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

Chapter 188 Prelude to the Great Battle, Protective Golden Bead

Previously, six months would have been just the time it took for Su Ji to break through to the advanced stage of the Cave Profound Realm.

However, once Su Ji reaches the advanced cultivation level of Dongxuan, he needs to accumulate even more cultivation and comprehend even more profound principles.

As a result, even after half a year of arduous cultivation, Su Ji's cultivation level remained at the early stage of the advanced stage of the Cave Profound Realm.

Fortunately, the amount of magical power does not affect the performance of mystical arts, so it does not have a significant impact on Su Ji.

During this time, Su Ji's Dao of Insight continued to progress steadily, and his Dantian had already reached the fifth level.

Because of Zhang Xiaolian's comprehension of the profound mysteries of Shaoyin Qi and Blood, and with the help of the [Resonance Factor] in the real dream, she reached the mid-stage of Bloodline Demon General, and was only one step away from the late stage of Bloodline Demon General.

Although neither the Path of Truth nor the Path of Bloodline significantly enhances Su Ji's combat power, they are crucial aspects of cultivation that cannot be neglected.

As for Su Ji's Dongxuan Dao, it has finally made great progress.

Following [Tongyou Xuanmen] and [Diyang Gongyong], [Diyang Zhizi] was cultivated to a superior-grade Xuan technique with the help of Yang Jun, while [Yinguang Yingdun] achieved a breakthrough in the real dream world of the underworld.

With four superior-grade profound arts at his disposal, Su Ji was no longer just considered invincible, but truly invincible in the mortal realm!
However, Su Ji's opponents now are not just worldly cultivators, but also a group of low-level immortals and gods, including the minor immortals and demons of the Golden Cave Sect.

These four high-grade profound arts, which are merely low-grade minor immortal techniques, even if they can be used flexibly and combined, can at most rival a few newly promoted minor immortals, and are difficult to compare with the minor immortals of the Bear Clan, the minor immortals of the White Tiger of Fengshan, and the evil immortals.

After all, Su Ji's true strength lies not in these four profound arts, but in the unorthodox path that has not yet broken through to the superior level.

During this time, although Su Ji was studying the Way of Deflection, he was comprehending it from multiple perspectives, including the Five Elements, the Four Symbols, Yin and Yang, and Qian and Kun, from low to high.

Just like a large tree that is bent over, if it wants to grow upwards, it first needs to spread its branches and leaves.

Fewer branches and leaves can allow growth, but it will definitely slow down later. More branches and leaves will affect the initial growth rate, but it will definitely be more vigorous later.

Su Ji clearly chose the latter. In fact, during the deduction of the Heavenly Calculation, once Su Ji comprehends all the mysteries of the Five Elements, Four Symbols, Yin and Yang, and the eccentricities of Heaven and Earth to a certain level, the [Eccentricity Profound Realm] will naturally break through to a high-grade profound art.

"The war will break out within the Golden Cave Sect's blessed land in July. Even if [Deviated Profound Realm] can't break through in time, it should be within a few days..."

This reflects Su Ji's confidence in his own foundation, and is also the result of the divination and deduction.

However, just as Su Ji continued his secluded cultivation, news suddenly came from Jushan: "The prelude to the great war to exterminate the demons is about to begin!"

July is the month when the demon race and the evil immortals join forces to exterminate evil spirits, but they still have one hidden danger to eliminate: the Golden Fiend Demon Cloud that roams the southern [metal element] divine beast region.

Jin Sha Mo Yun was the first demon to reach the Daoist Cave Heaven and Blessed Land, but he lost his self-awareness as a result and was full of malice towards all living beings he encountered.

Whether for future advances or for training purposes, a battle with the Golden Demon Cloud is inevitable.

Su Ji frowned: "This plan was initiated by the evil immortal Zixiu, and he only targeted the White Tiger Immortal of Fengshan, the Snake Clan Immortal of Beihai, and the Wolf Clan Immortal of Dayuan..."

"This battle is not only about annihilating the Golden Fiend Demon Cloud, but also about demarcating power. It is even possible that the Evil Immortal has long had his eye on the [Golden Nature] Divine Beast Clan."

The fact that Zixiu the Evil Immortal didn't invite the four lesser immortals from the Bear Clan, Fox Clan, Ape Clan, and Pheasant Clan suggests either that he sensed something or that he mistakenly believed the Bear Clan was secretly forming an alliance to win over the lesser immortals of the demon clan. This prelude to the extermination of the evil demons was likely meant to demonstrate the alliance stance of Zixiu and his four clans.

Moreover, although the [Golden Nature] Divine Beast is mad, it is not impossible for it to recover. If the Golden Fiend Demon Cloud dies and the [Golden Nature] Divine Beast can recover, then it will be another powerful army.

Even after the battle that killed the Golden Fiend Demon Cloud, the [Golden Nature] divine beasts remained frenzied. The materials contained in the bodies of these divine beasts were also quite valuable, and some of the precious materials were even useful to the lesser immortals.

Therefore, the outside forces led by Jin Yan Lingjun and Jinshan Sect had some ideas and prepared to participate in the battle to annihilate Jin Sha Mo Yun.

In addition to gathering information on the demons of the Hedao Cave Heaven and Blessed Land, the purpose of this battle is also to obtain some benefits from the [Sexual Metal] Divine Beast Clan.

Mo Linglong specifically asked someone to inform Su Ji of the news as soon as possible because she knew that Su Ji's golden toad clone needed the [metal element] spiritual material.

Yan Tianchou immediately said, "The Golden Toad Avatar is not far from the Great Perfection of the High Grade. If we can obtain enough special spiritual materials extracted from the [Spiritual Metal] Divine Beast, the path ahead will definitely be smoother!"

Su Ji currently relies entirely on the profound arts of the Dongxuan Dao in the Yin-Yang Realm. In reality, his cultivation as a Bloodline Demon General is useless, and he still needs the mechanical puppets and the Golden Toad clone from Qianbian Town.

"In that case, let's go!"

Su Ji has cultivated all four of his other profound arts to the highest level, except for his innate profound arts. He may not be able to deal with the Golden Fiend Demon Cloud, but he can deal with some [metal element] divine beasts.

Not to mention, Su Ji is not alone. All the major forces will send high-level cultivators to participate in this battle, which is not only a preview of the final battle, but also an opportunity to demonstrate the strength of the outside cultivators.

The prelude to the great battle is tomorrow, so Su Ji is not in a hurry. After giving Zhang Xiaolian some instructions, he headed towards Jinfeng County.

Not long after, Su Ji arrived at the Great Sun Spirit Realm. After giving a few instructions, Wang Meng, the Sun Guardian Spirit Soldier on duty, entered the Great Sun Spirit Realm.

It was nighttime, and the Earthly Yang Serpent King, exhausted from a day of absorbing the weather, was resting when he heard a voice transmission in his ear, and immediately got up.

"The Sun-Watching Spirit General has sent someone!" The one who notified the Earthly Yang Serpent Lord was none other than the Yang Lord of the Great Sun Spirit Realm.

Since the Earthly Serpent King suffered a loss and fell behind, he has also learned some social etiquette and his attitude towards the Sun Guardian General has changed drastically. He now truly regards the Sun Guardian General, the Golden Toad, as his "leader".

Therefore, the Earthly Yang Serpent King hurriedly went to help and quickly collected the nine top-grade "Earthly Yang Lotus Flowers" that Su Ji needed.

The superior-grade "Earth Yang Lotus" was cultivated by Su Ji using the superior-grade [Earth Yang Seed] in the Great Sun Spirit Realm. After it matures, it not only contains a huge amount of Earth Yang energy, but also has extremely strong defensive capabilities.

If Wang Meng, the Spirit Soldier of the Sun, were to collect the materials alone, even with the secret method taught by Su Ji, it would still take him more than half an hour.

With the help of the Earthly Serpent King, it only took less than a quarter of an hour.

So Su Ji nodded and smiled at the Earthly Yang Serpent Lord: "It's so late, Serpent Lord, you still took the time to help, thank you so much!"

Since Su Ji helped borrow the Lesser Yang Immortal Furnace from the Golden Mountain Sect, and then used the convenience of the Yin-Yang Realm Chain Restaurant of the Mountain God Temple to borrow an Old Yang God Seal from the Firebird Clan, the Earth Yang Serpent Lord has become increasingly enthusiastic.

"General Jian Ri, please don't stand on ceremony. Just think of that place where the Earth Sun Lotus is planted as your back garden, and I am the caretaker of that back garden. It would be a dereliction of duty not to help!"

It wasn't just the Yang Lord of the Great Sun Spirit Realm who advised and instructed them; after spending these days together, the Earth Yang Serpent Lord realized the gap between the two sides.

The Earthly Yang Serpent King has lived for over a thousand years, yet he only possesses a natal divine ability comparable to a low-grade immortal technique. Even this is not yet fully imprinted onto his spiritual body, making him far inferior to the previous generation of Bright Moon Spirit.

Su Ji has mastered one high-grade profound technique after another, seemingly invincible among mortals. However, if he were to comprehend a high-grade profound technique that combines Yin and Yang, its power would surely be stronger than the low-level divine abilities he has mastered!

According to Yang Jun, while a single-attribute high-grade mystic technique might not be as powerful as a low-grade mastery immortal technique, if two attributes are combined, it could potentially rival a low-grade mastery or even a perfect immortal technique.

In other words, there are still differences even among those who are invincible in the human world. If one achieves something, one is no worse than a minor immortal in a lower-level blessed land!
So much so that, regardless of whether Su Ji was a Xuanxian or a reincarnation of a Zhenxian, the Earth Yang Serpent Lord thought highly of Su Ji and even regretted that he hadn't given Su Ji enough treasures when they first met... After Su Ji took the Earth Yang Lotus from the Great Sun Spirit Realm, he made a special trip to Laifu Restaurant.

Since Su Ji brought down the Qian family's business association, Laifu Restaurant has become the number one restaurant in Jinfeng County. Subsequently, it opened branches in the surrounding areas with advanced technology and concepts, and even gained a place in Yuzhou Dazhen Mansion.

Su Ji came here for two reasons: first, to check on the situation of the Golden Toad's clone, and second, just in case, to archive the memories.

In fact, because the ruined fairyland of the Golden Cave Sect was fraught with danger, Su Ji had never forgotten to save his data in the Golden Toad clone. This was just a routine matter.

"The Earth Yang Lotus plus one percent of my cultivation should be enough..."

Indeed, Su Ji also left behind the Yin-Yang Great Circulation he had cultivated for over a year, carrying only one percent of his cultivation power.

Ultimately, for Su Ji, who treated mystical arts as ordinary means, the consumption of cultivation and magical power was not much. It was only because the Golden Cave Sect's dilapidated immortal realm was biased towards yin that he brought nine high-grade earth yang lotus flowers as reserves.

As for Yan Tianchou, he not only left a Yin avatar inside the Golden Toad's body, but also left avatars inside Su Ji's physical body, Zhang Xiaolian's real dream, and even the mechanical spirit beast he bestowed upon Zhu Nanshan. It can be said that he took the art of cunning to the extreme.

Once Su Ji was ready, he transformed into a blur and headed towards Chrysanthemum Mountain at the tail end of the White Rock Mountains.

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"In this campaign to annihilate the Golden Fiend Demon Cloud, in addition to the four lesser immortals, the Golden Flame Spirit Lord will lead his troops and ride the Golden Mountain Immortal Seal to provide support at any time. We, along with the elite armies of the four blessed lands, will guard the eight directions and do our best to suppress all the [Golden Nature] divine beasts!"

Mo Linglong was representing Qianbian Town at this time. Along with her, Qianji Laosou and Julong Daoren were also preparing to participate in the battle. Their goal was the [Xingjin] divine beast and this area containing a large number of mineral veins.

The place where the [Golden Nature] divine beast can be born has far more mineral resources than the Frost and Snow Hills, but it cannot be mined because of the Golden Fiend Cloud's presence, and it has long been coveted by many cultivators.

The white-robed high-ranking cultivator of the Taibai Dragon Clan was caught in a dilemma.

Although he possessed unparalleled combat power, he didn't have many followers, so he had no choice but to join other teams.

There are four squads involved in this prelude to the great battle: the Jinshan Sect squad, the Longshan Sect squad, the Qianbian Town squad, and the Jinfeng County deity squad.

Among them, Jinshan Sect and Longshan Sect are both major sects of the Xuanmen, Qianbian Town has Mo Linglong and Linglong Immortal Furnace, and Jinfeng County has the Jianri Lingjiang Jinchan.

With neither of the two major sects in the Xuanmen sect proving easy to choose, if the Taibai Dragon Clan joins the Jinfeng County side, their merits will be guaranteed; if they join the Qianbian Town side, the risk factor will be greatly reduced.

Just as the white-robed cultivator was pondering, a figure flew into the camp.

The white-robed scholar naturally recognized the Golden Toad, the guardian spirit of the sun. However, he suddenly realized that the Golden Toad seemed even more unfathomable today, perhaps because it had not shown itself for many days.

"Golden Toad is skilled in escape techniques, and his strength may have improved further. Joining the side of the gods in Jinfeng County is not a bad idea..."

Although our side was stronger in the prelude to this great battle, the Golden Fiend Demon Cloud was, after all, a demon of this world of Dao Integration. If it were to flee over, it would be best to avoid it as much as possible. The Golden Toad's escape technique would be of great use.

Therefore, after making his decision, the white-robed Gao Xiu personally went to the camp of the gods in Jinfeng County.

"O esteemed spirits, including the Sun-Watching Spirit General, the Judge of the Underworld, and the Day-Wandering Spirit General, may we join the Jin Feng County camp?"

For this battle, Jinfeng County specially dispatched the Judge of the Underworld. Although the Judge of the Underworld only possesses top-tier combat power, he can command numerous ghosts and gods to form an invincible formation.

However, in terms of strength and reputation, the Golden Toad, the Sun-Watching Spirit General, is stronger, which was the first thing the white-robed high-ranking cultivator mentioned.

"Oh?" Su Ji's position as the Sun-Watching Spirit General was merely a nominal one, so he looked at the Underworld Judge and the Sun-Wandering Spirit General, among other deities.

However, apart from some local deities, the rest of the gods knew the status of the Golden Toad, the guardian spirit of the sun, in the City God Temple of Jinfeng County, and instead turned their attention to Su Ji.

It should be noted that even the Earthly Serpent Lord lowered his status before the Sun-Watching Spirit General, and the City God treated him as an equal, let alone these deities who were merely spirit officials or spirit generals.

Su Ji couldn't help but smile at this. He had only come to help, but he hadn't expected to become the one making the decisions.

Su Ji nodded to the group, then turned to the white-robed cultivator and said, "Fellow Daoist Lu Lan is willing to join our side, which we naturally welcome!"

Qili Lake was originally called Luhu Lake, and this branch of the Taibai Dragon Clan all took Lu as their surname.

The white-robed cultivator, Lu Lan, breathed a sigh of relief. But after he came to his senses, he felt something was amiss and thought to himself, "Why has the Golden Toad brought me so much pressure after half a year apart?"

No matter what, Lu Lan was an invincible high cultivator of the Taibai Dragon Clan, yet she felt a faint sense of pressure from Su Ji, which naturally puzzled her.

Just as Lu Lan was racking her brains trying to figure it out, another figure suddenly landed outside.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Mo who has arrived!"

"Welcome, Fairy Mo!"

"Welcome, Master Mo Tiangong!"

Since Mo Linglong forged the Linglong Immortal Furnace, she has also helped the Jinshan Sect forge the Jinshan Immortal Seal, a low-grade but excellent immortal artifact. She has become incredibly famous, and the many gods in Jinfeng County are extremely respectful to her.

Mo Linglong simply nodded in acknowledgment, then flew to Su Ji and revealed a rare smile: "Fellow Daoist Golden Toad, tomorrow's great battle may be dangerous, so I'll entrust this immortal artifact to you for protection!"

As she spoke, Mo Linglong took out a bead that exuded a chilling aura. With just a slight activation, a barrier appeared around her.

Upon seeing this, the white-robed cultivator Lu Lan was startled: "A low-grade protective immortal artifact, based solely on the profound Dao traces it contains, is already considered an invincible defense. Truly worthy of being called Fairy Mo!"

Outside the world, such celestial artifacts might not seem like much; the Taibai Dragon Clan's treasure trove contains countless examples.

However, in this dilapidated fairyland, it is impossible to bring in any magical treasures from the outside world, making the immortal artifacts crafted here all the more important.

Yan Tianchou said, "A protective golden bead immortal artifact is equivalent to the invincible defense of the Third Elder of the Dragon Mountain Sect. With this, even if the Golden Fiend Demon Cloud were to attack, it would probably be difficult to break through it easily..."

The Golden Fiend Cloud's greatest strength lies not in its attack, but in the defense and survival capabilities brought about by its massive physical strength.

Otherwise, even if the white-robed cultivator and the dragon Taoist had used the sunlight from the Blazing Crystal Treasure, they would have had difficulty escaping from the Golden Fiend Demon Cloud.

At this moment, Su Ji didn't lack the protective immortal artifact, but this item was of great help to the entire team...

With Mo Linglong's kind intentions and the fact that she personally delivered it, Su Ji naturally did not refuse.

(End of this chapter)