Immortality begins with meditation puppets

The founding of the nation was a momentous event!
The establishment of a celestial kingdom inevitably touches upon the interests of neighboring celestial kingdoms. In this process, there are many internal and external obstacles, and gaining the recognition of other celestial kingdoms is not an easy task.

In the Tianyuan Realm, the birth of a celestial kingdom usually takes three forms.

Firstly, their ancestors were worthy of honor. During the Tianyuan Dynasty, they were enfeoffed as kings. As long as their descendants are not so unworthy, they can still be wealthy and respected kings to this day. This is the case for most of the Wu Kingdoms in the Central Plains.

Secondly, the sects are powerful, inheriting the ancient Daoist traditions, with orderly inheritance and a large number of talented people. They rely on the sects to establish immortal kingdoms, and most of the immortal kingdoms in the Western Sea cultivation world are established in this way.

Thirdly, the individual must be strong enough to suppress dissent from within and without, unite various forces within the country to follow their lead, and deter foreign powers from invading. Although this form is rare, there are examples of evil kingdoms like the Demon Tree Kingdom and the Divine Kingdom.

Su Qing has clearly chosen a path based on her own strength.

He wasn't just tough; he was even more troublesome than Di Motian and Gao Erqiang.

Therefore, when he announced the founding of the country, all the cultivators present, along with the foreign envoys, felt it was only natural. In their view, with Su Qing's current abilities, it would be a problem if he were only satisfied with establishing a city in the far west. With strength and resources, establishing a celestial kingdom was perfectly normal. Who would dare to disagree?

In fact, the fact that the various immortal kingdoms sent envoys to the far west already meant that they regarded the far west as an immortal kingdom. They also carried the tasks assigned to them by their respective immortal kingdoms, and now was the time for them to show their abilities.

"On behalf of the Penglai Immortal Kingdom and all the immortal kingdoms of the Western Sea cultivation world, I congratulate the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom on its establishment. I wish the Immortal Kingdom to flourish and prosper under the leadership of True Person Su. I also present a fifth-tier immortal vine, wishing that the Penglai and Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdoms can coexist peacefully and work together for common development."

As the overlord of the Western Sea, Huang Li had no choice but to make this statement. He represented not only Penglai, but also all the immortal kingdoms of the Western Sea, regardless of whether others agreed or not.

His respectful attitude was not merely to curry favor with Su Qing; it was actually a unanimous decision made after discussions among the various forces of Penglai.

Admittedly, Penglai, accustomed to its domineering ways, was quite upset that Su Qingsheng had swallowed up such a lucrative piece of meat in the far west.

But there's nothing we can do about it. Su Qing is currently riding high, and Penglai's main task is to build the Humanity Heavenly Court. They have neither the time nor the power to interfere with the establishment of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom.

Since they couldn't intervene militarily, there was no need to be verbally defiant. They simply acknowledged the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. At least, even though Su Qing's relationship with Penglai wasn't good, he was still a human being. By establishing a kingdom in the Western Sea, he could at least help Penglai share some of the pressure from the Western Sea demons and sea monsters.

"Master Huang Li is an old acquaintance of mine. I trouble you to make this trip. Please also convey my message to the immortals of Penglai Immortal Kingdom: no matter what misunderstandings I, Su Qing, may have had with Penglai before, in the face of the great cause of resisting demons, our two immortal kingdoms should share resources and cooperate sincerely in the future!"

Su Qing waved for Hong Shang to put the gift away and then talked with Huang Li for a long time. The main purpose was to ask Penglai to lift trade restrictions so that goods shops from the far west could come to Penglai and high-end goods from Penglai could come to the far west!

Huang Li stammered and couldn't utter a single coherent word, making Su Qing understand his and the Huang family's awkward position in Penglai. They couldn't talk to him about business with Penglai; they would have to talk to the Liu family, or perhaps the Zhao family as well.

Huang Li, who had little say in Penglai, was someone Su Qing had no interest in talking to. After chatting for a while, she dismissed him.

At this point, many other immortal kingdoms, such as the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons, the Kingdom of a Thousand Islands, and the Kingdom of Desire Demons, who shared the same idea as Penglai and refused to be represented by Penglai, also stepped forward to offer their gifts.

"On behalf of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons, I present a fifth-tier Jianmu branch and a fifth-tier Fire Phoenix feather to congratulate the establishment of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. I hope that the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom can shoulder the responsibilities of this era and work together with all the people of Tianyuan to sweep away all evil and monsters and restore peace and prosperity to the world!"

Master Tianpeng recited his words verbatim. Judging from his appearance, he didn't seem to be there to deliver gifts, but rather to collect debts. Huang Li shook his head, not understanding why the Demon Kingdom would send him as an envoy. Could he flatter people? Could he build relationships? He certainly couldn't flatter or build relationships like Master Tianpeng. Master Su definitely wouldn't pay him any attention!

"The gifts from the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom are a bit too extravagant. Given the relationship between our two families, this is too formal. Brother Tianpeng, please don't leave today. I have important matters to discuss with you. Please stay in the far west for a few days."

Seeing the expressionless and impatient look on his face, Su Qing was not annoyed at all. Instead, he walked up to Tianpeng Zhenren with great enthusiasm and exchanged pleasantries with him. He didn't look like someone who had killed Tianpeng's descendants for generations. Anyone who didn't know better would think that Su Qing and Tianpeng were close friends!
Others found it strange, but Tianpeng found it even stranger. In terms of friendship, it had no friendship with Su Qing, but rather a grudge. Although it had lived a long life and had many children, the death of a few of its descendants was not a great enmity. As Su Qing's strength increased to a level that it could no longer deal with, it actually no longer had the idea of ​​avenging its descendants. However, not being able to avenge them did not mean that it would become sworn brothers with Su Qing.

Who in the Demon Kingdom doesn't know that Tianpeng is unyielding and has the most unyielding spirit? To think that a few kind words can turn him into an enemy? Bah! Wishful thinking!
"Brother Tianpeng, please don't have such a cold face. I have a suit of armored puppets that is extremely suitable for the Tianpeng clan. I am very eager to cooperate with you. If you continue with this attitude, I really don't know if we can continue to cooperate!"

Despite having a favor to ask and wanting to keep it in the far west for a while, Su Qing was still somewhat displeased. Helpless, he took out a puppet blueprint and tried to warm it up!

"Armored puppet? My Tianpeng clan is invincible in the heavens, why should we rely on external forces!" Tianpeng Zhenren said arrogantly, but fearing that he was being too disrespectful to Su Qing and that the kid would kill him on the spot, he perfunctorily took the puppet blueprints, glanced at them casually, and immediately couldn't be so perfunctory anymore!
"This...this armored puppet, was it specially designed for my Tianpeng clan? Are there any finished products? If so, I need it now, spirit stones are no problem!"

Tianpeng clutched the blueprints, speaking to Su Qing with the eagerness of someone examining a rare treasure.

Seeing how quickly it transformed from arrogant and unyielding to obsequious and subservient, the onlookers immediately became interested in the puppet blueprint in its hand.

The drawing depicted a roc about to take flight, its entire body made of some unknown black metal. It looked as if it were alive, incredibly lifelike. Compared to the real roc, anyone could tell that this armored puppet was drawn in perfect imitation of the roc.

But a puppet is not a talisman; it's useless if it looks like a talisman. You have to see what power and effect it has!
Unfortunately, Tian Peng was really stingy. He held onto the page of blueprints describing the function of the armor puppet tightly in his hand and refused to show it to anyone. This made the interested cultivators extremely agitated, and they all said that this demon king was not human and had no manners.

But even though it can't be seen, just by looking at how intently Tianpeng is working on this blueprint, everyone understands that this blueprint must be of great significance to the Tianpeng clan. Otherwise, it, which has been as tough as iron for its entire life, wouldn't have softened its bones so quickly.

This also fueled the cultivators' hunger for Su Qing's puppet, especially those foreign envoys!
To be honest, the reason they traveled thousands of miles to the Western Regions was mostly because of the puppets in Su Qing's hands. You should know that Su's puppets are extremely sought after all over Tianyuan now. Whether used for personal purposes or resold, they bring in profits that cannot be ignored.

These envoys felt that Su Qing was new to the far west and had many trivial matters to attend to, so they thought he didn't have time to discuss this matter with them. They were all prepared to talk to him in detail after he finished his work. However, they did not expect that he would take out a new puppet blueprint and give it to Tianpeng Zhenren.
Outrageous!

Why are we so kind to this roc beast? Is it because it gives us many gifts, and the gifts are substantial?
Huang Li was filled with regret. The fifth-tier immortal vine he took out was paid for with his own money. According to the Liu family, they were unwilling to give Su Qing even a single one. They only wanted to get along with Su Qing, so they were willing to spend so much next time. At this moment, he regretted not that he had taken out something but was treated worse than Tianpeng Zhenren, but that since he had taken out something, why didn't he take out more? If he had offered two fifth-tier spiritual items to Su Qing like Tianpeng, would he have been able to get a blueprint for a new type of puppet?

Huang Li was clearly overthinking things.

Su Qing is not a god who can create new types of blueprints whenever he wants.

The Peng-shaped battle armor puppet given to Tianpeng was developed based on his experience in refining the Golden Peng Mothership by his descendants of Tianpeng. He had never played with Huang Li's descendants, so how could he have developed a puppet that matched his Huang family?

"I know that Master Tianpeng is in a hurry, but there's no use in being anxious. I'm sure you've seen it too. This puppet fits Tianpeng's body perfectly. When it's armored, it can make up for Tianpeng's lack of defensive capabilities and greatly enhance the speed advantage of the Tianpeng clan. After removing the armor, it can also act as Tianpeng's wingman, working at a speed similar to Tianpeng's to perfectly cooperate with Tianpeng to surround and kill opponents."

To achieve these functions, besides a large quantity of high-grade luminous stones capable of absorbing the essence of the sun and moon for energy, and blood spirit crystals that can rapidly restore health, the most crucial element is high-grade wind speed stones. Without these stones, it's impossible to support high-grade speed runes, and without speed, their usefulness to the Sky Roc clan is greatly diminished!

Su Qing shook her head with some regret and said to Tian Peng.

But when he told Tianpeng not to rush, Tianpeng became even more anxious. How could things be done like this? It would have been fine if it hadn't seen the puppet, but now that it had, it knew how important the puppet was to the Tianpeng clan.

It should be understood that the Tianpeng clan is fast and powerful, but the reason they haven't unified the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom and are still below the Winged Tiger and Green Lion clans is because they are fragile and weak. When fighting against others of the same level, they often cry for help because of their fragile skin, which is why they can't speak loudly in the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom. However, with the help of this armored puppet, they are faster, stronger, and tougher. One Tianpeng is stronger than two Tianpengs. The disadvantage of the Tianpeng clan will be reversed in one fell swoop, and the descendants of Tianpeng Zhenren will not be killed so easily!
Such a good puppet, it can't wait any longer, but it heard that it not only has no finished product, but also lacks the main material, and it is uncertain whether it will be finished in the future. Who can stand this?
"What's wrong with the wind speed stone? Where can we get one? How do we get it? I'll help you! Let's go all out and get it right now!"

"Alright, although the Wind Speed ​​Stone Mine is occupied by a group of spirits and monsters, I originally did not want to fight with them. But since True Person Tianpeng has such fighting spirit, how can I not accompany him? True Person Tianpeng, please wait a few days. After I have arranged everything, I will send the puppet to help you clear this mine. Once we take over the mine, this Peng-shaped battle armor puppet will be born soon!"

Taking advantage of Tianpeng Zhenren's infatuation with the Peng-type battle armor puppet, Su Qing hurriedly made a deal with him, not only getting a miner for free but also placing an order for a batch of armor puppets in advance.

After what happened with Tianpeng...

The gifts presented by the next few envoys were visibly heavier than those before.

Su Qing knew what they wanted from their enthusiasm.

However, he couldn't produce the Peng-type battle armor puppet. He only revealed the news that his Suji Factory would be mass-producing Demon Sealing Wave puppets in the future, which was enough to excite the envoys from various countries.

Yes, the Demon Sealing Wave is not a new type of puppet, but a secret puppet passed down by the Liu family of Penglai in the past. Now, there are also puppeteers in the Penglai Immortal Kingdom who can refine this puppet.

However, being able to refine them doesn't mean Penglai is willing to sell these puppets to other immortal kingdoms. It's not that Penglai is being stingy; they have no other choice. Therefore, the difficulty of refining puppets is extremely high. Low-level ones are manageable, but the success rate for high-level ones is at most one or two out of ten. They don't even have enough for their own use, let alone for sale.

As for Su Qing, didn't he mention that it was a puppet factory assembly line operation, mainly producing Tier 3 puppets, with a minimum order of 100?

In this turbulent era of rampant demonic power, if what he said is true, then his custom-made Demon Sealing Wave and other exorcising and demon-suppressing puppets would truly be a great help to the immortal kingdoms.

Although, judging from his tone, the puppet would not be cheap, and it seemed that after sealing the demon, the Demon Sealing Wave would need to be sent to the far west for him to handle, which would be somewhat troublesome.

But what does it matter!

What are spirit stones compared to the threat of evil? What do a little trouble matter?
The envoys from the various immortal kingdoms all withdrew with satisfaction. They were not in a hurry to leave, as they all wanted to stay in the far west for a few more days to privately discuss with Su Qing business opportunities in puppets, battle armor, and other projects where the far west had a significant advantage.

After dealing with these envoys, Su Qing turned his gaze to the cultivators in the far west.

"I am extremely grateful that you are all willing to work with me to set up the framework of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. We share the same goals and are willing to come together to do something. It would be best if we could stay together for a long time and live in harmony. I do not want to create a one-man show or use rules and regulations to constrain you."

But without rules, there can be no order. To achieve great things, there are some things I, Su Qing, must do. For the sake of the Immortal Kingdom, I have a few requests. If you all agree, you can continue working in the Far West. If you are unwilling, you can leave the Far West and return to Wanghai or other Immortal Kingdoms. You will still be my friends and brothers, and I, Su Qing, will certainly not blame you for this.”

Su Qing spoke gently to the cultivators of the far west.

“I, Yao Guangquan, am the first to disagree with what Master Su said. What do you mean by ‘one-man rule’? It’s only natural that we listen to Master Su’s words. If anyone could be like Master Su and help me, a penniless laborer, to live in a mansion today, I would listen to what he says!”

"A train runs fast because of its locomotive; if Master Su doesn't take the lead, there's no future in the far west!"

"That's right! But what is a train?"

"You don't know about trains? It's a puppet created by Master Su called Iron-Blooded Train Hero. Because it sparks and flashes when it runs and makes a whirring sound, everyone calls it a train. Don't even mention how fast it runs or how much it can carry!"

"Who doesn't know that I, Wei Debao, am the most law-abiding? Master Su, just say it. I, Debao, and my seventy-two nephews will be the first to support you!"

"I, Li Kuishan, and my entire family also support this!"

"I, representing myself and my father-in-law, support any decision made by Master Su!" (End of Chapter)