Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 449 The Demon God Legion Displays Its Power for the First Time, Thirteen Demon Realms!
The four demons felt wronged.

Perhaps realizing that he was about to become Su Qing's stepping stone to fame and entry into the system, he struggled even harder.

After transforming into its original demonic body, it released more than a hundred demons. These demons varied in strength, with the strongest being no more than a fourth-order Nascent Soul cultivator and the weakest being at least a third-order Golden Core cultivator. The demons surged, and in an instant, the blood lake stretched for a hundred miles, covered with dense demonic clouds, and was filled with chaotic yin winds.

Xiong Er originally intended to attack the original demonic body, but was restrained by these demons and was instantly overwhelmed by them. He even retreated to Su Qing's side. After Su Qing helped him summon the Arhat Buddha Bear Clan, Xiong Er gathered his brothers, and the bears, wielding pestles and hammers, set up the Arhat Demon Subduing Formation and immediately engaged in a fierce battle with the demons.

The demons were numerous and powerful. Su Qing of the Arhat Buddha Bear Clan had not yet undergone a generational upgrade, and most of them were second-tier battle bears with few third-tier bear generals. Even though Xiong Er's Buddhist teachings were profound and his formations were effective, he still found it difficult to deal with these demons.

As the demons tore large chunks of material from the war bears, the war bears suffered heavy losses in just a moment of fighting.

At Su Qing's command, Tiger Egg charged forward with his sword, joined by the four great demon gods—Emperor Crab, Mighty Clam, Benboerba, and Shark Overlord—along with an entire demon god army, all fighting together.

Tiger Egg's bravery needs no further introduction. Ever since he was freed from Su Qing's bondage and gained his freedom, he has been wielding the Nine-Tailed Nine Swords with great skill and flair. He possesses both the elegance and grace of a sword cultivator and the domineering aura of the Tiger King Lu Wu. Even without the brothers by his side like Xiong Er, he dares to charge into the midst of demons with his Nine Swords, unparalleled in his prowess, and it would be no problem for him to make seven in-and-out runs.

Su Qing, mainly watching from afar, was focused on the newly debuted Demon God Legion.

Hundreds of demon soldiers, led by the four demon generals, unleashed their condensed demon blood energy, scattering the demonic clouds and yin energy without a trace. The Golden Crab King, leading his crab vanguard, charged ahead, strutting with crab-like steps, gripping his Vajra Spear, and piercing straight into the heart of the demon horde.

When the demons first saw them, they were filled with a chilling aura of evil and did not realize that they were puppets. They thought they were spirit beasts tamed by Su Qing and laughed wildly. Just like the business they had done countless times in ancient times, when faced with demon beasts and spirit beasts, they would first disturb their minds and turn them into their own.

The moment they stepped their demonic thoughts into these demonic soldiers, they suffered a great loss.

In their perception, these demonic soldiers, without exception, had no spirit or soul. Their interiors were just empty shells, like most puppets. Moreover, a giant toad king, capable of devouring the heavens and the earth, was entrenched inside. When the toad extended its tongue, the demonic thoughts that the demons had probed into the demonic soldiers were instantly devoured, causing the demons to clutch their heads and wail in agony, as the demonic soldiers who were fighting them at close range removed their demonic heads.

Su Qing merely smiled dismissively at this. As a puppeteer, who acted as both father and mother to create puppets, how could he allow others to easily take control of them?
The demon god legion possessed a unified aura. For any one demon god soldier, they would have to face the entire toad demon lord formed from the legion. Although this demon lord could not fully display his power at the moment, his status was at least a sixth-order Void Refinement existence. How could a group of third- or fourth-order demons dare to provoke him?

Besides the Toad Demon Lord acting as a security door, Su Qing, as the puppet's master, is also a firewall. Even if they break through the Toad Demon Lord's defenses, they still have to touch Su Qing's divine sense first before they can possibly demonize these demonic soldiers into demons.

Seeing that their underhanded tactics against the Demon God Legion were ineffective, the demons had no choice but to confront them head-on.

In a head-on clash, the Demon God Legion was not intimidated at all.

With Xiong Er and Hu Dan holding back four or five fourth-tier demons.

There are still seven or eight fourth-tier demons that the Demon God Legion needs to deal with.

But the four demon generals are all extraordinary.

The Golden Crab King was an unparalleled warrior in life, serving as the vanguard of the sea monster army. He could withstand the relentless bombardment of countless magic cannons and remain standing. After being transformed into a puppet, he became even more indestructible with the help of the army. His crab shell was hard and his regeneration was strong, so he remained fearless even when being torn apart by a fourth-tier demon.

The Mighty Toad is an extraordinary species, a prodigy among toads, with the innate supernatural power of the Toad Palm. By gathering energy and expanding its belly, it can unleash a palm strike comparable to a heaven-level combat technique. Under its palm strike, no matter if you are human, ghost, evil, or demon, you cannot escape the fate of being suppressed by the toad.

Benboerba, whose ancestors were also famous demon kings of Bishuitan, once fought against the Great Sage of the Dao Integration Sect. He can be considered a descendant of a prestigious family. The enormous catfish spirit has whiskers as strong as steel cables, which can strangle demons with ease. The catfish can also create a vast expanse of Bishuitan water to protect itself by flicking its tail. It has a variety of tricks up its sleeve, which shows that its ancestors have passed down a lot of demonic arts. The inheritance is orderly and cannot be compared with the likes of scattered demons.

Shark Overlord, the Evil Shark King, after being reworked by Su Qing's masterful skills, became a true shark father. Its fins served as arms, possessing immense strength. Because Su Qing had inscribed swift runes on them, its arms moved like phantoms. It caught a fourth-tier demon and slapped it hundreds of times in an instant, leaving the demon dizzy and disoriented. It then exhaled a foul breath from its shark mouth, which was another skill, Shark Feast. Wherever this breath reached, all the demons were suffocated by the stench and turned into food for Shark Overlord, which swallowed them whole.

The four demon generals are each capable of fighting two opponents at once, so dealing with seven or eight fourth-tier demons is no problem for them. Of course, these demons have been suppressed since following the four demon queens and have not eaten well for many years, so they are already weak and listless. In addition, the puppets that Su Qing has refined are difficult for them to target, so their strongest demon methods cannot succeed, which is why they have such a record.

While the four demon gods fought fiercely, the demon god soldiers also performed admirably.

Unlike the Arhat Buddha Bear Gang, which requires the leader, Xiong Er, to work hard to organize and coordinate, these demon god soldiers are veterans forged from countless battles. The four demon gods were so engrossed in their own battles that they forgot to organize them. They could organize their own formations and, according to the needs of the army, use their own strengths to suppress the demons step by step as a whole army.

This is to be expected. Not to mention that the demon soldiers are well-suited for battles of this scale, even in terms of rank, each of these demon soldiers is at the third rank, no weaker than these demons. In addition, they have an advantage in numbers, so it is only natural that they can crush these demons.

The Demon God Legion was, after all, an elite force built by Su Qing himself. To Su Qing, such achievements were satisfactory but not unexpected.

Meanwhile, Tong Laodao, who was watching from afar, had no idea that he had managed to produce such a collection of wonderful things in just a month and a half on his way here.

He could tell that many of these demon generals and demon soldiers were caught by Xiong Er's team on the road.

"He can put on such a show in ten days or half a month. If you give him ten or eight years, he'll be on a roll!"

Tong Laodao had seen his share of great storms. Not to mention the past, he had witnessed the prowess of the elite army of Penglai, the overlord of the Western Sea, on Langya Immortal Island.

Looking at that Penglai army now, its overall combat strength may not even be comparable to Su Qing's demon god legion.

Of course, the Penglai army that was sent to attack the island that day was only a small part of the Penglai Immortal Island's fighting force, and they didn't bring out any good things.

But isn't my little brother Su Qing also constantly developing? And his ability to refine puppets and the speed at which he increases his strength are much faster than Penglai's!

"Whether or not one's destiny matters doesn't seem to matter that much. This little brother has already grown into a big brother. His success rate in refining third and fourth-tier puppets is frighteningly high. Creating new types of puppets is as commonplace as eating a meal. If resources and materials are plentiful, he can single-handedly build an iron army and a sect or immortal kingdom!"

A group of demons that made Old Daoist Tong tremble with fear even from a thousand miles away were easily dealt with by Su Qing using puppets. And Old Daoist Tong knew he still had many puppets in his storage bag that hadn't been used yet, yet Su Qing still achieved such a feat. With such performance, is there any need to use fate or luck to predict his future? He's the key player now!
The only thing limiting its takeoff is the resource materials needed to craft the puppets!

In the past, the materials for crafting fourth-order or higher puppets were extremely rare in the Tianyuan Realm and were mostly controlled by major sects. They were not easily leaked out, and even if they were, their prices were astonishingly high.

But times have changed now.

The era that brings calamity is also the era with the most opportunities.

Master Tong could feel that the spiritual energy in the world was becoming purer and more abundant every day. As time went on, there would definitely be more precious materials and spiritual objects in this world than before.

As long as Su Qing can stand firm in this magnificent era, he will certainly not lack precious materials and spiritual items!
"After this trip, I'll leave the treasures in my storage bag that I used to make talismans for in my storage bag. It would be better to give them to Fellow Daoist Su to refine into puppets. Although I'll inevitably get ripped off by him, the puppets he refines are really delicious!"

Old Master Tong muttered to himself, "Even a broken boat has three pounds of nails, let alone the ancient Celestial Master. In the Celestial Master's ruins, Su Qing and the others only saw futons and not any Celestial Master relics, because all those relics had been pocketed by Tong Chang."

Some of these are secret teachings of the Celestial Masters, including ritual altars and implements used exclusively by them for invoking and commanding gods. Needless to say, there are also some divine essences, precious materials, and spiritual plants that are of considerable value.

Originally, Master Tong was a skilled worker. He intended to keep these treasures for himself to process, not letting others profit from the difference. He planned to refine them all into fifth- or even sixth-order talismans to serve as a symbol of his status as the only Celestial Master in the world.

But now that he thinks about it, the talismans are useless once they're used up. He's set up such a big operation on Langya Immortal Island, and he still needs puppets to guard it. Seeing how powerful Su Qing's demon god army is, he suddenly has the idea of ​​building his own Langya Iron Army. He doesn't know how much Su Qing will take from the treasures in his storage bag.

Old Master Tong was torn between wanting something and fearing being ripped off.

The four demons who were being brutally beaten by the demon god's army were the most aggrieved.

As a high-ranking demon, it had always had many demons assisting it when facing opponents, and had never been at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.

Unexpectedly, when facing a younger generation from the future, he was at a disadvantage in the troop-building tactic. The demon had fewer puppets than him, and none of them were as powerful as his puppets.

Demons don't die; they just fade away.

Seeing that the demons were almost wiped out by Su Qing's puppets, dying one after another, some demons' demonic thoughts were completely extinguished, and they didn't even have the ability to reshape their demonic bodies. They could only wither and disappear into the world.

The four demons immediately realized they couldn't continue like this, otherwise, once all these demons perished, they would be ganged up on by these puppets!
To catch the thief, first catch the king. Four dark figures landed around Su Qing from all sides, forming a circle to make Su Qing suffer.

Su Qing remained fearless. While the four demons were concerned for their demon master, he, Su Qing, was concerned for his puppets. Although these puppets had the advantage, casualties were inevitable in battle. He was happy to finish off the four demons and end the battle as soon as possible.

"I admit that you, junior, have some ability. If it weren't for the fact that we true demons have not yet fully revealed ourselves to the world, and the Heavenly Demon Lords are not yet able to descend upon the world, I would even bring you before the True Demon Lords and have them grant you the idea of ​​becoming a high-ranking demon!"

The four demonic figures spoke in unison, their voices dry, cold, and devoid of emotion. Demons are cruel and ruthless, treating living beings only as food and never regarding them as their own kind. They treat all living beings in the same way.

It had seen countless geniuses in cultivation in ancient times, and only a handful of people, including that disciple of the Primordial Beginning, were highly regarded by it, who believed that they were qualified to be enlightened into high-level demons and become its kind. The fact that it could now place Su Qing on the same level as those outstanding individuals clearly showed that Su Qing's previous actions had made it acknowledge Su Qing's strength.

But Su Qing found this high regard to be an insult.

"Why would I choose to be a demon instead of a decent human? I'd rather be an immortal or a god, or even a monster, than a demon! Bah! You little brat, are you trying to invite the Demon Lord of Heaven to harm me?"

What exactly is the Heavenly Demon Lord? Su Qing only found scattered and vague records about him in ancient Taoist texts.

All he knew was that they were the culprits who caused the downfall of those ancient Golden Immortals and Dao Lords, and their strength was beyond his current reach.

Upon hearing the four demons mention the Heavenly Demon Lord, Su Qing assumed they were no match for him and were trying to intimidate him by using their parental authority. Without a doubt, Su Qing wasn't easily frightened; he'd beat them to death first.

"Hmph! You have no idea of ​​the benefits of becoming a high-ranking demon, nor do you know how many opportunities you have missed. Very well, just watch my Heavenly Demon True Technique, and you will know just how insignificant your Taoist arts and combat skills really are!"

The four demons snorted coldly, and their four demonic shadows suddenly transformed into four giant banners. The banners fluttered, black winds blew, and sand and dust filled the sky. The entire giant corpse island seemed to be blown and drifted by them, and the stars in the sky also shifted. In just a moment, the entire giant corpse island seemed to have become a different world.

In this world, there are two suns in the sky, one black and one white. One emits a cold and piercing white light that shines directly on the soul, making one's soul feel as if it has fallen into an ice cellar. The other emits a blazing white light that targets the physical body of living beings, intending to burn and extinguish it.

Looking around, one sees jagged rocks, gusts of eerie wind, fleeting shadows, and incessant strange laughter.

In this land filled with deathly and demonic energy, the life force on Giant Corpse Island seemed out of place and was constantly being eroded by this deathly and demonic energy, which sought to assimilate it.

"The Realm of Death! One of the Thirteen Realms of Demons, wasn't it annihilated by the True Martial Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable in ancient times? How can it have re-emerged and be used by demons!"

Tong Laodao, who had been watching the show from the sidelines but was unable to escape the massacre of the entire island and his family by the evil spirits, exclaimed in horror after only a short while upon entering this world and taking in the sights.

Clearly aware of the power of this realm, they hurriedly reminded Su Qing that this was a projection of the four demon realms that the four demon realms had opened up, placing this realm onto the giant corpse island. They appeared to be in this realm, but in reality, they were still within the Tianyuan Realm. If they could not break through this projection, they would eventually be assimilated by the Death Demon Realm and led to that evil demon realm, becoming members of the demon lords.

(End of this chapter)