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

Chapter 9 Killing the tiger and shaking the mountain, how exhilarating!

Under the pale moonlight, the Earth God and the Black Tiger Demon were chasing each other towards the White Rock Mountains in the north.

The Black Tiger Demon first channeled its cultivation into the five cougars, and then had a small part of its soul shattered by the Earth God. Even though it was moving at great speed, it still wished it could grow another pair of wings.

After the Earth God used a superior spell, he only transformed his soul into jade, and his speed actually decreased instead of increasing. This is why he needed the help of spirit soldiers to surround and kill him.

Fortunately, the Black Tiger Demon was much slower than usual. Even though its soul was slowly repairing itself by absorbing Yin energy, it was still a little slower than the Earth God.

So Black Tiger began to use trickery, rushing directly into the river in an attempt to break free from the Earth God's senses.

Under normal circumstances, even Su Ji's Heavenly Soul could vaguely sense a radius of 300 feet in the air, but once it entered the water, it would shrink by ten times.

Even the Earth God could only carefully discern the subtle changes in the river water, and even concentrate his consciousness to travel in the river water.

For a time, the two sides were locked in a stalemate.

On the other side, the underworld officials were already outnumbered, and when they saw the spirit soldiers of the left and right gates coming to attack, they chose to surrender without resistance.

Many spirit soldiers originally wanted to teach this traitor a lesson, but after the underworld officials' actions, they were at a loss and could only take him down for trial.

At this moment, the Well God's Spirit Soldier and the Toilet God's Spirit Soldier tacitly went upstream of the stream. One of them was adept at sensing changes in the water, while the other had already left a special scent on the Black Tiger Demon, which would help the Earth God find the Black Tiger Demon in the stream.

Some of the remaining spirit soldiers were focused on the movements of the local earth god, while others were interrogating the underworld officials on the spot. Even though they vaguely sensed Su Ji, they didn't take it seriously.

At this moment, the middle-aged gatekeeper spirit soldier suddenly sensed something was wrong. After concentrating his senses, he exclaimed in surprise, "The day-roaming spirit soldier has actually captured a demon!"

In an instant, the spirit soldiers all withdrew their attention and sensed Su Ji's location.

But in the hands of the day-roaming spirit soldier, whose light was dim as a lantern, a demon with a broken soul was being carried, which was somewhat like the darkest place under the lamp.

Previously, the demon had a limp in one leg. Later, it was crippled by Su Ji and burned by the power of the Day Wandering Spirit Soldier. Its yin energy in its waist and abdomen was completely gone, and only a charred section of its soul spine was held by Su Ji.

The Bed God and Bed Goddess Spirit Soldiers were shocked and exclaimed, "The Day-Wandering Spirit Soldiers have only been in office for a day and a night, yet they have already achieved such merit!"

Judging from the aura of the demon alone, this demon is not only the accomplice of the Black Tiger Demon, but also an old accomplice.

Just now, the two of them were almost seriously injured by an old ghost, but now Su Ji has dealt with one by himself. Even though the power of the spirit weapon [talisman] varies, it cannot overshadow Su Ji's achievement.

The Kitchen God Spirit Soldier looked at the half-crippled demon's injuries and a glint of light appeared in his eyes.

"The daytime spirit soldiers have limited magical power at night. They might be able to use their magical power to suppress and kill the ghost soldiers in a very short time, but capturing them would be quite difficult!"

Even if the demons are severely injured, they may still retaliate or even resort to suicide attacks.

To capture a demon, one must either possess overwhelming strength or accurately strike the core of its soul. Clearly, Su Ji achieved the latter.

Su Ji had been heading this way, and the two sides quickly met up.

At this moment, the young gatekeeper Lingbing said incredulously, "This demon's cultivation is particularly profound. It must be an old demon. Even without the Black Tiger Demon's support, it should still be able to cast mid-grade spells!"

Just as low-level supernatural powers are divided into entry-level, minor success, major success, and perfection, mid-level spells also have these levels of classification.

However, even if the demons only mastered mid-grade demonic arts at the entry level, they shouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat.

In an instant, many spirit soldiers turned their gazes toward Su Ji, some with curiosity, some with surprise, and some with doubt.

Su Ji shook his head and smiled, then revealed some of the details.

The group of spirit soldiers then realized that the lame demon had first been injured by the Earth God's clone, and then Su Ji had taken advantage of the situation by surprise...

"By sheer luck, it struck the core of the demon's soul?"

In order to conceal the existence of Yantianchou, Su Ji could only say that it was a fluke. Some people believed it, but others thought that Su Ji was just being modest.

The mid-level spirit soldier was most aware of the Earth God's plan and couldn't help but sigh, "The day-roaming spirit soldier has made such a contribution; he truly deserves to be called an awakened being!"

Since this matter involved Zhang Xiaolian's "real" dream, the Zhongliu Divine Soldiers did not say much, but simply recorded Su Ji's capture of the demon and then ordered the left and right gate Divine Soldiers to imprison the half-crippled demon.

Subsequently, Su Ji's eyes were opened.

The door gods and spirit soldiers are deities who guard the gates, but the gates can be opened and closed. The two door gods and spirit soldiers each released a ray of spiritual light, and half of the demon was trapped inside the two light gates, then disappeared into the air. Seeing Su Ji's curiosity, the middle-aged door god and spirit soldier explained, "The City God Temple's underworld is the home of countless ghosts, while the Earth God Temple's underworld is much smaller. Besides the place specifically for our souls to reside in, there is also a dungeon specifically for imprisoning demons and ghosts."

"Now, we have opened the underworld dungeon of the Earth God Temple. Even the Earth God needs the two of us to open the dungeon's door."

Upon hearing this, Su Ji immediately understood.

The Earth God Temple's Underworld Dungeon is a highly sensitive place. The way it is opened not only restricts the Earth God's power but also guards against the gate gods and spirit soldiers. Unless the left and right gate gods and spirit soldiers reach an agreement, the dungeon door can only be opened by force.

It was only because he was a toad and had just taken office when he encountered these things that he did not enter the underworld of the local earth god temple. Now, after this battle, much of the distance between them has been eliminated.

Just as Su Ji was sighing, Ji Shenlingbing, who had been keeping a close eye on the Earth God's movements, suddenly exclaimed, "The Black Tiger Demon has appeared—"

Immediately, all the spiritual soldiers focused their attention on the Earth God. Only when they sensed another figure in their Heavenly Souls did they realize why the Divine Soldiers were so surprised.

Upstream of the stream, just as the local earth god was about to deliver a fatal blow to the black tiger demon, a figure suddenly appeared several hundred feet away. This person not only had no evil aura, but instead radiated a divine light.

"The Spirit General Who Wanders the Mountain God Temple at Night!"

Since the White Rock Mountains are not far from the East and West villages, the gods have occasionally met, and many spirit soldiers immediately recognized the newcomer's identity.

However, the Earth God seemed oblivious to the night-roaming spirits of the mountain temple and continued his resolute charge towards the black tiger demon.

"We hope this highly skilled cultivator of the Cave Profound Realm will stop for now!"

Upon seeing the newcomer, the spirit general of the Mountain God Temple's Night Wanderer's expression darkened slightly, but he still managed a forced smile as he said, "This tiger is a member of the Mountain God Temple's jurisdiction. May I ask what it has done to offend you?"

Just as the creatures within a certain range of the East and West villages belong to the jurisdiction of the local earth god temple, the Black Tiger Demon also has its origins, namely the mountain god temple of the White Rock Mountains.

The local earth god did not stop at all, and raised his voice, saying, "This demon colluded with the previous earth god to harvest the nightmare power of the people of Dongsang and Xisang villages. Now it has once again sneaked into the village with malicious intentions. It should be captured and handed over to the City God Temple of Jinfeng County for disposal!"

Because the roles of the gods are different, the local earth gods generally hand over the captured demons and ghosts to the City God Temple for review, and finally submit them to the underworld for verification.

The spirit general of the mountain temple, who was wandering at night, suddenly widened his eyes and asked, "You say this tiger is guilty, but do you have any evidence?"

If the local earth god were truly a cultivator of the Cave Mystic Realm, he might be intimidated by the spirit generals who roam the mountain god temple at night.

The other party said they needed evidence, but in reality they were just stalling for time. As soon as the Black Tiger Demon Ghost stepped into the White Rock Mountain Range, the other party would block his way and prevent him from entering.

Without saying a word, the Earth God unleashed his full power and pounced on the Black Tiger Demon.

Upon seeing this, the spirit soldier wandering the mountain god temple's face darkened: "Dongxuan cultivator, why do you want to harm this tiger without providing evidence? Do you not take my White Rock Mountain Range Mountain God Temple seriously?"

The local earth god didn't care about him and waved his hand, aiming at the mangled body of the black tiger demon.

"No!"

The spirit soldier wandering the mountain god temple at night turned cold and strode towards the black tiger demon, shouting:

"Even those in the Xuanmen sect should revere the gods, let alone this tiger, which is a member of the Mountain Lord clan. It only left the White Rock Mountains because it was playing around. Even if it is guilty, it should be spared!"

Shan Jun is another name for tiger, and also the spirit of the mountain god temple in the Baiyan Mountains.

From the very beginning, the local earth god knew that the forces behind the Black Tiger Demon were not to be trifled with, but since he had become the local earth god, he could not tolerate such overstepping his bounds.

Others might kill the chicken to scare the monkey, but now that the Black Tiger demon is about to join forces with the Night Wanderer of the Mountain God Temple, he'll kill the tiger to intimidate the Mountain Lord!
Then the Earth God clapped his hands forward, and two wisps of energy, one black and one white, flew towards the Black Tiger Demon.

In an instant, the tiger's already broken soul seemed to fall into a millstone. Before the night-roaming spirit of the mountain god temple could arrive, it turned into a chaotic mass of black mist.

Immediately, the spirit general of the Mountain God Temple's Night Wanderer's eyes widened in horror, and he said in a trembling voice with a hint of fear, "Cultivator of the Profound Realm, do you know how much trouble you have caused?"

The local deity merely waved his hand dismissively, not even glancing at the night-roaming spirit general of the mountain god temple, let alone exchanging a word with him.

Seeing the chaotic black mist completely dissipate, the Earth God straightened his jade-like soul body and revealed a sincere smile.

"On the fifth day of the second month, the evil demon was slain a hundred feet away from the White Rock Mountains. How wonderful, how wonderful!"

(End of this chapter)