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

Chapter 21 The Power of the God of Wealth, The God of Wealth's Wishes

The biggest embarrassment for Su Ji after arriving in this world was his golden toad form.

The golden toad is essentially still a toad, with a lifespan of no more than thirty years, and its size is a major drawback, being only about two inches long.

Even the local earth god once said that the golden toad, being a minor demon, was naturally weaker than other minor demons and far inferior to major demons.

He had also considered whether to find a demonic cultivation technique that focused on physical cultivation, and he would be content if he could reach the level of a lesser demon.

After all, as the most intelligent of all beings, humans are only small demons in terms of size.

However, it's also not good if the toad is too large, as it not only requires more food but may also frighten people.

Yan Tianchou's suggestion hit the nail on the head, resolving Su Ji's awkward situation from another angle.

【Golden Toad Transformation】It is not impossible for a piece of metal to be transformed into a living golden toad.

If even perfecting the [Golden Toad Transformation] doesn't work, then thoroughly comprehend the subtle mystery within the dream toad; then you will surely succeed.

Su Ji immediately adopted the suggestion: "Immediately prioritize the task of perfecting the [Golden Toad Transformation]!"

This task is not unfamiliar; the only difference now is that "minor success" has been changed to "complete success."

Then, a new problem arose.

Yan Tianchou revealed the results of his deduction: "If we want to deduce the [Golden Toad Transformation] to perfection in a short period of time, even with the Dream Golden Toad as a reference, we will need at least 3,800 units of computing power."

"At this time, the mixed wealth and power of the two villages can still be converted into more than 1,600 units of computing power, with a shortfall of 2,200 units of computing power."

"Currently, I can mine nine units of computing power per day, and the incense offerings made by the Zhang family mother and daughter each month are expected to provide seventy-two units of computing power..."

"If we exclude the divine power whose conversion rate is unknown, it will take more than six months to fully develop the [Golden Toad Transformation] technique."

The Zhang family mother and daughter offer incense to the golden toad twice a day, morning and evening, with most of the offerings and prayers provided by Zhang Xiaolian.

"About six months..." Su Ji could still accept this result.

However, this also means that for the next six months, Yan Tianchou will have to spend most of his time exploring his own aspirations.

As for going to other places to absorb mixed wealth and spiritual power, it would not only be difficult to do, but would also easily arouse suspicion from the gods in various places, after all, Su Ji was just a day-tripping spirit soldier from the two villages of Dong Sang and Xi Sang.

Therefore, Su Ji could only hope that the divine power would be of great use. In addition to the monthly divine power stipend, there should also be some divine power rewards for the ghost case.

By this time, the Earth God had already acquired a considerable amount of silver from several spirit soldiers, paying only with some divine power.

For some magical weapons, divine power can not only be used as currency among gods, but also has many other magical uses.

Some people can use divine power to unleash even greater supernatural abilities, some can use divine power to summon the avatars of true gods, and some can even use divine power to extend their lifespan in the afterlife...

As a high-level cultivator of the Dongxuan realm, the Earth God did not value divine power as much. Seeing that Su Ji also wanted to exchange some divine power, the Earth God immediately agreed to the deal.

So Su Ji exchanged five taels of silver for twenty strands of divine power.

Divine power can be stored in [talismans]. Yan Tianchou inadvertently tasted a wisp of it and was immediately given a hint.

"Divine power is the currency among gods; it is pure and precious, and should be considered top-grade computing power."

"However, a wisp of divine power is far too little; it can only be converted into three units of computing power."

"Based on the calculation of thirty strands of divine power per month, the time required to perfect the [Golden Toad Transformation] can only be shortened to five months."

Upon hearing this, Su Ji couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Ultimately, it is because the gods value money too little and divine power too much, far exceeding their intrinsic worth.

"The divine power that the Day Wandering Spirit Soldier gains each day is only equivalent to one-third of the computing power that the Celestial Strategist extracts each day..."

For Su Ji at this moment, exchanging money for divine power was too much of a loss; exchanging divine power for money was the most worthwhile deal.

"Golden Toad—"

At this moment, the local earth god suddenly found Su Ji with something to say and pointed to the ten taels of silver, saying, "In the case of the haunting, the Zhou family in Dongsang Village and the Li family in Xisang Village both died of fright. Now that I have received this money, it is time to give their families some compensation."

Logically speaking, only those injured or killed in the line of duty should receive compensation. The fact that the local deity could transcend the realms of the living and the dead to bestow five taels of silver upon each of the two families is already a great act of kindness.

Su Ji had no reason to refuse and immediately said, "It is truly a blessing for the people of Dongsang and Xisang villages that the Earth God has such a benevolent heart!"

The two spirit soldiers standing nearby also praised it highly. Then, the spirit soldier in the middle said somewhat embarrassedly, "The Earth God's actions are righteous, so I can only keep to myself. Please ask the spirit soldier who travels by day to help me deliver the five taels of silver that belong to me to my home."

Most spirit weapons exchanged silver for divine power, but the Zhongliu spirit weapon was the exception.

Su Ji's heart skipped a beat, and then he nodded and said, "I wonder where the Zhongliu Divine Spirit Army is located. If it is too far away, we may have to wait for some time!"

Under Yan Tianchou's arrangement, Su Ji's cultivation plan was packed, and the matter entrusted to him by the Zhongliu Divine Soldiers could only be done on his way out of town in the future.

Zhongliu Shenlingbing was surprised that Su Ji agreed so readily, and then said with great emotion, "Day Wandering Shenlingbing is very thoughtful..."

Seeing that Zhongliu Shenlingbing was being incredibly pedantic, the Earth God shook his head and smiled, "Golden Toad, Zhongliu Shenlingbing is from Xisang Village. Help him out when you have time these next two days." Su Ji readily agreed. He had just used the [Golden Toad Transformation] technique today, so the matter of giving money could only be discussed tomorrow.

The only exception is that the money is temporarily stored in the Zhang family's storeroom, and tonight it's time for Zhang Xiaolian to deepen her impression of the golden toad spitting out money.

……

Early in the morning, Zhang Xiaolian heard her mother's exclamation, and her little brain immediately clicked: "The divine toad left our house yesterday and hasn't returned yet?"

Zhang Xiaolian was stunned for a moment, then immediately threw off the covers and ran out, only to find the golden toad sitting peacefully on the altar, which made her secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Turning her head, she suddenly noticed that her mother, Zhang, was cautiously looking out the window, her right hand hidden behind her back as if she were holding something.

Then, Zhang Xiaolian saw her mother, Zhang Shi, begin the worship. When the mother and daughter were facing away from the door, Zhang Xiaolian finally saw the golden light in her mother's hand.

"Gold!"

From childhood to adulthood, Zhang Xiaolian had touched silver, but had only ever used copper coins; she had never even seen real gold.

Her certainty that it was gold stemmed not only from her mother Zhang's behavior but also from the fact that the mythical golden toad had walked out of the courtyard in front of her the previous night.

"The golden toad has spat out money again, and it's gold!"

All day long, Zhang Xiaolian was immersed in a state of amazement. She even had some doubts: "Did the gold come out of the mouth of the divine toad, or was it 'golden juice' that the divine toad excreted?"

The pronunciations of "gold" and "gold juice" are similar, but they are completely unrelated.

Upon hearing this, Zhang was both amused and exasperated. She had just become a Night Wanderer and could still recall some details of her dreams with the help of the Dream Jade. How could she allow Zhang Xiaolian to wrongly accuse the Golden Toad like this?

"Xiao Lian, how can you be so disrespectful to the divine toad!"

Zhang Xiaolian then abandoned her wild ideas and, together with her mother Zhang, offered sacrifices to the divine toad again, thus putting the matter behind them.

Fortunately, Su Ji was cultivating while traveling at the time, otherwise he would definitely have looked miserable.

Experiencing the golden toad spitting out money in a dream is nothing unusual. If Zhang Xiaolian were to actually visualize the scene of the golden toad pulling out "gold," even if he didn't do it himself, he might be able to empathize with it when his consciousness entered the dream's golden toad.

As for the one tael of gold worth fifteen taels of silver, it was not his own intention, but rather something the local earth god entrusted him to give to the Zhang family mother and daughter.

The reason is very simple: Zhang Xiaolian's real dream allowed the lame demon to survive to the end, which enabled the interrogation to uncover the existence of the "black money," and the one or two taels of gold should rightfully belong to Zhang Xiaolian.

In the afternoon, Su Ji, during a break from his cultivation, also ate some "melon" at Yan Tianchou's suggestion.

Last night, after he took the "black money" left by the previous local deity, he still left some indelible traces, and the Wu family naturally noticed the abnormality.

However, they did not suspect outsiders, but rather suspected their own people of stealing the gold and silver.

As a result, the Wu family first locked themselves in their room and made a huge scene. Then, not only were some people injured, but the disturbance even reached the Wu family cemetery.

Among the Wu family members kneeling on the ground, some wept bitterly, while others swore solemn oaths to their ancestors…

Although the villagers didn't understand what had happened, they still managed to witness a spectacle.

While enjoying the melon, Su Ji couldn't help but give up on the third place containing golden energy.

Besides the fact that he had already found the "dirty money," it was also related to the fact that this place was the Wu family's ancestral grave. He didn't want to dig up the grave for some metal burial objects.

Su Ji even made a special trip to the riverbank, where the gilded bronze bull's head, nestled among the reeds, remained perfectly still in the earth, just as it had always been.

Then he began to think about what he needed to do that night.

Tonight I'm going to deliver money to three households, one in Dongsang Village and two in Xisang Village.

However, even with its immense strength, the golden toad couldn't carry so much silver at once, and making multiple trips would be too time-consuming.

Just then, Yan Tianchou made a suggestion: "We can cut three gold beans of corresponding value from the gold according to my calculations."

Su Ji countered, "The gold beans worth five taels of silver are less than three qian and four fen. They don't check the altar as often as the Zhang mother and daughter do. If they overlook it, it's fine, but what if a guest discovers it and takes it?"

Yan Tianchou replied, "We can use the Dream Spirit Jade to enter the dreams of the three families. As long as they can remember the word 'gold,' they will definitely pay attention to it after they wake up."

Su Ji smiled, then brought up another matter: "Yan Tianchou, if the legend of the golden toad spitting out money were to spread again in the East and West villages, how much computing power could we gain?"

Before Yan Tianchou could answer, Su Ji asked with some excitement, "If the people of Jinfeng County worship the Golden Toad as the God of Wealth, how much computing power can they gain?"

As Su Ji got more excited, he said, "If everyone in the secular world knew about the Golden Toad, the God of Wealth, how much more calculating power could we gain?"

Everyone has dreams, and Su Ji is no exception.

Money can be exchanged for divine power, and divine power can be exchanged for money, but these are just the most ordinary transactions.

If one day in the future the golden toad becomes a true god of wealth, worldly wealth will naturally acquire divine power.

(End of this chapter)