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

Chapter 145 Hidden Behind the Scenes, First Encounter with the Real Person

The news that the Taibai Dragon Clan was going to hold a grand gathering at Luhu Lake quickly spread, but only three forces were actually invited: the City God Temple of Jinfeng County, the Mountain God Temple of Baiyan Mountain Range, and the Mo Family of Qianbian Town.

Of course, other cultivators who wish to attend are welcome to do so; some may enter the inner area, while others may only be able to stay in the outer area.

The inner area was located in the deep abyss at the bottom of the lake, presided over by the Taibai Dragon Clan, while the outer area was in the Guardian Spirit General Square, where the Guardian Spirit General, Bai Yuan, would entertain the guests.

As a member of Qili Lake, Zhu Nu had made a name for herself in the City God Temple Ghost Market auction, so she was invited by Shouyuan Ling to serve as the manager of Bai Yuan, which was considered a lucrative position.

These past two days, Zhu Nu has been practicing with a group of fairies. Although they are only in charge of the outer area, they still cannot afford any mistakes.

Qian Feng was even more eager to try. Although the outer area was only for Dongxuan Dharma Masters and Ghost Generals, it was not impossible to enter the inner area, as long as one could pass the test of the Taibai Dragon Clan.

"If we can hold out for three breaths against the Taibai Dragon Clan, we can enter the inner area... It seems that this Luhu Grand Gathering is also an opportunity for the Taibai Dragon Clan to demonstrate its strength."

One day before the Luhu Grand Event, Su Ji arrived at Qili Lake ahead of time. The place seemed unchanged, but if you looked down into the deep abyss at the bottom of the lake, you would be shocked by the scene.

The abyss at the bottom of the lake originally seemed bottomless, but because of the Bloodline Demon King, few people ventured into the area below the third level, leaving people with the impression of it being pitch black.

Now that the Taibai Dragon Clan has returned, the abyss at the bottom of the lake seems to have suddenly come alive. Under the influence of the power of water veins, earth veins, and yin veins, the abyss at the bottom of the lake has transformed into a vast underwater city.

Shrimp soldiers and crab generals guarded various places, and all kinds of aquatic creatures came and went. From time to time, one could also see the silvery-white figure of the Taibai Dragon Clan.

"The Luhu Lake Festival must be incredibly lively, but unfortunately it has nothing to do with me..."

Tomorrow, the Old Man of Thousand Machines will be attending the meeting on behalf of Thousand Changes Town, so Su Ji plans to stay at the Mo Family Villa to protect Mo Linglong's physical body.

Moreover, even if Su Ji hadn't agreed to this, there wasn't really a need for him to attend the meeting.

If Su Ji comes here with the City God Temple deities, he will inevitably enter the inner area. He has no say in anything, so all he does is have a big meal.

If he comes here in a private capacity, he can only stay in the outer area. Challenging the Taibai Dragon Clan to enter the inner area is completely inconsistent with his status.

Not to mention, tomorrow night is the time for the Taibai Dragon Clan to show off their strength, and he doesn't want to steal the spotlight.

Su Ji hadn't forgotten that he was not only a day-roaming spirit soldier, but also a sun-monitoring spirit general, a golden toad messenger, and a future god of wealth... For some things, he only needed to know the outcome.

Immediately afterwards, Su Ji left Qili Lake and flew towards the sky above the City God Temple. Before long, he hitched a ride and sat on the huge remains of the Bright Moon Elf.

The Earth Spirit was already used to it and continued to ride the remains, breathing in and out the flowing clouds.

While using mystical arts to help the Earth Yin Spirit, Su Ji also used this [Resonance] to access the remains of the Bright Moon Spirit, comprehending the rare and profound truths within them.

As dawn approached, Yan Tianchou reminded him, "You have already comprehended the mid-grade profound technique [Tongyou Xuanmen]. If you continue to use this technique, you might be able to sense high-level profound fragments..."

Mystic arts are the outward manifestation of the Way of Heaven and Earth. Once a superior mystic art is mastered, it can be comparable to a minor-completion inferior immortal-level mystic art.

As expected, when Su Ji used the mid-grade [Tongyou Xuanmen], the Moon Elf's remains not only increased the speed at which it absorbed and exhaled flowing clouds by more than 30%, but also emitted resonance fluctuations from many high-level and mysterious fragments all over its body.

Yan Tianchou quickly analyzed, "If you want the mid-grade Xuan Technique [Tongyou Xuanmen] to be upgraded to a high-grade Xuan Technique, you need twenty-four high-grade Xuan Fragments. Currently, the Bright Moon Elf has nineteen of them."

"If one can fully comprehend all nineteen high-level profound fragments, the power of the mid-grade profound technique [Tongyou Xuanmen] can also be considered top-tier..."

"If you want to master the superior-grade profound technique [Tongyou Xuanmen], you can only try your luck in the underground palace of Mingyue Lingjing."

Although Su Ji is only a Dongxuan Mage now, his combat power brought by his profound arts is extremely strong, at least not much weaker than Mo Linglong of the Great Sun Spirit Realm.

A mid-grade profound technique is equivalent to a high-grade mastery technique; possessing it allows one to claim that their strength is decent.

Now, Su Ji not only possesses three mid-grade mystical arts: [Deflection Mystic Realm], [Earth Yang Surge], and [Netherworld Mystic Gate], but he can also combine these mystical arts in combination.

The [Earth Yang Surge] originally only focused on its powerful force. However, if the [Deflection Mystic Technique] is used at the same time, and the lotus flower transformed from the [Earth Yang Mystic Seed] is used to enhance it, the earth yang energy can be condensed into a long spear, and its power can be described as formidable.

With such strength, going to the outer arena of the Luhu Grand Gathering would be tantamount to bullying the younger generation of the Taibai Dragon Clan. Su Ji would rather watch Qian Feng, Wang Meng, Ren He, and their group take on the challenge...

That evening, Su Ji watched as the judge of the underworld, the city god, and the old man of a thousand machines headed to Qili Lake. Then, he put aside his comprehension of the mysteries and came to Mo Linglong.

After these days of recuperation, Mo Linglong's body has almost recovered. However, she has been frozen for more than eighty years, and even though she has taken many elixirs, there is still no sign of her white hair turning black at the roots.

Fortunately, Mo Linglong didn't care about these things. These days, she was more concerned about the two paths of Dongxuan and Dongzhen, and her living dantian had already reached the third level.

The two first chatted about cultivation, and then they talked about the Taibai Dragon Clan.

After a moment's thought, Mo Linglong recounted the memories she had digested over the past few days.

"The true ancestral home of the Taibai Dragon Clan is in a large lake called Jinxia Lake, more than 800 miles northwest of Lunzhou. Following the Taibai River eastward, they spread out and have more than a dozen branches."

"The dragons do not live in harmony with each other. The dragons in the sea look down on the dragons on land, and the dragons in the great rivers look down on the dragons in the small rivers. Compared with the dragons of the four seas, the Taibai dragon clan is closer to the lineage of the White Emperor."

"Because of the change of course of the Taibai River, many branches have found new places to live, but only the Taibai Dragon Clan of Luhu Lake has returned to the Golden Cloud Lake..."

"As a result, no one knows whether the return of the Taibai Dragon Clan of the Luhu lineage is related to the White Emperor lineage."

"If the Taibai Dragon Clan of the Luhu lineage is a spies planted in Yuzhou by the White Emperor's lineage, it will inevitably have some impact on the world's situation amidst the struggle among the emperors..."

In her previous life, Mo Linglong was merely a Xuanxian (mysterious immortal) of the Jinshan Sect, a carefree immortal who spent her entire life as a wandering immortal, rather than a deity of the Baidi lineage. However, she still possessed a certain understanding of the general trends of heaven and earth.

"After being separated from their homeland for tens of thousands of years, the Taibai Dragon Clan of the Luhu Lake lineage might actually have been absorbed by the White Emperor's lineage..."

Su Ji realized the seriousness of the matter and sensed the urgency of the City God regarding the plans for the Great Sun Wonderland and the Bright Moon Wonderland.

"Could it be that the seemingly distant struggle among the emperors has actually already begun in secret?"

If the Taibai Dragon Clan of Luhu Lake is indeed a pawn of the White Emperor's lineage, the Yellow Emperor's lineage must take countermeasures in order to respond promptly to the real imperial struggle in the future.

Mo Linglong neither agreed nor disagreed, but continued to state: "Lunzhou, where the Jinshan Sect is located, is a place of worship for the White Emperor, while Yuzhou, where we are now, is a place of worship for the Yellow Emperor. The two places are at the intersection, and it will inevitably be the front line of the future struggle for the throne."

"The conflict of beliefs is not intense at the beginning, but once it reaches a fever pitch, some extreme behaviors will occur..."

"Now that the world is at peace, Father and Ancestor still have to guard against possible villains. If there are signs of an imperial struggle, I'm afraid even Jinfeng County will not be safe."

"All we need to do is cultivate diligently..."

The Thousand Machines Elder and Mo Linglong stayed in Jinfeng County for over a month to guard against potential risks on the road. The Mo family did not want to become targets for villains to seize their Dao Fruit, nor did they want to become the fuse for the struggle for the throne. Now, the return of the Taibai Dragon Clan of Luhu Lake seems to have added another layer of uncertainty to Yuzhou.

"The struggle for the throne!" The higher Su Ji's horizons, the more he understood about the struggle for the throne.

Mo Linglong could be a trigger, the Taibai Dragon Clan of Luhu Lake could be a trigger, and the Tiger King of Baiyan Mountain could also be a trigger...

The mountain god temple in Baiyan Mountain Range belongs to the lineage of the Eastern Azure Emperor. The White Emperor has the ambition to become the Heavenly Emperor, so does the Azure Emperor not?

Su Ji is still not strong enough and does not have enough power to interfere in these matters. His only hope is that the struggle for the throne will come later.

At this moment, Mo Linglong suddenly looked up at the courtyard and a hint of coldness appeared in her eyes: "Father is going to Luhu Lake for a meeting tonight, and sure enough, some people can't hold back anymore!"

Suddenly, a golden glow appeared in the western sky. As a giant hand reached down from the clouds, the golden glow transformed into a dreamlike golden sand figure.

After dodging the giant hand, the golden figure did not continue forward, but stood there in mid-air, seemingly talking to the being in the clouds.

Ever since Su Ji realized the drawbacks of the Heavenly Soul and Spirit, he spent ten thousand strands of computing power to upgrade the Heavenly Calculation Tool, giving it a pair of "Yin-Yang Eyes" that could see distant scenes.

Unfortunately, the Yin-Yang Eyes can only see, not sense the mysteries and sounds like the Heavenly Soul.

Fortunately, Su Ji knew that the communication between immortals might not be perceived by outsiders, so he could only look outside the door.

At some unknown time, the spirit guardians of Jinfeng County arrived at this courtyard and stood in front of the three cultivators whose auras were unfathomable.

Even though the gatekeeper of Jinfeng County looked shocked, he still shouted, "No one is allowed to trespass on this private property!"

The three who arrived were an elderly man with white hair, a beautiful woman with blonde hair, and a young man with black hair. The elderly man with white hair and the beautiful woman with blonde hair stood on the sides, while the young man with black hair in the middle was the leader.

"Fellow Daoist Jin, it has been a hundred years since we last met, and today we finally meet again!" The black-haired youth had a youthful face, but his voice was very weathered, as if he had experienced countless years.

Mo Linglong nodded calmly to Su Ji, then looked at the newcomers: "I don't remember any seniors, but these two should both be disciples of the Golden Mountain Sect!"

The Thousand Transformations Ancestor was in the air. Since the other party had come so openly, Mo Linglong was not afraid of them causing trouble.

The black-haired youth fell silent, then suddenly sighed: "Reincarnation is merciless. Even if Fellow Daoist Jin regains his memories of me after reincarnation, he is still not the same Fellow Daoist Jin as before..."

After saying that, the black-haired youth stood still, looking at the sky and feeling sad all by himself.

The white-haired old man beside them was speechless. They had specially invited Mo Linglong's friend from her previous life to persuade her, but they never expected that she would give up after only saying one sentence.

So the white-haired old man could only step forward, bow deeply, and say, "Master Aunt, do you still remember your junior nephew? When I first became your disciple, I received your guidance..."

The blonde beauty beside her stepped forward, took out a jade hairpin, and knelt down on the ground: "Grand Aunt, this is the token you left for the family. Now the family lives at the foot of Jinshan Sect, and each generation is worse than the last. We need Grand Aunt to return to the family so that our lineage can have a chance to survive!"

Mo Linglong immediately fell silent.

The three people before him were his close friends from his lifetime. After a hundred years, they still looked the same, and they were probably already in the realm of immortals and gods.

Secondly, there are her disciples, who, although old, still retain some of their former appearance.

As for the third person, it was her brother's granddaughter, and the jade hairpin she was holding was the one she had left behind years ago...

The jade hairpin in front of her seemed to evoke memories of the past, and a tear involuntarily rolled down Mo Linglong's cheek.

Seeing this, the white-haired old man and the blonde beauty were both delighted. If they could win over the reincarnated Mo Linglong tonight while the old man Qianji was away, both their sect and the Jin family would receive a great help in the future.

Seeing Mo Linglong silently weeping, Su Ji couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion: "So these were all Mo Linglong's concerns from her past life. It's a pity... the Golden Mountain Sect's plan is going to fail."

Even if Mo Linglong returns to the Golden Mountain Sect, she will at most be following the old path. Even if she becomes a true immortal by relying on Su Ji's method of activating the dantian, she may still be drawn into the future struggle for the throne.

However, if Mo Linglong stays, she can not only preserve her family ties in this life, but also follow in the footsteps of the Thousand Transformations Ancestor to explore new paths and eventually become a neutral member of the Heavenly Court's Ministry of Works, without having to worry about any struggle for the Heavenly Emperor.

For both public and private reasons, Mo Linglong can never go back.

As expected, after wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes, Mo Linglong revealed a calm smile: "Only memories remain of my past life; this life is my true self."

Upon hearing this, both the white-haired old man and the blonde beauty's expressions changed.

The white-haired elder hurriedly said, "Master Aunt, although our [Scattered Gold] lineage seems glorious now, we are somewhat lacking in successors. We still need Master Aunt to oversee things!"

The source of glory was none other than the Golden Flame God General, but since he devoted himself entirely to the path of the God of Strength, he paid little attention to the inheritance of the [Scattered Gold] path.

The blonde beauty knelt on the ground, her voice tinged with bitterness, and said, "After my great-aunt was reincarnated, I am the only one among the younger generation of the clan to have achieved the high-level cultivation of the Cave Profound Realm. If things continue like this..."

Even the mythical beasts of ancient times have transformed into monsters over time.

Humans in the modern world can still rely on power to become powerful families that last for thousands of years, while cultivators in the immortal cultivation world are limited by their aptitude and talent. They may not perish so easily, but they are bound to decline.

Mo Linglong suddenly looked at the black-haired youth, then followed his gaze to the sky, revealing a look of melancholy.

"Flowers bloom and wither, turning into spring mud to nourish the flowers. My existence has indeed brought some impact to the Golden Mountain Sect... If I find a new path in the future, I will surely return the Profound Immortal Dao Fruit!"

For Mo Linglong, the Xuanxian Dao Fruit first caused her to fake her death, and then tormented her for so many years. If she had a choice, she might want a life without the Xuanxian Dao Fruit.

“New Path…” The black-haired youth suddenly withdrew his gaze and revealed a smile.

"As expected of the reincarnation of Fellow Daoist Jin, you have such great ambitions. With your guarantee today, those who had some complaints about Jinshan Sect should have nothing to say now!"

The black-haired youth nodded to Mo Linglong, then suddenly glanced at Su Ji.

Just as Su Ji was filled with doubt, the black-haired youth shook his head slightly, and then turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared into the world.

Upon seeing this, both the white-haired old man and the blonde beauty's expressions changed, and they respectfully bowed, saying:
"Respectfully bidding farewell to Master Luochuan!"

"Respectfully bidding farewell to Master Luochuan..."

Su Ji was immediately startled.

The term "True Person" refers to someone who has cultivated a true spirit, who may be a true immortal or a ghost immortal who has lost their physical body.

(End of this chapter)