Immortality begins with meditation puppets

"These... these construction puppets are actually combat puppets?"

"I wondered how Master Su could be so bold as to let Hongshang lead a group of puppets to start construction in the far west, without fearing that others would come and wipe out his entire business. It turns out that apart from the group of lizard knights, these seemingly harmless construction puppets are all ruthless characters!"

"That looks pretty cool, it's making me really want to try it!"

"Calm down. This puppet has two forms and a dual function. Knowing Su Qing's nature, he can sell it for three times the price of a normal puppet. We should just pass. We can use the combat form, but we don't need the construction form. After all, almost all the construction projects in the far west have been contracted by the Su Group!"

"Fellow Daoist, you are mistaken. Who said that construction puppets are useless to us? Master Su said before that in the vast western region, whoever has the ability to cleanse the evil spirits and monsters within the countless mines can obtain the mining and operation rights. This is a great way to get rich. At that time, who would be without these puppets that can both mine and guard the mines?"

Seeing the excavator puppets wreaking havoc and displaying unparalleled prowess, all the cultivators present, even though they knew Su Qing was seducing them, were unable to resist being tempted by her.

It's not just because these big guys, which Su Qing collectively calls the Transformers series of puppets, are cool; the main reason is that if these puppets are used in the right way, they are indeed high-quality puppets!

Which path is the right one?
The path that Master Su pointed out is correct!
Because Transformers puppets are expensive, and to avoid buying them only to find no projects to work on, Rao Tingshan, a potential client, came to Su Qing to ask her, just in case:
"Master Su, I wonder if what you said before, that the Far West mines could be freely explored by cultivators, still holds true now and in the future?"

"It counts, of course it counts, everyone rest assured. The reason I want to take over the mines of the four major families is because these four families obtained the mines illegitimately in the past. If you honestly clear out those mines occupied by evil spirits and monsters, I will absolutely not interfere with your subsequent operation of the mines, nor will I share any profits. Of course, you still have to pay the taxes you are supposed to pay."

Su Qing said loudly, "It's not just to boost the sales of Transformers puppets, but also to encourage the cultivators in the far west to develop mines."

To be precise, he took out the Transformers puppet for the purpose of helping the cultivators in the far west to develop the mines.

The far west is full of minerals, but the immortals of the far west are starving despite guarding a treasure trove. This is a situation that he needs to change after taking control of the far west.

However, one person's strength is ultimately limited. With his abilities, he can only develop and maintain a few large mines around the city of Jixi, including the four mines currently owned by the four major families, as well as the Jingguang Stone mine that Jixi previously sold to him. The remaining mines, large and small, will require the concerted efforts of all the cultivators in Jixi to slowly wrest them from the hands of evil spirits and monsters, develop and utilize them to benefit Jixi, and enhance the overall national strength of the Kaitian Immortal Kingdom.

As he expected, upon hearing that the policy of developing mines remained unchanged, the most daring and ambitious cultivators among the group, who were driven by a desire for their own future, all stepped forward and decided to take a gamble.

The most enthusiastic were Ying Jueshen, Duan Yang, Master Liaode, and others. They already had businesses in the far west, and buying a few heavy truck puppets and bulldozer puppets for daily production and cargo transportation was a necessity. Seeing that these puppets also had combat capabilities, the factory security issues would also be solved in the future. In addition, Su Qing was very generous today, selling each Transformer at only five times the cost price, which was hardly profitable for him, but a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Ying Jueshen and others.

"Sigh, I was planning to use this money to build a temple, but now I don't even have enough for my coffin!"

Ying Jueshen took out a top-grade storage bag from his inner chest lining, poured out more than 1.2 million spirit stones, and said with extreme heartache.

"Don't worry, father-in-law. This money is to support your son-in-law's business. I, Delong, will not let you down. With this fleet of Transformers, I, Delong, will definitely acquire a mine for you. You can just wait to enjoy your life at home!"

Delong rubbed his hands together, his face flushed with excitement. He had just acquired a bunch of big toys, and he hadn't even spent his own money on them. Anyone would be just as excited as him.

Wei Debao clearly couldn't understand the joy of acquiring the dragon. Ever since his brothers-in-law in Yunshan Immortal City all died, Debao's pockets had never been full. He had just acquired a shield and axe guard, which had already made him feel the pinch. Now, facing the Transformers, he was conflicted again.

Buy it? What if all our savings are spent, delaying my nieces and nephews' marriages?
Not buying? This is a rare opportunity; if you miss it today, these puppets won't be worth this price anymore!
"Done!"

Yao Guangquan, equally conflicted, made a tough decision.

"Brother Guangquan, please be careful. Didn't the Celestial Master say that your fortune lies in the sea, not on land? Aren't you afraid of your investment going down the drain?"

"Who says mining has to be on land? There are plenty of mines in the far western sea, aren't there? I'm planning to mine at sea in my treasure ship. Brother Debao, listen to my advice: if you're going to do it, you should do it. Although there are many spiritual mines in the far west, the number of good mines is limited. If you don't hurry, you won't get any of those good mines later!"

After being persuaded by Yao Guangquan, Debao thought it made sense and nodded emphatically, saying, "That makes sense. Then I'll buy two. I can't afford to work in the mine, but if I lead my nephews to set up an engineering team and work hard for a few years, I can earn enough dowry money for those bastards!"

The two men, clutching their storage bags with a death-defying air, approached Su Qing, only to discover that Su Qing was secretly giving people discounts.

There aren't many people who can get Su Bapi to give a discount on their own initiative. Even Gao Erqiang and Master Tong don't have that kind of face. Yao Guangquan was surprised and locked his gaze on the charming beauty in front of Su Qing.

Her neat ponytail, simple clothes, and lack of makeup only accentuated her bright eyes and white teeth, making her exceptionally beautiful.

Yao Guangquan also knew this woman; she was an old acquaintance of his, Tang Wanqing, one of his old friends from Yunshan.

This woman cultivated in Demon Smoke City for over sixty years, reaching the peak of Foundation Establishment. Blessed by the revival of spiritual energy, she then cultivated diligently for another twenty or thirty years after arriving in the far west. Ultimately, however, she failed to break through the Golden Core bottleneck and become a Golden Core cultivator earning a thousand spirit stones a month.

Therefore, Tang Wanqing still had to work hard in the far west to support her sisters. She did not return to her old profession, but instead ran a spiritual food restaurant in the outer city factory area. The business was extremely booming. After Debao came to the far west, he made a special trip to visit her several times and also met Guo Qiaolian, who ran a clinic next to her restaurant.

Standing next to Tang Wanqing was Guo Qiaolian. The little girl from back then, after more than a hundred years of experience, is now a woman, gentle and amiable, dignified and polite, with only her eyes as bright and moving as ever.

"Fellow Daoist Su, over the years, from Demon Smoke City to Far West City, Qiaolian and I have received a lot of help from you. Now, there's really no need to deliberately take care of us. Just give us the same price you would have sold to others!"

Tang Wanqing stared intently at Su Qing, as if trying to get a good look at the face she had longed for for over a hundred years. Seeing that Tang Wanqing's eyes were practically drooling, Guo Qiaolian, fearing that she might impulsively pounce on Su Qing on the spot, quickly patted her storage bag and interjected, "Right, right! No need to give us a discount, we have plenty of money!"

She was truly wealthy. Over the years, she and Su Qing had maintained constant correspondence. Occasionally, when Su Qing went to Demon Smoke City to seek out the witch for stories, he would also stop by her place. After numerous candid exchanges, Su Qing gradually taught her the techniques for drawing first and second-tier bionic runes. With the help of these runes, Guo Qiaolian's medical skills improved rapidly. Although she was still only a Foundation Establishment cultivator, she was already a third-tier spiritual physician. People from both the underworld and the legitimate world would respectfully address her as the benevolent and skillful Sister Qiaolian. She truly had no shortage of spirit stones.

But they have money, and Su Qing doesn't care. In his heart, both women are good girls who have told him stories, so how could he have the face to earn their spirit stones!
"Thirty thousand spirit stones per puppet, I really won't lose money! Even so, I'll still make over ten thousand spirit stones off you!" Su Qing didn't hide anything, not afraid of being overheard. The cultivators who heard him didn't react much. A puppet costing twenty thousand spirit stones to produce, selling it for over a hundred thousand, was that expensive? The armor produced by the Yingjue Divine Family was sold at ten times the cost price with a profit margin of over ten times. As professionals, they didn't mind people being greedy; driving up the price was a sign of respect for their craftsmanship. They were only disgusted by those who disrupted the market with low prices. Tang Wanqing, however, hadn't expected Su Qing to be so good at making money. Although she had heard rumors about him over the years and knew he was no longer what he used to be, but a very important figure in the Western Sea cultivation world, making seventy or eighty thousand spirit stones per puppet, and just now he had sold dozens of puppets—didn't that mean he had already earned over a million spirit stones in a short time?
Tang Wanqing, who once felt that the gap between her and Su Qing had narrowed as her cultivation improved, now realized that she was still too naive. After more than a hundred years of effort, regardless of whether the gap in strength between the two of them had narrowed, the gap in wealth was something that she could no longer catch up with!

I should have let him keep me as a sugar daddy back then!

As Tang Wanqing was thinking this, Guo Qiaolian, standing to the side, didn't care how much Su Qing could earn now. No matter how much he earned, as long as she acted obediently, she wasn't afraid he wouldn't come to her for stories. She only felt sorry for Su Qing's spirit stones:

"No, these two puppets are not what we want to buy. Fellow Daoist Niu Ya asked us to purchase them on his behalf. After he came to the far west, he has been busy taking on projects outside and really didn't have time to come today, so he asked us to help him."

"Oh, it's Fellow Daoist Niu who wants to buy. We can't give him a discount, let's just go with the normal discount for old friends from Yunshan!"

Su Qing was still wondering what the two women wanted the Transformers for when Guo Qiaolian explained it to him. It turned out that Niu Ya was busy with work outside. No wonder he hadn't seen Niu Shisan today. He must be at Niu Ya's house now, helping to take care of his sisters-in-law.

He had no time to care about Madam Niu's affairs. Seeing him chatting so enthusiastically with Tang Wanqing and the other woman, Ling Ying, who was filled with jealousy, also came over. Following behind her was Ye Suo, who was also filled with jealousy because of her feelings for Su Qing.

"I want fifty bulldozer puppets and twenty excavator puppets! Give me an even lower discount than they did before!"

Ling Ying was born into a wealthy family. Although she suffered some injustices after her father's death, she was still spoiled and pampered when her father was alive. After everyone knew that she had a relationship with Su Qing, she became a star in Wanghai City and Jixi City, and no one dared to offend her. Therefore, even though she missed Su Qing very much, her attitude towards him was not as obedient and docile as Tang Wanqing and Guo Qiaolian!

"Stop fooling around, I'm talking about serious business!" Su Qing said to Ling Ying in a serious tone, while touching Qiaolian's hand.

"How is my business improper!" Ling Ying glared with her phoenix eyes. Ye Suo behind her drew his sword with a whoosh. He thought to himself that Ying'er had finally seen through Su Qing's true colors today. He would cut ties with him today. Ye Suo was so excited that he couldn't suppress his emotions and barked like a dog, which made people laugh.

"Langya Workshop has already been merged into Su Ji Group. Your spirit stones are my spirit stones. If Langya Workshop needs Transformers, it can simply use them from within the group. There's no need to spend spirit stones!"

"I insist on buying it! I want to contract the mine myself and break away from the Su Group!" Ling Ying said fiercely. This lecherous man, since arriving in the far west, has been able to chat with anyone but hasn't said a word to her. It seems that her stepmother Lanxiang was right; men are all the same!

"You're not going to buy a hammer! If you don't behave, believe me, I'll beat you up!"

Su Qing glared at Ling Ying, who immediately shrank back in fear, no longer daring to argue with him. She timidly stood obediently beside him, not because she was afraid he would actually hit her, but because she was afraid he would hit her with a toy while telling a story.

Ye Suo was naturally unaware of the little romantic moments between the two, and when he saw Su Qing threatening Ling Ying, he immediately flew into a rage.

"Take care of my master and mistress! You scoundrel Su, I'll fight you to the death today!"

The three-foot-long sword had just been drawn from its sheath, and before it could be used, the loyal tiger egg picked it up and flung it far away.

No one cared about the flying leaf.

At this moment, the focus of all cultivators shifted from the Transformers to the battlefield.

Just now, the Transformers displayed their might, killing the mine beasts that the four families were so proud of. Some of the mine beasts were so frightened that they gave up and hid in the mine caves. No matter how the four family leaders called out to them, they refused to come out and fight to the death.

Why!

Their lives are lives too; there's no reason for them to risk their lives for the spiritual food promised by the four clan leaders!
With the Stone Beast no longer there to block their way, and the Transformers rumbling towards them, the members of all four major families—those surnamed Zhao, Qian, Sun, and Li—who had married someone surnamed Zhao or someone surnamed Sun, were all thrown into a panic!

"What should we do? Is there any way to turn this around? Should we just surrender?"

"Who's talking about surrendering? Drag them out and execute them!"

"Don't panic, don't panic! The Zhao family is the wealthiest of our four great families. They definitely have other tricks up their sleeves!"

"If you have tricks up your sleeve, why aren't you showing them? What are you waiting for? For the enemy to push your base!"

The four families, accustomed to a life of luxury, had never experienced the cruelty of the battlefield. Seeing the Transformer puppets cutting through mountains and ploughing their way towards them, most of them wet themselves and had no will to resist. They all looked at Zhao Shengli with the eyes of saviors, thinking that if this big brother couldn't lead them, they would really surrender.

Zhao Shengli truly lived up to his reputation as the leader; not only did he not wet his pants, but he also had a hard thing hidden in his crotch!
He straightened his chest, looked around at the four major families, and still had the majestic demeanor of the eldest brother in his eyes. It seemed that no difficulty could defeat him and no enemy could frighten him.

Without him saying much, many spirited clansmen were already encouraged by his gaze, gripping their weapons tightly, waiting for their elder brother's order to fight Su Qing's puppets to the death. Even if they couldn't defeat them, they would still splatter them with blood and make Su Qing pay extra for a car wash afterwards, so that he would know that bullying the four major families would not be without consequences!

pat!

The four families, whose emotions were at their peak, witnessed a scene that plunged them into despair.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the ringleader took the lead and knelt down.

Not only did he kneel, but he also pulled a hard, solid obsidian jade from his crotch—the very essence of the obsidian mine, a fifth-tier spiritual creature—the Obsidian Spirit! (End of Chapter)