Immortality begins with meditation puppets

What does it matter if my baby is powerful!
Strong relationships are the key!
Erqiang has come this far entirely through his own hard work, and his current success is entirely due to his own efforts.

Now look at Tong Chang, what did he do?

His body was created by the Celestial Master. Since the Celestial Master's passing, he has been wandering around the streets of the Tianyuan Realm for years without making any breakthroughs. Apart from successfully picking up girls and getting married, his strength is mediocre and his influence is so-so.

In every respect, they are not as hardworking as Erqiang.

However, he is the sole heir of the Celestial Master's Mansion. He not only inherited all the fine things left by the ancestral Celestial Master, but also the network of connections left by the Four Celestial Masters in various Taoist traditions and among the general public. He can get along with many forces, and everyone has to give the Celestial Master some face.

Putting aside everything else, Erqiang needs to build a temple to gain incense offerings and merit. If Tong Chang were to establish a Celestial Master's Mansion under the title of Celestial Master, people throughout the entire Tianyuan Realm and even the myriad realms would have already built mansions for him to move into.

That's already outrageous, but I never expected there to be something even worse.

This time, the three heroes fought against the demon. Su Qing took the lead, and he would definitely get the lion's share of the benefits. Er Qiang didn't dare to think too much about it. He just wanted to use the Silent Moon Bow to occupy the second output position. Er Qiang was happy to be the second one.

Caught off guard, Old Taoist Tong had a hidden trick up his sleeve: he possessed the original robes of the Celestial Master. Wearing these robes, one could instantly utilize all of the Celestial Master's techniques.

Although all methods are inseparable from the fundamental principles, Tong Chang, even in his Celestial Master robes, was still at the Nascent Soul level, unlike Su Qing's absurdly powerful ghost mask that could elevate his cultivation.

But can the output of the Nascent Soul Grandmaster and the Nascent Soul Tong Chang be on the same level?

Wearing the magic robe, Tong Chang pointed his finger, and several bolts of purple divine lightning shot out from his hand, making a "biubiubiu" sound. Even Su Qing's little monster child couldn't fire that many shots at that speed.

But the Purple Clarity Divine Lightning is a Heaven-level Dao technique, and very few Nascent Soul cultivators can master it. Even if they do, they use it as a trump card or a powerful move. It's nothing like Tong Chang now, who uses his ultimate move as a normal attack. This output is so bad that even Erqiang can't stand it, let alone the demons.

Erqiang could see that although the Celestial Master's spellcasting efficiency was extremely high, and he could use one unit of magic power to achieve ten times the effect, Tong Chang's total magic power was only so much. To make it strong and lasting, he had to spare no expense in sticking various talismans on his body to restore magic power and boost his power.

How utterly shameful!
You're working so hard, old man, are you trying to steal Su Qing's credit?
Erqiang knew he would never become the second son.

With the Celestial Master cheating, he could only pour out all the precious arrows from his storage bag and shoot them all out at great expense, striving to maximize his output. He didn't want to compete with Tong Chang or Su Qing; he could only do his best and leave the rest to fate.

Like a towering pillar, the Purple Clarity Divine Thunder relentlessly bombarded the rubble, never ceasing for a moment.

The elusive and mysterious arrow appeared and disappeared in an instant.

Tong Chang and Gao Erqiang's attacks were like a storm, relentless and unstoppable.

The Nine-Hole Demon was exhausted and had no peace. At this moment, it truly had no strength left to target Su Qing. Its mind was focused on weathering this wave of attacks, waiting for Tong Chang to be exhausted, and for Er Qiang to run out of arrows before it could properly deal with the three of them.

Su Qing would never give it that chance.

His two teammates were very supportive, so he couldn't let them down.

After careful observation by his penetrating eyes.

Only then did I realize how cunning this nine-hole demon was.

Although its mastery of the Disintegration Dao Pattern is at the fifth level and it cannot fully unleash the ability to dissolve all damage into nothingness, it can still distribute the damage elsewhere.

Its thin, white body is indeed its true form, but so are its nine black holes.

This black hole was originally intended to contain the Nine Sons Treasure Ship, and then merge into itself to form a complete Azure Dragon Dao pattern.

However, it is currently a containment object that shares the damage.

The Purple Clarity Divine Thunder, the Silent Moon Bow, and Su Qing's occasional sneak attacks with his axe.

This output is not something a fifth-tier demon can withstand, but Nine Holes distributes the damage among its nine holes, which in turn decompose the damage to the Void Demon Realm, which has a fundamental connection with Nine Holes.

With the power of an entire realm, the damage is shared, and the blow lands on Jiu Kong's body, but it is the demon of that realm that is injured. As long as the damage does not exceed the threshold of this demon realm, Jiu Kong is almost immortal!

This method was even more troublesome in ancient times. At that time, many demon realms in the void were controlled by evil spirits. They devoured the resources of all realms to enrich themselves. It was the height of their power. In the original demon realm controlled by Jiu Kong, there were several seventh-order Void Refinement Demon Lords and tens of thousands of fifth and sixth-order beings who could share the burden of being besieged by many true dragons.

Since the Great Calamity of antiquity, the ancient great beings did not hesitate to disintegrate their Dao Fruits to seal away all the Heavenly Demon Lords and high-ranking demons. As a result, the demonic forces have declined along with the Heavenly Origin Realm until now. This demonic realm has also been weakened day by day under the siege of myriad realms because the Demon Lord Nine Holes cannot be contacted. Now there are only two or three major and minor demons in it, and their ability to be loyal to the Demon Lord and withstand harm is relatively limited.

But even with its limited capacity, it's not enough to be overwhelmed by the damage from five tiers.

The only way to break this deadlock!

It means severing the connection between Jiu Kong and that demonic realm!
Gao Erqiang and Tong Chang also realized this.

Ziqing Divine Thunder and Jiyue Bow began to attempt to eliminate a black hole.

However, while this black hole temporarily lost its connection, the other eight black holes continued to operate normally, making it impossible to break through them one by one.

"To achieve success in one fell swoop, we must blow up all nine holes at the same time!"

Su Qing patted his storage bag, releasing the ultimate weapon he had specially prepared for this trip to the Land of No Breath.

Nine-Headed Bakuryu Golem!

Once this puppet appeared, its nine dragon heads perfectly sealed off the nine black holes.

Before Jiu Kong could react.

Having received instructions from Su Qing, Erqiang and Tong Chang unleashed the full power of their Divine Thunder Arrows, releasing all their energy into the nine black holes.

They were determined to combine Su Qing's explosive puppet power and risk everything on this one tremor.

If they succeed, the demons will be horrified, and the brothers will receive a reward for their efforts, and they will all be happy together.

If they lose, they will all run away. The Azure Dragon King will fight against two opponents, the combined forces of the Death-Binding Azure Dragon and the Demon Nine Holes, and the three junior disciples who have not yet entered the palace.

Exploding flames, an ultimate spiritual explosion.

The nine-headed Explosive Dragon Puppet, filled with exploding stone golems and inscribed with fifth-order spirit explosion runes, each head of the dragon possessed a spirit explosion equivalent to hundreds of Deep Sea Tyrants. Combined with the main attack of Master Tong and Gao Erqiang's Divine Thunder Arrow, it was enough to blast the black hole link of the nine holes of the Demon for a moment.

Nine Holes realized something was wrong and was about to struggle when it saw that the nine-headed Exploding Dragon Puppet's body had already strangled its white striped body.

At some point, Xiong Er, Bi Lian, and other puppets appeared around it, using the Vajra Subduing Demon Formation to summon three Buddhist light circles, which tightly bound its demonic essence to Bai Tiao Xi's body.

Everything is ready, except for the final axe blow!
"Heaven's justice is clear, and retribution is swift! Today, I, Su Qing, by the mandate of Heaven and Earth and by the order of the Dragon King, will take the head of you, the Nine-Hole Demon, to console the countless heroic spirits you harmed in ancient times!" With a loud shout, the Nine-Hole Demon was terrified and lost his senses. He felt that it was too unjust to have survived the great calamity of ancient times and then be defeated by this nameless junior of later generations. The old Dragon King was extremely pleased, as he felt that he had given an explanation to his comrades who died in ancient battles. Tong Chang and Erqiang were envious and jealous, as this kid had really fooled them.

With a final sound, the axe swung, and Xing Tian's blood-red axe drank the blood of the demons.

The source of evil transformed into demonic energy, which swirled and lingered in the mist. The Heavenly Talisman Palace sensed the benefit and followed the scent.

[Heavenly Talisman Decree: Investigation reveals that the founder of the Heavenly Talisman Palace, Azure Dragon King, core member Su Qing, peripheral member Tong Chang, and unofficial member Gao Erqiang, have joined forces to slay the high-ranking demon Jiu Kong in the Fallen Dragon Sea of ​​the Heavenly Origin Realm!]

[Your ranking on the All-Heavens Demon-Slaying Ranking has risen sixteen places, currently at sixty-fourth. You are rewarded with one entry into the Heavenly Talisman Palace, 5.82 million merit points, and the opportunity to refine your demonic essence into corresponding Dao patterns.]

[Note: If the Dao patterns obtained from refining the demonic essence are incompatible with your own, you may consider exchanging them with the Heavenly Talisman Palace for corresponding treasures. The Heavenly Talisman Palace has been seeking to purchase these items at high prices for a long time.]

[Upon investigation, your Dao patterns do not align with the origin of this demon. The Heavenly Talisman Palace can purchase you at a premium. The tentative purchase price is: Water and Fire Gourd (one of the Seven Treasure Gourds, an innate spiritual treasure), Divine Spear Heavenly Executioner (a top-tier weapon from the Ancient Heavenly Court's divine weapon series), and Star God Puppet Blueprint (a sixth-tier celestial puppet blueprint, a closely guarded secret of the Ancient Heavenly Court). You may choose one of these three treasures, or you can exchange them for other Dao patterns at a higher price!]

[Member Su Qing rejected the acquisition and opted for the Demon Forging Gourd service instead. This service cost 2.36 million merit points, which have already been deducted in advance. The Demon Forging Gourd has begun refining demonic energy...]

[The forging of the treasure gourd is complete, and the Five Elders Dao Pattern—Dissociation Dao Pattern—has been forged!]

Countless patterns of light surged from the Forging Treasure Gourd into his mind.

Su Qing was completely absorbed in digesting the Dao patterns.

At this time, Tong Chang and Gao Erqiang had just been recruited as core members of the Heavenly Talisman Palace for their merits. It was also their first time stepping into the Heavenly Talisman Palace. They were dazzled by the dazzling array of rare and precious materials inside and spent a lot of money.

"We've struck it rich this time! The staffing issue is resolved, and we've even managed to exchange for an ancient statue of the God of Punishment from the Heavenly Talisman Palace. With a little polishing, it can become the most precious treasure of my Two Strong Gods Temple!"

"It's not just the harvest from the Heavenly Talisman Palace; the merits and fortune bestowed by heaven and earth are also considerable. With this wave of fortune, I, this old Daoist, am even able to bestow the title of a fifth-order deity upon him to serve as my protector!"

I'm so happy, really happy.

The two were delighted to see Su Qing floating in the sky, immersed in a beautiful array of Daoist-inspired light.

Suddenly, he couldn't laugh anymore.

"What is he doing?!"

"Absorbing Dao Patterns?"

"Where did these Dao patterns come from?"

"Exploded from the Nine Holes of the Demon?"

Why don't we have any?

"You, Erqiang, still want to eat meat? You'd be lucky to get any soup at all!"

The value of the Dao patterns of the Five Elders was clear to both Erqiang and Tongchang, and seeing Su Qing's acquisition, they were naturally extremely envious.

But that's just the beginning.

Before Su Qing had fully digested the Dao patterns.

The Azure Dragon that was destined to die, having been destroyed by the Nine Holes of the Demon, quickly transformed into the shape of the Prisoner Bull Treasure Ship and instantly merged into the other eight dragon ships that had transformed into the Azure Dragons, just like swallows returning to their nests.

Nine dragon boats gather together, and the Four Imperial Patterns appear in the world!
The nine sons mingled together, rolling around like a washing machine, producing thousands of auspicious colors and purple clouds. From within these auspicious colors and clouds, a small azure dragon, as thick as a human forearm, emerged, and with a gentle exhale, a mass of magnificent mountains and rivers was released.

Those who consume qi (vital energy) attain spiritual enlightenment and longevity. Just as people have different social classes, qi also has different grades and qualities.

There are three kinds of Qi. The first is the ordinary Qi that mortals breathe, which is only enough for living beings to survive and has no other benefits.

Secondly, there is the spiritual energy generated by the spiritual veins within famous mountains and rivers in various places. This is an essential element for cultivators. The only difference is that the spiritual energy generated by high-quality spiritual veins is more concentrated and can better meet the needs of high-level cultivators.

Thirdly, there are celestial spiritual energies with miraculous effects. These energies, which are difficult to form easily, such as the celestial energies of immortals, the pure energy of dragons and phoenixes, and the yin-yang energy of Kunlun, all have extraordinary effects. Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a mortal who obtained only a wisp of celestial energies and immediately ascended to immortality, achieving the creation of a fifth-order deity.

The magnificent landscape possesses a unique and spiritual quality, making it a place of natural beauty and spiritual energy.

The Azure Dragon Dao Pattern was once driven by the Human Emperor to guard the four directions of the human race. The human race was grateful for his virtue, which is why they allowed him to be bestowed this energy.

The reason why the nine-hole demonic rune could not be corrupted by the demonic rune back then, and could only be divided into nine parts in an attempt to digest them one by one, was also because the Azure Dragon rune contained this energy.

At this moment, the Azure Dragon exhaled this breath, and the ball of gas slowly fell to the sea surface. With a crisp snap, the ball of gas broke apart, and countless emerald green wisps of pure energy spread out in all directions like mercury spilling onto the ground, cleansing away all the dead and evil energy within this Fallen Dragon Sea.

In the blink of an eye, the ancient Fallen Dragon Sea and the present-day Land of No Return were transformed by this breath of magnificent mountain and sea energy, the polluted seawater became clear again, and the dark sun and moon became bright again.

The once dense fog has disappeared, and the sun's radiance shines upon this sea once more. The spiritual energy suppressed for countless years bursts forth from the seabed, and streaks of blue, gold, or yellow dragon souls slowly rise from the sea.

"Young friend Su, please lend me the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl!"

The Azure Dragon King looked sadly at these dragon souls that had been suppressed for countless years. Under the influence of the barrier, they had been lost until now. Although they were spared the danger of being corrupted by evil spirits, they also lost the possibility of falling into reincarnation. The best outcome might be to find them a body so that they could live another life like it, like walking corpses!

Su Qing had just finished digesting the Dao patterns of disintegration when he heard that the Dragon King had a request. He hurriedly threw the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl in his hand to the Azure Dragon King.

"How can you say it's a loan? This Sea-Stabilizing Pearl was once a possession of the Dragon Clan. Now that it has been returned to its rightful owner, it would be perfect if the Dragon King could use it to temporarily contain the souls of these heroic dragons!"

Su Qing understood what the Azure Dragon King was going to do. These dragon souls had gone through many hardships, and if they were not contained by a supreme treasure, they would dissipate in no time under the scorching sun, without even having time to find a body to possess.

The Azure Dragon King accepted the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, nodded slightly to Su Qing, and then the Azure Dragon soared into the sky, stirring up countless clouds. A dragon's roar resounded throughout the four seas and eight wastelands, and all living beings in Tianyuan could hear it:
"I, the Azure Dragon King, along with my dragon sons and daughters, have returned to the mortal world from the eternal seal, seeking to reclaim the ancient Dragon Sea and the Land of Annihilation as a dwelling place for my dragon clan. I wish all races under heaven to know this: if any dragon descendants in the present world have the heart to become dragons, they may come to this place, and I may bestow upon you the destiny to become dragons!"

After announcing the Dragon King's return, the Azure Dragon King immediately soared into the sky, smashed open the Heavenly Gate, and departed in a short while, heading to the Cloud Dragon Realm and the Earth Dragon Realm to find the most suitable bodies for the dragon souls it had taken in.

Let's leave aside the fact that Yunlong and Tulong are about to face a catastrophe.

At this moment, Su Qing only cared about one thing.

That was when the Azure Dragon Dao Pattern made its final contribution to the Dragon Clan, and before he was ready, it abruptly entered his sea of ​​consciousness.

With his small stature.

Can it withstand the impact of the Four Imperial Dao Patterns?
"This is a complete set of Four Imperial Dao Patterns! (*3)" Su Qing was shocked, the two powerful figures were extremely envious, and Tong Chang was extremely jealous. (End of this chapter)