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

When Su Ji entered the rift valley to investigate the traces of the demons, the eight little immortals were fighting the earth demon giant with the help of the cultivator army. In order to reduce casualties, they did not go to such extremes as to have the cultivator army desperately distract them.

So much so that when Su Ji returned to the ground, the most severely injured eight-legged earth demon giant only had two legs broken.

Upon receiving the news, Golden Flame Spirit Lord immediately faced a choice.

This news could be kept secret for the time being, and the eight little fairies continued to besiege the Earth Demon Giant without knowing the truth, at least managing to kill one or two of them.

If the news is spread immediately, the battle will definitely be affected. The lairs of the eight minor immortals may be stolen, and the drop in morale will be a minor issue. Some minor immortals may even leave the battlefield to protect their homes.

Fortunately, the rift valley is closest to the territories of the four minor immortals, including Zixiu Xiexian, so we can take this opportunity to weaken these four feigning partners.

Ultimately, the Immortal Lord and the True Daoist are the true survivors of the Golden Cave Sect, while the evil immortals and their ilk are nothing more than two-faced traitors.

However, Jin Yan Lingjun not only represents Jin Yan Shenjiang, but is also the commander of so many cultivator teams. If he knows that the evil demons are raiding his home and does not take better measures, even if it is the four minor immortals, including the evil immortal, who are in trouble, he will still suffer a lot of criticism.

Jin Yanlingjun thought of many things in an instant, but in the end, he still preferred to tell the truth.

If the demons were to attack the rear, news might arrive. However, the demons have not appeared since the start of the battle, which has aroused suspicion among the eight lesser immortals. Once they investigate, they will discover the truth...

At this moment, Su Ji, worried about the Undying Demon King, made a suggestion: "Golden Flame Spirit Lord, the six Earth Demon Giants have been abandoned by the evil spirits, and their lair is located below the rift. Even if this battle ends, we can still come here to destroy them later."

"Whether it's the demons attacking the fairy's lair or rescuing the Undying Demon King, the consequences would be unimaginable. So I've come up with a compromise..."

Su Ji's method was also very simple: this battle was not so easy to stop, but because of the disappearance of the evil spirits, their strength far exceeded that of the six earth demon giants.

Therefore, a portion of the force can be diverted back to the lair, while the other portion continues to besiege the Earth Giant with the help of the Armored Divine Beast.

"This……"

Jin Yanlingjun knew that this plan was indeed a compromise, but it also had many drawbacks because it was too compromised.

As expected, when Golden Flame Spirit Lord informed the commanders of the eighteen cultivator squadrons of the news, some people raised objections.

"There are no demons beneath the rift, but there's no guarantee that they won't be hiding nearby. If we split up, the demons will swarm in and surround us along with the six earth demon giants!"

"If the demons rush straight to Little Immortal's lair, even if we go to support them now, the place will probably be devastated. It's better to continue besieging the Earth Demon Giant and deprive the demons of their greatest asset!"

"The demons haven't tried to rescue the Undying Demon King for so many years, so the chances of them doing so today are even slimmer. Besides, Master Zhenyi has quite a few Golden Cave Sect cultivators under his command, so they certainly won't stand idly by and watch the demons rescue the Undying Demon King!"

Clearly, these people had no intention of informing the eight little fairies of the news; they preferred the battle to continue.

Moreover, from their perspective, what they said is actually quite right.

However, Su Ji shook his head and said, "Everyone, I have supernatural powers that allow me to discern the direction of evil spirits. Judging from the traces underground, the evil spirits did indeed go eastward from underground."

"The possibility of an ambush is almost zero, given that flanking from both sides is less effective than assisting the six Earth Giants."

"The war has only just begun, and the demons probably haven't even reached the Little Immortals' lair yet. If we can provide timely support, we might be able to reduce our losses, and at the very least, we can gain more trust from the eight Little Immortals..."

"As for the Golden Cave Sect cultivators, it's best not to expose them for now. Once it comes to the point where they have to take action, the Evil Immortal Zi Xiu and his group might very well rebel directly!"

In this army of cultivators, although Su Ji's power was less than that of Jin Yan Lingjun, his influence was extremely high.

Furthermore, although only a small number of commanders initially raised objections, Su Ji's explanation led the vast majority of commanders to agree with his suggestion.

"Since Fellow Daoist Golden Toad has the ability to detect traces of demons, let's divide our forces!"

"Apart from the evil fairy, there's still a chance to win over the other lesser immortals. We really can't let this incident alienate them..."

"The demon probably didn't act before because it was afraid that the lesser immortals would interfere when it came to rescuing the Undying Demon King. But today, with all eight lesser immortals coming out, there is indeed a possibility that they might take the opportunity to rescue the Undying Demon King!"

Seeing this, the Golden Flame Spirit Lord immediately set the tone for the matter: "The troop splitting plan cannot be a simple one. At least half of the elite troops should assist the armored divine beasts in withdrawing from the range of the Earth Demon Giants' attacks, while the other half should return to defend..."

The cultivators' discussion seemed to last a long time, but in reality, it only took a dozen breaths to transmit their thoughts. By the time the lesser immortals learned of the news, it hadn't been long.

However, the fairies reacted in different ways after hearing the news.

The evil immortal Zixiu, the wolf clan little immortal, and the tiger clan little immortal were shocked, after all, their territories were closest to the demon. The bear clan little immortal and the snake clan little immortal were the most composed, one being in the far east and the other in the far north, so they figured the demon wouldn't cross such a distance...

Just as the invincible cultivators had guessed, the little immortals immediately lost most of their fighting spirit and even proposed to leave the battlefield and return to provide reinforcements.

In response, Jin Yanlingjun had already prepared a plan. He solemnly said, "Now that the demons have disappeared, no one knows where they are planning to attack. Rushing back to defend will only lead to falling into the demons' trap. It would be better to take advantage of the time difference of discovering the truth in advance and send troops to pursue the demons underground!"

Even if they split up and returned to their respective lairs, they could only defend four places. Even if they passed by the lairs of other minor immortals, they might still be caught off guard by the evil spirits.

Moreover, demons can deliberately ambush people on the road, and if a fairy is alone, she may die as a result.

Su Ji's suggestion was to follow the traces left by the demons underground. Even if they encountered an ambush, the main force would be led by four little fairies, so they would not be afraid to fight the demon army led by the three demon leaders.

Clearly, this plan was tailor-made for Su Ji, and Jin Yan Ling Jun and most of the commanders also trusted Su Ji.

"Will this golden toad guide us?"

In fact, the eight minor immortals were aware of the composition of the outside cultivators. Naturally, there was also the Golden Toad who had mastered three high-grade profound arts, and some minor immortals regarded Su Ji as a special agent sent by the outside world.

Zixiu the Evil Immortal had long believed that the Golden Toad was either a reincarnation of a celestial general, and hurriedly nodded, saying, "Time waits for no one, please lead the way immediately, Golden Toad!"

Of course, the pursuit of evil spirits requires more than just the four little immortals and Su Ji; some other cultivators are also needed to accompany them.

After determining that the four minor immortals to be divided into four groups were Zixiu Xiexian, Xiongzu Xiaoxian, Huzu Xiaoxian, and Yuanzu Xiaoxian, in addition to the four demon clan brigades led by the four minor immortals, Jin Yan Lingjun selected the elite Tiger King Brigade and Jin Feng County Brigade.

Su Ji, having already found the optimal route based on his previous explorations and calculations, took the lead and flew into the rift valley.

Soon, the array of insects came into view.

Zixiu Xiexian's expression changed slightly: "Insects are the most prolific cannon fodder of demons. We had already killed all the insect queens back then, so how come an insect queen has appeared again?"

Most demons are incapable of reproduction. The demonic insects that can reproduce are originally just cannon fodder, but their importance becomes apparent when the demon army is reduced to less than one-tenth.

Therefore, when Zixiu and his group of evil immortals rebelled and became demons, in order to prevent the demons from growing stronger, they deliberately wiped out all the insect queens.

Upon hearing this, Su Ji's heart stirred: "In that case, these are indeed the insects bred by the insect queen who came from the Chrysanthemum Mountain New Spirit Realm!"

That insect was quite a peculiar one, capable of self-reproduction in a tangible yet intangible soul state. After arriving at this blessed land and joining the demon army, it was like a rat that had fallen into a rice jar, multiplying into thousands of insects in just over a year.

However, most of the insects are only at the Ghost General level. Even the Ghost King level insects are only at the top-tier high-level cultivator level, and can only be considered cannon fodder in front of a group of cultivators.

However, Su Ji and his group's goal was not to wipe out the insect army, but to track down the demon army.

Even though the insects wanted to harass so many cultivators, Su Ji still had ways to deal with them.

"【The Mysterious Gate to the Netherworld】!"

During this pursuit, the four minor immortals could only manage to gather cultivators from their own clan at most. The Tiger Clan cultivators and the Jinfeng County cultivators could only be considered a hindrance. Fortunately, there was still Su Ji's [Tongyou Xuanmen].

Therefore, Su Ji took the lead and used the Mysterious Gate of the Netherworld, with two large groups of cultivators following closely behind. Just after all the cultivators had passed through, the second Mysterious Gate of the Netherworld was already in place. Seeing this, cultivators who had witnessed Su Ji's abilities were all taken aback, while those who had not were even more astonished.

Ultimately, most cultivators are lucky if they can master even one high-grade mystical technique in their lifetime. Most pursue either attack or defense, and very few cultivate high-grade mystical techniques used for travel.

Ignoring the astonishment of the cultivators, Su Ji focused entirely on tracking the demon's trail. Besides using his Lesser Thousand-Mile Eyes and Lesser Wind-Following Ears, Su Ji's greatest weapon was his Lesser Supernatural Nose.

As early as when Su Ji met Daoist Zhenyi, his spiritual senses were touched by the fragrance of the incense. Later, Daoist Zhenyi even gave him a piece of incense.

If it were just incense, it might not be enough to awaken Su Ji's sense of smell, but Su Ji has Zhang Xiaolian's real dream, and recreating the incense is just a matter of Zhang Xiaolian's whim.

As for cultivating the Lesser Supernatural Nose, it only requires a large amount of computing power, which is nothing for Su Ji, whose current computing power reserves exceed one million.

So, Su Ji used his little clairvoyance to discern underground traces and his little supernatural nose to detect the scents left behind by the demons during their actions, and quickly tracked them down to a distance of seven or eight miles underground.

Not long after, Su Ji suddenly stopped at a fork in the road.

Zi Xiu and his group of evil immortals couldn't help but change their expressions slightly, thinking that Su Ji's pursuit had been affected, and that every moment wasted could result in the loss of many lives.

At this moment, Su Ji breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The demons split up here. One part entered this passage. If I'm not mistaken, this passage leads directly to the Fengshan Tiger Clan."

The worst-case scenario is that the demons gather all their power to attack a minor immortal's lair, or head straight for the Golden Cave Sect's immortal master's dojo.

The fact that the demons split up actually dispelled Su Ji's worries and proved that the demons' appetite was indeed enormous.

Among the little immortals who followed was a tiger-clan little immortal, whose expression changed upon hearing this: "If I had known this would happen, I should have gone straight back to my clan!"

Clearly, the little tiger fairy felt that Su Ji's division of forces to pursue them underground had delayed its return to its lair.

Even the little fairy Zixiu couldn't help but shake his head at this. Although what the little fairy of the tiger clan said was correct, from the perspective of the big picture, the golden toad's method was still more prudent.

Therefore, the little tiger fairy was about to lead the cultivators into the cave.

"That's fine too!" Zixiu Xiaoxian thought of the large army of demons behind them, so he let Huzu Xiaoxian go. As long as Huzu Xiaoxian returned to the dojo, he could become a top-tier existence.

This is the power of the Small World Dao Fruit; it can be considered top-tier or even invincible within the Daoist temple.

The evil spirits deliberately lured the White Tiger Immortal General away, thus destroying his sacred site and then devising ways to surround and kill him...

Afterwards, the remaining three little fairies continued to follow Su Ji. About forty or fifty breaths later, Su Ji stopped at a fork in the road again.

"If I'm not mistaken, the demons have once again divided their forces, and their target should be the fox spirit's lair, Bailing..."

The fox fairy did not come along. Zixiu the Evil Immortal and the bear fairy exchanged a glance and understood.

Zixiu Xiexian said, "Our combat strength in other people's dojos is only so-so, and the little fox fairy didn't come... I'll go and help them out!"

At present, Zixiu Xiexian still needs to maintain his status as the orthodox Jinku Sect, so he naturally cannot disregard the overall situation at this time. In addition, the territories of the Ape Clan and the Bear Clan are next, so it is best for him to take action at this time.

However, Su Ji quickly added, "There are three main demons, and there should only be one more after this. However, there are still too many cultivators left. Why don't we have the Tiger King's brigade assist you in supporting the Fox Clan's stronghold, Bailing..."

After removing the Tiger Clan Little Immortal and the Child Cultivator Little Immortal, there are still the Ape Clan Little Immortal, the Bear Clan Little Immortal, the Tiger King Brigade, and the Jinfeng County Brigade. It wouldn't be a problem to have the Tiger King Little Immortal cooperate with the Child Cultivator Evil Immortal.

The Tiger King had no objections, after all, it also knew the true identity of the evil immortal Zixiu. Su Ji's actions were precisely to prevent the evil immortal Zixiu from secretly causing trouble. Perhaps in the grand scheme of things, it saved the Bailing Fox Clan, but it was possible that by letting things go, the disloyal fox clan would suffer heavy losses.

The presence of the Tiger King's cultivators not only helped the evil immortal Zi Xiu to restrain himself, but also better assisted the Fox Clan in dealing with the demons.

Zi Xiu Xie Xian had no objections, not only because Su Ji was the leader of this pursuit, but also because of his identity as the reincarnation of the "Immortal General".

Otherwise, even if it were an invincible high cultivator like the Tiger King, Zixiu Xiexian wouldn't have listened to him so easily.

So the ape fairy, the bear fairy, and the Jinfeng County cultivators continued on their way and soon arrived at another fork in the road.

At this moment, Su Ji's expression changed slightly: "The demons have actually divided their forces again. This suggests that another demon of divine weapon level may have emerged recently!"

Last time, Su Ji learned the details of the demon's combat strength from the Immortal Lord.

However, ever since the death of Jin Sha Mo Yun and the exposure of the Undying Demon King, Zi Xiu Xie Xian fabricated a story, which has led to many watchers outside the Immortal Lord's dojo. Su Ji was also afraid of alerting the enemy, so he did not see the Immortal Lord again.

Perhaps the demons also sensed the crisis, so they devoted all their efforts to cultivating a new demon lord within six months.

"Fortunately, we divided our forces into four lesser immortals, otherwise we really wouldn't have been able to cope!" The ape-clan lesser immortal's face darkened, and he led his subordinate cultivators to attack his own lair.

With the abilities of the little ape immortal, if he returned to the dojo, he could even unleash invincible combat power for a short period of time with the help of the dojo's blessing.

Therefore, only the little fairy of the bear clan and the cultivators of Jinfeng County continued to track them down.

Soon, Su Ji's expression changed slightly again: "This is bad. The demons are actually splitting their forces. Could there be a newly emerged demon lord?"

At this moment, there were no outsiders present, and the little bear fairy was taken aback: "If the demons divide their forces again, could it be that they truly intend to rescue the Undying Demon King!"

Splitting forces could be used to launch a surprise attack on Xiaoxian's lair, or it could be used to deliberately lure away pursuers and disperse their combat power.

Su Ji's expression darkened upon hearing this: "In that case, perhaps the demons who split up their forces are just a decoy, and all the demons at the Immortal Soldier level are heading towards the Immortal Lord's dojo!"

The little bear fairy couldn't help but sigh: "If that's really the case, once I realize there's nothing wrong with the snow mountain, I will definitely go to the Immortal Lord's dojo to deal with the demon!"

Even though they guessed the truth, the little immortal of the bear clan still couldn't let their lair be attacked, so they had to put the Immortal Lord's dojo in a secondary position.

Su Ji pleaded, "There's no need for that. Our Jin Feng County cultivator brigade and the Snow Mountain cultivator brigade can go to the rescue. Please come with me to the Immortal Lord's Dao Temple first!"

Even if there really is a demon attacking the snow mountain, the two groups of cultivators, once they form their own battle formations, are not incapable of fighting it.

Seeing the determination in Su Ji's eyes, the little bear fairy could only nod in agreement.

So, the group split up again. Two large groups of more than two hundred cultivators went from the cave to the snow mountain, while Su Ji and the little bear fairy went towards the Immortal Lord's dojo.

As they parted, the local deity Zhang Gong earnestly advised Su Ji, "Take care of yourself and don't lose your life because of this!"

Lu Lan, a high-ranking cultivator in white robes from the Taibai Dragon Clan, also transmitted his voice: "If all three demons attack the Immortal Lord's dojo, whatever you do, do not enter the center of the battle..."

Even the aftershocks of a battle at the level of immortals and gods are not something that invincible high-level cultivators can withstand.

Some of the deities in Jinfeng County were also worried, after all, Su Ji was still the leader of the Great Sun Immortal Realm and the Bright Moon Immortal Realm, and he couldn't afford to have anything happen to him here.

However, Su Ji was far more confident than others thought. Not only had his combat strength increased significantly recently, but he also had some trump cards up his sleeve.

First, there's the protective golden bead that Mo Linglong once gifted me, and second, there's the Immortal Lord's golden energy that I've never used...

"If this battle is unavoidable, then let us fight it. Do not worry too much!"

Su Ji turned back with a smile, then rushed towards the Immortal Lord's dojo together with the little bear fairy. (End of this chapter)