Becoming an immortal and ancestor begins with the golden toad spitting out money.

Chapter 102 The Way of the Gentleman: Win-Win for All Parties

Now that the Earthly Serpent King has heard the news that he will soon be free, he can no longer pretend to be asleep and has asked a soul-searching question.

"Treasures within the formation?" Su Ji shook his head.

With such treasures before one's eyes, it would be a lie to say one wouldn't be tempted; however, one must also have self-awareness.

The Kitchen God's spirit soldiers, the Qian family cultivators, and a group of demons and ghosts have fallen to such a state because of their greed... The Earthly Yang Serpent Lord has been imprisoned for over fifty years because of his greed!

Even the Earthly Serpent Lord, a favorite of the Heavenly Spirit Lord, met such an end.

Cultivators can come to the Great Sun Spirit Realm to search for treasures, but they absolutely cannot take away treasures worth hundreds of thousands of strands of divine power. Doing so would not only harm the interests of the City God Temple, but also be cutting off the flesh of the Heavenly Will Spirit Lord.

Su Ji feared that the moment he took these treasures, the Heavenly Will Spirit Lord would release the Earthly Yang Serpent Lord, allowing Su Ji to fall asleep immediately...

Therefore, Su Ji gave his answer: "A gentleman loves wealth but acquires it in a proper way. These Earth Yang Stones are not only part of the formation in which the Heavenly Will Spirit Lord imprisoned the senior, but also the wealth the senior gained when he regained his freedom. We certainly cannot take even a single one away."

Judging from the outcome, it was Heavenly Spirit Lord who imprisoned Earthly Yang Serpent Lord, and a rift may have already formed between them.

Su Ji's words not only expressed his feelings to the Earthly Serpent Lord, but also helped the Heavenly Spirit Lord speak a word.

"A gentleman loves wealth, but he acquires it in a proper way..."

The Earthly Yang Serpent Lord's name contains the character "Lord," yet he has become reckless and unruly due to his wild growth. His imprisonment over the years has been a way for the Heavenly Spirit Lord to make up for the lack of guidance he received before.

The Earth Serpent Lord countered, "Some have said that all land under heaven belongs to the king, and all people within the realm are his subjects. Since the Great Sun Spirit Realm is all my territory, why can't I devour it entirely as a cultivation resource?"

As the strongest being in the Great Sun Spirit Realm, Earth Yang Serpent Lord spoke with great confidence.

However, Su Ji shook his head and said, "In the mortal world, humans and gods are separated, and all things in the world can belong to the emperor."
"Senior is in the Great Sun Spirit Realm. The Great Sun Spirit Realm not only has the Heavenly Will Spirit Lord acting on behalf of Heaven to punish, but it is also the result of the City God Temple's accumulation over countless years. Senior can use the resources here to cultivate, but cannot take all the resources of the Spirit Realm for himself."

"The senior's actions could even be described as perverse. If the City God Temple hadn't treated the senior as part of the big family, he probably wouldn't have been imprisoned for just a short time until the earth's yang energy was exhausted!"

These are actually just the simplest principles, applicable to everything from families to nations.

The Earth Serpent King paused for a moment, for it had always regarded the gods of the City God Temple as enemies, and had accumulated a great deal of hatred while imprisoned.

Unexpectedly, the young man before him claimed that the Earthly Serpent Lord was on the same side as the City God Temple deity…

Unconsciously, the Earthly Serpent King recalled that scene from his memory.

Two wandering spirit soldiers sneaked into its treasure vault. It was reluctant to kill them, so it tried to drive them away, but was met with provocation and threats from them.

Enraged, the Earth Serpent Lord annihilated two Day Wandering Spirit Soldiers.

The reason is simple: two day-roaming spirit soldiers trespassed into its private territory.

However, the City God Temple deity was enraged by this and actually communicated with the Heavenly Will Spirit Lord, lifting the restrictions on outside cultivators...

The City God alone possesses unparalleled combat power, not to mention the many high-level cultivators among the gods and generals.

Given the circumstances, the City God Temple could have easily destroyed it in a short time, but instead chose to make a pact of imprisonment with the Heavenly Spirit Lord…

Previously, it wasn't that no one had ever spoken of these principles, but the Earthly Serpent King didn't believe a single word of them.

Today, the Earthly Serpent King was first shown a chance to escape his predicament, and then he received Su Ji's assurance that "a gentleman loves money but acquires it in a proper way," which gave him the patience to listen and the mind to think...

After pondering for a long time, the Earth Serpent King thought of the feelings of the City God Temple deities: "If I use a trick to escape early, wouldn't the City God Temple deities think that I am faking it?"

The deaths of the two day-roaming spirit soldiers were indeed the fault of the Earthly Yang Serpent Lord. Although sufficient compensation was given to the families of the two day-roaming spirit soldiers, imprisonment is also a form of punishment for wrongdoing.

Su Ji shook his head: "The agreement between the two parties is that the absorbed earth yang energy will be completely released. There is no problem with my method."

"Moreover, only by reviving this earth's yang spiritual vein to some extent can we give our senior a place to cultivate after he is free."

"Otherwise, even if the senior doesn't continue to absorb the Yang energy of the Spirit Realm, he will still go and occupy the Lotus Wonderland, and then the entire Great Sun Spirit Realm will be in turmoil..."

As the saying goes, too much of a good thing is bad, and Su Ji's suggestion was the only way for the two sides to get along harmoniously.

Moreover, rather than letting the earth's yang energy dissipate throughout the spiritual realm and slowly nurture treasures, it's better to infuse it into the earth's yang spiritual veins, directly promoting the formation of spiritual materials. Only if the Earth Yang Serpent Lord has some resources will he not be stingy with some treasures.

……

As evening fell, news suddenly spread through the City God Temple that the Earthly Serpent Lord of the Great Sun Spirit Realm was about to break free and would become a member of the City God Temple as a Guardian Spirit Lord.

In an instant, the City God Temple erupted in excitement, even surpassing the discussion surrounding Mo Linglong, who was ranked number one on the Human Ranking.

It should be noted that the most powerful being in the entire City God Temple is the City God Spirit Lord. If we disregard the power of the Spirit Lord's [Talisman], the City God Spirit Lord himself is merely a Ghost King in terms of combat strength.

Outside, the names of Mo Linglong and the Xuanmen Dao Seed Golden Toad have already become the subject of much discussion among all demons and ghosts.

"Mo Linglong has topped the list of human beings and obtained treasures worth at least 12,000 strands of divine power. This is not only the highest in the history of Jinfeng County, but probably also the highest in the entire history of Yuzhou!"

"The Xuanmen Dao Seed Golden Toad not only defeated more than ten cultivators single-handedly, but also became the number one on the treasure list for the top-grade spiritual medicine, the Flesh Lingzhi. Countless cultivators will be seeking this medicine!"

"I heard that after Jin Chan and Mo Linglong left the Great Sun Spirit Realm, they went directly to the Mo family's base in Jinfeng County, Qianbian Town. With the two top-ranked individuals joining forces, no one in the Great Sun Spirit Realm will be able to defeat them..."

As many cultivators have said, the Mo family of Qianbian Town is very wealthy. They not only opened two blacksmith shops in Jinfeng County, but also specially bought a quiet courtyard for this trip to the Great Sun Spirit Realm.

Last time, Su Ji visited the pavilion of the magical artifact shop in the Ghost Market; today is his formal visit.

Mo Linglong's physical body was still in Qianbian Town, so her father, Qianji Old Man, did not come. The most powerful combat force in the courtyard was not a human, but a high-grade mechanical puppet.

Su Ji left the top-grade spiritual herb, the fleshy Ganoderma, with peace of mind, and then took his leave.

"Fellow Daoist Jin!" Before they even left the city, a figure with a powerful aura approached.

Su Ji hurriedly went to greet him: "So it's the spirit general of the City God Temple's night procession in person—"

Today, Su Ji has made a big splash, but because he possesses the flesh-shaped Ganoderma lucidum, he is also guilty of possessing a treasure.

Originally, Su Ji wanted to wait for the local earth god to arrive before leaving, but unexpectedly, the night-roaming spirits of the City God Temple came on their own initiative.

"Fellow Daoist Jin, I happen to be on my way to inspect the surrounding areas. How about we travel together?"

Su Ji replied without hesitation, "Then thank you very much, Night Wanderer General!"

Not to mention that this Night Wanderer was once a subordinate of the Earth God, even if they went out together in front of so many people, it would be impossible for Su Ji to have any accidents.

After leaving the city, the Night Wanderer exclaimed in admiration, "Fellow Daoist Jin is indeed a capable person. Not only did you cooperate with Mo Linglong of Thousand Changes Town to search for treasure, but you also persuaded the Earth Yang Serpent Lord of the Great Sun Spirit Realm. At this moment, the entire City God Temple is reciting your name!"

Even the local earth god addresses Su Ji as a fellow Daoist, not to mention the Night Wandering Spirit General.

Su Ji chuckled and sighed, "If it weren't for the City God's combination of kindness and severity, the Earth Serpent King's temperament wouldn't have changed. I was merely adding icing on the cake!"

Regarding the change in the Earthly Yang Serpent Lord's mindset, Su Ji did not feign modesty, after all, he had only said a few words.

The Night Wandering Spirit General did not stop praising: "The plan to connect the old and new earth yang spiritual veins with the earth yang energy has given both sides a way out, which can be described as a crucial step. Otherwise, how could the Earth Yang Serpent Lord have submitted so easily?"

The City God Temple refused to back down in order to maintain its authority, and the Earthly Serpent Lord might also harbor resentment after losing everything. It was Su Ji's compromise that gave both sides a way out.

"Ha—" Su Ji just smiled wryly.

He originally only wanted to obtain the Earth Yang Spiritual Essence from Mo Linglong to perfectly build his foundation in the path of cultivation. However, after a series of events, a win-win situation was achieved for all parties.

At this moment, the Night Wanderer clapped his hands and laughed, "In less than two days, the City God Temple will record your great merit. If Fellow Daoist Jin is interested, you can even be transferred to the City God Temple for development..."

It's very difficult for the daily spirit soldiers at the Earth God Temple to get promoted, because there are not only Earth God spirit soldiers above, but also mid-level spirit soldiers.

Coming to the City God Temple not only offers a bright future, but also makes it easier to perform.

Su Ji was suddenly taken aback. At present, only the local earth god temple and the state shrine knew his identity as the Golden Toad. All the gods in the City God Temple thought he was a Taoist disciple.

If he were to move to the City God Temple, his true identity as a member of the Xuanmen (Taoist) sect might be exposed...

(End of this chapter)