Immortality begins with meditation puppets

The hearse started moving again, and the great cultivators from all realms bid farewell to the Wuzu-themed tourist area.

Within this tourist area, they didn't pay for admission, but their combined investment was enough to create another tourist area with unique Wu ethnic characteristics.

Although Su Qing did give them benefits, and their donations were not entirely in vain, Su Qing appealed to Heaven the moment their respective contributions arrived, asking Heaven and Earth to bestow a blessing of merit upon all the races and realms that had fallen into the void.

These meritorious energies are few in number and purely symbolic, signifying that Heaven and Earth no longer harbor any resentment towards these cultivators from the Void Realm, and that they will enjoy fair and just treatment within the Heavenly Origin Realm in the future.

Compared to the massive resources contained in the Tianyuan Realm after the spiritual energy revival, the cultivators of the myriad realms did not feel that this deal was a loss. Only they did not lose money, while Su Qing made a huge profit, which made them unable to help but speak sarcastically on the hearse.

"When it comes to doing business, Su Tianjun is the best. He revived the Wu Clan for his own use, and obtained all of the Wu Clan's fighting power, Dao patterns, and fortune. Meanwhile, we all bore the costs. With this kind of business approach, it's no wonder that the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom is developing so well!"

"Everyone says that Su Tianjun is favored by Heaven, and his authority as the Heavenly Emperor is almost the same as that of the Heavenly Emperor. I used to think it was an exaggeration, but seeing it today, it is indeed true. Su Tianjun reports to Heaven at every turn and acts on behalf of Heaven. I think he is even more powerful than the real Heavenly Emperor. We will have to be more careful when dealing with Su Tianjun in the future. Otherwise, who can stand him reporting to Heaven and Earth at every turn!"

"Get out of the car! This isn't a free ride; there are too many hidden costs. I can't afford it!"

Liu Qingsong, who was driving, was unaware of the specifics of what had happened in the Wuzu-themed tourist area. From the conversations of the people in the car, he assumed they had been ripped off by Wuzu products and were therefore taking their anger out on the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom and Su Tianjun. As a member of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, Liu Qingsong felt it was necessary to say a few words of justice for Su Tianjun and the Immortal Kingdom:

"Everyone, I reminded you before you got off the bus that the Wu tribe is not the Wu tribe you imagine. The Wu people are almost a completely different species from the ancient Wu tribe. You have to use your brains at all times when you are in the Wu tribe-themed tourist area, just like when you are traveling in other places."

In addition, within this Wuzu-themed tourist area, as long as you buy anything certified by my Immortal Kingdom, it comes with a quality guarantee, after-sales service, and some products even offer exchange and return services. Under such circumstances, it's hard to get ripped off.

Even if you bought some substandard products, it doesn't necessarily mean you were ripped off. While the shamans aren't as simple-minded as you think, they're not as clever as us humans either. Everything they offer is worth the price; it just depends on whether you know how to use it!

Liu Qingsong launched into a long speech, but the high-ranking cultivators from various sects inside the carriage didn't listen at all. What level of cultivators did he know? Were they worried about the meager amount spent on the Witch Clan? What they were eyeing was the Witch Clan's fortune and Dao patterns! They were thinking about whether they could get a share of the profits from the Witch Clan's revival!

They're all old foxes; Su Qing knows best what these people are thinking.

In the eyes of these cultivators from all realms, Su Qing's efforts to revive the Witch Clan, including investing heavily in creating this Witch Clan-themed tourist area and even building two grotto-heavens for the clan, must have yielded returns far exceeding his investment.

The fortune accumulated by the Wu Clan since ancient times, the precious legacies left behind by the Wu Clan such as Mount Buzhou, the numerous Dao patterns mastered by the Wu Clan since their birth, the powerful combat strength of individual Wu Clan members... these are all benefits that Su Qing wants to obtain from the Wu Clan.

The various clans and sects that were originally unable to participate, though envious, had no chance to get involved in the project.

This time, for some reason, Su Qing asked them to donate to the Witch Clan. They seemed reluctant, but in reality, they were more than willing. Su Qing had opened a door for them in the Witch Clan project, giving them an investment opportunity. Now, what they wanted was Su Qing's promise of future investment returns.

These are the thoughts of all cultivators from all realms, but Su Qing's thoughts are quite simple.

The shamans revered him as a holy teacher, and the shamans also greatly admired him.

He helped the witch people to revitalize and the witch clan to revive. Chun Chun simply felt that this world should have a place for them. It would be a great pity if such an excellent race, which was once the overlord of the world, disappeared into the long river of history and only existed in people's memories.

He had no desires for the Wu Clan, but the world was too treacherous and people's hearts too complicated. The newly formed Wu Clan was simple and weak. If no one protected and supported them, they could be squeezed dry by some unscrupulous forces in the blink of an eye. Only his Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom could protect them.

However, when the Wu Clan is weak, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom will protect them and regard them as part of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, and will not allow others to interfere in any matters concerning the Wu Clan. But when the Wu Clan has fully developed and has some ancient features, and is capable of surviving independently in this world, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom will give them the opportunity to choose whether to stay in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom or to go out and be independent. This is all up to their personal wishes, and the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom will not interfere in any way.

As for the Dao patterns possessed by the Wu Clan, Su Qing already possesses several of the Five Elders Dao patterns, including Jiuli, Xingtian, and She Ri. Among them, the She Ri Dao pattern is the only one he inherited because he was reborn from the Wu Clan. The other Dao patterns are all things he obtained in the past and have nothing to do with the Wu Clan revival campaign he is currently advocating.

Furthermore, he has no intention of inheriting the remaining Dao patterns of the Wu Clan. Although Su Qing is greedy, he has always been greedy within limits. There are so many Dao patterns in the world, how could Su Qing possibly control them all?

It should be understood that while mastering Dao patterns allows one to utilize their power to meet personal needs for advancement on the path of cultivation, it also entails corresponding responsibilities.

Sunrise and sunset, wind and rain, frost and snow, the changing seasons, the harmony of the five elements, and abundant harvests. We pay attention to the birth rate of all living beings in the world, and we are concerned about the employment rate of all living beings in the world...

These are all powerful beings who need to master the Dao patterns to assist the heavens and earth in making fine adjustments and controls in order to maintain the stable operation of the heavens and earth, the orderly operation of all the heavens and myriad realms, and the reproduction and growth of all living beings.

These responsibilities don't sound too tiring. If you only master the Six Departments Dao Patterns and the Spring Rain Dao Pattern, you only need to clock in and out once a year, making the work simple and easy. However, if you're handling dozens or even hundreds of Dao Patterns, the cumulative workload can drastically reduce your happiness index.

Su Qing now felt this way. The Taixu Sun and Moon Dao Pattern made him feel responsible for the world, the Azure Dragon Dao Pattern made him do his best to help the human race develop, the Jiuli Xingtian and other Dao Patterns required him to contribute to the revival of the Wu race, the Qiongqi Zhuyan and other Dao Patterns made him think more about the demon race when he had something to do, the True Dragon Dao Pattern made him not to forget the interests of the dragon race, and the Tongyou Dao Pattern made him do his part for the Gui race...

Su Qing was just one person, so he couldn't care less about all that. The high-ranking cultivators in the heavens all said that he had mastered a lot of Dao patterns, but they were still not very clear about exactly how many Dao patterns he had mastered.

Su Qing could only say that he knew more than they imagined.

Even now, the Dao patterns on his body include: Four Imperial Dao Patterns - Azure Dragon, Four Imperial Dao Patterns - Creation Dao Pattern (complete), Four Imperial Dao Patterns - Order (incomplete), Four Imperial Dao Patterns - Yin and Yang (incomplete), Four Imperial Dao Patterns - Five Elements (incomplete), and Four Imperial Dao Patterns - Tai Xu Sun and Moon (incomplete).

The Five Elders' Daoist Marks: Qiongqi (complete), Jiuli (complete), Xingtian (complete), She Ri (complete), Ya Zi (complete), Da Ri (complete), Tai Xu (complete), Shan Yin Shan Guo (complete)...

Six Daoist Patterns: Gathering Mountains and Seas (Complete), Gathering Wind and Clouds (Complete), Summoning Thunder and Rain (Complete), Yang Five Thunders (Complete), Yin Five Thunders (Complete)
Seven Yuan Dao Patterns: Heartbreak Dream (Complete), Strengthening Essence (Complete), Shadow Clone (Complete)...
Eight Extremes Dao Patterns: Liver and Gallbladder Illumination (Complete), Emptiness and Reality Concealed (Complete), Encircling Spring Breeze (Complete)...

Nine Luminaries Dao Patterns: Double Flying Swallows (Complete), Vajra Finger (Complete), Flying Leg (Complete), Blazing Sky (Complete)...

Ten Capital Dao Patterns: Three-Part Return to Origin (Complete), Transformation Origin Hand (Complete), Heavenly Crippled Foot (Complete), Vajra Body (Complete)...

These Dao patterns are only what he currently possesses. With the current control over the Qi of Heaven and Earth, it is foreseeable that as the process of the Heavenly Origin's revival accelerates, he will be able to obtain more and more Dao patterns, in addition to the Dao patterns he will obtain from the demons in the future when he fights against them.

If he takes responsibility for each Dao pattern, he won't need to worry about anything else in the future. He can just focus on the Dao patterns every day and work for the world.

This clearly did not align with his pursuit of a joyful spiritual life, so he had to find a way to resolve the matter.

In ancient times, some cultivators wanted to live a carefree and happy life as immortals, unwilling to shoulder the responsibilities of Dao patterns. They held positions but did not fulfill their duties, causing chaos in the world and widespread suffering. This angered the heavens and the earth, which then sent down calamities. Several Dao Ancestors at the time plotted to transform some immortals with Dao patterns into gods through a conferment of divine titles. They turned them from individual entrepreneurs into factory workers, their Dao patterns becoming divine patterns, and they had to clock in and out every day.

Su Qing also had the idea of ​​imitating this method, stripping away the Dao patterns that he didn't need much of and that weren't required to refine the puppet immortals, and handing them over to some gods who had been examined and tested. This would reduce his burden and allow him to better utilize the abilities of these Dao patterns and divine patterns to bring blessings to all living beings in the world.

Cultivating deities is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Even if the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom has a temple district and consciously trains a group of deities in fulfilling their divine duties, and the Penglai Immortal Kingdom has an artificial heavenly court built on the foundation of the Investiture of the Gods and the God-Slaying Whip to provide secondary education for these deities awaiting their posts, it would still take thousands or even tens of thousands of years to achieve significant results.

For him, the simplest solution at present is to imprint some of the Dao patterns onto the puppets, creating a batch of divine puppets to perform related tasks.

While divine puppets are emotionless and impeccable in their fairness and impartiality, they can become too rigid over time. Their influence can also cause all living beings in the world to lose their vitality, which is detrimental to the world. Therefore, they can only be used as a temporary expedient and cannot solve the problem once and for all.

Therefore, Su Qing's current troubles stem from his mastery of too many Dao patterns, which is completely opposite to the troubles of the great cultivators of the heavens who want Dao patterns but cannot obtain them. The great cultivators of the heavens, who cannot understand Su Qing's troubles, are thinking of him as someone who has the ambition to possess the Dao patterns of the Wu Clan.

In reality, Su Qing never intended to seize the Dao patterns of the Wu Clan again.

Aside from the Dao patterns he had already acquired before the Wu Clan's resurrection, such as the Jiuli and Xingtian patterns, he would not take any of the many Dao patterns that emerged after the Wu Clan's revival, except for the Sun-Shooting Dao pattern which could unleash the strongest effect of the Xuanyuan Bow. In fact, on some future day, when the evil spirits dissipate and the world is at peace, he would return the Jiuli, Xingtian, and other Dao patterns that he currently possessed to the Wu Clan, so that what once belonged to the Wu Clan would still belong to the Wu Clan.

He doesn't take the Dao patterns, nor does he actively seek the fortune of the Witch Clan, because it's not something he can simply give up if he doesn't want it. The moment he was revered as the Holy Master of the Witch Clan by countless Witch people, the fortune of the Witch Clan became bound to him. And because of his efforts for the revival of the Witch Clan, the future development of the Witch Clan will be closely related to him. When the Witch Clan prospers, fortune will naturally fall upon them.

What he can guarantee is that this part of the fortune comes from the Wu Clan, and he will use it on the Wu Clan in the future. He will treat the Wu Clan in the same way as he treats the Human Clan and the Dragon Clan. The merit and fortune gained from the affairs of a certain clan will be returned to that clan. Except for showing some favoritism towards the Human Clan, he will try his best to be impartial to the other clans.

Furthermore, the legacy passed down from ancient times by the Wu Clan cannot be entirely controlled by them. It's not that Su Qing wants to take over the Wu Clan's property, but rather that all the myriad realms, all races, and all beings want to take over the Wu Clan's property.

Given the resources that the Wu Clan possessed during its heyday in ancient times, not only would the various cultivators in the world, who have already divided up their respective territories of interest, find it unbearable, but even the gods, demons, and all races of ancient times would find it unbearable.

According to Su Qing's idea, once Buzhou Mountain is reborn in the Tianyuan Realm, it will be difficult for the Wu Clan to completely occupy the mountain. At the most optimistic estimate, it would be very good for the Wu Clan to occupy two or three tenths of the mountain.

There's nothing we can do about it. Tianyuan is only so big, and its resources are limited. If the Wu Clan wants to restore its territory to its former glory, the Human Clan also wants to restore its territory to its former glory, and the Dragon Clan also wants to restore its territory to its former glory.

Everyone has had their moment of glory, all have been overlords of the land, but their peaks didn't occur in the same era, though their territories overlap. If they don't compromise and yield to each other, they will immediately descend into an era of chaotic warfare among all races, the intensity of which might be even more terrifying than in ancient times. This is a situation that Su Qing wants to avoid as much as possible and has always been wary of! (End of Chapter)