How could extracting a fourth-order spiritual vein result in divine punishment? Isn't it only when one recklessly disturbs the earth's foundation that heaven and earth send down tribulations to punish them?"

Master Liaode cried out in alarm. He came from Fulong Temple and had received the orthodox inheritance of ancient times. Compared to him, Su Qing, a rogue cultivator, was no different from being ignorant and incompetent. Master Liaode understood that only by destroying and changing the earth's roots could the heavens and earth bring down lightning punishment. In various parts of the Tianyuan Realm, the earth's roots were connected by spiritual veins of the sixth rank or above. Logically speaking, fourth-rank spiritual veins should not have much to do with the earth's roots.

The only explanation is that the mountain beneath Black Mountain is a sacred mountain of the sixth rank or higher. Moving a part of it would disturb the very foundation of the earth, thus provoking the wrath of heaven and earth and unleashing lightning punishment.

In an instant, Master Liaode could not care about anything else and ordered Tiger Egg and Dragon Island Bixi to continue suppressing the land and calming the waves.

However, his true form soared to the highest heavens, disregarding the no-fly zone order of Penglai Immortal Island. At a height of millions of feet, he turned the Buddhist beads in his hand, and a Peng elephant Dharma image rose behind him, which was his natal Dharma image, the Peng elephant twin guardians of Buddhism.

Peng Zun, with his black feathers and golden body, his black feathers like swords, though a Buddhist protector, seemed more like a demonic monster when he used his powers. With a single movement, he was like a black light, turning everything in his path into dark shadows, heading straight for the thunderclouds, intending to shatter the thunder with darkness and reduce the power of the lightning punishment for Su Qing.

The elephant-shaped statue, with its thick hide, feet on the sea, and back reaching the sky, protected Su Qing on its belly, shielding her from a significant portion of the lightning strikes before finally succumbing and slowly dissipating.

By this time, Su Qing had already realized what was happening.

He was astonished that the heavens and earth were holding him accountable for such a small offense, which was truly a case of old eyesight failing and a minor crime being punished so severely. He was even more astonished that this remarkable master was such a kind person, willing to go to such great lengths for him, even if it meant his Dharma body was shattered, his vital energy was severely damaged, and his entire body was blasted to a crisp, he didn't care, just to reduce the power of the lightning punishment for him, as if he was afraid that he would die.

However, we should wait until Master Liao De has saved us from the tribulation lightning before we can discuss his assistance.

Although Master Liaode had absorbed more than half of the lightning's power, the remaining lightning was still not something he could easily withstand.

The thunder of heaven and earth was boundless and magnificent. With his physical body and cultivation level, if he wanted to resist it, he would suffer a great loss even if he didn't die.

Just as he had a thought and was about to use the substitute doll to help him avoid this calamity,

The Mountain and Sea Map inside the storage bag revealed illusory images of mountains and rivers, green hills and clear waters, existing between the tangible and the intangible. As soon as it appeared, the bolts of heavenly lightning that fell straight down were all caught by it, and then quickly returned to the Mountain and Sea Map, allowing the Mountain and Sea Boy to slowly digest them.

An unexpected disaster did not harm Su Qing, the instigator, in the slightest. Su Qing was naturally overjoyed and happy that it saved him from having to make several substitute dolls.

Unexpectedly, the heavenly and earthly punishment was not the end. Just as he and Master Liaode were relieved that the punishment had disappeared,

The shipwrecked bay, which had already collapsed into the sea, suddenly emitted an aura that made his soul tremble from the dark, inky surface of the sea.

In an instant, Tiger Egg donned the armor, and with the Divine Traveler puppet carrying him, he flew away into the far distance. The master who was dealing with the Penglai anti-aircraft cannons in the sky had no intention of helping Su Qing at this moment, and only cared about his own escape, so he had no strength left.

On the sea surface, a colossal azure dragon appeared. With its head outstretched, it seemed capable of swallowing the heavens and the earth. In a single flash, Su Qing had to use up five or six substitute puppets and constantly move them around before he was able to escape the dragon's might and save his life.

Fortunately, the Azure Dragon seemed to be merely venting its anger, poking its head out to mess with them. Swallowing them would be pointless, and not swallowing them meant they were powerful enough. It also had no intention of continuing to pursue them.

But Su Qing, supporting the ruddy-black master, returned to the Dragon Island Bixi and handed it over to the trembling cultivators of Wanghai who were hiding in the cabin. Immediately, the Dragon Island Bixi shook off its tortoise legs and quickly sailed away from this sea area to join the Wanghai fleet waiting in the distance, heading straight for Langya Immortal Island.

What remained behind them was Shipwreck Cove, now vanished into the sea, a home those pirate kings could never return to.

As for what secrets lie beneath Shipwreck Bay, and what kind of existence that azure dragon is, Su Qing, Master Liaode, and all the other cultivators who witnessed it all remained tight-lipped and never mentioned it again.

During the rest of the voyage, Su Qing borrowed many ancient texts from Master Liaode, which had been passed down in the Fulong Temple, in order to find relevant records about the three dragons of heaven, earth, and sea—also known as the Heavenly Spirit Dragon, the Earth Redemption Dragon, and the Sea God Dragon. (End of Chapter)