Immortality begins with meditation puppets

It's like carrying mountains on your back, like bearing the blue sky on your shoulders.

When Su Qing's gaze fell on him again, Master Ziwei felt suffocated. Under the pressure of Su Qing's aura, even his primordial spirit was slower than usual. Perhaps because of this, his mind was not as quick as usual. So when Su Qing asked him a question, he inexplicably spoke the most deadly truths!
Su Qing, sitting upright, leaned slightly forward, her eyes fixed on Master Ziwei, and said unhurriedly:
"Does the real person have a grudge against me, Su Qing? Or against that deceased Xian Qin envoy?"

Master Ziwei shook the wave drum, and her head shook along with it:
"No, absolutely not. I, Ziwei, have lived in the Eastern Wilderness for a long time and have been cultivating in seclusion in the sect. I rarely step out of the sect and have no chance to get to know True Person Su, nor do I know this envoy from the Immortal Qin Martial Kingdom. There is no grudge between us at all!"

"Oh, so the Donghua Immortal Kingdom has a grudge against my far west, or the Immortal Qin Martial Kingdom?" Su Qing asked again.

"In the past, the Seven Swordsmen of the Far West descended from the Heavenly Mountain and made a great name for themselves in my Eastern Wilderness. They also opened the door to exchanges between my Eastern Wilderness and the Far West. Since then, my Eastern Wilderness and the Far West have often had exchanges, sending cultivators and disciples to each other to test their sword skills. There are no grudges, only a long-lasting friendship. As for the Immortal Qin Martial Kingdom, to be honest with True Person Su, with the strength of my Eastern Hua Immortal Kingdom, we are not qualified to have a grudge with the Immortal Qin Martial Kingdom!"

Without any hesitation, Master Ziwei denied it, saying that the cultivation world of the Western Sea and the Immortal Qin Martial Kingdom were buffered by the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range and the Pingxi Martial Kingdom, and had not yet witnessed the terror of the Immortal Qin Martial Kingdom. However, the Eastern Hua Immortal Kingdom was not far from the Immortal Qin Martial Kingdom, and knew all too well that the country was full of martial virtue. They had been trembling in its shadow for many years, and dared not have any grudges with this immortal kingdom!

"Oh, there's no grudge between us? Then tell me, why did you kill the Immortal Qin Envoy!" Su Qing suddenly shouted, and a phantom of a blue dragon suddenly pounced forward from behind, scaring Ziwei Zhenren so much that her face turned pale and her mind went blank. At the same time, the villain once again took advantage of the opportunity to enter.

"I am guilty, I deserve to die, I am not human!" Master Ziwei was terrified and knelt on the ground with a thud, weeping and slapping himself with both hands. He said, "I was bewitched by a villain and concocted the Liver-Tearing Powder, but I never expected that he would use this powder to deal with the envoy from Xianqin!"

Upon hearing this, Master Ziwei suddenly regained her senses and couldn't understand why she had revealed herself like this. She could have simply denied it!
But his clarity only lasted a moment. His mental defenses, which had already been breached by the villains, were immediately breached again, leaving his mind muddled once more, and he followed Su Qing's lead in responding and acting.

Upon hearing Master Ziwei admit that he was the one who concocted the poison that killed the Immortal Qin envoy, none of the cultivators present felt sorry for him. They only felt a sense of relief, realizing that the true culprit had been identified, at least clearing them of suspicion. Rao Tingshan, in particular, who had spoken with the Immortal Qin envoy before his death, breathed a deep sigh of relief and said fiercely to Master Ziwei:
"Are you trying to get yourself killed? Poisons that can harm even a true immortal are controlled substances in every immortal kingdom! Even if you want to sell them to others, you must first report to the Far West. Otherwise, the buyer and seller are equally guilty, and the poisoner and the seller will bear the same consequences!"

Rao Tingshan's words were met with nods of agreement from the other True Men.

Control regulations are something that almost every relatively stable immortal kingdom implements.

High-level items such as poisons, magic cannons, and armor, if allowed to circulate freely within the Immortal Kingdom, could easily fall into the hands of evil people and cause large-scale riots, or even lead to serious incidents like today that damage the Immortal Kingdom's relations with other countries.

If the Ziwei True Person had reported in advance that he had sold a poison that could harm True Persons, and truthfully informed Hongshang, Yingjueshen, the Grand Elder, and other leaders in charge of the Far West before Su Qing's arrival, and then they had reminded important figures inside and outside the Far West, the Immortal Qin envoy would have been more wary of the poison and wouldn't have drunk the poisoned wine with a tilt of his head and died instantly.

As long as Master Ziwei reports it, even if the Xianqin envoy dies now, it has nothing to do with him. Just like Su Qing sells thousands of puppets, he can't be held responsible if a puppet kills someone, right?
Of course, if you are strong enough to trample on the rules of the local immortal kingdom, you don't need to report it. If your fist is strong enough, you can do whatever you want!

Su Qing coldly looked at the kneeling Ziwei Zhenren below. A dignified Zhenren, yet he insisted on courting death. It was only right that he ended up like this.

His mistake was selling goods without considering the target audience and underestimating Jixi. He thought he could disregard the rules of this place and do whatever he wanted, but he didn't expect that the moment Su Qing looked at him, he couldn't even keep quiet.

But he wasn't entirely useless; he could still do some things.

"You said someone misled you, disturbed your mind, and interfered with your judgment, causing you to sell the poison in a daze. Do you know who this person is, and whether they were present at the scene?"

Su Qing asked expressionlessly.

Upon hearing this, Master Ziwei swept his gaze across all the cultivators present.

People like Wei Debao, Rao Tingshan, and Ying Jueshen, who have a clear conscience, are naturally open and honest. While some of the True Men, such as Huang Li and Tian Peng, feel somewhat uncomfortable, they do not have any particular reaction.

Only Wu Genxiong from Pingxi Wu Kingdom nervously squeezed the storage bag at his waist when Master Ziwei's gaze fell upon him.

He's up to no good!
Because he did indeed purchase a dose of poison from Master Ziwei!
But he intended to use this poison on Su Qing, not on an envoy from the Immortal Qin!

So, that old scoundrel Ziwei actually sold two doses of poison, but why did he only say he sold one?

Wu Genxiong had a bad feeling.

When Master Ziwei's gaze remained fixed on him, and the other cultivators present also cast suspicious glances at him, he could no longer contain himself. He stepped forward, pointed at Master Ziwei's nose, and began to hurl insults:
"Don't make false accusations! When did I, Wu Genxiong, poison anyone? That's absolutely not true!"

"Wu Zhenren, what makes you say that? Ziwei Zhenren didn't mention you at all. Why are you so eager to deny it? In my opinion, Wu Zhenren is of noble birth and would never do such a despicable thing as poisoning someone. I have never suspected anyone but you, Wu Zhenren!"

Su Qing's gaze flashed like lightning as she looked at Wu Genxiong.

The aura of the Azure Dragon, coupled with the chilling killing intent cultivated by Su Qing through his conquests, pressed down on Wu Genxiong, leaving him in the same predicament as Master Ziwei.

It's a pity that this top-tier second-generation king has quite a few treasures on him, seemingly including items to resist the invasion of external gods, so that the villains have no chance to make their move.

Wu Genxiong also realized what was happening at that moment!

Su Qing has no good intentions towards him!
You didn't suspect me?

You didn't suspect me, yet you stared at me with your eyes wide open, your imposing manner towards me, treating me like a criminal. What was your purpose?
He's trying to smear me! He's trying to smear my Pingxi Wu Kingdom!
Under immense pressure, Wu Genxiong's mind became even sharper than usual. He accurately judged Su Qing's intentions and was eager to prove his innocence to avoid being blamed.

Deng Deng Deng!
Wu Genxiong strode forward, approaching Su Qing, intending to show him the poison in his hand.

But despite appearing as harmless as a chick in front of Su Qing, he still managed to terrify her, causing her expression to change drastically.

"Why is Master Wu so close to me? Could it be that he intends to use the same old trick to poison me?"

No sooner had he spoken than all the cultivators present saw Wu Genxiong take out the poison he had bought from Master Ziwei but hadn't had a chance to use from his storage bag!
What more can be said!
"You scoundrel from Pingxi, how dare you be so insolent!" "I, Guangquan, am here. If you want to harm Master Su, you'll have to step over me first!"

"You sons of bitches! We've only had a few good days in the far west, and you already don't want us to have any better days? If we don't have any good days, neither will you! Prepare to die!"

Enraged, the crowd surged forward.

"How dare you! I am Prince Pingxi, how can you insult me ​​like this!"

As expected of a long-established martial nation, the loyalty of the guards they trained was off the charts. Even though they knew that if they stood in front of them, they would only be killed by the cultivators, Wu Genxiong's guards still roared and drew their swords to charge forward.

And they, naturally, also sought death and were granted it.

Before Chen Quanquan, Xin Feng, and the other nine True Immortals brought by Su Qing could even make a move, Ying Jueshen, Rao Tingshan, and the others, eager to impress Su Qing, had already killed the group of guards in front of Wu Genxiong.

The fresh, viscous blood of Wu Genxiong's bodyguard, who had risked his life for him, splattered onto his face, causing his normally functioning brain to momentarily shut down.

In that brief moment, the kneeling Master Ziwei suddenly sprang up like a monkey, snatching and swallowing the poison in one swift motion.

"This poison is potent!" Before dying, Master Ziwei, whose body was ripped open by his own poison, regained his senses in the instant the villain released him from control. He only had time to praise his own skill.

The shock of seeing this envoy, who was also a Nascent Soul cultivator, die so suddenly right in front of him was even greater than the death of his own guard.

Because he knew that if Su Qing dared to treat Ziwei Zhenren like that, she would dare to treat him the same way!

Therefore, he was so nervous that he dared not question Su Qing's next words, for fear that he would give him another opportunity to make trouble and kill him like he killed Ziwei Zhenren.

Su Qing felt that it was about time, so she slowly stood up, cleared her throat, and then waved for the show-offs Shao Delong, Xiao Lang, and the others to leave.

"Alas, I have been fighting in the Western Sea for so long that I have become overly wary of people. When Master Wu made a slight move just now, I misunderstood him."

But you were too impulsive. Why did you kill Wu Zhenren's guards so directly? It's bloody and unsightly.

However, I have seen some clues about this matter.

First: Ziwei Zhenren, the envoy of Donghua Immortal Kingdom, was misled by a "treacherous person" and sold poison to assassinate the envoy of Xianqin Wu Kingdom. After the case was exposed, he committed suicide out of fear of punishment. There is no way to verify the truth of the matter. Please collect the bodies of him and the Xianqin envoy and send them to Xianqin Wu Kingdom. This will be considered as our explanation to Xianqin Wu Kingdom from the far west.

Second: Inform the Donghua Immortal Kingdom of this matter truthfully, suspend the communication channels between the Far West and the Donghua Immortal Kingdom, and decide whether the relationship between the two countries can still be maintained after the Donghua Immortal Kingdom has given an explanation for this matter.

Thirdly, because Wu Genxiong, the envoy of Pingxi Wu Kingdom, is highly suspicious in this matter and cannot be cleared of suspicion, in order to be responsible for the deceased Xianqin envoy, he must not leave the far west until Wu Genxiong is cleared of suspicion!

After I finish speaking, who agrees? Who disagrees?

Su Qing looked at Tian Peng, Huang Li, and the other foreign envoys. He saw that although they were shocked, they did not speak due to his pressure. Seeing Wu Genxiong's timid and submissive appearance, he nodded in satisfaction.

Seeing this, Hongshang immediately sent several aquatic giants and great wood spirits in to clean up the ground.

Once the hall returned to normal, the cultivators seemed to have forgotten what had just happened and resumed their usual discussions. But everyone knew that everything was different now.

Everyone wasn't stupid; they could all see that Master Ziwei's expression and actions afterwards were off, and they could also tell that Wu Genxiong wasn't the real culprit who poisoned him. All of this was just Su Qing using Master Ziwei, who was destined to die, to achieve his desired goal.

He had three objectives.

First, it's about how to explain the death of the Xianqin envoy in the far west, so that the blame can be placed on Master Ziwei and partly on Wu Genxiong. This would give Xianqin Wu Kingdom an explanation and prevent damage to relations between the two countries. As for whether Xianqin Wu Kingdom will send someone to the far west to verify this, that's a matter for later. If they really want to investigate, let them investigate. Anyway, Wu Genxiong is being held here.

Secondly, they could take advantage of the situation to control Wu Genxiong, the adopted son of the King of Pingxi and the first in line to the throne of the Pingxi Wu Kingdom. By using him as a hostage, regardless of what the Western Regions might do to the Pingxi Wu Kingdom in the future, the Pingxi Wu Kingdom would at least have to consider the consequences before it could do anything to the Western Regions.

Thirdly, it was a show of force to intimidate and flex his muscles. It's important to understand that Su Qing's ability to control the entire situation and manipulate Ziwei Zhenren and Wu Genxiong wasn't due to cunning or cleverness, but rather to his strength. His power was so great that the mere pressure he exuded rendered the two fourth-tier Nascent Soul cultivators powerless, allowing him to call a deer a horse without any objection. This strength undoubtedly instilled even greater respect in those currently restless or planning to be restless within the Far West, as well as in foreign envoys like Tianpeng Zhenren and Huang Li Zhenren, making them understand the proper attitude to adopt in future conversations.

And the most important thing next.

This is a matter of establishing a nation in the far west!

"The vast western world is full of potential, and there is also the Eye of Return to the Void here, bearing the important task of guiding the souls of the dead and helping all living beings to enter the cycle of reincarnation after death, so that they are not used by evil spirits."

In the past, when the demons were suppressed, no one paid any attention to such a crucial place. But now that the demons are coming out one after another to cause trouble, we cannot afford to make any mistakes. If the far west is taken advantage of by the demons and the Eye of Returning to the Void falls into their control, not only my Western Sea, but the entire Tianyuan will be unable to bear the consequences.

Thus, I wish to establish a celestial kingdom here, named Kaiyuan, with the westernmost city as its capital. Its territory extends east to the western sea, south to the Wangchuan River, west to the Lingxu Mine, and north to Langlang Mountain. All within this borders shall be the land of Kaiyuan! With the mission of protecting Guixu and reviving all arts, we will regard evil spirits and monsters as our enemies. We will strive to become the backbone of the Tianyuan people's resistance against evil spirits, and the ballast stone and pillar supporting the heavens of the Western Sea cultivation world!

If you have no objections, the envoys of all nations may send messages back to their countries to proclaim the name of Kaiyuan to the world! (End of Chapter)