Immortality begins with meditation puppets

The sorcerer is dishonest!
How could a shaman not be honest!
Although the ancient shamans were irritable and easily angered, they were also simple and generous. Even when their tribe was at its peak and could claim Mount Buzhou as their own private territory, as long as you were polite and willing to negotiate, the shamans would generously allow you to seek opportunities within Mount Buzhou. Whether it was acquired or innate spiritual treasures, if you could find them, that was your skill. The shamans wouldn't charge you an entrance fee, and you could eat and take whatever you wanted.

This is the greatest advantage of the Wu tribe that all the ancient tribes, including the demon tribe, could think of when they reminisced about the Wu tribe.

With such excellent qualities, how did they degenerate to this state!

"Human bloodlines have such a strong assimilation ability! What a wonderful witch race, yet they've been molded into this state!"

Someone revealed the secret: the changes in the Taoist sorcerers were due to the influence of human bloodlines.

The witches are simple and honest, while humans are cunning and sophisticated. Moreover, witches have more human blood in their bodies than witches, and their personality and character are largely determined by their human bloodline. They have more human characteristics and fewer witch characteristics. It is only among pure humans that they are called witches because of the little witch blood they possess, to distinguish them. In the eyes of other races such as demons, witches are more like humans than witches.

"It's not just a matter of bloodline, but also the influence of the environment. Oranges grown south of the Huai River are sweet oranges, while those grown north of the Huai River are bitter oranges. The ancient customs are gone, and desires run rampant in the world. It's normal for the shamans to have mixed with humans generation after generation and have picked up human habits. Of course, even if the shamans in other places have declined in their thinking and quality, they have never declined to this extent. The shamans here are special, after all, they are under Su Qing's rule!"

Liu Gandang said ambiguously, his thoughts still lingering on the Blissful Heavenly Palace. Su Qing had said that the one carrying the Joyful Dao Pattern was Huang Shanghuang from the Huang family. He wasn't sure if it was really Huang Shanghuang, but regardless of whether it was true or not, Su Qing would never bring up this person for no reason. He must be using this person's Huang family identity to get a share of the pie in the Penglai Immortal Kingdom!
This is outrageous! The Liu family, the Liang family, the Wang family, the Ying family, and now the Huang family too. It's clear that Su Qing is rapidly encroaching on the Penglai Immortal Kingdom. As the ruler of Penglai, or at least as the Liu family considers themselves, Liu Gandang is naturally unhappy about this situation. However, Su Qing's rise is too fast, and he seems to have no way to resist. He can only occasionally shout out in this situation to vent his dissatisfaction and show that the Liu family has not completely submitted.

Although the various sects' chief practitioners claimed that the quality of the shamans was not as good as before, they all knew the truth in their hearts.

The shamans are more like humans than shamans, which is more in line with their expectations. After all, if the shaman clan were to rise again and have millions of shamans at their beck and call, the shaman clan's influence in the Tianyuan Realm would be immense.

Without the support of the sorcerers, or if the sorcerers' support for the sorcerer clan was not so fervent, even if Su Qing resurrected some sorcerers, those few hundred or a thousand would have a very limited impact on the Tianyuan world.

Upon realizing this, all the cultivators understood Su Qing's intention in taking them to visit this tourist area featuring the unique characteristics of the Wu tribe.

However, they were told that the threat the Witch Clan posed to the heavens and earth was far less than the help they brought to the world.

This idea became even more convincing to the group of cultivators when they saw the towering shaman, who skillfully and enthusiastically used his fame to promote his wares by hanging all over his hands and body.

"Witch's Bone Strengthening Water, drink it after your child is born, and they'll win at the starting line, becoming as strong as the Great Witch!"

"To cultivate a strong physical body, the Great Witch's Secret Elixir is indispensable. To celebrate the resurrection of the Witch Clan, we are now offering a 20% discount to both new and existing users!"

"The Jianmu massage hammer is so good that even the great shaman raves about it!"

Unsurprisingly, the goods carried by the Great Shaman were all ridiculously expensive. However, due to the prestige of the Great Shaman's identity, cultivators flocked to buy these goods, eager to be ripped off by the Great Shaman.

"This is unbelievable! Who would have thought that one day I would see the Wu tribe betraying Wuge and setting up a stall to perform for money!"

Dan Yuan Zhenjun exclaimed in disbelief, unable to comprehend what he was seeing. This completely overturned his preconceived notions about the Wu Clan.

If prejudice is a mountain, now this mountain has not only collapsed, but it has also caved into the ground, forming a pit. The Wu Clan must have been tricked by Su Qing.
"Although my demon race and the witch race were irreconcilable enemies in ancient times, the past is gone with the wind. Now, seeing my old rival, the witch race, become like this, I feel a pang of sadness!"

Tianpeng Zhenjun sighed, saying that as the old rival of the Wu Clan, the Demon Clan had a complicated attitude towards the Wu Clan.

They don't want the Witch Clan to live too well. If, like in ancient times, the Ancestral Witches run rampant and the Great Witches stand tall, and the Witch Clan returns to its peak, even if they are magnanimous and put aside their past blood feud with the Demon Clan, the Demon Clan's future living space will still be squeezed out by the Witch Clan.

However, they didn't want the Witch Clan to live too poorly. After all, the two clans were old rivals, and the status of rivals could highlight their own strength. In recent years, the Demon Clan had been using the achievements of the Witch-Demon War to exaggerate the Witch Clan's combat power, thereby proclaiming the Demon Clan's strength. If the Witch Clan were to be resurrected and go from an ancient overlord to a street vendor, it wouldn't just be the Witch Clan that lost face, but the Demon Clan would also lose face!
"This is too much! This is too much! How can we bear to let the Witch Clan, such meritorious subjects of heaven and earth, fall to this state? If your Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom really can't afford to support the Witch Clan, then hand them over to my Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom. Although my Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom is in decline now, even if the people of the Immortal Kingdom suffer, we will still make sure to support these meritorious subjects of heaven and earth!"

The Dragon-Subduing Heavenly Lord was furious. As the Great Jiba, he had always been a fervent fan of the Witch Clan. Seeing his idols living in such a miserable state, he couldn't bear it any longer. He snatched the storage bag from his younger brother, Fuhu, and donated it all to that Great Witch of Jiuli.

Hearing the various sect leaders go from being wary and defensive of the Wu Clan to now sympathizing with them and secretly cursing him, Su Qing, as a scoundrel, Su Qing was overjoyed. However, he also had to explain himself, otherwise, if the charge of mistreating the meritorious officials of Heaven and Earth fell upon him, his already bad reputation might really solidify his reputation as Su the Skinflint!
"During the ancient calamity, the Wu Clan wept blood between heaven and earth, and the entire clan perished at the hands of evil demons. They made unparalleled contributions to saving all living beings. It can be said that after the calamity, so many races in the myriad realms still have their flames preserved, all thanks to the Wu Clan."

Now that such a race, which has contributed to heaven and earth, has been resurrected, all living beings in the world cannot simply express their respect and gratitude to them verbally; they must take concrete actions to show it.

After the Wu Clan was resurrected in my Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, my Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom allocated special funds for them, specifically for their use. We purchased ancient timber from the Kunlun Realm, exchanged high-level puppets for Jianmu wood from the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, moved the earth's veins, and moved mountains and rivers. To ensure that the Wu Clan lived in peace and contentment, according to incomplete statistics, my Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom has invested as many as 3.2 billion spirit stones in the Wu Clan.

Of course, no matter how much one has done for the meritorious people of heaven and earth, it cannot be said to be too much. However, my Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom believes that having the opportunity to repay the Wu Clan is an opportunity bestowed upon all living beings by heaven and earth. My Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom cannot enjoy this opportunity alone, but should also give heaven and earth and all living beings the opportunity to express their gratitude.

"Today, all the great figures of various races and high-ranking cultivators of various sects happen to be here. If anyone wishes to express their gratitude, please register with me now. Rest assured, all funds will be deposited into a special account supporting the revival of the Witch Clan. This account is open to the supervision of heaven and earth and all living beings. My Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom has absolutely no opportunity to embezzle funds, nor would it ever do such a thing. Please rest assured!"

Hey! I knew Su Qing had ulterior motives! This bastard wants them to donate money to the Witch Clan!
As soon as Su Qing finished speaking, the expressions of the powerful cultivators present all changed.

In their previous thinking, since the Wu Clan was resurrected by Su Qing himself and was now part of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom should be responsible for the Wu Clan's treatment. If the Wu Clan was treated poorly, they could stand on the moral high ground without any guilt and criticize Su Qing for being stingy and miserly, and for not treating the meritorious officials of Tianyuan well.

I never imagined Su Qing would be so shameless. He raised his own witch clan, yet he expects them to pay for it. Is that right?
That's not right!

Su Qing claimed that he was repaying the Wu Clan for their contributions to the world in ancient times. In reality, if the Wu Clan were properly nurtured, they could become the backbone of his Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, conquering cities and fortresses with unparalleled might. Furthermore, they could inherit the merits and fortune left behind by the Wu Clan since ancient times, allowing the already prosperous Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom to gather the fortunes of the two powerful clans, the Human Clan and the Wu Clan. After the revival of Tianyuan, it might even become a sacred land like Kunlun Mountain and Buzhou Mountain in ancient times!
No, having mastered the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom of the Wu Clan, one can inherit Mount Buzhou. Considering the vast resources of Mount Buzhou, coupled with the numerous Dao patterns that the powerful figures of various sects had already realized, all of this could potentially become the foundation of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. The high-ranking cultivators from various realms were filled with envy and jealousy, and they felt that Su Qing was increasingly shameless.

He's got a pretty good idea. He gets all the benefits, while everyone else pays for supporting the witch clan. Do they really think they're fools?

"Lord Su, as you know, my Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom has just been baptized by evil spirits, and everything is in ruins. Restoring the production and life of our immortal kingdom has already overwhelmed us. We still owe billions in loans to Xiong Er Bank. We really have no way to help the Witch Clan!"

The storage bag had just been taken away and donated by the Dragon-Subduing Heavenly Lord. Seeing how quickly the Great Witch accepted the storage bag, he knew there was no chance of getting it back. The Tiger-Subduing Heavenly Lord was already saddened. When he heard that Su Qing wanted to donate money, he was afraid that his elder brother, the Dragon-Subduing Heavenly Lord, would make a promise on behalf of the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom that their Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom could not afford!
"My demon race has many expenses now. We need to bring demons from all the worlds back home. The cost of resettlement housing alone is quite high. We also need to gradually improve the treatment of demons to prevent demon talents from continuing to flow out. Supporting the cultivation of various arts also requires a large investment of funds..."

When the topic of money came up, Tianpeng Demon Lord became cautious in his speech. Firstly, his Peng clan was not very wealthy to begin with. Apart from the ancestral land in the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range that could generate some income, most of the Peng clan were now engaged in logistics-related businesses. Among all the heavens and myriad realms, only Tianpeng Logistics, which was a large and influential company, had the ability to deliver on its missions. Its financial strength was far inferior to that of Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, which owned many multinational and cross-industry companies such as Su Group, Jia Tianxia Group, and Langya Metallurgical Workshop.

Secondly, the Peng clan is just one member of the demon clan. Although he, the Heavenly Peng Demon Lord, has a certain say within the demon clan, he is not qualified to fully represent the demon clan. If he agrees, those demon clan members who are unwilling to donate will not blame the Wu clan or Su Qing, but will only come to cause trouble for him, the Heavenly Peng.

Therefore, Tianpeng Demon Lord repeatedly waved his hand at Su Qing's proposal to donate, saying that if they wanted to donate, they should donate, but he would not donate.

As for the representatives of the great sects such as Guangxian Zhenjun and Taoyuan Zhenjun, they had no intention of being taken advantage of and were not prepared to pay a single penny for the Wu Clan or Su Qing.

However, Gao Erqiang was very conscientious and was the first to stand up and say:
"Repaying the Witch Clan cannot remain merely lip service, nor can we be too hypocritical. My Xing Sha Divine Kingdom has a shallow foundation and weak strength, and has also been harassed by evil spirits. It is currently in the process of reconstruction."

But I, and all the people and gods of my divine kingdom, are willing to contribute to the revival of the Witch Clan. I will donate one hundred million spirit stones!

Gao Erqiang's sudden generosity left the group of powerful cultivators speechless. They looked at Su Qing, then at Erqiang, all of them looking disgusted.

"You two brothers are putting on an act with us!"

"So, you'll return all the money to your brothers, and split our money 30/70? When we were pulling this stunt, you two brothers were probably nowhere to be found!"

"Brother Erqiang, you've always been an honest god, you can't collude with Su Qing and tarnish your divine reputation!"

Gao Erqiang ignored all the doubts raised by the powerful cultivators.

He was certainly not donating to the witch clan in good faith; he was of evil origin, and the witch clan had not made any contributions to him in the past.

He donated money simply because he understood Su Qing. Since Su Qing had made the suggestion, there was no option not to donate. Whether or not to donate was not entirely determined by the subjective will of the high-ranking cultivators of the various sects. Even if they were unwilling, Su Qing would certainly be able to create objective conditions that would force them to donate.

Rather than doing that, it would be better to donate the money earlier, which would leave a good impression on Su Qing and the Wu Clan.

And the fact is just as he thought.

Seeing that the high-ranking monks of various sects were looking around and glancing about, it seemed they were not prepared to donate.

Having anticipated this, Su Qing immediately unleashed her ultimate move.

Seeing that he had assumed the identity of a celestial being, he reported the matter of the revival of the Wu tribe to Heaven and Earth, and also explained to Heaven and Earth his proposal to have the high-ranking cultivators of various sects donate money to support the revival of the Wu tribe.

Suddenly, things changed again.

It should be noted that in ancient times, the debt owed to the Wu tribe was not only owed to the heavens and earth and all living beings, but also to the heavens and earth themselves.

After all, the Wu Clan perished in the war for the sake of heaven and earth. They fought until they had nothing left, and now they have returned empty-handed. How could heaven and earth not show them any appreciation or make any compensation?

It must be understood that Heaven and Earth have always advocated the cycle of cause and effect, and that retribution is inevitable. They use this to govern all living beings, and they themselves must abide by this rule. The karmic debt owed to the Wu Clan must be repaid, whether they like it or not! (End of Chapter)