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

Since the destruction of the Golden Fiend Demon Cloud, the plan to launch a general attack on the demon's lair in July was postponed for five months due to the cultivation of the [Golden Nature] divine beast and the forging of giant armor.

For the creatures living in this blessed land, they've waited tens of thousands of years, so five months won't make a difference.

For the visiting monks, five months was not just a strategic delay, but also a demonstration of responsibility to every participant in the war.

If given the opportunity to improve their own strength, they will certainly do their utmost to ensure that their casualty rate remains at a minimum during wartime.

This time, the Golden Flame Spirit Lord was still in charge of the battle command, but the troops available were not as simple as the four squads before. In addition to Longshan County, Gushu County and Jinfeng County in Yuzhou, there were also various forces in Baiyan Mountain Range, as well as gods and cultivators from all over Lunzhou.

When Su Ji arrived at Jushan, the Golden Flame General guarding the place was conducting an inspection, not only to arrange troops but also to eliminate any possible spies from the Demonic Cult.

Lunzhou has a total of eighteen counties, and the support provided by each county is almost the same as that provided by the gods of Jinfeng County. The only difference is that Jinfeng County has the additional power of the Taibai Dragon Clan.

Indeed, even a highly skilled cultivator like Su Ji, who can be considered invincible, is not uncommon in other counties.

According to statistics, there are nine unparalleled high-level cultivators in the eighteen counties of Lunzhou. Some are elders from the Xuanmen sect, while others are talents specially trained by the divine system.

The elders of the Xuanmen sect, needless to say, are all first-tier Daoist figures like the Third Elder of the Longshan Sect. This great battle is to get a share of the spoils from the Jinshan Sect. They are Elder Tongling of the Guzhong Sect, Elder Tiefeng of the Binshan Sect, and Elder Wenxiu of the Hongshan Sect.

The talents specially trained by the pantheon are like the local earth god Zhang Gong, who, after acquiring certain abilities, choose to join the pantheon's immortal seed cultivation program.

However, it's not surprising that those from the divine lineage are all highly cultivated over many years and possess invincible combat power in the mortal realm. Most of them cultivate the mysteries of the earth, but what really caught Su Ji's attention were the two gods who cultivated the mysteries of wind and thunder.

Wind is the breath of heaven and earth, and also one of the eight trigrams. It is not only difficult to cultivate, but also has a very rare lineage. Feng Chiling can cultivate to an invincible high level, which can be called a genius.

The path of thunder is an extremely domineering path. Even in the Xuanmen (mystical sects), most of the time, the power of thunder is borrowed through talismans, altars, and other means. Su Ji witnessed Zhu Nanshan inviting the Thunder God to kill the walking corpses of the Wu family.

This invincible high-level cultivator, Shangting Lingjiang, who cultivates the path of thunder, is also a candidate for the Thunder Department's Spirit Lord. Once a position is available, he will have the opportunity to immediately become a Spirit Lord specially appointed by the Thunder Department to be summoned by humans.

As for the gods and cultivators at the level of ghost generals and ghost kings, there are more than a thousand of them, even more than the combined forces of the eight minor immortals of the Golden Cave Sect's blessed land.

Ultimately, the Golden Cave Sect's blessed land is merely a remnant of the Golden Cave Sect, and the eight lesser immortals are a force at the top of the food chain.

The fact that the Lesser Immortal Alliance has an army of eight or nine hundred is largely due to the fact that the souls of cultivators from blessed lands and grotto-heavens can live longer by relying on the Lesser Immortal Daoist Temple, thus allowing them more time to improve their cultivation.

This is also why the eight little immortals did not put up a stubborn resistance; it is also the truth that the evil immortal Zixiu fabricated history to "whitewash" his past.

Ultimately, even if immortals and gods find it difficult to enter the blessed land of the Golden Cave Sect, they can still send out enough cultivators.

Moreover, the current situation is under the protection of the Golden Mountain Sect; otherwise, Xuanmen and independent cultivators from surrounding states would come here to seek opportunities, and the number of cultivators would easily reach tens of thousands.

"A war of this scale is nothing more than a blessed land of the Golden Cave Sect. Just think back to the war caused by the Undying Demon Lord's invasion of three states, how awe-inspiring it must have been..."

At that moment, Su Ji suddenly saw a familiar figure.

"The Tiger King of the White Rock Mountains has actually come too!"

The Tiger King did not come in its true form, but in the form of a Heavenly Soul Spirit. Its aura was in no way weaker than that of the nine newly arrived invincible high cultivators.

After the Monkey Demon King incident, the Tiger King easily killed the Pig Demon leader, allowing Su Ji to witness the terrifying power of this invincible bloodline demon king. This also triggered the memories within his bloodline, which helped him awaken his Soul Spirit.

Su Ji knew at that time that this tiger king had not only cultivated its bloodline to perfection, but had also lived for more than two hundred years by using cultivation methods.

Among humans, even the most advanced cultivators at the Qi Refining stage can only live for a maximum of two hundred years.

Su Ji had long suspected that the Tiger King's ability to live for over two hundred years was either due to consuming some rare and precious herb that could prolong life, or to cultivating a true spirit and becoming a true immortal.

Like the True Immortal of the Golden Cave Sect, she has not only protected the Jade People Clan for tens of thousands of years, but is also proficient in refining elixirs, magical artifacts, and making incense, and is herself a Mystic Immortal.

The Tiger King has lived for over two hundred years. Even if his talent in the Cave Profound Realm is poor, he can still reach a certain level through long-term accumulation. It is normal that he is an invincible high cultivator.

Moreover, Jushan is the tail end of the Baiyan Mountain Range, and the ancient immortal demon lord was suppressed under the Baiyan Mountain Range, which gave the Tiger King's appearance a great deal of legitimacy. Even the Jinshan Sect and the Golden Flame General dared not say anything.

When Su Ji's gaze fell on the Tiger King, the Tiger King seemed to sense something and turned its head to meet Su Ji's gaze through its keen eyes.

"This person looks somewhat familiar..."

After the Tiger King finished consuming the pig demon leader's internal organs, which contained the spirit, he came to a large rock to groom his fur and happened to meet a group of gods, including Su Ji.

However, back then, Su Ji was just a nobody who wasn't even a Dongxuan Mage. In just one or two years, Su Ji became the Jianri Lingjiang of Jinfeng County. Moreover, half a year ago, he demonstrated his mastery of three high-grade Xuan techniques, becoming an existence that could not be ignored.

As a result, even the Tiger King, a being who commands all demons, heard of Su Ji's reputation half a year ago and, with the explanation of the Mountain God and Spirit Official, connected him with that previously insignificant little cultivator.

Upon seeing this, the Night-Roaming Spirit General of the Mountain God Temple nearby couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, would you like to go and meet this Golden Toad Spirit General, who seems to be a reincarnation of a celestial general?"

Because of the Black Tiger Demon, the Mountain God Temple Night Wanderer and the Earth God Temple had a feud. The later Monkey Spirit King case was closely related to this, and even the Battle of the Great Sun Spirit Realm was partly orchestrated by the Mountain God Temple Night Wanderer.

However, Su Ji at that time had an unstoppable momentum to soar to the sky. Later, when the City God Temple failed to borrow the Firebird Yang Fire Wonder Treasure, Su Ji intervened with the help of the Yin-Yang Realm Chain Restaurant. The Firebird Clan then relented. In addition to the help of the Mountain God Temple Spirit Official, the Day Wandering Spirit General and the Night Wandering Spirit General also gave him face.

Among them, the Night Wanderer Spirit knew he was in the wrong and wanted to ease the tension through that incident, so that the Golden Toad, which was poised to soar to the sky, wouldn't hold a grudge.

This is a fact that even Su Ji had to admit: when a person is powerful enough, not only those around them but even their enemies will show goodwill. It can be said that the higher one goes, the more goodwill one feels.

This applies to individuals, forces, and especially nations. As long as you become so strong that other countries look up to you, you will be an insurmountable peak and benchmark.

So much so that before Su Ji even landed on Chrysanthemum Mountain, many cultivators had already come to look over.

"The Jianri Ling General from Jinfeng County has arrived. It is said that even the little immortal Zixiu greatly admires the Jianri Ling General's methods. In this battle to exterminate the evil spirits, the Jianri Ling General will surely shine even brighter!"

To prevent the plan from being leaked, only a portion of the gods and cultivators knew about the Immortal Master of the Golden Cave Sect. Most cultivators genuinely believed that the Little Immortal Zixiu was the sole inheritor of the Golden Cave Sect who had endured humiliation and hardship to survive.

"I've heard that Fellow Daoist Jin Chan is not only suspected to be a reincarnation of a celestial general, but he has also helped a certain true god establish a place of worship for the God of Wealth. Perhaps it won't be long before the Heavenly Court gains another deity!"

Although the number of Xuanxian (mysterious immortals) is limited due to their reliance on Dao Fruits, Zhenxian (true immortals) can obtain a considerable number by relying on their longevity, so many immortals are only in the state of scattered immortals, and even immortal generals may not necessarily obtain a divine position.

In people's view, the reason why the golden toad helped the God of Wealth establish a place of worship was because the God of Wealth promised to help the golden toad obtain a divine position after it became an immortal.

"It is said that Senior Golden Toad has mastered three high-grade profound arts, which is comparable to that of a minor immortal in a blessed land. Perhaps he can fight against that demon leader!" The cultivators all know that there are currently nine demons at the level of immortals and gods, six of whom are earth demon giants and three are demons born from blessed lands.

The six Earth Demon Giants gained top-tier or even invincible immortal weapon combat power because of the blessed land of the Dao Integration Cave. The three demons born from the broken immortal realm of the Golden Cave Sect are not all long-standing demons. Among them are powerful ones and those with decent strength.

This led the cultivators to believe that Su Ji had the potential to fight one of the weakest demons among them.

Su Ji simply smiled and remained silent in the face of the cultivators' discussions, heading straight for the command camp.

The command camp is located next to the newly reborn spiritual realm of Chrysanthemum Mountain. The Golden Flame Divine Soldiers stationed there can receive orders from the Golden Flame Divine General at any time. It is also the camp where the Golden Flame Spirit Lord deploys tactics.

Su Ji's strength is evident to all. Even if many cultivators want to befriend him, they have to consider their own abilities first.

Upon arriving at the command camp, one finds that the cultivators there are the elite of the elite. Some are reserved, merely nodding and smiling, while others readily stride forward. There are also those who have previously contacted Su Ji, hoping to take the opportunity to be introduced.

However, when the Tiger King led the Night Wanderer of the Mountain God Temple toward Su Ji, many cultivators immediately stopped in their tracks.

Ultimately, even among invincible high-level cultivators, there are still differences in skill level.

Some invincible cultivators have mastered high-grade profound arts, while others have cultivated low-grade immortal arts; some have more than one high-grade profound art, and some have even fused two high-grade profound arts into one, with a very large difference between them.

Tiger King, an invincible bloodline demon king who has lived for over two hundred years, revealed two high-grade mystical arts during the battle to exterminate evil spirits more than a decade ago. One was of the metal element and the other was of the wind element.

No one knows whether this is Tiger King's true strength, or whether Tiger King has made any progress in recent years. In any case, in the eyes of many high-level cultivators, Tiger King, with his Cave Profound cultivation level, can at least fight against a celestial soldier of decent strength.

It's not surprising that the Tiger King, who has cultivated for over two hundred years, could master these profound arts. However, Su Ji has only cultivated for less than two years and has already mastered three high-grade profound arts. No wonder many cultivators suspect that Su Ji is a reincarnation of a celestial general.

"Fellow Daoist Golden Toad, it's been a long time! Your cultivation has become even more profound!"

What the spirit general of the mountain god temple said at night was true. Others could not fathom Su Ji's realm, but his cultivation level could be discerned from his aura. After more than half a year, Su Ji had advanced from the early stage of the Yin-Yang Great Circulation to the middle stage.

Su Ji was aware of the Night Wanderer's overtures. Even though he still harbored some resentment about what had happened back then, he couldn't bring himself to retaliate against the smiling man, especially with the Tiger King present.

"Night Wanderer, how have you been?"

Su Ji's formulaic answer relieved the Night Wanderer Spirit General, who then smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Golden Toad, you are too kind... This is the Tiger King of my White Rock Mountain Range, who commands all demons. He has led over a hundred demons and ghosts to come and assist us, and has come here specifically to meet the renowned Fellow Daoist Golden Toad!"

In addition to the nine cultivator squads in Lunzhou centered around the invincible high-level cultivator, there are also the cultivator squads of Jinshan Sect, the squads of gods, demons and ghosts led by the Tiger King of Baiyan Mountain Range, the squads composed of Longshan Sect and Longshan County City God Temple, the squads of Gushu County and Jinfeng County including Taibai Dragon Clan, and the squads of Qianbian Town representing Dazhen Prefecture.

Finally, there was the central army, composed of the Golden Flame Spirit Lord and the divine cultivators of Jiuxiang County, totaling sixteen battalions and more than 1,800 gods, cultivators, and demons.

Among them, the strongest force was not the central army led by Jin Yan Ling Jun, but the Baiyan Mountains and Jinfeng County. The former gathered countless demons and ghosts from the Baiyan Mountains, which spanned over a hundred miles, while the latter included the Taibai Dragon Clan and the suddenly appearing Jian Ri Ling Jiang Jin Chan.

Before the battle began, no one could judge which of the two armies was stronger, but all cultivators had a consensus: the army led by Tiger King had a more elite force and more top and invincible experts in Jinfeng County.

Su Ji pretended to have just seen the Tiger King and smiled, saying, "So you are the Tiger King of the White Rock Mountains. I witnessed the Tiger King's magnificence when I was discussing matters with the Mountain God and Spirit Official!"

If Su Ji didn't have so many identities, it wouldn't be wrong to call the Tiger King "senior." But now that Su Ji is rumored to be a reincarnation of a true immortal and a celestial general, he naturally has to adopt a higher attitude.

Because of Su Ji's attitude, the Tiger King became even more convinced of his conjecture, and lowered his stance considerably: "I didn't know that Fellow Daoist Golden Toad had such a background back then, otherwise I would have definitely invited you to my cave for a chat. Now that we meet again, we are comrades-in-arms, so it's not too late..."

Given Tiger King's seniority, even the Third Elder of the Dragon Mountain Sect would have to address him as a junior. For him to call Su Ji "fellow Daoist" already shows that he has lowered his status.

Su Ji had long since honed a strong mentality, remaining calm and composed even in front of the Golden Cave Sect Immortal Master and the True Art Master, let alone the Tiger King, who was only suspected of cultivating a true spirit.

So the two of them began to talk at length in the command camp. Since the real battle was still two or three hours away, Su Ji and Tiger King even started to discuss philosophy.

This discussion began with the Golden Wind Canyon, exploring the mysteries of the metal and wind attributes without any attempt to conceal anything.

This caused many advanced cultivators who would otherwise have stopped to become interested, while others found a reason to get to know each other, and they all gathered together.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Golden Toad!"

"I've long heard of the name of the Sun Guardian General, and today I finally get to meet him!"

In fact, many high-level cultivators had already gathered for this great battle, but Su Ji arrived at the last minute because of his cultivation, leaving many cultivators with only two hours to get to know him.

Fortunately, this discussion gave many cultivators the opportunity to get to know Su Ji.

What surprised the advanced cultivators even more was that Su Ji not only spoke eloquently about the mysteries of metal and wind attributes, but also had knowledge of yin and yang, the four symbols, and even wood, water, fire, and earth. He could discuss these topics with every advanced cultivator who came.

Even though Su Ji's knowledge in other attributes wasn't particularly profound, he still had his own opinions and was able to continuously share his views.

As a result, many high-level cultivators became even more certain that only Su Ji, being a reincarnation of a true immortal and a celestial general, could have the time to comprehend so many profound attributes.

Even the Golden Flame Spirit Lord was somewhat envious of this Dao discussion, but unfortunately, he still had to devise tactics.

The discussion lasted for more than an hour before it finally ended. Many advanced cultivators gained something from it, and Su Ji himself benefited greatly.

Indeed, these highly skilled cultivators are all unparalleled in their respective fields, and finding one to discuss the Dao with is a matter of great luck.

It is only because of the battle to exterminate the evil spirits in the Golden Cave Sect's blessed land that more than a dozen invincible high cultivators and dozens of top high cultivators have come here, allowing Su Ji to take the opportunity to transform his accumulated knowledge into enlightenment.

"Most of those who come are highly skilled cultivators who cultivate the metal element. I'm afraid that in just a few days, I will be able to cultivate a superior-grade profound technique that deviates from the metal element!"

Su Ji had been in contact with Mo Linglong, who cultivated the metal element, from the very beginning, and had actually accumulated a great deal of knowledge long ago.

In addition, Su Ji gained a deeper understanding of the earth and wind attributes. This discussion alone made his cultivation level improve in many ways.

Even the local deity Zhang Gong, through Su Ji's connection, participated in the discussions among these invincible high-level cultivators and gained quite a bit.

Many cultivators could only look on with envy.

Ultimately, even among those at the same level of cultivation, there is a significant gap. By the time they realized they needed to squeeze in, there was no room left.

Fortunately, Su Ji noticed the regret on the faces of many cultivators and smiled, saying, "Fellow Daoists, this discussion has been too short. After this battle ends, we will surely have another discussion, in a much larger space with more time!" (End of Chapter)