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

Chapter 123 Impossible, Absolutely Impossible to Regret

As a melodious tune of farewell played outside, it signaled the end of this grand gathering.

"Go ahead, you can go to the East Heavenly Gate first and wait for Jade Cauldron Immortal to arrive. Also..."

The Queen Mother of the West glanced at Longji and said, "There seems to be a Phoenix Mountain in the lower realm. I will order people to build a palace for you as a place of punishment, so as not to give others a reason to criticize you."

"Yes!"

Longji obediently replied that, given the scene and the celestial music outside carrying a deep sense of parting, Longji's eyes reddened, and he knelt down and bowed deeply:
"Mother, I am leaving now. After this parting, I do not know when I will be able to return to the Heavenly Realm. I earnestly hope that Mother and Father will take care of themselves."

"go Go!"

The Queen Mother of the West nodded gently, watching Longji leave Yaochi through the side gate with the Azure Phoenix.

I don't know why, but when Longji was around, I always felt like he was a little kid who would never grow up. But today, as I'm leaving, I finally feel like he's grown up.

Then, she turned her gaze toward the direction of Yaochi.

Jade Cauldron Immortal, I'm entrusting Longji to you now. Don't let me lose... well, just make sure your cultivation of mind and spirit isn't ruined.

Because of her previous success in teaching Yang Jian, and the background of the Chan Sect, she had considerable confidence in Yu Ding.

I just don't have much confidence in Longji.

She then walked to the venue to see off the guests.

Yu Ding left Yaochi together with the immortals of the Chan Sect.

“Master, your disciple needs to stay at Guanjiang Estuary and can only proceed from here first.”

Yang Jian bowed to everyone and said, "Master, if you have time in the future, you are welcome to visit my home at Guanjiang Estuary."

"It's alright, we all understand that you have your duties to fulfill. You can go ahead!" Yu Ding smiled.

"Wait a minute, Yang Jian, we agreed to spar, you haven't fought me yet!" Lingzhuzi said anxiously.

Calling him by his name directly... The Taoist priests frowned slightly. The rules of the Chan Sect were strict, with a clear order of seniority and respect for teachers.

They were very satisfied with Yang Jian's performance.

But Lingzhuzi... is a bit unruly!

"Ahem, Lingzhuzi, how can you speak like that!"

Taiyi realized his disciple had misspoke and coughed to smooth things over, saying, "You should call him Senior Brother!"

"If you want to spar, let's find another opportunity next time. This is not the place to fight."

As Yang Jian spoke, he glanced around and saw that everyone, from the gods to the celestial children, feared him like a fierce god and avoided him.

Although he was invited to this Peach Banquet, he was still somewhat aware of his own limitations.

"If we were to name the least welcome guest at this grand event in Heaven, I'd probably be it..." Yang Jian thought to himself with a self-deprecating smile.

But it doesn't matter, he and the Heavenly Court have always disliked each other.

He would have turned down any other activity he could have participated in.

They don't welcome him, but does Yang Jian really want to come here?
Besides the peach of immortality and the delicacies worth tasting, and the fairy dances with exposed arms and legs worth watching, what else is there at this grand gathering?

"Then let's go outside the Heavenly Court!"

Lingzhuzi, however, clung to Yang Jian, and who knew how long it would take for her to be unable to leave after being taken back to the mountain this time.

"This……"

Yang Jian looked at Taiyi and Yuding with a troubled expression.

"Lingzhuzi, stop fooling around!" Taiyi said with a stern face, about to step forward and grab his disciple.

"Alright, senior brother, since Lingzhuzi wants to play, Yang Jian, you should spar with him for a few rounds."

Yu Ding said, "However, you also have duties to perform and cannot stay here for long... I think it would be better if you two went back to Guanjiang Estuary to spar!"

“This…” Taiyi frowned.

Lingzhuzi was of extraordinary birth, being a fire spirit pearl that had been nurtured by heaven and earth and transformed by absorbing countless spiritual energies. It possessed limitless potential and had been trained and taught profound skills and Taoist techniques by him. It can be said that he had great confidence in his disciple.

But compared to Yang Jian...

Your own disciple will definitely suffer a loss. That kid Yang Jian is just too outrageous. His comprehension, aptitude, luck... almost everything is at its maximum.

I wonder how Yu Ding taught him.

"Don't worry, senior brother. It's a good thing to let the younger generation visit each other."

Yu Ding smiled and said, "Yang Jian, after you've finished your sparring, you should personally bring the Spirit Pearl back to Yuquan Mountain to see me. Now you can rest assured, Senior Brother?"

Taiyi sighed: "Alright then, Lingzhu, you must listen to Yang Jian when you're out there, understand?"

He thought about it and realized that Yu Ding's words made sense.

After all, he and Yu Ding were very close, and their disciples should have developed a deep friendship.

Lingzhu suppressed her joy and said, "Yes!"

"Give this brat a good beating..." Yu Ding gave Yang Jian a deep look.

Yang Jian was taken aback, but then the tacit understanding between master and disciple manifested. His eyes lit up, and he clasped his hands in understanding, saying, "Disciple obeys!"

To be honest, this kid is a bit annoying. He's small in stature but has a big mouth. I'll take this opportunity to teach him a lesson.

The matter was quickly decided, and Yang Jian led the lively and energetic Lingzhu away.

The group from the Chan Sect then headed together towards the Eastern Heavenly Gate.

Although not all twelve Golden Immortals were present, the Chan Sect had more than a dozen slots, so some newly ascended immortals were also sent to broaden their horizons.

Along the way, these immortals had smiles on their faces as they shared their experiences from the back.

"Brother Guangchengzi, and all my fellow disciples."

Not far from the Heavenly Court, Manjushri smiled and bowed to the crowd to take his leave:

"A great calamity is imminent. Cihang and I still have some matters to attend to, so we will take our leave first."

After saying that, he smiled and glanced at the jade cauldron.

Yu Ding was taken aback. He hadn't expected Manjushri, who had previously been at odds with him, to suddenly act this way. It was quite a surprise!
So he nodded in acknowledgment.

"Please make yourself at home, junior brothers!"

Guang Chengzi glanced at Manjushri and Cihang, then nodded slightly in agreement.

The two rode on clouds and departed together, parting ways with the others.

"You've made up with Manjushri?"

Taiyi withdrew his gaze and asked Yu Ding.

Yu Ding pondered for a moment, then gently shook his head. He and Wen Shu and the others were the kind of people who couldn't stand each other.

He disapproved of the other party abandoning Chan Buddhism for Buddhism after the Investiture of the Gods, and the grudge between Manjushri and him likely stemmed from their actions of protecting Shen Gongbao and taking Yang Jian as a disciple. Today, Manjushri, the Heavenly Venerable of Vast Dharma, suddenly smiled at him…

Yu Ding felt no joy.

Only when one feels a chill does one become even more vigilant.

After all, Manjushri was a very decisive person, and his disciples were the same.

"Senior Brother Taiyi, do you think I've offended Manjushri? Will he find a chance to kill me?" Yu Ding whispered.

Taiyi gave him a strange look: "Birds of a feather flock together. If you get along well, you'll be close. If you don't like each other, you just don't interact. Do you think you, as the master, would tolerate someone harming their fellow disciples?"

"Not that bad?" Yu Ding raised an eyebrow.

Taiyi shook his head: "It's really not that bad."

Yu Ding said nothing more.

As the saying goes, one should always be wary of others!
Behind them were members of the Jie Sect, a group of more than ten people, led by Duobao and Zhao Gongming.

"Senior Brother Duobao, are the masters Jin Guangxian and the others still unwilling to release them?" Zhao Gongming asked.

Daoist Duobao gently shook his head.

The number of disciples of the Jie Sect was so large that they were divided into two parts: internal and external.

The inner disciples cultivate under their master in the Biyou Sacred Realm on Jin'ao Island. Male immortals are under his supervision, while female immortals are under the supervision of the Golden Spirit Holy Mother.

The outer sect refers to those disciples who have already completed their apprenticeship or are cultivating outside of Jin'ao Island. They are generally distributed among the Three Mountains and Five Peaks, the Five Lakes and Four Seas, and the Ten Continents and Three Islands.

Of course, some even went to worlds beyond the primordial wilderness to spread their teachings.

But it's definitely not okay to just let those outer disciples run wild. What if they cause trouble or get bullied?
Therefore, Zhao Gongming and the Three Immortals were sent to the island, where Zhao Gongming was in charge of the male immortals and the Three Immortals were in charge of the female immortals.

"Master is quite strange. He only punished them by keeping them under the mountain, but he didn't mention a word to us about what mistakes those junior brothers had made, nor did he say how long they would be kept under the mountain," Zhao Gongming sighed.

The Jie Sect had many elites, and they had all studied together for many years. Apart from people like Lü Yue and Luo Xuan, who were eccentric and arrogant, the other fellow disciples got along very well.

Daoist Duobao glanced at the Chan Sect members before him, pondered for a moment, and then fixed his gaze on the jade cauldron:

"Perhaps, Master Yuding has a solution."

"Jade tripod?"

Zhao Gongming looked at Yu Ding in surprise and laughed: "If even Senior Brother Duobao has no solution, what solution does Yu Ding have?"

"Perhaps, this jade cauldron really has a way to help those fellow disciples escape."

Qiongxiao nodded slowly and said, "I heard from Third Sister that Yu Ding went to Biyou Palace, and after he left, those fellow disciples were suppressed by Master..."

At this moment, they saw Yu Ding and Tai Yi flanking Huanglong Zhenren on the left and right, and after bowing to Guang Chengzi and the large group of people from Yuxu Palace, they parted ways.

“If it’s Yu Ding, then things will be much easier. I think Yu Ding is an upright and honest person, unlike the other self-righteous people in Yu Xu Palace.”

Zhao Gongming laughed and said, "If he really has a way, why shouldn't I swallow my pride and beg him?"

It's difficult to truly understand a person, but a single detail can reveal their character. Yu Ding was willing to risk offending the Golden Mother to plead for a celestial child he didn't even know...

Based on this alone, Zhao Gongming was willing to befriend him.

...

"Fellow senior brothers, we shall also take our leave first."

Yu Ding, Tai Yi, and Guang Chengzi parted ways, as those True Immortals and Celestial Immortals had no Daoist temples outside, so they had to return to Yu Xu Palace.

Huang Long was caught between Taiyi and Yuding, and could only smile bitterly.

Guang Chengzi nodded slightly. Everyone knew that Huanglong and Yuding had a good relationship. When did Taiyi become so close to them?

"Farewell, fellow disciples!"

All the celestial beings and true immortals bowed to Taiyi and the others.

After everyone had gone some distance, Yu Ding said with a smile, "Senior Brother Huang Long, you've been acting a bit strange lately!"

"Does...do you? No, I don't think so."

Huang Long looked completely bewildered, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes.

"Yes, senior brother, we used to hear your voice before we even saw you."

Taiyi added with a laugh: "Today is unusually...silent!"

“If it were my senior brother in the past, he probably would have already come up to me and asked why the Queen Mother of the West had summoned me,” Yu Ding said with a smile.

Huang Long smiled as if he had just realized something, "Oh, right, the nectar of Yaochi is so delicious and has such a strong aftereffect, I forgot. What did the Queen Mother of the West invite you to do?"

"It's nothing, it's just that someone said Yang Jian is my disciple, and asked if I am. If not, they want me to take on a disciple," Yu Ding said with a faint smile.

Huang Long suddenly realized and said, "I see."

Previously, the Queen Mother of the West had only asked him whether Yang Jian was a member of the Jade Cauldron Sect, but he only now realized why she asked that question.

"However, I have already frankly admitted that Yang Jian is my disciple, and I am willing but unable to teach him any more."

Yu Ding smiled and said, "But the Empress insisted that I recommend a famous teacher to her. The three of us brothers have a good relationship, so I immediately thought of my two senior brothers."

But what can I do when Senior Brother Taiyi already has a disciple? There's nothing I can do but…

After saying that, he left everyone in suspense.

"What else can we do?"

Huang Long swallowed hard, his eyes filled with terror: "Didn't I say I don't take on disciples? I'm only interested in treasures."

The Queen Mother of the West only gave him three treasures. If she were to take on a disciple, wouldn't it be reasonable for her to pass on one or two of them to him?
Passing it on to an apprentice... that's like cutting off his flesh!
"Of course I recommend Senior Brother Huanglong."

Yu Ding laughed.

“Senior brother, do you know that’s the Golden Mother Goddess? It would be so good to be on good terms with her!” Taiyi chimed in from the side.

"Shut up, Taiyi. Don't think I don't know you and Yuding are in cahoots."

Huanglong was furious and shook his head violently: "I will not accept disciples, so give up on that idea!"

"You'll regret this!" Yu Ding said with a smile.

You probably have no idea how generous the tuition fee was for the parents who took on this apprentice.

"Impossible, I would never regret it."

Huang Long shook his head: "I'm telling you right now, you'll regret ever being your grandson."

Taking on apprentices and sharing their treasures?

Haha, don't even think about it.

(End of this chapter)