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

Chapter 133 Five Squads, Diverse Methods

From the moment the five ghost kings entered the eerie spirit realm, the strange forces behind the assassin team clashed with the eerie spirit realm.

For Su Ji, this was a formidable enemy who had almost captured or even killed him, so naturally he had to spare no effort to eliminate him.

The City God Temple also has a reputation for sending troops, which is that the mysterious forces not only intercepted and killed the Supervising Spirit General, but also imprisoned the City God Temple's Day-Roaming Spirit General for many days.

Of course, the Cai family also made a huge mistake, which was to seize the spiritual realm of the water veins at the bottom of Qili Lake.

So much so that when the City God issued the summons, many cultivators in Jinfeng County became excited.

"Over the years, the probability of encountering a spiritual realm in the deep abyss of the lake has been getting lower and lower. I thought it was because the water veins rise and fall like the tides, which led to the decreasing probability of spiritual realms appearing in the water veins. Who would have thought it was the work of those thieves from Caijia Village!"

There are many spiritual realms in the deep abyss of the lake, and water veins are the most numerous. In recent years, the probability of water vein spiritual realms appearing has even approached that of earth vein spiritual realms, which has long made some people suspicious.

"The Qili Lake Water Vein Spirit Realm is left by countless Dongxuan cultivators from ancient times to the present. Each one is a public spiritual realm, which is why it attracts cultivators from Jinfeng County and even Yuzhou to come here to cultivate."

"Now, Qili Lake is no longer as prosperous as it once was because of the depletion of its water veins, but because of the thieving actions of the Cai family... The Cai family is simply the common enemy of all cultivators in Jinfeng County!"

It is said that the abyss at the bottom of the lake is a sacred place for cultivation, but many cultivators have never encountered a Seven Mile Lake Spirit Realm. Now, the reason has finally been found.

"Now that the City God has personally issued the summons, even if you can't help much, you can at least watch the excitement. If you can help, the City God Temple will offer extremely generous rewards!"

The spiritual realm itself is the greatest resource, not only possessing the ability to nurture spiritual materials, but also capable of merging and growing together.

Not to mention, there are also many resources in large spiritual realms. If we can conquer them, all participants can get a share.

For the City God Temple, it is currently in the planning stage of the Great Sun Wonderland and Bright Moon Wonderland projects, and there will definitely be many places that will require resources in the future. The eerie spirit realm has become a gift delivered to its door.

Therefore, the City God not only summoned the independent cultivators within Jinfeng County, but also specially summoned the local earth gods and deities from various rural temples, and Qianbian Town was also invited.

Not only did a local deity arrive in Qianbian Town, but the Mo family of Qianbian Town also sent many people. In addition to a high-level cultivator from the Dongxuan realm leading the group, the two disciples who accompanied them each possessed a high-grade mechanical artifact.

"The fact that Thousand Changes Town actually sent three high-level cultivators must be because of the Seven Aperture Heart Stone..."

The Seven Aperture Heart Stone contains a universe within; if it were merely regarded as a storage artifact, its value would be no less than thirty to fifty thousand strands of divine power… The fact that the City God Temple of Jinfeng County did not deliberately make things difficult is the greatest help they could offer.

At this moment, Su Ji had already obtained the token of the Bright Moon Spirit Realm from the City God, but he had no mood to enter it to cultivate.

Just then, most of the deities from the City God Temple went to the vicinity of Caijia Village, so Su Ji went on behalf of the City God Temple to welcome the Mo family from Qianbian Town.

The leader of the Mo family in Qianbian Town was an old man in his sixties. When he saw that the person who came to greet him was just a day-roaming spirit soldier, his expression darkened slightly: "Did the City God Temple mobilize all its spirit officials and generals to deal with the Cai family?"

Just then, the guardian spirit of the Bright Moon Spirit Realm arrived, accompanied by the White Turtle Spirit of Seven Mile Lake.

The old man from the Mohist school raised an eyebrow, but fortunately he had some self-control and did not lash out in public.

Although the two Mohist disciples behind him were both middle-aged, they couldn't help but say, "If our master hadn't spoken, why would our senior uncle have come in person and had to suffer this humiliation with us!"

The Mohist school is a name, and it not only includes many Mohist disciples, but also many retainers and advisors. Both the main lineage and branches have the phenomenon of accepting outsiders as disciples, and it is not limited to one family or clan.

Although the old man leading the group was not surnamed Mo, he was a disciple of Qianji Laosou, the fourth-generation head of the Mo family, and a guardian elder whom even the current head of the Mo family had to address as his uncle.

"Our distinguished guests from the Mo family have traveled day and night; you must have had a long journey..." Su Ji greeted them with a smile.

As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face, so the three members of the Mo family simply nodded silently and then walked towards the City God Temple.

Before they had gone far, a white-haired figure emerged from the Mo family's villa. She appeared to be just a young girl, but her demeanor was like that of a celestial being.

"It is my senior sister—" The two middle-aged cultivators' expressions changed, and they stepped forward to pay their respects.

Unexpectedly, Mo Linglong simply nodded to the two of them and then walked towards Su Ji.

Upon seeing this, the Dharma Protector Elder felt as if he had returned to fifty-eight years ago.

Although he was only nine years old at the time, he had already been in the Mo family for more than a year and was the most talented and outstanding student among his classmates.

It wasn't until he truly became a disciple of Qianji Sou that he saw what a real genius was like...

Time seems to have left no trace on the girl in front of us, except for her white hair, which evokes a sense of sadness.

"Eldest Sister... Master ordered me to represent the Mo family to help the City God Temple of Jinfeng County to punish the traitors, and asked the young lady to return to Qianbian Town in time."

Mo Linglong nodded to indicate that she understood, and then looked at Su Ji: "Fellow Daoist Jin, now that we have found the location of the assassins' lair, I should help you deal with these villains!"

Since Su Ji was intercepted and killed, Mo Linglong's mission has been to protect Su Ji's safety. Even when there are local deities on the road, Mo Linglong's superior mechanical puppet "Swordsman" is silently protecting him.

"Fellow Daoist Jin..." The two middle-aged mechanical masters immediately guessed Su Ji's identity, and their eyes showed a hint of realization.

It turned out that it wasn't the City God Temple that looked down on the Mohists, but rather that this wandering spirit soldier was too low-key and very different from the supervising spirit general who had killed four ghost kings, as they had imagined.

"No-"

Before Su Ji could speak, the guardian elder of Qianbian Town looked at Mo Linglong with some excitement: "Senior Sister, your existence involves the future of the Mo family. You must not risk your life!"

Mo Linglong's identity as a Xuanxian is very important, and her plan to create a half-flesh, half-mechanical artifact is an epoch-making innovation. If successful, it could even open up a separate lineage among mechanical artisans.

Immediately, Su Ji nodded and said, "The Cai family's strange spiritual realm has been aided by many deities and countless fellow Daoists from Jinfeng County... Fellow Daoist Mo, you should not take the risk!"

Ultimately, Mo Linglong's cultivation level was only at the Dongxuan Mage level. Even with her silver hair and golden eyes in battle, she was at most just reasonably strong.

However, Mo Linglong simply smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, do not underestimate me. Since obtaining the Seven Aperture Heart Stone, I no longer need to suppress my cultivation. After two days of secluded cultivation, I am confident that I can break through to the advanced stage of the Cave Profound Realm."

"I'm just wondering whether to break through later or after entering the strange spiritual realm."

Breaking through to the Cave Profound Realm was as easy as eating and drinking for Mo Linglong.

Neither the Elder Protector of Thousand Changes Town nor Su Ji had any doubts, after all, Mo Linglong was a true Xuanxian in her previous life.

Immediately, Su Ji's heart skipped a beat.

Mo Linglong's words indicate that she has the idea of ​​using her Dongxuan Master cultivation to enter the strange spiritual realm, which is nothing short of madness to Su Ji, who has always practiced the path of survival.

Therefore, Su Ji quickly said, "The City God Temple already has the confidence to enter and exit the eerie spirit realm, so there is no need for the Dongxuan Masters to risk their lives to fight!"

The strongest beings in the eerie spiritual realm are perhaps even invincible. Even if they use the Five Aperture Heart Stone to smuggle in a high-grade mechanical artifact, there is still a great risk involved.

Upon hearing this, Mo Linglong's eyes lit up: "In that case, I'll break through to the advanced level of the Cave Profound Realm on the way!"

The mechanical puppet "Swordsman" is a physical puppet created by the old man Qianji in Qianbian Town, actually to protect young mechanical masters.

Mo Linglong gave the swordsman to Su Ji for protection, so she must have other trump cards... a golden pill-shaped mechanical puppet spirit heart.

If Mo Linglong were only a Dongxuan mage, she might only be able to unleash 70-80% of the power of her Golden Core spiritual heart. However, if she were to advance to a high-level Dongxuan cultivator, she could certainly claim to be invincible within three feet!
At this moment, the Dharma Protector Elder saw through Senior Sister Mo Linglong's persistence, and after a moment's thought, bowed his head and said, "In that case, the Thousand Changes Town team will follow Senior Sister's lead this time!"

Previously, Mo Linglong had been unable to break through for a long time because she was trying to obtain the Seven Aperture Heart Stone.

Now, Mo Linglong, the most talented senior sister back then, should have become a high-level cultivator of the Cave Profound Realm!
……

Around 9 PM, the Cai family's black gold mine caught fire. Around 11 PM, the time of midnight, many cultivators obeyed the City God's summons and rushed to the City God Temple in Jinfeng County.

At this moment, the Day Wandering Spirit General also returned with his injured body. With the help of the superior-grade Earth Yang Spirit Liquid, his injuries not only stabilized but also began to heal rapidly.

Then, the spirit general said in a loud voice, "That night, I was searching the water veins when I discovered remnants of black gold stone. At that moment, I thought of the Cai family, who owns a black gold stone mine..."

If black gold stone contains spiritual patterns, it is naturally a spiritual material.

At this moment, the White Impermanence Spirit General, the Shackles Spirit General, the Earth Yang Serpent Lord, and other deities were keeping a close watch on the strange spiritual realm to prevent the cultivators inside from taking the opportunity to escape.

Cai Gong, the local earth spirit official of Yemo Village, had some free time and was invited to the City God Temple to give a personal account.

"As you all should know, I was originally just a ghost general guarding Elder Cai Huo's son. I've heard about ascension, but I don't know much about it."

"Later, while I was cultivating, I discovered the Onozawa Spirit Realm and offered it to the City God Temple without hesitation..."

"Unexpectedly, after Cai Huo learned that the matter was irreversible, he began to win me over to join the ascension plan and painted a picture of many wonderful visions."

"However, I also know that even if one ascends to the so-called blessed land, it is only to reduce the aging of the soul through slumber. As long as one does not cultivate a true spirit, one can never achieve immortality..."

"I refused Elder Cai Huo's attempt to win me over and promised not to spread the word. At the time, I was unaware that the relationship between the Water Vein Spirit Realm and the Blessed Land was so profound."

"When the Imperial Guardian was attacked, I suspected that the Cai family was the perpetrator, but I had no evidence to prove it, so I could only pay more attention to the Cai family."

"After the disappearance of the Day Wandering Spirit, I discovered that there had been a significant relocation of personnel within the Cai family, until tonight..."

It was only then that Su Ji realized that a special type of clay was found in the black gold mine, which had a high fire resistance. If the clay contained spiritual patterns, it was a special spiritual material that could restrain fire and yang energy.

"I thought that when the Black Fish Demon was used as a shield, it relied on water-attribute magic and earth-attribute spiritual materials. I never expected it to be this kind of clay spiritual material!"

This clay material can suppress the sunlight emitted by the blazing crystal embryo, and naturally it can also suppress the day-traveling spirit general.

Tonight, the Cai family worked overtime to refine a large amount of clay spiritual materials into usable sets of spiritual weapon embryos. Using this clue, the local deity of Yemo Village deduced the truth behind the Day-Wandering Spirit General's fall into the strange spiritual realm. At this moment, the Day-Wandering Spirit General couldn't help but exclaim with emotion, "A portion of the strange spiritual realm has transformed into a small blessed land, which will be affected by the flames of the burning black gold stone… The local deity of Yemo Village's plan is truly ingenious!"

On the way back, Riyu Lingjiang had already expressed his gratitude.

Subsequently, relying on his previous experiences, the Day Wandering Spirit tried his best to reconstruct what he had seen and heard in the eerie spirit realm:
"A strange and eerie realm..."

"I suspect there are at least nine so-called ascendants. Killing the false ghost king is useless; we must eradicate the toxic consciousness of the false ascendants in the eerie spiritual realm to completely eliminate them..."

"The toxic consciousness of the pseudo-ascended beings must have manifested in the Spirit Realm. During last night's battle, I discovered three strange places: a cold pool emitting chilling air, a fountain hanging halfway up the mountain, and a small river flowing through the air..."

The attack was scheduled for around dawn, so there would be enough time tonight to analyze and plan the tactics. The many cultivators listened very attentively.

After the local earth god and the wandering spirit general of Yemo Village had finished their analysis, the City God made his final decision.

"Tomorrow morning, all cultivators will first construct a passage to contain the weather. Then, the Day Wandering Spirit General will lead the Ghost Kings and high-ranking cultivators to move the weather and weaken the membrane of the strange spirit realm."

The Day Wandering Spirit General was still recovering from his injuries and was not fit to continue his adventures. He had already done enough to discover the strange spiritual realm, so he clasped his hands in response and said, "I will obey the decree of the City God Spirit Lord!"

Then, the City God looked to the other side and said, "After the membrane of the strange spirit realm is opened, the people of Thousand Changes Town will be responsible for sweeping the western part of the spirit realm, the Guardian Spirit General will lead the people of Seven Mile Lake to sweep the eastern part, and the local spirit officials Zhao Gong, Zhang Gong, Cai Gong, and others will be responsible for sweeping the southern part..."

At this point, the Earth God looked to the side and said, "The Judge of the Underworld is leading the gods of Wusheng's hometown to sweep through the northern part of the strange spiritual realm, while the Earthly Yang Serpent Lord is leading many spirit protectors to guard the center and provide support to all areas at any time!"

The Guardian Spirit General is a white turtle that has lived for over four hundred years and whose strength is unfathomable. This time, the incident of Caijia Village seizing the Water Vein Spirit Realm has angered this Guardian Spirit General.

Lord Zhao is a local deity in Jinfeng County, and also a powerful and experienced cultivator of the Dongxuan realm.

The judge of the underworld, having cultivated in seclusion in Wusheng's hometown for many years, is a powerful ghost king.

At this point, teams were responsible for each of the four cardinal directions: east, west, south, north, and center.

Before dawn, a large number of cultivators had already arrived at Caijia Village and began to work together to push aside the earth's energy, trying to create a passage that would allow the weather to pass through.

Seeing this, none of the cultivators in the strange spiritual realm took it seriously.

Even if there were twice as many cultivators as the four or five hundred in front of them, it would be impossible to break through the membrane of a large spiritual realm.

However, even if the powers of these cultivators were combined, their different attributes would make it difficult to trigger a qualitative change.

When the City God's Underworld Judge, the City God Temple's Day-Roaming Spirit General, the various Earth Spirit Officials of the Earth Temple, the four mechanical sorcerers including Qianbian Zhenmo Linglong, and the cultivators including the White Turtle of Qili Lake Water Mansion arrived, the cultivators in the eerie spiritual realm finally began to panic.

At this moment, towering stone figures, each two or three zhang tall, emerged, all displaying a look of disdain.

"We didn't show ourselves before because our clones that manifested in the outside world were slightly weaker."

"Now that we are in the Ascension Grounds, we are at least of the level of a Ghost King. With the help of you senior Ascensionists, we will surely be able to keep all the newcomers here!"
"At that time, the lives of many ghost kings and high-ranking officials in Jinfeng County will be in our hands, which will surely force the City God Temple to put away that strange divine light!"

If one wants to become a Ghost King, one also needs to refine the Ghost King True Pill. Countless ghost cultivators cannot pass this hurdle due to their lack of talent and aptitude.

Becoming an Ascended One only requires dedicating everything to the Spirit Realm Consciousness, which can be described as having no threshold.

At first, only cultivators from the Cai family became ascendants, but later they gradually attracted many ghost cultivators who had no hope of advancement, and even reduced the crime rate in the Yin-Yang realm to some extent...

However, the strange spiritual realm was fundamentally a mistake. Not only was the path of cultivation wrong, but stealing the water vein spiritual realm was also a grave error that aroused public outrage.

Furthermore, the drawbacks of the Ascended Project have become apparent. The so-called immortality is nothing but a scam. Even if the decay of the soul can be slowed down through slumber, there is still a need to find ways to extend lifespan...

The reason for intercepting Su Ji that night was naturally to obtain the top-grade spiritual medicine, the Flesh Spirit Mushroom, that Su Ji had obtained from the Great Sun Spirit Realm. The reason why they did not come to participate in the auction of the Flesh Spirit Mushroom was probably to prevent the identity of the interceptors from being exposed.

So Su Ji stepped out from the crowd and arrived at the five squads that were ready.

"Everyone, this is the Blazing Crystal Treasure promised by the City God. It not only contains a high-grade magic-level Earth Sunlight, but also a beam of sunlight capable of cutting through the membrane of the strange Spirit Realm."

"If you encounter a formidable enemy, you can activate the secret treasure to unleash the sunlight to fight back... If you feel that the Earth Serpent King is too late to come to your rescue, cut open the amniotic sac nearby and leave the eerie spiritual realm!"

This was originally a matter of personal choice. Su Ji was only responsible for handing over the final insurance to the five teams: Qilihu White Turtle, Qianbianzhen Mo Linglong, Tudi Zhaogong, Yinfu Judge, and Diyang Snake Lord.

As for the local earth god Zhang Gong, he not only mastered mystical arts, but also had Zhang Xiaolian's hair tie as a trump card. This time, he entered the strange spiritual realm in order to earn a share of credit through his own efforts.

At this point, Su Ji had done everything he needed to do, and left everything to the five vanguard teams, the numerous cultivators, and the City God Temple.

As the sun rises above the horizon, the sunlight in the air becomes more abundant. At this time, the sunlight is not too intense, and even ghost cultivators with yin-attribute soul bodies can lend a hand.

As the weather turned colder, the membranes of the strange spiritual realm indeed began to thin, greatly boosting the confidence of all cultivators.

The spirit general of the City God Temple, seizing the opportunity, shouted, "Everyone, prepare yourselves! Three...two...one, attack!"

Immediately, the five squads joined forces with the gods who had formed a battle formation, unleashing all their magical powers towards the center of the strange spiritual realm directly above.

"boom!"

Amidst the expectant gazes of many cultivators, the membrane of the eerie spiritual realm ruptured, revealing more than twenty towering stone figures, each two or three zhang tall.

"Just as the information provided by Cai Gong, the local deity of Ye Mo Village, suggests, over the years, no fewer than thirty cultivators have ascended to the Strange Spirit Realm!"

This was exactly what the cultivators had expected. Besides, they weren't fighting for the sake of fighting, but to destroy the malignant tumor of the pseudo-ascended's spiritual consciousness.

"Netherworld Ghost Claw!" As soon as the judge of the underworld made his move, a ghostly green claw sixteen feet long flew out, opening a path.

"Water Dragon's Roar!" The White Turtle Spirit General opened its mouth, and a water dragon flew out, easily knocking away the two tall stone figures.

"Earthly Yang Breath!" The Earthly Yang Serpent Lord was even more domineering. With a single breath, the tall stone man that was hit was severed, and the two stone men next to him also lost arms and legs.

"Water and Fire Dragon!" Ye Mo Village's land cultivation level was average, but his strength was still considerable. In addition, he used water and fire to refine and control water and fire spiritual materials to transform them into a dragon to protect his body, making his defense extremely powerful.

"A mechanical dragon!" The Mo family elder of Thousand Changes Town was researching large-scale mechanisms. This mechanical dragon, which took him most of his life to refine, could even fight against a top-tier ghost king.

In an instant, four tall stone figures exploded, and seven or eight more stone figures were injured.

However, the cultivators knew that the stone man was merely an avatar of a pseudo-ascended being, and that given time, he could be restored to his original state.

So, all five teams except for Earth Serpent King's team flew off in the pre-assigned directions.

At this point, Su Ji could no longer see the battle unfolding in the eerie spiritual realm, so he simply flew towards the sky.

Su Ji quickly arrived at the side of the City God Spirit Officer who was sitting there in place of the City God, and obtained some information that he could not sense.

"Although the mountain god temple of the White Rock Mountains did not send troops, it did send deities such as the Night Wanderer General to observe the battle from afar. If given the opportunity, they would definitely want to obtain the strange spirit realm..."

"There are many demons and ghosts in Qili Lake. Only a portion of them are willing to follow the White Turtle Spirit General into the eerie spirit realm. The rest are either too weak or too afraid to take the risk..."

Even with Su Ji chatting beside him, the City God was still somewhat nervous, and every now and then he would look down at the strange opening in the amniotic sac.

Su Ji felt that they had done what they needed to do, and now it was up to the five teams to see their individual abilities.

The eerie spirit realm is a large spirit realm, shaped like a semi-circle, with an internal space diameter of about seventeen or eighteen miles.

The Earth Serpent Lord was in the center, observing the situation of the four teams with his spiritual vision.

The first to encounter the crisis was the Thousand Transformations Town Mechanical Dragon, but the crisis was immediately resolved as two other high-grade mechanical puppets appeared.

Immediately, the White Turtle Spirit General in the east also encountered danger. Unexpectedly, a seemingly ordinary high-level cultivator from the Cave Profound Realm beside him suddenly unleashed powerful combat strength, and together they charged into a strange spring.

Next, the judges of the underworld encountered a giant ice dragon that flew out of the cold pool. Many gods from Wusheng's hometown formed a formation and summoned a giant skeleton that was six or seven feet tall. The battle between the two sides was full of destructive power.

Finally, there was the side of the Earth God Temple. They encountered flying swords that rained down from the suspended river. Some people were caught off guard and were even injured. Fortunately, they worked together to mobilize the earth energy and transformed it into a giant earthen man who was eight or nine feet tall, and began to fight back.

The fact that the battles on all sides were all without serious danger relieved the Earth Serpent Lord of some of his worries.

Just then, the leisurely Earth Serpent Lord noticed something strange.

At some point, the sky above the eerie spirit realm began to lower, and several strange clouds appeared near the opening in the amniotic sac.

"not good!"

As the Earthly Yang Spirit Lord opened his mouth, a ball of Earthly Yang energy shot towards the clouds.

However, the cloud seemed to have a life of its own, and the wounds it had been hit with actually began to heal themselves.

The Earth Serpent Lord's intervention also caused the eerie spiritual realm to no longer be hidden. Several clouds rushed towards the gap in the spiritual realm's membrane, wriggling their bodies to try and fill the gap.

"Hiding the severed amniotic sac in the clouds... What a clever scheme!"

Previously, the eerie spirit realm had used the severed tendrils to create clones, but unexpectedly, they didn't intend to use them to hinder the five teams. Instead, they wanted to repair the amniotic sac first.

This, in turn, gave the five teams more room to maneuver.

(End of this chapter)