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

Chapter 171 General Qian Fengling personally visits Luhu Lake

"The Lesser Yin-Yang Method emphasizes harmony, transformation, and mutual assistance. Even if one comprehends other paths, it still falls within the scope of the Yin-Yang Way..."

Su Ji has been cultivating Taoism to this day, and has achieved minor success in the Dongzhen Dao, currently in the early stage of the Five Elements Transformation Qi.

He awakened four spirits in his bloodline: Devourer, Non-Poison, Sparrow Yin, and Corpse Dog. He has the potential to be a mid-stage Bloodline Demon King and is currently in the early stage of a Martial General.
He has reached the level of a Human Spirit Lord in the Path of the Cave God, and with the addition of the Heavenly Secret Abacus, he can calculate a trace of the heavenly secrets of ordinary cultivators.
Su Ji's greatest strength is still the Path of Profound Mystery. He has not only become a high-level cultivator in the Path of Profound Mystery, but has also mastered a superior-grade profound technique, making him virtually invincible in the mortal realm.

Naturally, Su Ji was qualified to teach Qian Feng the Dao of the Cave Mystery, and even more so, he had the ability to build a Cave Mystery force.

If Su Ji had transmigrated into a human form, he might have truly established a cultivation family. Unfortunately, he became a toad, so he could only pass on some skills along the way.

Initially, Su Ji was introduced to the sect by the local earth god Zhang Gong, but due to his exceptional comprehension, he quickly became Zhang Gong's fellow Daoist, rather than his master and disciple.

Su Ji also had no intention of taking Qian Feng as a disciple.

After all, Qian Feng only cultivated the Path of Profound Mystery in order to achieve the [Profound Mystery and True Understanding]; Qian Feng's true path lies in the Path of Ghost Immortals.

"Many divine beasts in the world are also born through transformation. Divine beasts born from a single element of the Five Elements are difficult to reproduce. Only divine beasts born from Yin and Yang can obtain the opportunity to inherit the lineage..."

In this world's concept, in the ancient times, the world was filled with divine beasts. Not only were there demons, but even humans were evolved from the divine beasts during their reproduction process.

Yin and Yang gave divine beasts the ability to reproduce, but also caused their bloodlines to gradually degenerate, leading to the current state of the world.

From a general perspective, only humans, in the process of bloodline degeneration, have embarked on a path of brain and soul evolution, allowing living beings to gain continuous spiritual intelligence without relying on the wisdom brought by the innate soul and spirit.

Even if some people with insufficient intelligence appear normal due to social relationships, it cannot negate the advantage of human beings in the evolution of intelligence on the path of bloodline degeneration.

Or, to put it another way, the direction of human bloodline evolution is the brain rather than physical strength, which essentially falls into the category of Yin and Yang forces.

"The generation of Yin and Yang is different from the mutual generation of Yin and Yang. Although there is a saying that isolated Yin cannot generate or isolated Yang cannot generate, there is spiritual essence to make up for this deficiency."

"Although living beings do not possess as much spiritual energy as spiritual veins, they themselves contain a trace of spiritual energy, which forms the basis of the Yin-Yang [Transformation] method..."

Cultivation emphasizes both verbal instruction and personal example. The true teaching can be conveyed in a single sentence. Su Ji explained the principle of cultivating Yin and Yang [transformation] by exploring one's own spiritual essence.

As for Yin and Yang in harmony, it involves the changing of the four seasons in the process of time. Su Ji once encountered a bottleneck here because he had not cultivated for long enough.

Qian Feng's cultivation speed in the Path of Profound Enlightenment is not slow now. Informing him in advance will allow him more time to prepare and avoid some detours.

Qian Feng was filled with excitement, feeling that the path to becoming a Dongxuan Master was wide open before him: "What my benefactor said is all true teaching, and I have benefited greatly from it!"

In just one day and one night, Qian Feng found the trick and became a Dongxuan Master.

Compared to Su Ji, it was very slow, but compared to Zhu Nanshan, who took more than ten years to advance to the Dongxuan Master level, it was already considered very fast.

At this point, Qian Feng finally had the foundation to cultivate the "living dantian," but when they wanted to purchase Yin-Yang mica, they encountered the problem of not having a purchasing channel.

Yin-Yang mica is priceless and unavailable for exchange; only deities at the City God Temple, such as the Spirit Official and Spirit General, or higher, can exchange for it. Qian Feng didn't want to trouble his benefactor Su Ji over such a small matter, so he could only try to find some connections.

Fortunately, many deities knew that Qian Feng had some connection with Su Ji, so the Night Wanderer General Li Gong did Qian Feng a favor by helping him purchase two portions each of Yin-Yang Mica, which cost a total of six thousand strands of divine power.

Back during the City God Temple Fair, Qian Feng, under Su Ji's guidance, unearthed treasures and received a share of more than two thousand strands of divine power. Zhu Nu, on the other hand, received a reward of more than one thousand strands of divine power because she hosted the auction.

Later, during the Ghost Festival, Su Ji couldn't enter the Bright Moon Spirit Realm to dig for treasures, so he sent Qian Feng, Zhu Nu, Zhu Nanshan, and others to dig for treasure. Qian Feng and Zhu Nu both made considerable gains, and they also received rewards from the auction...

Of course, Qian Feng's money alone was not enough. Zhu Nu used more than a thousand strands of divine power to help Qian Feng buy the Yin-Yang Mica.

By the end of September, Qian Feng had already refined the Ghost General's inner core three times using his living dantian, but he still had no intention of advancing to Ghost King.

It wasn't that Qian Feng felt the Ghost General's inner core wasn't polished carefully enough, but rather that the City God Temple Fair in Jiuxiang County was about to open. If Qian Feng didn't take advantage of the opportunity before becoming a Ghost King to visit the City God's Spirit Realm, he might have to wait until his Heavenly Soul Spirit's combat power was strong enough to stand on its own.

However, since Qian Feng did not receive guidance from Su Ji this time, even though he was hard to find an opponent in the City God's Spirit Realm of Jiuxiang County, he only received a little over eight hundred strands of divine power after deducting the cost of purchasing the tokens.

Qian Feng became the fifth person on the list of attendees at the Jiuxiang County City God Temple Fair, which made many people envious, but he himself was not happy.

He had been eating too well following his benefactor, and when Qian Feng went out to work himself to the bone to find treasure and make money, a huge difference emerged.

Fortunately, Qian Feng had another way to make money: to quickly advance to Ghost King and enter the dilapidated fairyland of the Golden Cave Sect at the foot of Jushan Mountain in Jiuxiang County.

Now, the ruined fairyland of the Golden Cave Sect is open to the outside world. Ghost Kings and high-ranking cultivators are qualified to enter the ruined fairyland as long as they are guaranteed by the gods of various places.

Of course, divine guarantees are not something anyone can obtain. No one knows whether a seemingly normal cultivator is actually a member of a demonic sect.

So far, only some cultivators who are well-known to the gods or from reputable sects have been able to enter the ruined immortal realm.

Fortunately, Qian Feng not only had a clean background, but also had some connection with the Jian Ri Ling Jiang of Jin Feng County. Not to mention the Qi Li Hu Shui Fu, even the Jin Feng County Cheng Huang Temple could help vouch for him.

On the tenth day of the tenth month, Qian Feng was promoted to Ghost King as expected. He not only received congratulations from many aquatic spirits, but also received an invitation from the Taibai Dragon Clan of Qili Lake.

Indeed, although the return of the Taibai Dragon Clan was a grand affair, most of the members were actually just there to help, and not many of them truly belonged to the Taibai Dragon Clan of Luhu Lake.

In addition, the Taibai Dragon Clan does not do everything personally. Recently, some Ghost Kings who explored the ruined fairyland of the Golden Cave Sect have been killed or injured, so they need more Ghost Kings to serve them.

Qian Feng did not agree easily. After all, no one knew whether the Taibai Dragon Clan would treat him as a disposable pawn. Although the Ghost Kings who sacrificed themselves while exploring the ruined fairyland received compensation, no amount of money could buy back his life.

"Since Fellow Daoist Qian Feng is still undecided, I will come back the next day!"

The Taibai Dragon Clan also understood the principle of "three visits to the thatched cottage." It wasn't that they were lowering themselves, but rather that the Ghost King was a cultivator at the highest level in the mortal world, and his cultivation strength could also enhance his status.

Unexpectedly, before the Taibai Dragon Clan arrived, Bai Yuan, a high-ranking cultivator, came first. Ever since Bai Yuan accompanied the Taibai Dragon Clan's white-robed high-ranking cultivator into the large water vein spiritual realm to retrieve the divine pearl that opened the immortal realm, Bai Yuan's status has skyrocketed, and he could even be called the Prime Minister of the Taibai Dragon Clan of Luhu Lake.

When the white turtle heard that the Taibai Dragon Clan was recruiting Qian Feng, it was immediately startled. The Taibai Dragon Clan did not know the relationship between Qian Feng and the Golden Toad, the guardian spirit of the sun, but it knew quite a bit about it.

From a certain perspective, Qian Feng is not only a trusted confidant cultivated by Jian Ri Ling, but also Jian Ri Ling's representative left in Qili Lake. If he is recruited into the Taibai Dragon Clan's demon and ghost team, it will be difficult for Jian Ri Ling to explain if something goes wrong.

Therefore, Bai Yuan personally came to the cave of Zhu Nu and Qian Feng, not to persuade Qian Feng to join the Taibai Dragon Clan's demon and ghost team, but to recruit Qian Feng as the Guardian Spirit General.

It wasn't that Bai Yuan was preparing to abdicate and give way to a more capable person, but rather that since the return of the Taibai Dragon Clan, Bai Yuan's position as the Guardian of the Abyss had become less significant. After discussions between Jinfeng County, Qilihu Water Palace, the Land God Temple, and the Taibai Dragon Clan, they planned to promote the Guardian of the Abyss to the position of Guardian of the Abyss Earl.

The so-called "Bo" means "Water Lord," and it also avoids the word "King," since the deity of Qili Lake is only at the level of a spirit official, and a nominal position like the one guarding the abyss could not be called a spirit king.

Bai Yuan became Ling Bo, which not only vacated the original position of Guardian Spirit General, but also created an additional position for Guardian Spirit General.

The Taibai Dragon Clan was definitely not qualified to serve as the Guardian Spirit General. A descendant of the White Turtle, who was originally a Guardian Spirit Soldier, was promoted to Guardian Spirit General. The other position was vacant and was given to Qian Feng.

"Shall I become the Guardian Spirit General of the Abyss?"

Qian Feng never dreamed that one day he would become a spirit general of Qili Lake.

It should be noted that the monthly white turtle trading fair had long been a unique spectacle of Qili Lake, a tradition that Qian Feng never imagined he would one day be sitting in the main seat presiding over the trading.

Not to mention, not only countless aquatic spirits, but even many ghost kings and high-ranking cultivators would show great respect when they saw the former White Turtle Spirit General. This position had long been associated with a noble and mysterious aura.

Bai Yuanlingbo couldn't help but laugh: "The Guardian Spirit General usually doesn't have much to do. He only needs to maintain order in the deep abyss at the bottom of the lake. Even if members of the Taibai Dragon Clan commit crimes, you can deal with them."

"If you can't handle it, you can report it directly to me. If I can't handle it, I can report it to the Dragon King."

The Dragon King of the Taibai Dragon Clan of Qili Lake is the father of the invincible Baiyi Gaoxiu. With the support of the Dragon God above and his son Baiyi Gaoxiu and Prime Minister Bai Yuan below, he has great control over the Taibai Dragon Clan of Luhu Lake.

In addition, since the Taibai Dragon Clan had just moved back to their ancestral land, the Dragon King had implemented many strict rules to prevent his clansmen from tarnishing the clan's reputation, which made the duties of the Guardian Spirit General much easier.

In his previous life as a vengeful ghost, Qian Feng wanted to storm Dongsang Village with his sword to seek revenge. Later, he helped Zhu Nu with her business in the ghost market. Even when he went to the spirit realm to search for treasure, he only accompanied Zhu Nu at most. He has no experience as an official yet...

Bai Yuan seemed to see through Qian Feng's worries and said, "Fellow Daoist Qian Feng, if you take on the position of Guardian Spirit General, I will not interfere with the selection of your two subordinate spirit soldiers. I will also have the descendant of the other Guardian Spirit General help you understand many things after taking office..."

Bai Yuan originally had two guardian spirit soldiers under his command: one was the younger Bai Yuan, and the other was a human cultivator.

If human cultivators were placed under Qian Feng's command, it would inevitably raise suspicions of surveillance, and the human cultivators might even engage in some underhanded actions out of jealousy...

Zhu Nu saw through Bai Yuanlingbo's concession and support, and the joy in her eyes was almost impossible to hide: "Qian Feng, why don't you quickly thank Bai Yuanlingbo!"

Generally, Qian Feng would listen to Zhu Nu's advice, but this time he insisted, "Please wait a few more days, Uncle Ling, I'm going to think about it some more..."

It wasn't that Qian Feng couldn't see Bai Yuan's good intentions, nor that he didn't understand Zhu Nu's reminder, but rather that this matter was probably not simple, and he still needed to ask his benefactor Su Ji.

After all, it's impossible for a newly promoted Ghost King like him to receive such favor from Bai Yuan Ling Bo. The only possibility is that it's his benefactor, Jin Chan.

Bai Yuanlingbo's eyes darted around, and he guessed Qian Feng's thoughts. Far from being displeased, he was very happy and said, "This matter is indeed related to the future. It would be good if you gave it more consideration!"

Qian Feng's actions confirmed that the person behind it was none other than the Sun-Watching Spirit General, Jin Chan. When Qian Feng went to inquire, it was just in time for Jin Chan to learn about Bai Yuan's overtures.

Sure enough, when Qian Feng personally visited Dongsang Village to see Su Ji, Su Ji realized Bai Yuan's good intentions.

Clearly, during the last battle with the spirit vein monsters in the ruined fairyland, the white-robed high-ranking cultivator of the Taibai Dragon Clan told Bai Yuan what had happened.

While a superior-grade mystical technique capable of opening a door is powerful, it only enhances one's ability to protect oneself. What the Taibai Dragon Clan truly values ​​is Su Ji's potential.

It should be noted that Su Ji was only at the level of a Grand Master of the Cave Profound Realm at that time, yet he was able to perform high-grade profound arts. Even if he was not a reincarnation of a Profound Immortal, he was still a person whose talent and aptitude could be described as monstrous.

Given time, such individuals will undoubtedly become a force to be reckoned with in the secular world. If they were to master superior offensive and defensive techniques, they would be truly invincible.

After all, there are many who are invincible in attack, but those who are invincible in both attack and retreat are the most threatening.

In an era when most immortals would not easily reveal their presence in the mortal world, a cultivator like Su Ji was definitely worth befriending.

Not to mention, according to legend, Su Ji went from being promoted to a Cave Profound Mage to a Cave Profound High Cultivator in less than half a year. If you don't befriend a cultivator with such momentum, he might become an immortal in just a few years!
Su Ji was pleased that Qian Feng had come to inquire. He had great hope and patience for Qian Feng, the confidant he had personally mentored.

"Since Lord Baiyuan Lingbo is willing to be appointed as a general, you will serve as the guardian of Qili Lake. If you suffer any grievances, feel free to come to me..."

At this time, Su Ji not only had the powerful backing of the Jin Feng County City God Temple, but was also a humane spirit lord based on the East-West Chamber of Commerce. Even the Taibai Dragon Clan of Luhu Lake could not easily humiliate him.

"It is...my benefactor!"

Qian Feng seemed to have gained a lot of confidence from Su Ji. After respectfully bidding farewell, he took the initiative to find Bai Yuanlingbo and became a formal guardian spirit general.

As for the two guardian spirit soldiers under his command, one was naturally the Pearl Maiden, and the other was the Three-Colored Carp Spirit.

It should be noted that the three-colored carp spirit is a relative of the Water Palace Spirit Official, and even the arrogant black fish demon did not dare to touch it.

This time, at Zhu Nu's suggestion, Qian Feng selected the three-colored carp as guardian spirit soldiers, also intending to curry favor with the Water Palace Spirit Official...

Just a few days after Qian Feng began to familiarize himself with the duties of the Guardian Spirit General, he was surprised to find that Su Ji had come in person. He hurriedly went to greet him with the Water Palace Spirit Soldiers.

Su Ji came to Qili Lake not only to boost Qian Feng's prestige, but also to handle another important matter.

(End of this chapter)