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

Chapter 174 Spare No Effort
Jinshan Sect is located in Jinshan County in the northwest of Lunzhou. It is named after the gold mines in the mountain range where it is located.

The sect leader and elders of Jinshan Sect were not immortals or gods, but a group of high-level cultivators. When they heard that Mo Linglong was going to use the Shaoyang Immortal Furnace to forge immortal artifacts, many of the higher-ups immediately felt that it was absurd.

If the broken fairyland could bring in divine treasures, General Golden Flame wouldn't need to ask someone to enter the broken fairyland to refine immortal artifacts.

This means that even if Mo Linglong obtains the Shaoyang Immortal Furnace, she can only refine magical treasures outside. If she succeeds in refining them, she cannot bring them in. Wouldn't that be a waste of her efforts?
However, some elders held a different view: the Lesser Yang Immortal Furnace could not be brought into the broken immortal realm, but it could be brought into the broken immortal realm by cultivators carrying the blazing crystal treasure containing the light of the sun, just like how cultivators carry the Lesser Yang power contained in the Lesser Yang Immortal Furnace.

With the help of Shaoyang's power, the success rate of refining immortal artifacts will definitely increase, and this move can also be considered as a form of support for General Jinyan.

While the elders were discussing amongst themselves, the sect leader of Jinshan Sect remained silent, calmly closing his eyes to rest.

Only when a series of dazzling lights appeared in the sky did the sect leader of Jinshan Sect stand up and properly perform the etiquette of a junior.

The other elders of the Golden Mountain Sect stopped discussing and instead bowed to the figures in the sky.

"Welcome to the Supreme Elder!"

"Welcome to the Supreme Elder!"

"Welcome, Supreme Elder..."

The visitors were none other than the immortals and gods of the Golden Mountain Sect, exactly five in total.

There is no distinction between senior and junior elders; anyone who can become an immortal or deity is a senior elder.

However, some of the Supreme Elders prefer secluded cultivation, while others dislike worldly affairs. Usually, only three Supreme Elders are stationed at the Golden Mountain Sect.

However, the appearance of the broken immortal realm of Jinshan Sect this time made several of the Supreme Elders who were in seclusion unable to contain their excitement.

It wasn't that the resources of the dilapidated fairyland were particularly abundant, but rather that the Dao Fruit cultivated by these few immortal-level elders was precisely the [Xin Metal] that the Golden Cave Sect was most proficient in back then!
From the perspective of the five elements that are in power, each element has five middle-level Dao fruits, and each middle-level Dao fruit has five minor-level Dao fruits... so there are as many as one hundred and twenty-five minor-level Dao fruits in the five elements.

A Xuanmen sect needs at least three Lesser Dao Fruits to be passed down through the ages. As the number one Xuanmen sect in Lunzhou, Jinshan Sect had no less than seven Lesser Dao Fruits in ancient times. After Jinku Sect was destroyed by the Earthly Fiend Demon Lord, it obtained two more Lesser Dao Fruits.

However, the Lesser Dao Fruit can only support a Profound Immortal to cultivate up to the third level. To become a Celestial General, one needs at least three Lesser Dao Fruits' worth of Dao principles.

As a result, even though the Jinshan Sect mastered two minor Dao Fruits of the [Xin Jin] Dao, it was still difficult to produce a single Immortal General.

However, if one wants to give birth to a Celestial Lord, at least three Middle Dao Fruits are needed, which is at least nine Lesser Dao Fruits. The two are in a sufficient and necessary relationship.

In other words, even if the Jinshan Sect has nine kinds of minor Dao Fruits, it is impossible to support a Celestial Lord if it cannot gather three medium Dao Fruits.

Of course, the Dao fruits of the Xuanmen are not only the result of bloody plunder.

If many immortals are willing to contribute their own Dao Fruit power, they can ensure that while their own Dao Fruit remains intact, they can support an immortal general or even an exceptionally talented immortal lord.

The so-called "support" can also be a competition on the same stage, where whoever cultivates the fastest has a better chance of becoming a Celestial General or even a Celestial Lord.

This also presents a problem: even the support of a minor Dao Fruit can only be one person, meaning that each of the five elements that is prevalent in the world can only have one Immortal Lord at most.

The Golden Mountain Sect is the most promising sect among the Five Elements Metal Path sects to produce an Immortal Lord. If one can find the Lesser Dao Fruit of the [Xin Metal] Path in the broken Immortal Realm of the Golden Cave Sect and absorb it into the Golden Mountain Sect, then the Golden Mountain Sect will have the potential to become one of the three great sects in the world.

Mo Linglong's [Scattered Gold] Dao Fruit is also part of the foundation of a Celestial Lord.

When Mo Linglong said she would return the Xuanxian Dao Fruit to the Jinshan Sect, she didn't simply return it as an object. Instead, she voluntarily offered a portion of the Dao Fruit's power to support someone in the Jinshan Sect who aspired to become a Celestial General or even a Celestial Lord.

Therefore, the Jinshan Sect placed great hopes on the Jinku Sect, and the two immortals who inherited the Lesser Dao Fruit of the Jinku Sect's [Xin Jin] lineage were the most direct beneficiaries.

According to the information that Jinshan Sect has gathered so far, after Jinku Sect was destroyed, all the Xuanmen sects in various places wanted to take the opportunity to comprehend the Lesser Xingdao Fruit under the [Xin Jin] from the world, but after tens of thousands of years, only Jinshan Sect has obtained two Lesser Xingdao Fruits.

Perhaps some people obtained the Lesser Dao Fruit of [Xin Jin] but dared not reveal it, but it is absolutely impossible that they could not cultivate with three Lesser Dao Fruits.

As a result, many cultivators began to speculate.

Alternatively, the immortals of the Golden Cave Sect escaped the clutches of the Undying Demon Lord and passed on their lineage in seclusion.

Alternatively, the immortals of the Golden Cave Sect may have escaped into a celestial realm, where their lineage has continued in an orderly fashion.

Alternatively, the Undying Demon Lord may have somehow seized control of several Dao Fruits under the [Xin Jin] of the Golden Cave Sect, making it impossible for others to cultivate them.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the immortals of the Golden Cave Sect defected to the Undying Demon Lord and became immortal and indestructible demons.

Some even believe that because of the suppression by the Azure Emperor of the East, the Dao Fruit, though unowned, could not be cultivated due to the effects of the suppression... This conjecture has only been shattered now with the appearance of the ancient ruins and the dilapidated immortal realm of the Golden Cave Sect.

Therefore, the appearance of the two [Xin Jin] Immortals and the three Supreme Elders who take turns overseeing the Jinshan Sect is not only due to their high regard for Mo Linglong, but also to their eagerness for the progress of the Jinku Sect's exploration.

The five supreme elders disregarded the discussions of the ordinary elders and made a decision directly.

"Since that senior sister wants the Lesser Yang Immortal Furnace, then give it to her!"

"From a strategic perspective, even if it were just someone unrelated to the Jinshan Sect borrowing the Shaoyang Immortal Furnace, we would be prepared to lend it out, let alone our junior sister's reincarnation!"

"..."

With the three Supreme Elders unanimously approving and the two Immortals agreeing, the matter was settled immediately.

Soon, the sect leader of Jinshan Sect opened the Jinshan Sect's treasure vault in the presence of five immortals, and then handed it over to the golden-haired beauty, the grandniece of Mo Linglong's previous life, for personal escort. Of course, there were also immortals protecting it in the shadows.

Before long, the Shaoyang Immortal Furnace arrived outside the dilapidated fairyland of the ancient ruins. Countless immortal and divine treasures were already displayed here, so one more wouldn't make a difference.

"Master, this way please!"

Guided by the Golden Flame Spirit Lord, Mo Linglong soon spotted the familiar yet unfamiliar Shaoyang Immortal Furnace.

Familiarity refers to the familiarity in one's memory; unfamiliarity refers to the fact that seeing the Shaoyang Immortal Furnace again feels like a lifetime ago.

"Grandma, may I join the team that forges immortal artifacts?"

The blonde beauty appeared to be in her thirties, but in reality, she was a high-ranking cultivator over a hundred years old. Her calling a young girl "Grandma" truly shocked some unsuspecting cultivators.

In response, Mo Linglong simply nodded calmly: "Although the more people involved in the forging of immortal artifacts, the better, having an additional high-level cultivator to assist can speed up the process. You can join us..." Currently, there are four high-level cultivators in the team forging immortal artifacts: Mo Linglong, Old Man Qianji, Elder Guardian Giant Dragon Daoist, and Su Ji. Adding another high-level cultivator from the Golden Mountain Sect wouldn't be much.

In reality, even the worst immortal artifact is worth no more than a fraction of divine power.

It was only because of the dilapidated fairyland that immortal artifacts could be used normally there, which led the Golden Mountain Sect to invite so many ghost kings and high-level cultivators to the dilapidated fairyland to forge immortal artifacts.

Some highly skilled weapon refiners have experience in crafting divine artifacts, but they all used divine furnaces. Now, it is extremely difficult to do so using only their own abilities.

The weapon refiners from the Longshan Sect are constructing an array in the frost-covered hills of the ruined fairyland, preparing to use the array to refine immortal weapons.

The weapon refiners from the Golden Mountain Sect were searching for more immortal materials, preparing to refine immortal weapons using the safest but most resource-intensive method.

The mechanical artisans of Thousand Changes Town chose the unique environment of Golden Wind Canyon, intending to use the golden wind as a power source to activate their mechanisms, thereby gaining godlike power to forge immortal artifacts.

Therefore, when Su Ji mentioned renting the Shaoyang Immortal Furnace to Mo Linglong, it actually reminded Mo Linglong of something.

Mechanisms can use the power of the Golden Wind to forge the Frosty Golden Immortal Material, and the power of Lesser Yang can also become the power source of mechanisms.

Even though there is some conflict between the power of Shaoyang and the power of Hanjin [Xinjin], it is not as intense as the clash between Yin and Yang.

The saying goes that water can turn into ice, and ice can turn into water. When refining the Frost Gold Immortal Material with the power of Lesser Yang, it can also effectively remove impurities from the Frost Gold...

Because of the Shaoyang Immortal Furnace, more mechanical parts were refined, and more materials were needed.

Fortunately, Mo Linglong not only had the support of Qianbian Town, but also the City God Temple of Jiuxiang County and even the Jinshan Sect. Some common and uncommon high-grade spiritual materials were transported to Jinfeng Canyon for free.

So much so that when Su Ji went to the ruined fairyland Golden Wind Canyon again, he was shocked by the scene before him.

Then a mechanical giant, as tall as a five-story building, stood in the Golden Wind Canyon. Its two arms were made up of two mechanical dragons, which continuously converted the golden wind into usable energy and poured it into its chest and abdomen, which was like a furnace.

The mechanical giant's two legs sank deep into the ground, drawing in the earth's energy to neutralize the power of the golden wind while dumping waste onto the surface.

As for the head of the mechanical giant, it breathed, simultaneously absorbing the power of heaven and earth within the celestial realm and exhaling waste smoke...

The one in charge of the giant dragon's arms is Elder Giant Dragon Daoist, the guardian of Thousand Transformations Town; the one in charge of the legs is the blonde beauty from Golden Mountain Sect; the one in charge of the head is Old Man Thousand Transformations; and the one in charge of the furnace in the chest and abdomen is naturally Mo Linglong herself.

"Such a big change in just three days!"

The mechanical giant appears enormous, but it is actually extremely sophisticated. During its operation, it continuously refines and purifies the cold gold immortal materials, and can even forge immortal artifacts without the need for flames.

For a moment, Su Ji stared intently at the mechanical giant before him, even becoming somewhat mesmerized.

There were many cultivators nearby assisting in the refining of immortal artifacts. Some were observing the wind force in Golden Wind Valley, some were using formations to manipulate the earth's energy, and others were transporting the waste materials out.

If it weren't for some cultivators recognizing Su Ji and specifically reminding the golden-haired beauty from the Golden Mountain Sect of the cultivators brought by her, someone would probably have immediately come up and chased Su Ji away.

"Golden Refinement, Earth Refinement, Lesser Yang Refinement... Mo Linglong truly lives up to her reputation as a reincarnation of a Mystic Immortal!"

The character for "refining" (炼器) has the radical for "fire" (火), indicating that the most common refining method is fire refining.

Su Ji had heard of the Five Elements Refining Elixir Method from cultivation methods before, which involved refining elixirs with metal, water, earth, wood, and fire. It wasn't anything particularly unusual.

However, Mo Linglong then used the Earth Refining and Lesser Yang Refining methods. The former should be a method that only Earth Immortals can access, while the latter should be the Lesser Yang power provided by the Lesser Yang Immortal Furnace.

During Su Ji's observation, many cultivators still secretly discussed among themselves.

"I've heard that this Sun-Watching Spirit General possesses an invincible escape technique, which even the two invincible cultivators from the Taibai Dragon Clan and the Dragon Mountain Sect praise... However, each art has its own expertise, and when it comes to weapon crafting, this Sun-Watching Spirit General can't offer much help!"

"That's for sure. I've been immersed in weapon crafting for sixty years, and I'm only a mid-grade weapon crafter now. I heard that the Guardian Spirit General was born only a year ago, and he's at most in his twenties or thirties. He probably knows nothing about weapon crafting!"

"Don't talk nonsense. Even if the Guardian Spirit General doesn't know how to refine artifacts, it's still lucky for us to be able to join the team that refines immortal artifacts. At least we can get some scarce spiritual materials from Jinfeng County..."

Just as the group of cultivators were working and chatting, Su Ji suddenly flew towards the mechanical giant.

Although Su Ji only understood eight of the nine acupoints of weapon crafting, it did not affect his knowledge and understanding of the mysteries.

Moreover, Su Ji also possessed the ability to devise a plan to improve the Mechanical Titan, which not only allowed him to perceive the defects in the Mechanical Titan but also enabled him to deduce a solution for improving the Mechanical Titan.

Not to mention, Su Ji has some expertise in deflection, which can improve the operational efficiency of the mechanical giant.

"【Deflection of the Profound Realm】!"

As Su Ji pointed, the mechanical arm that originally required the Dragon Daoist to exert all his strength to control suddenly became lighter, and the golden winds seemed like a tamed flock of sheep, rushing into the dragon arm in waves.

"A golden pearl is broken!"

Su Ji pointed to the ground again, and the previously dispersing earth energy suddenly condensed, directly increasing the earth refining effect on the Cold Gold Immortal Material by more than 30%.

Suddenly, the old man who had been slacking off felt the pressure and immediately increased his absorption of the power of heaven and earth, while also mobilizing the Heavenly Mystery Puppet to help release the waste gas produced during the refining process.

The golden winds in the Golden Wind Canyon become more powerful the further you go in, with some even comparable to top-grade perfect spells.

As a result, the mechanical giant dragon's arms were not fully extended. Now, with Su Ji's help, the dragon Taoist's eyes lit up, and he immediately swallowed the dragon's mouth into the deeper golden wind.

The formation that drew energy from the earth began to operate at full power, and the ghost kings who were in charge of the formations showed their true abilities.

The blonde beauty from the Golden Mountain Sect, who had some reservations about Su Ji, widened her eyes in surprise. She had initially thought Su Ji was just a figurehead who only worked sporadically, but she never expected him to be so helpful in refining immortal artifacts.

Even the auxiliary cultivators who were chatting idly had to shut up.

Besides the enhancement effect that Sugi showed on the Machine Titan, it was also related to the increased workload. If you're too busy to even think about crickets, how can you have the time or inclination to play with them?

Even Mo Linglong, who possessed memories of her past life, had to take the most cautious approach.

It wasn't that Mo Linglong couldn't keep up with the refining of the Frost Immortal Materials, but rather that the full power generated by the mechanical giant's chest and abdomen created some pressure. Only after she used her "Golden Core Spiritual Heart" to maintain a three-foot invincible domain was she able to control the mechanical giant's core with ease.

(End of this chapter)