Immortality begins with meditation puppets

The magnificent and surging human fortune, transformed by the Azure Dragon Dao Pattern and the Xuanyuan Bow, became the Human Fortune Azure Dragon Arrow, bursting forth with immeasurable light and heat, transforming into the dawn that pierced the darkness, shooting out the demon Buddha who had disappeared from the heavens after seizing the Lingxiao Palace.

The Xuanyuan Bow, guided by human will and the prevailing trend, ensures that wherever the arrow lands, it will be the target; the arrow will never miss, and the bandits will find it difficult to escape.

The moment Su Qing grasped the Xuanyuan Bow, he thought of its unique ability.

In his view, the current demonic calamity, in terms of both intensity and strength, is far weaker than the ancient demonic calamity.

There are many reasons for this. If it weren't for the ancient sages and great powers who were willing to sacrifice their own cultivation to severely injure the Heavenly Demon Generals, so that all their accumulated power would be destroyed and they would have to start all over again as minor demons when they were reborn in the present world.

There are also countless cultivators in the heavens of this world who know the harm of evil spirits, and they guard against evil spirits with all their might, eliminating evil completely and not giving them the opportunity to grow stronger.

Since the last time the demons set fires and committed atrocities everywhere, but failed to achieve any results in several directions, only allowing the Demon Buddha to occupy the Lingxiao Palace, they also took down the Reincarnation Demon, the Abyss Secret Realm and the Reincarnation Dao Pattern.

The myriad realms have visibly relaxed their vigilance against the dangers posed by these demons. For example, the recently concluded second Anti-Demon Conference, which should have focused on fighting demons, has instead become a contest for various opportunities and fortunes following the revival of spiritual energy in the Tianyuan Realm.

Right now, everyone is still just talking, but if this continues, the evil forces will not show themselves for a long time, or they will feign weakness as before, gradually making all the cultivators in the heavens lower their guard. When a great opportunity descends upon the Tianyuan Realm, no one can guarantee that a great war will not break out within the myriad realms.

Because the myriad realms are inherently a powder keg, with frequent conflicts of races, divine power struggles, disputes over interests, and battles for supremacy, the existence of demons has been a constant threat. It was only because the presence of these demonic forces, along with the presence of the three major sects of the Yuanshi Sect, Lingbao Sect, and Taishang Sect, that the conflicts in the myriad realms have remained within a controllable range from ancient times to the present day.

If the huge opportunity of Tianyuan's revival were to appear, just like when he fought for the Xuanyuan Bow, the powerful cultivators of the heavens, who prioritize profit, would be green with envy. If it weren't for his and Gao Erqiang's notorious reputation, there might have been a bloodbath today.

What he was worried about was that the cultivation world would continue to fight amongst itself, allowing that demonic Buddha to develop quietly with the demons, and that when the demonic tide surged one day, it would bring even more serious consequences than in ancient times.

The great virtuous and powerful beings of ancient times already suffered enough from self-destruction once; we can't possibly make them resurrect and explode again.

The evil spirits wanted to lie low and wait for the right time to strike, hoping to observe the infighting within the cultivation world.

The high-ranking cultivators of the heavens are currently only focused on the upcoming Tianyuan Restoration and the prosperous days of opportunity. They want to devour this piece of the pie first before thinking about anything else.

Su Qing, however, insisted on breaking this tranquility and piercing through this barrier.

It leaves the demons nowhere to hide and the high-ranking cultivators of the heavens nowhere to escape.

Cowardice and deceit cannot defeat evil; facing difficulties head-on is the way of our generation!

His shot did indeed cause all the heavens and myriad realms, as well as the demon Buddha, to scream in agony.

"Too reckless, too impulsive! Why shoot this demon Buddha of all people? You might as well have shot me!"

"The Tianyuan Realm is about to fully recover, and there are many opportunities waiting for us to seize. Wouldn't it be better if we digest all these opportunities and fortunes before seeking out these demons for a final battle?"

"Time is on our side. The demons have chosen to remain neutral with us for the time being, which is exactly what we wanted. Why do they have to break this tacit understanding on their own initiative!"

Seeing that the man wielded the Azure Dragon Arrow, tearing away the demon's disguise and revealing the Demon Buddha's true colors, the high-ranking cultivators of the heavens did not see the Demon Buddha's heroic spirit of shouting and killing, but only their fury at the situation being beyond their control.

The great beings of the heavens were not fools. They knew that although the demons had suffered heavy losses in the last uprising, they had not been fundamentally harmed. Several resurrected demon generals had not perished; those who died were just lackeys and henchmen. After seizing the Lingxiao Palace, they went into hiding, clearly harboring ill intentions.

But the great beings of the heavens did not see anything wrong with this.

In their eyes, the biggest difference between the struggle between living beings and demons in the present world and in ancient times is that the current heavens are different from those in ancient times.

That is, there is no eighth-order Dao Ancestor level being in charge of the current world.

Most of those in high positions in the various realms and sects today are elders who came from ancient times. They witnessed the golden age of cultivation when the eighth-order Dao Ancestors suppressed the four directions and eight wastelands, and they know the concept of the eighth-order Dao Ancestor level better than the beings of the present world.

If cultivators and mortals can no longer be considered the same species, then beings below the eighth-order Dao Ancestor level are not even considered anything in the eyes of beings at the eighth-order Dao Ancestor level.

With a single thought, they can annihilate countless lives; with another, they can alter the heavens and earth, restarting chaos. The power of an eighth-order Dao Ancestor is such that, if they so choose, they are even more terrifying than demons.

Knowing the terrifying existence of an eighth-order Dao Ancestor, the powerful beings of the present world always felt that in order to completely resolve the current demonic calamity, the presence of an eighth-order Dao Ancestor was indispensable.

The upcoming Tianyuan Resurgence is their greatest opportunity to strive for the eighth-order Dao Ancestor. In their eyes, as long as any one of them successfully becomes an eighth-order Dao Ancestor, they can suppress any evil schemes and tricks they may have.

Therefore, in their eyes, it was no problem for the demons to compete with them in development, and it was irrelevant for the people below to fight each other. As long as the demons did not interfere with them when they were vying for the Heavenly Origin Creation and the opportunity to become Dao Ancestors, everything would be fine.

Therefore, when the Demon Buddha hid in the mortal world, apart from Tong Chang and Su Qingge painstakingly calculating his whereabouts, the other powerful beings in the heavens only gave perfunctory answers, did a quick calculation, and then gave up, wanting to maintain this tacit understanding with the demon.

Unexpectedly, their grand strategy was shattered by Su Qing's arrow.

If the evil spirit is hiding, fine. If we can't find it, then we can just call a truce for now. That's a reasonable explanation to everyone.

But now that the evil spirits have revealed themselves, and judging from their appearance, they seem to be plotting something big. If we pretend we didn't see them, how will they survive in all the heavens and myriad realms? How will all living beings view them? How will the Heaven and Earth of this world think of them?
The truth has been revealed, and the previous peace and tranquility vanished instantly. Even if they had to grit their teeth, they would have to fight this Demon Buddha. Meanwhile, the powerful beings of the heavens cursed Su Qing for being young and impetuous and not understanding the bigger picture, and the Demon Buddha was also giving Su Qing a thorough dressing-down.

As the most intelligent of the demons, the Demon Buddha, upon awakening, summarized the failure of the previous demonic tribulation and analyzed the current tribulation. Combining the current situation, he devised a development strategy suitable for the struggles of the new era, aiming to achieve a decisive victory in one fell swoop.

In that ancient calamity, it and its brothers were full of vigor and clamor, and should have swept away all living beings, making them fall at the feet of these evil demons.

Unexpectedly, not long after they displayed their power, they were struck repeatedly by the great beings of the heavens, each blow hitting their kneecaps, almost rendering them unable to stand up again.

Looking back, it was because they were too arrogant when they were in power, and their initial bombardment was too loud, which frightened all the great powers in the heavens, causing them to completely forget about the many grudges and grievances such as the conflict between witches and demons, the conflict between gods and humans, and the conflict between Buddhism and Taoism, and instead focus their energy on targeting them as evil demons.

Unintentionally, these demons, through their own power, actually helped all living beings in all realms complete an unprecedented racial fusion and the Great Reconciliation of the Heavenly Origin.

The immense power unleashed by all living beings working together is something that demons simply cannot contend with, especially given that those eighth-order Dao Ancestors frequently shatter their own Dao Fruits. How could the ancient demonic calamity not be defeated?

However, the situation is different this time. The living beings have ingrained the dangers of these evil spirits into their very bones. If any evil spirits or demons appear, they will be dealt with as soon as they show their faces. They will no longer be given the time to develop quietly as in ancient times. Moreover, in recent years, through the development of various arts and crafts, all kinds of tools for detecting these evil spirits and methods for dealing with them have been created.

In such a perilous situation, brute force alone is no longer an option.

Therefore, the Demon Buddha devised three strategies to guide the evil spirits.

One strategy is to learn from the barbarians' superior techniques to subdue them. From ancient times to the present, the achievements of all beings in the myriad realms in cultivation and arts are even more brilliant than in ancient times. While the demons cannot be careless, they can also use the demonic methods to steal the achievements of beings in cultivation and arts, develop demonic arts, and thus wage a protracted war against beings.

The second strategy is to act covertly and stir up trouble everywhere. The inherent flaws of living beings determine that they all prioritize their own interests. When the external threat is great enough to annihilate them, they may abandon their past differences and unite to fight the enemy. Once the external threat is eliminated or weakened, they will immediately reveal their true colors.

In this way, these demons can first feign weakness and use a few actions that are all bark and no bite to lull the creatures into a false sense of security. Then they can use their most adept tricks: sowing discord, framing, and resorting to despicable and shameless tactics. They can do anything disgusting to make the creatures fight amongst themselves, so that they can sit back and watch the fight.

This strategy was learned from the ancient patriarch of the demonic path, who used it to cause the three dominant races of the world—the dragon, phoenix, and qilin—to attack each other and eventually fall apart.

The three strategies were to be reborn by borrowing a shell and to deceive the world. Admittedly, the failure of the ancient demonic calamity was due to the unity and fierceness of the ancient beings, as well as the chaos, lack of a guiding principle, and lack of unified thought of the demons. However, there was another important reason, which was the unfair discrimination and targeting of the demons by the world of Tianyuan.

As the only real realm among all the heavens and myriad worlds, the invisible suppression of the Heavenly Origin Realm is tantamount to carrying a negative buff at all times for the demons. In ancient times, the demons suffered a lot because of this.

The demonic Buddhas are not protesting this injustice, because they came to overthrow heaven and earth. They are a thorn in the side of heaven and earth, and heaven and earth will not give them a kind face, but will only slap them in the face.

But since it had already suffered from the calamity of heaven and earth once in ancient times, it had to find a way to eliminate such influence this time. To this end, the method it came up with was to take advantage of the fact that the three paths of heaven, earth and man were incomplete and the rules of heaven and earth were not perfect at present, and to use the identity of living beings to wash away or at least make heaven and earth unable to detect the evil aura on them.

Therefore, he plans to exert his influence in the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man. As long as he occupies any one of the positions of Heavenly Emperor, Human Emperor, or Earthly Lord, he can use the authority of the three realms to assign divine positions to his demons, thereby circumventing the suppression of Heaven and Earth.

And so it thought and acted. In terms of humanity, it had long planned ahead. In terms of the underground, the Reincarnation Demon, who had occupied the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc and most of the Reincarnation Dao Patterns in ancient times by chance, had a unique advantage. It thought that occupying the underground would be a piece of cake, but it did not expect that the Reincarnation Demon would actually cause it a big problem.

He miscalculated on the earthly path, but fortunately made progress on the heavenly path. He had the Lingxiao Palace and the Heavenly Emperor's Dharma Body in his hands. As soon as he got them, he began to work on building the Evil Heavenly Court.

To avoid disturbance from other creatures, and also to give them time to fight amongst themselves, it used the power of time runes, the power of merit runes, and even borrowed the spatial abilities of another Heavenly Demon General to create this place to live.

This place is not there, nor here, nor in the past or future, nor in the present heavens; it is invisible, undetectable, and unseeable.

Not to mention that the great powers of the heavens didn't search diligently, even if they did search diligently, they would find that each one remained silent.

Just when he thought his plan was flawless, the Demon Buddha, enjoying a peaceful life, once again imitated the ancient Supreme Patriarch, practicing the method of "One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones," attempting to create demonic thoughts, Buddhist thoughts, and divine thoughts, and to incorporate the Heavenly Emperor's Dharma Body, which had already been divided into three, thus creating the Evil Heavenly Emperor, the Buddha Heavenly Emperor, and the Black Heavenly Emperor.

The three emperors stand side by side, each possessing the combat power of a seventh-order Dao Lord. If one day their three bodies were to merge, they would possess the abilities of a Dao Ancestor, enabling them to achieve the highest accomplishments for both living beings and demons, pushing this current demonic world to its climax.

Everything came to an abrupt halt with Su Qing's sudden arrow.

It had also taken note of the unusual activity that had just occurred in the Western Sea of ​​Tianyuan.

The appearance of the Xuanyuan Bow slightly displeased it, but it suppressed the urge to take it or destroy it.

This one treasure alone is not worth its effort. Although it is powerful, there were many other powerful magical artifacts in ancient times, such as the Pangu Banner and the Linglong Pagoda. They were all no weaker than the Xuanyuan Bow, yet they did nothing to those evil spirits.

Seeing the conflict between Su Qing and the high-ranking cultivators of the heavens, it was overjoyed and hoped that they would fight soon. Even though they didn't fight, this incident has created rifts between the two sides, and the seeds of hatred have been sown, which will inevitably erupt one day.

Su Qing gathered human fortune to draw the Xuanyuan Bow to its fullest extent, which the demons desired. No matter where the arrow fell, Su Qing's human fortune, which even demons feared, would be completely exhausted, which was a good thing for them.

Little did it expect that the arrow would be aimed at itself. It was always the demon Buddha that provoked people, and this was the first time it had been hit in the face by a spirit arrow!

"Su Qing, your crimes are heinous and unforgivable. I have tolerated you for too long. Today, I will grant you what you desire, whether you wish for benevolence or death!" (End of Chapter)