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

Chapter 23 continues the planning, hidden dangers in the village.

Unnatural death refers to death that is not natural, including sudden death caused by suicide, homicide, or accident.

Apart from those who die peacefully without illness, most deaths are violent.

If one dies a violent death in their hometown, the local earth god temple, city god temple, or mountain god temple will take care of the matter in time, and no matter how unwilling they are, they will not be able to become a vengeful ghost.

If someone dies violently outside, two scenarios arise.

Firstly, they are discovered in time by deities such as the Day Wanderer and Night Wanderer, and temporarily detained in the local City God Temple's underworld. After their origins are clarified, they may even have the opportunity to return to their hometown.

Secondly, if no one discovers it, the soul may turn into a vengeful ghost, and if it does evil, it may be beaten to a pulp.

Su Ji, being a day-traveling spirit soldier, naturally knew these things, and in his dream, he told the parents of the spirit soldier Zhongliu about them.

"...Although your son died a violent death, he became a divine favored by chance. First, he served under the Night Wandering Spirit General at the City God Temple in Jinfeng County, and now he has come to the Land God Temples of Dongsang and Xisang Villages."

"Entrusted by your son, I now give you both a golden bean. After you wake from this dream, do not forget to offer sacrifices to your son every day..."

Some people believe that people who die young should not only not be buried in the ancestral grave, but also should not be worshipped.

Firstly, to avoid adding to the sorrow when going to the ancestral temple; secondly, to avoid aggravating the "sins" of those who died young; and some even fear that those who died young would become vengeful ghosts, harming their fellow clansmen through the bloodline and sacrificial connection.

Now, after the two elderly people learned of this in their dreams one after another, the dark clouds before their eyes finally dissipated, and they were able to see the bright truth.

After they wake up, even if they forget parts of their dreams, they can recall them by verifying each other's memories.

Seeing this, the divine soldier bowed again: "Day-roaming divine soldier, you've worked hard..."

Su Ji simply waved his hand. He had only sent one more dream, which was nothing compared to the suffering the two elderly people had endured over the years.

As for the two elderly people's professions, they also gave Su Ji some ideas.

The couple were old, but they looked old; in fact, they were not even fifty years old. In addition to helping the landlord raise silkworms in the spring and summer, they were also two experienced cooks.

If someone in a nearby village is holding an event, they will jointly book the banquet with their brother's family.

In the haunted village of Dongsang, two people died of fright. They were busy with various tasks, but fortunately, they escaped the disaster of the house collapsing.

The collapsed house was the place where Zhongliu Shenlingbing lived before his death. It was originally just a place to store pots, pans and other sundries. Many of them were taken away when the funeral banquet was held, so there was not much loss.

With this golden bean, repairing the house is just a side benefit; if you're feeling adventurous, you could even build a yard.

Su Ji didn't care about the uses of the gold beans; instead, he was reminded of things from his "childhood".

When he asked Yan Tianchou what foods he could eat, he received a home-style recipe book instead. Of course, that was just Yan Tianchou's way of lightening the mood, but it left a deep impression on Su Ji.

If he were to teach the recipe to the Li couple now, even if he could only replicate one or two parts of it, the couple would benefit greatly.

Most importantly, this showed Su Ji a second path to wealth besides silkworm farming.

Humans cannot live without clothing, food, shelter, and transportation. Silkworms correspond to clothing, and recipes correspond to food. If handled properly, Su Ji will surely gain a group of believers.

Yan Tianchou immediately listed numerous contingency plans and even suggested, "We can ask Zhang Xiaolian to help write the menu. If we have enough resources allocated, we can open a tavern or even an inn in Jinfeng City next month..."

Zhang Xiaolian's grandfather was a clerk in Jinfeng County, and her father had also served as a minor official in Jinfeng County. She had learned quite a few characters when she was young.

Furthermore, since Zhang Xiaolian, who experiences real dreams, would not forget what happened in her dreams, it became possible for her to copy the recipes.

With the plan in hand, Su Ji simply handed over the reins: "You do the deduction first, and then I'll find an opportunity to coax... persuade Zhang Xiaolian."

Su Ji really had no experience when it came to soothing children.

"Yes--"

After Yan Tianchou gave an affirmative reply, Su Ji left Xisang Village and went to the last house.

Before Su Ji could cross the river, an anomaly suddenly appeared in the vague perception of the Heavenly Soul. Zhang, who was patrolling the two villages, suddenly unleashed the power of the Night Wandering Spirit Soldiers!
The spirit weapon [talisman] does not have the ability to transmit messages, but the two villages of East Sang and West Sang are only so big. As long as the power of the [talisman] is unleashed, it will trigger the celestial souls of all the spirit weapons.

Clearly, Zhang must have encountered danger during the tour, which is why she used the power of the Night Wanderer Spirit Soldiers.

"From the direction of Baiyan Mountain Range, could it be the mountain lord of Baiyan Mountain Range coming to take revenge?" Su Ji was startled and quickly focused most of his attention on Zhang Shi.

Before the local earth god ruthlessly killed the Black Tiger Demon, Su Ji already knew the Black Tiger Demon's identity—a member of the clan of the Mountain God Spirit Lord of the White Rock Mountain Range.

Even if the Earth God killed the Black Tiger Demon while in the guise of a high-ranking cultivator, he might still hold a grudge against the Earth God temples of East Sang and West Sang villages.

If the Mountain Lord really comes to cause trouble, even with the Earth God present, things will become very complicated, since the Earth God really can't reveal the strength of a high-level cultivator.

As attention gradually focused, the scene of Zhang's power erupting became clearer, and the shadows of the tombs were also imprinted in his mind.

"The cemetery in Dongsang Village?"

The local people bury their dead in the ground, and the barren land near the White Rock Mountains becomes their burial ground.

The location where the Night Wanderer Zhang was situated was the same place where Su Ji was eating melons this afternoon, and it was also the third location where metal was buried—the Wu family's ancestral grave.

The Wu family, the clan of the previous Earth God, outwardly ran a silk business, but secretly amassed a fortune through illicit means. Su Ji, following the Earth God's instructions, unearthed this "ill-gotten money," causing chaos within the Wu family. In their quest to find the traitor, the matter ultimately led them to the Wu family's ancestral graveyard.

"Could it be that it's not the mountain lord of Baiyan Mountain causing trouble, but something left behind by the previous local deity?"

Upon realizing this, Su Ji focused his attention on the direction where he sensed the metallic object.

Beside the chaotic gravesite, a figure about five feet tall exuded a strong aura of malevolence. His face was blank, but his reddened eyes were particularly striking.

"It's a walking corpse!"

The appearance of walking corpses greatly reduces the possibility of the mountain god temple and the mountain lord causing trouble.

Walking corpses are mostly formed when a person dies and the body changes under certain circumstances.

If it's just the corpse of an ordinary person, its strength is average when it's first born. But if it was left by the previous local deity, it might not be so to be underestimated.

Fortunately, the previous local deity wasn't so ruthless. The walking corpse's limbs were chained together, and even after the coffin lid was opened, it couldn't completely break free of its restraints.

Zhang must have discovered the locked-up walking corpse during his patrol, and in order to notify the local earth god as quickly as possible, he proactively unleashed the power of his spiritual weapon, the [Talisman].

This means that Zhang is not in any danger at all. With such a commotion, the local earth god who is cultivating in the air is probably about to arrive.

"Phew..." Su Ji couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After the false alarm, Su Ji couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"It seems that the reason why this walking corpse suddenly appeared was because of the trouble caused by the descendants of the Wu family yesterday afternoon."

"They probably never expected that this commotion would bring out an ancestor. It's really a disservice to their ancestors!"

The fact that a walking corpse could be buried in the Wu family's ancestral graveyard must mean that it was one of the Wu family's ancestors.

The descendants of the Wu family had wronged their ancestors, but the local temple had discovered the hidden danger in advance, which naturally pleased Su Ji.

Immediately, Su Ji felt something strange.

If the descendants of the Wu family had woken up the walking corpse yesterday afternoon, the walking corpse might have been afraid of the yang energy during the day and dared not go out easily.

However, if the walking corpses had wanted to escape at night, they would have caused quite a commotion long ago, and it shouldn't have taken until now for Zhang to discover them.

Although Su Ji's physical body had transformed into a golden toad, this was still the wilderness, and he certainly couldn't risk leaving his body with his celestial soul and spirit. So he only kept his attention on the distance.

A few breaths later, the local earth god, who should have arrived at the Wu family's ancestral graves, failed to appear. Only a few spirit soldiers rushed over.

Su Ji was greatly puzzled: "Even if this walking corpse is trapped, the local earth god should have come down to give orders, but why is he nowhere to be seen now?"

When the Earth God was cultivating at a height of hundreds of feet, he had to change his position from time to time to avoid the strong winds. Su Ji's Heavenly Soul cultivation level was not very high, so he had difficulty finding the Earth God's location for a while.

Fortunately, just as Su Ji, in his golden toad form, was about to reach the Zhou family, the local earth god finally appeared at the Wu family's ancestral graves.

Su Ji was startled: "The Earth God actually captured a soul cultivator?"

After death, a person becomes a ghost. If, by chance, one obtains a cultivation method for the human soul, one can become a soul cultivator.

Immediately, Yan Tianchou deduced a conjecture: "After a person dies, the two souls of heaven and earth will gradually dissipate in the world. Even if one becomes a soul cultivator, it will be difficult to obtain the complete ability to sense the heavenly soul."

"Perhaps, when the previous land deity was captured, this soul cultivator did not sense any movement from the outside world and silently guarded the walking corpse until yesterday."

“The Wu family descendants caused a disturbance at the cemetery, which startled the soul cultivator. He must have guessed that something big had happened in the village, so he made a brief attempt to probe before fleeing.”

After a person dies, the local temples, mountain god temples, city god temples, and water temples will try their best to take away the ghost, ensuring the normal cycle of reincarnation of all things in heaven and earth.

Some ghosts cultivate soul cultivation methods, some cultivate profound cultivation techniques, and some even become human deities through faith.

Most soul cultivators and mystic cultivators attach themselves to gods, and if a position of divine favor becomes vacant, it can be filled immediately.

Last night, when the silver was distributed, all those who came were Xuan cultivators who could sense the two villages. The few spiritual soldiers who did not come were Soul cultivators with incomplete Heavenly Souls.

Of course, there are also ghosts who wander and cultivate in the mountains and fields. They are wandering spirits. If they do not do evil, they are fine. But if they do evil, they may be discovered by gods or cultivators...

This ghost cultivator was unknown to the spirit soldiers of the Earth God Temple. He must have been secretly trained by the previous Earth God. Now that his whereabouts have been exposed, it is only right that the Earth God captures him.

Now that the local deity has appeared, Su Ji doesn't need to worry too much and can continue to deliver the gold in his dream as planned.

However, he was just a slow-moving golden toad. Just as he arrived at the door of the Zhou family's house, the local earth god flew over with that unfortunate soul cultivator.

Su Ji quickly found a suitable place to rest, and then started chatting with the local earth god.

Only then did he realize that the soul cultivator who failed to escape was also an ancestor of the Wu family.

However, this soul cultivator was truly unlucky. Before the next spiritual soldier's lifespan was exhausted, his greatest backer, the previous Earth God, fell from grace.

(End of this chapter)