Don't let Yu Ding take on any more disciples.

Chapter 110 Master is Playing a Grand Game

It was Yu Ding who arrived riding a three-headed dragon.

The two sides were three hundred miles apart, but this distance was nothing to the immortals; they could arrive in the blink of an eye.

You can see it and hear it even more clearly.

But this axe actually wants to split its own Jade Spring Mountain in half, how... mischievous!
And the figure next to Yang Jian is...

Yu Ding glanced at it twice, his expression changing slightly. Yun Hua?

Soon, he became somewhat unsettled, feeling an urge to immediately put the three-headed dragon into his sleeve.

Last time, he used the pseudonym Tianjian Wuming to obtain the Three-Headed Flood Dragon from Yunhua. This time, seeing the Three-Headed Flood Dragon, it would be difficult for Yunhua not to connect the dots and discover his true identity.

"Women?!"

But when they saw that slender and beautiful figure, the three-headed dragon's eyes widened, and it flew even more vigorously:
"That chick has a really nice figure, hmm, she looks kind of familiar."

Upon reaching the end, a hint of doubt inexplicably flashed in the eyes of the three-headed dragon.

"You beast, stop talking nonsense!"

Yu Ding's face darkened, and he raised his hand to use his supernatural power to put the three-headed dragon, which was unable to control itself, into his sleeve.

He realized that having this guy around would easily tarnish his reputation as the Jade Cauldron Immortal.

However, Yang Jian and Yun Hua had already turned around after hearing the noise, forcing him to stop.

"Looking over here, that little wench is looking over here..."

The three-headed dragon's eyes gleamed with excitement, but soon its two large eyes bulged out, and the excitement in its eyes turned into astonishment, shock, and disbelief.

The next moment, it had an impulse to drop the jade cauldron and run away.

How could it be that wretched woman, Yunhua?!

The three-headed dragon was greatly alarmed. Back in the Heavenly Court, it had often been beaten and punished by Yunhua, who was in charge of the Heavenly Laws, for talking nonsense to the celestial maidens.

However, at that time, Yunhua, as the Heavenly Emperor's sister, was in charge of the Heavenly Laws and was arrogant and domineering, with a goddess-like aura that was high above and untouched by worldly affairs.

Now, when he saw Yunhua again, his demeanor had changed drastically, and he was even dressed in white. To be honest, if he hadn't turned around and seen his face, he might not have recognized him.

only……

Seeing Yunhua again today, she has a strange aura about her. She has lost her goddess-like aura, and instead, she makes me, who hates her so much, feel a strange impulse... It's really weird.

"A three-headed dragon?"

At the same time, Yunhua also saw the three-headed dragon, and his two sword-like eyebrows rose.

Finally, she turned her gaze to the jade tripod.

She knew Jade Cauldron Immortal, and she also knew the Three-Headed Dragon.

But when these two got together... To this day, she still remembers how the Three-Headed Flood Dragon was subdued by a mysterious sword immortal.

It's a long story, but it all happened in a very short time. Yu Ding didn't have time to capture the three-headed dragon, so he could only transmit his voice:

"You'd better shut your mouth and not say a word later."

"Good host!"

The three-headed dragon readily agreed.

The distance of a hundred miles or so can be covered in no time.

The jade cauldron floated down from the head of the three-headed dragon.

A flash of light appeared on the three-headed dragon's body, and it transformed into a human figure, obediently following behind the jade cauldron.

"Master!"

Yang Jian's expression lit up with joy, and he said, "My mother and I have come to see you and my third sister."

"Ok!"

Yu Ding nodded slightly with a pleased expression, then bowed to Yun Hua and said with a smile, "Princess Yun Hua."

"Yunhua is still Yunhua."

Yunhua shook her head: "But she is no longer a princess of the Heavenly Court."

After leaving the Heavenly Court, she completely severed ties with her past within it.

Mother...is this Yunhua's son?

The three-headed dragon's eyes widened. It's so big? It looks quite powerful... After silently sensing Yang Jian's strength, it was immediately shocked.

Heavenly fairyland?
What's going on? And why is Yunhua saying she's not a princess of Heaven?

Shocked, the three-headed dragon's eyes revealed deep bewilderment and astonishment.

Even if Lian Yunhua's son has reached the Celestial Immortal Realm, how long exactly has Yu Ding abandoned him in Kunlun Mountain?
He felt severely out of touch with the world.

Yu Ding nodded to Yun Hua, looked at the mountain-splitting axe, and said with a smile, "Is this the one who wants to split my Jade Spring Mountain?"

"If you knew who I was, you wouldn't have asked that question."

The man with the mountain-splitting axe said with considerable arrogance, "You were there when I split Peach Mountain last time, so you should have seen how powerful I am."

"Master, please forgive me."

Yang Jian hurriedly bowed and clasped his hands, saying with some helplessness, "This axe is the mountain-splitting axe used by King Yu to control the floods. It has split countless mountains, so it has an urge to split any mountain it sees."

Impulsive? Would you call that a professional instinct...? Yu Ding nodded with a smile.

"The Mountain-Splitting Axe, I know it. It's a legendary sacred artifact of the human race, capable of splitting mountains and cleaving seas. But do you know who I am?"

"You? Kid, who's your master?"

The Mountain-Splitting Axe was taken aback, but it wasn't intimidated at all. Although it had met Yu Ding before, Yang Jian hadn't formally introduced it to him at the time.

Back in Heaven, people used to call each other "Immortal," but what was the prefix again?

Yang Jian chuckled dryly: "My master is a high immortal of the Chan Sect, the Jade Cauldron Immortal among the Twelve Golden Immortals of Jade Void."

"Master Yu Ding?!"

The sound of the machete was getting a little unsettled.

"Of course!"

Yu Ding smiled and said.

"Ahem, I know you, Jade Cauldron Immortal, but you're not exactly a famous figure. Besides, you are a master of the Immortal Path, while I am a sacred object of the Human Path."

The man with the mountain-splitting axe smiled, feigning composure, and said, "Well, I'm a little tired from splitting Peach Mountain last time, so I need to go back and rest."

"Young man, you vowed to split the mountain to save your mother. Now I have helped you split Peach Mountain, and you have saved your mother. Our fate ends here. I must go now. Farewell."

After saying that, he transformed into a streak of axe light and shot into the sky.

"Disciple, such a treasure..."

Yu Ding looked at Yang Jian in surprise: "You didn't manage to subdue it?"

Yang Jian shook his head with a wry smile: "The Mountain-Splitting Axe is a sacred artifact of humanity. According to the rules, it should only help humans. I only have half human blood, so it is already an exception for it to help me."

In fact, it was his successful use of Taoshan that piqued the interest of Kaishanfu, which led Kaishanfu to make an exception.

"That's it."

Yu Ding nodded slightly, understanding somewhat.

but……

Immediately, Yu Ding moved, transforming into a golden light and rushing after it.

In a short while, it appeared not far behind the mountain-splitting axe.

"Mountain-splitting axe, wait a minute."

This axe is quite interesting; it's also a sacred artifact of humanity.

Now the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods is coming soon, sweeping up all races in the Three Realms, including the human race. He believes that keeping such a sacred object of the human race will definitely be useful.

"Humph!"

The axe gave a soft hum, showing no sign of stopping.

Upon seeing this, Yu Ding suddenly accelerated, flashed in front of the mountain-splitting axe, revealed himself, and spread his hands to condense black and white yin and yang energies.

Then, draw a semicircle in opposite directions with both hands, and a rotating black and white yin-yang symbol quickly takes shape.

"catch!"

Yu Ding pushed forward, and the black and white yin-yang diagram flew out to meet the incoming mountain-splitting axe.

The Mountain-Splitting Axe, utterly disdainful of the Tai Chi diagram, unleashed a burst of intense light and cleaved fiercely, colliding violently with the Yin-Yang diagram in mid-air.

"change!"

Yu Ding raised his hand and pointed, and the black and white yin-yang diagram began to rotate. Yin contained yang, and yang gave rise to yin, combining strength and gentleness, carrying a vast and inexhaustible power.

"What... is this?"

As the axe cleaved down, the Yin-Yang diagram suddenly felt like a bottomless whirlpool or a vast swamp.

It not only absorbed all of its force, but also exerted a force that rendered it immobile and almost made it spin.

This supernatural power is quite effective... Yu Ding was also pleasantly surprised to see this.

"What kind of magical power is this?"

The axe-wielding creature calmed down and stopped attacking.

It's confirmed. To be honest, this Jade Cauldron Immortal does have some skills; his reputation is well-deserved.

Yu Ding smiled and said, "This self-created divine skill is just a trivial trick, not worth mentioning."

This supernatural power was created after he comprehended the Yin-Yang Sword Dao and observed the Yin-Yang Qi on his master, the Heavenly Venerable of Morality, and thus gained some insights.

As for his philosophy, it was probably inspired by the principles of Tai Chi Chuan from his previous life, which emphasizes defense as offense and retreat as advance, as well as by a certain teacher's three-word mantra of "receiving, neutralizing, and issuing".

A supernatural ability to catch an opponent's attack and counterattack.

The results now appear to be quite good.

Of course, the techniques of "receiving" and "transforming" are just appetizers; the true essence of this supernatural power lies in the final technique of "sending".

"I've already helped your apprentice, and I shouldn't have said anything about splitting your Jade Spring Mountain today. Can you leave now?" the Mountain-Splitting Axe said straightforwardly.

No matter how powerful it is, it is still a weapon, and its power is limited if no one wields it.

The Taoist priest before them was a Jade Void Golden Immortal, a powerful being in the Three Realms.

To be honest, such a character cannot be defeated on his own unless he cooperates with his first master to exert true humane power.

Yu Ding paused for a moment: "I still prefer your initial unruly self. Try to revert to your former self."

"What on earth do you want to do?"

The man with the machete was getting a little frustrated.

“Amitabha, Divine Axe, please don’t misunderstand. I had no other intention in chasing you.” Yu Ding laughed, “It’s just that since you need to rest, my Jade Spring Mountain is so big and spacious, with abundant spiritual energy. Is there really no room for Divine Axe to rest?”

Compared to his Jade Spring Mountain, Longmen Mountain, where the Mountain-Opening Axe used to be, is basically just an ordinary mountain.

“This place is too nice for me. I don’t like living here. I still prefer my Longmen Mountain, where the view is wide and the sea is right outside the door,” said Kaishanfu.

"Is that so? That's a real shame."

Yu Ding shook his head: "This humble Taoist priest originally wanted to ask you to help me open up a mountain..."

"What, do you also have an apprentice whose father was trapped under the mountain?" the Mountain-Splitter said disdainfully.

What it actually meant was, "Was your mother also trapped under the mountain?", but...

I didn't dare!

That sounds so fake.

Yu Ding: "...Believe it or not!"

With a soft snort, Yu Ding was about to leave.

"Wait a minute, tell me first, what mountain do you want to open up?"

Seeing that Yu Ding was about to leave, Kai Shan Fu couldn't help but speak up.

As expected, this guy is just like the Three-Headed Flood Dragon...

Yu Ding chuckled inwardly. The difference was that the Three-Headed Flood Dragon would feel a strong urge when it saw a beautiful woman, while this guy would feel a urge when he saw a mountain.

Yu Ding shook his head: "Forget it, forget it. Last time I saw you struggling so much to open Peach Mountain, you can't split that mountain. Farewell, farewell!"

Then, it unleashed a golden light that swept across the land and flew towards Jade Spring Mountain.

That's what you call feigning indifference to lure someone in.

"Hey, that stinky old man..."

The axe seemed to see ten thousand unknown creatures galloping past it. It had indeed helped Yang Jian, but it didn't want to deal with gods.

The paths of immortals and mortals are different!
The path of humanity and the path of immortality are ultimately not the same. At this moment, it also felt that the jade cauldron might be deceiving it, but...

What if it's true?!
When Yu Ding returned from Yuquan Mountain riding on golden light, he saw Yun Hua staring intently at the three-headed dragon.

The three-headed dragon lowered its head and remained silent.

If it were just Yunhua, he would definitely reminisce, but the mother and son opposite him were both celestial beauties... so he chose to remain silent.

Seeing that the two sides did not communicate, Yu Ding smiled with relief and said, "I'm sorry to have kept the fairy waiting. Yang Jian, why don't you take your mother to see Chan'er?"

"Master, who is this...?"

Yang Jian looked at the three-headed dragon.

Yu Ding glanced at Yun Hua out of the corner of his eye and immediately understood what was going on:
"I have a friend who is an expert swordsman, and we often spar and discuss swordsmanship together."

This creature is a strange beast he tamed, named the Three-Headed Flood Dragon. Last time we had a sword duel, he used the newly tamed Three-Headed Flood Dragon as a wager.

In the end, naturally, I won, and I stayed to be your mount.

He was bragging about himself... The Three-Headed Dragon kept quiet, but he had a lot to say. He had never seen such a shameless person before.

"So that's how it is. Master is amazing."

Yang Jian glanced at the three-headed dragon and said with sincere admiration.

These three-headed dragons were also at the Celestial Immortal level, which shows how powerful the sword immortal who subdued them was. And since Master was able to win the three-headed dragon from that sword immortal... of course Master is more powerful.

"cough!"

Yunhua raised his hand and coughed.

Yang Jian had no choice but to continue asking, "Master, what is your friend's name? Why have I never heard you mention it?"

"Heh, how long have you been following me, kid?"

Yu Ding smiled and said, "But it won't hurt to tell you. My friend is named Wuming, also known as Tianjian. He is my closest friend, so you should treat him with respect."

"The Nameless Heavenly Sword..."

Yang Jian was startled; this title was indeed quite prestigious.

However, for some reason, he remembered the gray-robed sword immortal who had helped him out of the ambush by the Heavenly Court at Guanjiang Estuary shortly after he descended the mountain.

The nameless Heavenly Sword... Yun Hua's heart stirred; this was the second time she had heard this name.

Yu Ding's words made perfect sense and there was nothing wrong with them. In addition, she had actually seen that nameless sword immortal, so she believed him.

"I'm sorry to have bothered you, Immortal," Yunhua said.

"It's nothing, fairy, please!" Yu Ding stepped aside and led the two toward the Golden Cloud Cave.

However, Qingyun, Yang Chan, and Little Fatty Chicken were nowhere to be seen in front of Jinxia Cave.

Yu Ding released his divine sense and said, "They are cultivating in the back mountain. Yang Jian, go and call Yang Chan here."

"No need to disturb them, Immortal, I'll go myself!" Yunhua stopped Yang Jian.

Yu Ding smiled and said, "Then please make yourself at home, fairy."

Yunhua bowed slightly, then turned and walked step by step toward the back of Yuquan Mountain.

Yu Ding glanced at Yang Jian, then walked to the chair under the peach tree and sat down, saying, "How have you been doing lately, my disciple?"

Yang Jian said, "It's alright. The temple I built at the mouth of the Guanjiang River has been completed, and I have recruited more than a thousand Qi cultivators and started training them."

Yu Ding nodded casually and said, "By the way, Yuan Hong didn't come looking for trouble with you, did he?"

The Heavenly Court's intentions were all too clear: to make Yang Jian at Guanjiang Estuary wary of Yuan Hong.

His current worry is that his two apprentices will fight.

"No, not at all. The demons over there in Meishan are quite well-behaved," Yang Jian said respectfully, secretly chuckling to himself.

Once his relationship with Yuan Hong became clear, he naturally understood the meaning behind his master's question.

Although that senior brother's idea was crazy, it had to be admitted that it made a lot of sense; the Heavenly Court was really incompetent these days.

From the Heavenly Emperor down to the gods, the Heavenly Emperor is just wasting his days, and his gods and immortals are running amok. They don't care about the problems with the Heavenly Laws. How can they shoulder the heavy responsibility of governing the Three Realms?

After careful consideration, he also felt that the Heavenly Court needed to make changes. Since that Heavenly Emperor was incompetent, replacing him would be good for both himself and the Three Realms.

As for who to replace...

"Master."

Yang Jian looked at the jade cauldron and his eyes flashed: "What do you think of the Heavenly Court now?"

"Why are you asking this?" Yu Ding was taken aback.

Yang Jian said in a deep voice, "It's nothing. It's just that this disciple has discovered many problems with the Heavenly Court, and I'm a little worried. Can such a Heavenly Court really shoulder the responsibility of governing the Three Realms?"

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems. Although the Heavenly Court has a lot of problems right now, we've changed the Heavenly Laws this time, and things are already starting to get better, aren't they?"

Yu Ding smiled and said, "I'm a little tired. I'll lie down here for a bit. Please make yourself at home."

Yang Jian nodded slightly, pondering Yu Ding's words.

"Why did Master say that the Heavenly Court is already starting to improve...?"

Suddenly, Yang Jian felt a jolt in his mind. His master taught him the Heavenly Rules to split the mountain and save his mother. Could it be that he had already discovered the problems of the Heavenly Court and was intentionally trying to make the Heavenly Court better?
Yang Jian was startled.

Furthermore, as Brother Yuan Hong also said, Master did not neglect him because he was born out of the ordinary; on the contrary, he was able to distinguish between good and evil and understand the principles of things.

The reason why the Heavenly Palace was later thrown into chaos was that at that time, the gods and generals of the Heavenly Court often descended to the mortal world to capture innocent creatures under the guise of eliminating demons in order to earn military merit.

He went to reason with the Heavenly Court, but the Heavenly Court wouldn't listen.

But after his senior brother made such a fuss, such incidents were basically stopped and never happened again. From then on, the gods in Heaven seemed to start to be reasonable.

In addition, this time he got the Heavenly Court to change the Heavenly Laws...

Yang Jian stared in shock at the figure lying on the chair.

It must be admitted that the most important person behind these two major disturbances in the Heavenly Palace was the master in front of us.

They not only taught them supernatural powers, but also other things.

The master taught his senior brother to reason, and later the gods in the heavenly court learned to reason; the master taught him about the loopholes in the heavenly court... cough cough, I mean flaws, and this time the heavenly court corrected the flaws and shortcomings of the heavenly rules.

Is it possible...

Yang Jian stared at the jade cauldron in shock. His master had discovered the problems in the Heavenly Court, so he intended to use the two of them to change the Heavenly Court and make the Three Realms a better place.
Think about it, the importance of the Heavenly Court as the core institution governing the Three Realms and all the heavens is self-evident. Only when the Heavenly Court is well can all living beings benefit.

If the Heavenly Court is not good, countless people will naturally suffer as a result.

Looking at Yu Ding, who was lying on the chair looking exhausted and dozing with his eyes closed, Yang Jian could almost see his master pondering a very, very big game of chess.

Why is Master so tired?

Are you still worrying about all sentient beings in the Three Realms?

Master once said that he should have a heart of universal love and love for the world, and that hatred is only temporary. But at that time, he was blinded by hatred, so how could he do that?
He also didn't believe anyone could do it.

But now it seems that Master didn't just talk the talk; he had long since reached a state of universal love for all living beings and had taken on responsibilities that were not originally his.

Ironically, the person who should be shouldering that responsibility seems to be doing nothing all day long...

Yang Jian looked up at the sky.

Gradually, his brows furrowed and his gaze hardened.

He initially thought Yuan Hong's words made sense, but he hesitated about the suggestion.

But now:

Senior brother is right, it's time to replace the Heavenly Emperor.

His uncle is utterly unworthy!
"Master!"

"Well, what happened?"

Yang Jian sincerely said, "You've worked hard!"

Yu Ding smiled and said, "Indeed, a little."

To be honest, building the Heavenly Court is really tiring.

Yang Jian said earnestly, "From now on, I will no longer let my master work so hard and be an unsung hero."

This merit that benefits the three realms should not be taken by others.

Yu Ding paused for a moment, then smiled with satisfaction.

What does "unsung hero" mean?

Forget it, no more!

But he was very gratified that his apprentice finally knew how to care for his master.

Building up the Heavenly Court must be tiring!
P.S.: Happy Dragon Boat Festival everyone! Sorry for the late update again, T_T I've been pulling all-nighters these past few days and yesterday I couldn't stay awake and tried to doze off at my desk, but I fell asleep. I'll finish another chapter tonight as soon as possible so there won't be any less updates. I'll also try my best to adjust my sleep schedule.

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