Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 462 The Mirror of Reincarnation

"Of course, I have special skills. After a thousand years of hard training, my right hand has been refined into the Dragon-Capturing Hand, which can move and change in an instant, and is extremely fast!"

What? I said I'm incredibly powerful, and you're asking me if I've ever slept with women?

I'm too busy playing with snakes to have time for women!

After boasting to Su Qing about his nimble hands, the Dragon-Subduing True Man, with spittle flying everywhere, heard that Su Qing had come to borrow the blood of a virgin. He didn't feel ashamed at all. He channeled his energy and exhaled, and a mouthful of pure, thousand-year-old virgin blood fell into Su Qing's hands.

This blood was brimming with yang energy and overflowing with vital essence; it was truly the finest blood essence that one couldn't find even with a lantern. It was fortunate that he was able to encounter this thousand-year-old virgin boy, who was also someone that was hard to find even with a lantern.

"Master Jianglong has been a great help to me this time. I know the importance of essence and blood to body cultivators. Master, you have spat out this mouthful of blood, which has inevitably damaged your vital energy. I don't know how to make up for it."

Having obtained the full dose of blood from a thousand-year-old virgin, Su Qing asked the Dragon-Subduing Immortal with a smile, not wanting to owe him a favor.

The main problem is that I'll probably have to ask this old master for help again next time I refine the Inspiration Doll. If I take it for free this time, I won't be able to ask for it next time.

"It's just a mouthful of essence blood. With my abilities, I can recover in a few days. It's nothing. Master Su, please feel free to use it. We're brothers, there's no need to talk about compensation!"

Despite the constant hints from his true brother Fu Hu beside him, the Dragon-Subduing Immortal was unwilling to take advantage of Su Qing and only wanted to make friends and become brothers with him.

“Then I’ll acknowledge you as my brother, Master. But brothers are brothers, and business is business. As your brother, I can’t let you suffer a loss. I don’t have any other skills, I just like to make puppets. Just tell me what kind you want, Master, and I’ll get you whatever I have here!”

Su Qing realized that Master Jianglong had been trying to find an opportunity to befriend him. He had previously had doubts about Master Jianglong's character, but now this thousand-year-old virgin blood was the best proof of Master Jianglong's character!

What a complete idiot!
This brother is definitely a good friend, and it's much easier to fool him than to fool the good lion brothers, eldest brother Erqiang, and second brother Tongchang of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom!
"What puppets do you need? We're brothers, we don't talk about such things!" As Master Jianglong was magnanimously refusing, Master Fuhu chimed in, "Master Su's puppets are unparalleled in the Western Sea. My elder brother has never seen them before. Today, it's a good opportunity for him to witness Master Su's skills. As for what kind of puppets, Master Su can decide for himself. Whatever puppets suit my elder brother, that's what he wants. My elder brother isn't picky!"

After Fuhu Zhenren finished speaking, he saw that Jianglong Zhenren was grumbling and about to say something more, so he glared at him and told him to shut up.

Jianglong was concerned about appearances and thought Su Qing was someone important. He was willing to spit out a mouthful of his essence to befriend him, which was nothing. He was too embarrassed to ask Su Qing for anything.

Fu Hu was pragmatic and knew that his elder brother's blood essence was extraordinary. It was the blood of a thousand-year-old virgin, which was even better than the blood essence of a fourth-order demon king. It was not unreasonable for Su Qing to have a puppet. In particular, he could see that Su Qing needed a mouthful of blood now, and would need two or three more in the future. His elder brother's blood essence was extremely important to Su Qing!

This is also why he let Su Qing bring out the puppet himself; if the puppet is brought out by Su Qing, Fu Hu can set a price for it if it is traded again in the future.

As for the eldest brother's opinion?
My brother's life essence was nurtured by the spirit stones and precious materials he used to work hard outside! He has to keep his opinions to himself! Damn it, he asks me for so many potent tonics every year, and I thought he was trying to have children to continue the family line, but he seems to have all his energy spent playing with snakes!
Su Qing's gaze lingered on the two brothers for a moment, noticing that the Dragon-Subduing Immortal gave her an apologetic, bitter smile, while the Tiger-Taming Immortal smiled deeply at her.

He immediately realized that the Dragon Subduer might not be stupid, and the Tiger Subduer was truly cunning.

In his opinion, the most suitable puppet for Jianglong would be the Passionate series puppet. In his previous life, when he ran an adult product store, he also loved to help those poor people who had not yet found the true meaning of life. However, he was not sure whether Jianglong would lose his virginity if he had sex with the puppet. If so, wouldn't the pure male blood potion be gone?

To avoid risks, Su Qing ruled out the Passionate Series puppets, even though he thought they were the most suitable puppets for Jianglong Zhenren. But they were just friends on the surface; Jianglong's happiness was for him to find himself, so Su Qing didn't want to worry about it.

Besides, judging from Jianglong's demeanor, he would probably prefer a violent puppet.

Su Qing couldn't bear to part with a high-combat-power puppet, especially one of the fourth rank. His own blood wasn't worth that price. Besides, if he offered too high a price, Fu Hu would probably start to covet his brother's blood essence and treat it like a magic pill, spoiling him and making him pay a high price for it in the future. Wouldn't that be like digging his own grave?

After much deliberation, he finally produced a flying dragon puppet.

"I've long heard that you love playing with snakes and dragons, brother. This dragon-shaped puppet was carefully crafted by me years ago. It can draw tribulation lightning to fight enemies. Later, I refined it again and drew fourth-order five-thunder runes and fourth-order exorcism runes on it. Now, its ability to draw lightning to fight enemies and its effect of exorcising evil spirits are a hundred times stronger than before. It is the most suitable puppet for a real person!"

Unable to bring out the two-headed mirage dragon, which had a high probability of developing self-awareness, they had no choice but to take out this third-tier flying dragon, which had awakened self-awareness as its spirit but was unfit for creation.

Meanwhile, Su Qing was worried that the two fourth-tier True Immortals, Subduing Dragon and Tiger, might look down on the Flying Dragon Puppet, which he had modified several times, but whose materials were ultimately just average.

The moment the Dragon-Subduing Immortal saw him pull out the flying dragon, his right hand itched, and he wrapped his arms around the dragon's neck. Seeing his infatuated expression, Su Qing even began to consider whether he should refine some non-human female-type passionate puppets in the future to satisfy the needs of this special group. When the Dragon-Subduing Immortal heard him say that this flying dragon, like him, had a special skill and knew the Purple Lightning Dragon Claw, his eyes lit up, and he wished he could fight the flying dragon for three hundred rounds on the spot.

Jianglong was very satisfied, and Su Qing's heart was mostly at ease. Although this flying dragon was only of the third rank, the materials used were very ordinary. It was only because of his high-level rune culture that it was so extraordinary. If he could use the flying dragon to exchange for the blood of a thousand-year-old virgin in the future, he would still be the one who made a profit. But Jianglong was easy to fool. Was Fuhu easy to fool?

Easy to fool!

Master Fuhu was also quite insightful. He knew that his elder brother's thousand-year-old virgin blood was extraordinary compared to the essence blood of ordinary fourth-order body cultivators. It was used in many exorcising talismans, puppets, and magical artifacts. It was only because he felt sorry for his elder brother that he was able to afford the two brothers' cultivation expenses, even if his brother vomited two or three liters every month.

Even so, in Yu Fuhu's mind, it would at most be equivalent to a common, auxiliary, mass-produced third-tier puppet. Who could have predicted that Su Qing would give Feilong such a special puppet, so reminiscent of Su Ji's puppets!
In the West Sea today, Su Ji puppets are a golden brand. Among puppets of the same level, Su Ji puppets are by default several times more expensive than other puppets. Special types that are not sold in bulk can be more than ten times more expensive!
It is said that the first witch puppet that Su Qing sold before she had even established her foundation was auctioned off for a staggering 30,000 spirit stones at an auction in the Desire Demon Immortal Kingdom a few years ago. Such an astonishing rate of appreciation is both astonishing and enviable.

All of this is thanks to Su Qing's early establishment of brand awareness. She preferred to have slow sales rather than dump products at low prices, which raised the image of the Su Ji brand and successfully manipulated consumers in the West Sea and even the Tianyuan Realm, deeply instilling in them the idea that expensive Su Ji puppets are good.

Of course, the most important thing is that Su Ji's puppets are indeed very useful. Nowadays, in the West Sea, which cultivator with any status doesn't carry a few exorcism dolls and a few lizard warriors when they go out?
Because of the renowned reputation of Su's puppets, and because Master Fuhu had personally witnessed the wonders of Su Qing's puppets during the battle on Langya Immortal Island, he was extremely satisfied with the flying dragon puppet that Su Qing had brought out. Regardless of whether his elder brother liked it or not, even if he were to resell it, it would be a rare and valuable commodity!

My elder brother's thousand years of restraint haven't been in vain. If he continues to maintain this, it doesn't seem to matter much whether his family line continues or not. After all, he still has me!

"This...Master Su is too kind. We are unworthy of such hospitality. Why don't you come into the cabin and see if there is anything you like? You don't need to be polite with us. Take whatever you like!"

Seeing that Su Qing's gaze kept glancing into the cabin, Master Fuhu stepped aside and invited him inside!

"Let's talk about it another day, not today. I have other things to attend to. I also came to tell you two that we will arrive at the Land of No Breath within three to five days. I will have other matters to attend to then. May I ask what you two think?"

Su Qing confirmed once again that the black cloth in the cabin was not a good thing. It was not the real Styx Robe, nor was it something he could easily pry into. At this moment, he just wanted to part ways with the two brothers and this deadly black cloth, and wish everyone well.

The unspoken meaning in his words was immediately clear to Master Fuhu. He knew that Su Qing was wary of the smokescreen he had released and mistakenly thought that the black cloth was the Styx Robe. Therefore, he avoided the two brothers like the plague.

But this was exactly what he planned to do with the tiger.

If Su Qing shares the same goal as them, with his current abilities, joining forces with him to go to a dangerous place like the Land of Despair would be beneficial for both of them. After all, he had previously helped this True Person Su obtain a fifth-order evil rune for their Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom. Although he would take the lion's share of the benefits as a teammate, this True Person is truly reliable.

Unfortunately, their goals were not aligned.

Before setting off, the two brothers had consulted a divination master in their clan.

According to the results of the analysis, the Land of Despair is now more dangerous than ever before. If the two brothers are only going there for Yunlong and then make a quick escape after they're done, they might still have a chance to survive. But if they are distracted by the opportunities there or get entangled in other troubles, then they will be doomed!
Therefore, the two brothers had a very clear goal for this trip: the two cloud dragons in the Land of No Return. Nothing else could distract them, because they knew that even if there were great opportunities, they would only have the chance to see them but not the chance to take them.

Compared to them, Su Qing is young and vigorous, daring to fight against evil spirits and going head-to-head with Penglai. He has never been afraid of anyone. This young man who has never been beaten will surely take everything when he goes to that Land of No Return!
Therefore, compared to the unexpected risks caused by Su Qing's own greed when they team up, the help he can provide is somewhat insignificant!

After all, they even brought out the Reincarnation Mirror and the pseudo-Nether River Robe, so dealing with those two cloud dragons shouldn't be a problem. You see, although there are loopholes in the Tianyuan Realm that they can exploit, these outside beings are still suppressed by heaven and earth when they come to the Tianyuan Realm, making it difficult for them to unleash their peak strength. With the brothers working together and wielding their powerful treasures, there shouldn't be any major issues.

"We are truly grateful for Master Su's assistance on this trip. Once we reach the edge of the Land of Despair, Master Su, please lower our ship. The towing fee will be settled together with the puppet transaction between my Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom and Su's Puppet Shop! After Fellow Daoist Su returns to Wanghai Immortal City, please find Rao Tingshan to collect the money!"

Master Fuhu bowed slightly and saw Su Qing off from the treasure ship.

As soon as Su Qing left, Master Jianglong couldn't hold back any longer.

"Second brother, I think this Fellow Daoist Su is a really good person. Why bother arguing with him so much? It's definitely the right thing to do to get on his good side!"

"You can figure it out? Then give this flying dragon puppet back to him?" Master Fuhu looked at the silly older brother who was clinging to the flying dragon puppet with disdain.

“No, that won’t do. I’m destined to have this dragon. I plan to wear it around my waist and fight with it. I’ll use my Dragon-Capturing Hand to attack the opponent’s upper body, and the Dragon Claw Hand to grab the opponent’s lower body…” Jianglong shook his head repeatedly. He understood that friendships needed to be maintained with spirit stones, but he absolutely refused to let his second brother pay for it or let him pay for it himself!
“A mere third-tier puppet cannot determine the success or failure of our journey. I’m going to the cabin to prepare to activate the pseudo-Styx Robe. Once we land in that Land of No Return, we will still need this robe to protect us!”

After saying this, Master Fuhu changed into a fourth-tier guardian robe and was about to enter the cabin when he suddenly froze, causing his good brother to vomit a thousand-year-old virgin's blood.

Well, you know what, the taste of this thousand-year-old virgin's blood is really authentic. Even the eerie aura of the black cloth that he was so wary of before was no longer a problem after he wiped himself with this blood.

"Brother, how about you stay home and cough up blood, and I'll go out and sell my blood? We'll be brothers, one in charge of production and the other in charge of sales. In this chaotic world where evil spirits reign supreme, with your virgin blood that can exorcise evil, you're a golden goose!"

"Get lost! Do you really think I can recover my essence blood in two or three days? That's just me putting on a show for outsiders. These two mouthfuls of old blood, I won't be able to recover in three to five years!" Master Jianglong waved his hand dismissively to Fuhu.

Fu Hu shook his head regretfully.

He's too naive. Since he was born, he's always been the one earning money for his older brother. When will his older brother be able to earn money for him?
As soon as he stepped into the cabin, he immediately suppressed all his emotions and expressionlessly pulled out a bright red, blood-stained ancient mirror from his pocket.

Meanwhile, the Dragon Subduing Master outside also had a solemn expression. He unleashed his inner energy to completely seal off the ship from all sides, preventing outsiders from having any chance to spy on it. However, his main focus was still on the cabin, preparing to deal with any possible emergencies that might occur inside, as if facing a formidable enemy.

He only breathed a sigh of relief after a pool of blood filled the cabin and gradually submerged his feet.
(End of this chapter)