Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Warlords

[Rank: Five Elders Dao Pattern]

[Type: Supernatural Powers]

[Introduction: War is the act of living beings gathering together and fighting each other to achieve a certain goal. In the beginning of the world, there was no Dao pattern. Later, due to the growth of evil and turbid energy, conflicts gradually arose between various forces and countless living beings. They formed organizations in various forms such as clans and sects and launched wars against opposing organizations. In this process, blood was shed and countless lives were killed, which led to the birth of the Five Elders Dao Pattern War Lord. Because it absorbed too much evil and turbid energy during its formation, it transformed into a high-ranking demon - the Wheel Demon at the beginning of its birth.]

The Wheel Demon, using war-themed runes, wreaked havoc across the Tianyuan Realm during the ancient calamity. At its peak, it commanded a million war chariots and possessed the power to rival a seventh-tier Void Refinement cultivator. Later, in the Battle of the Fallen Dragon Sea in the Tianyuan Realm, it and eight other demons led an army of millions, attempting to annihilate all life in the western desert of Tianyuan. However, the Azure Dragon, Golden Dragon, and Green Dragon clans, with the full strength of their entire clans—a total of 312 true dragons, young and old—resisted the demons in the Fallen Dragon Sea. The great battle lasted for a thousand years. Towards the end, a powerful being used twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls to stabilize the heavens and earth, suppress the remnants of the demons, and completely transform this place into a quagmire prison that cut off all communication between heaven and earth.

Later, evil spirits tempted living beings to unseal the sealing objects in various parts of Tianyuan, causing evil spirits to rise up everywhere in Tianyuan and the ancient demonic calamity to reappear in the world. Four of the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls in the Fallen Dragon Sea were stolen a thousand years ago, causing the barrier to gradually dissipate. Four high-level evil spirits that had been sealed for many years without collapsing were freed, and the Wheel Chariot Demon was one of them.

Fortunately, a mortal cultivator named Su Qing, through a mysterious coincidence, ended up in this Sea of ​​Fallen Dragons. Out of a sense of responsibility for all living beings and driven by a sense of justice, he fearlessly charged forward despite his weak and humble body, battling four demons. He successively slew the Fire Demon and the Wheel Demon. Heaven and Earth, in recognition of his merit, granted him the right to wield the Dao runes of this war lord!

[Ability 1: Dragon Blood Xuanhuang, the last true dragon, died in the final battle. Since then, there have been no true dragons in the world. Only the fearsome dragon Runlong falsely uses the name of the true dragon to show off its power in all the heavens and myriad realms. Although the true dragon is dead, its dragon soul is not extinguished. Using this ability, all the soldiers under your command who fight for you have a chance to be favored by the dragon soul spirit, riding dragons as their mounts, and fighting until all evil is eradicated in the name of Xuanhuang Dragon Riders! (Note: This ability only takes effect in battles related to evil, and the dragon soul spirits summoned are all of the Azure Dragon clan. The dragon soul spirits of the Azure Dragon and Golden Dragon clans are not subject to this summons.)]

[Ability Two: Golden Armor and Iron Cavalry. In the past, with golden armor and iron cavalry, our might was as fierce as a tiger swallowing ten thousand miles. Using this ability, you can temporarily conscript a powerful army to fight for you. (Depending on your own conditions, the following powerful armies have a chance to respond to your call: Jiuli Iron-Eating Army (3% chance of responding), Xingtian Axe and Blade Army (certain conditions must be met before conscription), Demon Emperor's Guard Army (can only be conscripted when the Great Sun Star Infant transforms into the Sun Dharma Realm), Special Forces (ready to be summoned, ready to fight!), War Bear Army (We, the warhammers, are already thirsting for battle!)]

[Ability Three: Continuous Beacon Fire. This ability can conjure red and blue beacon fire phantoms depending on the battlefield situation. The fire intensifies with the strength of the enemy and diminishes with the weakness of the enemy. The state of the beacon fire can also influence the battlefield situation, making the strong stronger and the weak weaker. (Note: This ability is a double-edged sword and must be used with caution. When in an advantageous position, it may be used to press the enemy to the bitter end, but when at a disadvantage, it may also lead to a crushing defeat with little chance of recovery.)]

[Ability Four: Aggressive Warfare. To meet the needs of war, you can utilize resources to the extreme. Nothing that can be turned into a war resource can escape your notice. Depending on your own conditions, this ability translates to: a 30% increase in the speed of creating puppets during wartime preparation, and a tenfold increase in the speed of creating puppets during the outbreak of war (What limits your troop production speed is never your ability, but those damned spirit stones! Plunder them, for the victory of the war!)]

[Ability Five: War Stomp, a seemingly insignificant combat tactic, involves stomping on the ground to create fissures, artificially dividing the battlefield and throwing the enemy into chaos.]

[Sixth Ability: The Shadow of War. A skilled warrior spreads the fear of war without ostentatious achievements, causing his opponents to lose their spirit and be at a loss. Using this ability, any enemy you consider an adversary will be tainted with a layer of Dao Heart Barrier during their daily cultivation and training. At best, their cultivation will stagnate; at worst, their Dao Heart will be unbalanced, and their minds will be disordered.]

[Seventh Ability: War Proxy. Not every war requires your personal involvement. You can choose proxies to fight on the front lines while you reap the rewards from behind the scenes. Using this ability, you can exert influence remotely on proxy wars to help them achieve victory.]

[Ability Eight: Mercenaries. You can create mercenaries who will go wherever there is war or need. When these mercenaries are on a mission, you can control and lead their actions regardless of distance, and you can also imbue them with your divine sense to trade with their employers.]

[Ability Nine: Weapon of War, also known as the Pacifist. War is destruction and slaughter, but if you possess an absolute weapon capable of annihilating everything and destroying the enemy, then no one will dare to start a war lightly. Using this ability, you can designate a certain weapon of war to increase its power several times over. (Currently selectable weapons of war: Tiger Egg, Bear Two, Xing Tian Blood Axe, Deep Water Tyrant, Nine-Headed Exploding Dragon Puppet, Tender Affection Puppet.)]

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"What a long ability description! These more than a thousand words are making my scalp tingle. I'm afraid that Nine-Hole Phoenix Annihilation will attack before I can even finish reading the description!"

Su Qing wiped away his cold sweat and said with a wry smile, "Although the description of this rune is long, to be honest, all nine abilities are excellent."

Furthermore, from the description of his abilities, he also learned the secrets of this Fallen Dragon Sea.

For example, of the demons that were sealed here back then, only four have escaped alive. No, after he killed two of them, now only Jiu Kong and Huang Mie, those two shameless old geezers, are left.

For example, when the ancient powerful beings set up the barrier, they spared no expense, using a set of twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, which ranked forty-third on the list of all spiritual objects in the heavens. This was the only way that the barrier could imprison the evil spirits and undead in this place for countless years. Now, four of these Sea-Stabilizing Pearls are missing, and the remaining twenty are in the hands of four evil spirits and the remnant soul of an ancient dragon. Not to mention what power they would have if they were all gathered together, even a single pearl is a priceless treasure that could help him recover the losses of the mobile forces that perished in battle.

"No! That's not right. When I killed that fire demon before, why didn't I find this Sea-Stabilizing Pearl on its body?"

It was stolen? It must have been stolen!
Moreover, there are Dao patterns formed from the origin of this evil spirit.

Now I understand that the difference between demons and evil spirits lies in the fact that demons are formed from Dao patterns innately. Unclean Dao patterns are born as demons, making them innate demons. Evil spirits, on the other hand, need to painstakingly corrupt clean Dao patterns into evil patterns, making them acquired demons. In essence, they are all demons, but those born with a silver spoon in their mouths will naturally have an advantage over acquired demons if there is no difference in the rank of Dao patterns. However, for ruthless characters among acquired demons like Earth Demon Heaven, there is really not much difference between them and high-ranking demons.

I killed the Fire Demon, and the Fire Demon should have dropped some Dao patterns, but I didn't see them. What else could it be but that someone stole them!
"How outrageous! With Xiong Er not around, I didn't steal from anyone, yet someone else stole from me!"

Su Qing was furious and cursed at the Heavenly Talisman Token. If there were no surprises, the thief who stole the item must have come from the Heavenly Talisman Palace.

Not only did it steal the Dao patterns dropped by the Fire Demon, but it also stole the Fire Demon's spoils of war, including the four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls.

No wonder he gave him a large amount of merit points and asked the Treasure Forging Gourd to help him transform Dao patterns. It turns out that this seemingly kind gift had already been marked with a price, and he had already paid for it without his knowledge!
However, Su Qing only cursed verbally, but did not intend to crush the Heavenly Talisman Token and part ways with the organization forever.

Because this Heavenly Palace of Talismans reaches the ears of Heaven!

It actually managed to speak well of itself before heaven and earth!

Looking at the last few sentences in the introduction of the War Lord Dao Rune: "Fortunately, there is a cultivator in the present world, Su Qing... out of responsibility for all living beings and out of justice in his heart, he fearlessly moves forward despite his weak and humble body... Heaven and Earth, to recognize his merit, allow him to wield this War Lord Dao Rune!"

Su Qing felt a little embarrassed. He swore that when he obtained Dao patterns in the past, Heaven and Earth had never praised him like this. Perhaps the Heavenly Talisman Palace had secretly swallowed his spoils and, to make up for it, had spoken well of Heaven and Earth.

These few kind words alone can save him from hundreds or thousands of years of hard work. With the proof of heaven and earth, his legality in mastering this war Dao pattern is beyond doubt. It is far superior to the level of the Heavenly Master's decree, as if this war Dao pattern was tailor-made for him. His proficiency alone is enough to show this.

[Imprinted with war Dao patterns, attempting to forge a puppet immortal...] ​​[Puppet immortal forging failed, resulting in a loss of your magical power and health...]

[Successfully imprinted with war Dao patterns; Puppet Immortal proficiency increased; current proficiency: 17.93%]

[War Rune Completeness: 98.77%, Proficiency: 98.77% (Perfect Match)]

[You have become the first rune master of the War Lord's Dao Rune. Information on the other rune masters is as follows: ......

Considering that the Heavenly Talisman Palace has a voice in front of Heaven and Earth and enjoys great prestige, Su Qing decided not to dwell on its sneaky and shameless behavior, which was not that of a good person but rather like that of Xiong Er.

Instead, he hurriedly dealt with the spoils of the Wheel Demon. He hadn't realized how outrageous the theft and robbery were in the cultivation world when Xiong Er was around!
The wheel demon exploded all over the ground, but fortunately, the explosions were in the right place and landed on his treasure ship. If they had landed in the sea, wouldn't the Heavenly Talisman Palace have taken them away without anyone noticing?
First came four round, deep blue beads, seemingly unremarkable, but Su Qing, who knew their true nature, had her eyes light up as she looked at them.

use it yourself?
How much wealth do you have to dare use such a treasure?
These treasures, renowned since ancient times and imbued with various ancient legends, are only worthy of being used by the most distinguished second-generation immortals of Penglai, the wealthiest second-generation demons of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, or even the first-generation immortals and demons.

Su Qing had made up her mind that no matter how many beads she obtained in this Land of Despair, she would sell them all, one by one. She might even organize an auction specifically for them to find suckers, or rather, people with a special destiny.

It wasn't that Su Qing looked down on the power of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl; it was simply that he didn't have the money to use it right now!

The spoils of war from demons are tempting, but are demons easy to kill?
With the sound of cannons, gold flows like water. Today's battle has wiped out most of Su Qing's fortune. If he doesn't recover some of his losses, the construction funds for the far west might have to be diverted from Xiong Er's money shop's working capital after this battle. This precedent must not be set. Xiong Er's reputation is the foundation for its future profits from the Tianyuan Realm and even the myriad realms. Su Qing, who has high hopes for its earning power, will not allow the money shop's operations to run into problems unless absolutely necessary.

"I obtained four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls after killing this demon. I still have eight more Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, which I will temporarily entrust to the two evil demons, Nine Holes and Phoenix Extinction. This way, I can collect half a set of twelve Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, which will increase their value considerably. How can I not sell them for several million spirit stones?"

Su Qing secretly calculated that with these twelve Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, his financial crisis should be temporarily resolved.

Then he turned his gaze to another trophy on the ground.

Shaped like a square chariot, with a black horse in front and a white chariot behind, it is exquisite and small, like a miniature toy played with by a wealthy idler.

But Su Qing had witnessed the capabilities of this bone chariot.

It transforms into a ghost chariot, which can see through spatial turbulence as nothing and travel through space like a ghost. It is a true fifth-tier chariot - the ghost chariot.

Su Qing, who believed that the faster you run, the more lives you have, and even specially developed escape puppets, was completely powerless against such a treasure that was excellent for saving lives, escaping battle, or chasing down enemies. He didn't even have the thought of selling it. He carefully put the treasure into his storage bag, preparing to refine the chariot as soon as he had time, so as to add another trump card to his life.

Aside from the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl and the Ghost Chariot, the Wheel Chariot Demon's remaining spoils were nothing particularly impressive, except for some useless armor and weapons that had been sealed away with it for countless years, resulting in them being rusty, devoid of spiritual energy, and past their expiration date.

It was a collection of Taoist scriptures and classics gathered from various forces in ancient times.

[The fundamental methods of shamanistic rituals—twenty-three techniques for feigning supernatural abilities.]

[The Birth and Development of Spiritual Plant Cultivation—Seventy-Two Postures for Praying for Wind and Rain.]

[The third compulsory course for young sorcerers—a guide to demon cooking.]

[The Secret Divine Power of Wuzhuang Temple—Primordial Qi Capture Hand.]

[The True Secret Technique of the Passionate Sect—The Art of Locking in Essence and Strengthening Yang.]

[Introduction to the Elixir of the Tushita Heaven—The Chapter on Combining the Elixir and Forming the Elixir.]

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These Daoist scriptures and classics are not entirely useless; many of them are the essence of cultivation poured into by ancient sects and their predecessors. Su Qing figured he could sell them for some spirit stones.

"But, is this all the spoils? Didn't you brag before that you were a seventh-order demon in ancient times, who had ravaged countless sects and lineages? So you just ravaged sects and didn't loot any treasures, and all you got from me was this little bit?"

Su Qing was quite dissatisfied with the spoils dropped from the Wheel Demon. Given its prestige in ancient times, it shouldn't have been so meager. He could only say that there were poor demons among demons, and since the demon was dead, it wasn't appropriate to blame it too much.

Meanwhile, he was leisurely cleaning up his spoils, and even had time to complain about the dead Wheel Demon. Was he really that careless? Wasn't he afraid that the demon army of Nine Holes and Phoenix Extinction would wipe out all his treasure ship puppets?

He's really not afraid!
He received the message from the villain while he was cleaning up his loot.

His trusted and beloved general.

Tiger Egg and Bear Two have led their respective troops to the battlefield! (End of Chapter)