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

Chapter 39 Silent Influence, the Strange Snake Reappears
"Good morning, Day Wanderer!" Zuo Men Shen Lingbing greeted him warmly.

Tonight, the left-hand spirit soldier was on duty at the Zhang family's courtyard. He even found a magical copper coin belonging to the golden toad and returned it immediately.

In reality, Su Ji's consciousness was in a real dream at that time. He was able to communicate with the door gods and spirit soldiers by relying on the connection between the Yantianchou clone and the main body.

Now, Su Ji's consciousness has returned to his Heavenly Soul Spirit, and his tone is more expressive: "Good morning, door gods and spirit soldiers!"

Having said that, Su Ji took advantage of the fact that it was not yet time for work and flew out of the courtyard.

Seeing this, Zuo Men Shen Lingbing's heart stirred: "The Day Wandering Spirit Soldier has a spirit weapon, the Golden Toad, in his hand... As expected of someone who has awakened his innate wisdom, he actually used his demon body as a reference to refine a set of spirit weapons."

The magical copper coin and the magical golden toad together make a perfect set.

According to Zuo Men Shen Ling Bing, the Earth God and the Golden Toad broke into the underground palace the night before last. He saw that the Golden Toad had received Lingzhi and Chicken Blood Vine, and then guessed that the Golden Toad should have also received some tangible but intangible spiritual objects.

Sure enough, just two days later, the Golden Toad had already crafted this magical artifact, demonstrating that it possessed an exceptionally strong skill in artifact crafting.

Zuo Men Shen Lingbing increasingly believed that Jin Chan's past life was extraordinary. Even if he didn't have the idea of ​​asking Jin Chan to help him refine weapons at this time, he might need Jin Chan's help somewhere in the future, so his attitude naturally changed a lot.

Even when the right gate spirit soldier mentioned the golden toad's departure, the left gate spirit soldier offered an explanation on Su Ji's behalf.

"The day-traveling spirit soldier just obtained a set of spirit weapons, so he must be unable to contain his excitement, which is why he rushed out of the village to practice them..."

Sure enough, when the Right Gate Spirit Soldier focused his attention on the riverbank, he saw the Day Wandering Spirit Soldier manipulating the spirit artifact Golden Toad to perform a spirit technique.

The magical toad slightly opened its mouth, swallowing streams of heaven and earth power. Then, it opened its mouth again and spat out a copper coin-shaped attack spell.

Right Gate Divine Soldier shook his head: "Such spiritual techniques are merely low-level divine abilities at the Great Perfection stage. Although they are not bad, they are far inferior to the power of the Day Wandering Spirit Soldier."

It's true that the golden toad can refine artifacts, but if a spiritual artifact only has this much power, what's there to envy?

However, what outsiders didn't know was that Su Ji wasn't activating the spirit patterns of the spirit toad itself, but rather using the spirit toad to perform the [Golden Toad Spitting Money] supernatural power.

Nowadays, the "Golden Toad Spitting Money" is merely a low-level introductory divine ability. The ability to unleash the power of a low-level master divine ability is entirely due to the power of the magical artifact, the Golden Toad.

Yan Tianchou recorded the facts: "The materialized golden toad was the first extraordinary item that Zhang Xiaolian condensed in her dream. After it came into reality, it transformed into a mid-grade excellent spiritual weapon."

It should be noted that Su Ji was able to enter Zhang Xiaolian's dream because of this figurative golden toad, which embodied countless of Zhang Xiaolian's thoughts.

However, just as Yan Tianchou had predicted, when the materialized golden toad jumped into the window between dream and reality, all its mysteries remained in the real dream, taking only its nearly flawless spiritual patterns with it.

Su Ji was quite satisfied. The fact that the spirit artifact Golden Toad was of medium-grade quality was within his expectations. He nodded to himself and said, "It's getting late, we should proceed with the plan."

Yan Tianchou had been constantly sensing his surroundings. Although there were no outsiders' celestial souls within a ten-foot radius, he still offered the following advice:

"On the surface, we can take out a magical copper coin to test its power, while secretly I will ride the magical golden toad to the location of the gilded bronze bull's head underground."

The magical toad has form but no substance, so it can naturally pass through breathable soil.

“Alright then—” Su Ji was very confident in Yan Tianchou, and then began to play with a low-grade but high-quality spiritual artifact copper coin.

As his celestial soul gathered the power of heaven and earth, the spiritual patterns on the magical copper coin flashed slightly, and soon a phantom image of a copper coin was formed.

"It has form but no power; it is indeed a low-grade, high-level spiritual technique..."

Refiners create magical artifacts by inscribing spiritual patterns into spiritual objects, and the spells triggered by these artifacts are called spiritual arts.

In contrast, spiritual techniques are constrained by the spiritual artifact itself. Once the artifact is damaged, even if a spiritual technique can be condensed, its power will be diminished.

As a result, many people believe that spiritual magic is inferior to ordinary magic, let alone the mystical magic that only exists in legends.

However, although Su Ji possessed profound skills, he did not underestimate ordinary spells and spiritual arts.

Just like now, if he hadn't brought the materialized golden toad out of the real dream, it would have been impossible to advance the time for refining the gilded bronze bull's head so far ahead...

As a precaution, Su Ji did not go directly above the gilded bronze bull's head.

About thirty breaths later, after circling around once, Yan Tianchou's clone finally arrived at the target location with the magical artifact, the Golden Toad.

Then, Yan Tianchou pointed out: "According to the calculation, it will take at least ten minutes and at most twelve hours to transform the shape of the gilded bronze bull's head into that of a golden toad."

"Although the former is short, it requires drawing upon the power of heaven and earth to the maximum extent. Not only might it be discovered by the colleagues at the local temple, but it might also be noticed by Zhu Nanshan, the Dongxuan cultivator who has not yet left the village..."

"Although the latter takes a long time, it has a subtle and pervasive effect. Even if the local earth god passes by, he will hardly notice the changes underground."

The Earth God could sense the changes in the earth's energy, but Yan Tianchou used the metal energy to alter the shape of the gilded bronze bull's head, which is why he made such a solemn vow.

Yantianchou practices the "righteous path," so naturally he would recommend the latter.

Su Ji then said, "Then let's do it subtly and quietly..."

In fact, Su Ji had already considered the gilded bronze bull's head as a trump card, and the only people in the village who had the right to know about it were Zhang Xiaolian and the local earth god.

As for the other spiritual weapons, it wasn't that they were unfamiliar with them, but rather that they feared there might be spies among them.

In the ghost case, the Day Wanderer, Night Wanderer, Middle Wanderer, and Earth Spirit Soldiers all broke the law. Bed God and Bed Goddess were taken hostage. Did the other spirit soldiers really know nothing about this case?

Besides, even if there are no spies among the spirit soldiers, they might still casually reveal the information about the Golden Toad's clone. Su Ji didn't want to be tricked...

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Dongsang Village was bustling with activity early in the morning.

The people recounted what they had seen and heard the previous night. Some talked about the amazing ritual performed by Master Zhu, which borrowed the power of the Thunder God. Others discussed how Magistrate Chen annihilated the walking corpses. Still others marveled at the power of the walking corpses...

Naturally, all the stories revolve around the Wu family.

The fact that the walking corpse came from the Wu family's ancestral grave was already highly suspicious. When Master Zhu enlightened everyone after the walking corpse died, four members of the Wu family actually fled in a panic.

In a short time, Chen Dianshi not only sent people to capture the four Wu family members who had escaped, but also ordered that the Wu family members, young and old, be brought under control.

Unexpectedly, not only were three members of the Wu family who had escaped captured, but two elderly members of the Wu family who knew the truth also hanged themselves.

Enraged, Chen Dianshi instructed his officials to keep a close watch on the Wu family, then personally sought out Master Zhu for help in finding them. Master Zhu had resolved many disputes between demons and humans over the years, helping many people and even assisting some demons who had been misunderstood.

On the surface, Master Zhu has two friends from the martial arts world who act as his disciples, and in private, he also has a kind-hearted demon following him.

This demon is a crow spirit, who also cultivates the Heavenly Soul Spirit. Although its strength is only at the level of a demon soldier, it is a master tracker.

Zhu Nanshan took the crow spirit out of the bamboo staff and entrusted it to search for someone on the edge of the White Rock Mountains. After searching all night, the crow spirit actually made a discovery.

Early in the morning, Chen Dianshi ordered four officers to search the edge of Baiyan Mountain Range, striving to capture the suspect before he could escape further.

However, more than an hour passed, and the officials still hadn't appeared.

Chen Dianshi was extremely anxious, fearing that the four officers might be lost, so he went to find Zhu Nanshan again.

Logically, Zhu Nanshan should have been able to collect his reward and leave this morning after eliminating the walking corpses last night.

The villagers of both villages felt that there might be a mastermind behind the walking corpses, so they tried to persuade Zhu Nanshan to stay.

After some thought, Zhu Nanshan agreed to the villagers' request. Now that Chen Dianshi had come to invite him, he naturally felt obligated to do so.

So, taking advantage of the less intense sunlight, the crow spirit set off again, flying swiftly through the ocean of yang energy.

"Well--"

After waking up from his nap, Su Ji learned about the morning's events from Yan Tianchou, which sparked a series of thoughts in his mind.

It is likely not a coincidence that the previous local deity of the Wu family colluded with the black tiger demon in the mountains, and that the Wu family fled towards the Baiyan Mountains.

However, Su Ji still needed to tour the two villages, so even if he wanted to, he was powerless to do so.

About half an hour later, the crow spirit finally returned to Dongsang Village. When it saw Su Ji, the day-roaming spirit soldier, it hurriedly stopped to greet him.

"This humble servant has met the Day-Wandering Spirit Soldiers!"

Even some demons and ghosts, even those who cultivate the celestial soul and spirit, may absorb yin energy to increase their strength.

This crow spirit, however, was a breath of fresh air. In order to roam freely between Yin and Yang, it chose the purest path of mystical cultivation.

Su Ji had a fairly good impression of the crow spirit, so he nodded and asked, "Have you found the four officers?"

In the realm between Yin and Yang, Su Ji is equivalent to a government official, while the crow spirit is just an ordinary ghost.

So the crow spirit, knowing everything, reported: "Reporting to the Day-Wandering Spirit Soldiers, I found four officials upstream on the river. They must have been in a battle, and two of them seem to have been bitten by a snake demon..."

Su Ji was immediately struck by a strange feeling.

The reason Zhang Xiaolian pulled him out of the river was because he was a strange snake with a black belly and white rings. Later, she learned that the strange snake was one of the spies sent by the Black Tiger Demon.

"Alright, then go and report this to Master Zhu!"

After the crow spirit left, Su Ji began to take note of the matter.

Not long after, Zhu Nanshan, who was meditating with his eyes closed, learned of this news from the crow spirit and immediately informed Chen Dianshi.

Upon learning that the four men were out of danger, Chen Dianshi breathed a sigh of relief and immediately sent men to meet them.

Around noon, the officials finally returned.

Just as the crow spirit said, when the four officers were tracking the Wu family, they were about to capture them when they were suddenly attacked by several strange snakes.

The four men, who were dispatched by Chen Dianshi, must have some skill. After a brief moment of panic, they worked together to retreat to a safe area...

The leading officer said with lingering fear, "Fortunately, those black-bellied white-ringed snake demons weren't poisonous, otherwise we would probably all have died outside the White Rock Mountains."

The Wu family eventually escaped, but Chen Dianshi had no intention of blaming the four officials. He could only start by investigating the Wu family members in the village.

"A black-bellied, white-ringed snake demon!"

The appearance of the black-bellied white-ringed snake demon reminded Su Ji of the terrifying night when he narrowly escaped death from the snake's mouth. Although the black tiger demon was later killed, the White Rock Mountain Range hated the Xuanmen high-level cultivator who slew the tiger and shook the mountain.

Even though the Earth God concealed his identity as a high-ranking cultivator of the Xuanmen sect very well, the group from the Earth God Temple, as participants in the plan, must have incurred the wrath of the Baiyan Mountain Range.

Su Ji couldn't help but wonder: "Could the reappearance of the strange snake be the beginning of another battle?"

Yan Tianchou immediately reminded them: "The black-bellied white-ringed snake lives in mountainous and hilly areas at an altitude of 400 to 1,000 meters. Such an organized ambush of the officials outside the White Rock Mountains is more than 99% likely to be orchestrated."

"When the walking corpses were eliminated, the local earth god, in order not to expose the strength of the Xuanmen high-level cultivators, had Zhu Nanshan invite the Thunder Department heavenly soldiers. After the people in the mountain god temple learned of this, they probably guessed that the Xuanmen high-level cultivators were no longer in the village."

"Besides the high-ranking cultivators of the Xuanmen sect, the death of the Black Tiger demon was also related to the Earth God Temple. On the surface, they couldn't touch the gods of the Earth God Temple, but they could take revenge in other ways in secret..."

At this point, Yan Tianchou became serious: "Even if you know the location of the Black-bellied White-ringed Snake Demon, do not go to seek revenge lightly, otherwise you may fall into a trap."

Su Ji was a wandering spirit soldier within the two villages, with colleagues from the local earth god temple watching over and helping him. At worst, he could hide in the earth god's underworld.

If they leave the area of ​​the two villages, not to mention the power of the day-roaming spirit soldiers, even the golden toad clone that is about to be refined may encounter unexpected events.

Yan Tianchou continued to practice the "righteous path," and Su Ji naturally wouldn't act recklessly.

However, this does not mean that Su Ji did nothing.

Back then, Su Ji could only transform into a golden toad to save his life, and even felt a sense of shame in his timidity.

Now, Su Ji has not only developed his own system in the Dongxuan Dao, but is also about to obtain a Golden Toad clone that is no weaker than the Wu family's walking corpse, making him many times more confident.

For a moment, Su Ji even felt a sense of triumph: "The mountain lord of the mountain god temple certainly won't openly deal with us. If they are just mountain demons, then bring it on!"

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