Immortality begins with meditation puppets

The gods can sustain their cultivation by consuming the offerings of merit and incense. Their divine authority and power are determined by their performance and the merits they have made for heaven, earth, and all living beings, not by what the grotto heavens can grant them.

Take Gao Erqiang, for example. He didn't have any special place to enjoy. He borrowed money from Su Qing to build the temple and sculpt the statues. But because he dared to fight and struggle, he is now the only one in the world who stands out in the race of gods. He is in the highest position among the gods and has already reached the level of the sixth-order Heavenly Origin War God. He is also making great strides toward the path of the seventh-order Judicial God.

Looking at Lao Liang, he's not bad either. After obtaining the position of Peach Deer God of Longevity, he would send out peaches online during major festivals and celebrations in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom to increase the festive atmosphere and transfer the authority of the festival god to the authority of the God of Longevity. Today, in the Yuan Realm, whenever there is a wedding, funeral, or other similar event, people will go to the Temple of the God of Longevity to pray for incense and blessings.

In addition, he fulfills his original divine duties, and is generous in giving longevity peaches to those who have made contributions, thus adding blessings and longevity to them. He now has a great faith base among ordinary people. Five or six hundred years later, he has become a fifth-order deity, the God of Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity, which is entirely due to his own efforts.

After seeing Erqiang and Lao Liang, and then looking back at Yingjue Shen, he was deified along with Lao Liang. His starting divine position was even one level higher than Lao Liang's. He went directly from a mortal to a fifth-level armored general. Erqiang, who had worked hard to reach the fifth level, would be extremely envious of such treatment.

However, Yingjue Shen couldn't let go of the Jia Tianxia family business, fearing that his unreliable son-in-law would ruin it. He was always reluctant to let go of the Jia Tianxia business. After becoming a god, he did less divine work and more human work. He still couldn't shake off his merchant mentality and did very little in terms of developing faith and enhancing his divine authority.

They only know how to pave the way with money, building the most temples and sculpting the most luxurious statues. But despite having many temples, they have very few believers. The luxurious statues, besides attracting thieves, do not inspire people's reverence. Now, let alone moving up, their divine position is even shaky and they are on the verge of falling into the fourth rank of gods!
Therefore, in Su Qing's view, gods should be a group of people who have transcended vulgar interests. They should be beings who bestow blessings upon mortals and spread goodness in the world. The meaning of their existence lies in giving, not in demanding from mortals or competing with them for blessings. It is also for their own good that the grotto heaven does not give the temple area!
If the temple district can't have a hidden paradise, can the commercial district have one?

The Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, which is founded on commerce and whose national policy is to develop and improve various arts and crafts, should naturally support the development of its commercial district, even though this district is currently the most developed and powerful region in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom.

But if they do well, it's because they're hardworking and ambitious. It's unreasonable to stop giving them good things just because they've done well.

In Su Qing's plan, one of these two grottoes will definitely be allocated to the commercial area.

As the Tianyuan Realm fully recovers, it will have to compete with the artisans and business giants of all the worlds. In this competition, apart from his Su Group having advantages such as industrial capital and technological accumulation, which can compete with the accumulated resources of the major sects of the worlds over the years, it is hard to say whether the other industries can survive in such fierce and cruel market competition when faced with the impact of the major sects of the worlds.

In response, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom must provide some support. This grotto-heaven is the foundation that will allow them to close the gap with the industries of the heavens and ensure that they will not be crushed and swallowed up in future market competition.

With too many monks and too little porridge, there are only two caves. One was given to the commercial district, so who should get the other one?
Can the central district provide it?
It's a matter of whether or not to give it. It's a matter of whether or not to give it. It's a matter of whether or not to give it. The reason is that the Central District is the heart of the Immortal Kingdom, the most important place in the country. Its status is equivalent to that of the capitals of other Immortal Kingdoms. And the attitude of other Immortal Kingdoms towards their capitals is to devote all their resources to making them the strongest and best places in the Immortal Kingdom. Logically speaking, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom should also do the same. Giving it a cave heaven is only right.

If Su Qing were to open up a grotto-heaven in the central area, he would suggest creating a puppet grotto-heaven.

Ultimately, whether it's the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, the Central District, or even Su Qing himself, the greatest source of confidence in establishing himself in all the myriad worlds comes from the numerous puppets he has created.

If there were a special grotto-heaven dedicated to creating opportunities for puppets, it could greatly benefit the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, the Central District, and Su Qing himself. It would be absolutely necessary and desirable.

But it's fine not to give it, since the Central District already has the Azure Dragon Grotto-heaven here. With this grotto-heaven, the Central District has both prestige and prestige. In any case, in today's Yuanben Immortal Kingdom, including all the heavens and myriad realms, no other place has the prestige of the Central District, nor does it have a Four Imperial Grotto-heaven like the Azure Dragon Grotto-heaven.

Furthermore, if he had any puppets under his command that had developed self-awareness and had the potential to be nurtured, he could simply place them in the Azure Dragon Cave Heaven for cultivation. There was no need to set up a separate cave heaven for them. After all, the development of self-awareness in puppets was an extremely low-probability event. He only had three, five, seven, or eight puppets under his command with self-awareness. Puppet characters like Tiger Egg and Bear Two could be nurtured by the Lingbao Sect and the Buddhist sect. They didn't need to borrow the resources of a cave heaven. They could just use the Azure Dragon Cave Heaven for a while. Setting up a separate cave heaven for them would be a real waste.

Shouldn't the Shenjing area, outside the Central District, be given a separate sanctuary?
To be fair, these two grotto-heavens were obtained because of his achievement in eliminating the Reincarnation Demon. The people of the Divine Realm also contributed greatly, so they should also have a share in these grotto-heavens.

However, not everything in the world can be explained by reason. For the people of the Divine Realm, the primary task now is to adapt to the rules of their own world. Only after they have become familiar with their own world can they think about the Cave Heaven. Giving them a Cave Heaven now would only make it more difficult for them to integrate into their own world because the rules of the Cave Heaven are different from those of their own world. Therefore, Su Qing does not want to give them this Cave Heaven.

Therefore, the final choice should still be made for the cultivation area.

It's not for the sake of the Martial Arts Academy in this area. This Martial Arts Academy is the focus of education in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom and it is indeed worth investing heavily in. However, Su Qing had already given instructions earlier to have the Martial Arts Academy hold a grand competition every year. The winners of the competition in each specialty can receive the reward of going to the Azure Dragon Cave for further training. This is enough for the Martial Arts Academy. There is no need to give them more cave heaven opportunities.

Is it for the cultivation area, or for the various sects of the heavens, such as the Snail Emperor Sect and the Taiyi Sect, who have devoted themselves to the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom?

Undoubtedly, from ancient times to the present, sects have always been the mainstream in the heavens. In the present, all the immortal kingdoms in the Tianyuan Realm are vying for the support of these sects. In the past, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom did not pay much attention to this aspect.

Su Qing only managed to gain the Snail Emperor Sect's allegiance by possessing the Creation Runes and having a relationship with the Snail Emperor Sect's founder, Snail Emperor, that he himself couldn't quite explain. Furthermore, he forced the Taiyi Sect to submit because he possessed the portrait of the Taiyi Sect's founder and the sect leader's token.

Driving these two great sects of the heavens to the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom in this way, demanding more from them and providing less support, will inevitably cause them to harbor resentment over time. In fact, there are already signs of this. After all, even the Wuren have now been integrated into the large collective of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, praising the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom to everyone they meet and identifying themselves as citizens of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. However, the disciples of the Taiyi Sect and the Snail Emperor Sect, who have been in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom for four or five hundred years, still have little sense of belonging to the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom.

Su Qing had always wanted to make up for this, but unfortunately, these two great sects had lived too well in the past. Their accumulated wealth over the years was far beyond what the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom could match. The little bit he saved was nothing in their eyes. On the contrary, whenever Su Qing saw something good in their sect, he couldn't help but ask them for it.

This isn't how relationships are handled; one-sided demands and sacrifices are both undesirable. Since that's the case, then let's give them a big one, a whole new world. That should appease their resentment and allow them to enjoy the benefits of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom's development. This was something Su Qing had considered long ago, and bringing it up now through the Qinghe incident immediately achieved the desired effect.

The Taiyi Sect elders, who had been resentful and indignant earlier for Su Qing's disregard for the interests of the Taiyi Sect and for arbitrarily appointing someone as the sect's chief disciple to represent the sect in receiving the fortune of their second-generation patriarch, immediately lost all their dissatisfaction and their faces lit up with joy.

"Everyone in the world knows that Sect Master Su has a discerning eye and the best judgment. Even a wicked person like Gao Erqiang could be trained by Sect Master Su into a righteous god of heaven and earth. Now that Sect Master Su thinks that Qinghe is a promising talent, this girl will surely have great fortune in the future. We all believe there is no problem with her becoming the chief disciple of our Taiyi Sect!"

"We not only support Sect Leader Su's decision, but we will also vigorously nurture Qinghe in the future to unleash her potential and ensure that her talent is not wasted!"

"However, on another note, Sect Leader Su, you said you would open up a grotto-heaven for us. When will this grotto-heaven be opened? If you ask me, there's no time like the present. We're idle anyway, so why not open it now? With Sect Leader Su's abilities, opening up a grotto-heaven is just a matter of one axe stroke!"

The elders of the Taiyi Sect were all experienced and shrewd, and they were usually quite composed. Even though they had been used to being exploited by Su Qing for the past few hundred years, they had never shown any dissatisfaction in front of him.

However, the matter of the grotto-heaven is too important to their Taiyi Sect. Whether in ancient times or in the present world, having a grotto-heaven can ensure that a force is invincible. Even if they share it with the Snail Emperor Sect, it would still be a great fortune, allowing the Taiyi Sect to keep up with other major sects in the competition of the present world. It is not enough to just see Su Qing make a promise; they must immediately get their hands on this promise before they can feel at ease.

Su Qing was quite decisive; since the matter had been brought up, she immediately took action.

But then he transformed into the form of an ancestral witch, and in an instant, he appeared within the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, drawing the attention of countless eyes from the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom and all the myriad realms.

As imposing as a mountain, the Ancestral Witch, wielding the Blood Axe of Execution, first shattered space within the commercial district, drawing countless spiritual energies to converge there. With the cooperation of the Tianyuan Realm's own heaven and earth, it instantly expanded into a grotto-heaven.

Within this grotto-heaven, there are countless resources of all kinds. All resources related to cultivation and various arts are readily available. Although the total quantity may not be large, the key is that they are complete. With this grotto-heaven, the development of the various arts and crafts industries in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom will at least not be hampered by the problem of being held back by others in terms of raw materials.

"I am Su Qing, the ruler of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom and an attendant of the Heavenly Emperor. I have created a grotto-heaven within the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom to provide opportunities for all living beings. This grotto-heaven is named Baosheng Grotto-heaven and is a private grotto-heaven of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. From this day forward, it will be open to all businesses registered in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom that have paid taxes for a hundred years. All the privileges of the grotto-heaven will be temporarily managed by several industry leaders, including Langya Metallurgical Industry, Duan's Puppet Group, and Jia Tianxia, ​​to assist in the development of various industries within the kingdom."

As Su Qing announced this to the heavens, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom was immediately filled with jubilation, with the merchants in the commercial district being the most excited.

"You really want to give us a hidden paradise? Would we even know how to use it? What would we, as merchants, need a hidden paradise for?

"With a hidden paradise here, are you worried about not knowing how to use it? If you can't use it, sell your spot to me, and I'll help you use it!"

"Why is there a 100-year tax payment restriction? I have a friend who has a history of tax evasion. Is there any chance for him to make amends? Is it too late to pay the back taxes?"

The business district was delighted, but the other districts had mixed feelings.

The witches in the witch district were quite excited, as they already had two grotto-heavens and felt no jealousy or envy whatsoever.

"So what? No matter who opens the cave, Master Su will have to manifest my Ancestral Witch Dharma Form and use my Witch Clan's supreme treasure, the Xing Tian Blood Axe, to open the cave. This is the skill of my Witch Clan!"

The gods in the temple area were relatively calm, because, through Liang Haishun's persuasion, they had accepted the fact that they, as gods, should not have the idea of ​​enjoying the creation of the cave. Just thinking about it was sinful, let alone possessing it.

"Look at it from another perspective, we gods rely on the faith of our believers. If our believers are doing well, we are doing well too. If they have a celestial realm, it is equivalent to us having one!"

The people of the Divine Realm were just having fun. Having escaped the threat of world destruction, they suddenly found themselves in this dazzling and enchanting world of the myriad realms. The key was that their region was rich in resources, and everyone there was wealthy. At this moment, most of them were living a life of luxury and decadence. The Bliss Hall was currently mostly booked out by people from the Divine Realm for their own enjoyment. For the time being, they had no enthusiasm for the Cave Heaven or for striving.

"Is the grotto heaven really that good? I don't think it's as good as this Paradise Palace. How did they even design this thing? All sorts of ways to enjoy yourself, girls and princesses of all kinds, you can never get enough of it!"

The people in the cultivation area were slightly disappointed. Most of them were people who were single-mindedly seeking the Dao, and their desire for a grotto-heaven was the greatest among all regions of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. However, this grotto-heaven had never come their way.

"I've figured it out now. Within this Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, the Central District represents Su Qing himself, the Commercial District is his biological son, the Divine Scripture District and the Witchcraft District are his illegitimate children, and the Temple District can be considered his adopted son to some extent. Only my Cultivation District is like his father and mother; I should dedicate myself to him and not expect to receive any favors from him. He won't even call me 'father'!" (End of Chapter)