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

Chapter 15 Cultivation Partner, Stubborn Girl
The sun hangs high in the sky, shining its light upon the world.

Ninety-six feet above the ground, a place where even most birds cannot fly, two spirits were discussing profound mysteries.

However, the person who spoke eloquently was not the Earth God, a highly accomplished cultivator, but Su Ji, who had just entered the first stage of Xuan Gong this morning.

The Earth God remained silent for a long time before uttering a sentence in disbelief: "By using the earth's yang energy to form a 'medium,' a small area without sunlight can actually be created!"

This sentence sounds simple, but it actually involves the thickness, concentration, and angle of the "medium," otherwise it wouldn't have taken Su Ji four or five hours.

Even so, when the Earth God gradually constructed the "medium" as Su Ji had instructed, he still felt it was incredible.

However, Su Ji's celestial spirit is only three inches tall, so the required earth yang energy "medium" is relatively small. The Earth God's celestial spirit is six or seven feet tall, so the various parameters of the earth yang energy "medium" need to be slightly adjusted.

Su Ji was, after all, a time traveler, so he couldn't possibly explain the essence of light refraction in detail; he only clearly stated the refractive index of sunlight.

The Earth God was somewhat dazed: "When the purity of the earth's yang energy changes, the so-called refractive index of the sun's light also changes... There is actually a trace of the principles of heaven and earth contained within it!"

Perhaps someone has comprehended this principle of the universe, but because cultivation is inherently private, it is difficult to spread.

Su Ji's experience was not an isolated case... If it weren't for the fact that the day-traveling spirit soldier and the local earth god had a superior-subordinate relationship, and if he hadn't shown the talent of mastering the profound arts in less than three and a half days, the local earth god wouldn't have had a profound conversation with him.

Now, Su Ji is informing the Earth God of the method for creating a vacuum of sunlight, which can be seen as a way of returning a favor or as a way to further deepen their relationship.

"Golden Toad... Fellow Daoist Golden Toad, this method seems simple, but it is actually of great use to me. It is my great fortune to have obtained this method!"

Cultivation is about making the most of every second, competing with all things, with the earth, and with the heavens.

Even if the Earth God couldn't fathom the essence of this method, obtaining it would still save him a lot of time recovering his magical power, thus indirectly extending his path to immortality.

"Fellow Daoist?" Su Ji was taken aback.

Just a few days ago, the scene of the Earth God slaying the Black Tiger Demon was still vivid in his mind. It was truly flattering that such a powerful cultivator from the Cave Profound Realm addressed him as a fellow Daoist.

"Lord Earth God, please don't be so polite to me. I have only just begun to master the profound arts. How dare I address a high-level cultivator as a fellow Daoist?"

In fact, the local deity had long regarded Su Ji as a reincarnated cultivator, but because they were in a superior-subordinate relationship, he had not been able to address him as "fellow Daoist."

The local deity insisted on addressing him as a fellow Daoist, but Su Ji refused again.

In the end, Su Ji, by concealing his identity as a "reincarnated cultivator," finally got the local earth god to change his address and call him Golden Toad as usual.

The two continued their practice in the air until nightfall.

The "Small Yin Yang Method" not only absorbs the Yang energy of the earth, but can also absorb the Yin energy of the earth at night.

Although the power of Yin is not as violent as the power of Yang, it is still extremely dangerous.

If one were to be exposed to the light of the moon, one's consciousness might even be frozen. If a strong wind were to blow at that moment, one would likely suffer greatly.

Fortunately, it is only the eighth day of the second lunar month, and the yin energy emitted by the waxing crescent moon has not yet reached its strongest.

In addition, Su Ji not only possessed the Heavenly Manifestation Calculation Tool, but also had the assistance of the Earth God, a highly skilled cultivator from the Cave Profound Realm. He managed to tinker with it successfully in less than an hour.

"This—" The Earth God felt the continuous flow of pure Yin energy from the earth and couldn't help but feel excited.

Even if one cultivates to a high level, more than 90% of them still perish before achieving immortality.
Now that he possesses the "Taiyin Taiyang Tianguang Zhenkong Fa" (a method for harnessing the power of the Taiyin and Taiyang), not only has he restored his magical power, but he has also found it much easier to collect the Qi that falls from the heavens. He truly has a chance to become an immortal!

The two were overjoyed and then tacitly formed a cultivation partnership, absorbing the pure Yin energy of the earth high in the sky.

During the process, the Earth God patiently guided Su Ji on how to harmonize the yin and yang of his celestial soul and spirit.

This face-to-face instruction was far more useful than the annotations in the "Minor Yin-Yang Method," and Su Ji quickly mastered the secrets.

The harmony of Yin and Yang is the primordial energy that emerges from the union of Yin and Yang after their clash. Its nature is mild and can make people healthy, but its power is extremely ordinary.

The harmony of Yin and Yang means that Yin and Yang coexist in the Heavenly Soul and Spirit without conflict. This requires not only a subtle operation of Yin and Yang, but also ensuring that the difference between Yin and Yang is not too great.

Therefore, some people only absorb the Yin energy of the earth, while others only absorb the Yang energy of the earth. Initially, their progress is extremely fast, but later they will encounter great problems.

Su Ji immediately thought of himself and blurted out, "Similar to day-roaming spirit soldiers and night-roaming spirit soldiers?"

Night-roaming spirit soldiers possess only Yin energy, and their strength during the day is reduced to less than one-tenth; day-roaming spirit soldiers possess only Yang energy, and they also struggle to maintain their strength at night.

The Earth God nodded first, then added, "Isolated yin cannot grow, and solitary yang cannot produce. The same applies to cultivation. If one only cultivates one of them, not only will there be changes in personality, but one's spirit will also easily develop problems."

As he said this, the Earth God looked at Su Ji with great emotion: "When ordinary people first start cultivating, they don't absorb much Yin and Yang energy in a day and night, and their Heavenly Soul and Spirit can still withstand it."

"You've already absorbed so much pure Yang energy so soon after you started cultivating. You'll have to be careful when you absorb pure Yin energy later!"

Others might not even have this problem, but only Su Ji, this "extraordinary person," encountered it. Fortunately, the local earth god not only offered a word of advice but also became Su Ji's protector.

Since the two formed a cultivation partnership that was more able to withstand risks, their height above the ground also increased significantly, which made up for the lack of Yin energy in the "crescent moon".

During the day, Su Ji began absorbing a large amount of Yang energy from the earth at noon; tonight, he absorbed the corresponding Yin energy in just over six hours.

Even so, the Earth God still exclaimed in admiration, "Golden Toad, your current cultivation speed is equivalent to my one month's worth of work in a day and a night!"

Although Su Ji was pleased, he also understood that the increase in cultivation was only one aspect; the most important thing for the Dongxuan lineage was still the realm of cultivation.

...I just don't know how much this sliver of the principles of heaven and earth can improve my cultivation.
This question is too peculiar; Yan Tianchou doesn't know how to quantify the so-called mystery and simply cannot answer it.

The Earth God, being a highly accomplished cultivator, shared his insights: "While the advancement in realm brought about by the principles of heaven and earth is significant, there are still hurdles in the cultivation of profound arts, namely the circulation and transformation of yin and yang in harmony."

At your current cultivation speed, it might only take you a little over a month to attempt to transform the Yin-Yang Small Heavenly Circuit into the Yin-Yang Large Heavenly Circuit..."

The so-called Zhou Tian refers to the cycle of Yin and Yang, which is divided into Small Zhou Tian, ​​Zhou Tian, ​​and Great Zhou Tian, ​​corresponding to cultivators, mages, and high-level cultivators.

Back then, it took the Earth God more than three years to become a Cave Mystic Master.

Su Ji might only need a little over a month, which is astonishing and also highlights the preciousness of that trace of the principles of heaven and earth.

However, Su Ji simply let out a soft breath.

The Earth God had mentioned long ago that the Minor Yin-Yang Method progresses from easy to difficult. While it is amazing that it takes more than a month to reach the hurdle before the Yin-Yang cycle, it also feels somewhat unstable.

Cultivation requires both merit and method. If one's cultivation level is improved but one has no magic to accompany them, wouldn't they become what the local earth god calls a "peaceful and mysterious cultivator"?
Moreover, this is just the local deity's guess based on his intuition; he can only learn the truth by continuing his cultivation.

After discussing it, the two agreed that cultivation must be done step by step. Even if one could become a big fat boy overnight, there might be unpredictable risks involved.

The Earth God also specifically instructed: "The profound skill 'Minor Yin-Yang Method' is easy at first and difficult later. Just like a tall building starts from a pile of earth, no matter how easy it is, it cannot be supported by just a single 'giant tree'. A perfect framework must be built before filling it with 'bricks and stones'."

Giant trees represent the possible laws of heaven and earth, while bricks and stones symbolize cultivation and magical power.

Su Ji can't spend all his time cultivating. Wouldn't it be better to use his spare time to comprehend the principles of Yin and Yang and lay a solid foundation?

Then, Su Ji thought about his future life, and the image of the little girl Zhang Xiaolian unconsciously appeared in his mind.

……

Soon, Su Ji returned to the ground after a pleasant conversation with the Earth God.

Several spirit soldiers keenly noticed that although the two had not changed their way of addressing each other, their relationship seemed to have become much closer.

The Left Gate Divine Soldier asked in surprise, "What exactly happened? Could it be that the Day Wandering Spirit Soldier has been blessed with good fortune and obtained a treasure that allows him to dwell in the high sky?"

Since there are dream-path spiritual materials like Dream Spirit Jade, there are naturally also treasures from the Yang and even Qian paths.

The scholarly-looking spirit soldier shook his head: "Elephants have tusks but burn themselves. Not to mention how precious such a treasure is, even a day-roaming spirit soldier wouldn't use it so openly if he obtained it..."

Su Jineng and the local earth god were having a pleasant conversation, which didn't seem like a change of ownership of a treasure.

While the many spirit soldiers were discussing this, Su Ji and the Earth God did not go to the Earth God Temple or the Underworld, but instead went to the Zhang family's courtyard.

The two entered the courtyard one after the other. Out of curiosity, the door gods revealed themselves and stood guard on either side of the Earth God like protectors.

At this moment, the local earth god suddenly smiled and said, "This little girl is so stubborn. Almost no one has mentioned the story of the golden toad spitting out money anymore, but she is still clinging to it."

It was already past midnight, and the mother and daughter were fast asleep in bed.

What's amusing is that Zhang Xiaolian not only held the golden toad in her arms, but also tied it to her wrist with a red string.

Su Ji, who had just grasped a sliver of the principles of heaven and earth and formed a cultivation partnership with the local earth god, couldn't laugh at all.

Even if it's the reincarnated Golden Toad Demon form, it's still Su Ji's body, isn't it?

Now that the Golden Toad's body is being "wantonly" manipulated by a little girl, Su Ji has no way to express his suffering and can only place his hopes on the Earth God.

"cough……"

The local earth god was indeed somewhat in the wrong, as he had orchestrated the rumor of the golden toad spitting out money in order for the plan to proceed smoothly.

Now, it's his turn to wrap things up.

(End of this chapter)