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

Chapter 78 A Prophecy Fulfilled, A Twist of Fate
"East and West Mulberry Earth God Temples - Day Trip to the Spirit Toad: Obtain one low-grade Earth Yang Stone"

Just after 3 p.m., Su Ji walked out of the City God's Great Sun Spirit Realm and was scanned again by the portal of the Great Sun Spirit Realm.

The daytime spirit soldier guarding the City God Temple recorded this, then laughed and said, "The daytime spirit soldier went in last and came out last, and even managed to get a low-grade Earth Yang Stone. That's really something!"

Many people might not find a single low-grade Earth Yang Stone after seven days, but Su Ji only took out a portion of his harvest, which was still considered to be of medium to high quality.

Su Ji's expression changed slightly, and then he asked, "Colleague, is everything a cultivator gains in the Spirit Realm recorded?"

Today, after Yan Tianchou detected a mid-grade Earth Yang Stone in the Earth Yang River, he also detected a ball of spiritual liquid within a stone and three low-grade Earth Yang Stones, with a total value exceeding five hundred strands of divine power.

This is only the harvest of the first day. If Su Jiruo acquires too many treasures in seven days, he will inevitably arouse suspicion from the City God Temple.

The spirit soldier at the City God Temple nodded and smiled: "That's right, everything a cultivator gains in the Spirit Realm is recorded, in order to create a ranking list."

"The first list is the Human Ranking. Anyone whose total value of treasures ranks in the top ten can be included on the list, and it will change over time."

"The second list is the Treasure List, which includes the top ten most valuable individual treasures. This list also changes over time."

"Those who make it into the top ten on both lists can directly trade with the City God Temple..."

The ranking serves to both motivate cultivators exploring the spiritual realm and showcase the abundance of resources in the City God's Spiritual Realm, attracting more cultivators to purchase the qualification to enter the City God's Spiritual Realm.

"...The City God Temple really goes to great lengths to generate revenue!" Su Ji couldn't help but sigh.

Overall, most cultivators don't obtain many treasures; the City God Temple earns its money mainly from entrance fees.

In addition to the city god temple fairs in various cities every year, the city god spirit realm will also be opened during the Ghost Festival. At that time, multiple city god temples will compete, and those with rich resources will definitely be more popular.

This brought trouble to Su Ji. He had obtained a low-grade earth yang stone on the first day and came out so early, so it was very likely that he had already ranked in the top ten on the list.

As expected, when Su Ji arrived at the City God Temple, his name was already on the list.

"Sixth on the Treasure List: A low-grade Earth Yang Stone, worth at least thirty-five strands of divine power, obtained by the Golden Toad, a spirit soldier of the East and West Sang Earth Temples, from the Great Sun Spirit Realm."

"Ninth on the list of people: The golden toad at the East and West Sang Earth Temples..."

Judging solely from the value of the treasures, yang and yin materials far surpass those with the five elements. Four of the top five treasures on the list are yin materials, three of which originated from the City God's Bright Moon Spirit Realm...

Su Ji was able to make it onto two lists because he entered the competition early.

Yan Tianchou said helplessly, "The Earth God thought you were just going to the Great Sun Spirit Realm [Resonance with Heaven and Earth] to cultivate mystical arts, so he didn't tell you about the Human Ranking and the Treasure Ranking. Otherwise, I would never have suggested that you bring out the low-grade Earth Yang Stone today."

Su Ji also knew that this was not due to a lack of ability in divination and prediction, but rather a lack of information.

Fortunately, even if Su Ji is listed on the treasure list, he may not attract much attention.

Yan Tianchou analyzed, "Even if there is only a very small probability, we still need to be wary of the firebird causing trouble after discovering your existence. Fighting it is a small matter, but disrupting your cultivation is a big matter."

"In order not to sit idly by and wait for death, I suggest you immediately go to the City God Temple to buy Yin Qi Pearls, and then collect all the pieces of the Yang Yang Mystic Art puzzle during the two hours that the Great Sun Spirit Realm remains open!"

Su Ji came out two or three hours early because using the [Deflection Mystic Realm] consumed a lot of Yin energy.

If one were to expend more Yin energy to perform the [Deflection Mystic Technique], it would inevitably disrupt the balance of Yin and Yang in the microcosmic orbit of the Heavenly Soul and Spirit.

Releasing the refined earth yang energy would indeed solve the problem, but it would cause his cultivation to regress, which was not what Su Ji wanted to see.

Moreover, Su Ji's gains today have been more than enough. He found five puzzle pieces after only walking halfway through the Di Yang Riverbed, making his cultivation progress four or five times that of the abyss at the bottom of the lake.

According to the calculations of the Heavenly Calculation, Su Ji only needs four more pieces of the puzzle to complete the Yang-type Mystic Arts, which is already considered a rapid pace of cultivation.

Su Ji had originally wanted to wait it out, but now that he knew where the crisis lay, he could no longer sit idly by and wait for his doom.

"Alright, then let's buy ten Yin Qi Beads and master Yang Yang Xuan Techniques today!"

The ten Yin Qi beads are worth fifty strands of divine power, and the total amount of Yin Qi they contain is enormous. Although Su Ji did not refine them, he can still utilize them through the principle of "mysterious nature, mystical arts formed by oneself".

And so, the daytime spirit soldiers at the City God Temple soon saw the familiar figure flying over again, and after nodding in greeting, they let them pass.

"It seems that being sixth on the treasure list is no longer enough for him... Well, it's better for the gods to obtain more treasures than for them to fall into the hands of outsiders!"

Soon, it was five o'clock in the afternoon, and cultivators began to emerge from the Great Sun Spirit Realm.

Before long, the rankings of people and treasures changed.

"Top of the Treasure List: A lotus-shaped mid-grade Yang Fire Seed, worth at least 520 strands of divine power, obtained by the weapon refiner Mo Linglong from the Great Sun Spirit Realm."

"..."

"Ranked seventh on the treasure list is a low-grade Yang Fire Seed the size of a candle flame, worth at least forty-eight strands of divine power. It was obtained by Yan Chong, the ghost general of the White Rock Mountains, from the Great Sun Spirit Realm."

"..."

Immediately, the cultivators who were paying attention to the list started discussing it.

"Mo Linglong? Judging from the name, she seems to be a direct descendant of the Thousand Changes Town's mechanical sorcerers. Her cultivation level is probably already at the Grand Mage level!"

"Yan Chong? He should be from the Firebird Clan of the White Rock Mountains. His low-grade Yang Fire Seed is good, but unfortunately it's only the size of a candle flame; otherwise, he certainly wouldn't be ranked seventh." "Jin Chan? I remember he was sixth on the ranking list just now, but now he's only ninth..."

The current ranking of people doesn't reflect much; most cultivators are focused on the treasure ranking.

Although Su Ji was squeezed out of the top ten of the Human Ranking, he was still ninth on the Treasure Ranking, which was noticed by Firebird Ghost General Yan Chong at a glance.

"That bad boy from the East and West Sang Earth God Temples?"

Firebird Yanchong wanted to slap himself twice whenever he thought about what happened back then. He never imagined that a moment of luck would ruin his future career.

However, even though Firebird Yanchong harbored resentment, he could no longer take action against the gods of the East and West Sang Earth Temples, and he felt extremely frustrated these days.

This time, Firebird Yanchong never imagined that he would have the chance to encounter this enemy in the Spirit Realm.

After all, the probability of Su Ji, a mere cultivator at the Cave Profound Realm, expending so much divine power to reach the City God's Great Sun Spirit Realm is almost zero.

Unexpectedly, this almost impossible thing became a reality, giving Firebird Flame a huge surprise.

Firebird Yan Chong became more and more excited as he thought about it: "Fighting is not prohibited in the City God Spirit Realm. Tomorrow I must find that bad boy and vent my anger. Even if I don't seriously injure him, at least I will make sure he doesn't dare to enter the Great Sun Spirit Realm again!"
"If that brat doesn't want to waste this opportunity, he'll have to hire someone to protect him. I'll figure out a way to deal with him then..."

After that, whether it's asking someone to enter the Great Sun Spirit Realm or finding help from within it, both the Sun-Wandering Spirit Soldier Golden Toad and the Firebird Flame Rush can do it.

……

Although Yan Tianchou's words came true, he had foreseen the possible crisis and had already come to the source of the Diyang Riverbed with Su Ji.

Inside the cave, a tornado with a diameter of three or four zhang (approximately 10-13 meters) rose from the ground, as if the earth was unleashing boundless fury.

Around the cave, countless complex and mysterious yang energy appeared and disappeared, containing countless mysteries.

Su Ji was not greedy; of all the mysteries in the world, he only sought out the ones he needed.

Amidst countless resonances with the [Deflection Mystic Art], Su Ji amassed one mysterious puzzle piece after another, his cultivation speed becoming incredibly rapid.

However, time was limited, and even when the Dharma Seal token began to flash, Su Ji was still missing the last piece of the Xuanmen puzzle.

"In the end, haste makes waste!" Su Ji sighed helplessly.

Besides the limited time, it was also related to his depleted willpower. It was still quite difficult to master a profound technique in a single day.

Yan Tianchou did not forget to analyze: "After resting tonight, when my mind and consciousness are full tomorrow, I will definitely be able to cultivate this Yang technique!"
"Furthermore, most cultivators absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth at dawn, and the concentration of yang energy in the Great Sun Spiritual Realm is also related to the actual altitude of the sun..."

"Based on today's observations, the Firebird Ghost General should enter the Great Sun Spirit Realm between 7:30 and 8:00 tomorrow morning, which gives us about an hour."

"As long as we give up the spiritual energy of heaven and earth this morning, we will definitely be able to cultivate Yang-type profound techniques during the time we enter the Great Sun Spiritual Realm ahead of schedule!"

Su Ji believed in Yan Tianchou's predictions. After being expelled from the Great Sun Spirit Realm, he didn't even participate in tonight's Ghost Market and went straight back to Dongsang Village to recuperate.

It wasn't until the early hours of the morning that Su Ji regained his strength, and then flew high into the sky to continue his cultivation...

"drop--

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

As the familiar voice rang out, Su Ji flew from Qili Lake toward Jinfeng County and waited at the entrance of the Great Sun Spirit Realm before dawn.

"Hey, Brother Jinchan, you've arrived so early today!"

The spirit soldiers at the City God Temple, thinking that the Golden Toad had not made any progress yesterday afternoon and was preparing to continue their efforts today, smiled and activated the Golden Toad's token seal.

As the sun gradually rose, many cultivators arrived at the place, but the firebird Yan Chong hid to the side, seemingly waiting for something.

However, by around 8:40 a.m., Firebird Yanchong still hadn't seen his enemy, Golden Toad, arrive, and began to feel uneasy.

"I found out yesterday that the golden toad should be here by now, could it be..."

Firebird Yanchong's expression changed, and then he arrived at the entrance of the Great Sun Spirit Realm. When registering his initial entry, he indeed found that the name of the Golden Toad was at the very top.

"Damn it! Did that scoundrel Jin Chan anticipate that I would be lying in wait here all along, and was his movements yesterday just a deliberate attempt to mislead me?"

Firebird Yanchong felt a surge of anger. It had waited for more than two hours for nothing and even felt like it had been made a fool of.

"In that case, we can only rely on the advantage of the Heavenly Soul Spirit Realm to search for the whereabouts of that rascal, Golden Toad!"

Thus, Firebird Yanchong, burning with rage, entered the Great Sun Spirit Realm and began searching time and time again for the whereabouts of the Sun-Wandering Spirit Soldier Golden Toad.

It wasn't until more than two hours later that Firebird Yanchong made a discovery.

"You naughty brat, you actually hid under the Earth Yang Tornado, otherwise how could it have taken me so long to cover a mere ten-mile radius of the Great Sun Spirit Realm!"

At this moment, the firebird Yanchong could no longer suppress its anger. Its flames suddenly intensified, and it flew furiously toward the source of the Diyang Riverbed.

This scene was exactly what Su Ji had expected.

(End of this chapter)