Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 454 Azure Lotus Creation Gold, Silver Horned Beast
It felt like falling into a dream.

A puppet, resembling a soaring roc and as large as a star, soared through the void, surrounded by hundreds of smaller escorting ship puppets. It fought against a series of void beasts. When a void beast, its eyes like stars, leaped across the vast expanse of stars, it attacked the roc mothership, invisible sound waves arose from the mothership, causing countless stars to tremble and resonate with them. This caused the Titan ape to clutch its head and roar incessantly. As its consciousness became chaotic, magnificent beams of light from the mothership struck it simultaneously…

A true starship, a true puppeteer should be just like this!
There was a tattered banner, so broken that apart from the pole filled with mysterious Dao patterns, only a tiny banner the size of a fingernail fluttered in the wind. Yet this tiny banner could summon boundless axe light that illuminated the dark void as bright as day. Wherever it passed, whether it was ancient stars or void beasts, none could escape the fate of being sliced ​​in two!

A true treasure for slaughter, unparalleled in the world!

A blue lotus, like a great star in the void, exhaled spiritual energy. With each breath, specks of light rained down. Countless beings who had been waiting around it for a long time seemed to have received a great blessing. Each of them was overjoyed and their primordial spirits left their bodies, or they opened their inner worlds to bathe in the light rain. Their originally slightly mixed auras instantly became pure and peaceful.

A true innate spiritual treasure, righteous and noble!

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The illusion before his eyes flashed by in an instant, and Su Qing understood that this was a small shock from the Heavenly Talisman Palace to give him, a novice.

It really shocked him.

The treasures we just saw, by their very nature, were far beyond what Su Qing could simply snatch with a few puppets and guns.

He quickly adjusted his mindset.

That starship was actually made from the body of a Void Refinement Great Demon, mixed with many precious materials, and had a puppeteer of at least the Void Refinement Dao Master level who drew seventh-order runes with almost the power of Dao patterns.

(Note: Sixth and seventh-level cultivators are collectively referred to as Void Refinement cultivators. The difference between the two is that the seventh-level Void Refinement cultivator is also known as the Void Refinement Dao Master, who is an existence who has completely mastered the Five Elders Dao Patterns of a region.)
A seventh-tier puppet—a puppet of such high quality, high status, and high power—is something even Su Qing, with his current divine sense, cannot control or manipulate. He can only admire it as something new and look forward to the splendor of a high-level puppeteer.

"As for those escort ships, most of them are forged from the bodies of Nascent Soul stage demons. With my current divine sense, I can buy them and use them immediately, or even deduce the blueprints and make them my own. I can then brand them with the Su brand and make them extremely suitable for future use, whether for personal use or for export to the myriad worlds!"

Su Qing pondered to himself that the start of the great calamity was no different from a version update. The era when the God Transformation Realm was the king might be gone forever. The conflicts among cultivators might not be limited to the Tianyuan Realm, but would extend to the chaotic void and the brilliant starry sea. Puppet ships like the God Transformation Guardian Ship, which could travel through the void, would definitely be able to earn spirit stones from cultivators outside!

He could only think about the Nascent Soul Guardian Ship. After all, he was a puppet specialist and could see some of the intricacies. The remnant banner that shone with the light of the Star-Slaying Axe, the giant blue lotus that gave birth to the light rain that cleansed the primordial spirit and physical body, the array of flags and formations that filled the void with stars as banners, and the small crimson and black sword that could summon the Nine Nether River and attract millions of dead souls—he couldn't understand any of these things, and he didn't think they could be controlled by him, Su Qing, like the Xing Tian Blood Axe.

"Alright, the opening animation is over, and I know you're quite capable. Now show me what matches my status. If you can't handle high-end stuff, can't you handle mid-to-low-end stuff?"

The Heavenly Talisman Hall was empty, without a single person to greet guests. Su Qing didn't know who to talk to, so he could only mutter to himself, stroking the white jade pillar beside him, thinking that if no one was in charge here, could he use the Xingtian Blood Axe to cut some materials to take back? A thief can't leave empty-handed!

It means that Xiong Er is still moving goods on Giant Corpse Island; otherwise, Xiong Er would have already gotten the hang of it!

Just as he was furtively observing the precious materials inside the Heavenly Talisman Palace, a voice devoid of any emotion entered his ears.

"Member Su Qing enters the Heavenly Talisman Palace..."

"Permissions confirmed. Current permission level: Level 2. You can access the Level 2 redemption list."

"Please select the corresponding item from the following list. The exchange limit for this transaction is 10 million merit points."

Sure enough, there are different levels of authority no matter where you are.

What's even more infuriating is that there's a purchase limit!

Are you that confident?
Do you think that everyone is eager to buy your stuff and can't find it elsewhere?

As a seasoned businessman, Su Qing held the Tianfu Palace's high-handed business practices in utter contempt.

And carefully browse through the list of light screens that appear in front of you, to see what makes it so arrogant!
[List of Treasure Trove Materials]

【Earth Treasury Soul Flame - Tier 5 Treasure Material (Exchange Price: 3 million Merit Points, Estimated Price: 6.2 million Low-Grade Spirit Stones or 510 High-Grade Spirit Stones)】

【Jade Radiance Glazed Gold - Tier 5 Treasure Material (Exchange Price: 7 million Merit Points, Estimated Price: 15 million Low-Grade Spirit Stones or 1250 High-Grade Spirit Stones)】

[Heavenly Movement, Earthly Stillness - Tier 5 Treasure Material (Exchange Price: 4.5 million Merit Points, Reference Price: 860 Top-Grade Spirit Stones)]

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[Creation List]

[Immortal Armor - Tier 5 Battle Armor (Exchange Price: 5 million Merit Points, Estimated Price: 1000 Top-Grade Spirit Stones)]

[Cannon Hammer - Tier 5 Combat Tool (Exchange Price: 4 million Merit Points, Reference Price: 750 Top-Grade Spirit Stones)]

【Crimson Sky Sword - Tier 5 Immortal Sword (Exchange Price: 3.9 million Merit Points, Estimated Price: 690 Top-Grade Spirit Stones)】

[Divine Firmament Guardian - Tier 5 Puppet (Exchange Price: 9.2 million Merit Points, Estimated Price: 1686 Top-Grade Spirit Stones)]

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[List of Authentic Secret Techniques]

【Nine Heavens Cloud Palm - Immortal Divine Skill (Exchange Price: 120 million Merit Points, Reference Price: 180 Top-Grade Spirit Stones)】

[Divine Willpower Mastery - Taiyi Sect True Transmission Divine Sense Technique (Exchange Price: 360 million Merit Points, Reference Price: 520 Top-Grade Spirit Stones)]

[Ten Directions Imprisonment Formation - Ancient Heavenly Court Formation Secret (Exchange Price: 270 million Merit Points, Reference Price: 420 Top-Grade Spirit Stones)]

[Divine Firmament Guard Puppet Blueprint - Tier 5 Puppet (Exchange Price: 3.2 million Merit Points, Estimated Price: 548 Top-Grade Spirit Stones)]

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No wonder it's available in limited quantities; it's truly a family benefit!

Su Qing browsed for a full half hour and concluded that the purchasing power of 10 million merit points in this Heavenly Talisman Palace was equivalent to 12 million spirit stones. Moreover, the items that could be purchased were mostly things that were priceless in the outside world or had a price several times higher!

"Even if you buy it and don't use it yourself, you can still make over ten million spirit stones by reselling it. No wonder Old Daoist Tong said that someone is offering a high price for the right to shop at this Heavenly Talisman Palace!"

Completely stunned by the treasures inside the Heavenly Talisman Palace, Su Qing clicked his tongue in amazement and immediately allocated his ten million yuan.

"For me, exchanging for the items needed by the puppeteer is the most cost-effective. I can refine fourth-tier puppets myself, and I have accumulated quite a few blueprints before, including several blueprints such as Little Dragon Man, Divine Heavenly Soldier, and Inspiration Doll, so there is no need to exchange for them here."

The exchange target must be a fifth-tier puppet, the Divine Guardian—a divine general-type puppet with the power of a god-level being. It is imprinted with sixth-tier immortal runes and sixth-tier magic weapon runes, and can cast many Taoist spells, all of which are compatible with a fifth-tier immortal spell. It is the next generation of immortal generals, and its strength is extremely powerful. If you bring such a puppet, it is not impossible to take Yun'er to fight in Penglai.

This thing is good, but it's also really expensive. The finished product includes the puppeteer's crafting fee and the loss from failed crafting, so it's not very cost-effective to exchange for it, at least not for me. So, should I just exchange for the blueprint?

"But that won't do either. Fifth-tier puppets are wonderful, but I have plenty of them too. True Dragon Puppet, Golden Crow Guardian, Transcendent Void Whale—I've accumulated quite a few fifth-tier blueprints over the years. It's like carrying gold while looking for copper coins! I never knew these fifth-tier blueprints were so valuable; each one is worth tens of millions. Did I become a multi-millionaire all along?"

After much deliberation, Su Qing finally decided to focus on crafting the Tier 5 blueprints that were unlocked for free on the panel, rather than wasting merit points and purchase quotas on exchanging them in the Heavenly Talisman Hall.

What happened to Shenxiao Guard?
It's not necessarily less useful than the Golden Crow Guardian given on the panel!
So what if it's a Divine Transformation Guardian Ship?

Isn't the Void Whale that crosses the boundary exciting?
Puppets can be created by oneself.

The blueprints are not lacking at the moment.

What's missing is the rune inheritance and the corresponding materials for crafting a fifth-tier puppet.

Following the clues, Su Qing instantly found the most suitable exchange item for her situation.

[Eight-Winged Fire Crow Corpse (Tier 5 Alien Beast, possessing Golden Crow bloodline): Exchange Price: 2.8 million merit points, Reference Price: 346 top-grade spirit stones.]

[Golden Crow Feather (Tier 5 Treasure Material, Golden Feather molted by the Great Sun Golden Crow, Containing a Small Amount of Great Sun Essence): Exchange Price: 4.8 million Merit Points, Estimated Price: 760 Top-Grade Spirit Stones]

[Silver Horned Beast Corpse (Tier 5 Void Beast, body like a star, containing a small world): Exchange Price: 352 million Merit Points, Estimated Price: 636 Top-Grade Spirit Stones.]

【Star Speed ​​Tempering (Tier 5 Treasure Material, Essential Material for Void Creation): Exchange Price: 13000 Merit Points/Piece, 1 Million Merit Points/Bottle (100 pieces per bottle)】

【Azure Lotus Creation Gold (Fifth-Tier Treasure Material, Containing Divinity): Exchange Price: 130,000 Merit Points/Jin】

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The items he saw this time were all necessities for him to refine the Golden Crow Guardian and the Transcendent Void Whale in the future. They were also materials that were not easy to find in the Tianyuan Realm for the time being. Even if they were available, no one would give them to him, and he simply couldn't afford to buy them.

"I'm confirming my exchange for the Eight-Winged Fire Crow Corpse, Golden Crow Feathers, a bottle of Sky Speed ​​Star Tempering, and three catties of Azure Lotus Creation Gold. For the remaining merit points, could you please provide a top-grade storage bag? I'll just pack it up and take it with me!"

There are so many great items that the purchase limit of tens of millions is simply not enough.

After the Heavenly Talisman Palace handed over the top-grade storage bag that could be stored in his sea of ​​consciousness, along with all the items he had exchanged, Su Qing felt his mind go blank. In an instant, he returned from the radiant Heavenly Talisman Palace to the Giant Corpse Island, which had been emptied by Xiong Er and Hu Dan.

Good guy.

Those who know will recognize this as Giant Corpse Island.

If you didn't know better, you'd think this was some kind of mine that had been hollowed out!

Evil spirits aren't scary, poverty is!
Although it was originally a beautiful island with clear waters and lush mountains, and birds singing and flowers blooming, it was now just a place with pitted holes in the vegetation and a dried-up lake in the center of the island where the spiritual water had been drained.

Within Su Qing's divine sense range, she also saw Xiong Er leading a group of Arhat Buddha Bears, clanging and banging on the mineral deposits in the mountains of the island with their warhammers. Judging from their current location, they had already finished knocking on three or five large mountains.

Xiong Er is really working hard!

With such a puppeteer, what more could one ask for!
Without disturbing Xiong Er's efforts, Su Qing's gaze fell on Tong Chang.

Originally, Tong Chang was eager to ask him about his experiences in the Heavenly Talisman Palace when he saw that Tong Chang had regained consciousness. However, when he noticed that Tong Chang's gaze was not right, he immediately became anxious and ran away.

"Fellow Daoist Su is back? Seeing that you look radiant, you must have had a very fruitful trip. Now that everything is settled, we should set off as soon as possible. Fellow Daoists 17 and 260 are still waiting for us to rescue them at the Land of Despair! Saving lives is urgent. I will board the ship now and inform Fellow Daoist Liang to prepare quickly."

Realizing something was wrong, Tong Chang stopped calling him "good brother" and walked briskly, as if afraid of being stopped by Su Qing.

Where could he possibly run off to!
"Fellow Taoist, please stay!"

With a loud shout from Su Qing, Tong Chang felt as if he were sinking into a quagmire, his entire body locked in by Su Qing's aura, making it difficult for him to take another step. He turned his head with great difficulty and smiled bitterly.

"Is it because Fellow Daoist Su doesn't have enough merit points to spend in the Heavenly Talisman Hall?"

“Tong Chang understands me! That’s right! The treasures in the Treasure Hall that day were truly extraordinary. I’ve only been in this organization for a short time, and although I still have three chances left, I only have a little over a million merit points. That’s why I wanted Fellow Daoist Tong to give me some points!”

Su Qing said with a smile that he could not buy all the good things he needed in the Heavenly Talisman Palace in one trip, but he had the opportunity to go to the Heavenly Talisman Palace again, but his merit points were all used up, so he had no choice but to think of using Tong Laodao.

As the one who led him into the Heavenly Talisman Palace, surely Master Tong wouldn't refuse to help with something as simple as this?
"Damn it, I knew he was eyeing my merit points," Tong Chang thought to himself, but he didn't directly refuse. He simply cupped his hands and said:
"It's not that I'm stingy and unwilling to lend, but Fellow Daoist Su, the authority you have is level two, with a quota of ten million. Even if I transfer merit points to you, it will only amount to two or three million. That's not even enough to fill the purchase quota, so it's a real pity to waste an opportunity."

"It's all for Fellow Daoist Su's sake. It's not that I'm stingy, but this opportunity to go to the Heavenly Talisman Palace won't expire, so why rush it!"

Old Master Tong repeatedly stated that it wasn't that he was unwilling to lend the money, but rather that his meager merit points were only enough to make a sound in the Heavenly Treasure Hall that day, and were simply not enough for Su Qing to exploit. He himself could use them for a while in the free market, but lending them to Su Qing, not to mention whether he would repay them, would also be a waste of an opportunity for Su Qing.

This old man is just afraid he won't pay back! Su Qing saw through Tong Chang's thoughts at a glance. Just as he was about to teach the old man a lesson and ask him whether his brothers or merit points were more important, Tong Chang seemed to realize Su Qing's true intentions as well!

He doesn't necessarily have to go to the Heavenly Talisman Palace right now!

He only wanted to borrow his merit points. As for whether to go to the Heavenly Talisman Palace now or wait until he had ten million merit points, it didn't matter!
He's definitely borrowed my merit points and has absolutely no intention of paying them back!
Both knew each other's temperaments, but Tong Chang lamented that he wasn't as powerful as Su Qing, and was about to be bullied. Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he said:
"Good brother, you have merit points! You've killed countless evil spirits, but you haven't reported your achievements to the Heavenly Talisman Hall. This means you still have a lot of merits that haven't been credited yet. Now that you've settled accounts with the Heavenly Talisman Hall, you might be able to collect ten million merit points!"

“What you say is true, brother. I hate evil as much as I hate to be angry. In the past, I was only focused on punishing evil spirits, and I thought it was my duty. I never thought of showing off my achievements. I almost let the Heavenly Talisman Palace benefit. I will upload my battle record now. Also, please transfer the merit points to me quickly, brother. We are brothers for life, and I will never renege on my debt! I have already written the IOU for you, brother!”

Su Qing slapped his forehead, realizing that Tong Chang, his good older brother, was truly a guiding light on his cultivation path. Since he began cultivating, he had fought countless evil monsters along the way, all of which were long-term daily tasks assigned to the members by the Heavenly Talisman Hall!
(End of this chapter)