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

Chapter 136 Gaining both fame and fortune, appointed general by the City God

The fact that the bizarre bull-headed monster was cut into three pieces is not the main point; the main point is that the consciousness of the three patriarchs of the Cai family was scattered.

As a result, the two bodies beside the altar remained completely still, and the remaining half of the strange bull-headed monster posed little threat.

"The eerie spirit realm is no longer a threat; this battle should end now!"

When the white-robed high-ranking cultivator from the Taibai Dragon Clan took control of the divine pearl, he sensed the collective consciousness of the strange spiritual realm and suddenly realized something.

It turns out that the Cai family used the divine pearl to intercept the water veins and steal the spiritual realm, and also used the power of the divine pearl to suppress the consciousness of all the spiritual realms, which is how they were able to control the divine authority of the "Ascension Land".

Now, as long as the white-robed cultivator takes away the divine pearl, the collective consciousness of the spiritual realm will break free from suppression and regain control of this spiritual realm.

However, the white-robed high cultivator did not do this. Although it would be a one-time solution and could even save a lot of time and energy, it would make it possible for the four malignant tumors to integrate into the collective consciousness of the spiritual realm.

If you want to obtain a spiritual realm that is as clean and pure as possible, you need to gradually eliminate all the ascendants' toxicity before releasing the collective consciousness of the spiritual realm.

So, the white-robed elder sat cross-legged before the divine pearl and instructed the White Turtle Spirit General, "Elder Bai, the greatest threat to this spiritual realm has been eliminated. You can now notify the City God Temple to come in and finish things up!"

Although the malignant tumors in the east, west, south, and north posed a threat, they were not even as powerful as five small teams, let alone the many gods in the City God Temple.

Therefore, before the white turtle could spread the news, the City God's spirit official informed the City God of the matter through some means.

Then, the projection of the City God appeared in the mirror light projected by the City God's Divine Mirror, a middle-aged deity wearing armor and a cloak.

"Gods and spirits, now that the chief culprit has been eliminated, it is time to storm into the Spirit Realm and wipe out all evil spirits!"

For the City God Temple, even ghost cultivators must enter reincarnation after their lifespan is exhausted, completing a natural causal cycle.

The Cai family's Ascension Plan led many ghost cultivators to choose to merge into the Spirit Realm and become Ascensioners. Even if their Yin and Yang lifespans were exhausted, they would become nourishment for the Spirit Realm, thus disrupting the great cycle of reincarnation between Heaven and the Underworld.

As a result, the City God Temple attached great importance to this matter, not only investing heavily but also inviting so many cultivators to jointly exterminate the strange spirit realm.

Now, the appearance of the Taibai Dragon Clan has accelerated the speed of breaking through the strange spiritual realm, and the appearance of the Divine Pearl has made everything seem reasonable.

In an instant, countless cultivators became excited.

"Now that the strange spirit realm is about to be recaptured, we have done our part, even if we haven't made any great contributions. Surely we should get a share of the countless resources inside?"

"We eat meat at the City God Temple, the Earth God Temple, Qili Lake, and Qianbian Town, so surely we can at least have a sip of soup!"

"..."

Seeing the City God Temple deities storm into the large spiritual realm, some of the Ghost Kings who had been observing from the sidelines had some thoughts: "The water vein was stolen by the Cai family from the abyss at the bottom of Qili Lake. Although it has now become a large spiritual realm, it should still belong to Qili Lake!"

Upon hearing this, the cultivators' expressions changed in various ways.

Logically speaking, this large spiritual realm comes from the water veins of Qili Lake, and it seems to be the property of the deep abyss at the bottom of Qili Lake.

However, these water veins and spiritual realms not only lack a clear owner, but were also taken back from the Cai family by the City God Temple, and have nothing to do with Qili Lake, both publicly and privately.

So, while the gods were clearing away the large water vein spiritual realm's malignant tumor, the cultivators began to quarrel. As the sun gradually became scorching, they were still arguing even while hiding in the black gold mine.

Because the black gold stone was burned, the miners hadn't slept well last night, but for the sake of making a living, they still went down into the mine all morning.

Unexpectedly, not only were there occasional gusts of cold wind in the mine, but also some indistinct whispers could be heard, which terrified many miners.

Immediately, many miners were so frightened that they ran out of the mine. Before they could even breathe a sigh of relief, they suddenly noticed a strange wind rising in the sky. Then, the sky and clouds changed, and a white dragon could be seen flying into the clouds.

"A dragon! A white dragon has flown into the clouds from the ground!"

"Could it be that the fiery inferno that struck the Black Gold Stone last night injured the white dragon in the clouds?"

"It must be that the White Dragon has recovered its ability to fly after a night of healing!"

As a result, a new legend was born in the world, and the countless cultivators who witnessed this scene were even more shocked.

"The Taibai Dragon Clan has reappeared in Jinfeng County!"

"Was the Taibai Dragon Clan imprisoned by the strange spiritual realm, or was it a cultivator who entered the strange spiritual realm?"

"That white dragon seems to be carrying a divine pearl. Could it have been obtained from a strange spiritual realm?"

There were many different opinions for a while, until the large water vein spiritual realm began to move, and many cultivators shifted their attention.

At this moment, the City God stepped forward and said, "Fellow cultivators, now that the Spirit Realm has been recovered, you have all contributed to the war since you were invited to participate."

"By order of the City God of Jinfeng County, the Water Vein Spirit Realm is specially opened free of charge for one day and one night. Everyone is welcome to enter and search for treasures!"

The white-robed cultivator could not only transform into the Taibai Dragon Clan, but also had the endorsement of the White Turtle Spirit General. Therefore, the City God Temple had no intention of stopping him and allowed him to take the divine pearl away.

At the same time, the collective consciousness of the Spirit Realm, no longer suppressed by the Divine Pearl, finally recovered and understood the cause and effect.

A collection of spiritual consciousnesses, if it is a single entity, may be ignorant, and if there are several, their consciousness may be confused. Once the number reaches a certain limit, they will become more intelligent and perceptive.

Now that even the Cai family, who had been suppressing them, has been eliminated, the collective consciousness of the Spirit Realm naturally knew their situation and readily chose to submit.

As the white-robed high-ranking cultivator of the Taibai Dragon Clan flew away, the deities of the City God Temple, guided by the will of Heaven regarding the Water Vein Spirit Realm, began to collect the most valuable treasures among them.

By the time many cultivators began their "day and night tour of the Water Vein Spirit Realm," the City God Temple deities had already collected numerous treasures worth over 600,000 strands of divine power.

The major pantheons have never valued treasures, let alone the City God pantheon under the Yellow Emperor. These treasures have become rewards for those who have rendered meritorious service.

Although the City God did not arrive, he conveyed the distribution of the spoils through the City God Spirit Officer.

The white-robed cultivator from the Taibai Dragon Clan took the divine pearl, while the White Turtle Spirit General took away a treasure containing 60,000 strands of divine power for the Qili Lake team.

The judge of the underworld had many gods under his command, and many of them were injured. In the end, he took away a treasure containing 80,000 strands of divine power.

Although the Thousand Changes Town team only had four mechanical sorcerers, Mo Linglong stood out the most in this battle and ultimately received a treasure containing 100,000 strands of divine power.

The land team performed poorly, and the rest of the team only received 30,000 strands of divine power. The land deity of Yemo Village made a significant contribution and received a treasure containing 30,000 strands of divine power. The land deities of Dongsang and Xisang, Zhang Gong, played a key role and received 30,000 strands of divine power.

Although the Spirit Realm Elf Team are all protectors of the City God Temple, they also have their own cultivation lives and have obtained treasures containing 90,000 strands of divine power, which naturally includes the loss of the Earth Yang Serpent Lord's superior Earth Yang Stone...

In addition, the gods outside the secret realm, mainly the Day Wandering Spirits, also made great contributions. These gods also searched for water veins... and in total, they received treasures containing 120,000 strands of divine power.

As for Su Ji, the guardian spirit of the sun, he not only provided many clues, but also brought out five secret treasures containing the light of the sun, the Blazing Crystal Embryo, and obtained a treasure with 50,000 strands of divine power by himself.

Although the City God was merely a messenger, he had still worked hard and received a treasure containing ten thousand strands of divine power.

In addition, the City God made a promise that anyone who has made significant contributions will be able to explore this large water vein spiritual realm without having to purchase any tokens...

Indeed, after the Taibai Dragon Clan took the Divine Pearl, this large water vein spiritual realm naturally became the property of the City God Temple.

The five teams had no objections, and the independent cultivators who received a free day and night tour of the large water vein spiritual realm also had no objections... Only the ghost kings and high-level cultivators who watched from the sidelines but could not enter the large water vein spiritual realm had some complaints.

However, when the news reached Qili Lake, the carp spirit, the Water God, seemed to turn a deaf ear.

To be honest, the carp spirit, the Water Palace official, was also envious of the large-scale water vein spiritual realm, but their Water Palace not only did nothing, but they were also only at the level of spirit official, and it was impossible for them to fight against the City God Temple.

Not to mention, the lineage of the ancient Taibai Dragon Clan is about to return to Qili Lake, and the Water Palace Spirit Officer Carp Spirit should be considering how to conduct himself in Qili Lake in the future.

For a moment, all the cultivators were extremely satisfied.

It should be noted that some officials' salaries for ten years are not even enough to cover the spoils of war distributed this time.

The already impoverished local deity, Zhang Gong, gained a great deal of divine power and even decided to buy a set of high-grade spiritual artifacts!
As for Su Ji, although he was extremely wealthy, he cultivated more than one system. He spent more than 20,000 strands of divine power just to achieve perfect foundation building. The more money the better.

Not to mention, Su Ji also has Zhang Xiaolian by his side. For his grand ambition and to have a Xuanxian protecting him in the future, Su Ji will not be stingy with the money he spends on Zhang Xiaolian.

Just then, the group of cultivators, having accomplished their mission, prepared to leave. Naturally, they did not forget to return the secret treasure, the Blazing Crystal, to Su Ji.

Among them, the Qilihu Team, the Elf Team, and the Land Team all triggered the secret treasures, and they especially praised the power and effectiveness of the sunlight.

The oldest White Turtle Spirit General seemed to have heard some rumors and showed particular respect to the Sun-Watching Spirit General, a reincarnated cultivator who had achieved perfection in his cultivation.

The Earth Serpent Lord nodded in acknowledgment, while the Earth God Zhao Gong smiled and said, "When my clan's descendants passed by the Earth God Temple, they mentioned Fellow Daoist Jin's name... Now, if he hears of Fellow Daoist Jin's illustrious reputation, he will probably be even more delighted!"

Zhao Gong was originally from Dazhen Prefecture, but he offended the higher-ups and was relegated to a local temple in the southern part of Jinfeng County. He was a member of the same clan as Zhao Biaotou, who was also from Dazhen Prefecture.

Zhao, the镖头 (bodyguard), once sided with Su Ji and Mo Linglong in the Great Sun Spirit Realm. When Firebird Yan Chong and his group were captured and used as laborers, Zhao and his companions received a considerable amount of spiritual materials as payment for their protection.

The protection they showed back then could actually be considered a positive connection, since Zhao, the镖头 (bodyguard), had once fought on the same side as Su Ji...

Su Ji's heart stirred slightly, and he smiled, "So it turns out that Master Zhao is Fellow Daoist Zhao's elder. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely pay him a visit!"

Although Chief Zhao loves money, he also has his own bottom line. Su Ji still remembers the friendship they shared back then.

"Farewell!"

"Farewell"

See you at the City God Temple!

The local earth deity also had the duty of guarding the earth temple, and after receiving his reward, he departed. The day-roaming spirit general, the White Impermanence, and other deities left first due to their duties, while the City God Spirit Officer led a group of deities to escort the large water vein spirit realm toward the City God Temple.

Seeing that the Spirit Realm was moving so slowly, Su Ji knew it would take at least twelve hours, so he simply returned to the Earth God Temple with Zhang Gong.

To protect Su Ji's safety, Mo Linglong sent the mechanical puppet swordsman to Dongsang Village, and now she just happened to be on her way to retrieve it.

Unexpectedly, before the group even arrived at Dongsang and Xisang villages, they discovered something was amiss.

They then saw several houses collapsed in the village, and a strong smell of blood reached the spiritual senses of the cultivators.

Immediately, the local earth god's expression changed: "Oh no! East Sang Village and West Sang Village are in trouble!"

Su Ji was startled and immediately thought of a certain place.

In this battle to subdue the eerie spirit realm, the only thing missing was the Minotaur King.

Su Ji had initially thought that the Bull-Headed Demon King had merged into the body of the strange bull-headed monster, but now it seemed that before the crimson flames of the Black Gold Stone soared into the sky, the Bull-Headed Demon King had received some kind of order to come to Dongsang and Xisang villages to take revenge.

Immediately, Su Ji and Mo Linglong exchanged a glance, their eyes revealing a hint of gratitude.

As expected, when Su Ji's divine sense entered the Zhang family courtyard, he found Zhang Shi and Zhang Xiaolian safe and sound.

At this moment, the Earth God, whose perception was even further away, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "The Earth God's spirit soldiers have already sent a message... This morning at four o'clock, a group of mad bulls charged wildly outside the village. The Night Wanderer Spirit Soldiers knew that the visitors were not friendly, so they quickly informed me."

"Unexpectedly, before the herd of cattle had even rushed into the village, a flash of sword light appeared from the Zhang family, and in just a few breaths, it killed three mad cattle."

"A mad bull, however, was very cunning. Taking advantage of the swordsman being caught up in the herd, it broke into the village, but lost consciousness under Xiaolian's yin-yang light and crashed into a villager's kitchen..."

"After the mad bull woke up, it still wanted to harm people, but it found that the swordsman had already returned. It panicked and fled more than ten feet away, but in the end it still lost its life here."

"Then, a bull-headed demon king tried to escape from the mad bull's corpse, but was severely wounded by the swordsman's swords and eventually captured by several deities from the local temple..."

After receiving compensation from the Mountain God Temple, the Earth God Temple has changed significantly. The combat power of many deities has increased considerably, and the Earth God Temple's underworld, blessed with five-colored superior spiritual soil, has become even more powerful.

After the Ox-Headed Demon King was severely injured, he happened to be in Dongsang Village. A group of gods formed an array and used the power of the Earth God's Underworld to suppress the Ox-Headed Demon King.

However, what truly played a decisive role was the second beam of Yin light shot out by Zhang Xiaolian. It was just that Zhang Xiaolian was involved in too many things, so the Earth God did not reveal it to Mo Linglong and her group.

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At this moment, Su Ji also saw the villagers' expressions. Although they were a little nervous because of the rampage and destruction caused by the mad bull herd, they were also a little excited.

The herd consisted of more than a dozen cattle. Four of them were killed by the swordsman, and although the rest had run away, the villagers managed to find three of them.

A strong, young ox is worth at least fifty taels of silver. Even a dead ox can be eaten. This time, Dongsang Village has made a fortune again.

The village elders took it upon themselves to distribute the four slaughtered cows among the households, with the families whose houses were damaged naturally receiving more beef.

A cow weighs at least seven or eight hundred jin (350-400 kg), and even though there are two or three hundred people in Dongsang Village, they only had two cows.

When people from Xisang Village came to buy beef, Zhou Wen and Zhou Lan did not miss the opportunity and bought more than 500 jin in one go. Even if the restaurant could not use it all, there was no worry about selling such a scarce commodity as beef.

"Indeed, fortune and misfortune are intertwined. The calamity I suffered for revealing heavenly secrets almost implicated Dongsang Village and even the Zhang family..."

If Su Ji hadn't met Mo Linglong, who possessed memories of her previous life, even if she had managed to preserve her golden toad form and protect Zhang Shi and her daughter Zhang Xiaolian last night... she might have still caused the deaths of many villagers.

With the protection of the superior mechanical puppet swordsmen, the mad bulls only crashed into a few houses. Although some people were injured, at least no major incidents such as death occurred.

Then, Su Ji couldn't help but think of what Yan Tianchou had once said...

Without his intervention, the great calamity in the northeast would not have ended so quickly. Not to mention what the Bull-Headed Demon King would lead the herd to do, many unsuspecting villagers of Caijia Village might have become hostages or even accomplices in the hands of the three patriarchs of the Cai family.

Not to mention, there is a group of Cai family members who know the truth and are willing to do all sorts of heinous things to protect the so-called Ascension Ground.

"It's a blessing for the people that this matter was resolved smoothly!"

Su Ji wasn't the kind of person who needed the deaths of a few people to motivate him to strive for improvement. He cultivated step by step according to the ever-updating schedule of the Heavenly Mandate, his heart steadfast as he marched towards the distant path to immortality.

On the contrary, being able to protect the people from harm by supernatural powers made Su Ji feel even more satisfied and happy.

Su Ji, of course, did not forget to thank Mo Linglong, saying, "Thanks to Fellow Daoist Mo's thoughtfulness, otherwise Dongsang Village would have been in danger last night!"

If it weren't for Mo Linglong providing swordsmen to guard this place, Su Ji might have recalled the Golden Toad clone from Qili Lake.

However, even after being upgraded, the Golden Toad clone is only of mid-grade flawless quality. Although it can kill the Mad Bull, it is definitely not as good or fast as a high-grade mechanical puppet like the Swordsman.

Mo Linglong nodded, then seemed to have thought of something: "Since you've acquired quite a few treasures, why not consider buying a high-grade mechanical puppet?"

Upon hearing this, both the Dharma Protector Elder and the two middle-aged mechanical masters were startled.

It should be noted that while Thousand Changes Town sells the cores of mechanical artifacts and physical mechanical puppets to the outside world, it never sells high-grade mechanical artifacts.

High-grade mechanical puppets, though protected by the national destiny of humanity, can still launch physical attacks from a distance. Whether it's flying swords or arrows, they all have the potential to harm the powerful and wealthy.

Therefore, selling a high-grade mechanical puppet could very likely lead to the extermination of one's entire family.

However, nothing is absolute. If one can become a guest elder or protector of Thousand Changes Town, one is considered half a person of Thousand Changes Town, and at this time, one has the possibility of controlling high-grade mechanical puppets.

But this is only a possibility; various approvals are required, and even a guarantee from an elder of the Mo family is needed.

"Could it be that my aunt is planning to invite Jian Ri Ling to bring the Golden Toad here as a guest elder of the Mo family?"

"Could it be that when my aunt brought up the matter of selling high-grade mechanical puppets, she was preparing to personally vouch for General Jian Ri Ling?"

"I've heard that the Guardian Spirit General is suspected to be the reincarnation of a True Immortal cultivator. If Senior Sister wants to befriend this person, a high-grade mechanical puppet wouldn't be a big deal..."

None of the three doubted that Su Ji could afford a high-grade mechanical puppet; their focus was on Mo Linglong's attitude.

Su Ji's eyes lit up.

Even if he had the ability to fuse a superior-grade materialized golden toad, he would still have to wait nearly two months. Only if he had a superior-grade mechanical puppet to protect him during this period could he be considered absolutely certain.

So Su Ji didn't stand on ceremony and said directly, "Fellow Daoist Mo, I plan to go to Thousand Changes Town soon, which will be a good time to discuss the purchase of a high-grade mechanical puppet. During that time, I'll consider the high-grade mechanical puppet swordsman as someone I'm renting!"

However, after Su Ji and Mo Linglong arrived in Jinfeng County that evening, they received a new message.

After learning about the large-scale water vein spiritual realm, the old man Qianji actually planned to send Mo Linglong's physical body to Jinfeng County, with the aim of using the power of the large-scale water vein spiritual realm in Jinfeng County to help Mo Linglong break free from the ice.

"Freezing and thawing..."

Su Ji then learned that in order to maintain Mo Linglong's life in her feigned death state, the Old Man of a Thousand Machines had actually used cryogenics.

Freezing is simple, but thawing is more difficult. Fortunately, there is a solid ice altar in the Water Vein Spirit Realm that enshrines the divine pearl, which became the thaw treasure that Elder Qianji urgently needed.

"In that case, I won't need to go to Thousand Changes Town?"

Su Ji has recently experienced many things because of the City God's Spirit Realm. If he can help Mo Linglong in Jinfeng County, that would be even better!

Then, another piece of news reached Su Ji's ears: the appointment of the City God as the Supervisor of the Sun Spirit.

Su Ji had anticipated this, so he simply smiled and immediately went to the Bright Moon Spirit Realm to comprehend the mysteries of Yin and Yang.

As time passed, the large-scale water vein spiritual realm slowly arrived outside Jinfeng County. Many deities had duties to perform, and only then did they see the true face of the large-scale water vein spiritual realm.

"As expected of a large-scale water vein spiritual realm, the foundation of my City God Temple will become even more profound in the future!"

The Great Sun Spirit Realm and the Bright Moon Immortal Realm were obtained from many deities who cultivated the Minor Yin-Yang Method, as well as many day-traveling and night-traveling spirit generals who cultivated the Yang and Yin attribute profound arts.

Although there are water-attribute spiritual realms within the City God Temple, their scarcity makes it difficult to cultivate large-scale spiritual realms. Now, it can be said that they have been completed all at once.

Before long, under the expectant gaze of all the gods, the large water vein spirit realm fell into the City God's Yin Palace, hanging in the sky above Wusheng's hometown like the corresponding star in reality.

"The time has come; all cultivators should now leave the Water Vein Spirit Realm!"

It was said to be a day and a night, but in reality, time had to be given for the ghost cultivators to return to their lodgings. Once the gate to the Water Vein Spirit Realm opened, most of the cultivators, who were already mentally prepared, flew out.

At this time, some people went home, but others stayed behind after hearing that the City God was being appointed as a general.

"Previously, we thought that the so-called Sun-Monitoring Spirit General was a position specially created for the Xuanmen Dao Seed Golden Toad. Now we know that the title of Sun-Monitoring Spirit General is well-deserved!"

"What 'gilded Xuanmen Daoist seed'? He's clearly a noble person from our Jinfeng County. We welcome as many people as we have!"

"..."

Amidst exclamations of praise and the expectant gazes of the gods, Su Ji ascended the steps of the City God Temple and officially entered the temple.

From then on, Su Ji had the entire powerful Jinfeng County government as his backing... and he had enough confidence to make his plans freely on this land.

Thinking this, Su Ji's gaze fell on the God of Wealth, Qian Gong, outside the City God Temple.

(End of this chapter)