Immortality begins with meditation puppets

The process of befriending the Void Queen was not smooth. As a member of the Void race, they were taught the law of the jungle and that only the strong survive. They judged people solely by their own strength.

Therefore, she did not value Su Qing's numerous titles like the Heaven-Splitting Void Kun and other powerful beings from various realms, but only looked at his own strength.

"Fellow Daoist, please forgive me. I am not used to dealing with beings of average strength. I am afraid that I will not be able to control my inner desire to devour."

The Void Queen smiled apologetically at Su Qing, who was leaning closer, which startled Su Qing, who was prepared to sacrifice his own lifeblood to conquer this woman and the Void Clan for the sake of all living beings!
generally?
I'm just average? How could I be just average!
Having cultivated for less than a thousand years, his physical body is now incredibly hard; shattering a star with a single punch is nothing to him. His primordial spirit has reached the heavens, capable of bringing either wind or rain or sunshine with a single thought.

Can this body and physique be considered average?
Furthermore, regarding my status in all the heavens and myriad realms, before the Heavenly Emperor is born, I am the Heavenly Emperor's attendant; once the Heavenly Emperor is born, I may very well be the Heavenly Emperor himself, a candidate for Human Emperor, the puppet master of all heavens, or the ruler of the Kaiyuan Kingdom.

With this status and position, can it be considered ordinary?
Although he felt a lot of resentment, he was helpless because the Void Queen didn't appreciate it and only thought he smelled good.

Xiong Er empathized with Su Qing's dejected state.

In its eyes, the Void Queen was a valuable client. The entire Void Clan had never been plundered by commercial civilization—no, by cultivation civilization. The entire Pure Land was waiting to be developed, containing immense opportunities and profits. Just thinking about it almost made Xiong Er lose its composure. Seeing that Su Qing had no chance to develop this Pure Land, it was much more upset than Su Qing.

Li Hailang, standing to the side, was more dutiful than Xiong Er. He knew that the most important duty of a Double Red Flower Stick was to be able to fight and help the boss block all powerful enemies. Li Hailang certainly couldn't do that. He was currently filling in for Hu Dan, who was still studying at the Lingbao Sect and couldn't be on duty for the time being. So, he couldn't be expected to perfectly complete his task as a substitute.

Aside from not being able to fight, Hailang considered himself to have performed his duties as a Double Red Flower Stick holder quite well.

For example, when will the Paradise Pavilion release new products? Which noble female cultivator from which sect in the heavens wants to communicate with the leader? When the leader goes out on business, how can we help him hide it from the four mistresses at home? When a despicable female cultivator tries to blackmail the leader with a recording talisman and attempts to ruin his reputation, how can we deal with and resolve the situation?

There are countless big and small matters, and all sorts of trivial things. In any case, Li Hailang is absolutely certain that while his absence might not affect the boss's safety, the boss's quality of life will definitely decline rapidly.

This is also why, under his master, who was full of talented puppeteers, Li Hailang was always able to establish himself in the team and have a place of his own.

These days, whether you have a good job or not, whether you're doing well or not, depends on your ability to differentiate yourself from competitors.

Before coming here, he also collected information on all the participants, who might not be human but were certainly attractive beings.

Upon seeing the boss, he immediately became interested in the most difficult Void Queen and was filled with admiration. Otherwise, why would he, as the boss, repeatedly fail in his small-scale attempts to create the Langtian Gang, while the boss was able to make the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom more and more prosperous? The boss's ambition and goals were much higher than Li Hailang's!

But there are some things he, as a lackey—no, as a double-red-flower-stick servant—had to remind his master of.

"Boss, I've heard that when the Void Race mates, the stronger one will eat its partner at the height of pleasure to gain the greatest satisfaction for both body and mind. You must control yourself this time, loving everything will really get you killed!"

"So you're really that daring, eating it raw? That's way too extreme!"

Upon hearing Li Hailang's words, Su Qing lost interest in the Void Queen and was not prepared to give her his life essence. However, he was still prepared to put in some effort to win over the clan. After all, in the fight against the demons, the more united the forces, the fewer people would die on the side of the myriad beings in the heavens.

After having a deep and friendly chat with the Void Queen, he gained a better understanding of the current mindset of this race.

Their current situation is also awkward. They came to participate in the Anti-Demon Conference not to compete for the fortune of Tianyuan Realm, but because the survival of their race has reached a critical point, and this is a last resort.

It should be noted that the Void Race did not have the strength to fight against ancient beings in ancient times. In the golden age of cultivation in ancient times when gods and demons coexisted, no matter how many Void creatures there were, they did not have the qualifications to challenge the myriad worlds without the existence of an eighth-order Dao Ancestor.

In fact, the Void Race itself was created by the ancient Eastern Emperor, who imitated the Snail Emperor in creating the Human Race. After feeding and experimenting with them in the Void, he found that they were not as intelligent as the Human Race, nor as powerful as the Witch Race, so he released them to fend for themselves.

Because of consideration for Donghuang's reputation, and knowing that they were all his pets, the gods of the heavens did not harm them in ancient times. Of course, the Void Clan also dared not lay a hand on the beings of the heavens in ancient times. In the eyes of the ancient gods, these pets were still cute and adorable.

It wasn't until after the ancient demonic calamity that many fragments of the Tianyuan Realm collapsed and were devoured by these all-consuming void creatures, which allowed them to gain more fortune. In addition, as the Tianyuan Realm entered the Dharma-ending Age, many powerful beings in the heavens perished, and only some disciples and followers went far away to the heavens, focusing their efforts on revitalizing their sects and guarding against evil spirits.

This gave the Void Race a rare opportunity for development, and today they have become the third force after demons and all the living beings.

From the perspective of raw power, this race is superior to any of the three sects of the Dao lineage. Of course, if the three sects of the Dao lineage were to use the eighth-order methods left by their patriarch, that would be a different story. Such power is rare and its deterrent effect is greater than its practical effect. In conventional battles, the three sects of the Dao lineage are weaker than the Void Clan, which is an indisputable fact.

Given the Void Race's strength, they should theoretically sit back and watch the two fight, waiting for the Demon and the myriad beings to be exhausted before laughing wildly and accepting the final spoils of victory.

Unfortunately, they lacked the ability, because their upper limit as living beings was the seventh level, which was the limit of their creator, Donghuang's, power and also locked their cultivation limit.

The inability to produce eighth-order beings is the biggest problem for the Void Race.

In this great era of conflict, one side—the demons or the living—will inevitably give rise to an eighth-tier being.

Regardless of which side ultimately wins, they will have the ability to crush the Void Race.

Therefore, if they want to preserve their tribe, they have no choice but to take sides at this moment.

According to the Void Queen herself, and based on the information obtained by Su Qing, there were originally disagreements within the Void Clan regarding the issue of choosing sides.

Because the demons had long ago secretly conspired with some of the Void Clan, promising to divide the world between them in the future. At that time, all living beings would be sacrificed: the demons would take their souls, and the Void Clan would take their flesh and blood. Everyone would split the spoils and be well-fed.

This was exactly what the Voidlings wanted to hear. The Voidlings listened with beaming faces, wishing they could join the demons on the spot.

Only a few clear-headed Void Clan members, such as the Void Queen, understood that the words of demons are deceitful and should never be trusted. They knew that once the demons succeeded, there was little chance they would keep their promise to share the world with the Void Clan; instead, they would annihilate the entire Void Clan.

If some of the Voidlings, oblivious to their own ignorance, were unwilling to believe this reason, the Void Queen raised another issue.

Even if the demons eventually fulfilled their promise and allowed the Void Race to devour all living beings, then what? What would they eat then?
All living beings have the ability to reproduce and create. Only when all living beings exist can the Void Race have something to eat. Even if they can only pick up trash to eat like in ancient times, at least they will still have something to eat.

If all living beings and spirits cease to exist, would those evil spirits dare to eat them? They would have nothing to eat!
There's nothing to eat!
This is absolutely terrifying for the Void race.

This single reason was enough for all the Void Race members to decide to side with the All Living Beings.

In their eyes, all living beings now belong to them as livestock and food. If the demons want to steal their food, then they will have to fight them.

They never imagined that they could also raise livestock, so that their descendants could provide them with food endlessly.

Some of the Voidlings are too stupid to think of this, because they are used to eating as soon as they open their mouths. They never thought of the need to go through the trouble of raising livestock, since their ancestors did. They have been free-range, and they have grown quite well over the years!

The Void Queen and a small number of Voidlings had considered this matter, but they did not believe that their own race could accomplish it. Given their nature, they would probably devour all the creatures before they even had a chance to give birth.

Therefore, after much consideration, cooperating with living beings is still the most reliable option.

"Didn't you ever consider that after we've eradicated the demons, we might also turn our attention to your Void Clan?"

Su Qing looked directly into the eyes of the Void Queen and asked her solemnly.

"Is there even a question? Of course you'll come after us after you've defeated the demons. Aren't you all just as shameless as the demons?"

The Void Queen took a deep breath of the fragrance emanating from Su Qing and looked at the little man in amazement. "How can this thing smell so good?" she exclaimed.

"Then you still dare to cooperate with us?" Su Qing took a few steps back and pulled the Double Red Flower Sticks in front of him.

The Void Queen glanced at the waves with disgust; she disdained to eat such filthy and lowly flesh.

"Let's fight then. Knowing your habits, once you weaken us to the point where we can no longer threaten you, you'll soon start fighting amongst yourselves. You won't go so far as to exterminate our race. In the end, some of you might still want to use us for your own purposes. So, our Void Race will still have something to eat!"

The Void Queen's words convinced Su Qing of most of her beliefs.

It knows these people all too well. Not to mention the future, even now, Su Qing and the many powerful figures present are already preparing for future infighting and want to take advantage of the Void Clan.

At this point, after Yuan Shizong's clichéd opening remarks, the second Anti-Demon Conference officially entered the stage of discussing serious matters.

The triumphant Guangxian Zhenjun first rose and bowed to Su Qing, then bowed to Tong Chang.

There's no way around it. He may have a high status, but these two are now as high as the heavens in the Tianyuan Realm. It's not shameful to bow to them.

After hesitating for a moment, he bowed to Erqiang again. It was not necessary, but it's never wrong to be polite. Everyone knows that Erqiang is being groomed by Su Qing and Tong Chang to become a God of Justice. It is also very important for the Yuanshi Sect to maintain a good relationship with him. After all, the world is going downhill and people's hearts are no longer what they used to be. Even the Yuanshi Sect is not as good as it was in ancient times. There are countless illegal things and people.

After performing the three prostrations, this true disciple of the Primordial Sect adopted the demeanor of the leader of the Anti-Demon Alliance and announced the first agenda item of the meeting—guess what the Demon Buddha is doing now.
This was a major event, and even Su Qing sat up straight and participated in the discussion.

"That Demon Buddha painstakingly plotted to seize the Heavenly Emperor's Dharma Body and the Lingxiao Palace, even at the cost of abandoning the Reincarnation Dao Pattern. Clearly, for him, obtaining this achievement is more important than the Reincarnation Dao Pattern and the Ancient Underworld. However, since he succeeded, he and his demons have remained silent until now, and have not appeared in the world. Where he is hiding and what he intends to do are the most important things for us living beings to figure out right now!"

After Guangxian Zhenjun finished speaking, Su Qing and Tong Chang followed suit and spoke one after the other.

“I have peered into the future and examined the past, but I have not found any trace of the Demon Buddha in the long river of time. It seems that he must have used the Dao of Time to conceal his existence, making him impossible to detect.”

"I used my Celestial Master authority to have the will of the Heavenly Origin Realm search this realm. At least one thing can be verified: that Demon Buddha is still in my Heavenly Origin Realm, and his demonic mark is still here. It's just that because of his methods, we cannot find out where he is!"

As a superior Dao pattern that is concealed, using the Dao pattern of time to conceal one's actions is extremely convenient.

Even if Su Qing and Tong Chang used the will of heaven and earth, they would still find it difficult to detect the Demon Buddha's current whereabouts.

"Our sect has also used the Jade Void Yin-Yang Mirror to examine it, but we have not found any trace of the Demon Buddha!"

"All the major demon realms in the heavens are also silent, with no demons causing trouble!"

"It's not the movement of evil spirits that's scary, it's their stillness. They must be plotting some grand conspiracy, but alas, we know nothing about it. Are we just supposed to sit and wait for them to be fully prepared before we can deal with them as they come?"

There was nothing we could do, really nothing we could do. Although it was frustrating, we just let the first issue pass by like this.

The second topic, however, is the question of defining the Great Sage Who Overturns the Sea.

"This demon once allied with evil spirits, and later became their enemy. It obtained the demonic thoughts of the Great Sage Wukong, and also possessed the physical bodies of the Four Chaos Demon Apes. Its future growth potential is immeasurable. If it is allowed to grow within the Tianyuan Realm, achieving the eighth-order Dao Ancestor position is not impossible." (End of Chapter)