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

Chapter 147 The Four Seasons Mystic Art, A Strange Change in the Spiritual Realm

According to Sanqiu Jun's own account, he was from Jiuxiang County, Lunzhou, and lived in seclusion in Jushan, at the end of the Baiyan Mountains.

Sanqiu loves all kinds of flowers, but her favorite is chrysanthemum. This time, she smelled a different fragrance of chrysanthemum, which is why she took the liberty of coming to Suji's Spirit Plant Garden.

"General of the Sun, what is your request?" Sanqiu-jun unfolded his fan and looked at Su Ji with a smile.

Although Su Ji had never heard of the name Sanqiu Jun, he still felt that this person was elegant and not like a vulgar person, so he said directly next to the chrysanthemum bushes in the Spirit Plant Garden:

"Your Excellency has cultivated to a high level and is a hero in the Yin-Yang realm. You must have some connections with the secular world. If my merchant guild were to do business in Jiuxiang County, would you be willing to cooperate with me?"

It's true that Su Ji is currently lacking resources, but he is more focused on expanding the faith in the God of Wealth. If he could use Sanqiu Jun's help to penetrate into Jiuxiang County in Lunzhou, that would be the most advantageous thing.

"Doing business?" Sanqiu Jun couldn't help but smile.

The reason why monks seek to transcend the mundane world is precisely because they are inherently within it.

Not only did Sanqiu Jun come from a family of cultivators, but he also ran a spiritual plant garden. However, at his level, he had long since handed over the management to his disciples and clansmen.

So, Sanqiu-jun turned to look at a cluster of chrysanthemums beside him: "The request from the Sun Guardian is not difficult... all I need is for the Sun Guardian to give me three chrysanthemums."

Business can be a direct transaction or a win-win cooperation; how it develops depends on the sincerity of both parties.

Su Ji's expression shifted slightly as he looked at the chrysanthemum bushes beside him: "Is Sanqiu-jun's request for these three chrysanthemums?"

Since no one knew whether the other party was proposing an exchange or reiterating the request they had just made, Su Ji specifically asked about it.

Sanqiu-jun nodded, then exclaimed with admiration, "My Chrysanthemum Mountain has spring chrysanthemums, summer chrysanthemums, autumn chrysanthemums, and winter chrysanthemums, but I have never seen such a special chrysanthemum that grows by embodying the yang energy of the earth. If I could obtain three of them to plant on Chrysanthemum Mountain, I could enjoy chrysanthemums every day from now on!"

Chrysanthemums belong to the element of wood in the Five Elements theory, and are also believed to be divided into spring, summer, autumn and winter. However, Su Ji has now cultivated a chrysanthemum with the earth-yang nature, which truly amazes Sanqiu Jun.

It should be noted that even the ancestral home of the Firebird Clan in the White Rock Mountains is only of the Yang Fire attribute. In such an extremely dry environment, spiritual plants of the Yang Wood attribute simply cannot survive.

Su Ji suddenly paused, then shook his head and said, "Sanqiu Jun, these chrysanthemums are born from the earth's yang energy. They can be picked, but they might not survive if transplanted..."

In order to cultivate the Earth Yang Chrysanthemum, Su Ji spent many days not only continuously casting the Earth Yang Lotus transformed from the [Earth Yang Mystic Seed], but also watering it with some low-grade Earth Yang Spirit Liquid and other treasures.

Su Ji even felt that the reason these chrysanthemums had degenerated was because the world no longer had the ancient, prehistoric, or even primordial environment. Here, they were earth-yang chrysanthemums, and even if they could survive if transplanted, they would gradually degenerate into ordinary chrysanthemums.

“Sigh…” Sanqiu Jun’s expression darkened.

As a gardener with many years of experience, Sanqiu Jun naturally knew all this and could only sigh and say, "In that case, could these three chrysanthemums stay here for the time being, and I will transplant them once I find the soil I can use to grow them?"

It's difficult to make such a large earth yang soil, but it's easy to make a flowerpot. It can be made with either medium-grade or high-grade earth yang soil. The only difficulty is the fine-tuning.

Otherwise, the chrysanthemums from Diyang were burned to death by the unsuitable soil not long after they were transplanted back...

Su Ji didn't say much, only that, "I intend to go with you to borrow this treasure, so that I can help you if any other problems arise."

In order to borrow the treasure, Sanqiu Jun plans to find the City God Temple in Jinfeng County to witness the transaction. He will first pledge a high-grade spiritual artifact there, and after the matter is completed, he will give Su Ji a treasure with ten thousand strands of divine power.

Now, if Su Ji is willing to go with them, not only will it be less complicated, but it will also provide more security.

Sanqiu-jun was naturally delighted: "In that case, I wonder if Jianri Ling will have time in three days?"

That spiritual realm belongs to their family. After three days of preparation, even if any problems arise, they can be handled properly.

Su Ji nodded without hesitation: "Then let's meet at the east gate of Jiuxiang County at dawn three days from now!"

For this collaboration, Su Ji not only had to register at the Chenghuang Temple in Jinfeng County, but also had to go to the Chenghuang Temple in Jiuxiang County to witness the event, which was part of the process.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed. Before dawn, Su Ji flew towards Jiuxiang County in Lunzhou.

After several days of investigation, Su Ji has learned a lot about Sanqiu Jun.

Sanqiu Jun comes from the largest cultivation family in the northern part of Jiuxiang County. He is one of only two high-level cultivators in the Qiu family and manages a medium-sized spiritual plant garden that produces flowers and spiritual herbs. His strength is just average.

The last time Sanqiu-jun went to the Taibai Dragon Clan, it was to buy some spiritual materials for growing flowers from the deep abyss at the bottom of the lake... Judging from the information collected from the City God Temple, Sanqiu-jun is a very kind and refined person.

Therefore, Su Ji had no worries this time and set off alone.

The Baiyan Mountains stretch for over a hundred miles, spanning several counties in Lunzhou and Yuzhou.

If ordinary people were to travel by carriage, it might take them two or three days due to the rugged roads, but Su Ji arrived in just over an hour.

Sanqiu Jun was waiting at the east gate of the city early in the morning, and the two soon arrived at the City God Temple.

Soon, Su Ji noticed many differences.

Although Jiuxiang County also has a City God Temple, it is only the size of a basketball court and appears rather small next to the massive Golden Flame God Temple.

Upon closer reflection, Su Ji felt relieved.

Lunzhou is a place of worship for the White Emperor lineage. Even if the Yellow Emperor became the current Heavenly Emperor, the City God Temple in the pantheon could hardly wield much power here.

Not to mention, the Golden Flame God General is not only a true god of strength, but also made great contributions in the war against evil more than ten years ago, so the people will definitely have even more faith in the Golden Flame God General.

As Su Ji and Sanqiu Jun entered the City God's Underworld, they indeed did not find the City God's Divine Mirror. Su Ji even discovered many deities in Wusheng's hometown that did not belong to the City God Temple.

...As expected, in the land of the White Emperor's lineage, Wusheng's hometown does not belong solely to the City God Temple, but is also under the jurisdiction of the White Emperor's lineage of deities.

Su Ji could understand. Wusheng's hometown produced countless incense offerings and prayers every year, so how could the City God Temple lineage be allowed to monopolize them?

Not long after, the two of them, witnessed by the City God of Jiuxiang County, signed a contract, which served as an official agreement for their cooperation.

On the way to Jushan, Su Ji learned more information.

Su Ji had long known that the spiritual realm they were dealing with had some problems; otherwise, they could have easily subdued it by simply expanding their territory little by little, just like the Ren family in the east of Jinfeng County.

Now that the contract is finalized, Sanqiu-kun has revealed the real inside story.

It turns out that more than ten years ago, when the evil spirits of Lunzhou caused chaos, Jiuxiang County was not conquered, but it was still affected.

One of Sanqiu Jun's elders represented the family in battle, but returned severely injured and had no choice but to pass away peacefully, becoming a spirit.

With the help of the Sanqiu family, the spiritual realm was formed at the foot of Jushan Mountain after nine years of construction.

However, to everyone's surprise, the consciousness of the Spirit Realm was filled with malice. After several waves of explorers died, the Spirit Realm was sealed off.

Sanqiu Jun's family didn't want the spiritual realm, which had consumed so many resources, to be sealed away, so they searched everywhere for a solution and finally found Su Ji. "A spiritual realm filled with malice?"

Su Ji had heard of such examples from Mo Linglong, especially the pseudo-ascended beings of the Cai family with large-scale water vein spiritual realms.

However, Su Ji did not let his guard down.

Before long, the two arrived at the foot of Chrysanthemum Mountain, where there was not only an array of more than twenty cultivators, but also an old woman with silver hair who was in charge.

Although the silver-haired old woman was a highly accomplished cultivator, she still bowed upon seeing the deity: "Greetings, General Riling, Supervisor of Jinfeng County!"

Among the many cultivators were ghost kings, who also bowed and said, "Greetings, Superintendent of Jinfeng County, General Riling!"

Su Ji, whose status was not a problem, returned the greeting and said, "Greetings, fellow Daoists. I have come here to open a gap in the Spirit Realm. I wonder if you are all ready?"

His time was very precious, and he didn't want to waste it on formalities and banquets.

The silver-haired old woman's expression shifted slightly, then she nodded and smiled, "We've already prepared everything in three days. Now we can open the Spirit Realm!"

The purpose of opening the Spirit Realm is to remove the restriction that prevents Ghost Kings and high-level cultivators from entering. With so many cultivators rushing in, the small Spirit Realm is no match for them.

Thus, guided by Sanqiu Jun, Su Ji arrived at the due north of the Spirit Realm.

At this moment, Su Ji did not forget to remind him: "There is no weather containing the sunlight to stop us now. If the spiritual membrane has the power to heal, we can make another move. After that, each ray of sunlight will require three thousand strands of divine power."

When Zhu Nanshan asked the Thunder God's clone to deal with the Wu family's walking corpses, the Thunder God's clone had once tricked the local earth god.

Now, the power of the sun's light brought by Su Ji is not only powerful but also has miraculous effects, far surpassing the thunder of a Cave Profound Mage.

Sanqiu Jun and the silver-haired old woman exchanged a glance, and without hesitation, they both said, "Three thousand strands of divine power and a ray of sunlight, we agree!"

The resources required to cultivate a high-level cultivator of the Cave Profound Realm already exceed 50,000 strands of divine power. In order to form this spiritual realm, they invested a lot of resources, otherwise they would not have promised 10,000 strands of divine power to invite the Sun-Watching Spirit General to help.

At this moment, Su Ji offered three thousand strands of divine power and a ray of sunlight, which Sanqiu Jun and his group found quite reasonable.

Su Ji nodded and smiled, then took out a piece of blazing crystal: "Blazing Crystal Heavenly Light!"

Then Su Ji held the Blazing Crystal and moved it in the air, and the sunlight that shot out opened a huge gap with a diameter of three zhang in the membrane of the Spirit Realm.

From this vantage point, the malevolent spirit realm appears desolate, devoid of any moisture and even showing very little energy.

"First squad, follow me!"

"Second squad, follow me!"

Immediately, two ghost kings moved their feet and led more than ten ghost generals and Dongxuan Dharma Master into the spiritual realm.

The two teams flew more than a hundred feet away, but nothing unusual happened. Just as Su Ji was wondering, a strange blackish-yellow aura suddenly spewed out from the desolate land.

"boom!"

The next instant, earth and stones flew everywhere, and a black and yellow monster, over ten feet tall, rushed out from underground.

The black and yellow monster had an upper body that resembled a humanoid creature covered in black and yellow scales, a lower body that had a long snake tail, strong forelimbs with sharp claws, and a pattern on its chest that looked like the teeth of a wild beast.

"This monster's aura is only at the level of a Great Ghost General; it doesn't seem to be a spiritual consciousness avatar..."

A monster at the level of a Great Ghost General might be able to fight several Ghost Generals on its own, but it would never be able to stop a cultivation family.

Just as Su Ji was wondering, more figures rushed out of the collapsed cave entrance. They were all monsters with human bodies, snake tails, and covered in scales, possessing the same strength.
"How could so many monsters have been bred in just over ten years?"

Not only was Su Ji surprised, but even Sanqiu Jun and the silver-haired old woman were shocked.

However, as the first squad led by the Ghost King engaged the monsters, a plume of black and yellow smoke also emerged from the ground in front of the second squad, and soon more than a dozen monsters reappeared in the malevolent spirit realm.

Such a sight caused many cultivators who had set up their formations to show fear. If these monsters were allowed to escape from the spiritual realm, who knows how much trouble they would cause.

"Sanqiu, you stay outside and oversee the battle. I will enter the Spirit Realm!"

As soon as the silver-haired old woman finished speaking, many junior cultivators relaxed. No matter how strong these monsters were, they couldn't defeat the Ghost King, let alone their formidable ancestor.

"The autumn wind is bleak, and all things wither!"

As the silver-haired old woman flew out, a gust of wind surged up around her, and the tender green grass outside the spiritual realm, after being touched by a wisp of autumn wind, visibly turned yellow and withered.

"What a trick!"

Of all the cultivators Su Ji had met in Jinfeng County, most of them cultivated the power of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. This was the first time he had seen a cultivator who cultivated the Four Seasons Profound Technique.

As the silver-haired old woman opened her arms, the gale split into two, flying towards the first and second squads.

"Get out of the way!" These cultivators knew the danger and quickly moved aside.

As the autumn wind blew by, the monsters' bodies seemed to be accelerated, their black and yellow scales aging and rotting at a visible speed.

Some monsters were even the first to be hit, their bodies being directly filled with the "Autumn Wind," their entire bodies melting into a pool of viscous, rotting flesh and blood.

Yan Tianchou immediately analyzed, "Although this spell is only at the highest level, its power is extremely strange. It has a strong killing power against tangible but intangible monsters, and it also poses a great threat to creatures in the mortal world!"

This autumn wind may not kill people, but it can blow away the life energy in living beings, thereby affecting physical health and even lifespan.

With the addition of the silver-haired old woman, the human side quickly gained the upper hand.

However, before many cultivators could rejoice, a large plume of black and yellow smoke suddenly spewed out from the center of the spiritual realm.

"boom--"

After a loud bang, a colossal creature, three zhang tall, burst out from the ground, emanating an aura even more terrifying than that of the two ghost kings.

"Oh no!" Su Ji exclaimed in alarm.

This enormous monster had a bizarre appearance. Although it also had a human body and a snake tail, the scales on its body resembled individual heads. It didn't look like a single entity, but rather like countless monsters pieced together. Its aura was only at the level of an ordinary ghost king, yet it clearly violated the restrictions of the spiritual realm.

Most importantly, Su Ji had experienced the Cai family's fake ascendant incident and knew that if this malicious spiritual realm were to construct a consciousness clone, it would be far from being this complicated...

Immediately, Su Ji turned to look at the refined cultivator beside him, revealing a solemn expression.

(End of this chapter)