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

Chapter 86 Wealthy and Powerful, Silver Hair and Golden Eyes

The night was clear and bright, and a crescent moon hung in the sky, resembling the shape of an Emei Mountain.

After leaving Jinfeng County, Su Ji continued his cultivation while heading towards Dongsang Village, and soon he saw that familiar figure at the old place.

"Lord Earth God, how's the investigation going?"

The local deity entered the city last night, disappeared for a day and a night, and finally returned to Dongsang Village.

“Jin Chan, I’m afraid you’re overthinking it. According to our investigation, the antique that the antique dealer acquired came from Ye Mo Village in the northeast of Jin Feng County.”

"With the help of the local temple in Yemo Village, we arrived at the place where the villagers found the antiques: an ancient tomb beneath a rabbit hole..."

The area around Yemo Village is all hilly, so people make a living by herding. Herdsmen often don't go home all day. Besides the dry food they bring, they find food in nature. Rabbits, mountain rats, and snakes are all good things to eat.

A shepherd was catching rabbits when he discovered an ancient tomb beneath a rabbit hole. It appeared to have been affected by an earthquake, with only one side chamber remaining unburied.

The shepherd searched for a long time and found only some broken artifacts and the antique that the middle-aged merchant had bought.

The local earth god chuckled, "The tomb chamber is devoid of sunlight, and the malevolent energy gathered in the side chamber, eventually contaminating that antique..."

"Now the spirit of the night procession at the City God Temple has already reported to the City God that since the ancient tomb has been discovered by the villagers, burying it on the spot is useless, and the temple keeper will most likely notify the government to send people to excavate it."

The local earth god and the spirit generals of the City God Temple must have explored the inside and outside of the ancient tomb, but they found nothing.

The matter of antiques has spread widely, which can easily incite greed and looting. Handing it over to the authorities is the best solution.

The Yin Sha Antique Case has been resolved, but Su Ji is still frowning... There must be a reason why the Heavenly Secret backfired on the blind old Taoist priest; it could not possibly be just a harmless ancient tomb.

However, this was ultimately just a bet between a blind old Taoist priest and a young cultivator.

Su Ji has done his best to eliminate potential risks and has a clear conscience. He should now focus on his own affairs.

So, Su Ji told the local earth god about his collaboration with Mo Linglong of Qianbian Town.

"A mid-grade, excellent quality Fire-resistant Spirit Robe... a mid-grade, flawless quality Mechanical Spirit Core... Thousand Changes Town is truly wealthy and powerful!"

When the Earth God invited the Thunder God to descend to the mortal realm, it only took him two thousand one hundred and eighty strands of divine power.

Now, the Fire-Washed Spirit Robe that Mo Linglong promised is worth over a thousand strands of divine power, and the flawless, mid-grade mechanical spirit heart is worth no less than three thousand strands of divine power. Even the Earth God was somewhat shocked.

"Whether in the secular world or the realm of the living or the dead, it's always the mechanics who make the money!"

The local earth god either diligently performs his duties or constantly cultivates himself. His divine status brings him stability but not much wealth.

After all, not everyone is like Su Ji, who has the help of Yan Tianchou to detect treasures and can also sense them with the mystical technique [Resonance with Heaven and Earth].

……

Before dawn, Su Ji bypassed Qili Lake and arrived at Jinfeng County, where he waited at the City God Temple Square.

Although Su Ji has been very popular recently, most demons and ghosts do not recognize him.

The demons and ghosts of Qili Lake had to rush home before sunrise, and the gods also had their own duties to perform. Even if they recognized Su Ji, they only nodded in greeting.

Once Yan Tian had a spare moment, he immediately reported, "Last night's trip to Qili Lake and the Ghost Market stall both generated a lot of buzz... Overnight, the computing power reserve has reached 2,914 units..."

Su Ji had set a budget of three thousand units of computing power for the perfect foundation building of the cultivation path, and he didn't expect to gather them so quickly.

"If the flow of wish power brought by the Yin-Yang realm is so abundant, the actual world must be even more so!"

Only a few thousand spirits and deities contributed their prayers, while tens of thousands of people from Jinfeng County contributed. This shows just how much faith the City God Temple received during those three days of the fair…

Many cultivators found Su Ji very strange. It wasn't until Mo Linglong arrived before dawn that the cultivators near the City God Temple were surprised to find that the Great Master Mo Linglong of Thousand Changes Town was walking towards that unfamiliar cultivator.

Someone's heart stirred, and they said with a look of amusement, "The place where that cultivator is staying is where the Thousand Transformations Town Spiritual Weapon Shop is located. Miss Mo is probably there to chase him away!"

Someone pondered for a moment and said, "If it's just about chasing someone away, why would Miss Mo need to go in person? This person is at least a Dongxuan Mage; perhaps he wants to do business with Miss Mo!"

Someone who had learned Su Ji's identity last night laughed and said, "You don't even recognize the number one on the Human Ranking? This Fellow Daoist Jin is very popular now. He must be waiting here to make friends with Miss Mo."

Someone witnessed the scene of Jin Chan being invited to the spirit weapon shop last night, and said with some envy, "Last night, Grand Master Mo invited Fellow Daoist Jin to meet, and they must have reached some kind of tacit understanding. Today, they will probably join forces to explore the Great Sun Spirit Realm!"

Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, the mechanical sorcerer behind Mo Linglong produced a Fire-Resistant Spirit Robe, which Mo Linglong personally handed to Su Ji.

This scene immediately caught the attention of many cultivators, and the news spread explosively.

Many cultivators were shocked. The Fire-Washed Spirit Robe was standard equipment for mechanical sorcerers in Thousand Changes Town, but they never expected it to be given to the Xuanmen Dao Seed Golden Toad.

The fact that the Xuanmen Dao Seed Golden Toad could not possibly join Qianbian Town suggests that the two sides may have reached some kind of close deal.

Many cultivators were extremely excited. Putting aside their noble status, the fact that the number one on the Treasure Ranking and the number one on the Human Ranking were cooperating was enough to make countless cultivators participating in the City God Spirit Realm feel excited.

"Could it be that a great treasure is about to be born in the Great Sun Spirit Realm, which is why Miss Qianbian Town is cooperating with the Xuanmen Dao Seed?"

"Will the highest records for the City God Temple's honor roll and treasure roll be surpassed at this City God Temple fair?"

"It's a pity I didn't choose to enter the City God's Great Sun Spirit Realm this year, otherwise I would definitely have witnessed it with my own eyes!"

Amid the discussions of the cultivators, Su Ji's computing power reserves finally exceeded three thousand. It may not seem like much, but it gave Su Ji a strong sense of confidence.

Meanwhile, Su Ji and Mo Linglong traveled together and arrived at the entrance to the Great Sun Spirit Realm at the break of dawn.

The day-roaming spirit soldier guarding the gate said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Jin, you came late last night and left early, so you were saving your energy to do something big today!"

Most cultivators possess a unified human soul and life spirit, with the human soul providing significant spiritual power to the life spirit.

Su Ji's life spirit consciousness was entrusted to the Heavenly Soul and Spirit, so his spiritual power was definitely insufficient. When Su Ji was comprehending the Yang-type profound arts, he felt powerless because of his lack of spiritual strength.

In fact, the reason why the local deity regarded Su Ji as a reincarnation of a cultivator was because he was able to separate his life spirit from his soul even without the help of a talisman.

The reason why most people find it difficult to embark on the path of the Cave Profound is not only because they cannot obtain the cultivation techniques, but also because they cannot stay awake in their dreams, let alone have their life spirit directly entrusted to the Heavenly Soul.

Being lucid in a dream is also a kind of talent. It is rare for someone like Zhou Lan to be able to see ghosts and gods in his dreams. This is where the effect of spiritual jade comes into play.

However, without external assistance, the speed of collecting the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in dreams is extremely slow. Even a cultivator like Zhu Nanshan would need a year and a half to master the basics of profound techniques...

Su Ji possesses the ability to perform divination, but he treats these actions as instincts, and only recently has he realized the importance of the human soul.

Unfortunately, Su Ji's toad body is a living thing, and the separation of his soul from his body could even lead to brain death. He dared not take the risk for the sake of having more spirit.

Moreover, according to Yan Tianchou's analysis, whether his transmigration was due to his special soul or his soul became stronger after the transmigration, his life spirit was much stronger than most people's.

However, a person's spirit is strongest when it is not depleted. After entering the Great Sun Spirit Realm, Su Ji and Mo Linglong headed straight for the death tornado in the Earthly Yang Riverbed. Su Ji could only sense a certain range using his Heavenly Soul Sensation, while Mo Linglong could see a much farther scene through her Human Soul Sensation.

At this moment, the sun is breaking through the darkness outside, but in the Great Sun Spirit Realm, the sun is not even visible in the sky, and the concentration of yang energy is at its lowest point of the day.

Even from a great distance, one can still see the deadly tornado spewing out seemingly endless energy, a scene resembling a celestial anomaly, making one feel incredibly small.

However, the closer Mo Linglong got to the Death Tornado, the more determined she became. She reached into her sleeve and a sphere the size of a fist appeared in her hand.

This sphere contained warm yang energy, and Su Ji sensed it with a slight touch, immediately perceiving a power far greater than that of the Day-Wandering Spirit Weapon [Talisman].

Yan Tianchou immediately analyzed, "The mechanical spirit beast not only possesses the flawless quality of a mid-grade beast, but it is also forged from rare earth yang spiritual materials. Although it is not large, it is worth at least two thousand strands of divine power..."

The size of a magical artifact determines the amount of materials required; a magical artifact the size of a person will certainly have a different value than one the size of a fist.

"Click..."

As Mo Linglong poured her magic power into the mechanical spirit beast, the sphere stretched out its head, limbs, and tail, resembling a turtle with short limbs.

The mechanical spirit beast also has a short tail, but its head is like a sphere, making it extremely defensive.

Mo Linglong looked at the source of the Di Yang Riverbed so close at hand, without a trace of fear in her eyes: "Fellow Daoist Jin, I'll trouble you to clear the way for my mechanical spirit beast later!"

This was something that had already been discussed, so Su Ji naturally agreed without hesitation.

"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Mo, I will do my best!"

Su Ji's Yang-type mystic arts were originally derived from this death tornado. As Su Ji pushed with his hand, a portion of the tornado's power was diverted.

"[Earthly Yang Eruption]...[Earthly Yang Eruption]..."

If it were a Yang-type mystic technique, it would only take away one-thirtieth or one-fortieth of the tornado. Without sparing his energy, Su Ji unleashed one Yang-type mystic technique after another without interruption.

Just a moment later, a gap appeared on the side of the death tornado that was close to Su Ji.

Su Ji quickly transmitted his voice, "Fellow Daoist Mo, make your move!"

Immediately, Mo Linglong forcefully threw the mechanical spirit beast in her hand into the gap, and it quickly fell into the hole five feet deep.

Su Ji quickly changed the direction of his magic and reached out to press downwards.

In an instant, streams of [Earthly Yang Surge] poured into the depths of the Death Tornado, even creating bursts of air explosions.

Although the size of the mystical technique and the death tornado were vastly different, their power levels were almost identical. As they canceled each other out, the mechanical spirit beast was sent unharmed to a depth of two or three zhang.

At this point, Su Ji's mystical arts had reached their limit, and everything depended on Mo Linglong herself.

"Phew—" Su Ji quickly calmed himself down.

Due to the special nature of this place, the continuous use of mystical arts had not consumed any magical power, but it inevitably depleted his mental energy, leaving Su Ji feeling mentally exhausted.

Mo Linglong, however, kept her eyes fixed on the hole beneath the death tornado, seemingly placing all her hopes on the mechanical spirit beast.

Before three breaths had passed, a beam of light suddenly shot out from within the death tornado, and Yan Tianchou immediately warned, "The mechanical spirit beast has emerged!"

Mo Linglong rushed forward immediately and caught the mechanical spirit beast steadily in mid-air, but her expression showed no joy.

As expected, after Mo Linglong landed, she explained the situation: "The mechanical spirit beast, despite its best efforts, only reached a depth of about five zhang. According to its observations, there are at least two zhang more to go before reaching the bottom..."

Just like a flowing volcano, what flows out is only the "tip of the iceberg," while the power stored inside is the real force.

At least until the Great Sun Spirit Realm closes, there is no indication that the death tornadoes will stop spewing.

Su Ji couldn't help but sigh: "My abilities can only reach this level for now. Should I try a different approach?"

From a different angle, you might encounter an opening in the cave wall. If you can enter it, you might still find the location of the Earth Yang Spirit Vein.

"Even from a different angle, the mechanical spirit beasts still have difficulty reaching the depths..."

Mo Linglong suddenly smiled, then looked at Su Ji: "I would like to ask you to lend a hand again, fellow Daoist. I am prepared to personally brave this death tornado!"

The mechanical spirit beast was too small, and although its contact area was small, its power was also insufficient.

Mo Linglong planned to take the mechanical spirit beast into the cave with her, so that if they could go no further, she could at least throw out the mechanical spirit beast again.

"Go down personally?"

Su Ji only borrowed one-thirtieth or one-fortieth of the power of the Death Tornado, and he knocked the Firebird Ghost General unconscious. Even if Mo Linglong is a Grand Master of the Cave Profound Realm, she probably wouldn't be able to withstand such power.

...Could it be that Mo Linglong tried this place a few years ago, which is why her soul was injured?

When they first met, Yan Tianchou detected that Mo Linglong's soul was incomplete.

Su Ji had been wondering how the young lady from Thousand Changes Town could have been so badly injured, but now it seemed he had found the answer.

Su Ji hesitated for a moment and said, "Fellow Daoist Mo, the Death Tornado is so dangerous, shouldn't you reconsider?"

Mo Linglong didn't speak, but she proved her determination with her actions. As she opened her arms, countless spiritual patterns suddenly flashed across her body, and mysterious energy rippled around her.

In just a moment, Mo Linglong changed completely.

Just moments ago she was a slender woman with long, jet-black hair, but now she has transformed into a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl with silver hair.

Her dark dress transformed into spirit armor, her eyes gleamed with golden light, and the Yang Fire Seed in her hand became a lotus mark on her forehead... Even the mechanical spirit beast in her arms seemed even cuter.

At this moment, Mo Linglong's eyes were filled with fighting spirit, and her childish voice was full of determination as she said, "I beg Fellow Daoist Jin to help me!"

Upon seeing this, Su Ji knew the legend was true; Mo Linglong was indeed a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, but few people had probably seen her in this battle state with silver hair and golden eyes.

At this moment, Yan Tianchou quickly reminded him: "Appearances arise from the heart, and gods and Buddhas also have many forms... Mo Linglong should be her strongest spiritual form at this moment."

"Based on the current deductions, there is a greater than 90% probability that Mo Linglong possesses metal-attribute mystic arts. Her courage to venture into the death tornado must stem from her own strength..."

Su Ji's heart stirred. Even the local earth god only grasped the wonders of the mystical arts after Su Ji's reminder.

In other words, Mo Linglong may be the first person he has encountered who possesses a lineage of mystical arts.

Immediately, Su Ji lost all intention to persuade him and pushed forward, saying, "Since Fellow Daoist Mo insists so much, then let's try again!"

(End of this chapter)