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

Chapter 180 Immortals and Demons
After Su Ji unexpectedly encountered disciples of the Golden Cave Sect, he learned many ancient secrets from within the ruined Immortal Realm.

The most important of these is the traces of the demons and the stance of the Snow Mountain Bear Clan.

Just as many cultivators had guessed, the demon who called himself the Undying Demon Lord was virtually invincible among the Divine Lords. He might have the ability to be immortal, but the hope that other demons could survive for more than 16,000 years was extremely slim.

It should be noted that demons, like the Earthly Serpent Lord and the White Jade Toad Lord, are born from incarnations, and the vast majority of them are incapable of reproduction.

Of course, there are also special demons like the Insect Queen who can give birth to demonic insect eggs and souls, and it cannot be ruled out that there are demons that can give birth to flesh and blood.

However, since the demons that are created are born from the earth, their inherent qualities far surpass those of ordinary living beings, and the demons that reproduce will inevitably face the problem of declining qualities.

Not to mention, after the Heavenly Emperor suppressed the Undying Demon Lord in ancient times, the broken fairyland gradually recovered, making it difficult for evil spirits to create a large number of places of transformation, so that evil spirits became fewer and fewer over time.

The Snow Mountain Bear Clan and other demon clans must have seen the decline of the evil forces. Just as they betrayed the human cultivators, they chose to betray the evil forces and banished them to the southern part of the most polluted blessed land.

Just as the Golden Cave Sect cultivators remained wary of outsiders, they certainly wouldn't trust the fickle demon races. So, even after the demons' power waned, they continued to live in seclusion in the East Sea.

As for the fact that the Golden Fiend Cloud Spirit was a demon, it was completely unexpected for Su Ji.

The term "essence" refers to the essence of all things. In the eyes of many cultivators, the cloud essence was at most corrupted by Yin energy, which is why it changed its nature and became an existence that is hostile to everything.

If the Golden Fiend Cloud Spirit itself is actually a demon, then this name needs to be changed.

The guardians quickly provided an explanation.

"There were eight divine-level demons who stormed into the blessed land. One of them, knowing that he would have little chance of survival, chose to seek life by merging with the blessed land, and eventually became that indiscriminate golden demon cloud..."

Just as the Qiu family cultivators ascended to a large-scale water vein spiritual realm, the divine weapon-level demon chose a blessed land of merging with the Dao, resulting in the appearance of a golden demon cloud that was left with only evil instincts.

You could say it was a success, after all, the existence of that golden demonic cloud is proof of that.

You could say it failed; driven solely by instinct, even if the Golden Demon Cloud encountered demons or evil spirits, it would still attack.

Moreover, it was precisely because of the existence of the Golden Fiend Cloud that the demon race dared not easily step into the southern region of the ruined immortal realm, allowing the remaining cultivators of the Golden Cave Sect living in the sea to avoid many dangers.

Su Ji felt a lot of hostility towards demon races like the Snow Mountain Bear Clan. They had betrayed the Golden Cave Sect and then the evil spirits, and their integrity had plummeted to rock bottom.

Originally, the gods and cultivators were planning to curry favor with some of the demons at the Snow Mountain Trade Fair, and try to befriend as many of them as possible.

Ultimately, they were all cultivators from elsewhere; these demon races were the native inhabitants of the ruined cave.

However, from the moment Su Ji encountered the disciples of the Golden Cave Sect, his attitude towards the Snow Mountain Bear Clan and other demon clans should have changed...

These matters will certainly be reported to the major powers upon our return. The most important task now is to uncover more secrets within the ruined immortal realm.

So Su Ji continued to ask: "Of the eight divine weapon-level demons, apart from the one who transformed into the Golden Fiend Cloud in the Dao-Harmony Cave Heaven and Blessed Land, did the other seven survive?"

"How many demonic beings of divine weapon level are still within this blessed land?"

Logically speaking, due to the decline in the grade of the blessed land, the divine weapon-level demon should be greatly suppressed, or even be obliterated by the power of the blessed land.

However, just as a demon merges with the Dao and transforms into a golden demonic cloud, as long as one becomes part of a blessed land in this way, one will not be treated as an outsider by the blessed land.

Not to mention, if a demon is born from a blessed land, it is also considered a part of the blessed land, and may even become a god or immortal like the snow mountain bear demon.

Su Ji believes that the eight ancient demons who were at the level of divine weapons either died of old age or lost themselves in order to survive and merge with the Dao. What he wants to know more about is the information about the demons that were born in the blessed lands and grottoes afterward.

Unexpectedly, the two guardians actually provided an answer: "Currently, there are at least eleven demon lords at the Divine Weapon level within this blessed land!"

Upon hearing this, even Su Ji couldn't help but show surprise. Eleven divine weapon-level demons meant eleven spiritual vein monsters and the combat power of the Golden Fiend Demon Cloud.

Fortunately, judging from the guardians' descriptions, most of them should have already merged with the Dao and lost their sense of self; otherwise, the demon race would never have had the idea of ​​rebellion.

As expected, Su Ji learned more about the inside story as the guardians recounted their tales.

Initially, the blessed land was at a medium level. Although the demons were still powerful, some of them began to age.

After the first Divine Weapon-level Demon Lord died of old age, the Demon Lords began searching for a way to survive, but this took them a great deal of time.

With the death of the second demon, the demons could no longer bear the approaching death and joined forces to sacrifice a powerful demonic artifact, opening a breach in the southern part of the blessed land.

However, even after more than a thousand years, there was still no movement from the outside world. A demon tried to leave the blessed land, but it was killed by the power of the great formation that was activated on its own before it got very far.

Subsequently, the demons began to try various methods to survive, until one of them merged with the Daoist grotto-heaven and transformed into a golden demonic cloud, at which point the demons saw hope.

Even if the Dao-Harmony Cave Heaven lost its self, it at least retained a glimmer of hope. The demons even believed that the Undying Demon Lord would eventually break free and come to rescue them...

And so, yet another demon lord merged with the Dao and became an Earth Demon Giant beneath the rift.

At that time, there was another demon preparing to merge with the Golden Stone Mountain Range, but the demon race suddenly made a move.

Over the past thousand years, although two new demons have broken through to the level of divine weapons, two died of old age, two were eliminated by the Dao, and one was killed by the great formation... leaving only three divine weapon-level demons, and the demon army is less than one-tenth of its former size.

The demon race sensed the demon's weakness and suddenly turned against him, joining forces to kill the demon who was attaining enlightenment in the Golden Stone Mountains.

After the demon's death, it affected the [Sexual Metal] divine beasts that had rebelled alongside him, causing the Iron Monkey and other divine beasts to transform into monsters filled only with brutal killing intent.

Thus, the demonic forces were confined to the southern part of the blessed land, which was then controlled by various demon clan factions...

Listening to the guardians' stories, Su Ji was deeply moved, but a question still arose in his mind.

Eight divine weapon-level demons plus two demons who broke through to the demon rank should make a total of ten. Two died of old age, two were merged into the Dao, and one was killed by the great formation, so there should be five left instead of three.

At this moment, Su Ji suddenly thought of the six White Tiger Divine Pillars he had seen not long ago, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

The White Tiger Divine Pillar not only contained the power of incense and prayers and the aura of supernatural abilities, but also a golden aura of malevolence, which is why he immediately sensed something strange about it.

"When the demonic army attacked this mountain, not only did they fail to kill the Golden Cave Sect cultivators and civilians, but they were also suppressed and even killed by the six White Tiger Divine Pillars?"

Ultimately, although the cultivators of the Golden Cave Sect were betrayed by the demon race and hid inside the mountain to avoid evil spirits, they must have some trump cards up their sleeves.

When the demon army arrived at this place, the six White Tiger Divine Pillars must have played a significant role.

Moreover, judging from Mo Linglong's veiled remarks, there might still be Xuanxian Dao Fruits of the Golden Cave Sect in this dilapidated fairyland, and it cannot be ruled out that there are still immortals living in the world.

The guardians exchanged glances, their expressions complex: "Sun Guardian General, please join us in paying our respects to the Immortal Lord!"

Immortals are the last remaining strength of the Golden Cave Sect, and also the greatest force in the fight against evil spirits. However, just as evil spirits need blessed lands and grotto-heavens to achieve immortality, immortals, unless they cultivate into true spirits, also need blessed lands and grotto-heavens to maintain their longevity.

Su Ji was momentarily dazed: "There was no one else in the cave just now. Could it be that the so-called Immortal Lord is truly a Daoist grotto-heaven that has survived for more than ten thousand years?"

Logically speaking, all six White Tiger Divine Pillars are precious treasures. Since the disciples of the Golden Cave Sect have inherited them to this day, they must have sent people to guard them. If there is a so-called Immortal Lord sitting next to the six White Tiger Divine Pillars, it would make sense.

According to Mo Linglong, many Xuanmen sects had long suspected that the Golden Cave Sect's Immortal Dao Integration Cave Heaven and Blessed Land was the reason why the three minor Dao Fruits under [Xin Jin] could not be verified by anyone.

Moreover, unlike demons, immortals possess Dao fruits, and even when they merge with the Dao of Heaven and Earth, they still have the opportunity to maintain their self-awareness.

Since the guardians had instructed Su Ji to pay homage to the so-called Immortal Lord, Su Ji was prepared to communicate with this immortal from the Golden Cave Sect.

As expected, led by the guardians, Su Ji quickly returned to the plaza where the six White Tiger Divine Pillars were located.

As they crossed the plaza, one of the guardians explained, "Even if the Immortal Lord can maintain his self-awareness through the Dao Fruit, he still needs to prolong his existence through slumber."

"The last time the Immortal Lord was awakened was five months ago, and the time before that was twenty-three years ago..."

As instructed by the Immortal Lord, he must be awakened every thirty years, not only to see the newborn members of his clan, but also to allow the Immortal Lord to experience self-awareness...

Although now is not the time to awaken the Immortal Lord, it is precisely the time when they are in contact with cultivators from the outside world, so the Immortal Lord should naturally take charge.

As the two guardians chanted prayers and channeled the power of heaven and earth into the six White Tiger Divine Pillars, a vast aura slowly rose.

There are six white tigers on the six white tiger pillars. As a faint roar of a tiger was heard, the white tiger relief on the far left suddenly opened its eyes.

The two guardians immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Immortal Lord!"

Upon seeing this, Su Ji's expression changed, and he bowed deeply, saying, "Greetings, Immortal Lord!"

Judging from the aura of the white tiger, it is probably the power of a low-grade minor immortal technique. It seems similar to the Taibai Sword Shadow of the white-robed high cultivator of the Taibai Dragon Clan, but in reality, it is like an insurmountable chasm.

Firstly, the only thing revealing its aura is the relief on the White Tiger Divine Pillar, and it is only one of the six White Tiger reliefs.

Judging from the guardians' accounts, two demons of divine weapon level were missing. Su Ji guessed that those two demons had been suppressed by the six White Tiger Divine Pillars long ago.

"Um……"

As a soft, somewhat bewildered voice rang out, the white tiger relief's eyes regained some luster, and it even bypassed the two guardians, landing on Su Ji.

Su Ji immediately felt some pressure.

When he saw the six White Tiger Divine Pillars just now, he did have the thought of taking them for himself, but fortunately he was calm and restrained, so he did not rush to touch them.

Otherwise, even if they wouldn't be attacked for waking up this so-called immortal lord, they would still be looked down upon by him.

You should know that the disciples of the Golden Cave Sect generally only dare to live in the lakes known as the East Sea, so how could they possibly have the opportunity to discover so much information?

Clearly, it was this Immortal Lord of the Blessed Land of Harmony who, by using a portion of the land's authority, was able to uncover so much information about demons and monsters.

"The Minor Yin-Yang Method... the Spirit Guardian of Jinfeng County..."

The instant the Immortal Lord opened his eyes, he not only discerned the origin of Su Ji's profound skill, but also used the Dao Fruit to trace back everything that had happened nearby, learning the content of Su Ji's conversation with the guardians.

Furthermore, during the process of rewinding, the Immortal Lord witnessed Su Ji and Mo Linglong refining the Linglong Immortal Furnace.

"call……"

The Immortal Lord let out a soft breath, then revealed a hint of emotion: "More than 16,000 years have passed, and the Eastern Azure Emperor's grand formation has finally developed a flaw. Although we don't know if it's good or bad, we have finally made contact with the outside world..."

For many years, the cultivators and common people of the Golden Cave Sect have been like exiles. In the broken fairyland under the ancient formation, they not only have to avoid evil spirits, but also have to be wary of those two-faced demons.

These burdens are so heavy that even immortals find it hard to breathe.

Although the ancient array's cracks now only allow souls to pass through, they have at least reconnected with the mortal world, giving humanity in the ruined immortal realm a glimmer of hope.

It's not just about returning to the mortal world, but also about sweeping away the evil spirits in the blessed lands, subduing and even annihilating the rebellious demon race, and then restoring the blessed lands!
Thus, Su Ji became the first outsider cultivator that the Golden Cave Sect immortals came into contact with, and he revealed all the secrets about the demons within the blessed land without reservation.

It turned out that after the demons discovered the humans here, four demons of divine weapon level led a large army to attack. Even though immortals led cultivators to separate and block them, they still could not stop the demon army.

Fortunately, before this, the immortal known as the Immortal Lord had already merged with the blessed land and managed to lure the four demons into this place. He then mobilized the power of the blessed land and, with the help of the power of the six Golden Cave Sect's treasured White Tiger Divine Pillars, trapped the three demons in this square.

However, the three demons were not to be trifled with; one of them even managed to escape before the suppressing force could fully close.

So the Immortal Lord suppressed the two demons. When the other two demons saw the Immortal Lord in the cave mobilizing the power of the blessed land to fight back, they immediately led their demon army away.

Since this place was already the Immortal Lord's training ground, even though it had been exposed, the demon still did not make any rash moves.

Not to mention, two of the demons discovered the method to reach the blessed land of the Dao, one of whom became the Golden Fiend Demon Cloud, and the other became the Earth Demon Giant under the White Mist Rift in the West.

Subsequently, although three more demons broke through to the Divine Weapon level, they dared not make any rash moves because they were driven to the southern part of the Blessed Land by the demon race.

As for the so-called eleven divine weapon-level demons, there is one Golden Fiend Demon Cloud, six Earth Demon Giants who continued to merge with the Daoist grotto-heavens and blessed lands, and three demon leaders born from the grotto-heavens and blessed lands...

As for the last one, he is currently being suppressed by the Immortal Lord under the six White Tiger Divine Pillars.

It turns out that after the Immortal Lord suppressed the two demons, he had also considered using the power of the blessed land to kill them.

Unexpectedly, one of the demons was born in the same place as the Undying Demon Lord. Although he was only at the level of a divine weapon, he also possessed some immortal characteristics and called himself the Undying Demon King.

Although the Immortal Lord gained the upper hand with the help of the six White Tiger Divine Pillars, the Undying Demon actually took another demon as a Dao Fruit and merged into a blessed land, becoming a part of the blessed land.

As a result, even the Immortal Lord could only suppress the Undying Demon King with the help of the six White Tiger Divine Pillars. In order to prevent the Undying Demon King from escaping the suppression and to prevent people from being bewitched by the Undying Demon King, he had no choice but to move all the people away from this place.

"Using another demon as a Dao Fruit Integration Cave Heaven and Blessed Land?" Su Ji couldn't help but be surprised.

Immortals, by merging with the Daoist fruits and the blessed lands of the grotto heavens, gained the authority to exist forever and to mobilize a portion of the power of the blessed lands of the grotto heavens.

The demon does not cultivate the Dao Fruit, yet it is able to use another divine weapon-level demon as a medium to merge with the Dao Cave Heaven and Blessed Land, thereby retaining a part of its consciousness, which is truly unbelievable.

So much so that Su Ji felt a bit surprised and suspicious.

Both the Immortal Lord and the Undying Demon King have merged with the Dao in blessed lands. Has the Immortal Lord been influenced by the Undying Demon King?
(End of this chapter)