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

Chapter 26 Divine Insight and Profound Understanding: Double Gains

Su Ji made a grand vow, which not only gave Zhang Xiaolian an explanation but also maintained his clear-mindedness.

Some people might think that Su Ji is just "making empty promises" and saying whatever he wants about the future.

In reality, the content of this grand ambition is based on his becoming a god, an immortal, or even an ancestor. Without sincerity, this grand ambition will never be achieved.

Yan Tianchou even recorded Su Ji's words, so that he could immediately remind Su Ji if he forgot them.

At the same time, Zhang Xiaolian gradually showed hesitation.

Zhang Xiaolian only knew that she could remember everything in her real dreams, but she didn't know why.

Furthermore, the fact that the divine toad chose to appear tonight for a detailed discussion, rather than earlier or later, suggests that besides her seeing through its identity, it must also be related to her peculiar dream.

After a moment's thought, Zhang Xiaolian asked, "Ancient deities from the Moon Palace, could you tell me why my dreams are so strange?"

This question involves Zhang Xiaolian's past life, and even the local earth god doesn't know the answer, let alone the time traveler Su Ji.

Fortunately, although Su Ji did not know Zhang Xiaolian's true situation, he could give a general overview: "I am a divine being and it is not appropriate for me to judge your dream, but I do know that you may have been a cultivator with extraordinary cultivation in your previous life."

These words left Zhang Xiaolian stunned for a long time. She was still reeling from the shock of this information.

Whether it's cultivators or so-called extraordinary cultivation levels, it's all unknown territory for Zhang Xiaolian, leaving her with a sense of awe and wonder.

When Zhang Xiaolian came to her senses, she suddenly fell into confusion again.

If she was a powerful immortal in her previous life, what amazing experiences did she have and how high did she reach?

How will she conduct herself in this life?
Not only the mythical golden toad, but also the villagers, and even her mother, Zhang.

The golden toad's "frank" recounting of its past had somewhat bridged the gap between them, so Zhang Xiaolian spoke frankly in return: "Ancient deity from the Taiyin Toad Palace, thank you for answering my question."

"But now I can stay awake in my dreams, and when I wake up I can only remember what happened in the dream. There doesn't seem to be anything special about it."

"In fact, because of this strange dream, not only did my peers treat me as a silly girl, but even my mother once misunderstood me."

"Now that things have come to this, how should I conduct myself?"

Zhang Xiaolian's stubborn personality wasn't innate. When she was little, she would tell her friends about her dreams, but they would think she was a silly girl with a problem in her head.

She also had moments of self-doubt, but the real dreams solidified her resolve, leading her to clash with her friends.

Over time, Zhang Xiaolian became more and more stubborn, and she had fewer and fewer friends, which made her more opinionated than her peers.

Zhang Xiaolian asked so many questions; if it were just Su Ji alone, it might really be difficult to come up with an answer in a short time.

Fortunately, Su Ji had Yan Tianchou by his side, and immediately came up with a series of answers.

“Zhang E, you pulled me out of the river, awakened me from my slumber with a stick of incense, and also saw through my origins. It is surely fate that brought us together.”

"Everything is predestined. You are predestined to be with me, you are predestined to be with your mother, and you are predestined to be with the people of this land... Why bother yourself? Just treat everything as usual."

"As for this real dream, it is both a legacy from your previous life and a reliance for you in this life."

"I do not know whether you made plans for this life in your past life, so I cannot interfere too much. There is only one thing you must know—"

"The reason I was able to enter your dream is not only because of your obsession, but also because of the golden toad that you manifested in your dream. This golden toad can be brought back to life from the dead. If you contemplate your past life, wouldn't you also be able to imbue your dream body with the mysteries of your past life?"

Su Ji's words were not meant to deceive people, but rather were the result of calculations derived by Yan Tianchou using some computational power.

In the Taoist scriptures of the previous life, there was a method of visualizing the myriad things in the universe. Some people regarded all things as gods, some visualized deities, and some visualized themselves.

For ordinary people, contemplating themselves may not only be mentally taxing, but also unlikely to yield significant results.

Zhang Xiaolian, however, possesses a real dream world, which not only allows her to visualize herself extremely quickly but also imbues her with mystical power.

Seeing Zhang Xiaolian's shocked and puzzled expression, Su Ji smiled slightly: "This method uses real dreams as a medium to visualize the mysterious blessings left over from your past life, and is a wonderful method called [Insightful Understanding].

"In order not to affect the plans of your past life, I will not interfere with your cultivation. I will only provide this method. How to visualize yourself is entirely up to your own understanding!"

Su Jiyou used two examples, "The Golden Toad's Transformation" and "The Golden Toad in the Toad Palace," as a contrast, so there's nothing wrong with saying that.

Zhang Xiaolian's dreams hold many mysteries; as long as one has thoughts and ideas, one can reap great rewards.

Su Ji's only slight unease was that he didn't have any of the wonderful methods for visualizing his own "Divine Insight and Profound Understanding."
The reason for saying this is twofold: first, to avoid interfering with Zhang Xiaolian's cultivation; and second, to use the method of creating mystery to make the ancient golden toad under the command of the Spirit Emperor appear even more prestigious.

As Su Ji's "silent voice" faded, Zhang Xiaolian fell into a daze.

"The mysteries of the past life... [Insight into the divine]... Visualizing oneself... It all depends on enlightenment..."

Su Ji wasn't in a hurry, so he quietly observed Zhang Xiaolian.

After a hundred breaths, Zhang Xiaolian seemed to have an epiphany and suddenly closed her eyes.

The next instant, a ray of moonlight shone into the room through the window, and as if it had its own consciousness, it converged towards Zhang Xiaolian.

Instantly, a mysterious aura arose from Zhang Xiaolian's body.

So much so that, despite being just a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, when she looked up and turned to face the moonlight, she exuded a cool and ethereal aura, like a proud fairy high in the heavens.

"warn!"

Immediately, Yan Tianchou issued a warning: "After Zhang Xiaolian visualizes herself, while gathering profound energy, she may also condense fragments of her previous life's Heavenly Soul and Spirit."

"Judging from Zhang Xiaolian's current behavior, she may see herself as a fairy in the Toad Palace, or she may have really been related to the Toad Palace in her previous life."

"If she recovers some of her memories through this, she might be able to see through our deception..."

Zhang Xiaolian had just condensed the Golden Toad of the Toad Palace based on mythology, and it wasn't impossible for her to use it to visualize herself, but she was always worried about the possibility of something going wrong, which was why Yan Tianchou was so nervous.

Su Ji was startled, but remained calm. Since panic would only expose his weaknesses, it was better to maintain his composure.

Su Ji even had the mood to say, "The 'Heavenly Manipulation Technique' records the details of Zhang Xiaolian's visualization. If I obtain a large amount of incense offerings from the God of Wealth in the future, I might be able to use this method to condense an even more profound God of Wealth body!"

After acquiring the Day-Traveling Spirit Weapon [Talisman], Su Ji immediately gained three supernatural abilities: [Chain Light Blade], [Protective Light Shield], and [Shadow Escape].

However, if there are no human deities with [talismans], they need to comprehend supernatural powers on their own. If they can push Zhang Xiaolian's "Dong Shen Tong Xuan Fa" to a higher level, wouldn't they be able to gather the mysteries of the God of Wealth from between heaven and earth?
In fact, while warning Su Ji, Yan Tianchou was observing Zhang Xiaolian's every move, recording everything within a radius of one zhang.

Suddenly, a peculiar scene unfolded at the scene.

Zhang Xiaolian was absorbing the mysteries left over from her previous life, Yan Tianchou was deducing the "Dong Shen Tong Xuan Fa" (a book on spiritual cultivation), and only Su Ji pretended to be profound on the surface, but in reality he was very unsure.

"Hoo..." Zhang Xiaolian let out a soft breath, opened her eyes, and her cold and ethereal aura immediately dissipated.

Ultimately, Zhang Xiaolian is just a young girl, and after materializing the Golden Toad in the Moon Palace tonight, she wasn't as energetic.

After Zhang Xiaolian carefully felt the difference in her body, she suddenly waved her sleeve towards the courtyard.

Suddenly, a beam of moonlight fell from the sky, revealing a figure in the courtyard.

"what?"

This figure was none other than the local earth god who had interrogated the Wu family's soul cultivator.

The Earth God was cultivating peacefully when he suddenly sensed something amiss. The yin light, which even he had been trying to avoid, was converging on the Zhang family's courtyard.

Startled, he immediately focused his attention on the Zhang family's courtyard, only to find that the sunlight from the moon had vanished directly from the window.

Immediately, the Earth God thought of Zhang Xiaolian's dream, and to prevent any accidents from happening, he quickly entered Zhang Xiaolian's dream.

Unexpectedly, the local earth god had only been inside for a moment or two, and before he could figure out what was going on, Zhang Xiaolian discovered and found him.

The local earth god showed no embarrassment, only surprise: "Moonlight Manifestation! You can actually cast a mid-grade spell!"

Even in real dreams, the Earth God is a real earth spirit official.

Just as Su Ji was able to cultivate the [Golden Toad Transformation] supernatural power through dreams, since Zhang Xiaolian was able to cast this mid-grade spell in her dreams, perhaps it won't be long before she can naturally cast it in reality.

"What on earth is going on!" the Earth God said, looking at the golden toad.

Zhang Xiaolian's real dreams have remained unchanged for so many years, which can only be caused by the Golden Toad, the spirit soldier of the day.

Unexpectedly, the local deity asked a question in surprise, which made Zhang Xiaolian's heart skip a beat.

Judging from his attire and the slightly familiar feeling he gave off, the visitor should be the local earth god.

The local earth god's direct inquiry wouldn't be a big deal to ordinary people, but Zhang Xiaolian knew that the golden toad was an ancient golden toad under the command of the Spirit Emperor...

Zhang Xiaolian wanted to remind the local earth god, but she was afraid of revealing the golden toad's "identity," and she was so anxious that she almost broke out in a sweat.

The little girl sometimes exudes an ethereal, fairy-like aura, and other times appears conflicted and disoriented, creating quite a contrast.

"This..." Su Ji was also taken aback.

Today was quite clever. He first verified that actively guiding Zhang Xiaolian's thoughts was indeed effective before mentioning the "Dong Shen Tong Xuan Fa" to Zhang Xiaolian about cultivating herself. He didn't have time to discuss it with the local earth god beforehand.

He had planned to tell the local earth god about this after he left, but he never expected things to develop to this point.

Fortunately, it's not a dead end.

Yan Tianchou not only found a way to break the deadlock, but also took the opportunity to fill in the last logical link.

Since the Earth God was too far away, Su Ji could only use the Heavenly Mandate's range of one zhang to transmit his voice to Zhang Xiaolian: "Zhang E, I fell into the mortal world and only have my supernatural powers left, while you were reincarnated and only have a peculiar dream world left..."

"When you brought me to this village, I was destined to be with you. This revealed my origins and guided you to cultivate yourself using the 'Dong Shen Tong Xuan Fa' (a method for understanding the mysteries of the universe)."

"However, in order to maintain my dignity, I adopted a false identity and appeared as a golden toad, a demon beast reincarnated from a cultivator."

"In order to pursue the great cause of the God of Wealth, I regarded the villages of Dongsang and Xisang as the source of the God of Wealth worship, and joined the local temple in the form of a golden toad, becoming a day-roaming spirit soldier."

"Even the local earth spirit official is unaware of my identity, which is why he speaks so frankly. You should also forget my identity for now and just treat me as the daytime spirit soldier, demon beast, golden toad, at the earth temple!"

The identity is self-given. In front of the local earth god, Su Ji is a demon beast golden toad who is a reincarnation of a cultivator, and in front of Zhang Xiaolian, he is an ancient golden toad under the command of the Spirit Emperor. Although these are all pretexts, they do, to some extent, complete the last link in the logic.

"I see……"

Suddenly, Zhang Xiaolian not only realized what was happening, but also felt a sense of trust.

Even when Zhang Xiaolian thought about the Golden Toad's current "predicament" of falling to the mortal world, a feeling of sympathy and mutual help arose in her heart.

Zhang Xiaolian pondered for a moment, and her thoughts were immediately transmitted to the golden toad's ears: "Thank you for the trust of the ancient golden toad under the command of the Spirit Emperor..."

Su Ji was startled at first, but seeing that the local earth god was completely unaware, he realized that Zhang Xiaolian could naturally use the method of telepathy.

Therefore, Su Ji reminded him, "In the future, do not act like this in front of outsiders. Just call me Day Wandering Spirit Soldier or Golden Toad!"

"Yes Yes Yes……"

Hearing Zhang Xiaolian's repeated assurances, Su Ji finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then his voice echoed throughout the entire Zhang family courtyard.

“Lord Earth God, I only gave her some guidance based on my past life experience, and Zhang Xiaolian immediately comprehended the ‘Dong Shen Tong Xuan Fa’ as if she had been enlightened, and thus she has officially embarked on the Dong Xuan path.”

Upon closer examination, there is nothing false about this statement.

However, when this reached the ears of the local earth god, it was Su Ji who guided Zhang Xiaolian with the experience gained from her previous life as a cultivator, successfully stimulating the "potential" left behind by Zhang Xiaolian in her previous life.

The local earth god was overjoyed: "In that case, Dongsang Village will soon have a Dongxuan Master!"

Although he was a highly accomplished cultivator, his physical body had long since died. While he could use the power of heaven and earth to perform magic, he could not borrow the power of heaven, earth, ghosts, and gods through rituals.

Ritual is a Taoist ceremony. If a Taoist master sets up a ceremony to borrow powerful ghost and spirit power, he can also possess the combat power of a high-level Taoist master like the Earth God.

"It's all thanks to... Jin Chan's help." Zhang Xiaolian wasn't lying after all, and she lowered her head to whisper these words.

The local earth god, being carefree as he was, didn't bother to investigate these matters. He turned to Su Ji and said with a smile, "Golden Toad, you've achieved excellent results here, and I've also made some gains."

"After interrogating the Wu family's soul cultivator, the location of the previous Earth God's treasure trove has also surfaced. Before the City God sends any spirit officials or spirit generals, why don't we take it for ourselves in advance?"

During the haunting case, the previous local deity, knowing that the matter had been exposed, only had time to kill the demon who knew the inside story before giving up resistance and submitting to the law.

After taking office, the local earth god could not find the treasures that the previous earth god had traded from the black tiger demon, and thought that he had already used them up.

Now that the Wu family's soul cultivator has been interrogated, it has been discovered that there are still quite a few treasures left, and the guards are none other than that unfortunate soul cultivator and the locked-up walking corpse.

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