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

Chapter 123 Land Identity, Open Source Computing Power

Mo Linglong had already admitted that she was the reincarnation of a Xuanxian, and Su Ji was also aware of her tragic fate.

Because Mo Linglong's physical body was in a state of suspended animation and weakened vitality, she had no choice but to follow her father Qianji Laosou's plan and prepare to become a person in a half-flesh, half-spirit form.

Zhang Xiaolian was different. Even though she was affected by the real dream of the Toad Palace Fairy, she still managed to stabilize her Dao heart with Su Ji's encouragement.

Having learned from Mo Linglong's painful experience, Su Ji would not allow Zhang Xiaolian to go astray, nor would he allow Zhang Xiaolian to act recklessly.

Therefore, Su Ji said with a serious expression: "Zhang E, Mo Linglong has no choice but to become a half-flesh and half-spirit artifact."

"And you, with your physical body intact and steadily cultivating, why should you entrust everything to flesh and blood artifacts?"

"At present, we still know too little about real dreams. Although you are the master of real dreams, the Moon Palace Fairy Shadow is also a part of real dreams."

"You're entrusting such a crucial area as your lower dantian to a spiritual artifact's living dantian for operation. Not to mention the possibility of malfunctions, the Toad Palace Immortal Shadow could even use this to threaten you into submission..."

"Not to mention, the spiritual artifact living dantian is not a one-time solution. The lower dantian will gradually grow. What if the spiritual artifact living dantian is integrated into the flesh and blood and cannot be replaced?"

"It should be understood that spiritual artifacts are tangible but intangible. Although they can pass through physical objects, the dantian contains a mass of yin and yang energy. When replacing them, the artifacts must pass through the lower dantian..."

Su Ji's words left Zhang Xiaolian only able to blink and not utter a sound.

At this moment, the local earth god also said with a solemn expression, "Even if you can make the real dream descend upon your body and upgrade the spiritual weapon without replacing the living dantian spiritual weapon, there is still a certain possibility of failure. It is best not to mention the living dantian spiritual weapon again!"

Su Ji and the local earth god spoke with serious expressions and stern tones, frightening Zhang Xiaolian so much that she didn't dare to breathe.

Seeing this, Su Ji took a deep breath and said confidently, "Even without a living dantian, you can still build your foundation with Yin-Yang spiritual essence, it just consumes more Yin-Yang spiritual essence!"
"Now I am not only number one on both lists at the City God Temple, but I am also worth more than 100,000 strands of divine power. Even if I lose three out of one, it doesn't matter!"

The Great Sun Spirit Realm yielded over 60,000 strands of divine power, and the Bright Moon Spirit Realm yielded nearly 60,000 strands of divine power. Not to mention, Su Ji's [Tongyou Xuanmen] can sense the location of Yin-type treasures... For the time being, he really doesn't lack divine power.

Su Ji's words were full of power, not only revealing his determination but also fulfilling his "grand ambition" after he began compiling history.

For a moment, not only Zhang Xiaolian, but even the local earth god was stunned into silence.

The Earth God only acquired 60,000 to 70,000 strands of divine power in his entire life, and now he has less than 2,000 strands... He also has some treasures that he can sell, but still no more than 5,000 strands.

Naturally, the Earth God did not include the three portions of Yin Mica and three portions of Yang Mica that he had just obtained from Su Ji.

"I know I was wrong..." Zhang Xiaolian felt Su Ji's courage and realized her own narrow-mindedness.

Afterwards, Zhang Xiaolian calmed down and felt a sense of peace.

The two before me are, firstly, the ancient golden toad, a deity under the command of the Soul Spirit Emperor, and secondly, the head of a family in this land, who is not only knowledgeable but also possesses a wealth of experience…

So Zhang Xiaolian cleared her mind of all distractions and began her spiritual practice.

Everyone's body is different. Some are born with defects, while others have been injured later in life. Cultivation methods are not necessarily unchanging, but rather vary from person to person.

Not to mention the differences between men and women; in the path of cultivation, the differences between men and women begin from the very first step of refining essence...

Of course, male and female cultivators also have something in common, namely, they can only begin refining essence and building a foundation after the yin and yang have separated at the age of twelve or thirteen.

These are not only the experiences of the blind old Taoist priest, but also a part that is specifically emphasized in the cultivation methods, and even more so, a phenomenon that secretly corresponds to the harmony between heaven and man.

Zhang Xiaolian could only hear Su Ji's oral experience; everything else required her to experience and explore on her own. It wasn't that Su Ji couldn't interfere, but cultivation was a personal matter and a very private one.

At this moment, even though the Earth God desperately wanted to cultivate a living dantian, he suppressed his excitement and continued to protect the Dharma, working with Su Ji to answer the questions Zhang Xiaolian encountered.

After about 15 minutes, Zhang Xiaolian finally completed the initial stage of cultivation, temporarily bringing her lower dantian to a state of saturation.

Zhang Xiaolian's cultivation aptitude was decent, and with the simple insulating membrane formed by the Yin and Yang mica, less than 20% of the Yin and Yang spiritual essence leaked out.

Moreover, not all of the Yin-Yang spiritual essence that leaked out was wasted; a portion of it was integrated into the body's flesh and blood.

"Under the Heavenly Soul Sensing, it was found that about 20% of the meridians have been modified..." Zhang Xiaolian finally felt relieved.

In fact, cultivators of the Cave Profound Realm have some advantages when it comes to cultivating truth, namely, the ability to sense the Heavenly Soul.

Those who have not cultivated a Heavenly Soul and Spirit can only rely on their senses and the extremely mentally taxing method of internal observation to examine their bodies. Some cultivators may not succeed in establishing their foundation for many years because they fail at this step.

Yan Tianchou then summarized: "Zhang Xiaolian did not cultivate bloodline techniques and did not have any spiritual awakening. Although she lost more than 10% of the Yin-Yang spiritual essence, the total amount consumed was not much."

"A total of 495 strands of Yin Earth Spiritual Essence and 306 strands of Yang Earth Spiritual Essence were consumed, which is also close to the golden ratio..."

Su Ji has no shortage of Yang spiritual essence, but has less Yin spiritual essence, consisting of 1,080 strands.

Just now, Su Ji consumed 382 strands of Yin Spirit Essence. The two of them together only have 877 strands of Yin Spirit Essence. The remaining 203 strands of Yin Spirit Essence are enough for the two of them to slowly reshape their meridians today.

Only then did the Earth God breathe a sigh of relief, and then said with a hint of joy, "Now that you have all succeeded, it's my turn to cultivate my dantian!"

The Earth God was, after all, a cultivator who specialized in the Minor Yin-Yang Method, and his cultivation level had reached a high level, even surpassing Zhang Xiaolian's.

In just twenty or thirty breaths, the Earth God, following Su Ji's secret method of cultivating the Dantian, used the profound mysteries of "Dongxuan Tongzhen" to cultivate three layers of Dantian.

Immediately, the Earth God even had the urge to let out a long howl, but after looking at Su Ji and Zhang Xiaolian, he restrained himself.

Even so, the Earth God was still beaming with joy: "Although it's already dawn, the yin and yang energies are abundant, so I should go and cultivate using the [Root Method] to balance yin and yang!"

Of course, the Earth God didn't go far; he began cultivating in the air above the courtyard.

With the cultivation level of the Earth God, even relying solely on the Great Circulation of the "Minor Yin-Yang Method," he could maintain three layers of living dantian.

The Earth God only needs to devote a small portion of his attention to controlling the first layer of the living dantian to refine the yin and yang energies through the balance of yin and yang.

He then diverted some of his attention to control the third level of his living dantian, and began to refine the magic power at the ghost soldier level, trying his best to ensure that the yin and yang energies were completely free of any impurities.

Meanwhile, smoke rose from every household's chimney, and people were working in the fields. Not long after, Zhang woke up to find the local earth god still in the courtyard.

"Didn't Grandpa say he was going to escort the daytime spirit toad... Could it be that he has already escorted it back?"

"Ah Weng" is not only a term of address for an elderly person, but also a colloquial term for one's father-in-law.

"Fellow Daoist Golden Toad first cultivated using Yin-Yang spiritual essence... and now he's entered Little Lotus's dream to refine the Solar Radiance Crystal. He probably hasn't finished yet!"

In their own courtyard, the two talked very naturally. At this moment, they were not the wandering spirits and the local earth god, but rather a father-in-law and daughter-in-law.

In the past, it wouldn't have been a problem, but now Su Ji used Yan Tianchou's clone to assist in cultivation, and their conversation was recorded.

A quarter of an hour later, Su Ji excitedly walked out of Zhang Xiaolian's real dream with four Sunlight Crystals, and learned about what had just happened from Yan Tianchou's clone.

"I see!"

In fact, Su Ji had already noticed something was wrong.

For example, in the words of the local earth god just now, he mentioned that Zhang Xiaolian was able to bring a part of the real dream into reality. This is a very secret matter, and it seems that it should not be known to the earth god, the guardian "in the shadows".

For example, when the local earth god served as the night patrol spirit of the City God Temple, why did he arrive at a place where he could discover the previous earth god's identity?
It should be noted that the daily patrol range of the City God Temple deities is only within a thousand feet of the county seat, while Dongsang and Xisang villages are more than ten miles away from Jinfeng County...

Su Ji also wondered why, in Zhang Xiaolian's dream, the ancestral tablets appeared to fight against the lame demon, but the spirits of Zhang Xiaolian's ancestors never appeared.

Now, Su Ji has seen many deities in the City God Temple, but he has not found Zhang Xiaolian's grandfather.

Moreover, the fact that Scholar Deng opened a paper-cutting stall might not be a secret in the City God Temple, but the fact that the spirits of the underworld had gotten involved in the paper-cutting stall meant that it was not something that could be known through ordinary connections.

Only if the Earth God was Zhang Xiaolian's grandfather and the father-in-law of Zhang Deng's family could the Earth God be so close to Grand Scholar Deng.

"Could it be that the Earth God already knew Zhang Xiaolian's true dream, but dared not interfere, and thus became a guardian hidden in the shadows?"

Mo Linglong is a failed example of a reincarnated immortal.

Back when Su Ji used the Golden Toad clone to kill the catfish swarm, the Earth God mentioned the mechanical sorcerer of Thousand Transformations Town, so he naturally knew about Mo Linglong's affairs.

"When the previous local deity colluded with the Black Tiger Demon, he must have known that Zhang Xiaolian's grandfather was the Night-Roaming Spirit General of the City God Temple, and he devised a meticulous plan."

"Unexpectedly, because of the ghost case, Zhang Xiaolian's fear of ghosts manifested in her real dreams, and she dragged the lame demon into it..."

"The appearance of the lame demon not only intensified Zhang Xiaolian's fear, but also triggered a reaction from the ancestral tablets in her real dream."

"After Zhang Xiaolian's grandfather, Zhang Gong, sensed something was wrong, he planned a siege, which prevented the previous local deity from destroying the evidence in time. He could only kill a few mountain demons..."

After thinking about it carefully, Su Ji realized why the local earth god hadn't revealed his identity.

Firstly, it is unnecessary. Gods only address each other by their rank, and spirit soldiers of the same rank can be referred to by their directions such as left, right, front, back, etc.

Secondly, everyone knows the identity of the local earth god except for Su Ji, an outsider. Perhaps the earth god already thought that Su Ji knew from elsewhere!
As expected, when Su Ji asked the question bluntly, the local deity showed a look of sudden realization.

"I thought they had already told you!"

In reality, both sides assumed the other had told them, thus keeping Su Ji in the dark.

Su Ji would travel during the day and cultivate at night, while Zhang Shi would travel at night and live during the day. Apart from shift changes, they rarely got to get together.

Zhang Xiaolian believed that Su Ji was an ancient golden toad, and there was nothing more to say about her grandfather being the Earth God.

Not to mention, Su Ji has been incredibly busy lately and has no time to deal with these trivial family matters.

At this moment, Su Ji became more curious: "Land God... Lord Zhang, where is the father of your son Zhang Xiaolian?"

Since Zhongliu Shenlingbing was the son of the elderly Li couple, Su Ji's first guess was that the local spirit soldier who came here to serve with the local earth god.

These days, the local spirit soldiers are even busier, helping Su Ji patrol the villages of East and West Sang every day...

The local earth god sighed, "My son was murdered by villains while on official business in the countryside. By the time I arrived, he had already become a ghost... Now he is learning paper-cutting from Deng Xiaoping and is guarding one side of the underworld gate while running the paper-cutting shop in Wusheng's hometown!"

Su Ji then understood why Zhang Xiaolian's father and grandfather were not present at the county government's public memorial service. It turned out that one of them had become the local earth god, and the other had become the captain of the gatekeeper spirit soldiers beside Grand Secretary Deng.

"Does Little Zhang Gong also practice the Minor Yin-Yang Method?" Su Ji suddenly asked.

The local earth god nodded and smiled: "My son naturally cultivated the Minor Yin-Yang Method just like me. He is now at the level of a Cave Profound Mage and can also cultivate the Living Dantian Secret Method."

"Moreover, my son does business in Wusheng's hometown and has saved up a lot of incense and spiritual energy as savings. He can afford at least two layers of cultivation resources for a living dantian, so you don't need to worry about it, fellow Daoist!"

The Earth God knew what Su Ji was thinking.

However, while it was karmic retribution that he gained Su Ji's favor, his son also received gifts from Su Ji, which might be subject to gossip from outsiders.

"Incense offerings and prayers?" Su Ji's eyes lit up.

In order to enjoy a better life, the ghosts of Wusheng's hometown bought paper maids and servants, paper oxen and paper horses for transportation, and paper houses as residences... The money spent was the incense offered by their descendants.

Although Su Ji could not regard these principles of incense offerings as a belief in the God of Wealth, he could use them as a resource of computing power and transform them into the computing power needed for the Yantian Chou project.

It should be noted that the City God's Spirit Realm will end tomorrow night, and Su Ji's fervor for the event will inevitably decrease gradually.

These computing resources may be enough for his current cultivation, but Su Ji will soon need to go to Thousand Changes Town to help Mo Linglong revive, so the more computing power he needs, the better!
So Su Ji said happily, "Master Zhang, you actually know that I absorb money and mixed vows. In fact, the currency of ghosts and gods, incense and vows, is also very useful to me."

"Originally, after I gained four more pieces of Solar Radiance Crystals, I was thinking that I wouldn't need Zhang Gong's escort..."

"Now, I need Master Zhang to accompany me to the City God Temple so that I can discuss the matter of exchanging incense offerings and vows with Young Master Zhang!"

(End of this chapter)