Immortality begins with meditation puppets

The waves of the Western Sea surged higher and higher, repeatedly soaking the tiger egg that sat in meditation at the bow of the boat. Yet, the tiger remained oblivious, its body motionless, completely absorbed in the Great Dao.

"Hey, Tiger Egg, can you move over a bit? Don't you know we need to keep a low profile right now? With your huge tiger body sitting at the bow of the boat, are you trying to make things difficult for me?"

Su Qing got angry as soon as he saw the giant tiger on the bow of the ship and said angrily.

Tiger Egg paid no heed to his complaints. He said, "Let him talk. The breeze caresses the mountain. Let him argue. The bright moon shines over the river. I'm a permanent employee. Why would I be afraid of him firing me? Besides, even if there's trouble, it's the trouble caused by the master who doesn't give Tiger any peace of mind."

Tiger Egg is disobedient, so let's look at Bear Two.

Well, this scoundrel is remotely directing the operation of Xiong Er Money House in the far west using a snail-shaped communication puppet!
"Fulong Temple is vying for Buddhist faith in the far west? What does that have to do with us? Remember, where there are spirit stones, there is faith. Spirit stones are our faith. I am Luohan Buddha Bear, and I have nothing to do with my Xiong Er Money Shop. We only care about making money, and we don't care about anything else. The most important thing is to collect those loans that are due as soon as possible!"

Seeing Xiong Er's mouth spitting as he busied himself, Su Qing abandoned her idea of ​​having him teach Hu Dan a lesson.

Don't waste your efforts trying to arouse your lust by massaging your shoulders from behind and using your barren breasts to rouse your bestial desires.

Turning around and walking to the stern of the ship, I saw a spirit arrow trailing blue sparks exploding in the sky over a hundred miles away.

An arrow pierces the clouds, and thousands of troops come to meet you!

Oh no, someone has found our trail again!
Su Qing's face fell, and she ordered Li Hailang, who was in charge of steering the boat, to go full speed ahead and flee in the opposite direction.

Behind their ship, a group of cultivators were indeed chasing after them in a flurry of activity, sailing various treasure ships in high spirits!

"Master Su, don't try to escape! Our people are everywhere in this sea area, you have nowhere to run!"

On the treasure ship that was chasing the fastest, stood a Taoist priest with an earth-colored face, looking like an old zombie that had sprung out of the ground. Although he was old, his skills were not weak. Disliking that the fourth-tier treasure ship was too slow, he used his hands as oars, as if adding a booster to the ship, and rushed straight towards Su Qing's treasure ship.

"Master Huang, please do not pursue us any further. What are my abilities, that I have earned such high regard from you fellow Daoists!"

Su Qing turned around in a panic, shouting "No!"

But the more excited he shouted, the more excited the monks behind him became.

"This time it's definitely Su Qing!"

"Are you sure it's not a substitute puppet? This kid's cunning!"

"There can't be any mistake! Didn't you see that real person in front get chopped into the sea by him with one axe? So powerful! Who else could it be but Su Qing himself!"

"That old bastard got off easy! Master Su, look at me, look at me! Give me a swing of your axe too, aim for my crotch! If I utter a sound, you're a grandson!"

Who wants to be your grandfather?!
You didn't say a word, and I just wiped you out. Your grandson still comes looking for trouble with me!
Su Qing turned around angrily and saw the group of old men behind him. He couldn't cut them down or scold them. He had nowhere to vent his anger, so he could only sullenly pull out a third-tier treasure ship from his storage bag.

As for why it's so shabby that it only has a third-tier treasure ship.

It's all because of these old relics who appeared out of nowhere. They've been chasing him so frantically over the years that almost all the treasure ships they've accumulated have been destroyed in the pursuit. Now, only the last one, the Serpent Dragon, is still usable.

This debt should be attributed to Jianglong Fuhu!
Before leaving the Land of Despair, he couldn't bear to see the Dragon-Subduing Tiger return in disgrace, so he took up the Xingtian Divine Axe and used it to cleave open their inner worlds.

If you've been promoted, so be it. You two brothers should just focus on fighting for power in the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom, snatching elders' wives, slapping younger generations, and helping other forces in the West Sea share the burden of the demons and sea monsters. Isn't that great? I won't hold it against you.

Well, these two brothers have no idea what being low-key means. As soon as they returned to the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom, they announced their triumphant return and the news that they had both advanced to the fifth rank. They even helped Su Qing to make a big fuss about it, saying that their advancement to the fifth rank was entirely due to the two axes he gave them.

These two brothers did something bad, but they were actually pleased with themselves. They sent him a message through their divine sense, as if they wanted to claim credit and reward, saying that they had made Su Qing famous.

Su Qing was initially quite pleased with herself.

How's it going, bro?
Most body cultivators in the world dream of advancing to the fifth rank, but with just a small axe, I can make their dreams come true. I'm a dreamer every day!

But being high-profile is never a good thing; one should be low-key.

Su Qing had no idea how many ancient beings with no hope of breaking through to the next realm were hidden within the Tianyuan Realm.

A fourth-order body cultivator can live for ten thousand years. If conditions are good and their children and grandchildren are filial, they can extend their lifespan by several thousand or even ten thousand years by consuming longevity-promoting herbs and potent tonics.

Originally, with no hope of breaking through to a higher realm, these ancient relics remained buried in the ground or kept in their homes, rarely showing themselves, serving as the family's cultural heritage to eke out a living.

When they learned that Su Qing's Xingtian Blood Axe could potentially advance their cultivation path, they immediately couldn't stay in the ground any longer.

Since they did not leave the earth, no one knew that there were so many fourth-order body cultivators hidden within the Tianyuan Realm.

At first, Su Qing did not realize the seriousness of the problem.

When a fourth-tier elder of the Desire Demon Sect, who was introduced by Shi Lijing, came to his treasure ship to ask him to chop a piece with his axe, he could not refuse Shi Lijing's favor and the many precious materials he had brought, so he reluctantly chopped a piece with his axe.

This old elder, who was squatting in the earth, was really something else. His foundation was much deeper than that of the Dragon Subduer and Tiger Tamer. After a single blow from his axe, he was truly made a hero.

Upon his completion of this mission, Shi Lijing treated him with utmost respect, and his gratitude towards Su Qing went without saying.

This drove the fourth-tier body cultivators, who had initially been skeptical of the Dragon Subduing and Tiger Taming Technique, completely mad.

First, the fourth-order body cultivators from the Western Sea cultivation world flocked to him, all wanting Su Qing to chop them with his axe. Then, as the news spread, old-timers from the Central Plains, Southern Frontier, Eastern Wilderness, and Northern Territory came to the Western Sea to block him. Even more outrageous were the body cultivators from beyond the realms who came from afar, just asking Su Qing to chop them with his axe!
This scene made Su Qing realize that something was wrong!
Yes, Xing Tian's Blood Axe is very powerful when cutting people, and it's not impossible for it to break open someone's inner world.

But it's not as outrageous as the rumors make it out to be.

For someone with profound skills like subduing dragons and tigers, who is only one step away from achieving their goal, a single axe strike will surely help them get what they want.

Now, nine out of ten of these old men who come knocking on the door are already in a state of decline. Let alone breaking through to a higher realm, they need to take pills and medicines just to maintain their current realm. If this axe blow comes down, they will die before they even become gods!
Yes! They were already dying, so they didn't care whether they died sooner or later; they just wanted this last chance to fight.

But they don't care, do their descendants not care?

A family capable of producing a fourth-order body cultivator is not someone to be trifled with.

Needless to say, they are all the old treasures of major sects and families.

If they were cleaved in two by Su Qing's axe, would their descendants be willing to be on good terms with him?

The old guys couldn't afford to cut them down, and Su Qing didn't dare to either.

The only thing we can do is hide!
It's a pity that Su Qing, who had conquered all directions and made a fortune, should have been in the far west, gathering his confidantes Yun'er, Ling Ying, Wan Qing, Qiao Lian, and other beauties to tell stories and enjoy a rare and wonderful time since he started cultivating. Instead, he has been playing hide-and-seek with these old guys on the Western Sea for more than 20 years.

I'm tired and exhausted.

Let's end it here today.

Watching the last treasure ship capsize by Huang Zhenren, who used his hands as oars, Su Qing could no longer bear it and wanted to make these old bastards be beheaded or die as they wished.

"Esteemed masters, let's make this clear beforehand: this 'one-cutting' service is purely for me. I'll only do the cutting, nothing else. There's no after-sales service, no guarantee, and you'll all need to sign a guarantee to ensure that your descendants won't blame me for this."

In the clouds, Su Qing was surrounded by a group of old men carrying coffins. After bowing in greeting, he instructed Xiong Er to distribute the pre-prepared guarantee to the cultivators. These cultivators, who had been chasing him for over twenty years, begging to be beheaded but unable to, hesitated now that he had actually agreed to do so.

After all, this axe blow could truly decide life or death; if one was unlucky, they might really be gone!
Seeing their reaction, Su Qing immediately made a promise:
"You are all senior figures in the cultivation world, and also pillars of our Tianyuan Realm and human cultivation. If you have any requests, I will not refuse you. Even if you have concerns today and give up for the time being, it doesn't matter. If you are ready in the future, you can come to me at any time!"

Upon hearing this, some of the older masters who had initially looked troubled immediately relaxed and praised Su Qing for being sensible.

These individuals either have plenty of life left and it's not worth risking their lives now, or their family's younger generations are not up to par and they still need him to step in for a while. Most of them just want to observe the success rate of Su Qing's attack.

As for the million spirit stones that Su Qing priced for this "chopping axe" service, none of these old masters cared. They were all fourth-level body cultivators. If they couldn't even come up with a million spirit stones, then they didn't deserve to be chopped and didn't deserve to receive the resources to advance to the fifth level!

Some people can afford to wait, while others cannot.

The old master of the Huang family, Huang Shanghuang, was the most impatient, after all, he had previously had his family members bury him in the ground to wait for him to die.

"You cowardly coward, if you want to leave, then leave quickly and don't waste my time!" Huang Shanghuang strode forward and arrogantly handed Su Qing a storage bag full of spirit stones.

"This is three million spirit stones. One million is a reward, one million is an apology for my Huang family for offending True Person Su, and the remaining one million is compensation for the treasure ships that True Person Su has lost over the past twenty years while trying to avoid us old folks!"

As expected of a prominent family from Penglai, they are truly upright and honest in their dealings with others.

Huang Shanghuang's actions made Su Qing, who had originally planned to secretly plot against him, feel too embarrassed to do so.

Knowing that the old master was anxious, and for the sake of three million spirit stones, Su Qing didn't mind letting him be the top performer who was to be beheaded!

The other cultivators, seeing Huang Shanghuang's eagerness to be a guinea pig, didn't try to compete with him. They couldn't win anyway, as three million spirit stones weren't something anyone could just casually pull out.

"Please drink your medicine, Master!" Qinghe held up the potent tonic soup, and Huang Shanghuang downed it in one gulp.

"Please, Master, take this pill!" Xiong Er held the unknown pill, tilted his head back, and swallowed it whole.

"Please, Master, bring the puppet!" Tiger Egg held up a battle armor puppet, and Huang Shanghuang donned the armor without saying a word.

The scene left the group of old masters completely stunned.

"As expected of a million-dollar service, this is truly thoughtful!"

"What else could it be? I told you we couldn't just chop it open. There must have been some preparations beforehand. I imagine these medicines, pills, and battle puppets are preparations to complement the Xing Tian Divine Axe!"

"If we get more spirit stones later, can we upgrade the quality of this medicine, pills, and battle puppet?"

Su Qing turned a deaf ear to the old folks' discussions.

He knew perfectly well that these three preparations were just for show, meant to make the old guys feel that they were worth the money. The success rate of promotion depended solely on the person being cut off.

Of course, it's not entirely useless.

Having spent at least two million spirit stones, and knowing that the medicine, pills, and battle puppets were all top-quality, Huang Shanghuang felt more confident and his success rate was higher than when he was feeling anxious.

"Master Huang, are you ready!"

"Ready! Let's go!"

"That path must be cut down!"

"Enough with the nonsense! Just wait and chop off your grandfather's head!"

With a series of loud shouts, Su Qing wielded the Blood Axe, thrusting it straight into Huang Shanghuang's dantian through its gaping maw.

The old master's dantian, like his family's, was imposing, a golden yellow-orange color, carrying a decaying, old-fashioned aura.

With the spirit stones in his account, Su Qing didn't think twice and simply swung his axe down.

If the old immortal were to live another 100,000 years, the ancestral graves of the Huang family of Penglai would immediately begin to emit smoke.

If he fails, he will vanish into thin air. Ten thousand years of hard work will be lost in a single day. It's not a pity. In this lifetime, this old man has enjoyed all kinds of wealth and honor!

Just heard a bang.

The execution axe burrowed from Huang Shanghuang's body back into Su Qing's hand.

Its mission is now complete.

The inner barrier that Huang Shang Huang had held for so many years had been breached by it.

Now it all depends on Huang Shanghuang's own destiny, and whether he can withstand the violent spiritual energy created by the opening of his inner world.
"It's done, Master Dao, I'm done!"

Huang Shanghuang sensed the world within his body and felt that in this world, he was the creator, the heaven, the earth, and the supreme ruler!

This feeling fascinated him, drove him crazy, and made him shout with joy.

From the perspective of the outside world.

All they saw was Huang Shanghuang's originally withered and emaciated body expanding without limit.

In the blink of an eye, Huang Shang Huang had become an enormous sphere.

Anyone could see that something was wrong.

Everyone silently distanced themselves from the fleshy ball that was about to explode, but was certain to explode.

Su Qing hid the furthest away.

"Master Su, what's wrong with Master Huang?"

"He failed. His foundation was too weak. When he advanced to the fourth level of body cultivation, he probably used pills to feed him. This time, he forcibly broke through his inner world. His foundation was unstable and his Dao patterns were not obvious. He could not suppress his inner world. The only result was that he died from the explosion of spiritual energy!"

"what?"

"Still don't understand? I'm saying that this Master Huang is dead, definitely dead, he's about to explode into dust, he won't even have a chance to be reincarnated!"

Su Qing cruelly addressed the assembled crowd.

He's really not afraid of scaring them.

If he hadn't been annoyed by them, he wouldn't have bothered earning that million-dollar service fee!

Having witnessed firsthand the gruesome sight of the yellow on top of the yellow fruit bursting open like a watermelon, these old fogies probably wouldn't dare let him chop it up again! (End of Chapter)