Immortality begins with meditation puppets

In the Tower of Babel in the northern border of Tianyuan, demons dance wildly, and a fierce battle rages on.

The black-robed Taoist, resembling a demon, extended his sleeve, which suddenly grew larger and larger, seemingly capable of holding mountains and seas. Using the "Sleeve Universe Divine Power" cultivated by the previous sect leader of Wuzhuang Temple, he managed to hold an enormous amount of material, including the towering Tongtian Pagoda that could suppress the earth and support the sky, entirely within his sleeve.

Humans in human form get struck by lightning, while demons in demon form get beaten up.

The Tower of Babel is the original foundation of the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda. It has been located in the Northern Territory for countless years and has been supported by the creatures of the Northern Territory to this day. It has accumulated endless merit and faith. How could a mere fifth-order demon possibly devour it?

The pagoda burst forth with golden light, instantly piercing countless small holes in the demon's sleeve. The demon let out a miserable howl and was forced to sever one of its arms to prevent the golden light of merit from continuing to invade its body and render its powerful body, which it had nurtured for countless years, useless.

Despite suffering a setback, the demons' momentum only increased. Enraged, a group of high-ranking demons launched a coordinated attack.

"Ten Thousand Demons White Bone Drill!"

"The Great Black Buddha Palm!"

"The light of Yin and Yang, severing the past and present!"

"Heaven will not fail you!"

"Severing all divine winds that traverse heaven and earth!"

The powerful demons who took action were all beings who had seized the bodies of great human beings, powerful demons, or divine generals and Buddhas in ancient times. Now, apart from lacking sufficient deathly resentment and unable to restore their cultivation to its peak, every move they made could utilize the supernatural abilities of these ancient beings, as if these beings had been reborn. This is what demons despise most about cultivators: they usurp power and replace the master. The cultivation that cultivators painstakingly cultivate throughout their lives is taken by these demons after they are corrupted and possessed, as if their hard work was done for them.

The demons who were able to possess the bodies of powerful beings in ancient times were the elite among demons. Those who were able to survive the countless years of suppression and continue to wreak havoc in the world were extremely rare.

Seeing that the Demon Buddha was willing to send these elite troops to attack the Tower of Babel, Tong Chang thought to himself that this fiend's recent methods might not have any real objective, but rather he was just trying to spread his influence in multiple directions.

"In the Western Sea cultivation world, although the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom suffered a crushing defeat and the Execution God Kingdom faced a difficult war, fortunately the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom held on. With the puppets, various magical artifacts, and the true spirits of the three grotto heavens prepared by Su Qing, it is expected that the evil spirits will have no chance of getting their hands on the Eye of Return to the Void. As long as Penglai is not lost, it can also serve as a temporary refuge for the cultivators of the Western Sea cultivation world. As long as the strength of the Western Sea cultivators has not been greatly diminished, it will not be too late to reclaim the lost territory after we return from the Abyss Secret Realm. In this way, although the evil spirits have achieved some success in their schemes in the Western Sea cultivation world, they have not caused an irreparable disaster."

Although there has been some activity in the Eastern Wilderness, Southern Frontier, and Central Plains, the main force of the evil forces has not appeared in these three cultivation realms, so there should be no major problem.

As for the Tower of Babel, back during the Heroes' Gathering, the powerful sects of the heavens secretly dispatched their own Longevity-Declining True Lords to help guard the Tower of Babel. Combined with the original guardians inside the tower, it would be extremely difficult for the demons to break through it. Unless the Demon Buddha himself came, it would be impossible.

As things stand, nothing bad seems to be happening within the Tianyuan Realm. Outside the Tianyuan Realm, the battle surrounding the Burial Immortal Realm is fierce, but the main forces of all the myriad sects are outside the realm. There are countless talented individuals and nearly a hundred experts at the Refinement stage, and powerful sects such as the Three Daoist Sects are using their sect treasures. Even if the demons come with great force, with two Heavenly Demon Generals leading the way, they will not be able to gain any advantage.

Looking at this abyss secret realm, Su Qing has led his men in a desperate battle against the Reincarnation Demon. As I predict, they will win more often than they lose, and there shouldn't be any major trouble in this battle.

Considering all this, although the demons are attacking from multiple directions, their schemes in each direction seem unlikely to succeed. The advantage should lie with us, the living beings. So why do I still feel uneasy, as if a sudden surge of anxiety foretells impending doom?

The demons have revealed all their trump cards, seemingly causing unrest throughout the myriad realms. However, their schemes have been thwarted, and they have exposed the trump card of the Four Evil Marks Demonic Influence. Once the beings of the myriad realms defeat their offensive, they will naturally take countermeasures and precautions. At that time, it will be the turn of the beings to attack.

Overall, the key factors for victory or defeat are still under the control of the creatures. However, despite having the advantage, Tong Chang is uneasy, which makes him even more anxious.

Because he is no ordinary person, but a living Celestial Master. The ancient Celestial Masters reported to the Heavenly Court and petitioned the Underworld. They also held official positions in the Human Court. As a bridge between the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, he had a superhuman sensitivity to everything that happened in the world.

In the present world, even if Tong Chang's cultivation level is only at the fifth level, he is not as powerful as the four ancient celestial masters. However, he would not have any premonitions for no reason. What would make him feel that a great calamity is about to befall him must be an monstrous disaster.

No matter how he calculated, he couldn't have foreseen the true killing move hidden beneath the surface of the Demon Buddha's offensive.

Left with no other choice, the old Taoist priest steeled his heart and spat out a drop of precious essence blood that had been nurtured since his puppet transformed into a spirit.

Puppets are inherently without flesh and blood, making it extremely difficult for them to cultivate essence and blood. Only when they are blessed by heaven and earth and recognized by heaven and earth as spirits and monsters can they have the opportunity to conceive essence and blood. The difficulty of conceiving essence and blood is also incomparable to that of normal beings in heaven and earth. From ancient times to the present world, Tong Chang has only managed to cultivate three drops of essence and blood.

Spitting out a single drop at this moment was like taking half of his life, causing his consciousness to weaken and his spiritual awareness to be greatly damaged. Even his appearance was more aged than before, clearly indicating that his foundation had been damaged and his very essence had been injured.

But at this moment, he could not care about anything else. He used his essence blood to land on the crystal ball, and the blood light shimmered, propelling the Celestial Master's divine calculations.

On the crystal ball, the phantom of an ancient emperor appeared, clad in azure dragon armor and draped in a five-clawed nine-dragon imperial robe. Beside him was the phantom of a celestial emperor, holding the sun and moon in one hand and possessing eyes that encompassed all directions.

Above the Human Emperor and Heavenly Emperor, a black demonic claw was slowly reaching out to grab them!

"The Human Emperor, the Heavenly Emperor? The Demon Buddha's scheme is not about the underworld or the underground passages, but about the Heavenly Way and the Human Way!"

Upon seeing the scene displayed inside the crystal ball, Tong Changzhen was terrified.

It should be understood that whether it is this abyss secret realm, or the Eye of Returning to the Void within the Heavenly Origin Realm, the Great Abyss of Demons, or the Burial Immortal Realm within the myriad heavens.

Ultimately, these areas all fall under the jurisdiction of the underworld.

The Abyss Secret Realm is a remnant of the ancient underworld. Due to the loss of power by the powerful beings of the underworld and the fact that it was once invaded by demons, the ancient powerful beings were neither able nor had the time to clean it up slowly, so they could only suppress it.

The Eye of Guixu, the Great Abyss of Demons, and the Burial Realm of Immortals are all because there is no underworld in the present world. The rule of the six paths of reincarnation is established so that the cultivators of Tianyuan Realm and all the worlds have to use the Eye of Guixu and the Burial Realm of Immortals as substitutes to gather the souls of the dead and seal away the evil spirits.

The Demon Buddha's relentless pursuit of these realms was understandable to cultivators across the myriad realms, and especially to Tong Chang himself. Demons, without power limitations, could rapidly expand their strength tenfold or a hundredfold simply by devouring enough undead and vengeful spirits. The countless undead and vengeful spirits accumulated over countless years across the myriad realms were a veritable feast for them, all of which had to be obtained from these realms connected to the underworld. No one suspected that this was all a smokescreen used by the Demon Buddha to divert the attention of the cultivators; what he truly desired was the authority over the Heavenly Dao and the Human Dao.

The Heavenly Dao governs the four seasons, the rotation of the sun and moon, and the changing of the stars...

Humanity governs the order of human relations, gathers people to establish affairs, and lays the foundation for all directions...

The way of the earth must not be lost, and neither can the way of humanity or the way of heaven be lost.
Compared to the underground passages that have already revealed the deepest secret realms of the underworld, and the core items of the underworld such as the Dao of Reincarnation and the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc, this is only a comparison.

The core elements concerning the Heavenly Dao and the Human Dao have appeared relatively few times. The two most crucial Dao patterns are still on Su Qing's body, leaving little opportunity for evil spirits to exploit. Su Qing only needs to protect himself and avoid falling into the hands of evil spirits. This is one of the reasons why the myriad sects of the heavens have treated Su Qing fairly well over the years. After all, if he were dissatisfied with his life and went to stand shoulder to shoulder with evil spirits, the entire myriad beings of the myriad realms would be doomed.

"Therefore, the Demon Buddha's next move still targets Su Qing, and still targets this Devouring Death Demon Cloud!"

Tong Chang's mind went blank for a moment. The instant he saw the Heavenly Emperor and the Human Emperor, like any cultivator in the world, his first thought was of Su Qing. He felt that the Demon Buddha would make a move against Su Qing. In the Devouring Demon Cloud, besides the Wheel of Reincarnation Demon, there were other methods arranged by the Demon Buddha in order to devour this big fish, Su Qing!
Without hesitation, Tong Chang took out three talismans from his pocket and threw them all into the Devouring Death Demon Cloud.

As a living Celestial Master and the only second-generation Celestial Master, he inherited quite a few treasures from the Four Celestial Masters of antiquity.

Among them are these three talismans, left behind by the ancient Celestial Master. After countless years of wear and tear, although some of their power has dissipated, they can still exert a terrifying effect that can make sixth or seventh-level demons tremble with fear.

One is the Nine Heavens Cloud and Thunder Talisman, which contains the Qi of the Nine Heavens Cloud and Thunder. It can generate rolling clouds and thunder that are continuous and last for a long time. In ancient times, the Heavenly Court would buy talismans from the Ancestral Celestial Master to carry out the punishment of the most vicious thieves and evil gods.

The second is the Heavenly Protection Talisman, which can summon the heroic spirits of humankind throughout history to protect the wearer, granting them overwhelming power and unwavering loyalty to their ruler.

The third is the Great Virtue Dragon Talisman, a seventh-tier talisman drawn using the essence and blood of the only ancient Buddhist dragon of great virtue. It can manifest the phantom of the dragon of great virtue to fight enemies, and is especially effective against evil spirits.

Although the three talismans have now fallen to the sixth level, they are Tong Chang's trump card for survival. Normally, it would be harder than killing him to get him to use these three talismans for others. But just like those Nascent Soul True Monarchs in the Abyss Secret Realm who used the treasures of their respective sects without batting an eye, Tong Chang, as a Celestial Master in the present world, cannot disgrace the Celestial Master lineage.

After guessing that the Demon Buddha's target was still Su Qing, and knowing the serious consequences of having his power over the Heavenly and Human Paths interfered with, he immediately used the three talismans, thinking that Su Qing had completely secured the victory.

At this very moment, within the Devouring Demon Cloud.

Just as Tong Chang had predicted, there were not only demons from the Wheel of Reincarnation within this demonic cloud.

Instead, there were twenty or thirty high-ranking demons, and tens of thousands of other demons, both big and small.

These demons all sat on golden lotuses, emitting Buddha-like light, and acted like Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. The demons they commanded were also all majestic and dignified.

If one didn't know that these beings were manifestations of evil spirits, one would think it was a Buddhist meeting.

Liu Gandang carefully dodged the giant Buddha's hand, then saw a Vajra glaring at him with a pestle, and he dodged again and again, narrowly escaping the combined attack of these two evil forces.

The True Lords around him were also busy fighting against the demons and monsters, none of them had an easy time.

Fortunately, although these demons are quite powerful, these True Monarchs are also elites from various sects and factions. Although the fighting is fierce and chaotic, the overall situation is still somewhat advantageous.

However, Liu Gandang and the other cultivators were also aware that their slight advantage was difficult to turn into a victory. Only when Su Qing and the Wheel Demon were determined to win could the outcome be truly decided.

Good heavens! I thought this young man had only been cultivating for a few hundred years and was still wet behind the ears. He just got lucky and gained some good fortune, so he took the opportunity to capture me, the leader of Penglai who had dominated the Western Sea for thousands of years. Liu Gandang was still a little resentful and thought that he should not underestimate the old and weak. When he endured the humiliation and led Penglai to rise again, he would definitely make him understand the truth that old ginger is spicier.

Unexpectedly, this young man was quite remarkable. After his trip to this abyss secret realm, he was already amazed by all the methods he had used. He felt that although this young man was not old, his abilities were truly remarkable and not just empty praise. He had given up any thought of competing with him in the future.

Now that I've fallen into this death-devouring cloud, I feel an even greater sense of defeat, like a mayfly seeing the blue sky.

At this moment, Su Qing manifested a body ten thousand feet tall, with three heads and six arms, wearing a blue dragon armor, a Heavenly Emperor's crown, and wielding innate spiritual treasures and weapons of slaughter, such as the Execution Axe, the Measuring Ruler, the Map of Mountains and Rivers, and the Human Emperor's Sword.

It is truly a case of one move stirring up the winds and clouds, and one strike raising thunder in the sky.

That fifth-tier demon was not defeated by him in a single move; those hundreds and thousands of demons were nothing more than ants under his command.

One man stood atop the demonic cloud, slaying demons and evil spirits alike, his killing so intense that the demonic cloud itself changed color.

Such skill not only made Liu Gandang feel awe and admiration, but even the usually competitive Gao Erqiang was stunned.

"He's got the wrong script! He's got mine! I'm the God of War of Tianyuan! I'm the God of War of Tianyuan!"

Erqiang was extremely envious, wishing he could take Erqiang's place and use those moves himself. With those powerful killing weapons and innate spiritual treasures in hand, Erqiang could certainly show off his prowess.

Of course, Erqiang had to admit that he could only show off for a short time, because these weapons and innate spiritual treasures placed a great burden on his physical body and primordial spirit. Just using one of them could exhaust a fifth-level True Monarch. Even though he was now a sixth-level Heavenly God with ample divine power, he could not use these treasures at the same time to fight for too long.

Su Qing, however, was different. No one knew what he had eaten over the years to nourish his physical body and primordial spirit to such a robust state. At the same time, he was able to persist for so long while using these treasures and employing supernatural powers such as the Law of Heaven and Earth and the Three Heads and Six Arms.
"He's been on drugs, hasn't he? Did True Monarch Gu Le secretly give him some precious pills again?!" (End of Chapter)