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

Chapter 82 The Mysterious Master, Cultivation Techniques (4200 words!)

Su Ji began his cultivation on the night of the fourth day of the second lunar month, but he comprehended the profound truths of heaven and earth during the daytime of the fifth day of the second lunar month.

As a result, Su Ji's cultivation of Yang Qi was ahead of his cultivation of Yin Qi, and the time for his breakthrough was set after midnight on the fourth day of the third month, before dawn.

"After twenty-nine days of arduous training, I'm finally about to become a Dongxuan Master!"

Su Ji's cultivation in one day is equivalent to that of an ordinary cultivator in one month. In the twenty-nine days, there was a day lost due to rain, so it should only be equivalent to twenty-eight months.

However, the Earth God's three years of cultivation included the four seasons, rain, snow, fog, hail, and the waxing and waning of the moon. Although it was said to be three years, it was only twenty-seven months of cultivation.

Similarly, the Dongzhen lineage also has the saying of "building a foundation in a hundred days," which can only be achieved by true geniuses.

Su Ji was not in a hurry. Instead, following his usual cultivation habits, he first returned to his physical body and consumed a tonic made from top-grade Rehmannia glutinosa, preparing to cultivate the bloodline technique for another hour.

At this moment, Zhang Xiaolian began to talk about the arrangements for tomorrow.

"Chen Dianshi sent an official to inform us today that the county government will organize a memorial service for the cemetery tomorrow, and he specially invited my daughter and me to watch the ceremony from outside."

"The City God Temple Fair has just ended, so the city isn't too crowded. Uncle Zhou, Uncle Zhou, and Grandpa Li are going to look at houses, and we'll go with them..."

Zhang Xiaolian's grandfather was from out of town and should have been buried in his ancestral home. However, on the advice of the temple keeper of the City God Temple, Mr. Zhang chose to have his burial site in the public cemetery in Jinfeng County.

After Zhang Xiaolian's father died for the public, he was buried in the public cemetery in Jinfeng County. The mother and daughter planned to pay their respects in person first, and then observe the government's sacrificial ceremony at the public cemetery.

"I see!"

Su Ji had heard that Zhang Xiaolian's grandfather had been a deity in Jinfeng County for about twelve years, according to the timeline.

However, twelve years is too short for the gods. Most of the spirit soldiers in the local temple have lived longer than that, and the combined lifespan of the Bed God and his spirit master is over a hundred years.

Unfortunately, the gathering of deities on the first day of the third lunar month was too boring, and Su Ji focused his attention on the City God's Spirit Realm, forgetting to ask which deity was Zhang Xiaolian's grandfather.

Tomorrow, for Zhang Xiaolian's safety, Su Ji could escort her back and forth, and also take the opportunity to meet Zhang Xiaolian's grandfather.

Just in time, Su Ji had a major issue that had been piling up for a long time, and he could take advantage of Zhang Xiaolian's arrival in the city to deal with it all at once...

After mastering the bloodline technique, Su Ji prepared to fly into the sky to absorb the earth's yang and yin energies. However, when he went to the Earth God Temple to find the Earth God, he found nothing.

The local spirit soldier explained, "Golden Toad, the local deity obtained a clue about the antique dealer last night, and tonight he and the City God Temple Night Tour Spirit General went to Jianggang Village in the northeast to investigate the matter."

In fact, it was Su Ji who brought up the matter, which is why the local deity took it so seriously.

“I’ve been busy with my cultivation in the City God’s Spirit Realm, so I haven’t had time to pay attention to this matter…” Su Ji couldn’t help but sigh.

He was not afraid of the safety of the local earth god, not only because he was accompanied by a group of deities from the City God Temple's night procession, but also because the earth god had received the true teachings of Dongxuan.

Now, Su Jidu has acquired three low-grade mystical arts from scratch, and the local earth god who has sorted out his own profound principles must have gained a lot.

Previously, even a low-grade [Earth Escape Technique] could significantly boost the Earth God's combat power; now, the Earth God is far more powerful than before.

Even if the local deity encounters a powerful enemy, he can at least escape if he can't win... So Su Ji had nothing to worry about.

It's not a big deal for Su Ji to cultivate alone in the sky, at least he has Yan Tianchou by his side. He also informed Zhang Xiaolian of his subsequent breakthroughs in cultivation.

So, at 12:30 a.m., Su Ji landed in the Zhang family's courtyard.

"Zhang E, I'm preparing to break through to the Dongxuan Mage level at home. Why don't you come and observe?"

Su Ji is Zhang Xiaolian's mentor, and Zhang Xiaolian is Su Ji's role model. Su Ji will break through to the Dongxuan Master level today, and Zhang Xiaolian will follow suit in ten days to half a month.

Even though Zhang Xiaolian had heard about it before, she couldn't help but sigh to herself at this moment: "As expected of the ancient golden toad, it didn't even take a month to advance to the Cave Profound Mage level!"

She inherited the profound mysteries left by her previous life as an immortal, but she was still much slower than the ancient golden toad, which made her admire the ancient golden toad even more.

Su Ji was somewhat helpless. It wasn't that he was hiding something, but that although the "Sun and Moon Heavenly Light Vacuum Method" was good, it required flying into the sky to cultivate it.

The local earth god was afraid that the separation of Zhang Xiaolian's celestial and mortal souls would trigger some karmic consequences, so he always advised against Zhang Xiaolian's celestial soul leaving the dream world, and naturally she could not fly into the sky to cultivate.

Fortunately, as Zhang Xiaolian comprehends more and more profound mysteries, the speed at which her profound energy naturally arises gradually accelerates. Now, with the Taiyin Heavenly Light cultivation speed, she has reached more than twenty-four times that of an ordinary person.

"What I cultivate is the Lesser Yin-Yang Method, which is derived from the Yin-Yang Classic. In the Lesser Yin-Yang Circulation, the focus is on the harmony of Yin and Yang. Now that I am about to enter the Greater Yin-Yang Circulation, the focus is on the transformation of Yin and Yang!"

"Harmony, also known as concord, is quite different from the harmony of yin and yang that generates vital energy."

"Transformation means that the form of Yin and Yang energies is created. It inherently possesses the characteristics of low-grade magic. With this level of cultivation, ordinary low-grade magic cannot harm the fundamental nature of the Heavenly Soul and Spirit."

"At higher levels of cultivation, the emphasis shifts to the balance of Yin and Yang, naturally possessing a Yin-Yang aura..."

"Harmony, transformation, and mutual assistance constitute the fundamental principles of the Dongxuan lineage. These principles were gleaned from the Yin-Yang Classic by countless predecessors, laying the foundation for the Lesser Yin-Yang Method..."

Su Ji believed that the celestial being in the real dream was conscious because the "Minor Yin-Yang Method" automatically acquires the characteristics of the previous level at each stage.

The celestial soul of a Dongxuan mage acquires physical form, and the celestial soul of a high-level Dongxuan cultivator possesses inherent power. The celestial soul of an immortal should possess the superior magical characteristic of "intention," which can be a state of mind, will, thought, or even consciousness...

Immediately, Su Ji, while circulating his Yin-Yang microcosmic orbit, still had the energy left to say:
"Now that the cultivation of the Heavenly Soul and Spirit has transformed from the Small Heavenly Cycle to the Large Heavenly Cycle, the Profound Realm has become the most powerful support for the [Root Method]."

"I possess three mystical arts: the Yin-based mystical art [Shadow Escape], the Yang-based mystical art [Earth Yang Surge], and the Yin-Yang mystical art [Deflection Mystic Realm]. The harmony of Yin and Yang has reached perfection, and now I can advance to the Yin-Yang Circulation stage as a Cave Mystic Mage!"

Su Ji wasn't just speaking to Zhang Xiaolian; his words were also a summary of his arduous training over the past few days.

As soon as these words were spoken, the microcosmic orbit of the Heavenly Soul split in two. The extreme Yin transformed into a dark Yin fish, and the extreme Yang transformed into a white Yang fish. In the middle was a mysterious realm where light was distorted.

Zhang Xiaolian knew that the ancient golden toad had become a Dongxuan Master, but before she could even celebrate, her eyes suddenly widened.

With a flick of its tail, the black Yin fish of the Yin-Yang Cycle instantly broke free from the cycle and returned in the same instant. If it weren't for the slightly chaotic Yin energy in the air, she would have thought she was hallucinating.

At this moment, the Xuanbai Yang Fish opened its mouth and spat out a stream of pure earth yang energy.

Just as the earth's yang energy was about to fly out of the window, the yin-yang fish arrived at the window in an instant. The black and white yang fish simply turned to the side and absorbed the pure earth's yang energy.

Instantly, Zhang Xiaolian understood everything that was happening before her eyes.

Yan Tianchou immediately analyzed: "During the Yin-Yang Small Heavenly Circuit, only one kind of mystical technique can be used at a time. However, after cultivating the Yin-Yang transformation of the Heavenly Circuit, one can use both the Yin-Yang mystical technique [Yin Light Shadow Escape] and the Yang-Yang mystical technique [Earth Yang Surge] at the same time."

"While the impact on combat power may seem minimal at first glance, it allows for two distinct responses in an instant: blocking the enemy when escaping, and attacking when closing in... The perfect fusion of cultivation and realm allows the Heavenly Soul Spirit to transform its strength into maximum combat power!"

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"drop--

"[Memory Node] Backup complete. You can return to the Land God Temple to prepare for your trip."

Zhu Nu and Qian Feng were not at Qili Lake. After saving the file, Su Ji returned to the Land God Temple.

The spirit soldier Zhang is patrolling the four directions at night, while the spirit soldier of the God of Millet is guarding the sprouting ginseng seeds...

As soon as it was light, Zhou Lan went to Li Jiahe's house to pick up the repaired wooden cart.

Today we are heading to Jinfeng County, a round trip of nearly thirty miles. Zhou Lan, Zhou Wen, and Chef Li can walk, but they didn't want Zhang and her daughter to have to make the journey difficult. They just mentioned it briefly, and the village lent them a donkey.

The wooden cart was left by Zhou Lan's father. It was damaged after a winter, so he found Li Jiahe, who was good at carpentry, to repair it. This morning, he harnessed the donkey and went into town.

We set off around seven o'clock, stopping and starting along the way, and arrived at the cemetery not far from Jinfeng County before eight o'clock.

To Su Ji's disappointment, after Zhang Shi and Zhang Xiaolian went through the entire worship process and watched the county government's ceremony at the cemetery, they still did not see the spirit of Old Master Zhang.

"Could it be that Old Master Zhang has duties to perform during the day?"

It's not just the day-roaming spirit soldiers who have things to do during the day. Not to mention the door gods and kitchen gods, even the spirit soldiers guarding the City God's spiritual realm are busy.

The ceremony ended at just nine o'clock.

Zhang and Zhang Xiaolian each carried a basket as they entered Jinfeng County. They planned to buy some daily necessities first, and then visit relatives at the maternal home in the market at noon.

The Deng family once produced a Grand Secretary, and some members of the family still teach at the county school today, enjoying considerable prestige in Jinfeng County.

Back then, Old Master Zhang valued the Deng family's scholarly background, which is why he arranged this marriage.

However, since Old Master Zhang and Young Master Zhang died early, and Zhang Dengshi did not want to live with her daughter in her parents' home and have to endure other people's disapproval, she continued to live in Dongsang Village.

Now that Zhang Dengshi has become a Night Wanderer Spirit Soldier, although she can no longer speak recklessly in the secular world, she has gained more confidence. Not to mention, the monthly stipend of thirty-three strands of divine power can be exchanged for a considerable amount of silver.

Su Ji sent Zhang and her daughter to Jinfeng County, thus completing his mission. He then went to the Great Sun Spirit Realm to cultivate.

Zhang and Zhang Xiaolian had another task: to find the blind old Taoist priest who had recently become famous in Jinfeng County.

The mother and daughter wandered around half the street before finally finding the blind old Taoist priest under the shade of a tree.

The blind old Taoist priest tells fortunes at the ghost market every night, so he gets up a little late in the morning. Although it is already past nine o'clock, he has only just set up his stall and has two or three customers.

Zhang and Zhang Xiaolian were not in a hurry. Instead, they continued to stroll forward with Zhang's mother until there were no more customers around the blind old Taoist priest before they arrived at this place.

Seeing that business had come in, the blind old Taoist priest immediately began to solicit customers: "Good and evil will eventually be rewarded, and accumulating virtue and doing good deeds will naturally bring blessings..."

However, Zhang shook his head slightly and immediately explained his purpose: "I heard that you have achieved some success in your cultivation, and I have come here to purchase a cultivation technique."

The blind old Taoist priest raised an eyebrow. Although he was blind, he could still see the simplicity of the mother and daughter before him through his spiritual senses, so he pretended to be mysterious and said:
"The methods of cultivation are not something anyone can buy. If you two are not sincere—"

Zhang simply smiled, and then a celestial spirit flew out from behind her head, transforming into a tiny three-inch figure with its hands clasped together.

"Old sir, look at this ball of Earth Yang Spirit Liquid. Could it be used to purchase your cultivation method?" The three-inch-tall figure opened his hands, one of which was holding a ball of Earth Yang Spirit Liquid.

The local earth god once said that if one had not grasped the basics of the "Minor Yin-Yang Method" within fifteen days, then there was no need to continue learning.

Zhang became a spirit soldier of the local earth god temple only four days later than Su Ji. Su Ji had already become a Dongxuan Dharma Master, so Zhang's cultivation of a heavenly soul and spirit was nothing special.

"Earth Yang Spirit Liquid!"

The highest reward the blind old Taoist priest had received in the past few days was only five taels of silver, which the young cultivator had paid in a bet.

The Earth Yang Spirit Liquid in the hands of the woman before him was worth at least twenty strands of divine power, which was equivalent to at least five taels of silver.

The old blind man didn't agree immediately, but instead began to bargain: "I spent a lot of my savings to buy the cultivation technique, and this Earth Yang Spirit Liquid isn't enough..."

In fact, this method was passed down from the old blind man's ancestors. In his early years when he was poor, he once sold a copy for two taels of silver.

Having anticipated this, Zhang took out a few more drops of Earth Yang Spirit Liquid: "These Earth Yang Spirit Liquids are worth a total of thirty strands of divine power. They can fetch a much higher price when sold to cultivators who need them. Are you satisfied, sir?"

Zhang was also somewhat adept at bargaining, and the reason she immediately gave him her bottom line was simply to do as instructed by the daytime wandering spirit toad.

However, upon seeing Zhang's "generosity," the old blind man seemed to have caught a "big fish" and immediately wanted to raise the price again.

Zhang simply smiled and then revealed the Night Wanderer Spirit Soldier Talisman.

The blind old man almost jumped up. Despite his fierce competition with the young cultivator from a family of immortal cultivators, he had no confidence whatsoever when facing the gods.

Even if the opponent is just a spirit weapon, it has an entire pantheon as its background, so it's not a "big fish" that can be easily "slaughtered".

In an instant, the blind old Taoist priest changed his demeanor, and his voice became somewhat cautious as he asked, "This Earth Yang Spirit Liquid is enough. Would you like a handwritten copy, or a copy made of spirit wood?"

To write a book on spirit wood, one not only needs to expend mental energy, but also requires some low-grade spirit wood. Even if only some scraps are needed, it will still cost a hundred or eighty coins.

Previously, the blind old Taoist priest had only written one book, intending to record all his cultivation experiences in it, and to pass it on to a disciple when he had the time.

Zhang had already prepared spirit wood, so he nodded and said, "Of course, spirit wood is the best. I'll use my spirit wood to record all my insights and experiences..."

Su Ji did not allow Zhang to exchange for the cultivation method at the City God Temple because he valued the blind old Taoist's cultivation insights over the years.

Naturally, Su Ji told Zhang Xiaolian in a flattering way: "I will do my best to guide you, without interfering with your cultivation... I can provide the funds, but you still need to buy it yourself."

Seeing that these spiritual woods were not only mid-grade spiritual materials, but also not the scraps he had imagined, the blind old Taoist priest felt even more that the other party had an extraordinary background, and quickly agreed.

"Yes, yes... I will write down the cultivation method and all my insights and experiences from most of my life!"

(End of this chapter)