Immortality begins with meditation puppets

The phrase "accumulating strength before unleashing it" refers to the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, which has been established for less than a thousand years. Just mentioning it makes the many powerful cultivators from various sects present, some with tens of thousands of years of history and others with hundreds of millions of years of history, laugh.

In terms of accumulation, what can an individual cultivator accomplish in thousands of years? Most of the time, they can only cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage, which is considered to be due to deep affinity with immortality and the support of benefactors.

They landed in a celestial kingdom, a sect, or a clan. A thousand years of time would not change the sea into mulberry fields, and the sun and moon would continue to turn as before.

This amount of time, in the mortal realm, might result in changes of strength or weakness, but in the realm of immortals, it is truly meaningless, and there is no question of any accumulation or change.

Liu Gandang of Penglai Immortal Kingdom and Shi Lijing of Desire Demon Immortal Kingdom both have the right to speak on this point.

These two are powerful rulers of the Tianyuan Realm, having governed their respective immortal kingdoms for over a thousand years. They are neither complacent nor indulging in decadent pleasures.

Since taking control of the Immortal Kingdom, he has worked diligently and tirelessly, sacrificing his own cultivation for the kingdom's development. He has used every trick in the book and endured every hardship.

Despite their painstaking efforts, these two immortal kingdoms have made great progress in strength compared to the past, but they are still far behind the major sects of the heavens. They are far from the level of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, which is now famous throughout the heavens and openly participates in the competition among the heavens, leaving the major sects of the heavens with only the ability to defend and no power to fight back!
Cultivation knows no time; this applies to humans and immortal kingdoms alike. A thousand years is far too short. To overtake others and catch up with the major sects of the heavens who have been separated by tens or hundreds of thousands of years is extremely difficult!

But then again, accumulation also depends on people and the immortal realm.

A thousand years is not a short time, but it allowed Su Qing to grow from a nobody into a giant of the heavens, a Heavenly Emperor, a candidate for Human Emperor, and possess numerous unique puppets, suppressing all cultivators in the myriad realms and becoming the most prominent figure in the heavens for the past thousand years.

A thousand years is not a long time. The Martial Arts Academy of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom has only cultivated three batches of talents. Among these talents, there are traditional practitioners of various arts and crafts such as weapon refiners, alchemists, and formation masters, as well as emerging practitioners of various arts and crafts such as battle formation masters, financial planners, and civil engineers.

After completing their studies, these people have now devoted themselves to various industries in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. They are the backbone of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom's rapid progress in various fields. This is what Taoyuan Zhenjun meant by the accumulation of talent in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom.

Education for all, industry-education integration, educational investment, contracted allocation, and generous benefits... This series of talent policies enabled the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom to achieve a talent advantage that ordinary immortal kingdoms could only develop over tens of thousands of years in just a thousand years.

This is still not enough time to accumulate experience. If there are another ten thousand or even hundreds of thousands of years, and each batch of students from the Martial Arts Academy graduates, the cultivators of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom may be able to compete with the chosen ones of the great sects and even the three major sects of the Dao lineage.

In addition to this accumulation of talent, over the past thousand years, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom has leveraged its local resource advantages and industrial strengths in puppets, armor, and other areas to earn countless spirit stones from the outside world, which it then reinvests in the kingdom's infrastructure development.

This allowed the infrastructure within the immortal kingdom to be continuously improved, making it the first immortal kingdom in all the heavens and myriad realms to complete the transformation of cultivation in the new era. This laid a solid foundation for the development of various industries in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, which is the infrastructure advantage that the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom has accumulated over the past thousand years.

Furthermore, the policies of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom are quite different from those of other immortal kingdoms. Within this kingdom, cultivators are not judged by their strength or by the strength of their battles. The kingdom values ​​commerce and suppresses violence, and strongly supports various forces and merchants to invest in and build factories and shops within the kingdom.

Furthermore, the puppets refined by Su Qing, such as the surveillance puppet, law enforcement puppet, and security puppet, supervised the implementation of this policy, ensuring its thorough implementation and establishing a favorable business environment. Only in this way could the current situation of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom's local industries flourishing and foreign investment increasing day by day be achieved. This situation, with both approaches working in tandem, is a result of the commercial accumulation that the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom has made by leveraging its policy advantages.

As such, many of the unchanging customs of the cultivation world in the past have changed in Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. As the pioneer of reform in the cultivation world in the new era, and with the background of the great era of Tianyuan revival, Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom has accumulated a foundation that is astonishing over thousands of years.

"As mentioned above, as a guest lecturer at the Martial Arts Academy of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom and an external advisor on the policies of the heavens, I have a much deeper understanding of the changes in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom over the past thousand years than any of you."

"You should all take a good look at the commercial district of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom today, but you shouldn't just look at the commercial district itself. You also need to understand what kind of accumulation and transformation are required to cultivate such a prosperous and thriving commercial hub, just like the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom!"

The True Lord of Peach Blossom Spring praised the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom with great emotion, leaving all the cultivators present deeply shocked and thoughtful. Su Qing was also delighted, secretly thinking he should give the True Lord more for his lectures and consultations, but outwardly he feigned modesty, saying:

"Perhaps True Lord Taoyuan has stayed in my Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom for too long, and out of affection for the place, his description of my Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom was inevitably tinged with personal feelings. In my opinion, our Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom still has many imperfections and shortcomings."

Although the establishment of the Martial Arts Academy has shown initial success and made some progress in cultivating talents in various arts and cultivation, my Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom is still relatively shallow in terms of resources and has a limited number of cultivation talents. We can only invite famous teachers from all the heavens and myriad realms. However, the major sects in those realms have deep-seated prejudices and few are willing to accept invitations from my Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. The lack of quality and quantity of famous teachers has always been a regret for me and the Martial Arts Academy of the Immortal Kingdom.

As for the infrastructure advantages and business environment accumulated by True Lord Taoyuan, they are nothing special. The infrastructure of my Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom is mainly contracted by the Su Family Construction Company under my name. They have experience in building large-scale construction puppets and various cultivation facilities, and are now open to external hires. If you are willing, the Su Family Construction Company can help you complete the infrastructure construction in just over a hundred years.

The business environment is even simpler. If everyone changes their mindset, shifting away from the traditional cultivator's pursuit of immortality and focusing solely on longevity, and considering the spiritual and material needs of cultivators beyond mere longevity, they will understand the importance of an open and innovative business environment for boosting the productivity of cultivation in the new era. Once this is realized, given the accumulated experience of various sects and clans over the years, this transformation may only take a day or two!

Su Qing openly stated that the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom's accumulation was insignificant, but in reality, he was offering guidance, hoping that all sect leaders and cultivators could wake up and join the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom in the new era of cultivation.

Although the various sects and cultivators were envious of the current prosperity of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom's commercial district and coveted the many Dao patterns that had appeared in the sky above the commercial district, they were still somewhat hesitant when it came to reform. For example, Zhongze Zhenjun of the Dongwang Sect and Danding Zhenjun of the Danyuan Sect secretly turned their eyes to Guangxian Zhenjun of the Yuanshi Sect. Seeing his face turn from white to red and then from red to green, they dared not say a word.

The tide of the new era crashes down, killing the remnants of the old era. The Yuanshi Sect was the banner of the cultivation world in the old era. The revolution in the cultivation world that Su Qing wanted to launch was also a revolution against the major sects of the heavens represented by the Yuanshi Sect! Even though the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom is developing at an astonishing speed, it is still far behind the Yuanshi Sect, one of the three major sects of the Dao lineage, which has been the leader of the cultivation world since ancient times. In this situation where they have to choose one of the two, no one dares to rush to take sides before the Yuanshi Sect has made its statement.

It is important to understand that in order to survive in the cultivation world, having a big fist or making many contributions is not as important as having a firm foothold. Choosing the right side is extremely important for any force.

Whether it was the great calamity of the Lich King back then, the subsequent conflict between the Dao and the Demonic, or even the great war between the Chan and Jie sects, any force that chose the wrong side, no matter how prosperous or powerful it was in its prime, could be doomed and never recover because of a single wrong choice.

The reason why these great sects of the heavens are still alive and doing well is mostly because they chose the right direction and the right side time and time again in ancient times.

And the teams they choose time and time again are mostly the Yuanshi Sect, a righteous sect that has almost always been the winner from ancient times to the present!

Due to path dependence, even if the major sects of the heavens are optimistic about Su Qing and the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, when they really have to make a decision, they will inevitably lean towards the Yuanshi Sect.

At this moment, Guangxian Zhenjun had also adjusted his emotions.

He finally understood that Su Qing's visit to the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom today was not only ill-intentioned, but the surprise attack was also aimed at their Yuanshi Sect!
What about the joy of cultivating immortality, the revival of the witch clan, and the emphasis on commerce over warfare?

These initiatives all run counter to the cultivation trends promoted by the Yuanshi Sect in the heavens over the years.

The Yuanshi Sect advocates a pure and desireless mind, believing that only by severing emotions and desires can one attain the Dao and live a long life. Those who crave enjoyment are not worthy of cultivating immortality.

The policy promoted was that losers would be forever removed from the stage of heaven and earth, and would only be trampled underfoot by the victors forever. The revival of the witch clan? There are only a few witch clans. The fact that heaven and earth can give them a place to survive is already a sign that they have caught up with a good era!
Is the principle of respecting the strong, prioritizing strength, and valuing commerce over conflict upheld? Without the backing of strength, even if you amass wealth and live a life of luxury, it's all for others. A single thought from a powerful figure can leave you penniless and heartbroken.

Everything foreshadows the ambitions of Su Qing and the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. They are trying to shake the cultivation order that has remained unchanged from ancient times to the present. They are coveting the position of the Yuanshi Sect as the overlord of all the heavens. What they want to fight for is the Yuanshi Sect's absolute right to speak among the major sects of the heavens!

Their intentions are despicable, they deserve to be killed, and their country deserves to be destroyed!
At this point, Guangxian Zhenjun, who had previously cooperated with Su Qing and recognized his abilities and strength, and who had also suggested that the sect increase its cooperation with him, harbored murderous intent towards Su Qing for the first time.

If it weren't for the fact that he was still holding the title of Heavenly Emperor and the candidate for Human Emperor, making it difficult to take action against him, and if it weren't for the fact that his combat power was unfathomable, he would really be no match for him. Given his status as the current true disciple of the Primordial Sect and Su Qing's wolfish ambition, he should have killed this kid on the spot!

"Just now, Su Tianjun and Taoyuan Zhenjun were singing in unison, as if they had planned it beforehand. They talked at length and spoke eloquently, but you seem to have forgotten one thing."

That means the demonic calamity has not yet passed, and evil spirits are still wreaking havoc on the world. Even now, this demonic Buddha is still fighting against the seventh-level Dao Lords of my great sects.

Under such circumstances, we should focus our energy on improving our personal strength and integrating the power of the heavens, rather than indulging in pleasure and pursuing that so-called joyful cultivation that is irresponsible to ourselves and to the world!

Guangxian Zhenjun dared not take action, but he dared to speak. He did not spare Su Qing with his words, and brought up the great enemy of evil spirits to make all the cultivators in the heavens understand the truth that in the world of martial arts, without strength, there is no happiness!
Su Qing, who was angrily questioned, also changed her expression.

He had long known that the greatest obstacle to reforming the cultivation world would come from the stubbornness of those who had already benefited from the system. However, he never expected that the Yuanshi Sect, which he had previously considered relatively enlightened, would have such a tough attitude. Judging from the tone of this Guangxian Zhenjun, from today onwards, the Yuanshi Sect would probably regard him and the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom as enemies.

But if it were someone else, knowing they would be facing a behemoth like the Yuan Dynasty, they might feel cowardly and retreat. But for Su Qing, it was just pressure, but he still had to rise to the challenge.

He stepped forward and surveyed the various sects and great cultivators on either side:

"The demonic calamity must be resolved, but the one who tied the knot must untie it. Have you all ever thought about where the evil demons came from?"

As we all know, evil spirits are formless, without substance, without origin, and do not exist in the first place, yet they are omnipresent.

This is because demons and living beings are two sides of the same coin. It is because the desires of us cultivators have been suppressed for so long that they have become stronger and more distorted, accumulating boundless evil energy in the world. In ancient times, this evil energy condensed into ferocious beasts and great demons, causing a cataclysmic disaster in the world. These demons were formed during the ancient demonic calamity.

It must be understood that what makes a living being a living being is that it has emotions, desires, wants, and things it doesn't want. The methods of cultivation in the past were essentially castrating our instincts as living beings. But how can the instincts of a living being be completely castrated? If we were all beings without desires or thoughts, willing to sacrifice everything for the Great Dao, how would we be different from demons?
It is better to guide than to block. Since we all know that the desires of living beings are difficult to completely sever, and that completely severing them would be harmful to us, it is better to satisfy the desires of cultivators as much as possible, allowing them to freely follow their own will and pursue what they crave.

Thus, driven by their own desires and interests, cultivators will practice and promote the development and innovation of various industries. The overall strength of all living beings in our myriad realms will only grow stronger, and we will be able to fight against evil forces for a longer and longer period of time.

Happy cultivation will not reduce my combat power in the cultivation world, but the ruthless and annihilating cultivation method has already been proven to be unworkable in the ancient struggle against evil!
Of course, I didn't invite you all here today to argue. If there are any disputes, we can discuss them another time. Didn't some of you say you were interested in Xiong Er's Money Shop? Shall I take you there now? (End of Chapter)