Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Away from the big spectrum!

Are all cultivators in later generations so elaborate in their practices?

He's keeping a beautiful woman hidden away in my golden house, a Fire Phoenix hidden in my sea of ​​consciousness, and nobody's told me, Fire Demon, about this!
The damaged portion of the deadly, primordial fire had no effect whatsoever.

The fire demon was in a panic. Faced with Su Qing's deadly axe blow, it hastily tried to abandon its body and transfer its essence to Su Qing, hoping to reverse the situation in an instant. This was a common tactic used by demons.

However, the awe-inspiring power emanating from Xing Tian's Blood Axe was like a cage, trapping it firmly within its skeletal body. This prevented it from unleashing its power to possess and regenerate. It only had time for a desperate roar before Xing Tian's Blood Axe cleaved its bones in two with a swift and decisive motion, severing its grotesque skeletal body in half.

At the same time, streams of black energy surged out from the broken white bone shell, accompanied by the roars of countless demons, and rushed towards Su Qing.

Su Qing ignored this and only snorted coldly. A surge of powerful energy from the mountains and seas burst forth from his body, obliterating all the demons who were dead and uncontrolled.

Four demons have surrounded us; let's slay one of them first!
Upon seeing Su Qing standing with his axe in hand, Huang Mie, Jiu Kong, and even the Wheel Demon who had just arrived, all felt a chill in their hearts and dared not underestimate this cultivator from a later generation as they had before.

Back in the day, these former high-ranking demons devoured countless lives. Even Nascent Soul cultivators were nothing but ants, yet they could fight against those at the Void Refinement stage. But now, after being suppressed for countless years, apart from Jiu Kong controlling the Nine Sons Dragon Boat to continuously send in living beings to devour, thus restoring some of their strength, the other demons can only get scraps from Jiu Kong, barely managing to avoid having their origins obliterated by the sealing artifacts of this Land of No Breath.

But even a broken ship has three thousand nails. They are long-deprived and rely on their past strength. The four demons, Jiu Kong, now have the strength of the fifth rank peak, Huang Mie is next, and the Wheel Demon and Fire Demon are comparable, both with the combat power of the fifth rank. With the four demons working together, it should be no problem to deal with Su Qing, a fourth rank nascent soul. However, the Fire Demon died tragically and quickly, which made them immediately realize the reality.

This kid is a bit strange, he's not easy to deal with!

"The Divine Phoenix of Li Huo, is this the infant spirit that this child has condensed? It is a rare Heavenly Nascent Soul that can restrain my demonic nature. Its path of physical cultivation seems to follow the path of the Witch Clan, and it also has strange phenomena of mountains and seas, so that its strength is not only brave and unparalleled, but also has the effect of absorbing the power of all things."

The most troublesome thing is that he actually made Xing Tian's Blood Axe recognize him as its master. With such a deadly weapon in hand, we must try our best to avoid close combat with him!

Huang Mie lowered her wings and entered the sea, her phoenix body hovering a hundred feet in the air. She spoke solemnly to the other two demons.

On the chariot, a black-armored general, whose entire body was encased in black armor with only two hollow, eerie flames visible through his eye patch, nodded slightly, acknowledging Huang Mie's assessment.

Although the demon Jiu Kong, who occupied the Qiuniu Treasure Ship, did not utter a sound, the four swollen pirate kings and countless pirate undead around him had already begun to walk on water and silently surround and kill Su Qing.

Clearly, given the precedent of the Fire Demon's suicidal act, even though the three demons were currently stronger than Su Qing, they were unwilling to risk their lives to try the power of Xing Tian's Blood Axe.

This is also a common fighting method used by demons. In ancient times, the reason why demons were troublesome was not only because they were formless and difficult to kill, but also because they could bewitch and control others. One demon could transform into countless demon heads, and these demon heads could provide them with countless minions. This is why Su Qing told Erqiang that any demon that escaped from this Land of Despair could wreak havoc on a country or even a world.

Seeing that Jiu Kong had already made a move, Huang Mie and Lun Che Mo also moved their divine thoughts. Immediately, a large flock of birds behind Huang Mie, with no feathers on their wings and white bones as wings, including cranes, eagles, swallows, sparrows, crows, partridges, and even the skeletons of divine beasts such as the bluebird and Bi Fang, all became his claws and teeth. They attacked Su Qing's treasure ship fortress from the air, in coordination with the Qiu Niu pirates on the sea.

The Wheel Demon was not idle either. He drew his demon sword from his waist and pointed it diagonally in the direction of Su Qing. The more than a thousand four-wheeled war chariots behind him immediately started spinning and charged towards the treasure ship fortress with a desperate charge!
"That was close! Luckily, I killed the fire demon cleanly, which deterred these three evil spirits from taking any risks. If they had come at me alone, I really wouldn't have been able to handle it, and I might have had to abandon ship and run away!"

Seeing the three evil forces sending countless minions to attack, with the sky and earth almost entirely filled with demons and undead, Su Qing was not only not flustered, but secretly delighted.

Demons are unwilling to get close to humans and fight to the death.

Su Qing's life is precious too!
With three demons whose strength had recovered to the fifth level, how could Su Qing possibly cut them down with just his axe? Even with the divine pattern mask on, he could only barely defend himself. To fight and win would be difficult.

On the contrary, the battle has entered the familiar phase where his men are fighting desperately. With his current puppet army, he may still have a fighting chance.

Even if you can't win, you can still escape!
"You bastard, how long will it take to pinpoint Tiger Egg and Bear Two's location?" Su Qing turned to ask the Inspiration Doll, who was trembling in the cabin, constantly sending radar signals to recruit its old comrades for help.

"Reporting to Master, we have searched the vicinity within a thousand miles and have not found any signals from General Tiger or General Bear, but we have managed to establish a connection with a signal from the mobile force!"

Su Qing was shocked and overjoyed. Why did I keep thinking about General Xiong and General Hu? In this desolate place, I still have a special operations team lying in wait!
"Contact the Special Forces Captain immediately!" Su Qing grabbed the blue antenna on the right side of the Inspiration Doll's head, and after the red antenna on its left side spun around and connected to the Special Forces Captain, he immediately heard the Special Forces Captain's deep and steady voice.

"Reporting to the Lord, our troops entered the Land of Despair at 3:45 AM today. Following the Lord's orders, we discovered the trail of the Treasure Ship of the Prisoner Ox at 9:00 AM and completed the rescue mission within an hour, rescuing the 17th Brother, the 260th Brother, and Helian Xian, the three mission targets. However, due to the changes in the Land of Despair, demons and undead have sprung up everywhere. Our troops have been unable to contact the Master and are unable to leave this place. Under the guidance of the 260th Brother, we have been fighting against the demons until now!"

"Good! How many men do you have left? How long will it take to reach my battlefield?" Hearing that the mobile force had lived up to expectations and successfully rescued Brother 260, their guiding light, Su Qing was even more delighted and asked repeatedly. "My unit suffered more than 10% casualties in the rescue operation. Later, under the siege of demons and undead, thanks to Brother 260's guidance, we rarely clashed with the demons and fought much. Therefore, my unit is now fully organized, and all equipment, such as stone golems and individual exorcism cannons, is still sufficient. We have the ability and confidence to resolve Master's crisis. We can reach the battlefield in just a quarter of an hour. Please hold on, Master!!"

"Alright, you go and protect Brother 260 and the other two fellow Daoists well. After you arrive near the battlefield, I will send the dragon boat Jiao Tu to meet you!"

The fact that the mobile force still exists as a complete unit is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for Su Qing, giving him more confidence in winning this major battle.

At this moment, all the gifts he had given to the three demons had been delivered.

A thunderclap rose from the ground, and hundreds of ships and thousands of sails opened fire simultaneously.

The Spirit Burst Flame Cannon is fast and powerful. In his fleet, except for the Serpent Dragon which was not equipped with this cannon due to its hull limitations, all the other treasure ships are equipped with this cannon to varying degrees. There are more than 10,000 Spirit Burst Flame Cannons on the hundred treasure ships. At this moment, they all fired at the same time. Even the cold and eerie cold air around them was warmed by the scorching heat of the cannon fire.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—one after another, the exorcising missiles were launched as if they were free. No matter how the four-wheeled chariots on the other side hid, the demons and undead went to the sky and into the sea, hiding here and there, but it was no use. The remnants of the ancient world were unaware of the development of the present world. They should witness the might of these precision-guided missiles that could kill with a single shot.

The cannons roared, the missiles flew cruelly, and the sea was not to be outdone. One after another, the Sea Dragon ships submerged into the sea and launched sea mines, blasting the pirate undead that were passing by and unaware of the situation underwater to smithereens. In addition, thirteen third-tier deep-sea tyrants launched a series of explosions, successfully killing a swollen pirate king. While Su Qing felt sorry for the huge cost of this battle, he couldn't help but feel that it was well worth it.

All fear comes from insufficient firepower.

Seeing the dark void ahead, filled with demons and undead, Su Qing was honestly a little scared. He had never encountered a battle like this before, where he lacked all three advantages: favorable timing, advantageous location, and popular support. He asked himself if he could still turn the tide and win as he had in the past. He had some doubts about himself.

But right now, as the Spirit Explosion Flame Cannon tears apart the demon army's lines, as the Exorcising Missiles precisely kill one by one the lower-ranking demons who are already considered the backbone of the demon undead army, and as the Deep Water Tyrant blasts a fourth-tier Nascent Soul pirate captain.

Su Qing felt that he had never been so confident before!

"I used to be so stingy that I couldn't bear to have sex, but after seeing it today, I realize just how terrifying I can be when I'm giving it my all!"
As long as we build enough puppets and supply enough cannonballs, the ancient demons are nothing but clay chickens and earthen dogs. Today, we will definitely smash their pots to pieces!

Unbeknownst to him, within his sea of ​​consciousness, a dim black star hidden among the stars of the Great Sun burst into black mist with a hiss, exposed to the eyes of the Chaos Demon Infant, the Great Witch Infant Spirit, the Divine Phoenix of Li Huo, and other infant spirits in his sea of ​​consciousness. Before they could even make a move, a beam of golden light shot out from the blazing sun hanging in the void of his sea of ​​consciousness, causing the demonic seed to vanish into thin air and never take form again.

At the same time, the demonic Phoenix Extinction, who had been observing the battle between the two armies, suddenly trembled and roared angrily with a livid face:
"You little bastard dares to corrupt my demonic seed! I will not let him get away with this today!"

The Wheel Demon nearby immediately understood that Huang Mie had just used the omnipresent deathly demonic energy of this Deathly Place to plant a demonic seed in Su Qing. Although this demonic seed could not take effect immediately, it could subtly influence his Dao heart and mind. If the situation developed in a way that was unfavorable to him, the fear in his heart would rapidly amplify, allowing the demonic seed to take root and sprout in his sea of ​​consciousness. At that time, Huang Mie could take over his body without lifting a finger, which was a routine operation for them, the superior demons, in ancient times.

But today, Huang Mie has clearly failed.

Firstly, he hadn't expected that Su Qing's sea of ​​consciousness contained so many ruthless creatures. The Great Sun Star Infant, the Chaos Demon Infant, the Divine Phoenix of Li Huo, and the Buddha Bone Relic all made him dream back to ancient times, as if he saw many old friends, all of whom were people who could easily manipulate him back then. As a result, although he had planted the demon seed inside, he only dared to hide his body furtively, hoping not to be discovered. He dared not make any noise.

Secondly, it was something he hadn't expected. He hadn't expected that a fourth-tier Nascent Soul cultivator from later generations could be so extravagant, possessing so many magic cannons and missiles that they had bombarded the demon army that the three demons had spent countless years assembling, leaving them dizzy and unable to accept it for a moment.

It should be noted that they had planned to rely on their three undead legions to conquer cities and territories and lay the foundation for their hegemonic ambitions once the barrier of this Land of No Return was broken. However, they did not expect to be dealt a heavy blow by a magic cannon missile from a fourth-level Nascent Soul cultivator. Their hegemony turned into a scoundrel in just a short moment!
A primordial demonic seed is not something it can easily discard. It consumed its already limited demonic essence, and instead of achieving its goal, it obtained Su Qing's plump body, which became a resource for its sea of ​​consciousness. If it doesn't die today, it might be able to glimpse some of the mysteries of the Dao of Life and Death that it, Huang Mie, possesses from that demonic seed. Damn it, those mysteries of the Dao were bestowed upon it by the Undying Heavenly Demon Lord. If they were to leak out from it, when the Undying Heavenly Demon is born, how will Huang Mie survive!
“Nine Holes, Wheel Chariot, I observe this child’s sea of ​​consciousness and I know he is far more complex than he appears. His potential may not be weaker than those Daoist disciples we have seen in ancient times, no, it is definitely a greater threat to our demonic forces than those Daoist disciples. Today, even if it is not to help Nine Holes gather the Nine Dragon Boats in order to demonize the True Dragon Dao Pattern, we cannot let the tiger return to the mountain. We must kill this child!”

While Huang Mie's words appeared to be addressed to both Jiu Kong and Lun Che Mo, they were actually primarily directed at Lun Che Mo.

Su Qing controlled seven dragon boats, which ruined Jiu Kong's plans. Jiu Kong would never let him off the hook, so there was no need for him to say anything more.

The Wheel Demon, on the other hand, has always loved to gather crowds into armies and is addicted to being a great general. He is most concerned about the losses of his demon lords and undead. Now, under the firepower of Su Qing's puppets, his elite troops left over from ancient times have suffered heavy losses. Huang Mie is afraid that the Wheel Demon will run away when he sees that the battle losses are too great.

But he clearly misjudged the Wheel Demon.

As a demon, it has no regard for its subordinates; its so-called soldiers and generals are merely tools for indulging its addiction to conquering battlefields.

Having been stifled for countless years in this desolate place, the Wheel Demon felt his heart race and was so excited that he wanted to roar out loud at the sight of this grand scene.

"Charge! Full speed ahead! Those ancient sects and renowned magic-cultivating groups, with hundreds or even thousands of cultivators unleashing their spells simultaneously, their power wasn't much less than that of Su Qing's puppets. But so what? The demonic undead we control are fearless of death and unafraid of attrition. Even if we wipe them all out today, as long as we escape, we can instantly raise another undead army. The most important thing now isn't to lament the casualties of the undead demons, but to get them onto those treasure ships as quickly as possible, rendering those damned magic cannons and missiles useless!" (End of Chapter)