Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Mangwang Mountain is a famous mountain known to everyone in Feihong Realm. It was not called Mangshan in the past, but Tianshan. It was the place where the dynasties of this realm worshipped heaven and performed the Fengshan ceremony.

At that time, the Tianyuan Realm had not yet experienced the demonic calamity. The Tianyuan cultivators cultivated in the resource-rich Tianyuan Realm. Unless they failed in the struggle in their own realm and, like the various demonic sects, could no longer stay in the Tianyuan Realm, they would come to the barren myriad realms to eke out a living. Almost no cultivator who could stay in the Tianyuan Realm would ever step out of it.

Thus, at that time, the myriad realms had not yet been affected by the Tianyuan cultivators. The Feihong Realm was still a barren land for cultivation. Like most mortal realms, the more people there were, the more power they had, and the stronger their army, the more they could conquer the world. Among them, some people established mortal dynasties, which were powerful and influential, and called themselves emperors and emperors, feeling that the world had already submitted to them.

Until one day, when the last emperor was performing the Fengshan ceremony at Tianshan Mountain, a group of uninvited guests suddenly arrived at Tianshan Mountain.

These people soared through the clouds, each dressed in embroidered Taoist robes, holding various magical artifacts, their eyes cold and indifferent, looking down upon all living beings like gods. Even the emperor was no different from an ant in their eyes.

Judging from their demeanor alone, most people would be unable to figure out where these people came from or what their background was, and would feel a sense of awe, knowing that these people who could fly in the sky and not walk on the ground were not people that ordinary people could resist.

The last emperor of the Flying Phoenix Realm was unable to recognize reality. Regardless of whether these people were gods, monsters, or some other unknown being, as long as they violated imperial authority, they would be punished and disciplined.

He ordered the dynasty's army to attack the cultivators. The outcome was predictable. How could a mortal kingdom possibly stand against the Ziwei Sect, which had just fled from the Tianyuan Realm to the Feihong Realm? With just one Golden Core cultivator, the last dynasty of the Feihong Realm was completely destroyed. The last emperor of the Feihong Realm, who dared to challenge a major sect of the heavens with the power of a mortal dynasty, earned the respect of the Ziwei Sect for his courage and was called the Mang King. The mountain was named Mang Mountain.

Today, Mangshan has become the execution ground for the most vicious and heinous criminals in the Feihong Realm. On this highest mountain in the Feihong Realm, sects such as the Ziwei Sect and the Hongquan Sect, which hold power in the Feihong Realm, love to deal with those ignorant and reckless people who have offended their interests and dignity.

Today, the area around Mangshan is packed with people. People from both the local and outside worlds, famous and unknown, capable and incapable, all who have heard the news are crowding here because a major event is about to happen in Mangshan: the Ziwei Sect and the Hongquan Sect are going to try a dog whose identity is extremely sensitive.

"I don't know if the Flying Goose Realm has gotten too big for their britches or just drunk. If they really kill Fire Egg, Su Qing will probably squeeze their balls out!"

"What? Are Su Qing's people and his dogs untouchable? Since when have all the beings and cultivators in the myriad realms become so afraid of Su Qing? In the end, he's just a sixth-level cultivator. He's the only sixth-level cultivator in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. Do we need to be so afraid of him, so afraid of displeasing him? What can he do whether he's happy or not? Can he come to the Feihong Realm to fight us?"

"Harmony is the most important thing in everything. Why make things like this? We are all one family, Zhutian and Tianyuan. The evil scourge has not yet been eliminated. We should work together and concentrate all our strength on fighting the evil. However, if there are some conflicts, we should talk about them, make concessions, and put them aside. How can we escalate the conflicts and let them develop into internal strife?"

"Kill, kill, kill! I've long disliked the Tianyuan people. Relying on their past inaction, they keep calling us escapees and claiming we're not qualified to share in the Tianyuan Realm's fortune. Bah! Didn't they want to escape back then? They simply lacked the ability to escape. Not only did they restrict us from sharing in the Tianyuan Realm's fortune, but they also came to the myriad realms to compete with us for the benefits of the void. How can there be such a good thing where only they can benefit? Today, killing this fire egg will also let the Tianyuan people know the attitude of the myriad realms!"

"What I'm mainly concerned about is whether this was a decision made by the Fei Hong Realm itself, daring to make an enemy of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom for a little beast food business, risking the death of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom just to kill this Fire Egg, or whether it was instructed by the Yuan Shi Sect. Was it because the Yuan Shi Sect couldn't take action against the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom itself, so it instructed the Fei Hong Realm to do this, deliberately provoking the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom? If so, the matter is very serious!"

Numerous cultivators from various realms and sects across the heavens, who had come to the Flying Goose Realm, expressed their views on this incident from the perspectives of their respective realms and sects.

In their eyes, the Flying Swan Realm is truly courageous. Among all the realms of the mortal world, only the Flying Swan Realm dares to defy the Grand Duke Jupiter and forge a deadly feud with Su Qing. So far, regardless of the outcome of this matter, the Flying Swan Realm must be very brave.

Furthermore, this matter has an impact on the present world. The divide between the myriad realms and the Tianyuan Realm has always existed. It's just that in the past few hundred years, thanks to the efforts of forces such as the Yuanshi Sect and the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, it has not erupted. The two sides can still barely unite to fight against evil spirits and try to restrain their respective interests and conflicts. However, with the rift in the relationship between the Yuanshi Sect and the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, this previously suppressed conflict can no longer help but erupt outwards.

If things go wrong, the death of Huodan could become the trigger for a full-scale war between the various worlds and the native forces of Tianyuan Realm. The Tianyuan people might impose more and stricter restrictions on the forces from the various worlds entering Tianyuan Realm. The forces from the various worlds might then resort to their old dog-eat-dog tactics, directly seizing Tianyuan people's territory and forcefully establishing themselves in Tianyuan.

In any case, the life or death of Fire Egg, due to its identity and the current situation in the heavens, has reached a level that affects the future of all realms and all living beings.

As one of the main figures in this incident, Li Jingze, the head of the Ziwei Sect, still maintained an air of otherworldly composure and calm demeanor, as if killing the fire egg was no challenge for him at all, and he had already made thorough preparations to deal with the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom's retaliation afterward.

Even Liu Sanpao of Hongquan Sect, who had known him for many years, admired him greatly.

Look at the scene today. Heroes from all realms have gathered, and countless sects are watching. Even on the day Liu Sanpao passes away, he probably wouldn't be able to gather even one-tenth of this lineup. The reason why it's attracting so much attention is because this matter has such a great impact!

Such a momentous event, capable of impacting all the realms of existence, even prompted Liu Sanpao to prepare over a dozen contingency plans for his sect. He simply couldn't remain as calm as Li Jingze.

Perhaps this is the foundation of the great sects of the heavens? Just as Liu Sanpao was thinking this, he heard Li Jingze beside him ask the disciple behind him:

"Has the True Lord Guangxian of the Primordial Sect not arrived yet?"

"Not yet. Also, the message our sect sent to the Yuanshi Sect has still not received a reply," the disciple behind him replied.

Is this the third or fourth time he's asked? Liu Sanpao suddenly realized that Li Jingze's calm demeanor was just an act. He was probably more anxious than anyone else that their elder brother, Yuanshizong, wasn't coming. Otherwise, why would he keep asking whether Guangxian Zhenjun was coming?
“Fellow Daoist Li, since True Monarch Guangxian hasn’t arrived yet, why don’t we temporarily stop today? This Fire Egg has only suffered eighty-one tortures. Although it has suffered, at least it’s still alive. As long as it’s alive, there’s still hope. We can send someone to the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom to explain. At worst, we can pay some medical expenses, and the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom might not hold it against us.”

After seeing that Li Jingze was strong on the outside but soft on the inside, Liu Sanpao couldn't help but suggest again, "This is not for him, but for the Ziwei Sect. Those of us in the underworld know that you should never offend the other big boss just to curry favor with him. The big boss may not protect you, and may not be able to protect you, but if the other big boss wants you dead, he can definitely kill you!"

"It's normal that True Lord Guangxian is too busy to reply or come here. We just need to notify him. This fire egg should be killed. Otherwise, how will the cultivators from all the realms who have been invited today view our Flying Goose Realm?"

Li Jingze firmly rejected Liu Sanpao's cowardly words. Admittedly, the fact that Yuanshizong and Guangxian Zhenjun did not show their support made him a little uneasy. But at least Yuanshizong did not oppose them doing this. No reaction means tacit approval, and tacit approval is encouragement!
After careful consideration, he realized that it was indeed not advisable for the Yuanshi Sect to show itself at this moment, lest it be blamed for instigating infighting among the living beings. The best course of action was to pretend not to know or be aware of the situation, and wait until the Ziwei Sect killed Huodan and Su Qing took drastic revenge before the Yuanshi Sect stepped forward to uphold justice.

Li Jingze felt that his idea was correct, and he immediately made up his mind to kill Huodan in front of everyone, slap Su Qing in the face, and make him unable to tolerate it any longer!
"Sect Leader Liu, please act quickly! So many fellow cultivators are waiting. Don't bring shame to our Flying Phoenix Realm and your Hongquan Sect!"

As always, Li Jingze issued orders to Liu Sanpao with the air of a superior. Little did he know that his domineering attitude was now somewhat disgusting to Liu Sanpao.

Your Ziwei Sect is tough, your Ziwei Sect is powerful, so why did you let the Hongquan Sect be the executioner? Isn't it to set up a firewall for yourselves to ensure that even if the fire gets too big, it won't burn you!
Liu Sanpao was well aware of Li Jingze's ulterior motives. He knew that this bastard was determined to push their Hongquan Sect to the front to take the hits and bruises. Fortunately, Liu Sanpao was no pushover either.

These past few days, on the surface he has been severely torturing Huodan and tormenting him in every way, but in reality he treats Huodan like a grandfather, calling him "Dog Master" all the time, and has already decided to switch sides and serve a wiser master.

In terms of strength, even just the sixth-order puppets under Su Qing's command in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom are beyond the reach of the Ziwei Sect.

In terms of financial resources, compared to the Ziwei Sect, which sells substandard grain, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, not to mention the Su Clan puppets that are popular throughout the myriad realms and whose puppets are extremely rare and have a very high brand premium, has a much stronger upward trend in industries such as the Jia Tianxia and Langya Workshop, which are far superior to the Ziwei Sect, whose business is becoming increasingly narrow.

In terms of influence, there's no comparison. One is an affiliated sect of the Yuanshi Sect, while the other is the top disciple of Tianyuan, who is competing against the Yuanshi Sect.

If we also consider the future potential of Su Qing and the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, then the Ziwei Sect doesn't even have the right to compete.

From any perspective, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom is a superior master to the Ziwei Sect. Liu Sanpao would not offend the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, which is currently at its zenith, for the sake of the Ziwei Sect, which can no longer provide a platform for the Hongquan Sect to rise.

Execution? What the hell am I supposed to do!
“Well, Fellow Daoist Li, you don’t know, that Fire Egg has an iron will, it’s an unkillable tough bone. Its neck is even harder than black iron and refined steel. When I interrogated it before, I cut through hundreds of magic swords and spirit swords, but I didn’t leave a single mark on it. Now, in front of everyone, if I can’t cut off its dog’s head, wouldn’t I be making a laughing stock for all the Daoists in the heavens and myriad realms? Otherwise, why don’t you, Ziwei Sect, handle this? Your sect has many high-level cultivators, perhaps you can find a way to make it submit and surrender?”

Liu Sanpao's perfunctory refusal, when it reached Li Jingze's ears, immediately enraged him:
"Liu Sanpao, don't forget how your Hongquan Sect rose to power. Back when our Ziwei Sect came to this Feihong Realm, you were nothing but a mortal gang with a lifespan of only a hundred years, destined to turn into a pile of bones. It was our Ziwei Sect that gave you the opportunity to attain immortality. If it weren't for our sect, your Hongquan Sect would never have existed."

Over the years, your Hongquan Sect has been running gambling dens, brothels, and selling fake pills within the Feihong Realm's sphere of influence. These are all shady dealings. If it weren't for my Ziwei Sect covering for you, could you have done all this so peacefully? We only take 70% of the profits from all your businesses. Have we ever asked you for a single spirit stone more than necessary?
Now, all I'm asking you to do is a small favor, and you're already being two-faced and making excuses. I think you've grown too big for your britches; are you planning to leave my Ziwei Sect and fly solo?!

Li Jingze's anger was uncontrollable, and he sprayed Liu Sanpao with foam all over his face. In the past, Liu Sanpao would have just let the insults dry and would have had to smile and bow to him, not daring to stand up to him. But today, he was also going all out and jumped in front of Li Jingze.

clap clap clap!
It was a swift and decisive three slaps.

"You dog, what are you yelling about! Do you think I don't know that your Ziwei Sect has been preparing to attack our Hongquan Sect for the past few years? You probably already planned to replace us with a new group of people, didn't you? Not to mention anything else, wasn't it you who killed my senior brother Liu Heihu a thousand years ago? Are you afraid that our Hongquan Sect's strength will surpass yours, so you resort to such underhanded methods?"
Bah! You're useless yourself, yet you blame others for working too hard? Let me tell you the truth, I informed the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom about the fire egg incident this morning. Just you wait and see. Once the people from the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom arrive, let's see if you'll still be so tough! (End of Chapter)