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

Chapter 127 Second Upgrade, Puppet Swordsman

Although Su Ji was ambushed this time, it had a significant impact.

Firstly, after Su Ji escaped unscathed, he brought the clues to the Water Mansion and the City God Temple in order to find the hideout of the assassins.

Secondly, Su Ji realized that no matter how many treasures he obtained from the Spirit Realm, they were not as valuable as a small blessed land. He still needed to make money.

Thirdly, Yan Tianchou felt a sense of powerlessness. In battles at the Ghost King level, even if he controlled the mechanical spirit beast Yuan Yuan, it probably wouldn't play a crucial role.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yan Tianchou said, "Now the computing power storage has exceeded 30,000 units, and we can consume 30,000 units of computing power for a new round of upgrades."

"After the upgrade, it is expected to be able to mine 27 units of computing power on its own every day, and the detection range will become 27 feet in diameter... I am confident that I can skillfully control the high-grade mechanical puppet artifact."

"The upgrade will take no more than two and a half hours..."

Although Yantianchou is currently a spiritual and intelligent being, it is only equivalent to a minor cultivator of the Cave Profound Realm. This upgrade will elevate it to the level of a Cave Profound Mage.

Controlling mechanical puppets is not difficult; what is difficult is being able to withstand their energy. It is very difficult for a mere cultivator at the Cave Profound Realm to withstand the energy radiation from a high-grade Earth Yang Stone.

Even Yan Tianchou, when controlling the mechanical spirit beast Yuan Yuan, could not operate at full capacity continuously because the energy of the superior-grade earth yang stone was too powerful, and it needed to be upgraded before it could control it.

The time it takes to convert the power of incense offerings into computing power can be used by Yantianchou for upgrades.

"Mining twenty-seven units of computing power every day?" Su Ji's heart skipped a beat.

At this rate, it would take just over a thousand days to mine the 30,000 units of computing power needed for the upgrade.

If we compare divine power to computational power, it could even be equivalent to ten thousand strands of divine power;

If we compare the power of incense offerings and prayers with the power of calculation, then that's two thousand five hundred strands of divine power...

"Based on this calculation, divine power is probably worth three times more because of its ability to grant wishes to heaven and earth."

The greater the wish, the more divine power is required to make a wish.

For example, if Su Ji were to make a wish to heaven and earth to investigate the location of the assassins' lair...

Because this matter involves the Ghost King, the master of the false Ghost King, the spiritual realm or the small blessed land, and even the water veins, it may require tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of strands of divine power to obtain a single clue.

At this time, the enemy was in the dark while we were in the light, and with the help of the Water God and the City God Temple deities to investigate the case, Su Jicai had neither the time nor the money to deal with this matter.

Therefore, after Su Ji gave Yan Tianchou the order to upgrade, he began to look for Qian Feng.

As for Mo Linglong, she was focused on cultivating immortality and went to other spiritual realms tonight to refine the Yin and Yang energies.

Before long, Su Ji found Qian Feng two miles away from the Yin Gate, following the markings left by the mechanical spirit beast Yuan Yuan.

"Qian Feng, follow the mechanical spirit beast later. It will tell you where there are treasures..." On the way here, Su Ji had already discovered two treasure locations.

With Qian Feng as a helper, Su Ji planned to take advantage of Qian Feng's treasure-hunting trip to try and sense more treasure sites using the [Tongyou Xuanmen].

Of course, Su Ji did not forget to comprehend the mysteries of Yin and Yang, and spent the entire night in cultivation.

March 8th is the last day of the opening of the City God's Spirit Realm in Jinfeng County for ordinary cultivators.

For Su Ji, there will be opportunities to enter the Great Sun Spirit Realm and the Bright Moon Spirit Realm in the future, and he plans to upgrade the clone of Yan Tianchou at the same time. He can take this opportunity to go to the Seven Mile Lake Water Mansion to check the situation.

Not long after, Su Ji found Mo Linglong and recounted the events of the previous night.

"The three pseudo-ghost kings and the bull-headed ghost king all have a strange aura?" Mo Linglong's expression changed slightly.

Two days ago, Mo Linglong recalled her past life in the Bright Moon Spirit Realm. Because of the ethereal atmosphere of the Bright Moon Spirit Realm, she thought of the malicious consciousness of the spirit realm.

Now, upon hearing about Su Ji's plight, Mo Linglong's first thought was of this place.

“Fellow Daoist Jin, not all high-ranking cultivators pass away peacefully, and not all spiritual realms and small blessed lands are benevolent.”

"Some highly skilled cultivators die with resentment, and their spirits transform into malevolent consciousnesses."

"Some spiritual realms absorbed a large amount of Earthly Fiend power, giving birth to all sorts of Earthly Fiend monsters. "Even more spiritual realms underwent some kind of mutation, transforming into monsters possessing only evil thoughts..."

After a high-ranking cultivator dies, their cultivation level has the opportunity to merge with heaven and earth to form a spiritual realm, the value of which varies.

However, spiritual realms can not only grow naturally, but also merge with each other to become larger spiritual realms.

The Bright Moon Spirit Realm and Great Sun Spirit Realm of the City God Temple are the result of countless years of accumulation. With the deities of the City God Temple present, it is impossible for the Yang Lord and the Moon Lord to develop in a bad direction.

Unclaimed spiritual realms grow wildly, and no one knows whether they are good or bad, benevolent or malevolent, auspicious or ominous.

Most of the Earthly Fiends and Demons have no concept of good or evil, only the most primal desires. Once they leave the Spirit Realm, they will not only harm the Yin-Yang Realm, but may also harm living beings.

“Evil Spirit Realm…Earthly Fiends and Demons…Evil Monsters!” Su Ji was, after all, a fake reincarnation of a perfected cultivator, and he was unaware of these phenomena.

Fortunately, cultivators can cultivate in the world or in seclusion, and there are even examples of famous scholars and literati becoming immortals, so it's not surprising that they haven't encountered these things.

After his initial shock, Su Ji became even more certain of one thing: with professional deities like the Water Palace and the City God Temple around, it was best for him not to investigate personally, but rather to gather information from them.

Before Su Ji could even mention the escort, Mo Linglong spoke first.

"No matter what sinister motives lie behind those assassins, they have their eyes on you, and once they are exposed, they may even do some heinous things."

"I don't know if the City God Temple has secretly sent out deities to guard the Land God Temple in Dongsang Village, but I still suggest that if you continue to stay in the Land God Temple, you should have sufficient protection in both the real world and the underworld!"

As she said this, Mo Linglong waved her hand, and a figure wearing a straw raincoat walked out of the room.

"This thing is a top-grade mechanical puppet called 'Swordsman' made by my father. It can not only fight against cultivators at the Dongxuan level, but also against bloodline demon kings of the same size."

"Now, I'll lend it to you for now!"

The man in the straw raincoat was six feet tall, holding a three-foot sword. His entire body was made of metal, with a superior mechanical spirit inside. The energy core consisted of a superior Yang stone in his chest and a superior Yin stone in his brain.

Su Ji said earnestly, "Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist Mo, and thank you for your help!"

Immediately, Su Ji asked with great curiosity, "Activating a high-grade mechanical spirit core consumes a lot of energy. How would it be possible to activate a swordsman puppet with a physical form?"

Mo Linglong pondered for a moment and then came to an answer: "If it's just normal walking, the consumption is not much. But if it's fighting, a hundred breaths might require a thousand strands of divine power."

Su Ji was speechless.

A hundred breaths is five minutes. For such a high-grade puppet to accumulate combat power for an hour, it would require 12,000 strands of divine power, which is simply burning money.

Fortunately, Su Ji has some assets now, so he's not afraid of spending them.

Moreover, Mo Linglong was merely taking precautions; the so-called conflict might never actually occur.

Immediately, Su Ji and Mo Linglong headed towards Dongsang Village together, with a carriage following behind them.

The coachman was none other than the young mechanical wizard from Thousand Changes Town, and the person riding in the carriage was none other than the mechanical puppet "Swordsman".

It wasn't that the young mechanic was worried, but rather that even a high-grade puppet "swordsman" would consume energy on foot, and a trip to Dongsang Village would deplete over a hundred strands of divine power.

"You don't know the cost of firewood and rice until you're in charge of the household..."

One hundred and twenty strands of divine power were worth thirty taels of silver, so the young mechanical engineer decided to act as a coachman and make the trip for his aunt, Mo Linglong.

Before long, they arrived at Dongsang Village.

Zhang had received Su Ji's notification earlier and came to greet him personally.

The young mechanic's identity was also quite simple: he was a descendant of someone who had received a great favor from Zhang Gong, so it was impossible for him to have come empty-handed, having bought a gift worth two taels of silver.

Zhang knew the truth, but since the visitor was a guest, she still warmly received the young mechanical engineer.

At the same time, Zhang Xiaolian looked at Mo Linglong curiously, while Mo Linglong looked at the golden toad with surprise.

(End of this chapter)