Immortality begins with meditation puppets

"Is Boss Su going to pat my shoulder? Why is he standing so far away? Is Boss Su afraid of my bad luck?" Li Hailang looked at Su Qing, who was patting his shoulder from a distance, and said sadly.

“Actually, Fellow Daoist Su, there’s no need for this. Before you condensed your core, I also successfully calculated your destiny. Your bad luck is no less than Fellow Daoist Li’s. Perhaps this is why you weren’t affected by Fellow Daoist Li’s bad luck. Two negatives make a positive. You should know that Fellow Daoist Li’s bad luck was almost too much for even the 17th and 260th brothers, who have Dao patterns that attract profit and avoid harm!”

Old Master Tong felt that Su Qing's wariness of Li Hailang was unnecessary. Back in Baiyun Immortal City, before Su Qing had even formed his elixir, he had already analyzed Su Qing's fate. At that time, Su Qing was also destined for bad luck. Compared to Li Hailang, he was only a minor misfortune god compared to a major one. If it weren't for meeting the noblewoman Liu Yun'er, who had lived three lifetimes, to neutralize his bad luck, he would have died in Baiyun Immortal City long ago.

However, after that one time, he seemed to break free from the constraints, transcend the Three Realms, and be outside the Five Elements. Even after Tong Chang received the true teachings of the Celestial Master, he could no longer calculate his fate.

Tong Chang's words made Su Qing's eyelids twitch.

Li Hailang was incredibly unlucky, but he was able to take it in stride, since it wasn't his own bad luck.

But if he were an unlucky person, he wouldn't be able to accept it. As the saying goes, fate, luck, and feng shui are the three most important factors. Su Qing, who transmigrated here, was all alone, without parents. He didn't become a second-generation king or a second-generation immortal, not even a second-generation landlord. Moreover, he was targeted by that old evil spirit from Yunshan and had his spiritual root swallowed. His fate was really not good. As for feng shui, his ancestors were mostly mortals, and he didn't know where his ancestral graves were buried. Even if there were spirits underground, no cultivator ancestors would protect him.

Born into bad luck, with no capable ancestors, Su Qing still believes he's had pretty good fortune to have made it this far.

Who would have thought that he wasn't a lucky star, but rather a jinx?

Remembering the comment Master Tong had just given Hailang, Su Qing was overcome with grief and grasped Master Tong's rough, strong hand with heartfelt emotion: "Please, Master Tong, save this humble Taoist!!!"

"Now you know how to call me Celestial Master?" Tong Chang didn't care about Su Qing's attitude of being arrogant at first and then obsequious. This kid has always been like this, but it's pointless for him to call him Celestial Master.

“Fellow Daoist Su, there’s no need for that. You are different from Fellow Daoist Li. Fellow Daoist Li’s bad luck is unchangeable from birth to death. This is the inexplicable aspect of the innate bad luck body.”

But Fellow Daoist Su's bad luck is like the clouds in the sky. It arrives dark and heavy, but after the storm, it dissipates without a trace, and there's even a possibility that auspicious clouds will appear. This is defying fate and turning adversity into fortune. This old Daoist cannot predict Fellow Daoist's destiny, but seeing what Fellow Daoist has done these past years, it is indeed a time of great fortune and great success!

After Tong Laodao finished speaking, Su Qing's expression softened. That's right. Su Qing has really lived a good life these years. He has established his business and made a fortune in Wanghai City. His wife and children are obedient and there is no sign of him having an affair. He even owns eight fourth-class luxury cruise ships. How could he be associated with bad luck?
"I told you this matter of destiny is nothing but a fabrication. Superstition is no good. Fellow Daoist Li, don't cry anymore. Protect Fellow Daoist Tong and make him summon the Dragon-Attracting Powder!"

Su Qing couldn't bear to watch Li Hailang cry even more bitterly after hearing that he couldn't escape his bad luck even in death. She gave an order and urged Tong Laodao with urgent eyes.

What's with the rush! So you're not partnering with the unlucky one on this mission? So you're not at risk of being possessed by the ancient dragon? So it wasn't the time you called me Celestial Master earlier!?
Tong Laodao was cursing inwardly, but since he was already on the wrong path, he had no choice but to obey Su Qing's orders.

She stuck several exorcism talismans on her body, asking Li Hailang to temporarily put aside his busy and arduous journey and to protect her as she headed to the bow of the ship.

"Old Master, what's this exorcism talisman?" Although Li Hailang's eyes were still swollen, he had calmed down. It wasn't surprising; if he didn't have a heart that was riddled with holes but still wouldn't rot, he would have been unable to get over hundreds of failed business ventures.

"You want this exorcism talisman too? I put it on to protect myself from you, why are you putting it on?" Old Master Tong walked like the wind, his voice like a knife, cutting Li Hailang's heart again.

At this moment, Master Tong couldn't care less about his feelings, as he himself was also in a bad mood!

The two walked one after the other, sullenly, to the tortoise head of the Bixi (a mythical tortoise-like creature) on the bow of the Dragon Island.

Here, as instructed by Tong Chang, puppets had already helped set up the altar and rituals, waiting for the Celestial Master to open the altar and perform the ritual to conceive the dragon seed.

Tong Chang, with his arm around Hai Lang's shoulder, leaped onto the altar, which was over a hundred feet high. Gazing at the desolate, eerie Sea of ​​Death, which seemed terrifying due to its mysterious and unknown nature, he solemnly took out a purple-gold Celestial Master's Crown from his storage bag and put it on his head. Instantly, his aura changed, causing Li Hai Lang beside him to tremble. He felt that he had become much more powerful, and the fear he had felt towards that sea was no longer as intense as before.

"I am the Celestial Master of this era, inheriting the legacy of the Celestial Masters of the past. I am entrusted with the mandate of Heaven above and respond to the needs of the people below. I know that all things under Heaven are born and die. Death is the principle of Heaven and Earth, the natural course of things, the ultimate principle of Yin and Yang, and the cycle of life and death."

When the ancient underworld dispersed and reincarnation collapsed, in order to prevent living beings from having nowhere to go after death and nowhere to come from life, there were great sages and powerful people who set up three places of reincarnation in the four realms of Tianyuan: Guixu, Dahe, and Fengdu Guiguo, to guide the souls of the dead in Tianyuan to reincarnate. Outside Tianyuan, there is also the Reincarnation Palace, which is in charge of guiding the souls of the dead in the realm of the dead.

However, the good intentions of the great sages and virtuous men of the past are now rejected by wicked and treacherous souls. The unjustly killed covet the power of the living, lingering in the world to cause trouble, disrupting the order of Yin and Yang, and ruining the cycle of life and death.

Therefore, this Celestial Master, by virtue of his authority, commands all the departed souls and spirits of this place to quickly come here to confess their sins and submit to the law!

The words of the Celestial Master of this era become law.

As Master Tong uttered his decree, a divine light shone brightly on his altar, and a dragon-headed guillotine, its awe-inspiring power filling hearts, slowly emerged.

"This dragon-headed guillotine was used by the ancient Heavenly Court to punish sinners. Now, under my command, it has transformed into a projection, specifically for slaying the souls of the dead. Moreover, because it once slew a True Dragon of the Void Refining stage in ancient times, it has a great restraining effect on the remnant souls of dragons. If any dragon soul comes to this Dragon-Slaying Platform later, you shall raise the guillotine and send it on its way!"

It seemed that summoning the Dragon-Slaying Platform and the Dragon Head Guillotine had greatly depleted Tong Laodao's mental strength. At this moment, he was barely breathing, even when he spoke, and his weak and feeble appearance made Li Hailang lose confidence: "I didn't hear you clearly just now. Did you say that if any dragon souls came here, I should slay them?"

"You think you're worthy to execute a true dragon?" Old Taoist Tong glanced at Li Hailang and said disdainfully.

"Yes, yes, yes, I'm a piece of trash, I'm not worthy!" Li Hailang felt as if he had been granted a pardon. His eyes were already looking down, trying to figure out that he had to slip down as quickly as possible after the old Taoist released the Dragon-Attracting Powder. Just one Dragon-Attracting Powder could lure a real dragon. This Celestial Master even issued an edict, using his authority to entice the laws of heaven and earth to capture wronged souls and the dead here. How could anyone stay on this Dragon-Slaying Platform later? There were countless old and small monsters. In any case, Li Hailang couldn't stay here!

"The Celestial Master determines the crime, and the God of Punishment carries out the punishment. You are not worthy to carry out the punishment for the True Dragon, but we still need to borrow your body to invite the God of Punishment to descend to this place!" Old Master Tong said again.

"Oh, so that's why Boss Su wanted me to protect you, Celestial Master. So you want me to be your tool so you can summon a deity to possess you, right? Hurry up and come on! Don't hold back!"

Li Hailang was also willing to go all out. He was unsure of himself earlier because he knew he was useless, but now that he knew he was still somewhat useful, he was no longer afraid.

He had never performed the ritual of invoking a deity before, though he had heard of and witnessed it. He knew that although it was extremely taxing on a cultivator's energy, the process of invoking a deity was just a matter of a tremor. After the deity descended upon him, he completely handed over control of his body to the deity, and his own consciousness was in a daze, completely unaware of anything. Once the deity left his body, he would tremble again and return to normal.

All he needed to do was have a big meal afterwards to make up for the loss of his spirit. Boss Su never let his own people go hungry. He could just be a tool and maybe even save some spirit stones from Boss Su's compensation later. He had just taken in Brother 17 and Brother 260 and was worried about not having enough spirit stones to buy them a spirit house and help them get married! Just as Li Hailang was patting his chest and telling Tong Chang to go ahead and invite the gods to him.

Tong Chang didn't hesitate either, stepping in the Heavenly Dipper formation and the Seven Stars formation, chanting incantations:

"Under the same sky, under the same dream, I am the Celestial Master of this world, and you are the Celestial God of this world. We both make a living in this world. Although we are not subordinate to each other, we are colleagues and should help and support each other. If I need help, you help me; if you need help, I help you."

"Hurry, hurry, as the law commands! The Celestial Master of this era, Tong Chang, begs the executioner Gao Erqiang to swiftly manifest his power!"

Li Hailang may not have read many books, but even a fool could understand the words Tong Chang used!
"Old Celestial Master, is the Executioner you invited that Head Lantern Monster Gao Erqiang? Didn't our Celestial Masters have a lot of connections in ancient times? Why invite the ancient Executioner? Why invite this Gao Erqiang?" Li Hailang had experienced the horror of Erqiang's bloody rise to wealth, and when he heard that he was going to invite this thing to punish him, he was immediately unwilling.

Although Li Hailang was aware of being a tool, he was not a casual person; he wouldn't let just anyone sleep with him.

"Do you think I don't want to invite the ancient God of Punishment? The ancient God of Punishment is bound by the Heavenly Rules. If I invite him, it's like calling him a grandson. He'll come if I ask him to. Why be so polite? But who made Gao Erqiang obtain the position of God of Punishment? The power of the ancient God of Punishment is now in his hands. The ancient Heavenly Rules can't control this God of Punishment in the present world. If I invite him, I have to see if he'll give me face!"

Tong Chang was also helpless. After finishing his lines, he and Li Hailang stared at each other, waiting for Gao Erqiang's reply.

A moment later, the Dragon-Slaying Platform remained completely still and silent. Tong Chang, as if receiving some message, shook his head at Li Hailang with a grim expression and said:
"He despises you for being ugly and unlucky, and doesn't want to possess your body!"

"Hey, don't insult me ​​like that! You can call me unlucky, but you can't call me ugly! That bastard, even as a god he's still so annoying. When I get back to Wanghai Immortal City, I'm going to drag Fireball to his temple and pee on him!" Li Hailang was furious, then asked, "With Erqiang not here, and without Xingshen, is the Dragon-Slaying Platform still useful?"

"It's useful. Once this Dragon-Slaying Platform is formed, it will trigger the laws of heaven and earth, forcibly binding the wronged souls and the dead here!"

"and then?"

"Then, since neither of us can lift the dragon-headed guillotine, we'll have to rely on our true abilities to fight those dragon soul undead!"

"I'm not kidding, I don't have any real skills! Quick, quick, invite Grandpa Gao over, invite him again. Last time I might have been a little resistant to him, so my pose didn't satisfy him. This time I'll definitely relax and make sure Grandpa Gao is satisfied!"

Upon hearing that he would be fighting alongside Tong Chang on the Dragon-Slaying Platform against a host of dragon soul undead, Li Hailang wished he could light incense for Gao Erqiang on the spot. He dared not show any disrespect to him again and was just waiting for Grandpa Gao to come and save his life!

"I can't get him to come. Gao Erqiang has already cut off all contact with me. I guess this deal isn't worth it!" Tong Chang said bitterly. He had dealt with Gao Erqiang before. He originally thought that inviting him to carry out the execution would consume some of his divine power, but the execution job would also earn him a lot of merit. As long as he did a good job, he might not lose out. Moreover, if this cooperation went smoothly, the two of them, as Heavenly Masters, would judge the crimes on the Dragon Summoning Platform, and the God of Execution would carry out the guillotine. It would be even more efficient than working with Su Qing!

Unfortunately, Gao Erqiang seemed to distrust Tong Chang and was unwilling to come and help him!
Although Tong Chang was disappointed, he was not surprised. If it were him, he would not be happy if someone asked him to do something without even telling him, especially if it was someone like Li Hailang.

With the two strong ones absent, the Dragon Head Guillotine could not be used. Tong Chang was also afraid that too many dragon souls and undead would be attracted, and he would be unable to handle them. He could only helplessly shout down, hoping that Su Qing would send a puppet to the platform to protect them.

Su Qing was standing at the stern of the ship. The reason she was so far away was that she didn't know how many dragon souls and undead would be attracted by the powerful combination of the Celestial Master's decree and the Dragon-Attracting Powder. To be on the safe side, she decided to observe the situation from a distance first.

But he waited and waited, and even though Master Tong had recited two verses, he still hadn't seen him release the Dragon-Attracting Powder. However, in the Sea of ​​Absolute Breath, waves were rising, and countless white heads were floating on the surface of the sea, crashing against the ancient barrier of the Sea of ​​Absolute Breath one after another. It seemed that it would only be a moment before they stubbornly broke through the barrier!
Why did Master Tong call me at such a critical moment?
Am I supposed to take the blame for releasing the Dragon-Attracting Powder?

Bold!

Does Su Qing seem like the type to take the blame?

Su Qing, fuming, leaped to the outside of the Dragon-Slaying Platform. Without stepping inside, he merely bowed to Old Taoist Tong from afar, preparing to teach him the lesson of taking responsibility for one's own actions and not betraying one's brothers.

Old Master Tong explained their current predicament to him in detail.

"Oh, so you want to ask my elder brother for help? You should have said so earlier! Your so-called colleague relationship is completely unreliable. If you want to ask my elder brother, you'll have to consider my brotherly bond with him!"

Upon hearing that as long as Gao Erqiang was willing to go to Li Hailang, the matter would be settled, Su Qing felt relieved. It was absolutely unacceptable for his brother to betray him, but betraying his brother was something he was very good at!

"The message has been sent. Don't worry, with my relationship with my elder brother, he'll be here soon!" Su Qing waved the Heavenly Talisman Token, waiting for Erqiang's reply with extreme confidence.

A few breaths later, a notification sound rang out on the Heavenly Talisman Tablet, and both Master Tong and Li Hailang looked over expectantly.

"I'm busy, don't bother me!"

You idiot, Gao Erqiang!

You really don't care about brotherhood at all, do you?
Seeing Gao Erqiang's cold reply, Su Qing was furious and took out a stick of incense from her storage bag.

These are the three sticks of incense that Erqiang owed him for saving his life after he became a god.

With this incense burning, Erqiang has no choice but to come, whether he likes it or not.

Today, Li Hailang is definitely going to force himself on Gao Erlang!

I, Su Qing, said it! (End of Chapter)