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

The vast ocean stretches to the horizon, without a single island in sight, resembling a boundless blue scroll.

It was early morning, and the sky was a pale white, as if it had always been this way.

Just as the sun rose above the sea, a fiery red "big sun" suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the sky. Before the fishermen on the shore could figure out what was going on, a thick fog suddenly spread from the sea, as if obscuring the entire world.

For a moment, looking around through the thick fog, all that could be seen in the sky was a white sun and a red sun's shadow.

Su Ji could see clearly that the phantom of the red sun was none other than a huge floating island where dragons, demons, and other immortals and gods lingered.

Most of the dragons stared blankly at the phantom of the phoenix that was constantly emitting fiery red light in the sky. Many of the dragons, who had experienced the dragon-phoenix conflict, revealed a look of fear mixed with hatred.

The Dragon Emperor did not appear. Instead, two powerful dragons took charge of the overall situation: Venerable Honglan of the East Sea and Venerable Qionglong of the South Sea. They hovered in the air with solemn expressions, as if waiting for something.

The two powerful beings remained calm, but the dragon gods and immortals were not so magnanimous. Some were furious, spewing red smoke from their nostrils, while others scratched their ears and cheeks, looking as if they wanted to say something but couldn't.

A few breaths later, the Dragon King of the South Sea suddenly let out a long roar and said, "The brothers from the North Sea are almost here. It's time to break into the Phoenix Clan's blessed land and eliminate any future troubles!"

This is a high-level blessed land, which even the Sun Emperor dared not claim he could break through on his own. The Dragon Clan had been waiting for reinforcements from the North Sea to launch a decisive attack on the Phoenix Clan's blessed land.

Sure enough, a dark cloud loomed overhead from afar. As it drew closer, one could see various races standing within it, including not only dragons and demons, but also strangely shaped alien races.

Venerable Honglan couldn't help but show a look of delight, saying, "With constant warfare in the Northern Frontier, Venerable Xiongpi of the Barbarian God Clan was still able to set aside his affairs to come and provide assistance. He truly deserves to be one of the great powers that our Dragon Clan has been trying so hard to win over..."

The alien race's lair is on the Barbarian God Island in the North Sea. Although the island is extremely large, most of its area is covered in ice and snow.

The Barbarian God Clan had been entrenched in the northern frontier since ancient times. During the period when the Five Emperors emerged one after another, they were driven back to Barbarian God Island many times, but they still did not give up the Central Plains. They even took advantage of the struggle for the throne to occupy many prefectures and counties, and used natural defenses to resist the imperial court.

Venerable Qionglong shook his head and said, "The war in the Northern Frontier is nothing more than a minor skirmish in the mortal realm. At most, it involves only the level of a Divine General or a Power God. Venerable Xiongpi is powerless on the Northern Frontier battlefield. Helping my Dragon Clan to wipe out the remnants of the Phoenix Clan is the right choice!"

In contrast, although there are more powerful alien races in the South China Sea island chain, they have formed a certain balance due to mutual restraint. Under the persuasion of Bodhisattva Zilin, none of them have sided with the Dragon Clan, which makes Venerable Qionglong lose face.

Once the North Sea army arrives, the Dragon Clan's operation to wipe out the remnants of the Phoenix Clan will officially begin.

As for the Western Sea Dragon Clan, it's not because of the distance, but because most of the resources in the Western Sea are occupied by the Brahma Emperor, which severely hinders the development of the Western Sea Dragon Clan. Even if they came, there would only be a few of them, so there's no need to wait for them.

Suddenly, the jade disc in Venerable Honglan's hand flashed, attracting the attention of many immortals and gods.

Seeing countless gazes upon him, Venerable Honglan solemnly declared, "The Dragon Emperor has ordered an immediate attack on the Phoenix Clan's blessed land. Even if Heavenly Court immortals and gods try to stop us, we must suppress them on the spot!"

Not to mention the lingering ties between the Southern Red Emperor of Heaven and the Phoenix Clan, there are also Heavenly Gods stationed in the Phoenix Clan's blessed lands. If a war breaks out, there is a possibility of conflict with the Heavenly Gods. As long as these Heavenly Gods are not killed, Heaven will not leave any handle for Heaven to use against them.

The Purple Dragon Venerable of the North Sea couldn't help but smile: "A few generals from the Heavenly Court are nothing to worry about. Even a few divine lords could be suppressed with a single hand. There's no need to hold back in the slightest!"

Within the Phoenix Clan's grotto-heaven, besides the Phoenix Emperor who is about to be reborn from the ashes and the nine Phoenix Clan Divine Lords, there are only some divine generals and immortal generals. This is not only a restriction on the Phoenix Clan's grotto-heaven and blessed land, but also a restriction on the Phoenix Clan's private domain from the outside world.

"The Phoenix Clan's powerful figures have long since died out, and even the Divine Lords number only nine. The biggest obstacle to annihilating the Phoenix Emperor is nothing more than a high-level blessed land!" Venerable Qionglong took the lead and charged out. After flying only a few dozen feet, he transformed into a giant dragon that was three hundred feet long.

"We must not let a single remnant of the Phoenix Clan escape!" Venerable Purple Dragon followed closely behind, with Venerable Bear Pi, a powerful figure from the Barbarian God Clan, behind him, their imposing presence like dark clouds pressing down on the city.

"Today is the day to annihilate the remnants of the Phoenix Clan! Show no mercy!" As the leader of this great battle, Venerable Honglan, bearing the heavy responsibility of the Dragon Emperor, did not charge out but instead summoned a huge dragon god dharma image.

Then, a giant floating island emerged from the white mist and flew towards the Phoenix Clan's blessed land with an extremely oppressive aura. Countless dragons and demons spewed white mist on the floating island, which reacted violently with the dazzling firelight surrounding the Phoenix Clan's blessed land.

Just as the common people were shocked by the impending collision of the two great suns in the sky, the Lone Dragon Venerable, whose scales were as red as jade, opened his huge dragon mouth, as if opening the door of a furnace that had melted gold and iron.

In an instant, a torrent of scorching heat erupted from the mouth of the Lone Dragon Venerable, like a giant crimson sword striking the entrance to the Phoenix Clan's blessed land, as if a rainbow pierced the sun.

"They're here!" The Fire Phoenix God looked solemnly at the approaching enemies, with wisps of black and red flames burning on his body. These were originally the calamity energy from the great sun that the Phoenix Emperor had transformed into, but now they added a touch of majesty to this Phoenix God.

Su Ji remained calm and composed, stepping towards the doorway as if he had no idea that the fiery torrent spewed by the Lone Dragon Venerable had transformed into a crimson longsword.

"Who is this?" Many immortals and gods were startled.

"Golden Toad God? Isn't he in Jinfeng County? How come he's in the Phoenix Clan's blessed land?" Ever since Su Ji returned from the South China Sea, he has been very particular about making a grand entrance, and many people never expected that he would be in the Phoenix Clan's blessed land at this time.

"Why did this brat come so late, why did he leave so late? Is he courting death?" Venerable Qionglong's expression changed, and he was about to forcibly change the direction of his attack. It wasn't that he was afraid of Su Ji, but that he didn't want to provoke the Nine Heavens Prime Minister, Po Ling Emperor, who was behind Su Ji.

However, Venerable Qionglong had used all his strength in this move, and even though he immediately withdrew his power, he still inevitably grazed Su Ji. Fortunately, Su Ji remained unharmed, standing there with his hands behind his back, and did not try to stage an accident as Venerable Qionglong had imagined.

Venerable Honglan hurriedly raised his voice, "Golden Toad God, why don't you leave quickly? It would be a sin to accidentally injure the God!"

Such dignified persuasion would have been accepted by an ordinary person, but Su Ji's special trip to this place was not just for show.

Su Ji was an upright and honest man. He did not make a fuss about the matter of the Lone Dragon Venerable's intervention. Instead, he calmly said, "The struggle between dragons and phoenixes began in ancient times. At that time, the heavens and earth shook, and countless lives were lost. Does the dragon race intend to start another massacre?"

As soon as these words were spoken, all those beings who had lived from ancient times to the present day were presented with chaotic illusions, as if they had suddenly returned to millions or even tens of millions of years ago.

The Dragon and Phoenix clans are the largest among the ancient gods. They fought to the death for the right to rule the world. Now, the Phoenix clan only has one high-level blessed land left. Whether the Phoenix Emperor can be resurrected is another matter. Although the Dragon clan is prosperous, it is only a "vassal state" outside the Heavenly Court.

The Lone Dragon Venerable's expression darkened: "It is precisely because the Phoenix Clan is so troublesome that the Dragon-Phoenix conflict has dragged on for so long, giving the Demon Clan and even the Human Clan the possibility to rise. Now is the perfect opportunity for my Dragon Clan to completely annihilate the Phoenix Clan. How could we possibly stop just because of your words? Even if—"

"Golden Toad God!" Before Venerable Qionglong could finish speaking, Venerable Honglan hurriedly interrupted, "Golden Toad God, do you represent the Nine Heavens Prime Minister, Po Ling Emperor, or are you acting on the will of the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court?"

The unspoken words of Venerable Qionglong implied that even if the Heavenly Court, the most powerful force in the world, intervened to dissuade them, the Dragon Clan would not give up.

Venerable Honglan was also asking about the Heavenly Court. Since the Brahma Church joined the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Court's power has grown stronger, and the Heavenly Court's attitude has become very important.

Su Ji simply shook his head slowly: "I neither represent the will of the Soul Spirit Emperor nor have I been dispatched by the Heavenly Court. I am here solely for personal gain. I have taken the Phoenix Clan's money, so I must do this well!"

He doesn't mince words; he's prepared to solve problems with absolute strength.

"You're just a nobody like the Golden Toad God?"

When Venerable Qionglong learned that Su Ji's actions had no support, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. But the next moment, he suddenly froze in mid-air.

Then he saw the Golden Toad God suddenly transform into a phantom. Before the phantom could dissipate, a figure appeared out of thin air before him.

This figure was none other than Su Ji. Initially only seven feet tall, his size suddenly increased to three hundred and thirty feet in an instant. His fist, larger than a building, soared into the sky and slammed hard into the chin of the Lone Dragon Venerable.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"

The explosions sounded like muffled thunder, and fine spatial cracks could even be seen at the very center. Caught off guard, the Lone Dragon Venerable had his chin pierced by the punch. His massive dragon head was raised high, his face filled with pain and disbelief.

"You've paved your way to sainthood! You actually achieved sainthood in just over a decade!" While the Lone Dragon Venerable was stunned by the blow, the Purple Dragon Venerable exclaimed in shock, greatly astonishing many unsuspecting immortals and gods. After all, to them, it seemed like a mere illusion, rather than a real event, as if the Golden Toad God had struck the Lone Dragon Venerable in a flash.

"To pave the way to sainthood? Brahma spent at least three thousand years to become a saint. How could he possibly pave the way to sainthood in just over ten years!" Venerable Honglan was shocked and gripped the treasure that could contact the Dragon Emperor tightly.

The Barbarian God Clan's Venerable Xiong Pi speculated, "Even the Brahma Emperor paved his way to sainthood through faith in the gods. How could the Golden Toad God Lord have become a saint so easily... Could it be that some powerful being secretly intervened through the Golden Toad God Lord?"

The conflict between the dragon and the phoenix is ​​too much of an interference, even the Heavenly Emperor cannot intervene directly. There is a possibility that some powerful being or emperor is secretly interfering.

Before Venerable Xiongpi could even finish his thought, he received a message from Venerable Zilin, and his expression changed: "Since the Dragon Emperor is here to support us, let's go and test him out!"

The next instant, Venerable Xiongpi followed closely behind Venerable Zilin, and together they attacked Su Ji, who was fighting Venerable Qionglong.

"Not good!" Although Fire Phoenix God knew that Su Ji was already a Lesser Saint, he was still only on par with ordinary powerful beings. If he were to be surrounded and attacked by three powerful beings, he would likely face great danger.

In an instant, black flames rose fiercely from the Fire Phoenix God, and the calamity power that had originally trapped the Phoenix Emperor allowed the Fire Phoenix God to unleash a combat power no weaker than that of the Invincible God.

"Purple-skinned evil dragon, where do you think you're going!" Fire Phoenix's body was engulfed in black and red flames, yet it called the noble-looking Purple Forest Venerable an evil dragon, creating a striking contrast.

In reality, the dragon and phoenix clans had a period of peace, but their relationship gradually deteriorated with the conflict between them. There was no right or wrong anymore, only their respective positions.

Venerable Zilin was furious: "Fire Phoenix, this wisp of your soul that escaped has been enjoying itself for so long, today I will surely annihilate it completely!"

The most difficult thing to achieve immortality is the physical body, followed by the soul. Ordinary deities may not necessarily achieve immortality, but deities like the Fire Phoenix have the protection of the Phoenix Emperor's innate divine fire, so a split soul body can still remain indestructible.

This is why the Dragon Emperor, Phoenix Emperor, Sun Emperor, and Moon Emperor can command a vast following. Compared to ordinary powerful beings, these emperors possess the power to protect the souls of living beings, thereby attracting countless creatures to their side and accumulating enough power to stir up the winds and clouds of heaven and earth.

The Fire Phoenix revealed a look of relief: "I have lived for millions of years, just to wait for this moment. Today, even if it means death, I will help my lord be reborn from the ashes!"

It is said that the phoenix gave birth to nine sons, but in reality, there are nine branches of the phoenix clan, each named after its clan. This Fire Phoenix God is merely an inheritor of one of the Fire Phoenix branches.

"For my lord!" The Great Wind God, engulfed in black flames, soared into the sky and rushed towards the Purple Dragon Venerable together with the Fire Phoenix God.

A bolt of lightning struck first, blocking the path of Venerable Xiong Pi; it was none other than Thunder Phoenix God, one of the Phoenix Princes.

Seeing this, Venerable Honglan merely smiled contemptuously: "Even if all nine sons of the phoenix borrow the power of calamity, they are still just nine ordinary powerful beings. How could they be our opponents?"

Even without the help of the Daoist temple, Hong Lan could easily deal with three or five Phoenix Princes, not to mention that he also had the floating island as a backup. The reason he hadn't made a move was simply because he was worried that the Southern Crimson Emperor would suddenly launch a sneak attack.

"Clang!" The once-powerful Qionglong Venerable was sent flying into the air, his enormous head severed by Su Ji's sword.

As the sword energy dissipated, the shape of the Fusang divine tree branch was revealed, which shocked many onlookers.

"Even a single branch, if it were part of the Heavenly Treasure Spiritual Root Fusang Divine Tree, could not so easily unfold its powerful manifestation. Could it be that the Golden Toad Divine Lord is secretly aided by the Sun Emperor?"

"Even if the Sun Emperor made a move, it couldn't be this obvious. Could it be that the Golden Toad God has truly paved the way to sainthood?"

"That's right. Only those who pave the way to sainthood can infuse the Great Dao they have mastered into anything. Even a blade of grass, with the help of the Great Dao, has the ability to cut through mountains. In that case, the Golden Toad God should be renamed the Golden Toad Great Sage!"

In the Great World, those who blaze a trail and become saints can only be called Lesser Saints. In such a small world, even ordinary celestial immortals can be called Great Emperors, so Su Ji can be called a Great Saint!

"What a great sage! No wonder even Venerable Qionglong was no match for him!"

As soon as Venerable Honglan finished thinking, he saw Venerable Xiongpi slap Thunder Phoenix God away with a palm. Before Venerable Xiongpi could chase after him, a figure appeared in front of Venerable Xiongpi.

"Oh no!" Xiong Pi felt a chill run down his spine when he saw Su Ji suddenly appear before him.

Logically speaking, a powerful being should be at least one level higher than a god or immortal. However, a great sage is not subject to common sense. When a powerful being is not in a Daoist temple, only emperors can suppress a great sage.

Sure enough, after Xiong Pi and Su Ji clashed, Xiong Pi felt powerless and immediately sent out a distress signal.

Su Ji still needs to be cautious when dealing with the Qionglong Venerable, after all, the Dragon Clan has a Dragon Emperor behind it, and the Xiongpi Venerable is just one of the Barbarian God Clan Venerables. Killing him might bring a breakthrough to the war in the Northern Frontier.

As a result, Su Ji no longer pursued growing larger, but only maintained the nine-zhang Dharma form. The power of each strike could cause cracks in space. Although the wounds seemed small, the destructive power was maximized. In just over ten breaths, one of Venerable Xiong Pi's legs was crippled.

Seeing that Xiong Pi was being relentlessly attacked by Su Ji, everyone thought that it was only a matter of time before Xiong Pi was defeated. Of course, Xiong Pi could escape from here and get rid of Su Ji's attack, but it would definitely affect the morale of the Dragon Clan.

With the Purple Dragon Venerable entangled by the two Phoenix Clan Divine Lords and unable to break free, and the injured Lonely Dragon Venerable being blocked by the Thunder Phoenix, the Honglan Venerable could not wait any longer and hurriedly said, "Venerable Xiongpi, hold on a little longer!"

In an instant, two beams of emerald light shot out from the huge floating island. The one on the left transformed into a dragon god tree with branches all over its body, while the one on the right transformed into a slender dragon god vine, both of which exuded a powerful aura.

"The two guardians trained by the Dragon Emperor in ancient times have arrived! Venerable Xiongpi is saved!"

The Dragon God Tree and Dragon God Vine were originally deities among plants, but they gained the opportunity to transform into dragons because they were nourished by the Dragon Emperor's blood. Ultimately, based on their bloodline, they followed the Dragon Emperor and their status was even higher than that of the powerful dragons three generations later.

"Phew..." Xiong Pi breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was only an avatar that had come, it had been nurtured over many years with the help of many rare and precious materials. It could not be destroyed by the newly promoted Golden Toad Great Sage for nothing.

Furthermore, with the assistance of the Dragon God Tree and Dragon God Vine, Xiong Pi might even have the potential to kill the Golden Toad Great Sage. Currently, there are only two Great Sages in the world, Brahma Emperor and Golden Toad, so the temptation to kill a Great Sage is considerable.

"Two protectors—" Xiong Pi sent the message with high hopes, but the smile on his face froze before it could last even a moment.

However, for some reason, the two guardians did not rush to attack Su Ji, but instead bombarded the entrance to the Phoenix Clan's blessed land like a comet.

At this moment, Venerable Honglan's voice rang in Xiong Pi's ear: "Venerable Xiong Pi, please hold off the Golden Toad. The main objective is to destroy the Phoenix Clan's blessed land and kill the Phoenix Emperor..."

Clearly, the Dragon Clan's scheme was far more insidious. On the surface, they pretended to rescue Xiong Pi, but in reality, they never forgot their target: the Phoenix Emperor, who was about to be reborn from the ashes.

"Yes, sir..." Although Venerable Xiongpi said this, he only pretended to swing a claw at Su Ji, and did not dare to use his full strength at all.

However, Su Ji raised an eyebrow, his eyes revealing a murderous intent: "Xiong Pi, you're asking for death!"

Instead of stopping the two powerful beings, the Dragon God Tree and the Dragon God Vine, he focused all his efforts on attacking Xiong Pi, which truly shocked the world.

Now, Venerable Xiongpi panicked and hurriedly transmitted his voice, saying, "Great Sage Golden Toad, I only came here to help the Dragon Clan at their invitation. We have no life-or-death feud between us. Why don't we secretly make peace and cooperate to put on a show?"

Xiong Pi spoke eloquently, but Su Ji didn't listen to a word he said.

It should be known that the war in the northern frontier was like a meat grinder, causing countless deaths among the human race. The Barbarian God Clan, in particular, colluded with the Undying Demon Lord to kill countless people...

Su Ji couldn't afford to offend the Dragon Emperor and kill a powerful dragon at this time. The powerful barbarian god became his first true opponent after achieving sainthood. As for the safety of the Phoenix Clan's blessed land, that wasn't his concern. (End of Chapter)