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

Chapter 16 Real Dreams, The Figurative Golden Toad

The crescent moon shines brightly, illuminating all living things.

While everyone in the village had gone to sleep, the Zhang family's courtyard became lively.

After the Earth God waved his hand to summon the Earth Spirit Realm, the group arrived at the Earth God Temple.

The Earth God Temple remains unchanged. On the left, the Earth God Spirit Soldiers lead the way, while the left gate spirit soldiers lead the way. On the right, the central gate spirit soldiers lead the way, while the right gate spirit soldiers lead the way.

However, Su Ji was once a summoned soul under the hall, but now he is the second-ranked day-roaming spirit soldier in the left row.

When he first became a day-roaming spirit soldier, he knew that the land spirit soldiers and the middle-level spirit soldiers had slightly higher status.

Later, Su Ji discovered in a conversation with the local earth god that the status of the spirit soldiers was the same, only their powers differed.

Like the day-and-night spirit soldiers, they are not only responsible for patrolling the area within the local earth god temple, but also for supervising the internal deities.

If a deity is found to have violated the law, one can go directly to the City God Temple or the local community to report it, or record it and find an opportunity to report it to the Underworld Inspectorate.

In the ghost story, the previous local deity colluded with demons and ghosts, and the spirit soldiers who patrolled day and night were also involved in the crime. In the end, he was dismissed from his post and investigated.

This means that Zhang, who is about to become a night-roaming spirit soldier, is actually Su Ji's true colleague, the day-roaming spirit soldier.

At this moment, the Earth God raised his hand and beckoned, and Zhang's consciousness fell into the Earth God Temple.

Seemingly because the Earth God had bestowed the Dream Jade upon her, Zhang was only slightly surprised before looking down at the ground with a hint of restraint.

Seeing this, Su Ji and the two guardian spirit soldiers all nodded.

Perhaps it was because the local earth god had informed her in advance, Zhang seemed a little restrained, but her expression was particularly calm.

Perhaps it's true that one must be strong to succeed. If Zhang herself possessed the ability to stand on her own, then it would be reasonable for the local deity to choose her as a spirit soldier.

At this moment, the Earth God formally introduced the two parties. Zhang hurriedly bowed in greeting, and the three spirit soldiers nodded slightly in return.

The Earth God nodded, then stepped onto the central altar and merged with the illusory image of the Earth Spirit Official.

"Zhang Xiaolian's mother, Zhang Dengshi—"

As the sound faded, a book and a writing brush appeared in the hands of the Earth God. With a stroke of the brush, the name "Zhang Dengshi" was added to the register of spirits in the Earth God Temple.

The next instant, a wisp of Zhang Dengshi's celestial soul energy landed in the spirit book, and a night-roaming spirit weapon [talisman] radiating silver light appeared.

The land and spirit realm possess their own mysteries, and as soon as Zhang's celestial soul and dream body spoke, a voice rang out: "This humble woman is here."

Zhang's original surname was Deng, but since she was the only family in the village with the surname Zhang, everyone just called her Zhang.

After several days of nurturing with the Dream Spirit Jade, Zhang's spirit recovered considerably, and she was even able to use the Dream Spirit Jade to condense a Heavenly Soul Dream Body.

The Earth God nodded solemnly, then said, "Zhang Dengshi, tonight I hereby bestow upon you the Night Patrol Spirit Soldier [Token]. After registering at the Earth God Temple, you shall patrol the villages of East Sang and West Sang every night to protect the safety of the people..."

Su Ji had heard these words a few days ago, the only difference being that the daytime spirit soldiers had been changed to nighttime spirit soldiers.

As the talisman, shimmering with moonlight, fell into Zhang's hands, the Earth God began to explain the precautions for the night-roaming spirit soldiers, and finally gave a few words of advice.

Normally, after the spirit soldier's inauguration ceremony is successfully completed, the Earth God will disperse the Earth Spirit Realm, allowing the new spirit soldier to ponder the information within the [talisman].

Tonight, the Earth God stepped down from the altar and smiled like a kind elder, saying, "Zhang Dengshi, do you know the origin of this wandering spirit soldier?"

Zhang's expression shifted slightly, and she turned to look at the day-traveling spirit soldier.

After she became a spirit soldier, her height was similar to that of many other spirit soldiers; the only way to distinguish her was by her appearance.

I didn't dare to look closely just now, I only glanced at it, so it wasn't very clear.

Looking closely now, one sees that the young man has a neat short haircut, his eyes seem to sparkle with intelligence, and his handsome face radiates a warm glow...

Zhang felt that this person was more like a deity than a human, and respectfully said to the Earth God, "Earth God, I don't think I have ever seen this person before."

Such a person does not resemble ordinary people from the two villages at all, but rather a member of a noble family who has lived in the city since childhood.

The Earth God couldn't help but smile. Of course, he knew that Zhang didn't recognize the Day Wandering Spirit Soldier, and that his question was just to lead into the next conversation.

“Zhang Dengshi, the day-roaming spirit soldier is a human soul that has awakened its innate wisdom, and is also the golden toad that Zhang Xiaolian took out of the river.”

When Zhang heard the words "golden toad," she was first taken aback, and then gradually revealed a look of shock.

It wasn't because of some so-called awakening of innate wisdom, but rather because of Su Ji's golden toad form.

Seeing the change in Zhang's expression, Su Ji couldn't help but sigh: "Night Wandering Spirit Soldier, back then, Zhang Xiaolian pulled me out of the river. In order to prevent the Wu family from making things difficult for you, I used my supernatural powers to retrieve the amulet coins..."

These events involved coincidences, the local deity's schemes, and opportunities that Su Ji obtained through his abilities and character.

Seeing this, the Earth God couldn't help but sigh, "I just didn't expect that the matter of the golden toad spitting out money would trouble you and your daughter. Now that you've become a night-roaming spirit soldier, it's time for you to enter Zhang Xiaolian's dream and explain everything." Zhang Xiaolian's "real" dream was particularly unique; once the Earth God entered, he could only remain in the courtyard. Su Ji entering alone wouldn't be convincing enough...

If Zhang hadn't denied that the golden toad was spitting out money, even if Zhang Xiaolian was stubborn, she probably wouldn't have clung to the golden toad like that. To appease Zhang Xiaolian, who was behaving strangely after being provoked, Zhang would need to go there in person.

"So that's how it is!" Zhang was shocked.

After the village was haunted, the local earth god appeared in her dream and bestowed upon her the Dream Spirit Jade, a treasure that allowed her to wake up from her dreams. From then on, she gained a deeper understanding of the world.

At the time, she did not believe in the idea of ​​a golden toad spitting out money. She regarded the amulet coins, twenty-four copper coins, and silver fragments that appeared out of nowhere as gifts from the local earth god.

Because of this incident, she reprimanded Zhang Xiaolian several times, which even created a slight rift between the mother and daughter.

Now, she suddenly learns that the golden toad spitting out money is real. She has not only misunderstood her daughter, but also hurt her daughter's feelings...

She even thought her daughter was just playing with the golden toad for fun, but it actually caused great inconvenience to the daytime wandering spirit soldiers.

Most importantly, she previously only knew that her daughter sometimes couldn't distinguish between reality and dreams, but now she realized that her daughter, Zhang Xiaolian, actually had a "real" dream.

After a long silence, Zhang finally processed this information, and then earnestly assured Su Ji, "Then I would like to ask the Day-Wandering Spirit Soldier to accompany me to Xiaolian's dream..."

If it were anyone else, they might not have had the chance to enter Zhang Xiaolian's dream at all.

Zhang Shi and Su Ji are Zhang Xiaolian's mother and the money-spitting toad that Zhang Xiaolian longs for. Su Ji even asked the local earth god for a dream spirit jade in order to avoid being pulled into Zhang Xiaolian's dream.

Now, both of them have voluntarily given up the protection of the Dream Spirit Jade. In order to be drawn into Zhang Xiaolian's dream, they quickly entered a state between sleep and wakefulness.

Su Ji was in a daze, almost asleep, but Yan Tianchou diligently recorded everything.

Last time, Yan Tianchou not only guarded against demons and ghosts that might attack from all sides, but its underlying logic was also just "binary".

Now, the upgraded Yantianchou, transformed into a spiritual intelligence with the "Yin Yang Yi" system, has indeed entered Zhang Xiaolian's dream along with Su Ji.

Yan Tianchou originally thought that Zhang Xiaolian's so-called "real dream" was just formed by spiritual magic, similar to the images formed by electrical signals on a monitor.

In reality, when Yan Tianchou actually arrived in Zhang Xiaolian's "real dream," he discovered that everything there was not an illusion.

Not only are there no flaws in terms of resolution, refresh rate, and frame rate, but there is also no falsehood in the changes of Yin and Yang.

Immediately, even Yan Tianchou began to have doubts: "Is this still a dream?"

The scene before them was far beyond Yantianchou's comprehension. It could only warn, "Be careful, this may be a real world. Try not to provoke the owner of this place, Zhang Xiaolian."

Su Ji had actually been conscious for a while, but the reason she didn't move was because the scenes in her memory were too dreamlike.

Indeed, some memories remained inside the golden toad that Zhang Xiaolian had imagined.

In her memory, after the golden toad spat out money and shattered several ghostly figures in the black mist, Zhang Xiaolian began to study it with great interest.

At first, the golden toad, which had lost consciousness of Su Ji, did not react at all.

As streams of wishing power gradually flowed in, the golden toad began to spit out money as before, until the entire bedside was covered with copper coins.

If that were all, it wouldn't be a big deal.

When Zhang Xiaolian reappeared, her eyes were filled with tears. As she kept chanting, the golden toad was no longer a money-spitting machine, but seemed to come alive and began to jump back and forth in the house.

At first, the golden toad could only jump a few inches, but under Zhang Xiaolian's watchful gaze, which turned from sorrow to joy, it was soon able to leap several feet, prompting Zhang Xiaolian to clap her hands and cheer.

What surprised Su Ji the most was that the golden toad seemed to have gained some kind of "magic," becoming more and more like a living golden toad, constantly teasing Zhang Xiaolian and making her happy.

Shocked, Su Ji felt a pang of heartache: "She has no friends, is not accepted by her mother, and can only imagine a 'golden toad' to keep her company..."

For an ordinary person, this is nothing more than a dream of self-adjustment.

Zhang Xiaolian possessed such a dreamlike realm, which, while entertaining herself, also imbued the golden toad with a touch of mystery!
Even Yan Tianchou said that this place seems to be the real world, and the essence of the golden toad is naturally still metal.

If a cultivator uses magic, it is not impossible to make the metal toad move.

However, Zhang Xiaolian was just a little girl who knew nothing. Without using magic, she could only naturally produce magical effects.

Not long ago, after Su Ji comprehended the principles of heaven and earth in the "Sun, Moon, Heavenly Light, and Vacuum Method," he was able to pass it on to the Earth God as a magic technique.

Zhang Xiaolian knew nothing about it, let alone how to teach others.

Fortunately, Su Ji can still sense the golden toad's memories and even use the Heavenly Mandate to observe and analyze the golden toad's actions.

Seeing Zhang walk in through the door, Su Ji immediately shouted in his heart, "Yan Tianchou, work is here!"

(End of this chapter)