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

Chapter 76 The Blind Old Taoist, Great Sun Spirit Realm

"Come on, let's calculate. If you can't figure it out, you don't have to pay!"

The blind old Taoist priest noticed that a large crowd had gathered around him and began shouting enthusiastically.

The blind old Taoist priest wore a tattered Taoist robe and held a bamboo cane in his hand, looking travel-worn.

At other times, perhaps few people would care, and might even mistake the blind old Taoist priest for a charlatan.

At this moment, however, they were in the ghost market of the Chenghuang Temple Fair in Jinfeng County, and it was really hard to tell whether the blind old Taoist priest had any real skills.

Most people became spectators, including knowledgeable cultivators, experienced regulars of the ghost market, and lucky ones who stumbled in by chance.

Finally, a drunken middle-aged man spoke up first: "Old sir, you look unfamiliar, but since you said you don't charge if you can't tell the truth, then I'll give it a try!"

The blind old Taoist priest turned his head and "looked" at the slightly drunk middle-aged man with his tightly closed eyes: "Please speak freely, sir. If I am wrong, I will not charge you a single penny."

"belch--"

The slightly tipsy middle-aged man burped, then chuckled smugly: "In that case, I'll ask you, sir, what do I desire most in my heart?"

This wasn't something the slightly tipsy middle-aged man wanted to know; he just wanted to test the blind old Taoist's abilities, which is why he suddenly had this idea and said it.

"Good question!" Not only the slightly tipsy middle-aged man's companions, but also many cultivators who had come to join in the fun praised it.

If a slightly tipsy middle-aged person speaks, they may fall into the other party's trap. At this time, not revealing any information is the best way to take the initiative and gain the upper hand.

The blind old Taoist priest simply smiled and said, "Fortune telling is nothing more than four aspects: marriage, future, wealth, and health. What you want to know is wealth!"

The slightly tipsy middle-aged man was taken aback for a moment, then straightened his posture and said, "Sir, you were right. May I tell you about my fortune?"

The slightly tipsy middle-aged man was more composed and didn't deliberately say that the other person had miscalculated.

The blind old Taoist priest nodded, then stretched out his hand and said, "Layman, please extend your hand, let me feel your palm..."

Fortune telling emphasizes facial features, and the old Taoist priest seemed to be blind, so it was normal for him to read palms.

After about two or three breaths, the blind old Taoist priest seemed to have made some progress, and then reached out and took out three copper coins.

"Snapped!"

The blind old Taoist priest tossed and caught the copper coin, but did not show the result to anyone. Instead, he immediately put it away.

Then, the blind old Taoist priest stroked his beard and smiled, "Your fortune will be good in the near future, as long as you maintain your own judgment and make bold choices!"

The slightly tipsy middle-aged man had mostly sobered up and, upon hearing this good news, exclaimed happily, "Thank you for your kind words, sir. Here are twenty coins. If you are still in Jinfeng County when your fortune arrives, I'm sure you will receive an even more generous gift!"

Twenty coins can buy half a peck of rice, which is quite a lot.

Once one thing leads to another, many people, thinking the blind old Taoist priest was somewhat capable, began to approach him.

Suddenly, some people were having their fortunes told about marriage, some about their future, and some even about their next life...

The blind fortune teller convincingly told a few people were dissatisfied with his predictions, and he actually made a few deals.

Seeing this, Su Ji smiled.

Fortune telling relies on three things: observing words, reading expressions, and using persuasive language.

To ordinary people, the old Taoist priest was blind.

However, in the eyes of the cultivators, the blind old Taoist priest was a Dongxuan cultivator who could easily read people's expressions.

Then it became simple. He only needed to say a few words, and the fortune teller would make subtle changes in his expression, which the blind old Taoist priest could then use to extract the information he wanted.

Then, they use seemingly plausible but ultimately misleading language to guide the conversation, which not only gradually touches people's hearts but also gives them a chance to resonate with the audience.

Most importantly, everyone loves to hear nice things, and with some hopeful visions for the future, many people will choose to believe them for the time being.

Seeing this, the Earth God transmitted his voice to Su Ji, saying, "This person should be a wandering sorcerer. His cultivation level is only at the minor cultivator level, but his aura is not weak. He should be a cultivator who has achieved minor success in cultivation..."

Cultivators value accumulation above all else, and cultivation level is of paramount importance. They avoid using it if possible, as the depth of one's cultivation level is known only to oneself, and outsiders can only judge it by the flow of qi.

For cultivators in the world, refining essence and building a foundation is the beginning of cultivation, transforming qi into elixir is the minor achievement of cultivation, refining a true elixir is the major achievement of cultivation, and refining a true spirit to become an immortal is the ultimate goal.

If the local earth god's prediction is correct, the blind old Taoist priest's cultivation level is comparable to that of a ghost general, so he can be considered to have some strength.

However, having strength does not mean having the ability to tell fortunes; even a great cultivator may deceive people.

As a result, many monks believed that the old Taoist priest was swindling people.

A young monk stepped forward and said, "Marriage, wealth, future prospects, and health are easy to predict, but I wonder if you, sir, can predict people's fortunes and misfortunes?"

Clearly, this young monk was ready to test the blind old Taoist's abilities.

Immediately, many people perked up, and even Zhu Nanshan and the crow spirit, who had packed up their stalls, came over.

The blind old Taoist knew the visitor meant no good, but he still smiled calmly: "Good and evil are rewarded accordingly, fortune and misfortune are unpredictable. No bargaining, two taels and five mace of silver!"

One tael of silver is worth four strands of divine power, but the blind fortune teller can say ten strands of divine power, which is equivalent to two standard low-grade Yin Qi beads.

Although the young cultivator was of average appearance, he was not short of money. He reached out and took out five taels of silver, and said with a smile, "Old sir, I will pay double the price, but I have one more request."

"The City God Temple Fair in Jinfeng County is supposed to last for three days, but it will actually continue until the early morning of March 9th. What I need to do is predict the fortunes and misfortunes of the next seven days. If you can't predict it accurately, don't blame me for ruining your reputation!"

Immediately, the onlookers' eyes lit up.

Logically, the blind old Taoist priest should have left after the City God Temple Fair, which was on March 4th.

The young Taoist priest was very accommodating and gave the blind old Taoist priest an extra two taels and five qian of silver, enough to keep him there for four or five more days.

The blind old Taoist priest wasn't intimidated at all and readily accepted the five taels of silver.

Immediately, many people's eyes fell on the blind old Taoist priest.

Then the blind old Taoist priest became serious. He first tossed a copper coin, then muttered to himself while making hand seals, which lasted for several breaths.

Immediately, the blind old Taoist priest trembled, and an aura that Su Ji recognized emanated from him.

"A celestial soul that has cultivated the Lesser Yin-Yang Method?"

Su Ji was not entirely sure because the blind old Taoist's aura was ambiguous, and the flying celestial soul was not in harmony with yin and yang.

"Wow—"

Suddenly, the blind old Taoist priest's microcosmic orbit trembled, and a state of yin and yang confusion occurred.

"puff--"

The blind old Taoist's celestial soul above his head froze, his body stiffened, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. Many cultivators were shocked, but the young cultivator looked on in disbelief.

The operation of the Heavenly Soul and Spirit can be adjusted by itself; even if the blood spurting from the mouth is not prepared in advance, it can be spurted out through self-harm.

"call--"

The old Taoist priest let out a heavy sigh, then a hint of fear appeared in his eyes: "Fellow Taoist, do not go to the northeast for the next seven days, or you will be in grave danger!"

As he said this, the old Taoist priest glanced towards the northeast, as if still feeling lingering fear.

The young cultivator shook his head dismissively: "I asked you to calculate fortune and misfortune, and all you said was this one sentence."

"Besides, I'll be staying in Jinfeng County for the next seven days, so there's no way I'll go to the northeast. Do you expect me to go to the northeast just to verify whether that's true or not?"

As everyone knows, the burden of proof lies with the person who raises the question.

The old Taoist priest seemed to have dug a pit, as if his divination would be considered successful as long as the young Taoist priest was safe.

If a young cultivator goes to the northeast, he will fall into a self-proving trap. If he misses even one day, the old Taoist priest will be able to tell him all sorts of things.

The old Taoist priest wiped the blood from his mouth, shook his head, and said, "I've said everything I needed to say. Whether you believe it or not is up to you!"

For a time, some people thought the old Taoist priest was not faking it, while others thought he was just swindling people.

Even the local earth god shook his head and said, "To the northeast, apart from a few villages, there's just a desolate hilly area, and further on, the White Rock Mountains. At most, there are only a few wandering ghost generals..."

The Baiyan Mountain Range slopes from northeast to southwest, with the northeast side being wider and the southwest side approaching Qianbian Town on the west side of Jinfeng County.

As a result, the southern part of the Baiyan Mountains is closer to Xisang Village.

The young cultivator appeared to be a lone wolf, yet he was guarded by two ghost generals. Even if he wasn't a disciple of the Xuanmen sect, he should have come from a cultivator family.

Even a minor cultivator like Zhu Nanshan could kill one or two ghost generals in the mountains, let alone a young cultivator with a considerable background.

Most people at the scene thought the old Taoist priest was faking it and sided with the young cultivator.

The remaining small group of people also had doubts, and like the local earth god, they planned to wait seven days to see the results.

Su Ji, however, looked serious. It wasn't that he had noticed anything wrong, but rather that Yan Tianchou had just issued a warning!

The line of red text still hasn't faded away.

"Warning! Celestial fluctuations sensed!"
"The blind old Taoist priest, through the cultivation of his celestial soul and spirit using the 'Minor Yin-Yang Method,' touched upon the secrets of heaven, only to suffer a backlash from them!"

If Yan Tianchou was secretly and cautiously peeking at the secrets of heaven, then the blind old Taoist priest was openly and blatantly peeking at the secrets of heaven.

This means that the blind old Taoist priest's divination results came from peeking into the secrets of heaven and have a high degree of credibility.

"Will a major disaster occur in the northeast within the next seven days?"

Su Ji was still somewhat incredulous. Although the northeast was located between the Baiyan Mountains and Jinfeng County, it was not a no-man's-land.

Yan Tianchou analyzed, "A great calamity is relative. What might be a great calamity for a young cultivator might just be an ordinary event for the deities of Jinfeng County..."

"Currently, the probability of a Ghost King appearing in the Northeast is 40%, the probability of a Bloodline Demon General appearing is 40%, and the probability of a Bloodline Demon King appearing is 1%."

"Perhaps it was because that young cultivator was so eager to prove himself that he encountered the so-called 'great calamity' in the northeast."

"We don't need to worry about what's going on in the northeast. If anything happens, the City God Temple of Jinfeng County and the Mountain God Temple of Baiyan Mountain will take care of it..."

Su Ji then composed himself and began to focus all his attention on cultivation.

Currently, the ghost market is a mixed bag.

There are divination fees worth tens of coins, paper oxen and horses worth a few taels of silver, ghost general inner cores worth hundreds of strands of divine power, and spiritual artifacts worth thousands of strands of divine power for sale.

The people selling these magical artifacts are not ordinary people, but weapon refiners from Thousand Changes Town. They didn't even set up a stall, but instead brought in a house for forging magical artifacts.

"A mid-grade, average quality mechanical spirit core, a mid-grade, excellent quality fire cloud spirit robe, and a mid-grade, flawless quality golden spirit sword are all worth over a thousand strands of divine power?"

Su Ji was shocked, but in order to avoid ruining the image of the reincarnated cultivator, he could only pretend to be expressionless.

Yan Tianchou analyzed, "The mechanical spirit is not an ordinary spiritual artifact. It is like the spiritual artifact Golden Toad, which can be integrated with a real mechanical puppet... For a person who is afraid of death, a mechanical puppet guard at the level of a general cannot even be measured in terms of value."

"As for the Fire Cloud Spirit Robe, it's a special spiritual artifact. After being enhanced on clothing, it provides both defense and light weight..."

Hearing these words made Su Ji feel much better.

His golden toad clone is a combination of a gilded bronze bull's head, the [Golden Toad Transformation] supernatural power, and the magical golden toad artifact. He has no need to envy any mechanical spirit or spiritual core.

His physical body is perfectly safe and he doesn't need any Fire Cloud Spirit Robe for protection.

The Golden Elf Sword might not even be as good as the Blazing Crystal Ray, let alone the Moonlight and the Sunlight.

Unfortunately, the Great Sun Spirit Realm of the City God Temple prohibits the carrying of treasures at the level of high-grade spiritual artifacts, and can also sense the energy fluctuations of talismans and talisman treasures at the level of high-level cultivators of the Xuanmen.

Therefore, Su Ji cannot bring the Blazing Crystal and Zhang Xiaolian's hair tie into the Great Sun Spirit Realm this time.

After the ghost market ended, Su Ji returned to the Earth God Temple. The dream he sent to Zhoulan Restaurant was just a side trip; his main purpose was to cultivate with the Earth God in the sky.

After all, Jinfeng County is now a gathering place for many ghosts and gods, and it would be easy to be discovered if one were to cultivate at high altitudes.

Before leaving, Su Ji only took a few magical copper coins with him, leaving the Blazing Crystal and Zhang Xiaolian's hair tie at the Earth God Temple's Underworld.

As long as no one touches these two spiritual artifact embryos, the yin and yang celestial light within them will not be greatly diminished. If the Earth God has an emergency, he can use them at any time.

As the Sun-Wandering Spirit Soldiers departed, the Earth God reminded them, "Golden Toad, never forget that you went to the Great Sun Spirit Realm for cultivation. Even if you find treasures, you can wait until the last day to retrieve them..."

Fighting is not prohibited in the City God's Spirit Realm, as long as no one dies. If one misses the [Resonance with Heaven and Earth] because of one or two treasures, then this opportunity is wasted.

Su Ji naturally understood this principle. Cultivating Yang-type profound arts was the most important thing. Even if he missed out on some treasures, they were just fleeting clouds. Once he became stronger, everything would be different.

"Rest assured, Earth God, this trip to the City God's Great Sun Spirit Realm will be absolutely foolproof!"

Having said that, the Day-Wandering Spirit Soldier departed under the watchful eyes of all the local earth god deities.

It was still early before sunrise, and halfway there, Su Ji headed to a certain spot at Qili Lake.

Before long, Su Ji heard Yan Tianchou's reassuring voice saying "You've got a trick on me."

"drop--

"[Memory Node] Backup complete. You can now proceed to the City God's Great Sun Spirit Realm for cultivation with peace of mind..."

(End of this chapter)