Immortality begins with meditation puppets

"According to intelligence statistics, there are people in all the worlds, in the Tianyuan Kingdom, and even within my Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, who are deliberately trying to smear the image of my Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom in all aspects, which has had an extremely negative impact on my Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom and the various industrial groups within the Immortal Kingdom."

Inside the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom's royal residence, a secretary in red robes, wearing silver-rimmed glasses and black stockings, professionally reported the situation to the king, Su Qing, while holding a stack of intelligence reports.

With a single sentence from above, those below are running themselves ragged. As Su Qing turns against the Yuanshi Sect, the entire Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom has to deal with it.

"Public opinion control is very important. Although our Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom has gained a better reputation in recent years and justice resides in the hearts of the people, there are always those who are unaware of the situation and don't like to think. They will be influenced by their words. Go to the puppet research lab and get a few puppet blueprints. Have the puppet factory rush to produce them and deploy them to the Tianyuan Realms and the Void Myriad Realms. I will send you the puppet information now!"

After Su Qing finished speaking, a divine thought descended into Hong Chang's sea of ​​consciousness.

[Puppet Name: Rebound Puppet]

[Type: Rule-based, verbal sparring puppet]

[Rank: First Rank]

Production cost: varies from tens to hundreds of dollars, depending on the scale.

[Ability: Helps cultivators retaliate against verbal attacks. A single cultivator can carry thousands of deflection puppets, using them as mouth substitutes to overwhelm their opponents with spittle!]

[Features: Low production cost, easy to manufacture, suitable for mass production, and widely applicable in the war of public opinion. It was developed by the leader of all puppets, inspired by his puppet Bi Lian.]

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[Puppet Name: Heavenly Eye Demon-Illuminating Puppet]

[Type: Spying/Monitoring Puppet]

[Rank: Second Rank]

Production cost: ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of spirit stones, depending on the scale.

[Abilities: Possesses all-round, all-time reconnaissance capabilities, including light source tracking and spiritual energy tracking, to identify personnel. A single Heavenly Eye Puppet can detect objects over tens of thousands of miles. It can be assembled and deployed into the air by Star Chain Puppets as a routine monitoring tool, and can also be used on various special operations puppets such as the Fighter Air Combat Puppet series, Pengtian Armor Puppet, and Dragon God Puppet, giving these puppets integrated reconnaissance and strike capabilities.]

[Features: Suitable for long-term monitoring of large areas; with the assistance of the Heavenly Brain Puppet, the monitoring data of all Heavenly Eye Demon-Revealing Puppets can be networked and interconnected, and linked to the Heavenly Brain Puppet's big data, allowing for targeted monitoring of specific groups as needed. The Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom has applied this to monitoring demons and has achieved remarkable results, making it the immortal kingdom with the least damage from demonic infiltration and invasion during the demonic calamity.]

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Hongshang memorized the various puppets given to her by Su Qing and forwarded them to the Heavenly Brain Puppet so that it could be processed layer by layer below.

The Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom is renowned for its puppets. In its confrontations with other major sects like the Yuanshi Sect, only the puppetry method holds a slight advantage. Therefore, they use puppets to solve problems, which Hongshang understands well. However, she adjusted her glasses, which had slipped down to the tip of her nose, and asked Su Qing with some doubt:

"Those cultivators who smear my Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, those who haven't been discovered by us are fine, but those who have been discovered, are we just going to leave them alone? Are we just going to let them spout nonsense and smear our Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom? If our master gives the order, these thieves whose identities and locations have been locked, we can actually eliminate them in a targeted manner without expending much manpower or resources."

Although she had developed self-awareness, she had been molded according to Liu Yun'er's template all these years. Therefore, in terms of decisiveness and ruthlessness, she was exactly the same as Liu Yun'er. In Hong Chang's view, since the other side had already resorted to underhanded tactics against Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom should not hold back. Those who should be killed should be killed, and those who should be attacked should be attacked. This would not only reduce the negative impact and prevent them from spreading more slander against Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, but also deter a group of cultivators, making them think twice before choosing to become dogs of the Yuanshi Sect and other major sects in the heavens, and consider the consequences of offending Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom.

Su Qing's idea was clearly different from hers, because none of the puppets Su Qing had given her were for fighting or assassination.

"Do you think these people were all sent by the Yuanshi Sect? I'm sure that none of them have any connection with the Yuanshi Sect. In fact, if you don't dig deep enough, you won't even be able to find any clues about the Dongwang Sect."

Never underestimate the Primordial Sect, one of the three major sects of Taoism. From ancient times to the present, its reputation has spread throughout the myriad realms, and the impression of this sect is deeply ingrained in people's bones.

In contrast, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, which opposes the Yuanshi Sect, has countless cultivators from all over the heavens who have only heard rumors about it and have never been to the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom or seen its situation with their own eyes.

When conflicts arise between our two sides, cultivators from all realms will instinctively believe that the Yuanshi Sect, which has always been right, will remain right and regard our Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom as the villain. Therefore, even without the cultivators manipulated by the Dongwang Sect wantonly smearing our Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, the Yuanshi Sect, which has great prestige in all realms, will still receive spontaneous support from all cultivators.

This is the reputation that the Yuanshi Sect has accumulated from ancient times to the present day. It cannot be solved by my Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom killing a few gossipy people. On the contrary, doing so would only make my Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom seem less magnanimous and make us seem inferior to the Yuanshi Sect.

Remember, we should only observe and test those who gossip, and never take bloody revenge against them. This struggle between my Immortal Kingdom and the Primordial Sect will not end overnight. If we want to achieve the final victory and reach my expected goal, we must do so in a fair and square manner and convince the Primordial Sect.

Justice resides in the hearts of the people; good and bad cultivators will vote with their feet. There's no need to care too much about temporary fame; the filth on your body will eventually be dried up by the sun.

"Of course, I'm referring to the confrontation with the Yuanshi Sect. As for the despicable actions of the Dongwang Sect, my Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom will never tolerate it. We will retaliate in kind, not only by smearing them further, but also by mobilizing all departments. I want to launch a full-scale trade war against the Dongwang Sect!"

Su Qing said decisively, just as he had said before, the competition between Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom and Yuanshi Sect is a competition of cultivation directions in the heavens. It would be unrealistic to say that there was no consideration for their own interests. For example, the happy cultivation of Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom is obviously in line with the desire of the majority of cultivators in Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom to break through the gap between the upper and lower classes. Yuanshi Sect's ancient inheritance method, which selects the best of the best, can better maintain its status as one of the three major sects of the Dao lineage.

While there are self-interests involved, both sides are primarily acting for the common good. Both believe their chosen paths are truly beneficial to all beings and the myriad realms, hence the tense standoff and the impending battle to determine the victor. Because of mutual respect, despite their differing stances, neither the Yuanshi Sect nor the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom has taken drastic measures to attack the other, and their previous cooperation in various areas continues normally.

The Yuanshi Sect merely issued a superficial statement expressing doubt and rejection of the joyful cultivation advocated by the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. The Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom also only established the Tianyuan Alliance, which has not yet taken any targeted measures against cultivators from all over the world.

This is the tacit understanding between the two sides: they know that even if they have to fight, they must maintain a certain level of restraint so as not to affect the unity of the myriad realms and the Tianyuan native land, nor to affect the overall situation of fighting against evil.

However, some short-sighted sects attempted to escalate the conflict between the two sides, guiding the struggle towards a more intense direction in order to gain benefits for themselves in the confrontation.

These sects are not limited to the Eastern King Sect. There are sects that are at odds with the Primordial Beginning Sect, such as the Luo Hou Sect, which has been severely targeted by the Primordial Beginning Sect. There are also the Hundred Arts Sects that compete with the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom for industry.

These sects are all trying to profit from the chaos and confuse the situation, hoping to gain their own benefits from the conflict between the Yuanshi Sect and the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom.

However, the Eastern King Sect was the largest among them and also the one who went the furthest.

Su Qing intended to use this as a typical example, as a target of revenge, and as the monkey that the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom used to make an example of!
Once he makes the decision, he doesn't need to worry about the specific implementation. As the immortal kingdom with the earliest and most thorough implementation of puppet-based governance in all the heavens, he only needs to take charge and make the final decisions regarding all actions related to the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. The details will be taken care of by the puppets such as Hongshang, Linggan Doll, and Tiannao Puppet.

There is only one thing he needs to do now: to come up with something that can change the way all the worlds view the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom and truly regard it as something on the same level as the Yuanshi Sect.

This item could allow him to make another breakthrough in his cultivation, becoming a seventh-order body cultivator or a Dao-merging powerhouse, so that at the highest level of combat power, he wouldn't be unable to match the elders of the Primordial Sect.

This is not impossible for him. With his current lifespan, the resources he possesses, the luck he has, and the solid foundation he has laid, it is only a matter of time before he advances to the seventh-order Dao Lord. However, while the future is promising, it cannot be realized in a short period of time. It has only been a few hundred years since he advanced to the sixth-order Refinement Void Realm. He has not even settled on the Great Dao of Merging with the Dao, let alone set out to advance to the seventh-order Dao Lord.

If this path is blocked, he could still become the Human Emperor or Heavenly Emperor in one fell swoop. He could be a candidate for Human Emperor or Heavenly Emperor, but the outcome is still uncertain. He is far from being a true Human Emperor or Heavenly Emperor. If he could truly ascend to the top in one fell swoop, the situation would be very different from now. At least the winds of the myriad realms would not blow all the way to the Yuanshi Sect.

This path may be incredibly difficult for others, but for him, it is the easiest thing to achieve in a short time. Leaving aside the Heavenly Emperor position for the time being, let's just talk about the Human Emperor position. Now, in all the heavens and myriad realms, apart from a few somewhat competitive contenders for the Human Emperor position who are not yet willing to give up, all the other cultivators in the heavens have essentially accepted that Su Qing is the undisputed Human Emperor.

Given his contributions over the years and his influence in the present world, he is the most likely candidate to become the human emperor, one who can win the hearts and minds of millions.

If he so desires, he could raise his voice now and gather enough human fortune with the Azure Dragon Dao Pattern to ascend to the throne of the Human Emperor and become a true Human Emperor.

However, he was unwilling to do so. Firstly, the conditions for rebuilding the Humanity Court and recreating the golden age of humanity were not yet ripe. People's hearts were complex now, unlike in ancient times. Internal conflicts within the human race were sharp, and the interests of all parties were intertwined. It was necessary to properly reconcile and straighten things out before they could be united as one again.

Secondly, with the Tianyuan Restoration imminent, the interests of various races, including the Demon Race, the Witch Race, the Dragon Race, the God Race, and the Void Race, need to be taken into account. As the person in charge of Tianyuan and the Heavenly Emperor, he needs to mediate the interests of all parties. If he were to assume the identity of the Human Emperor, it would inevitably cause other races to have doubts and question whether he could handle their conflicts of interest with the Human Race impartially.

For the long term, the Human Emperor's throne cannot be taken for the time being, and the Heavenly Emperor's throne is a bit difficult to manage. It requires killing the Demon Buddha first, obtaining the Heavenly Emperor's Dharma Body that gathers part of the ancient Heavenly Court's fortune, and performing deeds that are recognized by Heaven and Earth before one can take over the Heavenly Emperor's position. Therefore, this path is also not feasible.

When in doubt, use a puppet to solve the problem.

As a puppeteer, Su Qing instinctively thought of starting with the puppets themselves.

If he could create seventh-order puppets that are subject to strict formation conditions and cannot maintain their deterrent power for long periods, such as those created by the Human Dao Imperial Court, the True Martial Emperor, and the Eastern Peak Divine Lord, and that can obey his commands at any time, come when summoned, and fight when they arrive, it would actually prove his and the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom's strength and enhance the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom's voice in the myriad realms.

Besides, although he now has the ability to refine sixth-order puppets, he is still subject to various harsh conditions and can only refine them by chance. He cannot guarantee the production of sixth-order puppets, so he cannot form a scale advantage to offset the influence of several seventh-order Dao Lords of the Primordial Sect. However, if he were to demonstrate the ability to mass-produce sixth-order puppets, the effect of hundreds or thousands of sixth-order puppets would be enough to make all the heavens and myriad worlds tremble.

"Have all the materials I need been prepared?" Su Qing asked Hong Shang.

"As instructed by Master, before your conflict with the Yuanshi Sect, we had already purchased many precious materials in the heavens. These materials have been processed several times by Langya Metallurgy, Divine Weapon Industry, and Puppet Factory. All the materials now perfectly meet Master's needs!"

Hongshang retrieved the information in her mind and saw that the expensive materials, which cost more than 5 billion spirit stones and almost drained the working capital of the Su Group, were purchased. She did not feel that it was extravagant or wasteful at all, but was extremely excited.

Because she knew what it meant for Su Qing to prepare these expensive materials.

This means that over the past few hundred years, Su Qing, who has devoted little energy to puppets and mostly provided puppet blueprints for the puppeteers he trained in the Divine Realm, will now personally craft a batch of puppets.

A batch of high-level puppets, whose material costs alone could drain an entire immortal kingdom!
Sixth rank? More than just a sixth-rank puppet!
Seventh rank? It is very likely that a seventh-rank puppet, unlike anything ever seen in the heavens, will be created.

The Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, the leader of all puppets, is renowned throughout the world for its puppets, and will surely ascend to the pinnacle of immortality because of them! (End of Chapter)