Immortality begins with meditation puppets

At the obsidian mine, banners fluttered, drums and cannons roared, and crowds dressed in colorful exotic costumes, like paint, adorned the black mine with a unique charm.

These people were all members of the four major families who had rushed over after receiving the news.

Because generations of people have been well-fed and clothed, and entertainment activities in the far west are scarce, the four families have always been very active in procreation. As a result, the four families now have a total of hundreds of thousands of members. With their retainers and servants, if they raise a banner and shamelessly call themselves a million-strong army, no one will say anything.

Of course, a large number of people is nothing in the cultivation world. A million Qi Refining cultivators are not enough to kill a single Nascent Soul cultivator. Therefore, this million-strong force is not the reason why the four major families dare to stand up against Su Qing.

Their confidence stemmed from the battle armor they wore, identical to that worn by the Penglai warriors; the various elite puppets purchased from the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom; the guardian beasts that the four major families had raised and bred for countless years; the magic cannon lines now set up in various corners of the mountains and fields, with only the dark muzzles of the cannons protruding; and the extremely powerful arrays set up by the two fourth-order array masters hired from outside at high salaries.

By pooling the resources of four parties, we can achieve our goal in one fell swoop!
How powerful could Su Qing possibly be? Even if they can't annihilate him here today, the four great families will still give him a little shock, and make him understand that the four great families are not to be trifled with!
"Family members, are you ready?!"

At the very center of the crowd, the Zhao family patriarch, adorned with pearls and jade and dressed in gold and silver, the wealthiest man in the family, held aloft a Thunder Serpent puppet. He used this puppet, worth hundreds of spirit stones, as a starting pistol. With a command, the Thunder Serpent shot into the sky, followed by a series of explosions.

However, the cannons scattered throughout the mountains and fields had already locked onto Su Qing and the others' positions, and without a word of warning or any regard for martial ethics, they unleashed a volley of fire.

Whoosh whoosh!
There are all sorts of magical cannons, including the most common and popular Gale series and Blackfire series in the Western Sea cultivation world, as well as the Leopard Strike series and Tiger Fang series produced by the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, and the Spirit Explosion series, which has become popular in the Western Sea in recent years, the Star Destroyer series and the Divine Wrath series from Penglai...

The market offers a wide variety of magical cannons that can be bought with spirit stones. They are like wild beasts baring their fiercest fangs, delivering strings of purple, blue, green, red, electrified, flaming, vibrating, crackling, silent, darting, persistent, powerful, and short, soft cannon fire to the cultivators coming from the direction of the far west city.

"How dare they! These four families are indeed plotting something; they really want to take on Master Su!"

"Here they come, here they come! Those with arms and legs, those with strength and ability, those with armor, put on your armor; those with magical artifacts, unleash your magical artifacts. We can't let these four families look down on us. Let's help Master Su block these magical cannons first."

"Wow, these four families are quite capable! The fourth-tier Divine Wrath Cannon from Penglai has never been sold to outsiders. I wonder how they got it!"

"How could they possibly get them? By giving away spirit stones or women. As long as you establish the right relationships, there's nothing in the world that can't be sold!"

The True Gods following behind Su Qing, including Ying Jueshen, Liu Qianpiao, and Chen Quanquan, were shocked by the salvo of magic cannons that covered an area of ​​almost a hundred miles, but they were not afraid at all.

What's shocking is how incredibly wealthy these four families are. No wonder Su Qing couldn't wait any longer; he came to the far west in the morning and was already planning to harvest these fat sheep by the afternoon.

They weren't afraid because even without Su Qing, with their abilities, they wouldn't be harmed by these French cannons. On the contrary, they were all eager to try and seize the opportunity to charge into the enemy lines for Su Qing.

Unfortunately, while they wanted to charge forward, Su Qing was unwilling.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is a rare opportunity. I'd like to show you some of the new types of puppets I've developed. Please take a good look. If you see anything you like or not, feel free to come over and chat with Hongshang privately. I'll then be able to allocate puppet production capacity according to the orders!"

Su Qing waved her hand, her face glowing red, her eyes gleaming as she looked at the group of True Immortals present. Her expression was like a hungry wolf eyeing a fat sheep, or a young man eyeing a young woman, wanting to devour them whole, yet afraid that her movements would be too big or her posture too wrong, scaring them away.

Are the four major families easy targets?
Yes and no. They are indeed very fat, but since they are located in the far west, they are already a piece of meat in the pot for Su Qing, ready to be eaten at any time.

The real fat sheep are Huang Li, Tian Peng, Xin Feng, and Liu Qianpiao, who have powerful families and strong financial backing. Even Ying Jueshen, Shao Delong, Li Kuishan, and others are not small fat sheep. Over the years, they have made money from Shipwreck Bay and are now all handsome millionaires. If we don't take advantage of them, how will they have the motivation to make money in the future?
To fleece these fat sheep, one must, of course, find a way to exploit the puppets.

They've bought all the puppets that Su Ji Puppet Factory had in stock, and those that weren't bought were simply too expensive and not worth the price.

Only by introducing new types of puppets, and puppets that have been tested in actual combat, can we stir their hearts and steal their valuables.

It happened in the blink of an eye.

Before the cultivators could react to Su Qing's shout, he had already dispatched thousands of puppets to form an array in front of them.

It was about ten feet tall, humanoid in shape, with a bright white paint job and sharply defined armor. In its left hand, it held a thick-backed, thin-bladed, short-handled crescent axe, and in its right hand, it held a round black iron shield with serrated edges. Black wings with a metallic sheen protruded from both sides of its back.

There were only a thousand puppets, but they exuded a chilling aura.

Just as the cannon fire was about to fall, all the puppets threw their shields forward in unison. The thousand round shields spun around and suddenly merged into one, transforming into a giant circular shield that blocked all the oncoming cannon fire. There were bursts of explosions, but the giant shield remained unmoved!

This scene left the cultivators present mesmerized, and at just the right moment, they heard the explanation from Xiong Er, the top salesman and gold medal salesman of Su Ji Puppet.

"What you are seeing now is the latest research and development of my Su Ji Puppet Shop, a battle puppet—Shield and Axe Guardian, which has undergone several rounds of testing."

It was crafted by my master inspired by ancient battle formations. It comes standard with biomimetic runes, intelligent runes, weapon runes, and battle formation runes. The main body is made of black iron stone, fine light stone, and ethereal stone. The round shield and battle axe are also made of third and fourth-tier precious materials, and their quality is no less than that of third-tier magic weapons.

This puppet possesses several functions, including cluster formation, shield guarding, and charging into battle. The demonstration shown to you now is its ability to defend against magical artillery attacks. My master estimates that a thousand shield-axe guards in shield guard mode can withstand attacks from a fourth-tier Nascent Soul cultivator. Clearly, the magical artillery of these four major families cannot penetrate the shield-axe guards' defenses. The shield-axe guards will now demonstrate their offensive capabilities; please watch closely. If you are satisfied, you can come to Little Bear to obtain detailed information about this puppet and its price. "Good heavens!"
Really good guy!
No wonder Master Su earns more money than them!
Imagine holding a puppet exhibition on the battlefield! Who could stand that?
After their initial surprise, the cultivators looked at Su Qing and Xiong Er with some wariness.

They had no doubt that the shield and axe guards were good-looking and capable, but Su Ji puppets were known for their high quality and high price, and they would rip people off without hesitation.

Nobody's spirit stones come from thin air; when buying things, you have to consider the cost-effectiveness!

Seeing Su Qing's posture and Xiong Er's eagerness to trick them, all the cultivators clutched their storage bags, forcing themselves to resist the temptation and not make impulsive purchases.

"Brother Debao, why don't you buy one? You have so many nephews and nieces. The nephews are always causing trouble, and the nieces are as beautiful as flowers, attracting all sorts of attention. They all need you, their uncle, to protect them. But you're only at the second level of cultivation, with only mediocre skills. I heard you were bullied in Wanghai City, and it was only thanks to Gao Tianshen that you were able to settle things. Why don't you take this opportunity to get two of these shield-axe guards?"

Yao Guangquan was somewhat tempted, but he was unwilling to be the first to try it, so he encouraged Wei Debao, who was standing next to him.

With difficulty, Debao averted his gaze from the shield-and-axe guards who were just as burly and handsome as himself. He swallowed hard and said with difficulty:
"Do you think I'm protecting rich kids? I've earned some spirit stones over the years, but these seventy-two nephews and nieces are all of marriageable age. The dowry and bride price alone would easily amount to a hundred or two hundred thousand spirit stones. I've been worrying about this all night long, afraid of delaying their important life events and letting down their deceased parents. How could I dare to waste spirit stones? The Passion Puppet I'm using now is the cheap model from Su Ji. As for the high-end Shield Axe Guardian, I can only look at it. I'm afraid I'll never use it in this lifetime!"

After saying that, Debao turned his head and glared at Yao Guangquan, who was smiling sheepishly. He laughed and scolded, "You told me to buy it, why didn't you buy it? You're just a kid, and now you've managed to get him into the Xi'an Special Security Corps through the back door with a secure job. There's nothing for you to worry about. You really can buy one!"

“If you buy, I support you; if I buy, I don’t buy. I, Guangquan, have been mediocre on land for hundreds of years. I only became rich after going to sea. Master Tong once calculated for me and said that I would prosper by sea. If I want to get rich, I have to get rich at sea. With the spirit stones I would spend on these shield and axe guards, wouldn’t it be better to buy two more treasure ship puppets?”

While saying he didn't want to buy, Yao Guangquan, like Wei Debao, stared intently at the shield-and-axe guard, unwilling to look away.

At this moment, the shield-axe guards had already withstood several volleys of fire from the enemy's magic cannons.

As they retracted their round shields and held them in front of them, their long legs swept across the mountains as if they were flat ground, charging towards the artillery camp on Obsidian Mountain like a whirlwind.

"Family members, don't be afraid. Su Qing has puppets, but we are not without them either. Let's summon all the puppets we've assigned to you and let these idiots on the other side know how powerful we are!"

The Zhao family patriarch loudly encouraged morale, but his voice revealed that he himself had lost his previous confidence. This was entirely because the salvo of magic cannons he had placed high hopes on had failed to achieve its goal, which had disheartened him. However, upon further reflection, he realized that Su Qing hadn't even shown his face, only sending puppets to slaughter the four major families, which was truly infuriating. Enraged, he waved his hand, ordering the members of the four major families to swarm forward with the puppets they had bought from all over Tianyuan, attempting to overwhelm them with numbers and create chaos to calm him down and relieve his anger.

However, the ragtag group of these four families was truly disappointing.

In terms of sheer numbers, the four major families have hundreds of thousands of members. Even if their spiritual sense is a bit lacking, each person can easily control one puppet. In addition, this time they are risking everything, and the cost of purchasing the puppets is entirely borne by the treasury of the four major families. Therefore, there are as many as a million puppets released. The release of a thousand shield-axe guards gives a strange sense of tragic grandeur.

In terms of quality, although the clansmen's strength is limited and they cannot control too many high-end puppets, the four major clans, with dozens of Golden Core cultivators working together, can still produce two or three fourth-tier puppets and dozens of third-tier puppets to put on a show.

A huge group of puppets blocked their way. There were giants from Penglai and Styx assassins from Thousand Islands. Some looked like humans, and some didn't. They were all strangely shaped and gathered together. Their fighting power was uncertain, but they were certainly imposing. This made the people of the four major families hiding behind these puppets stand up straight and feel that they were also very powerful.

He only showed off for a short while.

Because after the two puppets clashed.

Seeing the thousand shield-axe guards like tigers among sheep, their shields clashing and axes slashing, the round shields spinning and creating a storm of shield blades, and the short axes swinging in afterimages, the axes possessing immense power, were not only fierce in attack but also good in defense. Apart from the round shields being difficult to penetrate, these shield-axe guards themselves were also of unyielding spirit. When the giant puppet of the Cloud Sky, known for its strength, struck them with its mountain-sized iron hammers, it only slammed them into the ground, and when they sprang out again, they were still as vigorous as dragons and tigers, completely unharmed.

Being able to attack and defend is one thing, and there are even fourth-tier puppets with stronger individual combat power than them. But what's terrifying is that these thousand shield-axe guards are like veterans who have been through countless battles and have lived and trained together for many years. They have always been united in one place, forming a battle formation that the four major families cannot fathom. Using their collective strength, they have been killing from south to north and from east to west, until the ragtag puppets are routed and the four major families behind them are crying out for their parents.

Such a victory made the cultivators following Su Qing feel excited. They felt that if the puppet was so good, there was no need to consider the cost-effectiveness too much.

Just as they were hesitating, wondering whether to make an impulsive purchase.

Like a demon, Xiong Er shouted again at the top of his lungs:

"To celebrate the founding of the Immortal Kingdom today and to give back to our new and old customers, all customers who place an order with us today will enjoy a discount of 8,000 for every 100,000 orders placed, and will also be eligible to prioritize the purchase of rare puppets such as the Treasure Ship Puppet and the Spirit Explosion Flame Cannon!"
This shield and axe guard is now 20% off, and can be combined with the above offers. The final price is only 38,800 yuan per weapon! This is a rare opportunity; don't miss out! Buy early and enjoy it sooner, or you'll regret it later!

This shout immediately aroused the consumption desires of all the cultivators.

Huang Li of the Huang family of Penglai had ten bodies at once. He didn't need them, but his eighteen concubines and hundreds or thousands of children were in need. Besides, he was rich. Hundreds of thousands of spirit stones were nothing to him.
Lu Wentian of the Desire Demon Immortal Kingdom spent a million spirit stones to order fifty shield-axe guards. He didn't have any spirit stones, but the Desire Demon Immortal Kingdom was implementing a wartime economy, and all needs had to give way to the war. These shield-axe guards performed well and had strong combat power, which was a necessity for the Desire Demon Immortal Kingdom, which was fighting on two fronts with the Pingxi Martial Kingdom and the Demon Tree Immortal Kingdom.

The Heavenly Peng True Man of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom bought one out of the most thrifty means, and even shamelessly begged Xiong Er to give him an extra discount. He didn't really need this shield and axe guard; his main purpose was to get closer to Su Qing and pave the way for the Peng-type battle armor puppet.

Duan Yang, the owner of the Duan Family Puppet Shop, bought ten puppets. He explained to his sister that he wanted to study the competitors so that he could imitate their puppets. In reality, he was just curious and wanted to take them apart to see what the shield and axe guards were made of.

Even Yao Guangquan reluctantly bought three sets, reaching the spending limit of 100,000 spirit stones. It wasn't that he was getting arrogant; it was that Su Qingxiong was utterly shameless, resorting to bundled sales. If he didn't buy the shield and axe guards from him today, he probably wouldn't be able to get the treasure ship puppet even if he waited another thirty years! (End of Chapter)