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

Chapter 120 Goodbye, Father, tonight I'm going to...

Yu Ding and Yang Jian arrived at the platform.

Looking around, it became clear that not all of the Twelve Golden Immortals were present.

Only Guang Chengzi, Huanglong, Taiyi, Wenshu, Cihang, and himself and Daoxing Tianzun were present; the other half of the people were absent.

One, three, five, seven, nine, eleven... Yu Ding silently calculated the ranking, feeling strange. Could it be that the Twelve Golden Immortals still acted separately according to odd and even numbers?

Despite his complaints, Yu Ding still walked towards the crowd. Suddenly, his eyes lit up when he saw an old Taoist priest with white hair and white eyebrows wearing a Bagua robe in the Heavenly Court's immortal area.

"You go first!"

After sending Yang Jian away, Yu Ding came to the Taoist priest, bowed, and said, "Yu Ding greets Senior Uncle."

It was an incarnation of his master's uncle, the Supreme Lord Laozi!

Last time, this senior brother's incarnation gave Yang Jian special treatment, which was a huge favor.

Regardless, if I see it, I have to go up and say hello.

"Immortal Jade Cauldron!"

Laozi was talking with Taibai and others when they saw Yu Ding arrive, and all the immortals paid their respects.

The Jade Cauldron Immortal was already familiar to them.

In fact, many of the gods in Heaven held deep gratitude towards this immortal.

When the Heavenly Court was in danger last time, how would things have turned out if these three immortals hadn't come to the rescue?

Of course, they felt somewhat awkward after discovering that Yang Jian was actually their family, but their gratitude was no less.

why?
Because if this immortal hadn't mediated and perfected the Heavenly Laws, giving all the immortals a way to overcome their tribulations of love, what would they have done when they encountered tribulations of love in the future?
Laozi quickly returned the greeting and smiled, saying, "I am the Heavenly Venerable of Morality, but the Heavenly Venerable is not me, so the title 'True Man' is somewhat inappropriate."

The incarnation... Yu Ding nodded slightly and began to communicate with Tai Bai and the others.

The so-called Peach Banquet is, to put it simply, the birthday feast of the Queen Mother of the West at Yaochi, a place where immortals can connect and make friends...

"Yang Jian greets all his senior masters."

While making friends at Yu Ding, Yang Jian arrived at the Chan teaching area and greeted everyone with clasped hands.

"You're Yang Jian? The disciple of Junior Brother Yu Ding?"

Everyone was astonished; they, as seniors, had also heard of Yang Jian's deeds.

However, this was the first time they had ever met this person.

"Excellent, excellent, excellent! Indeed, as the rumors say, to have achieved the Celestial Immortal realm at such a young age is simply... outstanding! Good!"

Guang Chengzi stepped forward, patted Yang Jian on the shoulder, and smiled with satisfaction: "With such a promising talent in the third generation of Yuxu, how can we worry about having no successor? Don't you agree, fellow disciples?"

"Brother, what you said makes sense."

The others smiled and nodded, their eyes filled with envy.

Such promising talents... why can't they find them?
A great calamity is approaching, and they are facing another bloodbath. Their disciples can fight in their place and take on the calamity for their master.

Having a disciple like Yang Jian...

The group exchanged glances, and four words simultaneously came to mind: The jade cauldron is safe!

Among the crowd, Manjushri Bodhisattva remained silent throughout, his eyes and expression cold.

Weird!
Logically speaking, Yang Jian was a junior and had not offended him, but when you start to dislike someone, you will also find everything related to them unacceptable.

“Lingzhuzi, come here, this is your Uncle Yuding’s disciple.”

Taiyi smiled and beckoned Lingzhuzi over, saying, "Yang Jian, this is your master's disciple, Lingzhuzi. Please take good care of him in the future."

Yang Jian repeatedly said he dared not.

The one who caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace… Lingzhuzi looked Yang Jian up and down for a moment, then said suspiciously, “He doesn’t seem like him!”

This Yang Jian looks refined and handsome, not at all like the legendary warrior who wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace.

Yang Jian smiled slightly.

"Alright, alright, sit down and talk about these things yourselves."

Taiyi glanced around and hurriedly said:
"The Peach Banquet is about to begin. Today, all the powerful figures from the Three Realms who are here are here. Great Immortal, Lingzhu, you better stay put and don't go anywhere, do you hear me?"

"..." Lingzhuzi was not very willing to agree.

He wasn't very comfortable with these kinds of social interactions between teachers and mentors.

Besides, he didn't know any of these powerful beings, so what did they have to do with him?

However, he could only sit down at this moment, and Yang Jian smiled slightly and sat down next to him.

According to the rules, division commanders like Yu Ding sat at the front, and the seats for the rest of the group were at the back.

After exchanging words with the gods of the Heavenly Court, including Laozi and Venus, Yu Ding left with a smile and went to the Chan Sect.

The Jie sect is located opposite the Chan sect.

Yu Ding looked at the Jiejiao District, his eyes flashing, taking in all the newcomers, a smile appearing in his eyes.

Duobao, Jinling, Zhao Gongming, the Three Immortals of Sanxiao... all the important disciples have come.

Since the Three Pure Ones were in seclusion, they naturally wouldn't be present. So, to some extent, they also represented their own lineage. On the Human Sect's side, there was only Grand Master Xuandu.

"By the way, Yu Ding, Senior Brother Huang Long said you were invited away by the Golden Mother Goddess."

Taiyi looked at the arriving jade cauldron and asked curiously, "What did you go to do?"

Beside him, Huang Long pretended to listen to Guang Chengzi's conversation with someone, but in reality, his ears were perked up.

Yu Ding glanced at Huang Long and smiled easily:

"It's nothing, it's just that Her Majesty said she heard someone say that Yang Jian is my disciple, so she asked me to go and confirm whether it is true or not."

"And then?" Taiyi asked.

Yu Ding's smile vanished, and he said, word by word, "If they say that, they must be confident. Therefore, I suspect there is a traitor among us."

The mole...

Swish!
Taiyi and Yuding's gazes fell on Huanglong as if they were tangible objects.

You can see that Huanglong's body tensed up instantly.

"who is it?"

Taiyi stared at Huanglong's back, his eyes darting around, suppressing a laugh, his voice chillingly sinister.

In fact, whether the jade tripod is exposed or not is not a big problem.

Regardless of Yu Ding's identity, just the fact that Yu Ding helped the Heavenly Court to improve the Heavenly Laws and gave those gods a way to overcome their love tribulations makes those gods very grateful to Yu Ding.

Of course, gratitude aside, Yang Jian's defeat of so many heavenly soldiers and generals... this wave of hatred was almost at its maximum.

Yu Ding said in a deep voice, "I don't know yet. After all, quite a few people know about this. You, me, and Senior Brother Huanglong know, as do Manjushri, Samantabhadra, and Cihang. Therefore, it is difficult to be certain."

Then, the two communicated telepathically.

Huanglong twitched his ears, but after realizing he couldn't hear anything, he fell silent.

At this moment, he truly felt extremely uneasy, as if sitting on pins and needles, and even the delicacies before him had lost their appetite...

Why not confess to Yu Ding and give him one of the magical treasures we obtained?
But these three items... they're not easy to divide, are they?!
Besides, he hadn't even had a chance to fully appreciate the three treasures before giving them away... It hurts so much!

"The Heavenly Emperor has arrived!"

"The Golden Mother has arrived..."

As the names were called, the Heavenly Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West, dressed in elegant and formal light gold imperial robes, arrived together before the stage, surrounded by a group of ceremonial officials and female immortals.

Their daughter, Longji, followed closely behind them.

The arrival of the two hosts heralded the start of the Peach Banquet.

All the immortals rose and came to the center of the arena, bowing and paying their respects.

"Thank you, fellow immortals!"

The Queen Mother of the West bowed slightly in return and said with a smile, "Fellow immortals, please take a seat!"

After speaking, he sat down, and the other immortals followed suit.

The immortals raised their cups and said, "Congratulations on Your Majesty's long life!"

The sound was like a tidal wave!
Looking out from the jade tripod, one sees tables and chairs arranged on both sides, all filled with powerful immortals. Due to limited space, only three thousand prominent immortals are allowed to attend.

"Thank you, fellow immortals!"

The Queen Mother of the West raised her cup and drank the nectar with everyone.

After drinking a cup, Yu Ding's eyes lit up. It was refreshing and invigorating, leaving a lingering fragrance on the lips and teeth. It was cool and refreshing, and made one feel invigorated. It had the taste of wine, but it did not cause a headache. Instead, it transformed into streams of rich spiritual energy that flowed through his limbs and bones.

At this moment, the Heavenly Emperor, who had remained silent until now, said, "Alright, I see that all my fellow immortals have arrived. Shouldn't we play music and begin the dance?"

It's not that he wasn't interested in his Daoist partner's birthday banquet.

Rather, you know that after hosting countless banquets like this, you become physically and mentally exhausted?
After all, there's nothing new to it.

But when it comes to the next part, he gets all excited.

The Queen Mother of the West smiled and glanced at him: "Play the music, begin to dance!"

She had to give Haotian face in this situation; she had that much of a sense of the bigger picture.

Hehehe... Longji, who was next to Jinmu, tried hard to suppress his laughter when he saw this scene.

Hold it in, don't laugh!

After she leaves, Father will be the one to stay by Mother's side from now on.

I don't know if he can handle it, but...

But what does that have to do with her?

In the past, when her mother scolded her, her father would be there at first and could help her share some of the blame.

But later, for some reason, she disappeared from the training sessions.

It wasn't until her mother summoned her back that she discovered her father had secretly gone out to fish.

They even call it enlightenment...

Father, I have faced Mother alone for so many years, and you have never even come back to visit.

"From now on, it's your turn. Take care..." Longji silently mourned for Haotian for two seconds before cheering up again. "Goodbye, Father, tonight your son will be leaving..."

"promise!"

With a sweet reply from a female celestial official, and after a few chimes, celestial music resounded from the Jade Pool.

A group of fair-skinned and beautiful fairies appeared gracefully and danced in the misty arena.

Flocks of cranes, symbols of good fortune, appeared in the sky, flapping their wings and circling and dancing.

The scene was quite...beautiful and picturesque.

As soon as the music started and the dancing began, the atmosphere became quite lively.

Among the immortals, some enjoyed the song and dance performance, while others chatted and ate; the scene was quite lively...

Yu Ding and Tai Yi, after all, had to follow the local customs and traditions as guests.

"boring!"

Lingzhuzi smiled as she looked at Taiyi and Yuding, who were watching the song and dance performance, as well as the other immortals. Then she glanced at the fairies dancing gracefully in the arena, propped her cheek with one hand, and said in a very indifferent tone:
"I really don't understand what's so interesting about this. Everyone's smiling like a flower."

Yang Jian smiled slightly: "You're still young. You can't imagine the happiness your master and senior brothers experience."

Lingzhuzi glanced at him: "You could have imagined that?"

"A little bit."

Yang Jian suppressed his smile and silently drank a cup of jade liquor.

"Speaking of which, Yang Jian, did you really cause a ruckus in the Heavenly Palace?" Lingzhuzi raised an eyebrow.

He was more interested in this than the song and dance performance.

"no!"

Yang Jian said quietly, "I've only come to the Heavenly Court to debate the law."

Lingzhuzi looked disappointed: "What? Didn't you say you would storm the Heavenly Court to save your mother? That got me all fired up, and this is how it ends?"

“That’s settled!” Yang Jian nodded.

From beginning to end, he never had the idea of ​​causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace.

Without that intention, there is no motive for committing a crime...

"Fellow immortals, please enjoy the peaches of immortality!" said the Queen Mother of the West with a smile.

The music and dance performed by the Golden Mother immediately stopped.

Yu Ding looked before him and saw a large peach in the fruit basket, its surface shrouded in purple mist and covered with purple veins.

The peaches of Yaochi are divided into three grades, ripening once every nine thousand years, six thousand years, and three thousand years.

The peaches before them naturally had to be served in the highest tier, while the other immortals and true immortals only had some small, low-grade peaches.

"I'd like to taste the difference between the peaches of immortality and my peaches..."

Yu Ding's eyes flashed. His peach tree was also a spiritual root, given to him by Yun Zhongzi, but it was not formed from this kind of innate spiritual root.

The peach trees bear fruit very quickly, but the rarest of all is the Purple-Green Fairy Peach, which only ripens every few years.

As for the effects... they're a little better for those in the Qi Refining field, but after becoming an immortal, they can only be eaten like fruit.

Phew!

Yu Ding took the fruit and took a bite. He was immediately stunned. The pulp and juice melted in his mouth, and a surge of innate laws coursed through his entire body...

Without further hesitation, Yu Ding ate the peach in a few bites, leaving only a purple peach pit.

He felt as if he were being cleansed by a divine spring.

After a long while, Yu Ding was shocked. As a powerful being at the Golden Immortal level, he should have lived as long as the heavens.

However, being deprived of his power still had a significant impact, drastically reducing his lifespan. Although his name was no longer on the Book of Death, his lifespan was limited until he achieved true immortality and regained eternal life.

At this moment, the peach transformed into pure energy that circulated within his body.

If one refines their magical power, it will inevitably reach a new level.

"Longji, go and offer a toast to all the venerable immortals!" Yaochi Jinmu instructed.

After ascending to heaven, she basically did not interfere in the operation of the Heavenly Court, living a secluded life and teaching Longji.

The celestial beings of Heaven had long known of their existence, but she had not had the opportunity to announce it. Now was the chance to bring her beloved daughter, Longji, into the public eye.

There's no other meaning to it than to let these deities recognize their own daughter.

That is the realm of returning to emptiness...

"Yes!"

Longji, holding a jade pot, smiled and stepped forward to pour wine for each of the distinguished guests present.

Why did you stop?

The Heavenly Emperor glanced at the celestial musicians and said, "Continue playing the music, continue dancing."

Yu Ding looked up and his gaze met Haotian's in mid-air.

Then Haotian revealed a smile.

True friends are hard to find!
Unexpectedly, Master Yuding understood him better than his Daoist partner who had been by his side for countless years...

What more can I ask for!

As expected of the Heavenly Emperor… Yu Ding quickly lowered his head and drank a cup of fine wine.

Without needing to look much, he knew at a glance that Long Hao was indeed the one using the pseudonym above.

Who is the friend he mentioned who was forced to serve by the Heavenly Emperor?
Making friends out of thin air or...

"boom!"

Suddenly, a crisp sound interrupted Yu Ding's contemplation.

Yu Ding looked up and saw a golden-robed fairy boy carrying dishes, the dishes scattered on the table.

Longji collapsed to the ground, the flask containing the fine wine in his hand falling and shattering.

The liquid splashed onto the leg of an old man with white hair.

The boy quickly got up, lay on the ground in terror, trembling.

Longji also stood up in a daze.

At that moment, the music and dance stopped abruptly, and everyone's attention was focused on this side.

"what happened?"

Yu Ding looked at Taiyi beside him in surprise. It was obvious that there had been a collision, but he wanted to know some details.

Taiyi said slowly, "I didn't notice, but that Golden Boy is going to be in trouble."

Yu Ding's expression hardened.

This is the birthday banquet of the Queen Mother of the West, and its scale is the largest in the Three Realms.

There is absolutely no room for error.

The atmosphere was ruined; the white-robed immortal's clothes were now stained with filth...

As expected, the old immortal's face darkened.

"But who is that immortal?" Taiyi asked, frowning.

The Queen Mother of the West's face also turned cold: "Guards, drag her away, strip her of her magic, subject her to six months of thunder whipping, and send her into the cycle of reincarnation to suffer for three lifetimes."

Upon hearing this, the immortals and gods exchanged glances, their expressions turning solemn.

Although everyone felt sorry for that golden boy.

But... no one dared to speak.

Everyone knows that under these circumstances, the Queen Mother of the West must be furious.

Who would dare to risk offending the Heavenly Court's mistress at this time for a complete stranger, a mere celestial child?

Although they felt sorry for Jin Tong, he was, after all, the one who did wrong first...

"Sigh!" Yu Ding couldn't help but sigh.

This golden boy is indeed having a bit of bad luck.

The service industry is difficult to operate anywhere.

In your past life, things were alright; you might lose money or get a beating. But here, you can have your entire life planned out for you.

He felt he might not be very effective, but he should still say something.

Wait a minute... Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Yu Ding, and he frowned and began to calculate.

He remembered that Longji had been banished to the mortal realm because of the Peach Banquet, and later even married a mortal... There was clearly something wrong with that!

Otherwise, no matter how powerful you are, you can't possibly arrange for the Heavenly Emperor's daughter to get married, can you?
Then this golden boy wouldn't be... Yu Ding suddenly stood up and forced himself to bow, saying, "Wait, Your Majesty, please calm down."

The heavenly soldiers who had entered paused.

The immortals also looked over in surprise. Was there really someone who dared to speak at this moment?
Haotian's eyes revealed admiration.

I stay silent when my husband is angry, but Yu Ding, how dare you say a word...?

Putting everything else aside, just for this point alone, my friend, I respect you as a true man.

This guy is showing off again... Manjushri Bodhisattva is very displeased, but there's nothing he can say.

What does the real person have to say?

When the Queen Mother of the West saw that it was a jade cauldron, her expression and tone softened somewhat.

"Today is the Empress's Christmas, a day of universal celebration. It is very inappropriate for such an incident to disturb everyone's enjoyment."

Yu Ding said, "But how can anything in this world be perfect?"
This humble Taoist priest dares not beg Your Majesty to forgive the Golden Boy's transgressions, but Heaven has a benevolent heart, and this humble Taoist priest still humbly requests Your Majesty to punish this Golden Boy leniently!

Longji, your master has really worried a lot about you.

"well said!"

Before anyone else could respond, Zhao Gongming from the Jiejiao District was the first to stand up and agree:
"Your Majesty, this humble Taoist also begs Your Majesty to be lenient with this golden boy..."

(End of this chapter)