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

From the moment Su Ji accepted the bet, he had the idea of ​​spreading the faith of the Soul Spirit Emperor. The challenge from the Ghost Immortal Ji Ren only delayed this matter by five days.

Su Ji's victory over Ji Ren further enhanced his reputation, making it understandable that he would be invited by the Heavenly Court's envoy.

Mo Linglong, however, saw through some clues and said, "Fellow Daoist, spreading the faith of the Soul Spirit Emperor does not affect the Five Emperors, but it is still a foreign faith after all. This trip to the Heavenly Court is probably not so simple."

The Soul Spirit Emperor is unfathomable, but he resides far above the Nine Heavens. Currently, only Su Ji, the Golden Toad General, is in this world, which makes the situation seem somewhat weak.

Su Ji had anticipated this, and said rather calmly, "The authority granted to me by the Soul Spirit Emperor, besides recording the Daoist records of cultivators, is to guide the sacred beings of the Soul Spirit lineage to the Supreme Heaven, which does not conflict with the Five Emperors' basic foundation."

"On this trip to the Heavenly Court, even the Five Emperors may not all be present. The most important thing is probably just to let me understand the rules of the Heavenly Court, so as to prevent me from violating any heavenly rules when I preach in the future..."

Given Su Ji's current status as the Golden Toad God General, he is detached from worldly affairs. As long as he doesn't actively get involved in karma, let alone a God-King, even a powerful being or an Emperor wouldn't provoke him for no reason.

Meanwhile, led by Lord Lu Tuo, Su Ji and Mo Linglong passed through the West Heavenly Gate, crossed the Left and Right Bell and Drum Heavenly Palaces, passed through the West Straight Gate, and finally arrived outside the Heavenly Emperor's Palace.

The Heavenly Emperor's Palace is guarded by golden and stone sculptures of divine beasts. Among them are the well-known Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, as well as rarer divine beasts such as the Qilin, Wind Hou, and Thunder Bird. However, in front of the Heavenly Emperor's Palace, which seems to connect heaven and earth, these divine beasts appear extremely small.

"The Heavenly Emperor's Palace was forged by the Five Emperors of ancient times using countless fragments of high-grade blessed lands. It is the center and the linchpin of this world..."

As Lu Tuo Shenjun recounted his story, Su Ji gained a deeper understanding of the Heavenly Emperor's Palace.

It turns out that the Five Emperors were all once Heavenly Emperors of the human race, but at that time there were the Dragon Clan and Brahma Emperor outside, and the Taiyin Emperor and Taiyang Emperor above. There were also seven ancient gods and powerful beings who were their enemies.

Although the seven ancient gods had blessed lands as their territories, they still regarded the world as a battleground, and their pawns were none other than the witch clan who worshipped the ancient gods.

The Wu tribe not only includes some humans, but also some demons and elves who worship ancient gods.

The Wu tribe worshipped the ancient gods, but they were merely pawns and food in the hands of the ancient gods. The Five Emperors spread civilization outward from the Central Plains, which led to the assimilation of some Wu tribes, but also angered the seven powerful ancient gods.

Thus, a great war inevitably broke out, involving not only the human race, the witch race, the demon race, and the seven ancient gods, but also the ancient gods of the Taiyin God Kingdom, the Sun God Kingdom, and the Dragon race.

In that battle, five of the seven ancient gods perished, and the ancient gods such as Zhujiuyin lost their blessed lands and grottoes, ultimately breaking through the ancient past.

The victors were the human and demon races, but this aroused the fear of the ancient gods. Under the instigation of certain beings, the war between humans and demons began, and it ended with the human race winning and the demons retreating.

From then on, the human race established its dominant position in the world, and after more than half of the ancient era, it absorbed the elites of various races to establish the Heavenly Court.

Ru Shou, the God of the Heavenly Works Department, is an ancient god; Ting Ni, the God of the Thunder Department, is a spirit of heaven and earth; and Wu Zhao, the God of the Plague Department, is a demon... They have brought peace to the world for more than 30,000 years.

As a result, the world is always at peace, but trouble is bound to follow. The birth of the Undying Demon Lord made people realize that even the world has its troubles.

After the Heavenly Emperor Qingdi suppressed the Undying Demon Lord, he allowed the gods to participate in the operation of heaven and earth, and the ancient era came to an end.

"Where heaven and earth are entangled?"

Su Ji then understood that the Five Emperors were not incapable of destroying the Undying Demon Lord, but rather that the Undying Demon Lord was born out of necessity. Even if the Undying Demon Lord were destroyed, he would still be resurrected somewhere in the world, which was far less troublesome than directly suppressing him in the White Rock Mountains.

Lord Lu Tuo said with a hint of helplessness, "At the beginning of the year, the world was in chaos due to war. Countless families were torn apart and people died. Even though the underworld and the netherworld worked together to settle the souls of the dead, various negative forces still arose. This made people have to be wary of the Undying Demon Lord who was suppressed under the White Rock Mountains..."

In ancient times, the Heavenly Stars and Earthly Fiends each had their own affiliations. After several great battles, the ancient gods who controlled the power of the Earthly Fiends suffered heavy casualties, which gave the Undying Demon Lord the opportunity to be born.

Humans are also part of the universe. If the evil spirits from war are absorbed by the Undying Demon Lord, the ancient formation, whose power is waning, will find it difficult to continue suppressing him. The Heavenly Court is taking this matter very seriously. Su Ji suddenly realized, "So, this summons from the Heavenly Emperor, besides spreading the faith of the Soul Spirit Emperor, also concerns the situation of the Golden Cave Sect..."

Rather than saying that the Golden Cave Sect was implicated because of the Undying Demon Lord, it would be more accurate to say that the Heavenly Court used the Golden Cave Sect as bait to leave the Undying Demon Lord at the old site of the Golden Cave Sect.

In a sense, the Golden Cave Sect could be considered to have rendered meritorious service to the Heavenly Court...

Just as Su Ji was pondering, a bell rang within the Heavenly Emperor's Palace, followed by a shout:
"Summon the Golden Toad God General to appear before me!"

"Summon the Golden Toad God General to appear before me!"

"Summon the Golden Toad God General to appear..."

The sound seemed to come from an extremely distant place, creating echoes, yet it was confined to within ten feet outside the Heavenly Emperor's Palace, as if even the divine beasts had not heard it.

"Golden Toad General, please!"

Guided by the Divine Lord Lu Tuo, Su Ji and Mo Linglong stepped into the Heavenly Emperor's Palace.

Upon entering, one sees layer upon layer of celestial staircases, with countless divine [talismans] flashing on both sides, and one can vaguely see the phantom images of various deities.

On the sixth level where Lu Tuo Divine Lord resides, one can see the phantom images of twenty-one divine lords; on the seventh level are nine Heavenly Dukes, Heavenly Marquises, and Heavenly Earls; on the eighth level are four Emperors; and on the ninth level is the current Heavenly Emperor, the Central Yellow Emperor.

Besides Lu Tuo, there were also the Divine Lord and the Heavenly Marquis present, but Su Ji did not make any extra movements. He directly bowed to the Heavenly Emperor and said, "The Golden Toad Divine General under the command of the Soul Spirit Emperor pays respects to His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor!"

The immortals and gods present cast their gazes, some with expressions of appreciation, some with wariness, and some even with strange expressions.

At this moment, the Heavenly Emperor behind the star-studded crown spoke: "The Golden Toad General, carrying the decree of the Nine Heavens Prime Minister, the Soul Spirit Emperor, has come to this realm to spread faith. This is an opportunity for us to connect with the Nine Heavens, and he should be treated as an honored guest..."

This world is ultimately just a small world. The strongest beings are only at the level of Celestial Immortals and Emperors. The Soul Spirit Emperor is at the level of Dao Lord, which is above Celestial Immortals. Even the Heavenly Emperor and the Yellow Emperor would not dare to underestimate him in the slightest.

Therefore, Mo Linglong remained on the sixth floor, while Su Ji leaped to the seventh floor where the Heavenly Emperor, Heavenly Marquis, and Heavenly Uncle resided, demonstrating the Heavenly Emperor's high regard for him.

At this moment, Su Ji could no longer remain indifferent. He nodded to the nine "gods," including Ru Shou, a leader of the six departments of the Heavenly Court, as well as three high-ranking officials: the Heavenly Official, the Earthly Official, and the Water Official.

The gods' attitudes differed. The demon gods were scrutinizing, the ancient gods were aloof, and the human gods mostly nodded and smiled.

The celestial official, dressed in a blue robe, laughed and said, "The Golden Toad General is tasked with compiling the Daoist registers for the Soul Spirit Emperor. This should be done from top to bottom within the Heavenly Court. I will urge all the major sects to open up more blessed lands and grotto-heavens to assist the Golden Toad General in completing his mission..."

Su Ji understood immediately and bowed respectfully, saying, "Thank you, Heavenly Official!"

Immediately, the Earth Official God, dressed in a yellow dragon robe, waved his hand, and an image of the White Rock Mountains appeared in the air. He then nodded to Su Ji and said:
"The Heavenly Court is preparing to repair the ancient formation of the White Rock Mountains, but this will close the external passage of the Golden Cave Sect. If the Golden Cave Sect's blessed land is moved out, the Undying Demon Lord will have another chance to escape."

"The Heavenly Court has three plans in total. The reason for inviting the Golden Toad General is to discuss and reach a conclusion."

Originally, the highest-ranking member of the Golden Cave Sect was none other than Kong Xiang Zhenren, the guardian deity of the Taiyin Star. Even if the Heavenly Court abandoned the Golden Cave Sect, no one would dare to say anything.

Now, however, the Golden Toad General, closely related to the Golden Cave Sect, has suddenly appeared, which requires careful consideration. (End of Chapter)