Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 55 Fellow Daoist, you've mistaken me for someone else!

"Pay with your body? I admit that Fellow Daoist Qinghe is indeed quite beautiful, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her a beauty of unparalleled grace, but you've misjudged her! I prefer spirit crystals!"

Su Qing glanced at Qing He from top to bottom. Well, he should be fine, but it would be better to get the spirit crystals. Women are harmful to health, but spirit crystals can save your life!
Upon hearing this, Qinghe stamped her foot and blushed, saying:

"Fellow Daoist, what are you thinking? Qinghe is saying that Qinghe is willing to sell herself to you, and will do her best to help you once, without affecting the Hundred Treasures Pavilion's mission!"

"That won't do either. Nobody does it that way. You've held a high position in the Hundred Treasures Pavilion for so many years, I just don't believe you can't even afford the refining fee."

"Let's not even talk about the refining cost; consider that my bad luck. But you should at least pay me for the Azure Steel Leg and the various second-tier talisman water!"

Su Qing was filled with regret. He never expected that the first business deal he had ever defaulted on would be with Qing He!
You can't blame him for that; it's just that Qinghe hid it too well!

Normally she is noble and elegant, wearing a first-grade high-quality magic robe, and spends tens of thousands of crystals to buy a fire spirit sword embryo that she doesn't need for the time being. Who would have thought that such a person is a "pay-to-play hero"!
"Not a single spirit crystal, really. If you don't believe me, look at Tong Xin's ledger. I still owe Baibaoge more than 10,000 spirit crystals!"

Under Su Qing's pained gaze, Qinghe explained shyly, her voice barely audible.

The other party was clearly trying to renege on their debt, and Su Qing really couldn't do anything about it for the time being.

He could only fum and pretend to put the sword puppet into his storage bag. No way! He'd only enjoy the sword puppet's sharpness when he got the spirit crystals!

"No, Fellow Daoist Su, you're forcing me to my death! Hold on, let me kill that Black Mountain Tiger first."
The Hundred Treasures Pavilion agreed to give me priority in selecting materials from that demonic beast, excluding its core. How about I give you that opportunity then?

Qinghe just tested the power of the Fanjian puppet. Although this puppet cannot fly through the air and move freely like a magic sword, it is still capable of such feats.

However, it only requires a small portion of divine sense to allow it to attack enemies autonomously, just like a first-level peak body cultivator wielding a battle sword. It moves nimbly and attacks fiercely. It even has a medical kit placed on the inside of its thigh, ready to provide battlefield first aid at any time.

She absolutely adored this precious puppet!

Now that Su Qing has taken it back, it's worse than killing her.

Seeing Qinghe clinging to her arm, on the verge of tears, Su Qing's heart softened.

He's still too kind!

"Alright then, if we successfully kill that Black Mountain Tiger, I'll do as you said and let you choose second-tier demonic beast materials as my reward."
If you perish in this battle, this puppet will belong to me.

"Also, you owe me a request. If I need anything, I can ask you for a favor anytime!"

Su Qing stated her conditions.

Qinghe was overjoyed upon hearing this. She felt that Su Qing's conditions were not excessive at all. It was just that if he failed, the puppet would belong to him. She was already dead, so it didn't matter who got the things. Why should she care so much?

Ma Tuan, however, couldn't stand it anymore.

"No matter how you look at it, Fellow Daoist Su is not at a loss!"

Su Qing glanced at him and said aggrievedly:
"Fellow Daoist Ma, you're really wronging me. I'm covering the costs myself, and as you all know, I've been making a lot of money refining lizard warriors lately!"

"All this time wasted on this sword puppet, I've really lost out!"

Qinghe glared at Matuan, afraid that Su Qing would be displeased, and put the puppet away again.

"That's right, that's right. Fellow Daoist Su is a very kind person. When I asked Helian Xian to refine a magic weapon for me, he insisted that I pay the full amount first. He's nothing like Fellow Daoist Su!" That's because he knows you look glamorous on the outside but are actually a poor wretch!
Su Qing silently complained, and after signing the spirit contract with Qing He, she turned to Tong Xin and said:

"Do you have any materials for forging the Ironclad War Bear? Also, if you have any warhammers, swords, or sets of spirit needles, please bring them over for a look!"

Having just witnessed the spectacle, and seeing Qinghe's seemingly gleeful attitude despite being ruthlessly fleeced by Su Qing, Tong Xin finally understood why Su Qing could be so extravagant.

Those puppet makers are really good at ripping people off!
Tong Xin glanced at Qinghe with sympathy, then put on a smile and prepared all the materials Su Qing needed.

"At the forward camp, there is only one puppeteer, Fellow Daoist Su, who can forge the Ironclad War Bear. Our shop has not specially prepared the corresponding materials."

There's still some Xuan Tie essence and Ironback Bear bone in stock, but the quantity of Red Moonstone is relatively small, only six pieces in three pairs...

"So, three sets? Okay!"

Su Qing nodded and bought the three sets of Ironclad War Bear materials for 3,000 spirit crystals each.

After closing a large deal, Tong Xin became even more enthusiastic.

"Warhammers and swords are commonly used weapons by body cultivators. Our shop may not have much else, but we have a lot of these. I just don't know if you have any requirements?"

Was the Black Tiger Mountain trip really that dangerous? Even the puppeteers had to be prepared with knives?
Tong Xin looked at Su Qing with some suspicion. He felt that this fellow Daoist had indeed grown taller and stronger than before, looking like someone who could wield a battle sword.

There's no need for the warhammer; that thing is incredibly heavy, and this fellow Daoist probably doesn't have a good grasp of it yet. He'll know once he tries it.

"For the knife, it should be about four feet long and weigh about 100 pounds. It would be best to have a set of two knives. As for the hammer, it should be large, heavy, and powerful. The hammer body should weigh at least 1,000 pounds, and the handle should be sturdy and durable!"

Su Qing calculated the size and strength of the lizard warrior and the armored war bear, and then stated her requirements.

Tong Xin was completely confused. He finally understood that Su Qing didn't want these things for herself.

If not for his own use, then surely it's for the puppets to use?
Can this puppet even use weapons? He's never seen one before!
Turning his head, he glanced at the sword puppet in the backyard, which was practicing with Qinghe, swinging its long legs and wielding a crimson sword, swaying left and right and slashing back and forth. He was no longer surprised.

If a magic sword can kill people on its own, what's so strange about a puppet using a weapon?

"No wonder Manager Liu said Fellow Daoist Su has a bright future. I didn't take it seriously before, but now it seems I was blind."

"Fellow Daoist's puppet-refining techniques are not only unique to Baiyun Market, but also to the entire Yunshan Immortal Kingdom!"

This time, Tong Xin wasn't just flattering him; he genuinely felt that way.

Although Su Qing is only a first-level puppeteer, in this Cloud Mountain Immortal Kingdom, most puppeteers are just copying others' work. There are very few puppeteers like Su Qing who can independently create witch puppets, lizard warriors, and sword puppets.

"Can you make it cheaper?" Su Qing asked while the opportunity was still fresh.

“Of course not…” Tong Xin didn’t understand why he had such an unreasonable request.

"Then hurry up and serve the food, oh no, serve the swords and hammers, what are you chatting about!" Su Qing was furious when she failed to gain an advantage.

(End of this chapter)