Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Human strength has its limits; one can only look after the head, not the rear.

Despite Su Qing's sudden impulse, he learned that something was happening in the heavens that would affect all living beings and also had a great impact on him personally.

The Demon Buddha is eyeing the Lingxiao Palace, the last legacy of the ancient Heavenly Court, the divine bodies of the great gods, and the Dharma body of the Heavenly Emperor. Who will ultimately possess these treasures will be a momentous event that will change the entire heavens.

In comparison, Tong Chang's life or death was a trivial matter that few people cared about.

Since he bears the responsibility of the Celestial Master in the present world, he must also have the responsibility of the Celestial Master in the present world. Right now, he has to act as a power bank for the spirits of the Four Celestial Masters of the past, giving them energy.

Su Qing thought about it briefly and realized that Tong Chang had been his friend for so many years, so there was some affection between them. Although he was also very anxious, Tong Chang seemed to be extremely worried, so he couldn't just pretend he didn't see it.

The power of the Divine Realm is obviously unusable and cannot be mobilized, but the power of the present-day Tianyuan Realm can be mobilized.

So he summoned Gao Erqiang, Shi Lijing, Princess Huofeng, Peng Wangjun, Liu Gandang, the two brothers Jianglong Fuhu, Master Liaode, and other leaders of various immortal kingdoms in the Tianyuan West Sea cultivation world and explained the situation to them.

"The situation is like this: the Lingxiao Palace is located in the Land of Dao Fall. If the myriad realms want to provide support, they will have to cross the boundless void. Even the high-level cultivators of the great sects of the heavens, using their treasures to pave the way, will need three to five days to arrive."

According to my estimation, although Fellow Daoist Tong has been skilled at making money over the years and has accumulated a lot of spiritual materials and good items, it is extremely difficult to sustain the supply of the ancient Four Celestial Masters' heroic spirits to fight against the Demon Buddha for long. At most, he can only last for another day or two before the good items that I have accumulated over the years will be completely drained!
What I mean is that Master Tong is, after all, a member of our Western Sea cultivation community. We cannot stand by and help him when he is in trouble. The Lingxiao Palace is also related to the outcome of the struggle between all living beings and demons. If we have the capacity, we cannot refuse to help.

Therefore, I intend to organize a rescue team, taking advantage of the fact that the Tianyuan Realm is closest to the Land of Dao Fallen, to dispatch personnel to transport supplies to support Elder Tong, so that he can continue to recharge the Four Ancient Celestial Masters until the arrival of support from the major sects of the heavens!

Su Qing shared her thoughts.

He knew very well that the elite forces of the Tianyuan Realm were currently all within the Jingshen Realm. Those who remained in the Tianyuan homeland were merely guarding their homes. For example, the Thousand Island Immortal Kingdom couldn't even protect its own home, let alone fight against the Demon Buddha who had already advanced to the seventh rank.

But while people might not be able to do it, resources are available. The spirits of the Four Celestial Masters of antiquity have been on standby for so many years, and their power is already running low. It seems that Master Tong, like a power bank, is also about to run out of power. This is the time for them to step in and recharge Master Tong, as well as the Four Celestial Masters of antiquity.

Their Tianyuan Realm truly possesses this capability.

The so-called Land of Fallen Dao is actually part of the ancient Tianyuan Realm.

It was when the ancient Dao Ancestors collapsed their Dao Fruits that their immense power exploded. The force of each explosion was equivalent to the explosion of hundreds of millions of deep-sea tyrants. It created a gap in the Tianyuan Realm, and the power dissipated into the void, forming this place that makes all cultivators in the heavens tremble with fear.

In fact, before the spiritual energy of the Tianyuan Realm had recovered and before it entered the Dharma-ending Age, this land of death had become a natural barrier for the Tianyuan Realm, apart from the Heavenly Barrier, to prevent the myriad realms from prying into its eyes.

The great beings of all realms who wish to descend here must traverse the depths of the void and endure the chaotic storms surrounding it before they can enter.

Since the Tianyuan Realm only needs to open a small gate to reach this place, Su Qing proposed that the cultivation world of the Western Sea take action together.

He was a sentimental person, but the other leaders in the Western Sea cultivation world didn't care much about Tong Laodao's life or death.

"True Lord Su, you are aware of the current situation of my Penglai Immortal Kingdom. The last Yunlong Rebellion severely damaged my Penglai Immortal Kingdom. Now we are supporting the fellow Daoists of the Western Sea in resisting the invasion of evil spirits. Our manpower and resources have reached their limit. We truly have the capacity to assist Fellow Daoist Tong!"

"Don't let my arrogant demeanor fool you. In reality, my words carry no weight in our Demon Kingdom. Even if I wanted to support Fellow Daoist Tong, no demon in the Demon Kingdom would listen to me. After all, our demon race's arts and crafts are far behind your human race's. In recent years, we've been trading market access for technology, and your human race has been making all the spirit stones. Some demons can't even afford meat anymore, so how could we possibly support others!"

"Your misery is nothing compared to the misery of my Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom. My Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom has lost its home. We don't know how much it will cost to rebuild the Immortal Kingdom. It's already good enough that we don't ask for outside aid. Giving aid to others is something we don't even dare to dream of."

As Su Qing expected, their fine tradition in the Western Sea cultivation world was to compete for credit and shirk responsibility, to seize any opportunity for personal gain, and to never even consider lending money.

This support for Master Tong is not just a little bit; even a tiny bit of resources would be useless.

Just think about the abilities and methods of the Four Celestial Masters of antiquity; a single use of their abilities could cost at least a million spirit stones.

Didn't you see that even with all the tolls and mineral sales he's accumulated over the years, Tong Laodao's wealth from Langya Immortal Island, a vital transportation hub and a treasure trove of resources, isn't enough for these few Celestial Masters to squander?

If you're going to make them bleed, they'll bleed a lot.

The key point is that, in their view, the benefits they can gain from this bleeding are negligible.

Because the Four Celestial Masters of antiquity only had the ability to guard the gate, at most they could keep the Demon Buddha out.

Those who truly want to drive away the Demon Buddha will have to wait until the forces of the great sects of the heavens arrive.

This means that no matter who ultimately wins the Lingxiao Palace, Tong Chang will never get a share.

They invested in Tongchang, but even a divine body couldn't possibly get their hands on it.

As for merit, you only gain merit if you win, and you gain none if you lose!

The Demon Buddha's grand display of power, driven by a determination to succeed, was intended to support Tong Chang and allow the Four Celestial Masters of antiquity to hold out until reinforcements from all the heavens arrived. Given the limited abilities of the cultivators in this land of fallen immortals, everyone was pessimistic about whether they could gain the upper hand in the struggle against the demons.

Furthermore, if there is any success, the merits will be distributed among the major sects who participated in the battle first, and then among Tong Chang. The merits that these backup power banks who are charging the power banks will receive will be at most a small profit compared to the resources they have invested.

The investment risks are extremely high, and the expected returns are extremely low. These cunning and shrewd rulers are naturally unwilling to budge.

Su Qing was aware of this, which is why he only invited people from the Western Sea cultivation world. Since they had dealt with each other for so many years, they had some relationship. If he had invited people from the Central Plains and Eastern Wilderness cultivation worlds, they would have ignored him completely.

Erqiang's performance this time surprised him slightly, but seeing Erqiang standing out like a breath of fresh air amidst the crowd of True Lords who were all complaining about being poor and miserable, he said with righteous indignation:
"I don't care whether you're willing to help or not. Brother Tong is my good older brother, and I'm definitely going to help him if he needs anything."

Although I, Erqiang, am not a particularly wealthy or powerful god, and the resources within the God of Punishment are not abundant, my elder brother and I have been friends for many years. How could I stand by and watch him die? Third brother, dismantle all the temples and statues you built for me in this divine realm, pack them up, and transport them all to my elder brother!"

Erqiang's sudden display of loyalty startled all the True Lords.

That shouldn't be the case. Erqiang didn't get to where he is today by being loyal; he shouldn't be making such a foolish mistake.

Why?

Is there some benefit they haven't discovered?
Then, considering that Su Qing, who has never been known for loyalty, was leading the crowd to raise funds for Tong Chang, the True Lords became even more suspicious that there were benefits they didn't know about.

Seeing that they were all looking at her, Su Qing simply said:
"The reason I am willing to invest this time is that we definitely can't get involved in the Lingxiao Palace matter now, but since Tong Chang is a member of the cultivation world in the West Sea, his participation may help us gain some benefits."

Secondly, my investment is in Tong Chang, a living Celestial Master. If he can weather this storm, he may fully inherit the legacy of the Four Celestial Masters of antiquity, and his future development will be limitless. In the current era of fighting demons, and in the inevitable future era of the struggle for supremacy among the heavens, he can also be of great help to our Western Sea cultivation community. Therefore, even though this investment is extremely risky, I am willing to invest!

As soon as he said this, the influential figures in the Western Sea cultivation world immediately understood.

Is the matter at the Lingxiao Palace a big deal? It's an earth-shattering event!
But how much does it concern them? Not really.

For Su Qing, if he were to compete for the position of Heavenly Emperor in the future, the Heavenly Emperor's Dharma Body in the Lingxiao Palace would be of greater significance to him than anyone else.

But what can they do? As Su Qing said, human strength has its limits. They are currently busy dealing with the matter of the Reincarnation Demon, and their development is already inferior to that of the major sects of the heavens. How can they possibly spare the time to deal with the Demon Buddha?

However, if one only invests in Tong Chang, just to ensure Tong Chang's survival and to successfully gain the approval of the Four Celestial Masters of antiquity and obtain all their legacy and blessings.

For the cultivation world of the Western Sea, this is absolutely beneficial and without any harm, and it is something that they seem to be able to do and accomplish!

"We must help! Fellow Daoist Tong has been on good terms with my Desire Demon Immortal Kingdom for a long time. He even fought alongside me against Jade Wall Evil back then. If he's in trouble, my Desire Demon Immortal Kingdom can't just stand by and watch!"

"My Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom and Langya Immortal Kingdom have been old neighbors. We have always gotten along quite well with Fellow Daoist Tong. Although we are not having an easy time right now, what does it matter if we suffer a little more for Fellow Daoist Tong's sake!"

"I remember now, Fellow Daoist Tong had a romantic relationship with a tiger demon in our Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom back in the day. In a way, he could be considered half a son-in-law of our Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom. How could we not help him!"

“Amitabha Buddha, our Bodhi Buddha Kingdom has always upheld righteousness and valued loyalty above all else. We will certainly not stand idly by if Fellow Daoist Tong is in trouble!”

The attitudes of the leaders of the West Sea made a complete 180-degree turn. They all expressed their willingness to help Master Tong and asked Su Qing to summon the Mirror King God to contact the Tianyuan family to urgently prepare supplies.

Su Qing also sincerely thanked them at this moment.

Because he understood that Tong Chang alone did not have such influence that he could attract the full assistance of all the immortal kingdoms in the Western Sea cultivation world. At most, they would only provide symbolic support in the form of some supplies, unlike now, where almost half of their accumulated resources were being transported to Tong Chang.

They were investing in Tong Chang, and at the same time, they were also investing in Su Qing.

Everyone knows that with the appearance of this Lingxiao Palace, no matter who the Heavenly Emperor's Dharma Body or the divine bodies of the gods within it fall into, Su Qing has no way to interfere. In the future, he will inevitably have one or even several rivals competing for the position of Heavenly Emperor in the heavens.

Tong Chang, the current Celestial Master, has always been a staunch supporter of Su Qing. With his influence as a Celestial Master, protecting him and having his support means that even if someone later obtains the Heavenly Emperor's Dharma Body, acquires most of the essence of the ancient Heavenly Court, and possesses the Taixu Sun and Moon Dao Patterns, the combination of Su Qing and the current Celestial Master will still be able to maintain competitiveness for the position of Heavenly Emperor.

Erqiang recognized this, which is why he expressed his unreserved support for Tong Chang.

After Su Qing spoke, the immortal kingdoms of the Western Sea realized that now was the time for them to place their bets on the future position of Heavenly Emperor!

“Lord Su, there’s no need for that. We share the same fate as you and Master Tong. When the Heavenly Gate of the Tianyuan Realm opens in the future, all sorts of demons and monsters will flood in. Faced with the competition from all the heavens and realms, we will still need you to carry the banner for the Western Sea!”

“That’s right. Helping Master Tong is helping True Lord Su, and helping True Lord Su is helping ourselves. We’re aware of that!”

"Over the years, our Western Sea cultivation community has been able to achieve what it is today thanks to True Lord Su. Putting aside everything else, True Lord Su, if you ever contend for the Heavenly Emperor or the Human Emperor, our Western Sea cultivation community will definitely support you!"

Hearing the assurances from the True Lords, Su Qing remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he felt much more at ease.

It would be a lie to say that the Heavenly Emperor did not want to fight for the throne.

Others may want to compete but are not qualified, but he possesses the Azure Dragon Dao Pattern and the Tai Xu Sun and Moon Dao Pattern, making him the most advantageous contender for these two positions. If Heaven grants such a position and one does not take it, one will surely suffer the consequences. It would be foolish not to compete for it.

As a rogue cultivator, he only has the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom as his base so far. He is far inferior to some of the more established sects in Tianyuan. So, when he came to this Abyss Secret Realm, the Penglai Immortal Kingdom, the Desire Demon Immortal Kingdom, and other immortal kingdoms could produce innate spiritual treasures, but his Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom had nothing. Not to mention the Xingtian Blood Axe and the Measuring Ruler, which he, Su Qing, snatched from the hands of the demons, not inherited from anyone.

Once the major sects of the heavens participate in the competition for the Human Emperor and Heavenly Emperor, his weakness in having a weak base will be magnified even more.

Therefore, he values ​​Tong Chang highly and also takes good care of Er Qiang. Now, he has also gained the support and promises of all the immortal kingdoms in the Western Sea cultivation world.

This gave him a little more confidence in his competition for the Heavenly Emperor's throne.

Of course, this is a matter for the present moment.

What he needs to deal with most is the matter concerning the Reincarnation Demon.

With the support of the resources from the Western Sea cultivation world, Tong Laodao should be able to hold out until the reinforcements from the major sects of the heavens arrive.

That's all he could do for him; the final outcome is up to fate! (End of Chapter)