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

Chapter 151 Ubiquitous, Qi Refining Techniques

From the moment Su Ji was ambushed to the moment the fiery lotus rose from the spot, it was only a matter of moments.

By the time many cultivators reacted, the two flying monsters had already fallen from the sky, while the three people who had ambushed Su Ji let out painful roars.

At this moment, many cultivators realized what was happening and exclaimed in alarm, "There are spies from the Demonic Cult!"

Since these three members of the explorer team are helping the evil forces, they can only be members of the demonic cult.

The reason why the seven counties of Lunzhou fell overnight was not only because evil spirits colluded with monsters, but also because spies from the demonic sect colluded with them from the inside.

The silver-haired old woman exclaimed in shock, "The followers of the Undying Demonic Cult have actually infiltrated the exploration team! Could it be that these demons were all released by the original exploration team?"

Nine years ago, although the new spiritual realm was quite dangerous, it only killed all those who entered it, and no one escaped, let alone spread evil spirits.

If members of the Undying Demonic Cult had disguised themselves as members of the exploration team and deliberately used the Spirit Realm as a pasture for cultivating demons, then they would be the real culprits who caused the Qiu family such heavy losses.

Sanqiu Jun had no time to think. Although the two demons with the ability to fly were shot down by the sunlight, they were not completely dead. In order to prevent them from merging into one, he could only attack them with spells.

"what--"

Within the lotus flames, one of the three traitors of the demonic sect was burned to ashes, and even though the other escaped the flames with the help of the demonic sect's ghost king, most of his ghostly body was still burned away.

Knowing the power of the Sun-Watching Spirit General, the Demon King of the Demonic Sect, failing in his first attack, transformed into a tall monster billowing with black smoke and pounced into the crowd.

Just as the cultivators' rhythm of attacking the demons was about to be disrupted, Su Ji's blazing crystal shone again, and five consecutive beams of blazing crystal light fell on the Demon King.

In an instant, the Demonic Cult Ghost King's two-zhang-tall black smoke body exploded. Before it could even reach the crowd, only half of the Ghost King's body remained. Another Demonic Cult Ghost General was blasted away by the aftershocks of the explosion.

However, the Demon King of the Demonic Cult seemed to feel no pain whatsoever. Despite his soul being battered like this, he still displayed a crazed expression: "To die for the Undying Demon Lord will surely allow my soul to return to the Undying Demon Lord's embrace, gaining eternal life and unparalleled bliss! Give it to me—"

As the Demon King of the Demonic Cult spoke madly, a black flame erupted from his body, igniting not only several nearby cultivators but also the Demonic Generals beside him.

The silver-haired old woman's expression changed, and she quickly warned, "This is Yin Sha Fire, quickly get away from it!"

The Yin Fire, once touched, will affect one with its malevolent energy. Even righteous people may go mad as a result, becoming disloyal to their own family and unable to distinguish friend from foe.

Many cultivators hurriedly avoided the Yin Sha Fire, but they were shocked to discover that the Yin Sha Fire could explode once it started burning.

"Hey--"

Su Ji was only there to earn some extra money and help the East-West Chamber of Commerce open up trade routes; he never expected to offend the members of the Demonic Sect.

Now, Su Ji not only uses the sunlight to destroy many evil spirits, but he also cannot sit idly by while cultivators are corrupted by the Yin Sha Fire, otherwise the situation will only get worse.

So, Su Ji suddenly waved his hand towards the Yin Sha Fire: "Taiyin Heavenly Light!"

If Su Ji could obtain top-grade spiritual material Blazing Crystal from the Great Sun Spirit Realm, he could naturally also buy and sell top-grade spiritual materials produced in the Bright Moon Spirit Realm from the Earth Yin Spirits.

After numerous trials, Su Ji finally selected the top-grade spiritual material Moon Crystal with the Yin attribute, and possessed three Taiyin Heavenly Lights as his trump card.

Now, Taiyin Tianguang is not dealing with Yin Sha Fire, but with the Demonic Ghost King who controls Yin Sha Fire.

In an instant, the Demon King's mind was frozen. Even though he was a fanatical follower of the Undying Demon Lord, he was no match for the invincible bull-headed monster of the large water vein spiritual realm.

Taking advantage of the brief opportunity, Su Ji once again unleashed a mystical technique: "[Penetrating the Netherworld]!"

In an instant, the Yin Sha Fire fell into the Tongyou Xuanmen, its destination being the newly born spiritual realm.

Because of the sabotage by spies from the Demonic Cult, the rhythm of many cultivators attacking the Spirit Realm and fusing with the evil spirits was disrupted. The magical powers of Su Ji, Sanqiu Jun, and the silver-haired old woman alone were not enough to stop the evil spirits.

Just as the two flying monsters were about to merge under the cover of the fusion monster, a wisp of Yin Fire landed in front of them.

"Explode!"

The crazed Demon King had no idea he had entered the Spirit Realm. After waking from the frozen mind of the Taiyin Heavenly Light, he immediately detonated the Yin Sha Fire.

"boom!"

Spills of Yin Sha fire flew everywhere. The already heavily injured fused monsters were contaminated, and the monsters on their bodies began to kill each other as if they had gone mad. The flying demons that were recovering from their injuries through fusion were also contaminated.

Then the fusion demon's entire body collapsed with a roar. Even though the flying demon killed more than a dozen crazed monsters with a single slap, the fusion process was still affected.

"The Spear of Earthly Yang!"

"It summons the cold wind, brings down the cold dew... and frost stretches for a thousand miles!"

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

Without the slightest hesitation, Su Ji unleashed a barrage of profound techniques at the flying demon as if they were free. Sanqiu Jun and the silver-haired old woman quickly followed suit, blasting the flying demon in two.

The other cultivators, witnessing their companions being burned to death by the Yin Sha Fire, were terrified and became wary.

Although the three spies from the Demonic Cult were all dead, it cannot be ruled out that there are still spies from the Demonic Cult among them. If they were to gather together and then encounter another Yin Sha Fire, they might not be as lucky as before.

Many cultivators said with relief, "With such a powerful Jin Feng County Supervisor Sun Spirit General here, even six fusion monsters that are four or five stories tall couldn't break through the barrier, and the flying fusion monster was forced back to its original form. Today's crisis is finally over!"

From beginning to end, Su Ji used four rays of solar light and one ray of lunar light, along with the help of two high-level cultivators, two ghost kings, and many other cultivators, to achieve such a result.

In reality, not all demonic fusion monsters possess top-tier combat abilities. Some are attacked before the fusion is complete, while others convert their defensive capabilities into flight. They all have some shortcomings to varying degrees.

Fortunately, the evil spirits that appeared in the new spiritual realm posed little threat; only some monsters remained, fighting amongst themselves.

Sanqiu Jun breathed a sigh of relief: "My Qiu family almost became the sinners who bred evil spirits, but fortunately we were able to invite such a master as Jianri Lingjiang this time..."

Strength is the power of an individual, but combat power includes various external factors. Su Ji's Sunlight is a technique at the level of immortals and gods.

Otherwise, even an invincible Ghost King cultivator might not be able to achieve this level.

Many cultivators looked at Su Ji with gratitude, and even the Qiu family disciples who were maintaining the formation secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If it weren't for Su Ji, they might have had to watch the demons slaughter their fellow cultivators.

Some cultivators even praised him, saying, "With such combat power, even an invincible person would be no match for the Sun Guardian General. A mere demon is no match for him!"

Seeing this, the silver-haired old woman felt a pang of heartache. This time, four rays of sunlight had been used in total. Even if each ray only required three thousand strands of divine power, the total value of the treasure that the Sun Guardian Spirit General would receive was twenty-two thousand strands of divine power.

Sensing the change in the silver-haired old woman's expression, Sanqiu Jun quickly comforted her, "Grandmother, the fact that the Qiu family was able to preserve the Spirit Realm is already a stroke of good fortune amidst misfortune. Compared to that, a treasure containing twenty or thirty thousand strands of divine power is nothing..."

Even though she felt helpless, the elderly woman with silver hair could only nod in agreement.

Just then, Sanqiu Jun's expression suddenly changed. He didn't know when, but most of the corpses of the evil monsters in the spiritual realm had disappeared.

"Oh no, there's still danger underground in the Spirit Realm!" The reason monsters can have top-tier combat power is because they undergo a qualitative change through mutual fusion.

In the battle just now, even though various spells shattered the demon's monster body, they still left behind remnants containing Yin energy, which gave the demon the possibility to continue to grow and merge.

The silver-haired old woman's expression tensed up again, and she quickly looked at the spiritual avatar of the Qiu family patriarch: "Grandfather, can you detect how many evil spirits are still underground?"

The Qiu family patriarch actually died more than ten years ago. What he is now is just a spiritual avatar summoned by Qiu family cultivators through blood sacrifice. Due to the influence of evil spirits, his control over the spiritual realm is not high.

"underground……"

As soon as the Qiu family patriarch's gaze fell on the ground, a burst of Yin Sha fire suddenly erupted from the ground and instantly stained the Qiu family patriarch's body.

"Humph!"

The Qiu family patriarch was a powerful cultivator in his lifetime. He quickly dodged and tore off the strange body tainted by the Yin Sha fire.

A barrage of sand and rocks burning with malevolent fire fell, illuminating the scene below.

But then, figures appeared underground, their enormous size giving off an eerie feeling.

The silver-haired old woman's expression darkened: "So, there really was a traitor from the Demonic Cult infiltrated into the exploration team nine years ago!"

Logically speaking, even if the Qiu family patriarch was influenced by evil spirits, the evil monsters born in the spiritual realm would not have been intelligent enough to establish such a vast underground kingdom, let alone live a law-abiding life underground forever.

Sanqiu Jun couldn't help but feel angry: "If that's the case, then the hundreds and thousands of demonic monsters must all be kept in this spiritual realm by members of the Demonic Sect..."

The Qiu family only wanted to cultivate a spiritual realm that could benefit the family, but they never expected that it would benefit the Demonic Sect. By now, the underground of the spiritual realm has probably been hollowed out.

At this moment, news from the Qiu family patriarch's investigation also arrived: "There are six enormous figures underground, constantly devouring the remains of demonic monsters. They must be the last reliance of the Demonic Sect!"

Besides cultivating, ghosts can also grow by consuming souls.

The black fish demon in Qili Lake back then devoured many demons and ghosts. Although its consciousness was confused, it possessed considerable combat power.

The members of the Demonic Cult will also greatly enhance their strength by devouring the evil monsters. The members of the exploration team at the beginning were at most at the level of Great Ghost Generals. Now, they have gained considerable combat power by devouring so many evil bodies through secret methods.

Immediately, Sanqiu Jun's expression turned serious: "We absolutely cannot give the spies of the Demonic Sect any more time, otherwise they may very well acquire incomparably powerful combat strength!"

Others may not know, but Sanqiu Jun knows that Su Ji has used up all his Sunlight. Not to mention top-tier demons, even powerful members of the Demonic Sect would find it difficult to deal with him.

However, the positions of the members of the Demonic Cult were extremely difficult to reach. Apart from the spiritual avatar of the Qiu family patriarch, other cultivators found it difficult to attack them from the outside.

So, Sanqiu Jun and the silver-haired old woman exchanged a glance and prepared to enter the spiritual realm again to eliminate the members of the demonic sect as soon as possible.

Some cultivators were still hesitant, fearing they might be contaminated by the strange insects again.

Some cultivators, however, declared righteously, "With the Sun-Watching Spirit General here, even strange insects will be of little use. The most important thing is to completely eradicate the spies and demons of the Demonic Cult!"

Immediately, many of the cultivators' worries were relieved, and the exploration team began to regroup, preparing to re-enter the spiritual realm.

Su Ji neither confirmed nor denied this, but simply stood on the lotus-shaped Yang Fire Seed and watched as the cultivators entered the Spirit Realm, continuing to guard outside the Spirit Realm's exit.

Then, shouts of battle echoed once more from within the spirit realm.
However, before the cultivators could even reach the underground, something unexpected happened: a surge of yellowish-black Yin energy erupted from both sides, followed by countless enormous winged insects flying in.

Some of the insects flew towards the cultivators, while others clung to the six bloated members of the demonic sect, forming a thick armor of insects.

Clearly, these insects, once they reach adulthood, seem to have lost the ability to merge with each other and can only be used by the members of the demonic cult to form armor.

"It summons the cold wind, brings down the cold dew... and frost stretches for a thousand miles!"

Sanqiu Jun's magic might not be powerful enough to kill demons, but it was an excellent way to deal with these insects, and immediately a swarm of insects were affected.

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

The silver-haired old woman's magic was even more effective against these insects; wherever the cold wind blew, the insects fell like rain.

Upon seeing this, the members of the exploration team behind them were greatly encouraged, and then unleashed all their pent-up power on the members of the demonic sect.

"boom!"

In an instant, two members of the demonic sect were seriously injured.

Just then, two members of the demonic sect suddenly took out array flags from underground. As the flags were waved, long snakes formed from Yin energy emerged from the ground.

Immediately, the two sides engaged in battle using various methods. With the Qiu family patriarch on guard at all times, a disguised demonic cult ghost king was trapped by countless sands before he could even launch a sneak attack on Sanqiu Jun.

The battle within the spiritual realm attracted many eyes, especially those of the Qiu family's second elder and others who were maintaining their formation.

But at that moment, several members of the Qiu family suddenly moved: "Kill!"

Suddenly, the Qiu family disciples next to them were ambushed. As the smell of blood spread, a gap was also broken in their formation.

At the same time, several figures also took flight not far away, including many experts at the Ghost King level.

The second elder of the Qiu family's expression changed drastically, and he said in disbelief, "You are members of my Qiu family, why would you collude with people from the Demonic Sect?"

The few spies from the Qiu family revealed a look of madness: "Believe in the Undying Demon Lord and you will have eternal life! Only by following the Undying Demon Lord can you reach the Pure Land!"

Clearly, the tentacles of the Demonic Sect had long since reached into the Qiu family, and even just a few insignificant cultivators had a tremendous impact.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a loud bang came from the ground within the formation's range, and then a swarm of yellow and black insects flew towards the gap in the formation.

The second elder of the Qiu family's face darkened, and he opened his mouth to spew out a strong burst of primordial energy: "Five Elements Divine Beast!"

Instantly, the five elements of energy transformed into four divine beasts: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, and Yellow Dragon. Although each was only about a foot long, they were as if they were alive, possessing extremely strong life essence.

"Second Elder!" Some Qiu family disciples were shocked.

To prevent the evil spirits from escaping the formation, the Second Elder of the Qiu family did not hesitate to use up the cultivation power he had accumulated over many years. This single breath of Five Elements Yuan Qi was probably the result of the Second Elder's years of arduous cultivation.

Su Ji, of course, did not sit idly by and wait for his death. With a wave of his hand, Yang Fire flew out, burning the black and yellow insects into black smoke.

Just then, Su Ji's expression suddenly changed, and he flicked his hand, sending a Yang-type spear flying behind him.

(End of this chapter)