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

Chapter 163 Going with the Flow, the Intentions of Autumn and Winter

While Su Ji was cultivating in the Bright Moon Spirit Realm, a significant event occurred in the outside world.

The disciples of the Longshan Sect were at the forefront of exploring the ruined fairyland of the Golden Cave Sect. Led by the newly promoted high cultivator Long Teng, the Longshan Sect traversed the Golden Wind Canyon and arrived at the inner layer of the ruined fairyland.

However, before Longshan Sect could even celebrate for a few days, the exploration team, which was supposed to return on time to rest, suddenly lost contact. Apart from Xuanmen Dao Seed Long Teng, even the protector was among them.

Some people thought the Longshan Sect cultivators were just trapped, while others thought they might have been completely wiped out... Various speculations and discussions arose.

As a True God under the Golden Flame Divine General, who was the organizer of this exploration mission to the ruined fairyland of the Golden Cave Sect, he immediately organized people to check the situation after receiving the news, and other exploration teams also sent people to help.

However, as soon as the cultivators arrived at Golden Wind Canyon following the trail left by the Dragon Mountain Sect cultivators, they discovered that Golden Wind Canyon was no longer what the Dragon Mountain Sect had described.

According to the description of the cultivators from the Longshan Sect, golden winds resembling blades constantly swirl in the Golden Wind Canyon, and trying to fly through the air might even attract golden cloud spirits of divine weapon level.

It was only with the help of his flying spirit pet and a compass that Long Teng was able to navigate through the caves in the rock face and pass through the Golden Wind Canyon...

Today, in addition to the gusts of wind as sharp as blades, the Golden Wind Canyon is covered with a layer of frost. Some cave entrances are even covered with icicles, making it increasingly difficult to pass through the caves the later it gets.

The monks tried many times, but due to the frost, they were not fast enough to reach the cave during the gaps in the golden wind.

Not to mention, Long Teng and the others only mentioned a few words about how to cross the Golden Wind Canyon, and even after entering the cave, it would be difficult to find a safe and effective path.

Aside from such a major event, after receiving the news, several elders from the Longshan Sect came together and forcibly used magical artifacts to clear a path to reach the cave.

However, even with the route left by Long Teng, the elders of the Longshan Sect still encountered unexpected dangers.

As they were about to pass through the cave, the cultivators encountered a group of elves born of ice and snow. These elves, like the Golden Fiend Cloud Spirits, were influenced by Yin energy. Their round bodies looked cute, but their eyes radiated an evil light...

The two ice and snow evil spirits guarding the cave entrance alone possessed formidable combat power, which was nothing compared to the other cultivators. However, after being killed, they revealed a terrifying immortality.

The cultivators' attacks attracted the attention of more Ice and Snow Evil Spirits. If the cultivators were to fight back, they might be able to put up a fight. However, the cultivators were not immortal, and in a prolonged battle, they would inevitably suffer losses.

Not to mention, no one knows if there are any celestial or divine warriors among the Ice and Snow Evil Spirits, so the cultivators can only retreat as quickly as possible...

Although the Ice and Snow Evil Spirit is not as afraid of sunlight as the Fiend Spirit, judging from the battle, sunlight can still really hurt the Ice and Snow Evil Spirit.

Therefore, in order to deal with the Ice and Snow Evil Spirit, the cultivators hoped even more to borrow a few Blazing Crystal Treasures from Su Ji.

Among them, the elders of the Longshan Sect took concrete action, transferring twelve Blazing Crystals from the sect that Su Ji desired most.

As a result, when Su Ji came out of the Bright Moon Spirit Realm, he learned of this news from Wang Meng, the Sun-Watching Spirit Soldier who had been waiting for a long time.

While Su Ji was alarmed by the dangers of the ruined fairyland, he also felt a surge of excitement: "As expected of the fourth most powerful sect in Jade Continent, they actually possess so many high-grade spiritual materials like Blazing Crystals..."

Even the mountain god temple in the White Rock Mountains only brought out eight Blazing Crystals, so the twelve Blazing Crystals from the Dragon Mountain Sect can be described as extravagant.

Of course, Su Ji also knew that the Dragon Mountain Sect was in a hurry, and that the twelve Blazing Crystals were probably all the Dragon Mountain Sect had in its inventory.

Soon Su Ji met the elder of the Dragon Mountain Sect, a high-ranking Xuanmen cultivator who looked like a middle-aged woman.

This person seemed to have just received the news and was rushing from the Dragon Mountain Sect with the treasure, but because he had been waiting for a long time, he was a little anxious.

"General Jin Feng County Supervisor, here are twelve Blazing Crystals. I wonder when they can be refined into a Blazing Crystal Treasure capable of containing the sunlight?"

With each passing moment, the likelihood of Long Teng being harmed increases. Even if his Heavenly Soul and Spirit can be rebuilt, it will be a waste of time and resources...

Su Ji looked at the blazing crystals whose prices had skyrocketed before him, and a thought struck him:
“Fellow Daoist, it is not difficult to refine Blazing Crystals into secret treasures, but I have one more condition. I wonder if you could provide some more Blazing Crystals? I will purchase them all at market price.”

As for the collateral for the Blazing Crystal Treasure, the Dragon Mountain Sect must have prepared it as well, so Su Ji didn't mention it further.

However, the middle-aged female cultivator frowned: "Twelve Blazing Crystals are all the resources of my Dragon Mountain Sect. If the Sun Guardian Spirit needs more Blazing Crystals, please grant us more time. If we can rescue Long Teng, all the Blazing Crystals collected will be a token of our Dragon Mountain Sect's gratitude!"

In the eyes of the female elder of the Longshan Sect, Su Ji had seized the opportunity of the Longshan Sect's eagerness to rescue Long Teng and was preparing to raise the price on the spot.

Su Ji suddenly shook his head: "Fellow Daoist, although your sect may not have any extra Blazing Crystals, there are definitely some in places like the City God Temple in Longshan County and the Mountain God Temple in Baiyan Mountain Range..."

Ultimately, Su Ji was merely the guardian spirit of Jinfeng County. Other local deities wouldn't give him much face. If he wanted to obtain more Blazing Crystals, it would be better for the Dragon Mountain Sect to step in.

The female elder of the Longshan Sect's expression changed slightly, but she still suppressed her anger and said, "Since that's the case, please wait a moment, General Jianri. I will inform the sect about this matter right away!"

Even if there is some cooperation between various forces, it still takes a lot of favors to purchase the Blazing Crystal. It is only because Su Ji was the key figure in rescuing Long Teng that this female cultivator left long ago.

Seeing this, Su Ji didn't say much, but simply reminded him, "Fellow Daoist, go directly to the Land God Temple in Dongsang Village!"

After saying that, Su Ji picked up the twelve Blazing Crystals and flew towards Dongsang Village. Before long, he arrived at the Zhang family's courtyard.

The refining of the Blazing Crystal Treasure still requires the assistance of Zhang Xiaolian's real dream; as long as there is enough divine power, it will be possible.

Soon, all twelve blazing crystals successfully transformed into treasures capable of bearing the sunlight, with one of them even bearing two beams of sunlight due to its enormous size.

The so-called refining was actually just changing a small part of the spiritual pattern structure inside the blazing crystal. Su Ji achieved his goal with less than two thousand strands of divine power.

Naturally, Su Ji wasn't the type to leave after using up the real dream. Since Zhang Xiaolian couldn't let her soul and spirit leave her body, Su Ji became Zhang Xiaolian's eyes.

So Su Ji vividly recounted his encounter with the Bright Moon Spirit Realm, emphasizing the laurel tree that belonged to the Yin element but had sprouted a Yang flower.

"Bai Yuchan once said that after opening the underground palace, I will receive one-tenth of all the resources inside, including the laurel blossoms."

"The flower stamen itself is a kind of intangible and intangible top-grade spiritual medicine. Because it is of the Lesser Yang nature, it contains the vibrant vitality symbolizing spring. It is not only a precious medicine for healing wounds, but also for strengthening the body."

"These osmanthus blossoms are for you. After refining them, you might be able to develop a unique delicacy from the Yin-Yang realm..."

The value of the underground palace is immeasurable. It contains not only the accumulated wealth of the Bright Moon Spirit Realm over hundreds of years, but also the treasures obtained by the Bright Moon Elves during the Imperial War. Even just one tenth of it is probably worth no less than a million.

However, neither the laurel nor the yin pool can be directly divided into ten percent, otherwise it would likely affect the size of the yin pool and the normal operation of the laurel.

Fortunately, Su Ji also understands the principle of renewable energy and has already treated his share as a fixed asset. He can not only hold these shares, but also receive a share of the output of Laurel and Yin Pond.

Because the underground palace had been sealed for over a hundred years, the first harvest was the most abundant. Su Ji brought back six portions of laurel stamens alone. After giving two portions to Zhang Xiaolian, he used the remaining four portions for his cultivation.

Overjoyed, Zhang Xiaolian couldn't help but exclaim, "So many treasures given away so readily, Lord Bai Yuchan is truly generous!"

After the Earth Spirit became a King-level being, its title changed, and it became known as Lord White Jade Toad.

Su Ji couldn't help but feel a bit emotional about this.

Even a rogue cultivator like the Earth God, after twenty or thirty years, would only accumulate resources worth tens of thousands.

The Ren family, a cultivation family backed by a small blessed land, has assets of hundreds of thousands of strands of divine power, but only tens of thousands of strands of divine power in liquid funds.

The Cai family, who once monopolized a large water vein spiritual realm, was incredibly wealthy, but they dared not spend it at all...

Although Bai Yuchanjun has just been promoted to the King level, he has not only officially become the King of the Bright Moon Spirit Realm, but also obtained the legacy of the previous generation of Bright Moon Spirits. It is likely that many immortals and gods are not as wealthy as Bai Yuchanjun.

This time, when the ruined fairyland of the Golden Cave Sect appeared in the world, many ghost kings and high cultivators fought to the death but only obtained treasures with tens of thousands of strands of divine power. Su Ji obtained so many assets at once, which was not just because he helped.

So, Su Ji began to explain the reasons to Zhang Xiaolian: "Now I am the host of the Bright Moon Wonderland and Great Sun Wonderland projects. Once the Bright Moon Spirit Realm becomes a fairyland, Bai Yuchan Jun will have a very high chance of becoming a god."

"You should know that even the previous generation of Bright Moon Spirits was stopped from becoming immortals and gods because of the shackles of Bright Moon Spirit Realm. As long as Lord Bai Yuchan can become an immortal or god, no amount of resources will be a problem."

"The assets of this underground palace are Bai Yuchan's investment in becoming an immortal god in the future, and also a bond to deepen the cooperative relationship."

"At least for now, I am already bound to him to some extent. Once the Bright Moon Spirit Realm becomes a fairyland, the value of the underground palace will inevitably skyrocket... "The underground palace contains a part of me, which not only ensures that I will not give up halfway, but also plays a role at crucial moments."

"If, at that time, only one of the Great Sun Spirit Realm and the Bright Moon Spirit Realm becomes a Celestial Realm, with this asset as a foundation, I will be more inclined towards the Bright Moon Celestial Realm..."

Su Ji had met Di Yang She Jun earlier, but at that time, the two not only had no relationship, but almost had a conflict. It was only after Yang Jun intervened that the cause and effect were understood.

However, at that time, Su Ji had not yet proposed the Great Sun Immortal Realm plan. Even though the Earth Yang Serpent Lord gave Su Ji many treasures, he still took away some treasures such as Earth Yang Stones from the Earth Yang Reservoir. The relationship between the two parties could only be considered so-so.

In addition, the Earthly Yang Serpent Lord is inherently arrogant; otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to defy the heavens and devour the power of the Great Sun Spirit Realm. Being able to discuss matters on equal footing with Su Ji is already a concession. Even if he could understand this, he might not necessarily bow down to do favors.

Bai Yuchan was different; he was also at the level of a Dongxuan Master, which put him on the same level as Su Ji.

In addition, to prevent the incident involving the Earthly Serpent King from happening again, the City God Temple specially invited the highly respected Academician Deng to educate the Earthly Spirits, so that the White Jade Toad not only learned morality and etiquette, but also understood many human relationships.

Scholar Deng once sold paper figures at a ghost market. The spirits of the underworld not only helped him construct the paper figures and spirit books, but also personally manifested in his form to help solve problems...

From Su Ji's perspective, both the Earth Yin Spirit Essence and Earth Yin Mica that Bai Yuchan Jun had previously gifted him, and his subsequent performance, can be described as excellent.

Although Zhang Xiaolian is a reincarnation of a deity, she lives in Dongsang Village like someone in an ivory tower. She cannot be a cultivator who only knows how to cultivate; she must also know the wickedness of people's hearts and the principles of dealing with others.

After all, even gods and immortals have interpersonal relationships and feelings of love and hate.

For Zhang Xiaolian, who was like a blank sheet of paper, cultivation was important, life was important, and gaining experience was equally important.

Zhang Xiaolian was convinced by Su Ji's fabricated history, and now Bai Yuchan's actions have also made her ponder.

Then, Zhang Xiaolian blinked and suddenly had a brilliant idea: "Lord Golden Toad, how about I share 30% of my real dream with you?"

Although Zhang Xiaolian fished the golden toad out of the river, it was Su Ji who had been guiding and taking care of her all along. Even the fusion of spiritual artifacts and the refining of the Blazing Crystal Treasure were all thanks to the real dream. Zhang Xiaolian always felt that she was somewhat useless.

"..." Su Ji was speechless. He said that this story was not about seizing Zhang Xiaolian's real dream.

However, upon further reflection, Su Ji sensed sincerity and frankness in Zhang Xiaolian's eyes.

So Su Ji shook his head and laughed, "Whether it's the fusion of copper coins or the materialized golden toad, these are all benefits I gained from the real dream. Not to mention there's also a golden toad in the Moon Palace; I already possess a part of the real dream..."

If we're really being honest, Su Ji owes Zhang Xiaolian more, and he's been trying his best to make up for it these past few days.

Moreover, while Bai Yuchan Jun seemingly gifted 10% of the underground palace assets, it was actually with Yue Jun's tacit approval; otherwise, how could an outsider possibly receive 10% of the Yin Earth Vein?

Zhang Xiaolian's real dream could contain the image of the Moon Palace Fairy, and it's possible that there's also a dream spirit like the Moon Lord or the Sun Lord. Following the rules is fine, but if Su Ji really wants the assets in the real dream, he might never be able to enter again.

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In order to rescue the trapped Dao Seed Long Teng, the Longshan Sect went all out and purchased nine Blazing Crystals from Longshan County and Baiyan Mountain Range in less than two hours.

Of course, Su Ji didn't waste any time. After chatting with Zhang Xiaolian, he went to the Great Sun Spirit Realm in Jinfeng County and poured the sunlight into the twelve blazing crystals.

When the twelve blazing crystals fell into the hands of the female high school student, she simply nodded and prepared to fly towards Chrysanthemum Mountain.

Su Ji suddenly stopped the female cultivator and said with some helplessness, "Fellow Daoist, don't be anxious. The divine power required to purchase the Blazing Crystal has not yet been delivered to you, and your sect has not provided any collateral."

The nine blazing crystals were worth 18,000 strands of divine power, which Su Ji took out with ease.

The collateral for the twelve Blazing Crystal Treasures, which originally required 120,000 strands of divine power, was now being accepted by Su Ji for only 72,000 strands of divine power.

The female cultivator from Longshan Sect couldn't help but look grim. Although she still produced enough collateral, she regarded Su Ji as a greedy and opportunistic villain.

As a result, the elders of the Longshan Sect soon learned about this, and their impression of Su Ji worsened considerably.

However, the matter was too urgent, and they did not have the extra energy to make a fuss. After gathering enough people and explaining the plan, they headed towards Golden Wind Canyon.

Just before the group of cultivators arrived at Golden Wind Canyon and constructed a passage to enter the cave, a figure flew over, protected by several deities.

The cultivators were surprised to find that the leading deity was none other than the Golden Flame Spirit Lord, who was in charge of the exploration under the command of the Golden Flame Divine General, and the person being guarded looked even more familiar.

The female cultivator from the Longshan Sect's expression changed slightly as she recognized the newcomer: "General Jianri, why is he here too?"

Although it was Su Ji’s first time in the ruined fairyland, most of the people present were familiar faces. In addition to acquaintances, many of the Blazing Crystal Treasures they held were rented from him.

"General of the Sun, this is all I can do to escort you here!" The so-called Golden Flame Spirit Lord was the white-haired old man who had visited Mo Linglong at the Mo family's villa in Jinfeng County that night.

This person was Mo Linglong's junior disciple in the Jinshan Sect in her previous life. He shared the same grandmaster as the Golden Flame Divine General. Originally, he was just a high-ranking cultivator in the Xuanmen Sect. However, due to the matter of the Jushan Demon, the Golden Flame Divine General specially invited him to guard Jushan.

Knowing that Su Ji and Mo Linglong had a good relationship and that the sunlight was important, Jin Yanlingjun personally escorted Su Ji, the owner of the Blazing Crystal Treasure, to the Golden Wind Valley.

Su Ji clasped his hands in thanks and said, "Thank you for your escort, Golden Flame Spirit Lord. This mission will surely drive out the ice and snow evil spirits in Golden Wind Valley and rescue the fellow Daoists of Dragon Mountain Sect!"

Upon hearing this, many cultivators were overjoyed.

During the battle at Jushan, this Sun-Watching Spirit General displayed strength comparable to a top-tier cultivator. Furthermore, the Golden Toad undoubtedly possesses even more Blazing Crystal Treasures, greatly increasing the feasibility of this operation.

Many elders of the Longshan Sect were also surprised. They had initially thought that Jin Chan was a villain who was trying to blackmail them, but now they realized that the reason why the Jian Ri Ling General wanted the Longshan Sect to help him purchase more Blazing Crystals was so that he could use them himself when participating in the rescue operation.

The female cultivator from Longshan Sect couldn't help but feel a little flustered, realizing that her previous speculations and rebukes were all wishful thinking and that she had misunderstood this public-spirited and righteous Supervisor of the Sun.

In an instant, many cultivators greeted each other.

"The Guardian of the Sun!"

"The Guardian of the Sun!"

"..."

"Fellow Daoist Golden Toad... what brings you here too?"

The speaker was none other than Zhang Gong, the local earth god. He had to come because of a mission, but he didn't expect Su Ji to come on his own initiative.

In fact, Su Ji had his own plans besides rescuing Long Teng.

First of all, Su Ji had only recently mastered a high-grade mystical technique and needed a suitable place to conduct a practical evaluation.

Secondly, it addresses the bottleneck in cultivation—the fundamental principle of the "Minor Yin-Yang Method," namely, "the balance of Yin and Yang."

Ordinary cultivators cultivate for many years, experiencing many springs, summers, autumns, and winters, and gradually gain a certain understanding of the meaning of the four seasons' changes in the balance of yin and yang.

Su Ji had only cultivated for half a year, experiencing only the transition between spring and summer, and summer and autumn. He was still missing the transition between autumn and winter, and winter and spring.

Not long ago, Su Ji, with the help of the laurel in the underground palace of the Bright Moon Spirit Realm, comprehended the profound meaning of the birth of young yang from old yin, and gained some insight into the mystery of the transition between winter and spring.

Although there was only a little over a month until winter, Su Ji couldn't wait that long. Besides the ever-present sense of crisis, it was also related to the fact that he had already advanced his cultivation to the peak of the Mage level. Therefore, he could only look for a wondrous place with the mysteries of the transition between autumn and winter.

Since ordinary spiritual realms don't possess such mysteries, Su Ji turned his attention to the dilapidated immortal realm.

If the Golden Wind Canyon was once associated with autumn, then now, eroded by the evil spirits of ice and snow, it is transforming into winter, signifying the transition between autumn and winter.

Therefore, after receiving the news, Su Ji had the idea of ​​coming here to comprehend the mysteries of the transition between autumn and winter. Asking Longshan Sect for more Blazing Crystals was also to ensure greater safety during this trip to the dilapidated fairyland.

(End of this chapter)