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

Chapter 94 Mechanical Improvement, Death Fireworks (4400 words!)

Although the mechanical spirit beast is only two inches in diameter, it is a genuine mid-grade flawless material, crafted from rare yang-type spiritual materials.

Mo Linglong possesses both a human soul and a celestial soul, and is at the level of a Grand Mage. She is three feet tall, making the mechanical spirit beast appear very small.

Su Ji, however, only possesses a Heavenly Soul and Spirit, and to reduce the chance of being hit, his height is generally kept to around five inches.

So much so that when Yan Tianchou used high-grade earth yang stone as energy to transform the mechanical spirit beast into a size one foot in diameter, the new form of the mechanical spirit beast was practically a towering mount compared to Su Ji.

At this moment, Yan Tianchou deliberately broadcast a report: "Flight mode has been activated, and the Mechanical Spirit Beast is about to take off!"

Then it was seen that in addition to its short limbs, head and tail, the mechanical spirit beast had grown a pair of cicada-wing-like wings, with spiritual patterns flowing on the wings, and the light and shadow effects had a somewhat sci-fi feel.

Originally, the part of the mechanical spirit beast's abdomen transformed into limbs, resembling a turtle.

Now, with the back of the mechanical spirit beast transformed into wings, it resembles a peculiar beetle.

Su Ji stepped onto the back of the mechanical spirit beast, and then he and the mechanical spirit beast turned into a blur. After dodging the red-haired ghost's fire attack, he resolutely flew into the sky.

Given Su Ji's own spiritual nature, if he gets too close to the death tornado, he might actually be swept up in it.

With the more mobile mechanical spirit beast, Su Ji gained the ability to enter the outermost layer of the Death Tornado.

For a moment, all the cultivators present were taken aback.

The Wang family cultivators breathed a sigh of relief: "Miss Mo Linglong entrusted so many treasures to Fellow Daoist Jin, she really did leave a backup plan!"

In fact, due to the limitations of the Great Sun Spirit Realm, the original power source of the mechanical spirit beast was only a mid-grade Earth Yang Stone. It was only after it was replaced with a high-grade Earth Yang Stone that it had a stronger power source.

However, because the superior-grade Earth Yang Stone emits power more quickly, the mechanical spirit beast is very likely to overload.

To solve this problem, Su Ji followed Yan Tianchou's advice and specially covered the surface of the top-grade earth yang stone with a small piece of top-grade yang soil, thus completing the final product.

If it weren't for the time spent modifying the power source, Su Ji would have already taken advantage of the moment when the red-haired demon regained his body and ridden his mechanical spirit beast forward to destroy him.

The old man, a spirit soldier of the Kitchen God, suddenly stopped, then said with bloodshot eyes, "The fire and earth terracotta figurines are too cumbersome. Not only will they be unable to keep up with the Xuanmen Dao Seed, but they may also be swept into the death tornado. Let's wait and see!"

The Red-Haired Demon had already demonstrated an abnormally strong regenerative ability, and with five demons, including the Firebird Flame Rush, by his side, the Old Man of the Kitchen God Spirit Soldier had no choice but to choose the plan of "the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits".

Firebird Yanchong's expression darkened: "The outer layer of the Death Tornado? Since you dare to risk your life, don't blame us for being ruthless."

"Even if you die because you're caught in a deadly tornado, it will be an accident!"

The six demons split into two groups, both of whom were able to withstand the enhanced Yang-type mystical arts of the Golden Toad.

The possibility that the Golden Toad would be able to take advantage of the opportunity to attack the Red-Haired Demon with Yang-type mystic arts is extremely small.

The Golden Toad is more likely to attack the five demons, including the Firebird Flame Rush. At this point, the Red-Haired Demon will have an opportunity to make a move and, with a little interference, can create an unexpected incident.

Even if the City God Temple investigates, there will be no real culprit. Even if the Red-Haired Ghost is punished, it will have nothing to do with Yan Chong.

As expected, those yang-type mystical arts were used on the five demons, Firebird and Flame Rush, allowing the Crimson-Haired Demon to advance unimpeded.

"The mechanical spirit beasts of Thousand Transformations Town? Let's see how many of my attacks you can withstand!"

After his "resurrection," the red-haired demon's confidence exploded, and he spat out fireballs from his mouth.

"Boom - boom -"

Most of the fireballs were dodged by the mechanical spirit beasts driven by the golden toad, and after falling into the death tornado, they only caused a slight ripple.

Several fireballs were about to hit, but they were detonated by the force emitted from the mechanical spirit beast's limbs. The only fireball that hit the mechanical spirit beast's body was blocked by a layer of sunlight shield.

Seeing this, Su Ji couldn't help but taunt, "You think you can hurt me with a mere mid-grade, high-level magic spell? You're just delusional!"

The red-haired demon's fireballs could indeed penetrate the fire-resistant spirit robe, but they couldn't break through the mechanical spirit beast's defenses; this was to be expected.

As expected, the red-haired demon's rage materialized. He then plucked a lock of red hair, blew on it, and a flaming arrow flew out.

Yan Tianchou immediately analyzed, "The red-haired demon's magic is enhanced in his hair, which might be able to penetrate the earth-sunlight shield of the mechanical spirit beast. Please be cautious!"

Su Ji simply smiled. He had been able to use both Yin and Yang techniques simultaneously before, so he didn't need to use Yin techniques now and could naturally activate the spirit artifact mother coin.

"Heaven is round, earth is square, this is the way to suppress it!"

The moment the flawless, mid-grade spiritual artifact copper coin appeared, the red-haired demon's hair slowed down a beat, giving the mechanical spirit beast room to dodge.

Before long, Su Ji reached mid-air. If he flew to a certain height, the magic of the demons and ghosts on the ground would have difficulty reaching him.

The old man, the Kitchen God Spirit Soldier, said angrily, "I let you two fight like the snipe and the clam, not watch the golden toad escape. It seems I still need to take action!"

Upon realizing this, the crimson clay figurine suddenly leaped into the air, more than ten feet off the ground, and then sprayed a stream of crimson liquid in front of the mechanical spirit beast as it flew.

"Fire and Clay Pottery Figurines: Molten Clay Flying Stars!"

The crimson liquid flew into the air and, due to the drop in temperature, turned into small crimson spheres, which actually streaked across the sky like shooting stars.

Su Ji was immediately caught in a dilemma.

If Su Ji insists on flying forward, he will have to endure the molten earth flying star that the Kitchen God's spirit soldiers have been preparing for a long time, and the mechanical spirit beasts may even be injured as a result.

If Su Ji stops here, he will be caught up by the Crimson-Haired Mountain Demon and a close-quarters chase will ensue...

Without hesitation, Su Ji chose the first option and moved closer to the Death Tornado in order to avoid being hit by the Molten Earth Flying Star.

"Hahaha, I've finally gotten close. Let's see where you can run now!"

The red-haired demon knew how powerful the mechanical spirit beast was, so he didn't pounce on it directly. Instead, he tore off an arm and threw it at the mechanical spirit beast.

The arm had just flown into the air when it transformed into a ball of expanding flame. Instead of aiming for accuracy, it exploded with a bang at the point closest to the mechanical spirit beast.

"Boom—Boom—Boom!"

The red-haired mountain demon severed one of his arms, which triggered three explosions. One of them had the power of a mid-grade mastery spell, while the other two actually reached the level of a mid-grade perfect spell.

"Such incredible abilities!"

Su Ji was somewhat alarmed. If he had attacked while the Crimson-Haired Mountain Demon was recovering its body, he would have experienced this technique firsthand.

Unfortunately, Su Ji couldn't use the [Shadow Escape] technique with his mechanical spirit beast to evade, so he could only rely on Yan Tianchou, who controlled the mechanical spirit beast.

As if he had gotten into character, Yan Tianchou continued broadcasting the report: "The mechanical spirit beasts will be entering an overload state, so please hold onto their tails tightly..."

In an instant, the mechanical spirit beast's speed increased dramatically, its body temperature rose significantly, and the sunshade on the ground thickened as well.

To the cultivators watching the battle, three sparks bloomed in the sky in succession, resembling dazzling fireworks.

On the other side, the mechanical spirit beast seemed to be impacted by the explosion and flew downwards towards the side of the death tornado.

For a moment, these cultivators were all greatly alarmed.

"The red-haired demon actually chose to sacrifice a thousand of its own to injure eight hundred of the enemy in order to deal with the golden toad!" Not only Su Ji and Yan Tianchou, but many demons and ghosts were also seeing the red-haired demon use such methods for the first time.

"That's the Golden Toad, a Xuanmen Dao Seed that can fight six demons and a great cultivator all by itself. The red-haired demon did not do anything wrong, but was absolutely right!"

From beginning to end, Su Ji was never at a disadvantage, which shows how much support the deadly tornado provided.

"If the three explosions weren't so far apart, they could even be compared to high-grade spells... The mechanical spirit beast that flew down, could it have been severely injured?"

Immediately, some cultivators even became excited.

If the mechanical spirit beast is damaged, Su Ji will definitely not be a match for the six demons including the Crimson-Haired Demon, Yan Chong, and Crimson Ape. In fact, in order to divert attention, he might throw out the treasure to shift the blame, thus giving them the opportunity to compete for the high-grade treasure.

Just as the cultivators had predicted, the red-haired demon saw the mechanical spirit beast land and finally decided to get close and kill it.

Firebird Yanchong watched this scene, but instead of leading his men to attack, he deliberately slowed down.

Whether or not the Red-Haired Mountain Demon can capture the Golden Toad, doing so will only bring benefits and no harm.

If the Crimson-Haired Mountain Demon succeeds, he will suppress the Golden Toad and seize the treasure, with Yan Chong receiving at least a small share.

If the Red-Haired Mountain Demon cannot be suppressed, it may self-destruct another arm. If the Golden Toad is blasted into the death tornado, even if the City God Temple investigates, the Red-Haired Mountain Demon will be the one held accountable...

Therefore, Firebird Yanchong did not reveal his plan to ambush the Golden Toad, and even thought of hiding further away.

"You are a seed of the Xuanmen Dao, but it's all because you just broke through to the level of Dongxuan Dharma Master. Today, I will suppress you here so that the world will know the name of the Crimson-Haired Mountain Demon!"

Mountain spirits are actually beings born from the spiritual energy of mountains. Although they only have one soul in their bodies, they can perceive the mountains that nurtured them as extensions of the two souls of heaven and earth.

In ancient times, mountain spirits could even gather faith to become mountain gods, so much so that many people regarded mountain spirits as natural deities that had not yet been officially recognized.

If the Red-Haired Mountain Spirit could get a chance to become famous, he certainly wouldn't miss it, as it would at least lay a foundation for entering the Mountain God Temple in the future.

"kill!"

The red-haired mountain demon chased after the mechanical spirit beast in front of it, speeding past the outermost layer of the death tornado. It seemed that because of its high speed, the whistling wind in its ears was louder.

Seeing that the mechanical spirit beast was still falling diagonally downwards, the red-haired mountain demon leaped forward and pounced on it.

"boom--"

In that instant, the red-haired mountain demon's body seemed to be hit by a gust of wind.

"Could the power of the deadly tornado have reached the outer layers?"

Death tornadoes are not static; they begin to twist from the entrance of the burrow and grow larger as they go higher, so occasional fluctuations are normal.

The red-haired mountain spirit gritted his teeth: "If mechanical spirit beasts can do it, so can I!"

And so, the red-haired mountain spirit burst into flames and began to fight against the aftershocks of the death tornado.

Just then, the red-haired mountain demon felt waves of tearing sensation coming from all directions, as if it were devouring its entire body.

"Not good—" The red-haired mountain demon was immediately on high alert, finally realizing that something was wrong.

The mechanical spirit beast was right in front of them, yet it seemed unaffected by the death tornado, continuing to fly steadily.

The next instant, the red-haired mountain demon's vision blurred, and the mechanical spirit beast that was originally directly in front of him suddenly moved more than a foot to the side.

This mere foot-long distance separated the inside from the outside of the deadly tornado, becoming the boundary between life and death.

Now, the mechanical spirit beasts were only affected by the strong winds, but the Crimson-Haired Mountain Demon fell into the death tornado. No matter how it struggled, it could not escape the arrival of death.

Su Ji, the instigator, showed no joy on his face: "What a pity for that ball of fire-elemental spiritual energy..."

The demons and ghosts were wary of the rules of the City God's Spirit Realm, and Su Ji was even more so.

Su Ji is not only a day-roaming spirit soldier, but also has the title of a Xuanmen Dao seed, so he cannot bear the crime of killing in the spirit realm.

Thus, Su Ji's most important mystical technique, [Deflection of the Mystic Realm], came in handy. No one outside was affected, except for the red-haired demon who was relentlessly pursuing him, who misjudged the location.

However, this was ultimately just a stopgap measure, and Su Ji lacked the exhilarating feeling of personally killing the enemy.

"boom……"

The red-haired demon was swept away by the death tornado in an instant. Before the cultivators who witnessed this scene could even be shocked, a series of explosions occurred within the death tornado.

In an instant, the cultivators were in an uproar.

The Wang family cultivators, the two day-roaming spirit soldiers, the Ren family cultivators, and Zhao the镖头 (bodyguard) were all overjoyed: "The red-haired demon was so reckless, getting so close to the death tornado, no wonder it got sucked in!"

The Xuanmen Dao Seed Golden Toad has always been the one being besieged, and even though it hasn't fallen into a disadvantageous position, it is still a cause for great concern.

Now, the five people who stand on the side of the Golden Toad of the Xuanmen Dao Seed have finally seen hope of reversing the situation, and they are both excited and thrilled.

The old man, who was a spirit soldier of the Kitchen God, cursed inwardly: "What a fool! First, he lost a thousand of his own men and injured eight hundred of the enemy. Now he has risked his life and placed his hopes on you. I was truly blind!"

Without the red-haired demon, the old man's plan to profit from the conflict between the two foes fell through, and he would have to take matters into his own hands to obtain the top-grade spiritual herb, the fleshy spirit mushroom.

Firebird Yanchong was shocked, but still held onto a last glimmer of hope.

"The Red-Haired Demon is known as an immortal spirit. Even if he is caught in a death tornado, he still has a chance of survival."

"The explosion inside the Death Tornado is probably the Red-Haired Demon trying to save himself. If he can escape the Death Tornado using the shockwave from the explosion, he can reassemble his body!"

The Death Tornado is powerful, but it also has the disadvantage of its power being dispersed. As long as he is not caught in the center, the Red-Haired Demon still has a chance to escape.

However, Yan Chong miscalculated one thing: the Red-Haired Demon was not passively drawn in, but rushed straight into the fray due to a lapse in vision. By the time the Red-Haired Demon realized what was happening and took action, it was already too late.

So much so that the death tornado burst into deathly fireworks, yet not a single torn part of the red-haired demon escaped.

Firebird Yanchong was stunned and stood there dumbfounded. The Crimson-Haired Mountain Demon was actually of a higher status than it.

If the Crimson-Haired Mountain Demon dies, even if it isn't punished by its clan, it will likely be gradually marginalized...

For a moment, not a single cultivator questioned the death of the red-haired demon.

After all, they only saw the golden toad fleeing and didn't use any magic or supernatural power against the red-haired demon.

"Yan Chong, quickly join forces to resist the mystical technique!"

After hearing the red ape's reminder, Yan Chong finally came to his senses and joined forces with the other four demons to block the [Earth Yang Surge].

Immediately, Firebird Yanchong looked at the crimson terracotta warrior charging towards the golden toad, a glimmer of hope appearing in his eyes.

"The Crimson-Haired Mountain Demon is dead. The only way to regain favor with the clan is to take the treasures from the Golden Toad. At the very least, that top-grade spiritual herb, the Flesh Spirit Mushroom, is a treasure that the elders of the clan have been dreaming of!"

At this moment, Firebird Flame also began to dream of reaping the benefits.

(End of this chapter)